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Teen boy pulled from pond near CL Boats and divers from many fire departments searched for a teenage boy in a pond in back of a house on Haligus Road in an unincorporated area near Crystal Lake.

Taken to Centegra Hospital in critical condition By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com

AND JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – After about an hour and a half of searching Thursday night, emergency responders pulled a boy from a pond. The boy, who is approximately 15

years old, was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock in critical condition after divers and a side-scan sonar team located and removed him from a pond located behind the home at 6100 Haligus Road. “He was unconscious when he was pulled out of the water,” Crystal Lake Deputy Fire Chief Paul DeRaedt said. “We treated this as a cold wa-

ter drowning so we handled this as a rescue. Based on the temperature of the water and his age, the viability of surviving is much greater.” The Crystal Lake Fire Department was dispatched at 9:05 p.m. Thursday for a subject in the water, arriving on the scene at 9:11 p.m., DeRaedt said.

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YOUNGER WORKERS BRING CHANGE TO BUSINESSES

McHenry County Republicans elect new leadership Group hoping to reinvigorate, unite party By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com

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MCC student Toni Ehredt of McHenry (left) works the MCC Student Radio (MSR) broadcast with instructor of speech and journalism Jim Stockwell (center) while talking with MCC student Erin Gard of Lake in the Hills during the first MSR broadcast Wednesday in Crystal Lake. HR experts are noticing some things about the next generation of workers. Millennials also want some meaning in their careers and advancement opportunities.

Impassioned employees Millennials jump into careers with company values in mind By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Even with a tough job market, today’s millennial workforce is looking for much more than a job, which is something their employers appreciate. Shari Gray, executive director of Woodstock Cham-

ber of Commerce & Industry, is one of the many area business leaders who have watched the young generation of workers change the way companies operate. Gone are the days of 9-to5 shifts. Work can be done anytime and anywhere as conference rooms have been replaced by coffee shops and

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memos replaced by text messages. “I think what I have seen from this generation is they are not just invested in themselves, but they are invested in their company,” Gray said. “From the people I have encountered, there seems to be a passion there that is kind of refreshing. They take their role to that next level.” Major companies also have adapted the ways in which they recruit the top young talent they seek. Steve Osborne, a recruiter for Centegra Health System, said technology plays a larger role than ever before but the message is also different. He said prospective employees more than ever seek a company where values and goals align with their own. With job hopping more accessible than ever, Osborne

said laying out a path for career advancement and acting on the values the company promotes is important in retention. “I was just interviewing candidates today who were reciting our values to me,” Osborne said. “I sometimes hear the negativity, but it’s an awesome generation. They have a really tough and competitive work search. That’s why when they enter the workforce, what the company stands for is important to them.” Emily Capdevielle, who graduated in 2010 with a journalism degree, said many of her peers do not see entering the workforce as getting a job or even a career but advancing a lifestyle. Capdevielle, who works

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Four new Republican executive officers were elected Wednesday night in a move that is poised to shift the dominant party’s control in McHenry County. Chairwoman Sandra Salgado, Vice Chairman An- Sandra drew Gasser, Salgado Secretary DiMcHenry ane Evertsen County GOP and Treasurer Charles Central Wheeler were Committee sworn in as Chairwoman new leaders of the McHenry County GOP’s Central Committee. The group hopes to reinvigorate a party that has seen low voter turnout over the past several years, and reunite county Republicans who were harshly divided after the March primary, Salgado said. “Being elected to this position is a great honor, and it comes with a lot of responsibility,” said Salgado, who noted that she is the first woman ever elected to the position. “We’re going to build more rapidly on the base that has already been set. We’re not necessarily going to change things. … We’re going to hold more meetings and encourage

participation. We want more people involved in the community and more voices at the table.” Salgado said she plans to run an aggressive get-outthe-vote operation to encourage voters to head to the polls in November. “I think there’s been a lot of frustration over the last five to eight years, not only in the government, but how the government decisions have been affecting people’s lives,” she said. The new GOP leadership members were among the political supporters who helped Bill Prim, a former Des Plaines police commander, defeat McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke in the March primary for county sheriff. Meanwhile, many former party leaders, including former McHenry County GOP Chair Michael Tryon, who did not seek another term, politically supported Zinke. Salgado said that while the primary was divisive, she already has begun talking with leaders on the other side of the party. But she noted that uniting the party won’t be an easy task. “With some individuals, it will be more challenging,” she said. “When you’re emotionally invested in a candidate and they [don’t get elected], it’s hard. But I understand that and respect that. “Within the next two to three months, we will be able to demonstrate more unity.” Salgado is a longtime McHenry County Board member, while Gasser and

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You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone My pen turned up missing a while ago, which is a traumatic experience for someone who is wed to his pen. It was gone for nearly a week, and I was left to using poor substitutes, not the silvery sleek Zebra F-701 with its 0.7 mm fine-point tip, the “extra smooth ink system.” And I have a mug full of pens, more than any one person should have. If fact, I really should weed them out because if I yank one out – and yank is the proper word – I practically need to hammer it back in. But I am an inveterate collector; I can’t pass up a free pen. Now, I’m not a pen thief, which is akin to being a horse thief in the 1800s. If I borrow a pen, I make sure I return it, rather than walk off with it. I have purchased some of the pens in hopes that it would fit my hand just right. But most of them come from conferences and trade shows where businesses and nonprofits give away pens with their names printed on the side, not that I’ve ever used a pen to find a telephone number. They’re hard to alphabetize. These pens aren’t terribly expensive; I’m guessing way less than a dollar each. The Internet continues to be a fantastic place. I searched for pens, just typing in “pe” and it came up with

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VIEWS Dick Peterson 941,000 results for “pens with logo.” I could order what looks like a fine pen with my name on it and an inscription, “Hey, that’s mine!” or “Return to owner!” on it. And I could get a hundred of them for $75. Or less. A hundred pens probably would last me the rest of my life, unless I set up a booth at a trade fair to promote myself, which seems like a bit much, especially since I like to keep to myself. I don’t have anything to sell. I leave that to brother Dave or sister Judy; they’re into sales. I’ve had my Zebra F-701 for a couple of years. It’s a ballpoint pen, and you can buy ink refills for it, although they are becoming harder to find. I can blow through a refill in about six weeks, and two refills come per pack. But only one store carries them – an office supply store – and I’m afraid they are going to stop stocking them. Most pens you buy are disposable after one use, which adds a tiny bit to landfills. Maybe the idea behind disposable pens is that people will lose them or have them stolen by pathologi-

cal pen thieves, and people will need to replace them frequently. I’m guessing the people of the United States go through millions of pens a month, losing a lot of them one way or another. People like me hang on to their pens. We are conscious about where they are at all times and hypervigilant about them when they are lent to someone. My pen is in my shirt pocket or my right pants pocket, if my shirt doesn’t have a pocket. After work or at the end of the day, I put it on the dresser next to my wallet and pocket calendar. Whenever I leave the house, I try to have my pen with me just in case I need to use it. So, you can imagine my consternation when my Zebra F-701 turned up missing. I was left to using pens from my jar of freebies. None of them fit my pocket right. The F-701 slips right in without you noticing it. These other pens were too fat or they had rubber grips that prevented them from sliding into my pocket. And none of them were fine-point. Their tips were the thick 1.0 mm variety, and they don’t write small like the fine-points, and I need to write small in the little squares of my pocket calendar.

My good wife found my pen in the wash. I apparently did not clip it to my shirt pocket, and I didn’t notice it when I took my shirt off and tossed it down the laundry chute. It went through the wash, and it hasn’t worked the same since. The ink is spotty at times, and the clicker that retracts the tip inside the cartridge is balky. But I just had an idea: A squirt of WD-40, the all-purpose lubricant. Problem solved, amazingly enough. Why didn’t I think of that sooner? Duh. The ink flow continues to be something of a problem, and WD-40 isn’t going to solve it, and I’m not about to give up on a nearly full refill at $3.49 a pair, as hard to find as they are. But losing my pen for nearly a week was lesson enough. I wasn’t treating my pen with the respect it deserves. I was being loose with it. And now that it’s back, I’m going to guard it like never before because while I’ve found the refills at one last store, the pen itself is not being sold. This needs to last a lifetime. Till death do us part.

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Medical marijuana rules to change Man homesick for By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Illinois regulators finalizing the state’s conditions for medical marijuana have removed a proposed rule that would have barred legal gun owners from becoming cannabis-using patients, a person close to the process told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the draft regulations aren’t expected to be published until Friday. The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the change in its Thursday editions. Some patients had said they would rather continue to use marijuana illegally rather than give up their firearms owners ID cards. The wording drew numerous complaints in public comments from gun owners who hoped to apply for medical cannabis cards. Many said their rights were being trampled. The wording also would have affected caregivers applying for medical marijuana cards. Both patients and caregivers would have been required to certify their understanding of the conflict between gun ownership and medical marijuana use. The wording stemmed from an interpretation of federal law.

Police raid seeks root of false Twitter Fake account was of Peoria mayor The ASSOCIATED PRESS PEORIA – Police officers trying to find out who was behind a fake Twitter account set up in the name of Peoria’s mayor have raided a home, seizing computers and phones and hauling several people in to be questioned. Tuesday’s raid was carried out by four plainclothes officers even though Twitter had suspended the account several weeks ago. Three people at the home were brought to a police station to be interviewed, as were two other people who Jim Ardis w e r e m e t b y Mayor of police at their Peoria workplaces. No arrests were made in connection with the Twitter account, but one of the residents was charged with possession of marijuana, the Peoria Journal Star reported. Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard says officers were investigating it as a possible case of impersonating a public official, an offense punishable with a fine of up to $2,500 and up to a year in jail. “They brought me in like I was a criminal,” said Michelle Pratt, a 27-year-old resident who was in the shower when officers arrived at the front door. The Twitter account was set up in late February or early March under the handle @ Peoriamayor. It included a photo of Mayor Jim Ardis, his city email address and a bio saying he enjoyed serving the city. Some tweets referenced sex and drugs. By March 10, the bio information was updated to indicate it was a parody account. It had about 50 tweets and as many followers. “A parody means it’s fake. It was even listed as fake,” Pratt said. “It was a joke Twitter account, and they searched the whole house.”

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Different strains of marijuana are displayed for sale Dec. 6, 2013, at The Clinic, a Denver-based dispensary with several outlets in Denver. Illinois regulators are finalizing the state’s conditions for medical marijuana.

“I’m happy to see that “Anything that makes it they have changed the less burdensome for the provision. I did ask them patients is always a good to remove it. I’m not the thing. It never did make only person who did.” any sense.” State Rep. Lou Lang

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State Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat, sponsored the medical cannabis legislation and sits on the committee that will vote on the rules. He said Thursday he has been told the provision “is out of the rules.” “I’m happy to see that they

have changed the provision,” Lang said. “I did ask them to remove it. I’m not the only person who did.” The news was greeted warmly by advocates for patients. “Anything that makes it less burdensome for the pa-

tients is always a good thing,” said Julie Falco of Chicago, who speaks openly about how she has used cannabis to control her pain from multiple sclerosis. “It never did make any sense.” The Illinois medical marijuana program is a four-year pilot project with some of the strictest standards in the nation Several state agencies are developing the regulations for how marijuana will be grown and distributed to adult patients with certain qualifying health conditions. The rules will set fees for patients, dispensaries and cultivation centers and will lay out how entrepreneurs can apply for a limited number of licenses to grow or sell cannabis products. The gun dispute centered on 93 words out of 48 pages of rules proposed by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The dropped wording had advised gun owners they’d be in violation of state and federal law if they were approved for a medical marijuana card and didn’t give up their firearms. It said gun owners who obtained medical marijuana cards “may be subject to administrative proceedings by the Illinois State Police if they do not voluntarily surrender” their firearms owners ID cards or concealed carry permits.

prison sentenced Gets 3 1/2 years for bank robbery By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO – An ex-con who spent most of his adult life behind bars on Thursday got what he said he wanted for robbing a suburban Chicago bank. The 74-year-old gets to go back to the place he called home – prison. Telling Walter Unbehaun he frightened a teller by showing her a revolver tucked in his waistband during the 2013 heist, a federal judge imposed a 3 ½-year prison sentence, citing a rap sheet that includes crimes from home invasion to kidnapping. "This is not the first time you've inspired fear," Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman said, scolding the highschool dropout and part-time bathtub repairman. As he had on the day he robbed the bank, Unbehaun gripped a cane as he hobbled to a podium to make a brief statement. He didn't withdraw his wish to go to prison, though he said, "I don't want to die in prison." "My crime is bad, there ain't no doubt," he said calmly. "I just wanna be like ev-

erybody else." Boredom and loneliness, defense filings said, had partly led Unbehaun to conclude that a life on the inside was preferable to life outside. Last year, he walked into the bank with a cane but no disguise, displayed the loaded gun and told the teller, "I don't want to hurt you." With $4,178 in loot, he drove to a nearby motel and waited for police to arrive. When they did, the bald, portly Unbehaun dropped his cane, raised his hands and startled police by his apparent joy at getting nabbed. At his initial court appearance, he also confounded his lawyer. "His first words were, 'I just want to go home,' " attorney Richard McLeese, told the court Thursday. For a few minutes, McLeese had thought Unbehaun was saying he hoped to get bond. Then he realized Unbehaun was asking to go to prison. It was as if, McLeese said, a patient had asked his doctor to help him have a stroke. "It is, without a doubt, one of the saddest and most disturbing cases I've dealt with," he said.

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Violated EPA rules requiring ‘lead-safe’ practices for work ST. LOUIS – Lowe’s Home Centers has agreed to pay a $500,000 federal penalty in settling claims that its contractors in at least nine states broke environmental rules for addressing lead paint dust during home renovation projects, two federal agencies announced Thursday. As part of the deal announced by the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency, the North Carolina-based home improvement retailer also pledged to adopt a compliance program for dealing with lead paint during the renovation programs offered through its more than 1,700 stores. The Justice Department’s complaint and brokered deal with Lowe’s, filed Thursday in federal court in East St. Louis, accused an unspecified number of Lowe’s contractors of not following an EPA rule requiring them to use “leadsafe” practices when working on homes, daycare centers and schools built before 1978. That was the year lead paint was banned for residential use because of health risks. The lawsuit also claimed contractors failed to adequately complete paperwork showing adherence to safe practices in dealing with lead paint in homes being renovated or repaired, and that the company failed to document that its contractors were properly trained or certified.

The Justice Department and EPA said Thursday’s deal constituted some measure of environmental or social justice, noting that many pre1978 homes are in urban areas commonly populated by minorities. Lead paint can be especially harmful to children, given that high levels of exposure while their nervous systems are still developing can subject them to possible behavioral disorders and learning disabilities if not detected early. Lead exposure also can cause reproductive problems, high blood pressure, nervous disorders and memory problems in adults, as well as seizures and sometimes death. The $500,000 civil penalty agreed to by Lowe’s is the biggest for violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, the Justice Department said. The deal will undergo a public comment period, then be considered for approval by a federal judge. “Today’s settlement sends a clear message to all contractors and the firms they hire: Get lead certified and comply with the law to protect children from exposure to dangerous lead dust,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Lowe’s is taking responsibility for the actions of the firms it hires, and EPA expects other contractors to do the same.”

Prop 8 lawyer’s views on gay marriage adapt By JULIE PACE The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in favor of upholding California’s ban on gay marriage learned while he was handling the case that one of his children is gay and now is helping her plan her wedding with another woman. Attorney Charles Cooper says his view of same-sex marriage is evolving after having argued in court that gay unions could undermine marriages between a man and a woman. The revelation is an unexpected footnote in the yearslong debate over Proposition 8, the California measure struck down by the Supreme Court last year. It is also offers a glimpse, through the eyes of one family, of the country’s rapidly shifting opinions of gay marriage, with most public polls now showing majorities in favor of allowing the unions. Cooper learned that his stepdaughter, Ashley, was gay as the Proposition 8 case wound its way through appellate court, according to a forthcoming book about the lengthy legal battle. And with the Supreme Court ruling now behind him, Cooper cast his personal opinion on gay marriage as an evolving process. “My views evolve on issues of this kind the same way as other people’s do, and how I view this down the road may not be the way I view it now,

“My views evolve on issues of this kind the same way as other people’s do, and how I view this down the road may not be the way I view it now, or how I viewed it 10 years ago.” Attorney Charles Cooper as quoted in journalist Jo Becker’s book “Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality”

or how I viewed it 10 years ago,” Cooper said in journalist Jo Becker’s book “Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality.” Cooper’s words are reminiscent of the language President Barack Obama used throughout his first term to describe his “evolving” views on gay marriage. In 2012, Obama announced publicly that he did, in fact, support the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Other politicians have also voiced support for same-sex marriage after learning that their own children were gay, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose position was at odds with President George W. Bush. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, reversed his opposition to gay marriage last year, saying that his gay son had caused him to think about the issue differently.

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A 1960 Studebaker is lifted from Brule Creek in September 2013 near Alcester, S.D., next to a gravel pit Cheryl Miller and Pamella Jackson were driving to for a gathering with classmates to celebrate the end of the school year in 1971.

Dirty creek, purse solve 1971 mystery By CARSON WALKER The Associated Press ELK POINT, S.D. – Cheryl Miller and Pamella Jackson had planned to celebrate the end of the 1971 school year by gathering with classmates at a quarry along a gravel road. But the 17-year-old girls weren’t known for frequenting parties, so when they didn’t show up, other teens just assumed they had changed plans, perhaps to avoid any underage drinking or pot smoking. It soon became clear the well-liked pair from the farming town of Alcester, S.D., had vanished in their Studebaker. Now the 43-year-old mystery of their disappearance has been solved, largely by the ebb and flow of a dirty creek and the contents of a well-preserved purse, which indicate the girls probably died after their car plunged into a creek. “This has really been a tragedy for two families, a tragedy for a class, as well as all of South Dakota, to some degree,” state Attorney General Marty Jackley said this week. The questions began on the evening of May 19, 1971. After visiting Miller’s ailing grandmother at a hospital, the girls met up with some boys at a church parking lot and started to follow them to the quarry. Miller drove the beige 1960 Studebaker Lark that had belonged to her grandmother, who died shortly after she disappeared. Jackson was in the passenger’s seat. The boys missed a turn and accidentally drove past the party. When they turned

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nearby and was behind bars for raping a woman. Authorities concluded he made the story up. Then in September, flooding followed by a drought brought the car into view. It was upside-down in Brule Creek next to the gravel pit where the girls had been headed. A fisherman spotted two tires sticking above the water. On Tuesday, authorities held a news conference to confirm what townspeople had suspected since the car re-emerged: The remains inside were those of Miller and Jackson. The evidence seemed frozen in time. A picture of Mount Rushmore on the white license plate was clearly visible, as were the green registration numbers. A watch still had its strap and clearly showed the time it stopped, 10:20. Miller’s purse was intact, containing her driver’s license, coins, a couple of letters from friends and other items, all in relatively good shape for being submerged for so long. Those belongings and DNA were used to identify the remains. There’s no evidence the teens had been drinking. And mechanical tests on the car did not suggest any foul play. The headlight switch on the dashboard was on. The car was in high gear, and both girls were found in the front seat. Those factors point to an accident, Jackley said. Investigators would not speculate on exactly what happened, though one of the tires was damaged and the tread was thin, Jackley added.

“This has really been a tragedy for two families, a tragedy for a class, as well as all of South Dakota, to some degree.” Marty Jackley S.D. attorney general

around, they told authorities, they no longer saw the Studebaker’s headlights. They figured the girls had simply lost the nerve to attend the party. The celebration went on, but the girls and the Studebaker would not be seen again until 2013. In the following weeks, volunteers and law enforcement officers searched the gravel pit, surrounding roads and even the nearby Missouri River. But their efforts yielded nothing. The mystery persisted, year after year, for more than four decades, tormenting the girls’ families, baffling investigators and inviting false allegations against a sex offender. Every time the girls’ classmates reunited, the disappearance came up. “We were always curious,” said Dwight Iverson, a classmate who now runs a restaurant and convenience store in nearby Vermillion. “We would talk about it. That car has to be somewhere on this planet, and it’s never been found.” At one point, the state’s cold-case unit reopened the investigation after a prison snitch implicated a fellow classmate who had lived

CHAMPAIGN – Illinois officials say the level of soil moisture is high across Illinois. The University of Illinois’ Prairie Research Institute said Wednesday soil moisture levels were measured on April 14 by the Illinois State Water Survey. The levels averaged 37 percent by volume at 2 inches deep across the state. The highest levels measured were in southern Illinois – an average of 43 percent of moisture by volume. Conditions were wetter at the deeper depths. Moisture levels averaged 41 percent by volume at 20 inches and 44 percent at 59 inches. Officials say soil temperatures dropped slightly with this week’s cooler weather. Soil temperatures at 4 inches under bare soil averaged 51.3 degrees. That was 7 degrees colder than on April 12.

2 ex-Cook County staff sentenced for bribery CHICAGO – Two former Cook County Board of Review analysts convicted of federal conspiracy, bribery and fraud charges have been sentenced to prison. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that 50-yearold Thomas Hawkins was sentenced to two years in prison and 53-year-old John Racasi was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The two men are half-brothers who live in Chicago. Prosecutors say they accepted a $1,500 bribe in 2008 when they were on the staff of one of three Board of Review commissioners.

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Republicans are adding the seat, held for three decades by retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin, to their list of winnable races in the November midterm elections. One reason is a commercial by a GOP hopeful that sparked attention on the Internet: “I grew up on an Iowa farm castrating hogs, so

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Little government response a year after marathon bombing Boston attack had minimal policy impact By STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press BOSTON – A year after homemade bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon, state and federal officials have enacted virtually no policy changes in response to the attack, a dramatic departure from previous acts of terrorism that prompted waves of government action. “There was a great deal of concern right after this happened,” said Rep. William Keating, a Massachusetts Democrat. “Now, people are

focused on so many different issues.” Washington’s formal response to the attack has been limited to a series of investigations and reports that call for improved cooperation between the federal government and local law enforcement. In the Massachusetts Statehouse, legislators have created a license plate to honor the victims, while considering modest proposals to reimburse local police departments involved in the frantic search for those behind the attack. Despite symbolic pledges of support from elected officials across the nation on this week’s anniversary, there is little evidence of any significant impact on policy. Instead of allocating new federal resources, funding that helps cities prepare for terrorism may

be reduced. And it’s unclear if Congress will adopt any legislative remedies to address perceived intelligence failures that leave cities vulnerable to so-called lone wolf strikes. “This is still an ongoing threat. I don’t think there’s anybody in law enforcement that would say what happened in Boston couldn’t happen anywhere,” said former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who testified before a congressional panel last year, calling for action. But the politics of terrorism have changed significantly since Giuliani led his city’s response to the 9/11 attacks more than a decade ago. Polling suggests that terrorism barely registers among voter priorities – even in the months immediately after the April 15, 2013, attack.

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Judge questions legality of gay marriage ban By KRISTI EATON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press DENVER – A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States asked pointed questions Thursday about whether Oklahoma can legally ban the unions. U.S. Circuit Judge Jerome Holmes is seen as the swing vote on the three-judge panel that heard the Oklahoma appeal and a similar case from Utah last week. The two cases are the first to reach an appellate court since the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Since then, gay rights lawyers have successfully convinced eight federal judges that the ruling means courts must strike down laws against gay marriage because they deprive same-sex couples of a fundamental right. During Thursday’s hearing before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, Holmes suggested he interpreted the Supreme Court’s

ruling the same way. “The state cannot define marriage in any way that would trample constitutional rights, right?” Holmes asked Jim Campbell, the attorney representing the defendant in the case, the Tulsa County clerk. Campbell, however, contended the court must defer to the democratic process if there is a rational reason for the state to choose who can marry and who cannot. “The natural, procreative potential of opposite-sex couples distinguishes that group from same-sex couples,” Campbell said. With one judge strongly hinting he supported the lower court rulings that struck down the Oklahoma and Utah bans, and another appearing skeptical of them, all eyes were on Holmes to see where the panel might come down. Holmes last week said that if the yardstick is whether the state has a rational reason to single out gay couples, the same-sex plaintiffs would lose. But if the standard was any higher, they would win.

8NATION BRIEFS Holder: Hate crimes ‘an affront to who we are’ OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – All Americans stand with the mourners of three people killed at Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday, adding that hate crimes are “an affront to who we are.” Before an overflow crowd of about 1,300, Holder joined Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and several religious and political leaders at an interfaith memorial service at the Jewish Community Center, the site of one of two shootings that stunned the city on the eve of Passover. Avowed white supremacist Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, is charged with the killings Sunday of Dr. William Lewis Corporon and his 14-year-old grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood, outside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. Cross shouted “heil Hitler” at television cameras as he was arrested after the shootings. Cross, a one-time government informer, is also accused of killing Terri LaManno at a nearby Jewish retirement complex shortly after the shootings at the Jewish Community Center. Her funeral was scheduled for Thursday. All three victims were Christian.

Chelsea Clinton expecting first child sometime in fall WASHINGTON – For the Clintons, 2014 is the year of the baby. Chelsea Clinton, the 34-yearold daughter of former President Bill Clinton and ex-Sec-

retary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, announced Thursday that she and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, are expecting their first child this fall. There has been wide speculation about a future baby in the Clinton family. Chelsea Clinton said in an interview with Glamour magazine last year that she and her husband were hoping to start a family soon, calling 2014 “the year of the baby.” “Marc and I are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year and I certainly feel all the better whether it’s a girl or a boy that she or he will grow up in a world with so many strong female leaders,” Clinton said in New York, joined by her mother at a Clinton Foundation event on empowering women.

Salmonella decline seen in food poisoning report NEW YORK – The government’s latest report card on food poisoning shows a dip in salmonella cases but an increase in illnesses from bacteria in raw shellfish. The report counts cases in only 10 states for some of the most common causes of foodborne illness, but is believed to be a good indicator of national food poisoning trends. Salmonella remains at the top of the chart of disease-causing bacteria, far ahead of most other foodborne germs. Only campylobacter – a bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry – comes close. Other causes, listeria, shigella and E. coli, trail behind.

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sent a robot to help aid rescue operation, but Kim said the robot still is a prototype and hasn’t been yet been used. Out of 29 crewmembers, 20 people, including the captain, Lee Joon-seok, 68, survived, the coast guard said. The captain made a brief, videotaped appearance, although his face was hidden by a gray hoodie. “I am really sorry and deeply ashamed,” Lee said. “I don’t know what to say.” Kim Soo-hyun, a senior coast guard official, said officials were investigating whether the captain got on one of the first rescue boats. Kim Han-sik, president of Chonghaejin Marine Co., the ship’s owner, also apologized separately, bowing deeply and saying through his tears, “I committed a sin punishable by death. ... I am at a loss for words. I am sorry. I am sorry.” The 480-foot Sewol had left Incheon on the northwestern coast of South Korea on Tuesday for the overnight journey to the southern resort island of Jeju. There were 475 people aboard, including 325 students from Danwon High School in Ansan, which is near Seoul.

