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Skate to help CL girl with cancer ’Tis the season of giving, and I learned Monday about a wonderful event happening Thursday that more than meets the spirit of Christmastime.

The Give Bonnie Strong 77 Foundation and the Crystal Lake Yellowjackets girls hockey program are hosting the third annual Bonnie V. All Girls Skate at the Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake.

Jack Gilhooly of Give Bonnie Strong said the foundation began in 2014 in honor of Bonnie Vonder Haar, a 12-year-old Ingleside girl who died later that year after a battle with leukemia.

Vonder Haar was a member of the Youth-14 girls Yellowjacket team that plays at Crystal Ice House.

“The mission of the foundation is to provide financial assistance to other local families that have a child fighting pediatric cancer, as well as to help fund medical research,” Gilhooly said in an email informing me of the event.

The beneficiary of this year’s fundraiser will be none other than Crystal Lake’s Abby Greene, 7, who is battling an aggressive brain cancer known as intrinsic pontine glioma.

“We are also very excited to announce that in attendance at the All Girls Skate will be U.S. Women’s Hockey Olympians Kendall Coyne and Megan Bozek, who will provide coaching tips to the girls as well as photo opportunities

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with all in attendance,” Gilhooly said. “Abby will be doing the ceremonial puck drop with Kendall and Megan, and there will be a family open skate for everyone.”

Admission to the event is $20 a skater and $5 for spectators or anyone wishing to participate in the family open skate. Please bring your own skates.

Attendees also are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy that will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House, which hosts families of hospitalized children who are being treated for pediatric cancer and other ailments.

The event is from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the Crystal Ice House, 320 Prairie St., Crystal Lake.

If you can’t make the fundraiser but want to donate or learn more about Abby and Bonnie, visit www.anotherdaywithabby.com and www. givebonniestrong77.org/.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida woman accused of threatening the parent of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting because she thought it was a hoax pleaded not guilty Monday and was barred from visiting websites that promote such false conspiracy theories.

Lucy Richards, 57, entered her plea in Fort Lauderdale federal court after a public defender was appointed to represent her. The lawyer, Michael Spivack, declined to comment after the hearing.

Richards was arrested Dec. 7 in Tampa on four felony counts of transmitting threats to Lenny Pozner, father of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, who died in the 2012 mass shooting

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in Newtown, Connecticut. Richards lives in Brandon, near Tampa, but threats were received by Pozner in Palm Beach County, according to court records. Each charge carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.

Richards, who is free on $25,000 bail, entered the courtroom wearing furry slippers and using an aluminum walker. She told U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Seltzer she is on disability and has not worked in more than a decade when she was a waitress.

She spoke softly in answering the judge’s questions, telling him she is not married and has no children, and that she had only been arrested once before for stealing two sandwiches from a grocery store.

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ON THE COVER Community High School District 155 candidates Donna Kurtz, John Peltz and Scott Vetter file petitions Monday at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office.

It was the last day for candidates of local school districts to file their petitions with the clerk’s office.

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Regional Board of School Trustees candidate Scott Summers of Harvard checks his petition again before filing it Monday at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office in Woodstock.

CANDIDATES GO ALL IN

Monday marked final day to file for spot on ballot in April election

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com A number of contested municipal government races await voters in the April 4 consolidated election.

Voters on that day will elect their representatives to local taxing bodies including municipalities, townships and their school, park, fire, library and community college districts.

Monday was the last day for candidates for local governments to file their petitions at their local government offices or, in the case of school districts, with the McHenry County

Clerk’s Office. Apart from school districts, local governments have until Jan. 26 to certify their candidates with the county. Reports available as of late Monday showed only a handful of local school districts having contested races, although that may change.

The following is a partial list of the races that voters will have to decide.

In Crystal Lake, incumbent City Council members Cameron Hubbard, Haig Haleblian and Ralph Dawson will be running against challengers Sally Munn and Stefano

Liparoto for three open seats. City Clerk Nick Kachiroubas is running unopposed.

In neighboring Lakewood, the newly formed Lakewood Tax-Fighter Party is running a slate to gain a majority on the Village Board and its presidency.

Trustee Paul Serwatka, who founded the party, is running against Trustee Ken Santowski for village president. Erin Smith is not seeking re-election. Party members Philip Stephan, Richard Ritchie and Amy Fues Odom are running for three open trustee seats, as are newcomers

John Schrauf and Eugene Furey. Incumbents Beverly Thomas and Jeff Iden are not seeking re-election.

The race for Hebron village president is a five-way contest in the wake of the embattled incumbent, John Jacobson, facing drug and gun charges after his latest crack cocaine arrest. Jacobson, who is seeking a second term, faces challenges from Trustees Mark Shepherd and Mark Mogan, former Village President Frank Beatty and challenger Kimberly Martinez.

See ELECTION, page A10

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Police use Narcan to save man from apparent opioid overdose

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Lakewood police officer saved an unresponsive man’s life through McHenry County’s recently implemented naloxone program.

Spearheaded by the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition and the McHenry County Opioid Awareness Initiative, the program allows Centegra Health System to train county police officers and maintain and distribute their naloxone supply for departments at no cost.

The county’s Mental Health Board allocated $30,000 to Centegra Hospital to buy and administer 400 Narcan kits for the police departments.

On Dec. 14 Lakewood police Sgt. Mike

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experiencing an opioid overdose, Roth used two doses of naloxone and restored his breathing.

The man subsequently was taken to a hospital.

“If it wasn’t for the [naloxone] program, we wouldn’t have had the training or product to make this happen. Small departments, like ours, were having real difficulty figuring this out, and the coaMike Roth, Lakewood police sergeant lition took ahold of it and made it happen,” Roth said in a statement. “It was pretty amazing to see somebody come Roth was called to assist an unresponsive alive.” man in a vehicle on the side of the road.

Other partners include the McHenRoth found bystanders attempting to ry County State’s Attorney’s Office, the assist the man, who was blue in color and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, the did not appear to be breathing, according McHenry County Coroner’s Office, the to a news release.

Mental Health Board and the McHenry After determining that the man was County Court Administration.

If it wasn’t for the [naloxone] program, we wouldn’t have had the training or product to make this happen.”

CRYSTAL LAKE

Man gets 3 years in prison for defrauding nonprofit NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – A California man was sentenced to federal prison for defrauding two nonprofit organizations, including one based in Crystal Lake.

William J. Burley, 36, formerly of Yucaipa, California, admitted to devising a scheme between July and October 2012 to defraud International Aid Services America, located in Crystal Lake, and International Aid Services Sweden, based in Stockholm, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorneys’ Office.

The organizations provide relief and assistance in the economic development of poverty-stricken individuals in Africa, according to the release.

In July 2012, four IAS workers were ambushed and assaulted in Somalia, according to the release. Three were kidnapped, and a fourth was shot and left behind, the release said.

Burley offered to assist IAS in negotiating with Somali captors, and he told the organization he had been a former Navy SEAL and received numerous recognitions while in the Navy, which was false, according to

the release.

He also falsely claimed to have attended the University of Delaware and University of Maryland, and to have been a consultant for the Navy, the Department of Defense and the Department of State, the release stated.

IAS America paid Burley $30,000 and covered his and one other person’s travel expenses to Kenya so he could negotiate with Somali pirates or arrange for a rescue operation, the release stated. He returned to the U.S. after he was unable to release the hostages, who were released later in 2014.

Burley made more false representations about his past achievements in 2012 when he went to Crystal Lake to present “rescue plans” for the hostages to IAS America, the release stated. The organization ended its relationship with Burley when it learned he was not a Navy SEAL. Burley pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Aug. 30, 2016, the release stated. On Monday, he was sentenced to three years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the news release.

He also was ordered to pay full restitution of more than $32,400 to IAS America, the release stated.

LOCAL BRIEF Program to introduce girls to STEM opportunities

CRYSTAL LAKE – “STEM is Fair Game,” a science fair for middle school girls developed by a Crystal Lake South High School senior, will be Feb. 4 at Lundahl Middle School.

The goal of “STEM is Fair Game” is to encourage and inspire middle school girls to become involved in science, technology, engineering and math.

Optional drop-in mentoring sessions are available to guide girls through the steps involved in completing a science fair project.

The sessions are facilitated by female scientists, science teachers and high school students.

The next session will be from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 21 at the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake.

For information or to register for the fair and/or a mentoring session, visit www.stemisfairgame. com.

Those interested in becoming a mentor or a judge may email stemisfairgame@gmail.com.

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McHenry County Board reviews proposed changes before voting Number of committees, substitutes at meetings on agenda for Tuesday

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Several McHenry County Board members took advantage of a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday to air concerns regarding a proposed overhaul of board rules and structure.

Board members are poised to vote Tuesday evening on a list of significant changes to how it does business, such as what was on display Monday – going to one voting meeting a month instead of two, and preceding it with a Committee of the Whole instead.

Changes that are on Tuesday’s agenda include consolidation of the number of standing committees from 11 to seven, and rule changes such as allowing board members to ask to be replaced at committee meetings if they will be unable to attend. Members must consent to a substitution, which must come from that member’s district.

Days after he was sworn in Dec. 5, new board Chairman Jack Franks, D-Marengo, convened a 10-member ad-hoc rules committee to go over and

tweak rule changes and the proposed consolidation.

The Committee on Committees, which meets after every November election, subsequently convened to recommend assignments of the board’s 24 members to the proposed consolidated committees. The seven-member committee consists of the chairman and one representative chosen by each of the board’s six legislative districts.

Both committees approved the recommended changes and assignments on unanimous votes.

Of all the proposed changes, the substitution idea encountered the most blowback from board members. Some members, such as John Jung, R-Woodstock, called the idea a solution in need of a problem, and said he has not encountered a problem with absenteeism on his committees.

“Every time we try to fix something that isn’t broken, it comes back and bites you,” Jung said.

But Franks replied that it has been a problem in some committees that cannot conduct business because not enough members attend to have a quorum, or members leave during meetings to lose a quorum.

Franks said he would have no problem deferring the proposed substitution policy to the new Internal Support and Facilities Management Committee when it convenes, should board mem-

bers approve the new committees and their membership. The committee, which is tasked with reviewing rules after every November election, will be reviewing the rules anyway and recommending changes.

Besides having a problem with the substitution policy, Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, was among several who wanted to keep two meetings a month.

Under the proposed rule change, the County Board would meet at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, after a Committee of the Whole the preceding Thursday.

Besides giving county staff five days to get answers to board members’ questions, Franks has said that a Committee of the Whole will allow members to know what each committee is working on. He said a number of board members have complained to him that, under the existing system, members have been in the dark until the last minute regarding issues that have been working their way through other committees.

All of the other collar county boards and the Cook County Board only meet once monthly. Of the 13 largest counties in the state, McHenry is one of only three that holds two voting meetings a month.

The schedule will be tweaked Tuesday evening to move the November and December voting meetings up a week so as not to interfere with Thanksgiving or Christmas.

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HARVARD

District 50 names new superintendent

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com HARVARD – Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 Assistant Superintendent Corey Tafoya has been chosen as the next superintendent for Harvard Community Unit School District 50.

Tafoya, 46, will take over the role in July after Superintendent Lauri Tobias retires. Tobias has been with the district for 15 years, according to a news release from the district.

Since moving to Harvard in the past year, Tafoya said he’s seen the pride the city has for its schools.

“I really, really value that, and am excited to engage the community deeper in our schools,” Tafoya said.

Tafoya has lived in McHenry County for 12 years, and he has three chil-

dren. Before his current role, Tafoya was the principal of Woodstock High School for nine years, he said.

Tafoya earned a bachelor’s degree from Wartburg College and his master’s in education, advanced study in educational administration and doctoral degree from the University of Northern Iowa.

He started his teaching career in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a high school Spanish teacher.

After getting to know Corey Tafoya people in District 50, Tafoya said working on the district’s strategic plan will be one of his first tasks.

“I’m really excited to be placed in this position by the board,” Tafoya said. “It’s a great community, and the

potential here is absolutely amazing.”

The school board unanimously approved Tafoya’s three-year contract at its meeting Monday, said Dan Marchik, District 50’s community outreach coordinator. Tafoya will be paid a starting salary of $175,000.

The decision came after the school board and a community committee conducted months of surveys, focus groups and interviews.

“Dr. Tafoya stood out among a group of well-qualified candidates interviewed by the board,” board President Richard Stoxen said in a statement. “We were impressed with his enthusiasm, vision and ability to speak to all families in Harvard as an experienced bilingual leader. We are excited about the future of the Harvard schools and look forward to welcoming Corey to the district.”

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NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – Volunteer Center McHenry County has announced its winter training workshops for individuals who are involved in nonprofits.

Individuals can register for workshops by visiting volunteercentermchenrycounty.org.

The winter schedule includes: • Jan. 6 – First Friday Focus on Funding: Learn to use the foundation center online directory and grant space.

• Jan. 10 – Partnership: Discover how to expand fundraising abilities by engaging corporations, schools and other community partners.

• Jan. 19 – Volunteer Management Network: Connect with a network of resourceful McHenry County volunteer managers.

• Jan. 26, 27 – Volunteer Management Certificate Program: This day and a half certificate program will equip individuals with the skills necessary to increase the impact of their

If you go n WHAT: Winter training workshops n WHEN: Jan. 6, 10, 19, 26, 27 n WHERE: Volunteer Center McHenry County, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake n INFORMATION: volunteercentermchenrycounty.org volunteer workforce.

Volunteer Center McHenry County delivers services that aim to help strengthen local nonprofit organizations. It provides volunteer recruitment and placement services to increase the local nonprofit’s workforce; host the McHenry County Human Race, a run/walk 5K on April 23 supporting more than 50 charities; and have a resource library that has grant-seeker tools.

The volunteer center is on the second floor at 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake. The center’s walk-in hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Grace Lutheran Church Woodstock Christmas Eve Worship 4:30 p.m. Family Service 7:30 p.m. Contemporary Service 11:00 p.m. Traditional Service Communion at all 3 candlelight services Live nativity between the 4:30 and 7:30 services

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• Tuesday, December 20, 2016

WOODSTOCK – Twenty attorneys have filed applications to become the next associate judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court.

The vacancy comes after the retirement of McHenry County Circuit Judge Maureen McIntyre, who will step down at the end of the year. The Illinois Supreme Court has promoted Associate Judge Robert Wilbrandt to fill McIntyre’s circuit court judgeship, effective Jan. 3, 2017.

