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Readers respond to non-endorsement We are cowards for not endorsing.

We shouldn’t be endorsing candidates in any races anyway.

We were right not to endorse bad candidates.

I’m not being as colorful as some of our readers have been, but those were among the responses to the Northwest Herald Editorial Board’s decision not to endorse a candidate for president this year.

The non-endorsement editorial, which published Sunday, read in part: “In these unprecedented times, we find ourselves in the unprecedented situation of not being able to reach a consensus on a qualified and viable candidate. We simply cannot recommend any of the candidates in the 2016 presidential race. ... We regret that the poor choices in this race lead us to a non-decision, but we will not lower our standards for the sake of endorsing an unworthy candidate.”

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NO MORE LIQUOR LICENSES

HITLER’S HOUSE

McHenry County revoked liquor licenses from Plum Tree National Country Club after noise complaints from neighbors as well as other license violations, including owner Erineo “Eddie” Carranza not paying real estate property taxes for the site. Story, page A4.

ILLEGAL GUITAR LESSONS

A Crystal Lake man was arrested after a police investigation allegedly revealed he was teaching guitar lessons to children, which would be a Class 4 felony because the man already is a convicted sex offender and is prohibited from providing programs or services to people younger than 18. Story, page A6.

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VIENNA – The house where Adolf Hitler was born will be torn down and replaced with a new building that has no association with the Nazi dictator, Austria’s government announced Monday as it moved to eliminate the property’s pull as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.

The plan still has to be formalized in legislation and voted on in Parliament. But the Interior Ministry said demolition was recommended by a government-appointed commission.

With the Social Democratic and centrist People’s Party in the majority, and most opposition parties expected to support the plan, passage was likely no more than a formality.

– Wire report

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ON THE COVER Woodstock resident Paula LoBono waits in line Oct. 11 to cast her ballot during early voting at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office.

See story, page A3.

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A CLOSER LOOK

County residents have options for a number of races

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com Voters have a lot to decide Nov. 8, besides the most contentious and unusual presidential race in modern memory.

Although early voting is open through Friday at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office, it opens up at 10 locations countywide from Monday through the day before the election. The following is a topto-bottom list of all the questions and candidates that will appear on a county voter’s ballot.

‘Safe Roads’ amendment

The first question voters will face is a proposed change to the Illinois Constitution that would add a “lockbox” mandating that transportation funds collected by the state be used solely for trans-

Voice your opinion: What’s the

portation-related purposes. One group backing the amendment, which got onto the ballot with bipartisan support, estimates that state lawmakers have siphoned off more than $6.8 billion in road funds to spend elsewhere.

Supporters argue that the amendment is necessary to help rebuild the state’s crumbling infrastructure.

Opponents argue that the amendment is meant to give construction unions guaranteed money that couldn’t be touched in the event of significant state fiscal distress.

Amendments to the Illinois Constitution are approved by either three-fifths of those voting on the amendment or a majority of those voting in the election.

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See ELECTION, page A11

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Woodstock resident James LoBono (left) stands in line Oct. 11 as he watches his wife, Paula, vote early at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office.

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

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday – McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815477-0086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday – Immanuel Lutheran Church & School, 300 S. Pathway Court, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1023 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake.

Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

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HARVARD

Plum Tree liquor licenses revoked after violations, noise complaints

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com HARVARD – Plum Tree National Country Club’s liquor licenses have been revoked after noise complaints from neighbors and other license violations.

In October, seven residents submitted a complaint of violation to the McHenry County Liquor and License Commission citing concerns with the property at 19511 Lembcke Road, Harvard, which was formerly a golf course.

“All year long, we’ve been receiving complaints from neighbors coming off of these outdoor events that they’re having,” McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Jana Blake Dickson said.

An Indie Halloween concert, garden walks and a “ScaryTown Scream Park” are listed as upcoming events on its website, www.plumtreenational.com.

Aside from the noise complaints, Plum Tree National Country Club owner Erineo “Eddie” Carranza hasn’t paid the real estate property taxes owed to McHenry County for the property, and failed to notify the commission in proper time that a manager position was vacant, Blake Dickson said.

In McHenry County, a person is not eligible to receive a liquor license if taxes are owed, Blake Dickson said.

Carranza owes the county more than $23,700 in property taxes for the Plum Tree property, McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller said Monday. If the taxes aren’t paid by Nov. 13, a tax lien may be imposed on the property, she said.

Carranza and Plum Tree staff could not be reached for comment.

State and local laws also require there

“As long as [Carranza] conforms to the rules of McHenry County, that’s my main concern because McHenry County has our best wishes in mind. I’m sure [the county] doesn’t want a noise fiasco going on in there – it wastes everybody’s time.”

Anna Alteno

Neighbor to the Plum Tree National Country Club property to be a local manager if the liquor licensee does not live in the county, Blake Dickson said. The former local manager, Jaymie Powell, testified that she quit in January after Plum Tree had failed to pay her, Blake Dickson said, and Plum Tree did not hire a new manager in the required time frame.

The decision to revoke the Class A and D liquor licenses was made after a public hearing Wednesday, liquor and license commission Chairman Bob Nowak said.

“Everybody wishes them the best success,” Nowak said. “It was hard for us to really hammer down on them, but they need to realize that there’s residential homes there, too.”

Nowak said it’s not typical to revoke a license solely because of noise complaints, but the contributing factors helped the board make its decision.

“It kind of takes away their credibili-

ty,” Nowak said, adding the commission would be willing to consider another application once the taxes are paid and a local manager is in place.

Neighbor to the property Anna Alteno said her main problem with Carranza is he doesn’t follow the rules of the county.

“As long as [Carranza] conforms to the rules of McHenry County, that’s my main concern because McHenry County has our best wishes in mind,” Alteno said. “I’m sure [the county] doesn’t want a noise fiasco going on in there – it wastes everybody’s time.”

She and neighbor MaryAnn Hay have tried to go to the restaurant on the property, but it’s never been open.

McHenry County Planning and Development Director Dennis Sandquist said the restaurant is not zoned or permitted for an outdoor entertainment venue, which means it cannot only open the restaurant for events.

“They’re only allowed to do outdoor entertainment if it was accessory to the operation of the bar and restaurant, and based on our inspections, the bar and restaurant were not routinely open for business,” Sandquist said.

Heather Fisher, whose property borders Plum Tree, moved to the area two years ago for the peace and quiet, not expecting to hear concerts and events that disturb her dogs and 1-year-old daughter.

And while the business has made her angry and worried at times, Fisher said she and others aren’t looking to drive Plum Tree out of business.

“It’s not that we don’t support business or things coming into the area,” Fisher said. “... It’s the lack of regard for the neighbors.”

ALGONQUIN

More details emerge after fatal bypass crash NORTHWEST HERALD

when he was fatally struck by a Honda Accord, Algonquin police said. McHenALGONQUIN – Algonquin police said ry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski three motorcycles were headed north said a 911 call was made at 5:41 p.m., and Saturday on Route 31 when they struck Misurelli was pronounced dead at the a raised median and went into the south- scene at 6:02 p.m. bound lanes.

A 40-year-old man from Lake in the The incident occurred before 6 p.m. on Hills and a 34-year-old man from WoodRoute 31 north of Route 62. stock also were ejected from their moAlex J. Misurelli, 35, of Crystal Lake torcycles upon hitting the median, Alwas traveling north on a motorcycle gonquin police said. Both drivers were

taken to a local hospital. The Lake in the Hills driver was later flown to Advocate Lutheran General in Park Ridge, police said.

Police said the two drivers’ conditions and injuries were not available Monday.

The crash still is under investigation by the Algonquin Police Department and the Kane County Accident Investigation Unit. No citations have been issued thus far.

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LOCAL BRIEF Police: Spring Grove man killed in crash on Route 14

WOODSTOCK – A 29-year-old man from Spring Grove was pronounced dead Monday at the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 14 and Hartland Road, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash at 10:49 a.m.

Preliminary investigation indicated that a semitruck was traveling northwest on Route 14 while a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze was traveling south on Hartland Road, according to the sheriff’s office. The Chevy Cruze stopped at a stop sign at the intersection, police said, and proceeded into the intersection and into the path of the semitruck. The driver of the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The semitruck driver, a 44-year-old man from Wahpeton, North Dakota, was uninjured and is cooperating with the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aimee Knop said the investigation still was ongoing Monday afternoon.

A section of Route 14 was closed for several hours because of the crash.

– Northwest Herald

CRYSTAL LAKE

Police say convicted sex offender provided guitar lessons illegally

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Crystal Lake man was arrested after he allegedly taught guitar lessons to several students younger than age 18 and was prohibited from doing so as a convicted sex offender.

David B. Colley, 57 Woodbine Drive, Crystal Lake, was arrested Thursday and charged with being a child sex offender unlawfully providing programs or ser- David B. vices to people younger Colley than 18, a Class 4 felony. He has since been released from McHenry County Jail after posting 10 percent of his $10,000 bond.

The Woodstock Police Department began an investigation after receiving

information in early September that a possible convicted child sex offender was operating a guitar school at 216 Main St., Woodstock, according to a news release. The now-defunct guitar school, G4 Guitar School, was owned and operated by “David Bruce.”

Police said Colley operated under the “David Bruce” name using his first and middle names.

Colley is no longer required to register as a sex offender, but he is not allowed to provide any programs or services to those younger than 18, police said.

Police said Colley provided guitar lessons from Jan. 1 to June 30 to several students younger than 18. Police said there were no complaints of sexual abuse against the students he instructed in Woodstock.

Colley will next appear in court Nov. 17.

HUNTLEY

Advocate Health Care set to break ground on site of new patient center Facility is scheduled to open next summer NORTHWEST HERALD HUNTLEY – Advocate Health Care plans to build an 18,000-square-foot outpatient center at 13900 Quality Drive, just north of Interstate 90 and Route 47 in Huntley, it said in a news release.

Advocate Outpatient Center – Huntley will include Advocate Medical Group physician offices with extended hours and walk-in appointments, as well as outpatient diagnostic services provided by Advocate Sherman Hospital, the news release said.

This will be Advocate’s third site of care in Huntley. Advocate Medical Group physicians, physical therapy and community education currently are offered at 12155 Regency Parkway

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“We believe we can improve the health of the communities we serve by making care more accessible, convenient and affordable.”

Linda Deering, president of Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin

in Huntley. Advocate Clinic at Walgreens opened in May 2016 at 12000 Princeton Drive.

Once open, Advocate Medical Group will move to the new outpatient center, allowing space for other physicians affiliated with Advocate Sherman Hospital to practice, and physical therapy will remain at the Regency location.

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The new site is expected to open in the summer of 2017.

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The Northwest Herald sent candidates in contested races questionnaires seeking their views on a variety of issues. Below are responses to four questions from McHenry County state’s attorney candidates. Visit NWHerald.com/election-central to read all responses in this race and other contested races on McHenry County ballots. – Dan McCaleb

PATRICK KENNEALLY Republican

RAY FLAVIN Democrat Why are you the best candidate for McHenry County state’s attorney?

I am the only candidate that has done the job. Over the last nine years, I have worked in the SAO and have done nearly every job a lawyer can do. This includes leading thousands of criminal prosecutions at all levels of the justice system and saving taxpayers money by limiting the county’s civil liability. I have personally tried and convicted the most violent and dangerous offenders. I am the only candidate with experience supervising and managing attorneys, specifically prosecutors. It has been my honor to have lead teams of prosecutors trying the most high-profile and complicated felonies. Moreover, I am currently first assistant at the SAO, in charge of managing the entire office and staff. I am the best candidate because I love my job. A job that has as its guiding principle to do the most good and help the most amount of people each day. A job that requires some form of my best every day; whether it be consoling and restoring hope in crime victims, toughness in standing up to bullies who create victims, or taking head on those hard decisions balancing public safety with limitations on government.

What will you do as state’s attorney to combat the growing heroin problem in McHenry County?

Heroin addiction is a serious problem. Since 2000, the deaths associated with heroin use have increased four-fold. Last year, we lost 14 people to heroin overdoses. The current drug court program excludes too many users for poor reasons. I will remove the barriers keeping users from the program designed to help them, thereby encouraging heroin users to get treatment and receive follow-up by a judge. I will encourage my staff to seek the least punitive measure against those charged with simple possession of heroin (which is a felony in Illinois), and require treatment as a consequence of their sentences. I fully support the availability of Narcan by local law enforcement to reverse the effects of an overdose, and will seek to develop a program where those who overdose are not charged with a crime, but are directed into treatment alternatives. I also support drug drop-offs with no questions asked.

I have seen firsthand heroin use increasing in McHenry and the devastation it has wrought in the lives of users and those who love them. I helped found the McHenry County Opioid Initiative last spring, a group dedicated to alleviating the human misery caused by opioid abuse. Over the last few months we: 1) have provided Narcan, the life-saving heroin anti-overdose medication, to every police officer in the county; 2) have scheduled and designed two symposiums at MCC to educate local government officials and parents on the dangers of heroin, its effects, and how to get help; 3) are currently developing a program that would facilitate inpatient treatment for any user that walked into a police station and asked for help; and 4) are currently working with local hospitals to limit the over-prescription of opioid based medication. In addition, I am working to expand Drug Court, a highly-effective, intensive probation program for addicts. As state’s attorney, I hope to expand Drug Court to include “high-risk, high-needs” defendants charged with misdemeanors.

How will you build relationships with McHenry County’s law enforcement community?

Currently, the state’s attorney’s office has wrested control of local municipal charges away from local police departments. The state’s attorney’s office even has gone so far as to tell municipalities that their prosecutorial authority will be removed if they do not resolve cases within the state’s attorney’s wishes. This causes municipalities to pay for trials that they may otherwise not wish to fund, sometimes causing small municipal budgets to suffer through legal fees and unnecessary police officer overtime. There is no reason to tamper with local control. Police officers should be on the streets looking after the citizens, not tied up on bad cases only going to trial for political reasons. I would also provide report writing training, and new law update training to local departments to allow them to learn about law changes in the classroom rather than the courtroom.

The state’s attorney’s office currently has strong relationships with law enforcement as evidenced by the fact that Sheriff Prim has endorsed my candidacy. These relationships, like any relationship, can be improved. First, I have and will continue to publicly back law enforcement during these curious times in which our men and women in blue are being unfairly vilified. Building relationships with police officers begins by showing the respect and gratitude they deserve for doing an exceptionally difficult job that puts them in harm’s way every day. Second, I will continue to build on all the personal relationships I have with every police chief in this county by meeting regularly and in-person to discuss areas of mutual concern. Third, I will work to develop programs making the job of law enforcement easier and more efficient. This would include a program that, in concert with a number of police chiefs, I am currently working on to allow police to obtain search and arrest warrants electronically. This program will save police agencies an enormous amount of money and time otherwise spent driving to and from the courthouse in Woodstock for a judge’s signature.

Do you support allowing cameras in local courtrooms? Explain.

I entirely endorse cameras in the courtroom. Cameras in other jurisdictions have caused abrasive judges to change their courtroom demeanor, and it also allows the public to see the cases that they are paying tax dollars for. In my view, more disclosure is always better than hiding in the past.

We live in an era where cameras are everywhere. This county is ready to bring the judicial system into modern times, and there is no better way to let the public know what is actually happening than to allow them to easily view courtroom proceedings through the use of video.

Courtrooms that are accessible and open to the public are a hallmark of a free society and an important safeguard against potential abuses of power. I am not opposed to cameras in courtrooms so long as use of cameras is limited, especially with respect to victims. No one chooses to be a victim; that decision is made by the offender. In cases of violence and sexual assault, the victim must often testify regarding traumatizing and highly personal aspects of a crime that may still haunt them. This is difficult enough in front of a jury, judge, lawyers and court spectators.

Televising online or otherwise a victim’s testimony centered on a human tragedy is deeply unfair to a victim that never asked to be in the limelight, heightens the profound anxiety and embarrassment a victim must already endure, and traumatizes the victim further. As state’s attorney, I would not object to cameras in courtrooms generally, but would oppose attempts to film victims and, perhaps others, if I believed the televising their testimony would undermine their dignity and/or privacy.

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I am by far the better qualified candidate for state’s attorney. I have worked in McHenry County courts for over 23 years as a trial attorney. I have tried cases from murder to trespassing. I motivate people to be their best by providing an example and incentives for work in the office. As a former veteran I will energize the veterans court and remove barriers to entry to Mental Health and Drug Court. I would streamline the court process by having a defendant’s case analyzed and prepared before the first court date, encouraging defendants to enter pleas when confronted with the evidence against them. The current practice requires a defendant to appear several times over the course of a month and neither be aware of the evidence against them, nor the proposed disposition from the state’s attorneys office. It is not only costly to the clerk’s staff, it artificially increases the caseload each assistant must carry. I can save taxpayer funds by running an efficient, appropriately staffed office.

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MCC hosting live panel discussion with Dutch educators Thursday

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will host panel discussions Thursday featuring Dutch educators to teach people about the Netherlands’ economy and education system.

The discussions are free to attend and will be at MCC’s main campus in Crystal Lake.

The first discussion will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. It will be followed by a second discussion from 7 to 8 p.m. the same day.

Both discussions will be facilitated by MCC instructor Todd Culp in the main campus’ Room B166-167.

The discussion will highlight the Dutch educational system, its political system and everyday life in the European country.

The foreign educators will be visiting McHenry County College during a twoweek international exchange that started Saturday. The exchange is sponsored

by MCC’s Department of International Studies, which is a member of the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs.

For information on MCC’s international programs and abroad opportunities, email MCC Spanish instructor Lindsay Carson at lcarson@mchenry.edu.

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Crystal Lake Public Library Board of Trustees: 7 p.m., Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St.

Algonquin Village Board: 7:30 p.m., Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive

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McHenry County Board: 6 p.m. Committee of the Whole, 7 p.m., Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock

Fox River Grove Village Board and Committee of the Whole: 6:30 p.m., Fox River Grove Village Hall, 302 Illinois St.

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Continued from page A3 President and federal offices

Voters in Illinois will have four choices for president: Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, Republican candidate Donald Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green candidate Jill Stein.

In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth is running against incumbent Republican Mark Kirk, as are Libertarian candidate Kenton McMillen and Green candidate Scott Summers.

Voters in Algonquin Township, which is part of the 6th Congressional District, will choose between Republican incumbent Peter Roskam and Democratic challenger Amanda Howland.

The rest of McHenry County is in the 14th Congressional District, where Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren is running against Democratic challenger Jim Walz.

The death of Republican comptroller Judy Baar Topinka just after her 2014 re-election prompted a special election to determine who will serve out the second half of her term. Democratic challenger Susana Mendoza is running against Republican Leslie Geissler Munger, who was appointed to fill out the term. Also appearing on the ballot are Libertarian candidate Claire Ball and Green candidate Tim Curtin.

Voters in the 26th Illinois Senate District will choose between Democratic candidate Kelly Mazeski and Republican incumbent Dan McConchie, who was appointed shortly after his March primary victory to fill the remaining term of Republican Dan Duffy, who term-limited himself and stepped down early to lead a nonprofit agency. In the 32nd Illinois Senate District, Republican incumbent Pam Althoff is running against Democratic candidate Melissa Coyne.

Only two of the five House districts that include McHenry County have contested races, both opened up by longtime incumbents not running.

Republican candidate Steven Reick and Democratic candidate John Bartman are running for the 63rd House District, which is up for grabs with Democratic Rep. Jack Franks’ decision to run instead for McHenry County Board chairman. In the 66th House District, Democratic candidate Nancy Zettler and Republican candidate Allen Skillicorn are running to succeed Republican Rep. Mike Tryon, who did not seek re-election.

Republican incumbents David McSweeney (52nd House District), Barbara Wheeler (64th House District) and Steven Andersson (65th House District) are running unopposed.

Countywide races

In the first-ever race for McHenry

County Board chairman, Democratic candidate Jack Franks is running against Republican candidate Michael Walkup, who also is seeking re-election to his County Board seat. Voters in a 2014 referendum chose to popularly elect the chairman, ending the practice of the 24-member board electing the position from among themselves.

