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Winds could gust to 30 mph. A couple afternoon showers will bring periods of rain and a few thunderstorms at night.

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When will that election sign come down?

At the corner of Three Oaks Road and Lutter Drive in Crystal Lake sits a lonely election campaign sign.

It belongs to Dan McConchie’s campaign. McConchie won the state Senate District 26 Republican primary earlier this month.

It was the only election sign I noticed Tuesday in my limited driving around Cary and Crystal Lake. That’s impressive. It usually takes darn near forever to eradicate our communities of all these election-related signs.

Removing these signs promptly after an election is something candidates, campaigns and supporters haven’t exactly prioritized. On some level, I find it disrespectful to communities for candidates, campaigns and supporters to allow signs to liter public space long after elections.

There used to be laws that dictated how long after an election these signs could stay up. Those

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A 62-year-old McHenry woman was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening Tuesday after her small SUV crashed into the glass front window of Chapel Hill Tire and Automotive in McHenry. Police cited Ryan Elbrecht, 32, of McHenry after he crashed into the woman’s vehicle, which caused it to drive over grass and into a tree and a steel pillar of the building. Story, page A6.

BLACKHAWKS FALL TO WILD With a playoff spot secure, the Hawks fell to 3-5-2 in their last 10 games with a 4-1 loss Tuesday to the Minnesota Wild. Corey Crawford hasn’t played since March 14 and is listed as “day to day” with an unspecified upper-body injury, which a source says could be a head injury. Story, page B8.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Delta Air Lines employee sneaked $282,000 in a backpack into Palm Beach International Airport with instructions to deliver it to a passenger in a restroom, federal officials said.

Jean Yves Selius, 29, of Boynton Beach was arrested Saturday after an airport security officer saw him using his security badge to enter the boarding area of the terminal, bypassing the security gates, according to an affidavit filed by Homeland Security agent Jon A. Longo. Selius was dressed in civilian clothes and not his Delta gate agent uniform. The officer asked Selius to open his backpack, which held packets of cash wrapped in clear, vacuum-sealed bundles, Longo wrote. A Palm Beach County sheriff’s dog detected drug residue on the backpack, the affidavit says.

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About the number of miles of fiber-optic cables installed along Routes 14 and 47 and adjacent streets

ON THE COVER Paul Lerner, associate director of IT for the county, points out the glass fiber tubes and cables Thursday in the control room at the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock.

See story page 3.

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

In a girls soccer story that appeared on page B4 of Tuesday’s Sports section, the wrong Huntley player was credited with scoring the team’s second goal against Palatine. Brianna Wilder scored the goal.

The Northwest Herald regrets the error.

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Fiber-optic cables installed in county as part of $2.1 million project

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A $2.1 million project to install a high-speed communication network throughout parts of McHenry County and Woodstock could be completed this spring.

About 15 miles of fiber-optic cables have been installed along Route 14, Route 47 and adjacent streets to connect McHenry County College, three county sites, the McHenry County Emergency Telephone System Board, 10 city of Woodstock sites and eight Woodstock School District 200 sites, according to documents from the county.

With the network, city and county officials expect to provide high-speed and more cost-effective services that eventually will expand to support and attract new private businesses.

“What we think is exciting now is we’ve done the construction, we’re really close to having this thing turned on, and we’re about to pivot into this next phase where we’re looking to find someone to help us market this extra capacity that we have to the private-sector business interests,” McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin said.

The last piece of the network that needs to be installed is a section on Route 14, which will be finished when the Illinois Department of Transportation completes its work, Ed Conlon said.

Conlon, broadband development consultant with Northern Illinois University, said the cables are installed in conjunction with the road construction, so much of the project had to be done on IDOT’s timetable.

The project started when city and county officials realized the potential to tap into the fiber-optic line owned

by NIU that was brought to McHenry County College though a federal grant, said Tom Sullivan, director of IT for the county.

In January 2015, representatives from all five parties officially formed the McHenry County Broadband Fiber Network Consortium to oversee the project.

Each of the entities benefiting from the line are paying for a share of it, with MCC paying about $54,000,

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ABOVE: Paul Lerner, deputy director of IT in the county, on Thursday points out the glass fiber tubes and cables located in the control room at the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock. A fiber optic network is being installed in Woodstock and other parts of the county. The network started as a project to benefit McHenry County College, but now has expanded to bring high-speed Internet elsewhere. BELOW: Lerner holds a glass fiber cable in the control room at the courthouse.

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We’re in the information age now ... and obviously higher bandwidth, the ability to transfer data is valued by our local businesses and by businesses we’re trying to attract to this region.”

Roscoe Stelford,

Woodstock city manager

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WOODSTOCK – Hebron Village President John Jacobson made his first appearance in McHenry County court on Tuesday and asked for permission to cross state lines for work and shopping. The 68-year-old, represented by defense attorney Mark Facchini, appeared before Judge Michael Feetterer and requested that his bond be modified so he could “shop, bank and work side jobs” in Wisconsin. Feetterer granted his request.

He is expected to reappear in court April 26 for a preliminary hearing.

Jacobson was arrested March 22 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony; unlawful possession of a firearm without a requisite firearms owner identification card, a Class 3 felony; two counts of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

The McHenry County Conservation District is offering the following programs. Registration is required at www.mccdistrict.org.

• “Friction Fire Survival Hike,” for ages 14 and older, will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 9 at Glacial Park Conservation Area, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. An instructor will offer tips and techniques on how to build a fire without a lighter or matches. Participants will hike up to 3 miles on uneven, off-trail terrain.

The cost is $8 for county residents and $10 nonresidents. The registration deadline is Tuesday.

• “Secrets of the Salamander,” open to ages 8 to 12, will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. April 10 at Rush Creek Conservation Area, 20501 McGuire Road, Harvard. Participants will learn about salamanders and search for them on a hike. Free for county residents, $5 nonresidents. The registration deadline is April 6.

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Police said they found cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a shotgun and ammunition at his home after a March 17 incident when Jacobson was reportedly found unconscious in his home.

Jacobson previously faced drug charges during his 2013 campaign after police said they found crack cocaine in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

He pleaded guilty to amended misdemeanor charges after John the election and remained Jacobson in office. In October 2013, he faced driving under the influence charges in Wisconsin and his drug-related probation ended in July 2014 without any further action from McHenry County prosecutors.

Hebron Village Board trustee Drew Georgi previously told the Northwest Herald that he plans to try and get other board members to restrict Jacobson’s powers as village president if Jacobson does not resign voluntarily.

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Man facing drug charges after hotel meth lab bust Comfort Suites was evacuated Monday NORTHWEST HERALD GRAYSLAKE – A 40-year-old Palatine man remained in Lake County Jail on Tuesday, facing multiple drug charges after police said they found a meth lab in his Grayslake hotel room.

Officers of the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group on Monday followed up on a tip there was a meth lab at the Comfort Suites, 1775 E. Belvidere Road, according to a news release from Illinois State Police.

Martin P. Bloomberg stated he had meth precursors and meth in his hotel room, police said.

They also learned he might have had anhydrous ammonia in his room, according to a news release.

Bloomberg was taken into custody

and was taken to Lake Forest Hospital after making suicidal statements, according to the release.

As he was being taken from the hospital to jail, Bloomberg began hitting his head against the squad car and making suicidal statements, police said.

They took him to Vista Medical Center for evaluation before taking him to jail, the release said.

Among a litany of charges, Bloomberg is accused of aggravated participation of meth production, aggravated method of meth manuMartin P. facturing and possesBloomberg sion of meth precursor, all Class X felonies typically punishable by between six to 30 years in prison.

Police said they evacuated the hotel for several hours while they cleared several meth-related chemicals.

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It will be a breezy and mild day on Wednesday with mainly cloudy skies.

Winds will gust to 30 mph at times. There will be a couple of afternoon showers as a storm gathers off to the west. This storm will bring the area periods of rain and a few thunderstorms Wednesday night. There will be lingering showers on Thursday with a continued gusty wind.

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McHenry Township Fire Protection District firefighters survey the scene of a crash Tuesday at Chapel Hill Tire and Automotive in McHenry.

Woman injured when vehicle crashes into auto shop front

By KATIE DAHLSTROM

kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com McHENRY – A 62-year-old McHenry woman was injured Tuesday when her small SUV smashed through the glass front of Chapel Hill Tire and Automotive in McHenry after a rear-end collision, officials said.

McHenry police and McHenry Township Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the auto shop, 2103 W. Route 120, about 8:45 a.m. after Ryan Elbrecht, 32, of McHenry crashed his 2002 Ford Taurus into a 2004 Chevrolet Tracker while both were approaching Chapel Hill Road on eastbound Route 120, police and fire officials said.

When crews arrived, they found that the Tracker smashed into a steel pillar of the building and left shards of glass, car parts and drywall littered across the parking lot.

Battalion Chief Dave Harwood said after consulting with the city engineer, firefighters spent about 90 minutes putting in Kevlar supports.

The supports allowed a tow truck crew to safely remove the vehicle from

On the Web To see video and a photo gallery from the scene of the crash in McHenry, visit NWHerald.com. the building without causing it to collapse, Harwood said.

“We were able to get the vehicle removed. It’s sound enough now with the supporting structures up that the tow company was able to remove (the vehicle),” Harwood said. “There will be a board-up company out here for a more permanent solution.”

Harwood said the man driving the vehicle that caused the original collision refused treatment, while the woman whose vehicle drove over the grass, into a tree and partially into the building was taken to Centegra Hospital – McHenry with injuries that were not life-threatening.

None of the six people inside the building at the time of the crash were injured, a fact co-owner Melissa Arnold

was focusing on as she looked at the mangled corner of the business she and her husband, Bob, have run since September 2014. She was in her office when she heard a loud noise and came out to see the vehicle thrust into the showroom. She said employees had been moving vehicles before the crash, so none of the vehicles for sale were damaged.

Arnold said her father’s 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air was nearly hit. It sat mostly unscathed in the showroom about a foot from the shattered window, with glass sprinkled across its hood.

“It’s just a shock,” Arnold said, “to come into work Tuesday morning and have someone smash into your building.”

McHenry Police Cmdr. Tom Walsh said evidence from the scene showed that the injured woman was not pressing the brakes at the time of the crash.

Police cited Elbrecht for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. They do not suspect drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

Police said both drivers, the only people in the vehicles, were wearing their seat belts.

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John Prunskis

• Wednesday, March 30, 2016

In the midst of an opiate epidemic that has swept through much of the U.S., doctors are looking to find a balance between treating people with pain and keeping them from becoming addicted to painkillers.

An estimated one out of five patients in the U.S. with pain-related diagnoses unrelated to cancer are prescribed opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And as many as one in four people who receive prescription opioids long-term in primary care settings struggle with addiction.

Wednesday is National Doctor’s Day, and the national opiate epidemic is just one of the places where doctors fight on the front lines for a healthier world. To curb the increasing need to prescribe opioid type medications, one doctor says the answer is to identify the source of the pain and attempt to fix it using alternative treatment.

John Prunskis, medical director of the Illinois Pain Institute, said he often tries to substitute medications for minimally invasive techniques, injections or oral medications that will address the source of the pain to fix the problem, and reduce the amount of opiate narcotics the patient already may be prescribed.

Prunskis said the transition away from opiate painkillers takes some discussion between the physician and the patient, especially those who have been on that medication for a long time. Often patients don’t know of the alternatives, he said.

In 2012, there were between 52 to 71 prescriptions for every 100 people in the state of Illinois, according to a national prescription audit.

“The overwhelming majority are absolutely thrilled to get off of their painkillers,” Prunskis said. “They don’t want to be on painkillers, they want to have their problems solved and fixed. I’m not going to leave them high and dry.”

Earlier this month, the CDC released recommended guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain.

While recognizing that 11.2 percent of adults in the U.S. experience chronic pain, the CDC said that in 2013 alone an estimated 1.9 million people abused or were dependent on prescription opioid

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Illinois Pain Institute medical director pain medication.

The CDC recommends using “nonpharmacologic therapy and non-opioid pharmacologic therapy” instead of opioid prescriptions whenever possible.

Doctors should consider prescribing opioids only when the benefits outweigh the potential risks, and then the lowest effective dosage should be prescribed, according to the recommendations.

The CDC’s guidelines aim to improve communication between physicians and patients about the risks and benefits of opioid treatment for chronic pain, improve the safety and effectiveness of pain treatment and reduce the risks associated with long-term opioid treatment.

“I hope (the CDC recommendations) reduce the amount of painkillers prescribed, forces physicians and patients who will work at diagnosing the source of the pain without opiate narcotics or at a reduced dosage,” Prunskis said.

In addition to working with physicians to rely less on opiates, treatment facilities such as Rosecrance in McHenry help clients lessen and eventually eliminate their dependency.

Rosecrance opened its McHenry County outpatient program in July 2012.

Chris Gleason, director of Rosecrance McHenry County, said every person is at a different stage of motivation and readiness when seeking treatment.

Those who are 100 percent ready to make that change generally will do whatever it takes, he said.

“I think it’s more recognized now and people are able to recognize it better for themselves. More people are seeking treatment,” Gleason said.

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VIEWS Joan Oliver Barbie’s body shape is impossible to attain and not all of us are blondhaired and blue-eyed. But there’s also a fear that Barbie sets an impossible body-image ideal for girls.

Of course, a lot of us grew up with Barbie and never once thought it would be cool to have so tiny a waist that it threw the rest of our body out of proportion.

However, it isn’t just Barbie dolls that foster such a skewed ideal. The fashion industry has long been built on tall, flat-chested, super-thin models who oftentimes have to starve themselves to stay viable for runways and magazine shoots.

The good news is that seems to be changing, too. Just not fast enough.

Every so often we hear of another “trend” that confirms that girls just aren’t getting this long-overdue message of change.

Awhile back it was the “thigh gap.”

Girls around the globe were trying

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to emulate fashion magazines, which often get that gap between a model’s thighs by means of Photoshop, not diet. Girls would post selfies boasting how thin their thighs are.

These days, the talk is of girls posting selfies, using the hashtag #A4Waist and #A4WaistChallenge, to show that their waists aren’t wider than a letter-sized sheet of paper held vertically. The phenomenon seems to have started in China but has caught on around the world.

Happily, there also seems to be a bit of pushback from the social media community to stop this silly body shaming.

Let’s be real. Beauty comes in all sizes and shapes. There isn’t just one ideal of beauty, nor should there be. Loveliness comes in a wonderful mixed assortment of hairstyles, eye colors and skin tones.

Now that’s a message that needs to come through loud and clear.

• Joan Oliver is the former Northwest Herald assistant news editor. She has been associated with the Northwest Herald since 1990. She can be reached at jolivercolumn@gmail.com.

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Our world is full of mixed messages. For instance, experts constantly tell us that we should eat healthier.

Yet our society is chock full of fast and processed food choices, often easier to find and a lot of times cheaper. It’s no wonder it’s so hard to do what we know we should.

Most people also say that they don’t like the paparazzi’s tactics to get dirt on celebrities. However, those tabloid rags at the supermarket checkouts that use their photos seem to thrive, despite all our protestations otherwise.

Some mixed messages, though, can have dire consequences, particularly for young people.

Despite a growing chorus of those who promote body self-worth, the tired, old voices of those who set unrealistic standards of beauty refuse to be silenced.

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First, Mattel announced it will offer different versions of its popular Barbie doll. They now will come in curvy, tall and petite versions, and in a variety of skin tones, eye colors and hairstyles.

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“But to change that timeline of the abduction, you have to discount 20-plus people: neighbors, family.”

Police found Maria’s body April 26, 1958, in Jo Daviess County, nearly five months after she went missing.

Worried the man sentenced to life in prison for killing his 7-year-old sister could walk free, Charles Ridulph filed a request Monday for a special prosecutor to handle the remainder of McCullough’s post-conviction relief petition proceedings. However, Brady ruled it was too soon for Ridulph to file anything.

“There is a time and a place for everything,” Brady said in court. “This would be the place, but the time is not now.”

Appointing a special prosecutor would undermine the professionalism of the state’s attorney’s office, Schmack said.

“It’s appropriate to have a special prosecutor when the state’s attorney or the attorney general is personally interested in the outcome of a case in a financial way, or because he or she is the defendant or victim, or some member of the family or the state’s attorneys office is a victim, defendant or witness,” Schmack said. “Those are the appropriate times when a special state’s attorney is appointed, not because other people who are connected with the case disagree with the determination of the

state’s attorney.”

Ridulph said he understood the judge’s decision, but has plans to hire a lawyer to represent his family, a victim’s right he said they recently discovered.

“Your honor, what alarms me the most about Mr. Schmack’s failure to inform us of this absolute right to counsel, is the question of why he would not have done so,” Charles Ridulph said in a statement he intended to read in court, but was not permitted. “To have abandoned Maria is one issue, but then to bind our hand and to further silence us is disturbing, to say the least!”

McCullough was one of more than 100 people who briefly were suspects after Maria’s disappearance. But the case went cold for decades until McCullough’s half sister, Jan Tessier, told Illinois State Police about a deathbed confession from their mother in 1994 that named McCullough as the murderer.

Another of McCullough’s half sisters, Mary Hunt, was called to testify about that event, by McCullough’s defense at the 2012 trial.

“He’s a sociopath and he thinks he’s the smartest man in the room,” Hunt said. “He has done this his entire life.

He destroys whatever’s in his path. It doesn’t surprise me that he thought the judge today would say, ‘You’ve been a good boy and everybody was wrong.’ ”

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SYCAMORE – Jack McCullough will be appointed a lawyer in his quest to prove his innocence, but will remain incarcerated while he does, a judge ruled Tuesday.

McCullough, 76, will next go before DeKalb County Judge William Brady on April 15, at which point a timeline will be set for the conclusion of McCullough’s petition for post-conviction relief. Brady cannot make any rulings, however, until McCullough, who is serving a life sentence at the Pontiac Correctional Center, has had a chance to talk to a lawyer.

Members of both the McCullough and Ridulph families watched as McCullough made his first courtroom appearance since DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack announced he believes McCullough is innocent of the 1957 murder of Maria Ridulph.

McCullough will be appointed an attorney by the end of the week to help him through the rest of his post-conviction proceedings, Brady said. McCullough has been steadfast in maintaining his innocence since his 2011 arrest, a claim he reiterated at Tuesday’s hearing.

Schmack last week responded to McCullough’s petition for post-conviction relief by outlining his belief McCullough

was wrongfully convicted in 2012.

Maria was 7 years old when she was abducted while playing near the intersection of Archie Place and Center Cross Street in Sycamore. McCullough fell under intense suspicion only in 2008 after his half sister, Jan Tessier, came forward to tell investigators that her mother had implicated McCullough in the crime in a deathbed confession.

After months of poring over evidence related to Maria’s disappearance, including information barred from being introduced during trial, Schmack said Friday that Jack newly obtained AT&T McCullough phone records placed McCullough in Rockford at the time Maria was reported to have gone missing.

Schmack also alleged his predecessor, Clay Campbell, bypassed his ethical obligations and knowingly allowed false testimony that placed Maria’s abduction earlier in the day. Prosecutorial misconduct on behalf of Campbell and his team is something McCullough’s stepdaughter, Janey O’Connor, said she has suspected all along.

“They needed memories and emotions of children 55-plus years later, talking about when they had dinner to change that timeline,” O’Connor said.

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WOODSTOCK – Ten McHenry County high school seniors have been awarded $1,000 each for their talent in various areas of fine arts.

The Woodstock Fine Arts Association in a recent news release announced the 10 seniors who were recognized with the 2016 Helen Wright Fine Arts Scholarships for talents in art, writing, music and theater. They are: • Nicole Barmore, visual art, Crystal Lake South High School, Crystal Lake • Andrew Brown, creative writing, Johnsburg High School, Johnsburg • Hannah Gillespie, piano, Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock • Chloe Henderson, flute, Crystal Lake South High School, Crystal Lake • Jessica Huber, dance, Richmond-Burton Community High School, Richmond

• Kelsey Krigas, musical theater, Cary-Grove High School, Cary • Aidan O’Connor, voice, Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal Lake • Kayla Qualls, creative writing, McHenry East High School, McHenry • Luke Rands, dance, Cary-Grove High School, Cary • Kasey Theil, musical theater, Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal Lake In addition to receiving a $1,000 award, each student will get the opportunity to perform in a showcase performance at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St. The show, free and open to the public, begins at 5:30 p.m. April 28. Reservations are not required, and a reception will be held after the show in the community room.