Applicants include Ray M. Flavin of Woodstock, Michael J. McNerney of McHenry, Dawn M. Roth of Woodstock, Jenette M. Schwemler of Lake in the Hills, Scott K. Summers of Harvard, Jeffrey J. Altman of Crystal Lake, Michael G. Cortina of Crystal Lake, Michael Coveny of McHenry, David A. Djirikian of Fox River Grove, Mark R. Facchini of Crystal Lake, Carl W. Gilmore of

Woodstock, Justin M. Hansen of Crystal Lake, Scott I. Jacobson of Woodstock, Cynthia D. Lamb of Bull Valley, Mia M. Lucas of Woodstock, Tamara A. Marshall of Algonquin, Steven J. McArdle of Crystal Lake, Jeannie M. Ridings of Crystal Lake, Cynthia A. Schaupp of Algonquin, and Paul A. Zukowski of Lakewood.

All applicants will be interviewed by the circuit judges and evaluated by the Illinois State Bar Association and the McHenry County Bar Association.

Chief Judge Michael Sullivan then will request the director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to initiate the balloting process.

The circuit judges will take into consideration their interviews, all additional evaluations and public comments.

Those interested can send comments by letter on or before Jan. 6 to Chief Judge Michael J. Sullivan, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Room 335, Woodstock, IL 60098.

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MCC names winner of Joseph A. Blanco Spirit Award

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College student Lourdes “Deyssi” Baez was named the beneficiary of the fall 2016 Joseph A. Blanco Spirit Award. The $600 award is given to an MCC student who is considered to have displayed a positive attitude while pursuing a certificate or degree while overcoming a disability.

Baez, of McHenry, was selected by MCC’s Access and Disability Services because of her positivity and determination.

“Deyssi has an amazing work ethic, and she is highly motivated,” said her tutor, Brandi Penza, who nominated Baez for the award. “This semester, she is attending MCC full time while working two part-time jobs and paying her college tuition on her own. She has a caring nature and is inquisitive. She completes all her tasks in a timely manner, gets good grades and is helpful to her fellow students.”

Baez started attending the community college in spring 2014 and is working toward her associate in applied science

“[Lourdes Baez] has an amazing work ethic, and she is highly motivated. ... She has a caring nature and is inquisitive.

She completes all her tasks in a timely manner, gets good grades and is helpful to her fellow students.”

Brandi Penza

McHenry County College tutor degree in early childhood education. She plans to graduate in May. According to MCC, Baez will use the award money for tuition and book expenses during her final semester at MCC. The spirit award was founded in 2009 by Joseph Blanco, a longtime MCC special needs tutor, as a way to honor students who inspire others every day.

Blanco died in 2011.

Last year’s recipient was Kayin Moore of Crystal Lake.

Photo provided by MCC

McHenry County College’s Lourdes Baez (seated from left) is seen with her tutor, Brandi Penza after receiving the 2016 Joseph A. Blanco Spirit Award. Also pictured are tutors Beverly Jackson (standing from left), Ellen Morton and Peg Allen; Access and Disability Services Manager Lili O’Connell; dean of academic development Adriane Hutchinson; tutors Janice Jellicoe and Cathy Aney; and Access and Disability Services assistant Gayle Barkley.

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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: 815385-2211 or www.frinitebingo.com.

ED HALL’S CHRISTMAS GUITAR NIGHT, 8 p.m. Dec. 23, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Five internationally acclaimed musicians will present an evening of arrangements for the guitar as well as popular holiday favorites. Performing will be Tim and Myles Thompson, a father/son duo from Hendersonville, Tennessee; Helen Avakian, a singer/songwriter and “guitar goddess” from Madison, Wisconsin; Brother Yusef, the originator of the “Fattback Blues” guitar style from Altadena, California; and host, award-winning guitarist and songwriter Jeff Friedlander from Pittsburgh. Tickets: $30 all seats. Tickets and information: 815-3385300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

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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. 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: 815-459-4456 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: 847669-7755 or www.graftonfoodpantry.org.

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Continued from page A3 Trustees Peter Canfield and Susan Ritzert will run to hold their seats, and Elizabeth Grana will run to fill the third seat that is up for election.

Woodstock voters face a four-way race for mayor. Incumbent Brian Sager faces challengers Gregg Hanson, Allen Stebbins and McHenry County Board member Michael Rein. On the City Council, incumbents Joe Starzynski and Mike Turner face challengers Scott Gessert, Jim Prindiville, Michael Stanard and Gordon Tebo for three open seats. Member RB Thompson is not seeking re-election.

Marengo has a three-way race for mayor, pitting incumbent Don Lockhart against challengers John Arient and John Koziol. Voters in Ward 1 will choose between incumbent Nicole DeBoer and Raymond Knake, and Ward 4 voters will choose between incumbent Dennis Hammortree and James Edward Regelin.

City Clerk Constance Boxleitner is running unopposed, as are Ward 2 incumbent Steven Mortensen and Ward 3 incumbent Matt Keenum. In Ward 1, appointee Michael Miller is running unopposed for a two-year unexpired term.

In Harvard, Mayor Michael Kelly has filed for re-election, as has City Clerk Lori Moller. Voters in the 1st Ward will choose between incumbent

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McHenry County Clerk’s Office employee Brittany Johansen assists Jill Ferrarini of Woodstock with her candidate petition for school board Monday at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office in Woodstock.

Charles Marzahl and challengers Jay Schulz and Lisa Haderlein. In the 3rd Ward, incumbent Raul Meza is running unopposed for a four-year term, while candidates Tammy Herrera and Robert O”Halloran are running for a twoyear unexpired term. Incumbent Carol Opper is running unopposed in the 4th Ward, while no candidate has filed for the 2nd Ward.

McHenry voters will decide a may-

Trustee Russ Ruzanski. Incumbent Trustees Bob Huckins and Stephen Harlfinger face challengers Bill Dustin and Thaddeus Lewis for three open seats. No one has filed for the open village clerk seat.

Voters in Algonquin will decide contested races for three open seats. Incumbents Brian Dianis, Robert Smith and Jerrold Glowgowski are running, and face challengers from candidates Laura Brehmer, Greg Ligman and Janis Jasper. Village President John Schmitt and Village Clerk Gerald Kautz are running unopposed.

Cary voters will have contested races for both mayor and their village trustees. Mayor Mark Kownick faces a challenge from Trustee Jim Cosler.

Incumbent Trustees Rick Dudek and Jeffery Kraus are running, as are challengers Christine Betz, Jennifer Weinhammer, Christopher Naatz and Joe Tournier for three open seats.

Voters in several municipalities will not have contested races to decide.

In Huntley, Village President Charles Sass is running unopposed, as are Trustees Ronda Goldman, John Piwko and JR Westberg. Fox River Grove Village President Robert Nunamaker is running unopposed, as are Trustees Andrew Migdal and Suzanne Blohm.

Candidate Jacob Fleischmann is running for a third open seat.

oral race between candidates Wayne Jett, a local business owner, and former mayor Steve Cuda, an attorney. Mayor Sue Low is stepping down after four terms. Incumbent Victor Santi faces challenger Michael Coveny in Ward 1, while incumbent Jeffrey Schaefer is running in Ward 3 and candidate Chad Mihevc is running in Ward 5.

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OBITUARIES GREGORY V. BAROS

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Born: October 4, 1949; in Fort Collins, CO Died: December 16, 2016; in Olympia Fields, IL Gregory V. Baros, 67, of Mokena and formerly of Cary, passed away December 16, 2016 with his sister Rita at his side.

He was born October 4, 1949 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Herman and Eugenia (Baca) Baros.

Greg was a Spanish and French teacher at Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights. He was a passionate and dedicated educator. Greg won many awards for being an outstanding teacher and was nominated for a Golden Apple.

His love of theater and acting was enhanced when he took part in theater with the kids at school. Greg also had a beautiful voice. His talent was such that he was able to sing for the pope, he sang “The Star Spangled Banner” at a White Sox game, as well as singing with Barbershop Quartets, various choirs and cantering at his church. He loved to cook, entertaining for friends and family with his wonderful cooking made him very happy. Greg enjoyed ceramics and traveling. He loved to learn and was always on an intellectual quest. He also collected Norman Rockwell paintings and figurines.

Greg loved spending time with his extended

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. family. He was a devoted son. Greg was generous and kind to all.

He is survived by siblings, Luciano (the late Terry) Baros, Rita (Tom) Spantideas, and Joseph (Gretchen) Baros; his brother-in-law, John Lundgren; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews; and his caregivers, Nick and Galyna and Dennis Lukas.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Leonella Lundgren; and his brother, Gregorio Baros.

Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:30am prayers on Wednesday, December 21 at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Following the prayers there will be a procession to the 11:00am funeral Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in

Windridge Memorial Park, Cary.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to the American Heart Association.

For information call the funeral home at 815459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com.

WILLIAM A. BRACKMANN

Born: September 22, 1921; in Glen Ellyn, IL Died: December 16, 2016; in Woodstock, IL William A. Brackmann, 95, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Woodstock Hospice Care Center.

He was born on the family farm on September 22, 1921 in Glen Ellyn to Edward and Ella (Kruse) Brackmann. On April 22, 1944 he married his “Sweetie” Ruth Blaschke. They were married for 62 years when she went to be with her Lord.

Bill was a hard worker and jack-of-all trades.

He farmed for many years, worked at a dairy, and retired from International Harvester in 1983. He and his wife moved from Schaumburg to Sycamore and were members of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John. He was a man of great faith, a loving and supportive husband, father and grandfather. He was an avid golfer until age 89, loved playing cribbage, and lived a full life to the end.

He is survived by son, Tom (Jo Ann)

Brackmann of Plainfield; daughter, Jean (Gary) Busse of McHenry; seven grandchildren, Tim (Denise) Brackmann, Carrie (Jamie) Hudjera, Brian (Hillary) Busse, David (Laurie) Busse, Dan Busse, Tony (Wendy) Detente, Eric (Mary) Detente; 21 great-grandchildren; one sister, Luella Mangaard; three sisters-in-law, Margaret and Jan Brackmann and Laura Hartmann; and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; wife; three brothers, Edward, Richard, and Robert Brackmann; two sisters, Evelyn Semeyn, Lorraine Vierow; three sisters-in-law, and six brothers-in-law.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, 26555 Brickville Road, Sycamore, IL with the Reverend Robert Weinhold officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Interment will be on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Elmhurst.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the church and Woodstock Hospice Care Center.

Arrangements by Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd., Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL 60178.

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BRIEF Bob Coburn, longtime host of radio’s ‘Rockline,’ dies at 68

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated show “Rockline” Bob Coburn has died. He was 68.

His radio home since 1980, Los Angeles station KLOS 95.5, announced Coburn’s death on its website. The station said he died Saturday of lung cancer after being diagnosed earlier this year.

Coburn was well known to rock stars and music fans as host of the weekly

“Rockline” show, which ran from 1981 to 2014.

He interviewed such superstars as Keith Richards, Robert Plant and Paul McCartney on the program, where listeners could call in with questions.

Def Leppard, Tom Morello, Paul Stanley, Joe Satriani, Stephen Pearcy and Avenged Sevenfold were among the rockers who reacted on Twitter to Coburn’s death. Stanley called him “a lovely guy and the spirit of kindness.”

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS John J. Alesch: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. The funeral Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.

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

Timothy R. Barker: The visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the 7 p.m. funeral service Thursday, Dec. 22, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 847639-3817.

Gregory V. Baros: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. prayer service Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. A procession will follow to the 11 a.m. funeral Mass celebration at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

William A. Brackmann: The visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, 26555 Brickville Road, Sycamore.

The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m.

Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Elmhurst. For information, call Olson Funeral & Cremation Services at 815-895-6589.

Arthur David Carlson Jr.: The memorial celebration will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Crystal Lake Brewing Company, 150 N. Main St., Crystal Lake.

Katie Lynn Kloess: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Zion Lutheran Church, 412 W. Jackson St., Marengo.

The visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the church. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2501 E. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. For information, call Fredrick Funeral Home at 847-683-2711.

Rhea J. Lapp: The celebration of life will be Saturday, Jan. 28, at Vivante in Punta Gorda, Florida. The funeral Mass celebration will be Saturday, June 3, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Joann Massoth: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home, 8025 W. Golf Road, Niles. The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, for the 10 a.m. funeral at St. Eugene Church, 7958 W. Foster Ave, Chicago. Interment will be in All Saints Cemetery.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-581-0536.

Lucile L. Oakley: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Friday, Dec. 23, at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Highway, Marengo.

Interment will be private in Flora Cemetery.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-568-8131.

Mary Jo Pint: The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 6:30 p.m. memorial service Wednesday, Dec. 21, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call the funeral home at 847-515-8772.

Richard J. Purdom: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the noon memorial service Thursday, Dec. 22, at Thompson Spring Grove Funeral Home, 8103 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove. For information, call the funeral home at 815-675-0550.

Born: July 14, 1969 Died: December 10, 2016

Arthur David Carlson Jr. (Dave) of Cary, IL passed away after a yearlong battle with lung cancer Saturday night, December 10, 2016 with his family by his side.

He was born in McHenry, IL on July 14, 1969 to Art and Judy (Storck) Carlson. Dave was 47.

Dave will be deeply missed by his wife of 19 years, Randi (Lisitza); his son, Craig; his Mom and Dad, Judy and Art Carlson; his sisters, Kelly (the late Kevin) Weaver and Kristi (Mike) Butkus; Mother-in-law and Father-inlaw Bernie and Nessa Lisitza; Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law, Phil and Reshmi Lisitza; Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law, David and Chaya Lisitza; and several nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, co-workers and the dog he loved, Zelda.

Dave was a loving husband, a devoted father and a caring son, son-in-law, brother, brother-in-law., uncle, friend.

To honor our loving memory of Dave, we are having his memorial exactly how he would want it. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 4:00 to 7:00 Crystal Lake Brewing Company, 150 N Main St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, Beer and Portillo’s will be served. Casual Attire!