Republican candidate Patrick Kenneally and Democratic candidate Ray Flavin are running for state’s attorney – incumbent Republican Lou Bianchi is not seeking another term. With longtime Republican Recorder Phyllis Walters retiring, Republican candidate Joe Tirio is running against Democratic candidate Lynn Gray to succeed her – Tirio is running on a platform of eradicating the office altogether and merging it with the county clerk’s office.

Three Republican incumbents – Auditor Pam Palmer, Circuit Clerk Katherine Keefe and Coroner Anne Majewski – are running unopposed. Judge James Cowlin also is running unopposed for circuit court judge.

County Board races

All six County Board districts have two Republicans and two Democrats running for two open seats each.

In District 1, Democratic challengers Kerri Barber and Kathryn Potter are running against Republican incumbent Yvonne Barnes and newcomer Tom Wilbeck. Republican incumbent Anna May Miller lost her re-election bid in the March primary. Republican incumbent Jeff Thorsen and newcomer John Reinert are running against Democratic challengers Dominique Miller and Jim Roden in District 2. Incumbent Republican Carolyn Schofield ran instead for the Illinois House.

Democratic candidates Kathleen Bergan Schmidt and Diane Johnson are

running in District 3 against Republican incumbent Michael Walkup and newcomer Chris Christensen, who was appointed to replace Nick Provenzano, who withdrew to work full time for Hultgren’s office. Walkup is running for both the board seat and the chairmanship so he can vote on issues if he wins both seats – state law does not allow the elected chairman to cast a vote. Walkup will not collect any extra salary or benefits as a result.

Republican newcomers Craig Wilcox and Kay Bates are running against Democratic challengers Robert Rosenberg and Arne Waltmire in District 4 – incumbent Republican Robert Martens Sr. is not seeking re-election, and incumbent Sue Draffkorn lost in the March primary.

In District 5, Democratic candidates Paula Yensen and Alex Wimmer are running against Republican incumbent Mike Skala and newcomer Andrew Snarski – incumbent Republican Tina Hill chose instead to run for county recorder. Republican incumbent Mary McCann and newcomer James Kearns are running against Democratic challengers Cathy Johnson and Andrew Georgi in District 6 – Republican incumbent Diane Evertsen chose to term-limit herself and is not seeking re-election.

Local referendums

Two advisory questions will be on the ballot for all McHenry County voters.

One asks whether the County Board should be decreased from its current size of 24 members after the 2020 U.S. Census. Another asks voters whether they would support a series of proposed reforms aimed at reducing the influence of money in politics.

Voters in six municipalities will have local referendums to decide.

Advisory referendums in Lakewood, Cary and Fox River Grove will ask voters whether any taxing body located within municipal boundaries should have to seek voter approval by referendum before increasing its property tax levy. As the law now stands, local governments can collect more without voter approval, provided it falls within the inflationary increase allowed under the tax cap. All three referendums were put on the ballot by citizen petition.

Voters in Crystal Lake face an advisory referendum as to whether the city should borrow $30.1 million to build a new public library. While the referendum is nonbinding, the outcome likely will have a bearing on whether the City Council decides to pursue the idea. If approved, the bonds would add about $132 a year to the tax bill of the owner of a $200,000 home who takes the homestead exemption.

Two other referendums ask property owners to pay more in taxes.

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District again is asking voters to raise the tax rate by 10 cents per $100 in assessed valuation, or about $61 a year for the owner of a $200,000 home – voters rejected the referendum in March. Fire officials argue that the district needs the extra money to balance the budget to offset revenue losses and added costs from the Affordable Care Act. Voters in Greenwood will be asked for permission for the village to start levying a property tax for road maintenance. The village does not levy a property tax. The village argues that the $60,000 it gets to maintain the town’s 12 lane miles is inadequate. If the rate of 25 cents per $100 in assessed valuation is approved by voters, it will increase property taxes by about $151 for the owner of a $200,000 home.

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Voter Lissa Brendel of Lakewood casts her ballot Oct. 11 at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office in Woodstock.

Early voting is open at the clerk’s office through Friday, and it opened Monday at 10 locations countywide through Nov. 7.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Bontia C. Beck: The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Burial will be in Ridgewood Memorial Park in Des Plaines.

Robert G. Ford: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

Brianna Karen Gathercoal: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Willow Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 1415 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines. For information, call 847-458-1700.

Maria De Jesus Guadarrama: The visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Prayers will be said at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the funeral home, before proceeding to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, where the 10 a.m. funeral Mass will be celebrated. Interment will be private. For information, call 815-459-3411.

Scott Thomas Hager: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 3 p.m. memorial service Saturday, Oct. 22, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-515-8772.

Jack Hanson: Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in All Saints Catholic Cemetery, 700 N. River Road, Des Plaines. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815459-3411.

Mary E. Nash: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Toynton’s Walworth Funeral Home, 328 Kenosha St., Walworth, Wisconsin. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Walworth, Wisconsin. Burial will follow in Big Foot Cemetery. For information, call 262-275-2171.

Donald A. Rudat: The celebration of life open house will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The memorial service will begin at 11 a.m.

Joan R. Sippy: The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Joyce C. Stephen: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Saturday, Oct. 22, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral and Cremation Service at 847-515-8772.

CHRISTOPHER M. DURCAN, ESQ.

Born: Nov. 9, 1971; in Winchester, VA Died: Oct. 15, 2016; in Woodstock, IL Christopher M. Durcan, Esq., was born November 9, 1971, in Winchester, VA, to Dr. Frank and Linda (Hutton) Durcan. He passed away peacefully October 15, 2016, in Woodstock, IL. Christopher is survived by his wife of 14 years, Martha (nee Van Witzenburg); children, James and Matilda; mother, Linda Hutton; brother, Dr. Mark and Tracy Durcan; sister, Sara Durcan; many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.

Memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00pm Friday, October 21 at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave (Route 176), Crystal Lake. The funeral mass will be at 11:00am, Saturday, October 22 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. Inurnment will be private.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.

Please visit www.davenportfamily.com to send condolences.

CHRISTOPHER B. MASTRODONATO Born: Sept. 15, 1965 Died: Oct. 16, 2016

Christopher Blake Mastrodonato, 51 years old, of McHenry, IL, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016.

He was born September 15, 1965 in Chicago, IL the son of Robert Mastrodonato and Jennifer (Reboletti). Chris was an avid sports fan and enjoyed sports of all kinds. He worked as a rural route carrier for the United States Postal Service for many years.

Survivors include his father, Robert (Dawn) Mastrodonato of Antioch and his mother, Jennifer (Michael) Collins of Murphysboro, IL; three children, Dominic Mastrodonato of Antioch, IL, Michael Mastrodonato of Rockford, IL, and Catherine Mastrodonato of Belvidere, IL; siblings, Bobby Mastrodonato of Fullerton, CA, Kara (TJ) Mieszanek of Volo, IL and Nick (Alyse) Mastrodonato of Antioch, IL; a niece, Remingtyn Mieszanek; and a great aunt, Josephine “Babe” Parmer.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00PM on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the STRANG FUNERAL HOME OF ANTIOCH, 1055 Main St. (Rte. 83). INFO 847-395-4000. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to a family memorial.

Please sign our online guest book for Chris at www.strangfh.com.

DOROTHY M. WRIGHT

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

Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation.

Born: Oct. 1, 1935; in Spring Grove, IL Died: Oct. 17, 2016; in McHenry, IL

the Kingston Park and Chamberlain Park.

His love for sports kept him busy with cheering on his children, grandchildren and Dorothy M. Wright, 81, of McHenry, passed great grandchildren. He was the timekeeper away at home on Monday, October 17, 2016. for the Genoa-Kingston high school sports She was born on October 1, 1935, in Spring for 25 years and was inducted into the G-K Grove, IL, the daughter of Lawrence & MarHall of Fame in October of 2015. He was a garet (Schmitt) Rudolph. member of the G-K Boosters Club and the She is survived by her children, Margaret Genoa Lions Club.

“Peggy” (John) Woodruff, Donald (Lisa) The family would like to thank Dr. Thakkar, Wright, Cheryl (Darrell) Butler; Grandchilthe staff at the DeKalb Co. Rehab and Nursdren, Kristy (Matthew) Pahlke, Mark Berry, ing Center and his caregivers- Lori Stone and Kevin (Candace) Wright, Stephanie (James) Christine Plautz.

Eldridge, Mercedes (Blake) Kienzle, Kyle Survivors include his wife, Gert; his Wright; Great grandchildren, Taylor, Hannah, children, Elroy Wylde, Vicky Vosburgh, Liam, Aidan and Gideon. Her sisters, Edna Kathy Harrolle (Doug Decker), Jeff (Gayl) (Ed) Kennedy, Martha (Ray) Bradley, and Wylde, Cindy (Brad) Busch, Dan Wylde and Karen Rupple.

Randy (Lisa) Wylde; 20 grandchildren; 20 She was preceded in death by her parents, great grandchildren; and one great-great husband, Robert E. Wright in 1992; a sister, grandson.

Donna Klatt; two brothers, Kenny Brennan He was preceded in death by his parents; and Clarence Rudolph. two grandchildren, Amy and Jami Harrolle; Funeral services will be held on Wednesone brother, Elroy; one sister, Vera John; and day, October 19, 2016 at 1:30 PM in the Wait his son-in-law, Bill Vosburgh.

Ross Allanson Funeral & Cremation Services A visitation will be on Wednesday, October Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Algonquin. Burial will 19th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Trinity follow at Windridge Memorial Park, 7014 S. Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State Road, Rawson Bridge Rd., Cary, IL. Visitation will be Genoa, IL. 60135. A memorial service will held on Wednesday from 12:00 Noon until begin at 1:00 PM and a luncheon will follow the time of services in the chapel. the service.

In lieu flowers memorials may be given In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Brain Tumor Association to the Genoa-Kingston Booster Club or the (ABTA).

Kingston Twp. Park in care of the Slater-Bu847-658-4232 or www.lairdfamilyfuneral- tala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main St., Genoa, IL. 60135. services.com.

For info or to sign the online guest book, go to www.Butalafuneralhomes.com or call 815-784-5191.

ROLAND L. WYLDE Born: July 13, 1927; in Sycamore, IL Died: Oct. 16, 2016; in DeKalb, IL

Roland L. “Squeak” Wylde, age 89, of Genoa, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at the DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center.

He was born July 13, 1927 in Sycamore. The son of Oscar Earl and Margaret LaVina (Weaver) Wylde. He married Gertrude I. Johnson on November 6, 1948, in Sycamore.

Squeak was a farmer in Genoa for over 22 years. He then worked for AG Automatic in Genoa, retiring after many years of service.

In his retirement, he enjoyed taking care of

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THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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“MADIGAN: POWER, PRIVILEGE, POLITICS”

WHEN: 7 p.m. Oct. 18 WHERE: Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Created by Illinois Policy, the 60-minute documentary “takes an unprecedented look at the life and influence of Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, one of the state’s most powerful political figures of all time,” according a press release from Illinois Policy. The release states the documentary highlights the influence an officeholder can wield in the absence of term limits. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the first 100 attendees receiving a movie T-shirt. Tickets cost $5 and include popcorn and soda.

They must be bought ahead of time at www.michaelmadigan. com or www.eventbrite.com.

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BOOKS ON TAP

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18 WHERE: Cary Ale House, 208 W. Main St., Cary COST & INFO: The Cary Area Public Library is sponsoring a new book club for adults in their 20s and 30s to enjoy appetizers and drinks, discuss books and meet other young bibliophiles. Free. Registration required. Information: 847-639-4210, roberhauser@ caryarealibrary.info or www. carylibrary.info.

ON THE RUN – Several members of Crystal Lake Central High School’s 1966 cross country team who were in town for their 50-year class reunion invited former coach Dick Kloepfer to join them Oct. 1 for a run at Veteran Acres Park. That Tigers team won the district meet to become the first cross country team from District 155 to qualify for the Illinois High School Association boys cross country state meet. Pictured (from left) are John Drayton, Terry Quinn, Kloepfer, Jim Hilgeman, Tim Lally and Bob Rosulek.

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CALENDAR Oct. 18

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – AARP Smart Driver Course, Senior Services Associates, 110 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Continues 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 19. To help those age 50 and older refine their existing skills and develop safe driving strategies. Cost: $15 AARP members, $20 nonmembers. Information: 815-356-7457.

• 2 to 3:30 p.m. – “Genealogy – Start Your Search!”, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Learn about library resources, including Ancestry and Heritage Quest, to find genealogical information. Keyboard and mouse skills required. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-459-1687 or www.clpl.org.

• 6 to 7 p.m. – Halloween craft workshop, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. First- through fifth-graders will create a Halloween craft with help from McHenry High School Art Honor Society students. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary. org.

• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Suicide prevention training, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Suicide is a public health issue. Nearly 40,000 people in the United States die from suicide annually, or one

person every 13 minutes. The QPR (question, persuade, refer) suicide prevention course teaches the warning signs of suicide and how to apply three simple steps that may save a life. Each attendee will receive a QPR booklet and card with information on suicide prevention, as well as resource information for treatment and support within the community. Free. Registration required. Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – SAT test preparation class, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. High school juniors and seniors are invited to attend a free SAT class presented

by Sylvan Learning Center. Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www. mchenrylibrary.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Quilters Discussion Forum, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Open to any topic related to the art of quilting, including construction, design, tools, books and more.

Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary. org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “Will the Real Sven Larsson Please Stand Up? Getting Started in Swedish Genealogy,” Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Learn about Swedish last names that can be confusing and Swedish geography that trips up the uninitiated researcher.

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

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VA mobile medical unit coming to Sun City The Veterans Mobile Medical Unit from the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital will be in the Prairie Lodge parking area at Sun City Huntley, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16.

The mobile unit will be available to all military veterans, regardless of where they live. Registration is encouraged. Services offered include blood pressure screenings, flu or shingles shots and other vaccinations, physicals and more. The mobile unit’s social worker will offer mental health screenings and can advise veterans on how to get health care services beyond what the mobile unit can offer.

For information or to register, call 708-202-8387, ext. 73095, or visit www. hines.va.gov/services/mmu.asp.

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STATE

Rauner creates council he says will cut state bureaucracy The ASSOCIATED PRESS OAK BROOK – Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that he is creating a new council that will review state agency rules and regulations in an attempt to reduce bureaucracy and save Illinois $250 million over the next decade.

Rauner’s office said each state regulatory agency will have a representative on the new Illinois Competitiveness Council, which Rauner created via executive order. The financial savings will come from the cost of fees directly paid to the state for licenses. Another goal is to reduce 4 million pages in paperwork.

“For years, Illinois has added layers and layers of burdensome rules and regulations to a never-ending bureaucracy,” Rauner said in a statement. “It’s an endless line of red tape that creates a barrier for small businesses and entrepreneurs. By cutting the red tape, we are creating an environment where they can succeed.”

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Illinois tollway to display real-time traffic information

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Technology engineers are installing digital signs along the Jane Addams Tollway that will give drivers speed and accident information in real time.

The Daily Herald reported that as construction on the tollway finishes, crews are installing gantries every half-mile between O’Hare International Airport and Barrington Road to create the active traffic management system, or “smart road.” There will be a total of 29.

When there’s a crash, red X’s will indicate closed lanes.

Messages will update with detours and other notices, such as Amber Alerts.

The system will operate through wireless speed sensors, dozens of cameras and weather stations, which transmit data to the tollway dispatch center in

The administration said the council will work to make sure regulations are up to date and language is easily understandable. It also is tasked with reducing unneeded requirements to save time and money for businesses, social service providers and residents.

The council is seeking public feedback on how to cut bureaucracy. The council’s website has a large red button that users can click that said “Report Red Tape.”

The council also will look for recommendations that will improve the state’s licensing procedures to help job growth. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation offers licenses in more than 200 categories, but issues fewer than 100 licenses in nearly a third of those individual categories, state officials said.

Rauner’s office said similar efforts in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky and Massachusetts have been successful.

Downers Grove. A traffic team will analyze the results and update the signs.

The system is expected to go live next spring.

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Caterpillar CEO to retire next year; replacement named

NEW YORK – Caterpillar said Monday that CEO and Chairman Doug Oberhelman will retire from the company next year and will be replaced as CEO by Jim Umpleby, an executive who has worked at the construction and mining equipment company for Doug Oberhelman more than three decades.

Umpleby, 58, will become CEO on Jan. 1.

Umpleby is the president of Caterpillar’s energy Jim and transportaUmpleby tion group.

Oberhelman, 63, originally of Woodstock, will step down as CEO at the end of the year and leave the chairman position at the end of March. He has been

CEO since 2010 and has been with the company for more than 41 years.

Dave Calhoun will become non-executive chairman after Oberhelman retires on March 31. Calhoun is an executive of private equity firm The Blackstone Group LP. Caterpillar has been dealing with falling sales because its customers have been hurt by falling oil prices and slower economic growth around the world, causing them to buy less equipment from Caterpillar.

Shares of Caterpillar Inc. slipped 38 cents to $87.29. Its shares are up about 25 percent in the last 12 months.

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks Sept. 26 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Rauner has used an executive order to create the new Illinois Competitiveness Council.

More than 1 million downloads for Chicago transit app

CHICAGO – Chicago transit officials said a mobile fare app launched a year ago has been downloaded more than 1 million times.

The Chicago Transit Authority said riders have used the free Ventra transit app to buy more than $110 million in fares.

The smartphone app was developed by the CTA in partnership with Metra, the Chicago

area’s commuter rail system, and Pace, the suburban bus system.

Users can manage their transit accounts, get notifications and see real-time transit tracker information for CTA, Metra and Pace.

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Medical examiner: Burned teen’s death ruled homicide

CHICAGO – The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that the death of a 15-year-old high school student whose body was found burned was a homicide.

The medical examiner said Monday that Demetrius Griffin died from burns. The Steinmetz High School freshman was found early Sept. 17 on Chicago’s West Side. Chicago police responding to a report of a refuse fire found the burned body.

Police said the boy was found near a burned garage and they are conducting a death investigation. No arrests have been reported.

The Chicago Tribune reported that the boy’s body was burned beyond recognition and it took the medical examiner more

than a month to determine the cause and manner of the teen’s death.

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Ill. man drowns at Atlantic Beach after sister’s wedding

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – An Illinois man in town over the weekend for his sister’s wedding has drowned in the ocean at Atlantic Beach.

Multiple news outlets report police said 38-year-old Robert Hickman Jr., of Champaign, died Saturday after being pulled under by a wave, just hours after attending his younger sister’s wedding in Jacksonville.

Police said the water was rough that day, and a family friend tried to get out to Hickman but was not able to reach him. Hickman was unconscious when lifeguards got him out of the water. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Hickman’s sister, Teleauba Rains, said she was grateful for the last moments she had with her brother before his death.

A video of him speaking after Rains’ wedding was posted online.

– Wire reports

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A Peshmerga convoy drives toward a frontline Monday in Khazer, Iraq, about 19 miles east of Mosul.

Bridge defendant: Officials no cause for it.

Judge John Grinsteiner refused knew traffic study story

NEWARK, N.J. – Top officials in New Jersey government and the authority that runs the George Washington Bridge knew about or had a hand in what prosecutors contend was a false narrative that a lane realignment in 2013 was part of a traffic study rather than a scheme to punish a mayor, a defendant in the case testified Monday.

In his first public comments about the scandal since his indictment nearly 18 months ago, former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive Bill Baroni also contradicted the prosecution’s star witness by offering a third version of when, and how much, Republican Gov. Christie learned about the lane realignment and subsequent gridlock in Fort Lee, the town adjacent to the bridge.

Prosecutors say the lane closings created traffic jams intended to punish Mark Sokolich, the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, for not endorsing Christie’s re-election.

to sign off on the misdemeanor riot charge, which prosecutor Ladd Erickson had pursued after dismissing a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge against the journalist on Friday. However, authorities would not rule out the possibility Goodman could face other charges.