The Helen Wright Fine Arts Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors in McHenry County who have abilities in the performing, literary and visual arts, and who have plans to continue their education and dedication to the arts after graduation.

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The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association has awarded the district, along with Fox River Grove-based contractor Ringer’s Landscaping, with a merit award for excellence in landscaping, Superintendent Tim Mahaffy said.

The changes District 3 has made in landscaping over the past few years are part of a three-year, four-phase project, the concept for which was approved by the school board in March 2012.

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McHenry County $760,000, District 200 $806,000, the city of Woodstock $386,000 and the McHenry County ETSB-PSAP $105,800, according to county documents.

The system also will require each entity to pay a portion of about $125,000 in yearly maintenance costs, according to the documents. Traditionally, old wire is made of copper, said Paul Lerner, deputy director of IT with the county.

“It lasts a long time, but it’s much more brittle and just cannot carry the same amount of information” as the glass fiber, Lerner said.

He said that up to 288 strands of fiber can fit into a tiny tube to carry an “enormous” amount of information. And carrying those high levels of information is what the entities involved with the project are looking for.

“There’s this ever-growing expectation of what you can do and how you can share information, and we just got to keep staying in front of that,” Austin said.

Bringing in a virtual witness online in courtrooms, holding classes online, sending large files and having a better connected and cheaper Voice over Internet Protocol phones system are some benefits the governments, schools and emergency phone systems are going to see, officials said.

Woodstock City Manager Roscoe Stelford has said the city expects to save about $13,448 annually on Internet-related costs and will benefit from the network in ways including having a better connection between the police and the

and/or unsightly landscaping and trees while incorporating beautification and sustainability projects,” Mahaffy said in an email.

With Ringer’s, the district has completed a rain garden and walking path at the middle school; placed natural vegetation in all areas of the district; cleared woodland and installed a nature path at the elementary school; planted native species; and removed dead or diseased trees.

Mahaffy said the fourth phase of the project is to implement learning opportunities for students, which the district has done by incorporating “brain breaks” to go outside and discuss the plants; tagging all the new trees using a QR code reading system; and putting up interpretive signage in the rain garden. school cameras, better backups and the ability to do more video conferencing.

Currently, “some of it’s just not manageable,” Stelford said. “It doesn’t work, so then we don’t even do it, we don’t attempt it.”

Economic growth also is something Stelford and others hope to see once the network is available for private sector use. Stelford said about 50 percent of the network will not be lit initially, and will be available for future use.

“We’re in the information age now, so there’s no time where information hasn’t become more important than today, and obviously higher bandwidth, the ability to transfer data is valued by our local businesses and by businesses we’re trying to attract to this region,” Stelford said.

A request for qualifications has been put out so the group can find a partner to work with to help tap into the private sectors, Austin said.

He said the city of Crystal Lake has shown interest in connecting to the network, and the city of McHenry also will have motivation to connect because the network already is reaching the city’s dispatch center.

As far as how the partner will price the network, market it and compensate the governments who built it remains to be seen, Austin said.

“We’re not in the business of selling fiber and getting rich, but it would be nice if we could recover some of the costs that the taxpayers have put in to build this network,” Austin said. “So we get the win of better service, but then we get another win of having a private sector maybe help defray the costs of the investment.”

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meant only for a man she was dating at the time, another IceHogs player who has not been charged, court records show.

The victim told police Ross was angry with her and suspected she told his then-girlfriend he was using a dating app to cheat on her, court records show.

Ross sent the pornographic video Aug. 31 from his phone to the woman, who then feared it had been sent to other men without her permission.

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure in December 2014 making the nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images a felony.

Ross’ attorney, John Palmer, was not immediately available to comment, and Sycamore police Cmdr. Michael Anderson referred questions to the DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Klein couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.

Lakemoor • Kenneth R. Bobrick, 57, 158 Port Side, Lakemoor, was charged Monday, Feb. 29, with filing a false police report.

• Gregory A. McCastle, 55, 455 Doe Lane, Lakemoor, was charged Friday, March 4, with domestic battery and disorderly conduct.

• Brandon M. Valentino, 23, 21221 Grapshot Road, Fort Bliss, Texas, was charged Saturday, March 5, with unlawful use of a weapon, possession of marijuana, driving under the influence of drugs and failure to signal.

• Warren Johnson, 28, 27001 N. Darrell Road, Wauconda, was charged Friday, March 11, with reckless driving and failure to give aid or information.

• Rigoberto Rodriguez, 36, 2031 W. Lincoln Road, Unit 8, McHenry, was charged Saturday, March 12, with driving under the influence, failure to signal, driving with a suspended or revoked license and improper lane usage.

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SYCAMORE – Prosecutors dropped a felony charge filed against a Blackhawks prospect Tuesday after determining he was in another state at the time he allegedly distributed a private, sexual video of a Sycamore woman.

Garret E. Ross, 23, of the 6500 block of Springbrook Road, Rockford, was accused of using an explicit video of the woman to get revenge on her because he blamed her for his girlfriend breaking up with him.

DeKalb County Assistant State’s Attorney Stephanie Klein filed a motion Tuesday that said the charge was dropped “due to the court lacking jurisdiction over acts alleged in [the] complaint,” according to court records.

Judge Robbin Stuckert ordered that Ross’s $500 bond be returned.

“I was disappointed, but knew that this was a possibility,” the victim said Tuesday.

The victim, who lives in Sycamore, said she felt threatened by Ross and says she plans to file a report in Michigan, which she noted doesn’t have as strict a law as Illinois.

The Northwest Herald is not using the woman’s name because she was the victim of what police said was a crime.

She also said she would be watching to see how the Blackhawks would respond going forward.

Ross is a left winger Garret E. in his third season with Ross the Rockford IceHogs, the Hawks’ AHL affiliate. The Hawks announced last week that he had been suspended from the team until the legal issues were resolved.

The victim contacted Sycamore police in September because she was concerned about a private video she made in January being sent to other men. She told authorities the video was

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OBITUARIES SIEVERT E. BLOCK

of Woodstock, which is now Doxa Fellowship.

He served as a deacon, music ministry leader, Born: April 16, 1925; in Marengo, IL and teacher. He also helped in building four Died: Feb. 27, 2016; in Lakeland, FL churches.

He was a member of the Plumbers Local Union Sievert E. Block, age 90, of 93 for over 50 years with a career working as a Montague, passed away Saturresidential plumber in new construction. Some day, Feb. 27, 2016, in Lakeland, of his favorite things to do were hunting, fishing, Florida. gardening, listening to music and participating He was born April 16, 1925, in or watching sports events. He was an avid in Marengo, Illinois, to Frank sports fan of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago and Elsa (Eicksteadt) Block. He Bears. He also never missed an opportunity to married Marjorie S. Schaefer on Sept. 4, 1949. watch his grandchildren participate in sports.

The Blocks moved to Montague from Chicago WILLIAM D. JONES He always had a way to make people smile and in 1954. Mr. Block was a longtime educator Born: Feb. 28, 1926 loved spending time with his family. at Montague High School. He held various Died: March 24, 2016 He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, positions, principal, director of guidance and Mary Jones; two children, Doug (Jan) Jones and counseling, math teacher and assistant to the William Douglas Jones, 90, Judi (Bruce) Jefko; six grandchildren, Mike (Mary superintendent. He coached football, basketball of Woodstock, was born to Ellen), Michelle (Toby), Mark (Terri Jo), Chris, and field and track. His main time spent coacheternity on Thursday, March Jason (Nicole), and Staci (Christopher); and 15 ing was in football. He retired in 1983. Mr. Block 24, 2016, after a long illness. was longtime member of St. James Lutheran He was born on Feb. 28, 1926, great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a Church. He had been active in the Lions Club, to William and Mary Jones in brother, Paul (Helen), and three sisters, Jessie the Old Newsboys and the Zoning Board of West Frankfort, IL. On April 3, Appeals.

1948, he married his childhood (Foster), Florence (Sam), and Grace (Ken); also four brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; his chilsweetheart, Mary Karroll. He In celebration of his life a visitation will be held dren, Rev. Tom (Madeline) Block, Beth Ann (Rayproudly served his country in mond) Richardson, Sharon (Daniel) Milan, Rhoda the U.S. Air Force during WWII on Friday, April 1, 2016, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral (David) Shields and Karen (Ronald) Swanson; 17 in Germany.

Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave. in Woodstock, and grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, He was a loving Christian man, who shared Saturday, April 2, 2016, visitation will be from 12 Janice Block; and sisters-in-law, Lucy Block and God’s love in his daily life. He had the privilege to 1 p.m. with a funeral service to follow at the of being a charter member of the First Baptist Carol Block.

He was preceded in death by his parents and Church of Palatine and Calvary Baptist Church Doxa Fellowship Church, 1903 N. Seminary Ave. four brothers, Alvin, Frank Jr., Wayne and Aaron Block.

The visitation and funeral service was held at St. James Lutheran Church in Montague. The visitation was Friday, March 4, 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 5, 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service followed on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Memorials may be directed to L.C.M.S. World Relief or St. James Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Montague.

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

Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. in Woodstock. Following the funeral service, he will be laid to rest at McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery in Woodstock.

Memorials may be made to JourneyCare Hospice, Doxa Fellowship Church, and Mercy Harvard Care Center.

For information, call the funeral home at 815338-1710, or visit our website at www.slmcfh. com.

ASHLEY M. MANCUSO Ashley M. Mancuso, age 20, of Wonder Lake, passed away March 25, 2016.

Arrangements pending at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home. 847-639-3817.

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Since 1870, Immanuel Lutheran School has provided faithbased educational opportunities for students in preschool through 8th grade. A Christ-centered environment provides an opportunity for children to discover and develop their God given talents. Immanuel moved from its historic campus to a new state-of-the-art campus in 2009. Immanuel is accredited by the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA) and is a state recognized non-public school, certified by I.S.B.E. Immanuel offers: • In addition to core curriculum areas, instruction is given in religion, music, art, PE, drama, Spanish, and technology including a 1 to 1 program with tablets and chrome books.

• Full-day Kindergarten program.

• Extended Care for students before and after school.

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• Interscholastic athletics for Grade 5-8 including basketball, volleyball, track & field.

Immanuel Lutheran School is located at 300 S. Pathway Court in Crystal Lake (Rt. 14 andTeckler – behind Hobby Lobby). For more information, call 815-459-1444 or visit our website at immanuelcl.org.

• Continued from page A16 Born: Jan. 2, 1920; in Chicago, IL Died: March 27, 2016; in McHenry, IL

JOANN B. RITT

Born: Jan. 25, 1929; in Elgin, IL Died: March 24, 2016; in Winterhaven, FL Joann B. Ritt (Homuth) “Little Jo,” nee Ervin, 87, passed away on March 24, 2016, in Winterhaven, FL. Born in Elgin, IL on Jan. 25, 1929, to Herbert and Irene Ervin, Joann was a longtime resident of the Dundee and Carpentersville area.

MARTHA R. SUBLETT Martha R. Sublett, age 86, of Harvard, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Artisan Assisted Living in Lake Geneva, WI. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ehorn-Adams Funeral Home in Hebron.

MILDRED L. TUREK

Born: Sept. 15, 1923; in Chicago, IL Died: March 18, 2016; in Cary, IL Mildred “Milly” Turek, affectionately known as Gram or Grandma T, age 92, of Cary, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, March 18, 2016.

Milly was born Sept. 15, 1923, in Chicago, to Otto Siessman and Rose Hilka. Milly was a strong and independent woman who raised two children while serving as head teller for Cary State Bank. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family and friends. Milly loved baking, attending church, playing bunco, eating sweets, and enjoying Russell’s fish fry. She was a kind, gentle woman who was always willing to lend a hand and never expected anything in return.

She is survived by her children, Carl (Donna) Turek, Jan Wilkes Meyer; her grandchildren, Martin (Nicole) Turek, Taimi Turek, Courtney (Frank) Wilkes Wissinger, Russell Wilkes; her great-grandchildren, Lena, Abigail, Cassidy, Abby; and her great-granddog, Molly Wissinger aka Poochie.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Sonny; and her dog, Sporty.

The family would like to extend appreciation to Milly’s primary care physician, Dr. Joseph Fojtik, for taking excellent care of Gram throughout the years.

Memorial Visitation will be held on Friday, April 1, 2016, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Kahle Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 410 First St., Cary at 10 a.m.

To leave online condolences please visit http://www.kahlemoore.com/obituaries/Mildred-Turek/.

Yvonne Alexander: The memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at Kenilworth Union Church, 211 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth. For information, call Donnellan Family Funeral Services at 847-675-1990.

Mary T. Cielinski: The visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the 5 p.m. Mass celebration Friday, April 1, at St. Scholastica Monastery, 7430 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago.

A dinner will follow at the monastery.

Interment will be private in Maryhill Cemetery. For information, call Shalom Memorial Funeral Home at 847-255-3520.

Mary Catherine “Mary Kay” Dwyer: The visitation will be from 9:15 a.m. until the 10 a.m. memorial Mass celebration Wednesday, March 30, at St. Catherine of Alexandria, 10621 S. Kedvale Ave., Oak Lawn. A celebration of life gathering is being planned. For information, call Cremation Society of Illinois at 773-2815058.

Daniel L. Kellogg: The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service Saturday, April 2, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

Edward Thomas Meyer: The memorial

service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 5303 Terra Cotta Road, Crystal Lake.

For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-459-3411.

Catherine M. Oakes: The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. funeral service Wednesday, March 30, at Ehorn-Adams Funeral Home, 10111 Main St., Richmond. For information, call the funeral home at 815-678-7311.

Brian Garwood Rex: A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Stockton.

For information, call Pastor Brenda Morris at 815-601-6742.

Hazel “Joyce” Tamburini: The memorial Mass celebration will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 2, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 108 W. Adams St., Taylorville. For information, call Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home at 815-459-1760.

Jayne M. Thomas: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, April 2, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 409 E. Court St., Janesville, Wisconsin.

Betty Van Pelt: The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Messinger Fountain Hills Mortuary, 12065 N. Saguaro Blvd., Fountain Hills, Arizona.

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Lucille N. Moberg, age 96, of McHenry, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Centegra Hospital – McHenry.

She was born Jan. 2, 1920, in Chicago, to Walter and Hazel (Baseler) Kunde. On March 5, 1949, she married Sheldon Moberg. She was born, raised, and educated in Chicago. Lucille attended Von Steuben High School, where she lettered in tennis, track and field, and golf.

She was employed by West Instruments, Parr Manufacturing, and for a short time Sara Lee in Chicago.

In 1985, Lucille and her husband moved to the McHenry area. They were both active in woodworking crafts and she was an avid painter.

In her younger days, she enjoyed pottery and horseback riding.

She bowled at McHenry Recreation until the late 1980s. Lucille was very instrumental in the building of the Skate Park for McHenry’s youth, which is located in Knox Park.

Lucille’s family would like to thank all the loving neighbors, doctors, technicians, and nurses who took care of their mother’s health care needs.

Lucille is survived by her three daughters, Beverley (Richard) Ralph, Barbara (Glenn) Zerfahs, Melody (Tony) Dvorzsak; five grandchildren, John Metz, James (Linda Nakas) Metz, Carolyn Weinhart, Melissa (Keith) Ely, Anthony (Yoana Azmanova) Dvorzsak; four great-grandchildren, Thomas, Brandon, Lorilye, Penelope; her sister, Shirley Ann Jorns, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Lucille is preceded in death by her husband, Sheldon, on Jan. 18, 1992; and her brother, Walter.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation will resume 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Friday, April 1. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery in Chicago.

For those wishing to send an expression of sympathy, flowers would be greatly appreciated or memorials to the Disabled American Veterans organization at www.dav.org. or Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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

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LUCILLE N. MOBERG

She was a great Mom to Barbara (Fred) Batt, Tracy Homuth and Susan Eckdahl.

Joann is survived by her husband of 26 years, Vernon Ritt; her three children, and Vern’s daughters, Barbara (Mark) Balasi and Cindy (Andrew Snarski) Ritt. She leaves five grandchildren, Lisa, Zachary, Katie, Geoff and Maria; along with five great-grandchildren, Lauren, Alyssa, Genesis, Ethan and Isaac.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Jack Ervin; a grandson, Todd Batt; and the father of her children, Theron Homuth.

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NEIGHBORS THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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“QUILT BASTING DAY”

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to noon March 30 WHERE: McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union COST & INFO: Get a sneak peek at the 2016 Raffle Quilt, with the working title Threads of Friendship. Set-up starts at 9:30 a.m. Basting, the long stitches used to hold the top, batting and backing of a quilt together while the quilting is done, starts at 10 a.m. It will be followed by a “brown bag” potluck in which everyone brings a sandwich to cut in half to share plus a dessert.

The nine-patch, Friendship Star pattern is set in a ribbon variation and features 64 blocks in cream and turkey red. Information: www.gothistory.org or 815-923-2267.

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COLORING FOR GROWNUPS

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

March 30 WHERE: Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary COST & INFO: Choose from detailed coloring pages, colored pencils and markers from the supplies provided or bring your own. Refreshments will be provided.

Registration required. Free.

Information: 847 639-4210, almamaj@caryarealibrary. info, www.caryarealibrary. info.

OAK RESCUE – Margaret Fox-Hawthorne (from left), Margee Pieper, Janet Hugg, Doug Hawthorne, Clarence Arnold and property owner George Waterman work to remove invasive species from under an ancient oak tree at a recent TLC Oak Rescue event near Harvard.

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CALENDAR March 30

• 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Pump it Up!, Pump It Up, 1095 Pingree Road, Crystal Lake. Cary Park District days off school activities for children to jump, tumble and bounce. Cost: $39 first child, $35 each additional child. Information: 847-639-6100 or www.carypark.com.

• 8 a.m. – On The Table Host Information Session – McHenry, McHenry Parks & Recreation, 3636 Municipal Drive, McHenry. Learn how to use this year’s On The Table, an annual forum designed to elevate civic conversation, foster new relationships and create a unifying experience across the region to craft and cultivate a better Chicago. Free. Information: http://business.mchenrychamber.com/events/ details/on-the-table-host-information-session-mchenry-9235.

• 9 a.m. – Senior coffee, games and lunch, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron. Coffee and games at 9 a.m., Salvation Army Golden Diner lunch at 11 a.m., and other activities at noon. Register at 630-232-6676.

Information: 815-648-2671 or www.sjlutheran. com.

• 9 a.m. – Smith Running Academy – Spring Break Speed Camp, Smith Physical Therapy + Running Academy, 215 Exchange Drive, Suite E2, Crystal Lake. Cost: $45 includes discus-

sion on the source of speed, video analysis of running form, drill progression to correct deficits and an at-home program of exercises.

Information: 815-893-9075, info@clchamber. com or http://web.clchamber.com/events/ eventdetail.aspx?eventid=931800.

• 10 a.m. – Big Blue Blocks, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake.

For ages 4-10 years old. Children learn as they create bridges, construct towers and make ramps for the balls to roll down. No registration required. Information: http://evanced.crystallakelibrary.org/evanced/lib/eventsignup. asp?ID=15634.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Habitat Restoration Workday, Lynda Clayton Conservation Area, 5004 Hampshire Drive, McHenry. This site features high-quality wetlands, natural stream corridors and one remnant oak grove. This workday will require a moderate amount of walking over slightly uneven terrain. Free. Information: 815-337-9502, mgrycan@conservemc. org or www.conservemc.org.

• 10 a.m. – Making More of Your Investments, Senior Services Associates Inc., 3519 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. Carla Merlak of Merlak Tax Advisory Group Inc. will discuss how different types of investments are taxed.

Refreshments provided. Registration required.

Free. Information: 815-344-3555 or www. seniorservicesassoc.org.

• 11 a.m. – Kindergarten Storytime, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Stories, dancing and crafts. Younger siblings are welcome if caregivers are present.

Information: https://il.evanced.info/woodstock/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=3918.

• Noon – Bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Play bingo to help support Gigi’s Playhouse, a Down syndrome achievement center. Information: 815-385-7529 or www.gigisplayhouse.org/mchenry.

• 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Google Drive Intermediate, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Learn more about Google Drive features including Sheets, Slides and Calendar. Registration required. Free. Information: 815-459-1687 or http://evanced. crystallakelibrary.org/evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=16063.

• 3 to 4 p.m. – “McHenry County Wildlife,” Johnsburg Public Library, 3000 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg. McHenry County Conservation District program for children ages 5 and older. Free. Registration required. Information: www.johnsburglibrary.org or 815-344-0077.

