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Cease fire in county political wars?

Not sure whether it makes me a cynic, an idealist or just a dope, but we should all hope that dismissal of the case against former McHenry County coroner Marlene Lantz marks the end of a particularly nasty chapter of McHenry County politics.

The criminal case against Lantz over the remains of fetuses long left in the McHenry County Coroner’s office should have never been filed, and most of us knew better after our eyes were opened after two corruption indictments against then-McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi that weren’t worth the inkpad used to stamp them.

On Wednesday, I nearly spit my coffee as I edited Jordyn Reiland’s profile on an outgoing Bianchi when Bianchi said the prosecutions that he characterized as political attacks made him more cautious about charging others, as he felt “falsely and inappropriately” accused.

I assumed Bianchi suspended that caution when he charged Lantz, his bitter political enemy, in that indictment. Just as in the prosecution against him, Lantz’s case flamed out leaving another pile of taxpayer dollars that is still smoldering today. There’s no doubt that the irony of Bianchi’s statement wasn’t wasted on Lantz.

Individually, most of the people involved over these years of rancor including Bianchi, former McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren, McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim, former McHenry County GOP Chairman Bill LeFew, former Undersheriff Andy Zinke, Lantz and many others are decent people. That’s besides the point.

If we’re fixated on who are the good guys and who are the bad guys, we’re all being duped.

This isn’t a comic book. It’s not a screenplay.

This is real life and the power of the top county

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law enforcement has real effects on its residents.

It is not to be squandered on political bickering.

These weren’t even partisan wars. These people all wore the same colors.

Blame whomever you like, blame the media, too. The point is that a great deal of time, resources and energy have been wasted over the past 12 years in ego battles at the highest levels of McHenry County government.

McHenry County residents deserve better than that. And generally, they couldn’t care less about political vendettas, alliances that are shaky or otherwise and who has the more impressive army of precinct committeemen. Those who do care about those things, should get Netflix. There are far more entertaining things to watch there.

There’s a new slate of people in charge and most of the major instigators in political squabbles of the past aren’t key players anymore. That means there’s a new chance to start over.

No, everyone doesn’t need to hug, sing Kumbaya or snuggle up for a weekend retreat, but it’s a good chance to remind our new leadership and each other that these roles do not exist to further someone’s ego or advance a political career.

These roles exist to serve the taxpayer.

• Kevin Lyons is news editor of the Northwest Herald. Reach him at 815-526-4505 or email him at kelyons@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @KevinLyonsNWH.

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ON THE COVER Jack Kaufholz, 11, of Elgin gets ready before performing Wednesday in excerpts from the musical “The Little Mermaid Jr.” at the Cosman Theater in Huntley. The play was performed by local residents with disabilities in NISRA’s theater program. See story on page A3.

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Sam Mack (from left), 20, of Crystal Lake; Chelsea Shum of Barrington; and Alex Karda, 17, of Crystal Lake wait backstage Wednesday before performing in excerpts from the musical “The Little Mermaid Jr.” at the Cosman Theater in Huntley. The musical was performed by local residents with disabilities in NISRA’s theater program.

25 children, adults perform in NISRA’s ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – With Emily Todd, manager of cultural arts for the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association, on maternity leave, intern Jamie Elam took over leading NISRA’s annual fall production.

“It was really amazing that Jamie wound up as our intern, because she’s really taken the reins on this whole thing and done a great job,” Todd said.

In August, children and adults with disabilities were given the opportunity to audition for parts in this year’s musical, “The Little Mermaid Jr.” Once roles were cast,

practices began in September.

“Practices took place every Wednesday for the past few months, typically lasting an hour and a half,” Elam said. “So it does take a lot of effort and time invested in this, but it’s all worth it in the end.”

Elam said the steps leading up to the musical really mirror what happens in a mainstream theatrical production.

“With hours of hard work spent practicing, this gives them a chance to do a professional theater performance in front of a real-life audience,” Elam said.

After a formal dress rehearsal Tuesday

See NISRA SHOW, page A12

Sydney Cohen of Lakewood has her makeup done before performing Wednesday in excerpts from “The Little Mermaid Jr.”

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State’s Attorney’s Office drops last charge against ex-coroner

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – McHenry County prosecutors Thursday dismissed the remaining forgery charge against former McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz, absolving her of all accused crimes.

Lantz, 69, was indicted in 2015 on official misconduct and forgery charges after prosecutors argued she failed to properly dispose of the remains of two fetuses that were kept in the coroner’s office for more than two decades.

The indictment stated that from March 13, 1992, until Lantz left office Nov. 30, 2012, after six consecutive terms as coroner, that she failed to dispose of the body of “Baby Reinert,” also known as “Baby Doe.” As part of her official duties, Lantz should have buried the remains, cremated them or donated them to science, the indictment stated.

The indictment also said Lantz signed a death certificate saying the baby was buried and that the identity of the mother was unknown, and she did so knowing that such information was false.

The charge was dropped Thursday by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office with prejudice, meaning it is dismissed permanently and cannot be brought back to court.

“While I believe that probable cause existed to charge Ms. Lantz with official misconduct and forgery, after review, I do not believe the evidence against Ms. Lantz amounts to proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said in a statement.

The forgery charge against Lantz was expected to go to trial Monday. The charge is a Class 3 felony.

Lantz’s attorney, Jim Harrison, said he believed the state concluded that they didn’t have enough evidence to secure a conviction. If the case did go to trial he believed Lantz would have prevailed, Harrison said.

Harrison said he will file a petition in the coming weeks to expunge Lantz’s criminal record. He also said petitions for attorneys fees, expected to be refunded by the county, will be determined at a later date.

Because Lantz was coroner at the time of her alleged crimes, her legal defense will be paid by taxpayers. Lantz was entitled

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Former McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz, who retired in 2012, has had the remaining forgery charge against her dismissed, absolving her of all accused crimes. to representation by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office, which being the entity that charged her, had a conflict of interest. Attorney Mark Gummerson represented Lantz before Harrison took over.

Wilbrandt also previously ordered a special prosecutor to represent the county in the financial matter as there was a conflict of interest present as well. The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office was appointed to represent McHenry County at that time.

At this point, Lantz has paid more than $150,000 in legal fees out of pocket.

McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt dismissed the official misconduct charges against Lantz back in August, citing that the coroner’s duty was directory and not mandatory so Lantz did not fail to perform a “mandatory duty” as charged in the indictment.

After the decision, Lantz said she was glad to see the case come to a close after two years of financial, emotional and physical struggle.

“I’m just glad it’s done,” she said through tears outside the courtroom, adding that nothing will ever go back to normal.

She said her family, friends and even

“I’m just glad it’s done.”

Marlene Lantz

Former McHenry County coroner complete strangers offered words of support and helped her through the incident.

Lantz said she believed the case spurred from her decision not to support former State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi or Sheriff Bill Prim. She openly backed anyone running against Bianchi and supported former Sheriff Keith Nygren.

Lantz objected to a statement made by Bianchi in a Thursday Northwest Herald article where he said he became more cautious when charging others after he was accused and indicted in 2010 on charges of doing political work on taxpayer time. All charges against Bianchi were dismissed after two bench trials.

Bianchi retired this past week from the office after not seeking another term.

Lantz said she plans to leave the state, after living in the county for almost all of her life, as a result of this incident and move to Rensselaer, Indiana, where she previously guest lectured at Saint Joseph’s College.

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SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR MCHENRY COUNTY SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR McHENRY COUNTY

Expect a mix of sun and clouds along with breezy west to northwest winds. Wind chills once again will range from the single digits to the lower teens. Periods of snow will develop late Saturday with 1-3 inches possible. A break early on Sunday, but more snow is likely late Sunday with another 3-6 inches of snow possible.

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Laura Rosinski of Marengo clears snow off her car Sunday in the Metra parking lot in Crystal Lake.

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Forecast: More than 6 inches of snow expected for weekend

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com Although Thursday flurries were not expected to stick, McHenry County could see snow accumulation starting Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Edward Fenelon, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said 3 to 5 inches could accumulate in McHenry County between Saturday afternoon and evening.

Three more inches of snow could

accumulate from Sunday night into early Monday morning, Fenelon said.

“This snow should be winding down by the time folks are commuting, but there could be some residual effects from snow already fallen,” Fenelon said.

A few more inches of snow also are predicted for Tuesday evening, Fenelon said, but people should check forecast.weather.gov/ for updates.

Aside from snowfall, McHenry County residents also should prepare

for the cold over the weekend and into early next week, Fenelon said.

Highs will be in the low 20s during the weekend, he said, with wind chills on Tuesday expected to bring the temperatures to nearly 20 degrees below zero.

Planning is key with winter weather, Fenelon said, and those traveling should remember to provide for extra time and have a winter weather safety kit in their vehicle.

Visit weather.gov/chicago/winterprepare for information.

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3 businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – Three Algonquin businesses will have to pay fines to the village after being cited for selling alcohol to minors.

Penalties were given out to 7-Eleven, 1495 W. Algonquin Road; Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, 1524 S. Randall Road; and Kosta’s Gyros, 4053 W. Algonquin Road, Village President John Schmitt said.

“We take it very seriously,” Schmitt said. “This is not something that we’re

willing to look the other way on.”

Algonquin police, along with Illinois State Police, do regular checks to see whether businesses are complying with the liquor ordinance, Schmitt said.

This was the second offense for 7-Eleven, Schmitt said, and the business was fined $2,000 and had its liquor license revoked for four days. Biaggi’s and Kosta’s were both first time offenders, Schmitt said, and were fined $1,000.

All three businesses worked out a plea agreement with Algonquin Police Chief John Bucci before the liquor

hearing on Tuesday, where penalties were administered, Schmitt said.

Businesses also were required to reimburse the village for attorney costs and show that employees have had Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training lessons, Schmitt said.

“With all of those [businesses], I’m confident that they’re going to do what they can to make sure it’s not going to happen again,” Schmitt said. “But I can’t over-stress to those businesses that the liquor commission takes it very, very seriously.”

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By NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County residents can learn more about becoming a professional caregiver by taking McHenry County College’s training and re-certification training courses in January.

Training will take place from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 21 and 22 at MCC. The cost to join the three-day course is $479.

The training will be a combination of lectures and classroom activities that will go over the basics of caregiving. Participants will be taught the requirements for providing care and

the proper techniques for administering services commonly referred as the Activities of Daily Living. These techniques include bathing, dressing, grooming and nutrition.

Re-certification training also will be offered at MCC with the next session taking place from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 6. During the eight-hour course, caregivers and home service workers will review their job requirements and responsibilities. The cost to join the re-certification training course is $175.

To register for the training, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-455-8588 or register online by going to www. mchenry.edu/proedu.

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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN McHENRY COUNTY AND BEYOND These are holiday-related events and activ- SALE, Algonquin State Bank, 2400 N. Huntingities in McHenry County and beyond. To have ton Drive, Algonquin. The Algonquin Lions Club your event listed, visit PlanitNorthwest.com. will sell Fraser fir trees and wreaths from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.

ONGOING to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information: MUSEUM HOLIDAY DISPLAY, through De- 847-877-1221or www.lionsclubofalgonquin.org. cember, McHenry County Historical Society SANTA HOUSE VISITS, through Dec. 23, Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Along with the Brink Street Market, 30-40 Brink St., Crystal month-long Christmas-themed quilt contest Lake. Children and their families invited to visit and show visitors can see a display of old sleds with Santa. Bring a camera. Schedule: 6 to 8 from Christmas memorabilia collector Dave p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Harms. The museum stage and exhibit halls Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. Hosted by are decked out with Santas, bells, holiday china Downtown Crystal Lake. Free. Information: 815and more. Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through 479-0835 or www.downtowncl.org.

Friday. Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and HAPPY HOLIDAY RAILWAY, through Dec. students, $12 family, free for members. Infor- 18, Illinois Railway Museum, 7000 Olson Road, mation: 815-923-2267 or www.gothistory.org. Union. The railway hosts 40-minute train rides CLAYWORKERS GUILD OF ILLINOIS HOLI- with Santa through the winter countryside.

DAY POTTERY SALE, through Jan. 7, Old Court- Includes treats and gifts for children, holiday house Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Wood- lights display, hot chocolate and more. Schedstock. Featuring the work of 15 members of the ule: Dec. 10-11 and Dec. 17-18. Saturday trips are guild. Extended hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday hourly from 2 to 7 p.m.; Sunday trips are hourly through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and from 1 to 6 p.m. Rides at other times may be Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Ladies’ opened up at a later date based on demand.

Night 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 1. Free. Information: Plan to arrive 30 minutes before scheduled trip. www.clayworkersguild.com.

Tickets: $18 a person. Tickets and information: HOLIDAY TRAIN DISPLAY, through Dec. 28, www.irm.org or 815-923-4000.

Prairie Lodge, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley.

“ROCK AROUND THE QUILTED TREE,” Annual model train display presented by the through Dec. 29, McHenry County Historical Kishwaukee Valley & Eakin Creek Sun City Mod- Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. A holel Railroad Club. Children must be accompanied iday open house, contest and show. Quilters by an adult. Free. Information: 847-669-2392 or invited to show their holiday-themed bed, wall www.sccah.com. and heirloom quilts at this inaugural event.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE & WREATH Awards given in six categories. The quilts will

be on display from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (closed Dec. 23 & 26). Museum admission is $5, $3 for seniors. Members are free.

For information or an entry form, visit www. gothistory.org.

WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE EXHIBIT, through Dec. 31, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. The community is invited to come enjoy the beauty of the holiday season with more than 30 Christmas trees decorated by local community groups and volunteer organizations. On display during business hours and scheduled events. Free. Information: 815-3385300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

DEC. 9 SENIORS CHRISTMAS PARTY, 9 a.m. Dec. 9, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 Saint Albans St., Hebron. Refreshments and bingo followed by a live performance by local Christian singer/songwriter Dan Holmes. Information: 262-812-3486.

13TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ART & CRAFT FAIRE, noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 9; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10-11, RavenStone Castle, 4504 Route 23, Harvard. Featuring European wall tapestries, holiday decor, vintage jewelry, essential oils, fresh fudge and more. A Renaissance musical performance by Court & Country is scheduled for 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Castle tours available at $6 per adults. Information: 815-943-5764 or www.ravenstonecastle.com.

WOODSTOCK SANTA HUT, Dec. 9-23,

Woodstock Square. Visits with Santa in his hut on the historic square. Schedule: 5 to 7 p.m.

Dec. 9, 12-16 & 19-23; 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 10-11 & Dec. 17-18. Information: www.woodstockil.gov.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS BEDTIME STORIES, 6 to 7 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Dec. 9, 13 & 16, Rotary Building at Veteran Acres Park, 431 N. Walkup Road, Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Park District invites children ages 2 through 7, dressed in pajamas, to hear Christmas stories read by Mrs. Claus. Events held from 6 to 7 p.m. & 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Cost: $15 resident, $20 nonresidents. Siblings must be registered too.

Registration and information: 815-459-0680, ext. 1213, or www.crystallakeparks.org.

FREE HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES, Dec. 9-11 & 16-18, Woodstock Square. Sit back and relax as Terry and his horse, Doc, take you through the scenic cobblestone streets of the historic Square. The carriage loads in front of the Woodstock Opera House. Schedule: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9-10 & 16-17, 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 11 & 18.

Information: www.realwoodstock.com.

NORTHWEST INDIANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA “HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT,” 8 p.m.

Dec. 9, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. The orchestra returns to the Raue for a holiday tradition. Featuring festive combinations of contemporary and classic hits.

Tickets start at $52. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.ticketforce. com.

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Three Oaks Road, Cary. Family fun with a craft and vendor fair, bounce houses, face painting, children’s crafts, Santa, Christmas carolers, silent auction and refreshments. The fundraiser will benefit pediatric cancer patients in memory of the late Haley Lichter. Free. Suggested donation $5 per person, $15 per family. Information: 847-651-2418 or www.heroeslikehaley.org/haleysholidays.

HOME RUN HELPERS TOY DRIVE FOR KIDS 12+, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10, Brunch Café, 414 Route 31, McHenry. Members of the community invited to come meet Santa, have a cup of hot cocoa and bring a new, unwrapped gift to benefit a local boy or girl age 12 and older this holiday season. Information: 815-271-1535, 815-3444055 or www.facebook.com/brunchmchenry.

LIVE NATIVITY, 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10, Zion Lutheran Church, 4206 W. Elm St., McHenry. Includes a donkey, a pony, sheep and goats. Food and drinks available. Free. Information: 815-3854488 or www.zionmchenry.org.

SATURDAY EVENING FAMILY CHRISTMAS DINNER, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 480 N. Walkup Ave., Crystal Lake. Christmas celebration with dinner and a program. Bring your family. Free. Information: Daniel Woestman, 815-997-0087 or dsw@ danielwoestman.com.

“COOL YULE” HOLIDAY CONCERT, 7 p.m.

Dec. 10, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented by the McHenry County Youth Orchestra, featuring vintage classics and festive contemporary favorites. Tickets: $25 for adults, $18 for students and seniors.

Tickets and information: www.rauecenter.org or 815-356-9212. ’TIS THE SEASON CHARITY BALL, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 10, St. John Lutheran Church Activity Center, 300 Jefferson St., Algonquin. Charity dance for Home of the Sparrow Women and Children’s Shelter featuring the waltz. Free dance lesson

ONGOING GENEVA LAKE ARTS FOUNDATION HOLIDAY SHOW, through Jan. 8, Gallery 223, 223 Broad St., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Presented by members of the foundation. The show will include holiday-themed art of various media including paintings, jewelry, pottery and other 3D work for purchase. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. Information: 262249-7988 or www.genevalakeartsfoundation. org.

DEC. 9 HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT, 7 p.m. Dec. 9, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building at Northern Illinois University, 300 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb. Many holiday favorites will be part of this traditional family concert presented by the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Refreshments will be served after the concert. General admission tickets: $16 adults, $11 seniors, $6 students with ID and children younger than 12. Information: 815-756-3728 or www.kishorchestra.org.

DEC. 10 “NATIVITY SETS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: A COLLECTOR’S STORY,” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 10, Wauconda Area Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda. Wauconda resident Becky Weidner will share her collection. Free. Information: 847-526-6225 or www.wauclib.org.

ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MAGICAL HOLIDAY CONCERTS, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10; and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Miss Illinois 2014, soprano Marisa Buchheit, will be featured soloist. The concerts include the Elgin Master Chorale, Anima-Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus and the Midwest Dance Collective performing familiar holiday favorites. The program also includes a sing-along and an appearance by a visitor from the North Pole. Tickets: $30-$50. Tickets and information: 847-888-4000 or www.elginsymphony.org.

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Dec. 10 ST. JOHN’S COOKIE WALK, 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 10, St. John’s Church, 401 St. John’s Road, Woodstock. Annual walk with many varieties of cookies to choose from. Free admission. Information: 815-482-4686 or www.stjohnswoodstock.com.

25TH ANNUAL COOKIE WALK, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 10, Ridgefield Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, 8505 Church St., Ridgefield.

Traditional favorite butter cookies, candies and breads offered at $8 per pound. Information: 815-459-1132 or www.rclpc.org.

HOLIDAY COOKIE WALK & HOLIDAY DECORATION RUMMAGE SALE, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 10, Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Featuring a variety of homemade baked goods sold by the pound. Also offering like-new holiday decorations of all sorts. Information: 815-322-2464 or www.treeoflifeuu.org.

COOKIE WALK & NATIVITY DISPLAY, 10 a.m. Dec. 10, Faith Community United Church of Christ, 2023 Route 176, Prairie Grove. Fresh homemade artisan cookies will be sold for $8 a pound. The 14th annual nativity collection display will feature more than 130 sets. Free admission. Information: faithcommucc@aol.com or 815-479-1307.

“JINGLE ALL THE WAY” MOVIE SHOWING,

taught by Frank and Jackie Penze followed by open dancing. Cake, coffee and prizes. Admission: $8 members, $10 seniors, $12 nonmembers. Doors open 7 p.m. Information: 847639-8699, www.dancefoxvalley.org or www. dancewithfrankandjackie.com.

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NAUGHTY & NICE HOLIDAY SPAGHETTI DINNER, 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9, Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills. Family-friendly holiday dinner hosted by the village of Lake in the Hills. Featuring visits from Santa and The Grinch, disc jockey music, Grinchmas Trivia and photo opportunities. Registration required. Cost: $12 residents ages 13 and older, $15 nonresidents; $9 residents ages 3 to 12, $11 nonresidents; $40 resident family of 5 all ages, $40 nonresidents.

Registration and information: 847-960-7460 or www.lith.org.

TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, 6 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 9, City Hall parking lot near the railroad tracks, Marengo. Santa will be at the ceremony hosted by the City of Marengo. Free. Information: 815-568-7112 or www.cityofmarengo.com.

PAINT-A-LONG “CHRISTMAS CANDLES,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Amber’s Art Place, 9243 S. Route 31, Lake in the Hills. Adult bringyour-own-beverage paint and pour event. Stepby-step instruction to paint Christmas candles to add to your decor or as a gift. Cost: $28; bring a friend for $26. Registration and information: 815-404-6520 or www.ambersartsplace.com.

