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IHSA does right thing with pitch count The Illinois High School Association finally did the right thing for teenage pitchers across the state by instituting a maximum pitch count for high school baseball games.

IHSA’s board on Monday approved a policy capping the number of pitches a single player can throw in a game at 105.

It’s a policy that the Northwest Herald has been advocating for a while, at least since learning that a Genoa-Kingston coach allowed a player to throw 167 pitches in one game.

There’s significant data available that show a pitcher risks injury if he throws too much, particularly over a period of time.

“This was a collaborative effort that goes a long way toward making high school baseball in Illinois safer,” IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee member Dr. Preston Wolin said in a statement on IHSA’s website.

The Sports Medicine Advisory Committee worked with the Baseball Advisory Committee to develop the policy, which also includes guidelines on how many days rest a player

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must have before pitching again depending on the number of pitches thrown. For example, a pitcher who throws 76 to 105 pitches must rest at least a full four days, and on the fifth day is eligible to throw only 90 pitches.

Most high school baseball coaches have been responsible and instituted their own pitching limitations to protect their players. It’s those few who have been irresponsible who make the rule necessary.

I’m happy to see the IHSA adopt a policy that’s in the best interest of its student-athletes.

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TERMINALLY ILL 5-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES IN SANTA’S ARMS

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A 44-year-old Woodstock man was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash Sunday night near Woodstock, McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Aimee Knop said. The crash happened on Kishwaukee Valley Road, west of Dimmel Road. See story on page A7

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The McHenry County Board’s Committee on Committees recommended assignments to the seven proposed standing committees.

These standing committees were whittled down last week by a separate working group convened by new County Board Chairman Jack Franks, D-Marengo. The Committee on Committees approved Franks’ recommendations to lead the standing committees in a series of 7-0 votes Monday. See story on page A6

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Santa Claus said a terminally ill 5-year-old boy died in his arms after he gave the child a present in the hospital.

The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported Eric Schmitt-Matzen, who does about 80 events a year as Santa, was asked a few weeks ago to visit the dying boy.

Schmitt-Matzen said he gave the child a toy. He said the boy gave him a big hug, asked “Santa, can you help me?” and died in his arms.

Schmitt-Matzen said it took him days to recover, but he’s continuing to play Santa.

The News-Sentinel report didn’t include details on the boy or the hospital.

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$200,000 The amount The Salvation Army of McHenry County hopes to raise with this season’s Red Kettle Campaign.

See story on page A3.

ON THE COVER Dressed as Santa Claus, bell ringer PJ Studley of Lake in the Hills collects donations Friday for The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign outside the Walgreens in Crystal Lake. Find out why some McHenry County residents ring for The Salvation Army. See story on page A3.

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Calling themselves the Silver Bells, Carin Trotter (left), Judy Michols and Christine Melone, all of Cary, collect donations Thursday for The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign outside Jewel-Osco in Cary. This is their second year in a row volunteering.

McHenry County residents explain why they ring for The Salvation Army

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – When walking up to a store in December, it’s hard to miss the sound of a ringing bell and someone standing near a red kettle asking for donations. Especially when P.J. Studley rings the bell.

“I wear a Santa suit, play Christmas music, turn it up, sing and dance,” Studley said. “I show others I’m having a great time to encourage people to give back and help others in need.”

The 39-year-old Lake in the Hills resident stood Friday in front of the

Crystal Lake Walgreens on Route 14 to donate his time to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

“I’m actually exhausted when I’m done because I jump around so much,” Studley said. “It’s like a rock concert and you’re trying to captivate an audience.”

Studley has been ringing the bell for 22 years and plans to keep doing so in the future.

“It’s the best thing in the world,” Studley said. “It makes you feel so good, puts a smile on your face and puts a smile on others’ faces as well.”

Relatively new to ringing the bell is a Cary-based group of friends called the Silver Bells, who helped ring the bell Thursday night in front of the Jewel-Osco in Cary.

This is their second year in a row volunteering.

“We do it because we love what The Salvation Army does for other people, and we want to help those in need,” Silver Bells member Judy Michols said.

Michols also has her own personal reason for giving back to others.

“A little over a year ago, I lost my 18-year-old son,” Michols said. “And this is kind of a way of helping us get

through grief, because you can get through grief with kindness.”

“If I can bring joy to others, it helps me with the grief just seeing others smile and knowing I’m helping out other people,” Michols said.

Crystal Lake resident Becki Enck said she has helped ring the bell the past four years with her husband and two children.

“Our son [Cam] has special needs and has a lot of medical issues, as well, so sometimes when we’d go to the stores, he’d see firefighters who have

See BELL RINGERS, page A8

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CARY – The office of Paul A. Palliser, D.D.S., 700 W. Main St., is serving as an Angel Tree site for The Salvation Army.

Donations of toys, clothing, books and gift cards for children in need will be accepted through Sunday. New and unwrapped items for infants through 16-year-olds are sought. Toy weapons will not be accepted.

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Huntley High School sophomore Connor Hewitt helps Huntley Community School District 158 employee Gewen Fehrman with her gift donations Monday. Gifts will be loaded into a truck and delivered to the Community Alternatives shelter in Chicago.

Huntley students wrap thousands of gifts for their adopted families

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HUNTLEY – Sarah Glass spent her Monday afternoon wrapping Christmas presents, including boxes full of diapers and a giant dollhouse.

However, those gifts weren’t for the Huntley High School junior’s close friends or family. They were for her adopted families.

“Everyone here is really privileged to get to celebrate Christmas like this,” Glass said.

Glass was one of more than 100 Huntley High School students who stayed after school Monday to help wrap gifts for families in need. Led by the school’s National Honor Society, the gift-wrapping event took place in the high school’s cafeteria.

“The students here adopted families who wouldn’t have been able to afford these Christmas gifts otherwise and helped wrap the gifts they bought for them,” Glass said.

The gifts will benefit families who live at the Community Alternatives shelter in Chicago, which helps low-income families who

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Huntley High School juniors Taylor Castro (left) holds a gift Monday as Cassisi Revere attaches a bow at the school. Students purchased and wrapped gifts more than 2,000 gifts throughout the evening. For more photos from the gift-wrapping event, check out a gallery on NWHerald.com.

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County Board group recommends assignments, committee leadership

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County Board working group tentatively plugged its 24 members after last month’s election into a much smaller list of standing committees.

On a series of 7-0 votes Monday, the Committee on Committees recommended assignments to seven proposed standing committees hammered out last week by a separate working group convened by new County Board Chairman Jack Franks, D-Marengo.

Both the membership list and the new committee structure itself will have to be approved by the County Board at its Dec. 20 meeting. The Temporary Rules Committee last Wednesday recommended approval of a Franks plan to consolidate the number of standing committees from 11 to seven.

“I’m really wanting to put the best people on each committee, and each chairman to be a good manager of those best people,” Committee on Committees member James Heisler, R-Crystal Lake, said at the start of Monday’s meeting.

The 12 members elected on Nov. 8, five of them new and one former member who won back her old seat, were sworn in along with Franks on Dec. 5.

The committee first approved Franks’ recommendations for the chairmen of the committees.

Under the plan, Mike Skala, R-Huntley, will keep his chairmanship of the Finance and Audit Committee, and Robert Nowak, R-Lake in the Hills, will keep control of the Liquor and License Committee. But the rest of the leadership roster will be new, courtesy of a mix of fewer committees and former chairmen no longer being on the board after this year’s election.

Larry Smith, R-Harvard, was proposed as chairman of the new Planning, Environmental and Development Com-

“I’m really wanting to put the best people on each committee, and each chairman to be a good manager of those best people.”

James Heisler

R-Crystal Lake, McHenry County Board Committee on Committees member mittee, and Paula Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills, was proposed as chairwoman of the Public Health and Community Services Committee.

Former County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller, R-Crystal Lake, is being tapped as chairman of the Transportation Committee. Michele Aavang, R-Woodstock, is the recommended leader of the Law and Government Committee, while former board Vice Chairwoman Yvonne Barnes, R-Cary, will head the new Internal Support and Facilities Management Committee.

The group on Monday spent about 90 minutes putting members into the proposed slimmed committee structure.

Each committee has seven members, with at least one coming from each of the County Board’s six districts.

Each board member under the proposal will sit on two committees, while one member, Aavang, will sit on three.

The Committee on Committees is convened after every November election to adjust committee memberships based on new board members and changing skill sets. The election of Franks as the first chairman to be selected by voters has changed the process somewhat, starting with his proposal to streamline county government by overhauling the committee structure itself.

The County Board will review and discuss the proposed committee structure and membership list in a Monday morning Committee of the Whole the

What’s next …

The McHenry County Board will meet in a Committee of the Whole at 11 a.m.

Dec. 19 to review proposed changes to its committee structure and committee memberships, followed by a formal vote at its 7 p.m. meeting Dec. 20.

Both meetings will take place at the county Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock. day before the Dec. 20 voting meeting.

Some recommendations could be made Monday for switches, provided that each district still is represented on each committee.

Very little business comes before county government in the last days of the calendar year, but the new committees will be ready for 2017.

Board members on Dec. 20 also will vote on several rule changes proposed by the Temporary Rules Committee, such as a process by which members who will be absent from committee meetings may be substituted to ensure that enough members are present to conduct business. It is not an uncommon occurrence for County Board committees to either lack the minimum of four members needed for a quorum, or to lose that quorum once members have to leave for other commitments.

Another proposal will reduce the County Board to one voting meeting a month instead of two, with each voting meeting preceded by a Committee of the Whole.

Franks said he will push off submitting formal recommendations for board liaisons to outside groups, such as the Conservation District and the Mental Health Board, to January. He said he is still meeting with members to determine who would be the best fit for each seat.

LITH woman charged with making unauthorized purchases from Sun City Community Association NORTHWEST HERALD HUNTLEY – A Lake in the Hills woman has turned herself in after Huntley police said she made more than $20,000 in unauthorized personal purchases and charged them to the Sun City Community Association of Huntley.

Jennifer Lupo, 38, of 10 Litchfield Court, was a former employee of the

Sun City Community Association, according to a news release from Huntley police.

On Dec. 15, 2015, the assoc iatio n notif ied Huntley police of missJennifer ing funds, police said. A Lupo nearly yearlong investigation was conducted, which included multiple interviews,

review of financial records and several subpoenas, police said.

On Nov. 30, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of unauthorized control of property over $10,000, police said. A conviction on the Class 2 felony could result in up to seven years in prison.

Lupo turned herself in Friday, police said. She was taken to the Kane County jail to await a bond hearing, police said.

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WOODSTOCK – One man was taken to the hospital Sunday after a rollover crash near Woodstock, a police official said.

About 9:22 p.m. Sunday, a silver Ford Escort was traveling west on Kishwaukee Valley Road, west of Dimmel Road, when the driver hit the brakes and skidded off the road, McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Aimee Knop said.

The car rolled over two times before landing on its side in a ditch, Knop said.

The driver, a 44-year-old Woodstock man, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, Knop said.

The passenger, a 29-year-old Harvard man, was uninjured, she said.

No citations have been issued, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing, Knop said.

The cause is believed to be weather-related because of the snow Sunday, she said.

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Continued from page A3 come to our house, and he loved ringing the bells,” Enck said.

So Enck said they made it a family tradition for the four of them to spend a couple of hours around the holidays standing next to the kettles.

“It’s a way for our whole family to come together to do volunteering,” Enck said. “What’s nice is anyone can do it.”

The Salvation Army of McHenry County is hoping to raise $200,000 from this year’s campaign, which would all go to people who need help in the county.

“The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign is the hallmark of our organization,” Executive Director Carol Lewis said. “It’s what people identify most with The Salvation Army.”

When people hear the bell, they hear the sound of hope, Lewis said, which leads to people ringing the bell for many different reasons.

“If you think of all the wonderful, generous people putting their money in the kettle, they never meet the person impacted by the money that is put in, but they do it anyhow,” Lewis said.

Volunteers still are needed to ring bells at red kettle sites in McHenry County through Dec. 24.

Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com Those interested can sign up online at www.registertoring.com or by calling Dressed as Santa Claus, bell ringer PJ Studley of Lake in the Hills collects donations Friday for The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign outside the Walgreens in Crystal Lake.

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planning what to bring on your trip, consider the events you will participate in both day and night and write down a possible outfit for each activity. Keep your destination’s weather forecast in mind as well, DeRoo said, and plan accordingly.

She also recommends consulting with your travel agent about the hotel’s inroom amenities. If they include a hair dryer, iron, soap and shampoo you know what you can leave behind.

Lay out the items you plan to take to see if you can pare down even more.

Another perk to minimizing your travel gear? A lighter suitcase can make for easier mobility. So before you reach for your luggage, get out a pen and notepad.

And be sure to ignore the urge to add more items at the last minute.

“Make a packing plan and stick to it,” DeRoo said.

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Sherman, 63, of Poplar Grove, was identified Monday after a forensic dental examination, according to a news release from the McHenry County coroner. The autopsy revealed Sherman died from multiple crush injuries because of the airplane crash.

The home-built plane, owned by Sherman, crashed sometime Friday night or early Saturday in a field off Meyer Road just north of Pleasant Grove Road in Marengo. Marengo first responders arrived at the site about 7:30 a.m. Saturday after a passer-by called 911 reporting the downed plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board examined the wreckage at the

crash site Saturday and removed the aircraft to a nearby hangar for further investigations, NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway said. They were back out Monday investigating.

A preliminary report could be released at the end of this week or early next week, Holloway said. Investigators will look into the pilot’s medical records, maintenance records and the order of events that led up to the crash, he said.

Sherman was a Green Party candidate for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District in the fall and had announced plans to run for the 12th Congressional District in 2018. He was well-known for taking on battles in the Chicago area, where he believed separation of church and state issues existed, and also was a radio host.

Sherman operated a builder assist center, called Rob Sherman Airplanes, at Poplar Grove Airport, according to the business’s website.

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Atheist Rob Sherman addresses the Friends of the Cross board May 25, 2012, in Alto Pass. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has identified Sherman as the man killed in a small plane crash in Marengo.

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December 16th at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, with Pastor Mark Boster officiating. A private burial will be held in Princeton, IA. We invite you to visit an online memorial for Pierce where you can direct your condolences, share your fond memories, and find more complete information regarding services, located at www.defiorejorgensen. com or http://www.defiorejorgensen.com/ obituaries.php?cid=1001.

who met annually.

As an author, Mr. Gitlin published articles for national law journals and Illinois law journals. His name became synonymous Send obituary information to obits@ with divorce upon the publication of his nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438. book, “Gitlin on Divorce, A Guide to Illinois Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for Matrimonial Law,” an authoritative book on the next day’s edition. Obituaries also divorce first published in 1990. Updated evappear online at NWHerald.com/obits, ery year since 1991, it is in its fourth edition, where you may sign the guest book, and the book is frequently cited by Illinois send flowers or make a memorial courts. Gitlin also authored Illinois’ first donation. continuing legal education work on adoption, and a book, “Adoption: An Attorney’s Guide to Helping Adoptive Parents.” He also edited PIERCE ALAN CORDLE Gitlin’s Illinois Annotated Family Practice Born: June 21, 1994; in Peoria, IL Desktop Code every year. Furthermore, he Died: December 8, 2016; in Peoria, IL was a regular columnist for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, was published in the Illinois Pierce Alan Cordle, 22, of Bar Journal, and wrote, edited, and published Huntley, IL, passed away on his own periodical, the “Gitlin on Divorce ReThursday, December 8, 2016 H. JOSEPH GITLIN ports,” a bimonthly publication which offered in Peoria, IL. candid and insightful commentary on the Pierce was born in Peoria, H. Joseph Gitlin wore bow opinions rendered by the Illinois Appellate IL on June 21, 1994, beloved ties, colorful silk pocket Courts and the Illinois Supreme Court. son of Jeffrey J. Cordle and squares and linen handkerGitlin’s civic work included service as Kristi A. (Musal) Cordle. chiefs, which became his member of the Woodstock School Board, In addition to his parents, Pierce is survived trademarks, whether in court councilman and later mayor for the City of by his loving sister, Paige E. Cordle and her or in his law office. Though Woodstock, president of the Mental Health significant other Nick Anderson of Johnston, stoic in his appearance, Mr. Center for McHenry County, and founder IA. He is survived by his grandparents, Alan Gitlin regularly traded jokes of the McHenry County Family Services and Carol Musal of Princeton, IA, Wayne and and humorous stories with Agency. He served on the Board of the Joan Cordle of Manly, IA; and great-grandthose fortunate enough to Mount Hope Methodist Church in Johnsburg mother Jeanette Claussen of Bettendorf, IA. have his confidence and and served as chairman of the board of the Pierce is also survived by aunts, uncles, and friendship. Mr. Gitlin died First United Methodist Church of Woodstock. their families, Brad Musal, Mark (Leanne) December 2, 2016 after living, in his words, He was a delegate to the 1980 Republican Musal, Shelli (Darin) Engelbrecht, Dan Cord- “a full and happy life.” He loved music, art, le, Joe (Carolyn) Cordle, Mark Hendrickson, literature, writing, reading, and had a passion National Convention.

Before his legal practice, Gitlin served in Dave (Brenda) Cordle, Shelly (Mark) Tuttle, for the wit and wisdom of Abraham Lincoln. the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 as Pat (Doreen) Cordle, and Rod Cordle. Along Gitlin practiced law in Woodstock, Illinois a psychiatric social worker during the Korean with his family, Pierce is survived by chersince 1959, where he served as Mayor of War, served as a group worker in a Chicago ished friends, Rick Zehr, Jenny Clyatt, and Woodstock from 1973 to 1977 and contribsettlement house, Association House, and Jessica (Jay) Bulaclac, Logan and Gavin. uted to restoration of the Woodstock Opera as a community worker for the Institute for Pierce was greeted in heaven by his dear House.

Juvenile Research in Chicago, coordinating aunt, Cindy (Cordle) Hendrickson.