Erickson has said Goodman was acting like a protester when she reported on a clash between protesters and pipeline security last month. Her defense attorney, Tom Dickson, maintains Goodman was doing her job.

Brief cease-fire set for Aleppo as strikes kill 36

BEIRUT– Russian and Syrian forces will halt hostilities for eight hours in the eastern districts of Aleppo, Russia’s military announced Monday, a day on which opposition activists said their airstrikes killed at least 36 people, including several children, in and around the divided city.

The two militaries will observe a “humanitarian pause” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday Charge dropped against ‘Democracy Now’ reporter to allow civilians and militants MANDAN, N.D. – “Democracy safe passage out of the city, Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of Russia’s Now!” reporter Amy Goodgeneral staff said in Moscow. man won’t face a riot charge stemming from her coverage of Militants, the wounded and sick would be allowed to evacuate a protest against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to the neighboring rebel-held province of Idlib. in North Dakota, with a judge saying Monday that there was – Wire reports

Iraqis push toward Mosul in long-awaited offensive

By SUSANNAH GEORGE The Associated Press

KHAZER, Iraq – The long-awaited offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group began Monday with a volley of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and heavy artillery bombardments on a cluster of villages along the edge of Iraq’s historic Nineveh plain east of the militant-held city.

Iraq’s Kurdish peshmerga fighters led the initial assault, advancing slowly across open fields littered with booby-trapped explosives as plumes of black and orange smoke rose overhead – the opening phase of an unprecedented campaign expected to take weeks if not months, and involve more than 25,000 troops.

By the end of the day, Kurdish forces had retaken some 80 square miles, according to the president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Peshmerga commanders on the ground estimated the offensive retook nine villages and pushed the frontline with IS back five miles.

But the forces’ hold appeared fragile and the gains largely symbolic. Some of the villages were so small they comprised no more than a few dozen homes, and most were abandoned.

And although some troops were less than 20 miles from Mosul’s edges, it was unclear how long it would take to reach the city itself, where more than 1 million people still live.

Aid groups have warned of a mass exodus of civilians that could overwhelm refugee camps.

Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul fell to IS in the summer of 2014 as the militants swept over much of the country’s north and central areas.

Weeks later the head of the extremist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announced the formation of a self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria

from the pulpit of a Mosul mosque.

If successful, the liberation of the city would be the biggest blow yet to the Islamic State group. After a string of victories by Iraqi ground forces over the past year, IS now controls less than half the territory it once held, and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has pledged the fight for Mosul will lead to the liberation of all Iraqi territory from the militants this year.

Al-Abadi announced the start of the operation on state TV before dawn Monday, launching the country’s toughest battle since American troops withdrew from Iraq nearly five years ago.

“These forces that are liberating you today, they have one goal in Mosul, which is to get rid of Daesh and to secure your dignity,” al-Abadi said, addressing the city’s residents and using the Arabic acronym for IS. “God willing, we shall win.”

In Washington, Defense Secretary Ash Carter called the Mosul operation “a decisive moment in the campaign” to defeat IS. The U.S. is providing airstrikes, training and logistical support, but insists Iraqis are leading the campaign. On Monday, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said a small number of U.S. troops were serving as advisers to Iraqi and peshmerga forces on the outskirts of Mosul.

More than 25,000 Iraqi and Kurdish troops will be involved in the operation, launching assaults from five directions, according to Iraqi Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil. The troops include elite Iraqi special forces who are expected to lead the charge into the city, as well as the Kurdish forces, Sunni tribal fighters, federal police and state-sanctioned Shiite militias.

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FBI records: Effort to reduce Clinton email classification

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ERIC TUCKER cation in exchange for a ‘quid pro quo,’ ” The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – A senior State Department official asked the FBI last year to help reduce the classification of an email from Hillary Clinton’s private server, according to FBI investigative files made public Monday. It was to be part of a bargain that would have allowed the FBI to deploy more agents in foreign countries, according to the files.

It was not immediately clear whether the State Department official or someone at the FBI first raised the prospect of a bargain over the email’s classification.

The bureau records, citing an FBI official whose name was censored, said Undersecretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy sought assistance in exchange for a “quid pro quo.”

But the FBI said Monday it was the now-retired FBI official who first asked Kennedy about deploying more agents overseas. The State Department said the same. The FBI ultimately rejected the idea, which would have allowed the State Department to archive a message related to the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in the basement of its Washington headquarters “never to be seen again,” according to the FBI files.

The email described reports in November 2012 that Libyan police were arresting suspects in the attack. It had been forwarded to Clinton’s private email address by Jake Sullivan, one of her top aides and the department’s director of policy planning, who was using his government email account.

Republicans seized on the report as collusion within the Obama administration to protect Clinton, now the Democratic presidential nominee.

“CORRUPTION CONFIRMED: FBI confirms State Dept. offered ‘quid pro quo’ to cover up classified emails,” read a tweet from Team Trump, retweeted by the candidate.

Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said the campaign had never been part of any such discussion about email classifications. Kennedy was a close aide to Clinton during her tenure as the nation’s top diplomat between 2009 and early 2013.

He had served in his position since November 2007 under President George W. Bush.

According to the FBI records, a bureau official said Kennedy “asked his assistance in altering the email’s classifi-

and that in exchange, “State would reciprocate by allowing the FBI to place more agents in countries where they are presently forbidden.”

“Although there was never a quid pro quo, these allegations were nonetheless referred to the appropriate officials for review,” the FBI said in a statement Monday.

The State Department said Kennedy had been trying to understand the FBI’s classification decisions.

“This allegation is inaccurate and does not align with the facts,” department spokesman Mark Toner said. He added that there was never an increase in the number of FBI agents assigned to Iraq as a result of the conversations.

The disclosure was included in 100 pages the FBI released from its now-closed investigation into whether the former secretary of state and her aides mishandled sensitive government informaPatrick F. tion that flowed through Kennedy the private mail server located in her New York home.

The FBI official who spoke with Kennedy was not involved in the investigation of Clinton’s email use, the bureau said.

According to the account in the FBI records, Kennedy proposed using an obscure provision under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act to keep the existence of the classified document from becoming public. By labeling the email unclassified but exempt under the federal records law, the State Department would have avoided criticism that its employees had mishandled classified files but still would have prevented the email’s public release.

The provision cited in the FBI files, known as “B9,” is intended to protect geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells and is the most rarely used FOIA exemption.

“Kennedy told (redacted) that the FBI’s classification of the email in question caused problems for Kennedy and Kennedy wanted to classify the document as ‘B9,’ ” the FBI report says. “Kennedy further stated that the ‘B9’ classification would allow him to archive the document in the basement of DoS (Department of State) never to be seen again.”

By KEVIN FREKING

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President Barack Obama speaks to students, teachers and invited guests Monday at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. The speech highlighted the progress his administration has made in the past eight years to improve education across the country. most progress in the U.S. in 2014-2015 compared to the previous year, improving its graduation rate by 7 percentage points.

Obama applauded the high school for graduating all its seniors. “It’s been a while since I did math, but 100 percent is good. You can’t do better than that,” Obama told the audience, which includ-

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WASHINGTON – The nation’s high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday.

President Barack Obama welcomed the higher rate as good news, but the gains come against a backdrop of decreasing scores on national math and reading tests.

Education Secretary John B. King Jr. acknowledged worries about sagging achievement. “A higher graduation rate is meaningful progress, but certainly we share the concern that we have more work to do to make sure every student graduates ready for what’s next,” he said.

Obama visited Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, a magnet school in the District of Columbia, to tout the graduation rate for the 2014-2015 school year. “More African-American and Latino students are graduating than ever before,” he said.

Gains also were seen for disabled students and those from low-income families.

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be done by machine. They would need critical thinking skills.

“We live in a global economy,” Obama said. “And the best jobs are going to go to the people who are the best educated, whether in India or China, or anywhere in the world.”

Before the president spoke, King said the graduation rate was more than just a number. “It represents real students in real cities, towns and rural communities who are better prepared for success in college and careers,” King said during a conference call with reporters.

The administration said the graduation rate has increased by about 4 percentage points since the 2010-2011 school year. Obama frequently cites the increase when he talks to groups about progress made during his presidency.

Despite the increase in the graduation rate, test scores are declining.

Last year, math scores for fourthand eighth-graders dropped for the first time in 25 years on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress – also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Reading scores were not much better: flat for fourth-graders and lower for eighth-graders compared with 2013. Average scores on SAT and ACT college entrance exams also have shown declines.

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OPINIONS

NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

Jon Styf

John Sahly

ANOTHER VIEW

Judicial independence “I have very clear views about what I want to see to kind of change the balance on the Supreme Court,” Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said during the second presidential debate.

“I would want to see the Supreme Court reverse Citizens United,” she explained, while her Republican rival, Donald Trump, favors judges who would “reverse Roe v. Wade and reverse marriage equality,” she said. Clinton’s emphasis on appointing judges who will rule in specific ways on particular issues echoed her earlier statement that, “I do have a litmus test, I have a bunch of litmus tests, because the next president could get as many as three appointments.”

Perhaps Clinton is simply stating the obvious: She would prefer to appoint judges who would rule the way she would like them to rule on specific, hot-button issues. But her candor is not costless, and the attitude it represents should not be accepted as normal. As a potential president, Clinton should have more respect for the independence and dignity of the judiciary as a co-equal but non-political branch of government.

Selecting judges is not just policymaking through other means – or, at least, it should not be. Every step closer to accepting ideological litmus tests developed in the heat of political campaigns as the basis for judicial selections – every step toward putting court rulings to a vote – erodes the foundations of the judicial branch. What are those foundations? That judges will come to every case with fairness, that they will be modest in their application of the law, that they are not legislators, that the facts of particular cases, not pre-announced ideological commitments, will guide them. These are among the considerations justifying the expectation that judges recuse themselves when their impartiality is in doubt.

Yes, some states have direct judicial elections.

This is a flaw, not a feature, of the country’s criminal justice system, as the increasing politicization of judicial elections around the country suggests.

And, yes, Trump has been worse. He set a terrible precedent when he released a list of people he might appoint to the bench, essentially making them part of the campaign. But that does not change the fact that Clinton should know better.

Of course politics sometimes intrudes into judging, and judges have different points of view.

This unremarkable insight does not suggest that Americans should surrender to cynicism. Standards in this realm start at the top. Presidents selecting judges should do so based on legal qualifications, intelligence, a record of even-handedness and, at most, general questions about judicial philosophy.

The Senate should set similar guidelines for itself as it considers presidential nominees. The candidates are making that harder this year, not easier.

– The Washington Post

THE FIRST

AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

Others should follow mall’s lead The shoppers have spoken, and Mall of America has listened.

The mall in Bloomington, Minnesota, the largest in the nation, will close for Thanksgiving this year, mall officials announced last week.

“We think Thanksgiving is a day for families and for people we care about,” Jill Renslow, the mall’s senior vice president of marketing, told The Associated Press. “We want to give this day back.”

That is great news for thousands of families who will be able to spend the day together.

That included the approximately 1,200 employees working directly for the mall and the other 13,000 workers employed by stores in the mall.

According to Marshal Cohen, a retail analyst with NPD Group, it turns out opening on Thanksgiving Day does not lift overall sales during the Black

Friday weekend.

It just spreads out the spending over more days, the Star Tribune reported.

That makes sense; even the most die-hard shoppers have to take a break at some time.

If they shop all day Thanksgiving, it’s unlikely they will continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On top of that, in the retail business December is a very hectic, busy month with long hours and lots of work.

While workers know this comes with a job, it can be exhausting. If there is little to no net profit gain, companies might as well stay closed on Thanksgiving to give employees extra time with family and as a result workers may end up with a little more holiday cheer going into the busy season.

In addition, companies could even end up saving money by not spending extra money on

wages for the extra hours.

In 2012, the first big year stores decided to open for Thanksgiving, we told people if they are upset about stores being open on Thanksgiving, then they need to speak out using their loudest voice: their money.

It seems the public has spoken and over the years, there has been a widespread push back from what was becoming the “Black Friday Creep” to the good old “Black Friday.”

It was getting ridiculous for a while as the time crept from 5 a.m. Friday to midnight and then up to 10 p.m. or 8 p.m. Some stores even started as early as 8 a.m. Thursday and opted not to close at all for the holiday. At least that trend is now reversing.

Looking forward to this upcoming holiday season, we encourage retailers to follow Mall of America’s example.

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

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IT’S YOUR WRITE

Bad trade agreements

To the Editor: I attended the town hall with U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren that you reported on Oct. 6. Your story left out a couple of important questions constituents asked Rep. Hultgren that your readers should be aware of with regard to the TPP trade agreement. Rep. Hultgren was asked about the ISDS provision of the trade agreement that would allow foreign corporations to sue the U.S. government for lost profits resulting from U.S. laws that protect our air, water and food. Hultgren opposed this provision. One constituent pointed out that the 14th Congressional District has lost almost 10,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs due to trade deals since 1994 and suggested that perhaps we should fix the agreements we are currently in before entering new ones. Hultgren agreed.

Please contact your members of Congress and demand that they reject yet another job killing trade deal that rewards CEO’s and shareholders and leaves the rest of us much worse off.

Phil Silagi Aurora

VIEWS Rich Miller were less receptive to Trump’s candidacy to begin with. Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake) has been under constant, withering attack from the Republicans for months, so he could really use some help from the top.

The Democrats recently sent more than $200,000 to Cynthia Borbas’ DuPage County race against Rep. Christine Winger (R-Wood Dale). That’s about half of all the money they’ve given her since July. President Barack Obama lost the district by two points in 2012, so it’s worth watching if this weirdness at the top continues.

The Republicans maintain that their expensive and meticulously concocted plan, centered around tying Democratic candidates directly to the horribly unpopular House Speaker Michael Madigan, will get people to the polls and convince them to support Republican legislative candidates even if some of them vote for Hillary Clinton.

But the Republicans have also said for months that their plan depends on Trump not completely falling apart. He just has to run a “normal” race, which obviously isn’t happening.

Unquestionably the best choice

To the Editor: I am a local attorney, and I have worked at two of the largest law firms in the county. I have prosecuted DUIs and defended them, and in all my years as an attorney I can sincerely say that Patrick Kenneally is absolutely the most qualified candidate for state’s attorney.

Kenneally has spent nearly his entire career as a prosecutor working with law enforcement on behalf of victims of crime. He has handled thousands of criminal cases and tried over 90 cases against the most violent and sexually dangerous people.

His opponent is a DUI defense attorney who has never prosecuted a single criminal case.

Most importantly, Kenneally is honest, fair and sincere. He is a great man and a great attorney. For the safety and integrity of our communities, please vote for Kenneally for McHenry County states attorney.

Jonathan M. Feinstein

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It’s hard to see how this will work out well for the Republicans in the suburbs, where moderate women voters are undoubtedly appalled at what’s going on with Trump.

But it’s a bit trickier in Downstate districts, where Trump has been the most popular here.

For example, just a couple of short weeks ago, Mike Mathis’ Democratic supporters were proudly pointing to the number of homes that had their guy’s yard signs planted next to Trump’s signs. Mathis is up against appointed Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) in a district just south of Springfield, and he has run a credible race.

The Mathis campaign’s boast about attracting Trump supporters has also happened in most every other contested Downstate district, as what remains of the Democratic blue collar white male vote surged away from Clinton to Trump. Simply put, the Democrats recognized early on that they needed those votes to win.

In Mathis’ case, President Obama lost the 95th House District by 13 points four years ago, so the only way he can defeat Rep. Bourne is with support from people who normally lean Republican.

Mathis was asked about who he was supporting for president at a candidates’ forum last week. After much

hemming and hawing and complaining about how bad the choices were, he finally said, reluctantly, that he’d be voting for Hillary Clinton.

Trump has become so toxic that maybe Mathis’ position won’t hurt him too badly. Then again, lots and lots of Trump supporters believe Clinton is the Devil incarnate (I’m not kidding, do a Google search). They may not like what their guy is doing, but that won’t push them toward her.

Trump polled a mere 29 percent in a statewide Democratic poll taken the middle of last week and careened downward to an unheard-of 27 percent in a Republican tracking poll earlier last week. He bounced back to above 30 in that GOP tracker, but... oh, man, that’s still bad.

To be clear, a Trump implosion will undoubtedly help Democrats. The fewer people who lean Republican who actually vote on election day or switch parties means Democratic voters will make up a greater share of the November 8th pie.

But after positioning themselves as Trump-friendly for months, Downstate Democrats now have to navigate a minefield for the next few weeks.

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(lowest approval and trust rating in history) and a corrupt FBI that turned a blind eye to Hillary Clinton’s crimes that would have placed any other politician in jail for decades.

I’d have a much harder time explaining to my children how half the country is content with someone with no positive accomplishments on her résumé. Educate yourself and read Ed Klein’s “Guilty as Sin” and honsetly tell me you can pull the lever for any Clinton. Thank God for Trump to end this nonsense.

Steve Hilbert Algonquin

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Presidential candidates set the turnout. That’s the race voters care about the most by far, so everybody else who’s running down-ballot essentially has to work within the structure of that year’s presidential turnout numbers.

Some organizations can fiddle around with the margins here and there and get some voters out who might not have bothered voting, but down-ballot candidates mainly have to find a way to win with the hand they are dealt by the top of the ticket. So, if one presidential candidate crashes and burns, that’s almost always the ballgame.

That’s just something to keep in mind while watching top Republicans abandon their presidential nominee Donald Trump after that ghastly “hot mic” tape surfaced and he, in turn, lashed out at those turncoat Republicans and promised a nuclear attack on the Democratic nominee whom he has pledged to prosecute if elected.

Yes, there’s still time for Trump to get his act together. The election is still a few weeks away – usually considered an eternity in politics. But, man, just look at this mess. Miracles do happen in politics, but miracles ain’t plans.

It goes without saying that the impact of a possible implosion in Illinois will be felt the most in the suburbs, where more moderate voters

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Zombie banks are stalking Europe’s economy

By DAVID McHUGH The Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany – The walking dead are gnawing at Europe’s weak economy – zombie banks and zombie companies.

Almost a decade after the financial crisis that ravaged the global economy, analysts and top officials are warning that too many banks in Europe are struggling financially, keeping them from lending to companies and fostering growth.

Calls to fix the problem have come repeatedly from the International Monetary Fund, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. They say something has to be done if Europe’s economy is to gain more traction and bring down unemployment.

Here is a look at Europe’s slow-burning banking crisis and how it hurts the economy.

Bad loans

Soured loans are one of the biggest problems, especially in Italy.

They create a vicious cycle: The slow economy means businesses can’t repay their loans. That leaves the banks short of cash to finance new business ventures, which holds back the economy even more.

Getting rid of the bad loans is a struggle. Italy’s Monte dei Paschi is trying to offload 27.7 billion euros ($31 billion) in such loans to investors who would buy them at a deep discount.

The bank has to get rid of those prob-

lem assets before it can credibly ask investors for more money – up to 5 billion euros through a share offering.

In Italy, one reason clearing bad loans can be difficult is that the courts are clogged, meaning it can take years to pursue the debtors and recover money. That makes the assets worth even less, and the lower the price, the bigger the financial hole the bank has to fill.

Zombies

Banks under financial pressure, meanwhile, tend to prop up “zombie” companies by extending loans rather than pressing for repayment.

A group of economists has found that banks under stress tend to maintain credit to companies they already have a relationship with, even if those companies are struggling. Yanking credit to such companies would mean recognizing the bank’s own losses on the loans. That leaves both bank and companies as walking dead, technically still in business but unable to grow, and gobbling up credit that could otherwise go to stronger companies.

“Creditworthy firms in industries with a prevalence of zombie firms suffered significantly from credit misallocation, which slowed down the economic recovery,” wrote the four economists: Viral Acharya at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Tim Eisert from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Christian Eufinger at IESE Business School in Barcelona and Christian Hirsch at the Goethe University in Frankfurt.

The economy of the 19 eurozone

countries grew by a quarterly rate of 0.3 percent in April-June. That’s not enough to bring down the 10.1 percent unemployment rate quickly enough.