HUNTLEY FAMILY CHRISTMAS MOVIE NIGHT, 7 p.m. Dec. 9, Huntley High School Cafeteria, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley. Screening of “Elf!” with popcorn and candy courtesy of Willow Creek Community Church. Free. Information: 847-765-5000 or www.willowcreek.org.

JINGLE BINGO, 7 p.m. Dec. 9, 16 & 23, McCullom Lake Village Hall, 4811 W. Orchard Drive, McCullom Lake. Free giveaways, holiday cash and more. Free dinner and desserts. Proceeds benefit pediatric cancer. Information: 815-3852211 or www.frinitebingo.com.

10 a.m. Dec. 10, Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., Woodstock and Cinema 12, 100 L W. Besinger Drive, Carpentersville. Showing of the family comedy featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a busy father who vows to get his son an action figure of his TV hero, Turbo Man, for Christmas, but waits until Christmas Eve to find one. Woodstock admission: $1, Information: 815-338-8555 or www.classiccinemas.com. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Carpentersville-Morning, the Carpentersville showing is free and includes holiday games, activities and pictures with Santa beginning at 9 a.m. Information: www.carpentersvillerotary.org/event/free-holiday-movie.

FOX HILLS MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL PERFORMATHON, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 10, Barnes and Noble, 5380 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Approximately 100 piano, other various instruments and voice students will be performing solos and duets of classical, pop and holiday-themed music. Information: www.foxhillsmta.org.

HOLIDAY FAIRE: “HOMEMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 10 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 11, McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock.

Continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 11. Holiday craft fair with more than 30 vendors, a craft corner for kids, storytelling hayride and a visit from Santa. Admission: $3 adults ($1 off with a nonperishable food item), free for children 5 and younger. Information: 815-338-5315 or www. mchenrycountyfair.com.

HISTORICAL HOLIDAYS OPEN HOUSE, noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 10, Powers-Walker House in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood.

Step back in time to visit the 1854 restored homestead and witness volunteers in historical attire preparing for winter and the holidays in the mid-19th century. Hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District. Free. Information: 815-338-6223 or www.mccdistrict.org.

HOLIDAY DROP & SHOP, 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 10, The Racket Club, 9101 S. Route 31, Algonquin.

Parents can shop while children enjoy games, crafts, sports, a movie and Candy Cane Hunt.

Hosted by the Crystal Lake Park District. Cost: $15 a child ages 5 through 11. Registration deadline: Dec. 3. Registration and information: 847658-5688; 815-459-0680, ext. 1212, or www. crystallakeparks.org.

“THE NUTCRACKER,” Dec. 10-18, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Experience Clara’s magical and enchanting journey as Tchaikovsky’s world renowned music is brought to life by Judith Svalander Dance Theatre. Schedule: 2 & 7 p.m. Dec. 10; 2 & 6 p.m. Dec. 11; 8 p.m. Dec. 16; 2 & 7 p.m. Dec. 17; 2 & 6 p.m. Dec. 18. Tickets: $25 adults, $18 students. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

3RD ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING EVENT, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10, The Flour Shoppe Bakery & Confections, 372 Route 14, Cary. Create your own one-of-a-kind gingerbread house. Cost: $31.99 includes gingerbread house, decorating candies and free hot chocolate. Registration and information: 224-888-8182 or www.facebook.com/sherylsflourshoppe.

2ND ANNUAL HALEY’S HOLIDAYS, 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10, Cary-Grove High School, 2208

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McHenry chamber celebrates vets, announces board Veterans Day has come and gone.

Having family from the Revolutionary War onward who have served this country, Veterans Day has great significance for me. I am proud to come from a family of veterans.

We at the chamber celebrated our veterans in November with our third annual Honors Breakfast and Job Fair at the VFW in McHenry. All veterans were invited for a complimentary breakfast. Featured were our Vietnam War veterans, who all received an honorary gift. I am so pleased that these folks are getting the great appreciation from our community that they richly deserve.

We are grateful to our sponsors who defrayed all expenses of this event. Our Eagle sponsors were BMO Harris Bank and Gary Lang Auto Group. Our table sponsors were Justen Funeral Home and Crematory, McHenry Harley Davidson, Medela, American Community Bank, Chas.

Herdrich & Sons Inc., Miller Formless, Black Diamond Plumbing & Electric, HR Green, Colonial Funeral Home, military relocation professional Janice Ricci from Re/Max of Barrington and Woodstock M.A.C.V. AmVets Post 269.

What does this toast to Veterans

CHAMBER NEWS Kay Rial Bates Day have to do with a business column? Pretty simple: organizational habits of hiring. I have been concerned about the number of veterans returning from overseas in this day and age who can’t find jobs. I am told that the veterans of today are too specialized for today’s marketplace. Some even with advanced degrees can’t find a place in our business community.

Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

Veterans have gained multiple skills through the military, such as discipline, leadership, decision-making and acquired character. What a difference these skills could make in any organization. Anyone can be trained, but skills gained in the military are difficult to find. Besides, we owe these people a place to work. Let’s remember what they have done for us.

••• The chamber is proud to announce its new board of directors, who are as follows:

• Jennifer Gibson, attorney, Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle: Jennifer is a

governmental relations and community advocacy, Mercy Health: Jennifer

former police officer who now works closely with municipalities through her law firm. She is active in our Marketing Connection Group II and attends WINGs.

brings a background of advocacy to the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, which will be valuable as we look to move forward in an advocacy role for our members.

• Cris Bimbi, State Farm Insurance:

Cris has been with the chamber since 1999. We are proud to have Cris represent the insurance industry on our board. He is active in Marketing Connection Group I, our Road Rally Committee and most currently our Member On Board Committee.

• Becky Kirchner, ReMax Plaza, Woodstock: Becky Kirchner is a top Realtor

• Nancy Heningfield, First Midwest Bank: Nancy is vice president of

McHenry’s First Midwest Bank. She is active in Referral Group III, our Golf Committee, helps out with the VIP section of Fiesta Days and attends numerous events such as the dinner dance and the expo.

• Mark Schlagel, branch manager, Home State Bank: A new hire to Home

State Bank, Mark is a resident of McHenry and looks forward to getting very involved in our Ambassador Group.

• Jon Petersen, Natural Therapy Wellness: This well-known massage ther-

apist is involved in our Health and Fitness Group, Marketing Connection Group I and the Scramble Committee.

• Jennifer Hall, vice president of

in the area. She is active with the chamber’s Downtown Uncorked and Referral Group I. ••• Tuesday brings the chamber’s last mixer of the season. Join other members at My Place Restaurant for a rockin’ end-of-the-year mixer.

Save the date for these two not to be missed events. First, the chamber’s dinner dance, “Paris, the City of Lights” on Jan. 28, will be an all-inclusive event featuring a live band, entertaining emcee, giveaways including $1,000, outstanding menu and more.

Next is our “Life is a Journey” EXPO on Feb. 25, offering a great place to promote your business to McHenry families.

• Kay Rial Bates is president of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Hillary Kaplan has her dog, Bruiser, back after her car was stolen Tuesday with the Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix inside it while she was shopping at the Jewel-Osco in Cary.

CARY – Cary Physical Therapy, 2615 Three Oaks Road, Suite 1A, is collecting donations for Communities that Care.

Donors may stop in at the front office, pick a tag and provide a Christmas gift for a child in need.

The office also is accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

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CARY – Hillary Kaplan has her dog, Bruiser, back after her car was stolen Tuesday while she was shopping at the Jewel-Osco in Cary.

The Cary resident was informed Thursday from police that a dog that fit Bruiser’s description was picked up at the DuPage County Animal Shelter.

Once Kaplan arrived, she was able to verify that the Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix was in fact her dog.

“He was found in Wayne, Illinois on a bike trail,” Kaplan said. “The man who found him on the bike path then brought him into the shelter.”

Deputy Chief of Field Operations Scott Naydenoff said Kaplan parked at the Cary grocery store parking lot Tuesday evening, went shopping, and came back discovering her 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara was gone with Bruiser inside.

Although the dog was found, the car still is missing.

“We can replace the vehicle; we can’t replace an animal,” Kaplan said. “I’ve got Bruiser back now, and that’s all the matters.”

Anyone who might have seen the vehicle can call the Cary Police Department at 847-639-2341.

WOODSTOCK – The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County are collecting political signs at the Defenders’ warehouse, care of Chicago Logistic Service, 501 Davis Road, Elgin. There will be a bin at the back of the building, available at any time.

Signs also may be brought to the Defenders recycling drive from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Soil and Water Conservation District building, 2222 S. Dean St., Woodstock.

For information, visit www.mcdef.org or call 815-338-0393.

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• NISRA SHOW

“Someone in the community watching the show may never have really been exposed to a person with a disability, and they may think more of what they can actually do after seeing the show.”

Continued from page A3 night, the first show kicked off Wednesday at the Huntley Park District Cosman Theater, 12015 Mill St., with more than 100 people in attendance.

Wednesday’s performance retold the story of “The Little Mermaid.” The performance had 25 actors, ranging from age 11 to 35.

“It’s a big range of ages, but it works out really well, because some of those new to theater look up to the ones who have been doing theater for a long time,” Elam said.

Actors donned their own costumes donated by Spotlight Youth Theater, which also helped with the production’s lighting and equipment.

“I want to give a lot of credit to Spotlight Youth Theater for all their help,” Todd said. “They’re really a great partner, and we couldn’t do what we do without them.”

During the performance, the cast came together to sing “Kiss the Girl” and “Under the Sea” and entertained the audience with choreographed dance moves they spent months practicing.

“It was another wonderful performance by these incredible kids,” Crystal Lake resident Elizabeth Mack said.

“It’s so much fun always to see what they can do.”

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NISRA manager of communications and marketing Matt Hedrich, 17, of Cary gets dressed before performing Wednesday in “The Little Mermaid Jr.” at the Cosman Theater in Huntley.

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ily to watch her 20-year-old son, Sam, who starred as King Triton. This was Sam’s second musical with NISRA. “[Sam] never ceases to amaze us, never lets us rehearse with him and always says he knows it, so this is the highlight of his year,” Mack said.

Sarah Holcombe, NISRA manager of communications and marketing, said she’s seen both the attendance and number of actors grow with each production.

“This certainly shows off the ability of our actors,” Holcombe said.

“Someone in the community watching the show may never have really been exposed to a person with a disability, and they may think more of what they can actually do after seeing the show.”

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, NISRA has provided recreation programs for people with disabilities since 1976. NISRA is made up of the Crystal Lake Park District and 13 other park districts and recreation departments.

Past performances by NISRA’s theater program included “Shrek The

Musical Jr.” and “High School Musical.”

“This all started with Emily’s vision to introduce people to various art forms,” Holcombe said. “And Jamie has done an excellent job filling in this year.”

For those who missed out on Wednesday’s show, a second performance will take place 7 p.m. Friday at Huntley’s Cosman Theater. Tickets can be bought at the door for $2 a person to help offset the costs of the production.

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Joliet City Council approves pigs as pets

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A Joliet woman won’t have to live without her pet potbellied pig.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an add-on to its animal ordinance to regulate the keeping of dangerous animals, exotic animals and farm animals.

Among the regulations for potbellied pigs are that they must be spayed or neutered, and males must have their tusks clipped and trimmed. The pigs cannot be outside without supervision and must be provided a fenced-in yard.

They also can’t be walked on any public grounds without a leash.

The ordinance proposed last month put a 125-pound weight limit on pet pigs. But resident Joann Flannery’s pig, Tasha, weighs 200 pounds.

Council member Brooke Hernandez Brewer last month spoke against the weight restrictions at a Land Use and Legislative Committee meeting, pointing out that there aren’t weight restrictions on dogs.

The change in the city’s animal law came after the city received an anonymous complaint about a potbellied pig being kept at one home. The city notified Flannery that the presence of the pig violated the former animal ordinance, but no action was taken as city officials weighed whether to accept potbellied pigs as pets.

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OBITUARIES HAROLD A. CRONER

teacher for seventeen years and as a classroom teacher for an additional 20.

In addition to her career as a school teacher, Kathleen was the Music Director of Cary United Methodist Church for 52 years where Harold A. Croner, age 88, passed away on she also served as Church Historian. She December 2 at his home.

He was born in Chicago to Felix and Martha enjoyed writing, researching genealogy and directing the Chancel and Handbell Choirs at Croner. He resided in Crystal Lake for the the church in Cary. Kathleen had a servant’s past twenty four years. heart, and her warm caring spirit will be He is survived by his wife, Ethel, married missed by all who knew and loved her. for sixty six years; his three children, Linda (Sidney) Wax, Vicki Klingsick, Peter (Jean) Croner; his five grandchildren, Kirstin (Erik) Ives, Jennifer Croner, Elise Croner, Amy Wax DONNA L. JOHNSON and Dana Wax; and two great grandchildren, Born: November 26, 1956 Kendall and Addison Ives.

Died: November 8, 2016 The family would like to thank his caregivers from Bright Star during the past year Donna L. Johnson, 59, of for their kind and compassionate care, and Crystal Lake, passed away on Journey Care Hospice for their comforting Tuesday, November 8, 2016 care in his final days. surrounded by her loving There will be no service per his wishes. family and close friends after For those wishing to send an expression of heroically battling bouts with condolence, the family suggests memorials cancer for over two decades. in his name to a charity of your choice.

She was born November 26, 1956 in Chicago to John and Gloria (Axtman) Orlowski.

She is survived by her loving husband, Randy (Randel), whom she married on November KATHLEEN A. GENTES 26, 2006; her beloved son, Christopher Pry; Born: October 22, 1940 her parents, John and Gloria Orlowski; her Died: November 11, 2016 brothers, Dan (Sari Levy) and David (Anne) Orlowski; her stepdaughter, Lauren Johnson; Kathleen A. Gentes, 76 of Algonquin died November 11, her stepson, Scott Johnson; her adoring step-grandchildren, Tarah Johnson and Scott 2016 at Adventist Medical Center Glen Oaks in Glendale Johnson, Jr.; and her mother-in-law, Laurene Johnson.

Heights, IL. Donna was preceded in death by her A Luncheon in Kathleen’s beloved son, Michael Pry. honor will take place at Donna devoted the last 26 years at Advonoon on Sunday, December 11th at the Cary United Methodist Church (500 N. 1st Street, cate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington where her impact was both wide and deep.

Cary, IL) followed by a Memorial Service at She selflessly served, inspired, and demon1:30 pm. Both the Luncheon and Memorial strated the greatest of compassion to paService are open to the public. tients and associates as Manager of Patient In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be directed to Cary United Methodist Relations. Donna was known nationally for her work with patient advocacy and was Church. presented the “Apex Award for Professional Kathleen was born October 22, 1940 in Excellence” from the Society for Healthcare Normal, IL. She was the daughter of Ervin and WIlda (Myer) Gentes. Her parents, niece Consumer Advocacy. Additionally, she was a highly-regarded member of the Beryl Insti(Karen Augspurger) and nephew-in-law tute, was the lead Advocate Good Shepherd (John Brandt) preceded her in death.

Hospital representative in the Healthcare She is survived by her sister, Elaine (Fred) Rhoda of Chenoa; her brother, Robert (Ethel) Equality Human Rights Campaign, was a coach for The Matter of Balance training, Gentes of Lexington; nieces, Diane Brandt and Julie Brennan; and nephew, Mike Gentes; and served in many countless capacities on as well as six great nieces and nephews; and other committees. Donna was a passionate advocate, fund raiser and supporter for the one special great niece, Angie Brandt.

Kathleen was the valedictorian of her 1958 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a volunteer at the graduating class at Chenoa High School and Animal House Animal Shelter in Huntley, and a former member of the Algonquin/Lake in received her B.S. from Illinois State University in 1962. While at Illinois State, Kathleen the Hills Chamber of Commerce.

Her greatest joy was spending time with participated in numerous musical ensemher family, traveling, and most recently bles including the Madrigal Choir. She later received a Master’s in Music Education from camping. She is now celebrating the Cubs World Series Championship with her son Indiana University Bloomington. Kathleen taught in Cary School District 26 as a music Michael.

Born: April 21, 1928 in Chicago, IL Died: December 2, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL

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In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or the American Cancer Society.

A celebration of her life will take place on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a celebration service at 3:00 p.m., followed by a coffee reception.

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RONALD D. LUNSFORD

He is survived by his second wife, Charlene Lunsford; his children, Larissa (Lee) Toutant Jr., Megan Lunsford, and Matthew (Tabi) Lunsford; 16 grandchildren; his mother, Joy Ronald D. Lunsford, 61, of Woodstock, Lunsford; as well as many nieces, nephews, formerly of St. Charles, passed away Friday, cousins, extended family, and close friends.

December 2, 2016 at Centegra Hospital in He was preceded in death by his faWoodstock. ther, Doyle Lunsford; his first wife, Eileen He was born in St. Charles on December 4, Lunsford; and his cousin, Elaine Bova.

1954 to Doyle and Joy (Thomas) Lunsford. He A memorial gathering will be held on was married to his first wife Eileen (Kames) Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 1:30 to Lunsford for 36 years before she preceded 4:30pm at the Lodge at Laurelwood Park, him in death. He married his second wife 800 N River St, Batavia, IL 60510.

Charlene (Abercrombie) Lunsford on July 18, For more information, call Schneider 2013 in St. Charles.

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Josephine Zita O’Rourke (nee Hunt) was born on March 20, 1920 in Bronx, New York to George and Mary (nee Farragher) Hunt. She was married to John Patrick O’Rourke in St. Clare’s Catholic Church in the Bronx on Oct. 18, 1941. They lived in the Bronx for many years, followed by Worcester, New York, and in 1956 moved to Panorama City, CA. In 1978 they moved to Crystal Lake, Illinois.

She was a graduate of Julia Richman High School and Burrough’s Business School, both in Manhattan.

She was a member of the Crystal Lake Senior Citizen Club and was a member of St. Jude’s Guild at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. She worked for Safeco Insurance in Panorama City, California for 21 years.

Josephine is survived by her daughters, Marguerite (Dennis) Faulds of Crystal Lake and Pamela (Miguel) Romero of Agua Dulce, CA; granddaughters, Danielle (Todd) Morlock of Crystal Lake and Audra (Kenny) Hoyer of Grayslake; great-grandson, Hunter Morlock; great-granddaughters, Madison Enman, Ansley Morlock, and Isabella Hoyer; step-great-granddaughters, Lizzy and Ally Hoyer; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Hunt of Caribou, Maine and Geraldine Hunt of South Windsor, Connecticut; and her many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, John Patrick; her parents; and her brothers, George, Vincent, Raymond, John, and Joseph; and sister-in-law, Veronica Hunt.

The visitation will be held Thursday, December 8, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave (Rt. 176) Crystal Lake. Mass of Christian Burial will be held the following day, Friday, December 9 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake. Burial will follow at Windridge Memorial Park, Cary.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Josephine’s memory may be made to Good Samaritan Ministry, 76 W Crystal Lake Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, or to JourneyCare Hospice Foundation, 2050 Claire Ct, Glenview, IL 60025 To leave online condolences please visit www. davenportfamily.com or call 815-459-3411 for information.

ROBERT W. REDDERSDORF Robert W. Reddersdorf, 89 of Marengo passed away Wed. evening at Northwoods Care Center Belvidere surrounded by his family.

He was born on January 17, 1927 in Elgin the son of the late Wm. And Elsa (nee Miller) Reddersdorf.

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He was born November 9, 1943 in Chicago, the son of John and Jennie Jakes Virgl. George was a railroad employee for over 40 years as a towerswitch operator. George married Gloria Gail Chaney on May 17, 2000 in Aurora and together EVELYN VAN DER VEEN along with their pet dog, Maggie enjoyed many Born: February 23, 1932; in Woodstock, IL years of bliss. George and Gloria enjoyed travDied: December 7, 2016; in Mesa, AZ eling especially with extended stays in Hawaii, George was an avid Harley rider and believed in Evelyn “Evie” Van Der Veen, 84, long-time the code “live to ride, ride to live”. George was Marengo resident, passed away on Wednesday, a god fearing man who will be sorely missed by December 7, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona.

She was born February 23, 1932 in Woodstock, his family, former co-workers, biker buddies and a myriad of friends.

Illinois to Fred and Emma (Beilke) Meyer. She Surviving are his wife, Gloria; loving sons, married Robert Van Der Veen on November 22, Jeff, Daniel, John and Roy; devoted daughters, 1950 in Texas.

Georgette, Jenni, Mindy and Betsi; niece Cheryl; Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl cousin, Esther; 14 grandchildren; 6.5 great (Rudy) Lopez of Pasadena, California and Cindy grandchildren.

Van Der Veen of Mesa, Arizona.