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PARIS – Small underground nuclear power plants that could be cheaper to build than their behemoth counterparts may herald the future for an energy industry under intense scrutiny since the Fukushima disaster, the incoming head of the Nuclear Energy Agency told The Associated Press. Size is relative – the modular plants could be about as big as a couple of semi-trailers – easily fitting on the dimensions of coal plants

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Guantanamo trial veers off track Sub scours ocean Trial of self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind ends with new obstacles By BEN FOX The Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – An effort to prosecute the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack and four co-defendants veered off track again Thursday as a pretrial hearing ended with new obstacles that threaten to further derail the case before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay. Teams of lawyers managed barely four hours of court time over four days at the U.S. base in Cuba, bogged down by the potential legal implications of an apparent FBI investigation of the defense. After nearly two years and 10 pretrial sessions, a trial date remains elusive and could be years away. The prosecution had sought to start jury selection early next year, but that now seems impossible amid looming fights over classified

“One of the hardest things for me to deal with was the constant delay, the thought that this may never come to conclusion.” Gloria Snekszer Atlanta-area woman whose sister, Vicki Linn Yancey, was killed on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon evidence from the CIA among other issues. The prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed already has been stalled for years, initially by the U.S. government’s decision to hold him in secret detention and later by legal challenges and a fight over whether to try him in civilian or military court. For observers whose family members were killed in the Sept. 11,

2001, attack, the pace has been excruciating. “This week has been difficult because it brings back a lot of emotion,” said Gloria Snekszer, an Atlanta-area woman whose sister, Vicki Linn Yancey, was killed on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. “One of the hardest things for me to deal with was the constant delay, the thought that this may never come to conclusion,” said Snekszer, who was at Guantanamo this week as an observer. Some family members were so angry about the situation that they walked out of a private meeting Wednesday with defense lawyers intended to help them understand the process. “It is one thing to have a fair trial, it is another to drag it out and drag it out,” said Don Arias, a resident of Panama City, Florida, whose brother, Adam, was killed in

the World Trade Center. The five defendants were arraigned in May 2012 on charges that include terrorism and nearly 3,000 counts of murder in violation of the law of war. They have yet to formally enter pleas, but Mohammed has told authorities that he orchestrated the terrorist plot. The other four are accused primarily of providing financial and other logistical support to the hijackers. All could get the death penalty if convicted. The case is complex in part because of the number of defendants, with the government spending about $90,000 to fly in participants for each pretrial session, and the global scope of the investigation both sides must conduct. It is also complicated by the fact that the defense is seeking large amounts of classified evidence about treatment the men endured while in CIA custody at secret overseas detention facilities.

Mideast virus spreads, raising worries By ADAM SCHRECK The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A recent spate of infections from a frequently deadly Middle East virus is raising new worries about efforts to contain the illness, with infectious disease experts urging greater vigilance in combatting its spread. More than 20 people, many of them health-care workers, have been reported infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in two distinct clusters – one in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – likely involving human-to-human transmission since early last week. The disease, originally identified in 2012 in the Middle East, has for the first time spread to the Far East, which grappled with an outbreak of

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Passengers walk past the medical quarantine area Wednesday showing information sheets for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus at the arrival section of Manila’s International Airport in Paranaque, south of Manila. the SARS virus last decade. “The last two weeks have put us into uncharted territory,” said Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota. He described the recent

batches of Saudi and UAE infections as “very important” and a possible signal that the virus could be mutating. The disease’s spread to Southeast Asia – confined for now to people with clear links

to the Mideast – meanwhile “heightens the concern that we could be in the early days of another SARS-like event,” he warned. “We’re clearly at a very significant stay-tuned moment,” Osterholm said. MERS belongs to a family of viruses known as coronaviruses that include both the common cold and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, which killed some 800 people in a global outbreak in 2003. MERS can cause symptoms such as fever, breathing problems, pneumonia and kidney failure. It does not for now appear to spread as quickly between people as SARS did. But it does seem to be more deadly. According to the World Health Organization, 92 of the 238 people confirmed to have been infected with MERS have died.

Personal, professional lives become blended • MILLENNIALS Continued from page A1 for Freshly Baked Communications in Crystal Lake, said because of the competition for jobs, prospective employees need a passion for what they do just as she has for writing. When she is not at Freshly Baked Communications she is working on her freelance projects or networking as a member of the Young Professionals with the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce. “I think the whole 9-to5 idea is unrealistic,” Capdevielle said. “It has to be a passion. For me it was definitely a passion to write for a living, and if I didn’t have that to drive me to work as long or hard as I do I wouldn’t be where I am.” Gray said that constant work mode found in many

“Employers need to be more open and know they’re not hiring a person to fill a spot at a desk. Millennials have a different approach to business. They bring their personality because what they do is part of their personal life. They invest in the company. It’s kind of refreshing.” Shari Gray Executive director of Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry young workers has created a more casual approach to business as the divide between personal life and professional life becomes less distinguished. She said some businesses are hesitant to make the adjustments of informally communicating with employees whether that means sending texts or even changing the language and slang in the workplace.

“Employers need to be more open and know they’re not hiring a person to fill a spot at a desk,” Gray said. “Millennials have a different approach to business. They bring their personality because what they do is part of their personal life. They invest in the company. It’s kind of refreshing.” The millennials looking to get in the workforce have noticed their peers’ approach to

business and are taking steps to stand out in the same way. Toni Ehredt, a sophomore at McHenry County College, helped launch the first-ever student radio station on campus to learn more skills and get involved at a deeper level of her ultimate passion of filmmaking and graphic arts. She said immersing herself in all forms of communication will make her more versatile for potential employers and help build the habit of being in a near constant work mode. “I think we expect a level of personal freedom where we want to have a real voice in the company,” Ehredt said. “But we expect them to invest like that in us so we need to invest in them and that means putting the time in. I don’t know if that is something everyone in my generation gets. You have to be in wholeheartedly.”

for missing plane By MARGIE MASON The Associated Press PERTH, Australia – A robotic submarine headed back down into the depths of the Indian Ocean on Friday to scour the seafloor for any trace of the missing Malaysian jet one month after the search began off Australia’s west coast, as data from the sub’s previous missions turned up no evidence of the plane. It was the fifth attempt by the Bluefin-21 unmanned sub to find wreckage or the black boxes from Flight 370 in a distant patch of seabed. The sub, which can create sonar maps of the ocean bottom, has now covered 42 square miles of the silt-covered seabed, but has thus far found nothing, the search coordination center said. The sub’s last mission hit a record depth beyond its recommended diving parameters, which can po-

tentially cause risk to the equipment, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a statement. However, it is being closely monitored. Officials are desperate to find some physical evidence that they are searching in the right spot for the Boeing 777, which vanished March 8 with 239 on board on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. A weeks-long search of the ocean surface hasn’t turned up a single piece of debris, and officials on Thursday determined that an oil slick found in the search zone did not come from the plane. The Bluefin is searching a remote stretch of ocean floor about 15,000 feet deep in an area where sound-locating equipment picked up a series of underwater sounds consistent with an airplane’s black box, but it went down to 15,404 feet during mission four.

Salgado declares GOP will have more unity in two to three months • GOP LEADERS Continued from page A1 Wheeler won their respective GOP primaries for County Board in March. Evertsen is a current County Board member. Salgado beat challenger Mark Daniel 12,153 votes to 8,703 votes. Gasser won with 11,392 votes over second-place John Jung and his 6,958 votes. Evertsen received 12,184 votes to Carolyn Schofield’s 8,270 votes. And Wheeler got 10,588 votes to Glenda Miller’s 9,866 votes. Gasser agreed that it’s important to reach out to all voters, but added the group’s election signifies that the party was ready to move in a different direction. “We offered a different alternative and a different vision,” he said. “It’s going to be an exciting two years for the Republican party with new faces and a new energy. “There’s going to be a little bit more of an active and vibrant Republican party in McHenry County.” Tryon said he believed the county party did well under his six years of leadership and noted that McHenry County was the only one of the collar counties that voted for Mitt Romney in 2012. As several longtime McHenry County officeholders, including Sheriff Keith Nygren, County Clerk Katherine Schultz and Treasurer Bill LeFew, decided to retire, there was new interest in primary politics that got combative at times, Tryon

Afternoon Drive Get the latest headlines emailed straight to your inbox each weekday afternoon by signing up for Afternoon Drive at nwherald.com/newsletter. said. “Politics has always had a certain spirited energy to it,” he said. “It’s a challenge, as it was for me for six years, to move everyone over into a united front for the general election.” But Tryon said he expects the new energy and new leadership will figure out a way to coexist with other party factions. State Rep. Barb Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake, said she wasn’t surprised when the new leadership team was elected, and said she’s looking forward to working with the new group. “I’m excited about it,” she said. “I’m excited about the new blood … Change can be good.” Barb Wheeler acknowledged that the March primary, particularly the sheriff’s race, divided many McHenry County Republicans. But the county GOP is ready to get behind Prim for sheriff and, ultimately, Bruce Rauner for governor, she said. “I don’t think there’s any Republican that isn’t supporting Prim in the election,” she said. “Time heals all wounds. It’s like a family that goes to battle with each other. Sometimes we get dysfunctional, but we all come to the dinner table and share a meal.”

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A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System truck heads toward the scene on Haligus Road. Boats and divers from many fire departments searched for a teenage boy in a pond in back of a house on Haligus Road in an unincorporated area near Crystal Lake.

“He was unconscious when he was pulled out of the water. We treated this as a cold water drowning so we handled this as a rescue. Based on the temperature of the water and his age, the viability of surviving is much greater.” Paul DeRaedt, Crystal Lake deputy fire chief

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A mutual aid request for divers was made when crews were en route and a subsequent second alarm was called for additional aid. John Kurtz, who lives on Haligus Road, estimated there were possibly 20 to 30 emergency vehicles lined up on the street with their lights flashing. The boy was pulled out of the water at 10:37 p.m., DeRaedt said, adding that he did not know how the boy ended up in the water.

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Russia, Ukraine agree to alleviate tensions U.S., allies were prepared to ratchet up sanctions By JOHN HEILPRIN and LARA JAKES The Associated Press

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by pro-Russian separatists during protests. Notably, though, it does not require Russia to withdraw an estimated 40,000 troops massed near the Ukrainian border. Nor does it call for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine. The agreement says Kiev’s plans to reform its constitution and transfer more power from the central government to regional authorities must be inclusive, transparent and accountable. It gives amnesty to protesters who comply with the demands, except those found guilty of committing capital crimes. The negotiations came against the backdrop of the bloodiest episode to date in the clashes that pit the new government in Kiev against an eastern insurgency the West believes is backed by Moscow. In the eastern Ukraine Black Sea port of Mariu-

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GENEVA – In a surprise accord, Ukraine and Russia agreed Thursday on tentative steps to halt violence and calm tensions along their shared border after more than a month of Cold War-style military posturing triggered by Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. Russia’s pledge to refrain from further provocative actions drew support but also a measure of skepticism from President Barack Obama, who said at a news conference at the White House that the United States and its allies were prepared to ratchet up sanctions if Moscow doesn’t fulfill its commitments. “I don’t think we can be sure of anything at this point,” Obama said after Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and diplomats from Ukraine and Europe sealed their agreement after hours of talks in Geneva. The abruptly announced agreement, brokered by the West, provides no long-term guide for Ukraine’s future nor any guarantee that the crisis in eastern Ukraine will abate. But it eases international pressure both on Moscow and nervous European Union nations that depend on Russia for their energy. Reached after seven hours of negotiations, the deal requires all sides to refrain from violence, intimidation or provocative actions. It calls for disarming all illegally armed groups and returning to Ukrainian authorities control of buildings seized

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No need to sell cars on Sundays Sometimes, it’s important to get away. Important to relax and unwind. Important to give people some time to figure things out on their own. Since 1983, Illinois car dealers have been closed on Sundays, a law that’s equal to all dealerships. That has been called into question since a Federal Trade Commission report prepared at the request of state Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, was released in March. For the record The report said that the manThe current system appears datory closing to be working, and local dealmakes it harder ers are in support of keeping for customers to the ban on Sunday sales. comparison shop and diminishes competition. We don’t understand that assessment. Reality is that car dealerships being closed on Sundays gives customers an opportunity to comparison shop at their own speed – without a salesperson interrupting. Each Sunday, while dealerships aren’t selling cars, shoppers can browse the inventory and prices at their own speed. With online resources, comparison shopping is becoming easier to accomplish before customers even head to the dealership to make a purchase. Remaining closed on Sundays allows for salespeople to have time off away from the dealership. It also allows for smaller dealerships to remain viable. Smaller dealers could not afford the added expense of hiring workers for Sundays, but, if Sunday was opened for sales, many would feel pressured to have salespeople there anyway. The current system appears to be working, and local dealers are in support of keeping the ban on Sunday sales. If it isn’t broke, there’s nothing to fix. At this point, all seems well on the local car dealership front.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Walker can go back to school Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he wants to earn the college degree that he abandoned decades ago. We hope that is more than an empty promise from a politician. His attending the University of Wisconsin System’s Flexible Option program would set an example for the many Wisconsin residents who could benefit from going back to school. There’s truth to the old saying “the more you learn, the more you earn.” In 2013, median weekly income for someone with a bachelor’s degree was $1,108. For someone who stopped with a high school diploma, it was only $651. Step beyond aggregate statistics, and your mileage varies. Even a college dropout can rise to become governor, and a college graduate can be unemployed. Walker left Marquette University without finishing a degree. Most people don’t live on those margins, though. That’s why the Flexible Option is so valuable. Wisconsin residents can earn credits on their own schedule, culminating in a degree that will enable them to seek better paying jobs. Maybe Walker has the same thing in mind, after a sort. A degree might boost his national appeal if he wants to run for president in 2016. Wisconsin State Journal

8IT’S YOUR WRITE Township rebuttal To the Editor: I would like to respond to the editorial (“More scrutiny for townships,” April 8) that called for more scrutiny of townships and ultimately their consolidation. I’d like to point out that the base of both our arguments is the same: The services provided by townships are essential to residents throughout Illinois. Where our arguments drift apart is that based on our studies, we believe townships provide these services at a lower cost and higher efficiency than larger units of government. While we may never agree on this specific issue, let’s at least agree that townships are performing their core services responsibly and effectively. Those serving the townships across the state are men and women who have dedicated their lives to public service and are doing so honorably. Bryan Smith Executive director, Township Officials of Illinois

Truth in Bible To the Editor: On March 18, a self-proclaimed atheist claimed to have morals without God. The validity of that statement is very questionable (false, actually), but his diatribe against the Bible

needs refuting. He did say the Bible is a book on which belief systems are based. Agreed, but much more than that, the Bible is a totally unique book upon which the one true belief system is based. The Bible was written over the space of nearly 1,500 years in three languages by 40-plus authors. (But to whom was the diatribe letter writer referring when he said the book was written by slave owners?) Hundreds of controversial subjects are touched on in the Bible by these authors over those many years, yet the teaching throughout the Bible is amazingly unified and consistent. The Old Testament was written in the Bronze Age. Does old mean bad? Given its age, it’s remarkable that we have today the text as it was written 3,400 years ago. Who miraculously preserved those ancient writings on those perishable materials? Much proof exists regarding the reliability of the original documents. The Bible still is here despite the attempts of many who have tried to extinguish it over the years. There is no archaeological discovery that contradicts anything in the Bible. Prophecies about nations, particularly Israel, and about the Messiah have come to pass just as they were written. The Bible is God’s

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book, preserved by Him so we, even atheists, can read the truth in it today. Joy Otten Crystal Lake

Weighing in on few things To the Editor: A few random thoughts: Ever notice the number of cars in a school parking lot hours before or after school starts or ends? Those belong to the dedicated teachers so many think are overpaid. The first words from Jim Oberweis after his primary win were about a comment Sen. Dick Durbin made several years ago. Mr. Oberweis said that Sen. Durbin called our troops Nazis. If Mr. Oberweis had bothered to listen to everything Sen. Durbin said, he would have noticed what was being read was an FBI report on our torture of prisoners. What Sen. Durbin said was that

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if we didn’t know who was being talked about in the report, we would have thought it was about the Nazis. He was right. If you act like a Nazi, you have become one. If that is uncomfortable for Mr. Oberweis, tough. For him to slur an honorable man like Sen. Durbin because he can’t bother to read the whole report, or try to understand it, is unconscionable and, perhaps, a predictor of what we can expect from him. Despite being a lefty, I don’t necessarily like new taxes. However, a tax which will cost millionaires an extra $1,750 for every $100,000 they make over $1 million doesn’t seem unreasonable. According to Rep. David McSweeney, this will drive the job creators out of Illinois. Being wealthy doesn’t make you a job creator. Creating jobs does. Give them a tax credit for every full-time job created. Nat Leighton Crystal Lake

8GUEST VIEW

Is Obama cooking the Census books for Obamacare? By MEGAN McARDLE Bloomberg News For several months now, whenever the topic of enrollment in the Affordable Care Act came up, I’ve been saying that it was too soon to tell its ultimate effects. We don’t know how many people have paid for their new insurance policies, or how many of those who bought policies previously were uninsured. For that, I said, we will have to wait for Census Bureau data, which offer the best assessment of the insurance status of the whole population. Other surveys are available, but the samples are smaller, so they’re not as good; the census is the gold standard. Unfortunately, as I invariably noted, these data won’t be available until 2015. I stand corrected: These data won’t be available at all. Ever. No, I’m not kidding. I wish I was. The New York Times reported that the Obama administration has changed the survey so that we cannot directly compare the numbers on the uninsured over time. I’m speechless. Shocked.

Stunned. Horrified. Befuddled. Aghast, appalled, thunderstruck, perplexed, baffled, bewildered and dumbfounded. It’s not that I am opposed to the changes: Everyone understands the census reports probably overstate the true number of the uninsured, because the number they report is supposed to be “people who lacked insurance for the entire previous year,” but people tend to answer with their insurance status right now. But why, dear God, oh, why, would you change it in the one year in the entire history of the republic that it is most important for policymakers, researchers and voters to be able to compare the number of uninsured to those in prior years? The answers would seem to range from “total incompetence on the part of every level of this administration” to something worse. Sarah Kliff of Vox says we shouldn’t freak out, because these are the numbers that the census collects for 2013, so the change is actually giving us a good baseline. But I’m afraid I’m not so sanguine. As Aaron Carroll said: “It’s actually helpful to have a trend to measure,

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not a pre-post 2013/2014. This still sucks.” The new numbers will suffer, to some extent, from the same bias the old questions suffered from: People are better at remembering recent events than later ones. Quick: On what day did you last get your oil changed? What month was the wedding you attended last summer? If it was in the past few months, you probably know. If it was someone you’re not that close to ... well, the summer months kind of blend into each other now that you’re a grownup, don’t they? And what has been happening in the most recent months? A whole lot of change! Policies were canceled, benefits changed, people shifted around their coverage in anticipation of the new law. That doesn’t make for a very good baseline. It will be a very good measure of who has insurance right now, in 2014, but it’s not where I’d want to start my 2013 baseline for our new law. That’s why they should have done this for 2012 – or waited until 2016 – to give us actual comparable data for the transition period. So by your leave, I think I’ll continue to freak

8THE FIRST AMENDMENT

out for a bit. I find it completely and totally impossible to believe that this problem didn’t occur to anyone at Census, or in the White House. It would be like arguing that the George W. Bush administration might have inadvertently overlooked the possibility that when the U.S. invaded Iraq, there would be shooting. This is the biggest policy debate of the past 10 years, and these data are at the heart of that debate. It is implausible that everyone involved somehow failed to notice they were making it much harder to know the effect of this law on the population it was supposed to serve. Especially because the administration seems to have had a ready excuse as soon as people reacted. Even if the administration genuinely believes this is defensible, why would they give anyone reason to believe that it is cooking the books? Because those charges are being made, and they’re a lot harder to dismiss than the complaints about birth certificates or dark intimations that the administration has simply made up its enrollment figures out of whole cloth.

I just don’t get it. I mean, I can certainly think of explanations, but I can’t quite bring myself to believe the worst of them. Which leaves me with the only slightly-less-utterly-appalling conclusion: At some point, very early on in the process, folks noticed that asking the new questions would make it difficult to compare Obamacare’s implementation year to prior years, and decided that assessing the effects of the transition wasn’t nearly as important as making urgent changes to ... questions we’ve been asking basically the same way for a decade and a half. No, wait, that doesn’t make any sense, either. Let’s go back to inexplicable, shall we? If the administration is really serious about transparency and data-driven policy, as I’ve been told for a year now, then it will immediately rectify this appalling mistake and put the old questions back into circulation double-quick. We’re more likely going to hear the most transparent and data-driven administration in history citing these data – without an asterisk – to tout the impact of its policies.

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8COMMUNITY NEWS

THREE ARRESTED IN MARIJUANA SEIZURE UNION – Two Union residents and a Barrington man were arrested following the seizure of six pounds of marijuana. Larry A. Thompson, 52, of Barrington, was charged with marijuana trafficking, a Class 1 felony; delivery of marijuana, a Class 2 felony; and possession of marijuana, a Class 3 felony. His bond was set at $75,000. Linda J. Rednez, 43, and Stephan Rednez, 45, both of Union, were charged with possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor. Their bonds were set at $1,000. The arrests were the result of an investigation into suspicious packages delivered to a home in the 6300 block of Main Street, Union, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. When the house was searched, detectives seized about four pounds of high-grade marijuana, packaging material and a scale. The search of a house in the 400 block of East Lake Shore Drive, Barrington, led to the seizure of an additional two pounds of marijuana. The street value of the marijuana seized is estimated at $27,000. Suspected drug activity can be reported to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office at 815-338-2144.

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Marengo approves budget Financial plan includes balanced general fund, $70K in capital projects By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com MARENGO – Little has changed in the latest budget for Marengo, as officials continue to build back the city’s reserves that had dwindled during the economic recession. Aldermen earlier this week approved, 7-1, the city’s 2015 budget, including a bal-

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anced, $3.77 million general fund and roughly $70,000 in new capital projects. Ward 4

Alderman Dennis Hammortree was the lone dissenter on the new financial plan, which takes effect May 1. The plan includes minor adjustments and features no new hires. But the balanced finances strengthen the city’s cash flow to nearly 64 days of reserves, up dramatically from the four days of cash reserves in 2012. “The things we have done

in the last three fiscal years have stabilized our finances,” said City Administrator Gary Boden. Since the recession, Marengo has cut payroll costs – going from 48 fulltime employees in 2008 to 32 employees currently – and developed sinking funds to better manage equipment costs and one-time expenses throughout the budget cycle.

The newest budget features about $134,400 less in revenue from this year, primarily because the state is current on income tax payments to Marengo. The city had been receiving overdue payments, causing revenue to increase slightly, Boden said. The city’s water and sewer

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EASTER TREATS FOR SICK KIDS

LITH SCHEDULES SENIOR ACTIVITIES LAKE IN THE HILLS – The village’s parks and recreation department has scheduled activities for seniors for the spring season. • Functional Fitness classes are scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Wednesdays at Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate. • A trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 23. Those attending will meet at Village Hall. • An AARP driver safety class is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 5 and 6 at Village Hall. • A trip to the Marriott Theater to see “Cats” is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. May 18. Those attending will meet at Village Hall. For information, contact the parks and recreation department at 847-960-7460.

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Six-year-old Allison Vander Mey of Crystal Lake decided recently she wanted to make Easter baskets for ill children at Rockford Memorial Hospital. With some of her own money, she made 15 baskets that she will deliver to the hospital Friday.

6-year-old Crystal Lake girl makes baskets for children in the hospital By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com

CLASSES FOCUS ON HELPING WILDLIFE RINGWOOD – Spring babies are on their way. Two separate but simultaneous McHenry County Conservation District programs for kids and adults will cover how to safely help any young wildlife residents may encounter. The programs will be from 7 to 8 p.m. April 25 at Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. Both events are free for county residents. The class for kids ages 6 to 12 will be $5 for nonresidents, and the one for adults will cost nonresidents $6. The registration deadline for both programs is Tuesday. For information or to register, visit McHenry County Conservation District’s website, www.MCCDistrict.org. Registration also is available by mail and walk-in at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake; walk-in only at Lost Valley Visitor Center, Route 31 and Harts Road in Ringwood; or by phone for free programs only at 815-479-5779.

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8LOCAL DEATHS Jean Elizabeth Hunter 72, formerly of Barrington Harriet Wilson 91 OBITUARIES on page B5

CRYSTAL LAKE – Two weeks ago, 6-year-old Allison Vander Mey was flipping through her copy of Highlights magazine when inspiration struck. The character in the story was a young girl who decided to make Easter baskets for sick children in the hospital. Allison, of Crystal

Lake, then went to her room and began counting all the money she had received from the tooth fairy and that she earned doing chores. She decided then to make her own Easter surprises for those in need. “She said, ‘I want to get some baskets. I want to put my stuff in them and give the baskets to sick kids in the hospital,’ ” her mom, Tracy, recalled. “I thought it was

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the sweetest thing ever.” Allison’s family members and friends soon found out what she was doing and do-

nated money so she could go to the store and fill the Easter baskets with treats. She filled 15 Easter baskets with coloring books, eggs, bubbles, play dough and candy, which she will deliver to children at Rockford Memorial Hospital on Good Friday. “I’m extremely proud to be called her mom,” Tracy said. “We can’t tell her enough how proud we are.”

Tracy said she has tried to instill in Allison the importance of giving to others, and the family has often donated to charities like Blessing Barn in the past. But Allison came up with the Easter basket idea all on her own, Tracy said. “It makes me feel like I’m really nice and it makes me feel kind of happy that I’m

See EASTER, page B2

Rusty Nail Saloon reopens FRG plans balanced operating budget

By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com RINGWOOD – One day after a fire caused roughly $30,000 in damage, The Rusty Nail Saloon has reopened its doors. Mike Siudak, owner of Rusty Nail, said all needed inspections were done and the restaurant was operational. David Harwood, battalion chief for McHenry Township Fire Protection District, had said Wednesday the business would likely need to close for a few weeks for the health department and building department to inspect the building. Firefighters responded to a call at the restaurant, 4520 Ringwood Road, Ringwood, at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, Harwood said the business had been evacuated and bystanders were attempting to extin-

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Firefighters work to finish extinguishing a fire Wednesday at the Rusty Nail Saloon in Ringwood. guish the blaze with a fire hose but were not successful because the fire worked its way into the walls. Because there were no hydrants on scene, the alarm was upgraded to bring in off-duty personnel to bring water tanks. Fire departments from Richmond and Fox Lake also assisted, Har-

wood said. It took firefighters about 15 minutes to extinguish the fire. Harwood said the fire originated in a wall that met the flooring near the crawl space. The fire, which is not considered suspicious, damaged the exterior and interior of the saloon.

