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I wandered up to the front, and, much to my surprise, there was the Dan McConchie election sign I wrote about in this space Wednesday morning.

Pletz, the owner of ServiceMaster in Crystal Lake and a McConchie supporter, read my column and thought it would be fun to remove the sign from the corner of Three Oaks Road and Lutter Drive in Crystal Lake and bring it by the office.

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Island Lake police are investigating an incident in which five young men reportedly entered a home with weapons, tied up the four occupants, ransacked a bedroom finding marijuana, and hit one of the victims with a pipe. Police Chief Tony Sciarrone said police believe it was a targeted situation.

He said the only description police have is of the car – a white SUV. Story, page A4.

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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner expressed frustration with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan for lack of progress in budget talks.

Rauner accused Madigan and other Illinois Democrats on Wednesday of “playing games” in delaying setting a time to meet. Story, page A18.

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The Jones County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that narcotics deputies were sent to the home Saturday to investigate the unusual incident.

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But he inspected it and found that it contained a leafy substance that smelled like marijuana.

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DIGIT $92 The cost of taking the TASC high school equivalency test, which McHenry County College will be offering soon

ON THE COVER Julio Capeles-Delgado, director of adult education at McHenry County College, walks through the Adult Education office. MCC is working with the Regional Office of Education to offer a new high school equivalency test.

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By ALLISON GOODRICH

agoodrich@shawmedia.com Officials in McHenry County College’s office of adult education are eager to start offering an additional path toward a crucial educational milestone – a high school equivalency certificate – but they say the state’s financial woes have stalled the rollout of the new option.

This year, in addition to Pearson VUE’s GED test, which for years has been the only test administered in Illinois, two additional tests were

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What’s your level of education? Vote online at NWHerald.com. approved to be offered to Illinoisans seeking a high school equivalency certificate.

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Rollout of high school equivalency exams stalled by budget woes

by California-based Data Recognition Corp.

The approval from the Illinois Community College Board, the administrator of the high school equivalency test, came last year after the paper-and-pencil component was removed from the GED in 2014, ICCB spokesman Matt Berry said.

At that time, the cost to take the GED test also shot up from $50 to $120, and the rigor increased to be parallel with Common Core State Standards.

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It’s going to significantly increase the opportunity for a higher standard of living, access to job opportunities, pathways to further education.”

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LOCAL NEWS LOCAL BRIEF Marengo-area crash sends driver to hospital

MARENGO – One person was sent to the hospital Wednesday after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole near Marengo, a fire official said.

Joe Taylor, firefighter/ paramedic with the Marengo Rescue Squad, said the department responded about 4:30 p.m. to Harmony and Hampshire roads.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin with minor injuries, Taylor said.

He said there were no passengers, and he could not give any more information on the driver or what caused the crash.

The vehicle had moderate damage and was towed, Taylor said, and the utility pole was not damaged.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, who Taylor said also responded, could not be immediately reached for comment.

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WOODSTOCK

Man pleads guilty to murder

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock man who admitted to stabbing his stepson to death was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Victor M. Lopez, 49, 1780 Shelia St., pleaded guilty Wednesday to the second-degree murder of his stepson Mark A. Medina, 34, of Woodstock. In addition to prison time, Lopez will serve two years of post-incarceration supervision. He will receive credit for the nearly three years he’s served in the McHenry County Jail since his arrest.

McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather accepted the plea.

The incident was related to a domestic dispute between Lopez and Medina that became physical, according to the state’s attorney’s office.

Lopez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in 2013 after Woodstock police picked him up from the hospital – where he was receiving treatment for facial injuries he suffered during the incident. Medical reports indicated that Lopez’s eyes were swollen shut.

Medina died of multiple stab wounds, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.

Family members of Medina said he

and Lopez did not get along and had a tense relationship because Medina thought Lopez abandoned his wife, Mary Medina, when she became ill. Mark Medina was his mother’s primary caretaker.

This was not Lopez’s first experience with the criminal justice system.

He was previously charged with domestic battery that was later reduced to misdemeanor assault when he threw a beer bottle that hit Medina’s mother in the arm, according to a 2009 criminal complaint.

He was sentenced to one year of supervision and was ordered to take anger and partner abuse counselVictor M. ing.

Lopez In 2002, Lopez was given supervision for misdemeanor battery when he punched a man in the face and kicked him.

Joseph Medina, Mark Medina’s brother, was present in court Wednesday to speak on his and his family’s behalf.

He told the court he and his two brothers had a difficult upbringing, and Mark Medina felt the only way he could get attention from his mother was to get in trouble.

“One thing was for sure, we had each other,” Joseph Medina said.

In 1996, Mark Medina was acquitted of attempted first-degree murder by a McHenry County jury for reportedly shooting a man once in the chest.

The then-16-year-old was found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Joseph Medina said prison took a toll on his brother. Years later, he married and had two kids.

He said his brother, Mark Medina, told him he couldn’t be happier to have his own family.

“He told me he was going to be the father to his daughters that we never had,” he said.

He said his mother, Mary Medina, died in hospice care about a week later.

She was in her room of the home at the time of the dispute, but was bedridden and needed around the clock care.

Maria Medina, Mark Medina’s sisterin-law, also was present in the courtroom but requested the state’s attorney’s office read her prepared statement.

She said Mark Medina was a child that longed for respect and love, and no one ever showed him how to be a respectful young man.

“They say everyone deserves a second chance, and I get that, but where was Mark’s second chance,” Maria Medina said in her letter.

ISLAND LAKE

Police seek 5 men in home invasion

By ALLISON GOODRICH

agoodrich@shawmedia.com ISLAND LAKE – Island Lake police are investigating after a Tuesday evening incident in which five young males reportedly entered a home with weapons, tied up the four occupants, ransacked a bedroom finding drugs, and hit one of the victims with a pipe.

Police were dispatched at 5:39 p.m. to 997 Lexington Lane, a single-family home, after a neighbor called in an incident, Police Chief Tony Sciarrone said.

Sciarrone said police believe it was a targeted situation.

The investigation has found five young men, apparently in their teens or early 20s, entered the home through the unlocked front door before tying up the occupants – a 22-year-old man; his mother, 50; a 55-year-old man; and an 18-year-

old man.

“They did report [the offenders] had some weapons – they had rifles,” Sciarrone said. “What type of guns, I don’t know; I don’t know if they were real.

“There were two to three [guns], we believe.”

While the occupants were tied, Sciarrone said the offenders ransacked a bedroom, where they found marijuana.

The police chief said he wasn’t sure how much was found or who it belonged to.

Through a canvass of the neighborhood Tuesday, police discovered cars have been stopping outside the residence, which could indicate drug trafficking, Sciarrone said.

Before leaving, the offenders reportedly beat the 18-year-old with a pipe they found in the residence, Sciarrone said.

The 18-year-old was taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington

with minor trauma injuries that Wauconda Fire District officials said were not life-threatening. Battalion Chief Kevin Pyne said two others were treated at the scene for “trauma-type” injuries to the head and face areas, which also were not considered life-threatening.

As of Wednesday morning, Sciarrone said the only description police have is of the car – a white SUV. He also said it’s possible the 18-year-old victim might know at least one of the offenders.

“We have very little at this point,” Sciarrone said.

The Mundelein Police Department was called for K-9 units, but the Island Lake police are handling the ongoing investigation. No charges have been filed in this case.

Sciarrone said anyone with information on this incident should call him at 847-416-7815.

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Man pleads guilty to DUI in crash that paralyzed 1

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Hoffman Estates man admitted to driving under the influence in a crash that seriously injured an Algonquin man.

Ruben Zendejas, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated driving under the influence, a Class 4 felony.

The defense and state’s attorney’s office agreed to an open plea with a range of one to 12 years in prison.

The plea was accepted by McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather.

Zendejas was arrested and charged in February 2015 after he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of Route 176 and Oak Street in Crystal Lake, where he struck a vehicle that Algonquin man Brandon Ferreira was in, according to Crystal Lake police.

Ferreira and several members of his family – including his mother, stepfather and brother – were in the courtroom Wednesday.

Ferreira suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle and taken to Centegra Hospital – McHenry before being transferred to Northwestern Hospital in Chicago.

He underwent surgery to repair a

How to help To donate to the HelpHOPELive fundraising campaign for Brandon Ferreira’s injury-related expenses, visit helphopelive.org/campaign/6484. broken and dislocated neck and is paralyzed from the waist down with minimal movement in his hands.

After his hospitalization, Ferreira underwent inpatient therapy at the Rehab Institute of Chicago and was released in May 2015. He continued with outpatient therapy until the end of 2015.

“It’s devastated our lives and the things that he has to go Ruben through,” said Robin Zendejas Finucane, Ferreira’s mother.

Additional test results indicated Zendejas tested positive for marijuana, the state’s attorney’s office said.

Anthony DiJohn, Zendejas’ attorney, said the tests results were ultimately why they decided against going to trial.

“We might as well plead guilty and try to reduce the overall anxiety for everyone involved, including the family,” DiJohn said.

Ferreira said he doesn’t believe the agreed upon sentencing range Zendejas faces is long enough.

“Just the fact that he (got) to walk out of the courtroom is ridiculous. …

He could hurt someone else (before his sentencing in May),” Ferreira said outside the courtroom.

Ferreira was working about 70 hours a week at Panera Bread and Noodles and Company after graduating from Jacobs High School in 2010.

Finucane said she had to quit her job as a massage therapist so she could take care of her son.

“He’s going to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life,” said Ferreira’s 14-year-old brother, Zach Finucane.

A fundraising campaign for injury-related expenses in Ferreira’s honor was established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that provides community-based fundraising guidance.

Those interested in donating can visit helphopelive.org/campaign/6484.

Zendejas’ sentencing is set for May 27.

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HEBRON

Another trustee calls for resignation from village president after arrest

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com HEBRON – At least two Hebron trustees have called for Village President John Jacobson’s resignation in light of his recent arrest on drug and firearms charges.

In an email from Hebron Trustee Mark Mogan to Jacobson, obtained by the Northwest Herald through a Illinois Freedom of Information Act request, Mogan wrote he respectfully requested Jacobson’s “immediate resignation.”

“This is entirely in the best interests of the village,” Mogan wrote in

the email. “Secondarily, I feel that you have a problem [and] that you need to take the time to commit yourself to getting the help you need. I don’t think that can be done with the duties and pressures that come with the position, especially from this point forward.”

Mogan, Jacobson and other village trustees did not return multiple John requests for comment.

Jacobson J a c o b s o n w a s a rrested March 22 after police found cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a shotgun and ammunition in his home

after a March 17 incident.

Jacobson, 68, also faced drug charges before he was elected village president in 2013.

Hebron Trustee Drew Georgi, other residents and business owners also have called for Jacobson’s resignation.

Georgi said he is consulting with his lawyers before releasing a petition asking Jacobson to resign.

At his first court appearance Tuesday, Jacobson was granted permission to travel to Wisconsin for work and shopping.

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

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McHENRY – A top priority for the city of McHenry moving forward will be to maintain a strong financial position, City Administrator Derik Morefield said.

The City Council met this week for a workshop to identify specific goals in order to update and keep relevant the city’s comprehensive strategic plan, Morefield said.

Since the 2014 adoption of the plan, city documents show a Derik number of goals have Morefield been realized in different ways while other targets will have to be sharpened through future planning.

The city in February completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis, or SWOT analysis, to review items listed in the strategic plan.

Factors identified through that assessment were discussed Monday, and Morefield said the staff will put together strategies to achieve the goals once they are more clearly defined.

He added a range of topics were addressed – “anything from public infrastructure and funding for that, to downtown redevelopment and revitalization, to whether there are going to be next phases for the recreation center, and how to best utilize our park system in support of public events.”

Meanwhile, a city memo last month dubbed a number of items as “successes to date,” including a merit-based system of compensation implemented in 2015; street projects such as the McCullom Lake Road improvement; and financial stability in terms of rebuilding fund balances and maintaining a flat levy.

“The next step is the results of the workshop will be put into a draft of defined goals, which will go to the council for affirmation,” Morefield said. “It’s still going to take months to finish the process.”

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The Illinois Supreme Court has denied the state’s request to appeal the reversal of the murder conviction of Mario Casciaro, according to statements from Casciaro’s attorney and the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Casciaro, once convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Brian Carrick, was in prison for about two years before being released in September. Carrick last was seen Dec. 20, 2002, at the Johnsburg grocery store where he worked, which also was owned

by Casciaro’s parents.

A ruling Sept. 17 from the 2nd District Appellate Court overturned Casciaro’s conviction because it said evidence was so lacking and improbable that the state failed to prove Casciaro’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. An order from the same court granted Casciaro’s freedom.

After the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday, a release was issued from the office of Casciaro’s attorney,

Kathleen Zellner.

“The Casciaro family and Kathleen Zellner are very pleased with the court’s decision,” the release stated.

The Casciaro family and Zellner could not be reached for additional comment Wednesday night.

A statement from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi said the office was “troubled that the Appellate Court’s flawed decision, usurping the role of 12 McHenry County jurors who found Mr. Casciaro guilty after hearing all the evidence, will stand without being reviewed by the Illinois Supreme Court.”

He added that the prospect of finding the body of Carrick has become more dim.

Assistant State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Wednesday night he agreed with Bianchi’s statement, and did not have any further comments. He said he could not yet speak to what the next step may be for the state’s attorney’s office.

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Huntley police investigating after man offered children toys

HUNTLEY – Huntley police are investigating a suspicious incident involving two children being approached by a man who offered them toys, according to a Nixle alert from the Huntley Police Department.

The incident occurred about 3:20 p.m.

Wednesday in the area of Fenwick Lane and Hadley Drive in the Talamore subdivision, according to the alert.

Two 12-year-olds were approached by a man who was described as white, in his 40s, about 6 feet tall, with red hair and a short gray beard, and wearing a dark ball cap, police said.

The man offered the children toys and exited a dark gray or black SUV with scratches on the driver’s door, police said. The children ran away unharmed.

Police have increased patrols in the area, and are encouraging anyone with information to call them at 847-515-5311.

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ksmith@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – A pair of Chicago attorneys will represent Jack McCullough in his quest to be released from prison.

On Wednesday, DeKalb County Judge William Brady appointed conflict attorney Bob Nolan to represent McCullough for the remainder of his post-conviction proceedings. However, attorneys Gabriel Fuentes and Shaun Van Horn also came forward Wednesday seeking to represent McCullough, and Nolan is no longer required to work on his behalf, court records show.

Fuentes and Van Horn met with DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack on Wednesday at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.

Both lawyers declined to comment on their involvement in the case and or their reason for meeting with Schmack, who recently filed doc- Jack uments claiming that McCullough McCullough, 76, was wrongfully convicted in 2012 of the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Sycamore girl Maria Ridulph. McCullough wants the

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hprokop@shawmedia.com HARVARD – Tickets will stop being sold at the Harvard train station as of May 23, according to a Union Pacific spokeswoman.

Calli Hite said in a statement the decision was made earlier in March to stop having a ticket agent at the station.

The Harvard station has the lowest ridership of Union Pacific stations with a ticket agent, with about 275 people boarding the train on a typical weekday, Hite said.

Hite said tickets can be bought using the mobile Ventra application, online via Metra’s website, metrarail.com, or through the ticket-by-mail program.

Tickets also can be bought in-person on the train with no surcharge, she said, and at Ogilvie Transportation Center

or other stations.

“This decision was made as part of continuing efforts to provide quality passenger service while running an efficient operation,” the statement read.

Union Pacific owns the Harvard station, 1 N. Ayer St., and leases it to the city, Hite said. She said the building will remain open despite there being no ticket agent.

The ticket agent works 5:35 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. Monday through Friday at the station, according to Metra’s website.

The one ticket agent employed by the station will “work within a union-negotiated process to move to another role,” Hite said in the statement.

Harvard City Administrator Dave Nelson said Tuesday morning he had not been notified of Union Pacific’s plans to stop staffing the station.

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McHENRY – Centegra will offer screening packages around McHenry County through its Wellness on the Move mobile health unit throughout the months of April and May. The screening packages range in price from $129 to $299, and a physician order is not required. All tests are cash pay and insurance will not be billed.

Patients will receive a report and follow-up letter mailed to their homes explaining how to confirm results with a personal physician.

The screenings will happen from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the following times and locations: • April 7 at Centegra Physician Care – Woodstock, 3703 Doty Road • April 12 at Centegra Physician Care – Crystal Lake, 360 Station Drive • April 20 at Centegra Physician Care – Huntley, 10350 Haligus Road

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Foundation awards $250K to area nonprofits “We are beyond the moon.”

By KATIE DAHLSTROM

kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Teachers at the Alexander Leigh Center for Autism in Crystal Lake are used to jotting down notes about students on pieces of paper and waiting until the school day ends to officially record them.

But they won’t have to do that anymore.

The private, therapeutic day school received a $25,000 grant from the McHenry County Community Foundation that will pay most of the cost for 35 new laptops.

With the new equipment, teachers will be able to makes notes in students’ confidential files throughout class, bring the information to parents during a meeting, or carry the laptop with them on field trips.

“The teacher can be making notes directly into our system and not have to be going downstairs to their computers at the end of the day.

They can stay in the classroom,” Director of Development Lori Baker said. “We are beyond the moon.”

About two dozen organizations are celebrating sudden boosts to their efforts.

The McHenry County Community Foundation last week awarded more than $250,000 in grants to area nonprofits and schools that promote the arts, education, economic development and the environment.

Lori Baker

Alexander Leigh Center for Autism director of development Alexander Leigh received the largest grant, with the Boy Scouts of America receiving the same amount to support STEM and Career Exploring staff.

Other large grants went to Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County, which received $20,000 for its on-site mentoring program, and Home of the Sparrow, which received two $10,000 grants for its programs.

First-time Community Foundation grant recipient the Society of St. Vincent DePaul will have $5,000 to put toward its Hope Takes Action project.

The new program aims to bring people out of poverty through a 16-week class and mentorship.

McHenry will be the first area location.

Director Bill Meath said the grant will pay for more than a third of the entire program costs.

“If we didn’t get the money, we would have had to take money away from our accounts for immediate need where we help people with medicine, rent, utilities for people struggling,” Meath said. “We’re very thankful.”

McHenry County Community Foundation recipients Recipient • Alexander Leigh Center for Autism • Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County • Boy Scouts of America • Brown Bear Corporation • Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 • Creative Arts Inc. • Crystal Lake Community Band • Crystal Lake Historical Society • Free Guitars for Future Stars • Friends of McHenry County College Foundation • Friends of Moraine Hills State Park • Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois • Harvard Community Unit School District 50 • Home of the Sparrow • Huntley Community Radio NFP • Lakeside Legacy Foundation • Land Conservancy of McHenry County • McHenry County Adult Program Inc. • McHenry County Conservation Foundation • McHenry County Historical Society • NAMI of McHenry County • Society of St. Vincent DePaul • Townsquare Players Inc. • Transitional Living Services • Tri-County Crisis Pregnancy Center

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Colonial also sponsors one special day each year at each of their seven locations by hosting “Penny Pancake Day”, and the name says it all!

Penny Pancake Day allows Colonial Cafe to partner with and raise money for a local non-profit organization. Customers are enticed by the amazing offer of unlimited 1 cent buttermilk pancakes with the purchase of a drink. Guests are also asked, but are not required, to donate the money they saved to the organization being highlighted that day. Volunteers from the non-profit are on hand at the cafe to educate people in the community about their organization, and of course to receive donations. In 2015, Colonial averaged 1,500-2,000 pancakes at each location for Penny Pancake Day. That’s a lot of flapjacks!

On Thursday, April 7th, Colonial Cafe in Crystal Lake will host its annual Penny Pancake Day to benefit Alexander Leigh Center for Autism. “We chose ALCA for this year’s fundraiser because April is Autism Awareness Month,” said Amanda Bruski, Manager for Colonial Cafe. “They’re a local organization who can always use financial help. They work hard to provide a wonderful school for kids with autism.” The Center also accepts donations at www.alcacenter.org.

The April 7th fundraiser lasts all day, from 6:00 am until 10:00 pm, only at the Crystal Lake location. The 1 cent pancake offer is for dine-in only, and a beverage purchase is required for each patron. In addition, Colonial is hosting Penny Pancake Days at its Naperville location on March 31st to benefit Loaves & Fishes, which provides food and support services to over 5,000 families. Visit the Elgin location on Thursday, May 5th to benefit Little Angels, and the Algonquin location on Thursday, June 9th to help out the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. “It’s always good to give back to the community,” said Bruski. “Colonial Cafe tries to do that as much as possible.”

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For testing in McHenry County, call McHenry County College’s testing center at 815-479-7624.

Increasing access to such people will help them achieve a better life, Berry said.

“It’s going to significantly increase the opportunity for a higher standard of living, access to job opportunities, pathways to further education,” he said.

“It’s critical for students and individuals that lack a diploma to get access to this education.”

According to a 2014 report from America’s Promise Alliance, one-fifth of young people who begin ninth grade do not complete high school on time, if ever.

MCC works on the tests with the McHenry County Regional Office of Education, which issues high school equivalency certificates and gave MCC a grant to help fund proctors.

Over the past several years, the number of recipients has ebbed and flowed, at its highest in 2007 at 703 and its lowest in 2015 at 122. While the numbers, provided by the regional office, do not reflect the total number of participants, the fall in the amount of certificates issued is in line with that of the number of test takers nationwide after the changes were implemented.

Once the new tests are rolled out, which Berry said he expects to happen

by May, the task will be to make people aware of their options, McHenry County Regional Superintendent Leslie Schermerhorn said. While most are familiar with the term GED, which is now owned by Pearson VUE, not many will know to look for other names, she said.

“Now all subsequent tests will be called ‘high school equivalency tests,’ but there’s a delineation that most people aren’t going to know to make [between the test and the GED],” Schermerhorn said. “This is really a term that needs to be publicized.”

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The higher score threshold, however, has since been lowered.

“This will provide a battery of additional options, and so greater flexibility and, hopefully, increased access to taking the high school equivalency test for those not interested in a computer-based test,” Berry said, adding both additional tests are available to take on paper.

However, the rollout, which was supposed to have taken place in January, remains stalled as state legislators prove themselves incapable of passing a budget. Berry said while the cost of the tests will cover the contracts with both companies – individuals will pay $90 to take the HiSET and $92 for the TASC – there are behind-the-scenes expenses for computer programs the ICCB is working to cover on its own.

“It’s slowed our progress,” Berry said, adding the state entity is looking into outside funding and in-house work to cover costs. “There is some back-end stuff that we have to have administratively that ICCB has to have to receive test scores and do some of that work.”

The stall has left testing centers, such as the one at McHenry County College, waiting, said Julio Capeles-Delgado, executive director of adult education.

After reviewing the two additions, MCC chose the TASC, which will be offered in addition to the GED, MCC Testing Center Coordinator Jill McDonald said.

The college not only facilitates testing, but also provides training and practice tests to those who are interested.

Capeles-Delgado said he has participated in some ICCB training geared toward the new tests, but much of it is similar to that of the GED. “We haven’t started marketing this to people yet because it’s not a reality yet,” he said.

Once implemented, the additional test will especially help about half of test takers who don’t have the computer skills necessary to take the online GED test, said Marie Day, MCC coordinator of adult education and literacy supportive services.

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MCC project aims to help veterans transition “This federal funding will allow MCC to foster a more complete understanding of the transition from soldier to civilian. The Journey Home is a meaningful project, and I am glad to see the National Endowment for the Humanities support it.”

By ALLISON GOODRICH

agoodrich@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will embark on a three-year project to create a series of courses to help veterans transition into civilian life after receiving a nearly $100,000 federal grant.

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded MCC a $99,926 grant for the project, which is being called “Journey Home,” according to a recent MCC news release.

The program will create humanities-based courses, written and oral histories, and educational partnerships focused on the veteran experience, particularly the transition from soldier to civilian, MCC officials said.

Loreen Keller, associate dean of humanities and social sciences and the administrator for MCC’s veterans’ program, said the hope is for the project to provide student veterans with a better understanding of their experiences and a safe forum to share their thoughts.

MCC is one of 12 community colleges to receive a grant under the cat-

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It will develop two learning community courses, which will allow students to learn two subjects in one time slot and earn twice the credits, the release said.

Classes will be co-taught by political science and history instructor Todd Culp and English instructor Mark Waters. Both will travel to Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Chicago over the summer to conduct historical research and talk to museum scholars for the courses.

“I’m looking forward to getting

LOCAL BRIEFS Algonquin library to host annual Student Art Exhibit in April

ALGONQUIN – The village’s annual Student Art Exhibit will run from Friday to April 20 at the Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive.

The fifth year of the art show, which is organized by the Public Arts Commission, will feature a record 95 artworks created by local middle school students in a variety of media, including painting and drawing.

Students from Algonquin Middle School, St. John’s Lutheran School, St. Margaret Mary Catholic School and Westfield Community School participated this year.

An awards reception with light refreshments will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.

For information, call senior planner Ben Mason at 847-658-4184.

Gardenfest 2016 to offer workshops, exhibitors at MCC

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County Gardenfest 2016, sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners, will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. April 9 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

The event will include more than 30 seminars and workshops suitable for gardeners of all skill levels. Topics will include perma-

started on this project,” Culp said in the release. “The number of vets returning from the battlefield to attend college has grown significantly in recent years.