He was preceded in death by one brother, She was preceded in death by her parents; John, and his parents. husband, Robert Van Der Veen; daughter, A celebration of George’s life will take place Connie Van Der Veen; and sister, Margaret on Sunday Dec. 11, 2016 in Marengo for time & (Elmer) Rudy. place of services kindly call Betsi at 708-203There will be no visitation. Services will be 7693. private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may Memorials may be made in her name to be made in his name to Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Born: December 24, 1927; in Chicago, IL Died: December 7, 2016; in Crystal Lake, IL Phyllis J. Tyk, 88, of Crystal Lake passed away December 7, 2016 at her home.

She was born December 24, 1927 in Chicago to Charles and Lottie Kluga. She married Richard M. Tyk on Sept. 18, 1948 in Chicago.

Phyllis loved to read. Her love of reading could have supported the local bookshops. She enjoyed old movies including Disney, Charlie Chan, and any old mysteries. Phyllis was also a huge Cubs fan who was delighted to have lived to see them win the World Series.

She is survived by her husband, Richard M. Tyk; her children, Richard W. (Diane) Tyk, Susan Pearson, Dennis (Denise) Tyk; her grandchildren, Kelly (Matt), Janet (Jack), Traci (Jason), Kristen, and Katelyn; and her great-grandchildren, Tristan, Brandon, Abbey, Jayden, Stella, Hudson, and Madison.

She was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Rick Pearson; her sister, Mildred (Leslie) Tyk; and her parents.

Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00pm on Sunday, December 11 at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Visitation will continue from 10:00am to 10:30am prayers on Monday, December 12 at the funeral home when there will be a procession. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00am at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

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JOSEPHINE ZITA O’ROURKE

On Oct. 6, 1956 in Harvard he married Barbara E. Bopp.

Robert was a U.S. Korean War Army Veteran, and a retired Meat Cutter after 44 years of service with National Tea and Jewel Foods.

His wife Barbara survives him; four children, Sandy Hauschildt, Cindy (Dick) Gorman, Steve (Pat) Reddersdorf and Jeff (Gwen) Reddersdorf; Grandchildren, Greg (Tia), Patrick (Amanda), Erin (Brett), Emily (Jeff), Alison, Danny, Michael (Elena), Jimmy, Lindsey (Zack), Megan, Brett, Andrea and Laura; Great grandchildren, Carter, Chloe, Keira, Quinn and Noah.

Two sisters also preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Sunday Dec.11, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church 412 Jackson St. Marengo, IL 60152. Visitation will be in the church from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M. Saturday and on Sunday from Noon until the service. Graveside service with military honors Monday 10:00 am at Marengo City Cemetery.

Memorials in his name may be made to Zion Lutheran Church.

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WHEN: 8 p.m. Dec. 9 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra returns for a holiday tradition.

Featuring festive combinations of contemporary and classic hits. Tickets: $52, $57. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

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WHEN: Noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 9 & 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10-11 WHERE: RavenStone Castle, 4504 Route 23, Harvard COST & INFO: The 14th annual event will feature European wall tapestries, holiday decor, vintage jewelry, essential oils, fresh fudge and more. A Renaissance musical performance by Court & Country is scheduled for 2 p.m. Dec. 10.

Castle tours available at $6 for adults. Information: 815943-5764 or www.ravenstonecastle.com.

THINK GREEN GRANT – Waste Management presented a Think Green Grant of $2,400 to the village of Fox Lake at the Nov. 8 village board meeting.

The grant will be used to develop a sensory garden for those with sensory disorders. The garden will provide a calm and relaxing oasis where senses can be stimulated through scents from the plants, soft noise from wind chimes, water running through pipes on a water wall and barefoot walking on a path of different textures. Pictured (from left) are Anne Marrin, Fox Lake village administrator; Mike Brink, Waste Management sales manager; and Fox Lake Mayor Donny Schmit.

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• 10 a.m. to noon – Friday food distribution, Nunda Township Office, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake. Food donated through the Northern Illinois Food Bank by local grocery stores will be distributed to those in need. Information: 815-4590785 or foodministries@firstchurchcl.org.

• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Defenders’ used book sale, Woodstock Square Mall building lobby, 110 S. Johnson St., Woodstock. Continues 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 10. Annual holiday sale sponsored by the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County. All books $5 a paper grocery bag. Information: 815-338-0393 or www.mcdef.org.

• 6 p.m. – “Around the World in One Night,” Elgin Public Museum, 225 Grand Blvd., Elgin. Enjoy a night of cultural traditions through the museum’s “Touching on Traditions” exhibition. Featuring family-friendly activities including stories, crafts and foods of different winter holidays in an interactive, drop-in program. Cost: $2. Information: www.elginpublicmuseum.org.

• 6 to 8 p.m. – Tree lighting ceremony, City

Hall parking lot near the railroad tracks, Marengo. Santa will be at the ceremony hosted by the city of Marengo. Free. Information: 815-568-7112 or www.cityofmarengo.com.

• 6:30 to 9 p.m. – Northern Illinois Scale Modelers Club meeting, Goodwill, 2006 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. Discussion of model-building tips, tricks and more. All ages welcome. Free. Information: modelcars14@ yahoo.com.

• 7 p.m. – Family Christmas Movie Night, Huntley High School cafeteria, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley. Screening of “Elf,” rated PG, with popcorn and candy courtesy of Willow Creek Community Church. Free. Information: 847-7655000 or www.willowcreek.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” Huntley Park District’s Cosman Theater, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. Actors in Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association’s theater programs will showcase a shortened version of the popular musical. Cost: $2 at the door. Information: 815459-0737 or jelam@nisra.org.

• 8 p.m. – Woodstock Squares Dance Club dance, McHenry Township Senior Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg. Eric Tangman will call squares. Alternating Plus and Club 50 dancing. “Christmas Delight” theme. Admission: $7, free for military veterans. Information: 815385-4503 or www.woodstocksquares.wix.com/ woodstocksquares.

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Registration open for holiday decorating contest The Crystal Lake Park District is seeking entries for its “Light Up Crystal Lake” contest recognizing the best outdoor holiday lights display.

Judging will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 21. The contest winner will receive a Main Beach party package valued at $100 and a trophy donated

by TOBG Engraving. The contest is open to Crystal Lake Park District residents only. The cost is $5. The registration deadline is Dec. 19.

Register for program code 14140102 at www.crystallakeparks.org or at the Crystal Lake Park District Administrative Office, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave. For information, contact Jessica Ortega at 815-459-0680, ext. 1213, or jortega@crystallakeparks.org.

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Gregory “Bowlegs” Chester, alleged Chicago gang leader, on why he was so adamant about not ordering a hit on Keith Daniels

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HARVEY – A man charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Canadian National Railway facility in suburban Chicago insisted he’s innocent.

Half a dozen sheriff’s deputies carried Rashad Williams into a Markham Courthouse courtroom Wednesday. The 24-year-old man from East Hazel Crest is charged with murder in the Nov. 26 death of 38-year-old Tyrone Hardin of Merrillville, Indiana.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Judge Darron Bowden ordered Williams out of the courtroom and Williams sank to his knees before being dragged out.

Williams was arrested Sunday. He’s

ized” the city.

Among the co-defendants looking on as Chester testified was alleged Hobos hit man Paris Poe. Prosecutors said he fatally shot Keith Daniels in front of Daniels’ screaming step-kids on April 14, 2013, days after Chester’s arrest and shortly after Daniels spoke to the grand jurors who would later handed down an indictment leading to the current trial.

Asked by defense attorney Beau Brindley why he was so adamant about not ordering Daniels’ murder, Chester, 39, said the two men and their families had been close.

“He was like family to me,” he said.

“His mother was like my mother.”

The Hobos was founded by members the Black Disciples and Gangster Disciples, then established a reputation for daring robberies and for resorting

to torture and murder to expand their criminal empire on the city’s South Side, prosecutors have said.

But when he first took the stand Wednesday, Chester claimed no such gang as the Hobos even existed despite his full-arm tattoo emblazoned with the words – “Hobo: The Earth Is Our Turf.”

He insisted “hobo” referred not to any gang, but to the nickname of a beloved dead friend.

During cross examination Thursday, prosecutor Patrick Otlewski displayed a photograph in court of Chester and another one of the accused flashing hand signs the government said were meant to be an “H’’ for “hobo.”

Chester denied it was a gang sign, telling jurors: “That’s a celebration sign.”

Chester repeatedly has highlighted his severely deformed legs caused

held without bail and the judge refused a request his court-appointed attorney for a mental health exam.

Police said the shooting occurred while Williams was fleeing after allegedly stealing a car. Police said he also shot at a second person.

Upcoming deer hunts in Illinois include the muzzleloader-only season this coming weekend and the anterless-only season later this month. Archery deer season continues through Jan. 15.

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Illinois DNR says firearm deer harvests are down 8.5 percent this year

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hunters harvested about 8.5 percent fewer deer during the seven-day firearm season that ended Sunday compared with last year.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that hunters this year harvested 79,429 deer. That’s compared with the seven days of the firearms season in 2015 when hunters harvested 86,847 deer.

Adams County in western Illinois had the top harvest number at 2,358. The fewest deer were harvested in Lake County in northern Illinois where five deer were taken.

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State Crime Commission offers reward to stop dog fighting in DuPage County

CHICAGO – The Illinois State Crime Commission hopes that a $5,000 reward will prompt people with information about dog fighting will come forward.

In a news release, the commission said it is offering the money to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of people taking part in dog fighting in DuPage County.

The commission said a big problem is the theft of dogs to be used as “bait” for the fighting dogs to “practice on.”

It also said that besides stealing from dogs from yards in suburban and rural areas, the people involved in dog fighting find the “bait dogs” on websites where people offer free dogs because they are

by a rare bone disease, saying it was inconceivable someone who struggled to even walk could rise to the top of a Chicago gang.

He described himself Thursday as a one-man drug dealer who smartly invested the illicit profits into a record label, concerts and restaurants.

“I’m a big-time hustler,” he said.

“That’s what I do.”

To prove racketeering, the government must prove the defendants coordinated their criminal activities. But Chester said his co-defendants, while friends, had no hand in his crimes and he had no hand in theirs.

Chester’s decision to testify came as a surprise. Lawyers often are reluctant to let their clients take the witness stand because it opens them up to grilling by prosecutors on issues a judge otherwise would bar from trial.

Otlewski asked Chester about smuggling synthetic marijuana into the Chicago federal jail where he’s held during the trial.

Chester admitted he swallowed a balloon filled with the drug that a friend slipped to him during an October visit. He told jurors he needed it to deal with painful nerve damage.

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Tobacco store manager sentenced in defrauding nearly $400K in tax case

CHICAGO – The manager of a suburban Chicago tobacco shop has pleaded guilty to defrauding the state out of nearly $400,000 and was sentenced to two years in prison.

In a news release, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office said Tale Aburukbeh of Chicago also was ordered to pay $392,160 in restitution after pleading guilty to filing fraudulent sales tax returns.

The 37-year-old Aburukbeh was charged last year while he was the manager of a Glendale Heights tobacco shop called Valentina #1, which also operated as Valentine Tobacco shop.

Madigan’s office said that between August 2011 and July 2014 Aburukbeh underreported millions of dollars in sales in his state sales tax returns.

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WASHINGTON – Sen. Harry Reid bid farewell to the Senate Thursday after 30 years in the chamber and more than a decade as top Democrat, a run during which he shepherded key Obama administration legislation including the sweeping health care law.

But Reid leaves with his Democrats stuck in the minority despite his efforts, and Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump making plans to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature law as their first order of business.

In an uncharacteristically lengthy and personal farewell speech on the Senate floor, Reid warned of “a new gilded age” ahead and lamented how the Senate has changed. He cautioned colleagues to “temper” use of the filibuster, “otherwise, it will be gone.”

“I hope that everyone would do everything they can to protect the Senate as an institution,” he said.

been jailed since his Sunday arrest, told The New York Times in a Wednesday video conference.

Welch, 28, told the newspaper he started driving to Washington from his Salisbury, North Carolina, home intending only to give the Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant a “closer look.” But while on the way, he said he felt his “heart breaking over the thought of innocent people suffering.”

Welch would not say why he brought an AR-15 into the pizza shop and fired it, the newspaper reported.

2nd officer shot in Ga. dies after suspect found dead

A second Georgia police officer died Thursday, a day after being shot alongside a fellow officer who was a lifelong friend, and the hunt for the suspected gunman ended when a SWAT team found the fugitive dead – apparently by his own hand – inside a home where he was hiding.

Officer Jody Smith initially clung to life after being gravely wounded Pizza shop gunman says Wednesday when the university he regrets his actions officer went to help his friend, SALISBURY, N.C. – The man Americus Officer Nicholas Smarr, accused of firing an assault rifle respond to a domestic dispute call inside a Washington restaurant at an apartment in rural Americus. said he regrets how he handled Both men were shot. Smarr was the situation but refused to comkilled, and Smith was airlifted in pletely dismiss the false online critical condition to a hospital in claims involving a child sex ring Macon. The university that emthat brought him there.

“I just wanted to do some good ployed Smith announced Thursday and went about it the wrong way,” evening that he had died.

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Homeland Security personnel patrol the streets during Dylann Roof’s trial Wednesday outside the Federal Courthouse in Charleston, S.C. Roof, a white man, is accused of killing nine black people at a church.

Attorney: Roof’s mom has heart attack at trial

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The Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. – Dylann Roof’s mother suffered a heart attack not long after prosecutors described how her son planned a cold and calculated killing of nine black church members in a racially motivated attack, the white man’s attorney said in court documents Thursday.

Roof’s mother collapsed and said “I’m sorry” several times Wednesday as family members and court security came to help her during the opening of her son’s federal death penalty trial.

Roof’s attorney David Bruck mentioned the heart attack in court documents asking for a mistrial, saying a survivor’s testimony was so emotional that “spectators and even court personnel – including members of the prosecution and defense – were crying with her.”

The documents didn’t give the mother’s current condition.

Later Thursday, in an eerily silent courtroom, 360-degree computer images of the crime scene were shown to the jury. The pictures showed the victims lying in pools of blood on the beige tile floor of the fellowship hall at Emanuel AME Church. Most were clustered around circular tables where they had been holding a Bible study.

Shell casings and ammunition magazines were scattered around as were Bibles and purses. One of the 15 scans showed a wall poster with the words “Faith, Hope and Love.”

Several people in a courtroom area for family

members of the victims comforted each other while others dabbed tears from their eyes.

Bruck argued in the motion for the mistrial that Wednesday testimony from shooting survivor Felicia Sanders was inappropriate because it seemed to contain a statement on what Roof’s sentence should be.

Sanders told jurors about the horror of seeing her son and her aunt shot to death and sheltering with her granddaughter beneath a table. At one point, she looked across the courtroom toward Roof and called him “evil, evil, evil.”

Bruck asked her on cross-examination whether she remembered Roof saying anything in the aftermath of the shootings.

“He said he was going to kill himself,” she said. “I was counting on that. There’s no place on Earth for him other than the pit of hell.”

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel denied the mistrial request and said he interpreted Sanders’ testimony as “a religious comment.”

He instructed jurors that any decision on guilt or a sentence is up to the jury – not the attorneys or witnesses in the case.

Also Thursday, jurors watched surveillance footage of Roof leaving a Charleston church with a gun in his hand. Charleston police Sgt. Dan English showed the jury more than 20 video clips taken from cameras at the church on June 17, 2015.

The clips showed many of the victims and Roof entering the church. Roof is seen leaving the church 52 minutes later, and a final clip taken about 25 minutes after that showed one of the victims carried out on a stretcher.

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Trump meets with Ohio State victims, taking on somber duty

By JONATHAN LEMIRE The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa – In the midst of his Cabinet deliberations, President-elect Donald Trump flew to Ohio Thursday to meet with victims and families after the latest U.S. outbreak of violence, a somber duty that became all too familiar to his predecessor.

In Columbus, Trump met with those who had been attacked by a knife-wielding Ohio State University student and had words of tribute for astronaut and senator John Glenn of Ohio – “indeed an American hero” – who died Thursday at 95. Then he was off to Des Moines, Iowa, for the latest stop on his victory tour of states that helped him win the presidency.

“The script is not yet written. We do not know what the page will read tomorrow. But for the first time in a long time we know the pages will be authored by each and every one of you,” said Trump, who mixed in promises to heal a divided nation with boasts about the size of his victories, from the early primaries to last month’s defeat of Hillary Clinton.

Trump also brought Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad onstage and praised his pick to be the next ambassador to China, saying Branstad “knew how to get things done” and would improve “one of the most important relationships we have.”

In the middle of it all, Trump also made his latest Cabinet announcement, picking fast-food executive Andrew Puzder to lead the Labor Department. Puzder heads CKE Restaurants Holdings, the parent of Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and other chains.

The Californian was one of Trump’s earliest campaign financiers, and his selection brings yet another wealthy business person and elite donor into his administration-in-the-making.

Trump flew to Columbus to meet

with several people who were slashed

by Ohio State student Abdul Razak Ali Artan. Artan, 18, first rammed a campus crowd with his car before getting out with a knife and stabbing students before being fatally shot by police.

The president-elect spent about 30 minutes with some of the victims and their families.

“These are great people, amazing people,” said Trump, who also paid tribute to the first responders who tended to the victims and shot the attacker. “The families have come through this so well.”

Trump met with the families privately and aides did not immediately provide an accounting of what was discussed. But, in his brief statement to reporters, he took on the role of comforter-in-chief, avoiding the inflammatory rhetoric that has marked his response to other attacks.

Immediately after the Ohio incident, Trump had tweeted that Artan, a legal Somali immigrant, should not have been in the country. And last week, in nearby Cincinnati, Trump said lax immigration policies enacted by “stupid politicians” led to the “violent atrocity.”

Later in Iowa, he did not mention the attacker but declared: “This horrific assault is just one more tragic reminder that immigration security is national security.

“A Trump administration will always put the safety and security of American people first.”

It was also revealed Thursday that even after Trump moves into the Oval Office, he will retain an executive producer credit on the reality show “Celebrity Apprentice.”

The news, which was first reported

by Variety, raised questions about a conflict of interest since Trump will have an interest in a show broadcast on NBC while he is being covered by the network’s news division.

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WASHINGTON – John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday.

The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95.

Glenn died at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he was hospitalized for more than a week, said Hank Wilson, communications director for the John Glenn School of John Glenn Public Affairs.

John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both of them.

Before he gained fame orbiting the world, he was a fighter pilot in two wars, and as a test pilot, he set a transcontinental speed record. He later served 24 years in the Senate from Ohio. A rare setback was a failed 1984 run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

His long political career enabled him to return to space in the shuttle Discovery at age 77 in 1998, a cosmic victory lap that he relished and turned into a teachable moment about growing old.

He holds the record for the oldest person in space.

More than anything, Glenn was the ultimate and uniquely American space hero: a combat veteran with an easy smile, a strong marriage of 70 years and nerves of steel. Schools, a space center and the Columbus airport were named after him. So were children.

The Soviet Union leaped ahead in space exploration by putting the Sputnik 1 satellite in orbit in 1957, and then launched the first man in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, in a 108-minute orbital flight on April 12, 1961. After two suborbital flights by Alan Shepard Jr. and Gus Grissom, it was up to Glenn to be the first American to orbit the Earth.

“Godspeed, John Glenn,” fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter radioed just before Glenn thundered off a Cape Canaveral launch pad, now a National Historic Landmark, to a place America had never been. At the time of that Feb. 20, 1962, flight, Glenn was 40 years old.

During the four-hour, 55-minute flight, Glenn uttered a phrase that he would repeat frequently throughout life: “Zero G, and I feel fine.”

“It still seems so vivid to me,” Glenn said in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press on the 50th anniversary of the flight. “I still can sort of pseudo

feel some of those same sensations I had back in those days during launch and all.”

Glenn’s ride in the cramped Friendship 7 capsule had its scary moments.

Sensors showed his heat shield was loose after three orbits, and Mission Control worried he might burn up during re-entry when temperatures reached 3,000 degrees. But the heat shield held.

Glenn was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, and grew up in New Concord, Ohio. His love of flight was lifelong; John Glenn Sr. spoke of the many summer evenings he arrived home to find his son running around the yard with outstretched arms, pretending he was piloting a plane.

Glenn’s goal of becoming a commercial pilot was changed by World War II. He left Muskingum College to join the Naval Air Corps and soon after, the Marines. He became a successful fighter pilot who ran 59 hazardous missions, often as a volunteer or as the requested backup of assigned pilots. A war later, in Korea, he earned the nickname “MiGMad Marine.”

Glenn’s public life began when he broke the transcontinental airspeed record, bursting from Los Angeles to New York City in three hours, 23 minutes and eight seconds. With his F-8 Crusader averaging 725 mph, the 1957 flight proved the jet could endure stress when pushed to maximum speeds over long distances.

In New York, he got a hero’s welcome – his first tickertape parade. He got another after his flight on Friendship 7.

He first ran for the U.S. Senate in 1964 but left the race when he suffered a concussion after slipping in the bathroom and hitting his head on the tub. He tried again in 1970 but was defeated in the primary.

For the next four years, Glenn devoted his attention to business and investments that made him a multimillionaire. In 1974, Glenn ran for the Senate again and won.