He was nationally recognized as one of a study of juvenile gangs in Chicago’s near Pierce attended Marquette University the top 43 divorce lawyers by the National west side. where he graduated magna cum laude Law Journal and was listed in the “Best Mr. Gitlin is survived by his wife, Paulette majoring in biomedical science in May 2016 Lawyers in America.” He was also a Fellow and planned to attend medical school next of the International Academy of Matrimonial Gitlin; son, Gunnar (Joanne) Gitlin; and year. He worked as an emergency departLawyers, a Diplomat of the American College stepchildren, Jessica (Michael) Levins, Frank ment scribe at Unity Point Hospitals in of Family Trial Lawyers, and a member of the (Jen Consalvo) Gruber, and Jack Vrett (Rose Marie). He is also survived by his sister, Vera; Peoria. Pierce was known for his passion for American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. the trumpet, at which he excelled. His love He was a Fellow of the American Academy of brother, Emmanuel (Lydia); grandchildren, for music started as part of the Huntley High Matrimonial Lawyers, which honored him in Alisa, Hannah and Miriam; step grandchildren, Beverly, Charlie, and Isla Breeze; and School Band. He continued into college, 2006 with the Berger Award in recognition great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. where he treasured performing as part of the of his exemplary legal career.

Mr. Gitlin was preceded in death by his first Marquette University Band Program. While He was active in the American Bar Assowife, Val Johnson Gitlin; his daughter, Laura there he was the recipient of the Nicholas ciation, serving as Chair of the Adoption Gitlin-Petlak; his parents, Clara Gitlin and The J. Contorno Award for Outstanding MusiCommittee, Founder and Chair of the Reverend M. H. Gitlin; his sister, Fania; and cianship and the Student Commitment to Surrogacy Committee and Founder and Chair Excellence Award. of the Genetics and Human Reproduction Pierce loved purple, Mountain Dew, playing Committee. He served as Chair of the Family Xbox, and was a superfan of the Minnesota Law Section of the Illinois State Bar AssociaVikings. His tremendous quick wit brought tion in 1970 and more recently Founded and laughter to all. He truly brightened the lives Chaired the Genetics and Human Reproducof those around him, and he will be dearly tion Task Force. He was named a Laureate of missed by all who knew him. the Illinois State Bar Association, a designaVisitation will be held from 4:00pm to tion given to lawyers “who have established 8:00pm on Thursday, December 15th at and maintained the highest principles of the DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home. A Memoprofession.”He was also a member of “The rial service will be held at 11:00am, Friday, Dirty 30,” a distinguished group of lawyers

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Services will be held on December 14, 2016 at 11:00 am at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 503 West Jackson Street, Woodstock, Illinois. A Reception will follow at Bull Valley Golf Club, 1311 Club Road, Woodstock.

Memorials in his name may be made to the Woodstock Fine Arts Association, PO Box 225, Woodstock, Illinois 60098.

DOUGLASS A. HARTSELL

Born: October 12, 1942 Died: December 9, 2016

Douglass A. Hartsell, age 74, of McHenry, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at Alden Terrace of McHenry.

He was born October 12, 1942 in Chicago, to Ralph and Mary (Napier) Hartsell.

Douglass proudly served in the Marine Corps, and was a member of the Marine Corps League #1009. For 36 years, he was a valued employee of RAM in Melrose Park, manufacturing golf clubs, and he retired in 2008. He was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Church.

Douglass loved hiking in Colorado with wife Susan. He also enjoyed teasing and goofing around with his nieces and nephews.

Douglass is survived by his daughter, Rebecca Hartsell-Dzierlinga; two grandsons, Zachary, Gavin; two brothers, George (Joni) Hartsell, Robert (Joan) Hartsell; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Douglass was preceded in death by his wife, Susan in 2004; and his four siblings, Ralph Hartsell, Patricia Sorenson, Janet Carolle, and Bruce Hartsell.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. The funeral service will be at 4 p.m. at the funeral home.

For those wishing to send an expression of sympathy, memorial to the family would be greatly appreciated.

The cremation rite was accorded privately.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for his family.

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RICHARD A. ITTER SR. Richard A. Itter Sr., age 63, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, surrounded by his loving family.

Arrangements are pending with Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com.

JEAN BERNICE PEGNOTTGA

Born: January 24, 1950; in Elmhurst, IL Died: December 7, 2016; in McHenry, IL Jean Bernice Pegnottga, age 66, of Johnsburg, died suddenly Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

She was born January 24, 1950 in Elmhurst, IL to Gerald and Jeanette (Tallaga) Tersip. Since 1979, Jean has been a resident of Johnsburg.

She was a valued employee of Baxter for 41 years, retired in 2014, and was a member of the Baxter Alumni. Jean was a selfless person, always volunteering for any great cause.

She enjoyed taking several cruises with her family and friends. Jean was a loving mother, doting grandmother, caring sister, who will be missed by many.

Jean is survived by her son, Daniel (Amy) Pegnottga; grandson, Nicholas; and her brother, Gerald (Joyce) Tersip.

In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her sons, David and Vincent.

Friends and neighbors may gather from 11:00 a.m until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The cremation rite was accorded privately.

In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorials to The Johnsburg Boys Baseball League, P.O.Box 244, Ringwood, IL 60072.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an online condolence message for Jean’s family.

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need a place to stay. Along with toys for the children, students wrapped necessary items for parents, such as baby strollers and carriers.

“Helping families who aren’t as lucky is a very cool thing to get to do during the holidays,” Glass said.

In its third year, Huntley senior Alyssa DeBock, who also helped wrap gifts Monday, said she’s seen more students wanting to become involved with the event every year.

“We don’t necessary think about how others don’t have these same kind of

things and opportunities,” DeBock said.

“So doing this is very eye-opening and allows us to be generous to people who we may not have considered before.”

Science teacher Melanie Lyons, who sponsors the National Honors Society, said the school adopted 36 families in its first year. This year, the students adopted 64 families – or 237 people.

“I think it’s real important that students understand there are people who aren’t as fortunate as we are and realize that they can be helpful and make a difference,” Lyons said.

Since each family is expected to receive five to 10 gifts, students wrapped more than 2,000 gifts throughout the evening.

holiday open house, contest and show. Quilters invited to show their holiday-themed bed, wall and heirloom quilts at this inaugural event. Awards given in six categories.

The quilts will be on display from 1 to 4 ONGOING p.m. Tuesday through Friday (closed Dec. MUSEUM HOLIDAY DISPLAY, through De- 23 & 26). Museum admission is $5, $3 for cember, McHenry County Historical Society seniors. Members are free. For information Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Along with or an entry form, visit www.gothistory.org. the monthlong Christmas-themed quilt conWOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE ANNUAL test and show, visitors can see a display of CHRISTMAS TREE EXHIBIT, through Dec. old sleds from Christmas memorabilia col31, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren lector Dave Harms. The museum stage and St., Woodstock. The community is invited exhibit halls are decked out with Santas, to come enjoy the beauty of the holiday bells, holiday china and more. Hours: 1 to 4 season with more than 30 Christmas trees p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission: $5 decorated by local community groups and adults, $3 seniors and students, $12 family, volunteer organizations. On display during free for members. Information: 815-923business hours and scheduled events. Free.

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Information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodCLAYWORKERS GUILD OF ILLINOIS stockoperahouse.com.

HOLIDAY POTTERY SALE, through Jan. 7, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson DEC. 14 St., Woodstock. Featuring the work of 15 KIDS’ CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: HERZOG’S members of the guild. Extended hours: 11 MARIONETTES, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, McHenry. Frosty’s Winter Wonderland holi10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Ladies’ Night 5 day program for ages 3 and older featuring to 10 p.m. Dec. 1. Free. Information: www.

Dave Herzog’s Marionettes. Santa will drop clayworkersguild.com. by. Bring a camera. Free. Information: 815HOLIDAY TRAIN DISPLAY, through 385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

Dec. 28, Prairie Lodge, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. Annual model train display DEC. 15 presented by the Kishwaukee Valley & JINGLE BELL ROCK ’N’ READ, PREEakin Creek Sun City Model Railroad Club.

SCHOOLERS WITH ADULT, 10 to 11 a.m.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dec. 15 and 16, Crystal Lake Public Library, Free. Information: 847-669-2392 or www.

126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Sing sccah.com. songs, listen to stories and enjoy treats.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE & WREATH CLPL cardholders only. Free. Register at SALE, Algonquin State Bank, 2400 N. www.clpl.org or call 815-459-1687.

Huntington Drive, Algonquin. The AlgonPHOTOS WITH SANTA & A MOVIE, 4 to quin Lions Club will sell Fraser fir trees and 7 p.m. Dec. 15, McHenry County College, wreaths from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Bring the through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satfamily to see Santa Claus and several urday and Sunday. Information: 847-877showings of “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland.”

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Event includes family photos with Santa, SANTA HOUSE VISITS, through Dec. 23, holiday crafts, balloon art, music, pizza and Brink Street Market, 30-40 Brink St., Crystal hot chocolate bar. Free. Information: 815Lake. Children and their families invited to 455-8550. visit with Santa. Bring a camera. Schedule: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.

REGIONAL to 3 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m. SunONGOING days. Hosted by Downtown Crystal Lake.

GENEVA LAKE ARTS FOUNDATION HOLFree. Information: 815-479-0835 or www.

IDAY SHOW, through Jan. 8, 2017, Gallery downtowncl.org.

223, 223 Broad St., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

HAPPY HOLIDAY RAILWAY, through Dec. Presented by members of the foundation.

18, Illinois Railway Museum, 7000 Olson The show will include holiday-themed art of Road, Union. The railway hosts 40-minute various media including paintings, jewelry, train rides with Santa through the winter pottery and other 3-D work for purchase. countryside. Includes treats and gifts for Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through children, holiday lights display, hot chocSunday. Information: 262-249-7988 or olate and more. Schedule: Dec. 17 and 18. www.genevalakeartsfoundation.org.

Saturday trips are hourly from 2 to 7 p.m.; DEC. 13 Sunday trips are hourly from 1 to 6 p.m.

SONSHINE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL Rides at other times may be opened up at a CHRISTMAS CONCERTS, 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. later date based on demand. Plan to arrive 13, St. Peter Lutheran Church, 18N377 30 minutes before scheduled trip. Tickets: Galligan Road, Gilberts. The 3-year-old class $18 a person. Tickets and information: will be featured. Refreshments follow each www.irm.org or 815-923-4000. concert. All are welcome. Free. Information: “ROCK AROUND THE QUILTED TREE,” through Dec. 29, McHenry County Historical 847-551-9935 or www.sonshinechristianprek.org.

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FRIENDS OF HACKMATACK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE GATHERING WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13 WHERE: Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Harts Road and Route 31, Ringwood COST & INFO: The event will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. National Park Service. Featured speaker is 15-year-old Aida Frey, who is America’s most decorated U.S. National Park Service junior ranger. Frey, a sophomore at Jacobs High School, has visited more than 250 National Park Service sites and has written a book about her adventures, “America, Can I Have Your Autograph?

The Story of Junior Ranger Aida Frey.” Information: www. hackmatacknwr.org.

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WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 WHERE: Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St., Harvard COST & INFO: Featuring “Suicide Squad,” rated PG-13.

A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force to save the world from the apocalypse. Starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Free. Information: 815-943-4671 or www. harvard-diggins.org.

GIFT GIVERS – An annual project of the Women’s Fellowship at the Congregational Church of Algonquin is to prepare Christmas bags filled with goodies and useful items for home-bound members. The bags were delivered by carolers from the church Dec. 11. Pictured (from left) are Verna Loacker, Kim Szrama, Kay Boyer, Paula Evans, Barb Hess and Martha Wallace.

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• 5 to 7 p.m. – Hilltop community supper, First Congregational Church of Dundee, 900 S. Eighth St., West Dundee. Free dinner for those in need. Information: 847-426-2161 or www. fccdundee.com.

• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. – “Dungeons & Dragons,” McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. Ages 11 and older invited to make a character and join an experienced Dungeon Master in a fantasy role-playing game. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www. mchenrylibrary.org.

• 6 to 7 p.m. – Classic Christmas Bedtime Stories, Rotary Building, 431 N. Walkup Road, Crystal Lake. Children should wear pajamas and bring a blanket and stuffed animal for traditional

Christmas songs and stories with Mrs. Claus.

Cost: $15 residents, $20 nonresidents. Information: www.crystallakeparks.org.

• 6 to 8:30 p.m. – Financial Aid Night, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Topics will include grants, work-study programs, student loans, scholarships, financial literacy and FAFSA. Registration required. Information: www. mchenry.edu/financialaidnight.

• 7 p.m. – Northland Area Art League meeting, Woodstock Opera House Community Room, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Annual Christmas gathering featuring a show-and-tell of members’ work or projects, refreshments and enjoyment of the Christmas trees in the Opera House. Guests welcome. Free. Information: Joe Bjork, 815-337-2027 or northlandareaartleague@ gmail.com.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Lifetree Café, The Pointe, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Gather to hear inspiring stories and engage in conversation on a different topic every week. This week’s topic is “In the Beginning: An Atheist Professor Considers Intelligent Design.” Free. Information: 815-4591441 or www.lifetreecafe.com.

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Volunteer Salvation Army bell-ringers needed The Salvation Army is seeking volunteers to ring bells at sites throughout McHenry County through Dec. 24 as part of its 2016 Red Kettle Campaign.

All contributions will support the services and programs of the local Salvation Army unit, which offers after-school programs, recreational activities, disaster relief, shelter, meals, child care, senior services and more.

To sign up, visit www.registertoring.com or call 815-455-2769.

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YOUNG ARTIST – Creative Arts Inc. student Christian Brewster shows off his in-progress fantasy sculpture. Registration is open for January and February after-school art classes at Creative Arts Inc., a nonprofit art studio in the “Art Cottage” on the grounds of the Dole Mansion, 400 Highland Ave. More than 30 classes for ages 4 to 17 are available, including clay art, oil painting, digital art, sewing and more. Adult evening and daytime classes also are available, including clay, Zentangle, mixed media and digital art. For information, visit www.creativeartsinc.org.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Let your heart lead the way. Face your emotions head-on and be willing to look at the truth and work with what you have available to you. Nothing is perfect, but there are plenty of good things heading your way. Don’t hesitate when you should be pressing forward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Put more emphasis on your personal accomplishments and what you still want to achieve. A physical change will turn out favorably and boost your confidence. Romance is featured.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Expand your knowledge, not your responsibilities. Gather information and weigh the prospects carefully.

Stick to moderate projects that factor in peace of mind. Let someone else take the risk.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Carrying out home improvements, updating your investments and making special plans with children, relatives or loved ones look promising. Favors will be granted and help offered. Personal gains look promising.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t divulge secret information. Make travel plans or arrangements with friends or relatives you want to touch base with before the end of the year. Keep your calendar updated to avoid double bookings.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You need to put more energy into important relationships. The more enthusiasm and willingness to compromise you show, the more you will get in return. Offering

incentives or affectionate gestures is favored.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Think matters through, but don’t stop the flow of something that appears to be moving forward smoothly.

Tying up financial matters will bring back memories, but it also will help you move forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – It’s a good day to book travel plans. Take care of your responsibilities to ensure you have time to spend with friends and family as the year comes to a close.

A personal change will bring good fortune.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You need to take care of pending financial or medical issues you may have let slip. A clean slate before the year’s end will boost your morale.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You must put partnerships first and foremost. It’s in your best inter-

est to set the stage for a secure and prosperous upcoming year. Don’t leave anything to chance or to the last moment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – A work opportunity looks promising, but may interfere with an important personal relationship. Don’t disrupt your home life until you have concrete evidence change is heading your way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Take care of concerns children or elders in your life have voiced. Your help will revive the love you have for each other and bring you satisfaction. Romance is in the stars.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Overspending will be a problem. Check over your investments, bank accounts and overall spending habits, and adjust your strategy to deal with debt or recurring bills.

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STATE

Rauner eliminates clemency backlog

By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner has eliminated a backlog of more than 2,000 clemency requests he inherited from previous governors, in what the Republican said is part of his effort to improve Illinois’ criminal justice system and help some people convicted of crimes go on to lead productive lives.

Some of the applications were filed more than a decade ago. They piled up under now-im- Bruce prisoned former Gov. Rauner Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who acted on about 1,000 of the nearly 4,000 cases filed in about six years, according to Prisoner Review Board reports.

“I think our criminal justice system hasn’t served our residents well, and we’re trying to change it,” Rauner said Monday. “[Clemency] is an extraordinary measure, not something that’s granted lightly. But each request should be respected and treated on a timely basis.”

He said offenders and their families

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News from across the state Ex-Rep. Schock pleads not guilty to funds misuse

SPRINGFIELD – Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock, who just two years ago was the future face of the Republican Party, pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to charges that he misused government and campaign money for personal use.

The 35-year-old Republican from Peoria pronounced his plea and gave short answers to questions by U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough, who set a trial date of Feb. 7.

Appearing calm and dressed in a dark suit with thin stripes, the onetime formidable fundraiser and rising GOP star faces federal corruption charges alleging he used his position to spend lavishly on travel, World Series and Super Bowl tickets and other amenities of an extrav-

deserve an answer “so they can move on and have options in their lives.”

Out of the 2,333 applications Rauner has acted on since becoming governor in 2015, he granted about 80 pardons, or about 3 percent of the requests. He granted three commutations, his office said.

People can seek pardons after they’ve finished serving a sentence. If a pardon is granted, the offender may go to court to have the conviction removed from their criminal record.

With a commutation, a sentence is reduced or terminated while the person is serving it.

Rauner’s predecessor, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, acted on nearly 5,000 cases and granted more than one-third of them. They included a reduced sentence for a woman who killed her husband by dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire while he slept. The woman, Tammy Englerth, said in her clemency petition that her husband abused her “in every way imaginable.”

Rauner acknowledged he granted requests at a far lower rate than Quinn, but noted that in some states, such as Alaska or Arizona, governors have gone years without issuing a single pardon.

Most of the pardons Rauner granted were for nonviolent crimes such as forgery, drugs or theft. He has been criticized for denying other cases, including a request for posthumous clemency for a man who was imprisoned for stabbing an elderly woman.

Rauner rejected it even though a serial killer confessed to the crime more than a decade after Grover Thompson died while serving a 40-year-sentence.

Rauner said that before making a decision, he reviews the Prisoner Review Board’s recommendation and consults with some senior staff and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti.