• 5 to 8 p.m. – Friends of Crystal Lake Library used book sale collection, Crystal Lake Plaza, 6500 Northwest Highway, Unit No. 15, Crystal Lake. Items accepted include adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction books, CDs and DVDs. Information: raneestrawn@sbcglobal. net or http://evanced.crystallakelibrary.org/ evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=15983.

• 7 p.m. – Bingo, Woodstock Moose Family Center, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Every Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with food available from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Information: 815-338-0126.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Don’t waffle. Look at your options and figure out a workable schedule that will allow you to earn money while following your dream.

Commit to your beliefs and show great desire in all your pursuits. A commitment from a loved one will give your life more meaning.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – If you trust in yourself, you will make the right choices. Follow your heart. Don’t fold under pressure. Revive an old idea or goal and modify it to fit current trends.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Speak with conviction in order to get what you want. A contract, interview or professional advancement is fa-

vored. Make a commitment and follow through on it. Make sure you have a good plan in place.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Argument will be a waste of time. Take care of your needs and use discipline to bring about the changes in your life that will make you feel at ease.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Creative projects will bring you the most satisfaction. Be objective if asked for an explanation. How you present yourself and your beliefs will make a difference.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You will be tempted to chase change, adventure and excitement. Take care of your responsibilities before moving on to more pleasurable activities. Chase your dream.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Uncertainty will surface regarding joint ventures. Take a moment

to evaluate your position, intentions and the probable outcome of your next move. Don’t give in to pressure.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Listen and learn. Use your life experience to help you figure out your next move. Don’t feel the need to take on too much or overspend. Moderation will be your saving grace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – A past acquaintance will tender you a tempting offer. Clear a space at home to allow you to turn this opportunity into something tangible. Celebrate with a loved one.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Your feelings and emotions will be manipulated if you give in to someone’s persuasiveness. Protect your cash

and possessions from theft. Avoid indulgence and anyone who is a bad influence.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Stick to what you know, and formulate a plan that is easy to execute without interference. Someone will create confusion if you work in conjunction with others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Get together with old friends. The encouragement you receive will push you in a direction that will help solve a pending problem. It’s up to you to bring about positive change.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone talk you into something you don’t want to do. Stick to projects that you find interesting and can work on alone.

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STATE

Kirk meets with Supreme Court nominee

By ALAN FRAM

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Mark Kirk on Tuesday became the first Republican senator to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, criticizing GOP leaders’ refusal to hold confirmation hearings or a vote on the longtime federal judge and praising him as “one of the most eminent jurists in the country.”

There was no sign the session would erode Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence on leaving the vacancy unfilled until President Barack Obama’s replacement names a selection next year. Even so, Kirk’s 20-minute session with Garland provided Democrats with a visual image – and words – that they hope will pressure other Republican senators to end their blockade.

“I think when you just say I’m not going to meet with him and all, that’s too closed-minded,” Kirk told reporters, all but explicitly rebuking McConnell, R-Ky. Kirk, who represents Democratic-leaning Illinois, is perhaps the most imperiled Senate Republican facing re-election in November. And when it comes to the battle over Obama’s pick to fill the court vacancy, Kirk has been one of the earliest and most outspoken outliers.

He’s one of just three Senate Republicans to say the Senate Judiciary Com-

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Rauner, unions keep fighting over fees after court ruling

CHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday called a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing labor unions to collect fees from nonmembers “tragic” and said he’ll keep working to ban the practice in Illinois and elsewhere.

“For anyone who wants to join a union and pay the dues, they should do it, that’s terrific. But if they don’t want to, they shouldn’t be forced,” the Republican governor said during an unrelated stop in LeRoy. Labor leaders vowed to keep up their fight as well, saying Rauner “has made

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Sen. Mark Kirk (right), R-Ill., meets Tuesday with Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. mittee should hold hearings on Garland. And he’s one of two GOP senators – along with Susan Collins, R-Maine – to say the full chamber should vote on the nominee, saying Tuesday he would “obviously” consider voting for him.

The death last month of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia created the court opening, and Obama is pressing to make his third appointment to the high court.

“By leading by example, I’m showing what a rational, responsible guy would

do that really wants the constitutional process to go forward,” Kirk said.

Kirk had an additional incentive to be hospitable to Garland: The longtime federal judge and former prosecutor is originally from Chicago.

Matt McGrath, deputy campaign manager for Kirk’s November opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said the Republican had done “the bare minimum” by meeting with Garland and said Kirk should pressure McConnell to relent.

destroying unions and suppressing wages his top priority.”

“Right-wing groups and the politicians they control will continue attempting to keep workers from having a voice at work,” Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said. “Their clear political motive is to cripple the rights of working people.”

third parties who use this information to determine what a town is entitled to,” Hastings said. “(Alternatives) could cause villages to increase staff or go to another agency, which could be a longer process and cost more.”

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Illinois legislation would let cities share taxpayer data

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation is pending in Springfield that would let Illinois municipalities share sensitive financial data with third-party vendors hired to track uncollected taxes.

Democratic state Sen. Michael Hastings of Tinley Park introduced the measure to encourage these business relations, which can be more cost-effective, and are used by Springfield and other cities to track revenue owed to them.

“We don’t want to limit business with

3

Cover crops getting new attention in central Illinois

PEORIA – Cover crops are growing in popularity in central Illinois as a way to preserve nutrients in soil and purity in water runoff.

These secondary crops, such as oats, canola and cereal rye, were once planted after the main harvest to provide feed for livestock. But the (Peoria) Journal Star reported that the cover crops are gaining fresh attention for their natural ability to improve soil structure and keep nutrients in place.

“We kind of got away from these smaller grains, these other crops that

Earlier Tuesday, Collins explained the basis for her desire to see the Senate begin considering Garland’s nomination by telling Maine’s WGAN radio, “The first thing I did is I read the Constitution.”

Collins said there was “no basis” for flatly refusing to consider any Obama pick, as McConnell did, and conceded, “Obviously the leader is not real happy with me.” Arguing that a newly elected Democratic president might choose a nominee more liberal than Garland, she said of McConnell, “I’m a bit perplexed by his position.”

McConnell spokesman Donald Stewart declined to comment on Kirk’s and Collins’ remarks. Underscoring the stakes in the nomination fight, Kirk’s meeting with Garland occurred the same day that on a 4-4 tie, the Supreme Court handed liberals a major victory.

That vote upheld a lower court ruling allowing a government employees union to collect dues from nonmembers, a fight they all but certainly would have lost were Scalia still a justice.

That ruling prompted Carrie Severino, chief counsel for the Judicial Crisis Network, to warn that confirmation of Garland would create “a new liberal majority that will dominate the court’s decisions for a generation.”

Democrats have insisted that the Senate go through the regular confirmation process for Garland, currently chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

built up the soil,” Illinois Central College professor Pete Fandel said. Today they’re just being used to protect and restore the farming environment, he said, and they’re not being harvested.

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Warmer weather means insects hatching earlier

PEKIN – Farmers are seeing more insects than normal for this time of year because of warmer weather.

The Pekin Daily Times reported that the early hatch of insects could be welcome news for agriculture because there will be less for insects to eat.

Tazewell County Farm Bureau Manager Doug Godke said the early hatch could mean insects die off without enough food. Certain types of beetles can eat foliage on soybeans and the silk on corn plants resulting in poor harvests.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Hijack drama ends with arrest of ‘unstable’ man

For President Bashar Assad, recapturing the historic town represents a strategic political LARNACA, Cyprus – A man coup through which he hopes to described as “psychologically convince the West that the Syrunstable” hijacked a flight ian army is a credible partner in Tuesday from Egypt to Cyprus combatting terrorism as it ramps and threatened to blow it up.

His explosives turned out to be up the fight against Islamic State. fake, and he surrendered with all It is an awkward argument that passengers released unharmed the U.S. has repeatedly rebuffed. after a bizarre six-hour standoff. Officials in Washington are quick As more became known about to point out that it was Assad’s brutal crackdown on his own the motive of the 59-year-old people that created the kind of Egyptian who was taken into custody, authorities character- vacuum that allowed extremists ized the commandeering of the like IS to flourish in the first EgyptAir jetliner not as an act of place. terrorism but more like a “family Tied 4-4, Supreme Court feud” with his former wife. gives unions a win The aviation drama ended WASHINGTON – In the clearest peacefully on the tarmac of sign yet of the impact of Justice Larnaca airport on the island nation’s southern coast with the Antonin Scalia’s death, U.S. surrender of a man identified by labor unions scored a major Cypriot and Egyptian authorities victory Tuesday with a tie vote in a high-profile Supreme Court as Seif Eddin Mustafa.

The incident was likely to renew case they had once seemed all but certain to lose. concerns about Egyptian airport The 4-4 split, in a case that security months after a Russian passenger plane was blown out of sharply divided the court’s the sky over the Sinai Peninsula in liberal union supporters and a bombing claimed by the Islamic their conservative opponents, demonstrated how much is State group. riding on President Barack Assad tries to polish image Obama’s effort to replace Scalia with Palmyra’s recapture with a judge who could tilt the BEIRUT – The recapture of Pal- balance on the high court for myra in central Syria from Islamic years to come. Senate RepubState militants puts government licans say they won’t consider any nomination until a new forces at the heart of the fight against the jihadist group – and president takes office.

– Wire reports not just geographically speaking.

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Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski (left), listens as Trump speaks March 15 in Palm Beach, Fla. Florida police have charged Lewandowski with simple battery in connection with an incident earlier in the month involving a reporter.

Trump campaign manager charged with simple battery The ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police charged Donald Trump’s campaign manager with simple battery Tuesday as a videotaped altercation with a reporter transformed what was another messy campaign sideshow into a criminal court summons. Trump decried the charges.

Jupiter, Florida, police determined that probable cause existed to file a criminal complaint against the Republican front-runner’s most trusted political adviser, Corey Lewandowski, in connection with an altercation that took place after a campaign appearance earlier in the month. Police on Tuesday morning issued Lewandowski a notice to appear before a judge on May 4 for the misdemeanor charge, which carries up to a year in jail.

The unexpected development injects a court battle into an already contentious Republican primary season just a week before a high-stakes election in Wisconsin. It came on a day that all five presidential contenders campaigned in the state, overshadowing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s endorsement of Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders’ push to narrow Hillary Clinton’s delegate lead.

Speaking to reporters on his airplane in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Trump vowed to stand by his campaign manager and lashed out at the young female reporter who conveyed the

incident to police.

“How do you know those bruises weren’t there before?” the New York businessman charged.

“I’m not going to let a person’s life be destroyed,” Trump said of Lewandowski. “No jury, in my opinion, would convict a man and destroy a man’s life over what you witnessed.”

Police charged Lewandowski after reviewing a surveillance video of the incident, obtained from security at the Trump-owned property. Police determined the video shows Lewandowski grabbing Michelle Fields, who worked for Breitbart News at the time, as she tried to ask Trump a question after a March 8 appearance.

The Trump campaign said Lewandowski would plead not guilty and “is completely confident that he will be exonerated.”

Trump on Tuesday reversed a previous position that the incident never happened, suggesting instead that Lewandowski was trying to block Fields from “grabbing and asking questions.”

“She was grabbing me. Does that mean I’m supposed to file charges against her?” Trump told reporters. He said Fields exaggerated her original statement that Lewandowski “grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down.”

The video appears to show him yanking her backward.

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Apple still in dark about FBI iPhone hack

By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they can’t keep their most personal information safe. Meanwhile, Apple remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product.

The government said it was able to break into an iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California, but it didn’t say how. That puzzled Apple software engineers – and outside experts – about how the FBI broke the digital locks on the phone without Apple’s help.

It also complicated Apple’s job repairing flaws that jeopardize its software.

The Justice Department’s announcement that it was dropping a legal fight to compel Apple to help it access the phone also took away any obvious legal avenues Apple might have used to learn how the FBI did it. The Justice Department declined through a spokeswoman to comment Tuesday.

A few clues have emerged. A senior law enforcement official told The Associated Press that the FBI managed to defeat an Apple security feature that threatened to delete the phone’s contents if the FBI failed to enter the correct passcode combination after 10 tries.

That allowed the government to repeatedly and continuously test passcodes in what’s known as a brute-force attack until the right code is entered and the phone is unlocked.

It wasn’t clear how the FBI dealt with a related Apple security feature that introduces increasing time delays between guesses.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because this person was not authorized to discuss the technique publicly.

FBI Director James Comey has said with those features removed, the FBI could break into the phone in 26 minutes.

The FBI hacked into the iPhone used by gunman Syed Farook, who died with his wife in a gunbattle with police after they killed 14 people in December in San Bernardino. The iPhone, issued to Farook by his employer, the county health department, was found in a vehicle the day after the shooting.

The FBI is reviewing information from the iPhone, and it is unclear whether anything useful can be found.

Apple said in a statement Monday that the legal case to force its cooperation “should never have been brought,” and it promised to increase the security of its products.

CEO Tim Cook has said the Cupertino-based company is constantly trying

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An iPhone is seen Feb. 17 in Washington, D.C. The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a setback for Apple and increases pressure on the technology company to restore the security of its flagship product.

“The FBI and Apple have a common goal here: to keep people safe and secure. This is the FBI prioritizing an investigation over the interests of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.”

Joseph Lorenzo Hall

Center for Democracy and Technology chief technologist to improve security for its users.

The FBI’s announcement – even without revealing precise details – that it had hacked the iPhone was at odds with the government’s firm recommendations for nearly two decades that security researchers always work cooperatively and confidentially with software manufacturers before revealing that a product might be susceptible to hackers.

The aim is to ensure that American consumers stay as safe online as possible and prevent premature disclosures that might damage a U.S. company or the economy.

As far back as 2002, the Homeland Se-

curity Department ran a working group that included leading industry technology industry executives to advise the president on how to keep confidential discoveries by independent researchers that a company’s software could be hacked until it was already fixed.

Even now, the Commerce Department has been trying to fine-tune those rules. The next meeting of a conference on the subject is April 8 in Chicago and it’s unclear how the FBI’s behavior in the current case might influence the government’s fragile relationship with technology companies or researchers.

The industry’s rules are not legally binding, but the government’s top intelligence agency said in 2014 that such vulnerabilities should be reported to companies.

“When federal agencies discover a new vulnerability in commercial and open source software – a so-called ‘zero day’ vulnerability because the developers of the vulnerable software have had zero days to fix it – it is in the national interest to responsibly disclose the vulnerability rather than to hold it for an investigative or intelligence purpose,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement in April 2014.

The statement recommended generally divulging such flaws to manufac-

turers “unless there is a clear national security or law enforcement need.”

Last week a team from Johns Hopkins University said they had found a security bug in Apple’s iMessage service that would allow hackers under certain circumstances to decrypt some text messages. The team reported its findings to Apple in November and published an academic paper after Apple fixed it.

“That’s the way the research community handles the situation. And that’s appropriate,” said Susan Landau, professor of cybersecurity policy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She said it was acceptable for the government to find a way to unlock the phone but said it should reveal its method to Apple.

Mobile phones are frequently used to improve cybersecurity, for example, as a place to send a backup code to access a website or authenticate a user.

The chief technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, Joseph Lorenzo Hall, said keeping details secret about a flaw affecting millions of iPhone users “is exactly opposite the disclosure practices of the security research community. The FBI and Apple have a common goal here: to keep people safe and secure. This is the FBI prioritizing an investigation over the interests of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.”

23 Draw what comes next in each row to continue the spring pattern.

Spring Spri Sp ing g iiss here! heeree! Birds are one of the most common signs spring’s sign gns off sspr spring p ing arrival. In early spring they begin building nests, build ding gn nest ts, laying eggs and hatching the next generation. gene g er

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A T A: The simple Th s answer is NO. As much _________ as it would be to to raise a baby bird of your own, it’s best to let the young bird’s bird’ parents ________ the little peeper. In fact, it’s actually ______________ for you to do so, and you could get a fine from your local wildlife management agency!

Since you can’t raise a baby bird on your own, what should you do? Here are a few ideas: Call a local wildlife ___________ to help. They may take the bird and raise it properly.

With your parent’s ________, put the bird back in its nest. (The old belief that mother birds won’t accept a baby covered with a human’s scent is false!)

If the bird is in an exposed area, coax it to move someplace that offers ____________, such as under a bush. Some birds, including killdeer and some waterfowl, actually lay their eggs on the ground, so don’t ___________ about them!

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple, written directions.

Bald Eagle

Hummingbird

American Goldfinch

11 + 5 = seeds 11 + 7 = insects and spiders 29 - 10 = fish, small animals 31 - 11 = earthworms Northern Cardinal American Robin 21 - 4 = flower nectar, bug slurry

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Stages of Life

Look through the newspaper to show animals and/or things in different stages of their lives.

For example, you might find pictures of a seed, a young plant and an older plant. Try to find at least two pictures showing two stages.

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Which hungry baby bird will catch the worm?

Look through the newspaper for pictures, words and illustrations that show it is Spring.

Cut these out and make a poster all about Spring!

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he main goal of every baby bird is to eat, eat and eat some more. Since they are growing, they need lots of protein to build new muscles and grow flight feathers. Some parent birds are known to bring food hundreds of times each day to the nest – something you definitely don’t have time to do. That’s why you need to leave feeding baby birds to their parents!

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OPINIONS

Kate Weber Publisher

Dan McCaleb Editorial Director

Jason Schaumburg Editor

OUR VIEW

Decriminalizing pot a local issue We support decriminalizing marijuana with low possession thresholds and high penalties.

We just don’t support efforts to decriminalize marijuana at the state level and believe the issue should be decided locally.

The latest attempt is the second to decriminalize marijuana statewide. Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed last year’s attempt to decriminalize. He For the record wanted the threshold to be lower (10 grams Decriminalization of marior less) and the fines juana should be handled on higher (between $100 a community-by-community and $200). basis.

Lawmakers listened, and the new bill proposes those standards. It also sets a standard for what’s considered too high to drive and automatically purges municipal citation records for possession annually, unless local governments decide against it.

Supporters believe the bill aligns with Rauner’s goal to reduce the state’s prison population and provides a more consistent approach to how law enforcement treats possession of small quantities.

Opponents believe there should be zero tolerance and expunging records will make it difficult to determine when someone needs drug treatment.

Many McHenry County communities, and others around the state, already have their own ordinances that allow police to ticket for marijuana possession instead of making arrests.

That decision should remain local. State government continues to overstep its bounds.

Like in most cases, we support local control and decision-making. Decriminalization of marijuana should be handled on a community-by-community basis.

Local government and law enforcement are better equipped to determine a community’s stance on marijuana. Local officials certainly know better than Springfield lawmakers how much of a problem marijuana abuse is locally and how best to mete out appropriate punishment.

Additionally, statewide decriminalization would be another step toward the legalization of marijuana in Illinois, which we have steadfastly opposed.

Legalization increases the chances of the drug falling into the hands of children and others who don’t need it for medical reasons. It has been abused in other states and also sends a message to children that marijuana use is OK. Smoking marijuana regularly can cause serious health problems.

Statewide legalization is another reason to oppose statewide decriminalization.

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Steer party away from obstructionist path This week, at least five U.S. senators are cutting short their spring recess and returning to Washington to meet with President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick Garland. Only one of them is a Republican.

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, has done the right thing – and the smart thing, politically – by bucking the example of his party’s bosses, including Texas Sen. John Cornyn. We urge Cornyn, who is this state’s senior senator and a former member of the Texas Supreme Court, to find his own voice and set a new course for his party. Sen. Ted Cruz, a leading presidential candidate, should do the same.

For the Republicans, who sadly have lost their way on this issue, Kirk’s decision should serve as a warning and inducement.

Treating Garland and the situation itself with respect costs

Kirk nothing. As senator, he’ll be as free next week as he is today to vote against Garland if he wishes.

That’s the inducement.

The warning? Kirk faces a tough re-election campaign. He’s studied his own constituents and concluded, in Illinois anyway, voters will be less likely to keep him in his job if he refuses to do it.

Neither Cornyn nor Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs worry about elections anytime soon, but voters everywhere will decide soon whether to keep Republicans in charge of the Senate.

Should they? When voters made the GOP the majority, the Senate’s new leaders immediately pledged to return the Senate to “regular order.” Ever since, Cornyn has told reporters this change – at its core, a respect for tradition, for the Senate itself – would result in better legisla-

tion.

