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You meet the nicest people at chemo You get quite an education in the chemo room. You learn the difference between a port and a pick line. You discover what it means for a vein to roll and blow. You are able to predict when an infusion pump is ready to start its exasperating beeping. And you can spell Methotrexate in your sleep.

I’ve been accompanying someone to the chemo room for a while now, and, while I would not recommend this place to spend a vacation day or go on a date, there is something quietly and gently extraordinary about it.

Lined up on two opposite walls of the room are comfy recliners, the kind that you find nowadays in movie theaters. But when you see the intermingled IV poles with tubes dripping multicolored solutions, you know you’re not there for popcorn and Jujubes and “Star Wars.”

However, it’s the people lying in the recliners, and their caregivers sitting next to them, that poignantly punctuate the scene.

Now, you’d think that you’d see sullen faces, despondent countenances, even angry, odious eyes. After all, the people here are living out their own personal nightmares. They are worst-case scenarios with minimum insurance and maximum distress. Their existence is classified by Stages 1-4 and their quality of life by a pain level from 1-10. Or so you’d think.

Enter the extraordinariness of the chemo room. It is filled with the chattering of voices, peppered with banter and sprinkled with smiles. One would think you were in a family room rather than a hospital wing.

When you walk in, you are greeted by everyone calling out your name. It’s like “Cheers” with an IV drip. These are people who, by time and unforeseen occurrence, have been somehow woven together to form a kind of therapeutic safety net for each other.

From the confines of their recliners, they have learned each other’s stories. They pass

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JUST HUMOR ME Michael Penkava around smartphones with photos until we all know everybody’s everybody. They share tips and tricks, ins and outs and ups and downs.

The room is afloat with hard-knock wisdom, unspoken inspiration and a sweetness that melts the heart and numbs the pain.

One quickly realizes that this room isn’t about surviving; it’s about living. About making the best out of the worst. About grinning and bearing and sharing and caring. This isn’t misery loving company, it’s misery needing company. A biomedical refuge for endangered souls.

We caretakers are taken unconditionally into the fold. Although we don’t get to sit in a recliner, we get our own straight-backed chair at the side of our loved ones, ready with a sip of water or a tender squeeze of the shoulder.

We are privy to the life lessons of multiple generations, fortified by their models of faith and courage, and we somehow feel that they are doing their best to prepare us for if and when we have to sit in one of those recliners.

The nurses dart back and forth with a tender expertise, helping all of us to feel that everything will be OK, even if they know it won’t be. They are hope wearing scrubs.

So, there we are in the chemo room, lumped together like broken crayons in a box. But even broken crayons can color. And, oh, what an inspiring picture we create!

• Michael Penkava taught a bunch of kids and wrote a bunch of stuff. He recommends a visit to the chemo room when we start to feel sorry for ourselves. He can be reached at mikepenkava@comcast.net.

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ON THE COVER Woods Creek Elementary School student Kennedy Markee (left), 10, walks Dec. 9 with her mother, Cindy Markee, around their Crystal Lake neighborhood fundraising for Classes4Classes.

See story page A3.

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Woods Creek Elementary School student Kennedy Markee (left), 10, hands out Classes4Classes donation cards Dec. 9 to her neighbors, Joe Feng and Trini Feng, 12, of Crystal Lake. A teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut started the Classes4Classes initiative, which promotes paying it forward with acts of kindness among classes throughout the country. Woods Creek Elementary School is partnered with a school in South Carolina to provide them a buddy bench.

THE POWER OF KINDNESS

Woods Creek Elementary in Crystal Lake starts project to pay it forward

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Through her 30 years of teaching in Crystal Lake Elementary District 47, Gail Kelley has always had one rule for her class: Be kind.

The rule applies to everything – whether it be not talking over someone else, or including everyone in the group, Kelley said.

“I want to teach [students] academics,” Kelley said. “But I think more importantly I want to teach them to be kind, productive citizens and just to

think positive.”

Through the Classes4Classes initiative, Kelley’s extended curriculum class of fourth- and fifth-grade students at Woods Creek Elementary is learning how to pay lessons of kindness forward.

The Classes4Classes nonprofit was started by former Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis after the 2012 school shooting, according to a news release from District 47. The nonprofit’s mission is to “teach children the power of kindness and compassion through their ability to create positive change for others,”

according to its website, classes4classes.org.

Classes use crowdfunding to buy something another school needs, and once a school has received its gift, it must pay it forward by helping another school.

Woods Creek is the first school in Illinois to participate, Kelley said.

Students in Kelley’s class were paired with a second-grade class at Broad River Elementary School in Beaufort, South Carolina, taught by Crystal Lake native and District 47 graduate Elena Ryan. The two teachers were connected by Kelley’s longtime

friend and Ryan’s aunt, also of Crystal Lake.

The Woods Creek class is raising $1,750 to buy two buddy benches for Broad River that children can sit on when they need a friend.

As of Friday morning, Kelley’s class had raised $1,117 to go toward the buddy benches.

The benches are especially needed now because some of Broad River’s benches were recently destroyed after Hurricane Matthew hit the area, Ryan said.

See CLASSES4CLASSES, page A6

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Centegra Health System senior vice president and chief operating officer Rachel Sebastian helps Parkview Elementary School students Leslie Aguilar (center) and Alesia Tello to create blankets for Project Linus of McHenry County. The event took place at the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township in Carpentersville.

Sharing that warm, fuzzy feeling Centegra, 3rd-graders team up on blankets for Project Linus

Centegra Health System CEO Michael S. Eesley tests the softness of one of the blankets while working with children and Centegra Health System leaders for Project Linus of McHenry County.

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com CARPENTERSVILLE – Each year the Centegra executive team looks to celebrate the holidays through a community-service project.

“Giving back is who we are at Centegra, and giving back through service projects is just another way to help out our community,” said Hadley Streng, Centegra’s vice president of strategy and development.

This year, Centegra decided to do a project that would help two organizations: Project Linus of McHenry County and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township.

“We determined a combined project would be a great way to work with kids in the area, provide blankets for them and

help Project Linus since they support our hospitals,” Streng said.

On Wednesday, Centegra team members worked with about 30 third-grade students from Parkview Elementary School in Carpentersville to make blankets for Project Linus. Using materials provided by Centegra, the children were able to make 60 blankets at the event. Half

of the blankets went to the Boys & Girls Clubs, while the other half went to Project Linus.

“Whether it’s a child going into surgery or a child going into a foster home, Project Linus is there to give them a security blanket to help make things better,”

See PROJECT LINUS, page A10

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WEATHER HISTORY An ice storm in Illinois deposited 1.9 inches of ice on the ground on Dec. 17, 1924. The ice remained on ground until Jan. 4 and caused $21 million in damage.

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Teacher ID’d as crash victim Also coached sports at Zion Lutheran; grief counselors were at school Friday

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com MARENGO – A popular Zion Lutheran School teacher and coach from Marengo and a Genoa man were identified as the two drivers killed in a Marengo-area crash Thursday, the coroner’s office said Friday.

Marengo police and fire officials were called to Route 176 and Millstream Road about 3:10 p.m. for the multi-vehicle and semitrailer crash, Marengo Fire Protection District Lt. Noel Gaines said.

The driver of the semi was uninjured, Gaines said.

Katie L. Kloess, 29, of Marengo was traveling on Route 176 when her vehicle was struck. She was pronounced dead at 3:40 p.m. Thursday. Kloess died from blunt force trauma to the head, McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski said.

Also killed in the crash was Matthew J. Lange, 35, of Genoa. He was driving south on Millstream Road and onto Route 176 and was pronounced dead at the scene about 3:40 p.m.

Thursday.

• CLASSES4CLASSES Continued from page A3

“I attribute all my learning and growth to that district,” Ryan said.

“And now that they’re helping me out later in life, it’s just a cool roundabout experience with [District 47].”

After the benches are donated, Ryan said her class will pay it forward by giving something back to Woods Creek.

One of Kelley’s fifth-grade students, 10-year-old Kennedy Markee, has been doing chores and asking neighbors for donations to raise money for the benches.

“I like it a lot because it gives the kids a chance to have somebody at recess,” Kennedy said. “If they don’t have any buddies, they can go sit down and someone can find them.”

Aside from the buddy benches, the project is about making connections with students outside the district, Kelley said. The classes have spoken to

An autopsy revealed he died from blunt force injuries to the head, spine and abdomen, coroner’s officials said.

Kloess was a seventh-grade teacher at Zion Lutheran School who taught sixth- through eighthgrade language arts/ English. She coached varsity girls volleyball, varsity boys volleyball and varsity girls basketball, was an assistant track coach and was Katie L. a co-leader for a high Kloess school youth group, according to the school’s website.

Parent Cecily Heuser, whose daughter had Kloess as a teacher and coach, said she had an energy that touched the hearts of every child she came in contact with.

“From coaching, to teaching, to being a friend, she gave everyone strength and encouragement to be stronger than they were the day before,” Heuser said. “She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.”

Kloess was traveling to coach her seventh- and eighth-grade girls basketball team in Crystal Lake when she

“I like it a lot because it gives the kids a chance to have somebody at recess. If they don’t have any buddies, they can go sit down and someone can find them.”

Kennedy Markee

Fifth-grader at Woods Creek each other through a Google hangout and as pen pals.

During the Google hangout, students from both classes decided to make a kindness calendar, where they both complete the same acts of kindness each day, Kelley said.

Ryan said her class has started looking up to the “big kids” in Kelley’s class, and picked up one of their activities of writing sticky notes of kind acts they’ve seen and posting them around

was killed, according to the school’s website.

She attended Concordia University Chicago and received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education – history and middle school, and a master’s degree in human services – exercise science. She also was a member of the Lutheran Education Association.

Kloess wrote on her teacher web page that her favorite thing about teaching was getting to work with students and their families.

“I enjoy watching students grow through activities both in and out of school. It’s a blessing to be able to share Jesus and see Him through my students every day,” she wrote on the website.

School and all school activities were canceled Friday except the Preschool Polar Express, according to an announcement on the school’s website. The school was open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for students to speak with teachers and counselors.

“We are all deeply saddened by this horrible tragedy and pray for Katie’s students and her family,” the message read.

The roads were closed for about six hours for the police investigation. The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Police Accident Investigation Unit. the classroom.

The sticky notes started in Kelley’s class after her students read a book called “Pay It Forward.”

“It kind of took on a life of its own, and it’s much bigger than I thought it would be,” said Cindy Markee, Kennedy’s mother. “What Gail has brought out in these children is amazing.”

Kennedy isn’t the only student excited about the project either, her mother said.

Allison Ritt, whose 10-year-old daughter, Alannah, is in Kelley’s class, has been making calls to family to ask for buddy bench donations and tell them about Classes4Classes.

“Not only does she understand the concept, but now she’s trying to spread that message,” Ritt said.

For Kennedy, the message her teacher and the Classes4Classes initiative is sending is important, she said.

“Being mean never solves anything,” Kennedy said. “And being kind can always help people be happy.”

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No final options yet proposed by facilities review committee

By HANNAH PROKOP

If you go An informational meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Woodstock High School auditorium, 501 W. South St., to provide the public with information on the facilities review committee’s progress, District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan said.

hprokop@shawmedia.com Woodstock High School has a capacity of 1,800, and there were 1,032 students enrolled at the start of the school year, according to district documents.

Woodstock North High School has a capacity of 1,600, and there were 944 students enrolled at the start of the school year.

“There are a lot of variables there that we can’t predict,” Moan said in response to whether he expects enrollment to grow or decline in the district.

A $105 million building referendum passed at a time when the district was expected to grow. Creekside Middle School and Prairiewood Elementary School opened in 2007, followed by Woodstock North High School in 2008, the same year as the largest U.S. home price drop in history. Several Woodstock area housing developments came to a halt.

About 60 people, including school administrators, board members and residents, have been involved with the facilities committee, District 200 Board of Education President Carl Gilmore said.

An informational meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Woodstock High School auditorium, 501 W. South St., to provide the public with information on the committee’s progress, Moan said in a letter addressed to District 200 staff and community.

Starting in January, the committee will review the criteria developed by subcommittees, and develop potential options to bring before the Board of Education in May, Moan said in the letter.

“Although much work has been done by the committee, it is important to know that no final options have been created and that no decisions have been made,” Moan said in the letter.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Kacie Mormance was so little when she was born May 11 that she weighed 400 grams, or 14 ounces – about the same as a can of soup.

Seven months later, she’s 10 pounds, and she’s finally ready to go home.

Kacie is the smallest premature baby ever born in the 57-year history of Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, where Mom and Dad and twin sister Naomi came to visit daily until Kacie was healthy enough to go home with them Thursday.

“It’s been a roller coaster,” said mom Randa Mormance of Hoffman Estates. “Kacie had a lot of scary moments.”

But Thursday was a day to celebrate, as doctors, nurses, therapists and other hospital staff members lined the hallway at the hospital’s main entrance and applauded to give the Mormances a proper send-off.

“It was a long journey,” dad Chris Mormance said. “There were a lot of ups and downs and a lot of late nights.”

“It couldn’t have been done without all of you,” he told the gathered hospital staffers.

Finally being able to take his daughter home, Chris Mormance said, is “the best Christmas gift ever.”

When she was born, Kacie was a little less than half the size of her sister Naomi, who weighed 830 grams.

After treatment, Naomi was well enough to go home in August.

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“It was a long journey. There were a lot of ups and downs and a lot of late nights.”

Chris Mormance

Father of Kacie Mormance, born at 14 ounces in May who delivered Kacie and oversaw her care, said it was safer for her to be delivered in May than to stay inside the womb, because she was growing so slowly there was a risk she might not survive.

After delivery, Kacie was “critically ill,” Fisher said. She was born with premature lungs that required her to be put on a breathing machine. She battled an infection and almost needed eye surgery.

Nurses monitored her vital signs and checked oxygen settings around the clock to make sure they weren’t too high or too low.

Chris Mormance said his daughter “had the whole shebang” for medical attention.

Kacie left the hospital Thursday hooked up to oxygen, which she may no longer need by next spring, Fisher said. She may also require more tube feedings for the time being.

She is one of 257 babies who received care and went home this year from the hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, hospital officials say. The babies are scheduled for follow-up appointments every six months until they turn 2.

“Both of the babies are thriving.

They’re growing. They look very healthy,” Fisher said.

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WOODSTOCK – A facilities review committee for Woodstock School District 200 has discussed whether consolidating Woodstock North High School and Woodstock High School, and closing other schools, should be considered.

Consolidating Woodstock North High School students into Woodstock High School and closing Clay Academy, Dean Street Elementary School and Northwood Middle School was an idea brought forward by a subcommittee focused on the district’s physical buildings, committee member and Woodstock resident Susan Handelsman said.

Woodstock North High School could be used for other district purposes, Handelsman said.

The facilities committee started meeting at the beginning of the school year to look at how the district uses its buildings, District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan said. Three subcommittees were formed focusing on educational programming, community use and the district’s physical buildings.

Nearly $3 million in annual operating savings could come from the possible closings and consolidations, according to estimates from district documents, and an additional $6 million could come from capital improvement savings over 10 years.

The physical building committee was evaluating whether consolidation was something the whole facilities committee should consider going forward, Moan said. All committees will meet together on Jan. 12.

“The criteria they passed along were not a specific endorsement of any one plan,” Moan said. “It’s more of a general idea of looking for the possibility of consolidation, if it exists, while providing a quality education.”

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Cop will return to job after battery acquittal

He will be demoted to patrol officer for Mount Prospect department

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com A Mount Prospect police sergeant from Huntley who was acquitted of aggravated battery and resisting arrest charges will return to work at the department.

Anthony G. Lietzow, who was accused of pushing a police officer who entered his home after reports of a possible domestic disturbance, will return as a patrol officer per the agreement between Mount Prospect and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, the village announced Thursday.

The demotion was submitted by Lietzow voluntarily, recognizing the situation brought negative attention to the community, department and himself.

Lietzow, a 10-year veteran of the department, was promoted to sergeant in June 2014 after working as a patrol officer, tactical officer and investigator.

Lietzow has been on unpaid administrative leave since November 2015.

He is expected to return to work on or after Dec. 20, Mount Prospect Police Chief Tim Janowick said in a news release.

“I am eager to put these allegations behind me and get back to work,” Lietzow said in a news release. “I look forward to continuing to build on my

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Continued from page A4 said Maddie Pepe, the chapter coordinator for Project Linus of McHenry County.

Project Linus is a national organization with about 400 chapters across the U.S. The organization creates a service opportunity for volunteers to spread warmth to children who are seriously ill or traumatized through the gifting of new, handmade blankets.

“My chapter collects and redistributes about 3,000 blankets a year to different hospitals and agencies throughout the county, so every blanket that is made and donated is one more kid that we can help,” Pepe said.

The donated blankets Centegra re-

distinguished career here in Mount Prospect.”

Lietzow was first charged in July 2015 with aggravated battery to a peace officer, aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer, after authorities said he attempted to strangle his wife and later had a physical confrontation with a police officer who entered his home to investigate an alleged domestic violence accusation.

The aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery charges were dismissed by the state’s attorney’s office and Lietzow was found not guilty by a McHenry Anthony G. County jury of all other Lietzow charges after the conclusion of a four-day trial in October.

Lietzow will not be able to apply for a promotion for two years, and he could be immediately terminated if he violates any department rules and regulations, except minor infractions, over the next three years, according to the agreement.

He also could face termination for any act of unlawful violence on or off duty for the remainder of his time with the department.

“This reinstatement agreement provides Officer Lietzow with a road map back to productive service with the Village of Mount Prospect Police Department,” Village Manager Mike Cassady said in a news release. “We are happy to end this chapter and continue moving forward in a positive direction.” ceives from Project Linus end up going to children at the hospital, such as ones coming in for surgery or in the emergency department.

“For our club members, it’s important for them to see that they need to give back and help out others,” said Curt McReynolds, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township, a nonprofit organization that serves nearly 2,000 club members throughout the year.

The students originally went into the event thinking all the blankets they were making were going to Project LInus, McReynolds said, but Centegra told the students to also each keep one for themselves.

“The children thought that was really cool and were very appreciative,” McReynolds said.

