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It’s not road rage, just frustration

My 15-year-old son says I sometimes have road rage. Is it “have” road rage? “Experience”?

“Participate in”? I don’t know, but whatever.

I don’t road rage, really, but if I mildly express frustration at another driver, he exclaims: “Road rage!”

Which brings me to the point of this morning’s column ... if you missed Dick Peterson’s Sunday column, “Raging along Bull Valley Road,” you should check it out.

Peterson, a former colleague when he was the Northwest Herald’s Opinion page editor, wrote about his frustration with other motorists who drive below the speed limit on Bull Valley Road and other McHenry County roadways.

I share his frustration, although not specifically to the roads he drives. Because I mostly drive other roads. Perhaps my personal biggest frustration is McHenry Avenue between Rakow Road and Route 14 in Crystal Lake. The posted speed limit is 30 mph. And when people drive below 30, it frustrates me to no end. The

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Let’s keep people moving at a decent, and still safe, pace, please.

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HOVERBOARD MALFUNCTION

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A hoverboard began to spark and smoke after a Volo boy received the motorized toy as a birthday present, police said.

Firefighters responded, disassembled the malfunctioning hoverboard and removed the battery. No one was injured. Story, page A6.

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In this technology age, a number of new Apple and Android-friendly apps can help keep a family connected.

Whether you seek a GPS locater, social network threads or running grocery lists that everyone has access to, there’s something to meet the needs of all families.

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WEAVERVILLE, N.C. – Residents of a North Carolina mountain community are learning the sound of thunder accompanied by strange vibrations they felt was actually a minor earthquake.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the preliminary magnitude 2.5 earthquake rumbled Monday near the town of Weaverville, about 10 miles north of Asheville.

No injuries or damage was reported.

The temblor was among the weakest that people can feel.

The federal agency recorded slightly stronger earthquakes Monday in Tennessee, Utah and California.

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ON THE COVER Marian Central Catholic High School teacher Glenn Pinnau engages students in a Constitution discussion Wednesday.

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• A story on page 3 of Friday’s edition and on page 2 of Saturday’s edition misspelled the last name of Prairie Ridge track and field athlete Natasha Schaffer. The Northwest Herald regrets the error.

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Marian Central Catholic High School students Julia Kranenburg (from left), Ben Sykora and Johnalie Almeria speak with social science teacher Glenn Pinnau after class Wednesday. Pinnau said he engages students in more exciting lessons to prevent them from mentally checking out near the end of the school year.

STUDENTS FIGHT ‘SENIORITIS’

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Educators urge seniors to stay motivated as graduation approaches

By ALLISON GOODRICH

agoodrich@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Glenn Pinnau, a teacher at Marian Central Catholic High School, knows when the end of his students’ senior year is nearing. The shirts of their uniforms are more likely to be untucked; thoughtful questions are asked less frequently; once-engaged students start letting efforts slip.

“Because they’ve just mentally moved on already,” said Pinnau, who teaches social sciences to seniors and some juniors.

In education, the condition is commonly referred to as “senioritis,” and while it might not cause any physical ailments to victims, it has the power to do real damage in extreme circumstances.

“Senioritis hits its peak as soon as Advanced Placement exams are over,” said Paula Steiner, college and career center supervisor at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake. “I would describe it as an inability to focus.”

On the lower end of the scale, senioritis is a terrible way to end high school and enter the much more rigorous envi-

ronment of college, Steiner said. But in drastic cases, it can mean losing out on college altogether.

Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, receives about 48,000 applications a year. Of the 50 percent to 60 percent of students accepted, about 7,000 end up committing to the school.

Director of Admissions Mitch Warren said every year, anywhere between one to more than a handful of those students see their acceptance ripped away because grades in the last couple of

See SENIORITIS, page A8

They need to be putting forth their best effort all of the time. ... After all, this is about their own education.”

Glenn Pinnau, Marian

Central Catholic High School social science teacher

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LOCAL NEWS LOCAL BRIEF Crash near Harvard sends teen to hospital

HARVARD – A 19-year-old Poplar Grove woman was taken to an area hospital Monday after a rollover crash near Harvard, police and fire officials said.

The woman was driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am east on Route 173 half a mile east of County Line Road when an oncoming vehicle drove into her lane, McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Aimee Knop said.

She turned her wheel to avoid hitting the other vehicle, sending her into a ditch and field on the south side of the road about 7 a.m., police and fire officials said.

Emergency crews found the woman walking around outside the vehicle, which had rolled at least once, but was sitting upright near the ditch, said Harvard Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Don Davidson.

The woman was taken to Mercy Harvard Hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, Davidson said. No one else was in the vehicle, officials said.

Knop said the woman was wearing a seat belt. Police did not issue any citations.

– Katie Dahlstrom

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Committee advances referendum to decrease size of County Board

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A nonbinding question asking voters if they would like to shrink the size of the McHenry County Board is again on the move toward placement on the Nov. 8 ballot.

The board’s Management Services Committee voted Monday morning, 6-0, to advance an advisory referendum to the full County Board. The amended question does not cite a particular target number, but merely asks voters if they want the County Board reduced from its current size of 24 members, not counting the elected chairman.

The original version, which committee members postponed earlier this month, asked voters if they wanted to halve the County Board to 12 members, but eliminating a target number in the proposal made it more palatable, said committee Vice Chairman Mike Skala, R-Huntley.

Besides differing opinions among board members as to what the ultimate size should be, Skala said, voters will not have a chance to vote on a binding referendum until after the 2020 U.S. Census.

“By simply asking if they want it re-

Voice your opinion Would you vote yes to decrease the size of the McHenry County Board? Vote online at NWHerald.com. duced, we can get a pulse as to whether it’s something the voters want,” Skala said. “And you have two more election cycles, not counting the one this fall, before you have the people seated on the County Board who would make that decision.”

Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller, R-Crystal Lake, proposed the referendum, citing the example that counties such as Los Angeles County – which has an annual budget greater than half of the states in the U.S. – is run by a five-member board of supervisors. A consolidation initiative on the part of County Board members, to say nothing of one spearheaded by a chairman, is a departure from past years, in which County Board members have rejected calls to downsize or change its current makeup of six four-member districts.

Three other collar-county boards took advantage of the 2010 U.S. Census to shrink themselves. The size of the County Board

has stayed the same since 1972, ever since voters began directly electing its members after the new state constitution ended the practice of county boards made up of township supervisors. State law gives voters a window after each decennial U.S. Census to change the size of county boards.

Should they approve such a referendum after the 2020 census, they would then elect their new, smaller County Board in the 2022 election in which all seats would be up because of redistricting.

The Lake and Kane county boards each shrank by two board members in 2012, in preparation for the time in which those counties reach 800,000 people and have to shrink to 18 members under state law, as the DuPage County Board did in 2000.

Will County shrank its board by one member, but overhauled its boundaries from large nine-member districts to smaller two-member districts.

The McHenry County Board’s size is average compared to the other collar counties. The Kane County Board also has 24 members, the Lake County Board has 21 members and the Will County Board has 26. The County Board could vote to place the advisory question on the ballot as soon as its May 3 meeting.

CARY

Homeowner facing arson charge after pre-foreclosure

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com CARY – A Cary man is charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire that left a vacant two-story home uninhabitable, police said.

Daniel B. Knabusch Jr., the owner of the residence, was charged Saturday with arson after an investigation by the Cary Fire Protection District, the Cary Police Department and the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Cary fire officials responded about 3:09 p.m. Wednesday to 125 Mary Lane for a reported fire. Firefighters on the scene described heavy damage and said the home could potentially be a total loss.

Damage is estimated at several thousands of dollars, according to a release from the Cary Police Department.

The residence was unoccupied and likely

had been since November. Police confirmed through neighbors and family members that the 33-year-old was allegedly at the residence the day of the fire to retrieve several personal items and left at 12:30 p.m., according to court documents. The home is in pre-foreclosure.

Knabusch told police he went to the Cary home to retrieve stuffed animals for his children and a 100-year-old stuffed hawk, according to court documents.

Daniel B. He has been in custody at Knabusch Jr. the McHenry County Correctional Facility since Wednesday for unrelated charges of reckless conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia, both Class A misdemeanors.

Knabusch is expected to appear in court Tuesday on both matters.

LOCAL BRIEF Route 173 crash sends 2 people to hospital

RICHMOND – A man and a woman were taken to Centegra Hospital – McHenry with injuries that were not considered life-threatening after a crash at Route 173 and Keystone Road on Monday, a fire official said.

Richmond Township Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Rod Feltner said fire personnel arrived on the scene at 1:27 p.m. to find a car and a pickup truck that had collided while driving in opposite directions.

The driver of each vehicle was taken to the hospital.

Each vehicle had two passengers, all of whom were unhurt.

Richmond police also responded to the scene.

– Caitlin Swieca

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Boy’s hoverboard malfunctions Birthday gift sparks, smokes while in use outside village home

By KATIE DAHLSTROM

kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com VOLO – A Volo boy’s birthday celebration ended on a heated note when the hoverboard he received Sunday started sparking and smoking, fire officials said.

Wauconda Fire District crews were dispatched just before 8:20 p.m. to the 300 block of Shelbourne Road for the malfunctioning motorized toy outside a home, Battalion Chief Mark Dierker said.

“It was a birthday present for a boy who had been riding it all day,” Dierker said, adding the hoverboard was not charging. “It started smoking and sparking, and they could not shut the power off.”

Firefighters disassembled and removed the battery from the hover-

LOCAL BRIEF Police ID McHenry man killed in motorcycle crash

McHENRY – A 35-year-old McHenry man died late Sunday after his motorcycle collided with a guardrail on River Road, police said.

Merrick M. Gehrke was driving a 2003 Harley-Davidson XL883C south on River Road near Black Partridge Road when, for unknown reasons, his motorcycle left the west side of the road, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Gehrke was thrown from the motorcycle when it struck the guardrail, police said.

McHenry Township Fire Protection District crews responded to the crash about 11:30 p.m., Battalion Chief David Harwood said. When crews arrived, they found a male motorcyclist near the guardrail.

Gehrke was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:53 p.m., McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski said.

Gehrke was not wearing a helmet, police said. He was the only rider of the motorcycle.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigations Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate the crash.

Police closed River Road for nearly five hours as they investigated overnight.

– Katie Dahlstrom

board, a type of self-balancing scooter without handles.

Hoverboards have recently gained notoriety for the potential fire damage because of their lithium-ion batteries, prompting them to be banned from Metra and several university campuses.

Dierker said the hoverboard did not have a serial or model number, and arrived in a plain white box without a manufacturer’s name.

The woman who bought it said she planned to contact the retailer to determine what to do.

Hoverboards that don’t meet safety standards have come under scrutiny from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for presenting an unreasonable risk of fire.

From Dec. 1, 2015, through Feb. 17, the commission received reports from consumers in 24 states of 52 hov-

erboard fires, according to a letter to manufacturers, importers and retailers from Director Robert Howell.

Those fires resulted in more than $2 million in property damage, including the destruction of two homes and a vehicle.

Dierker said no one was injured in Sunday’s incident, although he feared there might have been a different outcome if the hoverboard had been inside.

“They were very lucky,” Dierker said.

The trendy toy has caused an emergency response at least one other time locally. A hoverboard caught fire as it was charging overnight in a Fox River Grove home in January. No one was injured, but the fire destroyed the hoverboard and damaged the carpet, fire officials said at the time.

Man pleads guilty to cyberstalking teen girl

By JORDYN REILAND

WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County judge sentenced a Woodstock man to one year of probation after he admitted to cyberstalking a 16-yearold girl.

Francisco J. Jimenez, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to the amended charge of cyberstalking, a Class 4 felony. McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer accepted the plea agreement.

In exchange for pleading guilty, Jimenez will serve one year of probation, pay a $500 fine and complete all treatment pursuant to a psychiatric evaluation.

He also was sentenced to 30 days in the McHenry County Correctional Facility and will receive credit for

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The rest of the sentence will be stayed pending further issues, according to the state’s attorney’s office.

Assistant State’s Attorney Randi Freese said Jimenez used electronic communication to discuss a sexual act with a minor.

Jimenez, of the 2200 block of Applewood Lane, was arrested in December 2013 and charged with solicitFrancisco J. ing child pornography, Jimenez a Class 1 felony, and enticing a child to remove clothes, a misdemeanor, after he allegedly coerced a 16-year-old girl to send a pornographic image of herself and she complied, police said.

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cswieca@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Police are investigating a case of animal cruelty after a puppy was placed in a pillowcase secured with duct tape and abandoned near Route 14 last week.

Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen said the investigation began Wednesday, when police received a report that an unknown person had placed the puppy in the pillowcase in the area of the 11500 block of Route 14.

He said a motorcycle driver was on the way to instructing a class at McHenry County College and spotted a

How to help Anyone with information about the incident can call the Woodstock criminal investigations division at 815-338-2131 or 815-338-6120. pillowcase on the side of Route 14 that was moving.

The instructor took the puppy from the side of the road to class and later called police about the incident.

“I don’t think it had been there long,” Lowen said. “It was in fairly good shape when they found it.”

Man assisting concealed carry class shot himself

By KATIE DAHLSTROM

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Cory Moore of Crystal Lake walks through the prairie Saturday with his son, Jackson, 3, during Earth Day Celebration 2016 at Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake.

The event included guided nature hikes, games and crafts, puppet shows, more than 20 environmental exhibitors, and food and beverage vendors.

This puppy was found abandoned Wednesday in a duct-taped shut pillowcase in the 11500 block of Route 14 in Woodstock.

WOODSTOCK – The man who accidentally shot himself in the hand over the weekend was assisting in instructing a concealed carry course, police said Monday. The 35-year-old Skokie man was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock with injures not considered to be life-threatening after fire officials responded about 1 p.m. Sunday to the 3600 block of North Queen Anne Road, according to officials and scanner reports.

McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Aimee Knop said the victim believed the handgun malfunctioned. She did not have information on what type of gun

was involved in the incident.

No citations have been issued. Knop said the investigation is ongoing.

Sunday’s shooting was the second report in less than a week of someone accidentally shooting himself in the hand in the McHenry County area.

A 74-year-old McHenry-area man was taken to the hospital Wednesday after he accidentally shot himself in the hand while taking apart a 9 mm handgun, police said. Knop said gun owners should always treat a gun as if it loaded. They should never point their gun at anything they do not intend to shoot, she advised.

Finally, Knop said gun owners should keep their finger off the trigger until it is time to safely fire their gun.

LOCAL BRIEFS McHenry resource fair to connect veterans with benefits McHENRY – The McHenry County Veteran Assistance Commission will hold its annual Veterans Resource Fair and Stand Down on Thursday.

Veterans can be connected to various agencies during the event, slated to take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the McHenry VFW, 3002 W. Route 120.

Veterans will find information about receiving benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans also will have access to health screenings, employment services, legal, financial and mental health

counseling, homeless assistance and free haircuts.

Officials from the McHenry County Housing Authority, TLS Veterans, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the McHenry County Community Foundation and American Community Bank and Trust will be at the event.

Free lunch will be provided to veterans who are residents of McHenry County.

For information, call the McHenry County Veterans Assistance Commission at 815334-2449.

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Woodstock teen taken to hospital, cited after crashing into tree WOODSTOCK – A 17-year-old Woodstock girl was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock with minor injuries after her car ran off the road and hit a tree near the intersection of Queen Anne and Charles roads shortly before 5 p.m.

Monday, officials said.

McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Aimee Knop said the teenager was driving a 1997 Honda Accord east on Charles Road when a vehicle three cars ahead of her stopped suddenly.

The driver was unable to stop in time

and directed her car into the ditch on the side of the road, where she sideswiped a pole and struck a tree head-on, Knop said.

She was cited for a failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash. The girl was wearing her seat belt, and the car’s airbags deployed.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Capt.

Karen Bush said ComEd officials came to the scene to inspect the affected pole.

The car had no passengers and suffered moderate front-end damage, Bush said.

– Caitlin Swieca

• Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Celebrating Earth

The puppy appears to be a boxer, possibly a mixed breed, and is about 4 to 6 weeks old.

The dog is doing well and is at the Hoof, Woof and Meow Animal Rescue at 129 E. Higgins Road in Gilberts. The shelter is accepting applications for his adoption now.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the criminal investigations division at 815338-2131 or 815-338-6120.

While Lowen said calls about dogs locked in cars or chained outside are not uncommon, he said this type of animal cruelty case was very unusual for the department.

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LOCAL BRIEF 52-year-old Hebron man killed when car crashes into tree

HEBRON – A 52-year-old Hebron man died in a one-car crash Monday evening, Hebron Police Sgt. Rich Donlea said.

Richard Goben was driving a four-door sedan that crashed into a tree on the 9700 block of Illinois Street about 3:30 p.m. Monday, officials said.

Fire officials took Goben to the Mercy Harvard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Donlea said.

Hebron police and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were continuing to investigate the crash, he said.

No one else was in the car he was driving.

– Caitlin Swieca

McHENRY

Fabrik to expand with 2nd facility NORTHWEST HERALD

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Continued from page A3 months of high school slipped enough to raise eyebrows.

“In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a big number, but for those students for whom it happens, I think it’s a big deal,” Warren said.

At Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, which this year received 73 applications from McHenry County students, manager of Illinois recruitment Mike Ford said the same.

Students are evaluat- Ben Sykora ed on their performance over the first three years of high school, but colleges expect to see some level of consistency during that fourth year, Ford said. If senior year grades are much lower on final transcripts, the college will contact that student with questions.

“If something doesn’t look right, yeah, an offer can be rescinded and that can put you in a pretty tough spot in June or July,” Ford said, adding at MSU, that typically happens to about a handful of students every year.

From a university’s perspective, Ford said, it’s not necessarily that a student failed a particular class or subject, but rather it’s about how a student handles the education process.