Falling stocks

Weak share prices for banks have compounded the problems, as they make it harder for banks to raise money from investors.

The STOXX Europe 600 Banks index is off 21.9 percent this year, compared with a milder 7 percent drop for the broader STOXX Europe 600. Deutsche Bank is off 52 percent for the year to date; Monte dei Paschi is off 86 percent and Switzerland’s Credit Suisse 37 percent.

Skimpy profits, big problems

All of this would be less of a problem if banks made enough money to build new capital reserves. But earnings have been sagging, too.

Return on banks’ loans and investments has not recovered to the levels seen before the crisis. Even banks in countries that have had fewer problems – Austria, France, and Germany – have seen returns rebound only to around 0.8 percent from 1.3 percent before the crisis.

Deutsche Bank made a scant 20 million-euro profit in the second quarter despite 7.4 billion euros in revenue.

That followed a 6.7 billion-euro loss in 2015.

If banks earned more money, they could attract investors more easily.

“The answer is profitability,” said Jan Pieter Krahnen, a professor of finance

at Frankfurt’s Goethe University. “As soon as profitability is back there will be plenty of capital, because people will be happy to invest. “ Banks argue that part of the problem is that the ECB has slashed the interest rate benchmark to zero, which squeezes bank’s profit margins.

Too many banks

The ECB and IMF argue that European banks should fix their underlying business models: Their costs are too high and they have too many branches.

That’s particularly true at a time when more banking is done online. In some countries, customers can withdraw cash at grocery stores and gas stations as they check out with the milk and broccoli – no teller involved.

The answer may be mergers and job cuts across national boundaries.

No bailouts, please

The banks’ situation is further complicated by new European Union restrictions on government bailouts.

The new rules, which took effect this year, are meant to protect taxpayers from picking up the bill for rescuing banks – as happened during the financial crisis, overwhelming entire states’ finances as in the case of Ireland.

The restrictions raise the possibility that shareholders and junior bondholders – investors who loaned the bank money without getting collateral or a promise of priority repayment – would be required to take losses before government money could be used.

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WORTH TALKIN’ ABOUT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2016

CHICAGO – Artist-singer Yoko Ono has unveiled her first permanent public installation in the U.S. in a Chicago park that will be home to President Barack Obama’s library.

Ono on Monday unveiled “SKYLANDING” in Jackson Park on the city’s South Side. The work has 12 large steel lotus petals that emerge from the ground.

Ono says the artwork is “place where the sky and earth meet and create a seed to learn about the past and come together to create a future of peace and harmony, with nature and each other.”

The idea for the sculpture started when Ono visited the area during a cherry blossom tree installation three years ago.

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CBS’ Colbert to do election night special on Showtime

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Artist Randy Travis and his wife, Mary Davis-Travis, address the audience at the Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony on Sunday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn.

Randy Travis stuns crowd, sings at Hall of Fame induction NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country singer Randy Travis found his distinctive voice three years after a life-threatening stroke and sang “Amazing Grace” during his induction Sunday into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

The Grammy-winning baritone singer battled back from the stroke in 2013 to sing again during the medallion ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. He was inducted along with fiddler Charlie Daniels and record producer Fred Foster.

Fellow artists including Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks and more honored the three inductees with musical tributes.

But it was Travis’ singing that brought a stunned silence and tears to the crowd after years of rehabilitation and therapy to regain his voice.

Mary Davis-Travis, his wife, spoke about the numerous procedures and surgeries to save his life and a six-month stay in the hospital after a viral infection caused his stroke.

“Randy stared death in the face, but death blinked,” Davis-Travis said. “Today God’s proof of a miracle stands before you.”

The 57-year-old singer was honored for being the first country artist whose debut album “Storms of Life” went platinum in its first year and he ushered in a wave of neo-traditional singers, such as Jackson, Clint Black and Brooks, in the 1990s.

Jackson, who performed “On the Other Hand,” talked about going out on tour with Travis in the early ’90s and compared him to Elvis.

“When he sang, the women were screaming and fainting and it was crazy,” Jackson said. “I loved it. Someone singing real country music and having that effect and selling all those records, it just made me so happy.”

NEW YORK – CBS News will be in election night coverage mode on Nov. 8, but that won’t stop Stephen Colbert from trying to find something funny about the day’s events.

Showtime announced Monday that Colbert will host a live, one-hour election night special from the same Ed Sullivan Theater where the comic tapes the “Late Show” every night. He’ll be on earlier, too: Colbert’s special will start at 10 p.m.

Colbert quipped that he’ll have “all the political comedy you love from my CBS show, with all the swearing and nudity you love from Showtime.”

Showtime promised an eclectic group of guests, but wouldn’t reveal any.

Motown Museum in Detroit plans $50 million expansion DETROIT – The Motown Museum is planning a $50 million expansion to create space for interactive exhibits, a performance theater and recording studios at the Detroit tourist attraction, officials announced Monday.

The new space will be designed and built around the existing museum, which includes the Motown studio with its “Hitsville U.S.A.” facade. Renderings released by the museum show a new facility behind the existing museum, with an entrance next to the existing studio.

Robin R. Terry, chairwoman and CEO of the Motown Museum, said in a statement that a goal of the project is to “inspire dreams

and serve as an educational resource for global and local communities.” The museum already is among Detroit’s best-known tourist attractions.

The expanded museum “will allow us to narrate and celebrate on a much larger scale what the Motown legacy is recognized for: unmatched creative genius that transcends every barrier imaginable by bringing people together from all walks of life to share in that unmistakable Motown Sound,” she said.

A team of designers and architects are collaborating on the details of the expanded space, the museum said.

Elmo’s World returning to ‘Sesame Street’ in January

NEW YORK – Preschoolers can explore an updated version of Elmo’s World when the new season of “Sesame Street” debuts next year.

Sesame Workshop said it’s making new episodes of the popular segment for the first time since 2009.

Also returning is Tony Award-winning performer Bill Irwin, who played Elmo’s friend, Mr. Noodle.

Sesame Workshop said 25 five-minute Elmo’s World segments will be produced in which Elmo will teach kids through matching, sorting and counting games. Repeats of original Elmo’s World segments also will be included in some episodes of the upcoming season.

Season 47 of “Sesame Street” premieres on HBO in January.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Singer-guitarist Chuck Berry is 90. Actress Dawn Wells (“Gilligan’s Island”) is 78. Actor Joe Morton is 69. Actress Pam Dawber is 66. Actress Erin Moran (“Happy Days”) is 56.

Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is 56. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is 55. Bassist Tim Cross (Sponge) is 50. Singer Nonchalant is 43. Actress Joy Bryant (“Parenthood”) is 42. Guitarist Peter Svensson of The

Cardigans is 42. Actor Wesley Jonathan is 38. Singer Ne-Yo is 37. Country singer and “American Idol” contestant Josh Gracin is 36.

Country musician Jesse Littleton (Marshall Dyllon) is 35. Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding is 32. Actor Zac Efron (“High School Musical,” “Hairspray”) is 29. Actress Joy Lauren (“Desperate Housewives”) is 27. Actor Tyler Posey is 25.

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TECHNOLOGY

Evoking empathy through virtual reality

How nonprofits use interactive videos to tackle real-world issues

By STEVEN OVERLY The Washington Post

You meander around the supermarket loading a basket with goods – breakfast tea, sugar, milk. Along the way, though, you become befuddled.

You struggle to recall the items on the shopping list. When you arrive at checkout, you discover several items in the basket you do not recall picking up. Then it comes time to pay the cashier and you can’t seem to count out the proper sum.

This virtual reality experience, played out using an Android smartphone, is the work of medical research nonprofit Alzheimer’s Research UK. The organization’s primary mission is to raise money for research into dementia and other memory-related illness, but it also seeks to raise awareness and empathy for a disease its leaders say the public still poorly understands.

“They only think about memory problems. The reality of dementia is much bigger than that,” said Tim Parry, director of communications and brand. Thus, Alzheimer’s Research UK wanted to “put someone in the shoes of someone living with the condition.”

As an increasing number of cause-driven organizations have done, the nonprofit group turned to virtual reality. Those experimenting with the technology say it is more accessible than ever before, and offers the best medium to date for evoking genuine empathy for their mission, whether it be medical research, global education or humanitarian relief.

The initial promise of virtual reality technology centered largely around entertainment, adding a new dimension to movies or video games and creating a diversion from the everyday.

But projects launched by news outlets and nongovernmental organizations in recent years have demonstrated the technology’s potential to tell real-life stories in more compelling ways. Now, nonprofit organizations are taking that a step further and using virtual reality to build awareness and solicit donations.

Oculus, the Facebook-owned maker of virtual reality headsets, debuted a

Washington Post photo by Jabin Botford

Patrons watch virtual reality videos during an interactive exhibit created by Doctors Without Borders to bring the reality of the global refugee crisis to the American public Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C..

“VR for Good” program this year that paired 10 nonprofits with filmmakers and provided the teams with funding to create virtual reality experiences that are expected to premier at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

The head of the program, Lauren Burmaster, said virtual reality has the potential to combat fatigue among donors who feel disconnected from the results of their money.

“A lot of times people want to see where their money is going but you can’t offer them that,” Burmaster said.

“That’s the first thing we’re really seeing – nonprofits using this technology to bring their donors to the work that’s happening.”

The education nonprofit Pencils of Promise garnered buzz last year when it transported a room of its wealthiest donors from a Wall Street gala to a school house in rural Ghana. The organization not only manufactured a 16-foot-wide replica classroom for donors to walk through, but also outfitted them with virtual reality goggles that showed a two-minute video that placed their mind in the classroom as well.

The organization raised more than $2 million that night, and the video has been viewed 8 million times since then.

“If you see anyone try our VR piece

for the first time, immediately their jaw drops,” said Natalie Ebel, the head of marketing. Usually those who open their wallets to Pencils of Promise have never been to the developing countries where the organization does its work.

Virtual reality creates an “empathetic connection and presence” more effectively than photos or video, she said.

But virtual reality is not without its barriers and limitations. While the cost of production has come down considerably, the technology required still is more sophisticated and expensive than that needed to shoot regular film or still photography. Production time also tends to be longer, meaning projects need more time and money to deliver.

Not all experiences also allow the viewer to be fully immersed. In the Alzheimer’s Research UK project, for example, the character has a female voice and British accent, which makes it impossible for all viewers to fully connect. The supermarket and other characters were also computer animated, creating another separation between real-world viewers and the artificial scenario unfolding before them. The project had other videos set in real places.

But taking the viewer to a real place and engaging with real people

also has its challenges. Amnesty International UK launched its “Fear of the Sky” project as sentiments toward Syrian refugees in Europe were turning sour. The project places viewers on the bombed-out streets of Aleppo as a civilian activist explains the dangers faced by those for whom this is their actual reality.

The project required Amnesty International UK to train and coordinate with activists already on the ground, many of whom took real risks to capture the images necessary to make the project possible.

“There were some difficulties because of the relentless bombing,” said crisis response manager Kristyan Benedict. “It took maybe six or seven times longer than it was meant to in the project plan.”

Still, organizations believe the result may justify the challenges.

“To actually feel that you’re inside Aleppo and . . . the sense of abandonment and isolation and fear of not knowing when the next barrel bomb is going to drop on you,” Benedict said.

“The general consensus was shock.”

“VR is certainly something that’s adding itself to the menu [of tools] that different campaigners can use to tell a story,” he said.

By JAKE COYLE

The Associated Press

the vaults of major studios, but the focus of its about 500 rotating films is more independent, international and contemporary. It’s more Kubrick and Kurosawa than Doris Day and John Wayne.

TCM’s head of programming Charles Tabesh will program FilmStruck, including a rotating selection of Criterion titles. But on Nov. 11, Criterion will debut its own channel on FilmStruck featuring all of its films, about 1,200 titles that encompass a large swath of film’s acknowledged masterpieces. That will run $10.99 monthly or $99 for a year.

What distinguishes FilmStruck, though, isn’t just the quality of its films but its expansive, rethought streaming experience. There’s a long list of searchable titles, but FilmStruck and the Criterion Channel are first and foremost curated experiences. Films are organized into series, retrospectives and essentials.

“This is what art-house theaters have been doing around the country for the last 50 years,” Becker said.

There will be a Friday night double feature. Another weekly night will match a short with a feature. Filmmakers will be profiled in documentaries, as will art house theaters across the country.

Cinephiles also may drool over the

array of special features – the sort that populate Criterion Blu-rays – that dot the service. You can listen to Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola expound on “The Thief of Bagdad” or watch the Coen brothers with Barry Sonnenfeld deconstruct their “Blood Simple” with the kind of telestrators usually wielded

by NFL commentators.

“We find that this is a very satisfying night at the movies,” Becker said.

The streaming landscape is increasingly crowded, not just by Amazon and Netflix but by the likes of Fandor, Mubi, IndieFlix and Warner Archive. Standing out – and convincing viewers to add another monthly bill – will be FilmStruck’s biggest challenge.

Dorian said their research suggests 15 million could be willing to pay for FilmStruck. It’s a bold gambit for Turner Classic, which has been, as Dorian says with a knowing smile, “very judicious in its changes over the years.”

“We get to try new stuff that we haven’t tried in decades,” Dorian said. “I hope we’re agile and nimble. Working in software has been a total education.”

It’s a leap for Criterion, too. The DVDs, Becker said, remain the best image quality for their films, “but there’s now a whole generation of people who haven’t ever bought a disc.”

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Does this sound familiar? You want to stream a movie and end up spending most of your time clicking through a disorganized sea of options, most of which aren’t especially good, anyhow.

FilmStruck, a new subscription streaming service to launch Wednesday

by Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection, hopes to fill what’s been a giant void in the supposedly glorious age of streaming. The plentiful options on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu (where Criterion previously was housed) have been terrific for all kinds of watching, just not great cinema.

FilmStuck doesn’t hope to compete with those giants, which are busy building their own original series and films while concentrating less on offering robust libraries. Instead, TCM and Criterion want to bring the art house, and all the passion of movie love, into the 21st century and your living room.

“We feel like it’s a vacuum that needs a caretaker who cares,” said Jennifer Dorian, general manager of TCM and FilmStruck. “There’s a real need out there in the marketplace for film fans.”

Executives for both TCM and Criterion call their union “a lovefest,” and the

match is indeed a fitting one. TCM, the 22-year-old cable network of commercial-less Hollywood classics, and Criterion, the 32-year-old purveyor of pristine, supplement-stuffed DVD sets, both have weathered continued change in media and emerged all the stronger for their steadfast dedication to movies.

While networks like AMC (American Movie Classics) and IFC (Independent Film Channel) have turned their focus to TV series, TCM and Criterion have kept the faith, and earned devoted followings because of it. The partnership came together because of their already close ties and mutual respect.

When word got to Turner Classic that Criterion would be exiting its home at Hulu, talks about creating a new streaming platform began.

“We had a great set-up at Hulu, especially given the time we started there,” said Peter Becker, president of Criterion Collection. “But that service was never built from the ground up to be for movie lovers, to highlight special editions, to be curated, to highlight all kinds of stuff.

There was very little opportunity to speak to our audience in our own voice.”

FilmStruck will be available for $6.99 a month via www.filmstruck.com, the Amazon Fire, Apple TV and iOS and Android devices. It features films from

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FUN&GAMES Arlo & Janis

Beetle Bailey

Big Nate

Blondie

The Born Loser

Dilbert

Frazz

Monty

Non Sequitur

Pearls Before Swine

Pickles

The Family Circus

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Rose is Rose

The Argyle Sweater

Frank & Ernest

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Soup to Nutz

Crankshaft

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26 Fasting for cholesterol test not always required Dear Dr. K: I heard fasting no longer will be required before a cholesterol test. Will the results still be as accurate?

Dear Reader: To answer your question, I first need to describe what a “cholesterol test” is. There are three types of cholesterol that typically are measured: LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, HDL (“good”) cholesterol and total cholesterol (basically, the sum of LDL and HDL). There is a fourth type of fat measured at the same time: triglycerides. Most doctors order all four tests as part of what’s called a “lipid (fat) panel.”

LDL, HDL and total cholesterol levels are not much affected by having recently eaten, but triglycerides are. If measuring the triglycerides is not that important, then fasting becomes less important. Fasting is a hassle, for both patients and doctors.

It might be a hassle for you to come for a blood test first thing in the morning, then to have breakfast and then to begin your day. And if your schedule doesn’t allow you to have the test until later in the day, continuing to fast becomes quite unpleasant.

Indeed, if you have diabetes, long fasts can be dangerous.

International guidelines recently published in the European Heart Journal became the latest official recommendation against routine fasting for cholesterol tests. I spoke to my colleague, Dr. Naomi Fisher, an endocrinologist at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She noted these guidelines defend what many health care systems and doctors have been practicing for several years already. That’s because many studies in recent years have found eating has only slight, clinically insignificant effects on total, HDL and LDL cholesterol.

Perhaps more important, large-scale analyses have shown non-fasting lipid

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ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff measurements don’t weaken the ability of lipid levels to predict harmful events like heart attack and stroke. In fact, post-meal measures are thought to strengthen their predictive ability. This observation might stem from the fact most people eat several meals plus snacks during the day. That means we spend most of our time in a “fed” state, not a fasting state. So lipid levels after eating may best reflect our normal physiology.

Having said this, I still ask some patients to come in the morning for fasting blood tests. First, high levels of triglycerides do increase the risk of heart disease. Very high levels can cause other health problems, including inflammation of the pancreas. If a person’s triglycerides tend to be high, I like to monitor them in the fasting state so the results can be compared fairly to previous fasting results.

Also, a fasting blood sugar (done on the same blood sample) is valuable in monitoring people at risk for getting diabetes.

So there can be two reasons, in certain patients, to obtain a fasting blood sample.

So ask your doctor if you really need to skip breakfast before your next blood draw.

There might be a good reason, like the ones I’ve just given. But there might not be.

Traditions die hard. But science eventually preserves only the traditions with proven value.

• 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: I DEAR ABBY moved to a new state two years Jeanne ago, mostly Phillips because I had a friend who lived here part-time. I have distanced myself from many of the people she has introduced me to because they all talk about each other behind their backs. They also don’t work many hours and start drinking very early in the day.

The other night, I had my friend and her husband over for dinner with my boyfriend and me. For most of the night she was on the phone Facebooking and texting pictures of my dinner table to people I don’t bother with. There was absolutely no conversation between the two of us that night. When I said something about her being on the phone, her answer was she was answering her Facebook messages.

Because I have distanced myself from others around here, I’m not sure if I should say anything to her because if I do, it will mean I won’t have any friends around at all. What do you think? – Afterthought In Florida Dear Afterthought: Birds of a feather flock together. You made a huge mistake in giving up your old life to follow this “friend,” who appears to not only lack basic manners, but also to be indifferent to your feelings. It’s time to either start making new friends with people who think and act more like you do, or return where you came from so you can be with folks with whom you have more in common.

Dear Abby: I am a happily divorced mother of two and have a wonderful life. I have a great relationship with my ex. He’s a wonderful father, and I’m grateful for that.

He is remarried to a lovely woman and has another child with her, an adorable little boy.

I consider him to be my children’s brother and make sure to buy him birthday and holiday gifts. I ask my children which milestones he has conquered and Facetime with him, too.

I’m writing because my grandmother, whom I love dearly, thinks I should go inside and visit with the baby when I pick up my children. She constantly asks me what my ex and his wife are doing. I always tell her I have no idea, and it’s not my business.

I respect and want boundaries. I want to raise our children together and see them at our children’s events, birthdays, etc. How can I get my grandma to understand I’m in a good place and glad my ex is, too? I’m not interested in knowing where he is every second. Grandma is a very tough, strong, wonderful lady who loves your column. – Moved On In The South Dear Moved On: You seem like a healthy, well-adjusted woman. Point out to your grandmother the good relationship you enjoy with your ex and his wife is based on the fact you don’t ask questions or meddle in their lives.