Glenn represented Ohio in the Senate longer than any other senator in the state’s history. He became an expert on nuclear weaponry and was the Senate’s most dogged advocate of nonproliferation. He was the leading supporter of the B-1 bomber when many in Congress doubted the need for it.

Glenn said the lowest point of his life was 1990, when he and four other senators came under scrutiny for their connections to Charles Keating, the notorious financier who eventually served prison time for his role in the costly savings and loan failure of the 1980s. The Senate Ethics Committee cleared Glenn of serious wrongdoing but said he “exercised poor judgment.”

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Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

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John Sahly

OUR VIEW

Award medal posthumously In this space in July 2014, we wrote the following:

“The Medal of Honor is the highest award for bravery in combat that a member of the U.S. military can receive.

“According to U.S. Code, the President of the United States may award a Medal of Honor to a member of the U.S. military who ‘distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.’

We think those words perfectly describe the actions of longtime Fox Lake resident Loren Duke Abdalla.

While serving in the Marines during World War II, Abdalla, a corporal, was ordered to take his 12-member squad and destroy six Japanese machine gun nests as part of a platoon effort to secure a ridge on Okinawa ... “ ‘At the start of the attack, he rescued a fellow squad leader who had been hit by a phosphorus grenade and carried him under heavy fire to safety,” senior reporter Kevin Craver wrote. “By the time his squad had reached and destroyed the fourth nest, Abdalla realized that all of his men were either dead or wounded. So he destroyed the remaining two nests by himself, allowing the rest of the platoon to reach and destroy a larger gun in a cave and clear a path for a larger advance.’

“Three members of Abdalla’s squad were honored for their bravery. A platoon sergeant received the Navy Cross, the Marines’ second highest medal for valor. Two others received Silver Stars.

“Abdalla was not recognized.

“Family, friends and others who have come to learn Abdalla’s story believe he was passed over because of his Sioux heritage. And for the past decade, they have been fighting to right that wrong.

“There is precedent for awarding Medals of Honor decades after the fact to individuals who didn’t initially receive them because of discrimination.

“Earlier this year, President Barack Obama awarded 24 Medals of Honor after a Pentagon review concluded former Army soldiers were denied on racial or religious grounds. Sadly, all but three were awarded posthumously.

“Abdalla ... deserves an expedited review of his case.

“He deserves to receive the award while he still is with us.”

Unfortunately, Abdalla is no longer with us. He died at the age of 91 Sunday after a battle with lung and colon cancer.

While Abdalla will never be able to wear the Medal of Honor he justly earned, the fight to award it to him goes on without him. As we said in 2014, he deserves it.

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ANOTHER VIEW

When fake news leads to real gunfire

“Pizzagate,” as the social media conspiracy lovers styled it, is the deranged conspiracy theory by which Comet Ping Pong, a popular family pizzeria in Northwest Washington, is the hub of a childabuse ring run by Hillary Clinton and her campaign chairman, John Podesta. This baseless drivel is fake news at its most absurd.

But what is absurd can yield events that are all too real, as on Sunday when a North Carolina man armed with an assault rifle reportedly barged into Comet and fired at least one shot. The man, Edgar Maddison Welch, told police he’d gone there to “self-investigate” pizzagate, which took hold in the dark crevices of social media just before the election.

It’s tempting to think of fake news as a political dirty trick devised by partisan mischief-makers that caters to ignoramuses in election season. But the Comet Ping Pong incident is a reminder that fake news isn’t only a distortion of public events, which is bad enough. Fervid conspiracy theorists have seized on anodyne personal emails from the hacked

Podesta files to conjure, out of the thinnest air, supposed evidence of a child sex-trafficking ring, with innocent plans for social gatherings transformed into alleged opportunities for pedophilia. Public and private malice is melded.

The crackpots who peddle such stuff include Michael Flynn, the son and top aide to retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the new White House national security adviser. Both Flynns are especially fond of conspiracy theories – the elder one spread similar pedophile nonsense about Clinton, and the younger one called on Comet Ping Pong to disprove a negative by dispelling the pedophile bunk. They are thereby complicit in fouling the public discourse and in the incitement that led to Sunday’s attack.

In the case of Comet Ping Pong, the infection has spread down the block, literally, to neighboring shops and businesses that have also received threats for their supposed involvement in child abuse – for no other reason than their proximity to Comet

Ping Pong, which itself is guilty of nothing more than occasionally serving a limp pizza.

Trump’s embrace of conspiracy theories created a safe zone for fact-free discourse. His birther obsession; his hint that Justice Antonin Scalia may have been murdered; his assertions that Muslims in New Jersey cheered as they watched the Sept. 11 attacks; his comments associating Sen. Ted Cruz’s father with President Kennedy’s assassination – all of that has normalized the bogus and dissolved the opprobrium that traditionally attached to public figures who traded in falsehoods.

Beyond the responsibility social media platforms have shirked in allowing their spaces to be polluted by fiction masquerading as fact, there is little to prevent the spread of fake news. In Comet Ping Pong’s case, though, two things might help: D.C. police should post a uniformed officer at the restaurant. And both Flynns, along with Trump, should visit Comet Ping Pong and order one of its excellent – The Washington Post pizzas.

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Stargazers Ball a huge success

To the Editor: Stargazers Ball, Raue Center’s annual black-tie gala fundraiser, was held Nov. 18 at the beautiful Bull Valley Golf Club.

Attendees danced the night away in support of the arts and raised funds for the operational needs of Raue Center programs.

This year’s glamorous fundraiser was made possible through the generous support of Intren. For over 25 years, Intren has been an innovative solution partner, dedicated to building and maintaining the infrastructure of the energy industry. Intren also has contributed generously to the regional and local arts in northern Illinois.

Raue Center would also like to thank corporate sponsors Eisenmann, Northwest Herald, Sage Products, Miller Verchota, Inc., Countryside Flower Shop, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Hagg Press and McHenry County Living for their support of Stargazers Ball.

The evening was filled with delectable food, amazing cocktails, dancing and music provided by Felix and Fingers

VIEWS Ramesh Ponnuru New research from family scholars W. Bradford Wilcox and Jon McEwan sheds more light on the relationship between marriage and voting – and on how Trump seems to have changed that relationship.

Wilcox and McEwan note, first, the Republican advantage among married people extended to the county level: The higher a county’s ratio of two-parent to single-parent families, the more heavily it voted for Trump.

But the researchers also point out the married and the unmarried voted more similarly in 2016 than they did in 2012. The marriage gap fell by six points. That’s the largest shift we have seen and the only decline. The marriage gap steadily had widened from 1984 (when married people favored Ronald Reagan by 10 points more than unmarried people) until 2012 (when Mitt Romney did 21 points better among the married).

The county data they examine tells the same story. Swing counties, the ones that flipped from supporting

Dueling Pianos. The fundraiser also featured the presentation of the Bill Dwyer Award. Raue Center was proud to honor Paula Dorion-Gray, Matthew Turk and Chuck Stevens in honor of their vast contributions to the arts.

Stargazers Ball, which was attended by Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and Lakewood Village President Erin Smith, also included an exciting auction. Auction items included a beautiful basket donated by Sen Pam Althoff, Chicago Cubs memorabilia, an extravagant Napa Valley Wine trip, Mystery Boxes and more.

Raue Center is truly grateful for the amazing support of all the businesses, organizations and individuals whose generous contributions helped to make Stargazers Ball a successful event.

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To the Editor: With the Republican primary and general elections now behind us, I

Barack Obama in 2012 to supporting Trump in 2016, had a higher proportion of single-parent families than the solidly Republican counties that supported Romney in 2012.

Wilcox and McEwan suggest the decline of the married two-parent family in those counties may have made voters who live there more attracted to Trump. It may have reduced their sense of both economic and social security, and made them feel what they value about America is slipping away.

The data suggest another possibility to this untrained eye. The marriage gap expanded as the parties became more ideologically polarized: as Republicans became more identified with economic and social conservatism, and Democrats with economic and social progressivism.

That probably wasn’t a coincidence. In the 2016 election, Trump dimmed those associations. His biography ran counter to the Republican Party’s social conservatism, and his platform to its economic conservatism. Voters, both married and single, may have responded to these cues.

If you were a single, irreligious and economically downscale voter, you might have seen him as a fighter for

you, in part because you didn’t think of him as a fighter for the religious right.

For several years before last month’s election, there was a lot of talk about the Republican Party’s demographic decline: It was doing better and better among whites, especially whites without college degrees, but they were a shrinking share of the population. Much the same could have been said about marriage: The percentage of Americans who are married is also declining. The preference of single Americans for the Democrats thus appeared to be a longterm threat to the Republican Party.

Since Trump won, fewer people have been talking about the inevitable extinction of the Republican Party on racial grounds. Or, at the very least, the date of that extinction has been pushed into the future. Trump’s modest gains among unmarried voters may provide an additional reason for Republican optimism.

• Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is a senior editor of National Review and the author of “The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life.”

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want to express my congratulations to newly sworn-in McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally.

While a spirited GOP primary campaign between Patrick and myself, I fully support and pray for Patrick’s success as he undertakes the vital duties of state’s attorney. I believe Patrick has the character and integrity to be a great state’s attorney. I encourage everyone to support Patrick as he leads law enforcement efforts to keep our communities and families safe.

Regarding former State’s Attorney Louis Bianchi, I do wish him the best in his future. While I have had public differences with some aspects of his

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administration, I do acknowledge that Mr. Bianchi implemented several important and progressive initiatives during his tenure, including the domestic violence court, drug court, mental health court and first offender programs. And, significantly, he has left a strong prosecutor’s office for Patrick Kenneally’s leadership.

My best regards to both Patrick Kenneally and Louis Bianchi during this notable period of change and transition in our law enforcement and legal communities.

Daniel J. Regna Woodstock

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For all the attention to the gender gap in politics, the lesser-noticed marriage gap is bigger.

While Donald Trump did better among male voters than female ones by 11 points, his support among married voters was 15 points higher than it was with unmarried voters. Married America voted for Trump by a solid margin (52 to 44 percent), while single America voted for Hillary Clinton in a landslide (55 to 37 percent).

These patterns have held for every presidential election since 1984, when exit pollsters started differentiating between married and unmarried voters. In 2008, for example, John McCain scored five points better among men than among women, and 19 points higher among the married than among the unmarried.

The causes of this marriage gap are probably both economic and social. Married couples are both more affluent and more religious than singles are. And those associations themselves have complex causes.

Economic success makes people more marriageable, marriage seems to make men more economically successful, and older people are more likely to be both married and financially comfortable.

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BUSINESS Gains for banks, materials lead stocks to all-time highs

By MARLEY JAY

The Associated Press NEW YORK – After a quiet start, major U.S. stock indexes again set all-time highs Thursday as the market built on a surge the previous day.

Banks continued to lead the way as bond yields jumped, and small-company stocks soared again.

Bond yields in the U.S. and Europe, particularly in heavily indebted countries, jumped after the European Central Bank surprised investors by saying it will reduce the size of its monthly bond purchases. That sent interest rates higher, which makes it more profitable for banks to lend money.

“Bond yields are creeping higher as these central banks are easing off the pedal a bit,” said John Canally, an investment strategist for LPL Financial.

Energy companies rose with the price of oil and companies that make chemicals and other basic materials also climbed. Industrial companies and makers of household goods slipped, which held back stocks from even larger gains.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 65.19 points, or 0.3 percent, to 19,614.81. It rose as much as 115 points around 2 p.m. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index picked up 4.84 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,246.19.

The Nasdaq composite had lagged behind the other major indexes over the last two weeks, but it rebounded along with technology companies and rose 23.59 points, or 0.4 percent, to 5,417.36.

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People walk to work Oct. 8, 2014, on Wall Street beneath a statue of George Washington in New York. Global shares rose on Thursday after upbeat trade data from China.

The Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks jumped 21.87 points, or 1.6 percent, to 1,386.37.

The European Central extended its bond-buying economic stimulus program, as investors expected. It will spend about $579 billion through the end of 2017. But starting in March it will begin spending less on bonds.

While the bank said it’s not getting ready to phase out its stimulus program, Canally, of LPL Financial, said investors are starting to think about the time when the ECB will gradually stop buying bonds and will start raising interest rates in response to a healthier economy.

“[It’s] a big 180 from where we were a couple of months ago, where the market was pricing in negative rates for a long period of time,” he said.

Government bond prices in Spain, Italy and Portugal fell, and yields rose sharply.

U.S. government bond prices also fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.41 percent from 2.34 percent. That drove banks stocks up since higher interest rates will allow banks to charge more for lending money.

Goldman Sachs, which has surged 33 percent since the presidential election and is trading near its all-time high, rose $5.89, or 2.5 percent, to $241.45,

and Bank of America picked up 38 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $22.95.

European stocks climbed for the second day in a row. Germany’s DAX jumped 1.8 percent, and French CAC 40 added 0.9 percent. The FTSE 100 in Britain rose 0.4 percent.

Specialty chemicals maker DuPont helped lead materials companies higher as it added 86 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $74.68. Competitor Albemarle gained $3, or 3.4 percent, to $91.80.

Benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.07, or 2.1 percent, to $50.84 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the international standard, added 89 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $53.89 a barrel in London.

CVS Health, a drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager, dropped $2.42, or 3 percent, to $78.11 as retailers of household goods weakened. Church & Dwight fell $1.09, or 2.4 percent, to $43.79 and Mondelez, the maker of Oreos and other snack foods, fell 61 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $41.33.

Athletic apparel maker Lululemon raised its annual profit forecast after its third-quarter results came in above Wall Street projections. Its stock jumped $9, or 15 percent, to $68.84.

Tailored Brands, the parent of Men’s Wearhouse, soared after the company said it made progress in improving the performance of its struggling Jos. A. Bank business. The company reported strong quarterly results and jumped $7.51, or 39.7 percent, to $26.44. A year and a half ago it was trading around $60, but it has tumbled the as company tried to reduce Jos. A. Bank’s dependence on discounts.

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NEW YORK – Mick Jagger’s representatives said the rock legend has welcomed the birth of his eighth child.

Jagger, the 73-year-old frontman of the Rolling Stones, was on hand Thursday at a New York hospital when girlfriend Melanie Hamrick gave birth to the couple’s son. According to a statement, both parents are “delighted,” and “mother and baby are doing well.”

Jagger already has seven children – Georgia, James, Jade, Elizabeth, Lucas, Karis and Gabriel – who range in age from their 40s to teenagers. He became a great-grandfather in May 2014 when Jade’s daughter, Assisi, gave birth to a baby girl.

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A visitor to the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., looks at an image of the great boxer posted June 9 on a makeshift memorial. A print of a LeRoy Neiman painting showing Ali in a classic boxing pose remains missing after the man accused of stealing it from the center was arrested Wednesday in Pennsylvania.

Muhammad Ali Center theft suspect arrested; art still missing LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A man accused of brazenly stealing a work of art from the Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky has been arrested in Pennsylvania, but the artwork – a print of a LeRoy Neiman painting showing Ali in a classic boxing pose – has not been recovered, authorities said Thursday.

Gerald Garrett, 58, was arrested by U.S. marshals at his home in Philadelphia on Wednesday, said Jim Burke, assistant chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service there.

The print, valued at $5,000, shows Ali in white trunks and red boxing gloves against an orange background. It was stolen on a Saturday afternoon in late October, when the center was open to the public. The space on the wall where the work was displayed remains empty in the hope that it will be recovered.

“Obviously, the Ali Center is saddened by the entire occurrence, but we do hope the artwork is located and returned to its proper place inside our LeRoy Neiman Gallery,” Ali Center spokeswoman Jeanie Kahnke said in a statement.

Garrett already was on probation for a previous narcotics violation in Pennsylvania, Burke said. There’s no court listing of an attorney for Garrett in Louisville, where he was indicted in the art theft.

The center in Louisville, Ali’s hometown, said it was the first time an exhibit piece had been stolen, and additional security measures were put in place to prevent future thefts. The center celebrates the career of the three-time heavyweight champion and the humanitarian causes he fought for outside the ring.

NEW YORK – Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg said she doesn’t think misinformation spread on the social media platform swayed the election in favor of President-elect Donald Trump.

But she said Thursday during an interview on NBC’s “Today” show that the company is looking at ways to label fake news and “doing the things we can do to make it clearer what’s a hoax on Facebook.”

Sandberg said Facebook takes misinformation seriously, “but there’s a lot more work to do.”

The comments come after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined steps the company is taking to address the issue. Those steps included creating stronger detection of fake stories and making it easier to report them.

Lady Gaga is opening up further on her struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder in an open letter.

The 30-year-old singer revealed her diagnosis earlier this week on the “Today” show.

In an open letter posted on her foundation’s website Wednesday, Gaga writes that it’s “a daily effort” to stay calm during normal everyday activities. She said that includes “leaving the house or being touched by strangers who simply want to share their enthusiasm” for her music.

Gaga also said she’s “continuing to learn how to transcend” the condition.

Pantone color of the year for 2017 is ‘greenery’

NEW YORK – Amid social, political and environmental tumult around the world, the Madonna makes Michael Pantone Color Institute on Thursday plucked Jackson revelation fresh and zesty “greenery” as the color of NEW YORK – Madonna said she once the year for 2017. made out with Michael Jackson after giving The vibrant green with yellow undertones him a glass of chardonnay. is an answer, of sorts, to bruising 2016, That was among the revelations that came signaling a yearning to rejuvenate and to during the pop icon’s appearance on James reconnect to both nature and something Corden’s signature “Carpool Karaoke” seg- larger than oneself, said Laurie Pressman, ment that aired on Wednesday night’s “Late the institute’s vice president.

Late Show” on CBS. The color “greenery,” similar to chartreuse, Madonna said she made the first move is well represented in the first buds and with Jackson because “he’s a little bit shy.” grass blades of new spring, but it also plays She said she never shared the story publicly out in history at times of major cultural “because no one ever asks” her. shifts, including the suffrage movement Madonna and Corden belted out “Vogue,” and flapper era of the 1920s and the war “Papa Don’t Preach” and other hits during and racial justice protest movements and the segment. psychedelia of the ’60s and ’70s.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor Kirk Douglas is 100. Actor-writer Buck Henry is 86. Actress Judi Dench is 82. Actor Beau Bridges is 75. Actor Michael Nouri is 71. Actor Michael Dorn (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 64. Actor John Malkovich is 63. Singer Donny Osmond is 59. Comedian Mario Cantone (“Sex and the City”) is 57. Actor Joe Lando (“Dr. Quinn,

Medicine Woman”) is 55. Actress Felicity Huffman is 54. Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers is 47. Former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi is 46. Drummer Tre Cool of Green Day is 44. Singer Imogen Heap is 39. Actor Jesse Metcalfe (“Desperate Housewives”) is 38. Actor Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) is 36.

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By JOSEPH PISANI

The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Hop on a virtual sleigh ride to the North Pole. Stand on the “Naughty or Nice O’Meter.” Snap a selfie and see your face on a dancing elf. The Santa experience has gotten a makeover as many malls install shows and games they hope will lure shoppers who are buying more online.

About 40 malls in the U.S. and one in London have the high-tech Santa displays, most of them near major cities that tend to house pricier stores. Taking photos on Santa’s lap costs about $30 and up, around the same as at other malls, but most of the malls say people can walk through without buying anything.

“It was a half-hour of entertainment that was free,” said Katie Mass, who took her twin daughters through Santa’s Flight Academy, a 3,000-square-foot setup at The Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey.

She had gone to the mall to return some dresses, but had to stop when her 2-year olds saw the spectacle. “They started running,” said the stay-at-home mom from Westfield, New Jersey.

The girls tapped touch screens, pulled levers and watched as flight suits were virtually fit over their bodies on a screen. The final stop was a two-story tall enclosed sleigh that dropped fake snow on them. One girl made snow angels on the floor while her sister danced under the colorful lasers. “It was extravagant and well done,” Mass said.

Malls are hoping the over-the-top Santa visits remind people what brickand-mortar stores can offer. They’re increasingly trying to offer special experiences as they compete with online rivals, said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of New York-based retail consulting group Davidowitz & Associates.

“The parents love it, the kids love it and Amazon can’t do it,” Davidowitz said.

Santa’s Flight Academy was developed by mall operator Taubman Centers Inc., which spent two years on the idea. After testing it last year at The Mall of San Juan in Puerto Rico, the company rolled it out to 11 other Taubman malls this year, replacing a low-tech ice palace that had housed Santa for years. Like other malls with elaborate Santa sets, Taubman declined to say how much it spent on Santa’s

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Santa’s Flight Academy is seen in Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich. BELOW: Landen Brunn, 2, has his photo taken with Santa at the Santa HQ at the Chandler Mall, in Chandler, Ariz.

“The parents love it, the kids love it and Amazon can’t do it.”

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Guy Perry, a manager of a Disney Store at Taubman’s Westfarms mall in West Hartford, Connecticut, credited this year’s “great” store traffic to Santa’s Flight Academy. Kids come into

the store and tell him how they helped Santa take flight.