In lieu of flowers, we would be honored if you would make a donation to the “Dave Carlson Memorial Sensory Garden” at the Alexander Leigh Center for Autism. Dave’s son, Craig is a Boy Scout and soon he will be working on his Eagle Project. The Alexander Leigh Center for Autism is very close to our hearts; Dave’s sister is the founder and created the school for Dave’s niece, Gillian Leigh. Craig would like to do his Eagle project at the center and creating the Sensory Garden seems like a wonderful way to honor and support three of the things that mean so much to our family, Boy Scouts, The Center and of course Dave. You can mail a check to: Alexander Leigh Center for Autism, 620 State Rte 31, Crystal Lake, IL 60012 Please note: Dave Carlson Memorial Sensory Garden. Your donation is tax deductible.

Born: April 6, 1916; in Flora Twp., IL Died: December 15, 2016; in Woodstock, IL Lucile L. Oakley, 100, of Marengo passed away December 15, 2016 at Valley Hi Nursing Home in Woodstock.

She was born April 6, 1916 in Flora Township to Ray and Mabel (Kingsbury) Morehead.

Lucile graduated from Belvidere High School and went on to school in Rockford to become a beautician. She would work as a beautician for 20 years.

She was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Marengo. She was an avid Cubs fan, loved to play golf, and a good game of cards.

Lucile is survived by her son, Frank (Carolyn) Oakley; her granddaughters, Kathy (John) Kadlec and Anna (Peter) van Ophem; her great-grandchildren, Richard, Max, and Emerson Kersten, and Sydney and Madison van Ophem; her step-great-grandchildren, Kyle and Chloe Kadlec; her sister-in-law, Jane Morehead; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgil Oakley; her son, Gary Oakley; her daughter-in-law, Josephine Oakley; and her three brothers, Henry, Gail, and Kenneth Morehead.

Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00am on Friday, December 23 at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Hwy., Marengo.

The service will be at 11:00am. Interment in Flora Cemetery will be private.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Marengo or to JourneyCare Hospice.

For information call the funeral home at 815-568-8131. Online condolences may be made at www.marengo-unionfuneralhome. com.

LARRY J. SEAVER Larry J. Seaver, 73, of Harvard, passed away December 12, 2016 at his sons’ home, in Belvidere, surrounded by all his children.

Arrangements are pending with Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St. Harvard, IL 60033. For more information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

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Hermine Kohout, age 95, of Fox River Grove passed away December 19, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospital.

Arrangements pending at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home. 847-639-3817

Dolores Toscano, 85, of Algonquin passed away December 16, 2016.

Obituary is pending at this time. Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family.

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INDIANAPOLIS – William H. Hudnut III, the former Indianapolis mayor credited with revitalizing the city’s downtown after years of decline, died early Sunday, according to a family spokesman. He was 84.

Hudnut, the city’s longest-serving mayor, died in hospice care in Maryland after a lengthy illness, former aide and family spokesman Dave Arland said.

When Hudnut was first elected mayor in 1975, Indianapolis was a rust belt city that had been hollowed out by white suburban flight and the decline of the city’s manufacturing base.

Downtown Indianapolis had become so desolate that men armed with shotguns hunted pigeons on Sundays

among empty buildings and a trashstrewn canal. Author and native son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. described the city in 1970 as a place where “it was no easy thing to be an optimist” and the passage of time was marked by “the 500mile speedway race, and then 364 days of miniature golf.”

Enter Hudnut, a former minister who over the course of 16 years laid the groundwork his predecessors have since built upon, turning Indianapolis into a hub for conventions and sporting events.

The city’s downtown now boasts hotels, restaurants, theaters, a 3-mile canal walk and boutique apartments.

A modern convention center has been built along with an enclosed NFL football stadium and an NBA basketball arena. Construction cranes hover above the city.

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WINTER BREAK MOVIE

WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 20 WHERE: Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Featuring “Finding Dory,” rated PG. Free. Registration required.

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

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WHEN: 7 p.m. Dec. 20 WHERE: Elgin Public Museum, 225 Grand Blvd., Elgin COST & INFO: Learn about ancient cultures and the astronomical significance of the winter solstice. Watch a Yule log burn in a campfire and enjoy warm cider and treats.

Cost: $3 members, $5 nonmembers. Information: www. elginpublicmuseum.org.

CLASS OF 1956 – The Harvard High School class of 1956 hosted its 60-year reunion Sept. 24 at the Harvard Moose Lodge. Pictured (back row, from left) are Paul Dude, Hank Hartman, Jim Riley, Ron Ashcraft, LaVerne Loudenbeck, David Haas and George Goodall; (middle row) Dick Wilkenson, Evelyn Lester McFarlin, Janice Carlson Peterson, Jeanette Cole Krueger, Ann O’Connor Bolanos, Bill Wells, Clarence Chinn, Wayne Simmons, Fran Andresen Goodall and Charles Calvin; and (front row) Ellen Seagren Smith, Larry Behrens, Karen Layman Garey, Alice Meseck McCarthy, Karen Altenburg Hampton, Nancy Phillips McCormick, Leda Schaefer Synove, Marcella Beard Blank, Shirley Strubing Brown and Helen Kvarme Caldwell.

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CALENDAR Dec. 20

• 10 to 11 a.m. – “Sneezy the Snowman,” Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Open to ages 4-6. Create a snowman craft after reading “Sneezy the Snowman” by Maureen Wright. Free. Registration required. Information: 847-458-3139 or www.aapld.org.

• 7 p.m. – Advent Taize service, First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. A quiet, simple way of prayer for people of all Christian traditions. The service includes singing simple melodies, scripture and silence in a candlelit environment. Information: 815459-6010 or www.fcc-cl.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Lifetree Café, The Pointe, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Gather to hear inspiring stories and engage in conversation on a different topic every week. This week’s topic is “Crafting a Truly Fulfilling Life: Making the Most of Whatever Comes Your Way.” Free.

Information: 815-459-1441 or www.lifetreecafe. com.

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

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

Photos may be emailed to neighbors@nwherald.com.

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON – The Sassy Seniors singing group recently presented a holiday program at Fox Point. Pictured (back row, from left) are Mimi Soper, Gail Goeselle and Nancy Wells; and (front row) Pat Jablonski, Heather Snyder and Shirley Brucki.

Woodstock

School to offer freshman placement testing Jan. 7 Marian Central Catholic High School, 1001 McHenry Ave., will administer its freshman placement test for the Class of 2021 incoming freshmen Jan. 7.

Students should report to the school at 8 a.m. with the registration form and a $15 test-processing fee (either in cash or check payable

to Marian Central). Pencils will be supplied, and students cannot use calculators. Testing begins at 8:15 a.m. and takes about three hours to complete.

For information, visit www.marian.com or contact Mike Maloney at 815-338-4220, ext. 108, or mmaloney@ marian.com.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Rely on facts to help you make better choices. Refuse to bend or compromise if someone pressures you. Look for opportunities that will lead to ongoing prospects. Use your experience and knowledge to bring about a stress-free, happy and convenient home environment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Find out what everyone else is up to before making a change that could affect others. Once you get the goahead, it will make your job and life easier.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You’ll intuitively know what’s best for you and how to go about getting what you want. Don’t hesitate when the

going is good. Make your move without looking back.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You need to take care of incomplete financial matters. Making a donation to a charity or cause is fine, as long as you don’t go into debt to help others. Cover your and your family’s needs first.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t get too serious. Get into the spirit of the season and be grateful for what you have. Take a moment to rejuvenate and reflect on what transpired this year.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You will come up against a roadblock if you try to take on too much or protest against someone who is in control. Focus on making positive personal changes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Plan to do something nice for your peers. Your generosity and thoughtfulness will be appreciated. A unique gesture to help someone in need will bring you satisfaction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Stick to what you know, and don’t budge even if someone tries to talk you into taking part in something that isn’t in your best interest. Avoid joint ventures and overspending.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Spending time at home with your family while getting things ready for end-of-year festivities will put you in a good mood. Sharing your thoughts and feelings will result in an unexpected change.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – A change at home or in your workplace will turn out better than antic-

ipated. Something you want to do for a loved one will result in an emotional reaction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Stick to the facts when dealing with controversial matters. Your future may be at stake if you don’t adhere to the rules. Industry parties are best handled diplomatically.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Consider positive personal changes you can make. Knowing what you want to achieve next year will help you enjoy the festive season. A move, trip or educational pursuit looks promising.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t let your emotions take charge when dealing with older relatives. Do what you have to do and don’t look back. Your intuition will help you make the right choice.

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Illinois electors cast 20 votes for Clinton

By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois members of the Electoral College cast their ballots on Monday for Hillary Clinton, who won the Prairie State but lost the election to Donald Trump.

Demonstrators waged an anti-Trump protest as they did in many states around the country and one elector called for an investigation into alleged foreign meddling in the American ballot box.

Democrat Clinton claimed all 20 of Illinois’ electoral votes, reflecting her 945,000-vote victory over Republican Trump. The three-dozen protesters chanting and holding a large “Stop Trump” banner in the state Capitol rotunda had only a symbolic reason to be there.

Afterward, electors offered differing views on whether the Electoral College, which makes the presidential election not a national referendum but the culmination of 50 state contests, should be preserved.

That resulted last month in Clinton outpolling Trump by 2.9 million votes but the New York City businessman winning enough states to clear the 270 electoral votes necessary to become president.

In 2000, Al Gore won a 540,000-vote plurality but lost to eventual Pres-

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP

Tim Mapes, executive director at Democratic Party of Illinois, peeks into the Illinois Electoral College Ballot Box as elector Shirley McCombs counts the ballots Monday in Springfield. Illinois members of the Electoral College cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton for president. ident George W. Bush; and in 1876, Samuel Tilden’s 260,000 popular-vote margin did not deny Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency.

Cook County Board Chairwoman Toni Preckwinkle, who was chosen to lead Monday’s elector balloting, noted that the ancient – some say anachronistic – process is designed to protect smaller states from more populous ones ramming their preferred candidates through.

Changing it would require acquiescence of those smaller states, she said.

“It’s better just to focus on winning by the rules of the game as they are,” Preckwinkle said after the vote. “The system is what it is and those of us who wished for a different outcome in this election better get working for the next elections two years from now and then the next presidential election.”

Illinois adopted a law in 2007 that

many Illinois interstates increased 5 mph to 70 mph. Distracted drivers using cellphones could contribute to fatalities. And some experts said anecdotal accounts suggest state police are not patrolling for speeders as much.

phosphorus flows into the lakes from major tributaries. Phosphorus contributes to harmful algae blooms that have plagued sections of lakes Erie, Huron and Michigan.

Additionally, the researchers call for close monitoring of invasive Asian carp, which might out-compete native fish species if they infest the Great Lakes.

would abolish the current system if approved by enough states.

But to state Rep. Carol Ammons, a Democratic elector from Urbana, it collides with Americans’ basic notion of democracy and the value of a vote. “ ‘One man, one vote’ should mean something and we in the Electoral College process should not take that away,” Ammons said. “What we see happening now is a person can win the one-man-one-vote and it won’t amount to a successful election for that person. That needs to be revised.”

Former state Rep. Lauren Beth Gash, a Highland Park Democrat, took the opportunity of casting her electoral vote to urge Congress to investigate allegations that Russia interfered with the election.

Democrats in Congress and elsewhere said there is evidence that Russia hacked U.S. computer programs and leaked information from them in an effort to help Trump.

“There must be a thorough, independent investigation into who, what, where, when, and how this election may have been affected by anything other than the free and fair exercise of our right to vote,” Gash said, reading from a statement. “This election has been unprecedented on so many levels. So too must be our response. It’s critical that each of us does what we can to protect our democracy.”

zation advancing issues he cares about, such as security in Israel, treatment for stroke victims or the Export-Import Bank.

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Officials: 2 people in vehicle in frigid Chicago-area pond

LYNWOOD – Authorities believe two people are inside a vehicle that is submerged and stuck in silt in a frigid retention pond in a suburb south of Chicago.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A U.S.-Canadian Cook County emergency responders U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk SPRINGFIELD – The number of speeding agency is considering additional ways to spent several hours Sunday trying to prepares for future tickets issued in Illinois has plunged since after losing election measure the safety of Great Lakes water for recover the vehicle from the pond in 2010, while the number of roadway fataliARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Republican U.S. drinking and activities such as swimming Lynwood, but had to stop because of ties has ticked up.

Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois is preparing to and fishing. sub-zero temperatures. Lynwood Fire The Springfield State Journal-Register relinquish his role after spending 16 years The proposals were developed by Chief John Cobb said a police officer reported that the number of speeding in elected office and a quarter-century in and diver were taken to a hospital to be tickets Illinois State Police issue dropped 40 researchers with the International Joint Commission, which advises both nations federal government. treated for exposure. percent since 2010, when about 210,000 Kirk lost in the Nov. 8 election to Demo- Crews found the vehicle about 30 feet tickets were issued. Troopers issued about on issues involving shared waterways.

Scientists who advise the commission cratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth. underwater, but Cobb said they couldn’t 127,000 tickets in 2015.

After relinquishing his role, he plans said ensuring good water quality in retrieve it because “it’s buried in silt up Meanwhile, roadway fatalities have to split his time between Highland Park to the doors.” increased – most notably over the past two the Great Lakes will require accurate measurements of not just treated drink- and Washington, D.C, the Daily Herald The Lynwood Fire Department said years, although there’s no definitive proof reported. ing water, but also the sources of that two people are believed to be inside the the two statistics are closely tied.

The Republican senator said he hopes water. submerged vehicle.

Experts said there could be several to find a position with a board or organiAlso needed is a good accounting of – Wire reports reasons for the trends. The speed limit on

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Truck rams into Christmas Galway in upstate New York, planned to kill Muslims because market, killing 12 people BERLIN – A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 50 as it smashed through tables and wooden stands.

Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him.

The popular Christmas market outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was filled with a mix of tourists and locals when the large Scania truck hurtled into it. Germany’s top security official said initial evidence pointed to an intentional act, and the White House condemned “what appears to have been a terrorist attack.”

Police said early Tuesday that 48 people were in hospitals, some of them with serious injuries.

N.Y. man gets 30 years in X-ray weapon plot

ALBANY, N.Y. – A 52-year-old industrial mechanic who was the first person in the U.S. convicted of trying to produce a weapon of mass destruction under a 2004 law intended to stop terrorists from using radiation-dispersing “dirty bombs” was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.

Glendon Scott Crawford, of

of their religion as well as other people whose political and social beliefs he disagreed with, U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said.

“This is a classic case of domestic terrorism,” Hartunian said after Crawford’s sentencing by U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe.