He said he considers whether a person has had an otherwise clean criminal record and whether the person has given back to the community through the military or other service. He also said the person must have “a need for clemency,” such as to get a job or a professional license.

Among those he pardoned was Elizabeth Helton, who was convicted at age 17 of attempted armed robbery. At the time, Helton said, she had already been in treatment for substance abuse, wasn’t going to school and was “a kid without a real understanding of the consequences.”

The Bloomington resident earned her GED in jail and later earned a master’s degree in social work from Illinois State University. She’s now 33 and a social worker at the same facility where she once was a client. But with the felony on her record, she couldn’t become a licensed clinical social worker. Now she’ll be able to make more money and have more career options, she said.

“It’s life-changing,” Helton said.

“I’ve spent my adult life with the weight of the decisions I made as an adolescent on my shoulders.”

Last month, Rauner pardoned a 79-year-old decorated Vietnam War veteran who pleaded guilty to reckless homicide after the car he was driving crashed more than 50 years ago, killing his best friend. Patrick McNamee said he wanted his record cleared so he could get a concealed-carry firearms permit.

Rauner created a commission on criminal justice and sentencing reform last year with a goal of reducing the prison population by 25 percent by 2025. He’s also signed legislation to help former prisoners get professional licenses and to make it easier for ex-offenders to have their records expunged.

agant lifestyle.

The tickets were later sold for a profit, prosecutors allege.

Prosecutors claim he also pocketed thousands of constituents’ dollars, hosting Washington tours and meetand-greets, charging a fee and keeping some of the cash.

Schock has said he is innocent, referring to the spending in question as “honest mistakes.”

The four top legislative leaders and the governor had been meeting behind closed doors during and after the Legislature’s fall veto session, but Rauner canceled a Thursday meeting after House Democrats indicated they wouldn’t present a budget proposal. Democrats said the governor is constitutionally obligated to present a budget plan.

The department later dropped that test in favor of one used by departments across the U.S. The 12 women passed the new exam and were hired in 2015.

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Illinois budget fight leaves universities in lurch again

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ public universities are being forced once again to plan to operate without state funding after going nearly the entire 2015-16 school year without receiving any support amid the budget standoff between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leaders in the Legislature.

A six-month spending plan that has kept schools afloat runs out Dec. 31, the Herald & Review reported. There’s no indication Rauner and top Democrats are close to reaching a deal on a budget for the rest of the school year.

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City set to pay $3.8M in fire department gender bias case

CHICAGO – The city of Chicago is expected to pay $3.8 million to a group of African-American women who argued in a federal lawsuit that Chicago Fire Department exams were discriminatory.

The City Council Finance Committee was set to approve the payment on Monday.

The money covers three and a half years of back pension contributions for 12 firefighters who were bypassed for hiring in 2012 after they were required to take a controversial physical strength test. At the time, a group of women were challenging the test in court because they said it discriminated against women.

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Great Lakes cleanup to continue under legislation

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.– A wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program will continue an additional five years under newly enacted legislation that funds water projects around the nation.

Congress gave the bill final approval over the weekend. It authorizes spending $300 million on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through 2021, although separate yearly votes will be needed to secure the money.

The program already has pumped $2.2 billion into more than 3,000 projects.

They have cleaned up toxic pollution in harbors and river mouths, battled Asian carp and other invasive species, restored wildlife habitat and supported efforts to prevent harmful algal blooms.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Winter storm causes problems in Northeast

Coalition airstrikes have been critical in the fight against IS in Iraq where Iraqi forces are curCONCORD, N.H. – Snow and rently trying to push the militant freezing rain made for messy commutes and closed hundreds group out of Mosul.

While U.S. officials have of schools Monday as a snowstorm pushed into the Northeast. acknowledged that 173 civilians have died in coalition airstrikes The storm left nearly a foot since the launch of the camof snow on the ground in some paign against IS in the summer spots in the Great Lakes and of 2014, the Airwars group said upper Midwest before dumping the number of civilian casualties up to about a half-foot across is much greater: at least 1,500.

New York and northern New The Airwars project said the England. Boston, New York City discrepancy in the numbers of and Philadelphia were spared.

Speeds were reduced on snow- acknowledged civilian casualties is partially due to how civilian packed roads and there were many school delays and closures deaths are investigated, assessfrom Michigan to Maine. Author- ments carried out by the coalition are “opaque, ad hoc, and signifiities said there were numerous cantly biased towards internal crashes on the Maine Turnpike, military reporting,” the group said. and crashes on local roads in Gorham and New Portland, Maine, resulted in two fatalities. More than 200 arrested in wake of Istanbul bombings Portland, Maine, got about 4 ISTANBUL –Turkish authorities inches of snow, but that wasn’t enough to close down the Portland arrested more than 200 people Monday after suicide bombings Fish Exchange, an auction house near an Istanbul stadium that that was preparing for the arrival of day boat scallops later Monday. killed 44 people. The arrests primarily targeted members of a Kurdish political party that Report criticizes lack of already was a focus of a broader transparency in IS fight BAGHDAD – A report released government crackdown.

Saturday’s attack, which a radMonday by Airwars, a Lonical Kurdish group claimed as an don-based project aimed at tracking the U.S.-led coalition’s act of revenge for state violence against the ethnic minority in airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group, criticized the coali- the southeast, was the deadliest tion’s lack of transparency when to hit Istanbul this year.

– Wire reports assessing civilian casualties.

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Trump critical of CIA’s Russian hacking claim

By ERIC TUCKER

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Donald Trump held firm Monday to his skepticism of the huge intelligence apparatus he’s about to inherit, doubting anew the CIA conclusion that Russia tried to hack its way into tipping the U.S. election his way.

Trump emphasized that he does not accept the conclusion that the Kremlin tried to disrupt the election in his favor, an idea he dismissed as “ridiculous” over the weekend. He also demanded to know why the subject hadn’t been raised before Election Day – which it was, repeatedly.

The focus of reporting by leading news organizations, the issue has been in the headlines since at least June – after hackers broke into computers at the Democratic National Committee, after WikiLeaks began publishing Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman’s hacked emails in October and after the Obama administration publicly blamed Russia’s government, also in October.

“Unless you catch ‘hackers’ in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking,” Trump tweeted Monday. “Why wasn’t this brought up before election?”

Trump himself had raised questions during a presidential debate in September about whose hackers were responsible, after Clinton blamed Russia. “She keeps saying ‘Russia, Russia, Russia,’ and maybe it was. It could be Russia, but it could be China, could also be lots of other people,” Trump said then. “It could be someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.”

Attempting to deflect blame from Russia, Trump has embraced one of the truisms about cybersecurity.

After a hacking, it remains a lingering challenge to identify whose hands were on the keyboard: foreign spies, cy-

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks Friday to supporters during a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. bercriminals, disgruntled insiders or bored teenagers.

Skilled hackers can cover their tracks, use software tools traceable to others and feign their locations across borders or continents.

In the hacks against the Democrats, two U.S. cybersecurity firms found detailed evidence that the intrusions were linked to Russian hackers. The internet domains and registrants traced back to a hacking group, “Fancy Bear,” linked to Russia’s intelligence services. It’s unclear whether there is other, classified evidence uncovered by the administration. The Defense Department is widely known to monitor international internet traffic that might be used in such attacks.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he had “the highest confidence in the intelligence community and especially the Central Intelligence Agency,” signaling that he disagreed with Trump. “Obviously, any foreign breach of our cybersecurity measures is disturbing. And I strongly condemn any such efforts.”

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday that it was the “consensus view” of

the intelligence community that the Russians sought to meddle in the election.

“You didn’t need a security clearance to figure out who benefited from malicious Russian cyber activity,” Earnest said.

Trump’s skepticism might be boxing him in as president.

Openly questioning the U.S. intelligence assessment about what could be a historically important hacking will make it harder for him to persuade the public the next time the government looks to place blame for a cyberattack. Such official accusations effectively require the public to trust the government’s findings since the blamed nation invariably denies involvement and intelligence officials are loath to reveal much about how they reached their conclusion.

Such a high-level accusation “only works if the president has credibility,” said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. “That only works if the country is going to believe and our friends and allies are going to believe and indeed our adversaries are going to believe that the president means what he says.”

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Ethics experts speak on Trump’s empire President-elect inviting trouble if he doesn’t sell businesses, some say

By BERNARD CONDON and JULIE BYKOWICZ The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Donald Trump says he will step away from managing his business empire while he’s in office – but he’s not going to sell it off. If he follows through, he will shatter a presidential precedent on conflicts, and ethics experts say he will open the door to investigations and lawsuits that could hobble his administration.

“My executives will run it with my children,” he said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday. He added that he will not have “anything to do with management” and won’t “do deals” for his business while he’s president.

That’s “a step in the right direction, but he can’t have people doing deals on his behalf,” said Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. “He can’t have ownership.”

Indeed, for decades, presidents have sold their stocks and other personal holdings and put the cash into a blind trust overseen by an investment manager. For example, to stay on the right side of ethics, President Jimmy Carter sold his Georgia peanut farm.

That was one business. In one state.

The Trump Organization presents a far more complex situation. He has ownership stakes in residential towers, hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the U.S., and has struck licensing and property management deals for similar properties around the world. In a

financial disclosure he was required to file during the campaign, he listed stakes in about 500 companies in at least 25 countries.

Only by selling to an uninterested third party can Trump assuage critics who suggest that otherwise he could shape regulatory, tax or foreign policies to enrich himself. A sale would also prevent people from trying to influence policies by helping – or threatening to hurt – his business.

Trump was expected to offer more details at a news conference Thursday, but has postponed that until next month. Few are expecting a clean break from all his ventures.

Newt Gingrich, a vice chairman of Trump’s transition team, said voters knew Trump was a billionaire businessman when they elected him and he shouldn’t have to sell. Instead, Gingrich said he recommended to transition officials that Trump appoint a panel of five ethics “jurists” to vet potential conflicts.

The government agency charged with monitoring ethics is pushing for far more. The Office of Government Ethics tweeted recently about Trump, “We can’t repeat enough how good this total divesture will be.” The office clarified later that it did not know whether that was indeed his plan.

Here are three ways possible conflicts could impact the 45th president:

LEGAL TROUBLE

Trump will generally be exempt from federal rules on conflicts of interest, but there is one document that ethics experts say could trip him up: the U.S. Constitution. In what is often referred to as the “emoluments clause,” the Constitution bans public officials from accepting gifts or payments from

foreign governments and companies controlled by them without the consent of Congress.

Would a foreign official buying a condo in a Trump building put the president in violation? What if a foreign government official greenlighted one of Trump’s projects in his country?

There is disagreement on the issue because the language in the clause is vague and hasn’t been subject to court rulings.

Painter, Bush’s ethics lawyer, thinks the clause is likely to be a big problem for Trump given his far-flung real estate holdings.

“He’s going to have to get all the foreign governments out,” Painter said, or he risks “getting impeached.”

Selling would also help lessen another threat to the presidency: private lawsuits.

Scott Amey, general counsel of the Washington watchdog group Project on Government Oversight, said Trump could be named in all sorts of routine business lawsuits that will eat up his time if he doesn’t disentangle himself from his holdings. “It’s not in the country’s best interest to have the president under constant fire,” he said.

POLITICAL FALLOUT

Congress poses another potential problem.

Republicans control both the House and Senate and have shown little interest in raising sticky issues as the new president takes office. But the Democrats have already called for investigations.

Separately, American Bridge, an outside group that backed Hillary Clinton in the campaign, has amassed 20,000 hours of Trump footage and audio and compiled reams of opposition

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Founder David Brock promises to file lawsuits in the style of Judicial Watch, a conservative nonprofit that successfully sued to obtain Clinton’s emails from her tenure as President Barack Obama’s secretary of state.

INVITING QUESTIONS

Even if Trump does nothing to enrich himself while in office, government ethicists and others say the appearance of conflicts could be damaging.

David Drabkin, an expert in government contracting law, said the reason recent presidents have sold their holdings despite no requirement to do so is to set a standard for other officials.

“If you’re secretary of defense, one of things you have to do is divest yourself of your stock holdings in defense companies. The president isn’t subject to that rule, but he has to lead all these people,” Drabkin said.

Drabkin noted that the president will appoint the head of the government agency that negotiates Trump’s annual lease payments for the use of the taxpayer-owned Washington building that houses his new hotel.

Others have pointed out that Trump will name members of the National Labor Relations Board, which rules on labor disputes, such as one at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas that went against the president-elect recently.

Foreign officials using his business interests to seek a better relationship with the U.S. could add to the air of impropriety.

Soon after the election, Trump’s partner in a residential tower in the Philippines was named a “special envoy” to the U.S.

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• Tuesday, December 13, 2016

WASHINGTON – Republicans are eagerly planning initial votes next month on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, a cherished GOP goal. But many worry that while Congress tries to replace it, the party will face ever-angrier voters, spooked health insurers and the possibility of tumbling off a political cliff.

Republicans have said they first want to vote to unwind as much of the health care law as they can, although it wouldn’t take effect for perhaps three years.

That’s to give them and new President Donald Susan Trump time to write leg- Collins islation constructing a new health care system – a technically and politically daunting task that has frustrated GOP attempts for unity for years.

U n d e r s c o r i n g t h e Paul Ryan GOP’s many decisions ahead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters Monday that the phase-in period “is yet to be determined.” He said Republicans “will John Cornyn work expeditiously to come up with a better proposal than current law.”

Many congressional Republicans worry they’d be vulnerable during the transition period between a repeal vote and actually replacing Obama’s law with a new system. Twenty million people now covered would face uncertainty about their future benefits, while unsettled health insurers might quickly start boosting premiums or stop selling policies in some areas to protect themselves.

In both cases, public wrath could be aimed at the party controlling the White House and Capitol – the GOP. “It’s going to be a difficult challenge to pass a replacement” for Obama’s law and make sure some people don’t lose coverage, said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Health insurers will need time to adjust to a new system and if Congress waits until the last minute to enact a new law, “It’s not going to work,” she said.

A related fear: Congress and Trump enact legislation dismantling Obama’s law but as the clock ticks down to its

expiration, the GOP remains divided over replacing it. The political imperative for Republicans to pass something would be overwhelming but with Congress being Congress, there are no guarantees.

“When you set up a cliff, you can go over it,” said Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa. Many Republicans insist that won’t happen. They view setting an end date on Obama’s law as a way to force congressional action on replacing it without hurting consumers.

“There needs to be a reasonable transition period so people don’t have the rug pulled out from under them,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters last week.

But in one of many questions dividing Republicans, they differ over what a reasonable transition period means.

No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, said there will likely be a three-year gap between Congress’ votes to repeal Obama’s law and when that would actually kick in.

“We’re not going to let anybody fall through the cracks,” Cornyn said.

Other Republicans, particularly in the House, worry that three years is too long to leave voters, insurers and health care providers in suspense. Eager to prevent a drawn-out effort to pass new health care legislation from spinning into a damaging issue for the 2018 campaigns, many want the process to take a year or less.

“I hope it’s not years with no replacement,” said Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, who next year will head the National Republican Congressional Committee, the House GOP’s political organization. “Quality matters more than speed, but speed can’t be ignored. You don’t want the American people to feel too uncomfortable for too long.”

Republicans have yet to decide what their replacement will look like.

Though details are scant, Trump and Ryan have proposed tax breaks to help people pay insurance premiums.

Both want to eliminate Obama’s mandate that most individuals get coverage and most employers cover workers, but that could be replaced with a requirement that people maintain “continuous” coverage or face higher premiums.

Democrats, who enacted Obama’s law in 2010 over solid GOP opposition, have signaled they won’t help Republicans demolish it.

“Bring it on,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., next year’s minority leader, said of GOP repeal efforts. “They have nothing to put in its place.”

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NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

ANOTHER VIEW

Congressional malpractice Republican leaders are beginning to sketch the agenda they will pursue next year, and top on their list is repealing Obamacare, a move they have promised for years. It seems to be dawning on them, however, that reality is more complicated than sloganeering. The GOP’s emerging plan is to vote immediately to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act but not have the repeal take effect for a few years, giving Congress time to deal with the complexities of crafting and passing a replacement.

This “repeal and delay” strategy may appear to be a reasonable way to minimize the negative effects of transitioning off Obamacare. It is not. The plan would represent a reckless act of congressional malpractice, threatening the well-being of millions of Americans. The threat of such a policy disaster down the road would have immediate and negative effects on the health insurance market.

Health-care experts and industry groups are sounding the alarm with increasing urgency. They worry, first, that Congress will schedule much of the law to expire in a few years and then fail to agree on a replacement. There is plenty of evidence that lawmakers would not be able to unite behind an alternative. Republicans already have spent years trying to agree on a preferred plan, without success.

Meanwhile, strategies based on putting a metaphorical gun to Congress’s head generally fail to force action, as the “sequestration” gambit failed to produce bipartisan budget compromise.

The nonpartisan Urban Institute released a study Tuesday explaining that repeal without an eventual replacement would result in such a destructive unraveling of the individual insurance market that the health care system would end up far worse off than before Obamacare, with some 30 million people losing coverage, uninsured rates spiking and strapped state governments facing massive new uncompensated health-care liabilities.

Even the possibility of anything like this outcome would terrify insurers participating in the Obamacare system now, as would uncertainty about the nature of a replacement if Congress managed to pass something. The American Academy of Actuaries sent a letter to congressional leaders Wednesday explaining the uncertainty would cause insurers to “reconsider their participation in the market, and some may choose to exit in the near term.” That would cause “severe market disruption and loss of coverage.” Not in three years – now.

Obamacare opponents should commit to repeal only after passage of a credible replacement plan.

Anything else would prove the trust Americans just placed in Republicans undeserved.

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AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

Keep deal but crack down on Iran As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump said his “No. 1 priority” was to dismantle the “disastrous” nuclear deal with Iran. Tempting as that may be, Trump should resist. Instead, the man who fancies himself the world’s greatest negotiator should use U.S. leverage to hold Iran to the letter of the agreement.