It’s something to think about, said Ben Sykora, a senior at Marian Central headed to the University of Colorado at Boulder in the fall.

Still, he admitted it’s been more difficult to muster motivation since he got his acceptance letter.

“I don’t not try,” said Sykora, who also has a part-time job. “It’s a lot harder to motivate myself, but I know I still have to maintain my grades. I just don’t have that urge to push, push, push. It’s like, ‘OK, cruise control.’ ” For another Marian senior, Johnalie Almaria, it’s also taken some effort to remember that the end counts for something. The closer summer comes, the less time Almaria finds herself studying to the same extent as previous years.

“I just keep thinkJohnalie ing to myself, ‘I’m this Almaria close, don’t mess up,’ ” she said.

Pinnau, now well aware of the problem in his 19th year at Marian, keeps running statistics on grades. Of the students in Pinnau’s four senior classes this year, he recently said 10 percent to 15 percent were in jeopardy of not passing his class, which is a course required for graduation.

Over the years, he has developed a habit in an effort to ameliorate the problem. Saving his more engaging material, such as civil liberties, for the end of the year tends to keep students interested enough to keep focus.

“They need to be putting forth their best effort all of the time,” Pinnau said. “I don’t think they should feel that they are entitled to slack off in the end. After all, this is about their own education.”

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McHENRY – Fabrik Industries will expand its operations in the city of McHenry with the purchase of a second facility at Miller Parkway, the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. announced.

“In 2015, Fabrik’s leadership identified the need to expand operations based on continued increase in their manufacturing business,” the EDC said in a news release. “The company analyzed expansion in the state of Illinois, specifically the city of McHenry and outside of Illinois.

“As the company began researching expansion opportunities, the collaboration between the state of Illinois, the city of McHenry, the county of McHenry and the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. and other partners proved to make the difference in their decision process.”

Fabrik has operated in McHenry

“We are excited about the opportunities in manufacturing locally, and the community’s involvement in our growth has been humbling.”

Keith Wagner

Fabrik Industries president County for 35 years.

“We are excited about the opportunities in manufacturing locally, and the community’s involvement in our growth has been humbling,” Keith Wagner, president of Fabrik Industries, said in the news release.

“In 2016, Fabrik will expand into an additional facility, hiring many new employees to meet the increased manufacturing demand.”

OBITUARIES

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Born: March 18, 1931 Died: April 24, 2016

Ray Merrill Evans, age 85, of Richmond, IL, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born March 18, 1931, in Chicago to Adren Ray and Junia (Peterson) Evans. On June 16, 1951, he married Ramona Vandermeir in Schiller Park, IL. Raised in Chicago, Ray was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Following his military service, Ray was employed by the Chicago Transit Authority as a mechanic and then worked for Sam’s Towing in Franklin Park before furthering his career as a mechanic with TWA. He retired from TWA with over 30 years of service. After retirement, he moved with Ramona to Shelbyville, IL, for 11 years before relocating to Huntley to be closer to family. Most recently, he resided in the Richmond/Spring Grove, IL, area. Enjoyments during his lifetime included dancing, fishing, traveling and playing cards.

In addition, Ray had a love of cars. He enjoyed working on them and talking about them.

Ray was a member of the Crystal Lake Senior Citizens Club, and very much enjoyed the company of his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Ramona; five children, John (Sue Flemming) Evans, Richard Evans, Kimberly (Brian) Bandow, Gregory (Debra) Evans, and Janice (Chris) Voegtle; 13 grandchildren, Shannon (Tom Pomplun) Evans, Amanda (Craig) Mitchell, Scott Nugent, Justin (Jenn) Evans, Timothy (Stephanie) Nugent, Kent Evans, Britt Macias, James (Nicole) Evans, Mitchell Evans, Randl Evans, Gregory Voegtle, Jesse Evans, Michael Voegtle; great-grandchildren, Evan, Kayli, Weston, Anastasia, Brayden, Jayce, Cree, Charis, and August; three sisters, Arline Christell, Lorraine Hagen, and Faye Ford.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Lewis and Cleo.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Thompson Spring Grove Funeral Home, 8103 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove, IL. Visitation will resume at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with closing prayers at 9:45 a.m., before leaving for the 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Peter Catholic Church, Spring Grove, IL. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, his family suggests Masses or memorials to St. Peter’s Church or to Journ-

MARY JANE FELT Mary Jane Felt, nee Duris, of Inverness, passed away April 16, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Judge James H. Felt; loving mother of Elizabeth Felt (Raymond S.) Wakeman, Margo Felt, and John Felt (Jordan Peavey); cherished grandmother of Stephen James Wakeman, Sophia Lily and Jack Alexandre Boningue, and Griffin Henry Felt; dearest sister of Elizabeth Ann (Robert) Kaehler and the late Daniel F. Duris, III; loving sister in law of Margaret Anne Felt; fond aunt, beloved cousin, and treasured friend of many.

Mary Jane was preceded in death by her parents Daniel and Mildred (nee Fitzgerald) Duris, Jr. Originally from Boston, she was the personal secretary to Senator Ted Kennedy and worked as a real estate agent for ReMax Unlimited for many years, specializing in Inverness homes.

A memorial visitation will be held Thursday, April 28, 5 to 8 p.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine and Friday, April 29, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. with memorial mass to follow at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church, 2515 W. Palatine Rd., Inverness. Interment private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

Info., 847-359-8020 or visit Mary Jane’s memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com.

ANN MARTHA KUZIEL

Born: May 8, 1922 Died: April 23, 2016

Ann Martha Kuziel, age 93, of Wonder Lake, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

She was born May 8, 1922, in Chicago to Frank and Johanna Primozich. On June 10, 1944, she married John W. Kuziel at St. Stephen Church in Chicago. Formerly of Stickney, Ann was a summer resident of Wonder Lake in 1976, and became a year-round resident in 1978. She worked in retail women’s apparel for Goldberg Clothing in Chicago and later was employed by the Federal Reserve in Chicago for over 20 years. Ann enjoyed volunteering at the Greenwood School Library

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Survivors include three children, John (Polly) Kuziel, David (Susan) Kuziel, and Jennifer (Dave) Owcarz; her daughter-in-law, Jeanne; grandchildren, David (Linda) Kuziel, Kimberly (Kevin) Chmielewski, Angela Owcarz, Jeffrey Owcarz, Michelle Kuziel, and Kristi (Casey) Seyller; and great-grandchildren, Alexa, Shelby, Kyle, Madelyn, Ella, and Owen.

In addition to her parents, Ann was preceded in death by her husband, John, on Dec. 28, 1996; a sister, Frances, and a brother, Joseph.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Friday, April 29, 2016, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation will resume Saturday at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until closing prayers at 10:15, before proceeding to the 11 a.m. funeral Mass at Christ the King Church, Wonder Lake. Burial will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, her family suggests Masses or memorials to the church.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com.

ELSIE S. STERK Born: June 18, 1926 Died: April 25, 2016

Elsie S. Sterk, 89, of Huntley, died peacefully, April 25, 2016, at her home with her family by her side.

A visitation will be on Thursday, from 5 to 8 p.m. with a service at 7:30 p.m. all at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association.

Elsie was born June 18, 1926, the daughter of Carl J. and Dorothy (Enders) Keller. On Nov.

30, 1942, she married Jack Sterk. She was a devoted wife, mother grandmother and great grandmother. Elsie enjoyed playing the organ, crocheting and doing crossword puzzles.

She is survived by her husband, Jack; her grandchildren, Steve (Anita) Sterk, Cari (Scott) Braasch and Shannon Moose; and by her great grandchildren, Brad, Tim, Jake, Tommy and Allyson.

She is preceded in death by her son, Jack Sterk, Jr.; and by her sisters and brothers, Ann, Carl, Dorothy Hank, Emily, and Lydia.

For further information, please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to defiorejorgensen.com.

JOSEPH VALDEZ

Born: Oct. 16, 1948; in Memphis, TN Died: April 23, 2016; in Woodstock, IL Joseph Valdez, age 67, of McHenry, passed away April 23, 2016, in Woodstock. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on Oct. 16, 1948, the son of Baldomer and Liandia (Padilla) Valdez. He married Lauren Priest on June 15, 1990, in Wheaton, IL. Joseph served in the U.S. Navy from 1970 until 1974.

He was a member of the VFW and PLAV in McHenry. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, taking care of his lawn and being outside on his porch.

Joseph is survived by his wife, children; Alexander Albert, Joey Jr., Kristina, Yani (Danielle) and Nicole, 10 grandchildren and six brothers and sisters.

Joseph is preceded in death by his parents and five brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 11 a.m. until the service at 1:30 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050.

Interment will be private.

Arrangements were made by Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory. For information, call 815-385-0063 or log on at www.colonialmchenry.com.

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‘Me and Mrs. Jones’ singer dies at age 80

By HILLEL ITALIE

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Billy Paul, a jazz and soul singer best known for the No. 1 hit ballad and “Philadelphia Soul” classic “Me and Mrs. Jones,” died Sunday.

Paul, whose career spanned for more than 60 years, died at his home in Blackwood, New Jersey, his co-manager, Beverly Gay, told The Associated Press. Paul, 80, had been diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer, Gay said.

Known by his beard and large glasses, Paul was one of many sing- Billy Paul ers who found success with the writing and producing team of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, whose Philadelphia International Records also released music by the O’Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and Lou Rawls.

“Me and Mrs. Jones” was an extramarital confession and a characteristic Gamble and Huff production, setting Paul’s thick tenor against a lush and sensuous arrangement. Many fans best remember the moment when Paul’s otherwise subtle vocals jump as they reach the title words, stretching out “Me” and “And” into multiple syllables and repeating “Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones.” (Paul himself was married to the same woman for decades).

Paul’s voice made him “one of the

great artists to come out of Philly and to be celebrated worldwide,” Gamble and Huff said in a statement late Sunday.

“Our proudest moment with Billy was the recording of the salacious smash ‘Me and Mrs. Jones.’ In our view, it is one of the greatest love songs ever recorded,” they said.

The song was one of the top singles of 1972 and brought Paul a Grammy the following year for best male rhythm ‘n blues performance, with runners-up including Ray Charles and Curtis Mayfield. Paul remained identified with the song for the rest of his life. Paul continued to perform live until he fell ill and his manager said he had been lining up numerous appearances at the time of his death. Among his favorites in concert was a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain.”

(Prince died Thursday).

He was born Paul Williams but later agreed to his manager’s suggestion that he change his name to Billy Paul to avoid confusion with songwriter Paul Williams and other musicians with the same name. A Philadelphia native, he sang much his life, performing with such jazz stars as Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington and being featured on a handful of singles while still in his teens.

Paul was drafted into the military in his early 20s, and found himself on the same base in Germany with a couple of famous show business names, Elvis Presley and Gary Crosby, Bing Crosby’s son.

BRIEFS Civil rights attorney, federal judge Horace Ward dead at 88

BISMARCK, N.D. – Outdoors artist Terry Redlin has died in South Dakota after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s

disease. He was 78.

Redlin died Sunday night in a care center in the Watertown area due to “complications from a nine-year struggle with dementia,” Redlin Art Center Executive Director Julie Ranum told The Associated Press.

When Redlin retired from painting in 2007, his son, Charles Redlin, said his father suffered from exposure to a chemical found in paint.

Redlin is known for his paintings of wildlife and outdoors scenes.

In the 1990s, he was Terry Redlin named American’s most popular artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S. Art magazine. His depictions of ducks, deer and rustic cabins decorate everything from coffee mugs to jigsaw puzzles.

The Redlin Art Center museum features more than 150 of his original oil paintings, as well as many prints, sketches and childhood drawings. The gallery has drawn more than 3 million visitors since it opened in 1997.

Redlin also was known for his conservation work. Over 17 years, his art donations to Ducks Unlimited raised more than $28 million for wetlands projects. The Terry Redlin Environmental Center opened in Watertown in 2010, with exhibits on native ecosystems, wetlands and the prairie.

– Wire reports

der Lake. Burial will be in Christ the King Cemetery in Wonder Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Joann L. Lewis: The celebration of her life will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the McHenry Moose Lodge, 3535 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg. For information, call Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home at 815-459-1760.

Kenneth P. Miller: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the funeral home. Interment with military honors will follow in Oakland Cemetery in Woodstock.

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

Anita L. Mogdans: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Thursday, April 28, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock.

Interment will follow in Calvary Catholic

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

Richard Shermach: The celebration of his life will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Nicolino’s Restaurant, 621 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry.

Donald G. Smith: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Wednesday, April 27, at Ehorn-Adams Funeral Home, 10011 Main St., Richmond.

Military honors will follow. For information, call the funeral home at 815-678-731.

Elsie S. Sterk: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. service, Thursday, April 28, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call the funeral home at 847515-8772.

Joseph Valdez: The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the 1:30 p.m. funeral service Wednesday, April 27, at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. Interment will be private. For information call the funeral home at 815385-0063.

ATLANTA – A civil rights lawyer who became Georgia’s first black federal court judge has died.

Retired U.S. District Judge Horace Ward died Saturday at age 88. Funeral arrangements are pending, said Alfonso Dawson Mortuary funeral director Andre Hannah in Atlanta.

Ward challenged segregationist practices at the University of Georgia in the early 1950s.

He had earned degrees from Morehouse College Horace Ward and Atlanta University, which later became Clark Atlanta. But his application to the University of Georgia law school was rejected in 1951, despite his qualifications. He launched a legal challenge against the university that helped pave the way for the civil rights movement.

Ward, from LaGrange, Georgia, went on to earn a law degree from Northwestern University. He returned to Georgia in the late ’50s and helped in another desegregation push that led to UGA admitting two black students, Hamilton E. Holmes and Charlayne Hunter.

Outdoors artist Terry Redlin dies after battle with dementia

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Alvig Dagny Carlson: The celebration of life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Presbyterian Church in Marengo. A luncheon for family and friends will follow.

Virgene Ehorn-Weber: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. funeral service Thursday, April 28, at Ehorn-Adams Funeral Home, 10011 Main St., Richmond.

Interment will be in Richmond Cemetery in Richmond.

Ray Merrill Evans: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Thompson Spring Grove Funeral Home, 8103 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove. The visitation will continue from 8:30 a.m. until the 9:45 a.m. closing prayers before leaving for the 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Thursday, April 28, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Spring Grove. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights.

Mary Jane Felt: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine. The visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until the 10:30

a.m. memorial Mass celebration Friday, April 29, at Holy Family Church, 2515 W. Palatine Road, Inverness. Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 847-359-8020.

William P. Fenwick Jr.: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Tuesday, April 26, at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry. The cremation rite will be accorded privately, with inurnment taking place in The Church of Holy Apostles Cemetery. For information, call Justen Funeral Home & Crematory at 815-385-2400.

Robin Franz Freeman: The memorial will be Saturday, April 30. For information, call Jessi at 224-829-2825.

Ann Martha Kuziel: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until the 10:15 a.m. closing prayers before leaving for the 11 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Saturday, April 30, at Christ the King Church in Won-

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THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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McHENRY GARDEN CLUB CONTAINER GARDEN GALA

WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. April 26 WHERE: McHenry High School West Campus, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry COST & INFO: Designers from local garden centers will create container gardens on stage, and drawings will determine winners from the audience for each garden. Includes raffles for themed creative baskets.

Cost: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Information: 815344-1137 or www.mchenrygardenclub.com.

FRIENDLY SKIES – The children at the Cary Park District Preschool took a pretend trip from New York to California with United Airlines pilot Julie Penkava. Each child was assigned a job, and Penkava created a simulated flight with tickets, luggage, a safety video and snacks. Pictured (standing, from left) are Ryan Koulentes, Rylee Henderson, Kenzie Bryan, Samantha Kay, Julie Penkava, Ava Ramirez, Elizabeth Gogoladze, Katie Dunphy and Logan Hoffman; (sitting) Cate Winkelman, Brenton Ledford, Brynlee Ahlquist, Tommy Osimani and Aubrey Wilhusen; and (flight crew) Emily Penkava, Adam Voss and Kornel Szentendrei.

COMMUNITY

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UNDERSTANDING CREDIT REPORTS AND SCORES

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 26 WHERE: Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin COST & INFO: Program presented in partnership with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois. Free.

Registration required. Information: 847-458-3144 or www. aapld.org.

CALENDAR April 26

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Books Are Fun book and gift fair, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Hosted by McHenry County College Chapter of American Association for Women in Community Colleges. Proceeds benefit scholarships for MCC students. Information: 815479-7829.

• 6 to 8 p.m. – The Fray Stitchery Club, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley.

Open to those who knit, crochet, cross-stitch or work any other needle craft. Novice through experienced, ages 10 and older, are welcome. Bring projects and supplies. Information: 847-669-5386.

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. – “The Next Step: Money Management After High School,” Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal

Lake. Free. Registration required. Information: www.clpl.org or 815-459-1687.

• 7 p.m. – April in Paris Series: French Desserts with Chef Michael Maddox, Wauconda Area Library, 800 N. Main St., Wauconda. Samples and recipes included. Free. Registration required.

Information: 847-526-6225 or www.wauclib.org.

• 7 p.m. – Ecumenical Taize prayer service, First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. The service will continue the celebration of Easter with prayer, song and silence in a candlelit environment. Free. Information: 815-459-3321.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – Lifetree Café, The Pointe, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The program, “Is the Devil Real: An Exorcist Tells All,” features filmed interviews with people who claim to have had encounters with demons. Free. Information: Bob Dorn at 815-575-4745 or rdorn@immanuelcl.org.

Have an event to share? Submit your information online at PlanitNorthwest.com.

Photos may be emailed to neighbors@nwherald.com.

Crystal Lake

Registration open for annual senior citizens’ luncheon Senior Care Volunteer Network will host its annual Older Americans Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 3 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave. Featuring the theme of “Blaze a Trail,” the event will include lunch, door prizes and entertainment by mind reader Joe Diamond. The free luncheon is sponsored by Autumn Leaves of Crystal Lake.