But the party’s recalcitrance on the Supreme Court threatens to obliterate any claim to a return to civility and respect for the institution.

We feel this course risks ruin for the Senate GOP, as voters will see through its transparently phony rationalizations.

Consider the op-ed Sen. Orrin Hatch wrote in The New York Times, arguing that the 2014 Senate elections prove Obama should not be allowed to make another Supreme Court appointment. He said Democrats have no right to complain because they opposed past nominees Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.

And as senator, Obama had opposed John Roberts and Samuel Alito, too.

What he left out was that each and every one of those nominees had been given a hearing, a debate and a vote.

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

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To the Editor: As a recovering addict who survived opioid addiction and now goes to college to become a certified drug counselor, I have an educated perspective on prescription drug and heroin abuse.

I’ve seen the massive costs in human suffering and in medical and recovery bills. I’ve been in and out of the hospital.

I’ve been in and out of rehab like I was stuck in a revolving door.

The best solutions to the drug epidemic in Illinois are those that help prevent abuse that can lead to addiction in the first place. That is why prescription painkillers made with Abuse-Deterrent Properties (ADP) must be made more readily available. ADP technology makes it harder for pills to be crushed in order to be snorted or injected for an instant rush. It is not the full solution to the abuse of prescription drugs, but it is a first line of defense that can help deter misuse and massive problems down the road.

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Other people have seen their financial security reduced because of Obamacare. Deductibles in employer health plans have been rising fast, leaving many people with policies that – thanks to Obamacare regulations – cover routine medical expenses but leave them on the hook for thousands of dollars in a medical emergency. A sensible insurance policy would have the opposite priorities.

Obama famously said Obamacare would bring family premiums down by $2,500. That hasn’t happened, of course: Average family premiums for employer coverage went to $17,545 in 2015 from $13,375 in 2009. The administration argues the law has contributed to a slowdown in the growth of health spending, but that slowdown started in 2002. Obamacare can’t be the cause. The best that can be said about the law’s effect on health spending is that its early years haven’t interrupted that slowdown.

The Congressional Budget Office believes the law is having a negative effect on employment. It projects Americans next year will work the

Opioids with ADP will save heartache and money for Illinoisans. I urge state lawmakers to ensure ADPs are accessible in our state. Not to use this tool would be foolish.

Kevin Kaminski Ingleside

End state legislative pensions

To the Editor: While the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and the Northwest Herald investigate the McHenry County Board to determine whether part-time County Board members work a minimum of 1,000 hours to qualify for an IMRF pension, I want to remind readers the Illinois General Assembly also is a part-time legislature.

Saving taxpayers’ money is a priority for me, so while we discuss the pensions of 24 board members, I propose eliminating pensions for all 177 part-time state legislators for even bigger savings.

It’s parasitic and downright greedy for

equivalent of 2 million fewer jobs because of the law. That’s partly because the law’s subsidies decline when people work more. The subsidies thus reduce the rewards to work and induce people to work less.

More Americans dislike Obamacare than like it, which has been the case since before its passage.

More think the law has hurt them than think it has helped them. And as flawed as the law already appears, worse days may be ahead for it.

The law’s health exchanges are showing signs of trouble. Enrollees are poorer and older than expected, which means the tax for being uninsured may not be succeeding in its aim of getting healthy people to sign up. If so, the exchanges could prove incapable of sustaining themselves.

Obamacare was supposed to pay for itself, but several features of the law that were meant to bring in revenue have proven as politically unrealistic as critics said. Congress already has suspended the law’s medical-device tax and its tax on high-end, employer-provided insurance plans in a bipartisan deal.

Obamacare was a badly designed law. We could have achieved gains in insurance coverage without Obamacare’s regulation-heavy approach; we could have addressed the health care system’s discrete prob-

lems without trying to overhaul it from Washington, D.C. Those without access to employer health plans could have been given enough money to buy a policy that protected them against catastrophic expenses – and that offered more protection if they put some of their own income into the policy. Modest regulatory changes could have been made to make it easier for people with pre-existing conditions to get coverage, too.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats, for different reasons, were interested in going down that path when Obamacare was being debated.

Now, belatedly, some Republicans are interested in moving the health system in this direction.

The Democratic response to dissatisfaction with Obamacare, on the other hand, is likely to be to blame the law’s failures on health care providers and seek tighter regulations of them.

One way or the other, though, Obamacare probably will have to be changed substantially under the next president – even if Democrats, amid their anniversary celebrations, are loath to admit it.

• Ramesh Ponnuru, a Bloomberg View columnist, is a senior editor for National Review.

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a politician to accept a pension at taxpayer expense. It’s no secret politicians such as House Speaker Mike Madigan voted for pension sweeteners and pension holidays. It’s also no secret Illinois pensions are underfunded. Unfortunately, the Illinois political class is afraid or unwilling to address the issue.

Effective immediately, all legislative pensions should be terminated. All new legislators should be enrolled in a self-funded retirement savings plan, and all incumbent members should be transitioned out of their Tier 1 and 2

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pensions. Since the General Assembly has authority over its own compensation for future terms, there are no legal hurdles to eliminating these lucrative and self-serving legislative pensions.

How can lawmakers be taken seriously on pension reform, if they themselves are signed up to receive one? As a candidate for Illinois state representative, I pledge to refuse a pension once elected.

What’s more, I will introduce these reforms without delay.

Allen Skillicorn East Dundee

• Wednesday, March 30, 2016

President Barack Obama and his allies are celebrating the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, on the sixth anniversary of its passage. They say it has provided insurance coverage to millions of Americans and come in below cost.

They are right to claim many Americans have benefited from the law, but the benefits are overstated, and the law’s harms look set to rise.

The drop in the number of Americans without insurance is the biggest accomplishment, but that decline has not been as large as originally estimated. When the law passed, the Congressional Budget Office predicted by the end of 2015 an additional 15 million people would be getting coverage through Medicaid and 13 million would be getting coverage through the exchanges. Now CBO says 10 million additional people were on Medicaid, and the administration says 8.8 million were on the exchanges, in 2015.

Still, those are real gains. The people covered now have a measure of financial security they previously had not enjoyed. Yet Medicaid coverage does not appear to be associated with significant improvements in recipients’ physical health, and the benefits are low compared with the costs: A recent study found every dollar spent on the program yielded 20 to 40 cents

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California’s $15-an-hour wage could help workers, cost jobs

By DON THOMPSON and JUSTIN PRITCHARD The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A political deal to raise California’s minimum wage to a nation-leading $15 an hour could help some workers cope with the state’s crushing cost of living but also deprive other low-wage earners of jobs altogether, economists said as Gov. Jerry Brown and other leaders touted what would be a landmark agreement.

California’s economy is larger than that of most countries, with a wide diversity of earners. While newly minted millionaires gentrify neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area, some Central Valley field hands lack access to clean water. A jump from the current $10 an hour spread over six years would affect millions.

Rafael Gutierrez, a 53-year-old farmworker, said the increase would let him treat his family to weekend dinners out and a short vacation to Disneyland from his home in Fresno County.

His last job picking peaches and grapes paid $11 an hour. His girlfriend makes $14 an hour at Target. Though their region is far from California’s costliest, “Right now, we’re just making it,” Gutierrez said. “Life is expensive.”

And then there are employers such as Chuck Herrin, owner of Sunrise Farm Labor, which provides roughly 2,500 workers each year in the San Joaquin Valley.

Herrin predicted that farmers would hire 10 percent fewer workers because of the higher cost of business.

“It’s going to be devastating,” said Herrin of the impact on fieldworkers and their dependent relatives.

On Monday, Brown touted the deal his administration struck with legislative and labor leaders as potentially historic, calling it a matter of economic justice. Under the proposal, which the Legislature has yet to approve, the minimum wage would rise gradually, reaching $15 by 2022.

After that wages would rise with inflation, though in tough economic times the governor could delay increases.

Lawmakers could send the bill to Brown’s desk as early as Thursday, said Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat.

The hike would create the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage. California and Massachusetts are the current highest at $10. Washington, D.C., stands at $10.50.

Oregon’s governor signed legislation this year that would raise wages by 2022 depending on location. In the largest city of

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Chuck Hammers, owner of Pizza My Heart, displays one of his pies Monday in San Jose, Calif.

A political deal to raise California’s minimum wage to a nation-leading $15 an hour could help some workers cope with the state’s crushing cost of living but also deprive other low-wage earners of jobs altogether, economists said Monday as Gov. Jerry Brown and other leaders touted what would be a landmark agreement.

Portland, the minimum will rise to $14.75.

Rural areas would see an increase to $12.50.

Income inequality has emerged as a top issue nationally, with President Barack Obama proposing an increase to the federal minimum wage and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pushing a $15-per-hour standard.

In California’s most-desirable areas, gas, housing, food and other essentials can bring sticker shock. While the median price of homes sold in the state is about $400,000, a fixer-upper in San Francisco or parts of Los Angeles can easily top $1 million.

About 4 million workers in California earn wages in the $10 to $15 wage, according to calculations by Jeffrey Clemens, an economics professor at the University of California, San Diego. “The key question is what fraction of these workers will be lifted to the new minimum and what fraction will lose their jobs,” Clemens wrote in an email.

Advocates for the wage increase and their economists put the number of affected workers at closer to 6 million.

Economists including Clemens said in interviews that projecting what would happen in California is tough because the proposed increase is significantly larger than those in the past and may have unintended consequences.

One leading economist on minimum

wage issues said an increase from $10 to $15 would reduce employment among the least-skilled workers by at least 5 percent to 10 percent. But the impact on employment might be even bigger because employers would have to absorb significantly higher costs.

“I would go so far as to call this reckless,” said David Neumark, an economics professor at the University of California, Irvine.

Neumark noted that the effects would vary by geography: In high-wage counties such as San Francisco and Santa Clara, about 22 percent of workers would get a raise. In places such as Fresno and Merced counties, about half the workers would see more money.

San Francisco voters approved a measure two years ago to increase the minimum wage of $10.74 an hour to $15 in 2018.

It’s currently $12.25.

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Projecting that his payroll for six employees will be $40,000 greater in 2018, he started a graphic novel membership club to meet the new wage requirements. If the membership doesn’t grow, he said, he may have to close.

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Restaurant to offer hibachi, sushi

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ALGONQUIN – On Wednesday, a couple originally from Japan delivers their “crown jewel,” opening their third Japanese restaurant in the past 12 years near the Algonquin Commons shopping center, a business partner said.

Facing Randall Road in front of the Algonquin Commons, Yo Shi Japanese, 2523 N. County Line Road, features six hibachi cooking tables, a sushi bar, a full-service bar and an all-day menu with authentic dishes, said Frank Lena, who started working with owners Simon and Yuki Shi after the couple opened their first restaurant in 2004 in Delavan, Wisconsin.

After they weighed sites in Chicago, Crystal Lake, Naperville and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the couple made the Algonquin location their largest restaurant.

“My goodness gracious, the traffic there – people flock to that area for every kind of business,” Lena said. “What they liked about it the most was the location.

Any business today is about location, location, location.”

The newest Japanese eatery in Algonquin also is authentically decorated with Japanese sculptures Simon and Yuki Shi imported from their native country. The decor, amenities and menu all are meant to create a welcoming atmosphere for customers, Lena said.

Separated from the main dining area, the six hibachi tables, where cooks prepare meals directly in front of customers, also can be reserved for birthdays and other private parties. Yo Shi Japanese in Algonquin also will have a carryout service.

Along with sushi, the menu features house specialties such as teriyaki chicken and the “sizzling teriyaki salmon” laid over a bed of noodles, Lena said.

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Rallying stock market lifts consumer confidence

By PAUL WISEMAN The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers are feeling more confident in March, with a rebounding stock market brightening their outlook.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 96.2 this month after tumbling to a revised 94 in February.

Consumers’ assessment of current economic conditions has dipped. But their outlook for the future has improved modestly.

The U.S. stock market got off to a dismal

start in 2016, driven by fears of economic weakness overseas and plunging oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average had plummeted more than 10 percent this year through mid-February. It has since recovered most of those losses.

This month, 28.7 percent of consumers said they expected stocks to rise over the next year. That was up from 26.9 percent in February, the lowest share since July 2012.

“The rebound in stock markets more than offset the impact of higher gasoline prices in recent weeks,” Steve Murphy, U.S. economist at Capital Economics, wrote in a research note. Over the past

month, the average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has risen to $2.04 from $1.75, according to AAA. A year ago, the overall consumer confidence index stood at 101.4. But Americans have grown cautious about spending. Consumer spending grew at a meager 0.1 percent annual rate in February, the government said Monday, matching January’s unimpressive gain.

“Given the very disappointing real consumer spending results for January and February, this pickup in confidence is good news,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.

• Wednesday, March 30, 2016

CARPENTERSVILLE – Wal-Mart opened a temporary hiring center to fill 160 full- and parttime positions for its new store in Carpentersville, according to a news release. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Meadowdale Shopping Center, Suite 3A, 150 S. Kennedy Drive, Carpentersville. Most associates at the new Wal-Mart will begin work in May. Interested applicants can apply online at careers.walmart.com.

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NEW YORK – Marilynne Robinson, the acclaimed author of novels such as “Gilead” and “Housekeeping,” is this year’s winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, a lifetime achievement honor.

In a statement released Tuesday, acting Librarian of Congress David S. Mao cited the “depth and resonance” of Robinson’s novels. The 72-year-old Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for “Gilead,” the first of a trilogy of Iowa-based novels that also includes “Home” and Lila.”

Previous winners of the Library of Congress prize include Louise Erdrich and Don DeLillo.

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Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

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Britain’s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smile as they visit the mentoring program of the XLP project March 11 in London.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit attack site in India LONDON – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are embarking on what is seen as one of their most ambitious tours to date – taking in the Taj Mahal as well as visiting the Mumbai hotel targeted by gunmen in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people.

Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, will visit the monument of love, the Taj Mahal, during the tour to India and Bhutan from April 10 to April 16, Kensington Palace said Tuesday. The visit should have special resonance for William because his mother, the late Princess Diana, was photographed there alone – an image that came to underscore the breakup of her marriage with Prince Charles.

“He feels incredibly lucky to visit a place where his mother’s memory is kept alive by so many who travel there,” the Cambridges’ communications secretary Jason Knauf said. “Twenty-four years on from her visit to the Taj, the duke and the duchess are looking forward to seeing this beautiful place for themselves and creating some new memories as they say thank you to the people of India at the conclusion of this tour.”

The trip will also include a somber moment at the Taj Palace Hotel, one of the scenes of the Mumbai attacks. The royal couple will lay a wreath and meet members of the staff who helped protect guests during the attack.

The visit will be their first to India and Bhutan. They will not be taking their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

The royal couple also will attend a Bollywood charity event and pay their respects to Mahatma Gandhi at the place where he was assassinated in 1948.

NEW YORK – Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker,” then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69.

The actress died early Tuesday of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, said her agent, Mitchell Stubbs. She died in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, where she had lived for the past quarter-century, said Teri Weigel, the publicist for her son, actor Sean Astin.

Duke astonished audiences as the young deaf-and-blind Keller first on Broadway, then in the acclaimed 1962 film version, appearing in both alongside Anne Bancroft as Helen’s teacher, Annie Sullivan (who won an Oscar for her role).

Then in 1963, Duke burst on the TV scene starring in her own sitcom, “The Patty Duke Show,” which aired for three seasons. She played dual roles as identical cousins Kathy, “who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Barclay Square” while (according to the theme song) “Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights. What a crazy pair!”

“We’re so grateful to her for living a life that generates that amount of compassion and feeling in others,” Astin told The Associated Press in reflecting on the outpouring of sentiment from fans at the news of her death.

John sued by off-duty cop alleging sex harassment

LOS ANGELES – A decorated Los Angeles police captain has sued Elton John, claiming

he was repeatedly groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner’s security detail.

The lawsuit filed Monday by Capt. Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the groping and sexually suggestive comments by John occurred in early 2014. Orin Snyder, an attorney for John’s Rocket Entertainment Group, denied the allegations.

“This baseless lawsuit is brought by a disgruntled former security officer seeking to extract an undeserved payment,” Snyder said in a statement. “These claims are patently untrue and contradicted by numerous previous statements made by this plaintiff.”

Wenninger was employed off-duty through a private company that he also is suing, alleging he was improperly removed from working with John in September 2014.

Smithsonian to include 2 Cosby items in new museum

WASHINGTON – After facing criticism for an exhibit of works from Bill Cosby’s personal art collection, the Smithsonian plans to include two items related to Cosby at its new African-American history museum on the National Mall.

There are no plans to acknowledge the sexual-assault allegations against the comedian in the text accompanying the items, a Smithsonian spokeswoman said. The Cosby items – a comic book from his pioneering TV show “I Spy” and the cover of his 1964 comedy album “I Started Out as a Child” – will be included in the exhibit on theater, TV, film and entertainment at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens Sept. 24.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS TV personality Peter Marshall is 90.

Actor John Astin is 86. Actor Warren Beatty is 79. Drummer Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues is 75. Musician Eric Clapton is 71. Actor Robbie Coltrane (“Harry Potter”) is 66. Actor Paul Reiser is 59. Rapper MC Hammer is 53. Actor Ian Ziering

(“Beverly Hills 90210”) is 52. Singer Tracy Chapman is 52. TV host Piers Morgan is 51. Actress Donna D’Errico (“Baywatch”) is 48. Singer Celine Dion is 48. Singer Norah Jones is 37. Country singer Justin Moore is 32. Country singer Thomas Rhett is 26.

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Police: Man boards Third Eye Blind bus, is arrested

ATHENS, Ga. – An Atlanta man is charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after police say he boarded a tour bus for the rock band Third Eye Blind and got into a fight with the group’s manager.

The Athens Banner-Herald reported that the dust-up happened early Saturday after Third Eye Blind’s concert at the Georgia Theatre in downtown Athens.

An Athens-Clarke County police report

said 28-year-old Kevin G. Knoblich told officers he just wanted to tell band members that he enjoyed the show.

The report said Knoblich told officers he was told to leave the tour bus, and a dispute with the band manager then escalated to slaps and punches.

Clarke County Jail records do not list an attorney for Knoblich, who could be reached for comment.

Chesney’s ‘No Shoes Radio’ joins SiriusXM

NEW YORK – Country singer Kenny Chesney is getting his own “No Shoes Radio” channel on satellite radio’s SiriusXM, seeking more exposure for an online venture he started in 2008 to share music with fans.

Besides Chesney’s own music, the channel will feature a mix of country, acoustic, classic rock Kenny and reggae at least partly Chesney curated by the star. The name “No Shoes Radio” is a takeoff on his 2002 album, “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.”

SiriusXM said Tuesday that the service

will launch April 12. A month later, Chesney will host a private concert for SiriusXM subscribers that will air live from New Jersey’s Stone Pony nightclub.

Besides concert and backstage material, Chesney has invited bands that he likes to perform on “No Shoes Radio” and conducted interviews.

“The radio station reflects what I like to listen to and how much music means to me,” he said. “I really believe it has a lot of positive energy.”

Video Game Hall of Fame reveals finalists

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Space Invaders” and “John Madden Football” are among 15 games named Tuesday as finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

The winners will be inducted May 5 at The Strong museum in Rochester, where the hall opened last year.

The contenders also include “Elite,” “Final Fantasy,” “Grand Theft Auto III,” “The Legend of Zelda,” “Minecraft,” “Nurburgring,” “The Oregon Trail,” “Pokemon Red and Green,” “Sid Meier’s Civilization,” “The Sims,” “Street Fighter II” and “Tomb Raider.”

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LOS ANGELES – Janice Dickinson’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby should move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday, saying a trial can determine the truthfulness of the model’s claims that the comedian raped her in 1982.

A jury can decide the credibility of Dickinson’s Janice allegations and whether Dickinson a statement by Cosby’s former lawyer branding her a liar was defamatory, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub said.

The judge said in her ruling that she was not assessing the credibility of either Dickinson or Cosby. It also allows for the possibility that Dickinson could recoup punitive damages if she wins the case.

Dickinson sued Cosby in May after he denied her claims that he drugged and raped her in Lake Tahoe in 1982. She says she tried to include the story in a 2002 memoir, “No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World’s First Supermodel,” but her publisher refused.

Cosby’s attorneys tried to get the suit dismissed, arguing Dickinson’s story about her interactions with Cosby had changed over the years.

His legal team will have several other opportunities to challenge the case before it goes to trial, whose date has not been set.

Cosby lawyer Monique Pressley said in a statement that they are considering an appeal and believe Dickinson’s lawsuit should be completely thrown out.