An old-school Santa display got the boot at Queens Center in New York as the mall this year installed Santa HQ, a set sponsored by cable TV channel HGTV. As kids stand on the “Naughty or Nice O’Meter,” they can watch their names pop up on Santa’s “Nice List” screen. In another room, they can take a selfie and see themselves as dancing elves. In the last room, they’re handed tablets that use augmented reality technology to make it appear as if cartoon elves are popping out of the walls and packing gifts. The entire set and trees put on a light show every 20 minutes that is synchronized with holiday music.

Quite a difference from last year’s Santa setup: A couch and some Christmas trees.

“It’s Santa-meets-21st-century-technology,” said John Scaturro, a marketing manager for the mall.

Queens Center’s owner, Macerich

Co., first installed Santa HQ at some malls two years ago. This year, that expanded to 15 malls from 10. As of November, sales of photos with Santa at Queens Center nearly tripled from last year, Scaturro said.

It’s cartoon characters that share the spotlight with Santa at another mall display, the DreamWorks DreamPlace. The set, created by DreamWorks Animation, stars characters from the movie studio’s “Kung Fu Panda” films – replacing the green ogre from the “Shrek” movies that were last year’s focus. Thirteen malls are using the set, which uses rumbling seats, wind and mist to create a virtual ride on Santa’s sleigh.

Whatever malls are spending on the Santa spectacles is worth it, Davidowitz said. Santa always has attracted crowds, he said, but adding a high-tech twist is likely to bring in even more who may stop to shop.

“I don’t see many things out there that equal Santa’s power to draw crowds,” he said.

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LOS ANGELES – Parents spend with the fact that when your kids are around, you have to use media the way you want them more than nine hours a day with to use it,” said James P. Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media.

TVs, computers and other screen • Have times and places set aside that exclude all media devices. Steyer suggests family devices while also giving themselves dinners, an hour or two before bedtime and, of course, never while driving. His group recently high marks as role models for their launched a #DeviceFreeDinner challenge. children’s media use, according to a • Use media with your kids and be engaged. “Learn from them, ask them questions, have survey released Tuesday. an ongoing conversation,” he said, including on topics they may otherwise be uncomfortable Among all those surveyed – nearly 1,800 parents in the U.S. – daily screen addressing, such as sex and drugs. time averaged nine hours and 22 minutes, with the bulk of that, seven parents expressed more concern about by parents,” Steyer said. “There’s realhours and 43 minutes, categorized as ly a big disconnect between their own their kids’ media use (66 and 65 perpersonal screen media and the other cent, respectively) than white ones (51 behavior and their self-perception, as roughly 90 minutes spent on work percent). Latinos are more diligent in well as their perception of their kids.” screens. managing it than other parents, check“Yet 78 percent of all parents beThe study also found they were ing devices and social media accounts lieve they are good media and technolenthusiastic about technology’s role in more often. ogy role models for their children,” their kids’ lives but wary of the risks according to a survey summary.

It was the gap between how much it may hold, including loss of sleep and adults use media and what that might The range of activities includes online oversharing. Researchers from mean for their offspring that particuTV or other video viewing; video the nonprofit Common Sense Media larly was striking to James P. Steyer, gaming; social networking or website group and Northwestern University’s founder and CEO of Common Sense browsing; and any other task on a Center on Media and Human Develop- Media, which helps families and computer, smartphone or tablet. Mement conducted the project. dia consumed with a child or another educators assess and use media and Two-thirds of those surveyed, family member along with solo use is technology effectively. The group’s 67 percent, said monitoring their included in the personal screen tally, first deep dive on parents’ tech habits children’s devices and social media according to Common Sense Media. mirrors its ongoing analysis of those accounts is more important than Personal media usage by educationof children and teenagers. allowing them privacy. al level ranges from about nine hours “I found the numbers astounding, Another finding: Latino and black for parents with a high school degree the sheer volume of technology used

or less to about six hours for those with a bachelor’s degree or higher.

White parents averaged six hours and 38 minutes on personal media, with Latinos spending about two-anda-half hours more and African-American parents four hours more.

The top concerns among all parents about potential adverse media effects included the fear children may become technology addicts (56 percent of parents); that their physical activity will be affected (50 percent) and their face-to-face communication and sleep habits will be hurt (both 34 percent).

When it comes to kids’ online activities, parents worry about how much time is spent (43 percent), how much personal information is shared (38 percent) and whether youngsters are being exposed to pornography or violent images or videos (both 36 percent).

But nearly all parents, 94 percent, believe technology is helpful for children’s schoolwork and education, with 89 percent agreeing it will prepare youngsters for 21st-century jobs. About three-quarters of those surveyed said technology increases exposures to other culture and supports kids’ expression of their personal beliefs.

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32 PSA test may do more harm than good Dear Doctor: I’m a 45-year-old man. Do I really need a PSA test every year?

Dear Reader: The short answer: Only in certain situations. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men, and in an effort to spot it early, doctors long have used the PSA test to measure prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, a glycoprotein produced within the prostate. PSA production increases in prostate cancer, as does the release of the protein into the bloodstream.

Since the inception of the PSA test in 1986, prostate cancer diagnoses have increased so much one in six men now will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetimes. One might think it is a good test, but not so fast.

The PSA test is problematic in three ways.

The first is it will detect many prostate cancers that never will be clinically significant, meaning they will never cause symptoms.

Autopsy studies have shown 30 percent of men have some form of prostate cancer by age 55, and 60 percent of men have prostate cancer by the age of 80. The majority of these cancers would have gone unnoticed, with no ill effects.

The second problem is investigating an elevated PSA with a prostate biopsy can cause significant side effects, including prostate infections, impotence, incontinence and, occasionally, death. These side effects are magnified when a patient has either prostate surgery or radiation treatment for prostate cancer, treatments that may be unnecessary for a low-grade prostate cancer.

The third problem is PSA levels also increase in men who have enlarged or inflamed prostates – but not cancer. Men can be subjected to biopsies and their risks because they have another condition entirely.

Based on these problems, some professional organizations now recommend doctors not perform the PSA test. What appears to counter this logic is a large Eu-

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ASK THE DOCTORS Robert Ashley ropean study with 162,243 men ages 55 to 69 that showed the prostate cancer death rate decreased by 21 percent in men who were offered a PSA test every four years.

The American Urological Association has taken this study into account and varied its recommendations. It does not recommend screening for average-risk men between the ages of 40 to 54, but says higher-risk men – typically those with a family history of prostate cancer or who are African American – may benefit at that age.

For men ages 55 to 69, the association recommends doctors explain the risks and benefits of the PSA test and conduct it every two years. This recommendation changes for men with an elevated PSA, between 4 and 7. In these men, testing should be more frequent to make sure the level does not rise beyond 7, which may be an indication for biopsy. However, if the PSA level is consistently low and at a level of 1 or less by the age of 60, there may be no need for further screening tests.

My feeling is the PSA test is useful for average-risk men ages 55 to 69, but it doesn’t have to be repeated yearly if it is normal. The test could be done every two to four years.

Another variable that may add to decision-making – and take some of the fear out of the follow-up – is the advent of the prostate MRI, which can both detect prostate cancers in men with an elevated PSA and decrease the complications from prostate biopsy.

• Robert Ashley, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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speaking up. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospital-acquired infections have cost the hospital industry $30 billion and resulted in 100,000 patient deaths.

A 2013 New York Times article reported unless pushed to do so, hospital workers wash their hands only as little as 30 percent of the time they interact with patients.

You were not wrong to ask staffers at your daughter’s hospital to wash their hands. Nobody should feel reluctant to ask for something that is standard procedure.

Because many patients in hospitals and care facilities feel vulnerable and dependent, they fear staff will “dislike” them if they ask for too much. For patients to request hand-washing not only is in their best interest, but also the hospital’s. Too often, change doesn’t happen in the medical profession until patients speak up and advocate for their own well-being. You would not have been “sneered at” if your request hadn’t made those individuals feel defensive.

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your marriage, I think you should. And when you’re there, explore finding a way to put the degree you worked so hard to attain to use. The experience of living in a foreign country would be good for your children, and you might enjoy the adventure yourself. If that’s not the case, you always can return to the U.S. and see if a bi-continental marriage works for you.

Dear Abby: I am writing this as I sit in a hospital at my daughter’s bedside. When staff comes into her room, she asks them to wash their hands in front of her before putting on their gloves. Several doctors took offense at this. We even posted a note on the door, asking the staff to wash up inside the room. Were we wrong? She doesn’t want to increase her risk of infection. I would think a patient worried about proper hygiene would not be sneered at by the people trying to get her healthy. – Trying To

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husband recently retired from the military. We have four schoolaged children.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Set your sights on the goals you want to achieve this year. Learning from your mistakes will help you finish what you start in record time, enabling you to add little extras that will make your home and life more comfortable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Personal change will bring about positive results. Address the things you don’t like and adjust your life to fulfill your dreams. Romance will brighten your day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You’ll be taken by surprise if you aren’t careful. Don’t rule out anything or commit to something until you

have all the facts. Your intuitive intelligence will pay off.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Appeal to the hearts of the people involved in an unsavory situation you are facing. Getting to the bottom of things will put you in a key position that will lead to advancement and recognition.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’ll gain insight into your profession and what measures you have to take to bring about positive change.

An unusual source will surprise you with secret information.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You may come under pressure if you aren’t prepared. Do your research and be ready to match anyone who wants to face off with you. Victory and new

opportunities are heading your way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Use your mind to get your way. Putting physical demands on someone will not help you come out on top.

Learn from experience and avoid stubborn tendencies.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Put your time and energy into doing a great job. Lending a helping hand is commendable, but being taken advantage of isn’t fair. Set a limit as well as boundaries.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You may want to bring about change, but having a legitimate plan that is realistic and easy to implement will determine whether you will be successful.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – A change will do you

good. Making travel plans, attending a conference or visiting places that spark memories will help you bring about new beginnings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Get involved in activities that will help you put your troubles on the back burner. The break will do you good and help you put domestic situations in perspective.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Relationships may need a little encouragement, but once you start to share and compromise, you will find common ground. Change is favored, as long as you avoid overspending.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Give more thought to the future and stop dwelling on the past.

Mistakes should help you learn and push you forward with more knowledge and experience.

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CNC SET UP /PROGRAMMER

McHenry - 1st shift, full time, exp. Individual to set up & prog.

Mazak's & Fadal's. MasterCam software exp. A plus. Growth potential. Pay determined by exp. Health & 401k benefits.

Please email resume to: mschmitt@ms-action.com

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) will open its application period for Electrician apprenticeship on Monday, January 16, 2017 through Friday, January 27, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Application hours will be extended to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 16 and Tuesday, January 17 only. Applications may be picked up only during these periods at 765 Munshaw Lane, Crystal Lake, IL. 60014. You must apply in person.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) will open its application period for Telecommunication Trainee apprenticeship on Monday, January 30, 2017 through Friday, February 10, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Application hours will be extended to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25 and Tuesday, January 31 only.

Applications may be picked up only during these periods at 765 Munshaw Lane, Crystal Lake, IL. 60014. You must apply in person.

The minimum qualifications for apprenticeship can be found at: http://ibew117.com/index. php/notice-of-apprenticeship This is an EEO.

GENERAL OFFICE CASHIER / RECEPTIONIST

Protective Apparel Mfr. is seeking a full time individual for our Sewing Department. Industrial sewing experience preferred, but is not necessary. Excellent Benefits. Hours Monday through Thursday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Apply in person, no phone calls please:

Standard Safety Equipment Company 1407 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 No phone calls please.

TAX PREPARER

McHenry Certified Public Accountant Looking for a qualified Individual Tax preparer January - April 2017. Approximately 20 hours a week Pay commensurate with experience Email resume to admin2@johnwhuffcpa.com

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Previous dealership experience desired.

Excellent math aptitude and attention to detail Bilingual English/Spanish a plus Ability to multi-task Professional appearance Ability to work independently Be willing to submit to a pre-employment screening which includes a background check and drug screen

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Woodstock District 200 is seeking BUILDING SUPERVISORY ASSOCIATE for Kids Club after school program.

Part-time 12-month position at Mary Endres Elementary School, Monday-Friday, 1:00-6:00 p.m. during school year; varied hours in summer and non-school days. www.woodstockschools.org Apply at 227 W. Judd Street, Woodstock, or call 815-337-5144 for application. EOE

Medical Office - Front Desk Receptionist Busy OBGYN office in the Barrington area is seeking part-time Receptionist Monday thru Wednesday (27 to 30 hours/wk). Previous front desk and Ob/Gyn office experience a must.

E-Mail resume to: sthoma.djp@gmail.com

TAX PROFESSIONAL – Seasonal PT

McH & CL CPA firm looking to hire 2 experienced tax preparers for 1040 & 1120S. Must be accurate, pay attention to detail, working knowledge of tax forms, analytical, experienced with tax software, QB, work independently, etc. Needed 2/15 - 4/15 for 30+/- per week (family friendly). Wage depends on experience.

E-mail resume & cover letter to: Krista@Piwonkacpa.com (No Phone Calls)

RN / LPN

Immediate Openings!

FT Days/Nights/PMs

Excellent pay.

Pediatric experience.

$750 Sign On Bonus!

$1,000 additional bonus per month McHenry & Lake Co. 815-356-8400

Tool & Die Opportunities

Kenmode Tool & Engineering in Algonquin has almost 60 years of high precision metal stamping experience servicing a variety of industries.

We are seeking several new members for our new Technology Center:

Die Designer (3D Solidworks Required) Tool & Die Maker CNC/Tool & Die Maker (2nd shift) Tool & Die Apprentice (5 yr program) If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please forward your resume to: rbd@kenmode.com

A TV Antenna Will Save you $1000's .

FULL TIME - Brilliance Honda of Crystal Lake Crystal Lake, IL HOURS: 12-9pm four days a week and Saturdays 8-6pm JOB DESCRIPTION: Two locations: Crystal Lake and Elgin Answering all incoming calls in a prompt, friendly, professional manner & transferring them to the appropriate person or department Accepting payments from customers Balancing daily deposits Filing accounting documents Data entry Excel and Word experience helpful

Education

LINE COOKS

Chinese restaurant in Crystal Lake looking for experienced line cooks.

Please call 815-307-4568 for application and interviews.

Mechanic

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Chihuahua “Poncho”

Male, short hair, brown with black tips.

Lost Thursday evening, November 17 near Pleasant St in Woodstock.

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2023 Rt. 176 Prairie Grove

Woodstock

$8 Per Lb. 125 Nativity Sets on Display Stroller & Wheelchair Friendly

Cookie Walk

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Entertainment Center & Little Shelf Unit. 5011 Abbington, Mchenry. At End Of Driveway.

Five Solid Oak Bar Chairs – 30in High.

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Flea Market Merchandise

Worth many times over cost, $250/all.

815-385-1432 Piano – Historian Clark. Works Well. UPU. 815-943-4333

Gorgeous Diamond Ring – Round Brilliant. 1.22k, 18k Gold Setting W/ Bagets, Color J, Flawless, Exc Cut, Polish & Symmetry!. - $6,580/OBO 224-308-2456

Freezer, Kenmore 15cf, upright, 20 years old, runs perfect, $75 815-477-4828

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Reconditioned Appliances Sales and Service Lakemoor 815-385-1872

As mentioned yesterday, books from Master Point Press are typically available in standard book form or as a PDF computer file that you can open and read or print.

Strangely, given how useful it is, “Should I or Shouldn’t I?” by Marc Smith, which runs to 241 pages, is in PDF format only. The well-written book, as an addendum to the title points out, covers the difficult subject of drawing trumps in suit contracts.

How quickly should South draw trumps in this seven-spade deal after West has led the diamond eight?

North’s four-heart response was a splinter bid announcing at least game-going values in spades with a singleton (or void) in hearts. Then came four control-bids before the jump to seven.

Declarer normally counts losers in the long-trump hand, but when in a grand slam, he cannot afford any. He should count winners.

Here, South has 12: five spades, two hearts, four diamonds and one club. So he needs only one ruff in the dummy for his 13th winner. This means that declarer, after taking the first trick with his diamond jack (honor from the shorter side first), can immediately draw three rounds of trumps and claim.

If he starts with the heart ace and a heart ruff, East overruffs the dummy, gives West a diamond ruff and receives a second ruff for down three.

Apart from Master Point Press, books may be purchased from Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies (baronbarclay.com) and The Bridge World (bridgeworld.com).

Chicago Cubs World Series Plaques. Range $60-$90. Great Holiday Gift. 815-338-4829 Teeter Inversion Table – W/ Extras, 8mo Old. Paid $340, Asking $260/OBO 773-818-4809

Workout Bench - Bowflex, PR1000 $175.00.

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JAPANESE CHIN RESCUE PUPS Several Available. 224-241-9446

FIREWOOD - 100% SEASONED OAK

2 Stage 2058 CC's. Used 2 Seasons. Elec. Start.

Mint Cond. $490/OBO 773-818-4809 Snow Thrower- Simplicity, 560 2 stage snow thrower. 8 horse power. 2 reverse and 5 forward also snow hood. $175 815-334-9038 Toro 522 Power Snow Thrower – Auger Self Propelled Drive. Used 8 Times. Cost $1000, Asking $465/OBO. 815-385-9365 Lve Msg.

$125 Delivered, $100 Pick Up. 815-477-1742

Firewood - Mix Cord/Maple, Ash & Oak

Regular Cord/Oak, Cherry & Birch. 815-943-6960

Wheelchair/Medline, 18”W, High Quality 815-701-7369 Never used, $125.

TORO SNOWBLOWER - CCR Power Flight, 21” 3-Hp. Electric Start - $150. 815-479-0492

Bathtub - Whirlpool, 42 x 66

Dark navy blue, new, never used, (paid $1,950 815-653-4612

Blankets - Medical

74”x100”, very warm, brand new.

Cost $35, sell $10/ea. 815-701-7369

Christmas Dinner Service for 12 Plus “Happy Holiday's” by Nikko.

Beautiful, $175/all/firm. 815-575-1591

847-363-8177 Call aft 5pm

new), sell for $400/firm.

Dinner for 24 People

Spode, pattern, “Christmas Tree”.

Like new, $400/firm.

847-515-8693 or 847-271-2503

Trains: HO Gauge. Many Engines

www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

& Freight Cars, Track, Paint, Decals. $150/all.

262-891-3376 In Bristol, WI.

ALL COLLECTIONS, AUTOGRAPHS, MUSIC OLD INVENTORY CASH 815-354-6169

Antique and Modern Guns

Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc.

Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License. 815-338-4731

Buying Old & Unusual Toys, Antiques Comics, Records, RR Items, Meadowdale Raceway Memorabilia. 815-351-4387

Lionel & American Flyer Trains 815-353-7668

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Antiques, Video Games, Outboard motors, Fishing Gear, Motorcycles or Mopeds, Chainsaws, Tools etc. Cash on the spot.

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1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible – Good Cond. $1800 815-354-4321 2003 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER – AWD, LEATHER, LOADED, HEATED SEATS, ONE OWNER, 94K, FREE 3MO WARR. FINANCING AVAIL. $5200/OBO 815-344-9440 2003 Toyota Corolla LE- 1 Owner. Looks/Runs GREAT. 93K Only. Free 3mo Warranty. Financing Avail. $4200. 815-344-9440 2005 Nissan Altima SE – 1 Owner, V6, Loaded, Looks & Runs GREAT, 95k ONLY, Free 3mo Warranty, Financing Avail. $5300 815-344-9440 2006 Buick LaCrosse, Runs Good!

4 door, $2900.

815-355-9391 2006 Chrysler Town & Country – Limited, 1 Owner, Loaded, Heated Seats, Sto & Go, Power Windows/Doors, FREE 3mo Warranty, Financing Avail. $5300 815-344-9440 2010 LINCOLN MKS, Mint Condition. $13,000 Private owner. 815-690-1614 2007 Ford Escape LXT – 1 owner, 4x4, looks/runsgreat, free 3 mo warranty, financing available, $6200 815-344-9440 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor – 4x4, loaded, V6, Leather looks/runs great, sattelite radio, free 3 mo warranty, financing available. $6200.

815-344-9440

2010 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL, Mint Condition. $16,000. Private owner. 815-690-1614

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Crystal Lake, 2BR W/ Office 1 BA. Fenced in yard, close to lake, gar. $1,300. 815-690-8186

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With storage, laundry and parking, $875/mo.

847-401-3242 FOX LAKE 1 BR, Laundry on-site, no pets, Sect 8 OK, $730/mo + sec. 847-812-9830

RUNS GOOD! $1500/OBO. 815-344-0918 2005 Chevy Silverado Z71, Off-Road Package Ext Cab 4x4, Leather, Loaded, Bose Stereo, On Star, Heated Seats, 1 Owner, Looks & Runs Great! Free 3 Mo Warranty, Financing Available. $9,300.

815-344-9440 2005 Ford F150 Fx4 – Extended Cab. 1 Owner.

Well Maintained. Looks/Runs GREAT. Free 3mo Warranty. Financing Avail. $9500 815-344-9440 2004 Ford Freestar – front & rear heat, 75k only, looks/runs great, free 3mo warranty, financing available $4200. 815-344-9440 Northwest Herald.