Reservations are required. For information, call 815-455-3120 or visit www.scvnmchenrycounty.org.

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STATE

Impasse sparks fears of school closings

By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press

HARRISBURG – The economic hard times that have hit this Illinois coal town are particularly visible inside its 113-year-old high school, where cracks in the walls and holes in the ceiling go unfixed and paint is peeling off the purple lockers lining the hallways.

But lately a greater worry is weighing on Superintendent Mike Gauch: that he’ll have to close the doors. He’s among scores of school officials who face this prospect as Illinois lawmakers’ epic fight over a state budget threatens to spill into summer and jeopardize the education of several hundred thousand students.

Unthinkable even a few months ago, the possibility of the impasse extending to a second year and shutting down school systems has grown stronger in recent weeks. If it happens, it would be the most traumatic consequence of a fight between the state’s Republican governor, Bruce Rauner, and Democrats who run the Legislature, and mark a new low for political dysfunction in the nation’s fifth-largest state.

“It scares me to death,” said Gauch, who estimates that without state funds his district of about 2,100 students could

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

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News from across the state Rauner signs $600M university funding package

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation authorizing $600 million in emergency funding to keep major Illinois universities operating until fall.

The Republican signed the bill Monday after a debate last week over the temporary spending plan in the General Assembly.

The package includes $170 million for the Monetary Award Program, a needsbased grant that colleges doled out this past school year without state reimbursement.

Rauner and Democrats who control the Legislature have been unable to agree on a plan for the budget year that began July 1.

In a statement Monday, the first-term

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Illinois state Sen. Andy Manar, a Democrat from Bunker Hill, speaks April 11 about his education funding plan during a community meeting at Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg. remain open until November or December, at best. Other superintendents say their schools won’t make it that long.

Rauner is in his second year in office after campaigning on a pledge to fix Illinois’ budget problems. As both sides have held firm over how to do that, Illinois has become the only state without

a spending blueprint for the fiscal year that started July 1.

While money has stopped flowing for most social service programs, schools continued to get their state funding this year.

But that support is in doubt for the new fiscal year that begins in July, and

governor said the law doesn’t solve the crisis but is “a first step toward compromise.”

trative law judge issues a decision.

Both sides had been negotiating for more than a year when Rauner went to the labor board in January.

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Rauner, union go to labor board over new contract

SPRINGFIELD – Contract negotiations between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and a union representing Illinois state workers have reached the state labor board.

Both sides are making arguments regarding whether labor talks have stalled. Rauner asked the Illinois Labor Relations Board to determine whether negotiations are at an impasse. The declaration would allow Rauner to impose his own terms for the 36,000 members who the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union represents.

The declaration would also allow the union, which claims there’s no deadlock, to go on strike.

The Chicago Tribune reported the hearing that began Monday is scheduled to last through May before an adminis-

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Police find remains while searching for woman

DEWITT– Police in central Illinois said they found human remains while searching Clinton Lake in a missing persons case.

Champaign police say they recovered the remains from the lake near DeWitt at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Police have been looking for 24-year-old Ashley C. Gibson of Champaign, who was last seen April 17.

Champaign police spokeswoman LaEisha Meaderds said police found the remains after acting on information developed in Gibson’s missing person case.

Meaderds said police have shifted the missing person investigation to a death investigation.

Police previously searched a home in Champaign in connection with the case.

An autopsy and forensic pathology tests are planned to identify the remains.

no one knows exactly how long Illinois’ school districts can last without state funds to supplement local property tax revenue and cash reserves. Some districts may be able to borrow money.

But about 130 – or 15 percent of the total statewide – had less than 90 days in cash reserves as of last summer, according to financial documents filed with the state. The numbers for most districts are bleaker today, superintendents say.

In recent weeks, parents and school officials across Illinois have started to sound the alarm. They point to the state’s colleges as evidence of what’s possible. Most public colleges have been cutting programs and laying off staff by the hundreds.

Chicago State University, a fouryear institution that primarily serves African-American students that opened in 1867, was on the verge of closing at month’s end before lawmakers last week passed a stopgap funding measure that colleges say still falls far short of a full budget.

“Had I not seen that with my own eyes I wouldn’t believe it either,” said Jeff Fritchtnitch, superintendent in the Altamont school district. “For the first time in 30 years (in education), I think this can happen.”

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Southern Illinois University leader condemns video

CARBONDALE – Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of black students.

The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the company’s policies on hate speech.

In an email to students Sunday night, interim Chancellor Brad Colwell asked students to not distribute the two-minute video, which features altered dialogue from the animated film “A Bug’s Life” and a speaker wearing a Guy Fawkes mask who promotes campus violence.

The unidentified speaker, whose voice is distorted, attributes the “SIUC White is Right” video to the campus’ Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The fraternity denied involvement in a statement issued by its national office in Indianapolis.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Cleveland settles lawsuit over Tamir Rice shooting

exactly how many students were handcuffed. The chief told The Tennessean he was “so sorry this CLEVELAND – The city on incident happened” and he thinks Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the it could have been avoided. death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Durr reiterated that an internal black boy shot by a white police review is ongoing. He said the officer while playing with a pellet department would also review gun outside a recreation center. its handcuffing policy, which currently says officers should “take An order filed in U.S. District into consideration” whether to Court in Cleveland said the city handcuff children under 12. will pay out $3 million this year and $3 million the next. There was no admission of wrongdoing LGBT law spurs repeal bill, demonstrations in the settlement.

Family attorney Subodh Chandra RALEIGH, N.C. – Demonstracalled the settlement historic but tions encircled North Carolina’s added: “The resolution is nothing statehouse on Monday, for and to celebrate because a 12-year-old against a Republican-backed law curtailing protections for child needlessly lost his life.”

The wrongful death suit filed by LGBT people and limiting public his family and estate against the bathroom access for transgender city and officers and dispatchers people, and House Democrats who were involved alleged police filed a repeal bill that stands little acted recklessly when they con- chance of passing. fronted the boy on Nov. 22, 2014. Thousands of Christian conservatives and other supporters of the law known as House Bill 2 Police chief apologizes gathered on a grassy mall behind for arrest of children the Legislative Building on the MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A Tennessee police chief has apol- opening day of the legislature ogized after his officers arrested to praise the mostly Republican legislators and GOP Gov. Pat 10 elementary school students, some of whom were handcuffed, McCrory for passing the restrictions during a special session last in a bullying and assault case.

Murfreesboro Police Chief Karl month.

“It took great courage for Durr’s apology came after angry parents demanded action during them to establish this bill,” said a community meeting following Doug Woods, 82, of Raleigh, a the arrests at Hobgood Elemen- rally attendee. “They need to stand firm.” tary School and other locations – Wire reports on April 15. It wasn’t clear

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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz orders ice cream with his daughters, Caroline (right) and Catherine, during a campaign stop Monday at Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor in Columbus, Ind.

Anti-Trump pact unites rivals on eve of primaries The ASSOCIATED PRESS BORDEN, Ind. – Declaring the Republican presidential contest at “a fork in the road,” Ted Cruz and John Kasich defended their extraordinary new alliance on Monday as the party’s last, best chance to stop Donald Trump, even as the New York billionaire surged toward another big delegate haul.

Trump, the Republican front-runner, lashed out at what he called collusion by desperate rivals, intensifying his attacks on the GOP presidential nomination system on the eve of Tuesday’s round of primary elections in the Northeast.

“If you collude in business, or if you collude in the stock market, they put you in jail,” Trump said as he campaigned in Rhode Island..

“But in politics, because it’s a rigged system, because it’s a corrupt enterprise, in politics you’re allowed to collude.”

“It shows how pathetic they are,” he said of his Republican rivals.

Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland hold primaries Tuesday along with Rhode Island.

Cruz, a Texas senator, and Kasich, the Ohio governor, announced the terms of an unprecedented agreement late Sunday to coordinate primary strategies in three of the 15 remaining primary states.

Kasich will step back in the May 3 Indiana contest to let Cruz bid without interference for voters who don’t like Trump. Cruz will do the same for Kasich in subsequent contests in Oregon and New Mexico.

The arrangement does not address Tuesday’s primaries, where Trump is expected to add to his already hefty delegate lead. Yet the shift offers increasingly desperate Trump foes a glimmer of hope in their long and frustrating fight to keep him from amassing enough delegates to seal his nomination and avoid a contested national convention in July.

Ignoring the Northeast on Monday, Cruz insisted, “We are at a fundamental fork in the road,” as he campaigned in Indiana.

“It is big news today that John Kasich has decided to pull out of Indiana to give us a headto-head contest with Donald Trump,” the fiery conservative told reporters. “That is good for the men and women of Indiana. It’s good for the country to have a clear and direct choice.”

The plan carries risks – especially as Trump bashes a “rigged” nomination system. Some would-be Cruz supporters in Indiana agreed with Trump’s criticism.

“That’s kind of sneaky,” said Joe Conder, a 75-year-old retired civil engineer from Scottsville, who is deciding between Cruz and Trump. “It’s more about politics than getting things done.”

Kasich sent mixed messages as he addressed the pact for the first time while campaigning in Philadelphia. Asked what Indiana voters should do next week, the Ohio governor urged them to vote for him.

“I’ve never told them not to vote for me.

They ought to vote for me,” Kasich said just 13 hours after promising to give Cruz “a clear path” in Indiana. He said he had simply agreed not to spend “resources” in Indiana.

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Obama boosts IS fight, asks Europe to do same

BRIEFS WASHINGTON – The U.S. job market is healthy. The stock market is up. Home prices are rising. Yet as the Federal Reserve prepares to meet this week, it seems in no mood to resume raising interest rates from ultra-lows.

With the global economy struggling and U.S. inflation still below the Fed’s target rate, many economists see little likelihood of a rate increase even before the second half of the year.

The outlook for the world economy was downgraded this month by the International Monetary Fund, which warned of the risk of another international recession. Any major global slump would, in turn, hinder U.S. growth.

A sharp economic slowdown in China – the world’s second-largest economy after the U.S. – already has hurt much of the developing world. Europe is straining to gain any momentum, and Japan is hobbled by wary consumers and an aging population.

Even in the United States, key sectors such as manufacturing and energy have been bruised by a strong dollar and shrunken oil prices. Consumers have barely stepped up their spending

this year. And on Thursday, the government is expected to estimate that the economy grew at an annual rate under 1 percent in the January-March quarter.

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Prosecutor: Hundreds of pot plants grown where 8 killed

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Four days after the calculated killings of eight people in rural Ohio, a prosecutor revealed Monday that marijuana was found at some of the crime scenes, including a grow-house sheltering hundreds of plants.

“It wasn’t just somebody sitting pots in the window,” Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk told The Columbus Dispatch.

The victims – all members of an extended family – were fatally shot in the head, including a young mother whose newborn baby was sleeping beside her Friday morning. That baby, another infant and a toddler were spared.

The victims were remembered on Monday as loyal and caring people.

All eight autopsies have been completed, and while authorities have released no details about a motive, the attorney general’s office did confirm Monday that one of the victims had received a threat via Facebook.

– Wire reports

HANNOVER, Germany – Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up “momentum” in the campaign to dislodge Islamic State extremists. He pressed European allies to match the U.S. with new contributions of their own.

Obama’s announcement of the American troops, which capped a six-day tour to the Middle East and Europe, reflected a steady deepening of U.S. military engagement, despite the president’s professed reluctance to dive further into another Middle East conflict. As Obama gave notice of the move, he said he wanted the U.S. to share the increasing burden.

Obama discussed the IS fight with British Prime Minster David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minster Matteo Renzi.

The president formally announced the new troop deployment in a speech about European unity and trans-Atlan-

tic cooperation – a running theme of his trip. Speaking in Germany, he evoked the continent’s history of banding together to defeat prejudice and emerge from the “ruins of the Second World War.” “Make no mistake,” Obama said.

“These terrorists will learn the same lessons as others before them have, which is, your hatred is no match for our nations united in the defense of our way of life.”

The rhetoric belied an underlying frustration in his administration about allies’ contributions to the U.S.-led fight in Syria and neighboring Iraq. Although the coalition includes some 66 nations, the U.S. has conducted the vast majority of the airstrikes, and there has been little appetite by other nations to send in ground troops of their own.

The president recently rattled leaders in Europe and the Middle East by describing allies as “free riders.” He made a passing reference to that complaint on Monday, as he noted that not all European allies contribute their expected share to NATO: “I’ll be honest: Sometimes Europe has been complacent about its own defense.”

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Pentagon: Military site closings to save money

By ROBERT BURNS

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The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said last week that the House version of the bill that authorizes military spending for the coming budget year will stop the Pentagon’s base-closing campaign in its tracks.

The bill unveiled Monday will allow studies to answer the committee’s questions about excess base capacity, but rejects the Pentagon’s plea for another round of closures in 2019.

In Thornberry’s view, the Pentagon is selling a half-baked argument.

“I’m not interested in sales brochures,” he said as the committee had sought but didn’t receive a Pentagon analysis of the force structure in 2012.

“I’m interested in objective data that leads them to think there is too much infrastructure.”

The data are fairly clear, even if Thornberry doesn’t believe they are objective. It is derived from a type of study, called a parametric analysis, which the Pentagon had not done since 2004.

The new analysis compares base capacity to the expected shape of the military in 2019, when the next BRAC would be held. It found a big mismatch: 22 percent more base capacity than will be needed for the military that is envisioned for 2019.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Already home to the world’s biggest skyscraper, Dubai has another tall order to fill: By 2030, its leader wants 25 percent of all trips on its roads to be done by driverless vehicles.

Monday’s announcement by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum came without warning and with few details, as is sometimes the case with the many aspirations of the leadership of the United Arab Emirates.

Egyptian police stifle plans for mass protest over islands

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• Tuesday, April 26, 2016

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes like this: The Army and Air Force have vastly more space for training and basing troops than they need, and trimming the surplus would save money better used to strengthen the military.

Congress, however, has its own logic: Closing bases can hurt local economies, which can cost votes in the next election. Besides, some lawmakers say, the Pentagon has cooked the books to justify its conclusions or at least has not finished doing the math.

Lawmakers are fiercely protective of bases in their district or state and generally prefer to ignore or dismiss any Pentagon push to close them. Nearly every year the Pentagon asks Congress for authority to convene a base-closing commission. The answer is always the same: not this year.

And probably not anytime soon, either. In a little-noticed report to congressional leaders this month, the Pentagon offered a detailed analysis – the first of its kind in 12 years – that concludes the military will have an overall 22 percent excess of base capacity in 2019. The Army will have 33 percent surplus, the Air Force 32 percent and the Navy and Marine Corps a combined 7 percent, the report says.

Base capacity is the total amount of acreage or work space available to support military forces at places such as a training range, an air base, a weapons storage site or an office building.

“Spending resources on excess infrastructure does not make sense,” Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work wrote leaders of the relevant congressional committees on April 12.

The letter was meant to support the Obama administration’s case for a bipartisan base-closing authority, known as a Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC). This mechanism, meant to take politics out of the process, was used during the 1990s and again in 2005, but not since.

The Pentagon has not said a lot publicly about its latest pitch to Congress for another commission, perhaps because it sees little chance of success.

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John Sahly

OUR VIEW

Payout blunder typical Illinois

What’s the matter with Illinois?

Illinoisans are shaking their heads about last week’s announcement by the state Department of Revenue that it paid out too much money to local governments for the past two years, and it wants the money back.

The overpayment in question amounts to $168 million in allocations for the Personal Property Replacement Tax. What the heck is that tax, anyway?

For an answer, you have to go back to when the 1970 Constitution was implemented. The new constiFor the record tution did away with the personal property tax local The state Department of governments levied against Revenue paid out too much corporations, partnerships money to local governments and other business entities. for the past two years, and it To make up the differwants the money back. ence, state government has collected the replacement tax and allocated it to local governments, such as counties, cities, villages, schools, townships, park districts, fire protection districts and the like.

After certain changes were implemented in 2014, however, the state’s paperwork changed, and that’s when the revenue department goofed up and began paying out too much money to local governments.

As Northwest Herald reported last week, taxing bodies in McHenry County were overpaid by about $1.3 million.

Some local examples of overpayments: • School District 155 was overpaid $158,697; • School District 47 was overpaid $105,893; • School District 200 was overpaid $101,056; • McHenry County was overpaid $103,872.60.

All of that money now has to be paid back.

Connie Beard, revenue department director, said her department is “sensitive” to the plight of local governments, which already are under the gun because of late and reduced state payments in general, and the 10-month budget impasse in particular.

Beard further said local governments likely would be given “an extended period of time” to pay back the money.

While we aren’t upset the error was discovered, we would be quite upset if the Department of Revenue handles its repayment process with anything less than courtesy, respect, empathy, contrition and, above all, patience.

After all, it’s a problem the Department of Revenue created.

And it comes at a time when many local units of government are hard-pressed because of the lack of timely state payments because of an unprecedented budget stalemate. On Monday, the state will reach its 300th day without a budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.

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ANOTHER VIEW

Voters must demand better on education

Neither Bernie Sanders nor Hillary Clinton is defending one of President Barack Obama’s most important legacies: education reform. Instead of taking on the teachers’ unions, as the president did, both candidates offer an agenda that amounts to spending more and demanding less. It’s not a winning combination.

Sanders beats the drum for his plan to provide free college tuition for rich and poor alike, yet remains virtually silent on how to improve failing elementary, middle and high schools.

When asked about the issue, Sanders frames it as a choice between tax breaks for the wealthy and money for schools. But he surely knows the U.S. already spends more on education than most other developed countries.

If money mattered most in driving results, American students – including those in poor communities – would be leading the world. Instead, they are in the middle of the pack.