Dickinson’s suit says she felt victimized again after the comedian’s former lawyer, Marty Singer, denied the allegations.

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Dogs soothe hospital’s stressed-out docs, nurses

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atients who delay getting treatment and insurers who balk at paying for it are among job stresses Chicago nurse Ben Gerling faces on a semi-regular basis. So there was no tail-dragging when his employer offered a few four-legged workplace remedies.

Gerling and dozens of other nurses, doctors, students and staffers flocked to a spacious entrance hall at Rush University Medical Center after learning about special animal therapy sessions the hospital has organized.

Three huggable pups named Rocco, Minnie and Dallis greeted almost 100 white-coat and scrubs-clad visitors at a recent session, happily accepting cuddles, ear rubs and treats. Big grins on the human faces suggested the feelings were mutual.

Minnie, a fluffy white and gray Labradoodle mix, had “the softest fur I’d ever felt, like a little cloud,” Gerling said dreamily as he headed back to work.

Many hospitals use animal therapy for patients – Rush has even brought in miniature horses. And many workplaces allow pets on site to boost employee satisfaction, but heelers for healers offers a different twist.

The medical center has held the monthly Pet Pause sessions for more than a year, using dogs from a local shelter and an animal therapy group.

Recently, Rush nurses launched a study to see if the program has tangible effects on employee stress.

Research in other settings has shown benefits from interacting with animals, including lowering stress hormone levels, blood pressure and heart rate. Early indications are that it may have similar benefits for hospi-

tal workers.

In the study, the human visitors get blood pressure measurements and fill out questionnaires rating their stress levels before and after the canine cuddle sessions.

Gerling’s results were promising.

“My blood pressure was kind of high when I came in, and it was lower when I left by about 10 points, so that was good,” he said.

Melissa Browning, a Rush nursing director involved in the study, rattles off a long list when asked about what makes hospital work particularly stressful: constant beeping from medical device alarms, dealing with gravely ill patients and worried families, triple checking the accuracy of patients’ medicines and doses – it can all add up, Browning said.

For Benjamin Gonzales, a graduate student in health systems management at Rush, the heavy course workload can be taxing and he called the dog session a welcome break – even if his blood pressure was a little higher afterward.

“I could feel the big sighs coming out of me when I was with the dogs, so I know that just coming to this has made my day less stressful,” Gonzales said. “This is amazing. I wish it could be every day.”

A management professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University is among researchers who have found improvements in employee stress, satisfaction and productivity when dogs are allowed in the workplace.

His name is Randolph Barker and he laughs that maybe he was destined to study the topic.

His research was at a dinnerware company but Barker said there’s no reason to think hospital workers wouldn’t gain similar benefits.

Dogs potentially can serve as a “low-cost wellness intervention,”

ABOVE: Medical assistant Loren White pets Minnie, a Labradoodle mix at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

LEFT: Medical assistant Ann Davidson, from Canine Therapy Corps, speaks as a medical center employee pets Rocco.

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Barker said.

The “pet a pooch” program for staffers at University of Pennsylvania’s hospital inspired the Chicago program. Emergency room nurse Heather Matthew started the Penn program

three years ago, bringing in dogs from local animal shelters. Besides boosting morale, Matthew said there’s an added bonus – Penn hospital workers have adopted more than a dozen shelter dogs involved in the program.

By MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Federal officials are encouraging generic drugmakers to reformulate their painkillers to make them harder to abuse, the latest in a string of steps designed to combat abuse of highly addictive pain drugs such as codeine and oxycodone.

The Food and Drug Administration published draft guidelines outlining testing standards for harder-to-abuse generic painkillers. The agency already has approved five brand-name

opioid pain drugs that are designed to discourage abuse. The current version of OxyContin, for example, is difficult to crush, discouraging abusers from snorting or dissolving the tablets to get high.

But these abuse-deterrent painkillers represent a small fraction of the market for opioid pain drugs, which is dominated by low-cost generics.

The FDA draft guidelines outline studies needed to show generic opioids have the same anti-abuse properties as their brand-name counterparts.

Generic drugs receive a stream-

lined review process at the FDA, which helps speed their path to market and reduce the prices passed onto consumers. Generally, manufacturers only need show their products are chemically equivalent to the original version, rather than conduct new clinical studies in patients.

The proposal comes just days after the FDA said it would add a new boxed warning – the most serious type – to 175 immediate-release painkillers, including both branded and generics.

That action is one in a series of measures promised by new FDA Com-

missioner Dr. Robert Califf, who was confirmed by the Senate last month.

Califf’s confirmation was held up

by Senate lawmakers who said the agency needed to do more to combat opioid abuse.

For years, the agency only made modest changes to the drugs, emphasizing the need to keep medications accessible to patients with chronic pain.

In its announcement, the FDA acknowledged that evidence on the benefits of abuse-deterrent opioids is still emerging.

By ARIANA EUNJUNG CHA The Washington Post

One of the most promising – and most terrifying – areas of medical research these days is technology designed to try to guess your mental health and predict what you’ll do next.

Proponents of such tools say they’ll help doctors get to individuals in need faster and prevent tragedies such as suicide, which claims the lives of more than 40,000 Americans a year, while others fear such developments

will lead to the nightmarish future of “Minority Report.”

Scientists took a major step forward in predictive technology recently with the development of a system of blood tests and an app they say can predict with more than 90 percent accuracy whether someone will start thinking about suicide or attempt it.

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine presented details of an app that measures mood and anxiety and that asks people a series of questions about life issues, things

such as: How high is your physical energy and the amount of moving about that you feel like doing right now?

How good to you feel about yourself and your accomplishments right now?

How uncertain about things do you feel right now?

The researchers separately studied a group of 217 males who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia and other psychiatric issues. About 20 percent went from no suicidal thoughts to a high level of suicidal

thoughts while they were being seen at a clinic at the university.

By analyzing their blood samples, the researchers were able to identify RNA biomarkers that appeared to predict suicidal thinking.

They wrote it’s unclear how well the biomarkers would work in the larger population because the study was limited to high-risk males with psychiatric diagnoses, but the app is ready to be deployed and tested on a wider group in real-world settings such as emergency rooms.

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Sleep labs can reveal sleep apnea Dear Dr. K: My doctor thinks I may have sleep apnea, and he wants me to go to a sleep lab to be tested. What will happen during the testing?

Dear Reader: Sleep apnea is a serious health condition in which breathing stops or becomes shallower. In the most common form, obstructive sleep apnea, the tongue or throat tissues temporarily and repeatedly block the flow of air in and out of your lungs. This can happen hundreds of times each night. Laboratory sleep tests are the most reliable way to diagnose this problem.

When you spend the night in a sleep laboratory, you’ll wear your own nightclothes, and you can use a pillow from home. You can take your regular medications, but the clinicians will need to know what they are.

The lab usually provides a regular bed in a private room with a bathroom attached.

The room is kept as quiet as possible.

A technician first will set up the sleep-monitoring equipment. Then you’ll be left alone to relax until bedtime.

Throughout the night, laboratory staff will monitor you from a nearby control room.

Procedures used to diagnose sleep apnea usually include a test called polysomnography, as well as audio and video recording.

Polysomnography: In this procedure, small electrodes and other sensors are pasted on specific parts of your body to take a variety of readings during the night.

Some things they may track include your brain waves, muscle tension, eye movements, airflow, heart rate and rhythm, breathing, and the amount of oxygen in your blood.

The readings are collected on a printout called a polysomnogram. This is analyzed by a technician and physician. If a breathing problem is detected early on during testing, you may be awakened and given treatment during the second half of the

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ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff night. This allows the sleep experts to monitor how well the treatment works for you. Sometimes this process requires two nights.

Audio and video recording: Audio equipment may be used to record snoring, talking during sleep or other sounds. A video also may be taken to compare with the polysomnogram. This may show, for example, you snore (a sign of sleep apnea) only when in a certain position, as when you’re lying on your back instead of on your side or stomach.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has a listing of more than 2,500 accredited sleep disorder centers and more than 5,600 board-certified sleep specialists.

Staying overnight in a sleep laboratory usually costs between $800 and $1,500. In advance of the test, ask your health insurance company if it will pay for the test.

Reimbursement varies, and may depend on your diagnosis.

If not properly diagnosed and treated, sleep apnea can cause problems with a person’s mood and ability to think clearly.

These, in turn, can cause serious problems both at work and at home. In addition, by interrupting deep sleep, sleep apnea may increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and other diseases.

Sleep laboratory testing is a painless procedure, and I wouldn’t hesitate to have the testing done.

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Your son is an adult, and your blessing was not required. If you continue to hang onto this, it may destroy your relationship with your son, so let it go.

Dear Abby: My husband had an affair and a child with a married woman before we were together. They agreed to let her husband raise the boy as if he were his biological son. I didn’t agree with it.

We have a daughter together who is two years younger than the boy. They will be going to the same middle school next year. Our daughter is very sociable and likes meeting new people. I’m afraid that they will meet and be attracted to each other, not knowing they have the same father. Do I say something now, or wait and hope my worst fear does not become reality? – Keeping A Big Secret Dear Keeping: Say something now. While there is no guarantee they will be attracted to each other, they should be told they have a half-sibling.

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DEAR ABBY My oldest son came to me nine Jeanne months ago askPhillips ing my opinion.

He wanted to donate sperm to a black lesbian couple (for a fee) so they could have a biracial child. He told me he needed the money. I told him I didn’t approve because they are lesbians. (Sorry, I’ll be bashed for that statement, but I have to be honest.)

I have a biracial 10-year-old son, so race isn’t the issue. Had it been a heterosexual couple of any race, I would have been OK. However, what I told him was that if he gives up his rights to the child, I, too, won’t have grandparents’ rights. I broke down in tears when he told me all this.

Yesterday I received a picture of a newborn.

It turns out my son donated his sperm knowing how I feel about homosexuality. I have tried hard to always be there for my children, letting them know I love them and doing the best a single mother could do for them. I feel I must have failed horribly in bringing him up to be a better man.

I cannot, in our home state, fight for grandparents’ rights since he has relinquished his rights. I am even more hurt he would share a picture of my grandson knowing my opinion, and I feel horribly disrespected. Am I being overly sensitive? Should I just let all of this go?

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Rockford East’s Brandon Folk safely slides back to second as Marian Central’s Elias Edmondson takes the throw during the first game of a doubleheader sweep by Marian in Woodstock.

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BASEBALL: MARIAN CENTRAL 1-12, ROCKFORD EAST 0-3

Marian ends drought

Hurricanes sweep E-Rabs after starting season 0-4

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Tweet from last night Another great practice @BoilermakerRTC getting better everyday. Can’t wait til next season @PurdueWrestling – @matmonster9012 (Dundee-Crown’s Christian Brunner) Follow our writers on Twitter: Joe Stevenson – @NWH_JoePrepZone Mike DeFabo – @MikeDeFabo Jon Styf – @jonstyf

What to watch High school basketball: McDonald’s All-American Game, 8 p.m., ESPN The annual boys all-star game pits the East vs. the West at the United Center. The girls all-star game is at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

Experience reigns We’ve come to expect the best college basketball players to be underclassmen in recent years, but this year’s Associated Press All-America first team was one for the aged. Seniors Denzel Valentine (Michigan State), Buddy Hield (Oklahoma), Brice Johnson (North Carolina) and Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia) were joined by sophomore Tyler Ulis (Kentucky).

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WOODSTOCK – Marian Central’s Kolton Rominski was willing to do anything to change his team’s fortunes.

“If we were 0-6, I was going to shave my head,” Rominski joked after starting Game 1 of a doubleheader against Rockford East on Tuesday at Thomas Bolger Field. “We had to change something.”

Rominski, an NCAA Division II Hillsdale College (Michigan) commit, still had all of his hair after a dominant performance against the E-Rabs, striking out six, walking one and allowing four hits in a complete-game shutout as part of a 1-0 Game 1 win and a doubleheader sweep.

The Hurricanes (2-4) – who entered Tuesday’s doubleheader without a win in four games – won the second game, 12-3.

Rominski threw 90 pitches (57 for strikes) and allowed only two Rockford East runners to reach second base in the victory. The game lasted less than 1 hour, 15 minutes.

“Just throw strikes and let the defense work behind me,” said Rominski, who worked inside and outside with a mixture of fastballs and sliders. “We had a great group of guys out there, we had great defense. Just try to make them hit the ball.”

Rominski is in his third varsity season, and Marian coach Tom Kruse and many of Rominski’s teammates expressed confidence in their 5-foot-10 senior after Tuesday’s wins.

“He was just better than anybody on the field,” Kruse said. “He had two pitches working, sometimes a third, and he just gets after it. He’s always been there for us. He’s got a great mentality on the mound.”

Added junior Elias Edmondson, who drove in the only run of Game 1 on an RBI groundout: “Kolton? I love that kid. He’s a hard worker, that’s for sure. There’s a lot to learn from him.”

Junior pitcher Jordan Rodriguez carried over the momentum into Game 2 with four strong innings, allowing a run on three hits to pick up the win. Jack Schneider pitched the final three innings with seven strikeouts, allowing two runs on four hits.

Marian, which has struggled to string together hits in the early season, broke out for 12 runs on 12 hits in Game 2. Every healthy player on

ABOVE: Rockford East’s Brandon Folk (left) is tagged out at third by Marian Central’s James Raffauf during the fourth inning of the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday in Woodstock. Marian won, 1-0 and 12-3.

LEFT: Marian’s Kolton Rominski pitches in Tuesday’s first game.

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varsity played Tuesday, Kruse said.

Junior first baseman Dan Rochotte led Marian in Game 2, going 2 for 3 and driving in three. His second single drove in Matt Schneider and Justin Carlton to give the Hurricanes a 7-0 lead in the fourth.

Mike Gross added an RBI double in the victory in Game 2, while Tommy Mueller was 1 for 3 with three RBIs. James Raffauf had two stolen bases and two runs scored.

“After only scoring one (run) in the first game, our approaches really changed,” Rochotte said. “We were really trying to drive the ball instead of just playing for one or two runs. We’re trying to string them together. ... It’s just good to build some momentum, feel good, and get some mojo underneath us.”

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Rochotte had three RBIs in his first two at-bats in Game 2, smacking an RBI single in the first inning and driving in two more runs on a hard-hit single to left field in a five-run fourth inning.

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Both of Marian Central’s starting catchers Tuesday, Shamus Segersten and Colin Rebenstorf, threw out two Rockford East base runners.

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Woodstock N. knocks off A-H; Rams capitalize on 3 errors in 6th to break tie Jacobs wins big OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE “When they had to make a

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Grayslake Central catcher Sam Nozicka led off with a home run off Richmond-Burton sophomore Jake Rosing. Nozicka will play next year at Memphis with Dundee-Crown senior left-hander Danny Denz.

I thought we were overswinging against him,” R-B center fielder Jake Kaufman said. “We saw that guy hit the leadoff home run and we were kind of looking to do that too much.”

Rams catcher Sam Nozicka, who will play at Memphis next year, took one strike from R-B sophomore Jake Rosing, then followed coach Troy Whalen’s game plan to swing at fastballs.

“I was taking first pitch all the way, just to see one,” Nozicka said.

“After that, it was attack. He threw me a fastball, a little bit up and in. I

great play, they made them.

When we had to make them, we were just a play short.”

Mike Giese

Richmond-Burton baseball coach was just attacking it. It got us a lot of momentum going. It really changed the mood of the game. We came in a little timid, but we had a lot of energy after that.”

Rosing (1-1) threw 52/3 innings, striking out seven and allowing six hits.

“I just got the fastball up, belthigh,” Rosing said. “It’s going to happen. It’s baseball.”

R-B tied the score with an unearned run in the fifth inning when Gibson singled and came around to score on an errant throw on Kaufman’s infield hit.

After Grayslake Central (5-1) took a 2-1 lead in the sixth, Gibson singled with one out in the seventh. Gibson tried to advance on a pitch in the dirt, but Nozicka pounced on the ball and fired a strike to second to nab Gibson. R-B got two hits after that to put the tying run at second, but a ground out finished the game.

“I thought it got by him,” Gibson said. “It didn’t, the guy just made a great play.”

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Nate Harris hit a home run and drove in three to lead the Woodstock North baseball team to an 8-2 nonconference victory against Alden-Hebron on Tuesday in Hebron.

Harris went 2 for 4 and added a run as Woodstock North (2-2) scored four runs in the first three innings and added four runs in the top of the seventh. Harris also started and earned the win, allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and no walks.

Brandon Amann and Marshall Coalson (two runs, one RBI) each had two hits for the Thunder, and Brennen Ward added a triple.

For A-H (2-1), Trevor Redlin was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, John Judson had a double and a run scored, and Josh Rolnicki was 1 for 2 with a run.

Jacobs 10, Frankfort 0 (6 inn.): At West Frankfort, Brenden Heiss and Jeff Anders combined to strike out 10 in five innings to lead the Golden Eagles (6-1) to their sixth straight win. Casey Dennison went 2 for 3 with a double, a run and three RBIs, while Stevie Krueger, Cameron Wilson and Tim Randl each collected two hits in the win.

Prairie Ridge 8, Lakes 5: At Lake Villa, Jon Tieman finished 4 for 4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI for the Wolves (4-2) in a nonconference win. Luke Annen finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs and picked up the save with a strikeout in the seventh.

Elk Grove 13, Dundee-Crown 1 (5 inn.): At Elk Grove Village, the Chargers had four hits and seven errors in a nonconference loss. Andrew Zimmer had the only extra-base hit for D-C (32) with a double, while Ben Prigge drove in a run in the loss.

BASEBALL: WAUCONDA 4, CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 3

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Tigers can’t overcome rocky start

By TIM SIECK

sports@nwherald.com WAUCONDA – In its first six games this season there is one thing certain about the Crystal Lake Central baseball team: The pitching staff has been dealing.

The Tigers had allowed 12 runs this season, of which only two were earned. The way Tuesday’s game against Wauconda began, it looked like those impressive stats might take a big hit.

Wauconda sent nine batters to the plate in the first inning and scored four runs on six hits. The Bulldogs held on for a 4-3 nonconference victory over the Tigers.

Anthony Ruffolo got the start and struggled early against a potent Wauconda lineup. The Bulldogs had three extra-base hits in the first, and it looked like it could be a long afternoon for the Tigers.

“I had trouble hitting my spots and tried to paint the corners too much in the first inning and left the ball up in the zone,” Ruffolo said. “I made some adjustments after the first inning and settled in and kept the ball low and away.”

The adjustments Ruffolo made worked as Wauconda managed only three more hits and no runs in his final four innings.

On offense, Central (4-3) is trying to get things going and in need of that big inning

to take some pressure off the pitching staff.

The Tigers got back in the game in the fourth. Central loaded the bases, and with two outs center fielder Logan Mensching cleared them with a double to make it 4-3.

“I was looking for a fastball, and I got one and was able to get the job done,” Mensching said.

Central had its chance in its final atbat. Luke Tevyaw started the seventh by reaching first on an error, and Frank Berg was hit by a pitch on an 0-2 count. Wauconda brought in pitcher Trevor Sefcik, and he induced a ground ball to shortstop that started a double play. Sefcik finished the game with a strikeout.

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Mann had Central’s first hit of the game in the fourth inning and threw out a base runner in the fifth to keep it a one-run game.

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Hits for Wauconda in the first inning, when the Bulldogs scored all four of their runs.

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Central left nine runners on base Tuesday. The Tigers left at least two runners on base in three innings.

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GRAYSLAKE – Joe Dittmar took a mighty cut and looked like he had provided just the spark Richmond-Burton’s struggling offense needed.

Dittmar, a right-handed hitter, lofted a deep fly to right-center field with the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning. Grayslake Central right fielder Sam Ruhlmann kept running as the ball seemed to get pushed away from him by the wind.

Eventually, however, Ruhlmann ran the ball down, falling to the ground as he cradled it in his glove.

R-B coach Mike Giese felt it symbolized the entire game.

“When they had to make a great play, they made them,” Giese said.

“When we had to make them, we were just a play short.”

As in the sixth inning when three R-B errors led to the decisive run as the Rams nipped R-B, 2-1, in their nonconference baseball game Tuesday. If the Rockets had not committed any one of those errors, they would have escaped that inning.

Brady Gibson was 3 for 3, hitting the ball hard all three times, but the Rockets did not get enough other quality swings to go with Gibson’s.

Three of their four hits were rollers on the infield the Rockets beat out at first.