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McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – The McHenry County College Board of Trustees this week unanimously approved a twoyear contract extension for MCC President Clinton Gabbard.

The contract extension keeps Gabbard in that position until Dec. 31, 2019. Gabbard currently earns $215,000 annually. The terms of the contract remain the same, with annual increases of between 3 percent and 5.9 percent.

As president, Gabbard has met with more than 65 individual and communi-

ty groups in the past year and is actively involved with the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation.

He co-chairs a faculty committee on reducing textbook costs and oversees the development of three dashboards to identify and publish student success information.

Gabbard also developed the first faculty committee with a primary focus on student success as president and has led early fundraising efforts for the Liebman Science Center building project.

“I am honored to have the board’s support expressed through a contract

extension,” Gabbard said. “The board members have provided great assistance during this first year, and the community has been overwhelmingly welcoming to [my wife] Ronda and me.

Most important, our faculty, staff and administration have demonstrated, every single day, their commitment to the college’s mission through their teaching and student support. Great things are in store for MCC because of the committed people who serve here.”

A resident of Bull Valley, Gabbard became the community college’s eighth president on Jan. 11, 2016.

Before becoming MCC’s president,

Information in police reports is obtained from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and municipal police departments. Individuals listed in police reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.

of a child.

• Christian N. Angeles, 19, 307 Crest Drive, Cary, was charged Sunday, Nov. 27, with driving under the influence of drugs, one headlight, operating uninsured vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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• Jacqueline S. Rivas, 44, 4505 Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, was charged Tuesday, Nov. 15, with resisting arrest, aggravated battery and taken into custody on a failure to appear warrant.

• Kristopher K. Hanson, 44, 414 Oriole Trail, Cary, was charged Thursday, Nov. 17, with aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated driving while license revoked, unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and driving without lights when required.

• Mary Lou Langton, 55, 215 W. Hillside Ave., Barrington, was charged Wednesday, Nov. 23, with driving under the influence.

• Matthew D. Frey, 27, 711 Glacier Parkway, Algonquin, was charged Saturday, Nov. 26, with driving under the influence of drugs and endangering the life or health

• David Bruce Colley, 51, 57 Woodbine Drive, Crystal Lake, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 13, on a McHenry County warrant charging a sex offender violation.

• Michael L Marshall, 27, 1907 N. Orleans St., McHenry, was charged Saturday, Oct. 15, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Danielle M. Davis, 34, Waukegan, was charged Sunday, Oct. 16, with two counts of domestic battery and criminal damage to property.

• Brian L Bradshaw, 49, 807 N. McAree Road, Waukegan, was charged Sunday, Oct. 16, with criminal damage to property, criminal trespass to residence and operating a vehicle with suspended registration.

• Sean M Hanley, 58, 927 S. Ashland Ave., LaGrange, was charged Sunday, Oct. 16, with DUI-alcohol and speeding.

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• 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 19 – Home State Bank, 40 Grant St., Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 – EmbroidMe of Crystal Lake, 6215 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 19 – McHenry VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Jan. 7 – St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 8 – McHenry County Jewish Congregation, 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake. Appointments: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 – Community

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Gabbard served for five years as vice president of student services at Lake Michigan College. Other previous academic roles included him being the vice president of student services for Walla Walla Community College, director of counseling and psych services at Purdue University, and psychologist along with adjunct assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame.

Gabbard earned his bachelor’s degree from Evangel College in Missouri before earning his master’s degree and doctorate in counseling psychology from Notre Dame.

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By ANGELA SYKORA

editorial@nwherald.com From tiny ballerinas rushing in from the cold for their dance lesson to a traveling girls volleyball team practicing on NCAA regulation-size courts, the Volo Sportsplex is a revolving door of athletic activity on any given night.

“We have families that are here every day of the week doing different activities,” said Deliah Glasby, general manager.

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LEFT: General manager Deliah Glasby’s schedule of events for December through February hangs on the wall in her office at the Volo Sportsplex in Volo. RIGHT: McHenry County Juniors Volleyball players practice in the gym as seen from the upstairs lobby at the Volo Sportsplex. BELOW: Girls from the McHenry County Juniors Volleyball Club practice their skills.

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16 YOUR GUIDE TO HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN McHENRY COUNTY AND BEYOND Following are holiday related events and activities in McHenry County and beyond. To have your event listed, visit PlanitNorthwest.com.

ONGOING OLD COURTHOUSE ARTS CENTER HOLIDAY SALE, through Dec. 30, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Featuring 3-D objects, fiber arts of all kinds, jewelry and all kinds of clever, offbeat objects with which to stuff stockings for the holiday season. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free admission. Information: www.oldcourthouseartscenter.org or newsletter@ oldcourthouseartscenter.org.

MUSEUM HOLIDAY DISPLAY, through December, McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Along with the monthlong Christmas-themed quilt contest and show, visitors can see a display of old sleds from Christmas memorabilia collector Dave Harms.

The museum stage and exhibit halls are decked out with Santas, bells, holiday china and more. Hours: 1 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday. Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, $12 family, free for members. Information: 815-923-2267 or www.gothistory.org.

CLAYWORKERS GUILD OF ILLINOIS HOLIDAY POTTERY SALE, through Jan. 7, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Featuring the work of 15 members of the guild. Extended hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Ladies’ Night 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 1.

Free. Information: www.clayworkersguild.com.

HOLIDAY TRAIN DISPLAY, through Dec. 28, Prairie Lodge, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. Annual model train display presented by the Kishwaukee Valley & Eakin Creek Sun City Model Railroad Club. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Information: 847-669-2392 or www.sccah.com.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE & WREATH SALE, Algonquin State Bank, 2400 N. Huntington Drive, Algonquin. The Algonquin Lions Club will sell Fraser fir trees and wreaths from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information: 847-877-1221 or www.lionsclubofalgonquin.org.

SANTA HOUSE VISITS, through Dec. 23, Brink Street Market, 30-40 Brink St., Crystal Lake. Children and their families invited to visit with Santa. Bring a camera. Schedule: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. Hosted by Downtown Crystal Lake. Free. Information: 815-479-0835 or www. downtowncl.org.

HAPPY HOLIDAY RAILWAY, through Dec. 18, Illinois Railway Museum, 7000 Olson Road, Union. The railway hosts 40-minute train rides with Santa through the winter countryside. Includes treats and gifts for children, holiday lights display, hot chocolate and more. Schedule: Dec. 17 and 18.

Saturday trips are hourly from 2 to 7 p.m.; Sunday trips are hourly from 1 to 6 p.m. Rides at other times may be opened up at a later date based on demand. Plan to arrive 30 minutes before scheduled trip. Tickets: $18 a person. Tickets and information: www.irm.org or 815-923-4000.

“ROCK AROUND THE QUILTED TREE,” through Dec. 29, McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. A 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 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday (closed Dec. 23 and 26). Museum admission is $5, $3 for seniors. Members are free. For information or an entry form, visit www.gothistory.org.

WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE EXHIBIT, through Dec. 31, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van

Buren St., Woodstock. The community is invited to come enjoy the beauty of the holiday season with more than 30 Christmas trees decorated by local community groups and volunteer organizations. On display during business hours and scheduled events. Free. Information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

DEC. 17 CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS COOKIE DECORATING CLASS, 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 17, Woodscreek Park, 1420 Willow Tree, Crystal Lake. For ages 8 through 18 offered by the Crystal Lake Park District. Cost: $40 residents, $55 nonresidents.

Registration and information: 815-459-0680, ext. 1220, or www.crystallakeparks.org.

CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS PARTY, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 17, Amber’s Art Place, 9243 S. Route 31, Lake in the Hills. Make-and-take holiday crafts, easel paint, sculpt Christmas figures, paint ornaments and more. Stocking raffle. Cost: $15 includes music, cookies and punch. Registration and information: 815-404-6520 or www.ambersartsplace.com.

“THE NUTCRACKER BALLET,” 3 & 7 p.m. Dec. 17; and 3 p.m. Dec. 18, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A holiday tradition featuring the Berkshire Ballet Theatre of Crystal Lake. Hear Tchaikovsky’s music, witness emotional dancing and see lavish costumes in this production in which a child’s imagination makes dolls come alive. Tickets start at $28. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.ticketforce.com.

WOODSTOCK JAYCEES 5TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY LIGHTS SCAVENGER HUNT, 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17, starting and ending at Panera Bread, 925 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Family and friends will be given a list of holiday decorations to find while driving around town enjoying the lights. Free.

Register online at: http://tinyurl.com/jv78ufp.

CHRISTMAS JOY WITH CASSANDRA & FRIENDS, 8 p.m.

Dec. 17, Stage Left Café, 125 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock.

Holiday concert to benefit Friends of the Opera House.

Tickets: $25 all seats. Tickets and information: 815-3385300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

“HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Marengo High School, 110 Franks Road, Marengo. A benefit concert for the Marengo High School Theatre Department. A 70-minute revue for all ages featuring five professional entertainers from the Chicago area, inspired by the classic films “White Christmas” and “Holiday Inn.” The concert will feature 30 songs from the 1940s and ’50s, transporting the audience to the USO, a 1950s Florida nightclub and a New England town. Cost: $8 for students, $18 for adults. Tickets and information: www.mchs.booktix.com.

DEC. 18 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 18, St. Margaret Mary Ministry Center, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin. All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 11091. There will be a pancake-eating contest for ages 16 and younger with a $25 gift card to the winner. Cost: $7 adults, $4 children ages 5 through 12, free for children 4 and younger, $3 picture with Santa. Information: 847-907-0330 or www.stmargaretmary.org.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT, 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Dec. 18, Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. The concert will feature the Adult Choir and the new children’s Boomwhacker ensemble during the church service. The public is invited. A free-will collection will be taken. Information: 815-322-2464 or www.treeoflifeuu.org.

CHURCH SERVICE, 11 a.m. to noon Dec. 18, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 480 N. Walkup Ave.,

Crystal Lake. If you haven’t been to church, but feel the draw of Christmas – or if you are looking to spend some family time reflecting on the birth of Christ, come spend some time with us. Free. Information: Daniel Woestman, 815-997-0087 or dsw@danielwoestman.com.

BLUE CHRISTMAS, 5 p.m. Dec. 18, Hope Church, 451 Ackman Road, Crystal Lake. A peaceful service for those struggling to find joy in a season of expectations of joy.

Information: 815-455-6340 or www.hopechurchcares.com.

DEC. 19 3-D ORNAMENTS, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 19, Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Children in grades 4 and 5 and 6 through 8 invited to make a Christmas-themed ornament to take home using 3-D drawing pens. All supplies provided. Schedule: 10:30 a.m. to noon for grades 4 and 5; 1 to 2:30 p.m. for grades 6 through 8.

Free. Registration required. Registration and information: 847-639-4210 or www.caryarealibrary.info.

DEC. 21 LET’S MAKE HOLIDAY CARDS, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 21, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. All supplies provided. No registration required. Free.

Information: 815-459-1687 or www.clpl.org.

COOKIE & ORNAMENT FESTIVAL, 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 21 McHenry Recreation Center, 3636 Municipal Drive, McHenry. Children ages 5 through 10 will travel through several stations decorating cookies and making holiday ornaments, watch a holiday movie and hang out with Santa Claus. Parents can drop off their children and get some shopping done. Cost: $10 a child. Registration and information: 815-363-2160 or www.ci.mchenry.il.us.

“LIGHT UP” CRYSTAL LAKE HOLIDAY DECORATING CONTEST, 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 21, judging by the Crystal Lake Park District. The winner will receive a Main Beach party package valued at $100. Registration deadline: Dec. 19.

Cost: $5. Registration and information: 815-459-0680 or www.crystallakeparks.org.

CRYSTAL LAKE WINTER FAM FEST, 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 21, Willow Creek Community Church, 220 Exchange Drive, Suite A, Crystal Lake. Featuring a petting zoo, inflatables, Christmas karaoke, ugly sweater contest, hot chocolate bar and more. Sing along with “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” and take a family picture at one of the photo stations. Free. Information: 847-765-5000 or www.willowcreek.org.

“WITH US” AN UNTOLD CHRISTMAS STORY, 7 p.m.

Dec. 21, Calvary Church, 5906 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake.

A production of the ministries and members of Calvary Church. Refreshments and family Christmas photos follow the event. All are invited to attend. Free. Information: 815459-4456 or www.calvarycl.com.

DEC. 22 “STUFF THE BUS” FOOD DRIVE, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 22, Pub 47, 10400 N. Route 47, Huntley. The Pub is teaming up with the Grafton Food Pantry to host a holiday giving extravaganza event outside the restaurant to benefit those in need. They are accepting monetary donations and other donations, such as canned goods, dry food goods, hygiene products, gas cards, gift cards, clothing, shoes and more.

Information: 847-669-7755 or www.graftonfoodpantry.org.

DEC. 23 JINGLE BINGO, 7 p.m. Dec. 23, McCullom Lake Village Hall, 4811 W. Orchard Drive, McCullom Lake. Free giveaways, holiday cash and more. Free dinner and desserts.

Proceeds benefit pediatric cancer. Information: 815-3852211 or www.frinitebingo.com.

OBITUARIES Born: June 14, 1955 Died: December 16, 2016

Debbie L. Haberski, 61, of Johnsburg passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 peacefully in her husband’s arms.

She was born June 14, 1955, in Waukegan, to Tony and Lois Weber and lived her whole life in Johnsburg.

Debbie was a very selfless person and was always thinking of others. She loved her family more than anything and enjoyed being with her grand-pups.

She will be greatly missed by her husband and soul mate of 35 years, Jeff; daughters, Tawny Haberski and Tiffany (Ryan) Freund; mother, Lois Weber; sisters, Lynn (Kevin) Bauer and Sher (Terry) Purcell.

Debbie was preceded in death by her father, Tony, and her brother, Tony Weber, Jr. A memorial visitation will be Sunday, December 18, from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave. (Rte. 176), Crystal Lake.

To leave online condolences for the family, visit www.davenportfamily.com. For information, call 815-459-3411.

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

Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. local charities. Later in her life she enjoyed spending her time going to garage and estate sales which led her to start her own business selling antiques and treasures. She loved telling Harry what he needed to do in order for him to refurbish many of the items she purchased.

She is survived by her 2 children, Randy (Walt) Lancman, and Harry Koepke, Jr.; 5 grandchildren, Tami (Curt), Wally (Christine), Kim (Erick), Andrew, and Carol (Jesse); 9 great-grandchildren, Emma, Tanner, Jack, William, Jonah, Noah, Luke, Judah and David; nieces and nephews, Terri Loftus and Tim Trost.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Mae Reminga; her husband, Harry Koepke, Sr.; her sister, Vivian Trost; and her niece, Susie Trost.

Arrangements entrusted to Willow Funeral Home. Cremation rights have been accorded.

daughter, Jillian Laumbacher of Chicago; her favorite Aunt, Linda Hanna of Arden, North Carolina, and many cousins and extended family members.

Her parents and her brother, Ray Jr., preceded her in passing.

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, Bev and her family kindly request any donations be made in Bev’s memory to her favorite charities: Cystic Fibrosis Institute (CFI), 2401 Ravine Way, Ste. 302, Glenview, Illinois 60025 (847998-3434); or to: Make-A-Wish Illinois, 640 N. LaSalle Drive, Ste. 280, Chicago, Illinois 60654-3754 (800-978-9474, www.illinois. wish.org).

BETTY ANN POST

Born: September 23, 1929 Died: December 5, 2016

Betty Ann (Dahlberg Bloom) Post passed away December 5th, 2016, born September 23, 1929 in Chicago, IL. Surviving are four children and two step-children, Carl Bloom Jr. and Dianne Smith, Cheryl (Bloom) & Mark Miritz, Wendy (Bloom) & Doug Rau, Lars Bloom, Charlene (Post) & Ned Kitchell, and Brad Post. Thirteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her parents, Sven and Astrid Dahlberg, husband, Carl M. Bloom Sr.; BEVERLY JEAN LAUMBACHER Sister, Greta (Dahlberg) Hansen; husband, Charles C. Post; son, Eric A. Bloom; Luanne Beverly Jean Laumbacher, age 63, of Crystal Post; daughter-in-law, Judy Bloom.

Lake, passed away on Saturday, December A memorial service will be held January 10, 2016, at Good Shepherd Hospital - Bar14th, 2017, 10:30am at St. Barnabas Lutheran rington, after a sudden illness.

LETTY KOEPKE Church, 8901 Algonquin Rd, Cary, IL 60013.

Bev was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughBorn: June 26, 1924 ter of the late Raymond Newell and Betty Died: December 15, 2016 Jane Newton.

RICHARD J. PURDOM Bev attended college in Bangor, Maine.

Letty Koepke, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family December 15, 2016 After college she worked in computer operaRichard J. Purdom, age 63, of McHenry, tions for First Federal Savings of Crystal Lake in Inverness IL. passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at and the W.E. Long Company in Chicago. On Born to the late Daniel and Mae Reminga his home surrounded by his loving family.

September 24, 1983, she was united in love in Flint, MI June 26, 1924 she was raised in Arrangements are pending at Thompson and marriage to Edgar Laumbacher.

Chicago and graduated from Schurz High Spring Grove Funeral Home. For information Bev loved to travel. From 1984-86, she and School. She and her late husband Harry call the funeral home at 815-675-0550. her husband lived in England and traveled Koepke, Sr. shared a wonderful marriage of 48 years. Letty and Harry moved to Crystal extensively throughout Europe. She loved Lake in 1960 and she was a 55-year resident listening to music, learning, reading, and volMARVYLN A. SEYLLER of Crystal Lake and Lakewood, IL. Letty often unteering for causes close to her heart. She entertained in her home and loved tending was active in local schools and organizations to her garden. For many years she enjoyed Marvyln A. “Marv” Seyller, 92, of Hampshire such as Habitat for Humanity and the Cystic being a member and officer of the Green Twig Fibrosis Institute of Illinois. passed away Wednesday evening, Dec. 14, Garden Club and the Crystal Lake Bridge Club.

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The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Howard Bingham, longtime personal photographer, confidant and perhaps the closest friend of boxing great Muhammad Ali, has died at age 77.