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FOX RIVER GROVE – The village is planning a $3.8 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Village Board members on Thursday approved their spending plan for fiscal 201415, which begins in May. The day-to-day operating budget includes $3.8 million in planned expenses, with $4 million in projected revenues. Village Administrator Derek Soderholm said the overall operating budget was reduced by 1.25 percent. Among the reductions is not replacing former Public Works Director Jon Huizinga, who retired. Instead superintendents John Reese, who oversees the parks and streets, and Tim Zintl, who oversees the village’s water and sewer departments, report directly to Soderholm.

The village also isn’t replacing a public works maintenance worker who left the municipality. Whether it affects service levels is something the village will evaluate, Soderholm said. The village plans to hire additional summer help in the public works department. The village is planning to hire six people rather than four during the summer. The village also was able to hold the line on many line items and reduce costs, Soderholm said. He added the village staff looked for opportunities to save money. “Which is a good thing for the village,” Soderholm said. “Ultimately down the road we’re attempting to meet capital needs ... which there are many of those.” Trustee Steve Knar said

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KANE COUNTY: NEXT COURT APPEARANCE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15

Judge issues gag order in Fiebelkorn case By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A petting zoo owner charged with animal cruelty and neglect of 94 sick and starved animals won a partial victory in court Thursday when a judge ruled in favor of a gag order on comments made outside of court. Kane County Associate Judge Elizabeth Flood ordered that employees of Kane County Animal Control and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office are to “refrain from making statements to the media in this case.” Representatives of those offices also are not to comment to the media about the defendant, Elgin resident Stacy Fiebelkorn, regarding her character or criminal record, the results of any examination, physical evidence, witnesses or expected testimony until the conclusion of a trial, so as not to taint a jury pool, Flood ruled. Though Fiebelkorn’s attorneys had asked that the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office be included in the order, Flood said the state’s attorney’s office already takes steps to make sure comments follow the rules of professional standards.

Fiebelkorn approaches the bench Thursday at the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles. Fiebelkorn has been charged with animal cruelty and neglect, two misdemeanor charges which are still pending.

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Stacy Fiebelkorn (left) confers with her attorney, Alexis Costello, Thursday during an appearance before Kane County Associate Judge Elizabeth Flood at the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles, regarding a ruling on a gag order sought by Fiebelkorn’s attorney to stop comments outside of court by county officials. Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Erin Gaeke argued both in court papers and before Flood that restricting animal control or sheriff’s deputies from commenting was a violation of their consti-

tutional rights. She said the state’s attorney’s office was not quoted in any news story regarding the case or the defendant. Gaeke said sheriff’s and animal control employees’ com-

ments to media are factual and do not state a belief in the defendant’s guilt. Fiebelkorn attorney Alexis Costello pointed out contradictory statements attributed to Kane County Animal Control Ad-

ministrator Robert Sauceda in various publications. Flood determined that Sauceda’s comments in various publications were made as a representative of the agency, not as a as private citizen. Since her arrest March 4, Fiebelkorn has given up all of the animals including rabbits, poultry, alpacas, llamas, donkeys, horses, ponies, mini-horses and mini-goats. Kane County Animal Control impounded the animals from a farm in Hampshire Township and found a dead horse and fetus at a farm on

8POLICE REPORTS Cary • Fabian Esparza, 34, 1011 Timberwood Lane, Algonquin, was charged Saturday, Feb. 22, with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without headlights. • David M. Stedman, 35, 4513 Linden Ave., Algonquin, was charged Sunday, Feb. 23, with driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding 15-20 mph above the limit. • Allan J. Nenn, 64, 304 Hunters Circle, Fox River Grove, was charged Monday, Feb. 24, with driving under the influence, driving under the influence over the legal blood alcohol limit, improper traffic lane usage, violation of liability insurance, failure to give signal, and failing to give right of way to an emergency vehicle. • A 15-year-old Cary boy was charged Monday, Feb. 24, with use, sale or delivery of intoxicating compounds. • Melinda A. Betters, 27, 219 Lakewood Drive, Oakwood Hills, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 25, with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. • David Rzepnicki, 26, 9117 North Ave., Crystal Lake, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 25, with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed and a property damage accident. • Jordan L. Hoffman, 18, 146 Pearl St., Cary, was charged Monday, March 3, with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. • Gregorio Erazo-Pineda, 35, 220 Weaver Drive, Cary, was charged Wednesday, March 5, with domestic battery/bodily harm and

domestic battery/physical contact. • Donald P. Ericksen, 30, 2123 Hillside Terrace, Cary, was charged Saturday, March 8, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a revoked license and improper light. • Carley N. Czanowski, 26, 716 Sandra Lane, Cary, was charged Saturday, March 8, with domestic battery/physical contact, domestic battery/bodily harm and possession of hypodermic needles. • Wilfrido Dimas Angeles, 36, 232 Crystal St., Unit 2F, Cary, was charged Sunday, March 9, with leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage, failure to report vehicle accident and operating uninsured motor vehicle. • Douglas Andrew Harris, 36, 569 Darlington Lane, Unit 1, Crystal Lake, was charged Monday, March 10, with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on a revoked license. • A 15-year-old Cary boy was charged Monday, March 10, with theft. • Meagan N. Muench, 22, 5312 Oak Park Road, Cary, was charged Friday, March 14, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol content more than 0.08, possession of drug paraphernalia and improper lane usage. • A 16-year-old Cary boy was charged Friday, March 14, with theft/unauthorized control between $10,000 and $100,000. • Virginia Oliver, 48, last known address 1252 S. Springfield Ave., Chicago, was charged Saturday, March 15, with battery/physical contact. • Jill A. Peterson, 48, 374 Merion

Drive, Cary, was charged Saturday, March 15, with domestic battery/ bodily harm and domestic battery/ physical contact. • A 17-year-old Cary boy was charged Sunday, March 16, with possession of marijuana. • Cordell Miller, 25, 411 Crest Drive, Cary, was charged Monday, March 17, with domestic battery/ bodily harm. • Jessica M. Miller, 28, 411 Crest Drive, Cary, was charged Thursday, March 20, with armed robbery with a firearm. • Richard A. Plummer, 51, 725 Royal Glen Drive, Cary, was charged Monday, March 24, with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to report a vehicle accident and improper lane usage. • Daniel S. Hildebrand, 19, 1 Surrey Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged Friday, March 28, with allowing unlawful use of a license. • Timothy J. Corr, 56, 278 Moders Ave., Cary, was charged Saturday, March 29, with driving under the influence of alcohol. • Pascual Garcia, 21, 122 E. James Way, Cary, was charged Saturday, March 29, with driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding 40 mph over the limit and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. • Charles J. Kraft, 49, 509 Surrey Ridge Drive, Cary, was charged Tuesday, April 1, with criminal trespass to a vehicle and criminal trespass to a residence. • Janea K. Flood, 29, 102 Spring St., Fox River Grove, was charged Friday, April 4, with driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding 15-20 mph above the limit. • Nicholas M. Kolesnik, 18, 526 Norman Drive, Cary, was charged

Board approves 2.8 percent hike in water, sewer rates • FRG BUDGET Continued from page B1 the budget was good and he was happy the village is able to carry out a large capital programs. However, he voted “no” on the budget. “I am disappointed that with the elimination of a position, we haven’t garnered more savings on payroll,” Knar said. As part of the budget plan, Village Board members approved a 2.8 percent increase to both water and sanitary sewer rates, which Soder-

holm called a relatively modest increase. He said the average bill would increase by $1.97 per month. Soderholm said the increase will help pay for water and sewer operations. Trustee Tom Anderson voted against the increase. “It almost seems like we’re piling on a bit as far as increases go,” Anderson said. “We took the levy on property tax and now we’re increasing the water and sewer rates.” The village has $5.1 million planned in capital projects.

The capital budget, however, includes $3.1 million set aside in case the village starts design and/or construction work on a new public works facility. There is a lawsuit pending over whether the facility construction can take place. Soderholm said he anticipates some design work to take place. The village does plan to spend $717,000 for road resurfacing work. That number includes both construction and design. Also included in the spending plan is $20,000 for sidewalk replacements.

Highlights magazine inspiration for charity • EASTER Continued from page B1 doing it,” Allison said. “It’s really important to me. I really like to do this.” Allison said Highlights is

her favorite thing to read, and she wanted to do something nice like the girl in the story. “I like Highlights and I read about a girl [who made baskets] and I wanted to do that too,” she said. Allison said she hopes to

donate Easter baskets again next year and make a tradition out of giving to children who are ill. “It’s definitely something she wants to continue doing,” Tracy said. “I think it’s the greatest thing ever.”

Sunday, April 6, with underage drinking, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol content more than 0.08 and improper lane usage. Lake in the Hills • Tiffini D. Rexroat, 22, 1947 Cary Road, Algonquin, was charged Monday, April 7, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with a breath alcohol content more than .08, improper lane usage and no turn signal. • Chinelo L. Quintey-Knox, 22, 3500 S. Lake Park Ave., Unit 904, Chicago, was charged Monday, April 7, with driving with a suspended license, improper lane usage, failure to restrain a child under 8 years old and failure to restrain a child 8 to 16 years old. • Police investigated an attempted residential burglary Monday, April 7, on the 900 block of Cynthia Lane. • Tires were slashed on three vehicles Monday, April 7, on the 1200 block of Burr Street. • Nicole L. Rataiczyk, 25, 2512 Crystal Lake Road, Cary, was charged Tuesday, April 8, with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, failure to give aid/information of a property damage accident and driving with a suspended license. • Police investigated money being stolen from a PayPal account Wednesday, April 9, on the 300 block of Terramere Lane. • Police investigated possible sexual abuse Wednesday, April 9,

on the 1100 block of Crystal Lake Road. • Brian Walter Matula, 40, 911 Willow St., Lake in the Hills, was charged Thursday, April 10, with aggravated assault. • Money and a ring were reported taken from a safe Thursday, April 10, on the 500 block of Delaware Drive. • Two bicycles were taken from a detached garage of a residence Friday, April 11, on the 300 block of Meadow Lane. • Raymundo Trevino, 46, 942 Cynthia Lane, Lake in the Hills, was charged Saturday, April 12, with driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of alcohol by a driver, improper lane usage and improper turn at intersection. • Matthew A. Sorich, 20, 3 Salford Court, Algonquin, was charged Saturday, April 12, with possession of marijuana. • Rubin Mejia, 34, 562 Darlington Court, Crystal Lake, was charged Sunday, April 13, with two counts of domestic battery, unlawful interference with reporting of a domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery-strangulation. • Eric Alvarez, 23, 131 S. Annandale Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Sunday, April 13, with driving under the influence of alcohol, disobeying a traffic control device and illegal transportation of alcohol by a driver. • A complainant’s vehicle was struck by an unknown vehicle Sunday, April 13, on the 300 block of Village Creek Drive. • Daniel Borba, 19, 310 Crystal Lake Road, Lake in the Hills, was charged Monday, April 14, with burglary and theft.

Beith Road near Maple Park. They also found about a dozen dead animals at the Hampshire location and some have died since. All of the animals have been treated for malnutrition and other medical problems caused by starvation, and nearly all have now been adopted to new homes, Sauceda said in earlier comments to media. Fiebelkorn’s next court appearance is scheduled for May 15. Court papers show she has neither asked for a jury trial, nor waived her right to one.

Residents in Marengo can expect minor projects in ‘14 • MARENGO Continued from page B1 fund also is balanced at $2.24 million. It includes the wastewater rate hikes aldermen restored last month to pay back more than $11 million borrowed from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the new wastewater treatment plant. Residents can expect minor projects this year. The general fund includes $40,000 for a new digital community sign at Routes 20 and 23, after a storm last fall damaged the existing one. Marengo police also plan to spend $30,000 to upgrade their radio system. “The general fund really isn’t earth shattering,” Boden said. Officials, though, are concerned on how to pay for rapidly increasing police pension contributions that have doubled in the last three years. The city has set aside an additional $20,000 in the budget for its police retirement contributions, totaling $260,000. But the obligation will only increase in future years, Boden said, as city revenues remain relatively flat.

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McHENRY: TOUCH A HEART IN HAITI

KANE COUNTY: BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

Haiti fundraiser set for May 3

Roof project highlights need for facilities plan

NORTHWEST HERALD McHENRY – Tickets are available for Catholic Assistance Missions’ annual Haiti fundraiser. Touch a Heart in Haiti will be from 6 to 10 p.m. May 3 at the Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Catholic Assistance Missions, or CAM, is a nonprofit charity that works with the people in Despinasse, Haiti. The all-volunteer organization is actively involved in many projects, including housing construction, a livestock program and feeding the poor. CAM also runs a school that serves about 250 chil-

dren, offering them an education and a warm meal each day. That is often the only meal that child will eat all day. The May 3 event will feature live music, raffles, a silent auction, cash bar and Haitian artwork and wares for sale. There also will be short informational speeches about CAM’s volunteer work in Haiti and the country’s current socioeconomic conditions. Ticket prices are $20 and $5 for children younger than age 10. The cost includes dinner and dessert. Table sponsorships for $180 for eight guests also are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available at

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Missions’ Touch a Heart in Haiti fundraiser n When: 6 to 10 p.m. May 3 n Where: Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry n Tickets: Available at Holy Apostles bookstore, or by calling 815-578-0975, or emailing CAMforHaiti@gmail.com.

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Kane County leaders need to better determine what they want to do regarding facility improvements. That was the message from Administration Committee Chairman Ron Ford, D-Aurora, Thursday after the group decided to switch directions on a roofing project for a county building in downtown Geneva. Staff solicited bids for a roof replacement project for 401 Campbell St. in Geneva – a 1970s building just yards away from the Kane County Courthouse that is used as office space. The lowest bid – $59,850 – was presented to the com-

the Holy Apostles bookstore or by calling 815-578-0975, or emailing CAMforHaiti@ gmail.com. For information on CAM, visit www.catholicassistancemissions.org.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Man taken to hospital after falling from ladder HUNTLEY – A Huntley man was taken to the hospital after falling off a ladder Thursday afternoon, a fire official said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded to Muir Drive around 5 p.m., Lt. Steve Young said. Flight For Life was called but canceled because the man was up and walking around when crews arrived, he said. He was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin with injuries that were not life-threatening. The man was helping a neighbor when he fell, Young said.

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Water main flushing to begin Monday in LITH LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Public Works Department is scheduled to conduct its

system-wide water main flushing program beginning on Monday. During the week of April 21, phase one of the flushing program will address areas west of Randall Road, according to a news release. Areas east of Randall Road will be flushed during the week of April 28. All flushing is scheduled to be completed by May 2. The village does not expect to conduct any flushing on weekends or after 6 p.m. on weekdays, the news release said. The flushing program is designed to improve water quality throughout the village. Notification signs will be placed at the main entrances to each subdivision at least 12 hours prior to flushing and be removed when work is completed, according to the news release. The village recommended

that residents not do laundry when flushing occurs in their subdivision.

McHENRY COUNTY: BIRD, WILDLIFE LOOKOUTS

Students to perform Velveteen Rabbit story

MCCD plans guided hikes

McHENRY – The story of the Velveteen Rabbit will be recreated at the McHenry Public Library. Students from the McHenry High School theater department will perform the classic children’s tale during “The Velveteen Rabbit Reader’s Theater” at 2 p.m. April 27 in the library’s meeting room. The program is free and children must be age 3 or older and accompanied by an adult. Registration can be done in person at the library’s Questions Desk, online at www. mchenrylibrary.org or by calling 815-385-0036. The library is located at 809 N. Front St. in McHenry.

NORTHWEST HERALD Three guided hikes will crisscross McHenry County conservation areas on the lookout for birds and other local wildlife. • Spring Hike on the Ridge: 9 to 11 a.m. April 26 at Marengo Ridge Conservation Area, 2411 N. Route 23, Marengo. A three-mile hike will take visitors through the woodlands of Marengo Ridge on the lookout for spring flowers and birds. This program is for those ages 14 and up is free for county residents and $2 for nonresidents. The registration deadline is Wednesday. • Woodland Wandering:

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6 to 8:30 p.m. May 1 at the Kettle Lot in Glacial Park Conservation Area, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. A guided two-mile hike will be followed by a group discussion and refreshments at Powers-Walker House. This program is for those ages 14 and up, and attendees should bring binoculars and field guides if they have them. It’s free for county residents and $2 for nonresidents. The registration deadline is April 28. • Starlit Search for Squeaks and Sneaks: 7:30 to 9 p.m. May 2 at Pleasant Valley Conservation Area, 13315 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock. While exploring the trails after dark, attendees will

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8PUBLIC ACCESS MONDAY District 156 School Board When: 7:30 p.m. Monday Where: District office board room, 4716 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry Holiday Hills Village Board When: 7 p.m. Monday Where: Holiday Hills Village Hall, 1304 Sunset Drive

McHenry County Board Natural and Environmental Resources Committee When: 8:30 a.m. Monday Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock

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WEDNESDAY Island Lake Emergency Management Agency When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

District 165 school board When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Marengo Middle School, 816 E. Grant Highway

Spring Grove Planning and Zoning Commission When: 6 p.m. Wednesday Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road

Island Lake Police Pension Fund Committee When: 4:30 p.m. Monday Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

District 200 school board When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Clay Professional Development Center, 112 Grove St., Woodstock

Lakemoor Committee of the Whole When: 7 p.m. Monday Where: Lakemoor Police Department, 27901 W. Concrete Drive

Harvard City Council meeting When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Council chambers, 201 W. Front St.

The Monday meeting of the McHenry County Board of Health has been canceled.

Volo Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Volo Village Board, 500 S. Fish Lake Road

Huntley Fire Protection District When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Annex Building, 11118 Main St., Huntley

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APRIL 28 Alden Cemetery Association annual meeting When: 7 p.m. April 28 Where: Alden Township Building, 8515 Alden Road, Alden Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission meeting When: 7 p.m. April 28 Where: Woodstock City Hall, 121 W. Calhoun St.

APRIL 29 Richmond Community Development Committee When: 9:30 a.m. April 29 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive Richmond Finance Committee When: 4:15 p.m. April 29 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive Spring Grove parks and finance committees When: 6 p.m. April 29 Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road

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, came to the United States on a Canadian War Bride ship in 1946. How to submit Harriet and Stan moved to Chicago and stayed weekends at the Send information to obits@ Wonder Lake boarding house of Earl nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438. Born: April 22, 1941; in Berwyn and Ruth Barnard across from the Notices are accepted until 3pm for Died: March 2, 2014; in FL Mill Inn, in Wonder Lake. Later, they the next day’s paper. bought their home in Wonder Lake Jean Elizabeth Hunter (nee Marsh) and happily lived there for 63 years. Obituaries also appear online at April 22, 1941 - March 2, 2014. Jean During this time Harriet helped Stan HARRIET WILSON Hunter, formerly of Barrington, nwherald.com/obits where you may with the printing of the local Born: Sept. 20, 1922; in England passed away surrounded by the sign the guestbook, send flowers or Township News. She lived in Died: April 13, 2014 love of her family in The Villages, FL. make a memorial donation. Wonder Lake for 63 years, the past She was a small but mighty woman 5 years with her daughter Ruth in who touched so many with her Harriet Wilson, age Round Lake and was a happy winter kindness, caring and zest for life. h; g , n, 91, died peacefully Snowbird in Sun City, Arizona. Born in Berwyn, she spent most of on Sunday, April 13, Harriet was a Sunday School Quinn and Logan; and many nieces her childhood living in Island Lake. 2014, with her and nephews. teacher at Nativity Lutheran Church, She met her husband while they A memorial visitation will take daughter Ruth at her a room mother at Harrison School, attended Western Illinois place on Jean's 73rd birthday, side. She was born and also a Brownie and Girl Scout University. They eventually made Tuesday, April 22, 2014, from 4:00 on Sept. 20, 1922, in Darlaston, S. leader for many years. She also their home in Barrington where they p.m. until the time of the memorial Staffordshire, England, to Henry and found time to work at the Admiral raised their two children. Jean service at 7:00 p.m. at Davenport Annie May (Foster) Moreton. Corporation in McHenry. Later she worked as a teacher and library Family Funeral Home, 419 E Terra Harriet served in the Auxiliary worked in Science Research (SRA) media specialist for Cary School Territorial Service (ATS) in WWII Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. in Lakemoor. She retired from Oak District 26. After retiring, they In lieu of flowers, memorial from 1940-1945. She was one of the Industries in Crystal Lake. Harriet moved to The Villages, FL where donations can be made to first women trained on the then was a Lifetime Member of the she enjoyed meeting new friends, Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative new radar detection system. While Woodstock Women of the Moose travel and many hobbies. Care, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages FL stationed on the southeast coast of Chapter 364. She was also a proud She is survived by her husband of 32162. England, she met her future member, and Recording Secretary, 50 years, Bill Hunter; children, To leave the family online husband Stan Wilson, a Canadian of the McHenry American Legion Cheryl (Bruce) Janu and Keith Army Officer. They were married on Post # 491. One of her favorite condolences please visit Hunter; sister, Dolly Marsh; brother, www.davenportfamily.com or call June 2, 1945 in Darlaston. After she obligations as a member of the Ken Marsh; grandsons, Brennan, the funeral home at 815-459-3411 was demobbed from the ATS, she for information.

OBITUARIES JEAN ELIZABETH HUNTER

American Legion was to present the American Legion Awards each year at Harrison School. She loved to knit, sew and garden. She is survived by her daughter, Ruth (the late Robert) Cepuder; her grandchildren, Jennifer Thibault, Aaron (Jen) Cepuder, Sr. She was lovingly called GG by her greatgrandchildren, Samantha and Alyia Thibault, AJ (Aaron) Cepuder, Jr., Cole and Zach Hedlund. She is also survived by her loving sister, best friend, and Snowbird partner, Gladys (the late Tom) Dockery of Woodstock; her sister, Joan (the late Tom) Moseley; brother, John (the late Dorothy) Moreton; sisterin-law, Betty ( the late brother George) Moreton; and like a sister, Ida Behling of Zion, IL. She was a very special 'long distance' great aunt to Valery (John) Russell, Jean (Sid) Martin, Peter (Julie) Moseley, Yvonne (John) Collins, Christopher (Jane) Moreton, Stephen (Sue) Moreton and their families who reside in England. She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 63 years, Stan; infant son, Paul; sister May (the late Wm.) Pitt; and three brothers, Harry, Eric and George. Th family would lik d

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Harriet's caregiver Patricia, and Journeycare nurse Mary. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2014, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry. The service will immediately follow. Inurnment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Harriet's memory to the McHenry American Legion Post #491, the Wonder Lake Food Pantry, or the Fire/Rescue Squads of either Wonder Lake or Fox Lake. Service entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory. For further information call 815-3852400. Memorial services will be held in Sun City Arizona on April 25 at All Saints of the Desert Episcopal Church and at a later date, St. Lawrence's Church in Darlaston, England.

James Eugene Reising: The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday April 21 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call the church from 9 a.m. until the services. Bobby Gene Rider: A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, in the Chapel of Memories in Highland Garden of Memories, 9700 Route 76, Belvidere. Craig Stephen Shaw: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, at Willow Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 1415 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin. There will be a 7 p.m. balloon ceremony. Interment will be in River Valley Memorial Gardens, West Dundee.

Herbert Claussen Snider: The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Hope Covenant Church, 451 Ackman Road, Crystal Lake. Joyce F. Weber: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral service Saturday, April 19, at Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Harriet Wilson: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 14, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry. The service will immediately follow. The memorial services will be on April 25, at All Saints of the Desert Episopal Church in Sun City, Ariz.

sponsored by the Cary Park District to celebrate National Kite Flying month. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration and information: 847-639-6100 or www.carypark. com. • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Pet nail clipping, Nature’s Feed, 2440 Westward Drive, Spring Grove. Provided by Fur the Love of Dogs and their staff. Donated proceeds benefit local food pantries in Spring Grove and Richmond. Information: 815-675-2008 or www.naturesfeed.net. • 2 to 4:30 p.m. – Joe’s Wish meat raffle, After the Fox, 1406 N. Riverside Drive, McHenry. Proceeds go to the Heroes in Need Fund to help local military personnel and their families in need. Information: 815-575-1011 or www.joeswish.com.

• 7 p.m. – Sampler Series lecture, McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. “Behind the Badge,” a look behind the Dick Tracy comic strip with its technical adviser AMTRAK Police Sgt. Jim Doherty. Tickets: $10 donation requested. Tickets and information: 815923-2267 or www.gothistory.org.

8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS at the church. Albert D. Burkus: The celebration of life will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Lakeside Legacy (Dole Mansion) 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. For information, contact the funeral home at 815-4593411. Jack E. Feffer: The visitation will be Monday, April 21, from 9 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass celebration at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 410 First St., Cary. Private burial will be in St. John Nepomucene Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817. Norma Ruth Frank: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1808 Miller

8COMMUNITY CALENDAR

EASTER EGG HUNT, 10 a.m. Saturday, Deicke Park, 11419 S. Route 47, Huntley. Hosted by the Huntley Park District. Children ages 2 to 8, divided by age group, can search for eggs and visit the Easter Bunny. There will be a separate area for children with special needs. Bring a camera and a basket or container for eggs. Information: 847-669-3180 or www. huntleyparks.org. EASTER EGG HUNT, 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 485 Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Refreshments will be served and the Easter story will be read before the hunt. In the event of inclement weather, the hunt will take place in the lower level of the church. Children through sixth grade encouraged to participate. Bring a basket or bag to collect eggs. Information: 815-459-5096 or www. stpaulsucccl.org. EASTER EGG HUNT, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, St. John’s Lutheran

Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron. Featuring photos with the Easter Bunny from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Cost: $5 free-will offering for a 5-by-7 glossy photo. Egg hunt starts at 3 p.m. for children ages 2 to 9. Information: 815-648-26571. LUNCH WITH THE BUNNY, 11 a.m. Saturday, Old Towne Hall, 54 Brink St., Crystal Lake. Annual event hosted by Downtown Crystal Lake. Tickets: $12 includes a hot buffet lunch, free photo with the Easter Bunny, gift for each child, entertainment, music, games and prize drawings. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at Dalzell Jewelers, 41 N. Williams St., Heisler’s Bootery, 50 N. Williams St., or online. Tickets and information: 815-4790835 or www.downtowncl.org. Sunday EASTER EGG HUNT, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Hebron United Methodist Church, 9811 Main St., Hebron. For children. Information: 815-648-2512 or www.hebronmethodist.org.

8BLOOD DRIVES Following is a list of places to give blood. Donors should be 17 or older or 16 with a parent’s consent, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health.

– Centegra Hospital – Woodstock, 3701 Doty Road, Woodstock. Appointments and information: Terri, 815-759-4334 or www. heartlandbc.org.