Harvard Lrg Studio $640, 1BR $750, Frplc

W/D, C/A, Fish/Swim, Pets OK.

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Pier, Beach,18 min to Rt 120 & 31. 847-256-0986

Woodstock – 2BR, 1B, $760 Heat/Wtr Incl.

No Smkg/Pets, Quiet, Call 815-337-0628

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

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No pets/smkg, $795 + util + dep. 815-338-1734

1990 & Newer

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Village of Lakewood

Parklike setting in breathtaking golf community Turnberry this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 car garage stately home with everlasting water views.

Tranquil setting amongst the mature landscaping this 3400+ sq ft home with 187 ft of shoreline with private pier. Large country kitchen with island/lots of cabinets/desk area, family room w/wet bar & masonry fireplace, first floor den/5th bedroom , formal living room & dining room freshly painted, screened in room to enjoy the summer evenings, first floor laundry room, master suite w/luxury bath, generous sized secondary bedrooms w/lots of closet space, much desired 3 car side load garage, circular driveway, huge deck for summer entertaining w/gorgeous views of Turnberry Lake and memorable sunsets - bring your personal decorating ideas but everything else is there for you to enjoy!

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the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to t1is attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/Katherine M Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of KELLY ELIZABETH CRONIN Deceased Case No. 16PR000302 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: KELLY ELIZABETH CRONIN of: ISLAND LAKE, IL (Published in the Northwest Herald Letters of office were issued on: on November 25, December 2, 9, 11/17/2016 2016) 1245724 to: Representitive: Having a Birthday, TRACY CRONIN Anniversary, Graduation 431 NEWBURY DR or Event Coming Up? ISLAND LAKE, IL 60042 whose attorney is: Share It With Everyone by FRANKS GERKIN & MCKENNA Placing a HAPPY AD! 19333 E GRANT HIGHWAY PO BOX 5 MARENGO, IL 60152 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication Any claim not filed within six months from the Northwest Herald Classified date of first publication or claims 877-264-2527 not filed within three months from www.NWHerald.com

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Circuit, McHenry County entitled 'In the Interest of MR, a Minor', and that in the courtroom of Judge MAUREEN P. MCINTYRE, or any Judge sitting in her stead in Room 101 of the McHenry County Government Center, Woodstock, Illinois, on January 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the Minor declared to be a ward of the court under that Act THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR NOW, UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you, and an order of judgment entered.

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located at: 111 Erick St. #130 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Dated December 5, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 9, 16, 23, 2016) 1250689

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PYOTT ROAD SELF STORAGE, IN THE INTEREST OF 1401 Industrial Drive, Lake in the MR Hills, IL 60156, will sell on DecemA minor. ber 21, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. the Case No.: 16JD000128,129 following property: NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Unit 511( 10 X 10 ) To: Theodore Guzman, and any Property of Eric Nelson. unknown FATHER and to All Whom Unit 417 ( 10 X 20 ) It May Concern: Property of Patricia Sampson Take notice that on September 27, Unit 443 ( 10 X 15 ) 2016, a Delinquency petition was Property of Salvatore DeMaria. filed under the Juvenile Court Act of (Published in the Northwest Herald 1987 by ASSISTANT STATE'S AT- (Published in the Northwest December 2, 9, 2016) 1248540 TORNEY, Sharyl D. Eisenstein in the Herald on December 9, 2016) Circuit Court of The 22nd Judicial 1250692 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of intent to dispose of abandoned and unclaimed property.

HIGHWAY 20 SELF STORAGE, 1030 E. Grant Highway, Marengo, PUBLIC NOTICE L 60152, will sell on December NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Library Trustees of the Nippersink Public 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. the folLibrary District, McHenry County, Illinois, as of December 5, 2016, has lowing property: available a copy of its audit report for the period of July 1, 2015 to Unit 641 ( 10 X 10 ) June 30, 2016. The Audit was conducted by the firm of Eder, Casella Property of Annette Osborn & Co. and may be publicly inspected at the main office of the Library Unit 146 ( 10 X 10 ) District at 5418 Hill Road, Richmond, Illinois, during normal business Property of Valerie Lewis Unit 615 ( lO x 15 ) hours which are: Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Property of Brandy Medley Nippersink Public Library District (Published in the Northwest Herald /s/ Michelle Jordan, December 2, 9, 2016) 1248544 Secretary of the Board of Trustees (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 9, 2016)1250699

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 22, 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 SUBURBAN COMPUTER TECHS located at: 5612 S ILLINOIS RTE 31 UNIT E CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014 Dated November 22, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 2, 9, 16, 2016) 1246380

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CARPENTERSVILLE STORAGE, 250 Williams Street, Carpentersville, IL 60110, will sell on December 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. the following property: Unit 185 ( 5 X 10 ) Property of Paul Cardish.

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 2, 9, 2016) 1248552

NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION FOR BIDDER'S PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CITY OF MCHENRY, ILLINOIS Time and Place of Opening Proposals: The City of McHenry (the “City” or “Owner”) will receive sealed proposals for the development of a Community Needs Assessment for the Department of Parks and Recreation until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Proposals submitted after 11:00 AM local time on the date specified will not be considered and will be returned. All proposals shall be addressed to the City Clerk's Office, City of McHenry, 333 S. Green Street, McHenry, Illinois 60050, and thereafter will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Information for Bidders: Each proposal must be placed in a sealed opaque envelope and shall be clearly marked "McHenry Parks and Recreation Department Needs Assessment” with the bidder's name and address clearly marked in the upper left hand corner of the envelope. Proposal Documents may be obtained at City Hall, 333 S. Green Street, McHenry, IL 60050 or by email upon request. For more information on the project, contact Matt LaPorte, Recreation Center Manager at 815.363.2164 or mlaporte@ci.mchenry.il.us.

All proposals shall be sealed and accompanied by a cashiers certified check or bid bond upon a national or state bank or surety company in the amount of 10% of the total amount for the base bid payable to the City of McHenry, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute a performance bond within 15 working days after notice of award and that his bid will not be withdrawn within 45 days after the date of opening of proposals without the consent of the City of McHenry and for future of bid bonds. Bids without a bid bond will not be considered.

All proposals received prior to the specified date and time, which meet or exceed the minimum specifications, will be considered by the City.

The City will review each properly submitted bid and will make a selection based upon price, availability, quality and other features of the bid submittal. Proposals submitted after 11:00 AM local time on the date specified will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder.

Award of Bid will be considered at a regular McHenry City Council meeting within thirty (30) days of the bid opening.

The City of McHenry reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities in the bids, and to select the bid that is considered to be the most advantageous to the City of McHenry.

Dated at McHenry, Illinois this 9th day of December, 2016 /s/ Janice C. Jones, Clerk December 9, 2016 Northwest Herald 1250814

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Corrected 120616 Annual Treasurer’s Report Village of Lakewood Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2016 k

Revenue Summary: Property Taxes $1,839,728; Sales Tax $226,385; Utility Taxes $246,681; Franchise Tax $78,244; State Income Tax $389,815; Replacement Tax $2,314; Grants & Donations $152,297; Motor Fuel Tax $98,022; License & Permits $141,804; Fines $35,598; Charges for Services $1,575,321; Impact Fees $24,467; Connection Fees $194,460; Meter Fees $18,395; Penalties $27,633; Refuse Revenue $302,332; Golf Course Revenue $803,556; Golf Merchandise Sale $115,708; Interest Income $51,097; Miscellaneous Revenue $39,317 Total Revenues: $6,363,174.

Compensation Summary: under $25,000; Sarah Andreas, Gabriel Askam, James Barch, Kaylee Blasinski, Drake Bostler, Daniel Bruder, Esteban Castillo, Cory Chlebicki, Edwin Cole, Anibal Cortes, Julio Cortes, Joseph Davis, Nancy Duhai, David Faurot, Eugene Furey, Leanne Furlong, Michael Genovese, Kristin Giangrego, Neal Golyshko, Miguel Gonzalez, Juan Gumecindo, Valerio Gumecindo, Enrique Gumecino, James Gumprecht, Janice Hansen, Louis Hacker, Steven Hall, Brett Harmon, Jolyn Henderson, Patrick Howell, Jeffrey Iden, Ronald Jacoby, Chris Johnson, Anthony Juliano, Cesar Julio, Larry Karch, Bradley Kaufmann, Samuel Lentz, Jeanette Lobosco, Fred Lorusso, Matthew Mac Donald, Dennis Marochak, Jaime Martinez, Nicholas Mathers, Debra McGinnis, Leslie Meuret, Nicholas Morales, Wendy Mohr, Michele Neuhart, Shari Noble, Manuel Ortiz, Daniel Pence, Curt A Peterson, Alyson Pohlman, Benjamin Price, Grant Reagle, Lynn Reckamp, Connor Reed, Jose Reyes, George Roach, David Robinett, David Roman, Bryan Rudden, Kenneth Santowski, David Schingel, Luke Schingel, Ozbourne Schreiner, Paul Serwatka, Mary Smith, Peyton Spanbauer, Michael Sobin, Michael Stratejcruk, Beverly Thomas, Amy Tannhauser, Clayton Vansyckle, Renee Walker, Anthony Wallin, Gary Wickersheim, Dennis Wrucke, Tim Zenker. $25,001.00 to $49,999.99; Brian Fragassi, Darlene Heinz, Scott Rudden, $50,000.00 to $74,999.99; Alan Anderson, Gary Chesney, Jason Jaske, Stephen Kapsalis, Susan Riccardi, Michael Roth, Joseph Sofie, Leigh Thornton, Susan Villie, Matthew Wiegel. $75,000.00 to $99,999.99; Christopher Neuhart, Leigh Rawson, Barry Wickersheim, Gary Zickuhr. Over $100,000.00; Shannon Andrews, Catherine Peterson. Total Compensation: $1,623,395.25

Expenditure Summary: in excess of $2,500: Advocate Occupational Health $3,284.57; Aetna $207,024.00; Algonquin Township $3,000.00; Ally $2,915.52; Amalgamated Bank Of Chicago $442,888.26; Arthur J. Gallagher Risk $54,815.00; Associated Electrical $8,026.59; Assurant Employee Benefits $26,128.38; Baxter & Woodman, Inc. $256,892.00; Benchmark Sales & Service $4,605.00; BN Controls $13,310.00; Bonnell Industries, Inc. $4,202.52; Call One $8,285.14; CGC Contracting, Inc. $2,755.00; Chicago Tribune $4,414.00; City Of Crystal Lake $564,188.37; City Of Woodstock $5,687.50; Coleman’s Custom Catering $5,848.66; Com Ed $25,617.40; Comcast $6,336.31; Compass Minerals America $22,415.84; Conserv FS $3,403.21; Constellation New Energy $95,158.73; Dahm Enterprises, Inc. $3,315.20; Dan Shomon, Inc. $25,500.00; DSD Technologies, Inc. $3,012.33; Eder Casella & Co $22,550.00; William Eich $3,641.00; Environmental Aquatic Mgmt LLC $31,875.00; FJR Tree Service, Inc. $9,061.90; George Roach & Associates $26,531.25; GPS Technologies, Inc. $7,020.00; Greg Norman Collection $11,179.63; Hach $3,518.68; Harvard State Bank $65,964.56; Hastings Asphalt Services, Inc. $7,014.42; Hawkins, Inc. $8,244.83; HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd. $4,416.68; Hendrickson Flying Service, Inc. $5,184.00; Herrick Auto Rebuilders, Inc. $20,312.47; Illinois Department Of Revenue $19,509.27; Illinois EPA $16,306.56; Illinois Public Risk Fund $44,625.00; In Sync Systems, Inc. $2,858.75; Ted Jennings $4,950.00; JULIE, Inc. $2,821.76; Krystal Kleen $3,200.00; Lake Savers, LLC $38,975.00; Leading IT Solutions $8,420.00; Leibold Irrigation, Inc. $11,217.98; Mansfield Oil Company $17,976.96; Martelle Water Treatment, Inc. $10,525.53; McHenry Analytical Water $8,827.00; McHenry County Council Of Government k $2,598.00; McHenry County Division of Transportation $5,071.54; MDC Environmental Services $283,860.90; Menards $4,982.29; Midwest Power Vac, Inc. $4,660.00; Minuteman Press $4,019.78; Municipal Well & Pump $53,004.75; Napa-Auto Parts $5,251.41; Nicor Gas $11,207.40; Nike USA, Inc. $11,520.99; Timothy Opfer $2,580.00; P&W Golf Supply, LLC $6,410.26; Palatine Oil Co., Inc. $5,777.61; Pepsi Cola Genl Bottling $6,420.46; Performance Food Group-TPC $24,903.14; Catherine Peterson $3,423.95; Curt A Peterson $14,942.10; Petroliance LLC $27,338.87; Annie Peyer $4,730.00; PING, Inc. $10,133.36; PNC Equipment Finance $64,423.14; Prairie Analytical Systems, Inc. $3,204.50; Pro Gro Of Illinois LLC $35,389.08; R&R Products, Inc. $4,918.26; Reinders $35,892.47; Rush Power Systems $2,812.29; Sam’s Club Credit $9,196.56; School District #155 $7,201.88; SEECOM $57,828.84; Shaw Suburban Media $9,607.14; Soil Technologies Corp. $3,193.00; Strand Associates $75,093.99; Testing Service Corporation $5,300.00; The Boat House $18,147.41; The Sherwin Williams Co. $4,224.37; The Standard Insurance $3,121.56; Titleist Drawer CS $26,417.97; Tonyan Brothers, Inc. $18,305.14; Treasurer, State Of Illinois $279,032.49; Tyler Technologies, Inc. $4,281.03; United States Postal Service $9,700.00; Steve Unruh $2,610.00; USA Blue Book- HD Supply $4,579.34; Verizon Wireless $5,852.02; Village Of Lakewood $4,918.80; Water Products Company $5,984.14; Water Resources, Inc. $16,711.35; Western Equipment Finance, Inc. $7,621.02; Wilson Sporting Goods $3,915.84; Woodstock Fire Rescue District $551,529.46; Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & Associates $80,930.45. ; Others under $2,500: $153,903.38 Total Payments: $4,228,441.49

Revenue Expenditures Excess of Reenues Over (Under) Expenditures Transer in/(out) Net increase (Decrease) in Fund Balance Fund Balance at May 1, 2015 Fund Blance at April 30, 2016 Outstanding at May 1, 2015 $8,653,419

General 3,040,485 2,927,858

Special Revenue 292,527 294,342

Enterprise 3,030162 2,983,507

112,627 42,660

(1,815) (42,660)

46,655 -

155,287 1,009,607 1164,894

(44,475) 1,476,152 1,431,677

46,655 17,960,856 18,007,511

TOTAL DEBT

Issued $358

Retired $188,893

Outstanding at April 30, 2016 $8,464,884

Subscribed and sworn to this 6th day of December 2016. /s/ George Roach, Treasurer I, Janice Hansen, Clerk of the Village of Lakewood, McHenry County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Report for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2016.

SM-CL0416857

/s/ Janice Hansen, Clerk

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Richmond-Burton’s Mark Marzahl (left) is guarded by Woodstock’s Justin Leith during the second quarter Thursday in Woodstock. R-B won, 66-57.

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Not so fast LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has denied the Vegas Golden Knights’ trademark application a little more than two weeks after the new NHL franchise unveiled its name and logo.

The office cites potential confusion with the team name for the College of Saint Rose in New York, which also is the Golden Knights. The Las Vegas franchise is set to take the ice next season.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league will formally respond by a June 7 deadline outlining why it believes the name should be registered “in co-existence” with that of Saint Rose “just as a number of other nicknames currently co-exist in professional and college sports (particularly where there is no overlap as to the sport for which the nickname is being used).”

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What to watch NHL: N.Y. Rangers at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m., CSN The Hawks, who lead the Central Division with 37 points, host the Rangers, who are tied with Pittsburgh for first place in the Metropolitan Division, also with 37 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL: RICHMOND-BURTON 66, WOODSTOCK 57

Rockets won’t break

R-B holds off pesky Streaks in KRC opener

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Richmond-Burton found the best way to quell Woodstock’s late rally was one, prolonged, productive possession.

It was like a game of “Keep Away.” Or a lengthy fourth-quarter scoring drive in football.

R-B’s lead had shrunk from 13 in the third quarter to two points Thursday. Center Joey St. Pierre scored on a drive and was fouled but missed the free throw. Forward Josh Hansel rebounded, and point guard Blaine Bayer was fouled.

Bayer missed his free throw, and Hansel again grabbed the ball. Eventually, Bayer was fouled and made both shots with 1:16 remaining, and the Rockets finished off the Blue Streaks, 66-57, in their Kishwaukee River Conference boys basketball opener at James M. Shipley Memorial Gymnasium.

“Josh did a great job of being active,” R-B coach Brandon Creason said. “That was huge. That sealed the game. They weren’t given an opportunity to score.”

R-B (3-3, 1-0 KFC) never trailed, but the Blue Streaks kept hanging around, thanks in large part to sophomore guard David Shinherr’s five 3-pointers, three of which came in the fourth quarter.

“We just calmed down and executed at the end,” said Bayer, who led all players with 27 points and hit 9 of 11 free throws. “We had Joe (St. Pierre) in the middle, being a beast. We definitely rely on him. We want to win this conference.

That’s our goal.”

St. Pierre had seven of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, and guard Jake Kaufman added six of his 14 in that quarter. Woodstock (2-4, 0-1) did a much better job handling R-B’s pressure in the second half, turning the ball over only once after 13 first-half turnovers, and fought back.

“We know [Woodstock] lives and dies with the 3-point shot,” Creason said.

“Teams that do that are going to make runs. When they do, you can’t get rattled. I thought we did a good job of not getting rattled.”

R-B had only one turnover in the fourth quarter but missed some shots inside. Shinherr hit a 3 with 3:51 remaining, and Matt Shook hit two free throws

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Richmond-Burton’s Blaine Bayer scores in the second quarter Thursday for two of his game-high 27 points against host Woodstock. R-B won, 66-57. with 2:20 left to make it 55-53. That was when R-B’s mammoth possession began.

“We’re still coming together as a team,” said St. Pierre, a 6-foot-8 senior.

“We had some tough losses earlier in the season. Hopefully, we can move forward from this.”

Woodstock had to play the fourth quarter without 6-4 senior Josh Turner, who had 14 points but fell hard when he was fouled and bumped his face on the floor. With 1:11 remaining in the third quarter, Turner left and did not return.

“He was feeling a little dizzy, so [trainer Rachael Arns] wanted to keep him out, and I feel that was the right decision,” Streaks coach Al Baker said.

“He played his best game of the year. He was scoring and facilitating. It hurt to lose him, but we had a lot of guys who came off the bench and did good things. I was proud of our effort. We just couldn’t close out.”

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE q UNSUNG HERO Josh Hansel Richmond-Burton, sr., F

Hansel grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds that helped the Rockets stretch their lead from two points to six with 1:16 remaining.

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3-pointers made by Woodstock sophomore David Shinherr, one more than his total for the season before Thursday’s game.

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Woodstock guard Evan Bridges, a sophomore and one of the Streaks’ best shooters, had to miss the game because of a band concert.

Bridges played tuba and gets class credit for band. Baker said he fully supported Bridges’ decision.

WRESTLING: HUNTLEY 42, JACOBS 22

Huntley wins 8 of first 9 matches to defeat Eagles

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE q UNSUNG HERO

Jason Pawlak

Huntley, sr., 145 pounds

Pawlak entered the third period trailing, 11-4, and came back to get a pin at 4:27.

By TIM SIECK

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the score 33-22 with two matches remaining. Jacob Sabella (160) and Loren Strickland (182) won by technical fall, and Reese Wiggins (170) added a pin. That was the closest Jacobs got.

Justin Allen (195) clinched the dual for Huntley with an 8-1 decision, and Nik Wise (220) ended the meet with a pin at 5:23.

“They have some good kids that can really wrestle, and we were able to win some good battles tonight,” Huntley coach B.J. Bertelsman said. “We won the matches tonight we were supposed to. We have a bunch of sophomores in our lineup, and it is good to see them gaining some experience.”

For Jacobs, losing a lot of close matches early really hurt.

“When people make mistakes, this is what happens,” Jacobs coach Gary Conrad said. “We were winning some matches and then ended up getting pinned. We are so young and have a lot of work to do. Luckily, it is still early in the season, and we have time.”

WRESTLING: CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 53, PRAIRIE RIDGE 28

Wolves win on mat, but forfeits lift Gators

Prairie Ridge earns 4 pins; only 7 of 14 divisions contested

By CHRIS CASEY

sports@nwherald.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Momentum was hard to come by for either of the Prairie Ridge or Crystal Lake South wrestling teams in Thursday’s Fox Valley Conference dual.

The Wolves were forced to forfeit seven of the 14 scheduled matches, giving a fairly easy team win to South, 53-28.

But neither coach put much stock into Thursday’s team result. Despite the loss, Prairie Ridge (1-2 FVC) won five of the seven matches that were fought, four of which were by pin.