Harlan Werner, Bingham’s agent and longtime friend, told The Associated Press the photographer died Thursday.

No cause of death was given, but another friend, sportswriter Mohammed Mubarak, said Bingham had been in failing health in recent months after undergoing two surgeries.

During a friendship that spanned more than half a century, Howard Bingham took literally Bingham hundreds of thousands of photos of Ali that ranged from the three-time world heavyweight champion’s many ring triumphs to quiet day-to-day moments with his family.

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CRAFTS AND COMMUNITY – The Nicole Daune Jackson Foundation sponsored a one-day Camp Coley Crafts and Community event Nov. 12. The 11- to 15-year-old girls who attended the June session of Camp Coley met to decorate fabric bags and wrap gifts for CASA of McHenry Country children. About 150 bags were delivered to CASA Nov. 22. Pictured (from left) are Kelly Pokharel of CASA; Aimee Day, Jean Turek and Ellen Jackson of The Nicole Daune Jackson Foundation; and Kari Siegmeier of CASA.

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• 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. – Crystal Lake Toastmasters, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake.

The club helps members develop communication and leadership skills. Guests welcome. Free. Information: 847-899-1210 or www.crystallake.toastmastersclubs.org.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Woodstock winter farmers market, indoors at Building D on the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Includes Music @ the Market featuring Big Fish and the Woodstock Public Library’s Pop-up Library. Information: www.woodstockfarmersmarket.org.

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Un-Finished Craft Object, Crystal Lake Park District Administration Building, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Those ages 18 and older welcome to bring their projects and supplies.

Registration not required. Cost: $5 at the door. Information: www.crystallakeparks. org.

• 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Represent McHenry County meeting, Woodstock Public

Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Represent McHenry County is a nonpartisan grassroots organization working to end corruption in politics. Free. Information: 715-776-2148 or andmacfow@usa.com.

• 10 a.m. to noon – McHenry County Civil War Round Table discussion group, Panera Bread, 6000 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The topic will be Indian uprisings during the Civil War. Free. Information: www.mchenrycivilwar.com.

• 10:30 a.m. to noon – Passport to Adventure, Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Secondand third-graders will “visit” England and learn about the people and culture through stories, crafts and more. Free. Registration required. Information: 847-458-3139 or www.aapld.org.

• 1 to 3 p.m. – Polar Express Party, Wauconda Area Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda. The free drop-in program will include a craft, snacks and a screening of “The Polar Express,” rated G. Information: www.wauclib.org.

• 1 to 3 p.m. – DAR genealogy workshop, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Genealogists from the Fox River Valley Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will help prospective members find and prove their lineage to a Revolutionary War patriot and assist with new member

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• 2:30 to 5 p.m. – Mobile food pantry, First Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Food provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank and First Church will be distributed to those in need. Information: 815-459-0785 or csmith@firstchurchofcrystallake.org.

• 5 to 9 p.m. – Cross-country Candlelight Ski, Prairieview Education Center, 2021 Behan Road, Crystal Lake.

Cross-country ski on trails lit only by candlelight. Bring your own equipment.

Event canceled if trails are icy/hazardous or wind chill drops below -20 degrees.

Free. Information: 815-338-6223 or www. mccdistrict.org.

• 6 p.m. – Holiday Lights Scavenger Hunt, various locations in Woodstock.

Fifth annual event hosted by the Woodstock Jaycees. Spend an evening with family and friends driving around looking at the holiday lights while searching for specific decoration items. Free, but participants are asked to bring canned food donations to benefit the Woodstock Food Pantry. Registration required at www. tinyurl.com/jv78ufp.

• 7:30 p.m. – “Home for the Holidays,” Marengo High School, 110 Franks Road, Marengo. A benefit concert for the Marengo High School Theatre Department.

A 70-minute revue for all ages featuring five professional entertainers from the Chicago area, inspired by the classic films “White Christmas” and “Holiday Inn.” The concert will feature 30 songs from the 1940s and ’50s, transporting the audience to the USO, a 1950s Florida nightclub and a New England town. Cost: $8 students, $18 adults. Tickets and information: www. mchs.booktix.com.

• 8 p.m. – Christmas Joy with Cassandra and Friends, Stage Left Café, 125 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Featuring a holiday concert to benefit Friends of the Opera House featuring Cassandra Vohs-Demann and friends. Cost: $25.

Information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

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HOLIDAY CONCERT – The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation Choir is shown performing at its 2015 Holiday Concert. The 2016 Holiday Concert will be presented during the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday at the church, 5603 Bull Valley Road. The concert will feature the Adult Choir and the new children’s Boomwhacker ensemble, and will be led by Tree of Life’s new music director, Forrest Ransburg. The program will be a mix of traditional Christmas and holiday songs, both sacred and secular, art music and “A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols” by P.D.Q. Bach. Child care will be available for infants and toddlers. Refreshments will be served during coffee hour after the concert. A free-will collection will be taken. For information, call 815-322-2464 or visit www.treeoflifeuu.org.

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• 8 p.m. – Poetry Night, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Hosted by Phil Denofrio, the Raue Center’s Dec. 18 • 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Breakfast with San- poet in residence. The open mic will feata, St. Margaret Mary Ministry Center, 111 ture poets from the Chicago area reading S. Hubbard St., Algonquin. All-you-can-eat their contemporary verse or poetry of others. Free admission. Coffee, wine, and pancake breakfast sponsored by Knights beer will be for sale at the bar. Information: of Columbus Council No. 11091. Includes 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org. a pancake eating contest for ages 16 and younger, with a $25 gift card awarded Dec. 20 to the winner. Cost: $7 adults, $4 ages • 10 to 11:45 a.m. – Movie screening, 5 to 12, free for children 4 and younger.

Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Pictures with Santa cost $3. Information: Woodstock. Featuring “Sully,” rated PG-13. gtofreund@yahoo.com.

Free. Registration required. Information: • 9 a.m. to noon – Community Chawww.woodstockpubliclibrary.org. nukah celebration, McHenry County • 10 a.m. to noon – Winter Break Jewish Congregation, 8617 Ridgefield Road, Movie, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Crystal Lake. Featuring songs, games, W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Featuring crafts and a jewelry sale. Traditional Chanukah food will be served including potato “Finding Dory,” rated PG. Free. Registration required. Information: www.clpl.org or pancakes. Open to nonmembers, but advance registration required. Information: 815-459-1687.

• 7 p.m. – “Ancient Cultural Tradi815-455-1810 or www.mcjconline.org. tions and the Solstice,” Elgin Public Mu• 5 p.m. – Blue Christmas service, seum, 225 Grand Blvd., Elgin. Learn about Hope Church, 451 Ackman Road, Crystal ancient cultures and the astronomical Lake. For those who are struggling to significance of the winter solstice. Watch a find joy during the holiday season. Free.

Yule log burn in a campfire and enjoy warm Information: www.hopechurchcares.com cider and treats. Cost: $3 members, $5 or 815-455-6340. nonmembers. Information: www.elginpub• 5 to 6:30 p.m. – Sunday evening licmuseum.org or 847-741-6655. community dinner, First United Meth• 7 p.m. – Advent Taize service, First odist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. A free dinner for those in Crystal Lake. A quiet, simple way of prayer need. Information: 815-459-0785 or foodfor people of all Christian traditions. The ministries@firstchurchcl.org. service includes singing simple melodies, scripture and silence in a candlelit environDec. 19 ment. Information: 815-459-6010 or www.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Habitat restofcc-cl.org. ration work day, Hennen Conservation • 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Lifetree Café, The Area, 4622 Dean St., Woodstock. The Land Pointe, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Gather Conservancy of McHenry County seeks to hear inspiring stories and engage in volunteers to help restore a natural area.

Information: www.conservemc.org or 815- conversation on a different topic every week. This week’s topic is “Crafting a Truly 337-9502.

Fulfilling Life: Making the Most of What• 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Super Smash Bros. ever Comes Your Way.” Free. Information: Wii U competition, Algonquin Area Public 815-459-1441 or www.lifetreecafe.com.

Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin.

Open to fourth- through eighth-graders. First Dec. 21 prize in each bracket is a $10 gift card to • 9:30 a.m. to noon – “The Art of Gamestop. Free. Registration required. InforStorytelling,” Woodstock Public Library, mation: 847-458-3139 or www.aapld.org.

414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Author and • 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Calm Coloring for Adults, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front storyteller Joy Aavang will help attendees practice the art of storytelling. Listeners St., McHenry. Listen to soothing music are welcome. Free. Information: www. while coloring. All supplies provided, but participants may bring their own projects. woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

Free. Information: 815-385-0036 or www.

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DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILD IN BIRTHDAY CLUB? Any child, ages 1 to 7, can be featured in the McHenry County Neighbors Birthday Club.

Send the child’s name, age, birth date, parents’ names and addresses and a color or black-and-white photo of the child (JPEG if submitting electronically). Include a phone number. Photos should be received no later than a month after the child’s birthday.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE – Members of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church gathered items to fill Thanksgiving grocery bags for families in need. They were able to collect bags for 25 families. Pictured (from left) are Debbie McGinnis, Stacy Gross and Joel McGinnis.

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K of C to sponsor free throw competition for youth St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council No. 11666 will sponsor a free throw contest from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Jan. 7 at the Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center, 10450 Algonquin Road.

The free competition is open to girls and boys ages 9 to 14. Winners

will progress to district and state competitions of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.

Participants must furnish proof of age and written parental consent.

For information, call Matt Adam at 847-946-6911 or e-mail ftc@huntleyknights.org.

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WREATHED IN SMILES – Jackie Huber displays the large wreath she won at the McHenry Garden Club’s Holiday Floral Show Nov. 15 at McHenry High School West Campus.

McHenry County College offers trips to the following musicals. Registration is required by calling 815-455-8588. For information, call Claudia Terrones at 815-455-8782.

A trip to see “Saturday Night Fever” at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace will be from 9:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29. The cost is $115, which includes a champagne brunch. Use course code NST S60 001 when registering.

A trip to see “Mamma Mia” at the Fireside Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, will be from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26. The cost is $99, which includes brunch. Use course code NST S28 001 when registering.

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VETERANS DAY CEREMONY – A color guard from Great Lakes Recruit Training Center presents the flags at Hilltop School’s eighth annual Veterans Day assembly Nov. 11. The students and staff honored 45 military veterans with songs, essays and a reception.

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GUEST SPEAKERS – McHenry Middle School Dean Kim McGann (from left), Assistant Principal Chelsea Baird and Principal Michael Glover discussed the school’s Rachel’s Challenge – Promoting Acts of Kindness program at a recent meeting of the McHenry Rotary Club. The program is designed to address and reduce instances of bullying by empowering students and staff to engage in kindness and compassion.

• Continued from page 20 • 10 a.m. to noon – Cookie & Ornament Festival, McHenry Recreation Center, 3636 Municipal Drive, McHenry. Children ages 5-10 will travel through several stations decorating cookies and making holiday ornaments.

There also will be a screening of a holiday movie and a visit from Santa Claus. Cost: $10 a child. Information: 815-363-2160 or cwitt@ ci.mchenry.il.us.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Habitat restoration work day, Tryon Creek Conservation Area, Oak Hill Drive, Richmond. The Land Conservancy of McHenry County seeks volunteers to help restore a natural area. Information: www.conservemc.org or 815-337-9502.

• 11:30 a.m. – McHenry County Retired Teachers Association meeting and luncheon, D’Andrea Banquets & Conference Center, 4419 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The program will honor the late Marcia Wright and include a presentation of the MCRTA McHenry County painting by Thomas Trausch. Seasonal music will be provided by Rudy Ollero. Cost: $20. Reservation deadline: Dec. 19. Information: membership@mcrta.org.

• Noon to 2:30 p.m. – Harvard Village Quilters meeting, Trinity Lutheran Church, 504 E. Diggins St., Harvard. Annual potluck Christmas luncheon. Visitors are welcome; bring a dish to pass. Free. Information: 815943-0922 or sml1935@mc.net.

• 6 to 8 p.m. – Winter Fam Fest, Willow Creek Community Church, 220 Exchange Drive, Suite A, Crystal Lake. Featuring a petting zoo, inflatables, Christmas karaoke, ugly sweater contest, photo station, hot chocolate bar and more. Free. Information: 847-7655000 or www.willowcreek.org.

• 7 p.m. – Chain-O-Lakes Eagles meeting, McHenry Township Senior Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg. Club of radio-controlled aircraft enthusiasts. Visitors welcome. Free. Information: 815-307-5594 or www.coleagles.com.

• 7 p.m. – “With Us: An Untold Christ-

mas Story,” Calvary Church, 5906 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. A production of the ministries and members of Calvary Church.

Refreshments and family Christmas photos after the event. Free. Information: 815-4594456 or www.calvarycl.com.

EVERY DROP COUNTS – Christmas season is the time of the year when blood donations are especially needed. Surgeon Ginny Stubblefield (left) of McHenry VFW Post 4600 and Carrie Futcho of Heartland Blood Center check a donor’s ID number at the most recent blood donation event at the VFW, which netted three pints above their goal of 16 pints.

The next blood drive will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday in the mobile blood van in the parking lot of VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120.

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• 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. – “Stuff the Bus” food drive, Pub 47, 10400 N. Route 47, Huntley.

Accepting donations to benefit the Grafton Food Pantry, including nonperishable food items, hygiene products, paper towels, tissues, laundry detergent, clothing, shoes, gas cards, gift cards and money. Information: 847-669-7755 or www.graftonfoodpantry. org.

• 10 a.m. to noon – Winter Break Movie, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Featuring “The Secret Life of Pets,” rated PG. Free. Registration required.

Information: www.clpl.org.

• 2 to 3:30 p.m. – “Last-Minute Gift Workshop for Teens/Tweens,” McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. Open to sixth- through 12th-graders. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

Dec. 23

• 8 p.m. – Ed Hall’s Woodstock Christmas Guitar Night, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Five musicians will present an evening of arrangements for the guitar as well as popular holiday favorites. Cost: $30. Information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

Dec. 24

• 6 to 8 p.m. – Christmas Eve Open House Party, Faith Community United Church of Christ, 2023 Route 176, Prairie Grove. Complete dinner provided, with many homemade traditional holiday dishes. More than 130 nativity sets will be on display. Free.

Information: faithcommucc@aol.com or 815479-1307.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUCCESS – Main Stay Therapeutic Farm’s 2016 Special Olympics team competed in the Illinois State Equestrian Games Oct. 22-23 in Poplar Grove. Team members Jen Kararo, Richie Alameda, Sierra Reiser, Thomas Quast, Lexi Calarco, Anna Jensen, Grace Uhwat, Flynn Marshall and Troy Larsen competed in classes including showmanship, English and stock seat equitation and working trail, winning four gold, seven silver and five bronze medals. Main Stay volunteers helped groom and prepare the horses for the event, led them in classes and served as companions to riders as they waited for their turn in the ring. For information on therapeutic riding lessons, other Main Stay programming or volunteer opportunities, call 815-653-9374 or visit www. mainstayfarm.org. Rider Grace Uhwat (center) is shown with volunteers Leah Bohl (left) and LeAnn Bolt (right) and her mount, Louie.

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LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE – Huntley High School’s Future Business Leaders of America members attended the National Fall Leadership Conference Nov. 4-5 in Milwaukee. The conference featured workshops presented by successful entrepreneurs and other activities. Pictured (from left) are sophomore Samia Desai, sophomore Bridget Bigden, junior Zayyan Faizal, sophomore James Dargie and junior Veronica Casey.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS – Harvard High School art students decorate windows at First National Bank for the Christmas season.

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APPLE ADVENTURE – Several University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and guests visited Weston’s Antique Apple Orchard in New Berlin, Wisconsin, where Ken Weston, grandson of the orchard’s founder, touted the many antique varieties of apples that are grown there. The orchard covers 16 acres with 600 trees and more than 100 varieties. The Weston Orchard is one of the country’s leading producers of antique apple varieties and has been placed on the National Register of Historical Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Pictured (from left) are Marianne Zito, Joyce Richards, Pat Christian and Weston.

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WINTER ART CAMP – Creative Arts student Riley McConville draws a giant “art robot” holding a sketchbook and pencil. Creative Arts Inc., a nonprofit art studio at 400 Highland Ave., will offer morning and afternoon sessions of Winter Art Camp Dec. 19-21. The camp, open to ages 7 and older, will include art activities such as drawing, painting, sculpting and sewing, games and more. The cost is $35 for a half-day, $60 for a full day. Register at www.creativeartsinc.org/events or call 815-219-9243.

TASTE OF ST. JOSEPH – Bill and Rosann Dooley (from left) and Joyce and the Rev. Jeff Borgerson of First Presbyterian Church enjoyed St. Joseph Catholic Church’s second annual Taste of St. Joseph at the Harvard Moose Lodge in November.

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STATE Politicians bypass traditional press for social media

By IVAN MORENO

Some House Republicans in Colorado film a YouTube message every week during the legislative session because “we can’t be sure how it will be covered,” House GOP spokesman Joel Malecka said.

Rauner, a former venture capitalist who hadn’t served in an elected position before January 2015, usually takes questions from reporters after news conferences. Recently, he began hosting Facebook Live events, typically drawing about 500 viewers

who listen to his answers to screened questions about policies he’s advocating for during his 18-months-and-running budget struggle with Democrats.

“As the world continues to engage and connect on social media, it’s important to the governor to interact directly with people in Illinois to explain how he is working to create jobs, lower property taxes, improve schools and enact term limits,” spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said in a statement.

A July report from the Pew Research Center on Journalism and Media found that 44 percent of U.S. adults said social media was the platform that informed them of events in the 2016 presidential election during a week in January. About 29 percent said they relied on a local print newspaper. “[Social media has] weakened the hand of traditional media in many senses. ... Candidates had to give access, they had to give interviews, they had to be hospitable to reporters,” said Tom Hollihan, professor of media and politics at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

“Nowadays,” he added, “the Trump campaign has challenged very powerful news organizations, including the Washington Post.

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The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – To deliver his first extensive remarks on the contentious Dakota Access oil pipeline, all the new North Dakota governor needed was a camera and a Facebook account.