Suggest if Grandma wants to know what they’re doing, she pick up a phone and ask them herself. That way, the person they will avoid will be her and not you. Repeat that message as needed.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – You’ll face plenty of obstacles this year if you don’t learn to go with the flow. Organization and preparation will be helpful. Refuse to let surprises lead to disarray. Be smart and do things right the first time. Choose personal improvements over trying to change others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Your ideas are interesting, but may not hold water. Make sure you pay attention to every little detail to avoid a costly mistake. Rely on your experience and call in experts when in doubt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Discuss important matters with discretion. Giving personal information to the wrong person will come back

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Lead the pack instead of standing in the background. Speak up, air your views and don’t worry about being opposed by someone jealous of your charisma, confidence and skills.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Live, learn and experience. It’s important not to judge what others do, but to focus on the best way to improve your skills, knowledge and expertise.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Money matters can be addressed and contracts can be negotiated. You stand to make gains if you stick to your principles and honor your promises. Romance is encouraged. Celebrate your success.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t feel pres-

sured to make a decision you aren’t equipped to make. Walk away from anyone using emotional blackmail to coerce you into something that doesn’t feel right.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Be receptive to new ideas, but reluctant to follow someone who hasn’t got a good track record. It’s up to you to conduct your due diligence before entering into a partnership or negotiation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Money matters should be dealt with carefully and secretively if you want to avoid loss and disputes. A physical challenge will help clear your head enough for you to find a unique solution.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Emotions will surface quickly, leaving you in an awkward position if you don’t have an alternative plan in

place. Nurture important partnerships before the situation spins out of control.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Gravitate toward the unusual and do things that allow you to use your creativity and imagination. Walk away from no-win situations and people who are spoiling for a fight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Keep emotional matters in perspective and stay focused on what you can do to make things better. Home improvements or alterations to your living situation will lead to personal benefits.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Test your skills before you go public with a project. You may want to do a little fine-tuning to avoid criticism.

Problems with a loved one will surface if you aren’t attentive.

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CLASSIFIED 29

For Better or For Worse

★ JR. MARINE TECHNICIAN ★ CERTIFIED MARINE TECHNICIAN ★ DETAILERS

Looking for a Mercruiser and Mercury certified technician.

Volvo Penta & Yamaha certifications a plus. Full time with benefits.

ASSISTANT MANAGERS & MANAGER Full and Part-time

Come, join our family! Looking for a fun, exciting restaurant employment opportunity? Wings Etc. could be your next great option! Wings Etc. is a family-friendly Grill & Pub, with a diverse menu featuring our Award - Winning Jumbo Wings, Wood-Smoked Babyback Ribs, Cold Beer, great atmosphere, and that good-old fashioned "vibe" that makes you want to come to work.

Apply in person at: Wings Etc. 5899 NW Hwy. Crystal Lake, IL 60014 www.WingsEtc.com or Email: WingsEtcMOD@WingsEtcStr10.comcastbiz.net

Apply in person: N1599 Maple Ridge Rd. Lake Geneva, WI. Email resume to: customerservice@jerrysmajestic.com

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS

Crystal Lake manufacturer seeking experienced Maintenance Technicians for 2nd and 3rd shift.

Primarily perform PM's and troubleshoot equipment as needed.

Competitive pay and benefits.

Fax Resume to: 815-459-4741 or email: Knaack.HRMail@wernerco.com

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ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

ACCOUNTING – DEAL PROCESSOR Brilliance Honda of Crystal Lake Crystal Lake, IL

JOB DESCRIPTION: Process car deals and all bank paperwork Balance debits and credits for calculations on deals Audit deals for accuracy and ensure all data is entered into accounting system correctly Communicate efficiently and respectfully with customers / fellow employees/vendors.

Verify schedules to ensure all transactions are submitted and processing in a timely manner Maintain log of missing documents or documents requiring corrections on all car deals.

Work with Sales Department to obtain or correct all required documents Reconcile accounts and schedules as directed JOB REQUIREMENTS: Required schedule will be Mon-Friday 8am-5pm. Candidate must be accurate and methodical in handling and processing paperwork Auto dealership experience is highly preferred.

Must maintain High level of discretion and confidentiality Position requires 2-4 years of basic accounting experience with a full understanding of debits, credits, auditing, and data entry Experience with Microsoft Excel Complete job duties within a tight time schedule Working knowledge of PC operation and applications Familiarity with auto dealership accounting processes and car deal paperwork Additional general office tasks as assigned

Email response only - alawrence@brilliancehonda.com

ASSEMBLY TEAM LEAD

Crystal Lake manufacturer seeking experienced Team Lead.

Responsible for assisting Supervisor in directing 20-25 associates on 2nd shift. Fast paced environment with growth potential.

Competitive pay and benefits.

Fax Resume to: 815-459-4741 or email: Knaack.HRMail@wernerco.com Find !t here!

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McHenry/Kane County based law firm seeks an experienced associate attorney. The candidate should be able to handle a sophisticated case load and have family law litigation experience.

Exceptional organizational, analytical and writing skills required.

We offer a competitive salary.

Please send resume including salary requirements to: legalsecretarynew@gmail.com

Botts Welding & Truck Service is currently hiring for the following positions: 1) Truck Parts Counter Person: must have 2-3 years experience in truck parts or equivalent.

2) Mechanic: must have experience in semi-truck and trailer repairs.

Must have mechanics tool set to include up to 1-1/8” 1/2” drive sockets.

3) Fabricator Welder: must have experience in fabrication and welding steel, aluminum and cast iron. Must have full set of mechanics tools. Must be able to work on semi-trucks and trailers.

4) Service Counter Person: need to be able to learn computer, make hydraulic hoses and U-bolts.

5) Mechanics Helper: help mechanics muscle in suspension parts and clean maintenance area.

You may send a resume to jfisher@bottswelding.com - or - bbotts@bottswelding.com You may also fill out an application at 335 N Eastwood Dr, Woodstock CNC Programmer / Operator

HAAS (MasterCam) CNC Programmer / Operator

Burnex Corporation seeks a Haas (Master Cam) CNC Programmer/ Operator for our 18,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility in Ringwood.

Minimum of 5 years experience to fill position on 1st shift.

Complete Duties & Requirements can be found online at ChicagoJobs.com and Monster.com Email resume to:

Management

Senior Care Volunteer Network

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Senior Care Volunteer Network is a non for profit organization located in Crystal Lake and serving McHenry County residents.

We are looking to hire an Executive Director for the organization who will serve as manager and spokesperson for the program.

The position provides oversight of program management activities and assists with financial management, fundraising activities, public relations and coalition development. In addition, hires, trains and supervises office staff; creates and maintains best practices to attract, train and recognize compassionate volunteers.

Education: College Degree preferred Prior experience: 5-10 years in nonprofit management.

Send resume and salary requirements to: claudia@scvnmchenrycounty.org

Sales

INSIDE SALES REP

Sno Gem, Inc. is a dynamic and fast growing organization centrally located in McHenry, Illinois that sells roofing and sheet metal accessory products throughout the country. This position is for an energetic, aggressive self-starter who is capable of managing heavy inbound/outbound phone contact with existing and prospective clients nationwide. Requirements include excellent organization, computer and phone skills, and the ability to achieve sales goals and quotas.

Occasional travel to tradeshows to promote the product offerings is also required.

Sno Gem, Inc. provides its sales representatives with all of the tools to succeed, as it is partnered with one of the largest commercial sheet metal and roofing contractors in North America for additional support.

The position offers a competitive base salary with commission and unlimited growth potential!

Sno Gem Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and offers a full benefit package that includes 401(k) and health Insurance. Serious Inquiries only.

For more information, visit our web-site at: www.snogem.com

E-mail resume to: HR@snogem.com

hr@burnexcorp.com

Visit us online at: www.burnexcorp.com

HOUSEKEEPING FT & PT & LAUNDRY ATTENDANT - PT

Full and part time positions available at The Hampton Inn.

Please apply in person: 1555 S. Rte. 31 McHenry, IL. or call: 815-578-1900 Come Join Our Winning Team!

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Sr. Level Project Engineer

Chemtech Plastics, a precision injection molder, has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Sr. Level Project Engineer. In this position you will be responsible for the design and development of tooling, decorating and secondary operations. This begins with product design assistance, and ends with a successful ongoing production. Qualified candidates must have a strong background in mold making or design, project management, estimating, customer relationship building, product design and development, off-shore tooling program management, leadership of the APQP process, FAI and PPAP package submission and financial project responsibilities. We are an engineering driven company on a steady growth curve. We maintain the highest levels of customer satisfaction and we seek “the best of the best” to become part of this successful team. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package.

Please apply in person or e-mail resume to: 765 Church Rd. Elgin, IL 60123. jobs@chemtechplastics.com.

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WINTER HELP WANTED

SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN Flexible hours. $12.90/hr

McHenry Elementary School District 15 Contact Dawn at: dmontalbano@d15.org or (815) 385-7210

RN / LPN Now Hiring

Front End Loader Operators Skid Steer Operators Salt Truck Drivers w/ Clean MVR Laborers to shovel Sidewalk Crew Leaders TOP PAY WEEKLY

Immediate Openings!

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Excellent pay.

Pediatric experience.

$500 Sign On Bonus!

McHenry & Lake Co. 815-356-8400

Spring Grove – Looking For H.S Student to Help Once Weekly In Yard & Around House. Good Holiday Money!

Must Be Reliable! Veanna: 815-581-3131

Cat “Ernie”

Male, White with Black & Grey Markings.

6 Toes On Each Front Paw. Lost Friday Morning 9/2/16, Corner of Route 12 & 31 in Richmond.

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Call 815-469-8001 or email jobs@arcticsnowandice.com

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Henry Ford said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young.”

Yesterday, I mentioned the rule of 20, which some players, whatever their age, use to decide between an initial pass and a one-level opening bid. As I explained, I believe that that is a bad idea. However, if you have a long suit, it is a useful guideline for deciding whether to open one or to pre-empt.

Look at today’s South hand. What would you open, and how would your auction proceed? Assuming South ends in four hearts, how should he plan the play after the defenders take two spade tricks, then shift to diamonds?

For the rule of 20, you add highcard points to the number of cards in your two longest suits. So, today’s South hand is worth 20 (11 plus 9).

It should be opened one heart, not three hearts. North should respond two no-trump, the Jacoby Forcing Raise, and South should jump to four hearts to indicate a minimum opening with no side-suit singleton or void. (If South did open three hearts, probably North would raise to four, more in hope than expectation, but that is beside the point!)

South is faced with four losers: two spades, one heart and one diamond. If he immediately starts on trumps, he should lose those tricks. As I am confident you noticed, declarer must win the third trick with dummy’s diamond ace and play three rounds of clubs to discard his second diamond. Then he can table his trumps and claim.

Shur-Lock Self Storage, a self-storage & truck rental business located at Routes 45 & 132. Manage office phones, maintain rental records, rent storage units, schedule truck rentals & complete contracts. Must be able to park straight truck on the lot. Hours are Friday and Saturday 8a-5p and Sunday 9-12noon. May be asked to cover additional hours as needed. Skills preferred: Microsoft Word & Excel, customer service.

Call 847-223-2400 - or - email resume: bpropsllc3@gmail.com

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER NEEDED TO START WORK IMMEDIATELY FOR MOTHER IN LAW SUFFERING DEMENTIA. I am offering 4-5 hours per day on Saturday, Monday,Wednesday,and Friday, at a rate of $20.00 per hour. ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD EMAIL DIRECTLY AT . jonetruddy@gmail.com

Illinois Waterfront & Recreational Land Absolute Auction 10/22 -10AM 4 Tracts - 112.68+ acres United County – Auctions, Appraisals & Realty 812-243-1303 David Shotts, Jr., Auctioneer IL Lic#440.000310 UCMarshall.com Terms: Visit website or call for complete terms

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The Illinois Classified Advertising Network (ICAN) provides advertising of a national appeal. To advertise in this section, please call ICAN directly at 217-241-1700. We recommend discretion when responding. Please refer questions & comments directly to ICAN.

BAKER – EXPERIENCED

Watch all Major Networks and NEVER PAY AGAIN. We sell and install Antenna's.

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or apply in person: Riverside Bake Shop

MAILBOX & POST SALES & INSTALLATION

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Must be 21 years old. Call: 815-385-0044 1309 N Riverside Drive Mchenry IL 60050 or email: support@riversidebakshop.com

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DENTAL OFFICE RECEPTIONIST

Needed for part-time position 15-20 hours per week with flexibility to be available for additional hours as needed. Dental experience required, Eagle Soft knowledge a plus.

Fax your resume to 847-669-1113 or email info@huntleydental.com.

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Part-time School Bus Driver, CDL license required, Gavin School District 37 in Ingleside,

Apply at: www.applitrack.com/gs37/onlineapp/ Follow the Northwest Herald on Twitter.

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As a service to you, our valued readers, we offer the following information.

This newspaper will never knowingly accept any advertisement that is illegal or considered fraudulent. If you have questions or doubts about any ads on these pages, we advise that before responding or sending money ahead of time, you check with the local Attorney General's Consumer Fraud Line and/or the Better Business Bureau.

They may have records or documented complaints that will serve to caution you about doing business with these advertisers. Also be advised that some phone numbers published in these ads may require an extra charge. In all cases of questionable value, such as promises or guaranteed income from work-at-home programs, money to loan, etc., if it sounds too good to be true, it may in fact be exactly that. Again, contact the local and/or national agency that may be able to provide you with some background on these companies. This newspaper cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences that occur as a result of you doing business with these advertisers.

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Thurs 10/20 9am-4pm, Fri 10/21 9am-4pm, Sat 10/22 9am-12pm.

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Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

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16 cuft, not a frost free, works great, $85.

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Gas Stove - Whirlpool

Works great! $120/obo. 815-759-3790

Stove - Electric, Hotpoint Works great, $50. 815-728-7616 WASHER & DRYER - Whirlpool Duet. Good condition. $425 obo. Call or text 815/790-2138

TREES - NICE!

Evergreens 6'-8', Buy 3 or More $199/ea, delivered & planted.

815-378-1868 Have a news tip?

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Scroll Saw, Dremel 16” 2 Speed

Weber Genesis E-310 Natural Gas – Must Sell! Moving! $350/OBO 630-743-1878

with stand and chair, retired crafter, $110.

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Email: tips@nwherald.com

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Chromoly frame, aluminum rims, new tires /gel seat. Shimano hardware, exc cond, $140.

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Nordic Track E -5.7 Elliptical – Good Cond! $175 847-658-3005

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Dressers - 5 Drawer, Good Condition! $65/ea.

847-516-9146

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2 tone wood with 2 shelves, $90.

Woodstock Area 714-329-5059 King Bed w/Mattress & Boxspring, Paul Bunyon with Head/Foot Board, $1000.

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starting @ $195.00, Woodworking Avai.

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• Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com Wonderful Kittens To Place. Can Trill.

815-206-0149 or 815-687-0838

Wood Lathe & Assorted Tools $85 847-515-8012 Huntley

Hospital Bed, $100

815-477-8523 - Call after 12-Noon Transport Wheelchair - MedLine, New In Box, 19in Wide, Weighs 15lbs, Holds up to 300lbs Max, cost over $200, sell for $100.

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4 Door Alarms - $40 Each

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Crock for Brining and Canning, $90.

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Maytag Washer Model E2L - $55/obo, Works Great! 847-426-5995

Snowblower - Yard Machine, 21” Electric Start Single Stage, Excellent Condition! $170.

847-854-7980

2002 Ford Windstar SE - $2200 Front/rear heat and air; captain seats, 159k miles, one owner very clean! ZX2. 815-236-7172

2004 Ford Freestar – front & rear heat, 75k only, looks/runs great, free 3mo warranty, financing available $4700. 815-344-9440

Ladies Light & Easy, complete set of Golf Clubs, Miller Pro Model Bag & 2 wheel fold down handle carrier. Like 2006 Chrysler Town & Country – Sto & Go, rear new must sell ! Value $640 $60 for all. entertainment system, looks/runs great, free 3mo 5 years old, spayed, front declawed, best if only 815-382-6379 warranty, financing available. $5900. 815-344-9440

Cat - Grey Tabby Female

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For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-01930.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-01930 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00175 TJSC#: 36-11829 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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McHenry/Johnsburg 4BR, 2478 Sq Ft on 1.5 AC The real estate is improved with a 1.5BA, new appl & carpeting, freshly painted, screened single family residence. porch, $1475/mo.

Broker Tom 815-388-5314 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the McHenry/McCullom Lake 4BR Log Cabin Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third Wood floors, frplc, A/C, pets OK, W/D hook-up. newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which party checks will be accepted. The it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation Yard and large shed, $1250/mo. 773-510-3643 makes balance, including the Judicial sale or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, fee for Abandoned Residential handicap, familial status or national origin, or an Northwest Herald Classified Property Municipality Relief Fund, intention, to make any such preference, limitation of which is calculated on residential discrimination." Familial status includes children under It works. real estate at the rate of $1 for each the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. $1,000 or fraction thereof of the (Published in the Northwest Need Help Rebuilding, This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate amount paid by the purchaser not Herald, October 11, 18, 25, Repairing or Replanting? which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that to exceed $300, in certified 2016) all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal funds/or wire transfer, is due within Check out the twenty-four (24) hours. No fee opportunity basis.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DONALD M. GILBERT, et al Defendant 16 CH 00175 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on November 8, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 1 IN BLOCK 1 IN COUNTRY CLUB PARK ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 31, 1951 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 241473, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 21, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 426 LAKE AVENUE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Property Index No. 19-06-432-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a it which is t of ondomini

prop ty (1) and (g)(4) condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a agency (driver's government license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-01930.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-01930 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00175 TJSC#: 36-11829 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 26, 1965 AS DOCUMENT 438468, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 3508 South Kilkenny Drive Crystal Lake, IL 60014 and which said Mortgage was made by, Michael M. Milosch Mortgagor(s), to PACIFIC GUARANTEE MORTGAGE CORP. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2002R0095725; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before November 3, 2016 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Pierce & Associates, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 253224-18631 I704187 (Published in the Northwest Herald October 4, 11, 18, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK ILLINOIS

(Published in the Northwest Pacific Union Financial, LLC Herald, October 11, 18, 25, Plaintiff, 2016) vs.

Vincent A. Myers; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendants.

PUBLIC NOTICE Case No. 16CH000691 1420 Monroe Street, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND Lake In The Hills, IL 60156 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judge Suzanne C. Mangiamele MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PUBLICATION NOTICE DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, The requisite affidavit(s) having PLAINTIFF, been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS VS. HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENSUSAN M. MILOSCH; UNKNOWN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED DANTS OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; LAKE KILLARNEY ACTION, that said action has been HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, commenced in said Court by the INC.; JESSICA WAGNER, plaintiff(s), naming you as a defenINDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE dant(s) therein and praying for ESTATE OF MICHAEL M MILOSCH, ajudgment of foreclosure and sale DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS and other relief, that summons has AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL M. been issued out of this Court MILOSCH, IF ANY, against you as provided by Jaw, DEFENDANTS. and, that this action is still pending 16 CH 178 and undetermined in said Court.