“Their pitcher (Justin Shepley) was hitting his spots well, and

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4 GIRLS SOCCER: JACOBS 4, GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 1

Strong opener for Eagles

By JOHN WILKINSON

jwilkinson@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – The Jacobs girls soccer team was itching to get on the field. Once the Golden Eagles did, they put on an impressive performance.

One of the area’s last teams to start the season, Jacobs got underway with a 4-1 Fox Valley Conference crossover win over Grayslake Central on Tuesday at Jacobs.

“It was very exciting. We were very antsy to play, and I think that showed, the excitement on the field,” Jacobs coach Stephanie Schuck said.

Freshman Cassie Kowalski netted a hat trick after Hannah Mohan had opened the scoring for the Golden Eagles (1-0).

“I think we’re doing a really nice job of meshing with our team, and I think it’s going to be a good season for us,” Kowalski said.

Jacobs’ offense as a whole flowed well for being in its first competitive match.

“Absolutely, that’s something that we’ve been focusing on the last couple weeks is creativity, movement, talking, so I think that it’s a really great start for what we’re trying to do going forward,”

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Emily Pasetes Jacobs, sr., GK

The Jacobs goalkeeper made eight saves, including a couple of 1-on-1 stops and a save just before the final buzzer to keep the 4-1 score intact.

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Goals by Jacobs freshman Cassie Kowalski

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Jacobs coach Stephanie Schuck got laughs and cheers from her team on the sideline after the Golden Eagles’ season opener when she mentioned they were now undefeated and above .500 on the year.

Schuck said.

Mohan gave the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead less than six minutes into the match. Then in the 25th minute, Kowalski got her first on an assist from Madison Belo.

Grayslake Central got one goal back three minutes later, with Quin Garbett making it 2-1 heading to halftime.

“We talked at halftime about continuing to play the more pro-

ductive passes,” Schuck said.

“There was that little bit of letdown when they were just playing the smaller ball. Once we started to regroup and communicate I think that’s when they really started to put it back together again.”

In the 53rd minute, Kowalski made it 3-1, putting the ball over the line from just a couple of feet out after the Rams’ goalkeeper mishandled it.

Four minutes later Kowalski completed the hat trick, and her third goal was the best of the bunch. Karissa Gottardo played a cross into the box from the right wing, and Kowalski beat her marker to it. Without letting it bounce, she got the outside of her left foot to it and redirected it goalbound to make it 4-1 with 23:25 left to play.

“It felt really good,” Kowalski said. “I really wanted that hat trick.”

Schuck praised the freshman’s work to get into the right spots.

“She definitely has a lot of motivation, which is what we want, so hopefully people start following suit,” Schuck said.

Goalkeeper Emily Pasetes made eight saves for the Golden Eagles.

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Thunder’s Saldana fans 17, beats A-H NORTHWEST HERALD Amaya Saldana struck out 17 and allowed one hit Tuesday to lead the Woodstock North softball team to a 4-2 nonconference victory over Alden-Hebron in Hebron.

Saldana, a sophomore, walked one, and both of the runs charged against her were unearned. She was also the Thunder’s leading hitter, going 2 for 3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. Caitlin Senn added a double and drove in one for the Thunder (5-6), and Taeya Beard had a double and a sacrifice fly.

Tiffany Damato broke up Saldana’s no-hit bid with a one-out single in the sixth.

Kassandra Clauss took the loss for the Giants, allowing three earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts in seven innings.

St. Francis 8, Marian Central 5: At Wheaton, St. Francis scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie and pull away for a nonconference win. Maggie Finnegan and Maddie Peters each had three hits for the Hurricanes (1-1), while Finnegan, Peters, Ryan Klinger and Emily Miller each drove in one.

Grace Shukis took the loss for Marian Central, striking out five in 42/3 innings.

Riverdale (Tenn.) 8, Dundee-Crown 1: At the Southern Warrior Classic Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Hannah Gestrich, Andrea Conway and Sydney Ruggles each had two hits in a nonconference loss. Gestrich was 2 for 3 with two doubles, and Ruggles drove in one run for D-C (2-2).

Inside Softball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK KAYLA SJODIN Dundee-Crown, 3B, so.

Sjodin drove in nine runs in two games Saturday in the Chargers’ doubleheader sweep of Streamwood, finishing 4 for 6 with two home runs, a double and two runs scored.

D-C beat Streamwood, 10-0, in five innings in Game 1 and 11-4 in Game 2.

In the second game, Sjodin had a three-run home run in the fourth inning and a grand slam in the fifth. She finished with seven RBIs. Sjodin also pitched two scoreless innings in relief Saturday.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Crystal Lake Central (3-0): The Tigers were idle last week but have outscored their opponents, 28-10, in three victories. They next face Marian Central on April 5 at home.

2. Prairie Ridge (1-0): The defending Fox Valley Conference Fox Division champions opened their season with a 10-4 win

Proud Sponsor of Athlete of the Week against Antioch on March 15, but don’t play again until Monday (vs. Belvidere North).

3. Marengo (3-4): After a 3-0 start, the Indians have dropped nonconference games to Kaneland, Wauconda, Beecher and Sterling (all regional champions in 2015). Two of the four losses were by one run.

4. McHenry (3-2): The defending FVC Valley champs lost to Crystal Lake Central, 10-8, in their season opener, then beat Richmond-Burton, 13-1, split a doubleheader against Sycamore, and defeated Grant on Monday, 4-2.

5. Dundee-Crown (2-1): After being shut out in their season opener, the Chargers scored 21 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Streamwood on Saturday.

NOTEWORTHY Searching for a No. 2: In Marengo’s 9-8

nonconference loss to Wauconda on Friday at Chicago Bandits Stadium, junior Mariah Dionne wasn’t expecting to pitch (she started in left field). But, after Wauconda put up three runs in the first and three in the third, Dionne entered the circle for the fifth time in six games.

Wauconda went on to beat Marengo, 9-8, on a dropped fly ball in the seventh. The Bulldogs were without their No. 1 pitcher, UIC commit Kayla Wedl, who was on a school vacation with her foreign language class.

“We’ve got to find another pitcher. Mariah can’t pitch every game,” Indians coach Dwain Nance said. “I thought she threw pretty well, but that was our fifth game that she’s thrown in. We can’t do that. It’s just unfortunate she has to take the loss.”

Dionne, last year’s Northwest Herald Softball Player of the Year, is coming off ACL surgery but didn’t say she tired against Wauconda. As a sophomore, she tossed 192 innings and struck out 266 batters.

“It’s just a mentality where you have to prepare yourself before you come in,” Dionne said. “It’s just whenever they need, they need you. And whenever you need to come through, you come through.”

She finished with eight strikeouts and allowed one earned run on six hits against Wauconda.

THIS WEEK’S TOP GAMES Johnsburg at Burlington Central 4:30 p.m. Thursday The Skyhawks (1-1) open Big Northern Conference East Division play on the road.

Johnsburg went 10-4 in the BNC East last season, winning its last six conference games.

Huntley vs. DeKalb 8 p.m. Friday, at Chicago Bandits Stadium in Rosemont The Red Raiders beat DeKalb, 4-3, last season in a regional championship, Huntley’s first postseason title since 2009.

Marengo at Freeport Tournament Friday and Saturday, at Read Park in Freeport The Indians are looking to snap a fourgame losing streak and continue to navigate a difficult nonconference schedule. Marengo will play two games Friday and two or three games Saturday.

– Alex Kantecki akantecki@shawmedia.com

CARY-GROVE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Setter played on JV as freshman

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com

ganis at C-G. Olson has been talking with Central Florida for a couple of months.

Former Bradley coach Jenny Maurer left the Peoria school to join Dagenais’ staff this winter and knew of Amber from her recruitment of Erin Olson.

Dagenais came to Crystal Lake for a workout but missed Amber’s Sky High 16 Black team’s workout. Harris arranged for Amber to practice with the 18 Black team, Erin’s team, so Dagenais could see her play. That workout was instrumental in cultivating Central Florida’s interest in Amber.

“We talked more after that, and I came for a visit,” Amber said. “It just kind of all came together.”

Langanis felt it was more advantageous for Amber Olson to remain as a setter on the junior varsity team rather than play out of position on the varsity. She is excited about Amber’s future with C-G and beyond.

“She’s pushing 6-foot, which makes her a really marketable setter,” Langanis said. “She’s quick and agile from playing softball and other sports. A 6-foot setter is really special.

Her being so quick and coordinated makes it a great position for her.”

NORTHWEST HERALD Senior Genna Sobieszczyk broke a tie in the second half Tuesday to lead the Cary-Grove girls soccer team to a 2-1 win against Buffalo Grove at the Lake Park Invitational in Roselle.

Sobieszczyk’s second-half goal was the only goal scored after intermission.

Senior Carli Petersen scored the Trojans’ first goal, and Kelly Stayart added an assist. Junior goalkeeper Morgan Olsen stopped three shots for C-G (1-1).

BOYS TENNIS Grayslake North 4, Huntley 3: At Grays-

lake, Huntley won three of four doubles matches but lost its Fox Valley Conference crossover dual against Grayslake North.

Huntley’s Ben Cazel and Jack Soderwall defeated Jack Clancy and Jake Dameron, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles.

Also for the Red Raiders, Charlie Burian and Jacob Wat won at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-4, and Julian Collins and Trey Coleman won at No. 3 doubles, 6-2, 6-0. Grayslake North won all three singles matches.

BULLS 98, PACERS 96

Butler’s basket might have saved season

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com INDIANAPOLIS – Jimmy Butler said he would have passed the basketball if he wasn’t open.

He couldn’t say it with a straight face.

“Obviously, the option was for me to shoot the ball,” Butler said of his lategame heroics. “If I wasn’t open I was going to pass it. Great screen by Niko (Mirotic), great play-call by coach, decent shot on my behalf.”

Decent?

How about season-saving? Or at least what was left in the season to save.

But there was Butler with 3.7 seconds left and the game with Indiana tied, hitting a 10-footer to put the Bulls up, 98-96, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. A score that would stick when the Pacers’ C.J. Miles missed a prayer at the horn.

“We tried to have Niko come up and slip out on the screen,” coach Fred Hoiberg said of the game-winner. “We tried to confuse them and slip him out, and then Jimmy was going to make the

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The ball hits Pacers guard Rodney Stuckey in the head after his shot was blocked by Bulls guard E’Twaun Moore (rear) during the second half Tuesday in Indianapolis. read on it. [Both defenders] kind of stayed in no-man’s land there, and Jimmy rose up and knocked down the big shot.”

A shot that not only ended a fourgame losing streak for the Bulls (37-37), but again kept them on life support for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

By beating Indiana, combined with Detroit beating Oklahoma City, the Pistons moved into the No. 7 spot, while the Pacers dropped to the eighth and final

spot, two games up on the Bulls with eight games left to play.

“We knew we had to win this one,” Hoiberg said. “We knew that if we didn’t win [Tuesday] it was going to be an uphill battle. It would have been a mountain to climb if we didn’t get this one.

The guys stepped up big and defended well.”

More like well enough.

There was a six-minute dry spell in the fourth quarter where the Bulls’ offense completely vanished and didn’t score a field goal. Good thing for them Indiana was just as bad. The Bulls finished that final quarter 6 for 23 (26.1 percent) only to be outdone by Indiana’s dreadful 5 for 22 (22.7 percent).

Someone, however, had to win.

“Really important, especially because right now we knew we had nine games left, every game was really important, and we came and played with a different mentality after we had a meeting a couple days ago,” Mirotic said. “Even when we lost our last game against Atlanta we played better, we competed. We did a hel-

luva job on defense, and that’s the way we should play the rest of the regular season.”

But can they? That’s the major problem with this team.

“I don’t know,” Butler said. “We have to figure it out though. I’m not going to sit here and talk about it any longer because I have been this entire year, with all due respect. I just think we have to continue to win games. I don’t care how we do it. I don’t care if we give up 150 points as long as we score 151. I’m fine with it.”

There was some collateral damage in the win, with Taj Gibson leaving the game with a rib contusion, and Derrick Rose bothered by a sore left elbow.

With so much on the line the next few weeks, however, injuries will have to wait.

“Just trying to give the team all I had,” Rose said of his shaky 4-for-15 shooting night. “Even though I couldn’t go left, I’m basically a left-handed driver.

Just tried to give the team whatever I had.’’

• Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Amber Olson represents a rarity, a high school volleyball player who committed to an NCAA Division I school without starting on her high school varsity team.

The Cary-Grove sophomore setter happened to be stuck behind her senior sister Erin, one of the best setters in the state, so most of her action came with the Trojans’ junior varsity team.

That did not stop Olson, who is 5-foot-11, from grabbing the attention of Central Florida’s coaches. Olson visited the Orlando school Monday and Tuesday and committed to Knights coach Todd Dagenais on the spot.

“I fell in love with this school, the players and the coaches,” Olson said.

Erin Olson signed with Bradley and helped C-G to third place in the Class 4A state tournament. She was

the Northwest Herald Player of the Year.

“We were just fortunate to have two phenomenal setters on our roster,” Trojans coach Patty Langanis said.

“Amber probably would have started on most varsity teams in the state, but her sister is just so fantastic that you Amber Olson had to have her on the court. Amber’s time is coming now.”

Langanis said Olson is the youngest C-G player ever to commit to a D-I school.

Amber saw playing behind her sister as a benefit.

“Having her around has pushed me that much harder and made me strive for that much more,” Amber said. “Having her always there to correct me and knowing that it’s coming from a loving place … she’s really helped me a lot with my setting career.”

Olson thanked Langanis and coaches at Sky High Volleyball Club, Steve Bonnem, Spencer Clarke and Scott Harris. Clarke also assists Lan-

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6 CUBS SPRING TRAINING

Blister? Arrieta ready for opener

By PATRICK FINLEY

pfinley@suntimes.com

MESA, Ariz. – Minutes after his final Cactus League start Tuesday, someone asked Jake Arrieta whether he had been bombarded with remedies for his right thumb blister – old wives’ tales or homeopathic remedies or mystery goo claiming to make it go away.

“There’s no blister anymore,” he said coldly. “It’s fine. Everything’s good.”

The crack in the Cubs ace’s thumb had vanished – poof! – like a captured spy. Arrieta’s intense stare made it seem like sheer will – not the nighttime Neosporin soak hours after he left Thursday’s game – was what vanquished the Cubs’ greatest threat to springtime bliss.

His thumb looked healed Tuesday, when Arrieta allowed one run on two hits in five innings in a 9-5 win. He threw 102 pitches, striking out five and walking two.

The Athletics’ lone run against the reigning National League Cy Young winner came in the first inning, when Arrieta walked former teammate Chris Coghlan, who stole second and

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Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta throws against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning Tuesday in Mesa, Ariz. He allowed a run on two hits in five innings. scored on Billy Butler’s two-out double.

Arrieta liked how he was able to adjust his timing from then on – namely, pitching inside to lefties and fooling hitters with a changeup.

“I need to be to be more aggressive early, and sharpen up a couple things,” he said. “But I like where I’m at going into our first game.”

He’ll start Opening Day on Monday.

“It means something special to everybody – not only myself but my team behind me,” he said. “Everybody’s

been waiting for this moment. It’s approaching fast. It’s finally here. To be the guy on the mound for the first one is something special.”

The hype, perhaps, has never been greater for a Cubs season to start.

No one carries those expectations more, and on broader shoulders, than Arrieta.

“I don’t think we pay much attention to it,” Arrieta said. “We have high expectations for ourselves. Within the team we know that everybody expects big things for us. We do as well. I think we don’t harp too much on that.”

The goal was to be ready – and healthy – on Day 1.

“That’s the thing on the front of all our minds, versus the expectations,” he said.

“We know we have some big shoes to fill this year, based on what we were able to do last year, but I think we can do that pretty well.”

Only a fool would expect Arrieta to start as well as he finished last year – his 0.41 ERA from Aug. 1 on is the lowest in the history of baseball – but first baseman Anthony Rizzo said the bar’s been set.

“He expects it out of himself, I know that,” Rizzo said. “Anything less

will be disappointing for him, I know that.”

Rizzo’s right leg was whacked by diving base runner Andrew Lambo in the fourth inning after a bad Miguel Montero snap throw. Rizzo left the game after the inning, but said later the exit was planned.

Another injury crisis seemingly avoided.

“After the first inning he really settled down and cruised like he always does,” said Rizzo, who played songs on a keyboard for his teammates earlier in the day. “He’ll be ready.

“It’s different – this is all different.

It’s hard to get the juices flowing right now at the end of spring like it will be in a few days.”

Manager Joe Maddon vowed earlier in camp not to over-work his ace in the spring, and he didn’t. He’s confident Arrieta is ready for Monday.

The opener is special, but it’s not everything. The second half, as Arrieta proved, takes precedence.

“After that game’s over, then it’s 161 games left on the schedule to fight through as a team,” Arrieta said.

“Any time you get the honor of being the Opening Day starter it is special, but it’s short-lived.

WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING

Abreu says he never wants to leave White Sox

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN

dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. – There’s no doubt the White Sox love having Jose Abreu on their side. What’s not to like about a slugging superstar who works hard, leads by example in the clubhouse and has a genuinely warm and likeable personality?

So when Abreu said Tuesday morning he wants to spend the rest of his career with the Sox, the fan base responded with an outpouring of love for the third-year Cuban first baseman.

A sample of responses on Twitter: “He is the best! Never leave cause we all Love ya Abreu!”

“Abreu is our guy on the South Side.

Loyal and our face of franchise. He will be next to get his number retired.”

“Loyalty yes! We are glad to have you here.”

“That’s refreshing loyalty - It’s an old school concept, but I like it!”

“Man, I love Jose Abreu. Love this dude!’’

Abreu shared his allegiance while talking about his disdain for designated-hitter duty. When kiddingly asked whether he wants to be traded to the National League, which doesn’t have the DH, he said through translator Billy Russo, “No, not even a joke. I want to spend my whole career with the White Sox organi- Jose Abreu zation because they were the ones who gave me the opportunity to play here. And they have done a lot for me. I love to be here.”

The Sox were aggressive in their pursuit of Abreu three offseasons ago and won his services with a six-year, $68 million contract, the largest in franchise history. In his first season on U.S. soil, Abreu finished third in American League Most Valuable Player voting and ran away with Rookie of the Year honors after batting .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs. His .581 slugging percentage led the AL. Last season he

batted .290 with 30 home runs and 101 RBIs to become the second player to record 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in each of his first two seasons, joining Albert Pujols with the Cardinals in 2001 and ’02.

“I have to say he has, if not exceeded expectations, he has certainly met the highest expectations anyone could have had for him,” general manager Rick Hahn said Tuesday. “You look at production alone, it’s been fantastic.

But you look at how much he has been asked to give in terms of a transition to a new culture, new league and how flawlessly he has been able to do that and how well he fits into our clubhouse, and how focused he is on winning. All of that is a huge testament to his makeup and the type of character he is.

“That was the type of player we thought we were getting, but until you have him on a day in, day out basis, you aren’t sure, and you don’t truly appreciate it until you see it every day.”

Abreu, 29, is set to earn $10 million

in 2016, $10.5 million in 2017, $11.5 million in 2018 and $12 million in 2019. He has a clause in his contract allowing him to opt for arbitration after this season, which could put him in position to earn even more.

Hahn said Abreu’s sentiments were “great to hear.”

“It’s a good feeling, and it speaks to the culture we’re trying to create around here,” Hahn said. “For Jose, he’s under control for the next four seasons, so a little time before that becomes a ripe issue, but it’s certainly a great sentiment to hear, and we appreciate that coming from him.”

Abreu is having a strong spring with a .404 average, four homers and six doubles going into Tuesday’s game.

He has been ready for Monday’s opener for weeks, he said.

“We have a very good team,” he said. “All the acquisitions during the offseason were good. I think we’re in a very good position right now. The atmosphere in here is loose. Everybody is happy. We’re confident.”

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

at N.Y. Mets* 7:05 p.m.

CSN

at Cincinnati* 3:05 p.m.

CSN

at Milwaukee 6 p.m.

CSN AM-1000

DETROIT 7 p.m.

WGN AM-1000

at Houston 6 p.m.

TNT AM-1000 vs Colorado* 3:05 p.m.

BOSTON 11:30 a.m.

NBC AM-720

vs N.Y. Mets* 3:05 p.m.

WGN at San Diego* 9:05 p.m.

AM-890

at L.A. Angels* 2:05 p.m.