The simplicity of the setup spared Republican Gov. Doug Burgum from having to answer questions from reporters on Thursday and allowed him to convey his thoughts unfiltered and unchallenged by the press.

It’s a strategy that’s been used for a while by governors, state lawmakers and other elected officials in more tech-savvy states and becoming increasingly popular among new-to-politics officeholders, such as Burgum, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and, of course, President-elect Donald Trump, who heavily relies on Twitter to share his thoughts.

By making social media platforms the first stop to announce or react to events in a controlled setting, the politicians are bypassing the press – who would call into question assertions made at news conferences – and taking their message to where their audience is most likely to be engaged.

“Politicians are always trying to communicate with potential voters.

They want to get a message out and they want to tell the story the way

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Bird strikes send 2 jets back to Illinois airports

CHICAGO – Two jets each carrying more than 160 passengers made safe emergency landings in northern Illinois after bird strikes.

Allegiant says Flight 1671 from Chicago Rockford International Airport to Punta Gorda, Florida, experienced a bird strike to its No. 1 engine Thursday afternoon and the captain shut down the engine.

It says the aircraft carrying 177 passengers and six members safely returned to Rockford, where passengers deplaned at the gate, and a replacement aircraft was being dispatched to carry them to Punta Gorda.

In this Nov. 16 file photo, Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters in Springfield. they want to tell it,” said Christopher Mooney, director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois.

This week, Democratic U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her run for New Mexico governor in a YouTube video. In Utah, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert declared on Twitter he was pulling his support for Trump after a video surfaced in October of the businessman making lewd remarks about women.

Southwest Airlines said Flight 105 from Chicago Midway International Airport to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas safely returned to Midway after a bird strike Thursday morning. Southwest says the 164 passengers and six crew members arrived in Las Vegas on another aircraft Thursday evening.

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Gas leak causes home explosion, fire; 2 hurt

HOMER GLEN – Authorities say a home explosion and large fire caused by a natural gas leak injured two people in Homer Glen and prompted the evacuation of area residents.

Will County Emergency Services says the fire burned Thursday afternoon about two blocks from the site of the leak. Authorities say a man and his daughter were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries including burns.

Workers with natural gas utility Nicor worked Thursday night to cap the leak.

The leak’s cause was being investigated.

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Chicago FBI ups reward in search for ‘Midday Bandit’

CHICAGO – The FBI is seeking information leading to the arrest of a bank robber called the Midday Bandit and has increased a reward to $25,000.

The increased reward was announced Thursday by Michael J. Anderson, special agent-in-charge of the FBI’s Chicago office.

The Midday Bandit is suspected of carrying out 12 bank robberies in Chicago, Oak Lawn, Aurora and Oak Park, the most recent in August. The robberies occurred between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and date back to 2014.

Witnesses have described the suspect as in his late 30s, about 5-foot-11 and weighing 160 to 175 pounds. He has worn glasses and hats during the robberies.

The Chicago Crime Commission is adding $5,000 to raise the reward to $25,000. Information should be reported to local police or the Chicago FBI.

SIU adminstration, faculty union reach contract

CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s administration and faculty union have reached a tentative contract agreement after more than two years of negotiations.

The Southern Illinoisan reports he previous version of the agreement, which helps define roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators, expired June 30, 2014. Since then, faculty members have been operating under the old contract’s terms.

Faculty Association President Dave Johnson called the negotiations “collegial, professional and productive.”

The state’s budget situation left a significant impact on the agreement, which will be in place until June 30, 2018. The newspaper says it contains no salary increases for the FA’s 500 tenured and tenure-track professors. Wages could be addressed again later, though.

– Wire reports

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President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference Friday in the briefing room of the White House.

NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Officials may boost Isle Royale wolf population

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Managers are leaning toward relocating as many as 30 gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park from the mainland to restore an iconic predator species on the verge of disappearing from the Lake Superior island chain, according to a federal report released Friday.

Other options include taking up to 15 wolves to the wilderness park in the short term and adding others over 20 years, or doing nothing immediately while keeping the door open for replenishing their numbers later. Also under consideration is simply letting nature take its course. That probably would doom the Michigan park’s wolf population, which has plummeted in recent years and now consists of two inbred survivors.

The population totaled 24 as recently as 2009.

on Long Island.

Instead of a toy plane they were buying for their friend’s son, they found a semi-automatic rifle, scope, stand, ammo clip and copies of an Arizona man’s driver’s license and concealed-weapons permit.

They hustled their granddaughter out of the room and called police, who picked up the weapon.

U.S.: Chinese warship seized underwater drone

WASHINGTON – A Chinese warship seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider that was collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea, and the U.S. is demanding its return, the Pentagon said Friday.

Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said that the U.S. has issued a formal diplomatic complaint over Thursday’s incident, but he was not aware of any response yet. He said this Rifle delivered instead of may be the first time in recent history that China has taken a Christmas gift OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – A New York U.S. naval vessel. There have been periodic incidents over the couple was horrified when a years between U.S. and Chinese UPS delivery that they thought was a Christmas present turned military ships and aircraft.

The Chinese Embassy said it out to be a rifle.

Newsday reports that Joel Ber- had no immediate comment. But man opened the keyboard-sized the incident is likely to fray the already tense relations between case in front of his wife and the U.S. and China.

6-year-old granddaughter – Wire reports Wednesday night in Oceanside,

Obama, rapping Putin, says U.S. could strike back on hacks

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama put Russia’s Vladimir Putin on notice Friday that the U.S. could use offensive cyber muscle to retaliate for interference in the U.S. presidential election, his strongest suggestion to date that Putin had been well aware of campaign email hacking.

“Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,” Obama declared.

Caught in the middle of a post-election controversy over Russian hacking, Obama strongly defended his administration’s response, including his refusal before the voting to ascribe motive to the meddling or to discuss now what effect it might have had. U.S. intelligence assessments say it was aimed at least in part on helping Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton, and some Democrats say it may well have tipped the results in his favor.

Though Obama avoided criticizing President-elect Trump by name, he called out Republicans who he said fail even now to acknowledge the seriousness of Russia’s involvement in U.S. elections.

Obama expressed bewilderment about GOP lawmakers and voters who now say they approve of Putin, and he said unless that changes the U.S. will be vulnerable to foreign influence.

“Ronald Reagan would roll over in his grave,” Obama said as he closed out the year at a White House news conference. Afterward he left for the family’s annual vacation in Hawaii.

Obama declined to state explicitly that Putin knew about the email hacking that roiled the presidential race, but he left no doubt who he felt was responsible. He said

that “not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin” and repeated a U.S. intelligence assessment “that this happened at the highest levels of the Russian government.”

Obama said he confronted Putin in September, telling the former KGB chief to “cut it out.” That was one month before the U.S. publicly pointed the finger at Russia. Suggesting his directive to Putin had been effective, Obama said the U.S. “did not see further tampering” after that date.

The president has promised a “proportional” yet unspecified response to the hacking of the Democratic Party and Clinton’s campaign chairman. Emails stolen during the campaign were released in the final weeks by WikiLeaks. On Friday, CIA Director John Brennan said in a message to employees that the FBI agrees with the CIA’s conclusion that Russia’s goal was to help Trump win.

Trump has dismissed the CIA’s assessment and talk about Russian hacking as “ridiculous,” while arguing both Democrats and the CIA are trying to undermine the legitimacy of his victory. He made no mention of the hacking – or of Obama – during the latest stop on his “thank you” tour in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night.

Clinton has even more directly cited Russian interference. She said Thursday night, “Vladimir Putin himself directed the covert cyberattacks against our electoral system, against our democracy, apparently because he has a personal beef against me.”

The Senate intelligence committee said Friday that it will conduct a bipartisan investigation and hold hearings about what led the intelligence agencies’ finding.

“The committee will follow the intelligence wherever it leads,” said chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.

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President-elect Donald Trump arrives Thursday for a rally in Hershey, Pa.

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Trump’s pick for Israel envoy break on U.S. policy

By BRADLEY KLAPPER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s selection of a hard-line pro-Israel advocate as his U.S. ambassador to the Jewish state could signal the end of decades of American support for the establishment of an independent Palestine.

The president-elect’s transition team already has asked the State Department to assess how to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, said one official, underscoring Trump’s commitment to back Israel in ways no American leader has before.

Trump isn’t the first incoming president to promise to move the embassy from Tel Aviv. But his team’s State Department request and comments from aides and advisers suggest he will be the first to charge into what promises to be a diplomatic and political minefield.

The ambassador-designate, David Friedman, has long ties to Israel’s settler movement and has supported stances on the far-right of Israel’s political spectrum, well beyond those of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Orthodox Jewish lawyer from New York has suggested Trump would support Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, effectively eliminating the possibility of a Palestinian state. He has served as president of American Friends of Bet El Institutions, which supports a settlement.

“This is about as sharp a break with past policy as I’ve seen in the last 25 years,” said Aaron David Miller, a Mideast adviser under five American presidents of both parties.

Incoming U.S. leaders have often massaged the long-recited policy points on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such

as when Bill Clinton’s team stopped calling Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank “obstacles to peace” or when George W. Bush eliminated the high-profile position of special Middle East coordinator. Since President Jimmy Carter, however, each has stopped short of building a new embassy in Jerusalem.

Doing so could be perceived as recognizing Israel’s right to the entire city, even though the U.S. has promised for years to help found a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital. And it would isolate the U.S. from almost the entire international community, including its closest European allies and the Arab states it relies on to fight the Islamic State group and other threats.

“Moving the embassy was always considered too risky, too sensitive, and it was never clear how it really advanced U.S. interests,” Miller said.

Going through with the move, he added, “will feed every jihadi’s wildest dreams” because it will feed into the notion of a Jewish takeover of the city.

Trump advisers have insisted in recent days that the president-elect will follow through on his call for moving the embassy.

“He has made that promise,” Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters Thursday. “I can guarantee you, just generally, he’s a man who is going to accomplish many things very quickly.”

Palestinian reaction was fierce Friday.

Moving the embassy “would be the end of the peace process as a whole,” chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told reporters in the West Bank, having recently returned from Washington where he held talks with Secretary of State John Kerry.

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By BASSEM MROUE The Associated Press

• Saturday, December 17, 2016

BEIRUT – Diplomats sought to salvage the evacuation of eastern Aleppo after it stalled Friday amid recriminations by both sides in Syria’s civil war, raising fears the cease-fire could collapse with thousands still desperate to escape the rebel enclave.

The Aleppo evacuation was suspended after a report of shooting at a crossing point into the enclave. The Syrian government pulled out its buses that since Thursday had been ferrying out people from the ancient city that has suffered under intense bombardment, fierce battles and a prolonged siege.

“The carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. “Aleppo is now a synonym for hell.”

The halt also appeared to be linked to a separate deal to remove thousands of people from the government-held Shiite villages of Foua and Kfarya that are under siege by the rebels. The Syrian government says those evacuations and the one in eastern Aleppo must be done simultaneously, but the rebels say there’s no connection.

The foreign minister of Turkey, a main backer of the rebels, said he was talking to his counterpart in Iran, a top ally of the Syrian government, to try to resume the evacuation.

A closed emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council was held on the crisis in Aleppo, discussing a French proposal to have independent monitors oversee the evacuation of civilians and fighters. The council meeting ended with diplomats saying they would convene again this weekend.

The cease-fire and evacuation marked the end of the rebels’ most important stronghold in the 5-year-old civil war. The suspension demonstrated the fragility of the cease-fire deal, in which civilians and fighters in the few remaining blocks of the rebel enclave were to be taken to opposition-held territory nearby.

In announcing the suspension, Syrian state TV said rebels were trying to smuggle out captives who had been seized in the enclave after ferocious battles with troops supporting President Bashar Assad.

Several opposition activists said Syrian troops shot and killed four people in one bus, but the incident could not be independently confirmed.

The Lebanon-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV broadcast images of the government buses apparently re-

turning evacuees to eastern Aleppo after the road was closed.

Al-Manar TV, the media arm of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group that supports Assad, said Syrian government supporters had closed the road used by evacuees from Aleppo, demanding the wounded from Foua and Kfarya be allowed to leave.

Syrian state media said rebels shelled a road that was supposed to be used by people leaving the villages. But the opposition’s Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Hezbollah fighters backed by Assad ally Iran had cut the road to protest a lack of progress in the evacuations.

Buses that arrived at a collection point in the Hama countryside to pick up evacuees from the villages waited for hours to no avail.

Later, two rebel spokesmen privy to the talks said the fighters besieging the villages, including the al-Qaida linked Fatah al-Sham Front, had agreed to evacuate several hundred wounded from the villages.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had called Iranian Presidential Deputy Ishak Cihangiri and told him he was ready to cooperate with Tehran on the evacuation issue.

Reports differed on how many people remain in the Aleppo enclave, ranging from 15,000 to 40,000 civilians, along with an estimated 6,000 fighters.

There also were contradictory reports on the number of evacuees. Syrian state TV put it at more than 9,000; the Syrian state news agency said 8,079 opposition fighters and their families have left; and Russia, a key Assad ally, said over 9,500 people, including more than 4,500, were taken out.

More than 2,700 children have been evacuated in the past 24 hours, including the sick, wounded and those without their parents, UNICEF said. Hundreds of other vulnerable children, including orphans, remain trapped, it added.

“We are extremely concerned about their fate. If these children are not evacuated urgently, they could die,” UNICEF said in a statement.

There are still “high numbers of women and infants, children under 5, that need to get out,” added Elizabeth Hoff, Syrian representative for the World Health Organization, speaking by phone from western Aleppo.

During Thursday night’s evacuation, Pawel Krzysiek of the International Committee of the Red Cross told The Associated Press he could sense “fear, desperation (and) anxiety” among those waiting to escape.

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Aleppo evacuation halted; both sides trade blame

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OPINIONS

NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

OUR VIEW

Lifesavers earn deserved recognition Thumbs up: To the three Huntley police officers who received life-saving awards last week. Officer Nora Cirks, officer Brad Kummer and community service officer Bruce Greene were recognized for the direct actions they took to save a life before the arrival of medical personnel from Huntley Fire Protection District. Cirks and Kummer responded to a call in August for an unresponsive child with no pulse. Officers were able to administer chest compressions to keep the child’s airway open. Since then, the child has made a full recovery. Greene was a first responder to a man having a heart attack in June. He administered CPR until EMTs arrived and they were able to take the patient to a hospital for medical care.

Thumbs up: To McHenry County PADS, a divi-

sion of Pioneer Center for Human Services, for expanding its Day Center and transportation services throughout the winter. The Day Center now is open seven days a week, providing shelter, warm meals, connectivity to case managers and access to showers and laundry facilities. The transportation services now operate Saturdays and Sundays, giving the county’s homeless population access to rides to and from the rotating overnight shelters. With another winter arriving with predicted record snowfalls and frigid cold, the expansion provides a vital service to meet the needs of the county’s most vulnerable residents.

Thumbs up: To Centegra Health System and Huntley High School for partnering on a residency program for high school students that launched for the first time this semester. The program, which allows select seniors to shadow medical professionals and can accommodate up to 30 students, is an excellent way to expose students to careers in the medical field, which is one of the stronger job markets. Students have to work hard to get into the program, but the opportunity is worth the effort.

Thumbs up: To all of the actors, participants and everyone involved in NISRA’s fall production of “The Little Mermaid Jr.” performed last week at the Huntley Park District Cosman Theater. NISRA does an amazing job helping the hidden talents many with special needs possess in athletics and in other endeavors. Everyone deserves a chance to stretch their talents, and events like last week’s production are a wonderful opportunity for the 25 actors and the rest of the production team.

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AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

Investigating Russian hacking

What an extraordinary time for our nation that there would even be a debate over whether Congress should investigate allegations that another nation attempted to influence our presidential election.

After months of warnings from President Barack Obama and the nation’s top spies that Russia sought to make a mess of things, we learn that CIA officials believe that Russian-backed hackers worked to help push Donald Trump to his surprise victory over Hillary Clinton. Perhaps predictably, President-elect Trump says that’s all bunk and that further investigation would be a waste of time. For added measure, the blustery New York billionaire dismissed America’s premiere intelligence agents as hacks in their own right, and politically motivated bumblers at that.

Either way, shouldn’t Americans be granted the opportunity to learn the truth?

We take heart that top elected Republicans are calling for a congressional probe or probes.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, refreshingly reminding the president-elect that “The Russians are not our friends,” joined House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans in calling for a full accounting.

How far we’ve come since the Cold Wars days, when fear of communist plotting raged, to now, when a president-elect not only brushes off expert opinion from the agencies that ought to know, but contemporaneously surrounds himself with men friendly and financially connected to Russia. (Remember Paul Manafort, the Trump campaign adviser who stepped down, in part because of reports of his ties to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine?)

That Trump seeks for his secretary of state Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil’s chief executive, whom Russian President Vladimir Putin counts as a friend, raises further questions. The massive oil and gas company stands to make billions of dollars should U.S. sanctions against Russia go away under a Trump presidency.

The Senate should ask especially tough questions of Tillerson while considering his nomination as top diplomat.

The question of Russian meddling doesn’t involve whether the foreign power hacked into voting results, but around the leaks of Democratic National Committee e-mails, as well as hacked e-mails from Clinton campaign chief John Podesta. Reports suggest that Russian hackers also collected Republican National Committee e-mails, but didn’t choose to leak them. Thus, the suspicion that Putin meant to hand Trump an advantage.

Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, echoes the president-elect’s disdain for CIA agents, arguing that the agency has become a political extension of the Obama White House.

Given so much intrigue swirling around the question of Russian interference, we suggest the best course of action is to seek a full accounting of the known facts.

– The Denver Post

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IT’S YOUR WRITE

Amazing Santa Run

To the Editor: What a fantastic job on the Santa Run! It was amazing, with the snow coming down a little bit, it just made the event. I really appreciate all the work Mike Splitt did to make it another success.

With more than 930 people running or walking the 5K and 1K plus the 70 volunteers to coordinate, Mike made the event go seamless.