Investigators began tracking Crawford in 2012 after he approached two local Jewish groups with his idea for how they could defeat their enemies using a mobile X-ray weapon.

Alcohol poisoning death toll in Russian city at 49

MOSCOW – The death toll from alcohol poisoning in a Siberian city has risen to at least 49 Monday after the victims consumed a counterfeit bath lotion containing deadly methanol.

Local officials in Irkutsk went house-to-house in search for more victims and introduced a state of emergency Monday, while the Russian government called for tighter regulation of the alcohol market. The sale of lotions and tinctures containing alcohol has risen in recent years as Russia has plunged into recession under the impact of Western sanctions and a slide in oil prices.

Poisonings caused by cheap surrogate alcohol are a regular occurrence, but the Irkutsk case was unprecedented in its scale.

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President-elect Donald Trump waves to supporters Dec. 9 during a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. Trump’s ambitious plans to revive American exports, keep jobs in the U.S. and encourage oil drilling face a homegrown threat: the surging U.S. dollar.

Stronger dollar could hinder Trump’s plans

By PAUL WISEMAN and JOSH BOAK The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious plans to revive exports, return jobs to the U.S. and increase oil drilling are running up against a home-grown threat: The surging U.S. dollar.

Since the Nov. 8 election, the dollar has shot up 5 percent. An index that tracks the dollar against other major currencies reached a 14year high after the election before dipping a bit since then.

In part, the dollar’s gain reflects the U.S. economy’s strength and investor confidence that Trump will accelerate growth by slashing taxes and pumping money into roads, bridges and other infrastructure. The dollar could rise even more now that the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates and foresees three more hikes next year. With rates far lower elsewhere in the world, many investors will shift money to the United States to capitalize on higher yields – a shift that could send the dollar even higher.

Which creates a problem: An expensive dollar makes U.S. goods costlier overseas – and imports cheaper in the U.S. That’s a recipe for more pain for American manufacturers. A high dollar can also lead some U.S. multinational companies to move operations to countries where their dollars go further.

And a high-priced dollar tends to shrink oil prices, thereby discouraging the increased energy production that Trump has made a center-

piece of his economic plans.

“A strong dollar will make it more challenging to boost the international competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, bring back jobs and increase exports,” said Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy at Cornell University.

Even before the election, a comparatively strong dollar had slowed U.S. exports for much of the past two years. Exports of goods and services had peaked in October 2014 at $200 billion. The figure fell to $179 billion in March before recovering slightly as the dollar weakened. But then the dollar marched back up and accelerated after Trump’s victory. It was no surprise when U.S. exports fell nearly 2 percent in October, according to the Commerce Department.

Consider what the strong dollar does to U.S. corporate earnings, too: Whatever revenue American companies earn in foreign currencies is worth less once it’s exchanged into U.S. dollars and returned home. In recent weeks, American companies, from Whirlpool to Apple, have complained that the strong dollar has dented their earnings.

At Vaughn Manufacturing Co. in Nashville, Tennessee, the company president, Mark Vaughn, is fretting about the dollar’s 11 percent rise against Mexico’s peso since the election.

Around 20 percent of Vaughn’s tool-and-die business is done in Mexico. And the company competes with Chinese and Korean companies that aren’t saddled with an expensive currency.

“It’s a concern,” he said.

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Trump cruises to Electoral College victory

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday – ensuring he will become America’s 45th president.

An effort by anti-Trump forces to persuade Republican electors to abandon the president-elect came to practically nothing and the process unfolded largely according to its traditions.

Trump’s polarizing victory Nov. 8 and the fact Democrat Hillary Clinton had won the national popular vote had stirred an intense lobbying effort, but to no avail.

“We did it!” Trump tweeted Monday evening. “Thank you to all of my great supporters, we just officially won the election [despite all of the distorted and inaccurate media].”

He later issued a statement saying: “With this historic step we can look forward to the bright future ahead. I will work hard to unite our country and be the President of all Americans.”

Even one of Trump’s fiercest Republican rivals, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, said it was time to get behind the president-elect.

“We want unity, we want love,” Kasich said as Ohio’s electors voted to back Trump at a statehouse ceremony.

Kasich refused to endorse or even vote for Trump in the election.

With all states voting, Trump finished with 304 votes and Clinton had 227. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency. Texas put Trump over the top, despite two Republican electors casting protest votes.

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Protesters demonstrate ahead of Pennsylvania’s 58th Electoral College vote Monday at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The demonstrators were waving signs and chanting in freezing temperatures as delegates began arriving. rimony, thousands of protesters converged on state capitols across the country Monday, urging Republican electors to abandon their party’s winning candidate.

More than 200 demonstrators braved freezing temperatures at Pennsylvania’s capitol, chanting, “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!” and “No treason, no Trump!”

In Madison, Wisconsin, protesters shouted, cried and sang “Silent Night.”

In Augusta, Maine, they banged on drums and held signs that said, “Don’t let Putin Pick Our President,” referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Despite the noise outside state Capitols, inside, the voting went pretty

much as planned.

In Nashville, Tennessee, one audience member tried to read out some Scripture before the ballots were cast, but was told he could not speak.

“We certainly appreciate the Scripture,” State Election Coordinator Mark Goins said from the podium. “The answer is no.”

With all Republican states reporting, Trump lost only the two electors in Texas. One voted for Kasich, the Ohio governor; the other voted for former Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

Clinton lost four electors in Washington state – three voted for former Secretary of State Colin Powell and one voted for Native American tribal lead-

er Faith Spotted Eagle. She also lost an elector in Hawaii to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Clinton beat Sanders in the Democratic primaries.

Several Democratic electors in other states tried to vote for protest candidates, but they either changed their votes to Clinton or were replaced.

The Electoral College has 538 members, with the number allocated to each state based on how many representatives it has in the House plus one for each senator. The District of Columbia gets three, despite the fact that the home to Congress has no vote in Congress.

Republican electors were deluged with emails, phone calls and letters urging them not to support Trump.

Many of the emails are part of coordinated campaigns.

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, elector Charlie Buckels reached out to Trump’s opponents after the New York businessman got all of the state’s eight votes.

“For those of you who wished it had gone another way, I thank you for being here,” said Buckels, the state GOP finance chairman. “I thank you for your passion for our country.”

There is no constitutional provision or federal law that requires electors to vote for the candidate who won their state – although some states require their electors to vote for the winning candidate.

Those laws, however, are rarely tested. More than 99 percent of electors through U.S. history have voted for the candidate who won their state. Of those who refused, none has ever been prosecuted, according to the National Archives.

Invoking Syria, police officer kills Russian ambassador to Turkey

By BURHAN OZBILICI and SUZAN FRASER The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish police officer fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia’s military role in Syria, shouting: “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!”

The leaders of Turkey and Russia said the attack in Ankara, the Turkish capital, was an attempt to disrupt efforts to repair ties between their countries, which have backed opposing sides in the Syrian civil war.

An Associated Press photographer and others at the art gallery watched in horror as the gunman, who was wearing a dark suit and tie, fired at least eight

shots, at one point walking around Ambassador Andrei Karlov as he lay motionless and shooting him again at close range.

The assailant, who was identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas, a 22-year-old member of Ankara’s riot police squad, was later killed in a shootout with police. Three other people were wounded in the attack, authorities said.

The assassination came after days of protests by Turks angry over Russia’s support for President Bashar Assad in the Syrian conflict and Russia’s role in the bombardment and destruction of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city.

The gunman shouted about Aleppo in Turkish, and also yelled “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great,” continuing in Arabic: “We are the descendants of those who supported the

Prophet Muhammad, for jihad.”

The attack, condemned by the White House and the United Nations, was another sign of how Turkey, a NATO member and a partner in the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State group, is struggling to contain multiple security threats. The war in Syria has been a major problem for years, sending several million refugees into Turkey and, more recently, drawing in Turkish troops.

Turkey has become accustomed to deadly attacks – Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for Dec. 10 bombings in Istanbul that killed 44 people, many of them police.

The spectacle of 62-year-old Karlov’s assassination by a member of the Turkish security forces at a photography exhibit meant to highlight Russian culture reinforced the sense of unease over the

region’s conflict and complex web of alliances and relationships. It came a day before a key meeting about Syria to be held in Moscow. Those attending include the foreign and defense ministers from Turkey, an opponent of Assad, and Russia and Iran, backers of the Syrian regime.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the killing of Karlov as an attempt to damage Russia-Turkey ties “and to thwart a peace process in Syria which Russia, Turkey and Iran have been actively trying to promote.”

Putin said he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a phone call that Russian investigators would fly to Ankara to conduct a joint probe with their Turkish counterparts.

“We must know who was directing the killer,” Putin said in televised remarks.

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BEIRUT – The leaders of Russia and Iran, military allies of Syria’s president, talked Monday about joining forces to reach a quick political settlement in Syria, as the country’s largest city, Aleppo, was poised to return to full government control.

Syrian state TV said it expected the evacuation of thousands of civilians and fighters from the last opposition footholds in Aleppo to be completed by early Tuesday.

As more people left the city, the U.N. Security council approved a compromise French-Russian resolution urging the immediate deployment of U.N. monitors to watch over the evacuation and “the well-being of civilians” remaining in the city. U.N. officials said more than 100 U.N. humanitarian staff already on the ground in Aleppo, most of them Syrian nationals, could be used in that role.

France’s U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre said the goal of the resolution is “to avoid new mass atrocities by the forces on the ground and the militias in particular.” But thousands of people have already been evacuated from the city, and the operation could be completed before the observers arrive.

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from Aleppo would close another chapter in Syria’s civil war and would give President Bashar Assad a significant symbolic and strategic victory.

Almost six years after the outbreak of an armed rebellion against Assad, the Syrian leader will be in charge again of the country’s five largest cities and the Mediterranean coast.

The presidents of Russia and Iran spoke by phone Monday to discuss the next moves. The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani “underlined the need for joint efforts to launch a real political process aimed at a quick settlement in Syria.”

The leaders noted that a quick launch of talks between the Syrian government and the opposition in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, would be an important step toward that goal, a Kremlin statement said.

The conversation came a day before a scheduled meeting of foreign and defense ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran in Moscow. Russia and Iran have backed Assad, while Turkey has supported the opposition.

The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura, welcomed the Moscow meeting and any effort that results in a cessation of hostilities.

He announced that the United Nations hopes to arrange negotiations between the government and opposition in Geneva on Feb. 8.

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Life expectancy fell in 2015 for the first time in more than 20 years, by itself a shocking and sad statistic that separates the United States from all other high-income nations.

A look behind the numbers, however, suggests an even more grim situation. The lives of those at the lower end of the economic spectrum are getting decidedly worse, at a time when the gap between the wealthiest and poorest Americans is growing at a historic pace.

In short, in far too many ways, America is becoming less of a place of shared prosperity and opportunity – and it is literally killing Americans.

The decrease in life expectancy, reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, was the first since 1993, when the AIDS epidemic, a high homicide rate and a particularly bad flu combined to make that year an outlier. It shines more light on a report from last year that showed a jump in the mortality rate of white middle-aged Americans, one blamed on increases in drug overdoses, alcoholism and suicide, the so-called “diseases of despair.”

The latest report shows rates rose for eight of the top 10 leading causes of death. What’s more, in perhaps the most striking aspect of the report, life expectancy at age 65 did not change. Instead, middle-aged Americans are getting diseases that used to be reserved for the elderly, and they’re not recovering from them.

It’s impossible to not see the connection between the rise in mortality among middle-aged Americans and the rise in inequality that has marked their generation. In the past 40 years, the country’s economic pie has grown slowly, yet the piece going to the richest Americans continues to expand at a rate as fast as any in this country’s history. As a result, the prospects for middle-aged Americans have shrunk.

In 1970, 90 percent of 30-year-old Americans could expect to earn more than their parents; by 2014, only 50 percent could, the direct result of the ill distribution of the country’s economic gains.

Increasingly, life in and around the middle class does not mean steady work with predictable hours, workplace protections and a paycheck that outpaces bills, but precarious employment with few benefits, and the chance that an illness, a broken-down car or a lost job will lead to bankruptcy, a lost home or addiction and other chronic health struggles.

We’ve known for years now the U.S. economy has been hijacked by inequality. However, it’s not enough to think of it as just a problem of economics – it’s a public health issue, too, and one that needs attention before it grabs the next generation.

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Guns of the South China Sea In the White House Rose Garden on Sept. 25, 2015, President Xi Jinping stood with President Barack Obama and pledged that “China does not intend to pursue militarization” on outcroppings in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Other top Chinese officials echoed this promise over the past year, even as airstrips were paved and military exercises carried out offshore.

The Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies has just published satellite photography showing China is, contrary to Xi’s pledge, militarizing the Paracel and Spratly islands. It has installed point-defense structures for large anti-aircraft guns and close-in weapons systems to defend against cruise missiles. The images reveal identical hexagon-shaped structures built this year, which could be supplemented at any time by mobile surface-to-air missile systems

if, as expected, the islands are turned into operational air bases.

China claims the weapons are defensive; it described the emplacements as a “slingshot” to ward off a “cocky and swaggering” stranger “at the door of your home.” The message was clearly aimed at the United States.

Whether defensive or offensive, the deployments reveal Xi’s public promises to a U.S. president to be worthless – something that may be more disturbing and dangerous than the arms themselves.

According to a study from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), China has put installations on four islands in the Paracel group and significant installations on eight islands in the Spratly group. The Obama administration has taken a few symbolic steps to defend freedom of navigation in the region, but they have had no evident effect on Chinese behavior.

On Thursday, China’s navy seized

an underwater drone collecting data for a U.S. Navy oceanographic vessel.

China may be taking advantage of the transition to President-elect Donald Trump. We don’t yet know Trump’s plans for what he has said should be a more muscular approach to China across all fronts. But a more forceful Western response in the South China Sea is overdue.

Freedom of navigation and flight exercises could be enlarged.

A revised, powerful declaratory policy, a new mechanism for cooperation among the allies, and stationing more U.S. forces and equipment around the region, as recommended in the recent CSBA study, are all worth careful consideration.

The United States and its allies must insist on peaceful resolution of the territorial disputes – and judge Xi by actions rather than unreliable words.

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To the Editor: ‘Twas the night of the election, when all through the town The pundits were stirring, Trump could not be brought down.