“This transition can often be a difficult one for them, and I’ve worked through these struggles in my regular courses with quite a few of them in the past.”

The courses will combine modern American history from 1865 to the present (HIS 172) and American literature in the same time period (ENG 261), focusing on the experience of soldiers returning home from war.

Instructors also plan on seeking input from student veterans to design the course, the release said.

The six-credit course will begin in January 2017, and a second course based on feedback from the first will begin in fall 2017 on western civilizations (HIS 131), combined with introduction to literature (ENG 251).

That class will focus on the ways in which war has shaped people and nations.

The college’s grant has garnered praise from Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren.

“This federal funding will allow MCC to foster a more complete understanding of the transition from soldier to civilian,” Durbin said. “The Journey Home is a meaningful project, and I am glad to see the National Endowment for the Humanities support it.”

Hultgren expressed similar sentiment, adding he was encouraged by “MCC’s strong leadership to help America’s veterans flourish.”

For information on the Journey Home project, contact Culp at 815-4797724 or tculp@mchenry.edu.

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culture, creating terrariums, cooking with herbs, vegetable gardening, new plants for 2016, garden design and more.

The keynote speaker will be Kerry Ann Mendez, author of “The Right-Size Flower Garden,” “The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Top Ten Lists” and “Top Ten Lists for Beautiful Shade Gardens.” Also, exhibitors will sell books and garden-related products and present demonstrations.

The cost is $45, which includes lunch.

The registration deadline was Tuesday, but registration will be accepted at the door for an additional $5 fee. For information, visit www.mchenry.edu/gardenfest or call 815-455-8764.

Day of Renewal to be offered at Resurrection Catholic Church

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry Magnificat Chapter will host Day of Renewal from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Resurrection Catholic Church, 2918 S. Country Club Road, Woodstock. The Rev. Stephen Glab, pastor of Resurrection Parish, will present “Life of Grace” and “Flesh vs. Spirit.” Freewill offerings will be accepted. Registration is required. For information, call Dee Slowey at 815-893-4061 or visit www. magnificatmchenry.com.

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Information in police reports is obtained from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and municipal police departments. Individuals listed in police reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

6, with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, failure to signal when required, no registration light and failure to notify the secretary of state of address change.

• Reyna J. Decidero, 25, 832 W. Roosevelt St., Harvard, was charged Monday, March Lakemoor 7, with failure to secure a child in a child restraint, driving with a suspended license • Curtis A. Randall, 27, 2910 Park Lane, and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, was charged Friday, • Moises Cruz-Navarro, 21, 1502 Northfield March 18, with driving under the influence of Court, Unit 2B, Harvard, was charged Tuesalcohol, accident involving injury, failure to day, March 8, with driving with a suspended reduce speed to avoid a crash and expired license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an registration sticker. accident and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Harvard • Donte Smith, 45, 305 University St., Harvard, was charged Friday, March 11, with • Richard L. Johnston III, 33, 6419 Ridgeview possession of a controlled substance, posDrive, Huntley, was charged Friday, March 4, session of drug paraphernalia and possession with domestic battery, aggravated domestic of marijuana.

• Jarvez S. Hodges, 26, 305 University St., battery by strangulation, possession of drug Harvard, was charged Friday, March 11, with paraphernalia, criminal damage to property possession of marijuana and possession of and resisting a peace officer.

• Alfredo Escobar, 42, 315 Ridge Lane Drive, drug paraphernalia.

• Kristine L. Budnick, 45, 1305 Northfield Unit 2A, Harvard, was charged Sunday, March 6, with driving with a revoked license, Court, Unit 1B, Harvard, was cited Friday, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving March 11, for public intoxication.

• Jose A. Luna-Cortes, 35, 1445 Commons with a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.08 percent, failure to signal when required, Drive, Unit 3E, Woodstock, was charged Friday, March 11, with driving under the disregarding a traffic control device and no influence, improper lane use, illegal transporregistration light. tation of alcohol and operating an uninsured • Nick A. Staver, 38, 125 Shadowbrook vehicle.

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Influential MIT economist Lester Thurow dies at 77 The ASSOCIATED PRESS CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Lester Thurow, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist who addressed the challenges and consequences of a global economy, has died. He was 77.

Thurow died Friday at his Westport home, the university said Tuesday. No cause was given.

After focusing on income distribution early in his career, Thurow became a leading public voice in examining the defining features of globalization, including the competitiveness of national economies at a time of industrial change, and worker welfare.

He advocated for policies that defied political labeling but would help society and business make long-term investments to spur growth.

He told Fortune magazine in 1987 that he just wanted “to make the world better.”

Thurow also wrote several best-selling books on economic policy for general audiences, including “Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America” and “The Future of Capitalism: How Today’s Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow’s World” and “The Zero-Sum Society.”

“Lester Thurow spent his life trying to make society more farsighted and more fair,” MIT President L. Rafael Reif said in a statement. “As a member

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Lester Thurow poses for a photo Nov. 20, 1980, at his home in Lincoln, Mass. Thurow, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist who addressed the challenges and consequences of a global economy, died Friday. He was 77. of the faculty, as dean of MIT Sloan, as a successful author, and as an adviser to political giants, he embodied MIT’s mission to advance knowledge and educate students in service to the nation and the world.”

Thurow earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College, a master’s at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and a doctorate from Harvard University.

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Mary was a faith-filled woman; devoted to her family and the countless friends she and Jerry met through their 62-plus years of marriage.

She was a loyal employee/bookkeeper for many years at Armanetti Liquors in the Cragin neighborhood.

Visitation Friday, April 1, from 3 to 5 p.m., with Mass to follow at St. Scholastica Monastery, 7430 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago.

Following Mass, please join the Cielinski family for a dinner at the Monastery. Private Interment at Maryhill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory, to the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, 7430 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL 60645.

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KINGSLEY O. KOTCH Kingsley O. Kotch, age 79, of McHenry, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016.

Formerly a 40-year resident of Glenview, Kingsley resided in McHenry since 2002.

Prior to retirement, he was a Service Manager at Cumberland Service Center in Elk Grove Village. He loved working in his flower garden, flying remote control airplanes, and working on the website for his flying club.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Josephine; his daughter, Cyndi (Allan) Berry of McHenry; a granddaughter, Ashley; a brother, Ronald (Barbara) Kotch of Wood Dale; and two sisters-in-law, Carol Kiethyka of McHenry, and Mary (Donald) Van Pool of Wisconsin.

Friends and neighbors are invited to visit with his family from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. A time for those in attendance to reflect and celebrate Kingsley’s life will be at 11:15 a.m. at the funeral home.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, his family suggests a flowering plant for his family to plant in his memory.

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 his family.

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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.

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

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

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.

Martha R. Sublett: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Saturday, April 2, at Alden United Methodist Church, 16532 Route 173, Alden. Interment will be in Linn-Hebron Cemetery in Hebron. For information, call Ehorn-Adams Funeral Home at 815678-7311.

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.

Mildred “Milly” L. Turek: The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. The funeral Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 410 First St., Cary.

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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Ashley Mancuso, age 20, of Wonder Lake, passed away March 25, 2016, at Centegra Hospital – McHenry.

Ashley is survived by her loving family which includes her mother, Christina Mancuso; her sister, Emma; her brother, Brandon; her grandmother, Janet Langworthy; her uncle, Kevin Mancuso; her aunt, Dana (Bill) Cummings; her cousins, Katie and Christa Cummings; as well as her boyfriend, Mario Wenc.

There will be a visitation and service on Saturday, April 2, 2016, beginning at 3 p.m. and concluding with a Funeral Service at 6 p.m. at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary.

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Martha R. Sublett, age 86, of Alden, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, while in the company of family members, at Artisan Assisted Living, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

She was born in Greenbush, Illinois, Feb. 22, 1930, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Emery) Ragon.

She was married to James W. Sublett on March 27, 1948, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and he died March 22, 2003.

She was employed as an office clerk at Vaughn & Bushnell in Hebron, Illinois, for 30 years, retiring in 1989.

Martha is survived by three daughters, Linda (Al) Bugenhagen of Alden, IL, Sara (Phil) D’Anna of Belvidere, IL, Beth Corey of Hebron, IL; two sons, Dana (Jane) Sublett of Poplar Grove, IL, Michael (Diane) Sublett of Harvard, IL; eight grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren; two sisters, Shirley Clayton of Avon, IL, Mary Frances (the late Dick) Severns, of Avon, IL. She was preceded by a son, Jay W. Sublett in 1979; and two sisters, Nora Shephard and Patty Ragon.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral service at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Alden United Methodist Church, 16532 Route 173, in Alden. The Rev. Eric Blachford will officiate.

Interment will be in Linn-Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District, 12302 Route 173, Hebron, IL 60034, or Alzheimer’s Assoc., 1111 S. Alpine Rd., Suite 307, Rockford, IL 61108.

For information, please call 815 678-7311 or visit www.ehornadams.com.

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.

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

A luncheon for family and friends will follow.

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.

William D. Jones: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The visitation will continue from noon until the 1 p.m. funeral service Saturday, April 2, at Doxa Fellowship Church, 1903 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. He will be laid to rest in McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.

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.

Kingsley O. Kotch: The visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., with a celebration of life reflection at 11:15 a.m., Saturday, April 2, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Ashley M. Mancuso: The visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the 6 p.m. funeral service Saturday, April 2, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-

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MEET AUTHOR PETER J. PULEO

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

March 31 WHERE: Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Puleo (below) will discuss his new book, “Cop on the Scene: Life and Death on the Street,” 77 short essays based on his experiences during a 25-year career in law enforcement. Hear the real-life stories behind the book, and pick up advice for your own writing process.

Free. Information: 815-4591687 or www.clpl.org.

FORENSICS TEAM – The McHenry County College forensics team won first place in Quality Team Sweepstakes and second place in Team Sweepstakes at the Showdown in the Heights Tournament on Feb. 6 at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights. Team members (from left) are Andrew Nuno, Liz Sullivan, Melissa Henry, Hayley Flores, Julia Noack, Olivia Jensen, Adrian Nuno and Dylan Eddy.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR March 31

• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Rummage sale, Zion Lutheran Church, 4206 W. Elm St., McHenry.

Continues 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1 and 8 a.m. to noon April 2. Saturday is $3 a bag day.

Information: 815-385-0859.

• 4 to 10 p.m. – A Heart for Animals pizza fundraiser, Nick’s Pizza & Pub, 856 Pyott Road, Crystal Lake. Proceeds benefit a local nonprofit animal rescue organization. Dine in or carryout. Information: 847-868-2432 or www.facebook.com/events/235814210092312.

• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale, Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee. Continues 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1 and 2. Saturday is $3 a bag day. Bring a nonperishable item for the F.I.S.H. Food Pantry and receive one free paperback book for each donation (limit 10). Information: 847-428-3661, ext. 5834, or www.frvpld.info.

• 7 p.m. – Catholics Returning Home program, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg. A six-week class for those wanting to return to the practice of the sacraments. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-385-1477, ext. 200, or www.stjohnsjohnsburg.org.

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Weekend donation drive to benefit Pioneer Center

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’40s NIGHT

WHEN: 7 p.m. March 31 WHERE: Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles COST & INFO: Featuring live music by The Flat Cats, appetizers, drinks, swing dance lessons and a costume contest. Ages 21 and older.

Cost: $50. Information: www. arcadalive.com.

FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER – Spring Grove resident Jean Valsa will be among the models for Senior Services of McHenry County’s 24th annual fashion show at 11 a.m. April 10 at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31. The event will include a threecourse luncheon, silent auction and raffles. Local stores that will show their spring lines include Black Orchid Boutique, Kathryn’s Bridal & Dress Shop, Kohl’s, Lulu’s Wiggin Out, Wear Did You Get That and Maurices. Tickets are $42 a person, $370 for a table of 10. For information, call 815-344-3555 or 815-3567457.

Pioneer Center for Human Services, 4100 Veterans Parkway, will host a Savers Donation Drive today through April 3. Donations of gently used clothing and household items may be dropped off at a Savers Inc. truck, which will be parked in the agency’s parking lot for the duration of the weekend.

Acceptable donations include

clothing, shoes, accessories, toys, sports equipment, linens, books, knick-knacks and small household items (no furniture). Pioneer Center will receive a donation from Savers for all items collected through the drive.

The goal is to raise $5,000 to support the agency’s www.savepioneer.org campaign.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Don’t take chances or leave room for someone to interfere in your affairs. Face any challenge with enthusiasm and the will to win. Change is inevitable and preparation essential. Know your limitations and strengths, and forge ahead. It’s up to you to pursue your goals.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t push unless you want to be pushed back. You are best off working at your own speed on projects you can do alone. Physical activity will help you blow off steam.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Share your opinions and offer original suggestions. You’ll

attract interest in what you are trying to accomplish. Face-to-face conversations will bring good results. A romantic gesture will improve your personal life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Focus on financial matters and look for ways to tie up your cash so you aren’t tempted to spend it on unnecessary items. A personal situation will be riddled with disillusionment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Express your feelings and share your ideas. You might not like change, but what transpires now will have beneficial results. A partnership will offer more than you expect.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Travel plans will lead to professionally valuable information. A good opportunity will result from an important decision.

When opportunity knocks, be ready to jump.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t let personal issues hold you back. Stay focused on detail and doing the best job possible. Walk away from anyone playing mind games with you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You should listen to someone else’s plan, but don’t feel obliged to follow it, and if control or bullying is applied, walk away. Protect your position and your right to choose.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Reconnect with people you have worked or played with in the past. What transpires will lead to an interesting outcome with personal or professional options galore. Romance is featured.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Sign up for affordable activities and ward off tempting offers

made by associates who are not looking out for your best interests. Bring about the changes that will benefit you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Problems will surface if you cannot come to an agreement with someone you live with or work alongside.

Look for opportunities that allow you to do your own thing in order to avoid interference.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Market what you have to offer. Your determination and enthusiasm will help you get the support you need to address a lingering concern. If change is required, make it happen.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – A partnership can help you advance. Divvy up the workload. Using your skills to the fullest will result in recognition and opportunities. Romance is encouraged.

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STATE

Gov. frustrated at lack of budget progress

By IVAN MORENO

The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner expressed frustration at the lack of progress in budget negotiations with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying Wednesday that his efforts to arrange a one-on-one meeting have gone nowhere.

Rauner accused Madigan and fellow Illinois Democrats of “playing games” by purposefully stalling talks on a long overdue budget so they can argue for a tax hike.

Illinois is the only state in the country without a budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1.

“Why can’t we meet today? What’s the reason? There’s no reason. It’s game-playing on their side. They’re trying to force a tax hike, and they’re playing games right now,” a clearly exasperated Rauner said during an event to promote a revamp of the state’s information technology systems.

Madigan spokesman Steve Brown responded by blaming Rauner for the budget impasse, noting that it was the governor who vetoed the spending plan

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Prosecutors won’t retry Blagojevich on tossed counts

CHICAGO – Prosecutors said they won’t retry former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on five counts tossed by a federal appeals court and have requested a resentencing date.

Prosecutors’ Wednesday filing came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Blagojevich’s appeal of 13 remaining corruption convictions. Those include his attempt to sell an appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.

The high court was one of the 59-yearold Democrat’s last hopes to have his remaining convictions tossed or to sharply reduce his 14-year prison sentence.

An appeals court in July vacated Blagojevich’s convictions on five counts and told prosecutors to consider resentencing him on the remaining counts. But they

meet with the governor, Brown said: “I haven’t asked the speaker that so I wouldn’t know.”

The ideological clash between Rauner and Democrats who control the Legislature has plunged Illinois further into debt during the nine months the state has operated without a budget because of court-ordered spending for key programs. But it’s happening at the levels from the fiscal 2015 budget, when revenues were higher.

Meanwhile, social service programs have been forced to make cuts, and higher education institutions have laid off staff. Chicago State University on the city’s South Side is considering closing altogether, a prospect Rauner called “an outrage.”

“There’s no excuse for it,” he said.

Brown, however, said “the tragedy AP photo Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters Wednesday at the State of Illinois Central Com- that has befallen higher education lies squarely on (Rauner’s) lap. Pure and puting Facility in Springfield. simple.”

The acrimony between leaders from lawmakers sent him last year.

He added that he’s willing to meet with “Now he wants to pretend that this Madigan whenever: “I’ve told him I’ll both parties underscores the gridlock is something that Democrats did,” meet in Springfield, Chicago, any time, during the past several months. The Brown said. any day of the week. I hope we can get last time Rauner met with Madigan and other legislative leaders was in Rauner said he vetoed the budget together soon.” because it was billions out of balance.

Asked if Madigan is willing to mid-December.

added his current sentence may be fair even with the dropped counts.

Resentencing is expected to happen within months.

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Chicago State backs off plan to collect keys

CHICAGO – Chicago State University backtracked Wednesday from a plan to collect keys from faculty and staff members, instead announcing that it would take an inventory of keys that might have to be collected should layoffs be necessary amid the state’s financial crisis.

Administrator Aleshia Renee Terry had asked deans on Monday to begin collecting keys “as soon as possible,” the Chicago Tribune reported. The school said the move was necessary to protect state property.

“Every key must be collected, including master keys and special lock keys,” she wrote. “We are attempting to complete the key collecting process by April 4.”

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Chicago to consider settlement in jail death suit

CHICAGO – Chicago’s City Council is expected to vote next month on a proposed agreement that would settle a

federal civil suit brought by the family of a man who died after police subdued him with a stun gun and dragged him out of a cell by his handcuffs.

The city hasn’t disclosed the terms, including about any payout to the family of Philip Coleman, who was 38 when he died in 2012, the Chicago Sun-Times reported this week.

A decisive December ruling by Judge Matthew Kennelly found “brute force” was used unnecessarily on Coleman, a finding that left the question of any payment amount to a jury. But a settlement would avert a trial.

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Obama commutes drug sentences of 5 Ill. inmates

CHICAGO – President Barack Obama has commuted prison sentences of five Illinoisans, including three serving life terms for drug crimes.

The Illinois inmates were among 61 drug offenders whose sentences Obama commuted Wednesday. One of the inmates, Jesse Webster of Chicago, is serving a life term for intent to sell cocaine and filing false tax returns. Webster is to be released Sept. 26.

The two others serving life sentences

are Larry Nokes of Quincy and Ismael Rosa of Chicago. Nokes is to be released July 28 and Rosa next March.

Obama also commuted the 30-year sentence of Jose Ramon Rivera of Chicago on heroin counts. Rivera will be released July 28. Ernest Spiller of East St. Louis will be released July 28, too. He faced nearly 30 years for crack cocaine and firearms convictions.

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Illinois farmland prices see significant drop in 2015

PEORIA – Illinois farmland prices saw a significant decline last year after the downward price trajectory of grain produced on the land, according to a new report from the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

The group’s annual farmland value report shows that agriculture acreage across Illinois dropped between 8 percent and 9 percent in 2015.

Land rated “excellent” and “good” both saw an 8 percent decline, selling at $11,737 per acre and $8,756 per acre, respectively. Land rated “average” sold for $6,215 per acre, a 9 percent decline.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Minneapolis officers not charged in fatal shooting

thought they were about to die.

“We looked each other in the MINNEAPOLIS – Two white po- eyes and we said: Here we are. lice officers involved in the fatal We’re at the end of the line. It’s shooting of a black man last fall over,” recalled the Italian in the will not face criminal charges, a group, Andrea Banchetti, the prosecutor announced Wednes- day after an Egyptian man took control of a short EgyptAir flight day in a decision that drew outrage from community mem- to Cairo by donning a fake explobers who said the move showed sives belt and diverting it across the Mediterranean to Cyprus. Seif that the legal system is rigged Eddin Mustafa, 59, was arrested against African-Americans.

by Cypriot police Tuesday without Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said his decision physically harming a soul. The not to charge the officers in the final five from Britain, Italy and death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark the Netherlands were ultimately was based on forensic evidence released just like the others. that showed Clark was not handcuffed, as claimed by some FDA: Women can take abortion pill later people who said they saw the OKLAHOMA CITY – Women shooting, and had attempted to grab an officer’s weapon, which will be able to take the so-called abortion pill later in a pregnancy made them fear for their lives and justified use of deadly force. and with fewer doctor visits Clark ignored warnings to take under a new federal label for the drug that undermines several his hands off Mark Ringgenstate laws aimed at restricting berg’s gun before he was shot and told Ringgenberg and officer medical abortions.

The Food and Drug AdminisDustin Schwarze: “I’m ready to tration notified the manufacdie,” the prosecutor said. turer of the drug Mifeprex in a letter on Tuesday that the Hostages on hijacked drug is safe and effective for Egypt plane recall fear terminating a pregnancy in LARNACA, Cyprus – First the accordance with the new label. hijacker said the women could leave. All the children, too. Then Also known as mifepristone or the abortion pill, the drug the man in the suicide vest manufactured by Danco Laboagreed that all Egyptians and others from Muslim backgrounds ratories is used in combination would be allowed to escape from with another drug, misoprostol, the plane. That left five Western to end a pregnancy.

– Wire reports men – at least one of whom

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event Wednesday at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis.

GOP silent as Trump sounds off on abortion The ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. – Frustrated Republicans grappled with new fears about Donald Trump’s impact on their party Wednesday, as the billionaire businessman’s campaign rivals targeted his punitive plan for fighting abortion and extraordinary defense of his campaign manager, who police say assaulted a female reporter.

Concern rippled through Republican circles nationwide, yet few dared criticize the GOP front-runner directly when pressed, leery of confronting the man who may well lead their election ticket in November.

Their silence underscored the deep worries plaguing the party’s leaders – particularly its most prominent women – who are growing increasingly concerned that a Trump presidential nomination could not only cost the 2016 election but also tarnish the party brand for a generation of women and young people.

“A nominee who cannot speak to women cannot win,” New Hampshire party chairwoman Jennifer Horn said, although declining to rebuke Trump by name.

Trump added to his challenge when asked to explain his prescription to fight abortion, a subject that remains highly controversial decades after the Supreme Court legalized it.

He told MSNBC during the taping of a town hall-style event in Wisconsin that abortions should be banned and, if they are, women who

get them should receive “some form of punishment.” That sparked an immediate backlash from both sides of the debate, and Trump’s campaign quickly backtracked, releasing a statement that sought to take back his words. It said that only those who perform abortions would be “held legally responsible, not the woman.”

“The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb,” the new Trump statement said.

The abortion comments came as Trump questioned the findings of Jupiter, Florida, police, who charged his closest political adviser, Corey Lewandowski, with misdemeanor battery on Tuesday after examining surveillance video of an incident in which a reporter said she was grabbed and shoved. The police report said the woman’s arm revealed “bruising from what appeared to be several finger marks indicating a grabbing-type injury.”

“I don’t know who created those bruises,” Trump said Wednesday.

The Republican front-runner suggested his campaign manager was simply trying to protect him from Michelle Fields, a reporter for Breitbart News at the time, who was trying to ask him a question after a March 8 campaign appearance.

“She’s got a pen in her arm, which she’s not supposed to have, and it shows that she’s a very aggressive person who’s grabbing at me and touching me,” Trump said. “Maybe I should file charges against her.”

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Clinton faces April primary tests in Wis., N.Y.

By KEN THOMAS and BRYNA GODAR The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE – Hillary Clinton’s campaign aims to effectively end the Democratic primaries against Bernie Sanders by early May. But first she needs to navigate tricky contests in Wisconsin and her home state of New York.

Clinton enters April with a big delegate lead and insider support among Democrats crucial to the nomination.

But Sanders is pointing to victories in five of the past six states holding contests – among them, three western states – and views Wisconsin as a home for the progressive causes he has long supported.

“We are on a roll. Our campaign has momentum,” Sanders told a crowd of about 4,000 Tuesday night inside the Wisconsin State Fair Park Products Pavilion in Milwaukee.

A win by Sanders here next week would put pressure on Clinton to deliver in New York, which she represented in the Senate. Returning to New York ahead of the state’s April 19 primary, Clinton campaigned at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater and unveiled a new television ad taking on Republican Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton laughs during a rally Wednesday at the Apollo Theater in New York. and violence at some of his rallies.

Wisconsin, with its mix of urban and rural voters, could offer parallels to its Midwestern neighbors. Sanders’ triumph in Michigan earlier this month was one of the biggest moments of his campaign, but Clinton defeated him a week later in Illinois and Ohio, setting up a new fight.

Sanders, reprising a message he

used effectively against Clinton in Michigan, said disastrous trade policies led to the 1996 loss of Milwaukee’s Johnson Controls plant to Mexico and the closure of Janesville’s General Motors plant in 2008.

In a play for Democrats’ hearts, Clinton has slammed Republican Gov. Scott Walker, a former presidential candidate who rose to prominence

through his fights with organized labor.

Clinton accuses Walker of “taking a wrecking ball” to the rights of workers and women. She also puts Walker at the center of her critique of Sanders’ plan to provide free tuition at public colleges and universities, saying it relies too heavily on governors kicking in funding.

Sanders, who advocates for large voter turnout at every turn, has lashed out against Wisconsin’s voter identification, faulting Walker with making it harder for people to vote.

Sanders, despite the wins in Washington state, Alaska and elsewhere, still faces significant hurdles. Clinton has won 1,243 pledged delegates compared to Sanders’ 980, according to a count by The Associated Press.