Thank you to all the Kiwanis Club members for being a part of the event and thanks to Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Mainstay Therapeutic Farm, CASA of McHenry County, and to the Turning Point volunteers. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Jane Farmer

Executive Director of Turning Point, Woodstock

Misguided public servants

To the Editor: Our misguided public servants have helped create a new class of citizen: undocumented immigrants.

They don’t seem to have any particular

VIEWS Austin Berg days over the course of the current contract negotiations. Throughout, AFSCME stuck to demands that would cost Illinois taxpayers an additional $3 billion over the course of the contract, despite the following: • Illinois state workers are the highest paid in the nation when adjusted for cost of living.

• They pay bronze-level prices for platinum-level health insurance.

• Many retirees receive free health insurance for life.

• Their contract already includes a 37.5-hour workweek for many employees and lax disciplinary procedures.

Surely there’s some wiggle room for negotiation. But AFSCME doesn’t want to budge.

“I have nothing else to say and am not interested in hearing what you have to say at this point – carry that message back to your principals,” AFSCME’s chief negotiator said at the close of one bargaining session.

Does that sound like someone willing to compromise?

Rauner requested the contract talks be declared at impasse, so negotiations could finally be brought to a

responsibility, yet they share access to our schools, health care, and charities.

They are not being deported, have no obligation to study citizenship, and in fact are rewarded with “Sanctuary Cities.”

What do we in fact expect them to become? What can they grow up to be?

Loyal? Voters? Patriots? Protesters?

Will they ever be legalized, tax-paying citizens? Many deserving immigrants have waited their turn and are legally pursuing citizenship with years of diligent study and sacrifice.

Taxpayers should demand a more sincere, legal solution to these problems.

Ronald Hameetman Fox River Grove

Huge change in board culture

To the Editor: Finally, some professionalism exhibited by the McHenry County Board in the decisive leadership of Chairman Jack Franks.

Within two days of assuming office, Franks had introduced and, working collaboratively with 13 members of the board, agreed on sweeping structural changes

close. Administrative law judge Sarah Kerley ruled impasse existed on several issues, writing, “ ... the [u]nion’s conduct calls into question its commitment to reaching an agreement through bargaining.”

After that ruling, Rauner moved to implement some parts of the state’s last, best offer, such as $1,000 performance bonuses and bereavement leave. But the union began filing lawsuits across the state to block those actions. St. Clair Circuit Judge Robert LeChien promptly issued a temporary restraining order preventing the governor from imposing those reforms.

Andersen, for one, is fed up with the stalling tactics. And he thinks fighting for richer benefits is disrespectful to Illinoisans who don’t work for the state.

“I think AFSCME has anything but the health of its members’ state at heart,” he said. “I’m not one to stick by all these added benefits people have gotten from the union, because it’s unfair to all the other citizens who pay taxes through the nose so I can sit pretty. I don’t want to be selfish, but here’s a union that wants to hold the state over a barrel.”

If only he had a seat at the bargaining table.

Andersen formerly earned a living making signs, and understands the difficulties Illinoisans are facing

in the private sector. For instance, Illinois manufacturing workers are experiencing the worst jobs recovery in the entire Midwest, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And Illinois’ unemployment rate remains the highest in the region.

Still, Andersen is witnessing a growing uneasiness among his AFSCME-member co-workers, who naturally are eager to receive $1,000 checks before Christmas, but instead hear talk of the union’s fight against those bonuses, and of a potential strike.

Andersen said a strike could be harmful to the men and women he cares for at Choate. In his line of work, success requires strong relationships and consistency of care.

“The impression I get is that most people don’t want to strike,” he said.

“But we have union reps ramping up the pressure. I don’t think that’s fair to us. We’re all in this together, and if we don’t act like we’re all in this together we’ll never get out of it.”

Carry that message back to your principals.

• Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute. Austin can be reached at aberg@illinoispolicy.org.

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that will bring the board into the 21st century. Most impressively, Franks literally changed the culture of the board in one meeting. He invited members who weren’t on the committee to participate and make suggestions. The 13 board members freely discussed best practices and county staff also weighed in. This is a huge change in board culture, where those who weren’t on committees were not allowed to participate in any of the discussions. He also held the committee meeting in the board room and had it streamed live for full transparency so all citizens could be aware of the board’s actions.

Franks demonstrated a collaborative approach that is rarely found in govern-

of the editor.

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ment. He encouraged debate and accepted the committee’s suggestions and thanked them for their good ideas. This is how government is supposed to function. The leader being confident enough to encourage input and collaboration. Franks reached out to everyone, was fully transparent and as a result helped achieve an excellent work product result.

With Franks leading the County Board, I am optimistic that good things are ahead for our county. Kudos to the board members who are working together and have rejected the politics of divisiveness.

Dorene Job Crystal Lake

• Saturday, December 17, 2016

Five men and women depend on Jim Andersen. Each of the five has a severe mental illness, which is why they live at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna.

Throughout the day, Andersen ensures they are fed. He helps them go to the bathroom. He makes sure they stay safe and as comfortable as possible. This is typically thankless work.

But Andersen’s union does not reflect his level of care and selflessness.

In fact, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, is clinging to a list of outrageous demands regardless of cost to taxpayers – even at the expense of its own membership.

The union, House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton are now crying foul over negotiations with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration. “Don’t Dictate, Negotiate” is the common chorus.

That’s an absurd framing of the historical power dynamics in Springfield, where AFSCME typically demands and receives whatever it wants with little friction.

The length and cost of negotiations thus far is already insulting to Illinoisans. And AFSCME has acted like a spoiled child at the bargaining table.

The union and the state met in 24 bargaining sessions for a total of 67

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BUSINESS

Stores hope to lure shoppers for holiday stretch

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Stores are pushing deals and incentives such as free shipping for the final week of the holiday shopping season, as new numbers show people are so far spending at a bit of a slower pace than last year.

Retailers pared down their inventories and offered more exclusive merchandise this season in a bid to avoid having to offer big discounts that shoppers have come to expect. But customers seem willing to wait, and so stores are once again counting on last-minute buyers for the final stretch, particularly Saturday, which could be the busiest day of the year.

“This has really become a game of chicken. In that game of chicken, retailers once again were the ones who flinched,” said Joseph Schmitt, director at the retail consulting firm AlixPartners.

Retail spending is up 2 percent, slightly slower the 2.4 percent gain at this time last year, with the rate of online spending far outpacing buying at physical stores from Oct. 29 through Monday, according to First Data. The firm analyzed online and in-store payments from nearly a million merchants.

The data capture about 40 percent of all card transactions in the U.S. but excludes cash.

Online sales growth was up 9 percent, while spending at physical stores was up a mere 0.1 percent. At the midseason point, e-commerce made up about 22 percent of retail spending, up

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Shoppers return to their cars Dec. 8 at a mall in King of Prussia, Pa. Retailers are pushing promotions and other enticements for the final stretch of the holiday season as new numbers show that shoppers are spending at a decent, but a tad slower rate compared with last year. from 16 percent in 2015. Overall, the average dollar amount spent per person for the 45-day period was $70.28, up slightly from last year’s $69.34.

“It’s pretty decent growth, but the average shopper is moving online,” said Rishi Chhabra, vice president for information and analytics at First Data.

Gregg Omoto, an information technology worker from Seattle, says he’s been shopping more online.

“It’s easier,” he said. “You can tap into people’s wish lists, so there’s not a lot of guesswork involved.”

Four of the seven categories First Data tracks showed sales growth this season: building materials, electronics and appliances, furniture and home furnishings, and health and personal care. General merchandise stores suffered the biggest sales drop – 2.8 percent – because of deep discounts as well as less foot traffic. Within that category, department stores took the biggest hit, with overall sales down 8.8 percent.

While the Thanksgiving weekend has usually kicked off the holiday season, stores have been starting their

sales earlier and earlier. They also started the season with less inventory on hand than in years past.

Many hoped that shoppers would have more to spend with the economy improving and lower gas and food prices, and the uncertainty over the presidential election behind them. But many shoppers retain the habits they developed during the Great Recession, focusing on deals and more readily using technology to find them.

Stores needed to be more aggressive with discounts, particularly last weekend, said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of the consumer-focused America’s Research Group.

“Consumers are saying, ‘Where is the deal?’” he said. “Retailers hurt themselves last weekend by not having more deals.”

Stores were still aggressive. Sixty-seven percent of orders were placed online using a promotion from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, up from 38 percent in the same timeframe a year ago, according to DynamicAction, which studied $4 billion in online consumer transactions. For the first five days of December, 60 percent of orders were placed using a promotion, compared with 29 percent a year ago.

Shoppers are hoping for even better deals in the final stretch.

Nearly 156 million people – or 66 percent of Americans – plan to or are considering taking advantage of Saturday sales to complete their holiday gift lists, according to a survey released Friday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

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BUZZWORTHY

‘Rogue One’ takes off with $29 million opening night

LOS ANGELES – “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” blasted into theaters with a $29 million opening night, according to Friday estimates from Disney. It’s the biggest Thursday preview of 2016, narrowly topping “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice’s” $27.7 million and “Captain America: Civil War’s” $25 million. But it doesn’t hold a candle to last year’s “Star Wars” installment “The Force Awakens,” which brought in a record $57 million from Thursday night showings. Directed by Gareth Edwards and set before the events of the original 1977 “Star Wars,” “Rogue One” is the first in a series of planned spinoff films set in the “Star Wars” universe.

David Tennant will be voice of Scrooge McDuck

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Actor Ryan Reynolds poses at his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after a ceremony Thursday in Los Angeles.

Ryan Reynolds honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame LOS ANGELES – Ryan Reynolds is the latest celebrity to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 40-year-old “Deadpool” actor was honored Thursday in a ceremony along Hollywood Boulevard.

Reynolds recalled walking down the same street for the first time as a teenager. He said seeing his name added to the walk is beyond anything he could have ever imagined. Reynolds was accompanied by his wife, actress Blake Lively, and their two daughters. He was also joined by his older brothers and his mother at the event.

Actress Anna Faris also spoke at the ceremony.

Reynolds’ star near the Dolby Theatre, which is home to the Academy Awards, is the 2,596th along the Walk of Fame.

LOS ANGELES – Disney’s new version of the 1980s animated series “DuckTales” is getting a cast worth quacking about, including a former Doctor Who. Disney said Friday that David Tennant will be the voice of Scrooge McDuck, the wealthy great-uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie. Tennant played the title role of the “Doctor Who” series for five years.

The trio of mischievous nephews will be voiced by Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan. Other cast members include Beck Bennett as Launchpad McQuack; Toks Olagundoye as Mrs. Beakley, and Kate Micucci as Webby Vanderquack.

The original “DuckTales” aired from 198790. The new series will debut next summer on Disney XD channels worldwide.

Tina Turner’s life and songs inspire stage musical

LONDON – Production company Stage Entertainment says it is developing a musical based on music legend Tina Turner’s story and written by Katori Hall, the playwright behind civil rights-era drama “The Mountaintop.” Also involved are director Phyllida Lloyd, choreographer Anthony van Laast and designer Mark Thompson, who all worked on hit ABBA Tina Turner musical “Mamma Mia.” On Friday, Turner attended a workshop in London for the show, which has been in the works for a year. The 77-year-old entertainer said in a statement that “it has been wonderful to collaborate with Katori and Phyllida and to have my story nurtured by such an amazing creative team is thrilling.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 80. Keyboardist-singer Art Neville of the Neville Brothers is 79. Actor Bernard Hill is 72. Actor Ernie Hudson (“Ghostbusters”) is 71. “Hardball” host Chris Matthews is 71. Actor-comedian Eugene Levy is 70. Drummer Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries is 68. Actor Joel Brooks (“Six Feet Under”) is 67. Singer Paul Rodgers is 67.

Singer Wanda Hutchinson of The Emotions is 65. Country singer Sharon White of The Whites is 63. Actor Barry Livingston (“My Three Sons”) is 63. Actor Bill Pullman is 63.

Director-producer Peter Farrelly (“There’s Something About Mary,” “Dumb and Dumber”) is 60. Bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. is 58. Singer Sarah Dallin of Bananarama is 55. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 50. Bassist Duane Propes

of Little Texas is 50. Actress Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”) is 47. DJ Homicide of Sugar Ray is 46. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (“The District”) is 46. Actress Claire Forlani (“Meet Joe Black,” “CSI: NY”) is 45. Drummer Eddie Fisher of OneRepublic is 43. Actress Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story”) is 42.

Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 42. Actress Marissa Ribisi (“Pleasantville”) is 42. Actress Milla Jovovich (“Zoolander,” “The Fifth Element”) is 41.

Singer Ben Goldwasser of MGMT is 34. Actress Shannon Woodward (“Westworld,” “Raising Hope”) is 32. Actress Emma Bell (“The Walking Dead”) is 30. Guitarist Taylor York of Paramore is 27. Actor Graham Rogers (“Quantico”) is 26.

Actor-singer Nat Wolff (“The Naked Brothers Band”) is 22.

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THINGS

LOS ANGELES – Julia Roberts is set to star in her first-ever TV series. The Hollywood Reporter says Roberts will star in a limited series based on Maria Semple’s novel, “Today Will Be Different.” Roberts will star as the book’s main character, Eleanor Flood.

Semple tells the magazine she’s giddy “Eleanor Flood will be brought to life by Julia Roberts.”

Roberts also is set to produce the series. No network for the project has been announced. Roberts has done numerous guest appearances on various TV series over the years, but this project would be her first in a regular role.

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A holiday twist

DIY boxwood wreaths an easy, elegant and strangely addictive seasonal project

By ADRIAN HIGGINS • The Washington Post

Are you ready to scream when someone in your household suggests you bake yet another batch of Christmas cookies or put up one more string of lights? For a holiday project that’s a bit different, how about a fresh wreath?

Assembling your own wreath is relatively easy, extremely rewarding and strangely addictive.

You save money compared with a ready-made or custom wreath, although less than you might think. What you really gain is having a wreath you know is fresh and will last until Christmas and beyond. Most of all, making a wreath immerses you in the comforting rituals of the season.

I’ve long had a hankering to make a Christmas wreath, and for me the material of choice had to be boxwood. I like its simple elegance, its fine texture and its longevity. I have grown to like its bitter scent.

Here’s the rub: My experience in making wreaths was nonexistent. So I asked veteran wreathmaker Peggy Bier, of Merrifield Garden Center in Fair Oaks, Virginia, to show me how to make a boxwood wreath, and she duly obliged.

Materials

Boxwood: English boxwood is bright green and densely foliated with rounded leaves. American boxwood is darker, with more pointed leaves and looser in its growth habit. I picked English boxwood for a tighter look. The fresher the better; the greenery should be lush, fragrant and pliable. Ask when the batch was delivered. You will need 2 ½ to 3 pounds of boxwood for a wreath this size, at about $9 a pound.

Frame: I chose a 16-inch metal frame for $7, which gave a finished wreath that was 20 inches across. Other frame materials are available, including foam, but the metal frame permits tight, secure wiring and can be used for years. The metal frame is bowed – I made my wreath on the raised side. (The frame is designed to take an inner core of saturated moss, wrapped as you add the greenery, but this method is not necessary if the greens are fresh and conditioned).

Wire and wire cutters: Use 22-gauge florist’s wire. A thinner wire will not hold the boxwood as well. Three yards will run you about $3.

Pruners: Use either garden hand pruners or florist’s snips to cut the stems. Scissors are not strong enough and will crush them. A side note: One of the key objects here is to keep all of your fingers. This is not a project to undertake with a mug of eggnog. If kids are helping, keep the pruners in the hands of the supervising adult.

Scissors: Scissors are used to trim and groom the finished wreath.

Anti-desiccant: This is optional and used to coat the foliage with resin to slow moisture loss. I used a concentrate ($22) mixed with water as a dip. It also can be used in a garden sprayer. More conveniently, it is available in a ready-mixed spray bottle. A popular brand is Wilt-Pruf. I had plenty left over, which can be used for spraying outdoor evergreens.

Ribbon: Ribbon can be bought in rolls or by the yard and is used to enliven the wreath, provide a means of hanging it and to fashion a bow, if you want one. You will need 3 yards for a ribbon and a basic bow with 8-inch tails (mine was about $5).

••• Step 1

Well-hydrated boxwood will make a longer-lasting wreath. I re-cut the ends of each of the sprigs and soaked them in a tub of water overnight.

Step 2

Attach and loop the wire around the bottom of the frame to get it anchored and started. The whole wreath is made with one continuous line of wire.

Step 3

Each bundle is made of approximately four-to-six sprigs that have been gathered to form a compact bunch that will extend beyond the inner and outer circles of the frame. This step is crucial in achieving a professional look.

Bundling takes practice and an eye to get the right mass of foliage – too narrow and the bundle will look thin, too thick and it will mess up the uniformity of the circle. Use stems of differing lengths to get a full look. Larger stems with multiple branches may need to be cut into several sprigs. At Ladew, the historic house and gardens in Monkton, Maryland, the wreathmakers take an extra step: They wire the boxwood bundles before wiring them to the frame. “It comes out better shaped, and with all the wiring it’s very secure,” lead gardener Sarah Oktavec said.

Step 4

Start at the base of the frame (6 o’clock) and assemble the wreath clockwise, with the stem ends leading the way. The bundle is about 9 inches long, with the stems trimmed to form one point. Bending the bundle a little in the direction of the circle will help center the stems in the frame. Hold the bundle with one hand and wire it with the other. The wire should wrap around the lower half of the bundle, with the majority of the loops at the base.

Step 5

Each new bundle covers about 4 inches of the bottom of the one before it. Repeat all the way around the frame. The whole wreath will consume at least a dozen bundles.

Step 6

On the last bundle, lift the foliage of the first bundle and slip the stems of the last underneath. Once they are wrapped, cut the wire and tie it off. The bundles can be teased and adjusted a little to create a uniform circle.

Step 7

The wreath is trimmed and groomed with scissors to give it a neater look. If you want to use anti-desiccant, now is the time to dip or spray the wreath.

Allow it to dry for an hour or two before hanging.

A finished homemade boxwood wreath.

Photos provided by John McDonnell via The Washington Post

Step 8

The ribbon allows the wreath to be hung and completes the look. You can use a needle and strong thread to sew the two ends together. The length depends on its placement over a door, window, wall or mirror, but you will need about a yard for the hanging ribbon and another yard for the bow (more if the bow has multiple loops).