This is the hard work of diplomacy, which takes place mostly out of public view and off Twitter. At least Trump’s job will be made easier by Congress, which just extended the Iran Sanctions Act, allowing the U.S. to punish Iranian entities involved with terrorism, illegal weapons and human-rights violations. Trump can and should also end the de facto policy of looking the other way at Iran’s early infringements of the pact, such as the recent revelation it had exceeded the deal’s cap on how much heavy water it is allowed to stockpile.

Trump should make clear he will have no tolerance for even minor transgressions such as this one. The new administration should go to the five other nations that signed the deal to negotiate an across-the-board response, such as reinstituting sanctions on some Iranian companies. If those other nations demur, the U.S. then can level the sanctions unilaterally.

In the long term, the six nations should try to negotiate changes in both the nuclear pact itself and the related side agreements (all of which the U.S. should make public). Iran may be willing to come to the table. It complains it has seen very little of the estimated $100 billion of its assets that had been frozen in foreign banks. In addition, the hoped-for rush of investment by European energy companies – and the banks that accompany them – has been slow to materialize.

All this gives the parties to the agreement plenty of leverage with Iran. What could they ask for in return? There are a few changes possible to the nuclear deal itself, such as a stricter limit on the number of centrifuges Iran is allowed to use for “civilian” nuclear research and a longer ban on its production of weapons-grade fuel.

More feasible is a renegotiation of the side deal on inspections of suspected nuclear sites.

Outside the context of the nuclear deal, Trump should use U.S. sanctions more forcefully to crack down on Iran’s illegal ballistic missiles. He also should expand on President Barack Obama’s effort to better arm Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies, particularly their anti-missile defenses.

The president-elect can best serve U.S. interests – and the cause of regional stability – by playing a longer game.

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VIEWS Rich Miller with negotiations) were a bit harsh: “Somehow they had it in their heads that we’re going to take over some executive action [by proposing a full budget]. I don’t think that’s going to happen,” Steve Brown told the Chicago Sun-Times.

But the real reason the Democrats haven’t presented a plan after almost two years of demanding Rauner propose one is if they do lay out an actual spending plan, they’d essentially have to reveal the size of the tax hike they’d prefer, which is why Rauner hasn’t done it, either.

It wouldn’t be difficult for the governor to take the Democrats’ spending proposals, subtract out expected state revenues and then label what wasn’t yet funded as “the Democrats’ tax hike plan.” Or, more likely, “the Mike Madigan tax hike plan,” since the Republicans truly relish whacking the unpopular House Speaker.

That may not happen, but the complete lack of trust among Statehouse leaders exacerbated by the governor’s year-round campaign style pretty much makes that expectation a reality.

After all, I already get more than a dozen emails almost every day from the Illinois Republican Party slamming individual House and Senate Democrats for being Madigan’s minions. A “tax hike proposal” from Madigan exponentially could increase those attacks.

Not to mention the governor’s state party sent a video “tracker” to the Statehouse this month to harass a few politically vulnerable House Democrats. The party posted video of one somewhat embarrassing encounter on YouTube. This stuff is, at the least, inanely juvenile and, at most, darkly autocratic. The governor’s party shouldn’t be paying people to follow opposing party legislators around Springfield with a camera.

Period. And it easily could escalate out of control if the other side starts responding in kind.

In the past, the leaders and the governor all figuratively would hold hands and jump off the tax hike cliff together. But, in the past, nobody was blasting out campaign press releases just days after the campaign ended and hounding legislators with video trackers. So, nobody trusts anyone enough to do that now.

And that’s why Senate President John Cullerton went on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” program last week and said, “It’s not a matter of who’s

going first,” but then firmly and repeatedly demanded Rauner had to be the one to go first.

Even so, they actually appear to be making some slow progress behind the scenes.

Despite public comments by Republican leaders that reconstituting the rank and file legislative working groups was a waste of time, a small group planned to meet last Friday with the governor’s people to engage on a workers’ compensation reform plan. Cullerton said earlier in the week he was confident a deal could be struck, particularly if it focused on weeding out fraud and abuse. Speaker Madigan said after last Tuesday’s meeting he was willing to negotiate on that topic.

Another small working group also was scheduled to talk about local government consolidation and state mandate relief. Madigan said he was willing to engage on that topic as well.

Madigan also said last week he was willing to talk about pension reform, which is another major Rauner demand and for which Cullerton already has a proposal.

They just need to find a way to trust each other enough to make it all happen. Don’t bet on it yet.

• Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax and CapitolFax.com.

IT’S YOUR WRITE A remarkable tenure

To the Editor: I read with interest the recent article on outgoing state Rep. Mike Tryon’s final piece of proposed legislation. He wants LINK cardholders to have the ability to use their entitlements to buy fresh produce at farmers markets. While the idea may have merit, encouraging those with public assistance benefits to eat wisely, it doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. Why would someone on public aid want to (or require the ability to) shop at a venue that charges so much more than the local supermarket? If I was worried about putting food on my table and keeping a roof over my head, I’d certainly be looking around for someplace cheaper to buy wholesome food, organically grown or otherwise.

This just shows the meaningless legislation that’s coming out of Springfield of late. We have no budget, can’t

pay our bills, our pension systems are way underfunded, but drivel like this certainly will be passed into law. It reminds me of that one which went into effect last year, allowing bobcat hunting within the state. I’ve seen beaver, fox, coyote, even an otter once

by West Beach in Crystal Lake, but not a one of those cats in all my years in Illinois, alive or lying on a roadway.

Good job, Mike! Enjoy your retirement, and the pension you’ll no doubt receive. You’ve earned it.

Douglas Knight Prairie Grove

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donors, businesses and organizations that participated in the 26th annual Crystal Lake Community Harvest benefiting the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.

Your generous donation of time, talent, food and funds will not only assist but provide hope to families in need.

Community Harvest continues to foster the values of community service while helping those in need.

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The values learned and experienced through events such as Community Harvest will pay untold dividends well into the future. Thanks for always giving.

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• Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Top folks in the governor’s office said they didn’t quite understand last week why the Senate Democrats and House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spokesman were so upset with them about canceling last Thursday’s leaders meeting to discuss ending the long Statehouse impasse and finishing up an incomplete budget.

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s chief of staff reached out to Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) last Wednesday to see whether he’d finished up a budget framework. Harris, whom Madigan refers to as his “chief budget negotiator,” reportedly had made it clear earlier in the process he wanted to get input from House Democratic membership before moving forward with any budget proposal. He hadn’t yet been able to do that, which led to the decision by the governor’s office to cancel last Thursday’s meeting.

Trouble is, the press release announcing that cancellation was sent at almost exactly the same time as top Democratic staff were informed of the news. And that led to internal confusion and more than a little anger.

“I’m seriously floored by this,” said one clearly ticked off top Dem involved with the negotiations. “Every time we start to make progress, they pull the plug.”

Public comments by Madigan’s spokesman (who is not involved

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BUSINESS With Fed hike expected, attention turns to what it says

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – There isn’t much doubt about what the Federal Reserve will do when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday: It’s all but certain to raise its benchmark interest rate – its first increase in a year.

The real anticipation surrounds what Fed officials may or may not say about the pace of future rate hikes against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s election.

Will they signal that they expect to raise rates very gradually in the coming year? Or will they say the risk of high inflation resulting from Trump’s tax and spending plans may require accelerated rate hikes?

On this, economists and investors agree: The Fed will raise its key rate by a modest quarter-point to a range of 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent – a move that will likely lead to slightly higher rates on some consumer and business loans.

The Fed last increased rates last December, when it raised its benchmark rate from a record low set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis.

“Never has the Fed telegraphed a rate hike as thoroughly as this one,” said David Jones, chief economist at DMJ Advisors.

Yet how the Fed will devise its rate policies in light of Trump’s policies isn’t clear and might not be clear even after it issues a statement and Chairwoman Janet Yellen holds a news conference Wednesday.

Wall Street, for its part, has already signaled its response to Trump’s elec-

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Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies Nov. 17 on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Joint Economic Committee. tion: Investors have sent stock prices surging to record highs and driven up longer-term rates in anticipation that Republican control of the White House and Congress will allow Trump to cut taxes, ease regulations and accelerate infrastructure spending. Many appear to think those actions, in turn, will increase economic growth, inflation and corporate profits.

Some Fed watchers expect faster growth to cause the central bank to shift its focus from trying to energize the economy to considering ways to counter the risk of too-high inflation.

On that assumption, some are revising their forecasts for Fed rate hikes in 2017.

Before Trump’s victory, the consensus view was for two Fed rate increases next year. Now, some say they foresee three or possibly up to four hikes. The expectation for higher rates in part reflects a job market that has vastly improved, with the unemployment rate at a nine-year low of 4.6 percent.

“I think the rate hike this week will be the start of a series of rate hikes,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “Financial markets are buoyant after the election, the economy is very close to full employment, and inflation is moving toward the Fed’s 2 percent target.

“All the conditions are in place for

higher interest rates.”

Other analysts suggest that the ever-cautious Fed will be slow to announce any major policy shifts. For one thing, Trump’s economic program still must win congressional approval and could undergo significant change along the way.

In her only public remarks since Trump’s election, Yellen told a congressional committee last month that Fed officials will be monitoring Congress’ actions and “updating our economic outlook as the policy landscape becomes clearer.”

Other Fed officials have endorsed that wait-and-see approach. As a result, when the Fed updates its quarterly forecasts Wednesday, it may indicate little change from its most recent projections in September. Three months ago, the collective forecast of Fed officials was for two rate increases in 2017.

Zandi foresees three rate increases next year. But he thinks the Fed may wait awhile before telegraphing the next hike, given “lots of scenarios and lots of unknowns.”

For consumers, rates on home and car loans won’t necessarily respond much to Wednesday’s expected move by the Fed, which doesn’t directly affect them. Long-term mortgages, for example, tend to track U.S. Treasury yields.

Those rates have surged since Trump’s election, apparently in anticipation of higher federal spending and inflation.

Rates on some other loans, though, such as credit cards and home equity credit lines, will likely rise, though probably only slightly as long as the Fed’s rate hikes remain modest.

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NEW YORK – Elton John is giving filmmakers a chance to create music videos for his 1970s hits that were released before music videos were popular.

The English singer announced Monday, in celebration of his 50th anniversary with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, that he’s launching a competition with YouTube for aspiring video creators to make music videos for “Rocket Man,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Bennie and the Jets.”

Entries for “Elton John: The Cut” open Jan. 9. John, Taupin, a panel of YouTube creators and industry players will pick three winners, and music videos will premiere next summer.

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Larry Karaszewski (foreground from left), Courtney B. Vance, Nina Jacobson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ryan Murphy, John Travolta, Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown and Scott Alexander pose in the press room Sunday with the award for best movie made for television or limited series for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” at the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

‘People v. O.J.,’ ‘Night Manager,’ lead Golden Globes TV nods NEW YORK – FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” has claimed the lead in Golden Globes television nominations with five nods, followed by another miniseries, AMC’s “The Night Manager,” with four.

The Globes nominations, announced Monday, include among the year’s best comedies FX’s freshman “Atlanta” as well as the established series ABC’s “black-ish,” HBO’s “Veep” and Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle” and “Transparent.”

Best drama nominations include HBO juggernaut “Game of Thrones” plus a crop of new arrivals: HBO’s “Westworld,” Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Stranger Things,” and NBC’s “This Is Us.” “This Is Us,” a gentle family drama that proved to be an instant sensation this fall, also has scored two supporting-actress Globes nominations, for Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore.

With the Globes generally favoring edgier cable fare, “This Is Us” and “black-ish” are tied for most nominations among all series on traditional broadcast TV, with three apiece.

Among networks overall, HBO leads with 14 nominations, while FX is runner-up with nine. AMC, Amazon and Netflix are joined by ABC with five nominations apiece.

The big underperformer: Showtime, with just one nomination.

Best limited series or TV movie nominees include “The Night Manager,” ‘’The People v. O.J. Simpson,” HBO’s “The Night Of,” ABC’s “American Crime” and Starz’ “The Dresser.”

LOS ANGELES – The force is strong with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” according to early reactions from the film’s premiere Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Official reviews are under embargo until Tuesday morning in advance of the Friday release, but the crowd at the Pantages Theater went wild with applause as the credits rolled and took to social media to express their delight in the “Star Wars” spinoff film about the rebels who steal the plans for the Death Star. It’s set right before the events of the original 1977 “Star Wars.”

Comedian Dane Cook suggested on Twitter that it might be “the best” Star Wars movie, while Rainn Wilson called it “amazing.”

Actor Wil Wheaton said he hadn’t loved a Star Wars movie as much since the original.

Chris Taylor, author of the book “How Star Wars Conquered the Universe” wrote that the film was “heart-stopping and dark. Like darker than Empire Strikes Back dark.”

officer, Marguerite Oestreicher, confirmed that Letterman worked on construction Friday and Saturday, and that O’Leary is a volunteer.

She said Letterman is “just like any individual who volunteers from their heart and gives their time to help families in need.”

Letterman retired in May after nearly 25 years as host of the CBS talk show.

‘Flip or Flop’ hosts split months after police called

LOS ANGELES – The husband and wife team behind HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” have announced their separation six months after police were called to their California home over what the couple called an “unfortunate misunderstanding.”

Tarek and Christina El Moussa said in a statement that police were called out of “an abundance of caution.” They said there was no violence and no charges were filed.

Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies said they responded to the home May 23 after getting a report about a possibly suicidal David Letterman volunteers man. Christina El Moussa told deputies that Tarek took a handgun, put it in a backpack for Habitat for Humanity NEW ORLEANS – Retired “Late Show” host and ran outside, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies then brought in a sheriff’s David Letterman went to New Orleans to helicopter to locate El Moussa after learning help build a house for someone needing a he was walking around with the gun in boost. a nearby state park. El Moussa complied Volunteer Kate O’Leary sent WWL-TV with deputies after he was found, and they a selfie of herself and the heavily bearded Letterman in front of a house being built by escorted him back to the house.

The couple said the incident prompted the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity.

O’Leary said, “He likes to help out with proj- them to seek counseling and they’ve decidects like that, and keep it on the down low.” ed to separate while evaluating the future of their marriage.

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Singer Morris Day of The Time is 60. Actor Steve Buscemi is 59. Reality TV star NeNe Leakes (“The New Normal,” “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) is 50. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 49. Singer-guitarist Tom Delonge of Angels and Airwaves (and Blink-182) is 41. Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence is 35. Singer Taylor Swift is 27.

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Home stands alone Though still a work in progress, Google speaker rises above competition

By ANICK JESDANUN The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Google’s new smart speaker is at once a secretary, a librarian and a radio.

Ask about your day, and the Home speaker will give you the time, weather, estimated commute, the news and upcoming calendar appointments. It will convert miles into feet, and dollars into euros. Want to hear Adele or Coldplay? Home will fetch you some tunes.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because Amazon already has been at it for about two years. Its Echo speaker can do what Home does and more, thanks to Amazon’s head start in partnering with third-party services such as Domino’s Pizza and Fitbit. But Home is smarter in a few other ways, as it taps what it knows about you from Gmail, Maps and other Google services. Home also is $50 cheaper, at about $130 (although Amazon offers a mini “Echo Dot” version for just $50).

At your command

Think of both Home and Echo as extensions of your iPhone or Android device. Sure, I can check weather on the phone, but why not just ask the speaker as I’m getting dressed? And no need to lift a finger to check the calendar. With guests over, I can resolve trivia disputes using voice searches and avoid screens. I was able to keep tabs on the Chicago Cubs’ quest to break a century-long World Series drought.

Both devices work as alarm clocks or timers – great in the kitchen. Both can control lights, thermostats and other internet-connected appliances, although you need capable devices first.

Of course, I have to get used to speaking aloud with no one around. Privacy is a concern, too, once I enable all the features. Anyone within hearing distance will know when I’m seeing the doctor or leaving my apartment empty for vacation. Home and Echo continually are listening for commands, although Google and Amazon say nothing gets passed back to them until the speakers hear a keyword – “OK, Google” for Home and “Alexa” for Echo. A light comes on to remind you it’s listening. You can turn off the microphone temporarily, too.

Longing for more

Neither device is all that proactive. Android phones with the Google Now assistant will remind me when it’s time to leave for work or the airport, based on estimated travel times. But I’m usually not checking the phone as I’m getting ready to leave. I could use a nudge from either speaker. On the other hand, I might find a stranger’s voice jarring when I think I’m alone. It’s a new technology, and companies still have to figure out the right balance.

And while Home and Echo offer the basics, neither lets me dig deeper. Sure, I have an appointment at 11 a.m., but where is it and with whom? And how can I get there? It’s back to the phone. Another lim-

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The new Google Pixel phone is displayed next to a Google Home smart speaker (left) following a product event in San Francisco. Google’s new smart speaker is at once a secretary, a librarian and a radio. itation: Both speakers are tied to a single account, so families won’t get individual calendars and preferences.

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The speakers are more powerful when they coordinate with your other devices.

The best stab so far comes from Amazon. Ask Echo the weather, and the speaker will tell you current conditions and the day’s forecast. But if you have an Amazon Fire tablet nearby, you automatically get a full-screen display with the week’s forecast.

Ask Echo about the Cubs, and you’ll hear the score.

The tablet gives you inning-by-inning breakdowns.

Home can control Google’s Chromecast streaming TV devices, but the preview I’ve been testing has been painful to use. You can pause, resume or forward video; you’re also supposed to be able to rewind and start from the beginning, but Home gets fussy. It works only with YouTube video (Netflix and Google Photos are coming soon). Even then, Home keeps thinking I’m requesting a song that doesn’t exist.

There’s potential here, but controls on the phone are much easier. Watching TV shouldn’t take a lot of work.

Ideally, the technology will just know where and how to present information and entertainment. In such a scenario, you can set one alarm, and Google or Amazon will find you wherever you are – whether it’s on the speaker at home, or a phone if you’re away. Or if you ask the speaker about a nearby restaurant, directions go to your phone. For now,

unification is limited to a shopping list you can add to and view (or hear) from any device.

Early smarts, early dumbs

Home, with an early incarnation of a Google digital companion called Assistant, seems the smarter of the two out of the gate. It knows about my upcoming flight, based on reservations in Gmail. It offers commute times using transit, as Google already senses through my Android phone I don’t drive to work. Home also can estimate driving time to just about any other destination. Echo sends me to work, even when I ask about Boston. And Home is alone in setting alarms more than 24 hours away.