Friday • 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – A Day at the Fountains, The Fountains at Crystal Lake, 965 N. Brighton Circle West, Crystal Lake. Features tai chi, cooking demonstration, luncheon, eye health presentation, information about estate planning and social hour with music. Free. Registration and information: 815-455-8400. • 7 p.m. – McHenry bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Food available. Proceeds benefit the Wings of an Angel organization to help families battling pediatric cancer. Information: 815-385-4600 or www.mchenrybingo.com. • 7:30 p.m. – Senior Choir presents a Good Friday cantata, “The Song Everlasting,” by Joseph Martin, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. Information: www.shepherdofhills.org. • 7:45 p.m. – McHenry B&B Square Dance Club dance, Johnsburg Community Club, 2315 W. Church St., Johnsburg. Rounds start at 8 p.m. with Ray and Cindy Bishop. Squares at 8:30 p.m. with Barry Johnson. Resale shop. Students welcome. Cost: $6 members, $7 visitors. Information: 815-353-5346. Friday and Saturday

• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday – Centegra Specialty Hospital, 527 W. South St., Woodstock. Appointments and information: Arianna, 815-206-5316 or www.heartlandbc. org. • 9 a.m. to noon Saturday – Skyridge Club Apartments, 1395 Skyridge Ave., Crystal Lake. All donors receive a $5 Algonquin Commons gift card. Appointments and information: Laura, 815-4559100 or www.heartlandbc.org. • 3 to 7 p.m. Monday – St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 3500 W. Washington St., McHenry. Appointments and information: Bobbie Girard, 815-385-4329 or www.heartlandbc.org. • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26 – The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Appointments and information: Frank Sweeney, 815-385-8322 or www. heartlandbc.org. • 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 29 – Johnsburg High School, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg. All donors receive a $5 AMC movie gift card. Appointments and information: www.heartlandbc.org. • 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 29

Blood service organizations • American Red Cross of Greater Chicago – 800-448-3543 for general blood services; 312-7296100 general questions. • Heartland Blood Centers – 800-786-4483; 630-264-7834 or www.heartlandbc.org. Locations: 6296 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0608; 1140 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, 847-741-8282; 649 W. State St., Geneva, 630208-8105; 1200 N. Highland Ave., Aurora, 630-892-7055. • LifeSource Blood Center – Crystal Lake Community Donor Center, 5577 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-5173. Hours: noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: 877-543-3768 or www.lifesource. org. • Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N. Sixth St., Rockford, 877-778-2299; 815-965-8751 or www.rrvbc.org. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays; 7 to 11 a.m. second Saturdays.

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – St. John’s Mission Resale Shop, 215 Washington St., Algonquin. Featuring a variety of clothing, household,

holiday and children’s items and more. Continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to benefit the community. Information: 847-658-9105. Saturday • 8:30 a.m. – Crystal Lake Community Clean Up Day, McCormick Park, 427 W. Virginia St., Crystal Lake. After a breakfast treat, volunteers will go to local sites to help clean up trash left behind from winter and return at 11:30 a.m. for a hot lunch. No minimum age restriction if accompanied by a parent. Registration not necessary. Rain or shine. Information: 815-459-1300 or www.clchamber.com. • 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Crystal Lake Toastmasters club meeting, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Develop communication and leadership skills while having fun. Information: www.crystallake.toastmastersclubs.org. • 10 a.m. – Transplant Support Group of Northern Illinois meeting, Centegra Hospital - McHenry, 4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry. Open to transplant patients, caregivers, families, friends and anyone interested in organ donations and transplants. Group meets the third Saturday of each month. Information: 815-385-5649. • 10 to 11 a.m. – Kite Fly, Lions Park, 1200 Silver Lake Road, Cary. Free family-friendly event

Monday and Tuesday • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – AARP Driver Safety class, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Refresher class for drivers age 50 and older. Attendance both days required. Cost: $15 AARP members, $20 nonmembers. Registration and information: 815-459-1687 or www.clpl.org. Tuesday

Sunday • 9:30 a.m. – Lifetree Café, Immanuel Lutheran School Library, 300 S. Pathway Court, Crystal Lake. How to go on with life after a crisis will be explored. Free. Information: 815-459-5907 or rdorn@immanuelcl.org. Monday • 6:30 p.m. – Lifetree Café, Flatlander Market, 125 S. State St., Marengo. Program will feature the filmed story of a woman who was assaulted in her home. Free. Information: 815-568-7162 or info@lifetreecafe.info.

• 3 to 5 p.m. – Flag event, Hannah Beardsley School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Hosted by the Kishwaukee Trail Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Featuring a display of 50 historic American flags, instruction on flag etiquette, flag ceremony and more. All Girl Scout levels invited to attend. Cost: $5. Registration and information: 815-451-8888. • 7 p.m. – Lifetree Café, Conscious Cup Coffee, 5005 Route 14, Crystal Lake. How to go on with life after a crisis will be explored. Free. Information: 815715-5476 or shalasz@yahoo.com.

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8EASTER CALENDAR Saturday

Lee R. Henning: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. Mass celebration Tuesday, April 22, at Saint Mary’s Church in Huntley. Jean Elizabeth Hunter: The memorial visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. memorial service Tuesday, April 22, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. John Kircher: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. May 3, at Memory Gardens Chapel on Euclid Avenue in Mount Prospect. James John Pelzer: A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at the home and property of Ann Esarco, 3708 Paulsen Road, Harvard.

Road, Crystal Lake. James Glogovsky: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 21, at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich. Prayers will be said at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the funeral home and then proceeding to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 33 S. Buesching Road, for a funeral Mass celebration at 10 a.m. A private interment will be in Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville. For information, call the funeral home at 847-540-8871. Edwin William Happ: The memorial service for family will be Saturday, April 19, at King of Glory Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Harvard.

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Patricia J. Arnesen: A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3, with a visitation at 9:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 909 E. Main St., Barrington. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington. Edna V. Broch: A memorial service will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at United Protestant Church, 54 S. Whitney St., Grayslake. Friends may visit with the family at the church from 9 a.m. until the service. Helen Roberta Book: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at First United Methodist Church, 3717 W. Main St., McHenry. A luncheon will follow the service

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Sports

SECTION C * Friday, April 18, 2014 Northwest Herald

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HARVARD WRESTLING AND FOOTBALL

New wrestling coach learns of Hornets’ rich tradition Payne, new football coach Saylor eager to get started, meet Haak By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com HARVARD – When Mark Payne applied for the Harvard wrestling position, he wasn’t aware of the school’s rich tradition in that sport. Between Harvard athletic

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director Matt Rife and research, Payne soon learned. “The more I read about it, I saw the bigger shoes that I’d have to fill, but that’s OK,” said Payne, who was hired as the Hornets’ wrestling coach at the Harvard School District 50 board meeting Wednesday

night. Sean Saylor also was hired as the Hornets’ new football coach. The two are replacing retiring coach and teacher Tim Haak, who Sean is a member of Saylor both the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame and

the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame. Saylor will teach physi cal education, while Payne will work as a Mark credit recovery Payne teacher at District 50’s Harvard Academy. Haak coached the Hornets’ football team for

29 years and the wrestling team for 26. “I’ve met a couple people from Harvard, and being a football coach and enthusiast, I’ve seen the name and saw what Harvard’s done in the past,” Saylor said. Both coaches look forward to meeting their predecessor. Payne already had added a link “Harvard Wrestling” to his web page, mpayne.wix.com/ fivepointwrestling, Thursday.

Payne recently coached in St. Clair, Mo., and at Manassas, Va. He and his wife, Kristi, moved back to Normal, his hometown, last year and he applied for the Harvard job. Payne wrestled at Normal Community and MacMurray College. “I’m looking forward to it,” Payne said. “I’ve been head wrestling coach for eight years

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RICHMOND-BURTON 1, HARVARD 0

Kaska does it all: no-hitter, winning RBI

Skyhawks commit 6 errors in defeat By TIM SIECK sports@nwherald.com JOHNSBURG – In the game of baseball, you can’t give a team extra outs and expect to win. Just ask Johnsburg. Huntley took advantage of six Skyhawks errors en route to an 8-1 Fox Valley Conference crossover victory Thursday at Tiger Field in Johnsburg. On the first pitch of the game, Brandon Eric Altergott laced Luecht a double to left field and scored on an error to put Huntley (102-1 overall, 5-0 FVC Valley Division) up, 1-0, before most fans got comfortable in their seats. The Red Raiders added another run in the first inning without getting another hit, thanks to some aggressive base running to go up, 2-0. That proved to be all of the offense Huntley starting pitcher Eric Luecht needed. Luecht (4-0) went six innings, giving up one run on four hits with 10 strikeouts. “My fastball felt really good today, and that was my best pitch,” Luecht said. “My changeup wasn’t good when I was warming up, but it got a lot better when the game started. I hit my spots today, and when I did make a mistake my defense really backed me up.” The Skyhawks (4-8, 2-3 FVC Fox) closed the gap to 3-1 in the third inning when they took advantage of a Huntley error. That would be the closest the Skyhawks would get.

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Richmond-Burton seniors Kory Klicker (left) and Mike Kaska celebrate Kaska’s no-hitter Thursday in Harvard. R-B beat Harvard, 1-0.

Senior pitcher strikes out 17 Hornets in BNC East victory By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com HARVARD – As Richmond-Burton pitcher Mike Kaska approached the plate in the first with a runner in scoring position, a teammate offered the obligatory, “C’mon Mike, help yourself!” With one swing, Kaska ripped a 1-0 fastball to right-center for an RBI single, giving himself all the help necessary. The senior right-hander struck out 17, allowed only four balls to be

“When Mike’s on, he’s as good as anybody in the area.” Mike Giese Richmond-Burton baseball coach, on pitcher Mike Kaska

put in play and fired a no-hitter at Harvard for a 1-0 victory in their Big Northern Conference East Division baseball game Thursday. “It was unbelievable,” Kaska

said. “That [no-hitter] is the first time it happened in my career. I was just working fast like I always do, working ahead of batters and keeping them off-balance. It’s what I’ve been trying to do all year and it worked out.” Kaska and catcher Kory Klicker agreed that his curveball was better than normal. Kaska (2-0) threw 100 pitches, 64 for strikes and struck out the side in the second, fourth and sixth innings. The closest the Hornets (4-4 overall, 2-2 BNC East) came to a hit was

in the seventh when Tate Miller grounded out. R-B third baseman Trevor Anderson ranged a few steps to his glove side and made the play to throw Miller out. R-B coach Mike Giese said Kaska’s 17 strikeouts rank second in school history to E.J. Trapino’s 18-strikeout performance in a nohitter against North Boone on May 10, 2011. “When Mike’s on, he’s as good as anybody in the area,” said Giese,

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BEARS

Lynch to work out for Bears on Friday By PATRICK FINLEY pfinley@suntimes.com It’s either fitting or a statement about the Bears’ passing game the past decade: As a boy, Jordan Lynch cheered for bruising running back Anthony Thomas. “He was fun to watch,” he said. While some in the NFL view Lynch as more “A-Train” than quarterback, the former Mount Carmel High School and Northern Illinois star has his chance Friday to prove he’s more of the latter. The third-place finisher in this season’s Heisman Trophy race Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com will work out for the Bears – at Former Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch will quarterback – as part of their local pro day. work out for the Bears on Friday.

“It’s the team you grew up watching,” he said. “You’re kinda overhyped and anxious.” Lynch, who has said all offseason that’s he’s a quarterback first, will go through the Bears’ passing drills. But it wouldn’t be surprising if he’s asked to do impromptu running back or defensive back work – as was the case at the NFL Scouting Combine and his March 7 pro day. Lynch is confident in his quarterback skills, and he should be: He threw for more than 6,000 yards at NIU and went 24-4 as a starter. He ran for 4,343 yards, too, leading some to project him as a pro running back. It’s to Lynch’s credit that, un-

like some quarterbacks put in the same situation – paging Tim Tebow – he’s willing to consider versatility. “If a team wants me, if I’m gonna be a third [quarterback], if they want me to do special teams, I’ll help the team out,” he said. Lynch’s 6-foot, 217-pound frame isn’t ideal for a pro passer. His athleticism, though, is off the charts: His three-cone drill at the combine was faster than any other quarterback – or running back. “When the lights come on, the kid’s ready to play,” said Donovan Dooley, Lynch’s personal quarterback coach. “He keeps doing it time after time. He puts on a show.”

Lynch has worked under center the past few months, trying to perfect three- and five-step drops that weren’t part of the NIU game plan. “My gut feeling says he’s gonna be drafted,” Dooley said. “I’ll go on a limb and say teams would be crazy not to.” Lynch, who has spent the past month or so working out in DeKalb, said he has kept “in good contact” with the Bears. Since his pro day, however, he has not met privately with an NFL team. Lynch sees that as a function of his track record. “The guys they bring in are the guys they kinda don’t know about,” he said. “People know everything about me.”

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KISHWAUKEE RIVER CONFERENCE

Woodstock, Woodstock N. to make move official By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com In a week when the Kishwaukee River Conference’s membership expanded to five schools, Woodstock and Woodstock North are expected to make their move official next week. The Woodstock School District 200 board will vote on a resolution Tuesday night, allowing both schools to leave the Fox Valley Conference to become charter members of the KRC starting in 2016. If approved, Woodstock and

Woodstock North would become the fourth and fifth schools to join the KRC. Marengo and Harvard announced this week they would leave the Big Northern Conference, joining Burlington Central as charter members. “Good ideas sometimes take an odd path or two, but it’s still a good idea,” Woodstock principal Corey Tafoya said Thursday afternoon about the length of time that has passed since the initial idea of leaving the FVC was introduced late last year. “But it’s worth it when it’s a good

idea that benefits everyone that is involved.” The league would start play in the fall of 2016 because schools must give their current athletic conferences two years’ notice of their intention to leave. Current BNC members heading for the KRC could leave after one year but would need the move approved by a unanimous vote of BNC members. Tafoya said FVC officials recently voted to approve a similar by-law, essentially permitting Woodstock and Woodstock North to leave after the 2014-15 school year if FVC schools

approved it. Marengo superintendent Dan Bertrand said Monday night the league is prepared to move forward with five schools. Officials from the new league will, however, seek a sixth member. Bertrand said he is confident that between Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton and Genoa-Kingston, the league should be able to pick up a sixth member school. The three schools have been extended invitations to join but are not in discussions as the KRC seeks to make its formation official. Woodstock and Woodstock North

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MCC drops men’s tennis dual meet against Elgin

Jacobs no-hits Grayslake North

McHenry County College’s men’s tennis team lost, 7-2, to Elgin Community College in Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference action Thursday at Centre Court in Hanover Park. MCC’s Brandon Sidor won at No. 1 singles, and Spencer Irish Morrobel was a winner for the Scots (5-6 overall, 1-5 Skyway) at No. 6 singles.

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Duke freshman Parker declares for NBA draft

Source: Missouri’s Haith front-runner for Tulsa job OKLAHOMA CITY – Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith is in position to replace Danny Manning at Tulsa. A person with knowledge of the situation at Tulsa said Haith is the front-runner for the job, and he was traveling to the school on Thursday afternoon. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized. Haith coached at Miami (Fla.) before taking over at Missouri. He led Missouri to a 30-5 record in 2011-12 and was The Associated Press Coach of the Year. The Tigers went 18-12 this season. Manning left Tulsa after two seasons to take over at Wake Forest.

Minnesota State players to return under Hoffner MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State football players ended their boycott of spring practice and said Thursday they will play for coach Todd Hoffner, who was reinstated after being exonerated of having child pornography on his cellphone. The players had refused to practice Wednesday as a show of support for interim coach Aaron Keen, who took over after Hoffner was arrested in 2012 because images of his naked children were found on a university-issued cellphone. A judge later said he had been wrongly accused and the images were an innocent video of his children playing after a bath. – Wire reports

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Bulls center Joakim Noah (right) averaged career highs in points, rebounds and assists this season.

BULLS

Resilient Bulls hope to make playoff run By ANDREW SELIGMAN CHICAGO – Lose a franchise player, trade away another star. Snag home-court advantage for at least one round in the playoffs? It’s not the way the Bulls mapped it out at the start of the season. But here they are, holding the fourth seed and hosting John Wall and the Washington Wizards in Game 1 of their first-round series Sunday after going 48-34. They lead the Eastern Conference with 36 wins since Jan. 1 even though they don’t have a player averaging 15 points, and they came together right when they looked as though they might be ripe for a meltdown. That’s not bad considering Derrick Rose’s derailed comeback and the trade of Luol Deng to Cleveland. But it wasn’t quite the leap that the Bulls envisioned making this season, either. They came in with soaring expectations, hoping to challenge LeBron James and the Miami Heat for supremacy in the East, with Rose back after missing all of last season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. Instead, the former MVP’s comeback got short-circuited in his 10th game by another knee injury. He tore the right meniscus at Portland in November, and the Bulls ruled him out for the rest of the season. As if losing their superstar again wasn’t a big enough blow, they traded Deng and his expiring contract to Cleveland after negotiations on a new deal went nowhere. The move came with the Bulls at 14-18 after back-to-back wins, and to many, it looked as though it was made with an eye toward the lottery. Instead, the Bulls dug in. They clinched home-court advantage in the first round and made a push for 50 wins even though they averaged 93.7 points and shot 43.2 percent, both league lows. They had to get used to playing with Rose again and without him – again. They had to shake off the Deng trade.

INDIANA PACERS

Pacers’ coach rules out Bynum for Hawks series The ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS – Top-seeded Indiana won’t have Andrew Bynum for its first-round playoff series against Atlanta. Coach Frank Vogel said Thursday he believes the Pacers’ oft-injured center could work his way back for the playoffs. But he won’t be available

for the first round, which opens Saturday in Indianapolis. The Pacers signed the free agent in February with hope he would add depth behind All-Star center Roy Hibbert. Bynum looked good in his Pacers debut, finishing with eight points and 10 rebounds. But he hasn’t played since March 15 because of a sore right knee.

McHenry 1, Grayslake Central 0: At Grayslake, Mike

Dundee-Crown 7, Woodstock North 0: At Dundee, the Char-

Borst went 3 for 3 and drove in the only run of the game for McHenry in the FVC crossover win. Marcus Reiser pitched a complete game for the Warriors (9-2, 4-2 FVC Valley), allowing no runs on just three hits, while striking out five.

gers (5-7, 1-5 FVC Fox) won all seven matches played, including Colin Stiefer at No. 1 singleds and Thomas Emerson at No. 2 singles.

CL South 12, Woodstock North 1: At Woodstock, Gar-

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Huntley, Elisha Hougland and Xavier Higa of Hampshire beat Michael Zornow and Brendan Hagn of Huntley in No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively. The Red Raiders (4-3, 1-1 FVC Valley) got a No. 2 doubles win from Connor Smith and Josh Simons.

Prairie Ridge 10, Marengo 8:

Team overcame losses of Rose, Deng

rett Bright went 3 for 4 with two doubles and three runs scored for the Gators in the FVC crossover game. Javier Lares had an RBI double for the Thunder (3-7) in the loss.

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Dundee-Crown 9, Woodstock 7: At Woodstock, Brett Johnson went 2 for 5 with a double and three runs batted in for the Chargers (6-6, 4-0 FVC Valley) in an FVC crossover win. Riley Avarado had three hits and drove in two for D-C as well. Austin Butts hit two home runs for the Blue Streaks (2-6, 0-5 FVC Fox) in the loss.

“The thing is, there was going to be a period of adjustment even if we had Derrick,” said coach Tom Thibodeau. “And the Luol piece was a big piece.” Joakim Noah and Jimmy Butler were banged up early in the season, too. But look at the Bulls now. Noah averaged career highs in points (12.6), rebounds (11.3) and assists (5.4) while posting four triple-doubles. Taj Gibson emerged as a strong Sixth Man of the Year candidate, averaging a career-high 13 points and 6.8 rebounds. And guard D.J. Augustin paid big dividends, averaging 14.9 points in 61 games with the Bulls after being waived by Toronto. Not counting Deng (19 points) and Rose (15.9), that made him Chicago’s leading scorer. By comparison, every other team had at least one player score more per game. Yet the Bulls are as hot as any team heading into the playoffs. “Eighty-two games is over,” Thibodeau said. “A lot of work went into that. I think our players responded well, but it’s over and a lot of work went into it. We have a great opportunity and now it’s up to us to make the most of that opportunity.”

Cary-Grove 13, CL Central 4: At Crystal Lake, Dean Christakes and Wyatt Mascarella each drove in two runs for the Trojans (8-6, 3-2 FVC Valley) in the FVC crossover win. Rob Aunan drove in two for the Tigers (2-10, 1-5 FVC Fox) in the loss.

Marian Central 15, Walter Christian 3: At Melrose Park, Corte Trebacz and Sal Rodriguez both homered for the Hurricanes (2-5, 2-4) in the Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division win.

Christian Liberty 5-0, Alden-Hebron 3-1: At Hebron, the Giants (5-7, 2-2) split the Northeastern Athletice Conference doubleheader. Andrew Tieman (1-0) led the Giants in Game 2, a 1-0 A-H win, pitching five innings giving up just two hits for the win. The Giants lost the opener, 5-3.

• AP sports writer Steve Reed in Charlotte,

N.C., contributed to this report.

Cody Nelson was 3 for 4 on the day with two runs scored.

Jacobs’ Tim Hubner and Ryan Dubs combined to no-hit Grayslake North in a 9-0 Fox Valley Conference crossover baseball win Thursday in Grayslake. Hubner got the win for Jacobs, striking out nine and walking five. Ben Murray added a two-run triple for the Golden Eagles (10-4 overall, 6-0 FVC Valley).

At Crystal Lake, the Wolves (5-9) never trailed as they knocked off Marengo in the nonconference game. Marcus Sargeant went 3 for 3 with a double a three runs batted in. Marengo (4-7) stranded 11 base runners and Eric Kurczewski homered in the loss.

TENNIS Huntley 4, Hampshire 3: At

Wheaton 4, Marian Central 1: At Wheaton, the Hurricanes got their only win at No. 1 singles from Charles Shin in the conference loss. CL Central 4, Johnsburg 3: At Johnsburg, the Tigers won in FVC Fox Division play. Josh Pudlo won 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles for Crystal Lake Central and Jake Sigmund and Brad Phoenix added a win at No. 2 doubles. Joe Nikolai and Chris Schmidt won 7-6, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles for the Skyhawks (1-6).

Prairie Ridge 7, Woodstock 0: At Crystal Lake, the Wolves won in FVC crossover play. Ryan Kohl won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 singles and Matt Cox and Danny VanBosch added a victory at No. 1 doubles. The Blue Streaks failed to win a set on the day.

Grayslake Central 6, McHenry 1: At McHenry, the Warriors (1-5) fell in FVC crossover play. Nick Higgin and Jacob Maher won at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, 6-4, to pick up the Warriors’ lone win.

TRACK AND FIELD Harvard Meet: At Harvard, the Hornets hosted and won their meet over North Boone and Richmond-Burton. Harvard (81 points) got wins from Michael MacKenzie in the 300-meter low hurdles (44.40) and Christian Kramer in the 100 (11.4). Richmond-Burton (45) finished third and got a win in the shot put by John Stasieczek (42 feet, 2¼ inches).

LACROSSE Huntley 12, Belvidere 1: At Belvidere, Tony Nigro, Collin Fischer and Chuck Addis each scored two goals to lead the Red Raiders. Huntley scored seven goals in the third quarter and Cal Quinn made six saves for the win. • Chris Casey and Kevin Meyer contributed to this report.

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Jabari Parker is hoping to become Duke’s latest one-and-done star to become the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. The 6-foot-8 All-American forward said Thursday he’ll enter the NBA draft after being the highest-scoring freshman in Duke history. He was also the first freshman to lead the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, and the first freshman in three decades to be selected team MVP. Parker played in high school at Chicago Simeon and was frequently mentioned along with Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins as possible No. 1 picks before ever playing a college game.

were among the first schools to declare their intention to form the new league. But when multiple schools who had shown interest initially backed away in favor of staying with the BNC, the schools’ future was thrown into limbo. The two schools sought membership in the BNC only to be told that the league was not looking to expand. Now, with three schools in place, Woodstock and Woodstock North will look to make the jump to a league that the resolution states would provide more equity in school size and competition level.

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BOYS TENNIS: CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 4, CARY-GROVE 3

Gators edge Trojans in FVC Valley CLS uses 2, 3-set wins to top C-G By ROB SMITH rsmith@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South needed two three-set wins to defeat Cary-Grove, 4-3, on Thursday in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division dual. Kyle Devlin and Joe Baietto won for the Gators at No. 1 doubles, beating Kevin Budreck and Brandon Butler, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. At No. 3 singles, South’s Alex Sardjev outlasted Devin McDonough, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Devlin and Baietto were up, 4-1 and 5-2, in the first set but could not hold the lead. In the second set, they also took a 4-1 lead and were determined to not let the lead slip away. “It’s not happening again,” Baietto said he remembered thinking in the second set. “It was definitely frustrating.” Devlin said the difference in the third set was winning more points at the net and holding their service games. “We were going to the net more,” Devlin said. “I was confident in my serve.” The Gators (2-1 FVC Valley) swept the singles with Nick Thome winning at No. 1 and Chad Randolph at No. 2. Thome, a freshman, defeated Kev-

in Maas, 6-3. 6-4, but said the match was even closer than the score indicated. “It went to deuce a lot, so it came down to single points,” Thome said. The Gators have an inexperienced lineup this year with Devlin the only four-year varsity starter. Pulling out a close win was gratifying to Gators’ coach Don Nead who knew the Trojans would be a challenge because of their depth. “It just felt really good that they were able to compete with [CaryGrove],” Nead said. “It turned out to be an excellent high school match.” C-G (1-2 FVC Valley) got wins from Mitch Kedzior and Kyle Venet at No. 2 doubles, Will Smith and A.J. Lamb at No. 3 doubles and Eric Shershen

and Chris Cecchin at No. 4 doubles. Trojans coach Amanda Schuetzle said Maas, a senior, made a commitment to play during the offseason for the first time. She said it has made a huge difference in his shots and his confidence. “When [Maas] said he wanted to do something at the (Crystal Lake) Racket Club, I was ecstatic,” Schuetzle said. Schuetzle said Maas has set some lofty goals that are achievable but tough for someone who has not played year-round tennis until this year. “[Maas] wants to qualify for state, and he’s got a legitimate shot,” Schuetzle said. “He’s got a lot of catching up to do this season.”

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Pruitt helps save J’burg soccer win Johnsburg’s girls soccer team won its Fox Valley Conference Valley Division opener, 3-2, after winning in penalty kicks, 3-1, Thursday in Johnsburg. Delaney Pruitt, who scored a goal in the first half, was put in as goalkeeper for the penalty kicks and made two saves. Allie Layton, Sarah Weaver and freshman Taylor Piggott scored in penalties for the Skyhawks (3-6, 1-0 FVC Fox). “What a crazy way to start our conference season,” Johnsburg coach Rob Eastland said. “We got the win and our girls will take so much confidence from this moving forward.”