3508 SOUTH KILKENNY DRIVE NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 your answer or otherwise make NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, your appearance in said action in Unknown Owners and this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Non-Record Claimants Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Court on or before 11/l8/2016, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE Michael M. Milosch, if any defendants, that this case has ENTERED AGAINST YOU. been commenced in this Court IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have against you and other defendants, hereunto set my hand and affixed asking for the foreclosure of a the Seal of said Court on certain Mortgage conveying the 10/06/2016. premises described as follows, to /s/ Katherine M. Keefe wit: Clerk of the Circuit Court LOT 20 IN OWNER'S RE(SEAL) SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LAKE KILLARNEY UNIT 3, A SUBDIVISION /s/ Shara A. Netterstrom OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF #6294499 SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE One of Plaintiff's Attorneys

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Shara A. Netterstrom (6294499) THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO Attorneys for Plaintiff THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION One East Wacker, Suite 1250, PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY Chicago, IL 60601 INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE Phone: 312-651-6700; USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Fax: 614-220-5613 Last known addresses: Email: MDKillinoisFilings@manley- Defendant Address: deas.com 1760 Wicker Street, Woodstock, IL 60098 (Published in the Northwest Herald on October 18, 25, November 1, (Published in the Northwest Herald October 11, 18, 25, 2016) 1234974 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC (6301495) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Mchenry, ss IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

MARIBEL E ESCOBAR AKA MARIBEL ESCOBAR, ROBERTO ESCOBAR, AMERICAN DREAM HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OWNERS-TENANTS UNKNOWN AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 750.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: MARIBEL E ESCOBAR AKA MARIBEL ESCOBAR, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 24 IN FOX MEADOWS PHASE 11, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 350.00 FEET OF THE NORTH 680.00 FEET OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE THEREOF RECORDED PLAT AUGUST 24, 1988, AS DOCUMENT NO. 88R026744, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 08-32-304-007.

Commonly known as: 1760 Wicker Street, Woodstock, IL 60098, and which said Mortgage was made by MARIBEL E ESCOBAR AKA MARIBEL ESCOBAR, ROBERTO ESCOBAR, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 2009R0021332, and the present owner(s) of the property being ROBERTO ESCOBAR, 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, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before November 10, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Woodstock, Illinois,.

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIR COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY KARINA VALENCIA Plaintiff vs.

HECTOR IRAN VALENCIA OTERO

Attorney for Estate of JAVIER PEREZ CARBAJAL 132 Cass Street WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 (815) 338-3020 (Published in the Northwest Herald October 18, 25, November 1, 2016) 1234933

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY WILLIAM M. KUNSTMAN Plaintiff vs.

JOSEPH M. BURKE & TONDA ON A ROLL Defendant Case 16 LA 270 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU,. JOSEPH N. BURKE last known addresses: 310 Bromley Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 and his grandfather's home at 107 E. Burnett, Island Lake, IL defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking, for Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff WILLIAM M. KNUSTMAN and against you in an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) plus costs of suit, and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Government Center. Seminary Avenue, Room C380, Woodstock , Illinois 60098, on or before November 22, 2016 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT.

Case Number 16 DV 555 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, HECTOR IRAN VALENCIA OTERO defendant, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you, asking for Dissolution of Marriage and any other relief and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Room 356 Woodstock, Illinois 60098, on or before November 16, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINEST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. Witness: Sep 27, 2016 /s/ Katherine M Keefe (Clerk of the Circuit Court) Name Tara Duff Oct 11 2016 Attorney for Karina Valencia Katherine M. Keefe Address 401 N Michigan, Ste. (Clerk of the Circuit Court) 1650 City, State Zip Chicago IL 60611 Name William I. Caldwell, Telephone 312-399-0344 Att Reg # 0369381 (Published in the Northwest Herald Attorney Plaintiff Address 100 1/2 Cass Street City, on October 4, 11, 18, 2016) State Zip Woodstock Illinois, 1230284 60098 Telephone 815-338-3300 Fax 815-338-0015

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY JAVIER PEREZ CARBAJAL Plaintiff vs.

ANA MARIA VENCES RODRIGUEZ Defendant Case Number 16DV824 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN ANA MARIA VENCES RODRIGUEZ defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Room C380, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, on or before November 2016 A JUDGMENT OR 22, DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. Oct 11 2016 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court BRIAN K. STEVENS & ASSOCIATES

g pu 31-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code.

Summons was duly issued as provided by law and said suit is still pending. Now, unless you, the said Defendants, named above, file your appearance in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, McHenry C0tmty Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, or otherwise make your appearance herein on or before the 15th day of November, 2016, this case may be tried and judgment entered as prayed for in the Complaint without notice to you. The real property, which is the subject to the proceedings has a common address of 669 Washington Street, Woodstock, Illinois, is thus situated in the County of McHenry and legally described as follows: THE SOUTHEASTERLY 84 FEET OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 1 AND THE NORTHWESTERLY 30 FEET OF THE NORTHWESTERLY 110 FEET OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 165 FEET OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 1 IN EMILY HUTCHIN'S SECOND ADDITION TO WOODSTOCK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 1 OF THE NORTHEAST 114 OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 3, 1857, IN BOOK 17 OF DEEDS, PAGE 615, IN McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. /s/ Katherine M Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court Dated: October 4, 2016 This instrument was prepared by: Timothy J. Clifton, Attorney No. 6303067 tclifton@zrfmlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle 50 Virginia Street Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-459-2050 (Published in the Northwest Herald on October 11, 18, 25, 2016) 1232838

PUBLIC NOTICE

(Published in the Northwest Herald on October 18, 25, November 1, STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL 2016) 1234952 CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITY OF WOODSTOCK, an Illinois Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, v.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM FINNEGAN, DECEASED, COUNTY OF McHENRY and UNKNOWN HEIRS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 16 MR 376 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Notice by Publication, having been filed regarding the above- captioned proceedings, notice is hereby given to the Estate of William Finnegan and any unknown heirs of his Estate, in the entitled proceedings that suit has been commenced in this Court by the Plaintiff and against you and other Defendants praying for an Order seeking to declare the property to be abandoned, allowing demolition of a dangerous and unsafe building pursuant to Section 11-

NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of Alexander Lee Prochaska Case Number 16 MR 608 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on November 7th, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Room 204, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from Alexander Lee Prochaska to that of Lexis Lee Prochaska to the Illinois pursuant Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 5, 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 400 AGL located at: 7404 HIAWATHA DRIVE, WONDER LAKE, IL 60097 Dated October 5, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald on October 11, 18, 25, 2016) 1232814

PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF Dennis and Dina Cotter LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given in compliance with the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) of the City of Crystal Lake, Illinois, that a public hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission upon the application from Dennis and Dina Cotter for approval of a variation relating to the following real estate known as 651 Woodland Drive, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, PIN: 19-06-177-010.

This application is filed for the purposes of seeking a Simplified Residential Zoning Variation from Article 3-300 Density and Dimensional Standards 3. Front Setback to allow a screened porch and deck to extend 9 feet into the 159-foot established front yard setback, a variation of 73 feet, as well as any other variations that may be necessary to allow the plans as presented. Plans for this project can be viewed at the City of Crystal Lake Planning and Economic Development Department at City Hall.

A public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the request will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at the Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 West Woodstock Street, at which time and place any person determining to be heard may be present.

Tom Hayden, Chairperson Planning and Zoning Commission City of Crystal Lake (Published in the Northwest Herald on October 18, 2016) 1234906

PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF Walnut Glen Townhomes Association /s/ Alexander Lee Prochaska LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given in compli(Published in the Northwest Herald ance with the Unified Development on October 11, 18, 25, 2016) Ordinance (UDO) of the City of 1232864 Crystal Lake, Illinois, that a public hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Crystal Lake upon the PUBLIC NOTICE application of Walnut Glen Townhomes Association for a Final ASSUMED NAME Planned Unit Development Amend-

opm ment relating to the following described real estate commonly known as 1200-1276 Walnut Glen Drive, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, PIN: 18-12-182-001 thru 18-12-182-041 This application is filed for the purpose of seeking a Final Planned Unit Development Amendment pursuant to Article 4-500, Planned Unit Development Standards and Article 9, Administration, of the UDO to allow the disconnection of Walnut Glen Drive and Crabapple Drive with a gate, as well as any other variations that may be necessary to complete the project as proposed. Plans for this project can be viewed at the City of Crystal Lake Community Development Department at City Hall.

A public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission for this request will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday November 2, 2016, at the Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 West Woodstock Street, at which time and place any person determining to be heard may be present.

Tom Hayden, Chairperson Planning and Zoning Commission City of Crystal Lake

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HOME STATE BANK, N.A., as trustee of the Genevieve Pfeiffer Trust, as amended Plaintiff, V. HOME STATE BANK, N.A., as trustee of the William Pfeiffer Trust, ERTWINA PFEIFFER, HERBERT PFEIFFER as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, JACKIE RICHTER as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, JOAN RICHTER as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, JUDY REICHERT as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, MARY LOU CRISTY as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, TOMMY SUE STONE as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, PATSY COMMONS, as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, NANCY FJELLSTEDT as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, DOROTHY DERRICK, as heir of Ertwina Pfeiffer, and any UNKNOWN HEIRS or LEGATEES of Ertwina Pfeiffer; UNKNOW OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. Defendants PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN Unknown Heirs or Legatees of Ertwina Pfeiffer, defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking the Court to confirm title for property located at 431 McHenry Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois in the name of Home State Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the Genevieve Pfeiffer Trust, in fee simple, free and clear of the purported claims of interest of the Unknown Heirs or Legatees of Ertwina Pfeiffer and for other relief.

Legal Description 431 McHenry Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois (Published in the Northwest Herald Parcel 1 (PIN 19-06-481-001): on October 18, 2016) 1234860 A piece of land lying on the North side of Lot No. 28, according to the Assessor's Plat on record at Woodstock in McHenry County; and South of Douglas' Addition to Crystal Lake and in the Southwest quarter Don't worry of Section no. 5 and the Southeast quarter of Section No. 6 in Township No. 43 North, of Range No. 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, about rain! bounded as follows: beginning at a point 75 links South, 37 1/4 deWith our grees West from the Southeast corner of Lot No. 6 in Block 1 in said Great Garage Sale Douglas' Addition to Crystal Lake, or at the Southeast corner of land forGuarantee merly owned by William Miller; thence South 37 1/4 degrees West, 3 you'll have great weather chains and 91 1/2 links to land formerly owned by William Kriegel; for your sale, or we'll run thence North 51 Y4 degrees West along said land 3 chains and 60 1/2 your ad again for FREE*. links to the center of the highway; thence North 37 1/4 degrees East in the center of the highway, 3 chains and 91 1/2 links; thence South Call to advertise 51 1/4 degrees East 3 chains and 60 1/2 links to place of beginning; 877-264-2527 situated in the Town of Algonquin in the County of McHenry in the State of Illinois (excepting therefrom that portion of said premises conveyed *within 4 weeks of

by John Pfeiffer and Ertwina Pfeiffer, his wife, to John Pfeiffer and Heroriginal sale date.

Ask your representative for details. man Meier, doing business under the firm name of the Crystal Lake Ice Company said deed being dated April 22, 1920 and recorded in the recorder's office of McHenry County, Illinois, on April 28, 1920 in Book 157 of deeds, page 263 (also excepting therefrom that portion of said premises conveyed to the City of Crystal lake for street purposes).

Parcel 2 (PIN 19-06-481-002): A tract of land lying on the West side of Lot 28 in the Southeast corner of the Southeast quarter of Section 6, according to the Assessor's Plat of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Township 43 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: commencing at a post in the center line of the highway on the Section line that stands 7.71 chains from the Southeast corner of said Section 6; thence North 14 degrees East 754.78 feet for a place of beginning; thence North 14 degrees East 384.22 feet; thence North 37 1/2 degrees East 108.24 feet; thence South 51 1/2 degrees East 237.93 feet; thence South 14 degrees West 327.73 feet; thence North 88 degrees West 263.59 feet to the place of beginning; excepting therefrom any part thereof falling in Douglas' Addition to Crystal Lake as shown on the plat recorded in Book 6 of Deeds, page 292, said Assessor's plat being recorded October 6, 1858 in Book 22 of Deeds, page 1, in McHenry County, Illinois.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, C380, Woodstock , Illinois 60098, on or before Nov 9, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE

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Local officials say holding happens every play

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joestevenson@shawmedia.com Anyone within earshot of a high school football sideline hears the plea numerous times on any particular Friday night.

As the offensive unit of one team reels off a significant gain, the defensive coaches from the other side offer the officials some assistance: “He’s holding our guy!”

Fans 100 more feet withdrawn from the field, with more obstructed views, see the offenses as well.

And here’s the thing: The officials actually might concur.

Officials and coaches don’t always agree on calls that are made. They both believe, however, in the adage that holding occurs on almost every football play, which makes it generally regarded as the toughest call for football officials to make.

Basketball referees usually refer to the block/charge as their most difficult decision. Baseball umpires might mention check swings as their hardest.

Football officials list holding, pass interference and the new rules on targeting opponents with helmets as

There’s a pretty core philosophy for officials to strike a balance between maintaining the entertainment of the game and ensuring the contest is fairly competed.”

Scot McQueen, high school football

official from Huntley

their most challenging penalties.

“If there were 10 officials out there, one on every play would have a hold,” said Tom Pence, a Crystal Lake Central graduate who lives in Oswego and works as a line judge. “If I’m an official on the wide side, and I have a wide receiver grabbing a defensive back – but does it really affect the outcome of the play?”

To complicate things further, Pence said, what if a back breaks free and reverses field then runs to that side?

Did that prevent the player originally being held from making that play?

John Widmayer, a longtime official

from Woodstock, said there are a few basic questions an official quickly considers while watching a potential hold.

“The advantage/disadvantage and where the foul occurs according to the point of attack,” Widmayer said. “Did it have an impact on the play?”

Holding usually is enforced when grabbing a player outside the shoulders to gain an advantage on the defensive player. Sometimes, as Cary official Dave Butts explained, it is imperative that the defensive player make a certain effort.

“If you have a player holding the jersey inside the shoulders on the breast, what is the defender doing?” said Butts, who is a head linesman.

“Is he trying to make a movement to get away or is he just dancing with him and not doing anything? If the defender’s not making an attempt to get away, I’m probably going to allow a little bit more holding.”

Scot McQueen, a Huntley official with 15 years’ high school experience, is the referee of his crew. He says officials constantly toe the line between keeping competition fair and keeping it from becoming a flag-fest.

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joestevenson@shawmedia.com There is more for high school football officials to do each week than simply grabbing their uniform and driving to games Friday afternoon.

Much more.

Cary resident Dave Butts, who has officiated football for 27 years, is the president of the Northern Officials Association, an officiating group in the state. The NOA has weekly meetings and even has access to HUDL, the online program most high schools use to

Continued from page 2 “There’s a pretty core philosophy for officials to strike a balance between maintaining the entertainment of the game and ensuring the contest is fairly competed,” McQueen said. “Nobody wants to watch football [with penalties constantly called], nobody wants to play football like that, and nobody wants to officiate football like that. That’s not unique to football. It’s any sport.”

The essence of football’s hand-tohand combat makes holding inherent to the game. Huntley official Jim Blaseck said the spread offenses, where linemen are retreating and trying to protect quarterbacks, often are more susceptible to holding than running teams. Blaseck pointed out that triple-option teams such as CaryGrove and Prairie Ridge might hold less because of their styles.

Coincidentally, referee Jerry Eiserman’s crew, of which Widmayer is a member, called the season opener between C-G and Prairie Ridge and did not have a holding call the entire game.

“They’re taught to fire off the ball, it’s a lot tougher to call a hold against them, I think, than a team that stands up and is pass-blocking,” said Blaseck, who is an umpire. “Technique-wise, [coaches] all teach players to come up underneath the armpits and grab jerseys. It’s hard to develop, and I’m still working on it, a good sense on when is a good time to call a hold and when isn’t.”

Pence believes pass interference is difficult because of good coaching techniques. Defensive coaches, he says, teach players to contact receivers, but also to look to the ball. The contact may not be enough to call, but enough to affect the receiver’s route.

“If you’re beat, run as fast as you can to the player, contact him, but

turn to look at the ball,” Pence said.

“Are they contacting him to knock him off his path or are they aggressively going for the football?”

Pence also does basketball officiating and says pass interference is often like calling a foul on a player driving for a basket. “The tough part of being an official is determining whether the foul affected the play of the participant,” Pence said.

A common misconception with high school pass interference is the “catchable ball” from the NFL. In high school, the ball does not have to be catchable to call pass interference.

It must go beyond the line of scrimmage.

There are other factors to consider with pass interference: Was contact incidental? Was there an obvious restriction of the opponent making the catch? Are both players making a play on the ball or is one gaining an advantage? Are the player’s hands grabbing, turning or manipulating the opponent’s body?

“We have a lot of things to check off in our minds,” Butts said. “The good thing about football is, I officiate in five sports, but in football you can delay throwing the flag. You can see the play, you can hold for a second and say, ‘I’m going to go get that one,’ and throw it. In basketball, you have to blow the whistle right away.”

Officials agree that targeting calls can be tough, but are necessary in a game that is striving to become safer.

“They absolutely had a very positive effect,” Widmayer said.

Pence, who played quarterback at Central and Western Illinois University, is concerned for the game.

“Two years ago, we kicked off an officials clinic with a presentation that it’s possible in five years high school football won’t be what it was,” Pence said. “The risk of injury is too great for a lot of parents to have their kids play, especially if they don’t have a chance to go on to the next level.”

right. We miss them once in a while.

In the past, if you had a holding call, the coach could never see it after the game to validate it. So now they can go to HUDL and see it and go, ‘Oh, they were right.’ It helps us a little bit.”

Butts invites all the NOA members to a meeting each Wednesday in Grayslake. The newer officials will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. and Butts will run videos of a half dozen plays that they will discuss. Then, he will run the regular 30-minute meeting with all officials present, and again they will recap plays.

“I try to get anybody who’s had a goofy play or something odd in their last week’s game, and we talk about that,” Butts said.

The meetings finish with a presenter on a different topic each week for the final hour.

“I think they’re very beneficial,” Butts said. “I’m at a point in my career where I have all these years in, I’ve been successful at what I’ve been trying to accomplish, and now I’m trying to give back. We discuss philosophies and talk about consistency. That’s not an easy thing to do.”

DUNDEE-CROWN BASEBALL

Junior pitcher-outfielder Hedmark commits to NIU

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com What Dundee-Crown baseball coach Jon Anderson observed two years ago with Erik Hedmark was poise belying his age.

Hedmark, who throws and bats left-handed, was promoted by Anderson to the varsity as a freshman.

“His baseball I.Q., when you looked at Erik Hedmark him as a freshman, you didn’t see a freshman,” Anderson said.

“You saw somebody out there who was confident, somebody who has baseball ability, had the baseball sense.”

Northern Illinois University baseball coach Mike Kunigonis and his staff saw the same qualities from Hedmark, a junior who committed Monday to pitch for the Huskies. He will join NIU in the 201819 school year.

“They liked my maturity and that I have good movement on my fastball,” Hedmark said. “They talked to coaches, and they heard I keep my composure well, and I don’t blow big situations.”

Hedmark will join a staff at NIU that will have Cary-Grove’s Matt McCumber and McHenry’s Mike Lasiewicz on it.

Both McCumber and Lasiewicz are seniors in the Fox Valley Conference this year. Hedmark plays with the 29ers in travel baseball during the summer, which is where NIU coaches saw him this year.

In September, Hedmark attended a camp at NIU and became better ac-

quainted with the Huskies’ coaching staff. He also had heard from Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois.

“I really liked Northern,” Hedmark said. “The coaching staff was great, and I never wanted to go too far away for school.

“I always dreamed about playing Division I baseball since I started playing travel baseball. I actually started getting emails two or three years ago to come to this showcase, and I thought, ‘Maybe I have a chance if I keep working hard.’ ” Hedmark was 3-3 in 42 2/3 innings pitched, with 44 strikeouts, eight walks and a 2.13 ERA. He was a Northwest Herald All-Area second-team selection as an outfielder after hitting .342 with a teamhigh 20 RBIs. One of Hedmark’s losses came against McCumber, a 1-0 decision in which McCumber pitched a perfect game.

“That game was crazy,” Hedmark said. “The night before we lost, 13-0, to Cary-Grove, so I was super fired up to pitch. He pitched his butt off. It is what it is. He’s a good pitcher.”

Hedmark pitched with left Danny Denz, who now pitches at NCAA Division I Memphis, the past two years on the Chargers’ staff. “[Hedmark] is a finesse pitcher. He’s not a guy who’s going to overpower you,” Anderson said. “But he knows how to pitch. It’s not just going up there and throwing a strike, it’s knowing when to throw the right pitch, hitting your spot, keeping hitters off-balance. Northern’s getting a fantastic young man, not only as a baseball player, but as an athlete, as a leader, as a student, an overall total package.”