Give the bow tails of 8 inches and, as a finishing touch, cut a V into the bottom of the tails. A wreath can be wired directly onto the knocker or hung from a longer ribbon so that the wreath encircles the knocker. In this version, the end of the ribbon can be secured to the top edge of the door with thumbtacks or heavy-duty staples. The wreath will last longer as an outdoor decoration. If hung indoors, keep a close eye on it and discard it once it dries out and sheds.

Protect against blight

Boxwood is a mainstay of holiday decorations, but using this traditional greenery comes with a complication these days. A new and seriously damaging disease named boxwood blight can be brought to a property unwittingly with boxwood greenery. Although symptoms of the disease are clear and devastating – in the growing season, it is manifest as brown leaf spots, black streaks on stems and defoliation – its presence on holiday greenery may not be evident.

If you or your immediate neighbors have old and irreplaceable boxwood shrubbery in the garden, avoid bringing boxwood greenery to your home. Use other seasonal greens or harvest boxwood from your own plantings. Even if you don’t have boxwood in the garden (or sweetbox and pachysandra, which can also become infected), it’s a good idea to treat your boxwood greenery with care. When the holidays are over, double-bag the greenery and put it in the trash for removal. Don’t compost it.

Surfaces in contact with the boxwood should be disinfected with rubbing alcohol. Pruners should be disinfected in a solution of bleach: Dry and oil them after cleaning.

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38 Talk to physician before glucosamine Dear Doctor: I love to go for long walks and lately have noticed I’m developing pain in my hip joints. I think that’s just part of aging, but my daughter is urging me to try a glucosamine supplement. Can this really be helpful?

Dear Reader: Glucosamine is a compound that naturally is produced within your body.

It plays a key role in building and maintaining healthy cartilage, the connective tissue between your joints. Tough and flexible, cartilage provides a smooth, lubricated surface over which bones easily can move and glide without friction or pain.

But cartilage has a limited ability to repair itself. When it is damaged, or when it wears away over time as we age, the resulting joint pain and stiffness can turn even the simplest tasks into an ordeal. Loss of cartilage, which leads to degeneration of the underlying bone, is what makes osteoarthritis so painful.

The use of glucosamine, a supplement sold in capsule and tablet form, became popular in the 1990s after several best-selling books touted it as a hedge against osteoarthritis.

Several studies had suggested glucosamine has anti-inflammatory properties and might even aid in the regeneration of cartilage. Sales of the dietary supplement spiked.

However, subsequent research has offered conflicting medical data about the benefits of glucosamine. In the largest study thus far, which looked at more than 1,500 adults with osteoarthritis of the knee, glucosamine proved to be no more effective than a placebo. Only the participants who were given acetaminophen for pain reported ongoing relief.

In several other studies, meanwhile, participants with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip who took glucosamine reported reduced pain and swelling, as well as increased range of motion. Little wonder the glucosamine debate is lively and occasionally contentious.

If you do decide to give glucosamine a try, the National Institutes of Health report that glucosamine appears to be safe and well tol-

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier erated when taken in suggested doses over a two-year period of time. Although infrequent, reported side effects are headache, indigestion, heartburn and constipation. Since glucosamine is made from shellfish, including shrimp and crab, individuals with shellfish allergies or who are sensitive to iodine are warned to avoid it.

It’s also an excellent idea to follow recommendations put forth by the American College of Rheumatology. Their panel of experts – primary care physicians, rheumatologists, geriatricians, surgeons, physical therapists and other health care professionals – suggests: • Exercise: Thanks to increased muscle strength and toning, individuals with arthritis who exercise regularly have more energy, report less pain, sleep better and are better able to carry out daily tasks.

• Lose weight: Every extra pound you carry puts stress on your knees, hips and spine.

• Medication: Check with your primary care physician whether oral or topical pain relievers might be helpful. Acetaminophen is a common first treatment for osteoarthritis.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, also known as NSAIDs, also can help with pain and swelling.

Make your primary care physician your partner. Whether it’s giving your daughter’s idea about glucosamine a try or following through with the American College of Rheumatology’s recommendations, your doctor is there to help, encourage and guide you.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, 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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Dear Abby: I DEAR ABBY have a problem and no clue Jeanne how to solve Phillips it. I teach in an international primary school in China and was approached by the father of one of my students. I had given her a “C” in the class.

Her father wanted me to change her grade to an “A.” He felt a “C” was too low a mark, even though I explained it was what she deserved.

While parents complaining about their children’s marks is not uncommon, he offered me about $1,000 in local currency if I would change it. When I spoke about it to another teacher who has been here longer, he told me bribery is very common in Asia.

He did not mention whether he had ever accepted “gifts” like this.

What should I do? Accepting and not accepting this “gift” both have consequences. – Teacher In China Dear Teacher: There is tremendous pressure on students in China to excel.

What you have described may be common practice there, but that doesn’t mean you must do it. If you accept the bribe, you not only will have violated your own principles, but also may make yourself vulnerable to blackmail in the future. Discuss this with the principal or director of the primary school, because if the school turns out incompetent graduates, eventually its reputation will suffer.

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CITY OF WOODSTOCK, an Illinois Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, v.

JOHN CARPENTER and MARY CAPENTER, FRANK WOZNIAK his heirs, SANDRA HILGENBERG, DOUGLAS WOZNIAK and SUSANNAH McSHEE; EDWARD SLOAN, his heirs, DAVID HORRAX, DIANA HORRAX BOWER, GEOFFREY HORRAX and AMY HORRAX McINTYRE; LEVI COWDRY, his heir LAUREN SOLNER; FIRST AMERICAN BANK PLATINUM ASSETS, LLC, SABRINA INVESTMENTS, LLC, CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING I, LLC, CHICAGO TITLE, FIRST AMERICAN TITLE and UNKNOWN HEIRS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 16 MR 375 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Service by Publication having been filed regarding the above- captioned proceedings notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWN HEIRS, Defendants in the above-entitled proceedings, that suit has been commenced in this Court by the Plaintiff against you and the other Defendants praying for the property to be declared abandoned and ajudicial deed issued for the property legally described herein and for other relief.

That summons was duly issued as provided by law and that said is still pending.)

Now unless you, the said Defendants named above, file your appearance in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098, or otherwise make your appearance herein on or before the 11th day of January, 2017, this case may be tried andjudgment entered as prayed for intheout further notice to you.

The names of the titleholder ofrecord is: John Carpenter and Mary Carpenter, Frank Wozniak, Edward Sloan, Levi Cowdry The· real property which is the subject of this proceedings is situated in the County of McHeiµy and is legally described as follows:

gally PARCEL 1 A Right-of-Way, 32 feet in width running from the Chicago Road along the northwest side of said lot to the northeast side thereof to be forever kept open as a street, situated in the City of Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, according to a deed recorded March 24, 1951 as document 241241.

PARCEL 2 Part of the northwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4 of section 8, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a post in the center of Lake Street, which stands north 41.5 degrees west, 2 chains 1.5 links from the west comer of a lot ofland on the northeast side of Lake Street, hereto deeded by E.I. Smith to Thomas Wanless; thence north 42.5 degrees east 3 chains and 13 links to the southeast comer of lot 5 block 2 if E.I. Smiths addition to Woodstock; thence north 41.5 degrees west 1 chains and 76.5 links along the south line of said lot 5 to the southwest comer thereof; thence south 42.5 degrees west 3 chains and 13 links to a post in the center of Lake Street; thencesouth 40.5 degrees east 1 chains and 76.5 links to the place of beginning, containing 52/100th of an acre, more or less, in section 8, township 42 north, Range 7 east of the third principal meridian in McHenry County, Illinois; Excepting therefrom Lot 1 in block 2 of E.I. Smith's Addition to Woodstock.

AKA Part of Lot 276 on the Assessors plat of the Town of Door in said McHenry County PARCEL 3 Lot 1 in Block 2 of E.I. Smith's Addition to Woodstock, a subdivision of part of the northeast 114 of Section 8, Township 44 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in McHenry County, Illinois Permanent Property Index Number: 13-08-204-008 Address of Subject Property: 435 E. Lake Street, Woodstock, Illi60098 nois /s/ Katherine M Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court Timothy J. Clifton, Attorney No. 6303067 tclifton@zrfmlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle 50 Virginia Street Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-459-2050 (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 10, 17, 24, 2016) 1250837

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIR-

y y CUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDI- ter, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, CIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both.

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Marian Central’s Sam Ohlrich (left) is guarded by Chicago St. Patrick’s Alton Thompson during the fourth quarter Friday at Marian Central in Woodstock. St. Patrick won, 63-53.

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WOODSTOCK – Sam Ohlrich experienced a completely frustrating night through three quarters.

Marian Central’s 6-foot-8 center could not get some shots to fall, then had others swatted by Chicago St. Patrick defenders who were drawn to him like kids to Santa Claus at the mall.

Ohlrich’s first three points of the game came at the free-throw line, all by himself, as he hit 3 of 4 free throws after two technical fouls. But it was a start. He added four more after that, then went on a scoring binge with point guard Jack Moscinski.

Their late surge was not enough to catch the Shamrocks, but the Hurricanes hacked a 19-point lead to five in the final minute in a 63-53 East Suburban Catholic Conference boys basketball loss Friday night at Landers Pavilion.

“I’ve dealt with it before; that’s pretty much how AAU basketball is,” said Ohlrich, who scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter. “I didn’t adapt to it in the first half, and that got us off to a slow start. They’re really aggressive; they go after steals; they’re quick.”

Moscinski, who scored 16 points, had six in the fourth-quarter spurt as Marian (4-3, 0-2 ESCC) rallied back.

“It just sort of clicked,” Moscinski said. “We had it rolling. We kept our eyes on the targets, played a lot of twoman game, coach [Jim Sarther] called for Sam and I to kind of do our thing.

It felt good. We knew we needed to play like that in the first half, but it was good to finally do that in the second half.”

St. Patrick (8-1, 2-0) jumped to a 15-0 lead at the start behind junior point guard Xavier Pinson, who finished with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-12 fieldgoal shooting. The Shamrocks led, 3214, at halftime.

“We played well defensively for three quarters, especially on Ohlrich, who’s a premier player in our league,” St. Patrick coach Mike Bailey said. “All season we’ve been a very good scramble defensive team, just helping each other.

Our bread and butter’s always defense.”

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Marian Central’s Alex Golembiewski shoots during the fourth quarter Friday against Chicago St. Patrick in Woodstock. St. Patrick won, 63-53.

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St. Patrick coach Mike Bailey was 56-53 at Dundee-Crown from 1987 through 1990 and won three Class AA regional titles. He took over at St. Patrick in 1995, and his Shamrocks teams are 409-209 in his 22-plus seasons. fense helped them get back in the game, starting in the first half, even though the Shamrocks held a big advantage.

“The problem was we didn’t score there either for a couple minutes,” Sarther said. “We were trying to fight back with what our defense was doing.”

The Hurricanes fell behind, 46-27, to start the fourth when they suddenly came alive. A.J. Golembiewski hit a 3-pointer and got a steal and layup.

Then, Ohlrich scored 10 consecutive points and Moscinski scored six straight, making it 54-48.

“Nothing else was really working, so me and Jack just did what we do best,” Ohlrich said. “That’s what coach was calling, and we were executing.”

The Hurricanes cut the lead to 58-53 with 57 seconds to go.

“That’s a big part of our offense, with Sam and Jack playing that high handoff, screen-and-roll type,” Sarther said.

“We had trouble getting into that in the first half because they were trapping and taking the middle pass away.”

Golembiewski finished with eight points and a pair of 3s. Ohlrich led all players with 10 rebounds.

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Trojans coach Rod Saffert rotated 10 players, with all 10 playing minutes in the first quarter. basketball win, moving into sole possession of first place in the FVC. With the victory, the Trojans improved to 7-5 overall and 5-1 in the FVC. Huntley and McHenry also have one loss in conference play, while

Hampshire fell to 6-4 and 3-2 in the FVC. C-G rushed out to a 8-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game behind six points from 6-foot junior Katie Sowa. C-G went scoreless for the next 5:40 before Kendeigh drained two 3s, pushing the Trojans lead to 14-7.

Sowa, who led all scorers with 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting, then hit a spinning shot from the baseline and added a 3-pointer to increase C-G’s lead to 19-7.

“Those two 3s (from Kendeigh) were huge, and we had a bunch of kids step up for us,” Trojans coach Rod Saffert said. “It’s good to see her playing well. Other people got to step up, and she did for us tonight.”

“But man, do they (Hampshire) battle. They muscled us up in the post really well.”

C-G took a 21-7 lead into halftime, and Vanessa Morris gave the Trojans their biggest lead, 23-7, in the third on a short jumper. Abby Getka had four points, and Kendeigh also had three assists.

In the second quarter, C-G outscored Hampshire, 13-0. Hampshire was held scoreless for 15 minutes between the second and third quarters before Lauren Herrmann hit one of her game-leading three 3s.

Herrmann finished with 10 points to lead the Whips, while Rachel Dumoulin, who entered averaging 14.6 points a game, was held to six points on one field goal.

Hampshire shot 7 of 34 (20.6 percent) from the field, while C-G was 14 of 34 (41.2 percent).

The Whips made a late run, cutting C-G’s lead to six points on a 3 by Herrmann, but a driving layup by Sowa pushed it back to eight with 1:45 remaining.

“Defensively, we did OK,” Hampshire coach Mike Featherly said. “Offensively, in the second quarter, we just couldn’t answer their buckets.

The opportunities were there, too, but missed opportunities was the theme of the night.”

Ally Cermak added four points for Hampshire.

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Richmond-Burton’s KC Davids scored a game-high 23 points, and Brooke Leganaioli hit four 3-pointers to add 17 points, leading the Rockets to a win over Woodstock North, 55-41, Friday on the first day of the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic at Richmond-Burton.

Maddie Busch led the Thunder with nine points, Lulu Nicks added eight with a pair of 3s, and Taylor Prerost chipped in seven, going 5 of 8 at the free-throw line.

Johnsburg 50, Marian Central 37: In the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic at Richmond-Burton, Taylor Stefka scored a game-high 17 points and Morgan Madsen added 12 to lead the Skyhawks (9-4) to a win over the Hurricanes. Aannah Interrante hit three 3-pointers to add nine points and Megan Madsen chipped in seven.

Vannessa Garrelts and Emily Ra- added eight and Madison Ljunggren decki led the Hurricanes (5-6) with chipped in six for the Wolves.

Woodstock 41, DeKalb 33: In the eight points apiece. Katrina Dionela Northern Illinois Holiday Classic at and Hannah Villont each added six.

Crystal Lake South 51, Wauconda Woodstock, Autumn Overly scored 49: In the Northern Illinois Holiday a team-high 10 points to lead the Classic at Richmond-Burton, Annika Blue Streaks to a victory. Gabby ScoSevcik scored a game-high 20 points, lio added nine, and Diana Spokas including going 8 of 12 at the free- chipped in eight for the Blue Streaks. throw line, to lead the Gators to a Overly and Camryn Tafoya each hit a win. Taylor Jozefowicz was also in 3-pointer.

Belvidere 49, Marengo 34: In the double digits, hitting five field goals, including a 3-pointer, for 11 points. Northern Illinois Holliday Classic at Madelynn Bush added eight points McHenry, Lauren Aubry scored 12 points and Amy Rohe added 10, but for the Gators (4-7).

McHenry 67, North Chicago 35: In the the Indians lost to Belvidere. MarenNorthern Illinois Holiday Classic at go gave up 21 points in the first quarMcHenry, Liz Alsot scored 13 points ter and wasn’t able to climb out of the and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Ja- hole. Marissa Knobloch added seven mie Howie hit three 3-pointers and points, including hitting the team’s finished with 13 points, leading the only 3-pointer.

Lakes 44, Crystal Lake Central 26: In Warriors to a win. Madi Kaempf hit a 3 and finished with 11 points, while the Northern Illinois Holiday ClasIzzy Gscheidle hit a pair of 3s and sic at Woodstock, Corrine Hamill scored eight points to lead the Tigers added 10 points.

Prairie Ridge 46, Round Lake 34: In in a loss. Jane Johnsey made a pair the Northern Illinois Holiday Clas- of 3-pointers to add six points, while sic at Richmond-Burton, Karly Stat- Madison Haslow also chipped in six ter hit three 3-pointers and finished and Keeley Hamill scored four. with a game-high 14 points to lead the Wolves to a victory. Nicole Dorn BOYS BASKETBALL added 10 points, Sammi Lockwood McHenry 60, Huntley 47: At Huntley,

McHenry’s Gavin Markgraff scored a game-high 26 points, hitting four 3-pointers and going 10 of 11 at the free-throw line, to lead the Warriors to a Fox Valley Conference win over the Red Raiders.

Matthew Mohr added 10 points and Gio Calabrese chipped in nine for the Warriors. McHenry got to the freethrow line 32 times, making 25.

Stephen Browne led Huntley with 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Zack Loveisky added nine points, and Matt Seng scored eight, including two 3s.

Crystal Lake Central 56, Marengo 50: At Crystal Lake, Adam Pump hit

three 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, leading the Tigers to a nonconference victory over the Indians.

Central’s Alex Timmerman added 12 points. Adam Wittenberg chipped in nine points, Evan Cassell had eight and Collin Freund had seven two for the Tigers, who erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Marengo’s Mike Volkening scored a game-high 24 points, including a pair of 3s, to lead the Indians. Blaine Borhart hit a 3 and finished with 11 points.

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CARY – Cary-Grove guard Becca Kendeigh found a nice spot in the corner and let it fly. On her team’s next possession, the 5-foot-7 senior did it again.

With back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second quarter, Kendeigh injected life back into the Trojans, who suffered a five-minute-plus scoring drought between the first and second quarters Friday night against Hampshire.

“I got my spot,” Kendeigh said of hitting both 3s from the right corner.

“It was huge for our team, because we really needed that confidence booster in the middle of the game to keep us going.

“It felt really nice to get my team off to a nice start there, and it was good to finally to hit some.”