But partnerships will make these speakers more useful. I can ask Echo about my Fitbit goals or order pizza from Domino’s; I can’t with Home. Amazon has more than a thousand such partnerships, known as skills. Google’s integrations initially are limited to calling for Ubers, changing news or music providers and controlling smart devices from Phillips, SmartThings and Nest (a Google sister company).

Google still has bugs to work out. How were the Chicago Cubs doing? Home told me the Cubs were the regular-season division leaders and were based in Chicago. Duh! I had to ask again for the World Series score. And after the Cubs won in extra innings early the next morning, both Home and Echo were nonchalant in giving me the final score. I wouldn’t have known from either that the Cubs were the world champions and that Chicago fans got to finally celebrate.

TECH Triona Guidry the hardware is old but still good, you could install an alternate operating system such as Linux that faces less of a virus risk than Windows or Mac. Whatever operating system you choose, make sure you secure it properly. There’s no such thing as a computer that is impervious to viruses, and some internet scams can work on any kind of device.

An old computer can be set up as a file server, providing centralized storage for your home or business. It can stream music and video to your entertainment system. It can run a backup system for the rest of your network. It can be used for citizen science, where you provide your computer’s processing power to help scientists crunch data. You could give it to your kids

so they can experiment with systems and programming. Or, you could experiment yourself. There’s no better way to learn than playing with a test computer!

If nothing else, you can break the computer down and sell it for parts.

You might choose instead to donate your old computer to a school, library or other organization. There are many charities that accept old computers, but check first to make sure your model will be useful to them.

As with any charitable donation, you also should research the organization to make sure they’re reputable.

The Computers With Causes website offers suggestions on donating computers.

Donated computers generally need to be in good working condition.

You can reset your computer back to factory defaults by following the instructions on your manufacturer’s website. This will provide the charity with a computer that has all of the

software that came with it, but no personal data.

As for recycling computers, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County has an excellent guide to local electronics recycling on its website. They host recycling events, so visit their site for the latest schedule. You also can check with your township or village about upcoming electronics recycling events. Some big-box stores and manufacturers may accept products for recycling.

Old phones, tablets and game consoles are part of the e-waste problem. Anything that can’t be reused or donated should be recycled at an appropriate facility.

• Triona Guidry is a freelance writer and computer specialist who provides writing and consulting services. Her Tech Tips blog www. guidryconsulting.com/techtips offers tech support advice for Windows and Mac.

Google opens its digital assistant to developers in race against Amazon

By MARK BERGEN Bloomberg

Two months after rolling out its digital assistant, Google is opening its doors to outside developers to help the company chase rivals, particularly Amazon.com, in a critical technology race.

On Thursday, the Alphabet Inc. unit launched a system for developers to build chatbots that work with Google Assistant, its voice-based virtual helper. The tools, called Conversation Actions, will let companies and other third parties interact with Google users by building bots that answer questions and, eventually, sell and book things through voice controls.

Developers can seek approval for phrases that come after “OK, Google” (the words that summon that assistant) to launch the interactive bots. So, in the future if someone says, “OK, Google, talk to Target,” a chatbot for the retailer might appear and

help the person buy things through a conversation, for example. They will even be able to choose among four different voices, two male and two female.

Jason Douglas, the Googler overseeing the new developer platform, compared it to applying for a web address in the early days of the internet. “This is the ability to immediately, on the fly – instead of loading a site – engage a user in a conversation,” he said. “We’re trying to make it as seamless and natural for users to go direct to developers.”

Many large technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook, are investing heavily in digital assistants that use artificial intelligence techniques to interact with humans more naturally.

For Google, the investment is more crucial: Its Assistant is the strategic centerpiece of an effort to keep its lucrative web search business relevant in an age of mobile devices and wearable gadgets. Just like its search engine sent people to the right places

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The initiative still is in its infancy. Douglas said the company hasn’t worked out how people will discover what phrases to utter to summon the correct chatbots. And a business model is likely years away.

At first, the developer function will only work with Google Home, the company’s new voice-activated speaker.

It will come next to Google’s Pixel smartphones and its messaging app Allo, and soon will add support for features such as purchases and bookings, Google said, without specifying a date. The company also has said a richer software developer kit is coming for the service early next year.

Douglas stressed the strategy for integrating services is different than standard operations for mobile apps and the desktop web.

“It’s a conversational experience,” he said. “It’s a pretty new ecosystem.”

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Electronics waste is an ever-increasing problem. It’s up to all of us to help by reusing, recycling or donating our old computers and electronic devices.

Before you donate your computer, back up the data if necessary, then erase the hard drive. Microsoft and Apple both have instructions on their websites. Beware free programs that claim to be hard-drive erasers. While some are legitimate, others may be malware in disguise. It’s vital to erase the drive, because criminals often buy old computers to glean data for identity theft.

Reused computers must be current on antivirus and software updates, or they will become carriers of viruses that can wipe out the rest of your network. If the computer can’t run current antivirus, it should not be re-used, not even if it’s disconnected. Ransomware and other modern computer viruses are just too virulent and destructive to run the risk. If

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Dental professionals recommend daily flossing to get rid of plaque Dear Doctors: If there’s no proof flossing is beneficial, do I really need to do it?

Dear Reader: You’re referring to an article published by The Associated Press last summer, which revealed the studies cited by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Periodontology to recommend daily flossing are scientifically inadequate. To say the story caused a ruckus is an understatement.

According to the AP investigation, the advice to floss daily is based on studies that are “very unreliable” and whose quality is “very low.” Many of the studies were funded by dental floss companies, which opened up “a moderate to large potential for bias.”

It’s important to note, though, while the AP story found fault with the research, it didn’t offer evidence flossing doesn’t work.

So while you could use the revelations as an excuse to ditch the dental floss, dentists and dental hygienists say manually cleaning the space between your teeth still is a good idea.

Their reasoning? Each tooth has five surfaces. Three of these – front, back and biting edge – can be cleaned with a toothbrush. However, the sides of your teeth, which sit adjacent to other teeth and can capture food particles and bacteria, require a different tool for removing both plaque and debris.

Dental plaque, a clear film, is actually a mass of hundreds of different acid-producing bacteria that naturally form in the mouth throughout the day. When left undisturbed, plaque can give rise to

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier cavities and gum disease. The only way to get rid of plaque is manually. That means brushing and, for the inner surfaces of your teeth, flossing.

Matthew Messina, D.D.S., a spokesman for the ADA, concedes the existing research on the benefits of flossing is less than rigorous. When flossing is done properly, however, Messina says it remains the most effective way to remove damaging plaque from those hard-toreach inner surfaces of your teeth.

If flossing is painful, then you’re probably doing it wrong. Rather than a sawing motion at the gum line, proper flossing is a gentle, vertical sweep along the inner edge of each tooth. Messina recommends you ask your dentist or dental hygienist to demonstrate proper flossing technique.

For optimal dental health, the ADA recommends brushing with a fluorinated toothpaste at least every morning and evening, and visiting a dentist for professional cleaning twice a year.

Considering how little time it takes and what’s at stake, dental professionals agree flossing should continue to be part of your daily personal hygiene.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., M.B.A., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and primary care physician at UCLA Health.

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My daughter is 30 and never married. She’s an assistant professor at a good university and a leader in her field of education. Her intended has no career and no prospects. He asked her to marry him without consulting me. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I would have expressed my concern about his lack of career.

I can’t alienate my daughter by saying the wrong thing. But what if she can’t work someday and he can’t support a household? I don’t think he’s the man she thinks he is. My life lessons tell me he may never be the man she thinks he could be. I have come to the conclusion marrying him would bring her only misery. What should I do? – Very Worried Dad Dear Very Worried Dad: It would not be wrong if, without putting her fiancé down, you expressed to your daughter your concern about his employment record (or lack of one) and the impact it may have on their future. And when you do, raise the question of what she thinks might happen if for some reason she becomes unable to work, because it’s something she should carefully consider before tying the knot.

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My mother has a tight circle of friends she socializes with often. They all are retired with grown children and grandchildren and eager to share every bit of news of their lives. Mom talks nonstop about her friends’ children’s parenting challenges, marital squabbles and medical issues. The challenge for me is anything I tell her becomes fodder for their cocktail-hour discussion, which then gets around our community.

After hearing the daughter of one of my mom’s neighbors knew the results of my breast biopsy, I stopped sharing anything personal.

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I miss being able to turn to her for support, but do not want the world to know my business.

I understand her friends are like family to her, but they are not my family, and I think she has chosen gossip over our relationship. Is keeping her at arm’s length my only choice here? – None

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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.

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

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

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Apply in person at 1204 S. McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake 815-455-0558 Looking for a Mercruiser and Mercury certified technician.

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

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:

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Exp. teacher offering before and after care; openings in CL home. Reasonable rates, school age group, south HS area. Sonia: 815-245-5856

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

Free To Good Home – 1Y/O Lion Head Rabbit.

W/ Cage. Inside Rabbit. 815-790-3035 FREE TO GOOD HOME! Lyon & Healy Upright Piano. You Haul.

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Tony 847-354-1580 Chicago Cubs World Series Plaques. Range $60-$90. Great Holiday Gift. 815-338-4829

Barbara Seagram and David Bird published “Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand” in 2009. Now Jonathan Shute has written two teacher’s manTeeter Inversion Table – W/ Extras, 8mo Old. Paid uals to go with that book, “Planning $340, Asking $260/OBO 773-818-4809 the Play of a Bridge Hand -- Teacher’s Workout Bench - Bowflex, PR1000 Manual for Part 1/Part 2” (all Master $175.00.

847-363-8177 Call aft 5pm Point Press). The teacher uses Shute’s book, and the pupils buy the original. Each book contains six two-hour FIREWOOD - 100% SEASONED OAK classes aimed at intermediate or $125 Delivered, $100 Pick Up. 815-477-1742 slightly weaker players. The deals are excellent.

Firewood - Mix Cord/Maple, Ash & Oak In this deal, how should South Regular Cord/Oak, Cherry & Birch. 815-943-6960 plan the play in three no-trump after West leads his fourth-highest spade, Living Room Furniture and declarer takes East’s jack with his 3 Piece Brown Leather Set - Sofa, Chair king? & Ottoman, VGC, no rips or tears, $300/all.

West has a textbook pre-emptive 815-354-0281 opening bid (although he would prefer a singleton somewhere).

South, assuming his partner has 6 or Wheelchair/Medline, 18”W, High Quality 7 points, gambles on three no-trump.

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Of course, if you or I had been Follow the Northwest Herald on Twitter. sitting West, we would have led the McHenry County area breaking news, entertainment news, diamond 10 and defeated the confeature stories and more! @NWHerald tract by four tricks.

South starts with eight top tricks: one spade (the first trick), two hearts and five clubs. He does not have time to play a diamond, because the defenders will take that trick and run the spades. (There is no reason to assume that West has an eightcard suit.) Instead, declarer must take three heart tricks, which involves finding the queen.

It is not guaranteed, but South should use the “empty spaces” principle. West has seven spades and two clubs, so only four spaces for the heart queen. In contrast, East has only two spades and two clubs; therefore, he has nine spaces for the heart queen. It is more than 2-to-1 in favor of finessing through East.

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Dark navy blue, new, never used, (paid $1,950 new), sell for $400/firm.

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Blankets - Medical

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

Flea Market Merchandise

Worth many times over cost, $250/all.

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Spode, pattern, “Christmas Tree”.

Like new, $400/firm.

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Christmas Dinner Service for 12 Plus Glassware and Serving Pieces.

“Happy Holiday's” by Nikko.

Beautiful, $150. 815-575-1591

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

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Trains: HO Gauge. Many Engines

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

Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License. 815-338-4731

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Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari's, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars, $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc.

Village of Lakewood

Woodstock Nice 2BR TH, 1.5BA, 2 Story, Near Sq. Appl, W/D, basement, $950/mo. 815-790-0780

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CLASSICS WANTED

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Efficiency $575/mo + sec, 1BR $700/mo + sec. All 3 furnished with all util incl, no pets. 815-509-5876

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

847-401-3242

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

RENT TO BUY

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

WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!!

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 Gary Swift with private pier. Large country kitchen with Berkshire Hathaway Starck Realty island/lots of cabinets/desk area, family room McHenryCountyRentToOwnHomes.com w/wet bar & masonry fireplace, first floor den/5th Harvard Lrg Studio $640, 1BR $750, Frplc bedroom , formal living room & dining room W/D, C/A, Fish/Swim, Pets OK. 815-648-2716 freshly painted, screened in room to enjoy the Woodstock Furnished Room, All Utilities Incl. summer evenings, first floor laundry room, $475/mo, No Pets.

Call 815-451-2462 master suite w/luxury bath, generous sized secondary bedrooms w/lots of closet space, much desired 3 car side load garage, circular Wonder Lake – Roommate Wanted. House driveway, huge deck for summer entertaining w/gorgeous views of Turnberry Lake and Priv. W/D. $550mo, Util Incl. memorable sunsets - bring your personal 224-361-1607 decorating ideas but everything else is there for you to enjoy!

“don't wait....call 2day”!!

CRYSTAL LAKE Office Space for rent, 3 rooms, conference room, can customize, approx 1250 sq/ft, $1750/mo, 2 yr lease, available 1/1. 815-444-6724

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A-1 AUTO

CAR, TRUCK, SUV

MOST CASH

$400 - $2000

815-575-5153 ★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer

Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan.

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or

847-997-6106

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MOTORCYCLES WANTED

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MARENGO LRG 1BR $700 & LRG 3BR $850

Sewer and water included.

815-575-2446 Twin Lakes, WI Lakefront 4BR, FREE MO! $850 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

Crystal Lake LOW RENT! Approx 200 SF, Great Office Suite incl all util and high speed DSL, $350/mo.

815-790-0240

Woodstock Close to Square 2BR Duplex

No pets/smkg, $795 + util + dep. 815-338-1734 Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275

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BOB EVANS FIREWOOD & MULCH

We sell only the finest seasoned firewood!

Mixed Premium Hardwood $150 F/C Oak $160 F/C Hickory / Cherry $180 F/C www.bobevansfirewoodandmulch.com

Call Gary 847-888-3599

Serving W. Rt. 59, N. of I-88 &S. of Rt 176

COMMUNITY TREE SERVICE FIREWOOD

HARDWOOD MIX - $100 Per FC. 815-648-4506 815-385-6733

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT P. RUFFOLO, et al Defendant 15 CH 01078 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 23, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6 MICHAEL COURT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-21-455-020.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-17272.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-17272 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 01078 TJSC#: 36-12790 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I709907 (Published in the Northwest Herald, December 13, 20, 27, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2006-8T2 Plaintiff, -v.LYNN M. AIKEN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00072 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 10, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 206 CLEAR SKY TRAIL, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-19-403-009.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assess-

CLASSIFIED 33 sp ments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01057.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-01057 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00072 TJSC#: 36-13827 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT P. RUFFOLO, et al Defendant 15 CH 01078 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 23, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 194 IN HIDDEN VALLEY UNIT 2A, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 28, AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 11, 1994 AS DOCUMENT NO. 94R23512, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED MAY 6, 1994 AS DOCUMENT NO. 94R29457, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 6 MICHAEL COURT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-21-455-020.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

ortgag pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-17272.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-17272 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 01078 TJSC#: 36-12790 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I709907 (Published in the Northwest Herald, December 13, 20, 27, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2006-8T2 Plaintiff, -v.LYNN M. AIKEN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00072 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 10, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 25 IN BIG SKY UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 1 OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, ALL BEING IN TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-

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CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 9, 1992 AS DOCUMENT NO. 92R68030, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 206 CLEAR SKY TRAIL, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-19-403-009.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01057.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadi gs@il. legal

(6 ) E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-01057 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00072 TJSC#: 36-13827 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I710111 (Published in the Northwest Herald, December 13, 20, 27, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, McHENRY COUNTY JAMES QUIRK and CAROLINA GODOY DIAZ Plaintiff v.

SOFFIA CABELLO-GODOY, OSCAR LUIS CABELLO ROBEL AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Defendants No. 16 AD 40 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you, asking you and other defendants, asking FOR ENTRY OF A DECREE OF ADOPTION FOR THE MINOR CHILD, SOFFIA CABELLOGODOY, born in 2009 and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Govemment Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Room 101, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, on or before January 23, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE

BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN. AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. Witness: December 6, 2016 Katherine M Keefe Name Michael Stetler Attorney for Petitioner Address 1400 N. Seminary Dr., Unit J City, State.Zip Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone 815-529-4554 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 13, 20, 27, 2016) 1251437

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JAMES HOLMES AND LOUANN HOLMES, PLAINTIFFS, VS. THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, N.A. As Successor Trustee to the Wayne Hummer Trust Company as Trustee under the provisions of a Trust Agreement dated October 3, 2001, and known as Trust #2001124, JACQUALINE HAGI, INDIVIDUALLY, JACQUALINE HAGI, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL HAGI, MICHAEL HAGI, JR., D/B/A MIKE'S AUTO WORKS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS, 16 CH 797 1924 MAIN STREET, SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, Unknown Tenants, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been

commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: PARCEL 1: LOTS 4 AND 5 IN OTTO HASSE'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF SPRING GROVE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF TH THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1901 AS DOCUMENT NO. 11954, IN BOOK 2 OF PLATS, PAGE 25, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF LOT 1, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE THEREOF, 142 FEET; THENCE SOUTH IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 5 FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4, A DISTANCE OF 45 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERLY LIN OF SAID LOT 2, A DISTANCE OF 24 FEET, THENCE EASTERLY TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO A POINT 24 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOTS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN OTTO HASSE'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF SPRING GROVE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1901 AS DOCUMENT NO. 11954, IN BOOK 2 OF PLATS, PAGE 25, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1924 Main Street, Spring Grove, IL 60081 and which said Mortgage was made by Wayne Hummer Trust Co. NA as Successor Trustee to the State Bank of the Lakes, as Trustee under the provisions of a Trust Agreement dated October 3, 2001 and known as Trust #2001-124 and Jacqualine Hagi and Michael Hagi, Sr. as beneficiaries of the Trust (Mortgagor) to James Holmes and LouAnn Holmes Mortgagees, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2007R0015862, and for other relief. UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe 2200 North Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before December 30, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTFFS' ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rupp & Youman, Attorney for Plaintiffs, 4306F W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry, IL 60050 Phone (815) 385-7444 (Published in the Northwest Herald on November 29, December 6, 13, 2016) 1245961

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NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2016 CH 852 1206 MAIN STREET ROAD SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, Paddock Estates Home Owners' Association Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 3 IN SHEA-RABINE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as: 1206 Main Street Road Spring Grove, IL 60081 and which said Mortgage was made by, Michael E Jablonski a/k/a Michael Jablonski, Geralyn O Jablonski a/k/a Geralyn Jablonski Mortgagor(s), to M.E.R.S., INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2004R0083427; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before January 5, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 257866-62825 I708265

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK C/O MIDLAND MORTGAGE, PLAINTIFF, VS. JOHN E GURRIERI; CYNTHIA P GURRIERI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 16 CH 849 786 NORTHAMPTON DRIVE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014-7833 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, John E Gurrieri and Unknown Owners Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 34 IN BLOCK 27 IN TENTH ADDITION TO COVENTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 21, 1970 AS DOCUMENT NO. 529157, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 786 Northampton Drive Crystal Lake, IL 60014-7833 and which said Mortgage was made by, John E Gurrieri, Cynthia P Gurrieri Mortgagor(s), to Muirfield Mortgage Limited Partnership Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 1998R0062945; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before January 5, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE (Published in the Northwest PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED Herald December 6, 13, 20, TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR 2016) ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC PUBLIC NOTICE Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Ph. (312) 346-9088 THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, File No. 255717-33662 ILLINOIS McHENRY COUNTY I707865 JUVENILE DIVISION (Published in the Northwest Herald December 6, 13, 20, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, VS. MICHAEL E JABLONSKI A/K/A MICHAEL JABLONSKI; GERALYN O A/K/A GERALYN JABLONSKI JABLONSKI; PADDOCK ESTATES HOME OWNERS' ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND

IN THE INTEREST OF Vincent Lynott A minor.