The ballots were counted by election judges with care, In hopes that the elections be deemed fair.

The voters were nestled all snug in their beds, With visions of an election-free season ahead; Still “Jett for Mayor” signs, up for the next race, Have littered McHenry with his campaign haste.

Now, Ribar! Now, Bennett! Now, Cuda and primarily Jett!

Shoppers and travelers aren’t thinking about the next ballot yet.

Jett, hear me exclaim, ‘ere you drive us insane, Let the New Year begin before you start your campaign!

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VIEWS Alexandra Petri “Santa is watching, Santa is coming” can cease. “DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS?” Yes. They know.

We all know. Those sinister elves can be removed from the shelves.

The war is over. Send these agents of enforced compliance home.

Each year, the assaults started sooner. Dickens was not enough.

There were whole TV channels devoted exclusively to psychological warfare, telling the cautionary tales of Elderly Misers or Busy Men and Women Like You Who Did Not Believe in Christmas and the various horrible things that happened to them – including, but not limited to, stalled cars, lost cats, unforced breakups, inexplicable firings and threats of lonely deaths and eternal damnation – before they were rescued at the last minute by the Spirit of the Holiday, to which they pledged allegiance for the rest of their days. Christmas, in these

Our challenge: To live by golden rule after divisive election

To the Editors: President Abraham Lincoln would not be remembered as a great president if not for the Civil War. Likewise, in our country, following a very divisive election, we can create again a new nation by living up to Jesus’ example of being a “Prince of Peace” in dialogues with our families, friends and coworkers. This is our challenge, to live by the golden rule and make sure our elected officials do the same.

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To the Editor: Since our son was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as an infant, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support and love our family has received. This is especially apparent when we are fortunate to be surrounded by friends and family at Henry’s Hustle, a Thanksgiving 5k held in his honor benefitting the incredibly important work being done by the Muscular Dystrophy

stories, always won. That was the only way.

Even things that had not originally belonged to Christmas became a part of it. “The Sound of Music.”

“Die Hard.” It took everything. It gave nothing back.

I cannot remember a time when Christmas was not at war with us, when “Happy Holidays” and “Season’s Greetings” did not have to be whispered in a low, conspiratorial tone lest the Elf on the Shelf – or worse, a Fox News correspondent – might hear us. Christmas, we knew, would not rest until it controlled the whole calendar. We watched the red and green spread deeper and deeper into November, then October, with a creeping sense of horror.

But now that is over. Halloween can emerge from its defensive crouch in a bunker, where it has been ever since the shot over the bow of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” hit movie theaters.

Thanksgiving, which gave up somewhere in 2011, stabbed through the heart with a sprig of mistletoe, can creep back out of hiding and see what is left of its former home. Ha-

nukkah can stop disguising itself as Columbus Day and start to rebuild.

The warlike Nativity scenes that had been inching their camels and Wise Men closer and closer to the single illuminated menorah in a threatening manner can rest.

The war is over. Or the resistance has ended, which is much the same.

The whole nation now is forced to honor and celebrate an elderly man with pink cheeks who flies from one place to another in an idiosyncratic private conveyance and depends heavily on the understanding he will not compensate his labor. We see signs of him in many yards. But he has promised to deliver coal to some people, so we must tolerate him.

Seems about right.

Stay tuned for the next bulletin from the front lines of this conflict, proclaiming definitively that Santa is white.

• Alexandra Petri writes the ComPost blog, offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day.

She is the author of “A Field Guide to Awkward Silences.”

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To our amazing friends Seth and Karen Kopf of Kopf Running for organizing this incredible and inspirational event, we cannot thank you enough.

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I am sure there are others I have overlooked, but hope everyone involved knows just how thankful we are. You have all made a difference not only to a cause we care deeply about, but you have continued to make a deep and lasting impact on our family. To see such good in the world is something to truly be grateful for.

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Last week, Corey Lewandowski declared victory in the War on Christmas. “Merry Christmas,” he told Sean Hannity, “which you can say again because Donald Trump is now the president. You can say it again! It’s OK to say – it’s not a pejorative word anymore.”

Across the country, on a million radios, sleigh bells began ringing out in triumph. (They had been ringing, intermittently, since weeks before Thanksgiving, but they rang all the same.)

The “s” struggling to hang on at the end of “Happy Holidays” fell, exhausted, and was trampled beneath thousands of tiny, pawing, prancing reindeer hooves.

Happy Christmas. War is over.

Perhaps now the assault will cease. Christmas can cease its constant displays of strength, with platoons of Christmas trees on every corner, bells ringing every which where, Starbucks cups bristling in every hand and the menacing bellow of Bing Crosby blasting from every loudspeaker in all public places.

At long last, the constant radio and television broadcasts informing us

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Yellen: Best job market in nearly a decade

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen said Monday that college graduates are entering the strongest job market the country has seen in nearly a decade, and their degree is more important than ever.

Yellen said that with changes in the job market such as technology and globalization, succeeding in the job market is increasingly tied to higher education.

“Those with a college degree are more likely to find a job, keep a job, have higher job satisfaction and earn a higher salary,” Yellen said in remarks at commencement ceremonies at the University of Baltimore.

She said that annual earnings for college graduates last year were on average 70 percent higher than those with only a high school diploma. Back in 1980 that difference was only 20 percent, she said.

Yellen said the increasing demand for people with college and graduate degrees reflected the need for higher technological skills and the impact of globalization, which allows goods and services to be produced anywhere. She said those trends were likely to continue.

“Success will continue to be tied to education, in part because a good education enhances one’s ability to adapt to a changing economy,” she said.

In her remarks, Yellen did not make any comments about Fed interest-rate policies. The Fed last week boosted its

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Janet Yellen (center) is hooded for an honorary doctor of laws degree before speaking at the University of Baltimore’s fall commencement Monday in Baltimore. benchmark rate by a quarter-point. It was the first increase in a year. In making the announcement, the Fed projected that it would move rates up another three times in 2017.

Yellen said that in addition to the

improvement in the unemployment rate, which in November fell to a nineyear low of 4.6 percent, there have been recent signs that wage growth is picking up.

But Yellen noted that challenges re-

main.

“The economy is growing more slowly than in past recoveries and productivity growth, which is a major influence on wages, has been disappointing,” she told the graduates.

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Camila Cabello has left Fifth Harmony to pursue a solo career but said the girl group shouldn’t be surprised by her departure. Cabello wrote in a statement posted on several social media sites that she often has talked with the other group members about her plans to focus on a solo career.

Her post came hours after other Fifth Harmony group members released a statement on Twitter saying they were just informed of her plans. They said the group will continue as a quartet. “We are four strong, committed women who will continue with Fifth Harmony as well as our solo endeavors,” the group wrote in a statement.

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa.

Conservative Wisconsin talk show host ends 23-year run MILWAUKEE – A leading voice in conservative radio who helped promote the Republican political agenda in Wisconsin but was outspoken in opposing Donald Trump retired from his popular radio show Monday.

Milwaukee talk radio host Charlie Sykes said his decision to end a 23-year run at WTMJ-AM was made before his opposition to Trump garnered national attention. Sykes, a Republican commentator, author and radio host, embarrassed Trump during an on-air interview before Wisconsin’s primary when Trump admitted not knowing Sykes was a leader in the “#NeverTrump” movement.

Sykes recently told National Public Radio’s Michel Martin that his resistance to Trump drew a level of public vitriol he had never experienced.

“There would be nights when I would appear on a cable show and open up my Twitter feed, and there would be 500, 600, 700 reactions. And to say that, you know, many of them were intense is putting it mildly. The level of blowback, I think, that people got, the level of anger was something not totally unprecedented, but it’s just I think in tone and volume was something that I had never seen before,” Sykes said on “All Things Considered.”

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan was among those bidding adieu to Sykes on Monday on the air. Ryan, from Janesville, Wisconsin, credited Sykes with challenging what Ryan called a liberal-leaning media.

“The left had arguably a monopoly on information through the media. There was really no one challenging the premise of what was being fed in Wisconsin,” Ryan said. “You smashed that model. You crushed it and helped bring a disinfectant into our political system in Wisconsin that gave rise to what I would call truth. That gave rise to classic conservatism. That gave voice and audience and space and oxygen to the likes of myself, Ron Johnson, Scott Walker.”

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” blasted into theaters Thursday night and flew straight to the top of the box office with $155 million in ticket sales.

It’s the second biggest December opening for any film, behind “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which debuted to $247.9 million last year at this time.

“Rogue One” scored the best Thursday night preview of the year. Set before the events of the original 1977 “Star Wars,” it opened at No. 1 in all markets globally, except for China and Korea, where it has yet to premiere.

The film knocked three-week box-office champ “Moana” to a distant second place with $12.7 million, followed by “Office Christmas Party” with $8.6 million. The weekend’s other new wide release, the Will Smith drama “Collateral Beauty,” debuted in fourth place with $7.1 million.

A&E to air ‘Generation KKK’ series exposing Ku Klux Klan

NEW YORK – A&E network is set to air a documentary series focused on the Ku Klux Klan.

Announced Monday, “Generation KKK” aims to expose the missions of this racist, anti-Semitic organization and show its impact on American families as Klan members grapple with the consequences of breaking free.

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“Imperial Wizard” who hopes to groom his teenage daughter to take his place, and a fifth-generation Klan family struggling to keep up the legacy.

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“Generation KKK” premieres Jan. 10.

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NEW YORK – A subway line opening in New York City next year will have walls decorated with artworks by four celebrated contemporary artists.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement about Manhattan’s Second Avenue subway line Monday at the Museum of Modern Art. The line opens Jan. 1 and will have four stations. Each station will display ceramic-tile or mosaic pieces by one of the four artists: Chuck Close, Sarah Sze, Jean Shin and Vik Muniz.

Sze’s designs feature objects including trees, birds and scaffolding. Close made portraits of cultural figures including artists Kara Walker and Alex Katz.

Muniz created life-size figures of everyday New Yorkers. Shin produced images of the old Second and Third Avenue elevated subway.

The Second Avenue subway line is slated to eventually expand north into Harlem.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor John Hillerman (“Magnum P.I.”) is 84. Actor Tommy Cole (“The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 75. Drummer Bobby Colomby of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 72.

Former Kiss drummer Peter Criss is 71. Musician Alan Parsons is 68. Actress Jenny Agutter is 64. Actor Michael Badalucco (“The Practice”) is 62. Actress Blanche

Baker (“Shakedown,” “Holocaust”) is 60.

Singer Billy Bragg is 59. Singer-bassist Mike Watt (The Minutemen, fIREHOSE) is 59. Actor Joel Gretsch (“V’’) is 53. Country singer Kris Tyler is 52. Singer Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) is 50. Singer David Cook (“American Idol”) is 34. Actor Jonah Hill is 33. Singer JoJo is 26.

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When it comes to flying with small children at the holidays, some apps can be lifesavers

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baby has never seen stars or sheep or heard crickets, but she seemed fairly engrossed in the app. She also realized something I didn’t: If you tap the screen, a lightning bug will appear.

The other game is similar, except it’s an undersea world instead of sheep in a pasture, and a tap brings up bubbles instead of lighting bugs.

Verdict: This is the baby version of the burning fireplace or the fish tank that sometimes plays on TV. Not much is happening, but it’s quite relaxing if you stare at it long enough, at least for an adult. My squirmy child was moderately soothed.

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ABOARD JETBLUE FLIGHT 669 – There are few things worse than getting on a plane and discovering a wailing child and a haggard parent sitting next to you. Few things, that is, except being that haggard parent of the wailing child.

As a parent who flies alone with a baby regularly, I have a lot of sympathy for fellow frazzled parents, stuck on long flights with squirmy 1-yearolds, fussy toddlers, clingy 5-montholds or perhaps some combination of the three.

Thankfully, there are quite a few digital and analog ways to distract and soothe your offspring. I tried several on recent cross-country flights just before my daughter turned 1.

Something must have worked; at the end of one flight, an attendant told me she “didn’t even notice” there was a baby in row 22.

Of course, nothing’s guaranteed.

On another flight, we didn’t have an extra seat to stretch out on, and The Squirmy One expressed her displeasure loudly despite apps and toys.

Screen time OK? OK!

Let’s get this out of the way. The American Academy of Pediatrics generally frowns on screens for children younger than 18 months, especially without adults to guide them. But it acknowledges exceptions in a recent update. An earlier guideline called for no screen time at all. The change reflects the reality even 1-year-olds need to video conference with grandma sometimes.

While the new guideline is better, it’s still not very realistic. The pediatricians’ group, apparently, has never had to fly from New York to California with a baby or needed to distract a screaming child in a car seat. I follow the AAP’s recommendations for some things, like vaccine scheduling. I don’t give a hoot what it says about screen time.

As a friend with a toddler recently told me, all rules go out the window when flying with a baby. Whether it’s phones, Cheetos or your car keys, I’m willing to hand my child anything that will distract her – anything safe, that is.

Peekaboo barn

This free app for iPhones and

Guided access for grabby fingers

This setting for iPhones and iPads keeps your device in a single app, say, YouTube or Peekaboo Barn, so your child can’t start deleting all your photos. It also makes it easier to let kids watch movies or videos; even if they constantly are poking the screen, the video won’t pause or stop.

To set up, go to “settings,” then “general” and click on “accessibility.”

Scroll all the way down and turn on “guided access.” To start it, open the app you want to use, then triple-click the home button.

On Android tablets, you can set up a separate profile for your kid and employ a slew of parental controls, such as selecting “lock home button” to keep a kid from exiting apps. On phones you can create a guest profile AP photo with limited access.

Ann Walden checks her phone as 15-month-old daughter Delphine plays Sept. 26, 2014, Verdict: I didn’t know this setting while waiting in line after their flight to Baton Rouge was delayed at O’Hare International existed until after the trip. Next time.

Airport in Chicago.

Android was among the first mencalms down, is super excited and does tioned in my online mom groups a little dance when the theme music when I asked about long flights. Like (“Old McDonald”) starts playing. But other apps for babies, it is deceptively it doesn’t hold her interest any longer simple for adults, but engrossing for than, say, wheat puffs offered one at a entire minutes for the littlest ones. time, or the zipper on my sweatshirt.