Clinton at least devotes more words to the issue on her web-

site. She calls for implementing a law Congress passed last year, the Every Child Succeeds Act, which gave states more leeway in setting (and lowering) standards, investing in teacher training and helping students with disabilities.

During the 2008 campaign, Obama stuck out his neck to support merit pay for teachers.

As president, he and his education secretary, Arne Duncan, created a program, Race to the Top, that gave states incentives to expand charter schools and hold teachers, principals and schools accountable for their performance. It was the most ambitious education agenda of any president in history, and union leaders hated most of it.

But Obama’s and Duncan’s focus on accountability got swallowed up by middle-class resistance to testing and higher standards, and eventually they retreated. The Every Child Succeeds Act, which Obama signed into law, will make it difficult for future presidents to create state-based incentive programs

such as Race to the Top, and it will allow states that lower their standards to escape federal consequences.

Republicans, too, have retreated from their commitment to accountability, albeit for different reasons. George Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act, however flawed, established the principle the federal government has a central role to play in holding states responsible for student achievement.

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich all have rejected that basic idea.

The past two decades have produced some encouraging gains in student achievement.

Teachers are vital to this progress. But they are not the only constituency, or even the most important one, whose interests candidates should consider. If this generation of children is to succeed in the global economy, and if the achievement gap between the haves and have-nots is to continue shrinking, voters will have to demand better.

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IT’S YOUR WRITE

Wear a helmet

To the Editor: I guess I’m a bad parent. Luckily, I’m also an engineer, so I have proof I’m not a bad parent.

Recently, I spotted a picture on Facebook. It showed my 18-year-old son riding on the back of a friend’s ATV without a helmet. I commented how that looked fun, but next time, wear a helmet.

The mother of the child driving the ATV was not pleased with me and said there was no danger because her daughter never drove more than 10 mph.

Newton’s law (F=m*a) would disagree.

My 180-pound son traveling at 10 mph develops a force of roughly 850 pounds, should he strike an immovable object.

By comparison, a hammer striking a nail develops a force of roughly 111 pounds.

So, were my son to fall off of an ATV traveling 10 mph and his head were to strike a rock on the ground, the resulting injury would be eight times worse than if I let a carpenter hit him in the head with

VIEWS Rich Miller Rep. Fortner’s proposal also included giving universities “relief from some of the procurement code.”

Gov. Bruce Rauner has said he wants to redo some of the reforms enacted after Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment and has made it part of his otherwise controversial “Turnaround Agenda.”

But while those earlier procurement reforms have, indeed, created problems at universities and in state government, House Speaker Michael Madigan has resisted changing them.

Legitimate fears of history repeating itself after the Blagojevich scandals is cited as the main reason.

Rauner won’t negotiate a budget until he passes his Turnaround Agenda. So, good news came when Rauner decided not to tie his procurement reform demands to the passage of Fortner’s funding plan. And then more good news came when top Democrats started openly talking about “building a bridge” to next fiscal year, which begins July 1. They can’t pay the state’s obligations without a lot more revenue, and they can’t raise taxes without an agreement on the Turnaround Agenda.

So, they wanted to try and prevent a

a hammer. Sorry son, I must insist, no matter how much fun it may be, wear a helmet.

Edward Varga, PE Richmond

Trains need two operators

To the Editor: A good safety system should have redundant safeguards built into it. Redundancy is a duplication of critical components or functions with the intention of increasing the system’s reliability.

Commuter/passenger trains often operate with just one person at the controls, the locomotive engineer. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has indicated operator error as the cause of many train accidents.

Although I disagree with some of its findings, just one person operating a train is not the best way to manage risk.

The NTSB has recommended a nationwide system with built-in positive train controls. This complex system will not

systemic meltdown in the meantime.

The imminent closure of Chicago State University at the end of April, the severe problems faced by several social service providers (including Catholic Charities), the possibility the legislature might not fund K-12 schools this year, the state comptroller’s decision to delay issuing legislative paychecks for two months and the week-long legislative Passover break all combined to create an extreme sense of urgency.

So, Fortner’s op-ed came just at the right time.

And things are starting to look up elsewhere, too.

Democratic state Rep. Jack Franks’ proposed constitutional amendment to reform the redistricting process sailed out of committee last week. Franks pledged to include some changes suggested by (who else?) Rep. Fortner, and the Illinois Chamber supports it, which possibly indicates where the Rauner folks are.

Ending gerrymandering is part of the governor’s Turnaround Agenda.

Madigan once called redistricting reform a “plot” by Republicans. Yet, he’s supporting Franks’ proposal.

Meanwhile, significant progress is being made in negotiations behind the scenes on workers’ compensation reform, one of Gov. Rauner’s top priorities. People close to Madigan admitted late last week some reasonable pro-

curement reforms could be achieved.

Last week, rank and file legislators in both parties became so disgusted with the impasse they forced their warring leaders just far enough apart to get something done. Fortner helped that process along by shining a bright, focused light on a solution.

We’re not out of the woods yet. Finding a way to finally end this disgraceful impasse will be far more difficult than tapping an unused state fund. And, heck, even that wasn’t easy. Negotiations were heated, attempts were made at the 11th hour to pry even more spending out of Rauner, things broke down time and time again and Speaker Madigan ended the week with a nasty shot across Rauner’s bow.

“Time will tell,” Madigan said via news release, “if Governor Rauner has further intentions of destroying our state institutions and human service providers, or if he will begin working with us to craft a full-year budget that is not contingent on passage of his demands that will destroy the middle class.”

Rauner is almost always quick to respond in kind to these sorts of statements by Madigan. This time, though, he let it go.

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be fully operational for several years and is meant to slow or stop trains if the operator fails to do so.

The problem is, it will not prevent rail accidents occurring at highway grade crossings or with trespassers. Per Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 2014 statistics, these type of incidents amounted to 94 percent of all railroad accident fatalities.

For about 20 years, I have urged the industry to have two operators on commuter/passenger trains. This urging

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is supported by locomotive engineers, their union and safety experts.

The FRA recently proposed a regulation that will require two train operators. The proposed regulation, if ever becoming law, likely will take years to implement.

Amtrak, and commuter railroads such as Metra, that have not already done so, immediately should start using two train operators. Lives will be saved.

George Swimmer Woodridge

• Tuesday, April 26, 2016

A blog post appears to have helped at least temporarily break the long stalemate at the Illinois Statehouse.

Rep. Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago) wrote up a story and I posted it on my blog (CapitolFax.com) last Monday about a way to provide some funding for higher education. Universities and community colleges haven’t received a dollar from the state since June of last year because the government has no budget. Some are on the verge of actually going under.

Fortner’s idea wasn’t new. Some other folks, particularly at the endangered Eastern Illinois University, have been saying for a while now money is just sitting in a state account and isn’t being used for its intended purpose.

Budget negotiators also have been eyeing the fund.

But, for whatever reason, Fortner’s proposal took off like a rocket. It probably helped that the Republican legislator devised the plan with a Democrat from the Senate, Pat McGuire of Joliet.

The governor’s folks almost immediately embraced Fortner’s concept, which gives higher education hundreds of millions of dollars to tide the schools over until tuition money starts coming in. The money comes from the Education Assistance Fund, which receives dedicated tax revenues and is split between K-12 and higher education.

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BUSINESS Gannett offers $388M for Tribune

By JOSEPH PISANI

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Newspaper publisher Gannett wants to buy Tribune Publishing for more than $388 million, a deal that would give the owner of USA Today control of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and several other newspapers.

But Gannett said Monday that Tribune has refused to start “constructive discussions” since it first offered to buy its rival earlier this month. Tribune confirmed Monday that it received the unsolicited offer and said it “will respond to Gannett as quickly as feasible.”

Gannett wants Tribune so that it can expand its USA Today Network, an effort it launched late last year to unite USA Today with its more than 100 local daily newspapers. The network helps the company share stories more easily between USA Today and its smaller papers, such as the Detroit Free Press and The Des Moines Register. Earlier this year, the company remade the logos on all its local newspaper front pages and websites to say that they are “a part of the USA Today Network.”

Buying Tribune would give Gannett 11 more major daily newspapers, including the Orlando Sentinel, The Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Courant.

As more people get their news online, print media companies have been buying up newspapers and websites to fight falling advertising

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The Chicago Tribune Tower is seen Monday on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Newspaper publisher Gannett said it wants to buy rival Tribune Publishing for more than $388 million. revenue and reduce costs. Earlier this month, Gannett completed a $280 million buyout of Journal Media Group. That deal added 15 newspapers to Gannett’s portfolio, including the Knoxville News Sentinel and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Both Gannett and Tribune were spun off from larger media companies that owned TV stations, a move to protect the accelerating growth of broadcast advertising from the falling fortunes of newspapers.

A Gannett takeover of Tribune

could mean cost-cutting, shedding jobs and adding USA Today inserts into papers instead of national news sections, media analyst Ken Doctor said.

Gannett, which is based in McLean, Virginia, said it offered $12.25 in cash for each Tribune share.

That’s a 63 percent premium to Tribune’s Friday closing price of $7.52.

Gannett valued the total deal at about $815 million, which includes about $390 million of debt.

The offer comes after a shake-up at Tribune.

Last month, the Chicago-based company announced a reorganization that named each of its newspapers’ editors as dual editors-in-chief and publishers. Most media companies keep those roles separate in order to avoid business interests affecting editorial content.

In February, Tribune named Justin Dearborn as its new CEO, replacing Jack Griffin less than two years after he joined the business.

The changes came months after Tribune received a more than $44 million cash infusion from a firm controlled by Chicago investor Michael Ferro, who is now chairman of Tribune. Gannett said Monday that CEO Robert Dickey talked about a possible deal with both Ferro and Dearborn.

Shares of Tribune Publishing Co. jumped $3.98, or 53 percent, to close Monday at $11.50. Gannett Co. shares rose $1.02, 6.5 percent, to close at $16.79.

LOCAL BRIEF New Crystal Lake business offers staffing help for dentists

CRYSTAL LAKE – A new Crystal Lake business aims to help dentist offices with their staffing needs.

Staffing Smiles, 14 N Walkup Ave., Crystal Lake, provides placement of registered dental hygienists, dental assistants, receptionists and administrators on an as-needed basis, according to a news release.

“Staffing Smiles was created to help dental offices with their specialized staffing needs,” Meaghan Luttrell, business development manager for the agency, said in the release.

“If the office is short-staffed, often someone at the front desk has to make multiple, last-minute phone calls in hopes of finding someone to come in, or worse, call the patients to cancel their appointments and hope they reschedule.”

Qualified dental staff help is available with Staffing Smiles’ 24/7 emergency hotline.

The goal is to ensure that qualified staff are available any time they’re needed, according to the release.

Staffing Smiles also offers staffing solutions for dental offices when a member of their staff is going on vacation, has to attend a training session, or has to take medical leave, the news release said. The agency also provides Temp-to-Hire and Direct-Hire dental personnel for expanding offices.

Staffing Smiles also has a Fox Lake office at 28 E. Grand Ave. To arrange staffing after hours, call them on their 24-hour line at 815-451-4890. Information is available on its website, StaffingSmiles.com.

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NEW YORK – Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein will headline the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” on Dec. 7.

Based on the cult John Waters movie set in 1960s Baltimore, the show concerns the full-figured Tracy Turnblad, whose fondest wish is to appear on a local television dance program.

Hudson, who will play Motormouth Maybelle, is currently in the Broadway revival of “The Color Purple.” She won an Oscar and Golden Globe in 2007 in the hit film “Dreamgirls.”

Fierstein, who also is writing the teleplay, will cross-dress and play Edna Turnblad, Tracy’s mother, a role he created and won a Tony Award for in the stage version of “Hairspray.”

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Reynolds helps Utah cinema in ‘Deadpool’ trouble

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Andra Day performs Feb. 24 during the “In Performance at the White House” series honoring Ray Charles in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Andra Day to be on 40 million Coke cups at McDonald’s ATLANTA – Andra Day wants to inspire people to rise up while drinking a Coke. The Grammy-nominated singer’s image and lyrics from her standout single “Rise Up” will appear exclusively on 40 million Coca-Cola cups at select McDonald’s throughout the country, Coke officials told The Associated Press on Monday. Day’s appearance on the red-and-white cups is an extension of the recently launched “Share a Cup and a Song” lyrics program.

The cups will be available May 2.

“I really hope this gives people a simple reminder to persevere,” Day said.

“That’s what the song is all about. That’s why I like this Coke campaign, because it makes you inspire community. I hope people are able to see the encouraging stories through this.”

Purchasers of the cups can also view the short film documentary “I Rise,” inspired by Day’s single “Rise Up.” The film can be watched on a cellular device after scanning a cup using Shazam’s new image recognition technology.

The film features four African-American women, showcasing the impact they’re making in their communities.

Customers who purchase the Coca-Cola products at McDonald’s also will qualify through the “I’ll Rise 365 Sweepstakes” for a chance to see Day perform at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans in June.

“Andra was an easy choice because she’s an amazing talent,” said Umut Ozaydinli of Deviant Ventures, a marketing agency for Coca-Cola. “Her song ‘Rise Up’ has all the elements of an anthem. This is a great partnership with this great artist and these brands. She’s going to be an artist to remember for years to come.”

SALT LAKE CITY – Actor Ryan Reynolds is showing his support for a Salt Lake City movie theater cited under a Utah obscenity law for serving drinks during a screening of his movie “Deadpool.”

Reynolds gave $5,000 to a fundraising website set up to help the theater called Brewvies with its legal bills on Sunday. He also tweeted out a story about the situation, writing “Thank god, they’ve found a way to legislate fun.”

A representative for Reynolds, who plays the title character of the foul-mouthed superhero film, confirmed the donation and that the tweet came from the actor.

Brewvies is facing a fine of up to $25,000 fine and could lose its liquor license after undercover officers attended a screening of Marvel’s R-rated antihero film “Deadpool” in February.

Kelly Ripa getting ready for return to ‘Live’

NEW YORK – The few minutes of their talk show where Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan engage in the “host chat” segment about the day’s hot stories should be particularly interesting on Tuesday – Ripa’s first day back after learning Strahan is leaving.

Ripa has been off “Live with Kelly and Michael” for four days after the news broke last Tuesday that Strahan will leave to join “Good Morning America” full-time. Friday

and Monday’s absence were for a preplanned vacation.

She hasn’t addressed her absence, which came after she was told shortly after Tuesday’s show about Strahan’s switch. But she’s also made no effort to refute stories that she was angry and felt blindsided about the move, which will force her this fall to likely spend months conducting on-air tryouts with potential successors.

Watts, Seyfried among ‘Twin Peaks’ reboot stars

LOS ANGELES – Showtime is announcing an offbeat cast for the reboot of the offbeat series “Twin Peaks.”

The channel released a complete cast list Monday that includes Naomi Watts, Richard Chamberlain, Jim Belushi, Michael Cera and Amanda Seyfried.

They join “Twin Peaks” veterans Kyle MacLachlan, Sherilyn Fenn, David Duchovny and Harry Dean Stanton.

The new “Twin Peaks” returns to the scene of the crime, a quaint Northwestern town, 25 years after the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer.

Showtime said principal photography on “Twin Peaks,” from executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost, has wrapped.

The series’ 2017 premiere date has yet to be announced. Other newcomers include Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ashley Judd, Laura Dern, Ernie Hudson and Tom Sizemore.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 83.

Guitarist-songwriter Duane Eddy is 78.

Actor Giancarlo Esposito (“Revolution,” “Breaking Bad”) is 58. Drummer Roger Taylor of Duran Duran is 56. Actress Joan Chen (“Twin Peaks”) is 55. Drummer Chris Mars of The Replacements is 55. Guitarist Jimmy Stafford of Train is 52. Actor-comedian Kevin James (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” “The King of Queens”) is 51. Actress Shondrella Avery (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 45. Bassist Jay

DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts is 45. Drummer Jose Pasillas of Incubus is 40. Actor Jason Earles (“Hannah Montana”) is 39. Actor Tom Welling (“Smallville”) is 39. Actor Pablo Schreiber (“Orange is the New Black,” “Weeds”) is 38. Actor Nyambi Nyambi (“Mike and Molly”) is 37. Actress Jordana Brewster (“The Fast and The Furious”) is 36.

Actress Stana Katic (“Castle”) is 36. Actor Channing Tatum (“Step Up”) is 36. Actress Emily Wickersham (“NCIS”) is 32.

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5 apps help families stay in touch, on task

By MELISSA RAYWORTH The Associated Press

We hear a lot about families spending too much time distracted by digital devices. But screens do have some family-friendly benefits: New apps can help family members stay connected and coordinated.

Here is a handful of Apple- and Android-friendly apps that might help keep your little group in touch and on task:

Mini Network: Slack

Slack functions as your own private social network. It’s as simple to use as Facebook, but more customizable. And you can use the bulk of the service for free (though prices are listed at Slack.com for additional services).

Popular with small companies and work groups who need to share information and plan projects, Slack works well for families, too. You begin by including several people in a group, and then you can create distinct channels within the group.

Perhaps one channel is parents-only communication, while others are for parents with each kid. Maybe another includes the whole family plus grandparents, aunts and uncles.

You can post anything from private messages and daily schedules to photos or URLs. Slack also serves as a free messaging app, and you can use it to store PDFs of things like the address of a restaurant or a flight itinerary. And you can integrate it with Google Calendar and Google Drive.

One speed bump: While you can respond to a family member’s post with emojis, you can’t create a conversation thread by commenting on it. The app’s developers say that feature is coming soon.

ABOVE: This provided photo shows a new app and gadget called Wistiki that uses technology to pinpoint the spot where items were lost. LEFT: The Totspot app on mobile phones is a digital alternative to yard sales and consignment shops for turning unworn kids’ clothing into cash. The app lets you buy and sell kids’ items to other parents throughout the country.

Finding each other: Family Locator by Life360

Life 360 is one of many family and friends locator apps. Once you add family members to your account, you can check their cell phones’ locations via GPS at any time. Want to know if your child’s bus is nearing home? Or if your spouse has left work yet? It’s all there.