Case No.: 16JA000052 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION To any and all unknown FATHERS and to All Whom It May Concern: Take notice that on the 21st day of November, 2016, an abuse and neglect petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY, in the circuit court of McHenry county entitled 'In the interest of Vincent Lynott, a minor', and that in the courtroom of Judge CHRISTOPHER M. HARMON, or any judge sitting in his stead in Room 101 of the McHenry County Government Center, Woodstock, Illinois, the 12th day of January, 2016 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child 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, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPONT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMI NATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND THE APPOI NTME NT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. UNLESS YOU APPEAR, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

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 each of you, and an order of judgment entered.

December 2, 2016 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 13, 2016) 1251445

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of

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PI Telecom Infrastructure V, LLC is proposing to build a 125-foot tall monopole telecommunications tower (overall height of 130-feet) located along 1015 N. Ridge Road, McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois 60050. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30-days from the date of this publication to: Lauren Herrnreiter, G2 Consulting Group, LLC, 1186 Heather Drive, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047 Phone: 847-353-8740, E-Mail: lherrnreiter@g2consultinggroup.com.

(Published in the Northwest Herald on December 13, 2016) 1250896

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Prairie Ridge junior quarterback Samson Evans rushed for 2,211 yards and 43 touchdowns as the Wolves won the Class 6A state championship, 48-17, over Sacred Heart-Griffin. Evans is the second person to be named Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year twice.

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rairie Ridge quarterback Samson Evans had a tough act to follow after a sophomore season in which he was selected as the 2015 Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year.

Evans ran for more than 2,000 yards and led the Wolves to a Class 6A state semifinal.

But Evans topped that this season, running for 2,211 yards and 43 touchdowns as the Wolves won the Class 6A state championship, 48-17, over Sacred Heart-Griffin. Prairie Ridge’s triple-option offense proved unstoppable throughout the season, averaging 50 points a game.

Evans ran for 20 touchdowns in Prairie Ridge’s last four playoff games, and his 274 yards rushing was a 6A title-game record, and his standout season earned him 2016 Northwest Herald Player of the Year honors. The player of the year is selected by the sports staff with input from area coaches.

Evans was the first sophomore to win and now is the second player to be selected twice, joining former Marian Central quarterback Chris Streveler (2011 and 2012).

Evans has six NCAA Division I scholarship offers – Army, Ball State, Central Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Northern Illinois – with many more likely to come. Illinois and Iowa just offered in the past week. Most schools are recruiting him as an athlete, meaning he likely will not play quarterback, but would move to running back, receiver or even defensive back.

Although he carries the name of a Biblical figure known for his hair, Evans never has had long hair until this season, when he and his teammates made a pact not to get haircuts until their season was over. He talks about his longer hair and other subjects in these questions:

As a freshman you were No. 2, then you switched to 22 last year. What is its significance?

Evans: Ever since I started playing

football, or sports in general, I always wore 22. Without it my freshman year, it almost didn’t feel right. It almost like something felt off. I feel like the

Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

Prairie Ridge junior quarterback Samson Evans – the 2016 Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year – rushed for 2,211 yards and 43 touchdowns as the Wolves won the Class 6A state championship, 48-17, over Sacred Heart-Griffin. Prairie Ridge’s triple-option offense proved unstoppable throughout the season, averaging 50 points a game. number brings good luck to me. So right when that season ended freshman year, I made sure coach (Chris) Schremp gave me that number.

Because I couldn’t get it my freshman year, I made sure I got the second closest number, and that was 2.

What is one of the funniest things that has happened to you during a game?

Evans: The funniest thing probably

was this year when coach Schremp called in a play from the sideline and I echoed it to my teammates, but apparently the play I echoed and the play I looked at on the wristband were two totally different plays. So I called the totally opposite play of what it was supposed to be. I got the snap and went left to do the option and the whole rest of the team went right, because I called a handoff play and I didn’t know that, but it all worked out well. Even though I went the wrong way, I saw a crease and scored on a 20-yard touchdown. After the play, my teammates were like, “What the heck did you run, Samson? That wasn’t the right play.

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received?

Evans: A drum set when I was like 9 years old. I spent countless hours just banging away on them. My dad says I wasn’t that bad either, I probably could have been a drummer if I didn’t have a football career, but who knows if he was actually serious?

What sport that you don’t play would you be good at?

Evans: Basketball or baseball.

What computer game are you good at?

Evans: I’m really good at “Call Of Duty.” When I was younger, I probably played the game a lot more than I’m proud of.

What is your best hidden talent?

Evans: I’m very good at video

games. I used to be really good at basketball, but I’m a little rusty now.

Who does the best impersonation of coach Schremp (and has he heard it and does he think it’s funny)?

Evans: Dereck Pearson, our center.

And yes, he has heard it and laughed.

Who is your favorite NFL player?

Evans: David Johnson and Walter

Payton. I admire how hard they run, or ran, and how difficult it is to take them down. Never die easy.

What useful sports fashion tip can you offer?

Evans: I have no fashion tips, just let

your pads do the talking. No one cares if you look good if you don’t play good.

If you could celebrate in high school without a penalty, what would you do after a touchdown?

Evans: Great question, I never

really thought of it because I’m not the flashy type. If I had to choose, I’d probably go down on one knee, and when I got up, point in the air to God because without Him none of this would be possible.

What musical act would you most like to see in concert?

Evans: I love any country.

What would be your dream job?

Evans: Making it to the NFL. See EVANS, page 9

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FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

RB – GIO PURPURA McHenry, sr.

Purpura (6-2, 180) was an IHSFCA Class 7A honorable mention all-stater after rushing for 1,021 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Warriors. McHenry finished 6-4 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Purpura also caught 19 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns.

WR – NICO LODOLCE Johnsburg, jr.

LoDolce (5-9, 175) caught 62 passes for 945 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Class 4A state runners-up. He had a key catch for a 61-yard touchdown in the Skyhawks’ 23-20 overtime victory over Chicago Phillips in the semifinal game. He caught almost half of QB Riley Buchanan’s completions.

TE – AUSTEN FERBET Prairie Ridge, sr.

Ferbet (6-4, 240) caught 18 passes for the season, but they went for 490 yards and 10 were for touchdowns. In the Wolves’ triple-option offense, he provided a deep threat. Ferbet also had 49 tackles at linebacker, with seven tackles for losses. He will play tight end next year at Army.

OL – WYATT BLAKE Crystal Lake Central, jr.

Blake (6-4, 285) has eight Division-I offers and has started for three seasons on the Tigers’ offensive line. He was picked to the IHSFCA 6A All-State team and was one of the area’s best big men. Blake got to do more pass blocking this season as the Tigers moved from a run-oriented offense to a spread.

OL – JEFF JENKINS Prairie Ridge, jr.

Jenkins (6-4, 250) was a force on both lines for the Class 6A state champion Wolves. He helped pave the way for an offense that averaged 50 points a game. He also had 38 tackles, six sacks and 11 tackles for loss on defense. He was an IHSFCA All-State selection and is a repeat pick to the first team. Jenkins has been a starter since his freshman season and is one of the area’s fastest linemen.

OL – JOE MOORE Johnsburg, sr.

Moore (6-3, 260) was a thirdyear starter for the Skyhawks, who were Class 4A state runners-up with their best season in school history at 13-1. Moore helped an offense that average 44.1 points a game. He also was a defensive standout with 100 tackles, 35 tackles for losses and seven sacks.

OL – DALTON WAGNER Richmond-Burton, sr.

Wagner (6-9, 312) was the Rockets’ top lineman as they advanced to the Class 4A playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.

Wagner, a repeat first-team selection, was a leader for the 6-4 Rockets on both the offensive and defensive lines. He finished graduation early and in January will enroll at Arkansas. As a commitment, Wagner is eligible to go to Razorbacks’ practices as they prepare for the Belk Bowl against Virginia Tech on Dec. 29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

OL – JIMMY WORMSLEY Jacobs, jr.

Wormsley (6-3, 280) was a third-year starter for the Golden Eagles, who advanced the furthest they have in school history by winning two playoff games.

Wormsley’s father, Jim, played at Dundee-Crown and Purdue, and Wormsley is getting a lot of D-I attention himself. He was instrumental as Jacobs’ went to a power running game at midseason.

K-P – ADAM JAYKO Johnsburg, jr.

Jayko (6-1, 185) had a strong season kicking and punting for the Class 4A state runners-up. He kicked five field goals, with a long of 44 yards, and he averaged 45 yards a punt. Jayko also had five interceptions at defensive back, including a pair in the end zone as the Skyhawks beat Genoa-Kingston, 42-13, in their quarterfinal game.

WR – JARED HORNBECK Hampshire, sr.

Hornbeck (6-1, 180) led the area in receptions (66), receiving yards (1,235) and touchdowns (15) for the Whip-Purs, who finished 3-6. Hornbeck was an all-area second-team selection last season and combined with quarterback Jake Vincent as the most dangerous passing duo in the area. He also stood out as a defensive back, where he had five interceptions.

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Johnsburg football coach Dan DeBoeuf is the Northwest Herald Coach of the Year after leading the Skyhawks to a 13-1 season, the best in school history.

NORTHWEST HERALD FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

DeBoeuf at helm for Johnburg’s best season

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com Johnsburg football coach Dan DeBoeuf knew he was stepping into a good situation with the Skyhawks in the spring of 2015.

Johnsburg was 9-2 the season prior and had a lot of returning talent, including six sophomores who had started on varsity.

Two years later, DeBoeuf and the Skyhawks had their best season in school history, winning the Kishwaukee River Conference in its inaugural season and finishing 13-1 as Class 4A state runner-up to Rochester. For his efforts, DeBoeuf is the Northwest Herald Football Coach of the Year, selected by the sports staff with input from area coaches.

DeBoeuf, 29, grew up in Lemont, where he played football. He moved on to play quarterback for three seasons and safety for one at NCAA Division III Carthage College.

DeBoeuf met his wife, Kelly, at Carthage, where she played soccer, and he teaches health and physical education at Johnsburg. DeBoeuf talks about the season and his fishing exploits in these 10 questions:

If you could coach football at any college, where would it be?

DeBoeuf: I would have to say

LSU, I don’t think you can beat that atmosphere on a Saturday night.

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RB – ALEX PEETE Johnsburg, sr.

Peete (6-0, 185) ran for 2,529 yards to lead the area for a second straight season. He scored 39 touchdowns for the Class 4A state runner-up Skyhawks. Peete was the Kishwaukee River Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and ran for 233 yards in the 4A title game. He finished his career with 6,071 yards, eighth on the IHSA all-time list. Peete is a repeat all-area first-team selection and was an IHSFCA 4A All-Stater.

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QB – SAMSON EVANS Prairie Ridge, jr.

Evans (6-foot-1, 205 pounds) repeats as the Northwest Herald Player of the Year after leading the Wolves to the Class 6A state championship. Evans rushed for 2,211 yards and 43 touchdowns, 20 in his last four playoff games for an offense that averaged 50 points a game. Evans was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team.

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DB – JARED CHURAK Marian Central, sr.

Churak (5-9, 180) was a leader on a tough defense that helped the Hurricanes reach the Class 5A quarterfinals. Churak had one interception and 14 pass breakups, and was in on 46 tackles for the season. He was an All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection.

DB – BLAKE LEMCKE Johnsburg, sr.

Lemcke (5-9, 170) was the Kishwaukee River Conference Defensive Player of the Year and had 115 tackles, with 25 tackles for losses. Lemcke had two interceptions and returned three punts for touchdowns. Lemcke made one of the biggest plays of the Skyhawks’ season when he caught Chicago Phillips RB Kamari Mosby on a 60-yard run, saving a touchdown. Johnsburg won that game, 23-20, in overtime.

LB – JACOB OMMEN Prairie Ridge, jr.

Ommen (6-0, 200) was a third-year starter for the Wolves defense and led the team with 97 tackles. He had 11 tackles for loss and five sacks as Prairie Ridge allowed only 11.2 points a game. He, LB Joe Perhats and DE Jeff Jenkins were the only returning defensive starters, but the defense went a stretch of seven games allowing only 26 points.

LB – JOE PERHATS Prairie Ridge, jr.

Perhats (6-3, 195) is another Wolves junior who was a thirdyear starter. He played a huge role in Prairie Ridge’s 54-35 semifinal victory over DeKalb with three sacks in the second half of a game that was tight at halftime.

He finished with 89 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and a team-high seven sacks.

DB – JARREN JACKSON Marengo, sr.

Jackson (5-9, 170) repeats as a first-teamer on defense after helping the Indians to another playoff season. He had two interceptions and 39 tackles for the Indians on defense, and again was one of the area’s top running backs with 1,083 yard rushing and 15 touchdowns.

LB – KEVIN PEDERSEN Cary-Grove, sr.

Pedersen (5-11, 190) was in on 71 tackles, second on the team, and played a significant leadership role for the Trojans, who made the quarterfinals for the 10th time since 2004. Pedersen had two sacks and three tackles for loss for a defense that again was one of the area’s top units.

DL – JAKE BAHL Marian Central, sr.

Bahl (6-2, 225) had nine sacks, 80 tackles and three forced fumbles for the Hurricanes and was named to the IHSFCA Class 5A All-State team. Bahl also had one fumble recovery and had two pass breakups. He was the ESCC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and voted as Marian’s MVP.

DB – MAX SKOL Cary-Grove, jr.

Skol (5-10, 174) played a key role for a defense that allowed 11.8 points a game. He was in on a team-high 77 tackles, with 51/2 tackles for loss. He also returned a fumble recovery for a 66-yard touchdown in the Trojans’ 33-7 victory over Huntley. Skol was selected by the Fox Valley Conference coaches as the league’s third-best defensive player.

LB – TYLER PENNINGTON Cary-Grove, sr.

Pennington (5-11, 217) is a threetime first-team selection and was third on C-G with 68 tackles. He had two sacks and 31/2 tackles for loss. Pennington battled through a sprained ankle he suffered early in the season, an injury that sidelined him for two games, but he still rushed for 928 yards at fullback and made an impact on both sides.

He was an IHSFCA 6A All-State selection and was selected by FVC coaches as the league’s top defensive player.

DL – CALEB JONES Huntley, sr.

Jones (6-2, 210) had 91/2 sacks and 18 tackles for loss for the Red Raiders, who advanced the furthest of any area team ever in the Class 8A playoffs. Jones had 48 tackles and was considered the second-best defensive player in the FVC by conference coaches.

He caused three fumbles and knocked down two passes.

DL – ERIC SCHUTT Jacobs, jr.

Schutt (6-3, 210) had an area-best 17 sacks, 13 other tackles for loss and 70 total tackles for the Golden Eagles, whose two wins in the Class 7A playoffs were their best performance in school history. Schutt had two sacks and one tackle for loss as the Eagles defeated Hampshire, 42-24, in their regular-season finale to qualify for the playoffs.

Second Team Offense QB – Eric Mooney, Huntley, jr.

RB – Greg Williams, Dundee-Crown, sr.

RB – Casey Dycus, Woodstock North, sr.

WR – Trevor Loewen, Jacobs, sr.

WR – Alec Coss, Huntley, sr.

TE – Taylor Glenn, Alden-Hebron sr.

OL – Daniel Berg, Crystal Lake Central, sr.

OL – Nate Hartke, Cary-Grove, sr.

OL – Trevor Keegan, Crystal Lake South, so.

OL – Andrew Pertzborn, Huntley, sr.

OL – Andrew Rupcich, McHenry, sr.

K-P – Derek Greiner, Prairie Ridge, sr.

Defense DB – Hunter Kowalski, Huntley, sr.

DB – Nicco Lorenzo, McHenry, sr.

DB – Jacob Sumner, Woodstock, sr.

DB – Michael Swiatly, Crystal Lake South, sr.

LB – Wyatt Awe, Marian Central, sr.

LB – Nick Dennis, Huntley, sr.

LB – Jack Kegel, Johnsburg, jr.

LB – Collin Walsh, Cary-Grove, sr.

DL – Colton Folliard, McHenry, sr.

DL – Olalere Oladipo, Huntley, sr.

DL – Jarrid Wagner, Johnsburg, sr.