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store and watch video.

Butts said the officials can get HUDL links from their representative and usually see four views – from each end zone and each sideline – just like coaches and players see. This helps officials critique themselves on games Dave Butts they just called.

“It’s a huge benefit to officiating,” Butts said. “It helps us as officials. Most of the time, officials get it

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Woodstock’s Paxson Dechant (left) tackles Woodstock North’s Collin Mergl as Mergl drops the ball during the first quarter Friday at Woodstock North. Woodstock won, 34-6.

WOODSTOCK FOOTBALL

Still alive: Streaks chase playoffs

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com Amari Wade took a handoff, spun off a defender, crossed the end zone and fell on top of one of his linemen. The Woodstock running back pushed himself off the grass and hopped – skipped, one might say – his way back to the sideline.

The senior was giddy.

He had just capped a drive that consumed almost the entire third-quarter clock and put his team firmly in the lead over rival Woodstock North. The touchdown was Woods’ second of the game, a game in which he ran for 104 yards on 23 carries.

In the end, the Blue Streaks added two more touchdowns for a 34-6 victory.

Wade and his teammates lived to play another day. Woodstock improved to 4-4 and still can reach the playoffs

with a win over Richmond-Burton this week.

“That’s in the back of our head,” Wade said. “The playoffs are like right there. We need these wins, we need this game. We’re going to come and play hard. We’re going to get to the playoffs.

That’s our goal.”

A playoff appearance would be Woodstock’s first since the 2009 season.

The Streaks made the playoffs 11 of the 13 seasons before the school split with North. Since North fielded its first team in 2009, Woodstock has made it only the one time in 2009.

Needless to say, none of these Streaks players has tasted the postseason. Woodstock hasn’t even won four games since 2012.

This season’s Streaks started 3-1, then watched their playoff chances dwindle with three consecutive loss-

es (to Dixon, Burlington Central and Johnsburg) before the win over North.

“We worked so hard,” Wade said after Friday’s win. “Even from losing to Johnsburg, we learned something. We just need to play hard every quarter, every single quarter. That’s what we need to focus on.”

The 46-7 loss to Johnsburg was not pretty, but few teams have come close to Johnsburg. Wiping the slate clean and beating North to break the losing streak was exactly what Woodstock needed.

Fullback Sean Doyle almost matched Wade with 93 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Jacob Sumner leads the team with 706 rushing yards on the season. Wade’s 23 carries against North almost matched the 33 he had in the previous seven games combined.

“Sean Doyle, Amari Wade, all these

guys chipped in,” coach Tommy Thompson said. “They ran hard, they’re a load, both over 205, 210 pounds.”

Doyle also contributed as a defensive end. Only one other team (Johnsburg) has held North to fewer than 20 points in a game.

“We had to stop their initial push,” Doyle said. “If their linemen got the initial push, they could run it down and score like they did against all the other teams (they played).”

Easier said than done, but it worked.

The focus now turns toward a do-or-die Week 9 game against Richmond-Burton. The Rockets (5-3, 4-1 KRC) are likely to make the playoffs even if they lose. But having won four of its past five games, R-B enters on a roll.

“They have a type of triple-option as well,” Thompson said. “We’ll be ready to go this week.”

CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH FOOTBALL

By JOE STEVENSON

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• Tuesday, October 18, 2016

One of the toughest guys who ever will coach in the Fox Valley Conference is stepping down.

Crystal Lake South football coach Chuck Ahsmann, a longtime assistant before taking over as the head man seven years ago, told his players Monday that Friday’s game at West Chicago will be his last.

Ahsmann, 54, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which doctors told him was terminal, in 1992.

Yet he continued coaching through the years in baseball and football. However, growing older and the demands of the job took their toll. He also went through more treatments last spring but said he feels better this fall.

“I’ve been coaching for 33 years, and this summer I had really had gotten tired,” Ahsmann said. “It wore me out this summer. I’d talked it over with (my wife) Ruth, and we said I need to start looking out for my health. I feel good right now, but I need to take better care of myself. We made the decision at the end of the summer that this would be the last year doing it, but I didn’t tell the kids until we got here, keep the focus on the season and make it about them.”

Sophomore offensive tackle Trevor Keegan was surprised when Ahsmann announced his decision. The players knew Ahsmann was scheduled to retire as physics teacher after the 2017-18 school year and wanted to retire from coaching then as well.

“He needs to be caring more for his health instead of being out at football,” Keegan said. “The amount of time and everything he does for the program is insane. I know that he cares so much for us, he’ll do anything for us. He’s an awesome guy to play for. He always

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Crystal Lake South football coach Chuck Ahsmann (center) told his players Monday this is his final week as head coach. keeps energy up in practice, and he’s a great guy.”

Ahsmann was defensive coordinator through the 2000s under former coach Jim Stuglis. The Gators enjoyed some of their best seasons and made the playoffs 12 consecutive years under Stuglis and Ahsmann.

In his first two seasons, Ahsmann’s teams were 21-3 and made the playoff quarterfinals. South is 41-28 in his seven seasons, and although the Gators are 2-6 this season, Ahsmann felt they

were close to making it back to the playoffs in a tough FVC. Ahsmann’s appearance, like his attitude and drive, never indicated he was sick.

“It gets tougher as you get older,” Ahsmann said of coaching. “When I was younger, it was easier to do it and bounce back. As the head coach, the demands on your time are significantly different than being an assistant.

When it’s your program, you’re not just worried about your team, you’re

worried about the sophomore team, the freshman team, your coaching staff, everything gets involved with it. Those stressers all add to the situation.”

Ahsmann hopes people think of South as a team that played the right way.

“I really think that our program is seen as a classy program,” Ahsmann said. “We play hard, we do the best we can when we’re on the field. I’m proud of how the kids have played over the years.”

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Inside Girls Volleyball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK JAYDEN OTTO Prairie Ridge, so., S Otto did a little bit of everything for the Wolves last week, passing out 98 assists with 20 digs, 15 kills and 19 blocks as Prairie Ridge went 3-2 at Glenbard East’s Autumnfest, placing 11th with a 25-21, 25-21 win against Providence in the silver bracket, third-place match.

Otto also filled up the stat sheet in a 25-23, 25-11 Fox Valley Conference win over Jacobs, recording 23 assists, two aces, two blocks and four kills.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Marian Central (33-1): The Hurricanes went 5-0 to win the Boylan Tournament and have won 17 straight after losing to St. Charles East on Sept. 17. Houston Baptist commit Lauren Hanlon had 34 kills in five matches at Boylan and is second on the team with 236 kills to go with a .425 hitting percentage.

2. Huntley (22-7): The Red Raiders took fourth at Autumnfest, going 3-2 and falling to Normal Community, 25-23, 25-23, in the thirdplace match of the gold bracket. Huntley leads the FVC at 12-2 with two matches remaining and can clinch the conference title this week.

3. Crystal Lake Central (22-8): The Tigers

Proud Sponsor of Athlete of the Week fell to Crystal Lake South and swept DundeeCrown. They are second in the FVC at 12-3 with a match remaining Tuesday against Prairie Ridge.

4. Prairie Ridge (18-11): The Wolves beat Jacobs and went 3-2 at Autumnfest to place 11th. They are still in contention for an FVC title at 11-3 with two matches left.

5. Cary-Grove (19-10): The Trojans swept Jacobs, 25-17, 25-19, to move to 10-4 in the FVC and face Hampshire on Tuesday and Crystal Lake South on Thursday to wrap up conference play.

NOTEWORTHY Close races: The conference champions in the FVC, East Suburban Catholic Conference and Kishwaukee River Conference will be decided this week.

Crystal Lake South made things more complicated in the FVC race when the Gators knocked off Crystal Lake Central last week, dropping the Tigers to 12-3 in the FVC and one full match behind Huntley – the conference leaders at 12-2 – in the loss column.

Huntley has two FVC matches remaining against South and Prairie Ridge, while the Tigers have one left Tuesday against Prairie Ridge. Prairie Ridge is in the hunt, too, at 11-3, and face the Tigers and Red Raiders this week.

The Wolves have lost to both of those teams once this season.

After getting second in their own tournament two weeks ago, Huntley coach Karen Naymola said she was less concerned about an FVC title. Rather, it was about getting ready for the playoffs.

“With the postseason coming up, that’s our main goal and our main focus,” Naymola said.

“Our focus is getting better every game, and if we play like that every game and minimize our errors, we’re going to be in good shape. The top teams you’re going to see throughout the postseason, you have to play consistent.”

In the ESCC, Marian Central is looking to win the conference title outright after taking third last year. The Hurricanes host Benet on senior night, and the defending Class 3A state champions haven’t hidden the fact they want to win a conference title this season.

Marian was in a similar situation last year when it faced Benet late in the season. The Hurricanes lost that one, and ended up in third, with Marist taking second. The Hurricanes are ranked fourth in Illinois, according to the Maxpreps.com volleyball computer rankings, while Benet (29-4) is ranked third.

In the KRC, Richmond-Burton (17-13) has secured a share of the title in the confer-

ence’s first year, but the Rockets can win the outright championship with a win in one of their final two matches against Johnsburg and Woodstock.

The Rockets are the only team in the conference with a perfect record at 10-0, while Johnsburg – which is 8-2 in the KRC – needs to win its final two matches and have the Rockets lose their last two to share the title.

R-B beat Johnsburg, 19-25, 25-13, 25-14, in the teams’ first meeting.

THIS WEEK’S TOP MATCHES Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake Central 6 p.m. Tuesday The Wolves and the Tigers are in contention for an FVC title and need a win to keep their hopes alive.

Johnsburg at Richmond-Burton 6 p.m. Tuesday With a win, the Rockets secure the outright KRC championship.

Benet at Marian Central 6:15 p.m. Tuesday The Hurricanes and Benet are both 6-0 in the ESCC. This one will decide the conference champion on Marian’s senior night.

Prairie Ridge at Huntley 6 p.m. Thursday The Red Raiders sit atop the FVC standings entering the final week with Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge on their heels.

– Alex Kantecki akantecki@shawmedia.com

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• Tuesday, October 18, 2016

GRAPEVINE, Texas – The smallest Power Five conference is not getting any larger. The Big 12 is staying at 10 schools.

After three months of analyzing, vetting and interviewing possible new members, Big 12 leaders Monday took expansion off their agenda.

“This was not a decision to not expand,” commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. “This was an endorsement and reinvestment in the 10 that we had.”

Oklahoma President David Boren said the decision was unanimous, and no specific schools were discussed or voted on during five hours or so of expansion talk while Big 12 presidents and chancellors met Sunday night and Monday.

Boren, the chairman of the Big 12 board of directors and the only president who has been in the league since its inception in 1996, insisted he never has seen “such a unified sense of

purpose on the board.”

Texas President Greg Fenves said 10 is the right number for the league.

“It promotes a competitive balance and allows for a round-robin schedule in the different sports, which is best for our student-athletes,” Fenves said. “This is the right way to ensure a strong conference moving forward.”

Conference officials held interviews in September with Air Force and Colorado State from the Mountain West; Central Florida, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, South Florida, SMU and Tulane from the American Athletic Conference; and BYU, which is a football independent with its other sports in the West Coast Conference.

Houston AD Hunter Yurachek said the Big 12’s decision “is not just about the University of Houston and the Big 12 Conference, it’s about the evolving landscape of collegiate athletics. It does not, and will not, deter our mission of building champions for life.”

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12 Series tied, 1-1

Cubs, fans need to remember to forget

Miguel Montero was talking about forgetting, an excellent coping strategy for anyone even remotely associated with the Cubs.

He was talking about a 1-0 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, a loss that evened the series, but he could have been talking about heartbreak, team history and purported curses.

“I talk to my psychologist sometimes, and he says, ‘If you would have amnesia, you’d be a heck of a player because it’s easy to forget the bad times,’ ” the Cubs catcher said. “Our club is pretty good on that. I’ve seen the guys move on from a loss. They move on: OK, we lost, it’s all right, we’ll get it tomorrow. That’s a really mature attitude for a lot of young guys on this club.’’

That attitude might be a bit harder to embrace for veteran Cubs fans, who, as a group, have seen a nightmare or 100 over the years. There are a lot of scarred people who believe the Billy Goat curse is real or that the team is jinxed in some way not involving hooved animals or, not quite as dramatic but just as dangerous, that the Cubs are predisposed toward bad things happening at the worst possible moments. Let’s call it the curse spectrum.

Those people might want to ring up Montero’s psychologist. They need to remember to forget. Not easy, I know, but necessary with three games coming up in Los Angeles, the first tonight.

Cubs players have said over and over again they don’t care that a local tavern owner, angry with the team for kicking him and his smelly pet goat out of Wrigley Field during the

VIEWS Rick Morrissey 1945 World Series, declared that the Cubs either never again would play for baseball’s ultimate prize or that they never would win a World Series game at Wrigley. And since then … hold it … still checking … I can confirm that the Cubs haven’t played in a World Series.

“Nobody really cares in there about a curse or a goat or anything else, you know what I mean?” pitcher Jon Lester said of the team clubhouse. “It’s what you make of it. If we make a mistake, we’re Jon Lester not going to blame it on a curse or anything else like that.

We’re going to blame it on ourselves. “… I think we got too many young guys in there that don’t even know what that stuff is. So, it’s almost better to play naive and just go out and worry about us, worry about the Cubs and not anything else in the past or, like I said, any animals.’’

The players are right not to give a fig about a silly curse or a stinkin’ goat. They shouldn’t care about such nonsense. But they should care there are people in Chicago who care about it. Some of those people can’t help but send out bad vibes when things aren’t going well, no matter where the Cubs happen to be playing that day.

The players are human, and they have to deal with those vibes. We saw

it in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, when Alex Gonzalez’s error on a groundball brought an eerie silence to Wrigley, sending unspoken messages of impending disaster to the players.

And you know the horror story that followed.

Perhaps there has been some emotional growth with the team’s success the past two seasons. I didn’t sense doom and gloom as fans walked out of Wrigley after the loss Sunday night. I sensed a group of people that had just watched a great pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, shut down the Cubs. I sensed people doing the mental math as to when Kershaw would pitch again.

There is a curse, but not the one commonly associated with the Cubs.

It’s the Curse of the People Who Believe in the Billy Goat Curse. Those people can negatively affect the team with their Eeyore tendencies. There’s no way to prove it or to quantify it, but I believe it’s there in some measure.

The best thing to do now is take Montero’s advice. It’s time for everyone to forget everything, if that’s possible. Forget Game 2. Forget the 107-year drought. Forget the ghosts of playoffs past. Not realistic? OK. The next-best thing, although one also with a high degree of difficulty, would be for fans to suppress the urge to declare that the End Times are at hand at the first hint of trouble.

Go out and buy yourself some amnesia. Remember which team is the favorite.

• Rick Morrissey is a Chicago Sun-Times columnist. Write to him at rmorrissey and follow him on Twitter @MorrisseyCST.

Zobrist laughs off Dodgers’ claim he stole signs

LOS ANGELES – Ben Zobrist defended himself.

But mostly he laughed.

“I think it’s hilarious,” he said about Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal’s assertion that Zobrist was stealing the catcher’s signs from second base during the Cubs’ eighth-inning rally Saturday night.

“No, I was not stealing signs,” the Cubs veteran All-Star said. “But I appreciate him thinking my baseball IQ is that high.”

Grandal’s allegations were raised after the Dodgers’ 1-0 victory in Game 2 on Sunday night, as he talked about reasons for extra visits to Ben Zobrist the mound and multiple sets of signs.

“Did we know Zobrist had the signs and was doing something for [batter Addision Russell]?

Yeah. We did,” Grandal said.

He added: “We are literally paranoid when it comes to men on second and they are trying to get signs. We know who is getting the signs. We know what they’re doing.”

Zobrist said, “I don’t know what he was looking at or what he thought he saw.” He said the lighting’s not good enough at Wrigley Field to see the signs well even if he was trying.

“So I guess he probably used the right word,” Zobrist said. “I think almost all catchers are a little bit paranoid about that. But I definitely was not (laughs) – I think it’s funny.”

Has he ever done it?

“I’ve tried before,” he said, “but it’s never worked out.”

– Gordon Wittenmyer, gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

Indians 1 In a best-of-5 with L.A., it’s more win High Stakes Jake’s series now away from pennant Series tied, 1-1

By NOAH TRISTER

The Associated Press

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Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta talks to reporters Monday during a news conference ahead of Tuesday’s Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

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with fire in his eyes and pep in his step.

He told teammates he wished Game 3 were a day earlier. He was ready to go.

Teachable moment: Cubs manager Joe “He’s going to be a bulldog and Maddon pulled shortstop Addison Russell he’s going to go right at the batters,” aside during Monday’s batting practice and Addison Russell said. “We have all the spoke at length with the slumping shortstop confidence in the world in him.” about his swing. Not only is Russell 1 for 22 in Arrieta didn’t have his best stuff the postseason, but the power has been out over the course of his last several for him at the plate since he netted four home starts of the regular season, but he was runs in three days in August. more than ace-like in Game 3 of the “He was just saying, ‘Make sure you finish NLDS in San Francisco. The Cubs endyour swing,’ ” Russell said. “He doesn’t tell ed up losing that night, yet Arrieta outme how to swing a bat, per se, but he told me pitched Giants star Madison BumgarI’m strongest when I finish my swing strong.” ner and mashed a three-run homer Another sign post: Cubs second basethat felt more like a declaration: man Javy Baez said he “heard something” Don’t you worry, High Stakes Jake about Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal’s is up for this. sign-stealing allegations directed at Cubs It doesn’t hurt that Arrieta’s last outfield Ben Zobrist. start at Dodger Stadium, in August of “But I’m not really paying attention to it 2015, was a no-hitter, or that he threw because we’re not doing it,” he said. “And I seven innings of shutout ball against don’t think we need to.” the Dodgers in May at Wrigley Field.

– Gordon Wittenmyer, They have faced Arrieta at his best.

“He’s a very good pitcher,” gwittenmyer@suntimes.com L.A. manager Dave Roberts said.

The version of Arrieta the Cubs are that far, get the ball in Game 7 with counting on seeing the rest of the way the World Series on the line. is better than good. It’s his series now.

Talk about High Stakes Jake.

“To be [1-1], we like our chances • Steve Greenberg is a Chicago moving forward,” he said. “I like our Sun-Times columnist. Write to him at chances.” sgreenberg@suntimes.com and follow Arrieta walked through the clubhim on Twitter @slgreenberg. house before Monday’s team workout

TORONTO – Andrew Miller and the Cleveland bullpen pulled off their most impressive feat yet in these American League playoffs, taking over after Trevor Bauer’s bloody exit and holding off the Toronto Blue Jays in a 4-2 victory Monday night that moved the Indians within one win of their first pennant since 1997.

Jason Kipnis and Mike Napoli homered for the Indians, who took a 3-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. They are unbeaten in six playoff games this year and can complete their second straight sweep Tuesday.

Andrew Miller Six relievers combined for 25 outs and 128 pitches, limiting Toronto to two runs and seven hits. Miller got four outs for the save.

“If anybody has a hiccup, we probably lose,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said.

Indians ace Corey Kluber is scheduled to start Game 4 on short rest after Bauer’s drone-related finger injury created more upheaval in a rotation that’s been short-handed all postseason. Bauer faced only four batters before getting pulled in the first inning after his stitched-up right pinkie began dripping blood.

Enter the stingy Cleveland relievers, who pitched the Indians to a Division Series sweep over Boston and have them on the verge of another.

“It’s a good feeling,” Kipnis said.

“We’ve still got one more to get there, and it’s going to be tough. We know these guys. Just kind of like the Boston series – we don’t want to wait around for them to figure it out.

We want to get to them now.”

After Bauer left with two down and two on in the first, the final 25 Toronto outs were distributed as follows: four each for Dan Otero and Jeff Manship, three for Zach McAllister, five each for Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen, and four for Miller.