CL Central 3, Prairie Ridge 2: At Crystal Lake, Caitlyn Dayton made 11 saves for the Tigers (5-3) in the FVC crossover win. Katie Beck had a goal and an assist for Crystal Lake Central and Kyra Savage had two assists off corner kicks as well.

Aurora Central 2, Marian Central 1: At Aurora, the Hurricanes scored on a penalty kick late in the second half to tie the game, but allowed a goal with less than a minute to play to take the conference loss.

CL South 1, Woodstock 0: At Woodstock, Brandie Minogue scored 15 minutes into the game to lead the Gators in FVC crossover play. Jaclyn Przybylski made five saves for the shutout. Marissa Krueger made seven saves for the Blue Streaks (5-2). McHenry 4, Hampshire 0: At Hampshire, Avalon Senn-Raemont scored three goals and had an assist to lead the Warriors (5-2) in the FVC crossover win. Lexi Vargas added a goal.

SOFTBALL Jacobs 16, Johnsburg 5 (5 inn.): At Algonquin, Alyssa Lach hit two home runs for the Golden Eagles (10-2) in the FVC crossover game. Lach was 4 for 4 and also drove in five runs. Morgan Post drove in three runs for Johnsburg.

McHenry 3, Grayslake 0: At Grayslake, Dana Koppke pitched a complete game shutout for the Warriors (3-6), striking out 10, while walking four. Rachel Ford went 1 for 4 for, driving in a run for McHenry in this FVC crossover game.

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2: At Marengo, Mariah Dionne got the win for Marengo (86, 3-0), striking out seven in a BNC East win. Gabbi Markison homered for Marengo.

Huntley 12, Dundee-Crown 0 (5 inn.): At Dundee, Huntley (5-5, 1-1) was led by Jessica Shields, who went 2 for 2 with a triple and three RBIs in an FVC Valley win.

Cary-Grove 17, Woodstock North 1 (5 inn.): At Woodstock, the Trojans scored in every inning to win by mercy rule in the FVC crossover. CL South 7, Hampshire 6: At Crystal Lake, the Gators got the FVC crossover win as Sam McLean went 3 for 3 and hit two triples. Hampshire’s Sara Finn was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double in the loss.

Grayslake Central 5, CL Central 4 (10 Inn): At Grayslake, the Tigers got home runs from Megan Mahaffy and Savanah Frank in their FVC Fox loss.

Woodstock 2, Alden-Hebron 0 (5 Inn.): At Woodstock, Rachel

Burlington Central 8, Richmond-Burton 1: At Burlington, R-B’s Sam Wegner drove in the only run for R-B (6-1, 3-2) in a BNC East loss. Harvard 5, North Boone 4: At Poplar Grove, Erica Stalo went 3 for 4 with a home run for Harvard (6-3, 2-2 BNC East) in the conference win. Carmel 15, Marian Central 2: At Woodstock, Ryan Klinger was 2 for 2 with an RBI and a double and Jackie Chmiel added a run scored, an RBI and a double for Marian (7-6) in a nonconference loss.

TRACK AND FIELD Harvard Meet: At Harvard, Marengo won the overall team points (90), while Richmond-Burton (59) finished second, and Harvard (37) finished third. Marengo won the 4x800-meter relay, and well as the 4x100 and 4x400.

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Richmond-Burton senior Mike Kaska exits the field Thursday in Harvard after pitching a no-hitter against Harvard. R-B won, 1-0.

Kaska walks only 2 in victory • NO-HITTER Continued from page C1 whose team is 5-4, 4-0 in the BNC East. “He’s very accurate and hits his spots. He worked ahead the whole day, he’s very consistent about doing that. It was just a great performance.” Klicker thought some R-B player mentioned Kaska was throwing a no-hitter late in the game, but followed by knocking on wood. “He made things really easy for us,” Klicker said. “The curveball was working better than normal and we used it a lot today. It was really nice the way he was

able to hit the corners and get the strike calls. He’s been spot-on all year, so it wasn’t much of a shock.” Kaska allowed two walks and at one point struck out 10 of 11 batters. Harvard second baseman Reiss Bielski ended a string of six consecutive strikeouts with a fly ball to right field, the only Hornets’ ball that left the infield. Harvard pitcher Peyton Schneider (1-2) was sharp as well with nine strikeouts, four hits, three walks and one earned run in six innings. But Kaska was just too tough, as he reached three-

Football coach Saylor J’burg starting pitcher was E. Peoria assistant Pritts done in by errors • HARVARD Continued from page 1X and one thing I’ve always wanted is a strong youth program. I’ve worked very hard and spent a lot of time trying to make a lot out of a little. Knowing they have a strong youth system already set, I like that a lot.” Saylor, 36, got his coaching start while he was attending Western Illinois University as a volunteer assistant at Macomb High School. He also volunteered while student teaching in Springfield and took his first teaching and coaching jobs in Taylorville. Saylor moved to Jackson-

ville and served as defensive coordinator when he was 23. He was head coach at Bartonville Limestone for two years, an assistant at Lake Forest and has been defensive coordinator at East Peoria for the past three seasons. He wants to bring his wife, Jen, to see the Harvard area again soon and meet coaches and players. “I’m going to sit down with the coaching staff, the ones who want to stay, and evaluate our strengths and weaknesses and interests, and we’ll go from there,” Saylor said. “I want to get up there as soon as I can to meet everyone and get things in line for the summer.”

MATT ALTMAN Prairie Ridge, sr. GARRETT LOCHER Prairie Ridge, so. Altman and Locher went 3-0 at the Downers Grove North Invitational on Saturday to help lead the Wolves to a second-place finish. At No. 2 doubles, they Matt beat Batavia and Altman the host Trojans and bumped up to No. 1 doubles to beat Larkin. Prairie Ridge coach Jim Benson said Altman and Locher played Garrett awesome at Locher Downers Grove North and are competitive against his No. 1 team of Matt Cox and Danny VanBosch. That competitive symmetry makes for challenging practices and a solid doubles lineup.

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Marengo 4, Genoa-Kingston

Lohmeyer threw a shutout for the Blue Streaks in the nonconference win.

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• HUNTLEY Continued from page C1 Huntley increased its lead to 5-1 in the fourth inning, thanks to some timely hitting by the bottom of the order. Troy Cantu had an RBI double, followed by an RBI single by Dillon Dell’Aquila. “The top part of our order got things off to a good start for us, and the bottom of the order extended the lead,” Huntley coach Andy Jakubowski said. “Our offensive approach is starting to get a lot better, but we do still have some work to do. We are definitely moving in

the right direction.” Huntley was led by Altergott, DellAquila, and Mark Skonieczny with two hits each. Johnsburg got a decent start from Mike Pritts (12), who pitched six innings, but too many errors and not enough clutch hitting cost the Skyhawks. “You can’t commit six errors against a team like Huntley and expect to win,” Johnsburg coach Sam Lesniak said. “Your margin of error is so low against a team like that. You have to play great defense and give your pitcher run support. We didn’t do that today.”

ball counts to hitters only four times, three to leadoff man Logan Streit and once to Justin Nolen. Harvard coach Donnie Nolen wanted his hitters to be more aggressive against Kaska because he was in the zone all game. “I start four sophomores – that’s a lot of young bats,” Donnie Nolen said. “They’re good at what they do and we’ve been playing decent. Offensively, they like to see pitches and when you might only get one good swing at a good pitch, you have to take it when you can. We did what we could, he was on.”

FVC update: With the season three weeks old, the division races are starting to heat up in the Fox Valley Conference. In the Valley Division, Jacobs (30) and Prairie Ridge (2-0) are undefeated. The Golden Eagles have wins against Crystal Lake South (6-1), McHenry (6-1) and CaryGrove (5-2). The Wolves blanked Dundee-Crown and Huntley. The Valley Division race is not even close to being decided, but the April 29 dual between Jacobs and Prairie Ridge could be a deciding factor. With the Golden Eagles’ one-two punch at singles with Kailash Panchapakesan and Kendrick Chong and the Wolves’ depth at doubles, it looks to be competitive. Division standings are determined by total individual wins in duals. How many individual losses the top teams have in their dual meets is likely to be a big factor in the final standings. In the Fox Division, Crystal Lake Central (3-0), Grayslake North (3-0) and Grayslake Central (3-0) are undefeated in division play. Hampshire will not play its first Fox Division match until Thursday at Woodstock North. Solid at 2: Also at Downers Grove, sophomore Hayden Dzurisin went, 3-0, for the Wolves. He beat Downers Grove South and Batavia at No. 2 singles and Larkin at No. 1

This week’s top meets FVC crossovers 4:30 p.m. Tuesday All of the FVC schools go against cross-division competition. Jacobs at Crystal Lake Central 4:30 p.m. Thursday The matchup at No. 1 singles between the Tigers’ Josh Pudlo and Jacobs’ Panchapakesan looks to be exciting and an important one for seeding in the conference tournament. – Rob Smith

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Thursday’s Games Boston 3, White Sox 1 Detroit 7, Cleveland 5 Minnesota 7, Toronto 0, 1st game Texas 8, Seattle 6 N.Y. Yankees 10, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 9, Toronto 5, 2nd game Kansas City 5, Houston 1 Friday’s Games White Sox (Paulino 0-1) at Texas (M.Perez 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 1-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-0), 6:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-2) at Detroit (Smyly 1-0), 6:08 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 1-1) at Boston (Lackey 2-1), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Bedard 0-0), 6:10 p.m. Seattle (C.Young 0-0) at Miami (Eovaldi 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 1-1) at Kansas City (Vargas 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Houston (Cosart 1-1) at Oakland (Gray 2-0), 9:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games White Sox at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 12:08 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 12:35 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Seattle at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

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Konerko comfortable in role of part-timer By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com There has been some hand-wringing from fans and even news media over the limited amount of playing time Paul Konerko has received over the first 16 games of the season, but those who were paying attention to Sox management and Konerko in December after the popular team captain decided to play one last season have to wonder why. Konerko, chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, general manager Rick Hahn and manager Robin Ventura were all on board with Konerko returning, and were clear about his role – to be a designated hitter against left-handed pitching, back up Jose Abreu at first base and pinch hit. And that’s exactly what he’s doing. It didn’t matter that Konerko was the sentimental desire of many to be an Opening Day starter. Righthander Ricky Nolasco started for the Minnesota Twins, so left-handed hitting Adam Dunn was the DH. Konerko even talked to Ventura about it beforehand, saying “don’t go getting all soft on me and sticking me in the lineup just because.” Or something like that. Konerko got his second start in the White Sox’s game against Red Sox lefty Jon Lester on Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field. He would have been the DH with Dunn sitting, but Ventura said it was time for

White Sox fall in 9th CHICAGO – Jon Lester pitched eight sharp innings, and David Ross hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston’s two-run ninth, leading the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Thursday night. Lester (2-2) allowed one run and seven hits for his second straight win after opening the season with two losses. The left-hander struck out nine and walked none, winning an impressive pitcher’s duel with White Sox’s ace Chris Sale. Sale struck out 10 and threw a career-high 127 pitches in seven innings. The left-hander was trying to become the first White Sox pitcher to start 4-0 since Jose Contreras in 2006. – The Associated Press Abreu, the Cuban rookie who has been in a 1-for-20 slump, to get his first day off. “He has a lot going on,” Ventura said. “And adjusting to different things, this is the right time to give him a day as we go out on the road [Friday], you give him the day and a breather and let him get back at it tomorrow.” Konerko went into the game with one hit in nine at-bats, a single that started a game-tying ninth-inning rally on the second day of the season against the Twins. He was asked before the game Thursday how the new job is going.

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Downs pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Petricka pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Cleto pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. HBP–by Buchholz (Eaton), by Joh.Danks (Bogaerts), by D.Webb (Bogaerts). WP–Buchholz, Lindstrom. Umpires–Home, Cory Blaser; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Marvin Hudson. T–5:17. A–13,302 (40,615).

Yanks turn triple play vs. Rodriguez, Rays The ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Sean Rodriguez of the Tampa Bay Rays grounded into a triple play for the second time in his career. The Rays had runners on first and second in the second inning Thursday night against the Yankees. Rodriguez hit a hard grounder off CC Sabathia that rookie third baseman Yangervis Solarte fielded, and he stepped on the bag to retire Evan Longoria. Solarte threw to second baseman Brian Roberts to get Wil Myers. The play ended when Scott Sizemore, playing at first base for the first time in his career, made a nice scoop of Roberts’ relay throw to get Rodriguez. It was the first triple play

hit into by the Rays since Rodriguez grounded into one Aug. 16, 2011, at Boston. Sabathia was pitching the previous time the Yankees turned a triple play. That happened April 12, 2013, against Baltimore.

Padres’ Johnson to have elbow examined: At San Diego, Padres pitcher Josh Johnson will have his right elbow examined by noted orthopedic surgeon James Andrews next week. The right-hander is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained forearm. The Padres fear his initial injury may be worse than originally diagnosed. San Diego manager Bud Black said Johnson will meet with Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday or Wednesday.

“I’ll probably have a better true answer later in the year or when it’s all over because I think constantly, you’re changing as you go, you’re learning as you go,” he said. “But in the games I don’t get into, you’re dialed in. In almost every game we’ve had, I’ve been on the verge of hitting, on the verge of getting in the game. So you’re prepared from about the fifth inning on.” Konerko and Dunn discussed Konerko’s role and how things would be last winter. For Dunn, it will mean fewer at-bats, but so far, it’s gone well for him. He reached base in his first 12 games, has homered three times and leads the American League with a .453 on-base percentage. He was batting .294. Not that he likes playing less. Who does? “I hate days off because you never know what might happen that day,” he said. “You might hit four homers or have a game-winning RBI. Against a lefty, anybody. I’ve actually had a hit off a lefty before. I actually hit a homer or two [119 in his career], too. But it’s just one of those deals.’’ To know Dunn is to know those aren’t sour grapes. He’s good with the plan, and he can see part-time work working for Konerko, who batted .313 against lefties last season. “To me, he has the perfect demeanor to do it,” Dunn said. “Me, if I had to play once in a while and pinch-hit, I’d be useless. I couldn’t do it.”

NEW YORK – Alfonso Soriano spent much of his time in the Yankees’ clubhouse early Wednesday talking about his losing seasons with the Cubs and the trade to New York last summer that he thinks will give him a shot at reaching another World Series. A few hours later, Masahiro Tanaka spent much of his postgame media time at the other end of the Yankees’ clubhouse trying to sidestep questions about what he thought of the Cubs – whether he’s glad he didn’t take their $120 million to pitch at Wrigley Field and how much better it is to play for a 27time champion – after shutting them out. All the while, off to the side and barely noticed, as inconspicuous as a 300-pound man can be, sat left-hander CC Sabathia, a quiet reminder of a time – maybe the only time in the four decades of free agency – that the Cubs could compete with the Yankees as a top destination for big-time players with choices. Now the Cubs don’t come close to competing with the Yankees at any level. They were shut out in both ends of a doubleheader Wednesday to fall to 4-10 before heading home to face the Cincinnati Reds this weekend, hoping to climb out of last place in the NL Central. Sabathia doesn’t know how the Cubs went from penthouse to poorhouse in five years. But the top freeagent pitcher on the market in 2008-09 does know this: ‘‘I had interest in going [there], especially at that time, because they still had Derrek Lee and some of those good players. [Carlos] Zambrano was still there. It was a pretty good team.’’ Even better than the Yankees, who had just missed the playoffs and won eight fewer games than the Cubs in 2008. So much better in Sabathia’s mind that, according to team sources, he told Lee to let management know he wanted to sign with the Cubs. Sabathia said he doesn’t remember all the details, “but I definitely talked to everybody I could. My agent did talk to the Cubs. I don’t know how far those talks went.” They went about as far as the Cubs’ budget, which is to say nowhere. As Sam Zell got closer to an agreement to sell the team to the Ricketts family, two years of ownership-mandated big spending on players was abruptly frozen, despite management’s

“I deinitely talked to everybody I could. My agent did talk to the Cubs. I don’t know how far those talks went.” CC Sabathia Yankees pitcher, on being a free agent in 2008

public assurances that the money was still there to add big players. That same winter, the Cubs were close to swinging a deal for San Diego Padres right-hander Jake Peavy, who had agreed to renegotiate the terms of his contract to fit the Cubs’ long-term projections and was so fired up to be coming to Chicago that he was seen singing “Go, Cubs, Go’’ in a bar near the winter meetings in Las Vegas the night before the money was frozen. Sabathia, already a 2007 Cy Young winner, went on to finish among the top four in Cy Young voting the next three seasons for the Yankees, averaging 20 wins the first two years and helped them win the World Series in 2009. The Cubs, meanwhile, haven’t had a winning season since 2009, and their most recent free-agent experiences include losing Tanaka to the Yankees and winding up with Edwin Jackson two winters ago after Anibal Sanchez used their pursuit as leverage to drive up interest from the Tigers. As Sabathia sat in the Yankees’ clubhouse, he reflected on signing in New York. “If you say you want to be a winner, this is the place to come,” he said. “They do whatever they can every offseason to try to put the best team out on the field.” Which, strange to think now, describes how he once viewed the Cubs. “Yeah, at that time,” he said. ‘‘Picking a team as a free agent, you want to pick a place where you would think you have a chance to win for a long time. And, obviously, [Chicago] was one of the places I thought about.” These days, for the onetime Milwaukee Brewer, the thought of the Cubs doesn’t even register when he thinks of the NL Central. “You automatically see the Cardinals,” he said. As for thoughts of the Cubs, for players such as Sabathia – and, it seems, Soriano and Tanaka – the Cubs are little more than an afterthought.

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PUIG’S DANGEROUS ODYSSEY

Affidavit: Threats follow Puig Smugglers helped player escape Cuba By CURT ANDERSON The Associated Press MIAMI – The smugglers who helped Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig leave Cuba on a speedboat have made death threats against him and against a Cuban boxer who said he defected with Puig, according to court documents. The documents are part of a federal lawsuit in Miami and describe a dangerous odyssey of shady characters, unpaid smuggling debts and threats of violence that have followed Puig since he left Cuba by boat in June 2012. The tale is based almost entirely on the account of the boxer, Yunior Despaigne, who said he is afraid he will be hurt by the smugglers or their associates if Puig hasn’t paid them money he owes. In a 10-page affidavit, Despaigne said a smuggler he knew as “Leo” sent someone to see him in Miami to deliver a message. “The man pushed me up against my car and pressed a pistol to my liver and told me to tell Puig if he didn’t pay them, that they would kill him,” Despaigne said. The documents didn’t say when the threat occurred. Puig’s smuggling venture, first reported by Los Angeles Magazine, is a common way for Cuban baseball players to make it to U.S. professional leagues. Puig went to Mexico first. If Puig had come directly to the U.S., he would have been subjected to the Major League Baseball draft. By establishing residency in a country such as Mexico, he could negotiate a far more lucrative contract as a free agent. Puig, a 23-year-old outfielder, signed a $42 million, seven-year

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig grounds out during the eighth inning Wednesday in San Francisco. contract with the Dodgers in June 2012, a record for a Cuban defector. He received a $12 million signing bonus and made $2 million in his rookie year, when he hit .319 in 104 games with 19 home runs and 42 RBI. He finished second in the voting for National League Rookie of the Year. Puig’s agent, Adam Katz, issued a statement Wednesday saying Puig was aware of the news articles and understood people had questions, but he was not going to comment. A day later, in a Spanish interview with The Associated Press on Thursday at his locker at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, Puig said he was concentrating on helping his teammates and not thinking about anything negative. Despaigne’s affidavit was filed as part of a lawsuit against Puig in which a man jailed in Cuba claims Puig falsely accused him of human trafficking to curry favor with Cuban authorities in an attempt to rejoin Cuba’s national baseball team. Puig had been removed be-

cause the Cubans feared he would defect. Through his lawyers, Puig has denied the man’s claims and wants the lawsuit dismissed. Despaigne said Puig was responsible for several human trafficker arrests in Cuba and that he appeared to be playing both sides to his own advantage. “Puig told me that if he cooperated with state security, he would be permitted back on the [Cuban national] baseball team,” the boxer said. “He appeared to take a strange sort of pride in the number of people he had sent to prison.” Puig’s attempts to defect, according the court documents, started in the spring 2011. Despaigne said he got a call from a Miami man named Raul Pacheco, an air conditioning repairman and recycling business owner with past arrests for burglary and credit card fraud, according to public records. Despaigne said Pacheco and several other men told him they

could get Puig out of Cuba in exchange for 20 percent of the ballplayer’s future contracts. They needed Despaigne to convey the offer to Puig, which he did, and Puig agreed to the plan. A call Thursday to a phone number listed for Pacheco was met with a message saying it wasn’t accepting voice mail. No number for Despaigne was listed. During the next year, Puig and Despaigne tried four times unsuccessfully to leave the communist island, according to the affidavit, including one occasion when their boat was intercepted by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and they were returned to Cuba. Finally, a group of smugglers with a speedboat took them to Isla Mujeres, a fishing village on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula not far from Cancun. Despaigne said Pacheco and his investors originally planned to pay the smugglers $250,000, but they decided Puig was worth $400,000. The group stayed at a motel for a month in Isla Mujeres while the two sides haggled over the price. Then, the Miami investors found another group of men to take Puig, Despaigne and others to Mexico City. A few weeks later, Despaigne crossed the border into Texas and traveled to Miami to stay with one of the investors. It was there he learned, according to his affidavit, about the 20 percent Puig promised to pay them and the smugglers’ claims they were still owed money after Puig signed his Dodger contract in June 2012. After the threat at gunpoint, Despaigne said one of the investors said the smuggler known as “Leo” would be “neutralized.” About a month later, Despaigne was told to look up “Leo” on the Internet using his full name – Yandrys Leon – and he found that the man had been shot to death in Cancun. “I am concerned that something may happen to me,” Despaigne said in the affidavit, adding that Puig has severed all ties with him.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig points to his dugout after hitting a triple as San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval looks Tuesday in San Francisco.

Puig focuses on baseball despite issues By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Yasiel Puig believes he has the support from his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates and the club to help him keep his focus on baseball despite challenges off the field. Puig returned to the starting lineup in right field for Thursday’s series finale against the Giants amid news reports that smugglers who helped him defect from Cuba threatened his life. “I’m only concentrating on the season and being the best teammate and helping my teammates,” Puig said, speaking in a Spanish interview with The Associated Press on Thursday morning at his locker at AT&T Park. While Puig can’t address the details specifically because of a pending legal case, he said he will focus on baseball and on helping the defending NL West champion Dodgers keep winning. “I have great teammates who are helping support me so much this season and to focus on the season when I get to the stadium so I am comfortable,” Puig said. “That way I don’t start thinking about anything negative in the stadium. I’m only thinking about working on the things that are going to make me a better ballplayer.” The 23-year-old Puig, who was scratched from the starting lineup after arriving late for his team’s home opener April 4, began the day batting .250 with one home run and five RBIs in his second major league season. Manager Don Mattingly said he has read articles about Puig’s journey and will offer support. He has spoken briefly with the outfielder, but not regarding specifics of his journey to the United States – saying that if Puig wants to keep those things private, he will respect that wish.

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Page C6 • Friday, April 18, 2014 PREPS

Game one 202 010 0 000 102 0

No. 3:Drury/J. Jones(W)d. Casey/Betancourt:6-0,6-0

Goalkeeper saves: Krueger (W) 7, Przybylski (CLS) 5.

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First half McH- Senn-Raemont McH- Senn-Raemont (Morales) Second half McH- Vargas (Senn-Raemont) McH- Senn-Raemont (Morales)

WP: Antonides (6IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 13K). LP: Winter (0-2) (5IP, 10H, 5R, 2ER, BB, 2K). Top hitters: Alden-Hebron – Nelson 2-3 (2R), Winter 1-3, (2B, RBI).

Goalkeeper saves: Holmes (McH) 1.

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WP: Tieman (1-0) (5IP, 2H, 4K). LP: Rot Top hitters: Alden-Hebron – Nelson 1-1, O’Halleran 1-2.

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WP-Luecht 4-0 (6IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 10K). LP-Pritts 1-2, (6IP, 9H, 8R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K) Top hitters: Huntley- Altergott 2-4 (2R,RBI,SB),Skonieczny 2-4 (RBI),Cantu 1-2 (2B,2RBI), DellAquila 2-2 (R,RBI) . JohnsburgKordik 1-2 (BB), Tylkowski 1-3 (2B,R).