AM-670 at San Diego* 3 p.m.

AM-890

* – Spring training exhibition

Spring training baseball Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee, 5 a.m. (tape delay), MLB Miami vs. N.Y. Mets, 8 a.m. (tape delay), MLB Boston (ss) vs. Pittsburgh, noon, MLB White Sox vs. Cincinnati, 3 p.m., CSN, MLB Detroit vs. Baltimore, 8 p.m. (same-day tape), MLB San Diego vs. Seattle, 11 p.m. (same-day tape), MLB St. Louis vs. Miami, 2 a.m. (Thursday, same-day tape), MLB Pro basketball Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m., NBA Miami at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m., NBA College basketball College Basketball Invititational, Game 2, Morehead State at Nevada, 8 p.m., ESPNU

Vegas 16, championship game, at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., CBSSN High school basketball McDonald’s All-American Game, Boys, East vs. West, at Chicago, 8 p.m., ESPN Pro hockey Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., NBCSN Figure skating ISU World Championships, Ice Dance Short Dance, at Boston, 11 a.m., NBCSN ISU World Championships, Men’s Short Program, at Boston, 11 p.m. (same-day tape), NBCSN Tennis ATP World Tour-WTA Tour, Miami Open, men’s and women’s quarterfinals, noon, ESPN ATP World Tour-WTA Tour, Miami Open, men’s and women’s quarterfinals, 6 p.m., ESPN2

The McHenry County College baseball team swept an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference doubleheader Tuesday against College of Lake County in Crystal Lake, winning, 10-4 and 7-1.

Andrew Reisinger (McHenry) improved to 4-0, allowing four runs on six hits in seven innings with six strikeouts and two walks in Game 1 for the Scots (12-6 overall, 4-0 ISCC).

Justin Blasinski went 2 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs, while Clark Brinkman added a home run and three RBIs. Nick Heidenthal was 3 for 3 with three runs scored.

In Game 2, Reilly Peltier (Jacobs) went six innings, allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and three walks. Blasinski had a home run, Riley Richarz went 2 for 3 with a double, a stolen base and two RBIs, and Brinkman added a double and drove in a pair.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W 52 49 45 43 43 43 40 39 ––– 37 36 31 30 30 21 9

y-Cleveland x-Toronto Atlanta Miami Boston Charlotte Detroit Indiana Bulls Washington Orlando Milwaukee New York Brooklyn Philadelphia

L 22 24 30 30 31 31 35 35

Pct GB .703 — .671 2½ .600 7½ .589 8½ .581 9 .581 9 .533 12½ .527 13

37 38 43 44 45 53 66

.500 15 .486 16 .419 21 .405 22 .400 22½ .284 31 .120 43½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct 67 7 .905 62 12 .838 52 23 .693 46 27 .630 41 33 .554 39 36 .520 37 37 .500 37 38 .493 ––– Dallas 36 38 .486 Denver 31 44 .413 Sacramento 29 45 .392 New Orleans 27 46 .370 Minnesota 25 49 .338 Phoenix 20 54 .270 L.A. Lakers 15 59 .203 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division y-Golden State y-San Antonio y-Oklahoma City x-L.A. Clippers Memphis Portland Utah Houston

GB — 5 15½ 20½ 26 28½ 30 30½ 31 36½ 38 39½ 42 47 52

Tuesday’s Results Bulls 98, Indiana 96 Charlotte 100, Philadelphia 85 Orlando 139, Brooklyn 105 Detroit 88, Oklahoma City 82 Houston 106, Cleveland 100 Golden State 102, Washington 94 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m.

Washington at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Bulls at Houston, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at Portland, 9 p.m.

Warriors win again, stay on pace to beat Bulls’ record of 72 wins

OAKLAND, Calif. – Stephen Curry knocked down six 3-pointers on the way to 26 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Wizards, 102-94, Tuesday night to stay on pace for the all-time wins record.

Klay Thompson followed back-to-back 40-point games with 16 as Golden State (677) stayed a game ahead of the 1995-96 Bulls’ pace during their 72-10 season. The Warriors must go 6-2 over their final eight games for the record.

U.S. back on track in qualifying with blowout of Guatemala

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Clint Dempsey scored 12 minutes in, Geoff Cameron, Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore added goals and the U.S. routed Guatemala on Tuesday, 4-0, to get back on track in 2018 World Cup qualifying.

– Staff, wire reports

Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-Dallas 77 46 22 9 101 x-St. Louis 77 46 22 9 101 x-Hawks 77 44 26 7 95 Nashville 77 39 25 13 91 Minnesota 77 38 28 11 87 Colorado 77 39 34 4 82 Winnipeg 76 31 38 7 69 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts x-Los Angeles 76 45 26 5 95 x-Anaheim 75 42 23 10 94 x-San Jose 77 43 28 6 92 Arizona 76 34 35 7 75 Calgary 76 32 38 6 70 Vancouver 76 27 36 13 67 Edmonton 79 30 42 7 67

GF GA 252 220 206 186 213 192 215 199 210 190 205 218 194 223 GF GA 208 180 196 178 228 199 199 226 210 240 172 221 194 234

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 76 44 27 5 93 214 182 Florida 76 42 25 9 93 218 189 Boston 77 40 29 8 88 223 209 Detroit 77 38 28 11 87 198 212 Ottawa 76 34 33 9 77 217 234 Montreal 77 35 36 6 76 205 224 Buffalo 77 31 35 11 73 185 210 Toronto 76 28 37 11 67 186 222 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 75 54 16 5 113 236 175 N.Y. Rangers 76 43 24 9 95 219 199 Pittsburgh 76 43 25 8 94 219 190 N.Y. Islanders 75 41 25 9 91 210 193 Philadelphia 75 37 25 13 87 196 199 New Jersey 77 37 32 8 82 173 194 Carolina 77 33 28 16 82 187 208 Columbus 76 30 38 8 68 195 237 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss; x-clinched playoff spot; z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Results Minnesota 4, Blackhawks 1 N.Y. Islanders 2, Carolina 1, SO Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 4, SO New Jersey 2, Boston 1 Montreal 4, Detroit 3 Toronto 5, Florida 2 St. Louis 3, Colorado 1 Dallas 5, Nashville 2 San Jose 4, Vancouver 1 Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Toronto at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

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

Nashville at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN

SPORTS BRIEFS MCC baseball team sweeps College of Lake County

MLB

NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday Villanova (33-5) vs. Oklahoma (29-7), 5:09 p.m.

North Carolina (32-6) vs. Syracuse (2313), 7:49 p.m.

National Championship Monday Semifinal winners

NIT Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday Valparaiso 72, BYU 70 George Washington 65, San Diego St. 46 Championship Thursday Valparaiso (30-6) vs. George Washington (27-10), 6 p.m.

CIT Championship Tuesday Columbia 73, UC Irvine 67

CBI Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday: Morehead State 86, Nevada 83, Morehead St. leads 1-0 Wednesday: Morehead State (23-12) at Nevada (22-14), 8 p.m.

Friday: Morehead State vs. Nevada,

VEGAS 16 At Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Semifinals Tuesday Old Dominion 64, UC Santa Barbara 49 Oakland (22-11) vs. ETSU (24-11), 11:30 p.m.

Championship Series Wednesday Old Dominion (24-13) vs. Oakland-ETSU winner, 9 p.m.

WOMEN NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At Indianapolis National Semifinals Sunday UConn (36-0) vs. Oregon State (32-4), 5 p.m.

Washington (26-10) vs. Syracuse (297), 7:30 p.m.

National Championship Tuesday, April 5 Semifinals winners, 7:30 p.m.

WNIT Semifinals Wednesday Oregon (24-10) at South Dakota (30-6), 7 p.m.

Thursday Michigan (21-13) at Florida Gulf Coast (32-5), 7 p.m.

Championship Saturday Seminfinal winners, 2 p.m.

Toronto Houston Los Angeles Minnesota Detroit White Sox Seattle Texas Cleveland Tampa Bay New York Oakland Boston Kansas City Baltimore

W 17 17 15 17 15 15 15 16 13 11 12 11 12 13 10

L 5 9 8 10 11 12 12 13 12 11 13 14 16 18 14

7 Pct .773 .654 .652 .630 .577 .556 .556 .552 .520 .500 .480 .440 .429 .419 .417

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct Washington 17 4 .810 Arizona 21 7 .750 Colorado 14 10 .583 Philadelphia 14 10 .583 Los Angeles 13 13 .500 Cincinnati 14 15 .483 Milwaukee 12 13 .480 Miami 10 12 .455 St. Louis 9 13 .409 San Francisco 11 18 .379 Cubs 9 17 .346 San Diego 9 19 .321 New York 7 15 .318 Pittsburgh 7 20 .259 Atlanta 6 18 .250 Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Tuesday’s Results Cubs 9, Oakland 5 White Sox 6, Texas 2 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Pittsburgh 4, 5 innings N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., ccd., Rain Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., ccd., Rain Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., ccd., Rain Minnesota 6, Boston 2, 7 innings Tampa Bay vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., ccd., Rain Miami 1, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Angels 1, Cleveland (ss) 1, tie Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 6, Arizona 1 San Diego 11, L.A. Dodgers 9 Baltimore 4, Atlanta 4, tie, 10 innings Seattle vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz. (n) San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz. (n)

PREPS SCHEDULE Wednesday Baseball: Crystal Lake South at Benton at Rent One Park, 9 a.m.; Huntley at Crystal Lake Central, Elgin at Marengo (DH), 10 a.m.; Richmond-Burton at Grant, Crystal Lake South at Carbondale, Rockford Lutheran at Johnsburg, Prairie Ridge at Mundelein, 4:30 p.m.; Cary-Grove at Plainfield North, Jacobs at Marion, TBA Softball: Dundee-Crown at Tennessee Tournament, TBA Girls Soccer: Mundelein at McHenry, 4:30 p.m.; Marian Central at Joliet Catholic, 6:30 p.m.; Huntley Invite, TBA Thursday Baseball: Hampshire at Huntley, Rockford Jefferson at Woodstock North, 11a.m.; Woodstock at Indian Creek, Alden-Hebron at Schaumburg Christian, 4 p.m.; Prairie Ridge at McHenry, Jacobs vs. Normal at Marion, 4:30 p.m.; Crystal Lake South at Murphysboro at Rent One Park, Dundee-Crown at Galesburg Streaks Invite, TBA Softball: Belvidere at Woodstock North (DH), noon; Christian Life at Alden-Hebron, Hampshire at Belvidere North, Barrington at Jacobs, Johnsburg at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.; Dundee-Crown at Tennessee Tournament, TBA Girls Soccer: Jacobs at Bartlett, noon; Marian Central at McHenry, Dundee-Crown at Sycamore, Elgin at Hampshire, 4:30 p.m.; Cary-Grove at Lake Park Invite, Huntley Invite, TBA Boys Tennis: Grayslake Central at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.

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Keith likely to be suspended after loss Defenseman hits Coyle with stick, ejected

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com ST. PAUL, Minn. – Duncan Keith wasn’t worried about the Minnesota Wild’s growing confidence against the Blackhawks. Asked Tuesday morning whether the Wild’s looming season sweep against the Hawks had erased their mental edge after they ousted Minnesota from the playoffs in three straight years, Keith shrugged.

“I’m not really in their head or in their minds, so I don’t know how they think,” Keith said. “But at the end of the day, you use the regular season to get in the playoffs. It’s what you do in the playoffs that matters.”

Well, Keith might not be doing anything until the playoffs.

Keith was ejected from Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Wild for a dangerous stick-swinging incident and likely faces a suspension. The Hawks have only five games left in the regular season. The cynical way of looking at it is some time off for Keith – who logged heavy minutes in winning the Conn Smythe Trophy last year – before the playoff grind wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. The truth is the sputtering Hawks can ill-afford to be

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The Minnesota Wild’s Jared Spurgeon scores against Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling in the third period Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn. The Hawks lost, 4-1. without one of their best players for any extended period of time as they try to stay ahead of the Nashville Predators for third place.

“We’ve done it before,” Jonathan Toews said about playing without Keith. “Obviously, [we know] what Duncs means to us. Whatever happens, we’ll make the best of any situation. That’s the only way we can look at it.”

Keith wasn’t available for comment after the game, and coach Joel Quenneville didn’t want to talk about the play.

Midway through the first period, Keith fell on his back and took a one-handed swipe of his stick across Charlie Coyle’s face – drawing blood – as he rolled over to get back up. Keith was assessed a match penalty for “intent to injure.”

A league source said the Department of Player Safety was already reviewing the incident. The nature of Keith’s infraction, and the fact he has been suspended twice before – five games for an elbow to Daniel Sedin in 2012 and one game for a stick-swing on Jeff Carter in the 2013 Western Confer-

ence final – won’t help his cause.

Keith’s early ejection left the Hawks woefully short-handed. Brent Seabrook was a late scratch with an illness, Artem Anisimov missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury, and Corey Crawford missed his seventh straight game with what a source said is a head injury.

“It definitely was a tough job for our five [defensemen],” said Marian Hossa, who scored a shorthanded goal – the 499th tally of his career – as the Hawks killed off Keith’s five-minute major. “It’s not easy to play without the top two D’s.”

Oddly enough, the Hawks had one of their best defensive efforts as a team without their two mainstays, whom they’ve never played without since they entered the league in 200506. They held Minnesota to only 18 shots on goal. But two early third-period goals by Jared Spurgeon and Erik Haula doomed them in the loss.

The Blues and Stars both won Tuesday night, moving them six points ahead of the Hawks. Each team has five games left.

According to Elias, the Wild are the first team to win every game against the Hawks in a season (five games or more) since the Bruins went 8-0 in the 1938-39 season.

“You know, if we would’ve won tonight, we wouldn’t be satisfied with 1-4,” Toews said. “It adds insult to injury to lose this one tonight. … It’s not fun to look back and have a record like that against a team in your division, especially a team like Minnesota. It’s not something we’re happy about.”

BLACKHAWKS NOTES

Source: Crawford has head injury, maybe vertigo

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com ST. PAUL, Minn. – For Corey Crawford and the Blackhawks, no news is bad news.

The Vezina Trophy candidate, who hasn’t played since March 14, still hasn’t skated and appears unlikely to travel to Winnipeg. A source said Crawford is dealing with a head injury, and possibly something similar to the vertigo symptoms Bryan Bickell was dealing with last spring. He’s still officially “day to day” with an unspecified upper-body injury.

Coach Joel Quenneville said Friday he was hopeful Crawford could return

in time for the playoffs, but he couldn’t say it with certainty.

In the meantime, Scott Darling made his seventh straight start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Aside from a four-goal first period against the Dallas Stars on March 22, after which he was Corey relieved by Michael Crawford Leighton, Darling has been solid. In his previous two games, wins at Calgary and Vancouver, he allowed just three total goals on 60 shots.

“He’s been huge for us,” Andrew Shaw said. “He’s stepped in and made some big saves.”

Powerless: A little more than two weeks ago, the Hawks had the top power-play unit in the league – something that has carried their offense for most of the season and helped propel Patrick Kane to the best season of his career. But entering Tuesday’s game, the Hawks had gone eight games – and 23 straight power plays – without a power-play goal.

“It’s not ideal, right?” Andrew Ladd said. “You obviously want to create more. I think the tendency when you have as much skill as we do on our units is to make plays, and when things aren’t going good, you’ve got to move the puck quick and get it to the net and create things off of that.”

Duncan Keith said the Hawks have had plenty of power-play lulls in the past and always have worked through them. He also noted how few chances they’ve had of late – nine power plays in their previous five games.

“I don’t think we’ve had very many power plays,” Keith said. “They haven’t been really calling too many penalties. I don’t really know why that is.

Maybe it’s to let us know the playoffs are coming, and they’re not going to be calling many.”

Injury report: Artem Anisimov missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury Tuesday night in Minnesota. Quenneville was hopeful he could play Friday in Winnipeg.

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PAPRIKASH

Hungarian meal is full of flavor for paprika lovers

Oven makes Italian dish hands-off

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Keep slow cookers working all summer long with 7 recipes that go beyond basic soups and stews

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Here are four nice wines for early spring sipping, including a great pinot from New Zealand and a delightful kosher Beaujolais.

Carrick Unravelled Pinot Noir 2013, HHH, Central Otago, New Zealand, $32. Central Otago is known for two things: the scenery in the “Lord of the Rings” films and some of the world’s best pinot Buying guide noir. This is a rich, spicy one, nicely balancing the HHH = Exceptional earth of the mountains, the HH = Excellent wind of the island climate H = Very Good and the fire within. ABV: 14 percent.

Waitsburg Cellars Three 2013, GREAT VALUE HHH, Yakima Valley, Washington, $20. Delightful.

This is a blend of three white grapes from southern France: grenache blanc – which is trendy in California – plus marsanne and picpoul. Winemaker Paul Gregutt has crafted a wine combining exotic tropical fruit and the aromas of a secret garden on a cool summer evening. Try this with seafood salad, shrimp off the grill or even by itself. Alcohol by volume: 13.3 percent.

Weinert Carrascal 2010, HHH, Mendoza, Argentina, $16. This blend of malbec, cabernet sauvignon and merlot is more Old World in style than most Argentine wines. It offers savory, smoky aromas and flavors rather than bold fruits. ABV: 14 percent.

Louis Blanc La Ferrage Côte de Brouilly 2012, HH, Beaujolais, France, $20. This is a savory, tart gamay with earthy, mushroom flavors. A nice bistro wine, good with burgers or other simple foods off the grill. Kosher. ABV: 13 percent.

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Tuna Noodle Skillet 2 tablespoons margarine 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 10.5-ounce can cream of mushroom or celery soup 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes, fresh or canned, drained 2 cups cooked medium noodles 1 8-ounce can or peas or thawed mixed

doing nothing but brushing off my flour sifter, and maybe wiping it down, for Special guest columnist Tamar Haspel going on three decades now. I have recently joined Washington Post food lived to tell the tale, and my flour sifter writers for an online chat with readers. still works fine.

Here are edited excerpts.

Editor Joe Yonan: I long ago switched to either a) whisking the flour, Reader: I have my grandmother’s rather than sifting; or b) using a fineancient Bromwell’s sifter and a mesh strainer instead of a sifter. new-ish Bromwell. They’re both made of metal that rusts. I can’t I recently “inherited” five cans really clean them. I just shake out of sardines from my deceased the dust and wipe them down. father’s pantry. Can I substitute Why are they made like that? Can I those for anchovy paste? Will the buy one that I can really clean? salt element be equivalent?

Haspel: I read somewhere, decades Tim Carman: Cooks use canned sarago, that you shouldn’t clean your dines in recipes all the time, sometimes flour sifter, mostly because you could without draining the olive oil used to get little cemented bits of flour in pack the fish in the tins. I wouldn’t the screen, but also because of rust. hesitate to use them, though some tins Because I can’t cite a source, or even have very high sodium levels. Dependswear that I actually did read that, take ing on the recipe, you might need to it for what it’s worth, but I have been adjust your salt amounts.

In a large skillet, melt the margarine and sauté the onion until tender. Add the remaining ingredients except the cheese.

Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes, until hot. Top with cheese and cover, cooking until the cheese melts.

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2 tablespoons margarine 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 10.5-ounce can cream of mushroom or celery soup 1/2-cup milk 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes, fresh or canned, drained 2 cups cooked medium noodles 8 oz can peas, or thawed mixed veggies 12 oz drained tuna 1/2 cup grated Muenster cheese

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7 spring slow cooker hacks

By ALISON LADMAN • The Associated Press

hink all your slow cooker is good for is cranking out

So if you usually pack your slow cooker away from

pots of chili and beef stew? Think again. This versatile spring until fall, hold off. We’ve gathered seven of our fakitchen workhorse can be put to use for all manner of vorite slow cooker hacks to help you get the hang of making

things you probably never realized.

the most of yours through the warmer months.

1.

Cobbler

Combine 2 pounds frozen peaches or mangoes with 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground dry ginger, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and a pinch of salt. Top with canned or homemade biscuit dough.

Cook for 2 to 3 hours on high or 4 to 6 hours on low.

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2.Fruit Sauce Wine 3.Mulled Cider or

Combine 3 pounds of cored and sliced apples (or other fruit) with 1/2 cup matching fruit juice, a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons butter.

Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours. Purée or process with a blender, immersion blender or food processor to your desired level of smoothness. Optionally, stir in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or cognac.

Chocolate Oatmeal 4.Hot Chocolate 5.

Peanut 6.