Clinton’s lead grows when including superdelegates, or party officials like members of Congress and state leaders who can back any candidate they wish. Including superdelegates, Clinton has 1,712 delegates to Sanders’ 1,011. It takes 2,383 to win and Clinton’s team has suggested April 26 primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware as a time when it essentially could seal the nomination.

By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Associated Press

AP file photo

An Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone is displayed Sept. 25, 2015, at the Apple store at The Grove in Los Angeles. from the iPhone, and it is unclear whether anything useful can be found.

Apple said 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 to improve security for its users. The company declined to comment more Tuesday.

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 Security Department ran a working group that included leading 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, and the Obama administration put forward an interagency process to do so.

By MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Federal health officials are granting use of an experimental test to screen blood donations for Zika virus, an emergency step designed to protect local blood supplies from the mosquito-borne virus.

The action means U.S. territories with active Zika infections, primarily Puerto Rico, will be able to resume collecting and screening their own blood.

Earlier this month, the island of 3.5 million barred local donations and began importing blood from the U.S., following recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA said Wednesday that use of the test could be expanded if the virus spreads to other areas of the U.S. Currently no states have reported local, mosquito-transmitted Zika cases.

However, some experts say some of the problems facing Puerto Rico now may be repeated later this year in Florida, Texas and other Southern states where officials think mosquito-borne outbreaks of Zika may occur.

“In the future, should Zika virus transmission occur in other areas, blood collection establishments will be able to continue to collect blood and use the investigational screening test, minimizing disruption to the blood supply,” said Dr. Peter Marks, director of FDA’s center for biologics.

Last month, the FDA advised U.S. blood banks to refuse donations from people who have traveled to Zika-affected regions in the previous four weeks. Those guidelines remain in effect.

The test authorized by the FDA is made by Roche Molecular Systems, a division of the Swiss health care conglomerate.

“In the future, should Zika virus transmission occur in other areas, blood collection establishments will be able to continue to collect blood and use the investigational screening test, minimizing disruption to the blood supply.”

Dr. Peter Marks

FDA center for biologics director

Zika is spreading rapidly through Latin America.

While most people experience either mild or no symptoms, Zika is suspected of causing a devastating birth defect – babies born with abnormally small heads – and pregnant Americans are urged to avoid travel to affected areas.

Puerto Rico has 350 confirmed cases of the virus, including 40 pregnant women. Two of those women have given birth to healthy babies. Health authorities have said they are not tracking suspected cases.

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said tens of thousands of IUDs and other forms of birth control are badly needed in Puerto Rico to help prevent unintended pregnancies during an outbreak of Zika there.

Earlier this month, the CDC and the FDA authorized emergency use of a separate laboratory test to diagnose Zika infection in patients. The test was distributed to a limited number of U.S. and international laboratories.

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WASHINGTON – The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers learned that they can’t keep the government out of even an encrypted device that U.S. officials had claimed was impossible to crack. Apple, meanwhile, 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. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym on Tuesday vacated her Feb. 16 order, which compelled Apple to assist the FBI in hacking their phone.

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 gun battle 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

FDA OKs experimental blood test for Zika screens

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OPINIONS

Kate Weber Publisher

Dan McCaleb Editorial Director

Jason Schaumburg Editor

OUR VIEW

Twists, turns in murder case DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack has cast a long shadow of doubt over a case the people of Sycamore and northern Illinois thought was settled.

In 2012, when Jack McCullough was convicted in the 1957 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, some in the courtroom cheered.

There was a sense of closure to a mystery For the record that had lingered in the minds of many These statements by the people for decades. county prosecutor need to be That closure is a vetted, and quickly. If they are hard thing to give true, McCullough needs to be up, especially after released as quickly as possible.

McCullough’s guilt has been determined and affirmed by several judges.

But Schmack says new evidence and old FBI reports from 1957 and ’58 that were excluded from McCullough’s trial prove an innocent man is in prison.

Schmack, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, says in court documents that those who brought these charges against McCullough in 2011 engaged in an “almost systematic concealment of the truth.” He said they guided witnesses toward conclusions they wanted, and misled judges and grand juries when they knew or should have known that it was impossible for McCullough to have committed this crime.

These statements by the county prosecutor need to be vetted, and quickly. If they are true, McCullough needs to be released as quickly as possible.

Usually in a criminal case, police reports provide most of the important information. In this case, prosecutors successfully argued FBI reports compiled when the crime was committed should be excluded at trial on the basis that they were hearsay and the people who made them could not be cross-examined.

Judges in the 2nd District Appellate Court agreed with this, and found that the reports would not have vindicated McCullough even if they had been introduced.

Schmack clearly disagrees. He said those reports show it’s impossible for McCullough to have done it, and he’s saying it on behalf of the people.

We can’t ignore this, but neither can we simply accept that with a single court filing, Schmack can undo years of police investigation, witness testimony and judges’ rulings.

Schmack’s findings should be tested, just as those of his predecessor were tested by a grand jury, a criminal court and an appellate court.

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Trump was (sort of) right; Pen bombs possible

By PHILIP BUMP The Washington Post Donald Trump did not, at any point, actually think he was in physical danger when Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields approached him after a victory speech in Florida.

Fields, carrying a phone in one hand to record Trump and a pen in the other to write down how he answered her questions, looked like any of the other scores of reporters that have surrounded Trump over the past nine months – a presence he obviously has enjoyed.

After Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was charged with battery for grabbing Fields’ arm and dragging her out of the way, Trump was forced to migrate from his untrue original position – that it didn’t happen – to a new one: Lewandowski was trying to protect me.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked him about it during a town hall Tuesday night.

“She went through the Secret Service,” Trump said. “She had a pen in her hand, which Secret Service is not liking because they don’t know what it is, whether

it’s a little bomb or ...”

Cooper cut him off, which is a shame because: A little bomb?

This was Trump’s new argument – maybe Fields was a threat because she had a pen that freaked out the Secret Service because they didn’t know whether it was a bomb or not?

This seems ... unlikely. So I reached out to Matt Barnett, proprietor of Bonetti Explosives in Columbus, Texas, for nearly a decade after having done contract explosives removal work for the U.S. military. Oh, and he’s also the former star of the Discovery Channel show “Fire in the Hole.”

Barnett hadn’t heard about all of the stuff with Trump and his campaign manager.

“It sounds kind of crazy to me,” Barnett said to start, which is fair. “But an explosive device doesn’t have to be very large to kill somebody.”

There were pen-bombs during World War II, used to trigger larger explosives. Which brought Barnett to blasting caps, which are about a quarter-inch in diameter and a few inches long. Those caps include about a gram of high explosive – an amount the size of a pencil eraser. An explosion

from that, he suggested, seriously could injure someone or maybe even kill them. There exist penshaped triggers that can be used to set off explosives that could potentially be modified to do the trick.

“It’s not outside the realm of possibility,” he said. And then he added: “I mean, it wouldn’t be the first thing to come to my mind if a reporter was coming to me with a pen? I mean, that’s kind of what they do, right? It wouldn’t be my first thought to think that that’s a device, but it’s not outside the realm of possibility.”

Which: Of course. No one would think Fields was holding a bomb, and there’s no evidence Trump did either. In stills taken during the incident at the event venue, you can see Fields (light-colored jacket) approach Trump to speak with him. Trump sees her and walks with her a bit, despite his apparent terror that she was trying to bomb him; in the bottom frame you can see Lewandowski, with close-cropped hair, reaching in to grab her.

Oh, by the way: That guy next to him? Secret Service. He didn’t seem very nervous about Fields either.

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.

VIEWS Scott Reeder dents during the 1800s attempted to purchase Cuba from Spain. They each failed. Even the Confederate States of America viewed Cuba as a potential future state – if they were ever able to secede from the U.S. Regardless, Cubans are a proud, patriotic people.

I have trouble seeing them ever giving up their sovereignty to become a state, as Ryan proposes, but the many Cubans I spoke with during my two trips to the island nation long for freedom from their nation’s communist regime.

It’s worth noting that during his 2000 visit to Cuba, Ryan pioneered normalizing relations between the two nations.

“Bill Clinton was president at the time. Officially, they didn’t approve of our trip. But behind the scenes they were cheering us on,” Ryan said. “We talked to someone with the administration every day.”

Someone who wasn’t cheering Ryan on was Vicki J. Huddleston, the diplomat who headed the American Interests section in Cuba.

“If the U.S. had diplomatic relations with Cuba then, she would have been our ambassador,” he said. “She was the ultimate ugly American.

She prohibited the national anthem

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from being played when we arrived.

She didn’t want any U.S. flags to be displayed. And she tried to get me to change the speech I gave at the University of Havana to one condemning (Fidel) Castro.”

Ryan refused to condemn Castro.

“I’m under no illusions about Castro. He’s a dictator. He’s killed people,” he said, but he added he failed to see how publicly condemning him would make for better relations

between the two nations.

During his trip, Ryan delivered $2 million in medicine, cleared the way for the Chicago Tribune to open a bureau in Havana and succeeded in getting Castro to allow more Catholic priests to work in the nation.

Those were hard-fought victories for compassion, a free press and free exercise of religion.

Perhaps the ultimate diplomat on the 2000 trip to Cuba was Ryan’s late wife, Lura Lynn, who brought her Midwestern sensibilities. She displayed warmth and charm with Fidel Castro by showing photos of her family.

“We have six children, and now 14 grandchildren. Family is very important to me, and I have shown those pictures not only to Fidel Castro, but to both President Bushes, President Reagan and President Clinton. They are a good-looking family and all good-looking kids,’’ she told me years ago.

Cuba is now ruled by Fidel Castro’s brother, Raul. This month, Obama met with him and called for a “new beginning” for the U.S. and Cuba.

It’s important to remember the beginning of that “new beginning” may have started here in Illinois with George and Lura Lynn Ryan.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse journalist. He works as a freelance reporter in the Springfield area. Email him at ScottReeder1965@ gmail.com.

IT’S YOUR WRITE Terrorism or GOP politics?

To the Editor: Terrorism: Goal, to cultivate fear in others; to have an uncompromising commitment to your ideals. To use any means necessary to force others to only see things you believe in and have no tolerance for anything else; to give support to torturous ways.

Wait, did I just describe terrorism or the Republican Party? Are Donald Trump and Ted Cruz the new ayatollahs?

Mark Breen

Cary

Election judge frustration

To the Editor: I recently served as an election judge.

After reading your March 17 edition regarding the election, I realized how

widespread the dissatisfaction was regarding the McHenry County Clerk’s Office.

Why McHenry County can’t get its act together is pathetic.

Our particular polling precinct (precinct 17 – Main Beach House) didn’t have the opening-hour challenges. We had another challenge. When we telephoned to speak to the clerk’s office for necessary clarification, no one answered.

Voters stood in front of us and waited and waited and waited.

We weren’t able to provide any resolution(s), so some went home and didn’t vote. Sad. Further, we didn’t receive notification to stay open for an additional 90 minutes until after 6 p.m.

The night before, you go to the polling precinct and set up. On Election Day, you

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get up and arrive at the polling precinct at 5:30 a.m. and open the doors at 6 a.m.

This is about 14 and a half hours, and then add 90 minutes. After you close, you breakdown the operation and tally various reports. For all this, you receive $135 and a lot of frustration.

The group I worked with was outstanding. They took their jobs seriously, cared

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for each voter’s concerns and did as much as they could to make everything run smoothly. Workers didn’t complain about the money; they were performing a valuable job, but needed cooperation from the county clerk’s office.

Unfortunately, there was none.

Karl D. Dencker Lake in the Hills

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SPRINGFIELD – Cuba should become the 51st state.

That revelation was shared with me last week by a man who knows Cuba and U.S. politics well: former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.

“I can’t imagine why the people there wouldn’t want to become a part of the United States,” Ryan said. “The people there are really suffering. It’s only 90 miles off our shore. It just makes sense. And from a strategic sense it makes sense for us – it would keep other countries from putting their missiles there or establishing military bases.”

Sixteen years ago, I traveled to Cuba with Ryan to write about his efforts to normalize relations and trade between the two nations. I called him this past week to get his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s historic visit to the communist country.

“I think the president did absolutely the right thing in going there,” Ryan said. “I’m glad we now have diplomatic relations with Cuba, but now we need to get rid of that trade embargo. It’s hurting a lot of innocent people.”

Ryan was released from federal prison two and a half years ago after serving five years on corruption charges. During his time in office, Ryan made more than his share of mistakes, but he is a free man now who can express his own opinions.

It’s worth noting the idea of making a state out of Cuba is hardly a new one. At least three U.S. presi-

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Protesters pause near a McDonald’s restaurant in Times Square during a rally and march April 15, 2015, in New York as participants, fast-food workers and union members call for a $15 minimum wage. Labor organizers said they’re planning another day of strikes and protests exclusively targeting McDonald’s stores April 14 in dozens of cities.

‘Fight for 15’ campaign to target McDonald’s stores April 14

By CANDICE CHOI

The Associated Press NEW YORK – McDonald’s customers stopping in for a Big Mac on the eve of Tax Day may be greeted by demonstrators calling for pay of $15 an hour and a union.

Labor organizers say they’re planning another day of strikes and protests exclusively targeting McDonald’s stores in dozens of cities on April 14, following similar demonstrations outside a variety of fastfood restaurants a year ago.

The move is intended to build on a campaign to lift wages and revitalize union enrollment by spotlighting working conditions at the world’s biggest hamburger chain. Already, a wave of demonstrations that began in New York City in late 2012 has made low pay a major political issue and helped spur the passage of higher local minimum wages around the country.

The “Fight for $15” campaign is being

backed by the Service Employees International Union, whose members include nursing home workers and janitors who stand to benefit when the wage floor is raised.

Although McDonald’s has been a primary target, organizers have expanded the campaign in hopes of mobilizing new swaths of workers including adjunct professors and airport workers.

For April 14, organizers say they’re focusing on McDonald’s because of its size and ability to influence pay practices throughout the economy.

“When McDonald’s starts to behave the right way, other companies are going to behave the right way,” said Kendall Fells, organizing director for the Fight for $15.

A McDonald’s representative, Lisa McComb, said restaurants will remain open and “focus on providing an exceptional experience for our customers.”

She said McDonald’s provides employees

with “lifelong skills, opportunities for advancement and education assistance.”

Turnout for the demonstrations has varied around the country in the past, but has generally grown with each successive protest.

In New York, crowds typically chant and beat drums outside a McDonald’s for about a half hour or briefly flood into stores before moving to another location.

The actions are apparently having an impact on stores.

In court earlier this month, a lawyer for McDonald’s franchisees in New York described the pressure his clients felt from the “onslaught of investigations and protests” brought on by organizers in recent years, with one franchisee even selling a store as a result. He described franchisees as “collateral damage” in the fight between McDonald’s and organizers.

About 90 percent of the more than 14,000 McDonald’s stores in the U.S. are run by franchisees.

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This current election cycle has focused greatly on job creation and the need to support small businesses in our communities. And there is a reason why everyone is talking about small business.

More than 75 percent of businesses in the U.S. are called small business. Small business owners and employees make up the majority of the voting electorate.

But there also is a reason why small business often is underrepresented in government decision-making. Government advocacy and involvement takes time, research and consistent messaging.

Illinois senators this year introduced 3,385 bills and Illinois House representatives introduced 6,426 bills. That is more than 10,000 pieces of legislation for consideration in one session.

Not all of those bills are business-related. Not all of them will be assigned to a committee. Not all of those pieces of legislation will make it out of committee.

Many bills will be amended and sent back to committee for further discussion, and many bills will not make it to the floor for a vote. Even fewer bills will pass both the Senate and House, land on the governor’s desk and ultimately be signed into law.

The reality is that the majority of Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce members lack the time to stay informed about the hundreds of pieces of legislation their elected officials consider that can influence the way they do business.

CHAMBER NEWS Mary Margaret Maule

An active and engaged electorate is critical to good governance. So, it is essential communication happens from both directions.

In that spirit, I invite you to join us April 12 for “Employer Action Day” Many will argue a light touch and hosted by the Illinois Chamber of Comconsistent message can be more effecmerce. The informative day will feature tive than an angry rant or impassioned Gov. Bruce Rauner, legislative leaders appeal. That is why many companies and officials from state departments and organizations hire lobbyists to track such as employment, labor, revenue and their interests and communicate to them transportation. when a bill that could affect the way We will be leaving the chamber they do business is moving through the offices at 5 a.m. and returning to Crystal legislature.

Lake at 8 p.m.

Small business owners are often lost Sure, it will be a long day. But the day when they want to influence state or is critically important to the future of local government. The process can be our business community. confusing and time-consuming. But busiA $99 fee covers transportation for the nesses have a lot more power than they trip, light snacks and beverages on the think, if active in the process. bus, lunch and programming materiThe chamber is working hard to keep als. For registration information, visit our members informed of legislation clchamber.com or email me at mmaule@ at every level of government that can clchamber.com. change – positively or negatively – our One of the best ways to fight for business community to help strengthen change – or to prevent it – is to join communication between elected repretogether with others who have similar sentatives and our membership. concerns. Being active is especially imWe have invited representatives at portant for small business owners at the each level of government to speak with local and state levels. our members. We have encouraged our Become informed. Become engaged. elected representatives to submit letters Become involved. I hope to see you and overviews to our website. We have there. published articles around pending legislation and policies we feel could signifi• Mary Margaret Maule is the prescantly affect the business community. ident of the Crystal Lake Chamber of We believe communication and converCommerce. Reach her at 815-459-1300 or sation are essential to good governance. email mmaule@clchamber.com.

Report details challenges of ACA insured

By TOM MURPHY

The Associated Press Health insurers gained a sicker, more expensive patient population after the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage in 2014, according to an early look at medical claims from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which represents the most common brand of insurance.

Newer customers had higher rates of diabetes, depression and high blood pressure, among other conditions, the association said in a report released Wednesday.

They also visited the emergency room much more frequently than people who had private, individual coverage before the law expanded.

Researchers caution against drawing broad conclusions about the newly insured based on what amounts to a limited look

at a still-evolving health care market. But the numbers show how gaining coverage is only part of a long journey toward the ACA’s other key goals of improving health and slowing cost growth.

“The coverage is the first step,” said Linda Blumberg, a health insurance expert at Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization. “Figuring out how to help these folks use medical care in the most effective ways is a real challenge.”

The association compiled its report from dozens of insurers that sell Blue-branded coverage in 46 states and Washington, D.C. It compared claims from newer customers with two populations: people who bought coverage before the law expanded and those who have insurance through an employer. Medical costs for new customers were, on average, 19 percent higher in 2014 and 22 percent higher in 2015 than for

customers with employer-based coverage.

Health insurers expected their initial wave of patients from the ACA expansion to generate higher-than-normal claims because some of the uninsured had not used the health care system for years and were waiting for coverage to help pay for needed care.

Companies also have struggled initially to add younger consumers who don’t consume as much health care, and they have been hurt by expensive patients who sign up outside regular enrollment windows.

Basic economics also may be behind the higher health care use, since the law lowered care costs by expanding coverage.

“If you lower the price of anything, people are going to use it more,” said Blumberg, the Urban Institute expert who did not work on the Blue Cross Blue Shield report.

• Thursday, March 31, 2016

ALGONQUIN – The Algonquin Commons shopping center will host “ShredFest” on Saturday for residents to safely dispose of documents and protect against identity theft. Each person can bring at most two large boxes of bank statements, outdated medical records, old tax returns, bills, receipts and credit card applications to put through the shredders from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the shopping center, 1900 S. Randall Road, Algonquin.

For information, visit shopatalgonquincommons.com.

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WORTH TALKIN’ ABOUT THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

NEW YORK – Former “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes is coming back to Broadway as a guy with plenty of will and grace. Hayes will play God in a stage adaptation of the humor book “The Last Testament: A Memoir by God” on Broadway.

The play, called “An Act of God,” is adapted by its author, David Javerbaum, and made its Broadway debut last summer. Two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, who also helmed “Wicked,” will direct the show, which begins performances in May at the Booth Theatre.

Javerbaum is the Emmy Award-winning former head writer and executive producer of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”

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Prison investigates rapper recording song behind bars

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Andra Day and Anthony Hamilton perform for President Barack Obama and others Feb. 24 during the “In Performance at the White House” series in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Obama to host International Jazz Day concert at White House WASHINGTON – International Jazz Day, one of the world’s biggest celebrations of jazz, is coming to the White House.

President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, plan to host a blockbuster concert April 29 featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Sting, Herbie Hancock and many other established and up-and-coming musical artists.

The show is to be televised by ABC the following day, on April 30 – the fifth anniversary of International Jazz Day. Scores of musical performances and educational and community service programs are also planned for across the District of Columbia, in all 50 states and 196 UNESCO and United Nations member countries, said Tom Carter, president of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The jazz institute and UNESCO sponsor International Jazz Day. It was established to highlight jazz music as a unifying force for freedom and creativity.

The District of Columbia is where the famous jazz pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington was born, on April 29. The city also is known for its thriving jazz scene.

Previous host cities for International Jazz Day were Istanbul, Turkey, in 2013; Osaka, Japan, in 2014; and Paris in 2015.

In 2012, programs were held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris; in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz; and at the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New York City.

“Jazz has been a uniting force and very unifying for people all over the world for the last century,” Carter told The Associated Press by telephone ahead of Wednesday’s official announcement of International Jazz Day.

BATON ROUGE, La. – The rapper known as “C-Murder,” who once recorded an album while locked up in jail, may have done it again – this time in a maximum-security Louisiana prison, where he is serving a life sentence for a teenager’s killing.

Prison officials are investigating whether the rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller, recorded music for an upcoming album while in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Miller, 45, still is challenging his 2009 murder conviction and life sentence. His latest appeal is pending before the Louisiana Supreme Court. One of the songs on his latest album is called “Dear Supreme Court/Under Pressure” and includes a plea for the Supreme Court to free him.

“I had no gun. Didn’t know the victim. My position still stands. It’s blatant lynching of the system,” Miller raps on a recently released video for the song. An actor portrays Miller in the video, which shows supporters holding “Free C. Miller” signs on the New Orleans court’s front steps.

Miller denied recording anything at Angola but refused to take a polygraph test when investigators questioned him, state Department of Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde said in a statement.

Judge delays questioning of Cosby in sex battery case LOS ANGELES – Bill Cosby will not have to answer more questions under oath in a law-

suit from a woman who says the comedian forced her into a sex act at the Playboy Mansion, giving him time to resolve a separate criminal case, a judge ruled Wednesday.

A temporary delay in Cosby’s sworn testimony will protect the comedian’s rights as he faces sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig D. Karlan said.

But his ruling will allow attorneys to conduct depositions of other potential witnesses in the California case, including Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

The ruling comes in a sexual battery lawsuit by Riverside County resident Judy Huth, who accuses Cosby of forcing her to perform a sex act on him in a bedroom of the mansion around 1974 when she was 15.

Cosby gave his first sworn testimony in the case last year, but a judge has ordered him to answer additional questions from Huth’s attorney, Gloria Allred.

Attorneys for Cosby sought a delay in the lawsuit amid the Pennsylvania case, which is on hold while the 78-year-old appeals a ruling.

“The court recognized the dilemma faced by a defendant who must choose between defending civil litigation by providing testimony on one hand and losing the case by asserting the constitutional right to remain silent on the other hand,” Cosby attorney Monique Pressley wrote in a statement.

Karlan ruled that Huth also would not be required to give a deposition during the temporary delay. The judge said he is concerned about the case being put on hold indefinitely.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor William Daniels (“St. Elsewhere”) is 89. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 82.

Actress Shirley Jones is 82. Country singer-songwriter John D. Loudermilk is 82.

Musician Herb Alpert is 81. Actor Christopher Walken is 73. Comedian Gabe Kaplan (“Welcome Back Kotter”) is 72. Actress Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”) is 68. Actor Ed

Marinaro (“Hill Street Blues,” “Sisters”) is 66. Guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC is 61.

Bassist Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers is 45. Actor Ewan McGregor is 45. Rapper Tony Yayo is 38. Actress Kate Micucci (“Raising Hope”) is 36. Guitarist Jack Antonoff of fun. and of Bleachers is 32. Actress Jessica Szohr (“Gossip Girl”) is 31.

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Biden, Gaga to raise sexual assault awareness

WASHINGTON – Lady Gaga and Joe Biden are bringing their act to Las Vegas for an event raising awareness about

Open casting call for ‘Hamilton’ causes ruckus

NEW YORK – The Broadway smash “Hamilton,” which has been cheered for re-

ica’s birth. The show’s African-American, Asian and Latino actors have been cheered by President Barack Obama, British actress Helen Mirren and many others.

TLC making drama by creator Tyler Perry

NEW YORK – Busy entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is producing a drama about a woman involved in a political sex scandal, the first scripted series that will air on the TLC network.

TLC said Wednesday that the eight-episode series, tentatively titled “Too Close to Home,” will Tyler Perry air this summer.

The lead character is a successful woman from Washington forced to return to her modest beginnings after her affair with a married senator becomes public.

Perry’s successful series on OWN, including “Love Thy Neighbor” and “For Better or Worse,” helped turn around the Oprah Winfrey network. Now TLC, at a tough ratings time for cable TV, hopes he can work the same magic.