In testing the app, we found it sometimes confuses locations that are very close. If two places are near each other, Life360 may tell you a family member has arrived at one when they’re actually at the other. So the app is helpful but not infallible.

The free version works well, but

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you’re limited to logging just two locations.

Finding your stuff: Wistiki

The idea of never again losing your keys, phone or other important items is pretty appealing.

Wistiki offers Philippe Starck-designed little cards, tags and key fobs that can be tracked with the app.

You attach them to something you treasure (your wallet, your dog, your TV remote). Then if (when) you can’t find the item, you can make the Wist-

iki sound an alarm. If it’s not close enough for you to hear, you can look at the app to find its location.

Best part: If your lost item is in range of anyone else’s Wistiki, theirs will anonymously (and without their knowledge) send GPS coordinates to the system.

So other people are essentially helping find your stuff and you’re helping find theirs, without having to do anything.

Parents can attach the tags to a child’s backpack, coat or other item

that tends to get misplaced by little ones.

Bonus: All that time you no longer spend searching for your phone is time you can devote to face-to-face conversation with family members.

Wistiki comes in three shapes and four colors.

Buying: AnyList

If you’ve ever remembered on the way home from the supermarket you actually needed three more things, a shopping-list app may save you time and heartache in the future.

AnyList allows group members to contribute to a running list, which you can scan through when you’re out running errands. It also offers a recipe manager, so you won’t be stuck in the produce department trying to remember whether tonight’s dinner requires leeks or scallions.

And selling: Totspot

And when you’re ready to clear out clutter, you might be able to earn money for it at the marketplace app Totspot. Originally created as an online market for new or gently used kids’ clothes, Totspot now lets you buy and sell grown-up clothes and even unload gifts you don’t want. It’s sort of the virtual yard sale you don’t have time to have.

Try going offline with Google Maps

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By ANICK JESDANUN The Associated Press

How it works

You might not realize this, but mobile mapping apps typically still can direct you even if you lose your cellular connection; their turn-by-turn voice prompts can tap GPS location information when cellular signals aren’t available (though with less precision than having both).

It’s still a bit like wandering around in the dark: The apps can’t display a map for you without downloading it first, and they need an Internet connection for that. They also can’t reroute you if you make a wrong turn.

That’s where Google Maps’ offline features come in. You simply download mapping data for a given area ahead of time. That gives you local maps to enable GPS-based navigation. The downloaded data also includes enough information on nearby shops and other businesses so you simply can give the app the name of your destination rather than a specific address. If you’re old-school, you even could use these maps to find your way around as you would with traditional paper maps.

For this test, I used a Samsung Android phone with its cellular service turned off. The Google Maps iPhone app also offers offline access.

Early mishaps

In the Orlando airport’s rental-car parking deck, Google Maps found my first destination easily. Trouble was, it didn’t know where to start. Google Maps was designed for parking garages with spotty cellular connection.

Here, though, the GPS signal also was terrible; the app thought I still was in New York. I had to walk over to an exit ramp to find a clear GPS signal. I also couldn’t request a route without high-

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ways or tolls, as Google Maps allows in normal use.

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Other limitations

With no real-time traffic data, you don’t get alternate directions if there’s unusual congestion ahead. Information on businesses also is limited; you get contact information and hours of operations, but not customer reviews.

You also can’t use offline features for mass transit, walking or biking.

It’s for driving only, and if you try to use it as a pedestrian, it might send you down an interstate shoulder. (We don’t recommend that.)

I knew all that ahead of time. But there still were two big surprises: • I wasn’t able to search businesses by type, such as gas stations. I tried typing big gas-station brands such as “Chevron” and “Exxon,” but found only ones several towns away. I had to slide the map around until I found what looked like a gas station near the airport.

• When offline, you miss hints about which lane you need, such as the second lane from the right if you need to steer left just after taking an exit ramp.

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Overall satisfaction

Downloads weren’t oppressive. A standard download covering greater Orlando took up about 130 megabytes, the equivalent of a minute of high-definition video. Expanding that to about 500 megabytes gave me the option to drive to either coast of Florida, including Kennedy Space Center about an hour away. A cross-country trip easily can fill your phone, though.

Google Maps isn’t the first to offer offline capabilities on iPhones and Android devices, but other offline apps I’ve tried cost money and weren’t easy to use.

Notwithstanding a few mishaps, Google Maps is both free and reliable.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – I knew I wouldn’t get real-time traffic information and other features when I opted to rely solely on Google’s offline mapping capabilities for a week in and around Disney World near Orlando, Florida.

In fact, Google Maps gave me trouble the moment I tried to leave the airport parking lot.

But things got much smoother after that. It wasn’t exactly painless; while I mostly got where I needed to go, it sometimes came at the cost of delays that had nothing to do with traffic. But being able to navigate with no cellular connection certainly beat getting lost because I had no signal.

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Immune system reacts to threats Dear Dr. K: A friend heard about a study that said a person’s immune system changes with the seasons. That seems incredible to me. But if it’s true, it’s fascinating. Do you know what she is talking about?

Dear Reader: I think I know the study she is referring to. Before describing what it found, it’s worth talking a bit about the immune system and also about genes.

First of all, that the immune system should change in response to any external circumstance – such as the weather or the season – should not be surprising. The immune system constantly is changing as it responds to a changing set of foreign threats. Different germs, different non-infectious foreign substances (such as pollen, animal hair, dust) are entering our bodies all the time. A healthy immune system is always refocusing its attack as it encounters new foreign substances.

The immune system is like an army; it has many different types of cells that have different functions. Think of each group of cells as a platoon that does a particular job. It also has a hierarchy, with the cells at the “top” directing the actions of all the other cells – just like the generals and admirals in the armed forces. Those top cells send orders in the form of immune system chemicals.

For the cells of the immune system to function properly, the right genes in those cells need to be turned on (and other genes turned off) at the right time. In the past 30 years, research scientists have developed ways of determining which genes in a cell (or a related group of cells) are turned on and off.

So much for the biology lesson, and on to the study I think your friend was talking about. It was conducted by a scientific

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ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff group in Europe that obtained blood samples from thousands of people living in both the Northern and the Southern hemispheres. Some people lived well north (or south) of the equator, where the seasons are most dramatic. Others lived near the equator all year, where the seasons are the least dramatic.

In the blood samples, the researchers measured which immune system genes were turned on. They found some immune system genes were turned on pretty much all year, without any seasonal variation.

But in both hemispheres, some immune system genes were turned on quite differently during summer than during winter.

The study also found, not surprisingly, in parts of the world where infectious diseases are most common during certain times of the year, many more immune system genes were turned on during those times. For example, genes that turn on protective inflammation were activated more often during the rainy season in equatorial Africa – a time when malaria is rampant.

There are no practical applications that follow from this study – at least not that I can see, and not yet. But I’m glad you asked about it, because I agree with you the study is interesting. It underlines just how dynamic our immune system is – and has to be – to do its job.

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

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Dear Abby: DEAR ABBY For the past five months, I have Jeanne been talking to Phillips a guy I met via a dating app. We live a few states apart and have yet to meet in person, but we communicate regularly.

With my tax refund this year, I’d like to do something for me. He suggested I visit him.

I’m sure I’d be 100 percent safe while I’m there.

However, I’m anxious about taking a trip by myself to visit a guy I’ve developed a massive crush on.

I have thought about offering to pay his way here instead, or simply not going at all. I asked my friends and family for their opinions. Some think I should go, while others say I should pay his way here. I need advice from an outsider’s perspective. – Confused And Crushing Dear C&C: I vote for having your friend come and visit you the first time you meet. That way your family and friends can meet him, and if your massive crush doesn’t live up to your expectations, you won’t be alone in a strange city and at a disadvantage.

Dear Abby: I live with my husband, his 11-year-old son and my husband’s father. I am pregnant with my first child, and I get cravings for chocolate. I sometimes hide my special chocolates in my armoire so I don’t have to worry about my sugar-crazed son getting to them.

I recently found out he goes through my things to find the goodies and helps himself.

My husband and I have confronted him about it more than once, and each time he lies and argues before he eventually admits it.

We have talked to him about privacy and make sure to give him his privacy in his room.

How can we turn his behavior around and make him see he is being disrespectful toward me? – Pregnant Chocolate Lover Dear Chocolate Lover: There should be consequences for misbehavior, and they should be explained to the boy. He also should understand there will be more severe consequences for lying to cover it up. Because you know the boy cannot be trusted, put a lock on the closet or cupboard where you stow your stash.

Dear Abby: My husband and I have been happily married for 38 years. Almost everything is great, except the wife of his best friend, “Ted,” has the hots for my husband. Ted has no idea his wife feels this way. I have talked to my husband about it. He in no way is interested in her.

I would never want to jeopardize my husband’s friendship with Ted, and I enjoy being friends with them both, but I’m uncomfortable about her feelings for my husband. Can I say something to her without ruining our friendship? – Situation In Austin, Texas Dear Situation: Probably not. While it wouldn’t change the relationship your husband has with Ted, if you address this with his wife and tell her you know she has been lusting after your husband, it’s sure to cause embarrassment. And that’s not conducive to a close friendship.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Your quick wit will put you in the spotlight. Strut your stuff and make personal changes that will boost your morale and result in compliments. Romance is encouraged.

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Oscar Wilde said, “I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.” How strange -- did he really believe that? If you have some good advice, pass it on if the listener will be receptive, but do not forget it yourself.

This week, we are looking at deals in which declarer can place key missing honor cards by remembering an opponent’s bid or pass.

How is that relevant to this deal?

South is in four hearts. West leads the diamond ace. When East encourages with the 10, West continues with the king and another diamond. East shifts to the spade three. How should South continue?

When a player fails to open the bidding, mentally register that he has fewer than 12 points and probably no long suit because he did not preempt. Here, South opens one heart; West overcalls one spade, indicating that he has a maximum pass; North raises to two hearts; and South jumps to game. (Yes, three no-trump would work well here, but that would be risky.)

South must find the club queen to make his contract with two spades, five hearts and three clubs. He should leave clubs as late as possible.

Declarer should win trick four with his spade ace, draw trumps, play a spade to dummy’s king, and ruff dummy’s last spade in his hand. What has he learned?

That West is marked with 10 points: the diamond ace-king and spade queen-jack. As West couldn’t open the bidding, this means that East surely has the club queen. South plays a club to dummy’s king and runs the club jack through East.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFSTEVEN D. BAILEY, Deceased 11 PR 194 NOTICE Notice is hereby given to BARBARA BAILEY, last known address of 760 McHenry Road, House 2, Wheeling, IL 60090 that BRYAN S. BAILEY, Administrator of the ESTATE OF STEVEN D. BAILEY that a final report for the closing of the ESTATE OF STEVEN D. BAILEY has been filed as required by 755 ILCS 5/28-11 (e).

The report was filed on April 13, 2016 and if no objection is filed within 42 days after the filing of the report, the independent administrator will be discharged and the estate closed.

Objections can be filed with the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098.

William F. McIntee Counselor at Law Attorney for the Independent Administrator 3436 W. Elm Street McHenry, IL 60050-4467 815-385-2440 (Published in the Northwest Herald on April 26, 2016, May 3, 10, 2016) 1181155

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Donald M. Gilbert; Illinois Housing Development Authority; City of Crystal Lake; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 16 CH 00175 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Donald M. Gilbert Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 426 Lake Avenue Crystal Lake, IL 60014 and which said Mortgage was made by: Donald M. Gilbert the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for The Federal Savings Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2014R0017083; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file

yo your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before May 19, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-01930 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I690936 (Published in the Northwest Herald April 19, 26, 2016 May 3, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MCHENRY COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK, Plaintiff, v.

BWP 1004, L.L.C., ROSEN ROSEN ROSEN SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATION, JT MAIRER COMPANY d/b/a ADVANTACLEAN OF NORTHWEST CHICAGO, VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN, SNEEM INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC, JACK WINE, BWPK & R PARTNERSHIP, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 16 CH 290 Property Address: 2420 Harnish Road Algonquin,, IL 60102 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, ALL NONRECORD CLAIMANTS and ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure action was filed on March 31, 2016 and is now pending.

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.

2. The Court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The names of the titleholder of record is BWP 1004, L.L.C. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: PARCEL 1: LOT 6 IN ROSEN ROSEN ROSEN SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 26, 2001 AS NO. DOCUMENT 1001R0052702, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCELl FOR PEDESTRIAN AND MOTOR VEHICLE INGRESS AND EGRESS ON, OVER AND ACROSS ALL PORTIONS OFTHE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS "EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS" ON THE PLAT OF ROSEN ROSEN ROSEN SUBDIVISION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 2001R0052702, AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED AUGUST 24, 2001AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 AS DOCU-

MENT NO. 2001R0067335 BY SSR, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. PARCEL 3: A NON-EXCLUSIVE, IRREVOCABLE AND PERPETUAL EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OFPARCEL 1ON OVER AND ACROSS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS "STORM SEWER" ON THE ENGINEERING PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN FOR THE PURPOSES OF EFFECTING CONNECTIONS TO THE STORM SEWER AND FOR PURPOSES OF USING THE STORM SEWER TO CONVEY WATER DRAINAGE TO THE DETENTION BASIN, AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED AUGUST 24, 2001AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2001R0067335 BY SSR, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. PARCEL 4: AS IRREVOCABLE AND PERPETUAL EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1ON, OVER AND ACROSS THOSE PORTIONS OF LOT 4 DEPICTED ON EXHIBIT B OF DOCUMENT NO. 2001R0067335 FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING A PERMANENT MONUMENT SIGN IDENTIFYING THE DEVELOPMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO ENTER ONTO LOT 4 AS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT AND TO REPAIR, REPLACE, OR RENEW THE MONUMENT SIGN, AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED AUGUST 24, 2001 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001R0067335 BY SSR, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. PARCEL 5: A NON-EXCLUSIVE, IRREVOCABLE AND PERPETUAL EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 ON, OVER AND ACROSS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS "SANITARY SEWER MAIN" ON THE ENGINEERING PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN LYING WEST AND SOUTH OF SANCTUARY DRIVE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EFFECTING CONNECTION TO THE SANITARY SEWER MAIN, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO ENTER ONTO ADJOINING LOTS AS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT SUCH CONNECTION AND TO REPAIR, REPLACE OR RENEW SUCH CONNECTION, AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED AUGUST 24, 2001 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2001R0067335 BY SSR, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: Common Address: 2420 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102 Property Identification Number (PIN): 19-32153-006 COUNT I: FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE 6. An identification of the Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of Mortgagor(s): BWP 1004, L.L.C. b. Name of Mortgagee: First Bank of Highland Park c. Date of Mortgage: December 27, 2007 d. Date of Recording: January 8, 2008 e. County Where Recorded: McHenry County, Illinois. f. Recording Document Identification: No. 2008R0001140 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, ALL NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS and ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS defendants, file your answer to the Complaint to Foreclose Mortgage in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago, Illinois, on or before the 16th day of May,

y May, 2016, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that date and a judgment for foreclosure entered in accordance with the prayer of to Foreclose the Complaint Mortgage.

4/4/2016 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Circuit Clerk Prepared by: Thomas J. Dillon (ARDC#3124223) Wendy Kaleta Skrobin (ARDC#6226119) Nicholas S. Maragos (ARDC#6306503) McFadden & Dillon, P.C. 120 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1335 Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 201-8300 Northwest Herald April 12, 19, 26, 2016 1176975

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of KARIN LOUISE NUELLE Deceased

sp Cast Iron Trench Drain, Grate, and Catch Basin Replacement.

The City of Crystal Lake Procurement Services, and its service provider BidSync, are the only authorized sources of bidding information. Bidding instructions are available on the City's website at www.crystallake.org. All bids must be submitted electronically by 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 2016 through BidSync.

Dates Apr 26, 2016 Bid Number: 1604-002

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 6, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post- office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as BOARDWALK BUILDERS

located at: Bid Title: Public Works Cast Iron 70 PARKVIEW COURT, Trench Drain, Grate, and Catch CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012 Basin Replacment Dated April 6, 2016 Bidding Starts: Apr 20, 2016 3:03:03 PM CDT /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk Bidding Ends: May 10, 2016 10:00:00 AM CDT (Published in the Northwest Herald April 19, 26, May 3, 2016) (Published in the Northwest Herald 1178691 April 26, 2016) 1181009

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

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unity High 155. These records must be mainPublic Notice is hereby given that tained by our district for five full on April 22, 2016, a certificate was years after you have graduated or filed in the Office of the County exited our district.

Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and We are writing to inform you that post- office address of all of the 2010 files will be destroyed in the persons owning, conducting 2016. Your file includes all of your and transacting the business special education eligibility forms, known as IEP and other testing data. Should you wish to access, review or pick up the file, please contact Kelly OPTICAL OVERLAYS Sandberg at ksandberg@d155.org or 815-455-8500 ext 1011 prior located at: to May 13,2016.

20 Victor Parkway Crystal Lake IL 60014 If you do not pick up your file, it Dated April 22, 2016 will be destroyed on or after June 1, 2016. /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk Thank you, Kimberly Dahlem (Published in the Northwest Herald Director of Student Services April 26, May 3, 10, 2016) Community High School District 155 1181013

PUBLIC NOTICE Dear Community District 155 High School Student: As part of the Illinois Records Act (ISSRA) a copy of your temporary school record is being retained by Community High School District

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Case No. 16 PR 92 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: KARIN LOUISE NUELLE of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of office were issued on: 4/5/2016 to: Representative: CLIFFORD E ROBERTS 411 PLEASANT AVE HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035 whose attorney is: CAMPION CURRAN LAMB & CUNABAUGH 8600 ROUTE 14 SUITE 201 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Northwest Herald April 12, 19, 26, 2015.)