Honorable Mention (In alphabetical order) Brandon Ackman, Johnsburg, OL, sr.

Pawel Barnas, Hampshire, OL, sr.

Blaine Bayer, Richmond-Burton, RB-DB, sr.

Joe Boland, Huntley, DB, sr.

Cole Brown, Prairie Ridge, RB, sr.

Tony Bucaro, Huntley, LB-DE, sr.

Riley Buchanan, Johnsburg, QB-LB, sr.

Shane Byrne, Richmond-Burton, RB-LB, jr.

Bobby Collins, Cary-Grove, QB, sr.

Chandler Cowan, Dundee-Crown, OL, sr.

Braden Crowley, McHenry, WR-DB, so.

Justin D’Ambrosia, Marengo, OL-DL, sr.

Justin Domingo, Huntley, OL, sr.

Sean Doyle, Woodstock, FB-DE, jr.

Peter Dunican, Prairie Ridge, DL, sr.

Danny Dusik, Marian Central, OL, so.

Manny Ebirim, Prairie Ridge, FB, sr.

John Farrissey, Jacobs, WR, jr.

Cameron Fleury, Hampshire, WR, jr.

Brady Gibson, Richmond-Burton, QB-LB, sr.

Justin Grapenthin, Prairie Ridge, OL, jr.

Zach Gulbransen, Prairie Ridge, RB, jr.

Dyllan Hess, Johnsburg, OL-DL, sr.

Sean Jay, Dundee-Crown, WR, sr.

Chris Katrenick, Jacobs, QB, sr.

Cade Keenan, Crystal Lake Central, DE, jr.

Colton Klein, McHenry, QB, sr.

Nik Koelblinger, Prairie Ridge, LB, sr.

Tyler Koss, Huntley, DB, jr.

Jake LaSota, Marengo, WR-DB, jr.

Brett Lehman, Harvard, LB, jr.

Kyle Leva, Crystal Lake South, RB, jr.

John Lynch, Harvard, DL, sr.

Ryan Magel, Cary-Grove, RB, sr.

Mark Marzahl, Richmond-Burton, RB-LB, jr.

Dylan Martinez, Woodstock North, OL-DL, sr.

Collin Mergl, Woodstock North, RB-LB, jr.

Oscar Nava, Dundee-Crown, OL, sr.

Brian Niemaszek, Marian Central, RB, jr.

Luke Nolan, Crystal Lake South, QB-P, sr.

Daniel Renteria, Prairie Ridge, DB, sr.

Jake Rowan, Woodstock, LB, sr.

Colton Ruhland, Cary-Grove, OL, jr.

Gavin Scott, Marian Central, QB, jr.

Jake Staples, Crystal Lake Central, QB, jr.

Loren Strickland, Jacobs, RB, jr.

Tyler Szekely, Huntley, LB, sr.

Zach Turner, Marian Central, OL, sr.

Jake Vincent, Hampshire, QB, sr.

Matt Zinnen, Woodstock North, QB, sr.

– Compiled by Joe Stevenson, joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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NOTEWORTHY Playing through pain: The good news for Richmond-Burton center Joey St. Pierre is that his injury will not get worse because he is playing basketball.

The bad part is that St. Pierre is just going to have to deal with the pain in his back until the season is over.

St. Pierre, a 6-foot-9 senior, began feeling the pain in his kidney area during the football season. Initially, his doctor thought it was kidney stones causing the pain. Further examinations proved St. Pierre’s ureters, muscle fibers that propel urine from the kidneys to the bladder, were blocked by scar tissue.

“My kidneys were swollen, they were so blocked up,” St. Pierre said. “It’s scar tissue I was born with that’s blocking. I’m just trying to play through it.”

St. Pierre had two surgeries to put stents in to help with the problem. He will get relief when the arthroscopic surgery is done, but that requires a four- to six-week recovery period and he does not want to miss any of the season.

“I practiced three days in a row and it’s really hurting,” St. Pierre said after Thursday’s victory over Woodstock. “[The pain] comes in waves. I’m just trying to play through it.”

Effort appreciated: R-B coach Brandon Creason loves the effort he gets from senior forward Josh Hansel, who had two offensive rebounds on one long possession that was critical against Woodstock. Hansel also had one basket in that game on a move that has become familiar among his coaches and teammates.

“You saw that fake up-and-under spin shot he made, he’s crafty like the old men’s league guys,” Creason said, grinning. “They don’t quite have the athleticism anymore, so they have all the crafty moves. That’s Josh. He’s very crafty. We’ve been calling him Men’s League for two years. We nicknamed him that because he does that stuff all the time.”

Whatever it takes: Prairie Ridge coach Corky Card said he thought any up-tempo play against McHenry on Saturday would not have been beneficial for the Wolves. So they played a deliberate offensive style … very deliberate.

It worked, as Prairie Ridge won, but it also produced what might end up as the area’s lowest score this season, 26-19. And that is from two of the area’s better teams.

“Usually throughout the season you have to play different tempos,” Card said. “Tonight, we wanted to play a slower tempo.”

It ended up so slow that, had it been golf, the group behind would have asked to play through.

Still, it was a conference win, the fifth in a row overall for the Wolves.

THIS WEEK’S TOP GAMES Richmond-Burton vs. Marian Central, 7 p.m. Tuesday in Woodstock Two of the area’s best big men – R-B’s Joey St. Pierre (6-9) and Marian Central’s Sam Ohlrich (6-8) – will go against each other in this nonconference game.

Boylan vs. Prairie Ridge, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic The defending champion Titans will meet the Wolves in the first round of pool play at the tournament. Boylan returns most of its top players from last season.

– Joe Stevenson, joestevenson@shawmedia.com

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com The IHSA Board of Directors officially approved pitch count limits in baseball for the 2017 season and beyond. Beginning this spring, an individual player will be allowed only 105 pitches a game.

Additionally, players will have mandated rest days based on the number of pitches thrown in a particular game and over the course of multiple days.

A pitcher who throws between 76 and 105 pitches in a game will not be eligible to pitch for four days, and will be allowed a maximum of 90 pitches if he pitches a second time in a seven-day period.

The decision comes months after the National Federation of State High School Associations mandated that all state associations implement a maximum pitch count. Each state is

allowed to create its own individual guidelines.

“Kudos to the baseball advisory and sports medicine advisory committees for working together on behalf of student safety,” IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson said in a statement released by the IHSA. “We believe that the NFHS and its state association membership have been leaders in this area in all sports, but ultimately, the high school season encompasses a short window. We hope that youth and travel baseball organizations will follow our lead to help protect these pitchers and their arms.”

The IHSA baseball advisory committee in August originally recommended a 115-pitch maximum. Otherwise, the IHSA board mirrored the vast majority of the baseball committee’s recommendations.

See PITCH COUNT, page 11

• Tuesday, December 13, 2016

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Jacobs (6-0): The Golden Eagles withstood a stiff challenge from one-win Crystal Lake Central in their second Fox Valley Conference game, 54-51, then beat Hampshire by a big number. Now, they want a shot at winning their own Hinkle Holiday Classic.

2. Prairie Ridge (5-3): The Wolves have won five consecutive games since their football players returned, which includes the starting backcourt of Trevor Potter and James Queen. Their 1-2-2 ball-press defense gives most teams a difficult time.

3. McHenry (3-4): The Warriors could not make Prairie Ridge speed up the tempo at all in their loss Saturday. It didn’t help that McHenry made only 2 of 16 3-pointers.

4. Richmond-Burton (3-3): The Rockets won their KRC opener in a tight game with Woodstock, 66-57. Blaine Bayer and Jake Kaufman might be the league’s best backcourt.

5. Marengo (5-1): Guards Mike Volkening and Blaine Borhart have led the way for the Indians, who lost to Rockford Christian last week, then came back to beat Johnsburg.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MIKE VOLKENING Marengo, sr., G Volkening fired in a career-high 39 points in Dec. 6’s 64-62 loss to Rockford Christian, which was two points off the Marengo school record.

Volkening’s big game was listed as third in Marengo history behind a 41-point performance from Kevin Schifferer and a 40-point game from Zach Knobloch. Volkening scored 20 points, with four 3-pointers, in the fourth quarter as the Indians rallied from 13 points down and took a late lead.

On Thursday, Volkening hit five 3s and led the Indians with 29 points in their 82-60 Kishwaukee River Conference win against Johnsburg.

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Johnburg’s Muehlfelder earns Evans Scholarship

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com

Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

Jacobs co-op’s Harold Ogaban swims in the breaststroke lap of the 200-yard intermediate medley during Monday’s meet against the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op Monday at Huntley Middle School in DeKalb.

BOYS SWIMMING: JACOBS CO-OP 85, DeKALB-SYCAMORE CO-OP 85

Eagles swim to a draw in 1st dual

Stuart wins 100 breast, 200 free, is on winning relay

By JOHN GALLIONE

sports@nwherald.com DeKALB – Despite coming into the meet with a shuffled lineup, the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op boys swim team was able to come out of its meet with the Jacobs co-op with an 85-all tie.

“I think that we swam really well,” Barbs coach Melanie Chambers said.

“A lot of them swam in different events. I pulled two people out of the lineup and filled their spots with JV swimmers today because of nagging injury and illness. To have this go on and come out how we did today, I was very happy.”

Senior Dylan Rasmussen was a bright spot for the Barbs (1-0-1), winning the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.23 seconds. Rasmussen also was on the winning 200 freestyle relay team with teammates Gavin Anderson, Riley Lohse and Paul Ruetten, posting a time of 1:40.9. Rasmussen said their depth is vital.

“The fact that we can pull guys up from JV and still tie with a program like District 300 says it all,” Rasmussen said. “We’re going to head into the holiday doing doubles and lifting. It will give us a good base to taper down from.”

This was Jacobs’ first dual meet of the season. However, it did swim in a relay meet Saturday. Jacobs co-op coach Rick Andresen noted that his guys looked a bit tired in this meet.

“It is a tough turnaround to swim Saturday and come back for another meet on Monday,” Andresen said.

“They swam OK. I’m looking forward to 11 days of two-a-days over the holiday, with morning sessions on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.” Jacobs received a boost from junior Elijah Stuart, who won the 100 breaststroke (1:06.68) and the 200 freestyle (1:56.24). He also was the third leg of the winning 400 freestyle relay team.

Stuart is not like most high school swimmers because he is a triathlete.

He does not swim outside of the high school season. Stuart said his unique regimen keeps his endurance high for swimming season.

“I still run a lot of cross country and bike during the season,” Stuart said.

“The first week of practice, all I worked on was my stroke. I didn’t work on speed or endurance, just technique.”

When Ryan Muehlfelder’s brother Kyle helped land him a job as a caddie at Bull Valley Golf Club in Woodstock, Ryan couldn’t have guessed what it would lead to.

When he started three years ago, he wasn’t sure caddying was something he would do for more than a summer. He stuck with it, though, Ryan and two weeks ago he Muehlfelder landed one of the most prestigious prizes a young caddie can earn.

Muehlfelder, 17, of McHenry, has earned an Evans Scholarship, which awards full tuition and housing for up to four years to about 270 caddies.

“I’m more than excited,” Muehlfelder said. “It’s a great opportunity. I think my parents might be even more excited than I am.”

Muehlfelder carries a 3.8 GPA

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and scored a 31 on the ACT. He does not know where he will attend college yet, but some of his top choices include Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan, Purdue and Illinois. He intends to major in biomedical engineering.

“What I’m really hoping to do is help improve people with physical disabilities or limitations,” he said.

“My mom is a 1-on-1 paraprofessional with special needs students, and I’ve seen how they’ve been able to be helped because of people who design and create devices to help them. If I could do that too, that would be something I’d really enjoy doing.”

Muehlfelder never has been much of a golfer himself. He never played on boys golf team at Johnsburg.

“I know the game; I just can’t play it,” he joked.

Caddying, however, is something he enjoys. It allows him to spend time with people he wouldn’t normally interact with.

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The Marengo girls bowling team topped Woodstock, 2,361-1,592, Monday at Glo-Bowl Fun Center in Marengo.

Leah Secor rolled the top two scores of the day, a 245, 224, and included a 168 in her 637 series.

Megan Anthony rolled a 529 series for Marengo. Rachael Jasinski had a 438, Amanda Underwood rolled a 408 and Sapna Patel finished with a 349.

For Woodstock, Rachael Stieg recorded a 439 series with games of 156, 146 and 137. Joanna Watson recorded

Continued from page 2 If a sandwich named was named for you, what would it be called and what would be on it?

Evans: The Big Wreck at Potbelly’s

and I’d call it “The 22.”

Many on your team didn’t get haircuts until you had won state. Are you sticking with the new ’do?

Evans: Dang, that’s a good one.

I want to keep it growing, it’s the longest my hair ever has been. I started growing it before our first win against Cary-Grove. I said I wouldn’t cut until we lost, and we never lost, so it’s still going. I’m thinking about doing it until next football season, but we will see. I get mixed emotions

• DEBOEUF

Continued from page 3 Do you have any rituals or superstitions on game day?

DeBoeuf: In the playoffs, I had a

coffee before every game. After the first three playoff games, I realized they had been all different places that I had gotten the coffee, so for the two final games I had to search around to find two more spots to get it.

Your football beard is gone now, how long had it been growing and do you miss it?

DeBoeuf: I started growing it in

Week 1. I do miss it. My wife does not.

What do you have for your pregame meal?

DeBoeuf: Pregame is usually a cowboy wrap from Halsted Street.

What’s something on your iPod no

from people – some people say it looks better longer, some say it looks gross.

And then there’s one person who just simply says, “I don’t know.”

If you could play at any college, where would it be?

Evans: Oregon, (it’s) been my favor-

ite college since I was really young.

What is the worst injury you ever had to deal with?

Evans: I’ve broken my leg and

collarbone when I was younger, and those were pretty bad. But the worst would have to be my quadriceps injury this year. I could barely bend my leg some days and games. And with a break, you can just sit out, but with like a quad injury, even though it hurt very badly, I never got to sit out. I’m not complaining or anything, I’m glad I got to play every game this

one would expect is there?

DeBoeuf: Well, I think everyone on

points from Emily Webber.

BOYS BOWLING Eden Wanderer added 10 points, KaGrayslake Central 2,738, Johnsburg 2,609: At Brunswick Zone Hawthorn tie Rosio scored eight and Kylee Win-

Lanes in Vernon Hills, the Skyhawks’ Jacob Smith bowled a 612 series, including games of 225, 206 and 181. Tony Murtaugh finished with a 562 series, Ray Jargstorf rolled a 467, Derek Barnette recorded a 453 and Trevor Underwood and Cade Wizceb combined for a 515.

season, but with playing on it, it very, very slowly got better, so almost the whole year I was playing on it, and it was re-aggravating it. Almost every stride I took I could feel a sharp pain.

What are three of your favorite Christmas songs?

Evans: “Santa Claus is Coming to

Town,” “White Christmas” and “All I Want for Christmas”

Whose throwback jersey would you most like to have?

Evans: Bo Jackson from the Raiders Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions?

Evans: Every game I make sure I

eat the same sandwich the day before and make sure I wear the same underwear for every single game.

What would be the ideal vacation?

Evans: Going on a cruise

West.

You’re an avid fisherman, what is the biggest fish you ever caught?

DeBoeuf: The biggest freshwater

fish would be a 20-pound flathead catfish on the Mississippi River.

team. I work out with the team Monday through Friday before school. We have some pretty strong guys, so I am just trying to keep up.

thing that I have really enjoyed. My dad got me hooked as a youngster and it stuck. I enjoy bass fishing the most because of the constant action. I also really enjoy catfishing. It is relaxing, and I enjoy being outdoors.

to play and coach for Jason Aubry, the former Johnsburg head coach.

He was my offensive coordinator as a sophomore at Lemont, and after I graduated from Carthage, I coached for a few years with him at Joliet

1 against Plano. We were able to get Adam Jayko, our backup quarterback, onto the field without Plano noticing. It was a big play in the game (a 26-yard pass play).

Who made the biggest impression on you as a coach?

DeBoeuf: I had the opportunity

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BOYS BASKETBALL Faith Christian 79, Alden-Hebron 46: At

Williams Bay, Wisconsin, the Giants dropped a road game at Faith Christian on Monday in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 79-46.

Taylor Glenn led the Giants (2-7) GIRLS BASKETBALL Alden-Hebron 48, Faith Christian 28: with 13 points, and Logan Grove scored At Williams Bay, Wisconsin, the Gi- 10. Austin Stauss added eight and Maants improved to 5-3 overall behind 11 son Mindham scored seven.

our team knows I am a big country music fan, but what they don’t know is how big of a Reba McEntire fan I am.

You used to be strength coach at Round Lake, can you still hang with your players when it comes to lifting?

DeBoeuf: I enjoy lifting with the

ter added seven.

What do you like most about fishing?

DeBoeuf: It always has been some-

What was one play call you made this season that was unconventional, but really worked?

DeBoeuf: We ran a reverse in Week

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Continued from page 8 “(I like) getting to talk to people, getting to hear what other people have done and how they’ve lived their lives,” Muehlfelder said. “Being outside all day is something you can’t really compete with.”

The pay is not so bad, either. He realized how nice he had it as a caddie when he started working his first minimum-wage job soon after he started at Bull Valley.

To earn an Evans Scholarship, he had to go through an online application and attend an informational meeting. Once he became a finalist, he interviewed in front of a group of about 80 people at Edgewood Valley Country Club in La Grange in what he called a “press conference” style interview.

A week later, he received news he had earned the scholarship.

“I’m overjoyed with how I’ve gotten this award and everything that’s going to open up in the future,” Muehlfelder said. “The connections, the community, the experience, everything that goes along with it – being able to have an education along with that is something I can’t really ask for. It’s a blessing.”

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• EVANS

a 423 series, Hal Sardelli finished with a 253, Rhiannon Young had a 246 and Ashley Lehan recorded a 231.

Huntley 2,419, Kaneland 2,303: At Mardi Gras Lanes in DeKalb, the Red Raiders topped Kaneland behind a 509 series from Marissa Bousk. Bousk recorded the top two games with a 179 and a 190, to go along with a 140 for her 509 series.