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• Thursday, March 31, 2016

NEW YORK – Emmy- and Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin is bringing a live presentation of his drama “A Few Good Men” to NBC next year, the network announced Wednesday.

Sorkin, whose resume includes NBC’s “The West Wing” and his Oscar-winning screenplay for “The Social Network,” will adapt and produce “A Few Good Men,” which premiered on Broadway in 1989 and three years later became a hit film starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson.

Set in 1986, the story centers on a military lawyer who is asked to defend three Marines on trial for murder.

Sorkin will write the teleplay and executive produce along with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who have jointly produced NBC’s slate of recent live musicals.

Casting and an airdate in early 2017 will be announced later, the network said.

claiming the nation’s founding story by a multicultural cast, has oddly come under fire for specifically seeking “nonwhite men and women” for upcoming roles in future versions.

That went too far for the Actors’ Equity Association union, which said Wednesday that the show’s language was not official or in compliance with their rules.

The show responded by saying it regretted the confusion and will amend the notice to add that “we welcome people of all ethnicities to audition.”

No such outcry was heard when the show was first being mounted, which called specifically for nonwhite actors to play the likes of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson and Eliza Hamilton.

Only King George II was supposed to be filled by a white man.

“Hamilton” producers said such a stance adheres to the accepted practice that certain characteristics in certain roles constitute a legal and “bona fide occupational qualification.” Other shows also cast with ethnicity in mind.

Since it opened off-Broadway last year, the show has been celebrated for putting minorities at the center of Amer-

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sexual assault.

The pop star and the vice president will hold a rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on April 7. The White House says they’ll speak about the need to prevent sexual assault on college campuses.

The two teamed up at the Academy Awards in February. Biden received a standing ovation when he introduced the singer, who performed her Oscar-nominated song “Til It Happens to You,” about sexual assault on campuses.

Biden, in an interview with Billboard magazine, said he admired Gaga for her courage and he credited her with encouraging other women to “step forward.”

“She’s a survivor who has the courage to speak out, and I know how difficult that can be,” Biden said.

In addition to the Las Vegas rally, Biden is holding events at universities in Pennsylvania and Colorado during a weeklong focus on sexual assault prevention.

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Remove hazards to prevent falls Dear Dr. K: I have osteoporosis, so my bones are going to break more easily. My doctor told me I therefore should try to avoid falls, but he didn’t say how. Any ideas?

Dear Reader: A tumble can send a person with osteoporosis down the road to disability. Many factors can increase your risk for falls. Some have to do with your physical condition; others come from the environment. There is much you can do to reduce both types of risks.

I’ve put some questions for you to ask yourself on my website, www.askdoctork. com. They can help you get a general sense of your risk of falling.

If your risk is high, consider strength and balance training. Focus on exercises that use the muscle groups required for the things you do in real life – getting out of a chair, climbing stairs or reaching a high shelf, for example.

Activities such as yoga and tai chi improve balance and coordination as well as core strength. There is some evidence they may help to prevent falls. Many of the movements done in these activities – lunging, stepping, turning and reaching – are similar to the movements we need to remain independent.

You also can take steps to decrease the impact of health-related issues on your risk of falls: • Pain. Chronic pain can hamper your mobility, throw you off balance or make it difficult to maintain your balance. Talk to your doctor about pain medications that won’t increase your risk of falls.

• Poor vision. It’s easy to trip or lose your balance when you can’t make out the edge of a stair or recognize an object in your path. Have an annual vision exam, and discuss your concerns about falling with your eye doctor.

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ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff • Foot problems. Your feet are central in preserving your balance. See a foot specialist if you have foot pain. Wear comfortable, supportive shoes. Avoid high heels. And if you have neuropathy, use a walking stick.

• Medication side effects. Many drugs increase the risk of falling. Review all of your medications with your doctor. If any of them tend to impair your attention or balance, there may be alternative treatments that are less likely to do so.

Finally, most falls occur in the home.

The following measures can minimize your risk: • Improve lighting. Make sure all areas of your home are well illuminated. Use nightlights to mark hallways and the bathroom.

• Provide handholds. Install grab bars in the bathroom, by the bath and shower.

They can help you keep from falling when you are standing on a slippery surface.

• Remove obstacles and hazards. Clear away clutter from the floors. Keep cords and cables near the walls where you can’t trip on them. Secure area rugs and use grip mats for traction in the bathtub.

The average home is full of hazards.

And as we age, we often develop physical problems. You can work on both fronts.

You can improve your physical limitations, and you can remove and replace many of the hazards.

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

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How do I talk to my husband about putting his dog “Sunny” to sleep? My husband is the most loving, caring, generous person I have ever met, and I don’t know how to tell him it’s time to let his best friend go.

Sunny is 15½ years old and barely can walk because of bad hips. The poor thing can see only shadows and is almost completely deaf. He has been like this for the past two years and is deteriorating steadily.

I’m trying to be understanding and supportive. I bought reusable diapers when Sunny no longer could control his bowels and bladder. I carry him outside multiple times a day and hold him up so he can urinate without the diaper. I wash him regularly after he soils himself. It is very sad.

It is difficult to bring this up with my husband because he knows I’m frustrated with constantly cleaning up and washing bedding after there has been an accident. I don’t want him to think I want him to put the dog to sleep just because it is difficult. It’s just time.

Sunny’s quality of life is zero. The only thing he can do is eat and sleep. Am I wrong? What should I say to my husband to put the poor animal out of his misery? – It’s Time, In Reno Dear It’s Time: Your husband is doing his best friend no favor by letting him linger this way.

What’s going on now isn’t fair to Sunny or to you.

Suggest he contact Sunny’s veterinarian and talk to him/her about his beloved dog’s condition, because I’m pretty sure the vet will agree with me. Then be prepared, because your husband may be so bonded with Sunny he will need grief counseling after his dog is no more.

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Huntley junior pitcher Adam Smylie delivers in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against Crystal Lake Central at Tipps Field in Crystal Lake. The 6-foot-4 left-hander allowed five hits and did not walk a batter in five innings as the Red Raiders won, 7-0.

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What to watch NBA: Bulls at Houston, 6 p.m., TNT The Bulls’ playoff push continues at the Toyota Center in Houston (37-38). The Bulls (37-37) trail the Pacers (39-35) by two games for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with eight games remaining in the regular season. The Bulls hold the tiebreaker over the Pacers.

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James Kiki picked all four Final Four teams correct on his bracket on Yahoo. com, but forgot to pick a winner, according to Syracuse.com. The South Sudan refugee didn’t realize he had all the picks right until he checked Monday, realizing he didn’t finish filling out the bracket.

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Huntley’s Denny Smith is greeted by head coach Andy Jakubowski as he rounds third base after his two-run home run in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game against Crystal Lake Central. The Red Raiders won, 7-0, at Fred Tipps Field in Crystal Lake. Visit NWHerald.com for a photo gallery of Wednesday’s game.

BASEBALL: HUNTLEY 7, CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 0

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Smith follows up two strikeouts with a 5th-inning home run to propel Red Raiders

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joestevenson@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Huntley junior Denny Smith wanted to learn from his first two at-bats, while, at the same time, wiping them from his memory.

Smith struck out twice against Crystal Lake Central left-hander Luke Tevyaw, once on three pitches, another on five with a called third strike.

“Baseball’s a funny game,” Smith said.

“Over the years, I’ve learned anything can happen. I just had to forget those, shake it, help out my team. My approach was to see if he threw me a fastball early in the count. I was expecting a fastball to come and I was able to jump on it.”

Smith took advantage of a favorable count, 2-0, and jumped all over a fastball in the fifth inning for a two-run

home run to left-center field. Smith’s blast, along with a solid start from Adam Smylie, propelled the Red Raiders to a 7-0 victory in their Fox Valley Conference crossover baseball victory Wednesday at Fred Tipps Field.

“One of his at-bats, he was guessing what pitch was coming and I was, ‘Dude, don’t guess, see the pitch and hit it.’ ” Huntley coach Andy Jakubowski said. “Don’t think, react. That was kind of the message.”

Huntley (4-3 overall, 1-0 FVC Valley Division) got five strong innings from Smylie, a 6-foot-4 junior lefty who allowed five hits and did not walk a batter while moving to 2-1.

“I actually kind of like when it’s a little cold outside because it’s harder for

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q UNSUNG HERO Charlie Nugent Huntley, sr., SS

Nugent knocked in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

He also made a nice play in the hole on a ground ball in the second, then doubled and scored in the seventh, but Red Raiders coach Andy Jakubowski thought the first run was pivotal.

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Crystal Lake Central first-year head coach Tom Mueller adds a nice touch with the team’s huddle right before games, borrowing a line from the movie “The Rookie”: “You know what we get to do today? We get to play baseball!”

2016 HUNTLEY GIRLS SOCCER INVITATIONAL: HUNTLEY 7, BELVIDERE 1

Jakubowski scores 4 goals, assists on another in Huntley’s 1st victory

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in their first-half dominance, the Red Raiders all day looked like a different team than the one coach Kris Grabner had been frustrated with two days earlier.

“That was a lot better,” Grabner said. “We had a really good practice yesterday, changed a lot of things around, did some work in the air that we’ll have to do a lot of from here on out. But, yeah, I think our spacing was better. We’re still a little slow on the ball, that’ll come. The shape was just significantly better today, I think that was really the big difference.”

Jakubowski hit the post in the seventh minute, a warning of what was to come for Belvidere.

In the 14th minute, Owens got on the end of Jakubowski’s corner kick to make it 1-0. Ten minutes later, Jakubowski scored directly from a in-swinging corner, making it 2-0 with 16:53 left in the half. A minute and a half later, Talesky finished a rebound off the crossbar to make it 3-0.

With 10:14 left, Jakubowski got her second goal, again from a dead ball.

This time she bent in a free kick from the left edge of the box.

Wilder made it 5-0 six minutes from the break when she was able to charge forward from midfield and drive a shot in from 20 yards out at the top of the box.

“I think it (was) kind of a cushion, because the wind totally changes the game,” Wilder said. “So from the first half to the second half, the way we played completely had to change, instead of long balls, we had to play more to feet because that wind will carry it.

Having that comfort and that cushion of the extra couple goals definitely goes a long way.”

Belvidere drew one goal back 14 minutes into the second half when Mackenzy Jankiewicz converted a penalty kick.

Jakubowski quickly restored the Red Raiders’ control, scoring three minutes later, taking a ball from Alyssa Kaufman at the top of the box and beating a couple defenders for her hat trick. Then three minutes later, again she dribbled from nearly the halfway line before finishing into the top corner to make it 7-1.

“I thought that since we all moved off the ball really well that I was able to find pockets,” Jakubowski said.

Girls soccer insider ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Cassie Kowalski, Jacobs, fr.

Kowalski scored a hat trick as the Golden Eagles beat Grayslake North, 4-1, in a FVC Crossover game Tuesday.

2016 edition of its annual Huntley Girls Soccer Invitational on Wednesday. The tournament, which also includes Belvidere, Larkin, Rockford Boylan, Glenbard North, Harlem, Hononegah and Hersey, continues Thursday and Saturday. After Proud Sponsor of Athlete of the Week first-round games Wednesday and Thursday, every team will play twice Giovanni leads Johnsburg in scoring with Saturday, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The third-place match four goals.

NORTHWEST HERALD will be at 1:15 p.m. in the stadium, and 4. Jacobs (1-0): The Golden Eagles POWER RANKINGS the championship game will follow at 3 were one of the last teams to begin the 1. Crystal Lake South (3-1): The p.m. The Red Raiders are the defending season but started it on an impressive Gators, winners of their past three, were note, beating Grayslake Central, 4-1, champions. off this week. They return to action Tuesday. Kowalski bagged a hat trick and Cary-Grove is in tournament action as Tuesday. well, wrapping up its play at the Lake sophomore Emily Pasetes made eight 2. Woodstock (3-2): The Blue Streaks saves in goal.

Park Invitational at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. also have won three in a row, and didn’t Youth shall set you free: All four of 5. Cary-Grove (1-1): The Trojans split play this week either. They return to the their first two games at the Lake Park Jacobs’ goals Tuesday were scored by field Monday. freshmen, three from Kowalski and one Invite. They got their first win of the 3. Johnsburg (2-0-1, 2-0 BNC East):

by Hannah Mohan. Afterward, Jacobs year Tuesday, 2-1 over Buffalo Grove, Since a draw in their opener, the coach Stephanie Schuck said Kowalski with seniors Carli Petersen and Genna Skyhawks have won two straight Big “definitely has a lot of motivation, which Sobieszczyk scoring the goals.

Northern Conference games, scoring nine is what we want, so hopefully people goals and conceding none. This week start following suit.”

NOTEWORTHY they topped Genoa-Kingston, 5-0. Shae Tournament play: Huntley began the Kowalski’s pick as athlete of the week

marks the second straight week to start the season that a freshman goal scorer has been selected. Last week, Woodstock freshman Emma Dorn was selected for her own three-goal performance.

GAMES TO WATCH Crystal Lake Central at Marian Central, 10 a.m. Saturday There should be goals in this local nonconference matchup as both teams seem to have plenty of attacking potential and dangerous players going forward.

Burlington Central at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday The Rockets have been the BNC’s best team in the early going, starting undefeated, including a 7-0 win over Marengo and an 8-1 win over Richmond-Burton.

Undefeated Johnsburg gets its first look at Central on Tuesday at home in what could be a meeting of the conference’s top two finishers down the line.

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HUNTLEY – The Huntley girls socBrianna Wilder cer team used the wind at its back like Huntley, sr., M an extra attacker in the first half of Wilder was one of four goal Wednesday’s game against Belvidere. scorers for the Red Raiders, The Red Raiders made sure to take adbut her strong 20-yard strike vantage, putting Belvidere away in the gave Huntley a 5-0 lead just opening 40 minutes. before halftime and she was active all over the Huntley opened its 2016 Huntley midfield.

Girls Soccer Invitational with five q THE NUMBER goals in the first half and went on to beat Belvidere, 7-1, Tuesday evening.

First-half goals for the Red Raiders, also Taryn Jakubowski led the way, getfive of seven goals Taryn Jakubowski was ting involved in five of the goals, scorinvolved in. ing four goals and assisting on one othq AND ANOTHER THING ... er. Tayah Owens, Lauren Talesky and With the lead and two games coming Saturday, Brianna Wilder also scored for HuntGrabner was able to work deeper into his ley (1-1-1), which picked up its first win bench. One player at a key position who came of the year. on late was freshman goalkeeper Avery Fitzger“We had a lot of fire lit under us, we ald who replaced senior Paige Renkosik for the were a little fired up,” Jakubowski said. final 10 minutes and made one save.

The Red Raiders, defending champions of their own tournament, will face Rockford Boylan in the semifinals after the third-place match, which is at 9 a.m. Saturday. The championship scheduled to kickoff at 1:15 p.m.

Although the wind aided the hosts game will be played at 3 p.m. or shortly

“We had a lot of fire lit under us, we were fired up.”

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Rockets outslug Bulldogs in loss Outhit Grant, 11-3, but strand 9 baserunners

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akantecki@shawmedia.com FOX LAKE – Richmond-Burton catcher Mike Wojcik saw the first pitch from Grant’s Nick Burgess and didn’t miss, pulling a fastball over the left-center field fence and clanking it off the back of the football bleachers to extend his team’s lead in the top of the fifth inning.

At that time, Wojcik and the rest of his Rockets teammates liked their chances against Grant.

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tmar and sending the Bulldogs to a 6-5 nonconference baseball win Wednesday at Fritz Kazlausky Field.

“If we score five runs a game, I like our chances with two D-I arms,” Wo-

jcik said. “But we walked some, we made some errors, and we just didn’t get it done … it’s baseball.”

Wojcik nearly hit his second home run in the sixth inning, chasing Bulldogs right fielder Ramon Guardado to the fence with runners on first and second.

“Honestly, I thought it was a lot shorter and just a lazy fly ball,” said Wojcik, who finished 1 for 2 with two RBIs. “I thought I got on top of it more for a line drive swing, because that was what my approach was. I needed to get the guy in from second. But the cards don’t always fall your way, and we came up short today.”

In all, the Rockets stranded nine baserunners. They outhit Grant, 11-3, but were on the losing end of a one-run game for the second straight day.

After R-B (2-3) scored one in the top of the first, the Bulldogs (6-1) answered with three runs in the bottom half. Two of Grant’s three runs were unearned after a fielding error at shortstop.

The Bulldogs didn’t even have a hit in the first, but walked three times and put five runners on base. They scored

GIRLS SOCCER: MUNDELEIN 7, McHENRY 0

Short-handed Warriors drop opener 11 players missing in shutout defeat

By TIM SIECK

sports@nwherald.com McHENRY – Wednesday was opening day for the McHenry girls soccer team, and the Warriors knew they had their work cut out for them. Not only were they facing a veteran Mundelein team that was playing its fourth game of the season, McHenry also was without 11 players because of injury (four) or spring break vacations (seven).

“We knew today would be a struggle and wouldn’t be very pretty, but it was a great chance to get some young players some valuable varsity experience,” McHenry coach Greg Eiserman said. “We were short-handed and had to learn on the fly, but there were definitely some positives we were able to take away.”

Before the fans were able to get comfortable in their seats, Mundelein was able to jump out to a 2-0 lead just three minutes in. The scoring would continue most of the first half as the

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McHenry’s varsity soccer field still is drying out from the winter and is not yet suitable for play. Wednesday’s game, and Thursday’s game against Marian Central, was played on the junior varsity field. The varsity field should be ready for play next week.

Mustangs scored five first-half goals and went on to a 7-0 victory in a nonconference game at McHenry High School’s West Campus.

Mundelein’s (3-0-1) Myah Strokosch single-handedly put the game out of reach with a hat trick in

the first 15 minutes of the game. The Warriors struggled offensively most of the night, but had one chance in the first half on a perfect lead pass off the right foot of senior Kristin Naughton.

Naughton knew Wednesday’s game would be tough with so many new players.

“Early on I felt a little pressure since I knew I had to be an example for the new players,” Naughton said.

“We are a really young team, and we played hard. Once we play more games together, we will start to mesh and will be a lot better.”

Looking at the box score, one would assume McHenry (0-1) keeper Sam Swank struggled having allowed seven goals. In actuality, Swank played well and made 16 saves, most of which were of the point-blank variety.

“Coaches always say to shoot the ball low and away, and Mundelein did that so well today, and on most of those goals I had no chance,” Swank said. “We struggled in the first half talking and communicating, and that led to five goals. We did a much better job communicating in the second half, and it showed in our play. Hopefully, we can carry that to our next game.”

their third run on a passed ball.

“The problem that we’re having right now is we need to clean up our defense a little bit,” Rockets coach Mike Giese said. “We’re giving up some early runs, too many bases and it doesn’t look like a big event at that moment in time, but it’s coming back to kick us a little bit.”

Dittmar took the loss for R-B, allowing six runs (four earned) on three hits in 42/3 innings with six strikeouts and four walks. Dittmar’s 3-1 pitch to Allen ended up on the other side of the center-field fence and was his 100th pitch of the game.

“Joe was throwing hard. He just got a little tired there,” Giese said. “Our arms have been right there; I’m happy with our arms. Joe was right where we needed him to be. He just kind of reached his pitch limit there.”

Chase Stupienski was 1 for 2 with a double, a run scored and one RBI, Brady Gibson went 3 for 4 with three singles, Bryan Rupnik was 2 for 4 with a double, and Jake Kaufman was 2 for 4 with a steal, a run scored and one RBI.

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Teubert’s last-minute goal gives ’Canes girls soccer win

Tiffany Teubert scored in the final minute to give the Marian Central girls soccer team a 1-0 win over East Suburban Catholic Conference rival Joliet Catholic on Wednesday in Joliet.

In a match that was delayed 90 minutes by lightning late in the first half, the Hurricanes (1-1, 1-0 ESCC) took the wind in the second half and were able to capitalize with 53 seconds left when Addie Fortin assisted Teubert. Kersten Green finished with eight saves.

McHenry County College baseball tops North Park JV

Casey Oliver homered and was 2 for 5 with three RBIs as the McHenry County College baseball team beat the North Park University JV team, 15-3, Wednesday in Chicago.

Ben Cusac was the winner for the Scots (13-6), striking out three with no earned runs in seven innings, allowing eight hits.

Jack Lasswell was 2 for 5 with two RBIs and a run scored, while Owen Oreskovich was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI. – Staff reports

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Plainfield North 3, Cary-Grove 0: At Carbondale, Quinn Celske, Dominic Calamari and Ben Levicki were 1 for 3, and Matt McCumber was 1 for 2 in the loss for the Trojans (3-4).

SOFTBALL Alden-Hebron 18, Rockford Auburn 1 (5 inn.): At Rockford, Tiffany Damato

was 4 for 4 and scored three runs for Alden-Hebron.

Zoee Lagerhausen was 4 for 5 with four RBIs, two runs scored and a double, Zoe Derringer was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored, and Kassandra Clauss was 2 for 3 with two RBIs, a double and triple for the Giants (2-1).

Clauss (2-1) got the win with nine strikeouts and three hits allowed in five innings.

Blackman 9, Dundee-Crown 7: At Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Sydney Ruggles was 2 for 3 with an RBI, Jessica McVicker was 3 for 4 with two runs scored, Claire Weeks was 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Kayla Sjodin was 2 for 4 in the loss for the Chargers (2-3).

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Continued from page 2 the hitters to hit,” Smylie said. “The mound was actually really nice. I really located my curveball very well, kept throwing it for strikes, so it kept them off-balance.”

Huntley had only two hits off Tevyaw through four innings, but grabbed a 1-0 lead with an unearned run. Pinch runner Cameron Reed scored on Charlie Nugent’s sacrifice fly.

“Charlie’s at-bat gave us some confidence,” Jakubowski said. “We’ve been struggling scoring runs, we’ve been getting runners in position and we just couldn’t get the big hits. From there, Denny got a 2-0 pitch and hits the ball very hard. After that we jumped on his back.”

The best Central (4-4, 0-1 FVC Fox) managed off Smylie was a runner to third base in the third and fifth innings.

“His breaking ball was his best pitch, which made us taking fastball strikes make less sense,” Tigers coach Tom Mueller said. “He had a good breaking ball and used it well. That’s what made him tough. He didn’t walk guys and stayed in the zone. He did a nice job.”

Central’s Freddy Birr and Anthony

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Crystal Lake Central’s Freddy Birr slides into third base as Huntley’s Jeff Heinrich (16) leans in to make the tag for the out in the third inning Wednesday at Tipps Field in Crystal Lake. Adam Smylie (14) backs up the play. Huntley defeated Crystal Lake Central, 7-0.

Ruffolo each had two hits for the Ti“[Huntley] is probably the best gers. All but one starter had a hit for hitting team we’ve played this year,” the Raiders.

Mueller said.

Veteran’s addition strengthens depth of O-line’s interior

By ARTHUR ARKUSH

aarkush@profootballweekly.com Bears coach John Fox has brought another familar face aboard, as veteran offensive lineman Manny Ramirez has signed a one-year deal with the Bears, the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs reported Wednesday on Twitter.

Ramirez, 33, appeared in 16 games with seven starts for the Lions last season after being acquired from Denver in a trade during last year’s draft. The 10year veteran started 43 games for Fox’s Broncos from 2011 to 2014.

Ramirez (6-footManny 3, 325 pounds) can Ramirez play any of the three interior positions. He started Super Bowl XLVIII at center for the Broncos. He’s appeared in 83 career games, including 65 starts since being drafted in the fourth round by the Lions in 2007.

THE WAY WE SEE IT Ramirez reunites with Fox, offensive line coach Dave Magazu and former Broncos teammates Danny Trevathan and Aaron Brewer as part of the Bears’ continued effort to add players with experience in Fox’s schemes.

Ramirez is highly regarded for his intelligence and leadership traits, and he should be a welcome addition to help groom second-year center Hroniss Grasu, much as he did with Travis Swanson in Detroit a season ago, and provide insurance behind starting guards Matt Slauson and Kyle Long.

Before Ramirez’s arrival, the Bears didn’t have a backup interior lineman with any NFL starts, so adding someone with Ramirez’s experience was a wise move and another telling sign of the input Fox is providing general manager Ryan Pace on the team’s personnel acquisitions.

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double. John Henning was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Mundelein 4, Prairie Ridge 0: At MunJacob Goldberg hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to lift the Wood- delein, Joey Hanley allowed seven hits stock North baseball team to a 1-0 win with seven strikeouts in the loss for over Streamwood on Wednesday at the Wolves (3-3). Brendan Murphy, an Arizona State commit, pitched six Woodstock.

Dain Glaves allowed two hits with scoreless for the Mustangs. Robin Kim, four strikeouts in five innings in the Hunter Martin and Scott Stetz got the win for the Thunder (4-2), while Colin Wolves’ three hits.

Rockford Christian Life 3, Alden-HeRitter and Jake Fiorito pitched scoreless innings. Marshall Coalson was 1 bron 0: At Hebron, Brad Judson had a single for the only Giants (2-2, 0-1 NAC) for 1 with a walk.

Crystal Lake South 4, Benton 2: At hit of the game against reigning NorthMarion, Cam Geisser hit a first-inning eastern Athletic Conference MVP Eli RBI triple, and Nick Van Witzenberg Sanchez, who struck out 16 in a comand Jason DeCicco were 2 for 3 in the plete-game effort for Christian Life.