“We knew it was going to be like this coming in. We knew the dual was lost,” Prairie Ridge coach Eric Hunt said. “We came in saying every individual guy has to do his thing. We had three major things: Win the first period, be aggressive as possible, and be the first back to the mat … to keep

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE q UNSUNG HERO

Tyler Gardner

Crystal Lake South, sr., 138 pounds

Gardner avoided several pin attempts while on his back, saving the Gators two points and forcing his bout to go the distance in a 9-1 major decision loss.

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Points earned by South that came by forfeit out of its 51 total

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South’s David Hernandez overcame three stoppages for a bloody nose to win a 14-11 decision at 145 pounds in Thursday night’s final bout. the pressure on [South]. The guys we needed to come through tonight did that, and we’re really happy with that.”

There was no question the Wolves put pressure on South (2-1 FVC) early, winning each of the first three bouts by pin.

Drake Reneghardt (152 pounds), Dean Reid (160) and Nick Fetzner (170) gave Prairie Ridge an early 18-0 lead,

knowing that the forfeits were coming to give the Gators points right back.

Fetzner, a winner at 1:30, said his team came in focused on getting as many points as possible while not keeping an eye on the scoreboard.

“It can be hard when the team score keeps getting worse throughout the night,” Fetzner said. “I thought even though we couldn’t win the team dual, we came out and set a good tone individually. That’s always nice to see guys come out fired up and get us some quick points.”

South’s Vinny Fontanetta (195) gave the Gators their first match-winning points with a pin at 3:42 to stop any of that momentum – his exact goal coming in.

“I was definitely trying to change the momentum,” Fontanetta said.

“Not just for me, but for the guys after me. I wanted us to set the tone for the rest of the meet and get that six (points for a pin). This group has a bunch of potential, but there is a lot of room to grow. I’m excited to see how we do coming up.”

South coach Ross Ryan wasn’t putting much stock into his team’s dual win. In fact, he used it as an opportunity to get a couple of wrestlers into a weight class for the first time on the

varsity level.

Although Momo Elmeligi (152) and Jake Trinidad (160) suffered losses by pin early, it was encouraging for Ryan to see them compete in conference action.

“It makes things a little bit difficult when you have a night like tonight,” Ryan said. “It’s tough to gain momentum, but I’m also happy with the kids we did have come out tonight. We had guys make sacrifices to get down to weight classes, and it will come into play and help us tremendously once we have more competitive duals.

“You always see if you can keep a dual close with Jacobs, a (Crystal Lake) Central or a Huntley. That’s where matches like tonight prepare you for those duals. That’s when you see what your team is truly capable of.”

David Hernandez had a strong finish to the night for the Gators at 145 pounds, coming back from a six-point deficit for a 14-11 win by decision. Jace Sparks (120) and Trey Piotrowski (138) were Prairie Ridge’s other match winners Thursday.

South will get one of those big tests when it visits Jacobs on Friday night.

The Wolves also are in action Friday night at Dundee-Crown.

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Matches decided by three points or less, HUNTLEY – The Huntley wrestling all of which were won by Huntley team needed a quick start to defeat rival Jacobs, and Christian Benitez did just that in the opening match at 285 q AND ANOTHER THING ... pounds. Benitez was able to secure a Before the dual meet, members of the Jacobs pin at 5:31 to give Huntley the lead, coaching staff spoke about former Golden and the Red Raiders never trailed in Eagles and Prairie Ridge wrestler Caleb Harnish, a 42-22 Fox Valley Conference victory who died last week. Huntley held a special Thursday at Huntley High School.

50/50 raffle with the proceeds going to the The Red Raiders took a huge earHarnish family to help with funeral expenses. ly lead after winning eight of the first nine bouts. In the lower weight classes, Huntley won four of the five by decision. Sammy Spencer (106), matches, with each victory decided Josh Stenger (120), Zach Spencer (126),

and Joe Armijo (132) won early close matches.

“I fought the whole match and just tried to keep getting points,” Armijo said. “They beat us last year, so it was really important for us to get the win.

It’s always great to beat a rival.”

After a pin by Jake Harrier at 113 pounds to pull the Golden Eagles to within 9-6, Huntley went on to win the next six matches to go ahead, 33-6. Two of the key bouts in that stretch were a 7-6 decision by David Ferrante (152) and a pin by Jason Pawlak at 145. Pawlak trailed 11-4 entering the third period, when he turned the match around in his favor with a pin at 4:27.

“I went out today expecting to win and jumped ahead after getting the takedown,” Pawlak said. “He was able to get the lead, and I slipped trying to flip him over. On the bottom I usually struggle but tonight was able to make a move and got the pin.”

Jacobs mounted a comeback with three consecutive victories to make

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Inside Girls Basketball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK LIZ ALSOT McHenry, jr., F Alsot is giving opposing teams major fits and is one of the most difficult assignments on both ends of the court, averaging a double-double through eight games with 14.3 points and 13.6 rebounds a game.

The 6-foot forward scored 20 points with 16 rebounds in a 59-37 Fox Valley Conference win over Crystal Lake Central on Tuesday and had 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 59-37 nonconference win against Woodstock North three days earlier.

Alsot has recorded four straight double-doubles for the Warriors, who have won four straight and all three of their conference games.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Johnsburg (6-3): The Skyhawks are figuring out things offensively but are tough to score against with twin sisters Megan and Morgan Madsen and 6-0 junior Kayla Stefka on the glass.

Johnsburg beat Harvard, 63-13, and Richmond-Burton, 40-25, this past week, improving to 3-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference.

2. McHenry (5-3): The Warriors have won four straight, picking up wins over Woodstock North, 59-37, and Crystal Lake Central, 63-44, in the past week and lead the FVC at 3-0. In addition to Alsot, Izzy Gscheidle and Julia Rice have provided solid guard play.

3. Huntley (3-3): The Red Raiders vault into the top five after wins against Jacobs, 42-30, and Cary-Grove, 44-28. Huntley lost a lot to graduation, but 6-0 forward Morgan Clausen is one of the area’s most dominant, two-way players, while Abbey Brown, Missy Moffett and others have stepped into bigger roles.

4. Cary-Grove (4-5): The Trojans beat Dundee-Crown, 51-40, last week but dropped an FVC game to Huntley, falling to 3-1 in the conference. Katie Sowa leads C-G offensively, but the Trojans have found additional scoring options in Maddie Gorz, Abby Getka and Becca Kendeigh.

5. Jacobs (3-4): The Golden Eagles lost to Huntley but beat Crystal Lake South, 34-32. Jacobs is holding teams to fewer than 43 points a game and are led offensively by upperclassmen Carly Sidor and Kerri Healy.

NOTEWORTHY Positive approach: Despite a 40-25 loss to Johnsburg and the team’s fourth

Proud Sponsor of Athlete of the Week straight loss, Richmond-Burton coach Todd Severns sees a lot of positives in the Rockets’ early season struggles.

Specifically, the emergence of forward Mackenzie Hahn, a standout golfer with three top-10 state finishes, and the continued development and leadership of senior point guard K.C. Davids have stood out.

“K.C. ... she’s been with me since a sophomore,” Severns said. “She’s up and down the floor, and she is just so quick. From a coaching standpoint, she’s matured. Her leadership and her body language and the things she says on the court and in the huddle helps everybody, including myself.”

The Rockets (2-4) have dropped four straight games after a 2-0 start, but two of those losses came to Johnsburg and Burlington Central, two of the early favorites in the KRC. Happy to be back: Cary-Grove’s Abby Getka missed all of her sophomore season after undergoing surgery on a torn labrum suffered over the summer, but the 5-9 forward rehabbed and is happy to be back for the Trojans.

Getka was second on the Trojans with nine points Tuesday in C-G’s 51-40 victory over Dundee-Crown, the team’s third straight win. The Trojans then lost to Huntley on Friday.

Getka, who played on varsity as a freshman, had the surgery in November 2015.

“I started gearing back up at the start of the summer and built it up from there,” Getka said. “It’s been really tough but so worth it. I feel 100 percent, and I’m doing great.

“That was the most frustrating moment of my life (not being able to play).

It was a terrible year; I just wanted to be out there for my team.”

WHAT TO WATCH Jacobs at Cary-Grove 7 p.m. Friday Jacobs and C-G are off to encouraging starts in the FVC, which is shaping up to be a competitive race all year.

McHenry at Huntley 7 p.m. Tuesday A big early season matchup featuring a pair of contenders in the FVC. Huntley has been the class of the conference for the past three years, while McHenry is on the rise.

– Alex Kantecki akantecki@shawmedia.com

Marengo boys sink Johnsburg with 3s NORTHWEST HERALD Michael Volkening and Blaine Borhart each knocked down five 3-pointers for Marengo in an 82-60 Kishwaukee River Conference victory against Johnsburg in both teams’ conference opener Thursday in Marengo.

Volkening, a 6-foot-3 senior guard, scored a game-high 29 points, making 6 of 9 free throws, and Borhart, a 5-10 junior guard, finished with 23 points. Marengo (5-1 overall, 1-0 KRC) led, 23-14, after the first quarter and scored 20 or more points in each of the first three quarters.

Marengo made 12 3s, with Jake LaSota (six points) adding the other two. Alex Schirmer had 13 points for Marengo, and Carter Olson had six.

Johnsburg (3-3, 0-1) was led by sophomore guard Zach Toussaint with 17 points and three 3-pointers. Jackson LaMarche added 16 points and two 3s, and Mason Sobiesk finished with nine points.

WRESTLING Johnsburg 41, Woodstock 30: At Johns-

burg, the Skyhawks overcame three forfeits to defeat Woodstock in a KRC dual, losing only two bouts outside of the forfeits.

The Skyhawks received pins from four wrestlers, including freshman Daniel Calhoun (132 pounds), sophomore Jack Clauson (152), junior Matt Tobin (160) and junior Austin Butler (170). Calhoun had the fastest pin for Johnsburg in 2:24.

Also for the Skyhawks, Joey Calhoun (152) earned a win via technical fall, 15-0, Dyllan Hess (285) won by decision, 9-5, and Ethan Shedbalkar (145) won by decision, 7-2. Freshman Harrison Saville (120) recorded a pin in 1:01 for the Blue Streaks, and sophomore Aidan Jacobs (182) had a pin in 1:48.

Riverside-Brookfield triangular: At Riverside, Woodstock North split duals with a 57-15 victory over St. Joseph and a 43-24 loss against Riverside-Brookfield.

HOCKEY Crystal Lake South 5, Kings 3: At the Crys-

tal Ice House in Crystal Lake, Michael Helm finished with a hat trick to lead Crystal Lake South over Kings Hockey Club.

Harrison Hinz led off the scoring for the Gators, and Eric Helm added South’s fifth goal. South led, 5-1, before conceding two goals in the third.

Eric Helm added two assists, and Michal Helm, Evan Jewson, James Benages and Jake Hausch each had one assist.

Josh Albrecht made 36 saves in goal for the Gators.

BOYS BOWLING Woodstock 2,744, Westminster Christian 1,995: At Elgin Lanes in Elgin, Woodstock

improved to 8-3 on the season with a victory over Westminster Christian.

Edward Zurawski led the Blue Streaks with a 755 series, and Ryan Baier added a 600 series in the win.

Grant 2,785, Johnsburg 2,698: At Raymond’s Bowl in Johnsburg, Evan Hitchcock led the Skyhawks with a match-high 645 series in the loss, rolling a personal-high game of 227. Jacob Smith added a 608 series for Johnsburg, and Tony Murtaugh had a 605 series and the highest game on either team with a 248.

GIRLS BOWLING Johnsburg 2,200, Dundee-Crown 2,033:

At Raymond’s Bowl in Johnsburg, Skyler Malcolm rolled a match-high 503 series to lead Johnsburg over Dundee-Crown.

Malcolm had two of her team’s four highest games, rolling a 170, 168 and 165.

Dundee-Crown’s Taylor Gonio had the best game with a 188 and led the Chargers with a 485 series.

Emily Owen was second on Johnsburg with a 462 series, followed by Alexa Bennett (451) and Kelli Glosson (409). Owen and Bennett both rolled high games of 167 in the win.

Micki Frey was second on D-C with a 430 series, followed by Mary Ehmann (417).

BOYS SWIMMING Wednesday’s late result St. Viator Invitational: At Arlington

Heights, Jacobs co-op was edged by Prospect for first place Wednesday.

Jacobs co-op placed second in the seven-team meet with 250 points, while Prospect claimed the team title with 252 points. St. Ignatius (224 points) was third.

Elijah Stuart earned two first-place finishes, winning the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:10.58 and the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.91. Teammate Alec Orndahl was second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.95.

Harold Ogaban won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.73 and third in the 100 breaststroke, Eric Boysen won the 100 butterfly in 57.85 and Orndahl was runner-up in 57.89. Reid Coyle took third in the 50 free.

The 200 medley relay team of Ogaban, Stuart, Orndahl and Coyle won with a time of 1:44.15.

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Leaving a business decision for Gasol Wade leads Bulls over Spurs CHICAGO (AP) – Dwyane Wade scored 20 points, and the Bulls handed San Antonio its first road loss after a 13-0 start, hanging on to beat the Spurs, 95-91, Thursday night.

San Antonio fell one win shy of matching the NBA’s best road start set by the Golden State Warriors last season. The Spurs cut an 18-point deficit midway through the third quarter to four in the closing minutes, only to come up short.

Jimmy Butler scored all of his 13 points for the Bulls in the second half. Rajon Rondo added 12 points, nine assists and 10 rebounds, and the Bulls picked up the win after dropping three in a row and six of nine.

BULLS 95, SPURS 91 SAN ANTONIO (91) Leonard 10-19 3-3 24, Aldridge 5-15 0-0 10, Gasol 6-11 0-0 13, Parker 4-10 0-0 8, Green 3-8 0-0 9, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 4-6 1-2 9, Dedmon 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 6-12 0-0 16, Ginobili 0-9 0-0 0, Simmons 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 39-97 4-5 91.

CHICAGO (95) Gibson 5-11 2-2 12, Lopez 6-9 0-0 12, Rondo 6-12 0-0 12, Butler 4-14 4-5 13, Wade 5-13 9-13 20, McDermott 2-6 3-3 8, Felicio 3-5 3-4 9, Mirotic 4-8 0-0 9, Canaan 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals 35-80 21-27 95.

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3-Point Goals–San Antonio 9-28 (Mills 4-6, Green 3-8, Leonard 1-2, Gasol 1-3, Parker 0-1, Aldridge 0-1, Simmons 0-3, Ginobili 0-4), Chicago 4-17 (Butler 1-3, Wade 1-3, McDermott 1-4, Mirotic 1-5, Canaan 0-1, Rondo 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–San Antonio 44 (Gasol 10), Chicago 50 (Rondo 10). Assists–San Antonio 21 (Parker, Leonard 5), Chicago 24 (Rondo 9). Total Fouls–San Antonio 18, Chicago 13. A–21,489 (20,917).

Veteran: ‘Things didn’t quite work out the way I expected’

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com CHICAGO – It was about business first for Pau Gasol.

He wouldn’t have walked away from frequent visits to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for the rodeo if it wasn’t.

The decision to opt out of his final year with the Bulls, and sign a twoyear, $31.6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs in the offseason was about money and another chance for a ring chase at the age of 36.

No feelings were hurt on either side, as Gasol made his first return to his home for the Past two seasons Thursday night.

“I had an incredible time and experience living in Chicago,” Gasol said to reporters. “Such a beautiful, rich city.

Basketball-wise, we underperformed.

“I wasn’t there as long as I was in Memphis or L.A. I was emotionally committed to the team, trying to make it work. Things didn’t quite work out the way I expected them to, or the way the franchise expected them to.”

Then Gasol added, “There was a lot going on.”

Quite the understatement for a veteran player, who like Jimmy Butler, saw a front office all but try to sabotage coach Tom Thibodeau’s final season with the Bulls, as well as one that coddled the likes of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah when it came to practice time.

“At the end of the day, it’s how you feel and what you feel and how you see things,” Gasol said.

“It was time for a new chapter.”

And a richer one.

The final year of Gasol’s deal would have paid him $7.8 million.

He doubled that in goPau Gasol ing to a team that also has a much better chance of going deep into the playoffs.

“I enjoyed coaching Pau,” Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. “I really did.

He’s extremely intelligent. He’s as smart a guy that I’ve been around. We ran a lot of offense through Pau, getting him the ball at the elbows or high post. He and Jimmy had a good chemistry on lobs. Heckuva player. Fun to coach him.

“To go out as an unrestricted free agent and explore and see what you can attract on the open market, he, obviously, got a great contract on a great team with a chance to win a championship. I’m happy for Pau and always wish him nothing but the best.”

Although Gasol’s tax bracket went up, his workload has gone down, thanks to a frontcourt that also has LaMarcus Aldridge in it.

In his first 21 games of the season leading up to the meeting with the Bulls, Gasol was averaging 26 minutes, 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds a game. In his two seasons with the Bulls, he averaged 34.4 and then 31.8 minutes a game, respectively, including his one year under Thibodeau in which he averaged 18.5 points and a career-high 11.8 rebounds a game.

Less work with a much higher return these days, as the Spurs also have the second-best record in the Western Conference, with only Golden State sitting above them.

More importantly, Gasol also has a coach in Gregg Popovich who has five championship rings. Gasol always spoke well of Hoiberg, but never really embraced the drama surrounding the situation.

One thing about Popovich teams?

They are all but drama free.

“Basically, the same way that he’s played for other teams,” Popovich said, when asked what Gasol’s brought to the Spurs. “He’s been around long enough where everybody knows what he does for a team. So we haven’t changed anything. It’s just basketball, so it’s not very difficult for him.”

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McDermott details his difficulties with concussions

BY JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com CHICAGO – There definitely have been some low points for Doug McDermott over the past three-plus weeks, as he has struggled to get over his second concussion of the season.

“It was tough,” McDermott said Thursday during his first interview since being cleared from the NBA’s concussion protocol. “The first week and a half was tough sleeping wise, just weird symptoms you don’t even realize. Just being in cars, going to my appointments was tough at times, some headaches throughout the week.

“Just getting on the interstate, going down to the physical therapy, the movement around you, stuff like that would kind of trigger it. After the first week, I didn’t really have any issues with that.

“But with a concussion, you just

have to be true to yourself and true to the doctors. You don’t want to lie about things because it can only make things worse. I’m finally to the point where I’m feeling better.”

He also is to the point where he rejoined the roster, and did so just in time to welcome the San Antonio Spurs to town.

After missing the past 11 games because of a second concussion suffered in a two-week Doug period, McDermott was McDermott back in the rotation, hoping to spark a bench that was badly in need of sparking.

“Yeah, I think we’ll get our swagger back, too,” McDermott said of the ongoing bench woes. “We’ve had some injuries. Once we get myself and Michael (Carter-Williams) back, we’ve been rotating guys that aren’t used to playing

with each other. Once we get some continuity there with that group, things will get better. Adding a shooter like me, it’ll take pressure off Niko (Mirotic), take pressure off Isaiah (Canaan) to hit shots. Just having three floor spacers out there will really help all of us.”

Including veterans Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler, who often work with the second unit and would love to have a consistent drive-and-kick target waiting for them beyond the 3-point arc.

Before McDermott went down, the Bulls were 6-3 in the games he played in, with him chipping in 23.7 minutes and 10.6 points a game. He was only shooting 36 percent from 3-point range, but considering he’s a career 41 percent shooter from out there, it was bound to improve.

“Doug, obviously, provides a lot for this team with his cutting and his screening and, obviously, his floor spacing, which has been an issue for

us, especially this last week and a half, two weeks. So, yeah, to get Doug back, a guy that’s going to keep the defense honest, it’ll open up the lane for our playmakers, and then when teams help off, we’re confident that Doug will knock down shots.”

‘Pop’s’ World: The demeanor of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to the pregame media is very different to the short-answered guy who often appears on TV, as he spoke to the media for close to 15 minutes Thursday.

He covered an array of topics, including expressing his love for the Cubs, and also was asked how he would handle a player such as Rajon Rondo, who has a history of expressing himself loudly in some cases.

Popovich was asked if he ever would gamble on adding a player such as Rondo to the roster, and said, “As long as he promised ahead of time not to throw a towel at me.”

BLACKHAWKS

By MARK LAZERUS

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Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger (back) and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin hit the ice as they go for the puck Nov. 13 at the United Center. withstand punishment in the most physical areas of the ice along the boards and in the corners. But creating opportunities to score never has been his strength, nor his role. Aside from an occasional period or two on Kane’s line in the years before Artem Anisimov arrived to fill the long-vacant No. 2 center spot, Kruger’s job has been defense-oriented.

That’s changed with Jonathan Toews (back) out of the lineup. Kruger will be on the second line alongside Ryan Hartman and Marian Hossa for the second

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But second line or fourth line, offensive zone or defensive zone, Kruger said nothing changes. He shrugs off the idea that he’s making a concerted effort to be more offensive the way he shrugs off those bone-rattling hits along the boards.

“The mindset is the same,” he said.

“But, obviously, you’re aware of who you’re playing with and their strengths.”