Nicole Ciccione recorded a 457 series, Shaelyn O’Rilley scored a 420, Caroline Piske notched a 384, Hailie Nosek scored a 342 and Kaitlyn Cutter scored a 307 for the Red Raiders.

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Supreme Court leaves $1B NFL concussion settlement in place

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the final two challenges to the estimated $1 billion settlement between the NFL and thousands of its former players who have been diagnosed with brain injuries linked to repeated concussions. Players who already have been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or dementia could begin receiving payments in 90 to 120 days.

“This is a historical moment for the retired player community who, in the face of great adversity, took on the NFL,” said attorney Christopher Seeger, who represented the class of more than 20,000 former NFL players now eligible for payments for the next 65 years.

“Despite the difficult health situations retired players face today, and that many more will unfortunately face in the future, they can have peace of mind knowing that this settlement’s benefits will finally become available to them and will last for decades to come.”

The league has estimated that 6,000 former players – or nearly three in 10 – could develop Alzheimer’s disease or moderate dementia. Payments could be as high as $5 million for those with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS; the average payout is expected to be closer to $190,000.

Western Michigan basketball player charged with murder

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Prosecutors charged Western Michigan basketball player Jovieair Kennedy with murder and

armed robbery Monday, accusing him of gunning down a fellow student during a robbery of a cellphone and money.

Kennedy, 20, was arraigned Monday in the shooting of 19-year-old Jacob Jones on Thursday at an off-campus Kalamazoo apartment.

Kennedy, who is from Muskegon, was denied bond and did not yet have an attorney.

MLB rookie hazing rules ban dressing as women

NEW YORK – That baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders now is banned.

Major League Baseball created an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy that covers the practice. As part of the sport’s new labor deal, set to be ratified by both sides Tuesday, the players’ union agreed not to contest it.

The policy, obtained by The Associated Press, prohibits “requiring, coercing or encouraging” players from “dressing up as women or wearing costumes that may be offensive to individuals based on their race, sex, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identify or other characteristic.”

Notre Dame QB Kizer to enter NFL draft as junior

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer declared for the NFL draft Monday, giving up his senior season and opening up the Fighting Irish’s starting job next year for Brandon Wimbush.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Kizer could end up being the first quarterback selected in the draft in April.

– Wire reports

NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE

North W L T Pct PF Detroit 9 4 0 .692 295 Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 333 Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 258 Bears 3 10 0 .231 221 East W L T Pct PF x-Dallas 11 2 0 .846 340 N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 255 Washington 7 5 1 .577 330 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 290 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 428 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 293 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 358 Carolina 5 8 0 .385 311 West W L T Pct PF Seattle 8 4 1 .654 274 Arizona 5 7 1 .423 299 Los Angeles 4 9 0 .308 194 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 251 x-clinched playoff spot

PREPS AMERICAN CONFERENCE

PA 268 312 225 290 PA 238 244 317 272 PA 345 296 351 337 PA 232 277 304 393

WEEK 14 Thursday’s Result Kansas City 21, Oakland 13 Sunday’s Results Detroit 20, Bears 17 Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 10 Tennessee 13, Denver 10 Pittsburgh 27, Buffalo 20 Washington 27, Philadelphia 22 Minnesota 25, Jacksonville 16 Houston 22, Indianapolis 17 Carolina 28, San Diego 16 Miami 26, Arizona 23 Tampa Bay 16, New Orleans 11 N.Y. Jets 23, San Francisco 17, OT Green Bay 38, Seattle 10 Atlanta 42, Los Angeles 14 N.Y. Giants 10, Dallas 7 Monday’s Result New England 30, Baltimore 23

East W L T New England 11 2 0 Miami 8 5 0 Buffalo 6 7 0 N.Y. Jets 4 9 0 North W L T Pittsburgh 8 5 0 Baltimore 7 6 0 Cincinnati 5 7 1 Cleveland 0 13 0 South W L T Houston 7 6 0 Tennessee 7 6 0 Indianapolis 6 7 0 Jacksonville 2 11 0 West W L T Kansas City 10 3 0 Oakland 10 3 0 Denver 8 5 0 San Diego 5 8 0

PF 349 281 325 229

PA 230 301 301 324

Pct .615 .538 .423 .000

PF 317 279 268 207

PA 256 237 269 375

Pct .538 .538 .462 .154

PF 229 321 328 240

PA 274 306 333 338

Pct .769 .769 .615 .385

PF 302 358 296 350

PA 255 320 242 347

WEEK 15 Thursday’s Game Los Angeles at Seattle, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday’s Game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Green Bay at Bears, noon Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon Tennessee at Kansas City, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon New Orleans at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

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’s Game Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

NHL

NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 30 18 8 4 40 St. Louis 29 16 9 4 36 Minnesota 27 15 8 4 34 Winnipeg 32 13 16 3 29 Nashville 27 12 11 4 28 Dallas 30 11 13 6 28 Colorado 27 11 15 1 23 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 29 15 9 5 35 Edmonton 31 15 11 5 35 Calgary 31 16 13 2 34 San Jose 28 16 11 1 33 Los Angeles 27 14 11 2 30 Vancouver 29 12 15 2 26 Arizona 28 9 14 5 23

GF GA 81 70 79 79 75 56 82 96 78 78 75 96 60 86 GF GA 81 75 93 85 81 86 68 61 71 70 67 86 62 90

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 29 19 6 4 42 92 64 Ottawa 29 16 11 2 34 70 78 Boston 30 16 12 2 34 71 71 Tampa Bay 29 14 13 2 30 81 81 Florida 29 13 12 4 30 70 77 Detroit 29 13 12 4 30 70 77 Toronto 27 11 11 5 27 79 84 Buffalo 27 10 11 6 26 56 72 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 29 19 7 3 41 104 84 N.Y. Rangers 30 20 9 1 41 105 70 Philadelphia 31 18 10 3 39 101 94 Columbus 26 17 5 4 38 87 56 Washington 27 17 7 3 37 72 59 New Jersey 28 12 10 6 30 69 82 Carolina 28 11 11 6 28 69 76 N.Y. Islanders 27 11 11 5 27 71 81 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Results Pittsburgh 7, Arizona 0 Boston 2, Montreal 1 (OT) Tuesday’s Games Blackhawks at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games San Jose at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m.

SCHEDULE

Pct .846 .615 .462 .308

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 17 5 .773 Bulls 13 10 .565 Indiana 13 12 .520 Detroit 13 13 .500 Milwaukee 11 12 .478 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 17 7 .708 New York 14 10 .583 Boston 13 11 .542 Brooklyn 6 17 .261 Philadelphia 6 18 .250 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 14 11 .560 Atlanta 12 12 .500 Orlando 10 15 .400 Washington 9 14 .391 Miami 8 17 .320

GB — 4½ 5½ 6 6½ GB — 3 4 10½ 11 GB — 1½ 4 4 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 19 5 .792 Houston 18 7 .720 Memphis 17 8 .680 New Orleans 8 17 .320 Dallas 6 18 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 15 9 .625 Utah 15 10 .600 Portland 12 14 .462 Denver 9 16 .360 Minnesota 6 18 .250 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 21 4 .840 L.A. Clippers 18 7 .720 Sacramento 9 15 .375 L.A. Lakers 10 17 .370 Phoenix 7 17 .292

GB — 1½ 2½ 11½ 13 GB — ½ 4 6½ 9 GB — 3 11½ 12 13½

Monday’s Results Indiana 110, Charlotte 94 Miami 112, Washington 101 Toronto 122, Milwaukee 100 Houston 122, Brooklyn 118 Dallas 112, Denver 92 L.A. Clippers 121, Portland 120 Sacramento 116, L.A. Lakers 92 Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Washington, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Houston, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Boys basketball: Richmond-Burton at Marian Central, North Boone at Johnsburg, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Woodstock North at Woodstock, Rockford Christian at Richmond-Burton, Marengo at Harvard, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs, McHenry at Huntley, Crystal Lake South at Hampshire, Dundee-Crown at Crystal Lake Central, Conant at Cary-Grove, 7 p.m., Johnsburg at Lake Zurich Showcase, TBA Boys bowling: Grant at McHenry, Johnsburg at Marengo, 4 p.m.

Girls bowling: Wauconda at McHenry, Johnsburg at Marengo, 4 p.m.

Wrestling: Hampshire, Marengo at Belvidere North Triangular, 5:30 p.m., Woodstock North at Prairie Ridge, 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Boys basketball: Dundee-Crown at Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake Central at Hampshire, Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake South, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Marian Central at Carmel, Johnsburg at Burlington Central, Marengo at North Boone, 7 p.m.

Boys bowling: Woodstock at Belvidere North, Huntley at Streamwood, 4:30 p.m.

Girls bowling: Woodstock at Belvidere North, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Marengo at Byron Triangular, 5:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL MEN’S AP TOP 25 POLL

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Villanova (56) 10-0 1,613 1 2. UCLA (3) 10-0 1,505 2 3. Kansas 9-1 1,455 3 4. Baylor (6) 8-0 1,439 4 5. Duke 10-1 1,391 5 6. Kentucky 9-1 1,277 6 7. North Carolina 10-1 1,222 7 8. Gonzaga 10-0 1,195 8 9. Indiana 8-1 1,124 9 10. Creighton 10-0 1,043 10 11. Louisville 9-1 981 11 12. West Virginia 8-1 864 15 13. Virginia 8-1 848 14 14. Wisconsin 9-2 779 17 15. Purdue 8-2 652 18 16. South Carolina 8-0 598 19 17. Xavier 8-2 526 13 18. Butler 9-1 492 16 19. Arizona 8-2 436 20 20. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 7-1 391 12 21. Notre Dame 9-1 310 23 22. Oregon 8-2 251 24 23. Florida St. 10-1 227 — 24. Southern Cal 9-0 158 — 25. Cincinnati 7-2 155 22 Others receiving votes: Florida 44, Wichita St. 33, Virginia Tech 32, Maryland 31, Valparaiso 9, TCU 8, Middle Tennessee 7, Minnesota 6, Miami 6, Kansas St 4, UCF 2, Michigan St. 2, Syracuse 2, Ohio St. 2, Pittsburgh 2, Clemson 1, Loyola of Chicago 1, Iowa St. 1

TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Monday’s Result Seton Hall 67, No. 16 South Carolina 64 Tuesday’s Games No. 1 Villanova vs. Temple, 6 p.m.

No. 22 Oregon vs. Montana, 9 p.m.

No. 25 Cincinnati vs. Texas Southern, 6 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

(Through Saturday) SATURDAY Celebration Bowl At Atlanta NC Central (9-2) vs. Grambling St. (11-1), 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 S. Mississippi (6-6) vs. LouisianaLafayette (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

BEARS

FAVORITE at BULLS at CLEVELAND at ATLANTA Golden State New York at PORTLAND

UNDERDOG Minnesota Memphis Orlando at NEW ORLEANS at PHOENIX Oklahoma City

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE at VILLANOVA at SANTA CLARA

Tuesday LINE 15 6

UNDERDOG Temple UC Riverside

NHL

FAVORITE at NY RANGERS Washington at CAROLINA Los Angeles San Jose at DETROIT at NASHVILLE at MINNESOTA Anaheim at EDMONTON

Tuesday LINE UNDERDOG -145 Blackhawks -130 at NY ISLANDERS -175 Vancouver -116 at BUFFALO -115 at TORONTO OFF Arizona -126 St. Louis -152 Florida -115 at DALLAS -113 Columbus

LINE +135 +120 +163 +106 +105 OFF +116 +142 +105 +103

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico 7½ 6½ (62½) UTSA Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas Houston 3 4 (54½) San Diego St. Cure Bowl at Orlando, Fla. UCF 6½ 6 (49) Arkansas St. Camellia Bowl at Montgomery, Ala. Toledo 2½ 1 (57½) Appalachian St. New Orleans Bowl at New Oleans Southern Miss 2 4 (58½)Louisiana-Lafayette

NFL

FAVORITE at SEATTLE Miami Green Bay at DALLAS at NY GIANTS at BALTIMORE at MINNESOTA at BUFFALO at KANSAS CITY at HOUSTON at ARIZONA at ATLANTA New England Oakland Pittsburgh at WASHINGTON

Thurssday OPEN TODAY O/U 13 14½ (38) Saturday 4 2 (38) Sunday 4½ 6½ (42½) 9 7 (47) 3½ 5 (41) 6½ 6 (41½) 4 4½ (44) 10 10½ (43) 6 5½ (43) 6 6 (38½) 3½ 2 (49½) 11 13½ (52) 3 3 (44) PK 2½ (50½) 3 3 (44) Monday 4 5 (51½)

UNDERDOG Los Angeles at NY JETS at BEARS Tampa Bay Detroit Philadelphia Indianapolis Cleveland Tennessee Jacksonville New Orleans San Francisco at DENVER at SAN DIEGO at CINCINNATI

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

Carolina

• PITCH COUNT

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Coaches from both teams in a game are expected to count pitches for both teams’ pitchers. Coaches are required to compare pitchcount numbers after every even-numbered inning and at the end of the game. During postseason games, the host school must provide an independent pitch counter to verify each team’s pitch counts.

The IHSA release said it is developing a process for schools to submit their game-by-game pitch counts via the IHSA website. This would allow opposing coaches to know how many pitches an opposing player would be allowed on a given day.

Freshmen, sophomore and junior varsity teams are expected to follow the same guidelines, with the exception that those players will have a 95-pitch maximum, rather than 105.

Violations of the pitch count policy could result in a forfeit. All violations will be reviewed by the executive director.

• Tuesday, December 13, 2016

With the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 draft, Bill Polian took Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf. OK? Got it?

Anything else?

I can give you other reasons why the Bears should hire Polian as senior adviser, general manager or whatever VIEWS he wants to be, up Rick to and Morrissey including honorary McCaskey, but the Manning decision makes everything else small talk.

I also can give you one reason why Polian scares the bejabbers out of me: As recently as three years ago, he was saying Jay Cutler has the potential to be great.

AP file photo It’s why I’m having mixed emotions Bill Polian speaks during a halftime ceremony Sept. 20, 2015, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Poabout even the slightest suggestion of lian, who built the Super Bowl Bills of the 1990s as general manager, received his Pro Polian joining the Bears. CBSSports.

Football Hall of Fame ring. com, quoting sources, reported that the Hall of Fame executive wants to coach John Fox. But Polian is sharp.

Jeffery returns from suspension work with an NFL team again and You can see that in his TV work. that the Bears would be interested in It’s his 2013 comments about CutLAKE FOREST – The Bears certainly were him in an advisory capacity. ler that frighten the heck out of me. ready to welcome back top receiver Alshon “There is a possibility the Bears “I think if he’s surrounded with restructure their front office in a sce- Jeffery. better receiving and protection talent, Jeffery rejoined the team Monday after nario where Polian would be a senior he’ll shine,” he told ESPN 1000. “He’s adviser who oversees coaching and serving a four-game suspension for violating a very, very talented quarterback.” football operations in 2017 and then the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs polAnd: “This is a guy who’s done makes determinations about how icy, giving the Bears and quarterback Matt a lot with a little throughout his he believes the organization should Barkley a big weapon for this weekend’s career. And his receiver corps – it’s move forward,” CBSSports.com’s game against the Green Bay Packers. no secret – his receiving corps in ChiJason La Canfora wrote.

“It’s good to have him back,” coach John cago has not been stellar during his ESPN’s Adam Schefter said MonFox said. time there. I don’t know why people day on ESPN 1000 that Polian was Jeffery hasn’t played since an embarrass- would question the intangibles. He’s confused by the CBSSports.com ing 36-10 loss at Tampa Bay on Nov. 13. The done a lot with a little throughout his report and that “he’s not coming to career.” suspension came the next day, with the work for the Chicago Bears.”

Maybe it was a moment of insanformer Pro Bowl receiver saying he took a Well, the Bears should be pursuity for Polian. If he were to come to supplement for inflammation containing a ing Polian. They’re 3-10. Just because Chicago, he’d need to understand substance banned by the NFL. they’re playing a bunch of rookies that Cutler has no future here. It – The Associated Press doesn’t mean general manager Ryan would have to be part of the underPace is doing a good job. It means a standing between him and ownbunch of rookies are playing because what it is. Manning won two Super ership. The city can’t go through a bunch of starters are injured. Who Bowls and five NFL MVP awards in another season of Jay. Cannot. Our knows, some might turn out to be a 17-year career. Leaf was one of the sentence has lasted eight years. Lots good players. We don’t know yet. biggest busts in league history. of people have tried to coach him, The biggest issue, the only issue, Polian won a Super Bowl with the change him and introduce him to the everlasting issue for the Bears Colts (beating, ahem, the Bears), and new teammates. It hasn’t resulted in has to do with one position. This he built the Bills teams that lost four anything that vaguely resembles a franchise wouldn’t know a good straight Super Bowls in the early Super Bowl champion. quarterback from a Quarter Pounder. 1990s. After the Colts fired him in The franchise needs to move forPace didn’t deem it important enough 2011, he joined ESPN as an analyst ward. It would be nice for it to move to choose a quarterback in his first and has stayed close to the game. He forward with Polian aboard. The vettwo Bears drafts, even with Cutler’s knows talent, and he knows how to eran hand on the tiller, and all that. lengthy record of mediocrity. He build a winner.

Maybe the Polian-to-the-Bears report either has been misguided or is in a He’s 74, which means Bears owner is a built on the flimsiest of foundalong-term concussion protocol.

Virginia McCaskey could have read tions. But now that it’s out there, the So the first reaction to the thought to him as a child. If the team were Bears have the responsibility to at of Polian working at Halas Hall is, to hire Polian, there surely would least ask: Hey, Bill, a little help?

“Yes, please!” If there has been a be blowback from critics who think more dramatic pick in NFL history he’s from the same senior center • Rick Morrissey is a Chicago than the Manning selection, one that delivered 75-year-old consultant Sun-Times columnist, Write to him Ernie Accorsi to Lake Forest. Accorsi at rmorrissey@suntimes.com and folthat went so right for one team and helped in the hiring of Pace and low him on Twitter @MorrisseyCST. so wrong for another, I don’t know

NBA

Tuesday LINE O/U 7 (209) 13 (201½) OFF (OFF) 10 (225) 3½ (220½) OFF (OFF)

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