Gators’ (4-0) win. Griffin Bright was 1 John Judson (0-1) took the loss, allowfor 2 with a walk and run scored. An- ing two runs with 10 strikeouts in six drew Engelking got the win, allowing innings.

South Elgin 4, Hampshire 3: At Hampfour hits with with four strikeouts in shire, Noah Schrader was 3 for 4 while six innings.

Marengo 8, Elgin 2: At Elgin, Alex Jakob Kostecki and Kyle Horna were 1 Schirmer was 4 for 4 with two RBIs, for 3 in the loss for the Whip-Purs (4-4).

Rockford Lutheran 5, Johnsburg 2: At two stolen bases and two runs scored for the Indians (3-4). Brayden Quick got Johnsburg, Chris Krennich was 3 for the win, striking out eight while allow- 3 with an RBI, and Justin McCauley ing two earned runs and two hits in had an RBI double and a walk for the four innings. Quick was 2 for 5 with a Skyhawks (1-3).

Bears sign Ramirez to 1-year deal

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FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

THURSDAY

NBA FRIDAY

SATURDAY

at Winnipeg 7 p.m.

CSN AM-720

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

CSN

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

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

AM-890

MONDAY

BOSTON 11:30 a.m.

NBC AM-720 DETROIT 7 p.m.

WGN AM-1000

at Houston 6 p.m.

TNT AM-1000

SUNDAY

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

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

AM-890

at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.

ABC AM-670 at Oakland 9:05 p.m.

CSN AM-890

* – Spring training exhibition

WHAT TO WATCH

Pro basketball Bulls at Houston, 6 p.m., TNT L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m., TNT Men’s basketball NIT, championship, Valparaiso vs. George Washington, 6 p.m., ESPN College Slam, 8 p.m., ESPN Spring training St. Louis vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss), noon, MLB Boston vs. Minnesota, (same-day tape), 3 p.m., MLB Cubs vs. N.Y. Mets, 7 p.m., CSN

Golf LPGA Tour, ANA Inspiration, first round, 11 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, Shell Houston Open, first round, 3 p.m., TGC Tennis ATP World Tour-WTA Tour, Miami Open, men’s quarterfinal and women’s semifinal, noon, ESPN2 Figure skating ISU World Championships, Ladies Short Program, 3 p.m., NBCSN ISU World Championships, Ice Dance Free Dance, 7 p.m., NBCSN

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Curry scores 31, Warriors beat Jazz in OT for No. 68

SALT LAKE CITY – Stephen Curry scored 31 points, including six straight in overtime, and the Golden State Warriors continued their historic run with a 103-96 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

The Warriors (68-7) surpassed last season’s victory total and must win five of their final seven games to break the 199596 Bulls’ record of 72-10.

EASTERN CONFERENCE y-Cleveland x-Toronto x-Atlanta Boston Miami Charlotte Detroit Indiana

at Milwaukee 6 p.m.

CSN AM-1000

4. He pleaded not guilty to abusing a family or household member. David Sereno, his Maui defense attorney, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

Wife convicted of killing 1984 Olympic bronze medalist

VENTURA, Calif. – The wife of a 1984 Olympic medalist was found guilty Wednesday of murdering him in what she claimed was a self-defense shooting after years of abuse.

Jane Laut, 58, was convicted of first-degree murder of David Laut and could face Reyes’ domestic abuse case 50 years to life in prison, the Ventura to be dropped HONOLULU – Maui prosecutors are mov- County Star reported.

Her attorney, Ron Bamieh, and family ing to dismiss a domestic abuse charge members told the paper they didn’t underagainst suspended Colorado Rockies stand the verdict by a Superior Court jury. shortstop Jose Reyes because his wife “We thought they (the jurors) underisn’t cooperating. stood the domestic abuse part. She’s been Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kerry through enough,” Emily Penza, Laut’s Glen said she expects to file documents Wednesday to drop the case. Reyes’ wife niece, said tearfully.

Laut was the high school sweetheart won’t talk to prosecutors or return to of David Laut, who won a bronze medMaui, she said. al in the shot put at the 1984 Summer “The complaining witness, Mr. Reyes’ Olympics in Los Angeles. At the time of wife, is what we call an uncooperative his death, the 52-year-old was athletic witness,” Glen said. “At this point, I have director at Hueneme High School. no other avenue for prosecution.”

Reyes was scheduled to go to trial April – Wire reports

NHL

Bulls Washington Orlando Milwaukee New York Brooklyn Philadelphia

W 52 50 45 43 43 43 40 39 ––– 37 36 31 31 30 21 9

L 22 24 31 31 31 31 35 35

Pct GB .703 — .676 2 .592 8 .581 9 .581 9 .581 9 .533 12½ .527 13

37 39 43 44 46 53 66

.500 15 .480 16½ .419 21 .413 21½ .395 23 .284 31 .120 43½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct y-Golden State 68 7 .907 y-San Antonio 63 12 .840 y-Oklahoma City 52 23 .693 x-L.A. Clippers 47 27 .635 Memphis 41 34 .547 Portland 39 36 .520 Houston 37 38 .493 Dallas 37 38 .493 ––– Utah 37 38 .493 Denver 32 44 .421 Sacramento 30 45 .400 New Orleans 27 47 .365 Minnesota 25 50 .333 Phoenix 20 55 .267 L.A. Lakers 16 59 .213 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

GB — 5 16 20½ 27 29 31 31 31 36½ 38 40½ 43 48 52

Wednesday’s Results Toronto 105, Atlanta 97 L.A. Clippers 99, Minnesota 79 Milwaukee 105, Phoenix 94 Denver 109, Memphis 105 San Antonio 100, New Orleans 92 Dallas 91, New York 89 Golden State 103, Utah 96 (OT) Sacramento 120, Washington 111 L.A. Lakers 102, Miami 100 (OT) 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.

Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

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

Orlando at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Boston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

MLB

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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 77 31 39 7 69 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts x-Anaheim 76 43 23 10 96 x-Los Angeles 76 45 26 5 95 x-San Jose 77 43 28 6 92 Arizona 76 34 35 7 75 Calgary 77 32 39 6 70 Vancouver 76 27 36 13 67 Edmonton 79 30 42 7 67

GF GA 252 220 206 186 213 192 215 199 210 190 205 218 195 225 GF GA 204 181 208 180 228 199 199 226 213 248 172 221 194 234

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 77 35 33 9 79 219 235 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-Washington76 54 16 6 114 237 177 N.Y. Rangers 76 43 24 9 95 219 199 Pittsburgh 76 43 25 8 94 219 190 N.Y. Islanders75 41 25 9 91 210 193 Philadelphia 76 38 25 13 89 198 200 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 Wednesday’s Results Philadelphia 2, Washington 1 (SO) Ottawa 2, Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 8, Calgary 3 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.

Friday’s Games Blackhawks at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN 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: Nevada 77, Morehead State 68, seried tied 1-1

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 68, Oakland 67

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 Semifinals winners, 7:30 p.m.

WNIT Semifinals Wednesday South Dakota 88, Oregon 54 Thursday Michigan (21-13) at Florida Gulf Coast (32-5), 7 p.m.

Championship Saturday South Dakota vs. Michigan-Florida Gulf Coast winner, 2 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto Los Angeles Minnesota Houston Detroit Texas Cleveland White Sox Tampa Bay Seattle New York Kansas City Oakland Boston Baltimore

W 17 15 18 17 16 17 15 15 12 15 13 14 11 12 10

L 6 8 10 10 11 13 12 13 11 14 13 19 15 17 15

Pct .739 .652 .643 .630 .593 .567 .556 .536 .522 .517 .500 .424 .423 .414 .400

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct Washington 18 4 .818 Arizona 22 7 .759 Philadelphia 15 10 .600 Colorado 14 12 .538 Cincinnati 15 15 .500 Milwaukee 13 13 .500 Los Angeles 13 14 .481 Miami 10 13 .435 St. Louis 10 13 .435 Cubs 10 17 .370 San Francisco 11 19 .367 San Diego 10 19 .345 New York 7 16 .304 Pittsburgh 7 20 .259 Atlanta 6 19 .240 Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s Results Cubs 10, Colorado (ss) 0 Cincinnati 6, White Sox 3 Washington 12, N.Y. Mets 1 Minnesota 4, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 4, Boston (ss) 3 St. Louis 3, Miami 0 Pittsburgh 4, Boston (ss) 4, tie Philadelphia 8, Houston 4 N.Y. Yankees 2, Atlanta 0 Texas 5, Kansas City 1 Arizona 12, Oakland 9 San Diego 7, Seattle 5 Cleveland 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Milwaukee 5, Colorado (ss) 4 Detroit 2, Baltimore 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets vs. Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Minnesota, 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay, 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss), 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Baltimore, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

AREA SCHEDULE 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 Boys Tennis: Grayslake Central at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.

Friday Baseball: Crystal Lake South at Mt. Vernon, Maine South at Huntley, 11 a.m.; Woodstock North at Rockford Auburn (DH), 2 p.m.; Johnsburg at Tri-Valley, Prairie Ridge at Barrington, 4:30 p.m.; Dundee-Crown at Galesburg Streaks Invite, TBA Softball: Rolling Meadows at Crystal Lake South, Hampshire at Elgin, Belvidere North at Jacobs, 4:30 p.m.; Huntley at DeKalb at Bandits Stadium, 8 p.m.; Marengo at Freeport Tournament, TBA

Hollows or Banana Lake will hit waxworms, nightcrawlers, small spinners or Berkley trout Power Dough.” Call 815-455-2040 for an updated report.

Chris Taurisano’s Fox Chain report returns next week, and the Capt. Bob Rossa Lake Michigan report should be coming right after that.

NEWS AND NOTES Trout season: The 2016 Illinois

Photo provided

Carl Kaufmann had to go to Florida to capture and release this beast. Carl can catch fish like this on Lake Geneva when the season opens.

OUTDOORS Steve Sarley What’s he going to do on his days of R&R? Fish, of course. But Dave is going to be doing some guiding on those days off. Call him at 815-455-2040. You all know Dave can put fish in the boat, but I think it’d be worth it to hire him just for a ride in his brand new Legend V-20 powered by a Mercury 250–hp power plant trimmed out with all the bells and whistles.

Capt. Bob Rossa is recommended for his Lake Michigan prowess, but he isn’t always available. I also would like to mention Capt. Dan Keating of Blue Horizon Sportfishing. Chartering is not a hobby for Dan. He has been chartering full time for more than 30 years. Capt. Dan is one of the nicest gentlemen you ever would want to meet and is wonderful with kids.

Capt. Dan is the author of three books on Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishing and always is in demand as a seminar speaker all over the midwest.

Contact Capt. Dan Keating at 877-7832270, or check his site www.bluehorizonsportfishing.net.

I asked you readers for your recommendations for guides and charter captains and only received one. It

came from Phil Riccio.

“I would like to nominate Capt.

Rich Tanner of Stellar Charters out of Kenosha Harbor for your list of charters for salmon fishing on Lake Michigan. Rich is a great friend of mine who has been a captain on Lake Michigan for 20 years or better and is a great captain. He is one of those who if not catching fish, will always find them and make your day with him enjoyable. I have referred many people to him and they have told me how great of a time they have had. Capt.

Tanner has been running two boats out of the harbor in Kenosha now for the past few years, He can be reached at 262-620-1611, or through his website, www.stellarcharters.com.”

FISHING REPORT Northern Illinois: Dave Kranz from

Dave’s Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake reports: “Just a couple of warm afternoons and a warmer rain and the small ponds and Fox River have come back to life. Largemouth bass and panfish are in the shallows next to anything absorbing the spring sun’s heat. Use a small jig like a Chicken jig or a Flu-Flu with a small minnow or wax worm for the panfish.

Largemouth bass will hit spinnerbaits, chatterbaits or Rat-L-Trap-type baits. Walleye can be caught on a jig and minnow combo. Trout at the

spring put-and-take trout fishing season opens Saturday at 50 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state. The Illinois catchable trout program is funded entirely by those who use the program through the sale of Inland Trout Stamps, which you will need in addition to a valid fishing license to participate this season, unless you are younger than 16, blind or disabled, or an Illinois resident on leave from active duty in the armed forces. No trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites until the spring trout season opens at 5 a.m. Saturday. The daily catch limit for each angler is five trout. Anglers are reminded to check the opening time and local regulations of their favorite trout fishing location before the season.

Some of the locations being stocked with these trout are Sand Lake at Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County and Lake Atwood and Piscasaw Creek in McHenry County’s McHenry County Conservation District.

Raising chickens: Believe it or not, it’s trendy to raise a few chickens today. The hobby is really taking off in northern Illinois. You don’t have to be a farmer with a lot of acreage to get into the poultry game. “Raising Backyard Chickens,” will be Friday at McHenry County College. You can learn the essentials of raising a small chicken flock in this class. Topics covered include raising chicks, feed, supplies, housing, predators and breeds. The focus will be on egg-laying chickens, but meat birds also will be discussed. The instructor has raised chickens and turkeys for more than 25 years. The fee is $22 and the class will take place from 10 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in Room A103. For information, call 815455-8782 or to register, call 815-455-8588.

• Steve Sarley writes about the outdoors for Shaw Media. Write to him at sarfishing@yahoo.com.

• Thursday, March 31, 2016

I have to fess up, my friends. I just plain left a couple of names off my list of recommended fishing guides last week.

I didn’t leave him off, but said Carl Kaufmann had ceased guiding. I was incorrect. Kaufmann still is booking trips for repeat clients, he just isn’t looking for new business. He’s at 815338-2475.

I’ve fished with Phil Piscitello and he does a really nice job of putting fish in the boat. You know how you always say, “C’mon. Just one more cast,” when you are finishing a trip? I said that to Phil and he bagged a five-pound largemouth on that last cast, put down his rod and headed for shore.

I was on Lake Geneva with a guy and we fished deep for hours without any luck whatsoever. I saw Phil in a boat filming the “Time on the Water” TV show with Frank Hyla. Phil called me the next day to tell me he slayed them with Frank by flipping plastics under docks. Phil knows how to catch fish. He does a great job on the Fox Chain, Delavan and Geneva. You can reach him at 847-638-7547 or by email at marbleyes66@yahoo.com.

Doug Becker of the JD Guide Service is one heck of a tournament fisherman and usually scores nice limits on Geneva. He is the guy who invented the Defender jig that has taken area bass fishing by storm. He does really well for his bass fishing clients. This year, Doug is going to start guiding for muskies on Geneva. They stocked the lake with them a few years back and the reports are that these fish now are reaching the 40-inch range. Doug’s number is 847-502-3419.

Mark O’Neill of www.structure-fishing.com is the best around when it comes to explaining and teaching all of the intricacies of working with sonar and GPS. He also is one heck of a fisherman and catches huge bass on southern Wisconsin lakes.

You can hire Mark to go out in your own boat and he will instruct you in ways of using your sonar unit that you had no idea that it could do. He also can guide you to some prime bass spots. Mark’s number is 773-330-9702.

Dave Kranz from Dave’s Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy swears he isn’t going to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week this year. He claims he is going to cut back at the shop.

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8 CUBS SPRING TRAINING

Lester might hit a little this year Pitcher homers in his final spring training start

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

Cubs beat Rockies split squad; Sox lose to Reds The ASSOCIATED PRESS MESA, Ariz. – Jon Lester struck out 10 in five innings and hit a tworun home run to lead the Cubs to a 10-0 win over a Colorado Rockies split squad Wednesday.

Lester allowed only one hit and one walk to go along with the 10 strikeouts, which included striking out the side in the third and fourth innings.

“We got some good work in today,” he David Ross said. “The cutter was good, which is good because it means I am staying on my line.”

His homer off Scott Oberg highlighted a seven-run fourth inning in which the Cubs hammered out two doubles, both by David Ross, and Lester and Kyle Schwarber went back to back.

Rockies starter David Hale went 22/3 innings. He allowed five hits, three runs – one earned – walked one and struck out two.

Ross had three doubles and four RBIs to power an offense that had 17 hits, with at least one hit by every Cubs starter except center fielder Matt Szczur, who reached base twice.

Reds 6, White Sox 3: At Goodyear, Arizona, Joey Votto had four hits, Brandon Phillips homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox, 6-3, Wednesday at spring training.

Votto was aboard for Phillips’ second spring homer in the third against Jose Quintana. Phillips also doubled in the first and singled in the sixth.

Quintana was charged with four runs and nine hits in three-plus innings.

He struck out three and walked three.

“Today, I missed a lot in the zone.

I threw too many pitches. My cutter was bad. It was a tough day,” Quintana said. “It was just one bad day.”

Reds minor leaguer Josh Smith pitched five innings of one-run ball in his first Cactus League start. Smith retired his first 10 batters before Tyler Saladino hit his fifth home run.

Saladino had two of the Sox’s four hits.

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MESA, Ariz. – Of the areas Jon Lester would seem to have room to improve heading into the Cubs’ 2016 season, could his hitting be the one that actually takes the most significant step forward?

Maybe even makes a difference?

“I thought people made fun of Jon a lot last year, but I really liked Jon’s swing,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “And by the end of the season, it started to pay dividends.”

In his final spring Jon Lester start before a scheduled season debut Tuesday in Anaheim, Lester pitched five scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies, with 10 strikeouts. He had no fielding chances, and throwing to bases was not an issue.

But it was his opposite-field home run during the Cubs’ seven-run fourth inning that created the most postgame buzz around the big left-hander.

Granted, the homer came against some guy named Scott Oberg, and nobody was turning it into any kind of jumping-off point for regular-season projections.

But despite a major league record 66 hitless at-bats before getting his first hit last July, Lester hitting the ball hard is no fluke. He recorded the second-highest exit velocity for a pitcher last season.

And now?

“I feel like I’m ahead of the curve a little bit as far as where I was last year, just picking up the bat,” said Lester, who has trash-talked and made hitting bets for ’16 with new Cubs teammate John Lackey – the guy he got the hit against last July (a shot that caromed off Lackey for an infield single).

“That [home run] was obviously a cool thing and something I guess I can put on the mantle. But, hopefully, we can get one during the season. That

would mean a lot more.”

For context on Maddon’s observation and Lester’s growing comfort, consider that until he joined the Cubs last year, the career American Leaguer had 36 career big league at-bats. He had none in the minors.

Before Wednesday, he was 0 for 5 in his career at the plate in spring trainings.

As for those 36 previous regular-season at-bats, Lester said he and the other Red Sox pitchers were not allowed to swing the bat in those interleague road games.

“I had one game against (Philadelphia’s) Cliff Lee, and (manager) John Farrell told me if I took the bat off my shoulder he’d fine me,” Lester said.

“Literally, I told the catcher, ‘I’m not allowed to swing, so if you just want to throw heaters down the middle, go for it.’ And they did.

“I punched out twice looking. Six pitches. And drug it back to the dugout.”

His last homer at any level before Wednesday? High school. Had to be.

“That’s the only time I’ve gotten a hit (before last season),” said Lester, who had fun with teammates after the homer Wednesday, pointing to the sky as he reached the dugout.

He’s not taking any more batting practice than usual this spring, he said. But there does seem to be a growing confidence.

“It’s just more of a comfort,” he said. “You’re coming in (last year) and trying to figure out how far from the plate you’re supposed to stand and how you’re supposed to load and how you’re supposed to swing and all this other stuff.”

He won’t get a chance to test that new comfort level until his second start, with the DH in effect Tuesday.

But by the home opener April 11 against the Reds at Wrigley Field, he’ll be ready to swing.

“As the year went on last year, I know the results weren’t there the whole year as far as hits,” he said. “But as the year went on, I felt a lot more comfortable, and more at ease when I was up at the plate.”

Since the 0 for 66, he went 4 for 32 – big improvement, if not Big Z-esque.

“Now we’re coming in and it’s not as new and foreign,” he said. “This year I’ll have a lot better idea what I’m trying to do.”

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WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. April 1 WHERE: , Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: View art and meet and mingle with artists, with the chance to buy original works. The Dole Gallery will feature the work of Janet Kay from Me 2 You Photography and Ashley Rufino. In the Sage Gallery will be the work of Johanna Gullick, Jeanine Hill-Soldner and Dorothy Biris.

The Sage Hallway Gallery will feature the work of St. Paul’s Christian Preschool. The event also will include live music by the McHenry County Music Center and students of Roger Ruepert. Cash bar. Admission: $5 suggested donation. Information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org.

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WHEN: 8:30 p.m. April 1 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: One of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of the center’s comedy programming.

The series has featured regional and national comedians, and most recently, WGN Radio personality John DaCosse (right) has taken over as curator. During his more than 30 years in stand-up comedy, DaCosse has opened for big names such as Ellen DeGeneres, George Lopez, Craig Ferguson and Billy Gardell. He also served as an audience warm-up for Rosie O’Donnell and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-3569212 or www.rauecenter.org.

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WHEN: 8 p.m. April 2 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: A Beatles tribute featuring music from the early years of Ed Sullivan to the psychedelic era to the final years. The first half of the show will feature American English paying tribute to The Beatles with a performance of the “Revolver” album. The second half of the show will feature a tribute to Paul McCartney’s solo career with “McCartney After The Beatles.” Tickets start at $20. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

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“WISCONSIN SUPPER CLUBS – AN OLD FASHIONED EXPERIENCE”

WHEN: 7 p.m. April 4 WHERE: McHenry County Historical Society and Museum, 6422 Main St., Union COST & INFO: The third in the museum’s 30th annual Sampler Lecture Series. Author and filmmaker Ron Faiola will discuss why supper clubs are such a big part of Wisconsin’s food culture and what the full experience of supper club dining entails. A $10 donation is requested for this program. Tickets and information: 815-923-2267 or www.gothistory.org.

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“RACHEL BARTON PINE PLAYS DVORAK” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. April 2 and 2:30 p.m.

April 3 WHERE: Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin COST & INFO: Chicago violinist Rachel Barton Pine (above) will perform a musical tribute to violin master Maud Powell. Tickets: $25-$65. Tickets and information: 847-888-4000 or www. elginsymphony.org.

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WHEN: 10:45 p.m. April 3 WHERE: Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry COST & INFO: The work of virtuoso violinist and composer Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, best known for his “Four Seasons” concerts, will be interpreted by the Chicago-based Greenleaf Strings (above), featuring violinists Paula Johannesen and Brian Ostrega, violist Emma Strohbusch and cellist Rachel Schuld. The event will include commentary by the Rev. Sean Parker Dennison on celebrating spring and rebirth. This is the third in a worship service series highlighting various genres of music. The Church of Rock is planned May 1. Free. Information: 815-322-2464 or www.treeoflifeuu.org.

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WHEN: 1 p.m. April 2 WHERE: Read Between the Lynes, 111 E Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Authors Dan Campana and Rob Carroll return with “Cubs 100: A Century at Wrigley,” and new author Molly Page will bring “100 Things to Do in Chicago Before You Die.” Chicago-style hot dogs from Main St. PourHouse will be for sale. Free. Information: 815-206-5967 or www.readbetweenthelynes.com.

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WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. April 2 WHERE: Ryder’s Woods, 651 Kimball Ave., Woodstock COST & INFO: Hosted the first Saturday of the month by the McHenry County Conservation District at this 23acre woodland in the heart of Woodstock. Free. Information: 815-337-9502 or lburkart@conservemc.org.

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WHEN: 8 p.m. April 1 WHERE: Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin COST & INFO: Shows include competing improv teams, improvised songs, audience members onstage and live music. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 847-931-5900 or www. greenroomimprov.com.

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April 2-3 WHERE: Crystal Lake South High School, 1200 S. McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Featuring more than 120 exhibitors, family activities and demonstrations on gardening, spring cleaning, acupuncture, yoga, martial arts, ballet and dance. Free. Information: www.clchamber.com.

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SECOND ANNUAL ART FOR THE PAWS, fundraiser and community outreach project for Helping Paws Animal Shelter in Woodstock. Featuring exhibits of community artwork available to buy. Schedule: through April 7, public viewing at the Woodstock Public Library; through April 9 online art auction at http://bit.do/artforthepaws2016 and public viewing at Mixin Mingle, 124 Cass St., Woodstock, with 7 to 9 p.m. April 9 art reception at Mixin Mingle ($5 admission includes appetizers). Information: 815-338-4400, www.helpingpaws.net or www. facebook.com/artforthepaws.

“WOMEN’S WORKS,” through April 30, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock.

The 28th annual juried fine art exhibit celebrating women artists presented by the Northwest Area Arts Council and the Old Courthouse Arts Center.

“Women’s Works” provides an opportunity to showcase the creative artwork of women artists in North America and internationally. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday. Information: www.womensworks.org, 815338-4525 or www.oldcourthouseartscenter.com.

“SHORELINE SYMPHONY,” through May 15, Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. Experience 42 artworks from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s collection from Wausau, Wisconsin, that portray the sights and sounds at water’s edge. Mediums include oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphite, wood and bronze. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends through March; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily April through October. Information: 815-678-4532 or www.mccdistrict.org.

LIVE PRO WRESTLING, 7:30 to 10 p.m. every Saturday, Premier Studio, 1230 Davis Road, Woodstock.

Tickets: $10 adults general or $12 ringside, $5 children age 12 and younger. Information: 847-3476632 or www.premierprowrestling.com.