Have the kiddo hold your phone, After 30 seconds or so, she prefers to or hold it for him or her. A red barn inspect my phone’s leather cover. will appear with the door closed. Some sort of farm animal will make its farm Fisher Price animal sound behind the door. After The toy maker has a bevy of apps it knocks on the door, kiddo taps the available for iPhones and Android, barn door with a finger, the door usually for free. I chose “Soothopens and the animal appears. Its ing Sights & Songs for Baby,” as it English name is written on the screen promises to “keep your little one calm and pronounced with good enunciaand entertained.” It comes with two tion. The door closes, and the whole “games,” though that’s a generous thing repeats again. description.

Verdict: Not bad. For my child, this The one we played features cartoon app works best in screaming-in-thesheep jumping over a fence as stars car seat situations. She immediately twinkle and crickets chirp. My city

Analog solutions

The thing with giving your kid your phone on a long plane ride is that you can’t use the phone at the same time. And I’m not ready to buy my daughter her own phone.

So I bought a set of fish-shaped “gel clings” on Amazon for less than $10.

We had oodles of fun sticking the little jiggly gel fish on the tray table and other places, then unsticking them.

Repeat until bored. All I had to do was keep them out of her mouth.

Verdict: You probably don’t need apps for a baby to survive a flight, but because they are free, and if you don’t mind some “screen time,” it’s worth a shot. But any app will distract a baby for only so long. Older kids are more likely to pay attention to apps and videos – although they might need more advanced apps.

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What’s a good password?

The more complicated and lengthy a password is, the harder it will be for hackers to guess.

Don’t include your kids’ names, birthdays or references to any other personal details. Hackers routinely troll Facebook and Twitter for clues to passwords such as these. Obvious and default passwords such as “Password123” also are bad, as are words commonly found in dictionaries, as these are used in programs hackers have to automate guesses.

Long and random combinations of letters, numbers and other characters work best.

Your password reset questions should be as unique as possible too, and don’t be tempted to recycle those either. This was some of the information stolen in the Yahoo hack. And with the help of social media, it’s not hard for hackers to find those little personal tidbits like what your mother’s maiden name is, or the name of your hometown.

Is it OK to reuse passwords?

No. Avoid using the same password for multiple sites, so a break of your school’s PTA site wouldn’t lead hackers to your online banking account.

You can make things easier on yourself by using a password-manager service such as LastPass or DashLane. They remember complex passwords for you – but you have to trust them. Last year, LastPass disclosed “suspicious activity” and told users to change their master

Should I change my password?

While some security experts argue it’s more important to pick a complicated password than to change them frequently, if you haven’t changed your Yahoo password since 2013, do it now.

And even if you have changed your Yahoo password in the past three years, you might want to do it anyway. Breaches often are worse than they first appear. LinkedIn disclosed earlier this year a 2012 breach affected 117 million accounts – not the 6.5 million previously thought.

What more can I do?

Multi-factor identification – which asks users to enter a second form of identification, such as a code texted to their phone – will provide additional protections. It’s now commonplace for many email and social media accounts. Even if hackers manage to get your password, they still need your phone with the texted code.

Should some accounts be trashed?

Delete or deactivate accounts you no longer use. Has your Yahoo email account been filled with spam since before the invention of smartphones?

Maybe it’s time to say goodbye.

That goes for social media too, (remember Myspace?). This often can be done through your account settings – as long as you still have your password to sign in.

What about social media security?

And while we’re on the subject of social media, make sure you restrict posts to just your actual friends. You can adjust that in the settings.

Some companies try to help their users with this. Facebook, for example, occasionally prompts its users to review who can see their personal information and how strong their security settings are.

Nonetheless, assume that everyone everywhere can see what you’re posting.

That’ll keep hackers from harvesting those juicy details they can use to crack into your accounts.

• Tuesday, December 20, 2016

NEW YORK – Yahoo has been hacked – again.

News that the struggling internet company was breached in 2013, and the personal information of more than 1 billion of its users was stolen, should serve as a reminder that everyone’s email and personal information is vulnerable to hacking.

Safeguards you can take include creating strong passwords and changing them when you have to.

Yes, all this is a pain, and it’s not your fault the tech industry hasn’t been able to stem the rise in security breaches.

But if you do nothing, you could be putting your personal or financial information – or even your identity – at risk.

passwords.

Some web browsers such as Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome also have built-in password managers. They work if you switch devices but not if you switch browsers.

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Medications help fight seasickness Dear Doctors: I’m going sailing with friends soon. Since I tend to get motion sickness in cars and airplanes, I’m worried that means I’ll get seasick as well. Are there any natural remedies?

Dear Reader: If it helps at all, you’re far from alone. A large portion of the population suffers some degree of motion sickness during travel. The most common effects – dizziness, nausea, even vomiting – are sure to ruin your day. For some people, additional symptoms such as cold sweats, a throbbing headache or a bout of anxiety only deepen the misery.

The culprit in motion sickness is believed to be (scientists still aren’t sure) the disconnect between what your eyes see and what the sensitive mechanism in your inner ear, which controls balance, feels.

When you walk or run or twist or bend down, those structures in your inner ear, known as the vestibular system, are in sync with what your eyes are telling you. You are moving, but the ground you stand on is not.

On a boat, however, your eyes and your inner ear are sending seriously mixed messages to your brain. Your eyes know you are sitting still, but according to your vestibular system, you’re in motion. For reasons that are still unclear, it is this sensory disconnect that lights up pathways in the brain, causing the symptoms of motion sickness. And all you want is relief.

Some sufferers rely on antihistamines such as Dramamine, an over-the-counter medication, which can control nausea and vomiting. Prescription medications, including the Transderm Scop patch and promethazine, also can help with the symptoms of seasickness. But these medications can have side effects such as dry mouth or drowsiness.

Since you want to go the natural route, let’s take a look at your options.

According to the Centers for Disease

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier Control and Prevention, simple behaviors can give you a leg up. Stay hydrated, skip the beer and cocktails, don’t drink any caffeine and limit eating to small meals.

If possible, gaze out at a fixed point on the horizon. This lets your brain confirm the input that it’s getting from your eyes and your inner ear – yep, you’re definitely in motion. (For people who tend to get carsick, riding in the front seat can help in the same way.)

As for natural remedies, a lot of travelers swear by ginger, which has been shown to ease nausea associated with motion sickness.

You can find ginger in powdered form in many natural food stores and pharmacies.

Dramamine also offers what it says is a clinically tested full dose of powdered ginger, packaged in a single capsule. Candied ginger and ginger tea also are options.

Although there is conflicting evidence over its effectiveness, acupressure has its proponents. In this method, constant pressure is applied to the insides of the wrists via special elastic wristbands.

When you do find an effective natural cure, there’s a bonus. You’re now prepared for the latest frontier in motion sickness – virtual reality.

• 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.

Send your questions to askthedoctors@ mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o Media Relations, UCLA Health, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA 90095.

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Dear Abby: I have been dating a wonderful girl for about seven months. We’re sophomores in college. She’s sweet, kind, extraordinarily talented, and we treat each other wonderfully.

The problem is I’m starting to notice she seems to be homophobic. I was raised in a liberal, open-minded home, whereas hers was much more conservative. She never met a homosexual until college. She has talked about feeling uncomfortable with two men kissing or talking about being intimate.

At first, I thought she’d be equally uncomfortable with straight couples doing the same thing, but she wasn’t. When I tell her I support marriage equality and the LGBTQ community, she gets very quiet and uneasy.

I care for her, but I don’t know if I can be with someone who’s this uncomfortable about homosexuality. This is a very important issue to me, and I would love your insight. – Torn

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My dad started an affair with a woman who is four years older than I am. He met her when he hired her for her “services.”

Fast-forward a year: He has left my mom. Mom left the state and has moved in with me. She’s trying to rebuild her life, but she’s still very much in love with my dad.

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She’s an alcoholic who mentally, verbally and physically abuses him. He recently left her and came to stay at my house. He told Mom and me he wanted a fresh start.

Abby, he was here for less than 48 hours and went back to the girlfriend. I am convinced he either has a drug problem or he’s sick. I have no idea how to help him and I’m terrified he is going to die.

Now he won’t talk to me. He left while I was at work so he wouldn’t have to face me. I am disgusted, disappointed and angry. Should I cut all ties with him until he gets his life together? –

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Amy Lowell, a poet who died in 1925, said, “In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern.”

That sounds reasonable. At the bridge table, we have a preference that comes up in this deal. First, though, look at the East hand. What should he bid after South opens one spade, West passes, and North responds three no-trump to show 4-3-3-3 distribution, three spades and 15-17 high-card points? Then, where does the preference occur?

North’s three-no-trump response is an unusual agreement these days, but was textbook 50 years ago. (Nowadays, North would probably respond two clubs, which would leave East in a quandary. He might make a three-diamond weak jump overcall.)

Over three no-trump, East should intervene with four no-trump, showing at least 5-5 in the minors. South would probably double because his hand does not suggest a slam in spades. West will run to five clubs, and North will double.

Against five clubs doubled, North might lead the ace and another club, which would result in down one. Better here would be the club-two lead.

If declarer misguesses, he goes down two (or three if South shifts to a low spade at trick two).

However, suppose North rebids five spades. Then West will lead his singleton diamond. East wins with the ace and returns the diamond 10, his highest-remaining diamond, as a suit-preference signal for the higher-ranking of the other two side suits (hearts and clubs). West ruffs and gives his partner a heart ruff to defeat the contract.

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Village of Lakewood

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1312 Merrill Ave. Lots 11, 12, 13. Fox River View Sub-Div. $99,000. 715-453-8548

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

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

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You al visi Th Judicial

(3 ) You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

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

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

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

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balan including th Judicial sale

CLASSIFIED 33 party pt balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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

34 CLASSIFIED • Tuesday, December 20, 2016 poratio sales.

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

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

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, -v.GLENN HIGGIN, KAREN HIGGIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DOLE CONDOMINIUM STREET ASSOCIATION Defendant 12 CH 1606 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 30, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on February 1, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 119 NORTH DOLE AVENUE UNIT 119, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Property Index No. 14-32-458-002.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any repre-

y pr sentation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9707.

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

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 9707 Case Number: 12 CH 1606 TJSC#: 36-8614 I707039 (Published in the Northwest Herald, December 20, 27, 2016 January 3, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ZACARIAS M. DEGUZMAN, et al Defendant 16 CH 00393 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 17, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the

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following described real estate: Commonly known as 10806 SAWGRASS LANE, HUNTLEY, IL 60142 Property Index No. 18-27-101-002.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

quiring pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to ch k th t file to ify ll in

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a

phot by government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05447.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-05447 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00393 TJSC#: 36-14124 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Tuesday, December 20, 2016 • STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF McHENRY

THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THE McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT McHENRY, ILLINOIS ORDINANCE No. 2016/2017 – 3 (corrected) COMBINED ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal Budget Law, Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 85, Section 801, et. seq., as amended, requires all Illinois Municipal Corporations as broadly defined therein, to adopt a combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, specifying the objects and purposes of expenditures; and the Illinois Public Library District Act, 75 ILCS 16/30-85, provides procedures for the passage of a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance and a Tax Levy Ordinance; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to the above and other appropriate statutes, a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance has been prepared in tentative form at the designation of this Board, and has been made available for public inspection at least thirty (30) days prior to final action thereon, and a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance has been held prior to final action hereon, and notice of said hearing to be published on/before August 19, 2016, being more than 30 days prior to said hearing, in a newspaper published within the district.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Library Trustees of the McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, as follows: Section One:The following budget containing a statement of cash on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, an estimate of all cash receipts of said Library District to be received during such fiscal year from all sources, the estimated expenditures contemplated for such fiscal year and a statement of the estimated cash on hand at the end of such fiscal year be, and the same is hereby adopted as the Budget for said Library District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, and the same sum are hereby appropriated as necessary to defray the said expenses and liabilities of this Public Library District, for the objects and purposes and in the estimated amounts as indicated, for said fiscal year: I. GENERAL FUND A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS: APPROPRIATION BUDGET 1. Est. Cash on hand 7/11/16 $ 1,565,129.00 $ 1,565,129.00 2. Property tax revenues $ 3,180,652.28 $ 3,180,652.28 3. Corporate Replacement Taxes $ 0.00 $ 0.00 4. General Fund Interest $ 7,000.00 $ 5,000.00 5. Dividends $ 1,000.00 $ 500.00 6. Non-Resident Fees/Enhanced Fees $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 7. Fines and Fees $ 55,000.00 $ 55,000.00 8. Collection Agency Fees $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 9. Photocopier/Fax Income $ 18,000.00 $ 17,000.00 10. Annexation Impact Fees $ 2,000.00 $ 1,000.00 11. Staff COBRA Payments $ 15,000.00 $ 17,000.00 12. Program Fees/Misc. Fees $ 6,000.00 $ 4,200.00 13. Meeting Room Fees $ 2,500.00 $ 1,000.00 14. Misc. Sales & Fees $ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00 15. Lost & Damaged Materials $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 16. Over/Short $ 500.00 $ 0.00 TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE $ 4,885,781.28 $ 4,879,481.28 B. APPROPRIATIONS FOR ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 1. MATERIALS & SUPPLIES APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. Adult Books $ 90,000.00 $ 85,000.00 b. Youth Books $ 64,000.00 $ 59,000.00 c. Professional Resources $ 3,000.00 $ 3,500.00 d. Administrative Resources $ 7,000.00 $ 6,400.00 e. Magazines/Newspapers $ 20,000.00 $ 15,000.00 f. Adult AV Materials $ 65,000.00 $ 62,000.00 g. Youth AV Materials $ 19,000.00 $ 16,000.00 h. Video Games $ 20,000.00 $ 15,000.00 i. eBook & eMagazine Services $ 60,000.00 $ 55,500.00 j. Electronic Resources $ 90,000.00 $ 80,000.00 k. Bank Service Charges $ 500.00 $ 500.00 l. Library Supplies $ 15,000.00 $ 10,000.00 m. Tech. Services Supplies $ 58,000.00 $ 57,200.00 n. Bindery $ 150.00 $ 150.00 o. Adult Programs/Supplies $ 22,000.00 $ 22,000.00 p. Circulation Supplies $ 12,000.00 $ 12,000.00 q. Summer Reading Club $ 7,000.00 $ 7,000.00 r. Youth Programs/Supplies $ 21,500.00 $ 21,500.00 2. CONTRACTED SERVICES APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. Collection Agency $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00 b. Computer, Office equipment & copier repairs/contracts $ 60,000.00 $ 59,000.00 c. Misc. Contracted Services $ 5,000.00 $ 2000.00 d. Finance/Late Fee Charges $ 500.00 $ 500.00 3. CATALOG & NETWORK APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. CCS & SIRSI Services $ 80,000.00 $ 80,000.00 b. Network Expenses $ 30,000.00 $ 25,000.00 c. OCLC Services $ 12,000.00 $ 8,000.00 4. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. Accounting, Payroll and Audit Services $ 34,000.00 $ 28,000.00 b. Legal Services $ 2,000.00 $ 1,500.00 c. Automation & Misc. Consultants $ 14,000.00 $ 14,000.00 d. In-service Honorariums $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 5. PRINTING, PUBLICATIONS & POSTAGE APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. Printing Services $ 40,000.00 $ 36,000.00 b. Public Notices & Ads $ 4,000.00 $ 3,000.00 c. Postage $ 20,000.00 $ 18,000.00 d. Public Relations/Promotions $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 6. UTILITIES APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. Electricity $ 30,000.00 $ 25,000.00 b. Gas $ 4,000.00 $ 2,500.00 c. Telephone $ 13,500.00 $ 13,500.00 d. T-1 & Other Telecom. $ 10,000.00 $ 7,000.00 e. Water & Sewer $ 7,000.00 $ 3,500.00 7. MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES APPROPRIATION BUDGET a. Janitorial Equipment, Supplies & Tools $ 0.00 $ 0.00 b. Building & Auto Insurance $ 40,000.00 $ 32,000.00 c. Bonding & Officers’ Liability $ 7,000.00 $ 5,500.00 SM-CL0416788

7. MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES d. Building & Equipment Outsource e. Hospitality f. Interlibrary Loan Fees & Losses g. Miscellaneous 8. PERSONNEL EXPENSES a. Salaries b. FICA c. IMRF d. Health/Life Insurance e. Tuition Reimbursement f. Memberships & Dues g. Meetings & Travel 9. CAPITAL EXPENSES a. Building & Equipment Supplies b. Library Furnishings c. Library Equipment d. Small Equip. under $250 e. Additional Capital Projects 10. DEBT SERVICE a. Recovery Zone Bond Principal b. Recovery Zone Bond Interest c. Debt Service TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENSES 11. Transfer to Reserve Fund

APPROPRIATION $ 55,000.00 $ 18,000.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 4,000.00 APPROPRIATION $1,870,000.00 $ 160,000.00 $ 185,000.00 $ 270,000.00 $ 12,000.00 $ 8,500.00 $ 15,000.00 APPROPRIATION $ 0.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 70,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 320,000.00

CLASSIFIED 37 BUDGET $ 54,000.00 $ 13,000.00 $ 700.00 $ 4,000.00 BUDGET $1,810,000.00 $ 145,000.00 $ 180,000.00 $ 260,000.00 $ 9,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 14,000.00 BUDGET $ 0.00 $ 35,000.00 $ 70,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 320,000.00

$ -------$ ------$ -------$ ------$ -------$ ------$4,028,650.00 $ 3,836,950.00 $ -------$ 800,000.00 APPROPRIATION BUDGET TOTAL GEN. FUND REVENUES $4,885,781.28 $4,879,481.28 TOTAL GEN. FUND EXPENSES $4,028,650.00 $4,636,950.00 II.GRANT and GIFT FUND A. ESTIMATED REVENUES APPROPRIATION BUDGET 1. Est. Cash on Hand 7/1/16 $ 483,000.00 $ 482,237.00 $ ---$ ---2 Per Capita Grant cash on hand 3. Grant/Gift Fund Interest $ 5,000.00 $ 2,500.00 4. General Fund Gifts $ 40,000.00 $ 20,000.00 5. Per Capita Grant $ 87,000.00 $ 84,893.43 6. Misc. Grants $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 TOT. GRANT/GIFT REVENUES $ 665,000.00 $ 639,630.43 B. ESTIMATED EXPENSES APPROPRIATION BUDGET 1. Operating Fund Gifts $ 500,000.00 $ 448,381.10 2. FY2015/16 Per Capita Grant $ 52,528.75 $ 32,393.43 3. Additional Fund Expenses $ 0.00 $ 0.00 5. Misc. Grants $ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00 TOT. GRANT/GIFT EXPENSES $ 577,528.75 $ 505,774.53 11. Transfer to Reserve Fund $ -------$ 0.00 TOT. GRANT/GIFT REVENUES $ 665,000.00 $ 639,630.43 TOT. GRANT/GIFT EXPENSES $ 577,528.75 $ 505,774.53 III. SPECIAL RESERVE FUND A. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS APPROPRIATION BUDGET 1. Est. Cash on hand 7/1/15 $ 1,721,585.00 $1,721,585.00 2. Developer Fees $ 50,000.00 $ 25,000.00 3 Reserve Fund Interest $ 50,000.00 $ 3,000.00 5. Reserve Fund Gifts $ 50,000.00 $ 25,000.00 6. Bond & Debt Sale $ 0.00 $ 0.00 7. Transfers from Other Funds $ ----------$ 800,000.00 8. Misc. Income SR $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 TOTAL REVENUES $ 1, 871,585.00 $2,576,585.00 BUDGET B. ESTIMATED EXPENSES APPROPRIATION 1. Debt service $ 0.00 $ 0.00 2. Improvements not related to Expansion/renovation $ 200,000.00 $ 100,000.00 3. Expenditures Pursuant To Statutory Guidelines of the $ 100,000.00 $ 50,000.00 LIBRARY DISTRICT ACT, 75 ILCS 16/40-50 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 300,000.00 $ 150,000.00 TOTAL RESERVE FUND REVENUES $ 1, 871,585.00 $ 2,576,585.00 TOTAL RESERVE FUND EXPENSES $ 300,000.00 $ 150,000.00 Section Two: There is hereby appropriated from the taxes to be levied for the fiscal year and other sources of revenue: I. General Fund $ 4,885,781.28 II. Grant/Gift Fund $ 665,000.00 III. Special Reserve Fund $ 1,871,585.00 TOTAL $ 7,422,366.28 Section Three: There is hereby appropriated from the taxes to be levied for the fiscal year and other sources of income the sum of: $ 7,422,366.28 the same to be divided among the several corporate objects and purposes as herein above specified for said Library District purposes for the aforesaid fiscal year.

Section Four: All unexpended balances of proceeds received annually from Public Library District taxes not in excess of statutory limits may be transferred to the Special Reserve Fund, heretofore established according to plans developed and adopted by this Library Board and said unexpended balances shall be accumulated in this fund for the purpose of erecting a new Public Library building, purchasing a site for the same, or building an addition thereto, or furnishing necessary equipment therefor, or acquiring electronic data storage and retrieval facilities.

Section Five: Except as otherwise provided by law, no further appropriations shall be made at any time within such fiscal year, provided that this Library Board may from time to time make transfers between the various items in any fund not affecting the total amount appropriated, or appropriations in excess of those authorized by the Budget in order to meet an immediate and unforeseen emergency by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Trustees present and voting, as provided by 75 ILCS 16/30-90 et. seq., and this Library Board may amend this Budget and Appropriation Ordinance from time to time by the same procedure as prescribed

by Statute for the original adoption of a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance; provided, that nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit transfer between Funds required by law to be kept separate. Any remaining balances after the close of this fiscal year up to twenty percent (20%) of the appropriation shall be available until August 30th for the authorization of payment of obligations incurred prior to the close of the fiscal year, and until September 30th, for the payment of such obligations, and any remaining balances shall be available for the transfer to special reserve to be accumulated, as provided by 75 ILCS 16/40-50.

Section Six: A copy of this Ordinance in tentative form has been made available for public inspection at the Public Library for thirty (30) days and by publishing in a newspaper published within this Public Library District in substantially the following form:

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STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF McHENRY

THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THE McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT McHENRY COUNTY, McHENRY, ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, McHENRY COUNTY, McHENRY, ILLINOIS, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, is on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, 809 North Front Street, McHenry, Illinois and with the Secretary of the District, Monica Leccese, and the Library’s Executive Director, James C. Scholtz, at 809 North Front Street, McHenry, Illinois, and will so remain on file until the final action thereon by the Board of Library Trustees.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BUILDING, 809 North Front Street, McHenry, Illinois, and that final action will be taken thereon by the Board of Library Trustees to be held immediately after said hearing at the time and place aforesaid.

Published by direction of the Board of Library Trustees of the McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, McHENRY COUNTY, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. DATED this 18th day of October 2016 (corrected copy) THE McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, McHENRY COUNTY, McHENRY, ILLINOIS BY:___________________________________ Monica Leccese, Secretary Board of Library Trustees McHenry Public Library District Section Seven: This Ordinance is passed pursuant to statutory authority and the Illinois Public Library District Act, 75 ILCS 16/30-55, et. seq, 75 ILCS 16/30-85 et. seq.; and 75 ILCS 16/40-50 et. seq.; and the Illinois Revenue Code, 35 ILCS 205/157 et. seq., and other statutes hereunto appertaining.

Section Eight: This Library Board hereby certifies that all applicable provisions of 35 ILCS 215/1 as amended, (“The Illinois Truth-in-Taxation Statute”) have been complied with.

Section Nine: Pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/18-165 this Library Board hereby determines that no surplus of funds is available for any debt, obligation, liability, operation, fund or account for any purpose, and accordingly the abatement and reduction of provisions of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund Act are not applicable thereto.

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

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale

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

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

venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

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

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2006-8T2 Plaintiff, -v.LYNN M. AIKEN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00072 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 10, 2017, at the NLT

y Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 25 IN BIG SKY UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 1 OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, ALL BEING IN TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 9, 1992 AS DOCUMENT NO. 92R68030, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 206 CLEAR SKY TRAIL, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-19-403-009.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

Section Ten: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication, according to law, and any resolutions or ordinance in conflict therewith are hereby repealed; and should any part of this Ordinance be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall affect only that part of this Act specifically covered thereby, and shall not affect any other provisions or part of this Act, but shall be severable therefrom.

PASSED by the Board of Library Trustees of the McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, McHENRY COUNTY, McHENRY, ILLINOIS this 18th day of October, 2016, by a vote of: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: PRESENT: ABSTAINING: Approved:______________________________ Kathy Beaderstadt, President Board of Library Trustees McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT McHenry County, McHenry, Illinois Attest:______________________________ Monica Leccese, Secretary STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF McHENRY CERTIFICATE I, MONICA LECCESE DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the attached ORDINANCE NO. 2016-2017-3 (corrected), COMBINED ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2017, is a true and correct copy of said Ordinance which was presented in a public hearing on September 20, 2016 and passed, and recorded by said Library Board at their additional Library Board meeting on October 18, 2016.

Monica Leccese, Secretary McHenry Public Library District Board of Library Trustees Subscribed and sworn before me this 18th day of October 2016.

Reuben William Edminster, Notary Public My commission expires: ________

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

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

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

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

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

I710111

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS (Published in the Northwest MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Herald, December 13, 20, 27, Plaintiff, 2016) -v.GLENN HIGGIN, KAREN HIGGIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PUBLIC NOTICE NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DOLE STREET CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF nd THE 22 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, 12 CH 1606 McHENRY COUNTY NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY JAMES QUIRK and CAROLINA GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment GODOY DIAZ of Foreclosure and Sale entered in Plaintiff the above cause on June 30, v.

2016, an agent for The Judicial SOFFIA CABELLO-GODOY, OSCAR Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM LUIS CABELLO ROBEL AND ALL on February 1, 2017, at the NLT WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Defendants Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, No. 16 AD 40 sell at public auction to the highest PUBLICATION NOTICE bidder, as set forth below, the NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, ALL following described real estate: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN defen- UNIT 119, TOGETHER WITH dants, that this case has been ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE commenced in this Court against INTEREST IN THE COMMON you, asking you and other defen- ELEMENTS, IN THE DOLE STREET dants, asking FOR ENTRY OF A CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED DECREE OF ADOPTION FOR THE ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING MINOR CHILD, SOFFIA CABELLO- DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: LOT BB GODOY, born in 2009 and for IN THE RE-SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 3, 4 AND 5 IN BLOCK 3, IN other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or WALKUP'S ADDITION TO NUNDA, A otherwise file your appearance in SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE this case in the office of the SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION McHenry County Clerk of Court, 32, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE McHenry County Govemment Cen- 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ter, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, MERIDIAN, WHICH SURVEY IS Room 101, Woodstock, Illinois ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE 60098, on or before January 23, DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE OWNERSHIP RECORDED AS

BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN. DOCUMENT NO. 2004R78995, IN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. 119 NORTH DOLE AVENUE Witness: December 6, 2016 UNIT 119, Katherine M Keefe Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Property Index No. Name Michael Stetler 14-32-458-002.

Attorney for Petitioner Address 1400 N. Seminary Dr., The real estate is improved with a condominium.

Unit J City, State.Zip Woodstock, IL Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the 60098 close of the sale payable to The Telephone 815-529-4554 Judicial Sales Corporation. No third (Published in the Northwest Herald party checks will be accepted. The December 13, 20, 27, 2016) balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential 1251437 Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the PUBLIC NOTICE amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR funds/or wire transfer, is due within THE TWENTY- SECOND

twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Tuesday, December 20, 2016 • 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9707.