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WP: Reiser: 7IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 5K Top hitters: McH – Borst 3-3 (RBI),Lahrman 1-1 (BB, R)

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CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 4 JOHNSBURG 3 Singles No. 1: Pudlo (CLC) d. Destephano, 6-0, 6-0 No. 2: Moore (J) d. Marcus, 6-3, 6-2 No. 3: Lundgren (CLC) d. Wolter, 6-3, 6-2 Doubles No. 1: Nikolai/Schmidt (J) d. Gourikrishna/ St. John, 7-6, 6-4 No. 2: Sigmund/Phoenix (CLC) d. Nusser/ Wilson, 7-6, 6-1 No. 3: Brahmbhatt/Guzman (CLC) d. Petersohn/MacKenzie, 6-1, 6-4 No. 4: Nykaza/Lay (J) d. Peters/Peterson, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2

MARIAN CENTRAL 15 WALTER CHRISTIAN 3 – 15 16 1 – 3 4 2

WP: Rominski (1-1): 4IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER,3BB, 8K Top hitters: Marian Central – Trebacz 3-4 (2B, HR, SB,3R, 2 RBI), Rodriguez 3-3 (2B, HR, BB, R, 4RBI)

PRAIRIE RIDGE 10, MARENGO 8

Singles No. 1: Kohl (PR) d. Ring, 6-0, 6-3 No. 2: Dzurisin (PR) d. Cross, 6-0, 6-0 No. 3: Rawal (PR) d. Carsello, 6-0, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Cox/VanBosch (PR) d. Fischbach/ Sutter, 6-2, 6-0 No. 2: Altman/Locher (PR) d. Lara/ Ratkovic, 6-0, 6-0 No. 3: Park/Priesz (PR) d. Redemske/ Richter, 6-0, 6-0 No. 4: Weissmann/Diklich (PR) d. Nehrland/Gonzales, 6-0, 6-1

WP: Theine. LP: Alt (0-1): 1/3IP, 3ER Top hitters: Marengo – Vogel 3-5 (2B, RBI),Kurczewski 3-5 (HR, 2RBI); PR – Sargent 3-3 (2B, 3RBI)

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WP: Lewan: 3IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 1BB, 5K LP: Kammin: 3IP, 3H, 5R, 2ER, 4BB, 4K Top hitters: D-C – Johnson 2-5 (2B,3RBI), Alvarado 3-4 (2RBI, R); W – Butts 2-3 (2HR, 4RBI)

GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 6 MCHENRY 1

WP: Hanselmann: 6IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB,6K. LP: Hofman: 1 1/3IP, 5H, 7R, 2ER, 3BB,1K Top hitters: C-G – Christakes 3-5(2B, 2RBI, 2R), Carone 1-3 (HR), Leach 1-2 (HR, 2BB)

Singles No. 1: Tolentino (GLC) d. Condon, 6-2, 6-1 No. 2: Glennan (GLC) d. Panek, 6-1, 6-1 N0. 3: Zador (GLC) d. McCann, 6-0, 6-2 Doubles No. 1: Higgin/Maher (McH) d. Knight/ Hutchins, 6-3, 6-4 No. 2: Patrialli/Dignadice (GLC) d. Phillips/ Korstanje, 6-3, 6-1 No. 3: Paratholli/Corrigan (GLC) d. Gill/ Leon, 6-1, 6-3 No. 4: Hornung/Murphy (GLC) d. Kottke/ Greve, 6-4, 6-0

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Singles No.1: Shin(MC) d. Jones: 6-4, 6-2 No.2: Bell(W) d. Daniels: 6-3, 6-1 Doubles No. 1: Bertsche/Renn(W)d. Rost/Herba: 6-2, 6-2 No. 2: Garrett/Hamm(W) d. Lee/Rost: 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

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NHL Playoffs FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Boston -200 Detroit at Tampa Bay -110 Montreal at Anaheim -175 Dallas Odds to Win Series Boston -280 Detroit

WP: Lohmeyer: 5IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 10K. LP: Clauss: 5IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 5K Top hitters: A-H – Rosio 1-2,Cunningham 1-2; W – Marsili 1-2 (HR, 2RBI), Fishbach 1-2, Baker 1-2

HUNTLEY 12 DUNDEE-CROWN 0 (5 INN) Huntley D-C

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WP: Spannraft: 5IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 5K LP: Girard: 5IP, 12H, 12R, 12ER, 3BB,4K Top hitters: H – Shields 2-2 (3B,3RBI, SB, BB), Koss 2-3 (2SB), Stone 2-3 (2SB); D-C – Moore 1-3,Girard 1-2

MCHENRY 3, GRAYSLAKE NORTH 0 McHenry Grays North

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WP: Koppke: 7IP, 2H, 0R, 4BB, 10K LP: Littleton: 7IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB,4K Top hitters: Martins 2-4, Ford 1-4(RBI), Koppke 1-3 (2B, RBI, R)

MARENGO 4, GENOA KINGSTON 2 G-K Marengo

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WP: Dionne (6-1): 7IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER,1BB, 7K. LP: Ullmark: 6IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 1K Top hitters: M – Markison 2-3 (HR,2RBI, 2R), Kissack 1-2 (RBI, R)

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Matt Kuchar Scott Langley William McGirt Harris English Russell Knox Rory Sabbatini Billy Horschel Matt Every Robert Allenby Bo Van Pelt Brian Harman Ben Martin Tim Herron Brian Stuard John Mallinger Lucas Glover Jordan Spieth Kevin Streelman Charles Howell III Jeff Maggert Scott Brown Ted Potter, Jr. Brian Gay Richard H. Lee Tim Wilkinson Nicholas Thompson K.J. Choi Stewart Cink Davis Love III Luke Donald Charl Schwartzel Erik Compton Billy Hurley III Andrew Loupe Kevin Tway Brian Davis Stephen Gallacher Vaughn Taylor John Huh Kevin Stadler Chris Kirk Jim Furyk Graeme McDowell Johnson Wagner Hideki Matsuyama Chris Stroud Robert Garrigus

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WP – Stanley: 5IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB,5K. LP – Butler: 5IP, 18H 17R, 14ER, 3BB,0K Top hitters: C-G – Semro 3-3 (HR,5RBI, 2R), Clemment 3-4 (2B, 3RBI, 2R); WN – Nicks 1-2 (RBI),Meiners 1-2 (3B, R)

JACOBS 16, JOHNSBURG 5 (5 INN.) Johnsburg Jacobs

201 02 – 5 7 2 152 8X – 16 16 2

WP: Peters: 5IP, 7H, 5R, 3ER, 0BB, 4K. LP: Post: 4IP, 16H, 16R, 14ER, 4BB, 1K Top hitters: Johns – Wilson 2-3 (3R),Post 2-3 (2B, 3RBI); Jacobs – Lach 4-4 (2HR, 5RBI, 2R), Belo 3-3(HR, 3RBI, 3R)

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LPGA Wednesday At Ko Olina Golf Club Course Kapolei, Hawaii Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 6,383; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round a-amateur Hyo Joo Kim 34-34—68 Se Ri Pak 34-34—68 So Yeon Ryu 34-34—68 Ayako Uehara 36-33—69 Amy Anderson 35-35—70 Ha Na Jang 33-37—70 a-So Young Lee 35-35—70 Inbee Park 33-37—70 Michelle Wie 34-36—70 Christel Boeljon 35-36—71 Katie M. Burnett 35-36—71 Pornanong Phatlum 35-36—71 Lindsey Wright 36-35—71 Danah Bordner 35-37—72 Silvia Cavalleri 37-35—72 Victoria Elizabeth 38-34—72

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PLAYOFF GLANCE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) WESTERN CONFERENCE St. Louis 1, Blackhawks 0 Thursday, April 17: St.Louis 4, Blackhawks 3 (3OT) Saturday, April 19: Blackhawks at St. Louis, 2 p.m. Monday, April 21: St. Louis at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: St. Louis at Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 25: Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: St. Louis at Blackhawks, 2 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: Blackhawks at St. Louis, TBD

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First Period–1, St. Louis, Cracknell 1 (Lapierre, Porter), 4:40. 2, Chicago, Oduya 1 (Saad, Toews), 11:14. 3, Chicago, Seabrook 1 (Versteeg, Leddy), 14:39 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Tarasenko 1 (Shattenkirk, Jackman), 15:52. 5, Chicago, Kane 1 (Toews, Seabrook), 18:24. Penalties–Jackman, StL (interference), 12:56; Sharp, Chi (cross-checking), 16:10. Second Period–None. Penalties–Leopold, StL (hooking), 5:12; Versteeg, Chi (tripping), 11:51. Third Period–6, St. Louis, Schwartz 1 (Roy), 18:15. Penalties–Backes, StL (high-sticking), 5:18; Reaves, StL (tripping), 8:38; Kane, Chi (high-sticking), 9:20. First Overtime–None. Penalties–Sobotka, StL (delay of game), 13:02. Second Overtime–None. Penalties–Reaves, StL (delay of game), 5:27; Shaw, Chi (holding), 12:42. Third Overtime–7, St. Louis, Steen 1 (Ott, Backes), :26. Penalties–None. Shots on Goal–Chicago 7-8-6-14-7-0–42. St. Louis 11-3-14-10-12-2–52. Power-play opportunities–Chicago 1 of 6; St. Louis 0 of 4. Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 0-1-0 (52 shots-48 saves). St. Louis, Miller 1-0-0 (42-39). A–19,423 (19,150). T–4:26. Referees–Marc Joannette, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen–Shane Heyer, Matt MacPherson. Colorado 1, Minnesota 0 Thursday, April 17: Colorado 5, Minnesota 4 (OT) Saturday, April 19: Minnesota at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 21: Colorado at Minnesota, 8

EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit vs. Boston Friday, April 18: Detroit at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20: Detroit at Boston, 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22: Boston at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24: Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Detroit at Boston, 2 p.m. x-Monday, April 28: Boston at Detroit, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Detroit at Boston, TBD Montreal 1, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday’s Result: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, OT Friday, April 18: Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Sunday, April 20: Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22: Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, April 24: Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD x-Tuesday, April 29: Montreal at Tampa Bay, TBD Pittsburgh 1, Columbus 0 Wednesday’s Result: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 Saturday, April 19: Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Monday, April 21: Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Monday, April 28: Pittsburgh at Columbus,

TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD New York 1, Philadelphia Thursday, April 17: New York 4, Philadelphia 1 Sunday, April 20: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 22: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Friday, April 25: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 11 a.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, TBD

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OLSL Pts GF GA x-G. Rapids 74 46 22 2 4 98 233 179 x-Wolves 74 43 21 5 5 96 228 188 x-Milwaukee 74 38 23 6 7 89 210 192 Rockford 74 34 31 5 4 77 224 254 Iowa 74 27 36 6 5 65 164 228 North Division GP W L OLSL Pts GF GA y-Toronto 74 44 24 2 4 94 217 196 x-Rochester 74 36 27 6 5 83 208 212 Utica 74 33 32 5 4 75 182 214 Hamilton 75 33 34 1 7 74 181 221 Lake Erie 74 30 33 1 10 71 189 227 West Division GP W L OLSL Pts GF GA y-Texas 75 48 17 3 7 106 271 193 x-Abbotsford 74 41 25 5 3 90 230 212 Oklahoma City 74 34 29 2 9 79 232 251 Charlotte 74 37 34 1 2 77 224 229 San Antonio 75 30 36 3 6 69 206 232 x-Clinched Playoff Berth y-Clinched Divisional Title NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Thursday’s Result Abbotsford 3, San Antonio 1 Friday’s Games Wolves at Rockford, 7 p.m. Lake Erie at Grand Rapids, 6 p.m. Bridgeport at Adirondack, 6 p.m. Toronto at Utica, 6 p.m. Springfield at Hartford, 6 p.m. W-B Scranton at Binghamton, 6:05 p.m. Syracuse at Rochester, 6:05 p.m. Manchester at Providence, 6:05 p.m. Hershey at Norfolk, 6:30 p.m. St. John’s at Worcester, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Iowa at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Abbotsford at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Seattle 1B Ji-Man Choi 50 games following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance. American League WHITE SOX — Selected the contract of RHP Zach Putnam from Charlotte (IL). Designated LHP Donnie Veal for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed OF Lorenzo Cain on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Justin Marks from Omaha (PCL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Reinstated RHP Stephon Pryor from the 15-day DL and assigned him to Tacoma (PCL). National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 1B Lyle Overbay on the paternity leave list. Recalled INFOF Elian Herrera from Nashville (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Joe Kelly on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Keith Butler to Memphis (PCL). Recalled RHP Eric Fornataro and RHP Jorge Rondon from Memphis. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named James Voos, M.D. team physician. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed OL Joe Reitz. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released LB Russell Allen. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed S Kurt Coleman. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned RW Willie Coetzee, D Xavier Ouellet and D Ryan Sproul to Grand Rapids (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA — Signed MF Matthew Dunn. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Named Marc de Grandpre head of commercial operations.

WASHINGTON* 8:30 p.m. CSN/TNT AM-1000

CINCINNATI 1:20 p.m. WGN/MLBN AM-720

CINCINNATI 1:20 p.m. CSN AM-720

CINCINNATI 1:20 p.m. WCIU AM-720

ARIZONA 7:05 p.m. CSN+ AM-720

ARIZONA 7:05 p.m. CSN AM-720

at Texas 7:05 p.m. CSN AM-670

at Texas 7:05 p.m. WGN AM-670

at Texas 2:05 p.m. CSN AM-670

at Detroit 6:08 p.m. WCIU AM-670

at Detroit 6:08 p.m. WCIU/MLBN AM-670

at Rockford 7 p.m. WCUU

MILWAUKEE 7 p.m. WCUU

Playoffs* TBD

NEW ENGLAND 3 p.m. NBCSN *Playoffs

ON TAP FRIDAY AUTO RACING

TV/Radio MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m.: Playoffs, conference quarterinals, game 2, Montreal at Tampa Bay, CNBC 6:30 p.m.: Playoffs, conference quarterinals, game 1, Detroit at Boston, NBCSN 9 p.m.: Playoffs, conference quarterinals, game 2, Dallas at Anaheim, NBCSN

AHL

1 a.m.(Saturday): Formula One, qualifying for Chinese Grand Prix, at Shanghai, NBCSN

BOXING 8 p.m.: Middleweights, Vitalii Kopylenko (22-0-0) vs. Willie Monroe Jr. (16-1-0), at Verona, N.Y., ESPN2 9 p.m.: Welterweights, Ryan Karl (0-0-0) vs. James Burns (1-3-0); welterweights, Errol Spence Jr. (11-0-0) vs. Raymond Charles (12-2-2); welterweights, Alan Sanchez (12-3-1) vs. Jorge Silva (19-5-2), at San Antonio, FS1 9:45 p.m.: Welterweights, Sammy Vazquez Jr. (13-0-0) vs. Juan Rodriguez Jr. (11-0-0); welterweights, Felix Diaz (14-0-0) vs. Emmanuel Lartey (15-1-1); lightweights, Alexei Collado (18-0-0) vs. Rod Salka (18-3-0), at Monroeville, Pa., SHO

GOLF

7 p.m.: Wolves at Rockford, WCUU

COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon: Maryland (Eastern Shore) at Hampton, DH, ESPNU 7 p.m.: Florida at Texas A&M, ESPNU

WOMEN’S LACROSSE 5 p.m.: John Hopkins at Penn State, BTN

8 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, second round, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (same-day tape), TGC 11:30 a.m.: Champions Tour, Greater Gwinnett Championship, irst round, at Duluth, Ga., TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, The Heritage, second round, at Hilton Head Island, S.C., TGC 5:30 p.m.: LPGA, LOTTE Championship, third round, at Kapolei, Hawaii, TGC

PREP BASKETBALL

COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m.: Northwestern at Nebraska, BTN

6 p.m.: Jordan Brand Classic, at Brooklyn, N.Y., ESPN2

BASKETBALL PLAYOFF GLANCE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago vs. Washington Sunday, April 20: Washington at Bulls, 6 P.M. Tuesday, April 22: Washington at Bulls, 8:30 P.M. Friday, April 25: Bulls at Washington, 7 P.M. Sunday, April 27: Bulls at Washington, Noon. x-Tuesday, April 29: Washington at Bulls, TBD x-Thursday, May 1: Bulls at Washington, TBD x-Saturday, May 3: Washington at Bulls, TBD Indiana vs. Atlanta Saturday, April 19: Atlanta at Indiana, 6 P.M. Tuesday, April 22: Atlanta at Indiana, 6 P.M. Thursday, April 24: Indiana at Atlanta, 6 P.M. Saturday, April 26: Indiana at Atlanta, 1 P.M. x-Monday, April 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 7 P.M. x-Thursday, May 1: Indiana at Atlanta, TBD x-Saturday, May 3: Atlanta at Indiana, TBD Miami vs. Charlotte Sunday, April 20: Charlotte at Miami, 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, April 23: Charlotte at Miami, 6 P.M. Saturday, April 26: Miami at Charlotte,

6 P.M. Monday, April 28: Miami at Charlotte, 6 P.M. x-Wednesday, April 30: Charlotte at Miami, TBD x-Friday, May 2: Miami at Charlotte, TBD x-Sunday, May 4: Charlotte at Miami, TBD Toronto vs. Brooklyn Saturday, April 19: Brooklyn at Toronto, 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, April 22: Brooklyn at Toronto, 7 P.M. Friday, April 25: Toronto at Brooklyn, 6 P.M. Sunday, April 27: Toronto at Brooklyn, 6 P.M. x-Wednesday, April 30: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD x-Friday, May 2: Toronto at Brooklyn, TBD x-Sunday, May 4: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio vs. Dallas Sunday, April 20: Dallas at San Antonio, Noon. Wednesday, April 23: Dallas at San Antonio, 7 P.M. Saturday, April 26: San Antonio at Dallas, 3:30 P.M. Monday, April 28: San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 P.M. x-Wednesday, April 30: Dallas at San Antonio, TBD x-Friday, May 2: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD x-Sunday, May 4: Dallas at San Antonio, TBD Oklahoma City vs. Memphis Saturday, April 19: Memphis at Oklaho-

ma City, 8:30 P.M. Monday, April 21: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 P.M. Thursday, April 24: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 P.M. Saturday, April 26: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8:30 P.M. x-Tuesday, April 29: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBD x-Thursday, May 1: Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBD x-Saturday, May 3: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBD L.A. Clippers vs. Golden State Saturday, April 19: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 P.M. Monday, April 21: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 P.M. Thursday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9:30 P.M. Sunday, April 27: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 2:30 P.M. x-Tuesday, April 29: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBD x-Thursday, May 1: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBD x-Saturday, May 3: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBD Houston vs. Portland Sunday, April 20: Portland at Houston, 8:30 P.M. Wednesday, April 23: Portland at Houston, 8:30 P.M. Friday, April 25: Houston at Portland, 9:30 P.M. Sunday, April 27: Houston at Portland, 8:30 P.M. x-Wednesday, April 30: Portland at Houston, TBD x-Friday, May 2: Houston at Portland, TBD x-Sunday, May 4: Portland at Houston, TBD<

P R I M E

HOCKEY p.m. Thursday, April 24: Colorado at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Minnesota at Colorado, TBD x-Monday, April 28: Colorado at Minnesota, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Minnesota at Colorado, TBD Anaheim 1, Dallas 0 Wednesday, April 16: Anaheim 4, Dallas 3 Friday, April 18: Dallas at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Monday, April 21: Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: Anaheim at Dallas, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 25: Dallas at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, April 27: Anaheim at Dallas, TBD x-Tuesday, April 29: Dallas at Anaheim, TBD San Jose 1, Los Angeles Thursday, April 17: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 Sunday, April 20: Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 22: San Jose at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. Thursday, April 24: San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 26: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD x-Monday, April 28: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD x-Wednesday, April 30: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD

TUESDAY

ST. LOUIS* 7:30 p.m. CSN/CNBC FM-87.7

NHL

Friday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $5.8 million Yardage: 7,101; Par 71 (36-35) First Round

MONDAY

SUNDAY

1 p.m.: Cincinnati at Cubs, WGN, MLBN, AM-720 6 p.m.: Regional coverage, Baltimore at Boston or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, MLBN 7 p.m.: White Sox at Texas, CSN, AM-670

PGA

WP: Brincks (5-3): 7IP, 7H, 4R, 0ER,0BB, 3K Top hitters: H – Stalo 3-4 (HR, RBI),M. Anderson 1-3

CARY-GROVE 17 WOODSTOCK NORTH 1

+230

GOLF

WOODSTOCK 2 ALDEN-HEBRON 0 (5 INN) 000 00 – 0 2 1 200 00 – 2 5 1

LINE +170 -110 +155

SATURDAY at St. Louis* 2 p.m. NBC FM-87.7

NBA Playoffs Saturday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Toronto 2½ (194) Brooklyn atOklahomaCity 7 (192½) Memphis at Indiana 7½ (186) Atlanta at L.A. Clippers 7 (210½) Golden State Sunday at Bulls 5 (182) Washington at San Antonio 9 (206½) Dallas at Miami 10 (189½) Charlotte at Houston 5 (215) Portland Odds to Win Series Brooklyn -130 Toronto +110 Oklahoma City-350 Memphis +290 Indiana -600 Atlanta +450 L.A. Clippers -350 Golden State +290 San Antonio -700 Dallas +500 Miami -2000 Charlotte +1200 Chicago -190 Washington +165 Houston -190 Portland +165

000 301 000 0 – 4 8 5 012 001 000 1 – 5 11 1

A-H Woodstock

FRIDAY

TEAM

Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Cubs -115 Cincinnati +105 St. Louis -115 at Washington +105 at Pittsburgh -110 Milwaukee +100 at New York -105 Atlanta -105 at Colorado -150 Philadelphia +140 San Francisco -115 at San Diego +105 at Los Angeles-170 Arizona +160 American League at Texas -175 White Sox +165 at Cleveland -120 Toronto +110 at Detroit -130 Los Angeles +120 at Tampa Bay -110 New York +100 at Boston -135 Baltimore +125 at Kansas City-160 Minnesota +150 at Oakland -200 Houston +185 Interleague at Miami -110 Seattle +100

WP: Brown: 10IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 6K. LP: Mahaffy: 6 2/3IP, 5H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB,6K Top hitters: CLC – Mahaffy 1-3 (HR,3RBI), Frank 1-4 (HR), White 2-5 (2B)

PRAIRIE RIDGE 7, WOODSTOCK 0

103 200 2 – 8 10 0 040 330 X – 10 13 4

Crystal Lake South Woodstock

– 1514 2 – 26 3

WP: Dicara. LP: Bryan (2.1IP, 5H, 10R, 7ER, 3BB, K). Top hitters: Marian Central – Klinger 2-2 (2B, RBI), O’Hagan 2-3, Chmiel 1-3, (R, RBI, 2B).

Singles No. 1: Thome (CLS) d. Maas, 6-3, 6-4 No. 2: Randolph (CLS) d. Jensen, 6-3, 6-3 No. 3: Sardjev (CLS) d. McDonough, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 Doubles No. 1: Devlin/Baietto (CLS) d. Budreck/ Butler, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 No. 2: Kedzior/Venet (CG) d. Pacini/ Squiers, 6-1, 6-1 No. 3: Smith/Lamb (CG) d. Dobek/Hanigan, 6-1, 6-4 No. 4: Shershen/Cecchin (CG) d. Braasch/ Bochat, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

WP: Hubner: 6IP, 0H, 0R, 5BB, 9K Top hitters: J – Kale 2-4 (RBI, R),Heiss 2-4 (2RBI, R), Murray 1-4 (3B, 2RBI, R)

C-G CLC

346 20 011 00

FIVE-DAY PLANNER

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE

CL SOUTH 4, CARY-GROVE 3

100 030 5 – 9 13 1 000 000 0 – 0 0 2

D-C Woodstock

Carmel Marian Central

BOYS TENNIS

JACOBS 9, GRAYSLAKE NORTH 0

Marengo PR

Singles No.1: Hougland (Hamp) d. Zornow: 6-1, 6-0 No.2: Ved (Hunt) d. Tolentino: 6-3, 6-2 No.3: Higa (Hamp) d. Hagn: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Doubles No.1: Dahlberg/West (Hamp) d. Grabner/ Frederick: 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 No.2: Smith/Simons (Hunt) d. Gara/ Majeed: 6-0, 6-1 No.3: Michel/Andre (Hunt) d. Moser/ Hernandez: 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 No.4: Downs/Navarro (Hunt) d. Steuber/ Stuart: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

CARMEL 15 MARIAN CENTRAL 2 (5 INN.)

Second half AC – Ramos (Sundberg) MC – Goal (PK) AC – Sundberg (Mandarino)

WP: Vollmert (1-0): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1ER, 0 BB, 4K. LP: Lares: 2 IP, 9H 10R, 6 ER, 0 BB,0K Top hitters: CLS – Bright 3 for 4, (2 2B, 3 R, 2 SB),Paul Wille 3 for 4 (2 R, 2 SB), Constantino 2 for 3 (HR, 2 R, 3RBI); WN – Lares 1 for 2 (2B, RBI)

HUNTLEY 4, HAMPSHIRE 3

SOFTBALL

AURORA CENTRAL 2 MARIAN CENTRAL 1

CLS 370 02 – 12 12 0 Woodstock North 000 10 – 1 5 3

312 54 300 00

– 2 – 2

Goalkeeper Saves: Majercik (J) 8, Pruitt (J) 2

CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 12 WOODSTOCK NORTH1 (5 INN)

MC WC

0 (3) 0 (1)

First half J – Pruitt (Layton) J – Szcramek (Layton) Penalties J – Layton J – Weaver J – Piggott

HUNTLEY 8, JOHNSBURG 1

McHenry Grays. Central

2 2

Singles No.1: Stiefer (D-C) d. Plummer: 6-0, 6-1 No.2: Emerson (D-C) d. Quintero: 6-0, 6-0 No.3: Rangel (D-C) d. Balleno: 6-1, 6-0 Doubles No.1: Wagner/Spangenberg (D-C) d. Julian/ D. Devore: 6-0, 6-1 No.2: Naber/Sarrazine (D-C) d. Dort/ Molve: 6-1, 6-0 No.3: Wurster/Arshad (D-C) d. W. Devore/ Langreck: 6-2, 6-0 No.4: Austin/Simmons (D-C) d. 6-0, 6-3

– 3 – 2

JOHNSBURG 3 GRAYSLAKE NORTH 2 (PKS)

WP: Kaska, 2-0 (7IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 17K). LP: Schneider, 1-2 (6IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 7K). Top hitters: Richmond-Burton – Kaska 1-3 (RBI), Kaufman 1-2, Anderson 1-2.