• Tuesday, October 18, 2016

LOS ANGELES – Maybe Jake Arrieta didn’t need to hear it. Then again, maybe he did.

It was the start of spring training in Mesa, Arizona, and Arrieta was preparing to attempt the nearly impossible: a repeat performance of his electrifying 2015 season, in which he VIEWS won the Cy Young and Steve Greenberg was – start after start as the summer progressed – essentially unhittable.

It was one of the greatest hot streaks by any Cubs player in history.

Yet along with that excellence came great responsibility. Arrieta worked his body hard to carry the Cubs into the 2015 postseason. His mind got a real workout, too. He admits now that, by the time the Cubs ran up against the Mets in the National League Championship Series, he was drained mentally.

Maddon had a two-part message for Arrieta in Mesa. One, that the hook would come earlier in 2016 – an effort to keep him fresh for the later stages of the season. And two, that the team neither expected nor needed Arrieta to be invincible.

Not until October, that is.

Now? The 32 fewer innings Arrieta threw during the regular season means his gas tank is full. And the big-game experience the 30-year-old has gained should have him sharp for Tuesday’s Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers.

“I think I’m in a much better place,” he said a day before his fifth playoff start with the Cubs.

No one will stand in Arrieta’s way now if he wants to reach for his superhero’s cape.

Jon Lester earned the right to start Game 1 of each playoff round thus far.

Kyle Hendricks was such a steady tactician all season – and so confounding to opposing hitters at Wrigley Field – that it made perfect sense for Maddon to throw Hendricks in Game 2 and save Arrieta for the road.

But the Cubs and Dodgers are tied 1-1, making this no different than a best-of-five series from here forward.

In that context, the stage is set for Arrieta to come through as the ace he wants to be. He can turn the series in the Cubs’ favor Tuesday and, if it goes

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Carter-Williams will wear 7, not 1 Guard: I wasn’t thinking about Rose initially

By HERB GOULD

For the Sun-Times

CHICAGO – Freshly arrived from the Bucks, new Bulls guard Michael Carter-Williams initially decided to wear No. 1, which Derrick Rose famously wore.

Upon further review, however, Carter-Williams, who was acquired Monday for Tony Snell, changed his mind and opted for the less controversial No. 7.

The move left the Bulls and media scrambling. Jimmy Butler found it all amusing.

“Let him have whatMichael Carter-Williams ever number he wants,” Butler said after the Bulls had lost in overtime to Charlotte, 108-104. “If he wants 21 (Butler’s number), he can have 21. I just want him to be happy.’’

“It has nothing to do with D-Rose,” Carter-Williams said before he realized wearing No. 1 in Chicago would create a stir. “He was a great player. He did a lot for this city. To be honest, I wasn’t even thinking about that. There was so much going on. I wasn’t even thinking about Derrick being No. 1.”

Carter-Williams wore No. 1 at Syracuse and with the 76ers, where he was the 2014 NBA rookie of the year.

“It’s just a number I like,” he added.

“I was No. 1 in college. I was No. 1 in Philly. When I went to Milwaukee, I was No. 5. It’s a new place. I’m trying to get my chip back on my shoulder.”

No one is thinking Carter-Williams will be Rose-like. He’s expected to back up, and learn from, Rajon Rondo at the point. Given that the underachieving Snell, selected 20th overall in 2013, wasn’t going to be in the rotation, this looks like a shrewd, no-risk pickup.

Carter-Williams was not in uniform vs. Charlotte. He will undergo a physical Tuesday and join practice with an eye toward playing in the Bulls’ final preseason game vs. Atlanta on Thursday in Omaha, Nebraska.

The team believes Carter-Williams, who wasn’t a good fit in Milwaukee, can be a productive addition here.

Carter-Williams averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds for the 76ers

AP photo

The Bulls’ Jimmy Butler goes up for a dunk past the Charlotte Hornets’ Marvin Williams during the first half of a preseason game Monday at the United Center. The Bulls lost in overtime, 108-104.

Class of 2013’s struggles on display Monday When Michael Carter-Williams was traded for backup wing Tony Snell on Monday, it further underscored just how disappointing the 2013 NBA draft class has been.

And that evidence was all over the court – and on the bench – in preseason action Monday night.

The Bulls completed the trade with the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, landing the 2013 rookie of the year for a back wing player in Snell who didn’t figure to see a lot of minutes for the Bulls this season. With Khris Middleton out for the season with a hamstring inju-

ry, the Bucks were in desperate need of depth on the wing, so they took a flier on Snell and didn’t hesitate to part with Carter-Williams, who gained little traction in Milwaukee after being acquired in a February 2015 trade that sent Brandon Knight to Phoenix.

Carter-Williams will come to Chicago and try to compete for minutes as the backup to Rajon Rondo. The Bulls also have Jerian Grant, Isaiah Canaan and Spencer Dinwiddie at point guard behind Rondo. Grant scored 12 points in 17 minutes and hit a tying jumper in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime

in a 108-104 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.

Up the road in Detroit, Giannis Antetokounmpo played with the Bucks against the Pistons and is one of the few stars to emerge from that 2013 class.

But the poster child for the class’s weakness is Anthony Bennett, who is on his fourth team since entering the league as the No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Bennett did not play for Brooklyn on Monday night in a 120-99 loss to the Nets.

in 2014, when he was named the NBA’s top rookie.

“It gives us another talented player,” coach Fred Hoiberg said. “His rookie season, he put up unbelievable numbers.

He’s a very versatile player. He’ll fit in with how we want to play, He’s very good in pick-and-roll. You can use him in mismatch situations, you can put him in the post. He does a lot of things that fit. And he’s a very willing defender. So yeah, we’re excited about his versatil-

ity.”

Carter-Williams was drafted 11th overall by the 76ers in the 2013 NBA Draft and was the league’s 2013-14 Rookie of the Year, then was dealt to Milwaukee at the February 2015 trading deadline.

Hoiberg believes a change of scenery can do wonders for a player.

“Absolutely,” he said. “The way I look at Milwaukee’s situation, they’ve been committed to putting the ball in Giannis’ (Antetokounmpo) hands, and rightfully

so. He’s a mismatch nightmare with the ball in his hands. This gives [Carter-Williams] a chance to come into a fresh situation and, hopefully, have some success.’’

Notes: Rondo, Dwyane Wade, Butler, Taj Gibson and Robin Lopez started, but Hoiberg said, “Not necessarily,” when asked whether this will be his starting five opening night against Boston on Oct. 27. ... Denzel Valentine (ankle) did not play but could return Thursday.

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“I want you guys to love each other, have peace and protect each other,” said GLENDALE, Ariz. – Stopping the run was Gay, who added that he was numb from crying over her death. “That’s what Trinity one of the few things the New York Jets had done well this season. Until they faced would have wanted. ... Life is not a joke.”

David Johnson and the Arizona Cardinals.

Governor signs bill clearing way Johnson rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns, and the Cardinals shut down for NFL stadium in Vegas LAS VEGAS – Nevada’s governor signed the listless Jets, 28-3, Monday night. a bill Monday clearing the way for a Las Johnson scored on runs of 58, 2 and 2 Vegas stadium that could be home to the yards while becoming the first player to rush for three scores against the Jets since Raiders, although NFL owners still need to approve the team’s move from Oakland LeSean McCoy did it five years ago.

The Cardinals (3-3) won their second in a before Sin City becomes a football town.

Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval and row to climb back to .500. New York (1-5) lost its fourth straight in a rough return to Raiders owner Mark Davis joined hardArizona for Todd Bowles, who was defen- hat-wearing construction workers and sive coordinator for the Cardinals for two mask-wearing Raiders fans for the seasons before getting the Jets coaching ceremony at UNLV, whose football team also would use the 65,000-seat domed job two years ago. stadium. Cheerleaders shook pompoms, and a marching band launched into “Viva Tyson Gay, thousands in vigil for Las Vegas” after Sandoval inked the deal. sprinter’s slain daughter LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thousands of people WNBA admits officials missed joined Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay at late call in Game 4 of Finals a candlelight vigil Monday night on a Kentucky high school track honoring Gay’s NEW YORK – The WNBA admitted its 15-year-old daughter, who was fatally shot officials missed an 8-second violation call in Game 4 of the Finals on Sunday night. over the weekend.

Gay stood on the track at Lexington’s La- The league released a statement Monday fayette High School where he and daugh- saying that a call should have been made ter Trinity excelled, and he thanked people in the game that evened the best-of-5 sefor showing support after the girl’s death ries 2-2. Minnesota led 79-77 and had the early Sunday after gunfire erupted outside ball with 26.1 seconds left after a turnover. a restaurant in that city. The teen’s moth- The Lynx didn’t get the ball into the front er, Shoshana Boyd, also was present amid court in the required eight seconds.

– Wire reports the crowd honoring her memory.

NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Cubs 1, Los Angeles 1 Saturday: Cubs 8, Los Angeles 4 Sunday: Los Angeles 1, Cubs 0 Tuesday: Cubs (Arrieta 18-8) at Los Angeles (Hill 3-2), 7:08 p.m.

Wednesday: Cubs (Lackey 11-8) at Los Angeles (Urias 5-2), 7:08 p.m.

Thursday: Cubs (Lester 19-5) at Los Angeles (Maeda 16-11), 7:08 p.m. x-Saturday: Los Angeles at Cubs, TBA x-Sunday: Los Angeles at Cubs, TBA

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NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE

North W L T Minnesota 5 0 0 Green Bay 3 2 0 Detroit 3 3 0 Bears 1 5 0 East W L T Dallas 5 1 0 Washington 4 2 0 Philadelphia 3 2 0 N.Y. Giants 3 3 0 South W L T Atlanta 4 2 0 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 New Orleans 2 3 0 Carolina 1 5 0 West W L T Seattle 4 1 0 Los Angeles 3 3 0 Arizona 3 3 0 San Francisco 1 5 0

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Pct 1.000 .600 .500 .167

PF 119 114 150 101

PA 63 113 153 143

New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets

Pct .833 .667 .600 .500

PF 159 142 135 116

PA 107 142 78 131

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland

Pct .667 .400 .400 .167

PF 199 94 155 161

PA 166 142 168 176

Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis

Pct .800 .500 .500 .167

PF 105 110 153 127

PA 78 137 104 185

Oakland Denver Kansas City San Diego

WEEK 6 Thursday’s Result San Diego 21, Denver 13 Sunday’s Results Jacksonville 17, Bears 16 New England 35, Cincinnati 17 Detroit 31, Los Angeles 28 Miami 30, Pittsburgh 15 Washington 27, Philadelphia 20 Tennessee 28, Cleveland 26 Buffalo 45, San Francisco 16 N.Y. Giants 27, Baltimore 23 New Orleans 41, Carolina 38 Kansas City 26, Oakland 10 Dallas 30, Green Bay 16 Seattle 26, Atlanta 24 Houston 26, Indianapolis 23 (OT) Monday’s Result Arizona, 28, N.Y. Jets 3 Off: Minnesota, Tampa Bay

EASTERN CONFERENCE

PF 149 162 118 95

PA 91 103 134 164

Pct .667 .500 .333 .000

PF 154 117 109 113

PA 123 115 145 176

Pct .667 .500 .400 .333

PF 108 120 101 160

PA 127 127 127 174

Pct .667 .667 .600 .333

PF 152 140 109 173

PA 163 108 102 155

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE

GB — — ½ 1 1 GB — 2 2 3½ 4 GB — — 1 1 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 4 1 .800 Houston 3 1 .750 San Antonio 3 2 .600 Dallas 2 3 .400 New Orleans 1 3 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Minnesota 3 2 .600 Portland 3 2 .600 Utah 3 2 .600 Denver 3 3 .500 Oklahoma City 1 2 .333 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 4 1 .800 Phoenix 3 2 .600 Sacramento 2 2 .500 L.A. Clippers 2 3 .400 L.A. Lakers 2 4 .333

Pct .833 .667 .333 .167

WEEK 7 Thursday’s Game Bears at Green Bay, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Giants vs. Los Angeles, 8:30 a.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, noon New Orleans at Kansas City, noon Oakland at Jacksonville, noon Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, noon Washington at Detroit, noon Indianapolis at Tennessee, noon Buffalo at Miami, noon Cleveland at Cincinnati, noon Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game Houston at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Off: Dallas, Carolina

NBA PRESEASON Central Division W L Pct Detroit 3 2 .600 Indiana 3 2 .600 Bulls 3 3 .500 Milwaukee 2 3 .400 Cleveland 2 3 .400 Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 5 1 .833 New York 2 2 .500 Toronto 2 2 .500 Brooklyn 1 4 .200 Philadelphia 1 5 .167 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 3 2 .600 Miami 3 2 .600 Charlotte 2 3 .400 Washington 2 3 .400 Orlando 1 4 .200

East W L T 5 1 0 4 2 0 2 4 0 1 5 0 North W L T 4 2 0 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 6 0 South W L T 4 2 0 3 3 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 West W L T 4 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 2 4 0

GB — ½ 1 2 2½ GB — — — ½ 1 GB — 1 1½ 2 2½

Monday’s Results Charlotte 108, Bulls 104 (OT) Boston 120, Brooklyn 99 Detroit 102, Milwaukee 78 Utah 104, L.A. Clippers 78 Tuesday’s Games Washington at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

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

New York New York City FC Toronto FC D.C. United Montreal Philadelphia New England Orlando City Columbus Fire

W 15 14 13 11 11 11 10 8 8 7

L 9 10 9 9 10 13 14 11 13 16

T Pts 9 54 9 51 11 50 13 46 12 45 9 42 9 39 14 38 12 36 10 31

GF GA 59 44 58 56 48 37 51 43 49 50 52 53 41 54 51 58 49 54 40 55

FC Dallas Colorado Los Angeles Real Salt Lake Seattle Sporting K.C. Portland San Jose Vancouver Houston

W 17 15 12 12 13 12 12 8 9 7

L 8 6 6 11 14 13 13 11 15 14

T Pts 8 59 12 57 15 51 10 46 6 45 8 44 8 44 14 38 9 36 12 33

GF GA 50 40 38 31 54 39 43 44 42 42 40 41 47 49 32 38 41 51 38 44

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie Sunday’s Games Fire at Toronto FC, 3 p.m.

Columbus at New York City FC, 3 p.m.

D.C. United at Orlando City, 3 p.m.

FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

Houston at Colorado, 3 p.m.

Montreal at New England, 3 p.m.

New York at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Portland at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 3 p.m.

San Jose at Sporting Kansas City, 3 p.m.

WNBA FINALS (Best-of-5) Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 2 Sunday, Oct. 9: Los Angeles 78, Minnesota 76 Tuesday, Oct. 11: Minnesota 79, Los Angeles 60 Friday: Los Angeles 92, Minnesota 75 Sunday: Minnesota 85, Los Angeles 79 Thursday: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Girls volleyball: Dundee-Crown at McHenry, Hampshire at Huntley, Jacobs at Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South at Crystal Lake Central, Woodstock at Woodstock North, Johnsburg at Marengo, Burlington Central at Harvard, Faith Lutheran at Christian Liberty, Alden-Hebron at Westminster Christian, 6 p.m.; Marian Central at Nazareth, 6:30 p.m.

Boys soccer: Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, Jacobs at Dundee-Crown, Hampshire at McHenry, Huntley at Prairie Ridge, Johnsburg at Marengo, North Boone at Richmond-Burton, Woodstock at Woodstock North, 4:30 p.m.; Harvard at Burlington Central, Marian Central at St. Viator, 6 p.m.

Girls tennis: Johnsburg at Spirit of the Northwest at Lakes, 2 p.m.

Boys cross country: Hampshire, Marian Central, Wauconda at Richmond-Burton, 4:30 p.m.

Girls cross country: Hampshire, Marian Central, Wauconda at Richmond-Burton, 4:30 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts St. Louis 3 3 0 0 6 Colorado 2 2 0 0 4 Nashville 2 1 1 0 2 Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 Minnesota 2 1 1 0 2 Blackhawks 3 1 2 0 2 Winnipeg 3 1 2 0 2 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Vancouver 2 2 0 0 4 San Jose 3 2 1 0 4 Edmonton 3 2 1 0 4 Arizona 1 1 0 0 2 Calgary 3 0 2 1 1 Anaheim 3 0 2 1 1 Los Angeles 2 0 2 0 0

GF GA 11 6 10 8 6 7 9 8 6 6 9 11 9 12 GF GA 6 4 9 10 14 13 4 3 8 14 6 10 3 6

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 2 2 0 0 4 6 2 Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 4 9 6 Ottawa 3 2 1 0 4 10 12 Boston 3 2 1 0 4 11 8 Montreal 2 1 0 1 3 7 5 Toronto 2 1 0 1 3 8 6 Buffalo 2 1 1 0 2 7 6 Detroit 3 1 2 0 2 10 11 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 3 2 0 1 5 9 8 N.Y. Rangers 3 2 1 0 4 14 10 Philadelphia 2 1 0 1 3 7 6 Washington 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 Carolina 2 0 0 2 2 7 9 N.Y. Islanders 3 1 2 0 2 7 9 New Jersey 2 0 1 1 1 3 5 Columbus 2 0 2 0 0 5 9 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Results Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) N.Y. Rangers 7, San Jose 4 Detroit 5, Ottawa 1 Boston 4, Winnipeg 1 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

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

Dallas at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

WEST MAC All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA W. Michigan 3 0 135 40 7 0 310 123 Toledo 1 0 35 20 5 1 258 140 C. Michigan 2 1 68 98 5 2 226 198 E. Michigan 2 1 75 80 5 2 221 188 Ball St. 1 2 76 76 4 3 199 168 N. Illinois 1 2 89 103 1 6 191 261 EAST MAC W L PF PA Akron 2 1 66 81 Ohio 2 1 67 58 Kent St. 1 2 85 69 Miami (Ohio) 1 2 38 66 Buffalo 0 2 41 75 Bowling Green 0 2 49 58

All Games W L PF PA 4 3 226 242 4 3 214 184 2 5 161 196 1 6 120 190 1 5 97 190 1 6 145 321

Saturday’s Games Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 11 a.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Bowling Green, 11 a.m.

Ohio at Kent St., noon Akron at Ball St., 2 p.m.

Buffalo at N. Illinois, 2:30 p.m.

E. Michigan at W. Michigan, 2:30 p.m.

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Upon review, QB Hoyer, others didn’t do enough BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush There are weeks when watching the tape of the Bears’ most recent game three or four times to write this column feels like a punishment of some kind.

So, as I watched Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars, over and over it occurred to me more than once: What did I do to deserve this?

There were flashes of good stuff for the Bears on the Jaguars tape but very little that was consistent, and they were few and far between.

Brian Hoyer threw for 300 yards again, but his completion percentage and average per pass were well off his first four games/three starts, he appeared to misread a number of defenses, missed at least four open reads that would have put more points on the board, and he faced the least pass rush pressure he has seen to date.

Yes, he protected the football, but his job has to be more than that. Hoyer was a B-/C+ at best.

Running back Jordan Howard took a step backward, and certainly he has to bear responsibility for that, but there was little daylight to find early, and why John Fox/Dowell Loggains/ Stan Drayton took the ball away from him for a good chunk of the game is an absolute mystery and was a big mistake.

KaDeem Carey had one nice 16yard burst, but Carey and Howard had bad drops in the passing game, and the backs were a C for the day.

In spite of the fact Hoyer was only 30 for 49, the receivers probably were the best position group of the day.

It looked as if Alshon Jeffery and Hoyer were making a connection in the first half, but then they couldn’t find each other in the second half.

Note here: Jalen Ramsey, the cornerback the Jaguars selected with the fifth overall pick in this year’s draft, is really good.

Cameron Meredith had another big day, and Eddie Royal and tight end Zach Miller both did a nice job of making themselves available to Hoyer all day.

The receivers as a group were a solid B. Guard Josh Sitton has been solid and getting better every week since he got to Chicago, and guard Kyle Long was his All Pro self Sunday. The block he threw to clear the way for

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Howard’s touchdown was excellent, and the Bears’ protection for Hoyer was the best it’s been.

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