1177031

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVITATION TO BID The City of Crystal Lake will be accepting sealed bids in accordance with specifications for Public Works

PUBLIC NOTICE

VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR 2016 Water Distribution System Improvements The Village of Algonquin is now accepting sealed bid proposals for the 2016 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. Bids will be accepted prior to May 17, 2016 at 11:00AM CST at the William J. Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, Illinois, 60102 c/o Deputy Clerk Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting All bidders will be required to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 10th, 2016 at 1:00 PM CST at the Countryside Booster Pump Station located at 900 Wesley Lane. The bid of any plan holder who fails to attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will not be opened or read at the bid opening nor will it be accepted.

Time and Place of Bid Opening Notice is hereby given that the Village of Algonquin, Illinois, will receive sealed bids at the William J. Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, Illinois 60102 until May 17, 2016 at 11:00 AM CST for 2016 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bid proposals for this project will be considered not only on the basis of cost, but also on past performance, experience and ability to perform the work. The Village of Algonquin reserves the right to accept the bid deemed to be in its own best interest, which is based on all of the above considerations. Bid will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder determined in the exclusive discretion of the Village Board of Trustees.

Description of Work The proposed work is officially known as 2016 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS and has the contract number VoA15-05-18B. The project is described as: Installation of two (2) below grade prefabricated pressure reducing valve stations and associated water main improvements; Piping modifications, motor replacement and VFD installation at two (2) existing booster pump stations in Algonquin, Illinois, as further described in the contract documents for the said work prepared by Engineering Enterprises, Inc. Availability of Contract Documents Electronic copies of Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Village of Algonquin, Office of the Village Clerk, Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, Illinois 60102 upon receipt of a $10.00 non-refundable deposit. If mailing is requested than an additional $5.00 deposit will be required. Plans may be emailed to you at no charge by contacting bids@algonquin.org with your request noting “2016 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT” in the subject line.

Bid Security All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, or bank cashier's check payable to the Village of Algonquin for 5% of the amount of the base bid as provided in the Bidding Documents. No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond or check.

Submission Format Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Village and shall be submitted no later than the specified closing time in an opaque sealed envelope addressed to: Village of Algonquin, attention: Deputy Clerk, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102. Envelopes should be clearly marked, “Sealed Bid - 2016 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS VoA15-05-18B. The bids will be opened at this location and read aloud. The Village of Algonquin reserves the right to reject any or all parts thereof, or waive any formality or technical errors, and to make the award in the best interest of the Village.

Public Works This contract calls for the construction of a “public works,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 821 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than current “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus amount for fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. The Illinois Department of Labor publishes the prevailing wage rates on its website http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/rates/rates.HTM. The Illinois Department of Labor revises the prevailing wage rates and the contractor/subcontractor has an obligation to check the Illinois Department of Labor website for revisions to prevailing wage rates. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor's website. All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including by not limited to, all wage requirements and notice and record keeping duties.” Each bidder shall adopt a written sexual harassment policy in compliance with ILCS 5/2105 (1992). Bidder agrees to comply with Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Projects Act, 820 ILCS265/1 et seq. (2008). As required by the Act, the Bidder agrees to file with the Village, prior to commencing work, its written substance abuse prevention program. It is the responsibility of the vendor/contractor/subcontractor to comply with all applicable provisions of FOIA. The regulations of the State of Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 5 ILCS 140, apply to all records of the vendor/contractor/subcontractor pertaining to this authorization or contract. When requested by the Village of Algonquin, the vendor/contractor is required to provide all records requested within no more than three (3) business days, at no cost to the Village of Algonquin.

Questions All questions regarding this project should be directed to Engineering Enterprises, Inc., 630-466-6700, Julie Morrison, jmorrison@eeiweb.com, 52 Wheeler Road, Sugar Grove, IL 60554.

By: Tim Schloneger, Village Manager (Published in the Northwest Herald April 26, 27, 2016.) 1181096

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STRONG FINISH

Grace Beattie closing prep career in style PREP ZONE Joe Stevenson Being the youngest in a talented sports family carries with it benefits of always being around sports and watching how successful siblings worked toward their goals.

Grace Beattie saw all of that with her three older sisters. She also saw the immense shadows cast by their greatness.

Elise Beattie finished her high school career with five state medals between cross country and track. Kayla Beattie grabbed nine medals and five state championships. Maura Beattie earned seven state medals and one individual championship.

Even her twin brother, Luke, the baby of the family by a minute, has four state medals.

Grace, an accomplished runner in her own right, has one with a relay team. But that might change with the direction her senior track season has taken.

Beattie, who will run cross country and track at Illinois State, saved her best season for last. She won the 800 meters in 2:20.64 Friday night at the McHenry County Meet and has a 5:19 1,600 meters to her credit this spring.

For what it’s worth, Elise and Luke never won a county title.

“This winter, I didn’t play basketball,” Grace said. “I needed to focus on one sport. I’ve always run the 300 hurdles, but I knew I couldn’t teach my joints to do that again. I thought I’d focus on the 800.”

Good call. Beattie, who hinted at trying the 3,000 steeplechase in college, has thrived in the 800.

“She’s having a great season,” Blue Streaks coach Steve Erwin said. “She decided she’s not going to be a hurdler in college, so she decided to run stuff she might run in college. She’s running so many good 800s and 1,600s. It’s been fun to watch. It’s been a different Grace this year, a completely different Grace.

She’s always been fun, but she’s so enjoyable now.”

And to think six months ago Beattie was told by a doctor her senior season in track would not happen.

Grace had every reason to emulate Kayla, one of the greatest runners in state history. But getting Lyme disease in her senior year was not one of them.

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Woodstock’s Grace Beattie finishes ahead of the pack in the 800 meters final Friday in the McHenry County Meet at Huntley.

Grace was bitten by a tick and said she was mistreated for it several times. Eventually, she spent two days in late October at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She recovered by December and started working out with Kate Jacobs, a Class 2A state medalist in the 1,600 last year.

“We’ve become really good training partners,” Beattie said. “It’s helped me, and I hope it’s helped her. We train every day.”

That long road made the county title Friday even more special.

“It’s really exciting,” Beattie said.

“My last track season I had a bad season. I didn’t have anything to bounce off of. I was told by my doctor in November there was no track season this year. I want to walk into his office right now and tell him I’m county champ.”

With a month to go, Beattie appears

to be on track to have a great shot at making the Class 2A 800 finals at the state meet.

“Four of the five of [the Beatties] have individual state medals,” Erwin said. “Grace doesn’t have it yet, and I think she’s smelling that one a little bit.

Who knows?”

Erwin’s probably correct. Once recovered from the Lyme disease, Beattie aggressively attacked the offseason.

“I can’t believe this is my best season yet,” she said. “I’m in better shape than I’ve ever been. Coming into the track season, I told myself I was going to do something big this year.”

• Joe Stevenson is a senior sports

writer for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached by email at joestevenson@ shawmedia.com. You also can follow him on Twitter @nwh_JoePrepZone.

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GIRLS SOCCER: JOHNSBURG 2, RICHMOND-BURTON 1

By RYAN ALTMAN

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out to even the score heading into halftime.

“I thought we played all right in the first bit of the game before the first rain delay,” Rockets coach Casey DeCaluwe said. “They definitely had more of the possession, and we were kind of attacking. I thought we came out and were the better team at that point (after the second rain delay), and then that goal to go down, 2-1, we just couldn’t get the momentum back.”

The Rockets (5-10, 4-3) threatened late with several chances near Skyhawks goalkeeper McKenzie McKay (five saves), but couldn’t find the equalizer, thanks to the line of defense in front of McKay. “The key was communication and to make sure we stayed calm,” Skyhawks defender Alivia Siudak said.

“We organized well and won the key balls.”

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Manning, Hampshire shut out Woodstock NORTHWEST HERALD

the Blue Streaks, allowing two runs (one was 3 for 4 with three runs scored, two earned) on three hits in seven innings RBIs and two steals.

Jake Manning pitched a shutout with eight strikeouts and a walk. EisenHarvard 17, South Beloit 0 (5 inn.): At with eight strikeouts Monday to lead menger, Noah Dehn Franklin, Joey Harvard, Logan Streit and Adan Rodrithe Hampshire baseball team to a 2-0 Brown and Zach Cullum each had a hit guez combined for a five-inning no-hitFox Valley Conference Fox Division win in the loss. ter for the Hornets in a nonconference over Woodstock at Emricson Park in Alden-Hebron 8, North Shore Country Day win. Streit had four strikeouts in two inWoodstock.

6: At Hebron, John Judson was 2 for 4 nings, and Rodriguez had five strikeouts Manning, a senior, allowed four hits with a home run and three RBIs to lead in three innings. and walked one in the victory, throwing the Giants (5-13) to a nonconference win.

Neither pitcher walked a batter, but 97 pitches (59 for strikes), also going 2 for Josh Rolnicki earned the win, allowing the Hornets committed an error. Reiss 3 with a steal. Carter Lawler and Kyle one run on two hits in two innings of Bielski went 4 for 4 with a double, a triHoma each drove in a run for the Whip- relief with a pair of strikeouts and no ple and four runs scored to lead the HorPurs (10-10 overall, 3-6 FVC Fox), while walks. nets (8-6), who had 20 hits.

Matt Wians added a hit.

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Crystal Lake South 6, Jacobs 4 (susp.): At Crystal Lake, the Gators had grabbed a two-run lead on Cam Geisser’s home run in the bottom of the third before lightning and thunder forced suspension.

South coach Brian Bogda said the game likely would be completed Thursday, which is an open date for both teams, starting at 4:30 p.m. The Gators were coming to bat in the bottom of the fourth when thunder was heard and the game was called.

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RICHMOND – With heavy rain fallAlivia Siudak Johnsburg, jr., D ing, thunder rumbling and another weather delay looming, Johnsburg’s Siudak anchored the Skyhawks’ Amber Humphres took it upon herself defense, stopping a handful to make sure the Skyhawks were winof potential Richmond-Burton ning, just in case their soccer match offensive chances. against Richmond-Burton went final at q THE NUMBER the 50-minute mark.

Gathering the ball just outside the Minutes it took to complete the Rockets’ goal box, she curled a shot entire 80-minute match after two lightning delays and an injury around goalkeeper Lindsy Restis to put stoppage the Skyhawks ahead by one. Less than a minute later, the impending weather q AND ANOTHER THING ... stoppage occurred.

After falling down while fighting for a loose ball, “It was something I had a mindset Johnsburg’s Kendall Hendrixson was carted off on doing,” Humphres said. “I knew the field late in the game with a leg injury. that, if I trusted my ability, we could make it through the game.”

After two rain delays and an injury second half proved to be the game-wintimeout, Humphres’ goal early in the ner in a 2-1 Big Northern Conference

East Division defeat of the Rockets at Richmond-Burton High School. “[The weather] makes it hard to stop and start completely,” Skyhawks coach Rob Eastland said. “It’s just who reacts to it better…

“I like the fact that, when they played us at our place, they gave us a really good game,” said Eastland, whose team defeated the Rockets at home April 11, 1-0. “I felt here, we tactically came out with a few things and they worked.”

After neither team was able to gain traction offensively in the first three-quarters of the first half, forward Taylor Piggott’s header put the Skyhawks (11-3-2, 7-2 BNC East) ahead, 1-0, in the 33rd minute.

However, the visitors’ narrow lead didn’t last long. With only 13.8 seconds remaining, Rockets forward Anna Blaney launched a shot from 25 yards

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4 CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL GIRLS SOCCER

Gusakow commits to D-I Eastern Ill.

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com Tatyana Gusakow visited Eastern Illinois for the first time in October and, in all, estimates she has visited three times since then ... maybe more.

The Crystal Lake Central junior forward felt an immediate connection to the school and visited again Sunday to attend a soccer camp in Charleston.

Gusakow had a good feeling after camp wrapped up. Tatyana She received an offer from Gusakow the NCAA Division I school after practice Monday and informed Panthers soccer coach Kiki Lara she accepted.

“When I first visited, I could definitely see myself being there,” Gusakow said. “I just kept building more and more love for the school with each visit. ... It’s been my goal since I was little to play for a Division I school.”

Gusakow also got an offer from Concordia and had “small talk” with a few others, but she felt most comfortable with the campus and the coaches at Eastern.

“I know Eastern is big in education, and that’s what I want to major in,” said Gusakow, who has six goals and five assists this

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The start was pushed back 20 minutes because of thunder, then South (13-3, 4-3 FVC Valley) scored five times in the first inning.

Jacobs (12-5, 5-2 FVC Valley) scored three runs in the third inning with four consecutive singles by Stevie Krueger, Nathan Meland, Cameron Wilson and Adam Kale.

Cary-Grove 4, Grayslake North 2 (susp.): At Cary, the Trojans (11-7, 5-2 FVC Valley) took the lead in the bottom of the third inning with three runs before the game was suspended in the top of the fourth. The FVC crossover game will resume at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Cary with the Knights batting with nobody out in the top of the fourth.

SOFTBALL Alden-Hebron 14, Faith Christian 2 (5 inn.): At

Williams Bay, Wisconsin, Zoe Derringer finished 3 for 3 with a home run, two doubles, two runs scored and five RBIs to lead the Giants to a nonconference win in five innings.

Derringer (2-0), a freshman, also was the winning pitcher for the Giants (15-4), allowing

season. “My family is really excited. They’ve always been by my side throughout everything, pushing me to go for it.”

Gusakow was expecting a phone call from Lara at Monday’s practice, but the session was cut short by lightning.

Crystal Lake Central coach Jay Schwarzrock remembers Gusakow standing out in camps as far back as middle school and has seen the forward grow after the Tigers lost their top two scorers from last year – forwards Katie Beck and Stacie Wolfgram – to graduation.

Gusakow has been on the varsity team since her freshman year.

“I’ve seen her develop more understanding of the game,” Schwarzrock said. “She reads the defense better, attacks gaps, it’s just not just running north and south. She’s always had ball skill and a nice shot, but she’s creating more opportunities on her own.”

Schwarzrock said Gusakow’s breakout started last season, when she scored eight goals in her last four games. She’s also been better at getting her teammates involved this year, he said.

For Gusakow, her focus now is on helping to lead the Tigers in the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division. Central dropped its first conference game against Grayslake North, 4-2, on April 19 and followed with a 5-2 win against Woodstock on Thursday. two runs on two hits in four innings with seven strikeouts and a walk.

Freshman Maggie Morris was 2 for 2 with a double and two RBIs, Kassandra Clauss went 1 for 2 with a double, a steal and two RBIs, and Sharren Johnson was 2 for 3 with a double, a steal, two runs and one RBI. Harvard 12, South Beloit 3: At South Beloit, the Hornets won a nonconference game with five runs in the seventh inning. Makayla Stephens went 4 for 4 with three doubles and three runs scored, Arely Renteria Pena was 3 for 3 with two doubles and two runs scored, and Nadia Merida went 3 for 5 with two runs.

Hampshire 10, Crystal Lake Central 5 (susp.):

At Hampshire, the FVC Fox game was suspended in the top of the seventh inning with the Whip-Purs leading. Peyton DeChant had a home run for the Whip-Purs (10-9, 3-3 FVC Fox), and Savanah Frank added a homer for the Tigers (9-6, 3-3 FVC Fox).

BOYS TENNIS IMSA 5, Huntley 2: At Aurora, Huntley’s Brady

Michel won, 10-5, in the third set to win at No. 2 singles, and the Huntley No. 2 doubles team of Trey Coleman and Jacob Wat won, 6-2, 6-1, but the Red Raiders (5-4) lost a nonconference dual.

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where he is 6 of 6 in save opportunities.

That’s a relief: Huntley coach Andy Jakubowski is imitating a winner with his team’s pitching philosophy this season. Jakubowski feels his staff is deep, so the Red Raiders often throw a few relievers after their starters leave.

“We’re in the mindset of keeping guys fresh for later in the year,” NORTHWEST HERALD Jakubowski said. “We’re taking a POWER RANKINGS page from what the (Kansas City) 1. Prairie Ridge (15-5): The Royals do: Give us six (innings), Wolves have rolled to 10 wins in their past 11 games, with the only and the seventh, eighth and ninth are accounted for.” loss coming against Jacobs. The On Saturday, starter Kyle Morgan defending Fox Valley Conference went three innings, then Logan Fox Division champion is 4-1 DeWulf, Cole Raines and Cameron against the FVC Valley side, with Reed finished. Reed threw three Dundee-Crown still remaining. strong innings for a 6-5 win in nine 2. Dundee-Crown (12-5): The innings.

Chargers were 4-0 for the week More help coming: Jacobs and have won five in a row. They senior Jonny Rohde has thrown lead the FVC Valley at 7-0 after a only briefly for the Golden Eagles sweep of Crystal Lake South.

3. Huntley (12-7): The Red Raid- this season because of discomers came up big over the weekend fort in his right arm. Rohde was with a sweep of Jacobs. Huntley is outstanding last season with 12 saves for the Eagles on their way a young team with mainly juniors in its lineup, but they feel like they to a third-place finish in the Class 4A state tournament. can be a factor in the FVC Valley “He’s working on a couple race right now. things,” Eagles coach Jamie 4. Jacobs (12-5): The Golden Eagles had their toughest week of Murray said. “He’ll be back when the season, going 1-4 and suffering he takes care of some things. He’s their first two FVC Valley losses – just not clear to pitch now.”

Rohde has hit 90 mph on speed to Huntley. Jacobs is loaded with guns and plans to pitch at NAIA pitching, however, so the Eagles likely will not have any prolonged Indiana Wesleyan next year. skid.

THIS WEEK’S TOP GAMES 5. Crystal Lake South (13-3): McHenry at Dundee-Crown The Gators took their first three 4:30 p.m. Wednesday losses of the season, one to Prairie It looks like the game will line Ridge and two to Dundee-Crown.