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“INTO THE WOODS” WHEN: 8 p.m. April 8-9, 15-16 & 22-23, 3 p.m. April 10, 17 & 24 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Presented by Woodstock Musical Theatre Company, the musical that inspired the movie. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a rare modern classic. Tickets: $24 adults, $21 students/seniors. Tickets and information: www.woodstockoperahouse.com or 815-338-5300.

Fools Day. Cost: $6 members, $7 visitors. Information: 815-344-2975 or 847-395-1108.

LUCY’S COMEDY CAFE, 8:30 p.m. April 1, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. One of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of its comedy programming. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

“WITHIN 10,” April 1-30, Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Featuring the photographs of Cindy Smith. The photographs depict scenes of wildlife and nature within 10 miles of Cary.

Information: www.caryarea.library.org.

1ST FRIDAY ART SHOW, 5 to 8 p.m. April 1, Lakeside APRIL 2 Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal FAMILY HIKE AT RYDER’S WOODS, 9 to 10 a.m.

Lake. Enjoy an evening consisting of viewing art, April 2, Ryder’s Woods, 651 Kimball Ave., Woodmeeting and mingling with artists and the opstock. Hosted the first Saturday of the month portunity to buy original works. In the Dole Gallery: by the McHenry County Conservation District. featuring the work of Janet Kay and Ashley Rufino.

Learn about the natural wonders found at this In the Sage Gallery: the work of Johanna Gullick, 23-acre woodland in the heart of Woodstock.

Jeanine Hill-Soldner and Dorothy Biris. Music by the Free. Information: 815-337-9502 or lburkart@ McHenry County Music Center. Cash bar. Admission: conservemc.org. $5 suggested donation. Information: 815-455-8000 CHICAGO DOUBLEHEADER BOOK SIGNING, 1 p.m. or www.lakesidelegacy.org.

April 2, Read Between the Lynes, 111 E. Van Buren “SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR,” St., Woodstock. Authors Dan Campana and Rob 8 p.m. April 1-2, 8-9 & 15-16, Richmond Memorial Carroll return with “Cubs 100: A Century at WrigHall, 10308 Main St., Richmond. A play written by ley” and new author Molly Page with “100 Things Luigi Pirandello and performed by the newly created to Do in Chicago Before You Die.” Information: Theatrevolt. Adapted and directed by Theatrevolt 815-206-5967 or www.readbetweenthelynes. co-founder Tim Vance, the production is set in com.

Hollywood in the 1920s. As a group of actors begin to rehearse, they unexpectedly are interrupted APRIL 4 by a group of six strange people. Tickets cost $15 at the door. Information: 872-239-VOLT or www.

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IONED EXPERIENCE,” 7 p.m. April 4, McHenry McHENRY B&B SQUARE DANCE CLUB DANCE, 8 County Historical Society and Museum, 6422 p.m. April 1, McHenry Township Complex, 3703 N. Main St., Union. The third in the museum’s 30th Richmond Road, Johnsburg. Square dancing with annual Sampler Lecture Series. Author and filmChuck Witt calling squares. No rounds. Club 50. All

maker Ron Faiola will discuss why supper clubs are such a big part of Wisconsin’s food culture and what the full experience of supper club dining entails. A $10 donation is requested for this program. Tickets and information: 815-923-2267 or www.gothistory.org.

APRIL 7 BALLROOM DANCE II LESSONS, 7 p.m. April 7 through May 26, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Intermediate lessons for swing, American waltz, foxtrot and rhumba.

Popular Latin dances included. Cost: $149 a couple. Course code: NSDS09002. Registration and information: 815-455-8588.

APRIL 8 MASTERS-FULL VIEWING EVENT, 12:30 to 5 p.m.

April 8, Bull Valley Golf Club, Woodstock. Hosted

by Adult & Child Therapy Services. This new event features a Masters-themed lunch buffet, drink specials, golf contests on two simulators, raffles, silent auction and live viewing of the Masters Golf Tournament. Tickets are $75, of which $45 is tax deductible. Tickets and information: 815-338-1707 or www.adultchildtherapy.org.

“NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM” ST. JUDE CHARITY WALK, 7 p.m. April 8, Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo. Hosted by Costumers with a Cause, with the money raised going to St Jude Children’s Hospital. Be greeted by several characters in costume on the only night of the year the museum opens after hours. Minimum donation is $14.95 adult, $12.95 seniors and $8.95 children. Information: www.facebook.com/ events/985203031547503 or www.volocars.com.

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GARDENFEST 2016, 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. April 9, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Presented by University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners and McHenry County College. Featuring more than 30 breakout sessions, dozens of exhibitors and more. Admission: $50 at the door, includes lunch. Space is limited. Information: 815-4558794 or www.mchenry.edu/gardenfest.

PARK PLACE BRIDAL FAIR, 5 to 8 p.m. April 9, Park Place, 406 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake.

Multiple vendors in all categories, raffle prizes, cash bar, ballroom dancing instruction and more.

Information: 815-477-5871 or www.crystallakeparks.org.

OF BOGS & BOOKS, 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 9, Volo Bog State Natural Area Library, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. Book discussion group meets second Saturdays to discuss natural history, outdoor and environmental literature. This month’s topic will be “All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures” by Roger Tory Peterson and Bill Thompson III. Free. Registration and information: 815-344-1294 or dnr.volobog@illinois.gov.

ANNUAL FASHION SHOW LUNCHEON BENEFIT, 12:30 p.m. April 9, Crystal Lake Country Club, 721 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Fundraiser for Assisi Animal Foundation featuring spring fashions courtesy of Dress Barn, gourmet luncheon with special guest narrator Nancy Loo from WGN-TV News, raffles and prizes. Tickets: $39 a person. Tickets and information: 815-455-9411 or www.assisi.org.

MEET CRAIG BENNETT HALLENSTEIN, 6 to 8 p.m.

April 9, Read Between the Lynes, 111 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Local author Craig Bennett Hallenstein will sign copies of his novel “The Dolphin,” a psychological thriller set in New Orleans, where Hallenstein lives part time. Information: 815-206-5967 or www.readbetweenthelynes. com.

GREENROOM PRODUCTIONS IMPROV SHOW, 7 p.m. April 9, Cosman Cultural Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. GreenRoom takes audience suggestions and true-life audience stories and turns them into theater pieces right before your eyes.

Shows include competing improv teams, improvised songs, audience members onstage and live music. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students available only at the door. Information: 815-814-4045, www.greenroomimprov.com, 815-245-3624 or www.steelpanfestival.com.

APRIL 10 RUN THRU THE HILLS, 8 a.m. April 10, starting at AMC Lake in the Hills 12 Theaters, 311 Randall Road, Lake in the Hills. A popular, challenging course in the rolling terrain and streets that surround Woods Creek Lake featuring a 5K/10K run and 5K Ruck run/walk. Awards will be given postrace. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department, a complimentary post-race breakfast is included for all race participants. Additional breakfast tickets are available to buy. Cost: $28-$40. Information: 847-960-7460 or www.lith.org.

“CELEBRATE THE USA” 24TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW, 11 a.m. April 10, Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. Senior Services of McHenry County fundraiser featuring a silent auction, threecourse luncheon and raffles. Stores showing their

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GREAT LAKES STEELPAN FESTIVAL WHEN: 9 a.m. with concert at 8 p.m. April 9 WHERE: Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Featuring guest artists Ellie Mannette, Gary Gibson, Gregory Boyd and Potts & Pans. Cost: Morning workshops are free; $10 for all-day workshops. $17.50 for the concert in advance or $25 at the door ($20 for seniors, $10 for students and free for children ages 10 and younger). Tickets and information: 815-245-3624 or www.steelpanfestival.com. spring line will be Black Orchid Boutique, Kathryn’s Bridal & Dress Shop, Kohl’s, Lulu’s Wiggin Out, Maurices and Wear Did You Get That. Tickets: $42, $370 table of 10. Information: 815-344-3555 or http://seniorservicesassoc.org.

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“THE 39 STEPS,” through April 3, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic adapted by Patrick Barlow as a whodunit farce. A simple man happens upon a woman who reveals she is a spy in desperate need of help. Suddenly, she is murdered, and the saga begins as he flees and is subsequently followed throughout Europe.

Schedule: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $38. Tickets and information: 847-577-2121 or www.metropolisarts.com.

“CRUMBS IN BED,” through April 16, Riverfront Playhouse, 13 S. Water St., Aurora. A night of hilarious, bawdy sketches and one-acts by Rich Orloff. Play features adult content that may not be suitable for children or sensitive viewers.

Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets: $17 adults, $15 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 630-897-9496 or www.seatyourself. biz/riverfrontpayhouse.

SPRING INTO SCIENCE, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through April 1, Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford. Celebrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) during spring break. Play with numbers, explore translucent colors, dabble in reflection and use refraction to make a rainbow viewer. Includes art activities and live science demonstrations. Admission: $8 adults

and children ages 2 to 17, free for children age 1 and younger and museum members. Information: 815-963-6769 or www.discoverycentermuseum. org.

MARCH 31 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 31 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

April 1-2, Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee. The sale features thousands of newly donated books, DVDs, CDs and more. Saturday is all-you-can-fit in a grocery bag for $3 day. Bring a nonperishable item for the F.I.S.H. Food Pantry and receive one free paperback book for each donation (limit 10). Information: 847-428-3661, ext. 5834, or www.frvpld.info.

APRIL 1 GREENROOM PRODUCTIONS IMPROV SHOW, 8 p.m. April 1, Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. GreenRoom takes audience suggestions and true-life audience stories and turns them into hilarious theater pieces right before your eyes. Shows include competing improv teams, improvised songs, audience members onstage and live music. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 847-931-5900 or www.greenroomimprov.com.

“THE PEOPLE VS. FRIAR LAURENCE,” April 1-17, PM&L Theatre, 877 N. Main St., Antioch. A musical comedy by Ron West and Phil Swan performed

by PM&L Theatre. The production is a reworking of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” told through the eyes of Friar Laurence, the mastermind behind the timeless lovers’ star-crossed fatal moments.

Schedule: 8 p.m. April 1-2, 8-9, 15-16; and 2:30 p.m.

April 3, 10, 17. Tickets: $18 adults, $15 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 847-395-3055

or www.pmltheatre.com.

APRIL 2 NANO DAY, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 2, Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford.

Visitors can investigate real-life applications of nanotechnology with hands-on nano activities and live science demonstrations. Admission: $8 adults and children ages 2 to 17, free for members and children age 1 and younger. Information: 815-9636769 or www.discoverycentermuseum.org.

APRIL 8 “THE COMEDY PARTY,” 8 p.m. April 8, Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford.

Featuring Pauly Shore, Harland Williams, Tom Green and Bobby Lee. Tickets: $35. Tickets and information: 815-968-0595, www.coronadopac. org or www.ticketmaster.com.

CARLOS MENCIA, April 8-9, Chicago Improv, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. Comedy show featuring Carlos Mencia, superstar/stand-up comedian. Schedule: 8 and 10:15 p.m. April 8; 7 and 9:15 p.m. April 9. Tickets: $33-$58. Tickets and information: 847-240-2001 or www.chicago. improv.com.

APRIL 9 19TH ANNUAL TRIVIA BEE FUNDRAISER, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 9, Grand Victoria Casino, 250 S. Grove Ave., Elgin. Presented by The Literacy Connection. Four-member teams compete in three rounds of trivia questions, and the top three teams will take home prizes and trophies. Spectator tickets: $5 at the door. Refreshments and cash bar available. Information: 847-742-6565 or www. eginliteracy.org/events/trivia-bee-2016.

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Corey Keane (left) of McHenry, Trace Gamache of Crystal Lake and Danny MItchell of Crystal Lake perform a scene from “Six Characters in Search of an Author” during a March 29 dress rehearsal of the Theatrevolt production at the Richmond Memorial Hall. The play is opening April 1 and runs through April 16.

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ith a play opening April 1, a new Richmondbased theater group compares its purpose to a lightning bolt. It’s all about energy, passion, perhaps even a revolution when it comes to the arts community, organizers say. Hence the name Theatrevolt.

“Our logo is a heart with a lightning bolt in it,” co-founder Tim Vance said. “We wanted to electrify a whole community of artists, instead of sticking to just theater or music or visual art. We kind of wanted a renaissance.”

A nonprofit, Theatrevolt (www. theatrevolt.com) is presenting the play “Six Characters in Search of an Author” April 1-2, 8-9 and 15-16 at Richmond Memorial Hall, 10308 Main St., Richmond. All shows begin at 8 p.m. and cost $15 at the door.

Created by Italian writer Luigi Pirandello in 1921, the play tells the story of six strange people unexpectedly interrupting a rehearsal. Vance has adapted the play for Theatrevolt’s 13-member cast, setting it in a Hollywood film studio in the 1920s. The six strangers walk in demanding they find an author to tell their stories.

“The piece is like a play within a play,” said Vance of Carpentersville, who also is directing the production.

When the play originally opened in Rome, it earned mixed reviews because of what some perceived as its illogical progression. People in the audience even shouted things such as, “This is a madhouse,” Vance said.

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Danny Mitchell (center) of Crystal Lake performs a scene from “Six Characters in Search of an Author” during a dress rehearsal.

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Continued from page 8 “It broke the fourth wall and turned theater on itself. … It wasn’t until years later that it began to get much bigger reviews and a lot more understanding,” he said.

The play is a staple when it comes to studying theater history, said Trace Gamache of Crystal Lake, who plays the stepdaughter, one of the strangers to interrupt the rehearsal.

“It’s one of the first absurdist pieces,” she said. “The script spoke to me because I always have that feeling of who can tell your story better than you.

Part of the reason I want to be a performer is I want to tell other people’s stories and reach out to them. This particular play is a huge social commentary on that. … [The six strangers] are trying to find an author to finish our stories and bring us to life, so we’re no longer stuck in this literary purgatory.”

Gamache has been involved with Theatrevolt since its inception late last year. The group

contains some members who were involved with Theater Undreground, another Richmondbased theater group that disbanded after a roughly six-year run beginning in 2009.

Artists, such as Gamache, still were looking for an outlet to perform, and the Richmond community still wanted a theater presence, Theatrevolt organizers say.

“It’s just kind of a bunch of us volunteers coming together when we can,” said Gamache, who has acted on stages in New York and Chicago.

The group now has about 30 people involved and plans to present Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in August, as well as a coinciding music festival in Richmond. The goal is to perform at least three shows a year, Vance said.

“We kind of wanted a group that turned theater and live performance on its head a little bit by taking classical pieces, as well as new unknown pieces, as well as concert and performance events, and we really want to reenergize the theater scene,” he said.

Karla Rennhofer of Mount Prospect performs a scene from “Six Characters in Search of an Author.”

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“SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR” WHEN: 8 p.m. April 1-2, 8-9 & 15-16 WHERE: Richmond Memorial Hall, 10308 Main St., Richmond COST & INFO: A play written by Luigi Pirandello and performed by the new theater company Theatrevolt, based in Richmond. Adapted and directed by Theatrevolt co-founder Tim Vance, the production is set in Hollywood in the 1920s. As a group of actors begin to rehearse, they unexpectedly are interrupted by a group of six strange people. Tickets cost $15 at the door. Information: 872-239-VOLT or www.theatrevolt.com.

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EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE WHEN: 7 p.m. April 2 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: A Gigable Presents production featuring some of the best new Americana music. The event will include performances by three artists: Kevin Presbrey, a singer/songwriter from Aurora; Bridget Davis and the Viking Kings, a band from Brooklyn; and Devin Dawson, a singer/songwriter from Nashville. Tickets: $30. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.operahouse.com. For information on Gigable Presents, visit www.gigable. net.

Concert to showcase indie artists, app

By JAMI KUNZER

jkunzer@shawmedia.com Hoping to hear some of the best new Americana music? There’s an app for that. A concert, too.

An Emerging Artist Showcase on April 2 at the Woodstock Opera House aims to do two things: provide exposure to talented singers and songwriters “on the cusp to some bigger and better things” and launch Gigable, an app designed to do the same through technology.

It’s “Pandora meets Ticketmaster,” but focused on Americana music and independent singers and songwriters, said Mike Echlin, CEO of Gigable (www.gigable.net), which is launching the app and hosting the showcase.

“It enables people to discover music. ... It will have the best of Americana, alt-country, the indie scene and simple navigations to buy tickets to shows where you live,” Echlin said.

He and Gigable’s co-founder, John Mayer, saw the showcase, under the title “Gigable Presents,” as an ideal way to promote artists who might get lost in the shuffle of today’s growing amount of music being produced in home studios.

The two lined up three artists they believe should be heard. Among them are Kevin Presbrey, a singer/ songwriter from Aurora with a debut EP, “Dust Unto Dust”; Bridget Davis

and the Viking Kings, a band formed in Brooklyn in 2010 with a recent album, “I Wasn’t Planning On The End,” gaining worldwide attention and a song placement in the film, “See You in Valhalla”; and Devin Dawson, a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose YouTube videos have more than 30 million views.

The showcase will take place at 7 p.m. April 2 at the Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Tickets cost $30 a person at the door, www. woodstockoperahouse.com or 815-3385300.

“This is one of the first of its kind,” said Echlin, a musician himself.

“What we’re doing is finding the cream of the crop within this independent space, and we’re giving them more of a voice and helping them get their music out there.”

Presbrey began performing more than 10 years ago, recording albums with his band at the time, the rock/ alternative Painkiller Hotel. He left the band to explore his roots of Americana and folk, influenced by the music of the early ’70s, especially Jim Croce.

The past couple of years, he has been touring the Midwest as a solo act and plans to record an album in Nashville this year. He’s performed throughout the Chicago area, including in McHenry County, which apparently left an impact. One of his songs,

“Something in the Water,” has a verse about Woodstock.

In Nashville making music for the past four years and earning a college degree, Dawson gained his YouTube following after videotaping a duo performance with a friend of some Taylor Swift covers.

“It kind of just snowballed, started getting momentum,” he said of his YouTube video.

Focusing on writing music, he really hadn’t planned to delve into a solo career, as he’d decided to take a break after touring for five years with his former band, Shadow of the Colossus, which focused on heavy metal.

“There’s only one thing I was put here to do, so I moved to Nashville because I knew that was the spot I wanted to be in,” Dawson said.

He’s now working with a major Nashville producer on a debut solo album with an alternative country sound influenced by soul and classic rock.

He describes it this way: “If John Mayer and Chris Stapleton and Ed Sheeran kind of had a baby or something like that. It’s definitely got some soul and roots to it.”

Kevin Presbrey

The following are upcoming concerts scheduled in the area. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, visiting a Ticketmaster outlet, or online at www. ticketmaster.com.

to the psychedelic era to the final years. Tickets start at $20. Tickets and information: 815-3569212 or www.rauecenter.org.

THE CHURCH OF VIVALDI FEATURING GREENLEAF STRINGS, 10:45 a.m. to noon April 3, Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. A musical service celebrating spring and rebirth featuring the Chicago string quartet Greenleaf Strings. Free. Information: 815-322-2464 or www.treeoflifeuu.org.

THE SATURDAY GIANT, 7 to 10 p.m. April 7, D.C. Cobb’s, 226 Main St., Woodstock. Live dinner show. The Saturday Giant sculpts layers of guitars, drums, bass lines, beat boxing, keyboards and vocals into towering walls of sound, without the aid of prerecorded samples. Tickets: $30 includes dinner. Information: 815-206-5580 or www.dccobbs.net/saturday-giant.

MIKE ZABRIN’S FUNKTASTIC, 10 p.m. April 9, Duke’s Alehouse & Kitchen, 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake. Considered a bass phenom, Zabrin has become a producer and bandleader of the soul-infused Funktastic. Information: www. thedukeabides.com.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT, 2 to 3 p.m. April 10, Woodstock Pubic Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. The duo Small Potatoes, featuring Rich and Jacquie, offers a “mixed bag” show with a variety of musical styles blended with stories and humor. Free. Information: 815-338-0542 or www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

WOODSTOCK FOLK FESTIVAL FIFTH ANNUAL INVITATIONAL PERFORMANCE, 2 p.m. April 10, Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock, 225 W.

McHENRY COUNTY HAYSTACKS COFFEE HOUSE OPEN MIC & JAM, 7 to 10 p.m. April 1, Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Featuring folk, rock and roll, jazz, pop and classical, as well as performances by comedians and poets. A freewill offering will be taken. Information: 815-322-2464 or www. treeoflifeuu.org.

EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE, 7 p.m. April 2, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. A Gigable Presents production featuring new Americana music. The event will include performances by three artists: Kevin Presbrey, a singer/songwriter from Aurora; Bridget Davis and the Viking Kings, a band from Brooklyn; and Devin Dawson, a singer/songwriter from Nashville.

Tickets: $30. Tickets and information: 815-3385300 or www.operahouse.com. For information on Gigable Presents, visit www.gigable.net.

AMERICAN ENGLISH, 8 p.m. April 2, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A Beatles tribute from the early years of Ed Sullivan

LAVA ROCK WHEN & WHERE: 8 p.m. April 9, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: LAVA Rock is an acronym for four rock legends that dominated an era in rock his-

tory – Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Van Halen and AC/DC. Tickets start at $15. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

Calhoun St., Woodstock. A travel-themed concert titled “Journeys – Music that Moves You & Brings You Back Home” featuring a group of local performers. Admission: $10 suggested donation.

Proceeds will benefit the 31st annual Woodstock Folk Festival on July 17. Information: 815-3382080 or www.woodstockfolkfestival.org.

SESSIONS JAZZ QUARTET, 3 p.m. April 10, Luecht Conference Center at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Pianist Al Skaronea returns with his sons and friends for an afternoon

of jazz and more. A Second Sunday Concert Series event. Information: www.facebook.com/ events/1807358142824207 or www.mchenry. edu.

VOICES IN HARMONY SING-ALONG MESSIAH: “A WORLD OF PEACE AND LIGHT,” 4 p.m. April 10, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A 90-minute concert of inspiring and powerful music, both sacred and secular.

Tickets: $15 to $18. Tickets and information: www.rauecenter.org.

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OPENING FRIDAY

Temple Baker (from left) Ryan Guzman and Blake Jenner star in “Everybody Wants Some.”

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The new movies “God’s Not Dead 2” and “Meet the Blacks” also are scheduled for release Friday, but reviews were not made available in time for publication. Find the full reviews online at NWHerald.com.

By JAKE COYLE

The Associated Press

“Everybody Wants Some!!” is Richard Linklater’s self-described spiritual sequel to “Dazed and Confused,” and, somewhat miraculously, the spirit has remained intact.

It’s been 23 years from one to the other: long enough to literally watch a boy grow up. But between the 1970s high-school graduation of “Dazed” and the first college days of the 1980-set “Everybody Wants Some!!” it feels like hardly a summer has passed. We left off with Foghat’s “Slow Ride”; we pick up with the Knack’s “My Sharona.”

The song’s thumping bass, which opens the film, is an early signal (if the double exclamation points didn’t already give it away) of the exuberance to come in “Everybody Wants Some!!,” Linklater’s marvelously loose and affectionately antic portrait of college life. It’s a chapter Linklater’s “Boyhood” never got to. But it’s rendered here with the same attention to the rhythms of youth and the in-between moments the director long has been drawn to.

But unlike “Boyhood,” it also has bong hits, disco dancing and sex – lots of it. It’s a laid back “Animal House,” with shots of philosophy mixed in.

Jake Bradford (Blake Jenner) is a freshman baseball pitcher who arrives in September 1980 at Southeast Texas University, where he moves in with his future teammates and fraternity brothers. Bros are not the most loved of college types, but Linklater’s frat guys, aside

“EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!”

STARRING: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin and Ryan Guzman

PLOT: A group of college baseball players

navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

RATED: R for language throughout, sexual content, drug use and some nudity RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, 56 minutes

from being competitive, womanizing boozehounds, are mostly clever, curious and likable.

Just as with “Dazed,” Linklater has assembled a strong ensemble of young, promising actors. They include the mustachioed star senior Glenn (Tyler Hoechlin), the philosophizing chatterbox Finn (a tremendous Glen Powell) and the bearded stoner transfer from California, Willoughby (Wyatt Russell). Jake easily and confidently joins them as they bounce from nightclub to nightclub, and prowl the parking lots for women.

There isn’t much tension in the mild and innocent “Everybody Wants Some!!” (nor is there any political correctness or sexual assault). The guys of the movie are all eagerness and appetite, with their lives ahead of them. Though the team is nationally ranked and they take their sport seriously, professional baseball largely is an acknowledged pipe dream. Besides, there’s so much more to be excited about. Every night is a different club (disco, country line dancing, punk). Books and records are passed

around like joints.

A countdown to the start of classes runs throughout, but not in a foreboding way. Out of the aimlessness, a sense of purpose is growing. The world is opening up to Jake, who begins dating a theater student (Zoey Deutch).

By focusing on baseball players, Linklater has given a far tenderer, more dynamic (and largely true) picture of young male athletes than they usually are afforded. But he’s also limited his canvas compared with the more varied, crisscrossing teens of “Dazed.” And while the sunny and sure Jenner is winning, he’s maybe too much so. “Dazed and Confused” took its center from Wiley Wiggins’ timid teen, but the Jake of “Everybody Wants Some!!” has no anxieties to overcome; his first blush with college life is a home run.