Jacobs Grays North

0 0

Goalkeeper Saves: Dayton (CLC) 11

100 000 0 – 1 4 1 000 000 0 – 0 0 2

Huntley Johnsburg

3 2

First half CLC – Beck (Savage) CLC – Benhart (Savage) CLC – Basile (Beck)

RICHMOND-BURTON 1, HARVARD 0 R-B Harvard

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“Bears” STARRING: John C. Reilly PLOT: A documentary that follows an Alaskan bear family as its young cubs are taught life’s most important lessons. RATED: G TIME: 1 hour, 17 minutes VERDICT: Keenly following the scent of “African Cats” and “Chimpanzees,” Disneynature’s “Bears” combines sweeping vistas and remarkably intimate wildlife photography to typically stirring effect as it documents a year in the life of a mother Alaskan brown bear and her two cubs. Save for some particularly playful narration provided by John C. Reilly, the ilm, clocking in at a tidy 77 minutes, adheres closely to the successful blueprint irst laid out by 2007’s “Earth,” pitting a wildlife family unit against the not necessarily nurturing elements. Released just ahead of Earth Day, “Bears” could snuggle up handsomely with family audiences looking for some holiday weekend adventure, although it will have to ight for a share of the turf claimed a week earlier by the exotic birds of Fox’s “Rio 2.” Co-directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, who previously teamed on “African Cats,” the adventure takes place along the breathtaking Alaskan peninsula, where irst-time mom Sky and her two tiny cubs, Amber and Scout, have emerged from hibernation and need to start addressing the food situation. For a baby bear, getting to that sustenance isn’t exactly a piece of cake, what with avalanches and predatory animals to deal with, including some of their own kind, like Magnus, the dominant alpha male in their neighborhood, and Chinook, a very hungry outcast who constantly poses a threat to clingy Amber and mischievous Scout. By now it’s a familiar tale of one family’s survival instinct, but it’s hard not to cuddle up to a cute cub, and all that fearlessly up-close-and-personal footage, set extensively against that untouched Alaskan coastline, nevertheless makes for a compelling excursion. The inherent drama is boosted by George Fenton’s seriously symphonic score and contrasts with those delightfully loose, animated voiceovers courtesy of Reilly, a big teddy bear of an actor if ever there was one. – The Associated Press

“Heaven is for Real” STARRING: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church

PLOT: A small-town father must ind the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. RATED: PG for thematic material, including some medical situations TIME: 1 hour, 40 minutes VERDICT: Continuing the recent trend of faith-based ilms, including “Noah” and “Son of God,” ‘’Heaven Is for Real” is a sweet tale based on a 4-year-old boy’s account of his trip to heaven that’s likely to please the devout, but won’t entice religious cynics. There’s little doubt the T.D. Jakes-produced adaptation of Todd Burpo’s Christian non-iction best-seller will have a built-in audience, especially on Easter weekend. After undergoing harrowing surgery for a ruptured appendix, young Colton Burpo (Connor Corum) begins recalling his journey for his family: Angels carried him to heaven where he met Jesus (played by Mike Mohrhardt, whose face we never quite see), as well as God, Colton’s great-grandfather and the miscarried sister he never knew he had. Such talk frightens his older sister (Lane Styles) and worries his pastor father, Todd (Greg Kinnear), and mother, Sonja (Kelly Reilly). As Colton becomes more verbal about his supposed encounter, the local paper in the small Nebraska town starts reporting the story. This leads some members of Todd’s congregation (Thomas Haden Church and Margo Martindale) to turn against the Burpo family. Though Todd sticks up for his son, his faith is also tested. But Todd is captivated, as we are, by his

LOCAL SHOWTIMES son’s innocence – especially when Colton tells him things he couldn’t possibly know, such as how he saw his parents cope, each in their own way, during his near-fatal surgery. As Colton, Corum does an excellent job of speaking softly, yet with conviction, and holding his gaze so we have time to study his sparkling blue eyes. But it’s the casting of Kinnear that offers the ilm’s strongest chance at transcending the faith-based demographic, as the actor never fails to embody the everyman. Many of the Burpo family’s struggles mirror those of others in the heartland, and effectively so. But in the way of gripping dialogue, Kinnear doesn’t have much to work with. We might have expected more from writer-director Randall Wallace, who brought us the Oscar-nominated “Braveheart.” But the material is pretty cookie-cutter and more typical of an afterschool special. However, Wallace and cowriter Chris Parker do a good job of weaving in moments that should appeal to a mass audience. Kinnear and Reilly’s chemistry also offers a favorable element. They appear genuinely sweet on each other and subtle sexual innuendoes add a bit of adult lavor. With the impressive computer-generated effects available today, this ilm could have used a more sophisticated depiction of heaven. It’s no surprise that faith, hope and family prevail in this one. After all, says Todd in one of his sermons, “In the end, it’s about not feeling alone.”–

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“Oculus” STARRING: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff

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VERDICT: Tightly paced between two time periods, and edited so they become a blur, “Oculus” is a hallucinatory ghost story that packs serious punch. In the present, we have Tim (Brenton Thwaites), getting out of a mental hospital at age 21, having shot his father dead 10 years earlier. Greeting him is his slightly older sister, Kaylie (Karen Gillan), who grew up in foster homes after the killing. Tim has been told everything he remembers about the shooting is false. Kaylie is there to remind him of the truth. And so we go back 10 years, when young Tim (Garrett Ryan) and young Kaylie (Annalise Basso) are moving into a new house with their father (Rory Cochrane) and mother (Katee Sackhoff). Dad has bought an antique mirror for his ofice. That mirror, or what it contains, starts driving Dad mad. In the present, Kaylie has found the mirror and brought it back to their old house. In an effort to prove it’s haunted she has rigged the place with all sorts of monitors and cameras. So while Dad is going crazy and Mom is under ire and the kids are terriied in the past, the grown kids are confronting the demon mirror in the present. None of this seems likely to end well. The key to director and co-writer Mike Flanagan’s great success here is the momentum he builds switching back and forth between then and now. He moves so seamlessly – at one point, the past walks down a staircase, passing the present moving up – that time eventually blends and he’s telling both stories at once. Yes, there’s a bit of blood and Sackhoff takes some terrible turns here, but “Oculus” is haunting because it messes with your head. That’s where the ghosts are. – The

animated spectacle, “Rio 2” is chock-full of colorful 3-D wonder and jubilant musical numbers set against a tale of family dynamics and environmental dilemmas. Supervised by composer John Powell, more emphasis has been placed on the music of this film, which benefits from numbers by artists such as Bruno Mars (who also voices the smooth bird Roberto in the film), Janelle Monae and celebrated Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown. After mating in Brazil in 2011’s “Rio,” rare macaws Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) now have three lively kids who have become accustomed to the same domestication Blu was brought up on in Minnesota. The family heads off to the Amazon rainforest, to Jewel’s delight and Blu’s strife. With a few of the quirky supporting characters from the first film in tow – including birds voiced by George Lopez (as frisky toucan Rafael) and Jamie Foxx and will.i.am (as rapping canary-andcardinal duo Nico and Pedro) – they soar through a dazzling journey to the rainforest. Brazilian native writer-director Carlos Saldanha and Don Rhymer returned to pen the story. But they try too hard to make up for the minimalist plot of the original and drown in subplots: Blu’s old rival, Nigel (Jemaine Clement of “Flight of the Conchords”), pops up with a beautiful yet poisonous neon pink and purple frog (an angelic and cutesy Kristin Chenoweth). It’s Chenoweth’s Broadway-like delivery that trumps all. With so much going on, it’s a wonder this kids’ movie isn’t longer. But for the music and brilliantly picturesque look, it’s worth the 3-D ticket.. – The Associ-

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consciousness and computer intelligence. “Transcendence” is clunky and lifeless. It’s like the movie version of a paranoid TED talk. In the early scenes of “Transcendence,” Dr. Will Caster (a disappointingly sleepy Depp) is a TED-style master of the universe, speaking confidently in front of large video screens to eager listeners about neurology and artificial intelligence. But there are also protesters to his potentially all-powerful invention: the Physically Independent Neural Network (PINN), an early artificial intelligence propelled by a room full of computers that Caster believes could, among other things, cure cancer. An assassination attempt with a radiation-laced bullet leaves Caster with weeks to live. Desperate to keep his mind alive, his loyal, sycophantic wife and fellow researcher Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) uploads Caster’s brain to a PC with PINN hardware. Helping her is their good friend and colleague Max

(Paul Bettany, serving as narrator). But as anyone with an iPhone knows, software updates can be tragic. The transfer is finished just as Caster dies. Soon enough, the screen flickers to life, first with a few typed words and then seemingly Caster’s full personality, in voice and pixel form. Alert to their plan, anti-tech activists (led by Kate Mara) are simultaneously descending. In the chaos, Max begins to realize they’ve created a high-speed Frankenstein – an epiphany lost on the mourning Evelyn, who flees after uploading Caster to the Internet. He immediately spreads across the Web (he calls Evelyn on her phone) and begins seeking more computing power. It takes a long time for “Transcendence” to build to this moment, when perhaps it should have begun here in the first place. But it feels like a suddenly intriguing crossroads. Where will this terrifyingly digital Depp go? If you answered: to a desert town

to build an underground data center for development of radical tissue regeneration techniques, guarded by a creepy army of network-connected, superhuman zombies – then your algorithms are more advanced than mine. Yet the urgency and intelligence of “Transcendence” isn’t artificial. Pfister, making his directorial debut after years as a cinematographer often teamed with director Christopher Nolan (a “Transcendence” producer), doesn’t exhibit a sure hand with dialogue or a feel for the rhythm of his narrative. But Pfister shows an instinct to drive the genre elements toward a more personal story. “Transcendence” ultimately hinges on the relationship of Caster and Evelyn. The excellent Hall does her best to emotionally ground Pfister’s heavyhanded story. Just as in science, noble intentions can lead talented artistic minds astray, too.– The Associated

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ATLANTA – Porsha Williams of TV’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” faces a battery charge after fellow cast member Kenya Moore told police she was attacked during filming of the show. Atlanta police said they were called to the Biltmore Hotel on March 27, where Moore told an officer Williams assaulted her. Police said Moore told the officer she was unable to fill out a statement at that time because she had to be on the set for filming. An arrest warrant was later issued. Fulton County sheriff’s spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said Williams turned herself into the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday evening and was released that night. She’s charged with simple battery, a misdemeanor. It wasn’t known whether Williams has an attorney.

BUZZWORTHY time, as a result of an earlier case from California. At the time he was arrested in Washington, Brown was on probation in Los Angeles for an attack on his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna, in 2009.

Random House to adapt ‘Unbroken’ for young adults NEW YORK – Random House said it plans to publish a young adult adaption of Laura Hillenbrand’s best-selling saga “Unbroken.” Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children’s Books, said Thursday the adaption will be published on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, with a first printing of 200,000 copies. “Unbroken: An Olympian’s Journey From Airman to Castaway to Captive” chronicles the true story of Lou Zamperini, a World War II hero and track star who ran in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. A film based on the book and directed by Angelina Jolie is set for release Christmas Day.

‘Vampire Diaries’ star sinks teeth into directing NEW YORK – Paul Wesley admits to experiencing jitters on his first day of directing Thursday’s episode of the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” particularly when it came to saying the word “action.” “I had been hearing the word ‘action’ for 15 years, but it was always from behind-the-camera,” explained the 31-year-old actor in a recent interview. “To say it was really a weird feeling.” On “The Vampire Diaries,” Wesley plays Stefan Salvatore, a 165-year-old vampire with a conscience, who happens to look eternally youthful because he was “turned” at a young age. Wesley has long been fascinated by directing, admiring the likes of Stanley Kubrick and Ingmar Bergman, and said that after developing a good relationship with the brass at the network and on the show, he got the OK to get behind the camera this fifth season. He was convinced they’d give him a lighter episode to start with but instead was thrown a “cool” challenge. “I did blue screens, I had stunts, I had all sorts of visual effects, I had flashbacks,” he said. “I mean it was really an action-packed episode. I was surprised at how much they gave me. I thought they were really gonna go easy on me, it was gonna be incredibly generic, but it wasn’t.” Now that he’s experienced it once, Wesley is itching to direct more. “This is not something that is sort of a one-time thing for me ... I’m gonna do more episodes next year, but I think it’s about doing other things that aren’t ‘Vampire Diaries.’ There’s some cable shows that film during my hiatus which I’d love to direct, so I’d love to take a swing at that.” He said it’s just a matter of time before he directs a feature film.

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Chris Brown’s bodyguard on trial in D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man who accused singer Chris Brown and his bodyguard of punching him in the face is trying to “get rich” as a result of a bloody nose, a lawyer for the bodyguard said Thursday. Bernard Grimm made the statements in a courtroom in Washington, D.C. during the start of a trial for his client, bodyguard Christopher Hollosy, who is charged with misdemeanor assault. Both Hollosy and Brown were arrested in October after a man accused them of punching him outside a Washington hotel. Hollosy told police he punched the man after he tried to get on Brown’s tour bus. The alleged victim told police Brown and later Hollosy punched him after he tried to get in a photo Brown was taking with two women. A photo shown in court Thursday showed the man with a bloody nose, and court papers said his nose was fractured. The man later filed a $3 million lawsuit against Hollosy and Brown. Hollosy faces up to six months in prison if convicted, though his lawyer said in court Thursday that he has no criminal record and any sentence is likely to be much less. His trial is expected to last one to two days. Brown’s trial will follow. Brown, who also faces a misdemeanor assault charge, has denied punching Adams. The case is significant for the Grammy winner because if convicted he could face additional penalties, including jail

HONOLULU – A former child model and aspiring actor is accusing “X-Men” franchise director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing him as a teenager in a federal lawsuit filed in Hawaii. The lawsuit filed Wednesday said the prominent director of the forthcoming “X-Men: Days of Future Past” forced Michael Egan III into sex during parties in California and Hawaii when he was 17. Singer’s attorney, Marty Singer, said in a statement that the claims are absurd and defamatory. “It is obvious that this case was filed in an attempt to get publicity at the time when Bryan’s new movie is about to open in a few weeks,” said Marty Singer, who said he is not related to the director. “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is set for release May 23. It has an allstar cast, including Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart. It’s the fifth film in the blockbuster franchise.

Juan Gabriel expected to leave hospital soon LAS VEGAS – Mexican musical icon Juan Gabriel is expected to be released from a Las Vegas hospital this weekend after being admitted Monday with pneumonia. A tour publicist said in a statement Thursday that the 64-year-old singer was in very stable condition three days after being rushed to intensive care with fluid in his lungs. Gabriel had performed a three-hour concert Sunday at the Mandalay Bay resort on the Las Vegas Strip as part of his “Volver” tour. Shows scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in Los Angeles were postponed to May 8 and May 9, respectively. A concert scheduled for Saturday in San Jose, Calif., has been rescheduled to May 16.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress Barbara Hale is 93. Actor Robert Hooks is 77. Actress Hayley Mills is 68. Actor James Woods is 67. Actress Cindy Pickett is 67. Keyboardist Walt Richmond of The Tractors is 67. Bassist Jim Scholten of Sawyer Brown is 62. Actor Rick Moranis is 61. Actor Eric Roberts is 58. Actress Melody Thomas Scott is 58. Bassist Les Pattinson of Echo and the Bunnymen is 56. Actress Jane Leeves is 53. Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is 52.

Talk-show host Conan O’Brien is 51. Actor Eric McCormack is 51. Actress Maria Bello is 47. Guitarist Mark Tremonti of Creed and of Alter Bridge is 40. Singer Trina of Trina and Tamara is 40. Actress Melissa Joan Hart is 38. Actress America Ferrera is 30. Actress Alia Shawkat is 25. Actress Britt Robertson is 24. Actress Chloe Bennet is 22. Singer Nathan Sykes of The Wanted is 21.

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Volkswagen has a peculiar problem: It needs to unload $84.9 million of Bugatti Veyron supercars. Soon, preferably. Bugatti started selling its only model, the Veyron 16.4, back in 2006. It limited the number of coupes made to 300. It later added two convertible variants, the Grand Sport and Grand Sport Vitesse, and capped those at 150. The coupes sold out in 2011. But about 40 convertibles remain unsold, with prices of 1.435 million euros for the Grand Sport and 1.69 million euros for the Vitesse. (The Vitesse is more powerful, and sales are generally

evenly divided between the models.) The company won’t move forward with a brand-new automobile until all have sold out, executives say. Import taxes, transportation and custom options are extra. And the cars generally are not built until ordered. In the case of the Vitesse, how does one move a $2.3 million to $3 million car out the door, anyhow? You bring the car to the customer. The company has put together four regional events around the United States this year, offering test-drives of the 1,200-horsepower Vitesse convertible, both on open roads and a closed

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REVIEWS Jerry Kuyper The Trailhawk is a real off-roader with undercarriage skid plate protection of vital engine and transmission parts, tow hooks and a locking rear differential. It adds sportier exterior trim, satellite radio and an 8.4-inch color touchscreen. The Limited forgoes the off-roading equipment, or most of it, and concentrates on pleasures such as keyless pushbutton ignition, a power driver’s seat, heated front seats, cargo cover, rearview camera and dual zone climate control. Wheels are 18-inch (alloy) and not 17-inchers. A Latitude arrived for a week of testing. First and second impressions were that this is a comfortable, zippy, capable, practical vehicle with some but not all of the desirable power features. Seats, tilt and telescoping steering wheel, and liftgate are manual. The power liftgate came with the test Latitude, but it was one of a dozen items in a $1,995 option package. That package also included remote start (nice on cold days and nights), power driver’s seat, rear backup camera, keyless ignition, dual zone climate control, auto-dimming rearview mirrors, automatic headlamps, satellite radio, garage door opener, and a rear cargo cover and

net. Jeep Cherokees are like the iconic Wrangler in that they are equipped for off-roading. It can be modest off-roading or more serious off-roading, and that is where the Trailhawk comes in. But, even the tested Latitude came equipped with the electronics to change the gear ratios depending on terrain. The range of gearing covered sand, mud, snow and climbing a hill. The tested Latitude had no trouble off-roading through Midwestern piles of snow or going up a relatively steep snow-covered incline. Ground clearance is 7.9 inches and, although the suspension in the Latitude is not as tuned to off-roading as that in the Trailhawk, it performed well during the few off-roading experiences during the test week. The Latitude’s 225 tires are wide, and they are mounted on 17-inch painted aluminum wheels. The 4,044-pound, fourwheel-drive Latitude averaged 23.1 miles per gallon during the test week. The Environmental Protection Agency rates the vehicle at 21 mpg city, 28 mpg highway and 24 mpg combined. Besides the 17-inch tires and wheels, exterior highlights of the Latitude included halogen projector headlamps, LED daytime running lamps and LED tail lamps. Major interior features include the power windows (express driver), door locks

and exterior mirrors. There is a 12-volt outlet in the lighted and carpeted cargo area and another in front. Cupholders are lighted, which is nice at night. No fumbling when trying to put a hot cup of coffee in a holder. The sound system includes AM-FM radio, 5-inch touchscreen, voice command with Bluetooth, USB port in front center console bin, audio jack input for mobile devices, vanity mirrors on front visors, cruise control, intermittent wipers and air conditioning,. For information on inclusions, visit www.jeep.com. Safety features include airbags not only in front and overhead for the two seating rows, but also on the sides of front and rear rows. Also, there are two knee bags. Other safety elements include keyless remote entry, traction and stability controls, trailer sway damping, tire pressure monitoring system, seatbelts and headrests for five, child-safety door locks, rear child-seat tethers and anchors, and sensors that detect a rollover so vehicle mechanicals can respond accordingly (cut power, tighten seatbelt tensioners, for example). This vehicle has hill start assist, which means the driver does not have to play with the brake when stopped in traffic on an incline. Warranty coverage is three years or 36,000 miles, and five years or 100,000 miles on the powertrain and for roadside assistance.

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Jeep Cherokee fast facts Vehicle: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude Type: four-wheel-drive, five passenger, four-door midsize sport utility vehicle Price: $26,495 Delivery: $995 Engine: 2.4-liter, 184-horsepower inline four-cylinder Transmission: shiftable nine-speed automatic Towing: 2,000 pounds Fuel: regular unleaded Wheelbase: 106.3 inches Length: 182 inches Width: 73.2 inches Height: 66.2 inches Weight: 4,044 pounds Cargo: 54.9 cubic feet maximum Ground clearance: 7.9 inches Tires, wheels: 17-inch Leg room: 41.1 inches front, 40.3 inches rear Warranty: three years or 36,000 miles, five years or 100,000 miles powertrain and roadside assistance Assembly: Toledo

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camera required sacrifice of another sort – stepping out of the car in 14-degree weather and physically checking to make sure the way was clear. Yes, those are small things. But they are things I would not have to do in a well-equipped, less-costly Hyundai Sonata, or Kia Cadenza or Optima, or even a 2013 Buick Regal GS, which brings up another truth the folks at BMW should consider. The gasoline-fueled, all-wheel-drive Regal GS performs as well in moderate snowfalls as the 328d xDrive. And the Regal GS, equipped with heated front seats, onboard navigation and a rear backup camera, as well as blind-spot and lane-departure warning systems, costs $38,000 – fully $9,000 less than the BMW 328d xDrive without those desirable options. I love BMW. I loved the drive, handling, and fuel economy of the 328d xDrive (32 miles per gallon in the city, up to 45 on the highway). But BMW is going to have to get its corporate head out of the clouds. It is going to have to swallow a dose of humility and learn that there is nothing “ultimate” about cars, regardless of how well they drive, that increasingly seem overpriced when measured against the competition.

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Unrepentant speed proves Veyron’s singular trick • BUGATTI

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse at a Glance

Continued from page D1 It was a chance to talk to executives and to again kick the Vitesse’s 75,000-euro tires. (I’ve driven both the Vitesse and the Grand Sport convertible, with 1,001 horsepower, on other occasions.) Driving a Veyron in anger should be on every car lover’s bucket list. The car’s stats are astounding. It is the world’s fastest open-top car, holding the world record of 254.04 mph. Standstill to 100 mph happens in less than five seconds. Give it wings and it could fly to Europe. Still, in the rarefied world of hypercars, the need for salesmanship is a bit unusual. Brand-new supercars such as Fiat’s $1.4 million LaFerrari (capped at 499 vehicles), and McLaren Automotive’s $1.15 million McLaren P1 (375) are already sold out, according to the respective companies. In Ferrari’s case, only select customers were invited to have the option to buy. “The LaFerrari is a gift to our most loyal customers,” Marco Mattiacci, president and chief executive officer of Ferrari North America, told me last year in California. Complicating matters, there is no new Bugatti model on the immediate horizon. “There will be no introduction on any new model until the Grand Sport and Vitesse are sold out,” Hill said. “Even though we estimate we’ll be sold out within 12 months, I wouldn’t expect an announcement for a couple years down the road.” Essentially, Bugatti is a car company without a car. (And if you’re looking for a deal, you might find a used Veyron. Hagerty Price Guide Report estimates that a 2006 coupe in excellent condition is valued at less than $1 million, and a beat-up example at less than $800,000.) Standing in the harsh California light, checking out the same orange Vitesse that I’d tested in Connecticut two summers ago, I was reminded of the unvarnished truth: The Veyron is not a sexy car. It’s got presence, but the rounded front end is devoid of the sensuality found in the Pagani Huayra or any Ferrari. Rather, it is the RoboCop of supercars: all intent and aggression, no softness or empathy. Its express purpose was to shatter world records,

Engine: 8-liter quad-turbo W16 with 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet of torque. Transmission: Seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual. Speed: 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. Price as tested: $2.8 million. Best feature: Silly speed. Worst feature: Already feels as if its time in the spotlight has passed.

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Volkswagen needs to unload $84.9 million of Bugatti Veyron supercars. How? By putting together four regional events around the United States this year, offering test-drives of the 1,200-horsepower Vitesse convertible, both on open roads and a closed airport runway. which it has done, soundly. But it doesn’t handle as spectacularly as a number of less expensive cars, or wow you with a super-sumptuous interior. This is a one- trick feat – blinding, unrepentant speed. One of the only places where you can really stretch the Veyron’s boundless legs is Bugatti’s own test track in Ehra-Lessien, Germany. On our test-drive, colleagues and I made do with a taxi runway at a regional Palm Desert airport. It wasn’t especially long, just enough distance to get to 170 mph and back to a safe speed. That might sound impressive – with any other car. Here is the select instance when the Veyron outpac-

es fellow hypercars. That incredible top speed of 260 mph can be achieved with the roof off. Your scalp won’t be sheared away at terminal velocity, and you probably still could hear your passenger screaming. Impressive. Achieving triple digits is foolproof. (Though knocking into something at those speeds isn’t. Immovable objects approach in an eye’s blink.) From a dead stop at the edge of the runway’s pavement, I clicked into drive and feathered onto the gas. When the tires hooked up, I mashed the throttle. The 8-liter W16 engine is located in the center of the car, behind your head, and it has four supersized turbos attached. The sound of those

turbos breathing like a breaching whale is a Veyron trademark. The only similar sound would be a seat on the wing of a Learjet. Then the task is as simple as keeping the steering wheel straight and your eyes down the road. A couple of seconds in, you realize that you’ve been holding your breath, waiting for that moment when the revolutions-per-minute are near redline and the car changes gears, and everything relaxes for an instant as the revs build back up. That doesn’t happen in the Bugatti. There’s no take-a- breath pause. Speed continues to build and build and build. A portion of your reptilian brain cries out in

protest. In my opinion, that’s what you’re paying for in the Veyron: That thrill/terror, peeling back layers of rational thought. Whoa, whoa, whoa! The first time I drove one I said it is twice as fast as a fast car, and that still holds true. On the runway, I flashed past orange cones that Bugatti personnel had positioned to indicate the place to slow down. I clomped on the brake. The car’s nose bucked downward, striking pavement, and the car slowed from 170-plus miles to an easily controllable speed. You could replicate that process all day long. Not long ago I tested another new supercar, the $845,000 Porsche 918 Spy-

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Eisenmann Corp. President Mark West discusses projects at the company’s U. S. headquarters in Crystal Lake. The company makes a variety of products, including systems designed to convert organic waste into natural gas.

Eisenmann ramps up Crystal Lake company adding jobs after restructuring By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Eisenmann Corp. has been ramping up and hiring engineers after shedding its manufacturing arm in 2006. The company, a global provider of environmental technologies for biogas, air pollution control and paint finishing technologies, has added 20 engineers in the past year at its U.S. headquarters in Crystal Lake. “We’re growing,” Eisenmann President Mark West said. “We’re expanding our product portfolio and service capabilities.” The company increased its headcount by 38 percent in 2013. It plans to double its revenue in the next five years and keep growing. “We see the climate for manufacturing in the U.S. continuing to improve with the low cost of energy and companies looking to manufacture where their customers are located.” More manufacturing means more work for Eisenmann, which makes custom-designed manufacturing systems for various industries from automotive to waste disposal. The Crystal Lake office is responsible for sales, engineering, design, installation and servicing systems it makes. It covers the U.S. and Canada but has international reach. It serves its U.S. clients as they expand overseas and is working on projects in the Middle East, Japan and the United Kingdom. The company is a subsidiary of Boeblingen, Germany-based Eisenmann AG. “On any given day we have people from Europe, Brazil, Mexico or China in our offices,” West said. As part of a restructuring in 2006, Eisenmann laid off 60 employees when it closed its local manufacturing facility. “We started feeling pressure from our customers, which were large automotive companies,” West said. “We could see things starting to change and decided to restructure the business.” By the time the recession hit in 2008, Eisenmann was growing again. “From a timing perspective, we were actually able to find a lot of good talent,” he said. “We were in the process of growing and able to pick up good people.”

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Project Engineer Daniel Scifo, a Prairie Ridge High School graduate, works on a design on the second floor of Eisenmann Corp.’s U.S. headquarters in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake has been a good base for finding and attracting that talent. “We thought it may pose a challenge to attract new college graduates to come work out in the suburbs,” West said. “However, many of our new hires have come to us straight out of school.” Others commute before settling in the suburbs, he added. “Crystal Lake is a nice area for employees to call home,” he said. “You can raise a family here affordably and with good schools and you still have access to a big city a train ride away.” Eisenmann initially established its U.S. headquarters in Michigan, but moved to Crystal Lake in 1982 when it acquired Temtek-Allied. “We had been in Detroit since 1977, but the workforce in that area did a lot of job-hopping between the automotive companies and the supply base,” West said. “We have found a more stable work force here and have employees with long average tenure with the company.” Eisenmann’s environmental projects include anaerobic digester technology used to convert organic waste into green energy. This type of biogas project is much more common in Europe than in the U.S.

“There has been no federal guidance around biogas, so things are developing on a very local or regional level,” West said. “Solar and wind have had federal incentives that allow the investors to better guarantee a return on investment.” In December, Eisenmann announced that it was working with CR&R Waste and Recycling Services, a company that serves 2.5 million people and 5,000 businesses in five Southern California counties, on what could be the largest green waste project of its kind in North America. When completed this year, the CR&R facility in Perris, Calif., will convert organic waste into compressed natural gas, which will be used to fuel the company’s fleet of collection vehicles. “Our approach to biogas is that the project needs to stand on its own without government incentives,” West said. “Some cities on the coasts have started passing legislation to divert organics away from landfills. This is just the start.” Growth will likely be slow without a federal mandate, he said. “We do see the market increasing in the future, but that is coming from zero,” West said. “It will happen gradually.”