Kruger’s fate always will be to play a defensive role. In fact, at the start of the season, coach Joel Quenneville wanted to move Hossa down to Kruger’s line to create a monster checking line. Instead, at least for a couple of games now, Kruger has moved up to Hossa’s line – a rare opportunity to make scoring goals the priority rather than preventing them.

“When you’re watching the game, he might not stand out as an offensive guy,” Kane said. “But as players, we realize that time and space that he creates from being out there, and the way he works.”

Notes: Brent Seabrook will miss Friday’s game. He left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury. Quenneville said he’s day-to-day. ... Toews will miss his eighth straight game Friday, but Quenneville wouldn’t rule him out for Sunday.

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Anyone who has seen the holiday classic, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” knows that Clark Griswold’s decorations were not only ridiculous, but the way he went about hanging them could’ve killed him.

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• Friday, December 9, 2016

The modern age of hockey has brought with it a slew of new-fangled analytics – mathematical mouthfuls such as score-adjusted 5-on-5 Corsi For, expected Fenwick shooting percentage, and support-neutral winning percentage.

But the so-called “fancy stats” crowd has yet to come up with a term for taking a hit to make a play – holding on to the puck just long enough to draw an extra defender and get violently smeared into the boards, but not before making a sneaky little pass to an open linemate.

Maybe it should be named the Kruger.

“He’s a fun guy to play with,” Patrick Kane said of Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger. “He works so hard, he gets pucks back, and he sacrifices his body for you to have time and space. I feel like whoever’s playing with him is going to have a good chance to get opportunities to score.”

Kruger has made a nice career for himself on the strength of his defense, his penalty-killing and his ability to

straight game Friday night against the New York Rangers. And although Kruger clearly never is going to be a finisher in this league – he had no goals last season, two this season – he has proved over the past couple of weeks that he can help generate offense in other ways. First, he helped lift Richard Panik out of a prolonged slump on a surprisingly effective line with Dennis Rasmussen. And in Kruger’s first game with the red-hot Hossa, the veteran Slovak had two goals.

“I like playing with him,” Panik said.

“He gets his job done. He’s always in the right spot and helps out the ‘D,’ so he ends up with the puck all the time in the D-zone, and we end up in the O-zone creating chances.”

Kruger played a season-high 14:54 against Arizona on Tuesday and had more offensive-zone starts (six) and neutral-zone starts (six) than defensive-zone starts (one) – only the third time that’s happened in the past two seasons. Four games earlier, Kruger had two faceoffs in the offensive zone, and a whopping 19 defensive-zone draws. He also has had eight shots on goal in his past four games – more than he had in the previous nine games combined.

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Bears can’t afford to lose Fangio

I wish I could tell you with some certainty whether there is or is not friction between Bears coach John Fox and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.

I cannot.

I can tell you that the story featured solid reporting from Mike Mulligan and the Chicago Tribune because I have been hearing from multiple sources around the NFL for at least three or four weeks now indicating that there is an issue, and others have been calling me to ask what I know, because they were hearing elsewhere that there is.

What my sources have not been clear on is whether it is Fox who has issues with Fangio, Fangio who has issues with Fox, if the feeling is mutual, or if this is just a molehill out of which someone is trying to make a mountain.

Confronted with the story Wednesday, both men did the only thing they could with four games remaining in the season: Deny, deny and deny some more.

Both attacked the report rather

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush than respond to it.

What is interesting, however, is if you read Fox’s response verbatim, at no point did he say he wants Fangio back.

Asked specifically about Fangio’s future, Fox replied, “I want our whole staff back.

Now, whether that proves to be a reality or not, things happen.

John Fox Guys get jobs, get head (coaching) jobs, get chances to advance their careers. Like any of the projection stuff, I just stay away from.”

If Fox wants Fangio to be his defensive coordinator in 2017, shouldn’t he have said so, clearly and unambiguously?

Fangio also had an interesting reply when asked whether there was

any friction with Fox. “Not really, we pretty much do what I see fit to do 98 percent of the time,” he said.

Asked about the other 2 percent, Fangio said, “Well, I’m always going to leave you a little bit there, nothing’s … that’s just the way it is.”

Having seen more than a few flashes of Fox’s ego over the past 22 months, it’s hard to understand how that answer would sit real well, and it’s not unreasonable to read it as a shot across the head coach’s bow.

However, it also Vic Fangio is completely reasonable to take both men exactly at their words and assume they will be together at least one more season.

Fangio is one of the best defensive coaches in the NFL, and losing him would be a huge setback in the rebuilding of the Bears, and could be a real blow to Fox’s job security going forward.

In the last year of the Mel Tucker

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disaster, the Bears were 30th in total defense, 17th against the run, 30th versus the pass and 31st in points allowed.

In Fangio’s first season, they improved to 14th, 22nd, fourth and 20th, respectively, and this year they’ve made another leap to seventh in total defense, 18th versus the run, sixth against the pass and 16th in points allowed.

Rather than make that point in defense of his coordinator, Fox chose to pose it as across-the-board improvement of his team.

“I think, right now, if you flash back two years ago, this defense was 32nd in the league, right now it is seventh,” he said.

I don’t know whether there is an issue between Fox and Fangio. What I do know is the Bears cannot afford to lose Fangio, and given a chance to kill the possibility, Fox chose not to.

• Hub Arkush is executive editor of Pro Football Weekly. Write to him at harkush@profootballweekly.com and follow him on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

CHIEFS 21, RAIDERS 13

Back at practice, McPhee eyes fast track K.C. captures

By PATRICK FINLEY

pfinley@suntimes.com Pernell McPhee returned to practice Thursday, but the knee injury that kept him out a day earlier might not appreciate Ford Field’s artificial turf Sunday.

Not that a snowy Soldier Field was much better.

“Of course it’s going to be a fast track,” the outside linebacker said. “It’s going to be a fast-track game. Everybody’s going to be getting off the ball. …

Pernell “We ain’t got to worMcPhee ry about the snow and worry about getting off the ball, slipping and sliding everywhere.”

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is more mobile in the pocket than he was in Week 4.

“He’s liable to pull down the ball more than he did in the past,” McPhee said. “So we just gotta keep an eye on that and have a good plan, try to contain him.”

Asked whether he can chase him down, McPhee, who didn’t record a tackle last week, laughed.

“I don’t know,” he said. “We’ll see.”

Working on drops: After Josh Bel-

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Bears receiver Josh Bellamy drops a pass in front of 49ers cornerback Tramaine Brock in the second half Sunday at Soldier Field.

Bears coaches are working with Bellamy to catch the ball without jumping this week. lamy dropped potential touchdowns in back-to-back weeks, the Bears are working with the receiver to try to keep his feet on the ground – rather than jump – when the ball arrives.

“It’s something that we work on fun-

damentally that we’re trying to coach and trying to do a good job,” offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains said.

“Josh, obviously, made a couple of those jumping catches. … There are definitely some fundamental things we’re trying to work through with him.”

Bellamy, a special teams standout, had a career-high 93 receiving yards Sunday but dropped what appeared to be a 61-yard catch and run for a touchdown. The week before, he dropped the game-winning touchdown.

“I want to make every play,” Bellamy said this week. “I just went back and refocused. We caught more balls this week and we focused in and we locked in and we got the job done.”

This and that: Outside linebacker Willie Young missed practice Thursday, one day after being limited with a knee injury. Receiver Eddie Royal (toe) and tackle Mike Adams (back) sat out, too. ... Receiver Marquess Wilson, who missed practice with a groin injury Wednesday, returned but was limited, joining Bellamy (shoulder) and linebacker Jonathan Anderson (hamstring). ... Cornerback Tracy Porter (knee) practiced in full after missing Wednesday, while safety Adrian Amos (foot) and cornerback Deiondre’ Hall (ankle) were upgraded to full participants after being limited.

control of AFC West with win The ASSOCIATED PRESS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tyreek Hill didn’t know what to do when he started hearing thousands of people in Arrowhead Stadium chanting his name, even as he stood all alone on the frozen turf waiting for the punt.

“Just give them what they want, I guess,” Hill thought to himself.

So he did, the rookie speedster taking the punt back 78-yards for a game-changing touchdown. It came shortly after he had hauled in a 36yard touchdown grab, spurring Kansas City to a 21-13 victory over the Oakland Raiders on a frosty Thursday night and into control of the AFC West.

“It gave me chills on the sideline,” said Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, who had 261 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception.

The Chiefs (10-3) and Raiders (10-3), longtime and bitter rivals, are now tied atop the division, but Kansas City has the tiebreaker by virtue of two head-to-head wins this season.

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Jok scores 23, Iowa upsets No. 25 Iowa State

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa State (6-3) spent the past 61 weeks in the Top 25. After getting crushed by Iowa, the Cyclones’ run as a ranked team likely is finished.

Peter Jok scored 23 points, and the Hawkeyes upset 25th-ranked Iowa State, 78-64, Thursday night, snapping a threegame losing skid against its instate rival.

Isaiah Moss had 14 points to help the Hawkeyes (5-5), who start three freshmen, beat a Power Five opponent for this first time this season.

Jackson, Watson divvy up wins at College Football Awards ATLANTA – Lamar Jackson picked up

another trophy for his marvelous season.

The Louisville quarterback got a glimpse of the one he really wants.

On a red-carpet night in Atlanta, Jackson captured the Maxwell Award as the nation’s top college player Thursday night and signaled himself as the clear favorite for the Heisman Trophy.

Jackson already won the Walter Camp Award, also given to the best player.

In an interesting twist, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson claimed the Davey O’Brien award as the nation’s top quarterback for the second year in a row – beating out Jackson.

Now it’s on to New York, where they’re both finalists for college football’s most prestigious individual award.

– Wire reports

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WEEK 14 Thursday’s Result Kansas City 21, Oakland 13 Sunday’s Games Bears at Detroit, noon Denver at Tennessee, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon Minnesota at Jacksonville, noon Arizona at Miami, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Washington at Philadelphia, noon Pittsburgh at Buffalo, noon San Diego at Carolina, noon N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

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Saturday, Dec. 17 Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

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San Francisco at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

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Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 28 17 8 3 37 St. Louis 27 15 8 4 34 Minnesota 25 13 8 4 30 Winnipeg 30 13 14 3 29 Nashville 26 12 10 4 28 Dallas 28 11 11 6 28 Colorado 25 10 14 1 21 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Edmonton 29 14 11 4 32 Calgary 30 15 13 2 32 San Jose 26 15 10 1 31 Anaheim 27 13 9 5 31 Los Angeles 26 13 11 2 28 Vancouver 27 12 13 2 26 Arizona 26 8 13 5 21

GF GA 78 68 74 75 69 53 78 87 77 74 72 89 56 75 GF GA 88 80 75 84 62 55 73 72 67 69 65 79 58 82

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Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 27 18 6 3 39 81 61 Ottawa 27 16 9 2 34 68 69 Boston 28 15 11 2 32 68 66 Tampa Bay 28 14 12 2 30 78 77 Detroit 27 13 11 3 29 69 72 Florida 28 12 12 4 28 66 75 Buffalo 26 10 10 6 26 55 68 Toronto 25 10 10 5 25 74 80 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 27 17 7 3 37 93 81 N.Y. Rangers 28 18 9 1 37 99 70 Philadelphia 29 16 10 3 35 96 92 Columbus 24 15 5 4 34 77 53 Washington 25 15 7 3 33 65 58 New Jersey 26 12 8 6 30 68 73 Carolina 27 11 10 6 28 66 72 N.Y. Islanders 26 11 10 5 27 69 75 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Results N.Y. Islanders 3, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 6, Edmonton 5 Colorado 4, Boston 2 Montreal 5, New Jersey 2 Vancouver 5, Tampa Bay 1 Pittsburgh 5, Florida 1 N.Y. Rangers 2, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 5, Nashville 2 Calgary 2, Arizona 1 (OT) Carolina 3, Los Angeles 1 Friday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Dallas at Philadelphia, noon Ottawa at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Florida, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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

SCHEDULE

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 15 5 .750 Milwaukee 11 9 .550 Bulls 12 10 .545 Detroit 12 12 .500 Indiana 11 11 .500 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 15 7 .682 Boston 13 9 .591 New York 12 10 .545 Brooklyn 6 15 .286 Philadelphia 5 18 .217 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 13 9 .591 Atlanta 11 12 .478 Orlando 10 13 .435 Washington 8 13 .381 Miami 7 15 .318

NCAA BASKETBALL GB — 4 4 5 5 GB — 2 3 8½ 10½ GB — 2½ 3½ 4½ 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 18 5 .783 Houston 15 7 .682 Memphis 16 8 .667 New Orleans 7 16 .304 Dallas 4 17 .190 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 14 8 .636 Utah 14 10 .583 Portland 12 12 .500 Denver 8 15 .348 Minnesota 6 16 .273 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 20 3 .870 L.A. Clippers 16 7 .696 L.A. Lakers 10 14 .417 Sacramento 8 13 .381 Phoenix 6 16 .273

FRIDAY Boys basketball: Marian Central at Joliet Catholic Academy, Woodstock North at Harvest Christian Academy 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Richmond-Burton at Woodstock North, Woodstock at Johnsburg, Burlington Central at Marengo, Huntley at Hampshire, Dundee-Crown at McHenry, Crystal Lake Central at Crystal Lake South, Jacobs at Cary-Grove, 7 p.m.

Boys swimming: Cary-Grove co-op at Woodstock co-op, 4:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Dundee-Crown at Woodstock, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Hampshire at Harvard Triangular, 5:30 p.m., Prairie Ridge at Dundee-Crown, Crystal Lake South at Jacobs, McHenry at Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Grove at Huntley, 6:30 p.m.

Girls gymnastics: Prairie Ridge at DeKalb Invitational, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY Boys basketball: Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South at Dundee-Crown, Hampshire at Jacobs, McHenry at Prairie Ridge, 3:30 p.m., Paw Paw at Harvard, 5 p.m.

Boys swimming: Cary-Grove co-op, Jacobs co-op at Rolling Meadows Invite, Huntley at Hoffman Estates, 10 a.m., McHenry at West Chicago Relays, 11 a.m.

Boys bowling: Huntley at Glenbrook North Invite, 9 a.m., Marengo, McHenry, Johnsburg at Rockford Guilford Invite, 1:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Jacobs at Streamwood Invite, 9 a.m.

Wrestling: Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton at Vernon Hills Quad, Harvard at Grant Quad, Prairie Ridge, McHenry at Dick Mudge/Prospect Invite, Crystal Lake Central at Downers Grove South Invite, Cary-Grove at Sycamore Quad, 9 a.m., Woodstock at Sterling Invite, 9:30 a.m., Huntley at Huntley Quad, Marian Central at Dundee-Crown Quad, 10 a.m.

GB — 2½ 2½ 11 13 GB — 1 3 6½ 8 GB — 4 10½ 11 13½

Thursday’s Games Bulls 95, San Antonio 91 Toronto 124, Minnesota 110 Washington 92, Denver 85 Memphis 88, Portland 86 Philadelphia 99, New Orleans 88 Golden State 106, Utah 99 Friday’s Games Orlando at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Miami at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games Miami at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Denver at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m.

Portland at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Thursday’s Results UT Arlington 65, No. 12 Saint Mary’s 51 Iowa 78, No. 25 Iowa St. 64 Friday’s Game No. 10 Creighton vs. Longwood, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 23 Notre Dame at the Prudential Center, Newark, N.J., 11 a.m.

No. 2 UCLA vs. Michigan, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. Nebraska, 2:15 p.m.

No. 5 Duke vs. UNLV at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 4:15 p.m.

No. 8 Gonzaga vs. Akron, 7 p.m.

No. 9 Indiana vs. Houston Baptist, 3 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville vs. Texas Southern, 1 p.m.

No. 13 Xavier vs. Utah, 4:30 p.m.

No. 15 West Virginia vs. VMI, 1 p.m.

No. 16 Butler vs. No. 22 Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin at Marquette, 1 p.m.

No. 18 Purdue vs. Cleveland St., 11 a.m.

No. 20 Arizona at Missouri, 11 a.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 6 Kentucky vs. Hofstra at the Barclays Center, 2 p.m.

No. 7 North Carolina vs. Tennessee, 4 p.m.

No. 12 Saint Mary’s vs. UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

No. 21 Florida at Florida St., 3 p.m.

No. 24 Oregon vs. Alabama, 5 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

(Through Dec. 19) SATURDAY, DEC. 17 Celebration Bowl At Atlanta NC Central (9-2) vs. Grambling St. (111), 11 a.m. (ABC) New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque UTSA (6-6) vs. New Mexico (8-4), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl San Diego St. (10-3) vs. Houston (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Toledo (9-3) vs. Appalachian St. (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. UCF (6-6) vs. Arkansas St. (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl Southern Mississippi (6-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) MONDAY, DEC. 19 Miami Beach Bowl Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Pro hockey 7:30 p.m.: N.Y. Rangers at Blackhawks, CSN, NHLN Pro basketball 7 p.m.: Houston at Oklahoma City, ESPN 9:30 p.m.: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, ESPN College football 6 p.m.: NCAA, FCS quarterfinal, Sam Houston St. at James Madison, ESPN2 Men’s basketball 6:30 p.m.: Longwood at Creighton, FS1 8 p.m.: Georgia Southern at Minnesota, BTN Golf 1 p.m.: PGA Tour, Franklin Templeton Shootout, second round, TGC 4 p.m.: PGA Tour, PNC Father/Son Challenge, Pro-Am, TGC

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The bender officially is over.

Actually, Cubs president Theo Epstein said it ended almost a week ago, after a short extension a month after it began with the Cubs’ emotional, 17-game postseason thrill ride to their historic championship.

“Pulled that one off pretty good,” Epstein said with a laugh of his well-documented, self-proclaimed bender.

Now for his next trick: keeping the parties coming at Wrigley Field beyond 2017.

The Cubs’ intense focus on pitching this offseason is a glimpse not only into the more urgent needs of a team that has realistic aspirations of a repeat title but also into the thinking about what might come next.

In fact, Wednesday’s trade for AllStar closer Wade Davis underscored the reality that one of the biggest reasons the Cubs were able to turn a competitive corner so quickly and dramatically the past two seasons is the same reason that could be so much more challenging to sustain a year from now.

“Look, we knew this day was coming,” Epstein said after the Cubs traded one of this front office’s original “core” prospects, young slugger Jorge Soler, to get Davis. “One of the reasons we’ve invested heavily in position players in the draft and international markets and trades we’ve made is because they’re good bets to return value.”

Anthony Rizzo was acquired in a trade as a minor leaguer five years ago.

Addison Russell – same thing 2½ years ago. Kris Bryant was drafted No. 2 overall by this front office, Kyle Schwarber No. 4 overall, Albert Almora Jr. No. 6 overall.

Only one is older than 24 (Rizzo is 26), and that young core already has a combined six All-Star appearances, an MVP award, 18 postseason home runs and more postseason victories in two years (15) than the Cubs had in the previous 87 years combined (14).

The impact has been as collectively powerful as it was sudden. And because the pitching production in the farm system hasn’t come close to keeping up, the front office has spent and maneuvered to support the core with competitive arms.

And if the end of his bender wasn’t sobering enough, Epstein needs only to glance at the short list of championship-caliber pitchers he has under club control past 2017.

Reports: Cubs agree to 1-year, $4.5 million deal with Uehara

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Cubs efforts to stockpile bullpen depth continued with reports Thursday they’ve reached an agreement with Red Sox free-agent right-hander Koji Uehara on a one-year, $4.5 million deal.

Uehara, 41, was the Red Sox’s closer from 2012 to 2014, winning a World Series with Boston in 2013.

He has a 2.53 ERA and one All-Star appearance in eight big-league seasons. He is attractive to the Cubs in large part because of his effectiveness against left-handers (.183 career batting against and .555 OPS vs. .208 and .603).

The Cubs last week signed free-agent left-hander Brian Duensing to a one-year, $2 million deal. And this week at the annual winter meetings they traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Royals for closer Wade Davis.

They also acquired Double-A left-hander Caleb Smith from the Brewers for cash after the Brewers selected Smith in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft.

– Gordon Wittenmyer

“We’ve identified a core of guys we really believe in, who have gotten here and helped us win a championship already,” Epstein said. “And those are going to be guys who are really hard to move. And we feel like some of our prospects have a chance to join that core, but other ones we’re going to end up trading.

“That was part of the plan all along.”

Already, top prospect Gleyber Torres was traded in July for closer Aroldis Chapman, without whom the Cubs likely wouldn’t have won the World Series.

Then once-heralded Cuban free agent Soler was sent to the Royals.

Next? Consider that Davis, 2015 Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta and threetime World Series-winner John Lackey all are free agents after the 2017 season, at which time All-Star lefty Jon Lester hits the back side of his six-year deal.

Is 2015 first-round hitter Ian Happ on deck for the next trade for pitching? Rising-star outfield prospect Eloy Jimenez?

And if not, how much will it cost in freeagent contracts a year from now? The year after?

Suddenly, it becomes clearer why the Cubs seem to be spending with such care this time around.

“You can’t necessarily develop all your position players and all your pitching both homegrown,” Epstein said.

“And the plan all along was to take some of the position players and turn it into pitching.”

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