Kendeigh added a layup, and the Trojans’ defense shut out the WhipPurs in the second quarter en route to a 31-23 Fox Valley Conference girls

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Big season for Marian grad Streveler ON CAMPUS Barry Bottino Chris Streveler’s college football career began as a quarterback at the University of Minnesota.

While in Minneapolis, he moved to receiver and was part of the Gophers’ program for three years.

This fall, 712 days and nearly 300 miles away from his first college home, Streveler got the chance to be a quarterback again and ran with it.

The Marian Central graduate from Crystal Lake, now a grad student at the University of South Dakota, was honored last month as the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Newcomer of the Year.

“At Minnesota, I had a fire inside of me to go out and compete,” he said.

“I wasn’t really getting that opportunity. Having the chance to come up here and play my last two years, I look at it as a second chance in my football career. That keeps me going.

“I get to rewrite my career the way I want it to go,” he said.

Streveler’s latest chapter was an impressive work.

He rushed for 823 yards and nine touchdowns to rank as the MVFC’s fourth-leading rusher (82.3 yards a game). He was the league’s sixth-leading passer (194.7 yards) while throwing for 22 touchdowns. He ranks fourth nationally in the Football Championship Subdivision with 18.6 points responsible for a game.

“Early in the year, he relied on his legs exclusively when things needed to happen,” said Ted Schlafke, the Coyotes’ passing game coordinator/ quarterbacks coach. “He really trusted the rest of his game later in the year.”

Streveler also was named second-team All-MVFC and earned a spot on the All-Newcomer team, but he wasn’t just a runner.

“We didn’t bring him here to be a wildcat quarterback,” Schlafke said.

“He’s not all legs. He throws the ball down the field better than anyone I’ve been around.”

Streveler spent plenty of time with Schlafke since the summer learning the offense, something he expects to continue.

“I’m excited to have a full offseason working as a quarterback,” Streveler said. “I can’t wait to keep learning with [Schlafke] and growing. He’s one of the smartest guys I’ve ever been around.”

Schlafke said Streveler’s commitment to learning made a big impres-

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South Dakota quarterback Chris Streveler, a Marian Central graduate from Crystal Lake, breaks away for a touchdown against New Mexico in the season opener Sept. 1 in Albuquerque, N.M. sion on South Dakota’s coaches and fellow players.

“He’s as competitive as they come,” Schlafke said. “He’s got a charisma about him. He can talk to anybody.

He’s willing to get on anybody if he needs to. As he established himself more, he took more of a leadership role. And it’s genuine. Those are the things that guys really gravitate to.”

For 2017, Streveler and his teammates are looking beyond conference awards.

“Anytime you get recognized by a conference that’s looked upon as highly as this one is, it’s obviously awesome,” he said. “We had seven guys get recognized. But at the end of the day, our goal wasn’t to get all-conference. Our goal was to make the playoffs.”

The Coyotes finished 4-7 but lost two double-overtime games and four other games by seven points of fewer.

“It’s encouraging and discouraging at the same time, knowing how close you are,” Streveler said. “We feel we’re right on the edge of being a force to be reckoned with in the conference.”

Novy joins Bethel College: DundeeCrown grad and Harper College

sophomore Kathryn Novy signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to attend Indiana’s Bethel College and play volleyball for the Pilots.

As a middle hitter this season for Harper, Novy earned All-N4C Conference and All-Region IV honors while helping the Hawks to the NJCAA Division III national title. She earned all-tournament at nationals and piled up 345 kills this season to go with a .345 hitting percentage.

Bethel, an NAIA program, finished 9-23 last season with only two seniors.

The Pilots had a combined seven freshmen and sophomores on their 12-player roster.

Decorated Warhawk: Sophomore women’s soccer defender Payton DeLuga (Dundee-Crown) was named this fall to the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second team for D-III Wisconsin-Whitewater.

DeLuga helped the Warhawks (22-2, 7-0 WIAC) shut out five of their seven opponents in WIAC play and posted a 0.67 goals-against average. At one point this season, DeLuga and Whitewater held opponents scoreless for 406 minutes, 10 seconds. She scored her only two goals of the season in a 2-0 victory against UW-Platteville and led

the team in playing time with 2,033 minutes.

Whitewater won the WIAC regular-season and tournament titles, then advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament for the third time in the past six seasons. The Warhawks finished 10th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of American national poll.

Ehrhardt’s bests lift UIC: Jacobs grad Alyssa Ehrhardt, a senior outside hitter for UIC’s volleyball team, posted a career-best 403 kills this fall to help the Flames (16-14) post their best record since 2012.

Ehrhardt, who started her career at Toledo, ranked fourth this season in the Horizon League with 3.44 kills a set and surpassed 1,000 career kills.

She also ranked second in the conference in service aces a set (0.35). She made three all-tournament teams and was MVP in two of those tournaments. She posted double digits in kills in 24 of the team’s 30 matches.

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Kane frustrated by goal drought

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com ST. LOUIS – The angle was sharp and the odds were long, but this was Patrick Kane, after all. If anyone could score on a one-timer from just inside the right faceoff circle, it’s him. But instead of rearing back and firing off of Artemi Panarin’s cross-ice pass, Kane alertly one-timed a perfect pass to Artem Anisimov, standing on the doorstep for the easy redirect goal.

“I try to be ready for anything with him,” Anisimov said. “He can do unexpected stuff on the ice.”

That first-period power-play goal Thursday night in Brooklyn was one of the prettiest goals of the Blackhawks’ season, and naturally, it involved Kane, the Hawks’ most gifted and most prolific offensive player. His line is still the most productive on the team by a wide margin, and he has a perfectly respectable six assists in eight December games.

But to Kane, this all feels like a big slump. He hasn’t scored a goal in nine games, and he is tied for 10th in the league in scoring (with Panarin and Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds) with 29 points in 32 games. He has eight goals this year – eight fewer than Marian Hossa, six fewer than Anisimov, five fewer than Panarin, and the same amount as Richard Panik.

Kane is on pace for only 20 goals, and, well, that’s just not good enough.

“Need a few more passes from those guys,” Kane joked of Anisimov and Panarin. “No, it’s a little frustrating.

You always want to be trying to score goals, especially when that’s what you’re counted on to do.”

By any reasonable measure, Kane is having another productive season. But he raised the bar so high last season – with career highs of 46 goals, 60 assists, and 106 points – that “very productive’ no longer feels sufficient. He won the scoring title and the Hart Trophy as the league MVP. And now that he knows he can be a 40-goal scorer and a 100-point producer, Kane expects to do it every year.

“Yeah, I think so,” he said “Once you do it, and that production’s not there, it definitely feels like something’s off a little bit. (But) you try not to worry yourself too much about numbers. That’s something I’ve learned in the past, as well. Just focus on the next game, don’t worry about what your numbers are or what they can potentially be. If you

AP photo

The Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane (left) and the Islanders’ Nikolay Kulemin fight for the puck Thursday in New York. start thinking too far ahead, it might just work negatively in your mind.”

Kane’s dip in production has been offset by his linemates’ surges. Anisimov had 10 goals and six assists at this point last season, and now has 14 goals and 13 assists. Panarin had nine goals at this point last year, and now has 13.

As Panarin’s pair of pretty power-play goals Thursday night showed, the trio has regained its chemistry since being reunited 12 games ago. But Kane’s still on the periphery, not in the middle of the action.

Kane clearly is drawing more attention from defenders this season, getting matched up against opponents’ top shutdown lines and top defensive pairings more often. It’s no coincidence that Kane’s drought mostly overlapped with Jonathan Toews’ nine-game absence with a back injury. Opposing coaches no longer had to pick their poison and could load up against Kane. Toews’ return to the lineup this week should at least help, but his own scoring slump – the Hawks’ captain hasn’t scored since Nov. 6 – likely will keep the focus on Kane.

Nobody’s terribly concerned that Kane has lost his scoring touch, and nobody believes the slump – a “slump” in which he’s still averaging almost a point a game – will last much longer. But Kane is getting antsy.

He can take some solace in how productive his line has been. But he knows what his job is. And it’s not to be a decoy, or to defer. His job is to score goals.

“It’s nice when the line’s producing and you’re on the ice with them,” Kane said. “But you’d like to be a part of it, for sure.”

BUCKS 95, BULLS 69

By JAY COHEN

BUCKS 95, BULLS 69

The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (95) Snell 4-8 0-0 10, Antetokounmpo 8-13 4-6 22, Parker 6-8 0-0 12, Henson 4-10 2-2 10, Dellavedova 0-3 0-0 0, Novak 0-1 0-0 0, Maker 0-0 1-2 1, Teletovic 5-10 0-0 13, Plumlee 0-1 0-0 0, Monroe 6-14 2-3 14, Terry 2-5 0-0 6, Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0, Brogdon 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 38-82 9-13 95.

CHICAGO (69) Gibson 4-10 0-0 8, Lopez 3-10 2-2 8, Rondo 3-9 0-2 7, Wade 5-14 1-2 12, Butler 3-14 0-0 7, McDermott 2-8 1-1 5, Zipser 1-4 1-2 3, Felicio 0-2 1-2 1, Portis 4-8 0-2 10, Grant 1-2 0-0 2, Canaan 0-4 0-0 0, Valentine 2-7 2-2 6. Totals 2892 8-15 69.

Milwaukee Chicago

34 22 15 22

18 15

21 — 95 17 — 69

3-Point Goals–Milwaukee 10-25 (Teletovic 3-8, Snell 2-3, Antetokounmpo 2-3, Terry 2-4, Brogdon 1-4, Vaughn 0-1, Novak 0-1, Dellavedova 0-1), Chicago 5-21 (Portis 2-2, Wade 1-2, Rondo 1-3, Butler 1-5, Zipser 0-2, Canaan 0-2, Valentine 0-2, McDermott 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Milwaukee 53 (Monroe 12), Chicago 50 (Portis 8).

Assists–Milwaukee 26 (Antetokounmpo 11), Chicago 17 (Butler 6). Total Fouls–Milwaukee 14, Chicago 14. Technicals–Antetokounmpo.

game. He told team officials he forgot about the walkthrough, a spokesman for the Bulls said.

Mirotic is averaging a career-low 8.7 points through 24 games. He is shooting 38 percent from the field and 28 percent from 3-point range, also career lows.

TIP-INS Bulls: Guard Michael Carter-Williams

got the cast off his injured left wrist and said he is hoping to practice next week.

“It feels pretty good,” he said. “I still have to do some strengthening and things like that. Nothing is guaranteed, but that’s what I’m going for.” Carter-Williams has been sidelined since Oct. 31 with wrist and left knee injuries.

AP photo ABOUT MIROTIC Bucks: F Michael Beasley missed his Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon drives to the basket between Bulls center RobMirotic declined to comment when second straight game with a left foot in Lopez (left) and guard Rajon Rondo during the first half Friday at the United Center. approached by the media before the sprain.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: STAGG BOWL – MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR 10, WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH 7

Oshkosh offense stalls in Division III title game

CL South grad Dziedzic recovers fumble in defeat

By HANK KURZ Jr.

The Associated Press SALEM, Va. – Blake Jackson ran for 119 yards and a touchdown, and Mary Hardin-Baylor blanked Wisconsin-Oshkosh after allowing a touchdown on the Titans’ opening drive and won its first football national championship, 10-7, in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl on Friday night.

Oshkosh’s defense includes three Crystal Lake South graduates: linebackers Reese Dziedzic and Steve Forner and defensive back Brad Walovitch. Before the game, Dziedzic, who had a fumble recovery Friday, was

named to the AP Little All-America third team.

Jackson carried 28 times for the Crusaders (15-0) and completed 16 of 27 passes for 171 yards with an interception. The Crusaders virtually ignored running back Markeith Miller, who arrived with almost 1,500 yards rushing, but gained only 11 on nine carries.

Dylan Hecker ran 2 yards to give the Titans (13-2) a 7-0 lead after just 6:22, but Oshkosh never could find that rhythm again. The Titans drove to the Crusaders’ 35 in the final minute, but Matt Cody intercepted Brett Kasper’s fourth-and-10 pass from the 35 to clinch the victory.

WisconsinOshkosh quarterback Brett Kasper throws a pass as he is hit by Mary Hardin-Baylor defensive end Teidrick Smith in the first half of the Division III title game Friday in Salem, Va. AP photo

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CHICAGO – Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Bulls, 95-69, Friday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

It was an almost identical copy of Milwaukee’s 108-97 win Thursday at home, except there was no closing push by the Bulls this time. Led by Antetokounmpo, the younger and more athletic Bucks had six players score in double figures and shot 46 percent from the field, compared with 30 percent for the weary Bulls.

Antetokounmpo also had three steals and blocked a shot. His streak of 30-point games ended at two, but he watched the last couple of minutes from the bench with Milwaukee in complete control.

Greg Monroe added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and fellow reserve Mirza Teletovic finished with 13 points. The Bucks (13-12) had dropped four of five before the pair of wins against the Bulls.

The Bulls (13-13) lost for the sixth time in eight games in the opener of a three-game homestand. Nikola Mirotic did not play for the second straight night after he missed the pregame walkthrough, and Taj Gibson departed in the third quarter with a bruised right hip.

Dwyane Wade scored 12 points for the Bulls, booed off the floor as the final seconds ticked off. Jimmy Butler was held to seven on 3-for-14 shooting.

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A company owned by Tiger Woods is in line to design a proposed championship-caliber golf course on the South Side of Chicago.

GOLF

Chicago swings for elite course

City pushes South Side project; Woods’ company to be designer

By FRAN SPIELMAN

fspielman@suntimes.com CHICAGO – A pair of century-old South Side golf courses would be combined into a single championship-caliber course designed by a company owned by Tiger Woods under a $30 million project that gained momentum when President Barack Obama chose Jackson Park for his presidential library.

On Sunday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District Superintendent Mike Kelly will announce creation of the Chicago Parks Golf Alliance to spearhead the project that’s been on the park district’s drawing board for the south lakefront since 2000.

The nonprofit alliance will be led by Mark Rolfing, an analyst for NBC Golf Channel and a golf-course designer himself. The group hopes to persuade private donors – who may be some of the same individuals and businesses tapped to fund the Obama library – to pony up most of the $30 million needed to transform the Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses into a single, 18-hole course by late 2020.

The project is expected to begin sometime next year, “primarily” financed by donations.

“I’m pretty bullish on this because

“I’m pretty bullish on this because there’s so many corporate partners with the PGA now in Chicago.”

Mike Kelly

Chicago Park District Superintendent there’s so many corporate partners with the PGA now in Chicago,” Kelly told the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday. “Chicagoland, in spite of our climate, is a golfcrazed area. While golf is down, Chicago still can support golf, and we still operate our golf courses in the black.”

Does that mean not a dollar of public money will be used for the project?

“No. No. No,” Kelly said. “I always hope there’s no public money involved.

But, I can’t say that there won’t be on this. I just don’t know yet.”

The prospect of using public money is not the part that scares Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks. Irrizary’s opposition to Emanuel’s giveaway of lakefront park land near Soldier Field killed movie mogul George Lucas’ plan to build an interactive museum in Chicago.

“The question is, whether ultimately

low-income people and people from the neighborhood will still have access to that part of a public park,” Irizarry said.

“We would always be concerned about the budgetary implications. But it really goes to a much larger, comprehensive planning process.

“There are lots of other priorities folks have for the park. We need to think about how all of those fit together – not just have one puzzle piece put forth and then the rest of the puzzle have to be built around that piece. The decision-making is backwards.”

Kelly insisted that the revamped golf course would remain “for all practical purposes within the current footprint” for both courses.

“That was one of the stipulations we made from the get-go . . . to stay within the footprint,” he said. “I want to create dynamic park space to complement the golf course. But, I certainly do not want to take away park space for more golf.”

Obama is an avid golfer who has spent more time on the links than almost any other president in the nation’s history.

A combined championship course carved out of the existing, 18-hole Jackson Park course and the nine-hole, par-3 South Shore course would give him a potentially glorious place to play whenever he returns to Chicago.

NEW YORK – Aroldis Chapman says Cubs manager Joe Maddon misused him during the postseason, putting the hard-throwing reliever on the mound too often in the team’s successful effort to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.

Traded from the New York Yankees to the Cubs in late July, Chapman got the victory in Game 7 against Cleveland after wasting an eighth-inning lead. He became a free agent and agreed to an $86 million, five-year contract to return to the Yankees, a deal finalized Thursday.

“I think he was wrong in the way he used me. He abused a little bit on how much he made me pitch, and sometimes he made me pitch when I didn’t need to pitch,” Chapman said Friday.

“But he’s the manager. He knows his stuff. He manages the way he knows, the way he wants and the way he wants to win. It was his decision, and my duty is to be prepared. I prepare myself to be strong, so that my arm is healthy. Thank God I was able to do the job, and I could pitch the way he wanted me to.”

Maddon did not immediately respond to a message Friday seeking comment.

Vikings’ Peterson says he will play Sunday against Colts

MINNEAPOLIS – Adrian Peterson always has called himself a quick healer. Now he says he’s ready to come back from his latest knee surgery even sooner than he originally thought.

Peterson told Dash Radio on Friday he plans to return to the Minnesota Vikings’ backfield Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. His surprise announcement comes four days after he reiterated he was targeting the game against Green Bay on Dec. 24 as his first game back after having surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee.

“It really boils down to how I feel,” Peterson told the internet radio station, of which he is an investor. “What it really came down to me in my heart knowing, especially after these past two days, that I can go out there and be productive.”

Peterson practiced Wednesday for the first time since he was injured in Week 2 against the Packers. He also practiced Thursday and Friday and was not listed on the team’s injury report, further evidence he is fully healthy.

– Wire reports

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

at St. Louis 7 p.m.

CSN AM-720

SAN JOSE 6 p.m.

WGN, NHLN AM-720

OTTAWA 7:30 p.m.

CSN AM-720 DETROIT 7 p.m.

CSN AM-890

WASHINGTON 7 p.m.