“We rattled off 11 wins in a row (to up with a pair of aces, McHenry’s start the season), and that’s pretty Bobby Miller and D-C’s Danny Denz, on the hill. Miller, a junior, remarkable,” coach Brian Bogda is committed to Louisville. Denz said after their first loss. signed with Memphis. Both were Northwest Herald All-Area firstNOTEWORTHY team pitchers last season.

Closing the deal: Prairie Ridge Genoa-Kingston vs. senior Luke Annen moved into a Richmond-Burton new role recently as leadoff hitter, Tuesday and Thursday and he delivered a game-changing The Big Northern Conference shot for a grand slam in Monday’s East foes play in Genoa on 8-7 victory over Crystal Lake Tuesday, then in Richmond on South.

Thursday; both games are 4:30 Annen already was thriving at p.m. starts. another role, as closer. He plays – Joe Stevenson the first six innings in center field, then usually comes in to close, joestevenson@shawmedia.com

BEARS’ DRAFT NEEDS: DEFENSE

By KEVIN FISHBAIN

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Potential targets: DeForest Buckner, A’Shawn Robinson, Jarran Reed, Sheldon Rankins, Austin Johnson Chris Jones, Bronson Kaufsui, Jihad Ward, Dean Lowry

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Hicks and Eddie Goldman are set as starters, and there’s intriguing depth with Mitch Unrein, Will Sutton, Ego Ferguson and Bruce Gaston but no clear-cut third starter. Finding a five-technique that can stop the run and get after the passer is paramount for Pace in the draft, and lucky for him, it’s a draft deep with interior defensive

LINEBACKER

The additions of Trevathan and Freeman drastically minimized what was the biggest need for the Bears at inside linebacker, but it wouldn’t hurt to add another player here to help on special teams.

The need at linebacker is for speed off the edge to help complement Pernell McPhee, Willie Young and Lamarr Houston. Yes, the current roster has AP file photo depth, but it’s the NFL, so nothing is set Oregon defensive lineman DeForest Buck- in stone for Houston and Young past ner is a player the Bears might be targeting the 2016 season. There should be some intriguing middle-to-late-round options in this week’s NFL draft. that offer intriguing speed for Fangio to develop. linemen.

Potential targets: Shaq Lawson, LeonThere are several players who can ard Floyd, Emmanuel Ogbah, Victor play five-technique who could be availOchi, Shilique Calhoun able at No. 11, but the Bears also can wait and find some good players at No. 41, or even in the middle-to-late rounds, CORNERBACK Tracy Porter and Kyle Fuller, the hence a long list of possible targets for

SAFETY

Will Antrel Rolle be fully recovered from last year’s injuries and able to be an impact player at 33 with no more guaranteed money in his contract? Can Adrian Amos build off his rookie season and be a long-term starter?

Questions at safety follow the Bears year after year, and this is no different. There’s a lot to like about Amos, but not the team’s depth at safety. It’s another weak draft at safety, but the Bears could use more youth at the position.

Potential targets: Darian Thompson, Justin Simmons, Jeremy Cash, Deon Bush, Kevin Byard

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Coach John Fox and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio showed last year the Bears’ schemes and game-planning could, at times, make up for talent deficiencies on defense. Now imagine that defense with talent upgrades.

General manager Ryan Pace did that with the additions of Danny Trevathan, Jerrell Freeman and Akiem Hicks in free agency, but a lot of work still has to be done to finish the overhaul of the Bears’ defense. Here’s our position-by-position examination of the needs facing the Bears on the defensive side of the ball for this week’s NFL draft.

two starters on the outside, are back, but then what? The Bears are in the nickel 60 percent to 70 percent of the time. Bryce Callahan showed flashes last year, but cornerback is extremely thin, and the Bears could try to find a “starter” as a No. 3 corner if one is there at No. 11. Teams never can have enough cover men.

Potential targets: Vernon Hargreaves III, Eli Apple, Kendall Fuller, Harlan Miller, Deiondre’ Hall, D.J. White

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6 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: GAME 7, BLUES 3, BLACKHAWKS 2 (BLUES WIN SERIES, 4-3)

Bottom line: Blues were better

ST. LOUIS – The goal light briefly flashed in all its red glory, and then it went dark. The puck had hit not one post, but two, as if to let everyone know that whatever it was that had been haunting the Blues was officially no more.

The shot off the stick of Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook had come with 4:05 left in the game and the Blues leading, 3-2. If there was ever a time for the Hawks to give St. Louis a permanent complex about not being able to get out of the first round of the playoffs, this was it. But, no. The puck played bumper pool on the posts behind Blues goalie Brian Elliott and skittered away.

And with it went the Hawks’ season. The Blues grabbed Game 7 Monday night, the Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP winning goal coming minutes The Blues’ Kyle Brodziak (left) tangles with the Blackhawks’ An- earlier from former Hawk Troy drew Shaw after the whistle in the third period Monday in St. Louis. Brouwer, who had taken a swipe or two at the puck before The Hawks lost Game 7 of a first-round playoff series, 3-2.

VIEWS Rick Morrissey finally jamming it in as he fell over backward.

That’s how it was in a great game in a great series featuring two great teams. Before this descends into the inevitable open season on all that is wrong with a team that again had championship aspirations, we might want to remember that.

“We had the toughest matchup we could have in the first round,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said.

“The disappointing thing for fans on both sides is that one of these teams has to go home,” Hawks captain Jonathan Toews said. “You’ve got to think that with the confidence they’re going to have coming out of this Game 7 that there’s

no reason why they can’t contend all the way to the end.

We felt with the way things were trending in our direction toward the end of the series, we obviously felt the same.”

The loss was shocking nonetheless. We’ve grown accustomed to spending May and June occupied with the Hawks.

We’ve grown accustomed to the Hawks going deep and their playoff beards going deeper.

Not this time.

The Blues had been knocked out in the first round the previous two seasons, and they seemed intent on writing Chapter 3 Monday. The Hawks had come back from a 2-0 deficit to tie it on goals by Marian Hossa, off a power play in the first period, and by Andrew Shaw in the second.

And even when Brouwer beat Corey Crawford off a scramble in front of the net 8:31

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into the third period, you could predict without any self-consciousness that both teams would revert to form. They did not.

Tip your helmet to the Blues, who found a way.

The Hawks lost this game in the first period. It’s true that they had won three Stanley Cups in the previous six seasons because they possessed an uncanny ability to come back from the worst kind of peril. And they did come back in this game with another strong second period.

But they couldn’t have been worse for the first 18:30 of the game.

If they had skated with guards on their blades, they wouldn’t have been worse. Their defense looked so out of sorts that the blade-guard possibility seemed to be in play.

They couldn’t get the puck out of their zone promptly in the first period, and the result was a shot deflected past Crawford by Jori Lehtera and a howitzer of a shot by Colton Parayko from near the blue line. A 2-0 deficit is what happens when your defensemen are chasing the other team and the puck.

Sometimes hockey is indecipherable. Monday was one of those

times. How do you explain the Hawks looking so sluggish and the Blues looking so invincible in the first period? How do you explain the complete role reversal in the second period?

You don’t. You just say, “That’s hockey,” and it will suffice. Two great teams playing hard and momentum wildly swinging back and forth.

There were a lot of compliments flowing afterward.

“You find yourself on the bench just in awe of some of the things they can do,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said of the Hawks.

For the Hawks, it was win and advance, or lose and listen to the sort of analysis normally reserved for geopolitics. The three Stanley Cup titles in six years will be forgotten temporarily as people scream about the team getting older, about Quenneville losing his touch, about the roster lacking depth, about Toews going scoreless against the Blues.

Sometimes the easiest answer is the right one. This wasn’t about what was wrong with the Hawks.

This was about everything that was right with the Blues.

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Brouwer puts Blues over top, Blackhawks eliminated

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ST. LOUIS – Troy Brouwer tapped in his own rebound to snap a third-period tie and the St. Louis Blues advanced to the second round of the playoffs Monday night for the first time in four seasons, eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks 3-2 in Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series.

Brouwer, who played for the Hawks’ Cup winner in 2010 and was among the veteran additions to a team trying to break through, swiped in a backhander. The goal at 8:31 was his first in 24 postseason games since 2013.

“That was the ugliest goal I’ve ever scored,” said Brouwer, who has eight career playoff goals. “And probably the most timeliest goal I’ve ever scored.”

The Hawks just missed a chance to tie it when Brent Seabrook’s shot went off both posts with about 3:30 left.

It is the first time the Blues advanced past the first round since 2012, when they beat San Jose in five games but then lost four straight to Los Angeles. They advance to play Western

Conference champion Dallas in the second round.

“We’re still not where we want to be,” Brouwer said. “We want to be playing in a month and a half still.”

Jori Lehtera scored his first career playoff goal and rookie defenseman Colton Parayko also scored for the Blues, who avoided another inglorious finish. They led 2-0 early before the Hawks tied it in the second period.

Marian Hossa scored his third goal of the series and Andrew Shaw got his fourth on a power play for the Blackhawks. Patrick Kane was dangerous all night but was scoreless, and was minus-3.

“It just doesn’t really feel right,” Kane said. “Pretty quick right after to put everything right after into words.

Obviously not the outcome we were looking for.”

The Hawks have won three of the last five Cups – but when they don’t win it all, the postseason can be a short one, with three first-round eliminations the last six seasons.

“You get the feeling that it’ll be one of those things again and we feel from the get-go we’ve got the team to do it again,” Hawks’ captain Jonathan

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The Blackhawks’ Andrew Shaw celebrates after scoring on St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott Monday night during the second period in Game 7 the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series in St. Louis.

Toews said. “Not much you can say right now. It was close the whole way.”

Brouwer, playing in his seventh career Game 7, scored from close range off a feed from Robby Fabbri. The first shot went off the right post and he nudged the second past Corey Craw-

ford.

St. Louis was coached by the Hawks’ Joel Quenneville the last time it played in a Game 7, a loss at Vancouver in 2003. The Game 7 win was the franchise’s first since 1999.

“To coach it, to play in it, to strategize in it, it was a lot of fun,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said.

The Blues outscored the Hawks 7-3 in the first period in the series, but the Hawks owned the second period with an 11-3 advantage. That included the first three of five unanswered goals in Game 6 on Saturday.

Blues standout Vladimir Tarasenko was no factor after entering among the playoff leaders with four goals. He went to the locker room for about 21/2 minutes midway through the second for undisclosed reasons and his ice time was down, just as it has been earlier in the series.

Game 7 drew a standing-room attendance of 19,935 and the arena had seldom been louder than after Parayko’s drive from the point made it 2-0 at 13:43 of the first period. Lehtera’s deflection on Jay Bouwmeester’s point shot gave St. Louis an early cushion just a minute in.

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heim for the deciding game Wednesday night.

Shea Weber had an empty-net goal with 10 seconds left off an assist by Neal. Mattias Ekholm also scored a goal, and Pekka Rinne made 26 saves for the win.

Ryan Kesler scored a power-play goal for the Ducks, who are 8-6 in Game 6s. They return to Anaheim, where they lost their last Game 7 last spring in the Western Conference finals to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (center) is helped up after being injured on the final play of the first half Sunday against the Rockets in Houston.

NBA PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP

Thunder advance; GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Hornets, Heat even Curry’s knee sprained, The ASSOCIATED PRESS

OKLAHOMA CITY – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook is an All-Star, but not a superstar.

Westbrook gave him plenty of reasons to reconsider.

He had 36 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Thunder beat the Mavericks, 118-104, Monday night to win the firstround playoff series, 4-1, and advance to the Western Conference semifinals.

Cuban also said during the pregame interview that Kevin Durant was the only superstar on the team. Westbrook was asked after the game about Cuban’s comments, and Durant answered for him.

“He’s an idiot,” Durant said of Cuban. “He’s an idiot. ...

That’s what we’ve got to say about that. He’s an idiot. Next question.”

Westbrook was 13 of 23 from the field and 7 of 8 on free throws. Durant scored 33 points and Steven Adams added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who will play the San Antonio Spurs in a series that begins Saturday.

Clippers’ Paul injured in loss

PORTLAND, Ore. – Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul broke a bone in his right hand midway through the third quarter Monday and left Game 4 of a first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Portland won, 98-84, tying the series, 2-2.

The Clippers later reported Paul fractured the third metacarpal in his right hand.

– The Associated Press

Hornets 89, Heat 85: At Charlotte, North Carolina, Kemba Walker scored a playoff career-high 34 points, Jeremy Lin added 21, and Charlotte beat Miami to even their first-round series, 2-2.

Walker scored 11 straight Charlotte points in the fourth quarter after Miami had cut the lead to two with 6:07 left. Courtney Lee sank two free throws with 4.6 seconds left after being fouled on an offensive rebound to seal the win.

Lee finished with 11 points and helped hold Dwyane Wade to 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting.

Game 5 is Wednesday in Miami.

likely to be out 2 weeks

By JOSH DUBOW

The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. – If the Golden State Warriors want to cap a record-setting season with a second straight NBA title, they will need to survive the next two weeks without their best player.

Stephen Curry is expected to miss at least two weeks with a Grade 1 sprain of the MCL in his right knee, dealing an unexpected blow to the Warriors’ hopes of repeating as champions.

“From our perspective, it’s relatively good news,” general manager Bob Myers said Monday. “Clearly we don’t want to be here getting MRIs at this point of the season, especially someone of Steph’s stature. ... But mechanically the knee is intact, so that’s good.”

Myers said the two-week estimate is an educated guess based on how players typically respond to similar injuries, but cautioned the absence could be three weeks or possibly slightly shorter.

The team will have a better handle on how long Curry will be out after about a week, but Curry will miss the rest of the first round of the playoffs and almost assuredly the start of the second round if the Warriors advance.

Golden State leads Houston 3-1 heading into Game 5 Wednesday night at home.

“If it’s not two weeks, don’t go crazy,” Myers said. “If it’s before that, great. If it’s after, it’s after.”

Curry was injured on the final play of the first half of Sunday’s 121-94 win in Houston when he slid awkwardly on a wet spot on the court and fell. He immediately grabbed his knee and jogged with a limp to the locker room.

“Nobody is to blame here,” Myers said.

“If you play basketball, that stuff happens, unfortunately.”

Curry came out with the team after halftime, but sat on the bench for most of the warmup time. After talking with coaches, he returned to the locker room with his second injury of the series. Curry had missed the previous two games with a sprained right ankle but said that was not an issue during the first half Sunday.

The Warriors thrived without Curry on Sunday, hitting eight 3-pointers in the third quarter alone to turn a tie game into a 21-point lead on the way to the easy win.

But doing that without the reigning MVP for a longer period of time figures to be more problematic. The Warriors have gone 3-2 this season without Curry playing, including wins against the Rockets on New Year’s Eve and at home in Game 2. Golden State also lost Game 3 in Houston by one point while Curry sat with the ankle injury.

• Tuesday, April 26, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – James Neal scored the winning goal late in the second period, and the Nashville Predators held on to beat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-1, Monday night and force the first Game 7 in franchise history.

The Predators had lost the previous five Game 6s when needing a win to stay alive in the playoffs, and they snapped a three-game skid to the Ducks to force this series back to Ana-

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10 WHITE SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 5

Sox offense shines in win, gets Gonzalez off hook in debut

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

TORONTO – This had the look of a potential upgrade at the back of the White Sox rotation.

But after the Sox’ first look at Miguel Gonzalez Monday night, they may not be so sure.

Brought up from AAA Charlotte to start against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a seven-game road trip, Gonzalez got hit hard for five runs over the first three innings of a 7-5 victory. His last two innings, both scoreless, were better. And that’s saying something, especially against a hard-hitting team like the Jays, the third time through the lineup.

He finished with five runs allowed on 11 hits and two walks – with six strikeouts -- over 51/3 innings and left trailing 5-1.

The light-hitting Sox (14-6) picked a good night to have one of their best offensive showings, sending 11 men to the plate and rallying for five runs in the seventh and tacking on a run in the ninth.

Adam Eaton singled in two runs against Marcus Stroman, Jimmy Rollins singled in one and Todd Frazier doubled in two against left-hander Brett Cecil to give the Sox a 6-5 lead. Frazier scored Rollins, who had doubled and stole third, with the run in the ninth.

“We never feel like [we’re out of it],’’ catcher Dioner Navarro said. “We knew we had a shot. We haven’t had the best of-

Frank Gunn – The Canadian Press via AP

The White Sox Todd Frazier hits a two-run double Monday during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto. fensive numbers but when it matters, we come through. That’s the bottom line.’’

“It’s a nice feeling, especially coming from behind,’’ manager Robin Ventura said.

The Sox’ bullpen, the best in the American League through 20 games, was flawless with Zach Putnam, Dan Jennings, Matt Albers and David Robertson (eighth save in nine chances) combining for 32/3 scoreless innings. Albers broke Jesse Crain’s scoreless streak of

29 straight appearances with a perfect eighth.

With left-hander John Danks struggling through his first three innings, and with the leash on the veteran seemingly shorter in the last year of a $65 million, five-year contract, the Sox were opening a door for Gonzalez to take the only spot in a rotation that hasn’t been outstanding. The front office is convinced the 14-6 start signals they can be in it for the long haul, and with such a small margin for

error in a tough American League Central, there won’t be room for a squeaky wheel.

Gonzalez, with his track record, is certainly worth a look, just as Mat Latos was.

“I went out there for the sixth inning, that was important,’’ Gonzalez said. “Just go out there and make better pitches.’’

“He threw strikes, he was around the zone and I thought he battled through it,’’ Ventura said.

Asked if he will start again, Ventura was noncommittal, saying “Right now, we will check and see.’’

For one start, Gonzalez took lefthander John Danks’ spot in the rotation.

Danks, who got clobbered in two starts against the Blue Jays last season and is 2-4, 6.75 against them lifetime, will pitch Thursday against the Orioles, whom he pitched seven scoreless innings against last season, when the road trip continues in Baltimore.