Linklater’s light touch remains a marvel. Although his characters often just are bouncing from conversation to conversation, night out to night out, the film’s direction is never lackadaisical. The performances are uncommonly natural. Scenes that play out through car windows, over foosball tables or between bong hits are buoyant, funny and meaningful. Although stuffed with ’80s details and a soundtrack from Van Halen to the Sugar Hill Gang, the period setting matters far less than the capturing – and appreciation – of a moment.

Like many of Linklater’s films, “Everybody Wants Some!!” radiates something both slight and profound. In the immortal words of David Lee Roth, “Everybody wants some. Baby, how ’bout you?”

LOCAL SHOWTIMES

“BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 2D: 11:00 a.m., 1:00, 4:20, 7:40 p.m., 3D: 11:40 a.m., 12:20, 3:00, 3:40, 6:20, 7:00, 9:40, 10:15 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – April 1-2: 2D: 11:00 a.m., 12:00, 1:05, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.; 3D: 12:00, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 p.m.; April 3: 2D: 11:00 a.m., 12:00, 1:05, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:30, 9:30 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – April 1: 12:00, 1:05, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.; April 2-3: 11:00 a.m., 12:00, 1:05, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 2D: 11:00 a.m., 12:00, 2:30, 3:30, 6:00, 7:00, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.; 3D: 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 3:00, 4:00, 6:30, 7:30, 10:00, 11:00 p.m.

“THE BRONZE”

“THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT – PART 1”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:55 a.m., 1:45, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – April 1: 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 p.m.; April 2-3: 11:00 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 1:40, 4:40, 7:50, 10:45 p.m.

“EYE IN THE SKY”

Regal Cinemas – 1:10, 4:10, 8:00, 10:40 p.m.

“GOD’S NOT DEAD 2”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:50 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:00 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – April 1, 3: 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 p.m.; April 2: 11:00 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – April 1, 3: 11:05 a.m., 2:00, 6:10, 9:40 p.m.; April 2: 11:05 a.m., 2:00, 6:40, 9:40 p.m.

“HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS”

Regal Cinemas – 10:20 p.m.

“DEADPOOL”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 7:50, 10:30 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:20, 3:10, 5:50, 8:30, 10:10 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 9:00 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 p.m.

“LONDON HAS FALLEN” Regal Cinemas – 9:55 p.m.

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“MEET THE BLACKS”

“RISEN”

“MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 5:30, 8:10, 10:40 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – April 1: 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 p.m.; April 2-3: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 2:55, 5:40, 8:20, 10:55 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:10 a.m., 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – April 1, 3: 11:40 a.m., 5:00, 7:20, 11:10 p.m.; April 2: 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5:00, 7:20, 11:10 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:20 a.m., 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 11:50 a.m., 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50 p.m.

“MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:50 a.m., 12:30, 2:10, 2:50, 4:40, 5:20, 7:10, 7:45, 9:30, 10:10 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:00 a.m., 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:10 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – April 1: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:10 p.m.; April 2-3: 11:00 a.m., 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:10 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – April 1, 3: 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:20, 7:40, 9:45 p.m.; April 2: 11:10 a.m., 2:10, 3:05, 4:20, 7:40, 9:45

Regal Cinemas – 1:00, 3:40, 6:20 p.m.

“10 CLOVERFIELD LANE”

“WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT”

Regal Cinemas – April 1, 3: 10:55 a.m., 12:40, 3:20, 7:10 p.m.; April 2: 10:55 a.m., 7:10 p.m.

“THE WITCH”

Regal Cinemas – 9:00 p.m.

“ZOOTOPIA”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:45 a.m., 1:20, 2:20, 4:00, 5:00, 6:40, 9:15 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – April 1: 10:00 a.m., 12:00, 1:20, 2:20, 3:40, 4:40, 6:00, 7:00, 8:20, 9:20 p.m.; April 2-3: 12:00, 1:20, 2:20, 3:40, 4:40, 6:00, 7:00, 8:20, 9:20 Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – April 1, 3: 11:20 a.m., 12:10, 2:10, 4:50, 6:50, 9:35 p.m.; April 2: 11:20 a.m., 12:10, 1:40, 4:50, 6:50, 9:35 p.m.

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Investment properties involve different goals

I discussed some points last month about investment property, but there’s much more to the story.

Investment property includes both flipping homes and rental properties, but both are two different animals.

When an investor flips a property, he or she improves it and then puts it back on the market to try and make a quick profit. An investment in rental properties involves the idea of finding tenants to create positive cash flow and/or building equity through value appreciation and principle reduction. Essentially, the tenant covers the mortgage.

Investors need to know the end-goal upfront of both types to determine what property might be a candidate.

A property for flipping usually will require higher end finishes meant to catch the eye of a buyer and entice them to purchase. I caution sellers to

understand that not all modifications bring extra value. Some improvements only increase appeal without increasing value.

Two similar homes on the market may both sell for the same price, but the one with more upgrades likely will sell faster. Different potential buyers, for example, may find the swing set in the backyard either desirable or undesirable.

Many rental properties would not require elaborate finishes since renters usually stay short term. With some exceptions, they typically take what they can get. Expenses on a rehab/ flip property can run significantly higher than those for a rental investment; however, a rental property has to have “good bones” since it eventually will be put on the market.

It might make sense to spend the money during the initial fix-up to ensure the long term viability of the property and limit the repair needs of tenants. For a leaky roof, a flipper might decide to replace the roof while a landlord might patch the roof

and hold off replacement until its time to sell.

Regardless of the type of property investment, you need to track your expenses. Keep a notepad in your car and then transfer the data into a spreadsheet. Anything related to

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Good records ensure you can take appropriate tax deductions. Call your accountant before you start the process to know what he or she will need from you at the end of the year.

Be sure the numbers work – know the purchase price, the closing costs and the expected value or rent rate. How much will it cost to rehab or repair?

How long will it take? What will it cost to carry the property until it is

sold or rented?

The lender still requires monthly mortgage payments. Permit fees are involved. Professional trades, such as plumbers and electricians, charge fees. You can’t forget to insure the property.

Property taxes listed on the property likely include a homestead exemption. A rental home won’t carry that exemption, so the taxes will be even higher. You also can protest an assessment and talk with your local township assessor to determine if adjustments are needed.

People interested in flipping a property also should beware of capital gains taxes. The exemption for primary residences won’t apply.

For commercial property, many people use the capitalization rate, or “Cap Rate,” as a determining factor.

It basically is the property’s net income/cost or value. I prefer to consider the net return of investment.

For rental property, that is how quickly will the positive cash flow reimburse the investor for his or her out-of-pocket costs? If someone puts $12,000 into a deal that makes $300 a month in profit, the cash reimbursement rate would be 40 months.

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But there are other ways to consider property. Each investor needs to determine his or her goals and understand mistakes will happen along the way, especially on the first property investment.

It can be fun and profitable for the right person.

• Jim Haisler is CEO of the Heartland Realtor Organization, a nonprofit trade group based in Crystal Lake serving real estate professionals throughout northern Illinois. Reach him at 815-459-0600.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS ALGONQUIN $215,500, 1210 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Algonquin 601024255, 19-35-404-009-0000, Marcia Mclaughin To Michael K Farinas De Leon, March 3 $155,000, 640 Ash St, Algonquin 60102-2206, 19-27330-025-0000, Thomas R Worhack To Pat Calhoun & Rondasue Calhoun, February 29 $258,000, 4251 Bunker Hill Dr, Algonquin 60102-6738, 18-26-478-004-0000, Jinhun Joung To Alex Moreno & Patricia Moreno, March 1 $88,500, 1030 Westend Dr, Algonquin 60102-2100, 19-33-432-008-0000, Bank Of America To Leonard Sypien, February 26 $170,000, 212 Hillcrest Dr, Algonquin 60102-2224, 19-27-331-014-0000, Aaron A Diercks To Hamed Sabbagh, February 29 $169,763, 504 Skyline Dr, Algonquin 60102-2151, 19-33226-018-0000, Fannie Mae To Dumitru Ghica, March 1 $183,500, 509 Scott St, Algonquin 60102-2865, 1934-383-003-0000, Marybeth Evans To Joseph N Kelly & Sherry L Kelly, February 25 $257,500, 295 Aberdeen Dr, Algonquin 60102-1734, 19-29-480-016-0000, Jimmmy N Davis Iii To John R Rajendran, March 1 BULL VALLEY $315,000, 9218 Shadow Ln, Bull Valley 60097-8809, 08-23-428-009-0000, Peterson Trust To Thomas W Krzyzak & Shelby G Krzyzak, March 2 $205,000, 6212 Mason Hill Rd, Bull Valley 60050-6442, 14-08-200-009-0000, Jill Hill To Rita A Kelley & Gundlin L Kelley, February 29 CARY $333,500, 441 Florine Ct, Cary 60013-1501, 19-01-451058-0000, Kurt D Saxsma To Adarsh K Nagar & Smriti Patni, March 3 $231,000, 1266 Sagebrush Trl, Cary 60013-3328, 1911-378-028-0000, Joseph D Lewis To Adam Mccarter & Heather Mccarter, March 7 $168,000, 2602 W Woodland Rd, Cary 60013-1288, 14-36-380-005-0000, Christopher M Brown To Sebastian Pawel Drywa & Anna Drywa, March 7 $170,000, 125 Lloyd St, Cary 60013-2123, 19-12-428002-0000, Schuetzle Trust To James E Thrush, March 3 $100,000, 1383 New Haven Dr, Cary 60013-1805, 19-11-303-038-0000, Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee To Candace Decker & Benjamin Decker, February 25 $272,000, 334 Bell Dr, Cary 60013-2294, 20-18-201012-0000, Andrew C Szuberla To Charles A Ventura & Alyssa M Ventura, February 29 $175,000, 117 Lloyd St, Cary 60013-2123, 19-12-428003-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee To Gerardo Handall & Jenny Handall, February 26 $219,500, 32 Chelsea Ln, Cary 60013-1911, 19-14-231009-0000, Charles F Bulterman To Edgardo Ventura & Debbie Favia, March 2 $220,000, 3 Rosslare Ct, Cary 60013-1577, 19-12-202002-0000, Ryan Trust To Jo Ellen Baldo, March 3 $151,000, 356 New Haven Dr 356, Cary 60013-1812, 19-11-355-008-0000, Jo Ellen Baldo To Daniel H Janik Jr, March 2 $62,500, 42 Oak Valley Dr, Cary 60013-1542, 19-12-153003-0000, Va To Michael R Mcconnell, February 26 $218,000, 58 Boxwood Ln, Cary 60013-1905, 19-14228-020-0000, Barry R Norton To Matthew D Shane & Amy E Shane, February 26 CRYSTAL LAKE $229,500, 587 Crimson Dr, Crystal Lake 600142700, 19-18-253-017-0000, Kaszniak Trust To Thomas C Downing & Amy L Downing, February 29 $402,000, 3118 Kristen Trl, Crystal Lake 60012-1345, 14-22-102-003-0000, Larosa Trust To Dmitri Lossev & Nadejda Losseva, February 25 $175,000, 643 Grand Canyon Cir, Crystal Lake 600141918, 19-18-460-004-0000, James C Fruhauf Jr To Raymond C House & Kimberly J House, February 26 $183,000, 1493 Yosemite Cir, Crystal Lake 600141919, 19-18-452-017-0000, Kathleen M Himley To John M Hawley & Julie A Williamson, February 26

$204,000, 1007 Plum Tree Dr, Crystal Lake 60014-8371, 18-12-479-013-0000, Jeffrey D Schrle To Dave Allen Currie & Jennifer Leigh Steinhaus, February 25 $225,500, 1522 Crabtree Ln, Crystal Lake 60014-2904, 18-13-482-003-0000, Jonathon J Kaminsky To Christopher Jernstrom & Jacqueline Jernstrom, February 25 $197,000, 67 Elm St, Crystal Lake 60014-5909, 1905-129-004-0000, Erik D Morimoto To Joseph Bielski & Victoria Boros, March 1 $230,000, 1152 Bennington Dr, Crystal Lake 600148891, 19-18-110-009-0000, Pfrank Trust To David Spindler & Sarah B Spindler, March 2 $333,000, 3212 Shadowood Dr, Crystal Lake 600121271, 14-21-126-007-0000, Sean Kenny To Albrecht Becker & Theresia Becker, March 2 $164,000, 335 Hilkert Ct, Crystal Lake 60014-5813, 1905-103-004-0000, Rita Catherine Roese Estate To Richard E Ovington & Claudia J Ovington, March 4 $272,000, 6122 Chestnut Dr, Crystal Lake 60014-4821, 18-02-204-005-0000, Hanusin Trust To Mark J Hanusin, February 25 $100,000, 2801 Bergren Ct, Crystal Lake 60012, 14-17325-008-0000, Goerdt Trust To Yu Zhang, February 26 $700,000, 2803 Bergren Ct, Crystal Lake 60012-1093, 14-17-325-009-0000, Goerdt Trust To Yu Zhang, February 26 $83,000, 844 Chasefield Ln, Crystal Lake 60014-8464, 19-07-328-047-0000, Patricia Lynn Sobeski To Craig Arps, February 26 $81,000, 452 Everett Ave, Crystal Lake 60014-7119, 19-06-479-025-0000, Eibisch Trust To Daniel M Adams, March 4 $193,000, 4515 Drake Dr, Crystal Lake 60012-2023, 14-27-405-002-0000, Fox Trust To Christine C Karavakis, February 26 $65,000, 720 Saint Andrews Ln 32, Crystal Lake 600147065, 19-07-176-056-0000, Fannie Mae To Elissaveta Tchavdarov, March 7 $110,000, 1709 Pearl Ct A, Crystal Lake 60014-2730, 1919-221-011-0000, Kenneth G Jorgensen To Douglas N Neal, February 25 $150,000, 771 Covington Cir, Crystal Lake 60014-8579, 19-18-176-001-0000, Bayview Loan Servicing Llc To Kamil Chojnowski, March 4 $87,000, 1649 Carlemont Dr A, Crystal Lake 600142760, 19-19-236-065-0000, Jennifer Ann Macdonald To Tariq Hicham, March 4 $115,000, 550 Ringling Rd, Crystal Lake 60014-5628, 19-06-403-014-0000, Dlj Mortgage Capital Inc To Vitalijus Ulitinas, March 3 $150,000, 796 Windsor Dr, Crystal Lake 60014-8420, 19-07-377-022-0000, Fannie Mae To Zachary G Hall, March 2 $138,000, 311 Charlotte Ave, Crystal Lake 60014-5136, 18-01-302-024-0000, Custom Development Llc To Ryan M Hoklas, February 26 $187,000, 674 Acadia Cir, Crystal Lake 60014-1915, 19-18-456-008-0000, Brian E Schoepp To Joseph P Wolek, February 29 $125,000, 705 Savannah Ln, Crystal Lake 60014-4578, 14-34-303-008-0000, Dorothy Ewert To Matthew J Mitchell, March 1

Hanson & Megan P Hanson, March 4 $63,500, 205 S Park Ave, Harvard 60033-3417, 06-02201-016-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Oscar M Mercado Mercado, March 7 $84,000, 107 W Thompson St, Harvard 60033-2846, 01-35-382-015-0000, Roger Dunton To J Daniel Albertson, March 2 HEBRON $450,000, 10406 Button Rd, Hebron 60034-9502, 03-03-400-007-0000, Draugelis Jr Trust To David A Steffenhagen & M Mellode Steffenhagen, February 25 HUNTLEY $230,000, 8701 Crowley Ct, Huntley 60142-2463, 18-16-326-041-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Raymond C Camplin & Linda J Camplin, March 1 $189,000, 9850 Cummings St, Huntley 60142-6039, 18-21-352-003-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Kent R Blake & Margo G Blake, February 25 $304,000, 12254 Ferris Ln, Huntley 60142-0048, 18-17428-016-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Shakeel Suleman & Ambreen Shakeel Suleman, February 25 $395,500, 9673 Schaffner Dr, Huntley 60142-0077, 18-20-403-054-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Edward Joseph Miquelon Iii & Jennifer Anne Miquelon, February 25 $186,500, 11812 Lawson St, Huntley 60142-0015, 18-16-326-025-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Stephanie Victoria Musial, February 25 $190,000, 11501 Ballard Rd, Huntley 60142-9525, 18-04-177-002-0000, Lonarta Wulf To Timothy A Graves, March 3

$157,500, 10873 Harry Dr, Huntley 60142-6700, 1828-459-011-0000, Niranjan Modi To Jessica M Ricchiuto, March 1 $235,000, 9863 Compton Dr, Huntley 60142-2342, 1822-426-003-0000, Pribyl Trust To Jordan S Kellar, March 1 $176,000, 10038 Cummings St, Huntley 60142-6033, 18-21-353-008-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Ashley Mccloud, March 1 $331,500, 12212 Winne Ln, Huntley 60142-0045, 1817-426-015-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Sean D Elgan, March 1 $288,500, 12274 Ferris Ln, Huntley 60142-0048, 18-17-428-017-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Michele D Alessandro, February 25 $342,500, 9702 Schaffner Dr, Huntley 60142-0079, 18-20-402-028-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Jason R Brinkman & Amanda L Brinkman, February 25 $345,000, 12296 Bartelt Ln, Huntley 60142-6064, 18-20-430-018-0000, Sheldon Curtis Tyrrell Iii To Ryan S Pribyl & Chelsea A Pribyl, March 1 $240,000, 10350 Ashley St, Huntley 60142-2348, 1822-482-014-0000, Thaddeus A Sarna To Bradley A Sarna & Taryn M Sarna, March 3 $180,000, 12061 Sweetwater Ln, Huntley 60142-7577, 18-32-354-013-0000, Richard E Stauffer To Terry Mccarthy & Linda Mccarthy, March 1 $228,000, 10308 Brighton Ln, Huntley 60142-2350, 18-22-480-021-0000, Stephen M Scheffler To Slawomir Palikowski & Adrian Palikowski, March 1 $228,000, 11815 Niagra Ln, Huntley 60142-6607, 1834-403-008-0000, Shujauddin Munaver To Andrew Hill & Shannon Hill, March 2

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$128,000, 750 Pointe Dr, Crystal Lake 60014-8023, 19-10-106-031-0000, Fannie Mae To Katie Kerley, March 3 FOX RIVER GROVE $203,000, 102 Keystone Ave, Fox River Grove 600211514, 20-19-152-002-0000, Patricia A Borre To Erik Fiscus & Vanessa Fiscus, February 29 $140,000, 105 Grove Ave, Fox River Grove 60021-1426, 20-19-205-004-0000, Michael Gentile To Alfred Vasquez, March 7 HARVARD $108,500, 1104 Obrien St, Harvard 60033-1841, 01-36106-020-0000, Richard Brouillette To Rayjo Cervantes, March 2 $135,000, 9218 Alden Rd, Harvard 60033-9375, 02-15452-005-0000, Thomas J O Connor To Benjamin M Sass & Michaela J Sass, March 4 $164,500, 19105 Mcguire Rd, Harvard 60033-7903, 07-07-200-023-0000, Mtglq Investors Lp To Andrew R

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS $279,500, 12283 Winne Ln, Huntley 60142-0119, 18-17428-008-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Peter F Jansen & Jennifer A Jansen, February 25 $323,000, 12302 Winne Ln, Huntley 60142-0120, 18-17426-007-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Daniel David O Donnell & Crystle N O Donnell, February 26 $204,000, 11709 Nottingham Dr, Huntley 60142-7688, 18-31-430-011-0000, Martin A Kapchinski To Francis P Weider & Andrea M Weider, February 29 $304,000, 12244 Ferris Ln, Huntley 60142-0048, 1817-428-015-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc To Brian R Bailey, February 25 ISLAND LAKE $160,000, 4501 Vista Dr, Island Lake 60042-8483, 1529-177-002-0000, Maria Yolanda Garcia To Emma L Gama,

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MARENGO ESTATE SALE

THURS, FRI, SAT 10-4

660 DUNHAM CT. Waterford, Belleek, Royal Dalton, Royal Worcester, Hummels, Jade, Lladro's, Sterling, Handbags, Jewelry, J. D. Tractor, Tools, Furniture, Wine Tiles, Paintings from Around the World, Signed & Numbered

Kathy's Estate Sales Liquidations & Consignments 847-363-4814

WOODSTOCK

KANE COUNTY ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET KANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 525 S. Randall Rd. (Between Routes 38 & 64) St. Charles, Illinois

Sat. April 2nd ~ 12-5pm Sun. April 3rd ~ 7- 4pm

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HUNTLEY GARAGE SALE - FRI & SAT 8AM – 3PM 11903 Manda Dr FREE: Upright Piano, California King Sized

10AM - 4PM

817 N. MADISON POWERS AUCTION & EQUIPMENT SALES LLC.

SPRING EQUIPMENT AUCTION SPRING EQUIPMENT AUCTION SATURDAY APRIL 9TH, 2016 @ 8:30 AM 1017 TRAKK LANE, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 NO BUYERS PREMIUM

A LIMITED NUMBER OF QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ITEMS ALREADY CONSIGNED INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 17 SKID LOADERS, 5 EXCAVATORS, UTILITY TRACTORS, LOADER BACKHOES, SCISSOR LIFTS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, STUMP GRINDERS, CHIPPERS, TRENCHERS, LIGHT TOWER/ POWER BUGGY TRUCKS, TRAILERS, LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION RELATED ITEMS MOWERS, SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND MUCH MORE!!

Household items, furniture, tools, seasonal & lots more!

Find the help you need

AUCTION YARD WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, APRIL 4TH @ 8:00AM FOR EQUIPMENT DROP OFF OUR SPRING AUCTION HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR & WELL ATTENDED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. BUYERS AND DEALERS FROM A SEVEN STATE AREA WILL ATTEND! DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AND BEAT THE RUSH! MARK YOUR CALENDAR TODAY!!!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AUCTION, PLEASE CONTACT:

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HUNTLEY

PAXEM ESTATE SALE Huntley Del Webb Estate Sale

13447 Wildwood Lane April 2nd, 10 am to 3 pm

Furniture, Baccarat, art, books, kitchenware, freezer, refrigerator and more!

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Shows March – December ~ Hundreds of Dealers

Tempurpedic Mattress, Box spring & Frame -You Haul; FOR SALE: Kitchen Table & Chairs, Bookshelves, Tools, Household & MORE

FRIDAY

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Over three spades, South control-bids four clubs, showing the club ace (or a void). When North rebids four diamonds, indicating the diamond ace and slam interest, South uses Blackwood, then signs off in six spades.

How should South play after West leads the diamond queen?

South must try to eliminate his diamond loser immediately. He cashes his club ace, plays a club to dummy’s jack, and discards his last diamond on the club king. Then he drives out the spade ace and claims.

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FATHER & SON REMODELING

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Tree Removal and Disposal - including Ash Trees Stump Grinding - Weekly Lawn Service Available Insurance Work Welcome.

Insured Free Estimates Call Dennis

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4 Momz 2 Momz Resale Event Everything a Mom needs for SPRING/SUMMER nd

SAT, April 2 8am - 2pm SUN, April 3rd 8am - Noon

Selected items are 50% off Sunday Marengo Community High School

110 Franks Rd. $1 Admission. No Stroller or Outside Food Allowed

MCHENRY

2210 Colby St. ESTATE MOVING GARAGE AND HOUSE SALE Fri & Sat. 7am-2pm Sun. 7am-NOON Some Pictures at Estatesale.net

Daybed, twin set brand new mattresses, tools, many smalls suitable for resale and More!

MCHENRY

Centegra Hospital

4201 Medical Center Dr.

SAT, APRIL 2 9AM - 2PM ★★★★★★★★

GENTLY-USED CLOTHING SALE! ★★★★★★★★ ALL SIZES

Women's, Men's & Junior's Clothing & Accessories All Sizes Regular & Plus

EVERYTHING $1.00 SPONSORED BY THE CENTEGRA WEIGHT-LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

Se Habla Espanol

MCHENRY Zion Lutheran Church Ladies Guild Rummage Sale

Route 120 THURS, MAR 31 8AM - 5PM FRI, APR 1st 8AM - 3PM SAT, APR 2nd 8AM - NOON $3.00/BAG SALE SAT ONLY CLOTHING, BOOKS, TOYS & MUCH MISC! Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

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Free sheep compost for gardens. You must pick up and haul.

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ORGAN ~ LOWERY Works, needs a tune-up. 847-370-3229

WAHL APPLIANCE

Reconditioned Appliances Sales and Service Lakemoor 815-385-1872 GE 2.0 cubic foot compact refrigerator – 31”H x 18”W x 18”D, 2 shelves, ice tray compartment & door shelves, features a reversible door and leveling legs. Instruction manual included. $30. 815-540-4064.

Refrigerator/Side x Side, Amana 28 Cu Ft, Water & Ice Cube Dispenser, Black, Exc Cond! $225 815-728-3001

BIKE, MEN'S ~ ROADMASTER $70.00.

815-455-2689 Kawasaki MXL-250 bicycle - 21 speed Mountain Suspension with 24 X 1.95 tires. Good condition. $50. 815-477-7429. Crystal Lake Air Cleaning Equipment- Ceiling mount with boxes of filters - smoke, dust, bacteria, odors and fume cleaners. $400 or best offer. 815-679-6888

FEEDER BOWL - Vibratory Parts Bowl, Works fine, Needs cleaning, 2 available, $375 obo. 815-349-0206

HAIR SALON CLOSING – 3 HYDRAULIC CHAIRS. EXCELLENT COND. $125 each. Call: 815-385-7550 10am-5pm Mon. - Sat. Book - Titled “Legally Sane” 1972 First Edition

Good Condition, $250. 815-404-1587 NO texts 7a-7p Indonesian Coin Dolls - 16” tall, Unique and Collectible. Face, hands, feet, & base are delicately carved wood. Dolls are made of Indonesian coins threaded together. $100/pair. 815-540-4064.