Applications for jobless aid edge up to 304,000 By JOSH BOAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits last week rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 304,000. Jobless claims continue to be near pre-recession levels despite the slight increase. The Labor Department said Thursday that the four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, fell 4,750 to 312,000. That average has fallen from 357,500 applications over the past 12 months. It is the lowest four-week average since October 2007, just two months before the Great Recession started.

Applications are a proxy for layoffs. The current level of claims suggests that employers are holding on to their workers with the expectation of stronger economic growth ahead. The modest level of claims occurs during the government’s survey week for the April employment report. It indicates job gains of “200,000plus” this month, said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets. Hiring has accelerated as applications for jobless aid have fallen. Employers added 192,000 jobs in March, according to a separate government report. That follows gains of 197,000 in February, as the unemployment rate

stayed at 6.7 percent for the second straight months. Severe winter storms in January and December shut down factories, kept shoppers away from stores, and reduced home buying. That reduced hiring and overall economic growth. Employers added 129,000 jobs in January and only 84,000 in December. More jobs and higher incomes will be needed to spur better overall economic growth. For now, economists expect the bad winter weather contributed to weak growth of 1.5 percent to 2 percent at an annual rate in the January-March quarter. But as the weather improves, most analysts expect growth to rebound to near 3 percent.

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College is offering a blended engineering graphics course this summer. The course, which takes place online, except for three meeting times for a group project, begins June 9 and ends Aug. 1. The course introduces the language used by engineers, designers and drafters, to communicate technical ideas in the context of engineering design/ manufacturing processes in industry. It covers topics such as technical sketching, measurement/scaling, geometric constructions, multi-view/working drawings, auxiliary projection, pictorials, solid modeling and descriptive geometry. To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-4558588. For information about this course, contact Steven Socol, department chair of chemistry, physics and engineering at MCC at 815-455-8714 or ssocol@mchenry.edu.

Stateline SHRM to host job training presentation McHENRY – Stateline SHRM will host a breakfast program in May titled “Building Internship and Job Training Programs” presented by Thomas Faber and Linda Kasprzak of the McHenry County Workforce Network. The meeting will be from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. at the McHenry County Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry. The cost is $15 for members and $30 for nonmembers, payable by cash or check at the door. Credit card payments can be made online by May 5. Reservations can be made at stateline. shrm.org. They will discuss rules and regulations of intern programs, how to build intern and job training programs, and how it benefits your company. The program is pending approval for 1.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

Chipotle sales surge as it draws more customers NEW YORK – Mexican food chain Chipotle reported a higher quarterly profit Thursday as more customers flocked to its restaurants for burritos, bowls and tacos. The Denver-based chain’s popularity has kept growing because people like that they can pick what toppings to put on their orders as they walk down an assembly line. The chain’s “Food with Integrity” slogan also is intended to underscore the higher quality of its ingredients, in comparison to traditional fast-food chains such as Burger King and Wendy’s. First-quarter results indicate its popularity isn’t fading: sales at established locations rose 13.4 percent, driven in part by an increase in customer traffic. Higher costs for beef, avocados and cheese as well as higher litigation costs ate into profit and earnings missed expectations. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said net income rose to $83.1 million, or $2.64 per share, for the three months ended March 31. That’s up from $76.6 million, or $2.45 per share, a year ago. Analysts expected $2.86 per share. Revenue climbed 24 percent to $904.2 million from $726.8 million a year ago. Analysts expected revenue of $872.9 million. The company has been mulling whether it can raise prices later this year without scaring off customers. It forecast revenue in stores open at least one year will rise in the high single digits for 2014, but said that excludes any menu price increase.

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Important tips for choosing a roofing contractor Our homes are the single most important investment in our lives. Bob Schell of Robert’s Exterior Services in Wonder Lake shares some very important reminders when choosing a roofing contractor: Choosing a contractor for repairs and maintenance can be a daunting challenge. At the top of that list, and the top of your house, is your roof. The importance of choosing the right contractor for your roofing system will be one of the most important decisions you can make. Your roof

specific roofing procedure. It is up to you, the homeowner, to ask for proper credentials and documentation. Most roofing professionals will have certifications from the roofing material manufacturer that says the specific contractor is qualified to install your roof. This is very important if there is a claim or a warranty concern in the future. Choose a roofing contractor who is referred to you, well-established in your community and a member of your chamber of commerce. Before you begin your home

CHAMBER NEWS Donna Sullivan design and its specific needs and weaknesses are what you want your roofing professional to address. You want to choose a contractor who is well-established in your community, is licensed in the state of Illinois and has the proper insurance coverage. A common problem a homeowner can experience is using a contractor whose crews are not trained in a

spring projects contact the Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce at 815728-0682 or chamber@wonderlake. org for a list of local, reputable contractors. ••• Congratulations to Mark Folliard of Folliard Carpentry for being chosen as the 2014 Wonder Lake Business of the Year. •••

Applications are being accepted for the Miss Wonder Lake Scholarship Pageant. Girls between the ages of 16 and 21 living in Wonder Lake are encouraged to participate in the upcoming pageant. Entry forms are available at the chamber office or on the chamber’s website (www.wonderlake.org). The deadline for entries is today. The pageant will be May 16.

• Donna Sullivan is executive director of the Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 815-728-0682.

R&D credit may help many businesses Wage boost would cost firms $15B The Research & Development Tax Credit is an engineering-based program that focuses on a company’s operations and processes in order to determine their qualification for incentives. This benefit provides an avenue to receive tax money back from prior years while also reducing current taxable income on a dollar-fordollar basis. The R&D Tax Credit was originally enacted as a Federal Tax Program in 1981 and was designed to encourage American investment in innovation and creativity. In 2004, tax regulation changes significantly expanded the credit opportunity. Most organizations don’t have an R&D department and probably don’t consider what they are doing is research and development. They are making these improvements and changes because they must stay competitive and yet, as the government sees it, “R&D” is exactly what they are doing. In 2001, the IRS changed the definition of R&D and the changes were so broad it virtually encompasses all manufacturing or technology organization in some way. One misconception is companies believe they need to be a manufacturer to qualify. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, if you perform any engineering activities, design, CAD, quality assurance, fabrication, process improvement, prototyping, modeling, develop patents or software develop-

the study. The result should typically be a detailed engineering report. The magnitude of the R&D Tax Credit’s economic effects are debated by many economists but a majority of them agree the credit does increase R&D spending in the United States. While measuring the actual effect of the credit is difficult, a 2005 study by Ernst & Young measured the amount of dollars returned to companies in the form of the R&D Tax Credit. Some 17,700 corporations claimed $6.6 billion in R&D Tax Credits on their tax returns in 2005. About 11,300 C corporations and 6,400 S corporations claimed the credit. Of corporations claiming the R&D Tax Credit in 2005, 29 percent had $1 million in assets or less, 25 percent had assets of $1 to $5 million, 25 percent had assets of $5 to $25 million, and 21 percent ahd assets of more than $25 million. Some 14,953 corporations with less than $50 million in total assets claimed more than $891 million in Federal Research and Experimentation Tax Credits. More than 70 percent of these corporations had a Standard Industrial Classification in some type of Manufacturing, the remaining include Services, Information, and Agriculture.

BUSINESS CONSULTING Jeff Ernst ment you would qualify for the R&D tax credit. The benefits of having an R&D Tax Credit Study performed include the following: • Dollar for dollar credit against taxes owed or previously paid • Tax refund on prior years with interest • Carry forward credit for future profitable years up to 20 years • Immediate increase in company cash flow • Credit average is more than $25,000 per $1,000,000 in total company payroll The IRS allows companies to go back three open tax years to take advantage of the credits they may have missed. Just 120 days after submitting the amended returns, you can get cash in your pocket. Additionally, you can take credits for current and future years if you continue to perform activities that qualify for this credit. In order to best qualify in accordance with the IRS standards, you should not simply complete forms. The R&D study should be an exhaustive effort of interviews, project by project documentation, evaluation, and detailed analysis, performed by a team with an expertise in the R&D study – most notably IP/Tax attorney’s and engineers. This ensures credibility and validity of

By ALAN FRAM The Associated Press WASHINGTON – A Senate Democratic bill gradually increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 hourly would require private businesses to spend $15 billion more in salaries when it takes full effect in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday. The nonpartisan budget office’s estimate could be used as ammunition by Republicans, who largely oppose the measure because they say it would drive up business costs. But it could also be beneficial to Democrats because the private sector spent $5.4 trillion on wages in 2012, according to the most recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means the increased pay would boost employers’ wage costs by just 0.003 percent, or about one-

third of a penny for every dollar spent on salaries. The Senate is expected to begin debating the electionyear Democratic measure when lawmakers return from a spring recess in two weeks. Republicans seem likely to muster enough votes to block it, and there is no evidence yet that Democrats are willing to broker a compromise. The minimum wage is currently $7.25 hourly. The bill by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, would increase the minimum in three steps, reaching $10.10 two-and-a-half years after the bill becomes law. The budget office also estimated that the measure would force state and local governments to pay workers $1 billion more in 2017 than they would otherwise be required. Those governments paid $840 billion in salaries in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The federal government would incur just $2 million in added wage costs for the entire decade ending in 2024. That’s because it has fewer than 4,000 workers earning less than $10.10 hourly, the budget office said. The federal government spent $207 billion in wages in 2012, according to the labor statistics bureau. But the Democratic bill would cost the government $5 billion in lost revenue over the coming decade. In an effort to win votes from moderate Democrats and perhaps Republicans, Harkin’s measure would give bigger tax breaks to some smaller businesses that purchase equipment over the next three years. In February, the budget office estimated that the Democratic bill would mean $31 billion in higher earnings for low-paid workers in 2016.

“U.S. gets a little bit better every day. Europe is improving. The growth markets continue to expand and will provide growth during the year even with volatility,” said CEO Jeff Immelt on a call with investors. GE earned $3 billion on revenue of $34.18 billion in the year’s first three months, down from $3.5 billion on revenue of $34.94 billion during the same period last year. On a per share basis, GE earned 30 cents.

Adjusted to reflect continuing operations and to remove the effect of one-time charges, GE earned 33 cents per share. GE calculates that earnings per share rose 9 percent compared with last year, when the sale of NBC Universal and other items are removed. Analysts had expected GE to earn 32 cents per share, on average, on sales of $34.45 billion, according to FactSet.

8IN BRIEF GE 1Q earnings fall, outlook strong NEW YORK – General Electric’s new focus on oil and gas equipment helped the company to post strong first-quarter results. GE posted lower overall firstquarter net income than a year ago, but that’s only due to the sale of NBC Universal during that period. The company said Thursday that its industrial divisions, especially oil and gas, performed well and the global economic environment was improving.

• Jeff Ernst is managing director of Ernst Consulting Group. He can be reached at jeff@ernstcg.com or 877-2218811.

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George Saunders, who is a professor at Syracuse University and has won the National Magazine Award for iction four times, said, “I’m always aware of writing around things I can’t do, and I’ve come to think that that’s actually what ‘style’ is -- an avoidance of your deiciencies.” A publisher once told me always to write about things that I know. He and Saunders are clearly in agreement. Over the last three days, we have looked at the overcalls that vary in meaning when made in the fourth seat instead of the second seat. A one-no-trump overcall is weak, not strong; a single jump overcall in a suit is intermediate, not weak; and a two-no-trump overcall is natural, not unusual -- as in today’s deal. South’s balancing jump to two no-trump showed a balanced hand with some 2021 points (or slightly fewer points with a good six-card minor). North might have advanced with three clubs, Stayman, to look for a 4-4 spade it. After West leads the heart queen, how should South plan the play? Declarer has six top tricks:

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BLUES 4

FIRST ROUND GAME 1

BLACKHAWKS 3 (3OT)

BLUES LEAD SERIES, 1-0

ALL FOR NAUGHT Blues take series opener on Steen’s goal in 3rd OT

FOUR-PAGE SPECIAL SECTION: COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 2 The Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko celebrates Thursday after scoring past Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford in the first period as Marian Hossa trails the play. The Blues won, 4-3, in three overtimes.

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BLUES LEAD SERIES, 1-0 Hawks quick hits WHAT WORKED • Ryan Who? Ryan Miller was supposed to be the elite goaltender who could lift the Blues to their first Stanley Cup title when he joined the team before the trade deadline. The Hawks clearly were not intimidated, scoring three goals in their first seven shots against the former Vezina Trophy winner. • Speed kills Whatever the Hawks lacked in size against the Blues, they made up for in speed. Patrick Kane provided a great reminder of that as he headed to the blue line, accepted a pinpoint pass from Jonathan Toews, and took off for a splendid breakaway goal to give the Hawks a 3-2 lead late in the first period. • Gold glove When we last saw Corey Crawford in the playoffs, he was hoisting Lord Stanley’s Cup above his head as a first-time champion. Crawford’s resilient approach paid dividends Thursday as he rebounded from an early sloppy goal and derisive chants of “Crawww-ford” to make several terrific, sprawling saves.

WHAT DIDN’T WORK

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Blackhawks backup goal Antti Raanta makes a save April 4 in Columbus, Ohio, as the Blue Jackets’ Artem Anisimov looks for a rebound.

WAITING IN THE WINGS Raanta calmly watches from the bench in Hawks’ wild start ST. LOUIS – A year ago at this time, Antti Raanta was sitting on a couch on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. It was a big couch, but not as big as the ocean. Still, it was comfortable, which allowed Raanta to park in front of his television and watch the Blackhawks’ run to a Stanley Cup title. “Good seats,” Raanta said with a laugh. Anyone with a high-definition TV knows the feeling. Now, Raanta has an especially good seat. Front row, near center ice. And he gets paid to sit there. No wonder the 24-year-old Finland native is smiling as if he just won a dream vacation. “Of course, my first NHL playoffs,” Raanta said. “It’s really nice.” It’s a lot of things, as Hawks fans know well. Yes, the postseason can be really nice, and it also can be really infuriating, really uplifting, really terrifying or really perfect. Usually all in the same series. Most of all, the playoffs can be really unpredictable. That’s why it was important to check in with Raanta before the Hawks played the St. Louis Blues on Thursday in Game 1 of the Western Conference

VIEWS Tom Musick quarterfinals. As the backup goaltender, he was the only player on the team who was active and in uniform but would not be expected to log one second of ice time. Nothing about this situation was controversial. Corey Crawford is the Hawks’ clear-cut No. 1 starter in net and has a Stanley Cup championship on his résumé, and it would take a serious injury or a Lindsay Lohan-caliber meltdown in order for Raanta to leave his perch on the bench. So Raanta must have arrived to the Scottrade Center hoping not to play, right? Because, if he did leave his spot on the bench, that would have meant something terrible had happened to Crawford? “Well, of course,” Raanta said. “You never want anything to happen, but you never know. Hockey is a fast game and there are lots of things that can happen. But I don’t want to start thinking those things. “I just try to go to practice and be the

best goalie and try to push Corey higher and higher. Hopefully, Corey will play great games like he was playing last year. Hopefully, I can help the team in practice. “Well, you never know what happens. So I don’t want to start thinking too much, those things.” It was too late. Raanta was thinking about the possibility of leaving the bench to become the Hawks’ most important player at a moment’s notice. He was thinking about his confidence in himself to rise to the occasion if necessary. He was thinking about his rookie regular season, which included some good and some bad as he posted a 13-5-4 record with a 2.71 goals-against average in 25 appearances. “Always, you can think of [your] games and what you can do better,” Raanta said. “Maybe December was a little bit better than the last couple months. Maybe my game was a little bit better in that time. There were a little bit of ups and downs in the last few games. “But it’s still the first year. I don’t know if I can make those mistakes, but you have to make mistakes to learn more. … There are still lots of things

to do to be at the top level here. But we are in the playoffs, so I can’t be too disappointed.” Instead, Raanta can be happy. This time of year is the exact reason why Raanta signed a one-year deal with the Hawks last summer. He had thrived in Finland and might have been able to receive more playing time on a less talented team, but he joined the Hawks because of all of the postseason fun he had seen on TV from his couch. “I knew that this organization was at a high level and there’s always a chance to go all the way,” Raanta said. “That was one of the reasons why I picked this team. Now, I have been here almost a year, [and] it has been just as great as I was thinking. Everything – the whole organization – everybody has been helping me and everybody has been trying to make my job as easy as possible.” But now Raanta has a hard assignment. Sit still, but stay sharp. In the meantime, enjoy the front-row seat. • Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

HAWKS NOTES

Hitchcock calls Quenneville ‘one of the best matchup guys in the world’ By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com ST. LOUIS – Joel Quenneville and Ken Hitchcock have matched wits since the late 1990s, when Hitchcock’s Dallas Stars beat Quenneville’s St. Louis Blues en route to the Stanley Cup in 1999. Quenneville is the NHL’s third-winningest coach with

706 regular-season victories. Hitchcock is seventh (second among active coaches) with 648. The mutual respect has piled up with all those victories. Quenneville said Hitchcock’s teams “always play hard, and the right way.” And the more loquacious Hitchcock raved about his counterpart.

“I just think he’s, if not the best, he’s one of the best matchup guys in the world,” Hitchcock said. “And I don’t mean matchup like he’s going to have the right people on the ice against your players. He knows exactly which players do well in what zone, where they should start, where they should finish. He knows how to build his own lineup.

“He has really adapted. It’s not just adapting to the players, it’s adapting to the information that’s provided to you through analytics. He does a great job in the way he plays his team. “And it’s a significant challenge for all of us. Because he’s not going to make mistakes. He’s not going to make errors. And that’s the sign of a very

mature coach, that can have the right players on the ice at the right time, all the time. And that’s what the challenge is for us, to be able to match that.” Calling for backup: The Hawks recalled goaltender Mac Carruth from Rockford as a precautionary measure. “We just wanted a third goalie here,” Quenneville said.

• Defensive breakdowns The Blues scored the first goal of the game after Hawks center Michal Handzus fell down in his own end and teammate Michal Rozsival failed to clear the front of the net. On the Blues’ game-tying goal late in the third period, Johnny Oduya and Nicklas Hjalmarsson could not clear the puck out of the zone. • Crowd control The Hawks have become accustomed to loud support both at home and on the road, but that was not really the case for Game 1 at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center. Maybe 10 percent of the crowd wore red Hawks sweaters, but their cheers were drowned out by the overwhelming majority of Blues fans. • Slump continues After a dismal regular season, Hawks forward Bryan Bickell talked about finding a spark and flipping a switch and a bunch of other clichés that have a special place in hockey. However, in Game 1, Bickell was a nonfactor. The 6-foot-4, 233-pound winger quietly posted a minus-1 rating and zero shots on goal.

STARS OF THE GAME • Patrick Kane Kane returned after a monthlong absence and played with a brace on his knee, but he did not appear hesitant or limited as he notched the Hawks’ third goal. • Corey Crawford Crawford made a handful of key saves, including one late in the third period in which he bailed out defenseman Nick Leddy after an embarrassing whiff. • Brent Seabrook Seabrook never has been known as a gifted scorer, but he always seems to come through in the biggest moments. He scored a goal and an assist in Game 1.

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING Kane: It stings right now, obviously. I think the big thing for us is we’ve got to realize it’s only one game.

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B LU ES 4

GAME 1

BLACKHAWKS 3 (3OT)

BLUES LEAD SERIES, 1-0

Tweets from Game 1

Cracknell is the perfect name for a member of the Blues.

@2ndCityHockey – Second City Hockey It took Quenneville about 8:30 to go with a line of Bickell-Toews-Kane. Let’s see if it lasts.

@drosennhl – Dan Rosen Hawks playing very tentative. Not sure what the deal is here. It’s not fear or anything. Looks like nerves.

@JayZawaski670 – Jay Zawaski Blackhawks now outscoring the Cubs this week.

@wischlist – Dave Wischnowsky

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St. Louis’ Alex Steen scores the game-winning goal past Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford and Niklas Hjalmarsson during the third overtime in Game 1 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Thursday in St. Louis. The Blues won, 4-3, in triple overtime.

UP AND DOWN Hawks, Blues combine for five goals in first period BY MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com ST. LOUIS – Looks like the Blackhawks found the switch. But so did the Blues. Looking nothing like the team that largely coasted to the regular-season finish line, and an awful lot like the team that marched to its second Stanley Cup in four years last spring, the Blackhawks opened their championship defense with an impressive and emphatic first two periods in Thursday’s Game 1. But looking nothing like the team that lost its past six games and was shut out in its final two, the Blues took the body early, controlled the puck late and sent the game to overtime – and then double overtime, and then triple overtime – before Alex Steen scored 26 seconds into the third overtime to give St. Louis a 4-3 win and a 1-0 series lead. It was the eighth straight time the Hawks lost the first road game of a playoff series. It also set the tone for what promises to

be a riveting and rollicking series. Whether it was Jonathan Toews hitting Patrick Kane with an 80-foot stretch pass for a breakaway goal; or Niklas Hjalmarsson and Duncan Keith blocking shots on the penalty kill; or Corey Crawford making two highlight-reel saves; or the Hawks spending nearly the entire second period in the Blues zone; the Hawks were crisp, sharp and energized. But it still wasn’t enough. Unlike last season, when the Hawks faced the overmatched Minnesota Wild in the first round and coasted to an uninspired five-game victory, this series – as expected – ratcheted up the intensity right away. The crowd was loud, the tension was thick, and the Blues came out doing exactly what everyone expected – hitting. On one early shift, David Backes took a run at Toews but missed, then tangled with Hjalmarsson in the Hawks crease, drilled Johnny Oduya along the boards at center ice, then hit Toews in the far corner. That’s how the Blues wanted to play. The last thing Ken Hitchcock wanted was to get into the kind of track meets that

highlighted Wednesday’s opening slate of games. “Usually the first game in the series is pretty hectic,” he said. No kidding. The Blues, who hadn’t scored a goal in more than 148 minutes and who hadn’t scored an even-strength goal in more than 222 minutes, got the start they desperately needed after losing their final six games of the season. Adam Cracknell muscled in a rebound at 4:40 of the first period to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead and send Scottrade Center – for once fully dominated by hometown fans – into a tizzy. Both teams – and both goalies – settled down after the first period. Ryan Miller stopped the next 35 shots he faced through two overtimes, and Crawford was brilliant, including two spectacular saves on the only two shots he faced in the second period. But the Hawks started losing the possession game in a high-pace, high-tension third, until Jaden Schwartz managed to beat Crawford on a backhander with 1:45 left in the game.

You can admire Patrick Kane’s goal. I’ll admire Jonathan Toews’ pass.

@Proteautype – Adam Proteau I’m afraid to change the channel during intermission. I may miss another goal.

@sdb787 – Stephen Di Benedetto I imagine Brent Sopel is lying down in front of his TV trying to block every one of these St. Louis shots with his rib cage.

@SBN_Ricky – Ricky O’Donnell This dude Crawford! #Blackhawks

@paytonsun – Jarrett W. Payton Niklas Hjalmarsson just LAID OUT David Backes. #Blackhawks

@MarkLazerus – Mark Lazerus Boy, if the Hawks can hold on they could possibly lead this series by a game. #analysis

@LenKasper – Len Kasper

Hawks’ wealth of talent, Crawford in goal should be difference ST. LOUIS – The Blackhawks are more talented than the Blues. I write this even as the Blues have sent the game into overtime Thursday with a late goal. The good citizens here might look upon that as a declaration of war rather than a declarative sentence. It’s not. It’s just the truth. In hockey, a sport that looks down on all things pretentious, the word “talent” can be code for “soft” or “precious” or “wouldn’t know a check from a Chihuahua.” In this case, it means precisely what it’s supposed to mean. The Hawks are the more talented team and the team that should win this best-of-seven series. Will they? I don’t know. It’s very possible that the puck won’t bounce their way, as the cliché goes. But all things being equal, the Hawks should

come out of this alive and well. The good news? Stellar goaltending by Corey Crawford for most of the game and the return of two players with whom you might have some familiarity: Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. There’s a lot of hockey left. It’s not that the Blues lack talent. It’s that they lack it in the bulk the Hawks have it. They are very physical, these Bruise, and they will do their best to knock the talent right out of the Hawks. This was a knockdown battle of styles. But if the Hawks can keep buzzing around the puck the way they did in Game 1 and can get the Crawford from the second period for the rest of the playoffs, they’ll be lifting the Stanley Cup over their heads again in June. It’s really that simple. And that difficult. A wild, amped-up first period

VIEWS Rick Morrissey served noticed that both teams had something to prove. And, in hindsight, it made perfect sense. The Blues were coming off a six-game losing streak and wanted to prove that it was a fluke. The Hawks had two players, Kane and Toews, who were itching to play again after injuries had caused them to miss the past 12 and six regular-season games, respectively. What you had were two teams ready to explode. After 20 minutes of action and a 3-2 Hawks lead, you could be excused for thinking, “Why didn’t I see this coming?” It was the kind of period – and

game – the Hawks want to play: fast and frenetic. Provided the Blues don’t smear them all over the boards, it’s the kind of style that can get the Hawks past the team that was the best in the league for much of the season. If Toews and Kane are any indication, there isn’t a whole lot of downside to resting players toward the end of the season. What’s not to like about fresh skaters? Rust? I didn’t see any rust. I saw two players who were everywhere on the ice. The Hawks went into the first intermission with that 3-2 lead, thanks to a late breakaway goal by Kane, who took Toews’ long, pinpoint pass and beat Blues goalie Ryan Miller with a wicked wrist shot. It was a beautiful thing. That’s the Hawks in a nutshell. So is this: Brandon Saad going into a corner, hitting the brakes to escape

a Blues defender and whipping a perfect pass across the slot to Johnny Oduya, who beats Miller, tying the score 1-1. This is why the Hawks will win this series. There’s just too much ability, too much playmaking capability. The rough-and-tumble Blues would prefer this series turn into more of a rumble. They’ll have to catch the Hawks first. Everybody might be exhausted by the time this series ends – players, coaches and fans – but they’ll have witnessed two very good teams fighting for their playoff lives. In the end, they’ll see only the Hawks are left standing. • Rick Morrissey is a Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist who can be reached at rmorrissey@ suntimes.com.

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FREE SEMINARS Saturday, April 19

11:00 a.m. “Vegetable Gardening” Planning, plotting, and tips for the most fresh produce. 12:30 p.m. “Best New Plants For 2014” Be introduced to the newest, most exciting annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, even fruits and vegetables! 2:00 p.m. “For The Best Lawn in Town” by turf expert Jim Shoger, of Jonathan Green.

Call to let us know you will be attending to be entered into our prize drawings!

Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery & Garden Center

5301 E. Terra Cotta Avenue (Rt. 176) CRYSTAL LAKE • 815.459.8130 www.countrysideflowershop.com Open Daily 9-6, Sunday 10-5

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