Danks is 0-3 with a 6.23 ERA over three starts this season and is far behind the rest of a starting rotation that has been key to the Sox’ start.

Gonzalez, 31, posted a 4.91 ERA in 26 starts for the Baltimore Orioles in 2015 and was released late in spring training.

He had pitched to a 3.45 ERA including 69 starts from 2012-14 and the Sox, in need of starting pitching depth, signed him before their season-opening series at Oakland.

WHITE SOX NOTES

Smith has to put major league debut on hold

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

TORONTO – In what has to be characterized as borderline heartbreaking, catcher Kevan Smith was scratched from the White Sox lineup with back spasms before he was supposed to make his major league debut against the Blue Jays Monday.

Called up from AAA Charlotte after Alex Avila strained his right hamstring Saturday, Smith was set to catch the Sox debut of 31-year-old right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, whom he had caught at Charlotte.

Smith’s unavailability put the Sox, who carry two catchers, in a tight spot.

He had received a barrage of texts from family and friends, and he was eager and excited to make his debut.

“It’s overwhelming, the people that followed your career and supported you the whole way,’’ he said before the game. “It’s very humbling and very overwhelming I guess. It’s awesome and

it’s going to be a great experience.’’

That was before the Sox took the field to stretch, which is when Smith apparently felt something in his back, a Sox spokesman said.

Smith’s sister, brother-in-law, niece, uncle and cousins were in attendance. His father, “my biggest fan,” was unable to attend because he doesn’t have a passport.

Dioner Navarro got the start. Jerry Sands was the Sox’ emergency catcher, although manager Robin Ventura has said utility infielder Tyler Saladino can also catch in a pinch.

Smith was hitting .345 with two home runs eight games with Charlotte. He has thrown out five of 11 attempted basestealers.

Avila said Monday he doesn’t expect to be on the DL longer than 15 days.

Bullish on the pen: The White Sox went into the game Monday with a 13-6 record, their best start after 19 games since 2005 and tied for the sixth-best start in history.

Reason No. 1? The bullpen, manager

Robin Ventura said.

“You look at the bullpen and what they’re doing, that’s going to be your biggest reason for winning games,’’ Ventura said. “Especially winning games late is that your bullpen is giving you a chance and holding the other team down.’’

The bullpen ranked first in the American League in ERA (1.51) and holds (18) and was second in opponents average (.189). The pitching staff overall lead the AL with a 2.28 ERA, 15 quality starts, a .204 opponents average and WHIP (1.02).

“There’s good and then there’s really good, and they’ve been really good,’’ Ventura said. “Whether you want to say that’s a surprise, we have all of the confidence in the world in them. Going into the year, we liked what we had. Sometimes I think that confidence can take off. They understand all of their roles right now, and it has been a nice little combination of guys going out there and understanding what situation they’ll probably be in.’’

BOX SCORE WHITE SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 5 Chicago

Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton rf 5 2 2 2 Carrer cf 5 0 2 0 Rollins ss 5 2 3 1 Dnldsn dh 5 1 1 0 Abreu 1b 3 0 0 1 Bautist rf 3 2 2 0 Frazier 3b 3 0 2 3 Encrnc 1b 5 0 2 3 MeCarr lf 4 0 1 0 Tlwtzk ss 4 1 2 0 Lawrie 2b 5 1 0 0 Sandrs lf 5 1 3 2 AvGarc dh 4 1 2 0 Goins 2b 4 0 0 0 Navarr c 4 0 1 0 Barney 3b 4 0 0 0 AJcksn cf 3 1 0 0 Thole c 4 0 2 0 Totals 36 7 11 7 Totals 39 5 14 5 Chicago 100 000 501 — 7 Toronto 203 000 000 — 5 LOB–Chicago 8, Toronto 10. 2B–Rollins (5), Frazier (3), Av.Garcia (2), Navarro (1), Donaldson (7), Bautista 2 (7), Encarnacion (5). HR–Saunders (2). SB–Rollins (1). CS–Frazier (1). SF–Frazier.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago 5 2 6 Mi.Gonzalez 51/3 11 5 0 0 0 2 Putnam W,1-0 11/3 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 Da.Jennings H,1 Albers H,6 1 0 0 0 0 1 Robertson S,8-9 1 2 0 0 1 0 Toronto 4 4 2 4 Stroman 62/3 6 Cecil L,0-4 0 2 2 2 1 0 Floyd BS,1-1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 Venditte Chavez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Cecil pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Venditte pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP–Mi.Gonzalez.

Umpires–Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Alan Porter; Second, John Tumpane; Third, Lance Barksdale.

T–3:24. A–24,333 (49,282).

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Jacobs alum Reilly Peltier took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the McHenry County College baseball team defeated Elgin Community College, 8-0, Monday in an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference game in Crystal Lake, clinching the team’s first conference championship since 1999.

Peltier allowed one hit in seven innings with 14 strikeouts for the Scots (32-10, 12-2 ISCC). The Scots also beat ECC, 12-6, in a nonconference game.

Clark Brinkman went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in the conference-clinching game, and Conor Hafemann went 1 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs. Jack Granath earned the win in Game 2.

Cullen Mayhew was 2 for 3 with two homers and five RBIs, and Woodstock grad Eric Bell went 2 for 2 with a homer and three RBIs.

Appeals court: Patriots’ Brady must serve ‘Deflategate’ penalty

NEW YORK – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve a fourgame “Deflategate” suspension imposed by the NFL, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the players union.

A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled 2-to-1 that commissioner Roger Goodell did not deprive Brady of “fundamental fairness” with his procedural rulings. The split decision might end the legal debate over the scandal that led to months of football fans arguing over air pressure and the reputation of one of the league’s top teams.

It also fuels a fresh round of debate over what role, if any, the quarterback and top NFL star played in using underinflated footballs at the AFC Championship Game in January 2015. The Patriots won the contest against the Indianapolis Colts, 45-7, and then won the Super Bowl.

Manziel’s attorney says assault indictment to come Tuesday

DALLAS – Johnny Manziel is expected to be indicted Tuesday on allegations that he attacked his ex-girlfriend in January, an attorney for the troubled former NFL quarterback said Monday.

Robert Hinton told The Associated Press that prosecutors have notified him they expect a local grand jury to sign off on a misdemeanor assault charge for family violence for the 23-year-old Manziel. The Class A misdemeanor carries up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Tigers OF Tyler Collins directs obscene gesture at fans

DETROIT – Detroit Tigers center fielder Tyler Collins directed an obscene gesture at booing home fans after losing a ball in the lights Monday night.

“To be at home and to hear boos after that play hit a trigger inside of me and I lashed out completely inappropriately,” Collins said after Detroit beat the Oakland Athletics, 7-3. “I’m absolutely embarrassed it happened and I’m very sorry to everybody in Detroit.”

Collins extended the middle finger on his left hand and waved it from right to left, and also appeared to yell an obscenity at the fans. He said he could not see the flyball hit by Oakland’s Marcus Semien, and an error charged to left fielder Justin Upton allowed Semien to reach third, bringing on the boos.

NASCAR adds penalties for teams that ignore lug nuts

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR has added mandatory fines and other penalties for teams caught without five lug nuts on each wheel.

The move announced Monday comes less than a week after three-time series champion Tony Stewart urged NASCAR to take action.

– From staff, wire reports

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PLAYOFF GLANCE

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

Saturday Indiana 100, Toronto 83, series tied 2-2 Portland 96, L.A. Clippers 88 Sunday San Antonio 116, Memphis 95, Spurs wins series, 4-0 Golden State 121, Houston 94, Warriors leads series, 3-1 Boston 104, Atlanta 95 (OT), series tied 2-2 Cleveland 100, Detroit 98, Cavaliers win series, 4-0 Monday Charlotte 89, Miami 85, series tied 2-2 Oklahoma City 118, Dallas 104, Thunder win series, 4-1 Portland 98, L.A. Clippers 84, series tied 2-2 Tuesday Indiana at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Charlotte at Miami, 7 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.

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

Thursday Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.

Friday Toronto at Indiana, TBA Miami at Charlotte, TBA x-Golden State at Houston, TBA L.A. Clippers at Portland, TBA Saturday x-Boston at Atlanta, TBA Sunday x-Indiana at Toronto, TBA x-Charlotte at Miami, TBA x-Houston at Golden State, TBA x-Portland at L.A. Clippers, TBA CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Monday Atlanta-Boston winner at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4 Atlanta-Boston winner at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 6 Cleveland at Atlanta-Boston winner, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 8 Cleveland at Atlanta-Boston winner, 2:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10 x-Atlanta-Boston winner at Cleveland, TBA x- Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TBA Thursday, May 12 x-Cleveland at Atlanta-Boston winner, TBA x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, TBA Sunday, May 15 x-Atlanta-Boston winner at Cleveland, TBA x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TBA Rest of Schedule, TBA

Wednesday, April 13 St. Louis 1, Blackhawks 0 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Thursday, April 14 Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 Friday, April 15 Blackhawks 3, St. Louis 2 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Saturday, April 16 N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Sunday, April 17 St. Louis 3, Blackhawks 2 Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3 (OT) Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Monday, April 18 Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 5, Dallas 3 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1 (OT) Tuesday, April 19 St. Louis 4, Blackhawks 3 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Anaheim 3, Nashville 0 Wednesday Philadelphia 2, Washington 1 Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Dallas 3, Minnesota 2 San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2 Thursday Blackhawks 4, St. Louis 3 (2OT) Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 0 Tampa Bay 1, Detroit 0, Lightning win series, 4-1 Anaheim 4, Nashville 1 Friday Philadelphia 2, Washington 0, Capitals lead series, 3-2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1 (2OT), Islanders lead series, 3-2 Minnesota 5, Dallas 4 (OT), Stars lead series, 3-2 San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3, Sharks win series, 4-1 Saturday Blackhawks 6, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Rangers 3, Penguins win series, 4-1 Anaheim 5, Nashville 2 Sunday Washington 1, Philadelphia 0, Capitals win series, 4-2 Dallas 5, Minnesota 4, Stars win series, 4-2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1 (2OT), Islanders win series, 4-2 Monday St. Louis 3, Blackhawks 2, Blues win series, 4-3 Nashville 3, Anaheim 1, series tied 3-3 Wednesday N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Rest of schedule, TBA

PREP SCHEDULE

NFL

TUESDAY Baseball: Richmond-Burton at Genoa-Kingston, McHenry at Grant, Harvard at North Boone, Johnsburg at Burlington Central, Rockford Christian at Marengo, Alden-Hebron at Faith Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Rockford Christian at Richmond-Burton, McHenry at Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Grove at Prairie Ridge, Crystal Lake South at Woodstock, Dundee-Crown at Grayslake North, Harvard at Marengo, Huntley at Grayslake Central, Jacobs at Woodstock North, Burlington Central at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: McHenry at DundeeCrown, Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, Belvidere North at Crystal Lake Central, Hampshire at Prairie Ridge, North Boone at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m.; Richmond-Burton at Harvard, 6 p.m.; Jacobs at Huntley, Woodstock North at Grayslake Central, Grayslake North at Woodstock, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Track and Field: Wauconda at Marengo, 4 p.m.; St. Viator, Marian Central at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Track and Field: Marian Central at Marengo, 4 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: South Elgin at Prairie Ridge, Mundelein at McHenry, Jacobs at Crystal Lake Central, 6 p.m.; Crystal Lake South at Conant, 7 p.m.

Boys Tennis: McHenry at DundeeCrown, Crystal Lake Central at Crystal Lake South, Grayslake North at Hampshire, Woodstock at Woodstock North, 4 p.m.; Grayslake Central at Cary-Grove, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs, Marian Central at St. Patrick, 4:30 p.m.

Badminton: McHenry at Maine West, 4:30 p.m.

NFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND ORDER Thursday-Saturday in Chicago 1. Los Angeles (from Tennessee) 2. Philadelphia (from Cleveland) 3. San Diego 4. Dallas 5. Jacksonville 6. Baltimore 7. San Francisco 8. Cleveland (from Miami through Philadelphia) 9. Tampa Bay 10. N.Y. Giants 11. Bears 12. New Orleans 13. Miami (from Philadelphia) 14. Oakland 15. Tennessee (from Los Angeles) 16. Detroit 17. Atlanta 18. Indianapolis 19. Buffalo 20. N.Y. Jets 21. Washington 22. Houston 23. Minnesota 24. Cincinnati 25. Pittsburgh 26. Seattle 27. Green Bay 28. Kansas City New England (forfeited) 29. Arizona 30. Carolina 31. Denver

Central Division W L Pct Cubs 14 5 .737 Pittsburgh 11 9 .550 St. Louis 10 9 .526 Cincinnati 9 11 .450 Milwaukee 8 11 .421 East Division W L Pct Washington 14 4 .778 New York 11 7 .611 Philadelphia 9 10 .474 Miami 7 11 .389 Atlanta 4 15 .211 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 12 8 .600 Arizona 11 10 .524 Colorado 9 10 .474 San Francisco 9 11 .450 San Diego 7 12 .368

11 GB — 3½ 4 5½ 6 GB — 3 5½ 7 10½ GB — 1½ 2½ 3 4½

Monday’s Results Boston 1, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Mets 5, Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 6, Colorado 1 Arizona 12, St. Louis 7 Miami 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego at San Francisco (n) Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee (Nelson 3-1) at Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-1) at Washington (Scherzer 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Boston (Price 2-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 1-2) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 1-2), 7:40 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 3-0) at Arizona (S.Miller 0-1), 8:40 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-0), 9:10 p.m.

San Diego (Shields 0-3) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-1), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

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

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Central Division W L Pct White Sox 14 6 .700 Kansas City 12 7 .632 Cleveland 9 8 .529 Detroit 9 9 .500 Minnesota 6 14 .300 East Division W L Pct Baltimore 11 7 .611 Boston 10 9 .526 Toronto 10 11 .476 Tampa Bay 9 10 .474 New York 8 10 .444 West Division W L Pct Seattle 10 9 .526 Oakland 10 10 .500 Texas 10 10 .500 Los Angeles 9 11 .450 Houston 6 14 .300

GB — 1½ 3½ 4 8 GB — 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 GB — ½ ½ 1½ 4½

Monday’s Results White Sox 7, Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 Boston 1, Atlanta 0 Detroit 7, Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Texas 1 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3 L.A. Angels 6, Kansas City 1 Seattle 3, Houston 2 Tuesday’s Games White Sox (Sale 4-0) at Toronto (Dickey 1-2), 6:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Jimenez 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Boston (Price 2-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (R.Hill 2-2) at Detroit (Pelfrey 0-3), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-2) at Texas (Griffin 2-0), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-1) at Minnesota (Nolasco 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 3-0) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 2-0), 9:05 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 2-2) at Seattle (Karns 1-1), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games White Sox at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

• Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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Cubs have no problem embracing 2016 ‘target’ VIEWS Steve Greenberg You might want to sit down, for this could come as quite a shock.

The Cubs are good.

Or did you know that already?

Nineteen games into the season, the Cubs seem to be doing all the right things to the 2016 “target” sloganized by manager Joe Maddon.

Embracing it. Peppering it with bull’s-eyes. Wearing it on their broad backs with defiant pride.

They are 14-5 – their best start in, oh, more than 100 years – with a cartoonish run differential of plus68, which is twice as high as the next-closest big-league team’s.

That means hitting at an elite level. And pitching at an elite level. And embracing at … an elite level? Does that even make sense?

Of course it does. Maddon has been talking about this since the day he was introduced as Cubs manager.

“I’m going to be talking playoffs,” he said almost a year and a half ago.

“I’m going to tell you that right now, because I can’t go to spring training and say any other thing. I’m just incapable of doing that. Why would you even report?

“It’s all about setting your standards and your goals high, because if you don’t set them high enough, you might actually hit your mark. We’re going to set our mark high and I’m going to talk playoffs and World Series this year, and I’m going to believe it.”

“This year” was 2015, when the Cubs won 97 games and reached the NLCS. Of course, we now realize that was mere child’s play.

Even before their rollicking 14-5 start, the Cubs were everybody’s pick to win the 2016 World Series.

Well, technically not everybody’s.

At ESPN, for example, 31 baseball “experts” (that is a whole lot of expertise) published preseason predictions, and only 14 of them picked the Cubs to hoist the trophy.

Three weeks into the season, how many of those 17 ESPNers who offered a smattering of Royals, Blue Jays, Astros and Mets picks have already jumped on the Cubs’ bandwagon?

This is as good a time as any to mention that the Cubs don’t even have the best record in baseball. That belongs to the Nationals, who at 14-4 are a half-game better.

Mind you, that’s using the word

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Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta jumps into the arms of catcher David Ross after the final out of Arrieta’s no-hitter against the Reds on Thursday in Cincinnati. The Cubs won, 16-0, and have a 14-5 record. “better” as loosely as possible.

Then again, the team with the best record in baseball has won the World Series a mere three times over the 21 years since the postseason was expanded to three rounds. Maybe it’s in the Cubs’ best interests not to keep up this 119-vctory pace.

Hey, it’s just a suggestion.

Last year’s Cubs awakening reminded a lot of people of Maddon’s breakthrough 2008 campaign with the Rays, when they rode a “9=8” slogan all the way to the World Series. What did it mean? Nine guys pulling together would put the Rays in the eightteam playoffs for the first time.

That math simply wouldn’t work with Cubs fans this year. After seeing three weeks and 19 games of monstrously good baseball, “9=1” is the only acceptable equation.

One, as in the last team standing.

But now we’ve gone and gotten ridiculously ahead of ourselves.

The World Series is ages away.

Nineteen games is a tiny sliver of a season. Even after the next 19 – 16 of them at Wrigley Field, beginning Tuesday against the Brewers – the Cubs’ season will only be getting started.

Meantime, all they really need to do is stay on target.

• Steve Greenberg is a sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Write to him a sgreenberg@suntimes.

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