Lexmark series 5600/6600 printer/copier/fax Works perfectly, only needs ink, instruction manual included. $40. Call 815-540-4064.

Stereo Equipment, Teac A2300 S Reel to Reel Tape Recorder w/misc tapes, $135.00. 815-337-0632 Technics Record Player Turntable with Variable 33 thru 45 speeds, has repeat function $18.99. 847-658-3436 Texas Instrument TI-83 Calculator - Like new condition, $30.

Email buyclassified@yahoo.com or call 815-345-0543 Texas Instrument TI-85 Calculator - Like new condition, $30.

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Home Gym ~ Hoist V2 with Leg Press

Excellent Condition, $750. 815-276-3796 Women's Bicycle - Bridgestone CB/2 18 Speed, new tires and tubes - $45. 815-337-0632 8 Piece Patio Furniture Set - Cushions included. Two seat sofa, cocktail table, 2 side tables, 4 side chairs with arms. Dark green. Ceramic tabletop inserts. Heavy duty vinyl material - $400. call Donna 847-854-9878.

Bedroom Set, Vintage, Mahogany, Full Size, $400.

815-385-1157 Brown Jordan Aegean Collection – Beige, oval table 48 x 72 w/ glass top, great condition with few scratches $150. 815-349-0206

BUFFET CART ~ THOMASVILLE, $30 847-669-2692

Chairs, Armless, Upholstered, Stackable, Nice! $8 815-477-5301

Chaise - Brown Jordan Aegean Collection Chaise Lounge - Beige In great condition w/ few scratches, needs to have the slip replaced, $135 OBO. 815-349-0206

COFFEE TABLE MED OAK, OVAL WITH BEVELED Glass, good condition, $75. 815-385-1157 Corner Curio Cabinet, $25 847-669-2692

Couch 2 Seater, Dusty Rose Floral,l Rarely Used w/Extra Pillows + Arm Protectors, just Dry-Cleaned, $360/obo. 847-757-9505

Glass Table, marble base and glass top w/6 Chairs

Black & grey upholstered chairs, $400. 815-276-7635 Mid-century Bedside Tables - beautiful serpentine shaped fronts, 3 drawers, bird*s eye maple burled wood inlays & cabriole legs.

32”H x 23”W x 14*D $375/pair or $200 separately. 815-540-4064.

Oak Corner TV Cabinet – Glass & Wood Doors, center opening 52”diagonal, 82”H x 58”W x 30”D Like New $85. 815-236-0463

Sofa Bed with Matching Love Seat, $150/obo.

815-385-9603

Stereo Console with Turntable, $100.

Works great!

847-669-2692

VINTAGE FURNITURE, ALL IN GREAT CONDITION! Starting @ $15.

815-575-1591

Vintage Schoolroom Desks - storage under seat, 24”H x 18”W Perfect for a child*s room or for collectible display $50. 815-540-4064.

Cuisinart Custom Pro 11 Food Processor - Used, like new.

Includes dough blade, chopping/mixing blade, med. shredding disc, 4mm slicing disc, small pusher, large pusher & spatula. $100.

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Kenmore Progressive InteliCLEAN Upright Vacuum with True Hepa filtration.

Used - includes all attachments + extra bags. $45.

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Kirkland 12 qt 4 piece multi-cooker - Professional cookware, 18/10 stainless steel, includes 4 qt steamer basket, 11 qt colander & 12 qt stock pot, Hardly used. $40.

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Sears Car Buffer/Polisher - Used - 10" 2800 random orbits per minute.

Includes 3 applicator bonnets, 3 terry cloth bonnets, 1 polishing bonnet, 1 hand applicator pad & 5 gallon bucket, which is buffer container. $45. Email buyclassified@yahoo.com or call 815-345-0543 Sears Car Buffer/Polisher - Used. 6" 3800 random orbits per minute.

Includes: 1 wax applicator bonnet & 1 terry cloth bonnet. Good for waxing cars. $30. Email buyclassified@yahoo.com or call 815-345-0543

Teak Wood Plates (12) and Serving Pieces (2) ideal for outdoor entertaining. $40. 815-540-4064.

Wagner Paint Crew Model 770 Airless Paint Sprayer - Brand new, never used - $125. Email buyclassified@yahoo.com or call 815-345-0543 Place your Classified ad online 24/7 at: www.NWHerald.com/PlaceAnAd

THOMAS J. SMRT/ FOX VALLEY FARMS *DRAFT HORSE SHOW WAGONS * PARADE HARNESSES * CIRCUS WAGONS*

The Following Items Will Be Sold Absolute To The Highest Bidder At No Reserve, Located On Site At Fox Valley Farms, 10014 South Grant Hwy, Rte., 20, MARENGO, ILLINOIS. Located 4.5 Miles East Of Marengo, Illinois On Rte. 20 Of 3.5 miles west of the intersection Of Rte. 20 and Interstate 90. Overnight accommodations for auction available At Super 8 Motel just 3 miles from auction, 847-683-0888, I-90 & Rt. 20.Hampshire, IL. *2 Big Days* Friday & Saturday, April 8Th &9Th *2 Big Days* starting at 9:30 a.m. Both Days. (Auction Pre-View April 6th & 7th from 9am-5pm) We will have approximastely 70 Draft Horse vehicles, some Custom Made along with several European Draft Horse Wagons, Antique and Horse drawn farm Implements Offered At No Reserve. These items were used in the Daily Operation of Fox Valley Farms English Shires and Shireland Amusement Park. If you are in the Agri-tainment Business, or have a Carnival or Haunted house entertainment venue, you need to attend this once in a lifetime, No Reserve Auction!!

ITEMS SELLING FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH Starting at 9:30 a.m. Life size fiberglass Draft horses in various poses, Many selling each day; Several life-size rubber & fiberglass Dragons used in the Shireland Amusement Park, some are automatized; Life size Knights in armor many standing, many for mounting on horses; Horse Armor for Draft Horses; Several Suites of Armor for actors; We will also be selling odd harness, strapping, halters & leather goods; Lots of other custom-made fiberglass sets including large dragon eggs, Storybook Castle; Rock hills & walls. Several molds for these items also. 36ft Waymatic Concession trailer with full kitchen and 3-sided serving; Stainless tray carts; alum. Baking trays; utensils, commercial pots, several popcorn machines, commercial meat slicers, hot dog and other fast food preparers, along with stainless steel counters and other smaller concession supplies; Large amounts of tent canvas; wooden bleachers; animal costumes, clown costumes, wagon driver outfits; several commercial Juki, Mitsubishi and other commercial sewing machines; Bolts of new material; coils & coils of new strapping for harness; large amount of Draft horse Magazines; Items from Blacksmith shop, Forge, Large amount of horse shoes; spot welder; leather punch; 6ft hand brake; anvil; other blacksmithing hand tools; Over 60 decorative cement cast, free-standing 3 rail fence posts; other new fencing supplies, wire, posts; fasteners; Edge HD-10 quick-tach Hyd post drive just like new, fits on skid steer. Auctioneers note: This will be a fun day. Selling many one of kind items at no reserve. Bring your trucks and trailers, loading until dark. No loading on Saturday April 9th until that day’s auction is complete. Loading until dark. All items must be removed from Auction Site by April 13th. Call for Trucking. 847-456-0975.

ITEMS SELLING SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH Starting at 9:30 a.m. Ground Driven Farm Implements: Fore Cart with Ground Operated 540 PTO, & Hand Operated 3pt Hyd Lift; 4-New Idea Manure Spreaders; 2 Way 1 Btm Plow; Tillage Tools. Show & Circus Wagons; Custom made Carnival Balloon Cannon on trailer; Antique Hurdy Gurdy musical push cart; Circus Organ musical machine on modern trailer; Shooting Cannon by Paulson Bros. Ordnance Corp., 3 ½” Bore, 58 ½ Barrel. This is in Great condition, Like new sells with loading sticks, ball retriever. Lead cannon balls, at least 40 selling by the piece after cannon; 2 Caissons by Paulson Bros. Ordnance Corp; 14- Professionally Made Composite Chariots; Antique Wooden Bakery Wagon; Popcorn Wagon; Tanker Wagons; Several Spring 5th Wheel Hitch 2 Horse Hitch Wagons; Show Hitch Wagon; 4 Custom made Calliope wagons w/ 7kw generators; Wooden 2-Wheel Carts; 9-Custom Made Show & Parade Wagons on EZ Trail Rubber Tire Gears W/ Brakes, Wagons Have Tractor Hitch & Team Horse Hitches; 2-Trolly Wagons Holding 28 Person With Tractor Or Team Horse Hitch, On Rubber Gears; 2-sleighs; 1 seat cutter; 4-bench seat Surry; 2 bench seat Surry; 2003 Barrett 53ft Aluminum Livestock Trailer With 3 Compartments, And Padded Floor and Sides, with Loading Ramp, Just Like New, Triggs 2-horse trailer; Triggs 4-horse trailer; New 10ft Horseman’s Choice Feed bunks; Harnesses sell at 12 Noon! 12 Horse European Brass Show and Parade harness; 12 horse Andrew Miller Chrome Harness; Bridles; Misc. work Harness For Draft Horses; Large Amount Of Hitch Parts, Shafts, Tongues, Single And Double Trees, Reins, Leather Goods, We will be selling the Harness Display Stands after Harness.

Terms for Auction: Cash, Check, (With Bank Letter guaranteeing funds), Credit Cards (With 3% Administrated Fee added to purchase). 10% Buyer’s Premium on All Item Sold.

Live Phone bidding on major items with Pre-Registration Required 4 days in advance, Credit card payment only on Live Phone Bidding. Allen’s Corner Trucking available. 847-456-0975 Auctioneers: Almburg Auctioneering Inc., Malta, Il 815-739-3703. Bruce Sims 630-297-3302. Martin Auctions, New Holland, Pennsylvania, Paul martin 717-354-6671. Great Pictures & Video on line at almburgauctions.com or martinauctioneers.com

Fox Valley Farms, Thomas J. Smrt, Owner.

All our auctions with pictures are advertised worldwide @ www.almburgauctions.com

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Thursday, March 31, 2016 • CANNONS Civil War & Pirate Type, Production Type, starting @ $195.00, Woodworking Available. Call Paul Locascio.

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GENERATOR - Kohler 12 hp 5000 watt older unit, starts & runs well 110 & 230 volts, has a new electric starter. $375. 815-675-2155 leave message

Pressure Washer Generac, Gas Powered, Model 1292-2 2300 PSI, 6HP intek engine, $215. 815-337-0632

Cordless Lawn Mower - Home Lite 24 Volt battery operated lawn mower w/grass catcher, charger & original owners manual - $88. Call anytime 847-658-3436

Chain Link Fence, Black, Heavy Duty, 5' + assorted poles, caps, etc, $1.50 per foot. 815-385-5145

WAGON ~ WOODEN, RADIO FLYER Like new, $75.00. 815-455-2689

LAWN MOWER - 19" Neuton, used, battery powered. includes mulching plug & lawn clipping bag. Added attachments: weed trimmer, 2 replacement trimmer spools, new replacement blade, lawn striper, 2 batteries & their chargers + extra new charger. $400.

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HAY ~ 4x5 ROUND BALES, $30/EA SMALL SQUARES, $3.

815-338-3388

200+ stackable event chairs - good to fair condition, must be able to take all. $200 or best offer 815-679-6888 Bird Parrot Play Stand - Fit a large parrot, with ladders & areas for toys to be hung, can keep an active bird happy. 34 x 22 x 44. $45. 815-349-0206

Home Wine Making Equipment – Wine press, crusher, 3 & 5 gal. carboys, corker plus miscellaneous equipment $100 for all. Call 815-385-7686 PARISIAN BISTRO ART - Framed and matted Paris Cafe vintage art print to decorate your favorite Provence space.

31*T x 25*W. Excellent. $65. 815-477-9023

Screen House - Square with 2 zipper entries & flaps for awnings on all four sides. Good condition, $25. 847-542-3984.

KEYBOARD IN A PIANO CABINET

EXC COND! $90/obo. Call or text Julie 815-321-9290

Parrot Cage ~ 32"W x 23"D x 53"H

On wheels w/playtop, exc cond, $125/obo. 815-568-7730 Get the job you want at NWHerald.com/jobs

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Queenie: 12 ½ year old female

Tabby & White DSH If I follow my heart and do what I like, there's a better chance that is where my talent lies. I don't need to prove myself at my age.

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Romeo: 1 ½ year old male Black & White DSH

PRE-OWNED ANDERSON BMW

360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485

www.andersoncars.com

BILL JACOBS BMW

1564 W. Ogden Ave. • Naperville, IL

800/731-5824

www.billjacobs.com

KNAUZ BMW

407 Skokie Valley Hwy. • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-5000

www.KnauzBMW.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET 5220 W. Northwest Highway Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-4000

www.martin-chevy.com

RAY CHEVROLET

39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

847/587-3300

www.raychevrolet.com

RAYMOND CHEVROLET

118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

847/395-3600

www.raymondchevrolet.com

BULL VALLEY FORD

1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223

www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD

TOM PECK FORD

13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

847/669-6060

www.TomPeckFord.com

ZIMMERMAN FORD

800/935-5913

MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury PreOwned Vehicles

1001 W. Higgins Rd. (Rt. 71) or 1000 W. Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL

800/935-5909

www.motorwerks.com

888/800-6100

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2525 E. Main Street • St. Charles, IL

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GARY LANG GMC

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

815/385-2100

www.garylangauto.com

FENZEL MOTOR SALES

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

815/385-2100

www.garylangauto.com

REICHERT BUICK

2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780

www.reichertautos.com

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/800-6100

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

GARY LANG KIA

1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lake and McHenry

815/385-2100

www.garylangauto.com

ARLINGTON KIA IN PALATINE

206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

GARY LANG BUICK

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

www.gurneedodge.com

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

847/683-2424

1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM

MOTOR WERKS HONDA

847/202-3900

888/471-1219

800/935-5913

RAYMOND KIA

7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

www.gurneedodge.com

www.motorwerks.com

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE

O’HARE HONDA

Route 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220

119 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

224/603-8611

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS SELENE FINANCE LP; Plaintiff, vs.

BARRY A. HANSEN; CAROLYN M. HANSEN A/K/A CAROLYN HANSEN; CRYSTAL RIDGE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. D/B/A WALKUP AT THE PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS, INC., D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARRY A. HANSEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CAROLYN M. HANSEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 1749 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference

THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2007-HE7, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE7 Plaintiff, vs.

JEAN BANNISTER A/K/A JEAN A. NICOLETTI A/K/A JEAN ANN BANNISTER A/K/A JEAN A. BANNISTER; HILLSIDE LUMBER, INC.; Defendants, 12 CH 2278 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, April 21, 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: Commonly known as 4503 LAURIE LANE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014.

P.I.N. 19-03-251-007.

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 Ms. Cristina Hernandez at Plaintiff's Attorney, Pierce & Associates, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois (312) 346-9088.

60602.

1103929 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I688005

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 17, 24, 31, room, 970 McHenry Avenue, 2016) Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to www.HuskieWire.com the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real All NIU Sports... All The Time estate: Commonly known as Publisher's Notice: 225 Crystal Ridge Drive, All real estate Crystal Lake, IL 60012. advertising in P.I.N. 14-32-182-006. this newspaper The improvement on the property is subject to the consists of a mixed use commercial Fair Housing Act and/or residential which makes it Sale terms: 10% down by illegal to advertise "any prefercertified funds, balance within 24 ence, limitation or discriminahours, by certified funds. No tion based on race, color, relirefunds. gion, sex, handicap, familial The property will NOT be open for status or national origin, or an inspection. intention, to make any such For information call sales preference, limitation of discrimidepartment at Plaintiff's Attorney, nation." Familial status includes Wirbicki Law Group, children under the age of 18 livThe 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, ing with parents or legal custoIllinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. dians, pregnant women and For Bidding instructions visit people securing custody of chilwww.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior dren under 18. This newspaper to sale. W12-3616 will not knowingly accept any I688567 advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our (Published in the Northwest readers are hereby informed that Herald, March 24, 31, 2016 all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an April 7, 2016) equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

PUBLIC NOTICE The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1103929 1-800-927-9275 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

prope y op inspection.

For information call sales department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Wirbicki Law Group, The 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455.

For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. W12-3616 I688567

nity pur 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 (Published in the Northwest to verify all information.

PUBLIC NOTICE Herald, March 24, 31, 2016 For information call Ms. Cristina Hernandez at Plaintiff's Attorney, April 7, 2016) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Pierce & Associates, 1 North THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602.

(312) 346-9088.

MC HENRY COUNTY, 1103929 WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES SELENE FINANCE LP; PUBLIC NOTICE CORPORATION Plaintiff, Selling Officer, vs.

1103929 (312) 444-1122 BARRY A. HANSEN; CAROLYN M. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF I688005 HANSEN A/K/A CAROLYN HANSEN; CRYSTAL RIDGE HOMEOWNERS' THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ASSOCIATION, INC. D/B/A WALKUP (Published in the Northwest WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS AT THE PARK HOMEOWNERS Herald, March 17, 24, 31, U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR ASSOCIATION, INC.; BENEFICIAL 2016) ILLINOIS, INC., D/B/A BENEFICIAL TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ON RECOVERY BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF PORTFOLIO PUBLIC NOTICE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; UNKNOWN BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARRY SECURITIES I TRUST 2007-HE7, CERTIFICATES, IN RE TO THE ESTATE OF A. HANSEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN ASSET-BACKED HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SERIES 2007-HE7 ELEANOR L. MUNGLE Plaintiff, CAROLYN M. HANSEN, IF ANY; Case No. 15 PR 98 vs.

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND JEAN BANNISTER A/K/A JEAN as of October 23, 2015, I, Mary S. NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; A. NICOLETTI A/K/A JEAN ANN Kleven is now the Executor of the Defendants, BANNISTER A/K/A JEAN A. Estate. Any of Eleanor L. Mungle 12 CH 1749 BANNISTER; HILLSIDE LUMBER, Debt can be sent to: NOTICE OF SALE Mary S. Kleven PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given INC.; 9011 Pine Ave. that pursuant to a Judgment of Defendants, 12 CH 2278 Wonder Lake, IL 60097 Foreclosure entered in the above NOTICE OF SALE I, myself, will not be responsible for entitled cause Intercounty Judicial PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY paying her Debt, the Estate itself Sales Corporation will on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the hour of GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment will be.

10:30 a.m. in the conference of Foreclosure and Sale entered in room, 970 McHenry Avenue, the above entitled cause Intercounty /s/ Mary S. Kleven Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to Judicial Sales Corporation will on the highest bidder for cash, the Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Northwest Herald following described mortgaged real the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry March 31, April 7, 14, 2016 estate: Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 1172994 LOT 3 IN WALKUP AT THE PARK UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION 60014, sell at public auction to the bidder for cash, as set forth highest OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 44 below, the following described NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE mortgaged real estate: THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LOT 16 IN LOR-EL ESTATES UNIT ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP ROAD ACCORDING TO THE PLAT NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF DISTRICT NOTICE TO BIDDERS THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF 1, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NO. SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 43 Sealed proposals will be received 1999R-075300, IN MCHENRY NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, by the Algonquin Township Road COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THERE- District at 3702 US Highway 14, Commonly known as OF RECORDED JUNE 11, 1963 AS Crystal Lake, Illinois, until 10:00 225 Crystal Ridge Drive, DOCUMENT NO. 416186, IN a.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Crystal Lake, IL 60012.

MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. which time they will be opened and P.I.N. 14-32-182-006.

The improvement on the property Commonly known as publicly read for the following 4503 LAURIE LANE, consists of a mixed use commercial work: CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014. and/or residential Section 16-00000-01-GM, 2016 Sale terms: 10% down by P.I.N. 19-03-251-007.

Road Program consisting of 4,370 certified funds, balance within 24 The mortgaged real estate is tons of Hot Mix Asphalt Surface hours, by certified funds. No improved with a single family Course, Mix D, N50; 1,870 tons residence. If the subject mortgaged refunds.

The property will NOT be open for real estate is a unit of a common of Polymerized Leveling Binder interest community, the purchaser IL-4.75, N50; 41,378 square of th unit he th yards of hot-mix asphalt surface removal and other related work.

Prequalification of Bidders in accordance with the applicable parts of PUBLIC NOTICE IDOT Bureau of Local Roads and Streets Recurring Special ProviSENECA TOWNSHIP sion “Bidding Requirements and 16506 Garden Valley Rd Woodstock, Illinois Conditions for Contract Proposals” AGENDA ANNUAL TOWN MEETING April 12, 2016 6:30 P.M. (Check Sheet LRS 6) will be required of all bidders on this Call to Order: Town Clerk, Dawn Seemann , Pledge of Allegiance proposal.

Call for nominations for Moderator by Dawn Seemann, Town Clerk Not less than the prevailing rate of a] Call for motion to close nominations wages as found by the Road Disb] Vote for Moderator trict or the Department of Labor, or Administer Oath of Office for Moderator by Town Clerk as determined by the Court on ReIntroduction of Township Officials view, shall be paid to all laborers, Purpose of Annual Town Meeting----transacting such business as the workmen, and mechanics performelectors are by law authorized to transact. ing work as indicated in the special Moderator entertains the following a] Reading and approval of the minutes of the 2015 Annual Town provisions to the specifications.

All proposals shall be submitted on Meeting b] Motion to set the 2016-2017 fiscal year for the Township as April forms furnished by the Road District, which may be obtained at the 1, 2016 thru March 31, 2017 c] Motion to set the date for the 2017 Annual Town Meeting, second office of HR Green, Inc., 420 N. Tuesday of April 2017 Front Street, McHenry, Illinois.

Reading Supervisor's Annual Report for Township & Road District for fis- All proposals must be accompacal year April 1, 2015-March 31, 2016 by Town Clerk nied by a proposal guarantee in the Other business to come before the meeting amount of not less than five percent Motion to adjourn of bid, or as provided in applicable (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 31, 2016) 1172699 parts of “Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals”

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opos ry McHenry County Clerk (Check Sheet LRS 6). The right is reserved to reject any or all propos(Published in the Northwest Herald als and to waive technicalities.

By Order of the March 17, 24, 31, 2016) Algonquin Township Road District 1168947 Charles A. Lutzow, Jr., Township Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald March 24, 31, 2016) 1170510

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on March 28, 2016, a certificate filed in the Office of the County was VILLAGE OF LAKEWOOD Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, BUDGET HEARING NOTICE setting forth the names and postNotice is hereby given in office address of all of the percompliance with the Illinois, Munic- sons owning, conducting and ipal Code, 65 I LC 5/8-2-9.9, that transacting the business known as the President and Board of Trustees VMZ The Brand of the Village of Lakewood will hold a Public Hearing on the Villages tentative budget for fiscal year located at: 2016-2017 on Tuesday, April 12, 724 Wicker Street 2016, at 6:45 p.m. at RedTail Golf Woodstock, IL 60098 Club, 7900 RedTail Drive, Village Dated March 28, 2016 of Lakewood. /s/ Mary E. McClellan A copy of the proposed budget is McHenry County Clerk available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Village Hall, 2500 Lake (Published in the Northwest Herald Avenue, Village of Lakewood, March 31, April 7, 14, 2016) 1172987 Illinois.

Janice Hansen Village Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE Village of Lakewood Village of Lake in the Hills Notice of Public Hearing (Published in the Northwest Herald March 2016) 1172842 April 1,31, 2016) 1172842 Notice is hereby given that the Lake in the Hills Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the petition of Daniel A. PUBLIC NOTICE Martin and James Eby, owner and Christopher Schneider, applicant, ASSUMED NAME on Monday, April 18, 2016 at PUBLICATION NOTICE 7:30 p.m. in the Lake in the Hills Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate, Public Notice is hereby given that Lake in the Hills, Illinois 60156. on March 4, 2016, a certificate The applicant is also requesting a was filed in the Office of the County conditional use for an “automobile Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, repair, major” business for the subsetting forth the names and post- ject site. The subject site is zoned office address of all of the per- AD-2 Airport District 2 and located sons owning, conducting and at 8445 Pyott Road and has a PIN transacting the business known as # of 19-17-277-010.

At said public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON DBA accept all testimony and evidence JOHNSON CARPENTRY pertaining to said application. The public is invited to attend and be heard. The public may also submit located at: written testimony to the Planning 2210 BEACH DRIVE and Zoning Commission in adFOX RIVER GROVE, IL 60021 vance of the hearing. A copy of the Dated March 4, 2016 petition is on file for review during normal business hours (MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) with /s/ Mary E. McClellan the Lake in the Hills Community McHenry County Clerk Development Department, 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills, IL (Published in the Northwest Herald 60156.

March 17, 24, 31, 2016) Joe DeMay, Chairman 1168948 Planning and Zoning Commission

PUBLIC NOTICE

(Published in the Northwest Herald on March 31, 2016) 1172676

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

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