CSN AM-890

WHAT TO WATCH 4 p.m.: Butler vs. Indiana, BTN 4:30 p.m.: North Carolina vs. Kentucky, CBS 5 p.m.: Delaware at Seton Hall, FS2 5 p.m.: Texas Southern at LSU, SEC 6 p.m.: Dayton vs. Northwestern, BTN 6 p.m.: Davidson vs. Kansas, ESPN2 6 p.m.: Middle Tennessee at VCU, CSN+ 7 p.m.: Wake Forest at Xavier, FS1 7 p.m.: Oral Roberts at Creighton, FS2 7:30 p.m.: Chattanooga at Vanderbilt, SEC 8:30 p.m.: BYU vs. Illinois, BTN 10 p.m.: UNLV vs. Oregon, ESPN2 Women’s volleyball 8 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, championship, Texas vs. Stanford, ESPN2 Winter sports 1:30 p.m.: Team USA Winter Champions Series, Big Air Snowboarding; FIL Women’s World Cup Luge, NBC 3:30 p.m.: Team USA Winter Champions Series, women’s hockey, United States vs. Canada, NBCSN MMA 4 p.m.: UFC Fight Night, prelims, FS1 7 p.m.: UFC Fight Night, Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson, FOX Boxing 9 p.m.: Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith Jr., light heavyweights; Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Horacio Garcia, featherweights; Oleksandr Usyk vs. Thabiso Mchunu, for Usyk’s WBO cruiserweight title, HBO Soccer 6:30 a.m.: Premier League, Chelsea at Crystal Palace, NBCSN 8:30 a.m.: Bundesliga, Leipzig vs. Hertha BSC Berlin, FS1 8:30 a.m.: Bundesliga, Mainz 05 vs. Hamburg, FS2 9 a.m.: Premier League, Watford at Sunderland, CNBC 9 a.m.: Premier League, Swansea City at Middlesbrough, NBCSN 11:30 a.m.: Premier League, Manchester United at West Bromwich Albion, NBC

BETTING ODDS COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE at SYRACUSE at FIU at OKLAHOMA Texas Tech South Carolina at OHIO W Kentucky Kansas St at MILWAUKEE Loyola of Chicago at WASHINGTON ST at SETON HALL at WYOMING James Madison at WICHITA ST at KANSAS at PITTSBURGH at VA COMMONWEALTH at AKRON at VALPARAISO at TULSA at XAVIER at CALIFORNIA at PACIFIC at OREGON Texas A&M Arkansas Buffalo Florida St Florida Purdue Indiana UCLA Kentucky N. Iowa Iowa St Dayton

Friday LINE 8 1½ 11 5 11½ 11½ 3 7½ 8½ 7½ 4½ 18 10 1 8½ 14 8 3½ 8 7½ 10 9 16½ PK 16 2 4 4½ 21 17½ 1½ 4 7½ 5 2 20 PK

UNDERDOG Georgetown N. Illinois Memphis at RICHMOND at SOUTH FLORIDA Cleveland St at DETROIT at COLORADO ST W. Illinois at ILL.-CHICAGO Santa Clara Delaware Cornell at APPALACHIAN ST Oklahoma St Davidson Rice Middle Tennessee Marshall Indiana St Texas State Wake Forest Cal Poly Fresno St UNLV Arizona Texas Canisius Manhattan Charlotte Notre Dame Butler Ohio State North Carolina Iowa Drake Northwestern

Illinois

2½

BYU

NHL

FAVORITE at ST. LOUIS at DALLAS at MINNESOTA at OTTAWA at WASHINGTON Pittsburgh at CAROLINA Anaheim at NASHVILLE at EDMONTON

Saturday LINE UNDERDOG -128 Blackhawks -115 Philadelphia -265 Arizona -130 New Jersey -180 Montreal -124 at TORONTO OFF Buffalo -133 at DETROIT -116 NY Rangers -150 Tampa Bay

LINE +118 +105 +235 +120 +165 +114 OFF +123 +106 +140

COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAVORITE New Mexico Houston UCF Toledo Southern Miss.

Saturday OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque, N.M. 7½ 7½ (58½) UTSA Las Vegas Bowl At Las Vegas 3 4 (51½) San Diego St. Cure Bowl At Orlando, Fla. 6½ 6½ (50½) Arkansas St. Camellia Bowl At Montgomery, Ala. +2½ PK (60½) Appalachian St. New Orleans Bowl At New Oleans 2 6½ (58½) Louisiana-Lafayette

NFL

FAVORITE Miami

Saturday OPEN TODAY O/U 4 2½ (37½)

UNDERDOG at NY JETS

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

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 y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 Arizona 5 7 1 .423 299 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 251 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

PA 268 312 225 290 PA 238 244 317 272 PA 345 296 351 337 PA 235 277 328 393

WEEK 15 Thursday’s Result Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3 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.

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

Pct .846 .615 .462 .308

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 16 Thursday’s Game N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Washington at Bears, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon San Diego at Cleveland, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon Minnesota at Green Bay, noon Tampa Bay at New Orleans, noon Atlanta at Carolina, noon Indianapolis at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston,7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

NHL

NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 32 20 8 4 44 Minnesota 29 17 8 4 38 St. Louis 31 17 10 4 38 Winnipeg 33 14 16 3 31 Nashville 29 13 12 4 30 Dallas 32 12 14 6 30 Colorado 29 11 17 1 23 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 31 19 11 1 39 Anaheim 31 16 10 5 37 Edmonton 32 15 12 5 35 Los Angeles 30 16 12 2 34 Calgary 33 16 15 2 34 Arizona 30 11 14 5 27 Vancouver 30 12 16 2 26

GF GA 88 75 85 59 87 87 86 99 86 86 81 100 64 93 GF GA 79 68 87 84 94 88 79 77 85 96 69 93 73 94

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 30 19 7 4 42 94 68 Ottawa 30 16 11 3 35 73 82 Boston 32 16 13 3 35 77 79 Florida 32 14 13 5 33 77 87 Tampa Bay 30 15 13 2 32 87 84 Buffalo 29 12 11 6 30 65 77 Detroit 31 13 14 4 30 72 85 Toronto 29 11 11 7 29 83 90 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 31 20 7 4 44 108 88 N.Y. Rangers 32 21 10 1 43 108 72 Columbus 28 19 5 4 42 94 58 Washington 29 19 7 3 41 80 64 Philadelphia 32 19 10 3 41 105 97 Carolina 30 12 11 7 31 80 86 New Jersey 29 12 11 6 30 71 87 N.Y. Islanders 30 11 13 6 28 79 93 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Results Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 0 (OT) Buffalo 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 (OT) San Jose 4, Montreal 2 Washington 4, Carolina 3 (SO) Columbus 4, Calgary 1 Florida 3, Colorado 1 Tampa Bay at Vancouver (n) Saturday’s Games Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games San Jose at Blackhawks, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Boston, noon Colorado at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

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

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

SCHEDULE

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 18 6 .750 Milwaukee 13 12 .520 Detroit 14 14 .500 Bulls 13 13 .500 Indiana 13 14 .481 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 18 8 .692 Boston 14 12 .538 New York 14 12 .538 Brooklyn 7 18 .280 Philadelphia 6 20 .231 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 14 13 .519 Atlanta 13 13 .500 Washington 11 14 .440 Orlando 12 16 .429 Miami 9 18 .333

GB — 5½ 6 6 6½ GB — 4 4 10½ 12 GB — ½ 2 2½ 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 21 5 .808 Houston 20 7 .741 Memphis 18 10 .643 New Orleans 9 19 .321 Dallas 6 19 .240 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 16 10 .615 Oklahoma City 15 11 .577 Portland 13 15 .464 Denver 10 16 .385 Minnesota 7 18 .280 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 23 4 .852 L.A. Clippers 20 7 .741 Sacramento 10 16 .385 L.A. Lakers 11 18 .379 Phoenix 8 18 .308

GB — 1½ 4 13 14½ GB — 1 4 6 8½ GB — 3 12½ 13 14½

Friday’s Results Milwaukee 95, Bulls 69 Orlando 118, Brooklyn 111 Washington 122, Detroit 108 Atlanta 125, Toronto 121 Boston 96, Charlotte 88 Houston 122, New Orleans 100 L.A. Clippers 102, Miami 98 L.A. Lakers 100, Philadelphia 89 Sacramento 96, Memphis 92 Dallas at Utah (n) Saturday’s Games Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

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

Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New York at Denver, 8 p.m.

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

SATURDAY Boys basketball: Cary-Grove vs.

Streamwood at Jacobs Tournament, 9 a.m, Johnsburg vs. Zion Benton at Jacobs Tournament, 10:30 a.m., Crystal Lake South vs. Barrington at Jacobs Tournament, 3 p.m., Jacobs, Marian Central, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs Tournament, TBA Girls basketball: Dundee-Crown vs.

Mundelein at Grant Christmas Tournament, 5:30 p.m., Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Johnsburg, Prairie Ridge, McHenry, Marengo, Marian Central, Richmond-Burton, Woodstock, Woodstock North at Northern Illinois Holiday Classic, TBA Boys swimming: McHenry, Woodstock co-op at Rockford East Invite, 10 a.m.

Boys bowling: McHenry at St. Charles East Invite, 9 a.m., Woodstock, Johnsburg, Huntley at Rockford East Invite, 1:30 p.m., Girls bowling: Dundee-Crown at Stillman Valley Invite, McHenry at St. Charles East Invite, 9 a.m., Jacobs at Lisle Invite, 10 a.m., Woodstock, Huntley, Johnsburg at Rockford East Invite, 1:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Marengo at Stillman Valley Tournament, Marian Central at McHenry Quad, Jacobs at Lake Park Classic, Huntley at Mt. Carmel Quad, Crystal Lake Central at Yorkville Quad, 9 a.m., Prairie Ridge, Johnsburg, Woodstock, Woodstock North, Richmond-Burton at Sciacca-Holtfreter Harvard Tournament, Cary-Grove at Wheaton North Quad, 10 a.m., Crystal Lake South at Hoffman Estates Quad, 10:30 a.m.

Gymnastics: Prairie Ridge at Homewood-Flossmoor Invite, 1 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 2 UCLA vs. Ohio St. at T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nev., 2 p.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. Davidson at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 6 p.m.

No. 4 Baylor vs. Jackson St. at Abrams Gym, Fort Hood, Texas, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 7 North Carolina at T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nev., 4:45 p.m.

No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 18 Butler at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 4 p.m.

No. 10 Creighton vs. Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.

No. 12 West Virginia vs. UMKC, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 11 a.m.

No. 13 Virginia vs. Robert Morris, 3:30 p.m.

No. 15 Purdue vs. No. 21 Notre Dame at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 1 p.m.

No. 16 South Carolina at South Florida, noon No. 17 Xavier vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

No. 19 Arizona vs. Texas A&M at the Toyota Center, Houston, 11 a.m.

No. 22 Oregon vs. UNLV at the Moda Center, Portland, Ore., 10 p.m.

No. 23 Florida St. vs. Manhattan at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 12:30 p.m.

No. 24 Southern Cal vs. Troy, 9:30 p.m.

No. 25 Cincinnati vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Game No. 8 Gonzaga vs. Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., 3 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

(Through Monday) 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) MONDAY Miami Beach Bowl Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Pro hockey 1 p.m.: Philadelphia at Dallas, CSN 7 p.m.: Blackhawks at St. Louis, CSN Pro football 7:15 p.m.: Miami at N.Y. Jets, NFLN Pro basketball 9:30 p.m.: Portland at Golden State, NBA College football 11 a.m.: Celebration Bowl, Grambling St. vs. North Carolina Central, ABC 1 p.m.: New Mexico Bowl, New Mexico vs. UTSA, ESPN 2:30 p.m.: Las Vegas Bowl, Houston vs. San Diego St., ABC 3 p.m.: NCAA Division II, championship game, Northwest Missouri St. vs. North Alabama, ESPN2 4:30 p.m.: Camellia Bowl, Appalachian St. vs. Toledo, ESPN 4:30 p.m.: Cure Bowl, Arkansas St. vs. Central Florida, CBSSN 5:30 p.m.: NCAA FCS semifinal, Youngstown St. at Eastern Washington, ESPNU 8 p.m.: New Orleans Bowl, Louisiana-Lafayette vs.

Southern Miss., ESPN Men’s basketball 11 a.m.: Georgetown at Syracuse, ESPN 11 a.m.: Texas A&M vs. Arizona, ESPN2 11 a.m.: Wagner at Providence, FS1 11:30 a.m.: Memphis at Oklahoma, CBS 11:30 a.m.: Texas Tech at Richmond, ESPNU Noon: South Carolina at South Florida, CBSSN Noon: Charleston Southern at Georgia, SEC 12:30 p.m.: Manhattan vs. Florida St., FS2 1 p.m.: Purdue vs. Notre Dame, ESPN2 1 p.m.: Chicago St. at DePaul, FS1 1:30 p.m.: Arkansas vs. Texas, ESPNU 2 p.m.: Maryland-Eastern Shore at Michigan, BTN 2 p.m.: UCLA vs. Ohio St., CBS 2 p.m.: Kansas St. vs. Colorado St., CBSSN 2:30 p.m.: Eastern Illinois at Missouri, SEC 3 p.m.: Charlotte vs. Florida, FS2 3:30 p.m.: Robert Morris at Virginia, ESPNU

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12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: HOLIDAY BOWL

One rea$on for NIU to go to bowl VIEWS Eddie Carifio

If the players on the Minnesota football team follow through on their planned boycott, and Northern Illinois does indeed take the Gophers’ spot in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27 in San Diego, it’s not going to be pretty.

But what would make it bearable for the NIU athletic department is the $2.8 million payday that could come with a likely beatdown at the hands of Washington State, a team receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll.

Before we go further, we should point out nothing is official at this point.

No one is talking. Minnesota could come to terms with its players regarding its tricky situation. Right now, the team is boycotting the game because of 10 players who were suspended for a sexual assault investigation that produced no charges.

If they follow through on the boycott, the Huskies are next in line for a bowl berth because they have the highest Academic Progress Rate among the remaining 5-7 teams.

Another team could step in. We don’t know. Heck, NIU and the Mid-American Conference might not even get their full share after a contract is worked out, for whatever reasons. That’s the problem

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Northern Illinois receiver Kenny Golladay catches a pass against Toledo on Nov. 9 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The Huskies could be headed to the Holiday Bowl. with hypotheticals.

What’s not hypothetical is the Pac12’s Cougars (8-4) are a way better team than the Huskies. Better conference, better record. Upsets can happen, but more than likely this would be an ugly game. Even if you want to argue that point, what you can’t argue is that in the three weeks since Washington State’s last game Nov. 25, it has been prepping for a bowl game.

NIU’s last game was Nov. 25, as well.

The Huskies have not been preparing for a bowl game. In fact, 14 players have graduated and probably have scattered into the wind. Getting them back together would resemble the scene in “Armageddon” where Bruce Willis’ crew is brought in by the FBI. But money makes everything better.

The Holiday Bowl is one of the most lucrative second-tier bowl games, divvying up an expected $5.9 million among its teams this year. For comparison’s

sake, the highest payout for a MAC-affiliated bowl is the $1.5 million expected to be split between Ohio and Troy for the Dollar General Bowl on Dec. 23 in Mobile, Alabama.

Someone has to play Washington State on Dec. 27 in beautiful San Diego, and Holiday Bowl officials sure as shooting are not going to let the bowl get canceled. I assume that means NIU would get the full share that Minnesota would have gotten for stepping in on short notice. They are doing the bowl committee a favor.

Obviously, the Gophers have a powerful incentive to get their players to change their minds. Of course, how do they go about that? They can’t pay the players, so the only other option is to give into the players’ demands, but that would create a dangerous precedent that could lead to college players actually being paid. And that leads to a whole separate column.

Bowl payouts can be secretive and confusing – and trying to guess at hypotheticals is a fool’s errand. But the fact of the matter is clear: It makes no sense for the Huskies to go to a bowl game halfway across the country against a team that likely will beat them.

Unless they are getting a big, fat paycheck.

• Eddie Carifio is sports editor of the Daily Chronicle in DeKalb. Write to him at ecarifio@shawmedia.com.

BEARS NOTES

Receiver Wilson fractures foot for 3rd time

By KEVIN FISHBAIN

kfishbain@profootballweekly.com LAKE FOREST – For the third time in a year, Bears receiver Marquess Wilson fractured his left foot, coach John Fox announced Friday.

“Obviously, it’s frustrating for Marquess, he’s working through it, and we’ll evaluate that as we go,” Fox said.

Wilson’s 2015 season ended on injured reserve with the broken foot, which he refractured in June. He started the season on the physically unable-to-perform list before appearing in three games and catching nine passes for 160 yards and a touchdown.

Most of that production came in Week 12 against Tennessee (eight catches, 125 yards, one score), as he injured his groin against the 49ers and missed most of that game and the game in Detroit.

collarbone suffered in training camp that summer. He has 777 career receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Wilson will be a free agent after the season.

The Bears still have to activate Alshon Jeffery to the 53-man roster by Saturday afternoon and could move Wilson to injured reserve as the corresponding move.

Injury report: Receiver Eddie Royal (toe) will not play Sunday against the Packers. It’s the third game in a row he will have missed and fifth absence this season. Out of a possible 30 games with the Bears, Royal will have played in 18.

Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com Defensive lineman Eddie Goldman Bears receiver Marquess Wilson suffered a (ankle) did not practice and is quesfractured left foot. tionable, along with cornerbacks Johnathan Banks (ankle) and Bryce A seventh-round pick in 2013, Wil- Callahan (knee).

In Green Bay, linebacker Nick Person missed time in 2014 with a broken

ry and running back James Starks are listed as doubtful, while quarterback Aaron Rodgers (calf) is questionable.

Perry (hand), who did not play last week, leads the Packers with eight sacks, nine tackles for loss and 12 QB hits. Rodgers did not practice all week but is expected to do some work Saturday.

Hydrate in the cold: Fox said the team has emphasized to players to remember to stay hydrated in the frigid temperatures set to come Sunday to Chicago.

“I think the main thing we’ve done this week with our sports-science people is the hydration,” he said. “Sometimes people get a little fooled that in cold weather that’s not a factor. But if you’re wearing a lot of clothing, you tend to sweat more, so we’ve stressed that to them, and they’ve done a good job.”