Butter Snack

Combine 2 cups water, 2 cups milk, 1 cup Combine 1/2 gallon whole steel-cut oats and a pinch of Combine 1 gallon apple cider milk, 2 cups heavy cream, Mix salt in the slow cooker. Cook 12 ounces each of milk or 3 bottles of red wine Combine 4 cups Corn Chex on low for 4 to 6 hours. Add chocolate chips and dark with 1/2 cup brown sugar, cereal, 4 cups Cheerios, 2 chocolate chips, and a va1/4 cup lemon juice, the cups miniature pretzels and 2 fruit, spices, brown sugar or zest of 1 orange peeled into nilla bean, split and scraped. cups peanuts with 12 ounces maple syrup as desired. long strips with a vegetable Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours semi-sweet chocolate chips or on high for 1 to 2 hours, peeler, 4 cinnamon sticks, and 1 cup smooth peanut stirring once or twice to 1 tablespoon cloves, 1-inch butter. Cook on low for 3 chunk of fresh ginger, sliced, mix the melted chocolate hours, stirring 1 to 2 times thoroughly with the milk and an hour. Spread evenly on and 1 teaspoon whole cream. allspice. Cook for 1 to 2 a parchment-lined baking hours on high or 3 to 4 hours sheet and sprinkle with on low. powdered sugar.

Coconut 7.

Rice Pudding

Combine a 15-ounce can coconut milk with 2 cups water, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, a pinch of salt and 1 cup short-grain white rice. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.

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DIY sausage doesn’t have to be difficult

By SARA MOULTON

1 cup dry lentils 2 to 2½ cups low-sodium chicken stock or broth 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard Chopped fresh parsley, to serve

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If you’ve always nursed a yen to make your own sausage, but you don’t own a meat grinder and you’re dubious about the joys of stuffing ground meat into casings, this recipe for rustic sausage patties is for you.

So what about this ground meat mixture qualifies it as sausage? The answer is threefold: the seasonings, the way the ground meat is mixed and the high fat content of the mixture.

Most hamburger meat contains 15 to 20 percent fat. Ground chuck clocks in at about 30 percent. But when it comes to sausage, most of which is made from pork, the fat averages 30 to 50 percent.

And – big surprise! – that’s why we love it so much. The flavor and juiciness are enhanced greatly by all that fat.

Still, there’s no reason to get crazy, which is why I’ve walked a middle line here, aiming for a fat content around 35 percent. Pork shoulder (also known as pork butt or Boston butt) is my cut of choice. It’s inexpensive, tasty and rich with fat. But the ratio of meat to fat varies even within a given piece of pork shoulder. Some parts are leaner, some fattier. To arrive at just the right ratio, you need to slice off the fat and weigh it, then weigh the meat, too.

Next, it’s time to toss in a couple of slices of bacon, which is my way of adding smokiness to the sausages without actually having to smoke them.

Given that most folks don’t own a meat grinder, we’re going to use a food processor to “grind” the meat. First, however, the meat and fat must be frozen. This helps them break up more evenly during processing and helps prevent them from overheating in the machine. You can take advantage of that freezing time to cook and chill the onion mixture.

When all of the ingredients are combined – the ground meat, fat, onion and seasonings – it’s important to mix them well. Kneading makes the finished sausages denser and springier. These qualities are what make a sausage a sausage rather than a burger, which should be loose and crumbly.

I call for the cooking and tasting of a “test pilot,” or tiny sample patty, before launching into full production.

It’s a safe way to decide whether the sausage is seasoned to your taste, given you shouldn’t just pinch off and gobble down a piece of raw meat.

First, it’s just not safe. Second, raw meat requires different seasoning than cooked meat.

Rustic Sausage Patties with Lentils AP photo

The patties can be formed a day ahead and chilled, which will improve their flavor even further. One last caveat: Be careful not to overcook the patties. All they’ll need is three minutes a side, plus a few more with the lentils. If you cook them to well done, they’ll be dry.

I love the combination of pork and beans, which is why I paired these rustic sausage patties with warm lentils.

The lentils and their cooking liquid are poured into the same skillet in which the sausages were grilled. This step deglazes the browned sausage juices on the bottom of the skillet and marries the pork to the lentils.

If you want to make this dish more substantial, you might stir some baby spinach or kale into the lentils and let them wilt before adding the sausages.

Rustic Sausage Patties with Lentils Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes (45 minutes active) Servings: 4

For the sausage patties: 12 ounces trimmed pork shoulder meat, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 4 ounces fresh pork fat (from the trimmed shoulder meat), cut into 1-inch pieces 2 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup finely minced yellow onion 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried sage 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper For the lentil salad:

To make the sausages, in a shallow container such as a baking dish or small sheet pan, spread out the pork, fat and bacon. Freeze, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, sage and thyme, then cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl and refrigerate until cooled to room temperature.

Reserve the skillet.

Once the pork has chilled in the freezer for 30 minutes, transfer the fat and bacon to a food processor. Pulse until it is very finely chopped, then transfer to a bowl. Add the pork chunks to the processor and pulse until finely chopped.

Return the fat-bacon mixture to the processor and pulse several times to mix. Transfer the mixture back to the bowl along with the cooled onion mixture, the salt and pepper.

Knead the mixture for several minutes, or until it is mixed well and holds together when you squeeze it with your fingers.

In a small skillet, test a small piece of the sausage mixture, cooking it until nicely browned on both sides. Adjust seasoning as needed.

Shape the mixture into twelve 2-inch patties, then chill, covered, until ready to cook.

While the patties chill, prepare the lentil salad. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium-high, combine the lentils and 2 cups of the chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook the lentils, partially covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the lentils are just tender.

When the lentils are nearly done cooking, heat the reserved large skillet over medium.

Working in batches, add the sausage patties to the skillet and cook until they are nicely browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the patties to a plate.

Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet, then add to the skillet the cooked lentils along with their cooking liquid, the sherry vinegar and Dijon mustard.

Simmer gently, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, for 2 minutes, adding more chicken broth if desired to achieve a soupy consistency. Add the patties to the skillet and simmer gently for 2 minutes.

To serve, transfer a mound of the lentil mixture to each of 4 serving bowls, then top with 3 patties and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Nutrition information per serving: 590 calories; 310 calories from fat (53 percent of total calories); 34 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 80 mg cholesterol; 500 mg sodium; 33 g carbohydrate; 12 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 38 g protein.

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Chicken Paprikash AP photo

Easy comfort dinner with 1 pan, lots of paprika

By KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press

Chicken paprikash is the kind of dish that reveals itself immediately and inarguably as comfort food, even if you’ve never eaten it before in your life.

It’s a classic Hungarian dish that features chicken, onions, broth, tomatoes (sometimes, not always) and of course copious amounts of paprika. I have been playing around with my tin of smoked paprika for quite a while now, and while I love the flavor, it can come on strong. So here I relied primarily on the typical sweet Hungarian paprika, then added a little bit of smoked to give it another level of flavor. You also could add a bit of hot paprika to give the dish a different kind of kick.

If you are the kind of person to make your own dumplings or noodles, this is a great moment to whip out that skill set. For the rest of us, and for a weeknight dinner, a bag of egg noodles fits the bill perfectly. You don’t want to heat the sour cream in the sauce over the stove, or it might curdle. Just stir it into the pot at the very end and it will add a tangy-creamy note to the warm sauce.

Chicken Paprikash

Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 8 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 large yellow onions, quartered length-

wise and thinly sliced crosswise 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sweet paprika 1 teaspoon smoked or hot paprika (optional) 2 bay leaves 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth 16-ounce bag egg noodles 3/4 cup sour cream Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

In a very large, deep heavy sauté pan (such as cast-iron) over medium-high, heat the oil. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook for about 4 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook for another 4 minutes; it will not be cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate. It’s fine if there are bits stuck to the pan.

Return the pan to medium heat and add the onions. Sauté for 5 minutes, or until softened and moderately browned. Stir in the garlic and sauté for another minute. Stir in the flour and both varieties of paprika, stirring for 1 minute, or until well mixed. Add the bay leaves, tomatoes and broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom to loosen any stuck bits.

Return the chicken to the pan, along with any juices on the plate. Cook for another 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Meanwhile, bring a large pot salted water to a boil and cook the egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and divide between serving plates. When the chicken is cooked, remove the pan from the heat.

Remove the bay leaves from the sauce and discard, then stir in the sour cream. Top each portion of noodles with chicken and sauce.

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Versatile polenta easier in the oven

By SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

We call it cornmeal mush. The Italians call it polenta. And they’ve been making it since shortly after Columbus introduced corn to the Old World upon his return from America.

At its most simple, polenta requires exactly two ingredients: cornmeal and a liquid. Sometimes fat or seasonings are added. Traditionally, it is prepared by bringing the liquid to a boil in a saucepan, adding the cornmeal in a slow, steady stream, then simmering the resulting mush, stirring constantly until it thickens. The whole process takes 30 to 40 minutes.

But let me be honest with you. That is not the way I make it. First, I’m not inclined to babysit a dish for 40 minutes. Secondly, I am not a fan of polenta’s tendency to splatter as it cooks.

That mush is hot!

Happily, a stewardess on a plane tipped me off years ago about a handsfree, eruption-free way to cook polenta.

She said she simply tosses all of the ingredients into a casserole dish and bakes them. I was skeptical. No way it could be that easy. But I tried it out and she was right. I’ve been making polenta in the oven instead of on the stove ever since.

There are many kinds of cornmeal at the grocer these days, fine, medium or coarse grain, stone ground, organic, some just labeled polenta, and in both white and yellow varieties. They all behave slightly differently when cooked, but they all can be used to make polenta. Texture-wise, fine-ground cornmeal turns out smoother and creamier, while coarser cornmeal is more granular. I like both. It takes a little longer to cook the coarser variety, and you’ll need to use a little more water.

Timing-wise, the vessel in which you cook the polenta makes a huge difference. If you use a casserole dish (earthenware or enameled cast-iron), the timing will work out pretty much as I explain in the recipe because those dishes heat up evenly from the bottom to the top. However, if you use a stainless steel pot (even one with aluminum or copper in the bottom), the polenta will take much longer to cook. Not to worry, though. If that’s the only pot you have, the polenta will still be great.

Where does polenta fit into the meal? It can be served as a first course, perhaps topped with sautéed mushrooms. It can act as a main course partnered with the pasta sauce of your choice. It provides the perfect bed for

Polenta embellishments Onion: In a small skillet over medium heat, sauté 1/2 cup finely chopped onion in 2 tablespoons butter until softened.

Add 2 teaspoons minced garlic and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, then cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the onion mixture to the casserole with all the remaining ingredients and follow the recipe as written. When the polenta is done, stir in 1 ounce finely grated Parmesan cheese (or another crumbled or diced cheese of your choice, such as Gorgonzola or fontina).

Mushroom: Top the creamy polenta with 1/2 pound assorted sliced mushrooms sautéed in butter with minced shallot or onion and finished with truffle oil and chopped fresh herbs. sautéed shrimp or lamb, as well as for beef or chicken stew. Finally, it’s a great absorber of the meat juices generated by a roast. In short, polenta is wildly versatile. Think of it as a welcome alternative to rice, potatoes or pasta.

Baked Polenta

Start to finish: 1 hour (5 minutes active) Servings: 6 1 cup fine- or medium-grain cornmeal 4 to 4½ cups water, low-sodium chicken broth or stock, or vegetable broth, or a combination 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Baked Polenta AP photo

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a 2-quart casserole dish, combine all the ingredients (use 4 cups liquid for fine cornmeal, and 4 1/2 cups for medium cornmeal).

Stir the mixture briefly, then bake, uncovered, on the oven’s middle shelf until thick and creamy, about 45 minutes if it is fine cornmeal and 1 hour if it is medium cornmeal. The polenta should have the texture of a thick porridge; if it is too thin, put it back in the oven and let it bake until it reaches the desired consistency, checking it at 15-minute intervals.

When the polenta is done, stir well and serve right away.

Nutrition information per serving: 100 calories; 25 calories from fat (25 percent of total calories); 2.5 g fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 380 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 3 g protein.

Baked Polenta with mushrooms AP photo

By BONNIE S. BENWICK

Southwestern Ham Steaks

The Washington Post

Dinner prep doesn’t get much easier than a ham steak. Some are smoked and some are simply cured; the latter is what you want to use here.

The steaks come sliced thin and thick; the one you want for this recipe is on the thin side, with a bit of the center bone. The quick rub is spicy and makes for flavorful diced leftovers in a next-day salad.

Serve with new potatoes or a warm potato salad.

Southwestern Ham Steaks 3 or 4 servings

2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon packed light or dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 1¼-to-1½-pound ham steak Heat a large grill pan or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Turn on the exhaust fan or open a nearby window. Use paper towels to pat the ham steak dry.

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Combine the chili powder, dried oregano, the cayenne and black peppers, the brown sugar and the butter in a small bowl, stirring to blend. Rub the mixture all over both sides of the ham steak. Place the seasoned ham steak in the pan; the side with more bone showing should be down. Cook for 5 or 6 minutes, until blackened in places, then carefully turn over and cook on the second side for about 4 minutes.

Transfer to a plate, first-cooked side up. Let the meat rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition information per serving (based on 4): 240 calories, 22 g protein, 5 g carbohydrates, 15 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 75 mg cholesterol, 1,650 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugar

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-W5 Plaintiff, -v.JASON J. ROMANYK, et al Defendant 14 CH 00158 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 15, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 19, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014,

bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 440 BRANDY DRIVE UNIT B, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Property Index No. 19-07-233-020.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-25459.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-25459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00158 TJSC#: 36-3410 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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MARSHA FULLER, et al Defendant 14 CH 00973 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 11, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 13, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5014 MEADOWLARK COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012 Property Index No. 14-29-453-023.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (Published in the Northwest (driver's license, passport, etc.) in Herald, March 23, 30, 2016 order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in April 6, 2016) Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, THE TWENTY- SECOND P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please DITECH FINANCIAL LLC refer to file number 14-14-17167.

Plaintiff, THE JUDICIAL SALES -v.CORPORATION

14 CLASSIFIED • Wednesday, March 30, 2016 CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-17167 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00973 TJSC#: 36-2389 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I688918 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 30, 2016 April 6, 13, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE Ref. No. 15-02142 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1; Plaintiff, vs.

JOSE BENITO DURAN; Defendants, 15 CH 903 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 29, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 09-34-277-008.

Commonly known as 4219 PONCA ST., MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I689009 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 30, 2016 April 6, 13, 2016)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-W5 Plaintiff, -v.JASON J. ROMANYK, et al Defendant 14 CH 00158 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 15, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 19, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT 440-B TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN BRANDYWINE CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 760980, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 440 BRANDY DRIVE UNIT B, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Property Index No. 19-07-233-020.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

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purc of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-25459.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-25459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00158 TJSC#: 36-3410 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I688432 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 23, 30, 2016 April 6, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.MARSHA FULLER, et al Defendant 14 CH 00973 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 11, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 13, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN WALKUP HIGHLANDS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 16, 1961 AS DOCUMENT NO. 380190

IN BOOK 14 OF PLATS, PAGE 67, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5014 MEADOWLARK COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012 Property Index No. 14-29-453-023.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-17167.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorn File No 14-14-17167

gal pleadings@ Attorney File No. 14-14-17167 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00973 TJSC#: 36-2389 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I688918 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 30, 2016 April 6, 13, 2016)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

ROBIN L. JONES; GB HOME EQUITY, LLC; COMERICA BANK; CHICAGO, INC.; ACCION OWNERS AND UNKNOWN NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 15 CH 1168 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, ROBIN L. JONES; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 24 IN CAMBRIA UNIT 4, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 2, 2001, DOCUMENT NUMBER AS 2001R0012180, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 1400 Collins Drive, Cary, Illinois 60013 P.I.N.: 19-11-353-001 and which said mortgage was signed by ROBIN L. JONES, mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for First Choice Mortgage, Inc., d/b/a Tradition Mortgage., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County as Document No. 2004R0108363; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of McHenry County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in McHenry County at 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before the April 15, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Email: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 15 2743 I687504

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Donna Keller; BMO Harris Bank National Association f/k/a Harris National Association successor by merger to Harris Bank Woodstock; Sunrise Ridge Association, Inc.; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Vincent P. Keller; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Vincent P. Keller (deceased) DEFENDANTS 15 CH 01094 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Donna Keller Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Vincent P. Keller Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 8704 Acorn Path Wonder Lake, IL 60097 and which said Mortgage was made by: Vincent P. Keller executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2005R0025319; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before April 22, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff (Published in the Northwest 15W030 North Frontage Road, Herald March 16, 23,30, 2016) Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 PUBLIC NOTICE Our File No. 14-15-16974 NOTE: This law firm is a debt Ref. No. 15-02142 collector.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF I688380 THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, (Published in the Northwest WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Herald March 23, 30, 2016 April THE BANK OF NEW YORK 6, 2016) MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1; Follow Plaintiff, Northwest Herald vs. on Twitter JOSE BENITO DURAN; @nwherald

Defendants,

15 CH 903 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 29, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 11 IN COONEY HEIGHTS THIRD ADDITION TO MCHENRY, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 10, 1955, AS DOCUMENT NO. 292379, IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 23, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 09-34-277-008.

Commonly known as 4219 PONCA ST., MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I689009

barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

(Published in the Northwest Herald on March 30, 2016, April 6, 13, 2016) 1172362

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Darrell D. Levi Jr. a Minor

by Robin E. Liesmann Parent or Guardian Case Number 16 MR 166 Public notice is hereby given that on May 5th, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 201, of the McHenry County Government Center there will be a hearing on my Petition praying for the change of my minor's name from Darrell Dwayne Levi Jr. to that of Devin Charles Liesmann pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois, March 24th, 2016. /s/ Robin E. Liesmann Petitioner (Published in the Northwest Herald March 30, 2016 April 6, 13, 2016) 1172207

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 30, 2016 April 6, 13, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR CIRCUIT, McHENRY COUNTY, NAME CHANGE (ADULT) ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF JOHN N. GARIS, DECEASED,

Request of MADALYN NICOLE NOWAK

NO. 15PR000129

Case Number 16 MR 175

Notice is given to Creditors of the death of the above named decedent who died on February 27, 2015. Letters of office were issued on May 5, 2015, to Kathari ne A. Garis, 1034 Butler Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys of record are Harry P. Stinespring & Associates, 269 North Bay Court, Lake Barrington, IL 60010.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 5.28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Statutes 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk, McHenry County Courthouse, Woodstock, IL, or with the representative, or both, on or before September 30, 2016, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is

Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on April 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Room 204, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from MADALYN NICOLE NOWAK to that of MILO EINAR NOWAK pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ Madalyn Nowak (Published in the Northwest Herald March 23, 30, 2016, April 6, 2016) 1170468

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 9, 2016, a certificate

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Wednesday, March 30, 2016 • was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as MD CONSTRUCTION located at: 588 Bridle Court, Lakemoor, IL 60051 Dated March 9, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald March 23, 30, 2016, April 6, 2016) 1170627

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 15TH, 10:00 AM MIDTOWN SELF STORAGE CENTER 2016 S. ROUTE 31 MCHENRY, IL 60050 The personal property of Lisa Jarvis stored in Unit# C-87. All contents of said unit including personal property, household goods, boxes, containers, records and appliances will be sold unless all monies due are paid prior to sale.

The personal property of James Augustus stored in Unit # 1-228.

All contents of said unit including personal property, household goods, furniture, appliances, boxes, clothing, containers, appliances, records and miscellaneous items will be sold unless all monies due are paid prior to sale.

The personal property of Jan Dundee stored in Unit# A-34.

All contents of said unit including personal property, household goods, boxes, clothing, containers, records, appliances, toys and miscellaneous items will be sold unless all monies due are paid prior to sale.

(Published in the Northwest Herald on March 23, 30, 2016) 1170445

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON April 20th, 2016 AT 12:00 P.M. a sale by public auction will be held at 1910 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the Self-Service Storage Facility Act, 770 ILCS 95/1 et. seq., against such articles, for storage furnished at 1910 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL. Unit # 549 1030 1129 2018 2029 3004 3222 4121 11013

Tenant Aaron Kunkle Jenny Leverson Denene Lawyer Noelle Allen David Daniels Eugenlo Rodriguez Clayton Sutherland Louanne Ho Frank Feraco

Algonquin Road Self-Storage 1910 E. Algonquin Road Algonquin, IL 60102 847-658-3033 (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 30m 2016m April 8, 2016) 1172245

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