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

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 9707 Case Number: 12 CH 1606 TJSC#: 36-8614 I707039 (Published in the Northwest Herald, December 20, 27, 2016 January 3, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ZACARIAS M. DEGUZMAN, et al Defendant 16 CH 00393 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 17, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 43 IN NORTHBRIDGEPHASE 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2002R0085273, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10806 SAWGRASS LANE, HUNTLEY, IL 60142 Property Index No. 18-27-101-002.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will

pur receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05447.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-05447 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00393 TJSC#: 36-14124 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I710692 (Published in the Northwest Herald, December 20, 27, 2016 January 3, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK C/O MIDLAND MORTGAGE, PLAINTIFF, VS. JOHN E GURRIERI; CYNTHIA P GURRIERI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 16 CH 849 786 NORTHAMPTON DRIVE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014-7833 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, John E Gurrieri and Unknown Owners Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants,

agains yo asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 34 IN BLOCK 27 IN TENTH ADDITION TO COVENTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE THEREOF RECORDED PLAT AUGUST 21, 1970 AS DOCUMENT NO. 529157, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 786 Northampton Drive Crystal Lake, IL 60014-7833 and which said Mortgage was made by, John E Gurrieri, Cynthia P Gurrieri Mortgagor(s), to Muirfield Mortgage Limited Partnership Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 1998R0062945; and for other relief.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, VS. MICHAEL E JABLONSKI A/K/A MICHAEL JABLONSKI; GERALYN O A/K/A GERALYN JABLONSKI JABLONSKI; PADDOCK ESTATES HOME OWNERS' ASSOCIATION; OWNERS AND UNKNOWN NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2016 CH 852 1206 MAIN STREET ROAD SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, Paddock Estates Home Owners' Association Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 3 IN SHEA-RABINE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as: 1206 Main Street Road

Spring Grove, IL 60081 and which said Mortgage was made by, Michael E Jablonski a/k/a Michael Jablonski, Geralyn O Jablonski a/k/a Geralyn Jablonski Mortgagor(s), to M.E.R.S., INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2004R0083427; and for other relief.

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

ys and which said Mortgage was entered into by BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as successor in interest to HARRIS N.A. as the Mortgagee in the amount of $94,500.00 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document Number 2007R0031459. And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said McHenry County Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant(s), file your answer to the complaint in this case or otherwise file your appearance in the Office of the Clerk of McHenry County, located at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Illinois, on or Woodstock, before the 24 day of January 2017, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCE TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. Dated: 12/13/2016, Illinois /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of McHenry County Illinois

/s/ Gabriella R. Comstock (Published in the Northwest KEOGH & MOODY, P.C. Herald December 6, 13, 20, Gabriella R. Comstock 2016) Keough & Moody, P.C. Attorney Number 6236880 114 East Van Buren Naperville, IL 60540 PUBLIC NOTICE (630) 369-2700 grc@kmlegal.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Published in the Northwest Herald MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS December 20, 27, 2016 January 3, 2017) 1252977 BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS N.A., Plaintiff, PUBLIC NOTICE v.

ROBERT POTTER, DURAY A. STATE OF ILLINOIS POTTER, THE COLONY SQUARE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CONDOM INIUM NO. 1 THE TWENTY-SECOND ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNJUDICAL CIRCUIT ERS and NONRECORD MCHENRY COUNTY CLAIMANTS, -IN PROBATE Defendant(s).

In the Matter of the Estate of Case Number 16 CH 996 MARGARET MARY HRNCAR FORECLOSURE PUBLICATION Deceased Case No.16PR000310 NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publicaCLAIM NOTICE tion having been filed, notice is Notice is given of the death of: hereby given you, Defendant(s) in MARGARET MARY HRNCAR the above entitled suit, that the said of: WOODSTOCK, IL suit has been commenced in the Letters of office were issued on: McHenry County Circuit Court, 12/5/2016 Woodstock, Illinois, by the Plaintiffs to: against you and other defendants, Representitive: praying for the foreclosure of a STEPHEN HRNCAR certain Mortgage conveying the 920 DEAN ST premises described as follows, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 to-wit: UNIT 985-7 IN COLONY SQUARE DIANA M RANEY CONDOMINIUM NO. 1, AS DELIN- 1200 QUEEN ANNE RD EATED ON SURVEY OF THE WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL CK, IL 60098 ESTATE: PART OF LOT 1 OF whose attorney is: COLONY SQUARE, BEING A SUBDI- FRANKS GERKIN & MCKENNA VISION IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 19333 E GRANT HIGHWAY 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE PO BOX 5 THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDlAN, IN MARENGO, IL 60152 MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AC- Claims against the estate may be CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF filed within six months from the RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 1979 date of first publication. Any claim AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 782109, not filed within six months from the WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS date of first publication or claims EXHIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARATION not filed within three months from OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED the date of mailing or delivery of 9, 1979 AS Notice to Creditor, whichever is NOVEMBER DOCUMENT NUMBER 783992, later, shall be barred.

AS AM ENDED FROM TIME TO Claims may be filed in the office of TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDI- the Clerk of Circuit Court at the VIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, THE COMMON ELEMENTS. Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or PIN: 19-07-380-007-0000 Common Address: 985 Golf Course with the representative, or both.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING #2016-024 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CHURCH ROAD FARM, LLC, OWNER, FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR RECLASSIFICATION AND CONDITIONAL USE Notice is hereby given in compliance with the McHenry County Unified Development Ordinance, that a public hearing will be held before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals, in connection with this Ordinance, which would result in a reclassification and conditional use for the following described real estate.

PARCEL 1: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 01 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 1098.81 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, 396.02 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 01 SECONDS WEST, 236.33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST, 9.33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST, 31.45 FEET; THENCE NORTH 82 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST, 25.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST, 97.91 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST, 224.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, 478.20 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 27; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST 364.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 9.4563 ACRES. PARCEL 2: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PARCEL 1 AFORESAID; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 58 SECOND EAST, 28.39 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 210.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 22 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST, 16.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST, 24.30 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 01 SECONDS EAST, 236.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 0.1452 ACRES. PART OF PIN #17-27-300-004 The subject property is located approximately 1,900 feet east of the intersection of Church Road and South Grant Highway, with a common address of 16809 Church Road, Huntley, Illinois, in Coral Township.

The subject property is presently zoned “E-1” Estate District and con-

sists of approximately 9.6 acres with “A-1” zoning to the East and West, and “E-1” zoning to the North and South.

The Petitioner is requesting reclassification of the subject property from “E-1” Estate District to “A-1” Agriculture District. The Petitioner is also requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Reception Facility on the subject property.

The Seals 2012 Irrevocable Trust is the sole member of Church Road Farm, LLC, and Petitioner, Earl Seals, as Sole Manager of Church Road Farm, LLC, presently resides at 40W644 Stonecrest Drive, Elgin, Illinois.

A hearing on this Petition will be held on the 12th day of January, 2017 at 1:30 P.M. in Conference Room C at the McHenry County Government Center/Ware Rd. Administration Building, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois at which time and place any person desiring to be heard may be present.

DATED THIS 14th DAY OF December, 2016.

By: Richard Kelly Jr., Chairman, McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 20, 2016) 1252967

PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ILDISP III, LLC LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Algonquin, Illinois, that a public hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Algonquin upon the application of ILDISP III, LLC relating to the following described real estate: Document 1997R037525 Lot 1 of Fuhler's Resubdivision of Algonquin Hills Subdivision Unit No. 4, Being a Subdivision of Part of Frank E. Merill and Co.'s Unit No. 4, Algonquin Hills Subdivision, A Subdivision of Part of Section 27, Township 43 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, According to the Plat Thereof Recorded October 9, 1926 as Document No. 75292 in Book 5 of Plats, Page 85 in McHenry County, Illinois. commonly known as 1154 Main Street, Algonquin, IL 60102 Property Index Number 19-27-179-009 Acreage of Site 2.09 acres This application is filed for the purpose of obtaining a PUD amendment (building addition) and a Special Use Permit (medical cannabis dispensary), pursuant to the requirements of Sections 9, 11, 12 and 18 of the Algonquin Zoning Ordinance.

A public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the said application will be held at 7:30p.m. on January 9, 2017, at the William J. Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, Illinois, at which time and place any person determining to be heard may be present.

CLASSIFIED 39 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORT OF McHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT McHenry Public Library District hereby provides public notice that an audit of its fund for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 has been made by Eder, Casella & Company and that a report of such audit dated November 15, 2016 has been filed with the County Clerk of McHenry County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at 809 North Front Street, McHenry, IL during regular business hours 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except for holidays.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 22, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as THE BREAKERS located at: 7728 US HIGHWAY 14 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012 Dated November 22, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 6, 13, 20, 2016) 1249543

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Crystal Lake Central’s Corrine Hamill (left) draws a foul from Prairie Ridge defender Emily Perhats on Monday at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake. The Wolves won, 43-34.

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Prairie Ridge center Sammi Lockwood (left) blocks Crystal Lake Central forward Kathleen Penza’s shot Monday at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake. Lockwood scored a game-high 14 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked five shots in the Wolves’ 43-34 victory.

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Dorn, who has missed time with a concussion, played 22 minutes for the Wolves at point guard and scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting, adding three assists and two steals.

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Prairie Ridge has won four consecutive games overall after a 1-9 start. The Wolves will play in the championship bracket of the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic after winning their fourteam pool over the weekend. Prairie Ridge plays Lakes at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the first semifinal, followed by Crystal Lake South vs. McHenry.

The winners play in Thursday’s championship.

Lockwood scores 14 points, grabs 13 boards in win

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Prairie Ridge center Sammi Lockwood presented a “nightmare matchup” scenario for Crystal Lake Central from the outset of Monday’s Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game.

The Wolves fed their sophomore inside for eight points in the first quarter, and, on defense, the 6-foot-3 Lockwood altered Central’s shots with ease, stuffing two shots and grabbing five rebounds.

It’s a matchup all teams facing Prairie Ridge will have to contend with

now that Lockwood is healthy.

Lockwood finished with a gamehigh 14 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Wolves to a 43-34 FVC win at Prairie Ridge, their fourth straight win overall and first conference win of the season.

“Sammi does change games,” Wolves coach Rick Lima said. “She’s 6-3 and she’s very athletic. You’re not going to shoot over her the majority of the game, and we have that safety back there.”

Behind Lockwood’s eight first-quarter points, the Wolves took a 17-8 lead into the second.

The Tigers made a run, erasing a nine-point deficit and taking the lead right before half, 23-21, when Lockwood picked up her second foul and sat out the second. When she returned, the Tigers (5-8, 0-6 FVC) still didn’t have an answer for the tallest player on the court by 5 inches.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ZACH TOUSSAINT Johnsburg, so., G Toussaint continued his scoring tear for the Skyhawks with 50 points as Johnsburg split its two games for the week.

Toussaint scored 28 and hit five 3-pointers Dec. 13 in a 95-59 win over North Boone. He came back with 22 points and three 3s Saturday in the Skyhawks’ 81-61 loss to Zion-Benton at Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic.

For the season, Toussaint is hitting 42.6 percent on 3s and is averaging 23.9 points a game.

NOTEWORTHY Tough scheduling: It will take 11 days for Jacobs to finish the Hinkle Holiday Classic this year because of different schedules with school districts that still have classes this week.

Jacobs boys basketball coach Jimmy Roberts said they simply could not have scheduled all the teams for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

“Everybody’s all over the place,” Roberts said.

So, the tournament resumes Thursday and Friday, then finishes Monday and Dec. 27. Huntley and South Elgin moved to the DeKalb Chuck Dayton Tournament this year, which opened up spots that were filled with Chicago schools Clark and Sullivan.

Jacobs also will play a noon game rather than assuming its customary 7:30 p.m. slot through pool play. With the home team playing the last game, it often helped with attendance. Jacobs plays Sullivan at noon Thursday.

“We’ve talked about not playing 7:30 to see how it goes,” Roberts said. “It’s a lot of time to sit around every day, watch a lot of basketball, which is fun, but then get your energy up and compete.”

Still a big part: Prairie Ridge junior guard Connor Kazin began the season in the starting lineup while the football team was busy winning the Class 6A state championship.

When the Wolves were done with football, starting guards Trevor Potter and James Queen returned, which pushed Kazin to a reserve role. It is a role he has filled well, playing key minutes and handling the ball.

“When the football players came back, he kind of took a step back,” Wolves coach Corky Card said.

“I said, ‘We need you to play.’ He’s one of our best ballhandlers at getting to the rim, and he’s a good free-throw shooter. He’s just been getting more confidence as we play. That’s huge.”

Lots of potential: Crystal Lake Central sophomore Alex Timmerman has been impressive for a team that has been closer to wins than its 2-6 record might indicate.

Timmerman is averaging about 13 points a game for the Tigers and can score inside or outside.

“He puts up good numbers,” Tigers coach Rich Czeslawski said. “We haven’t even scratched the surface of what he’s going to be. He’s going to be a special player, but it’s going to take more consistency than we’re getting out of him. He can shoot from the outside, he can finish inside, he rebounds well. When he plays with confidence, I think he’s as good as anybody out there.”

Making his point: Hampshire junior guard Tre Powell scored 29 points in last week’s 70-62 victory over Crystal Lake Central and showed what he could do. Powell sparked the Whip-Purs with defensive steals, drives to the basket and a pair of 3s.

“He had a lot of games like that on the sophomore team last year,” Whips coach Ben Whitehouse said. “He’s as quick and tough and competitive as they come. The talent is there, he just has to get used to playing at the varsity level. The ceiling is extremely high for a kid with his talent.”

WHAT TO WATCH Hinkle Holiday Classic Where: At Jacobs, Thursday and Friday.

What: Pool play winds up this week, setting up bracket play for Monday and Dec. 27. Jacobs, Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South, Johnsburg, Marian Central and Prairie Ridge are the local teams competing.

E.C. Nichols Tournament Where: At Marengo, Thursday and Friday.

What: Marengo, Crystal Lake Central, Richmond-Burton, Woodstock and Woodstock North are the local teams playing. The first two rounds are this week, with t he last three days next week.

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Huntley senior outside hitter Ally Dion (Southeast MisEleven area players were souri State), the 2016 Northwest selected to the Champaign Herald Volleyball Player of the News-Gazette 2016 Illinois All- Year, was named to the second team.

State Girls VolAddie Halverson (Richleyball Team, remond-Burton), Lauren Hanleased Sunday. lon (Marian Central), Taylor Marian CenJakubowski (Huntley), Maddy tral senior setter Katchen (Cary-Grove), Sydney McKayla WuenNemtuda (Marian Central) and sch earned firstMeghan Schwallie (Marian Centeam honors after McKayla leading the Hurtral) were special mention.

Wuensch ricanes to a Class Olivia Magnussen (Hamp3A state runner-up finish. The shire), Rachel Noonan (Marian Nevada-bound setter paced Mar- Central) and Jordan Proszenyak ian Central with 877 assists, 207 (Crystal Lake South) were honordigs, 34 aces and 109 kills. able mention.

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Continued from page 2 “I was mostly looking to post up,” said Lockwood, who was 5 of 11 from the field with seven offensive rebounds. “We were kind of driving and lobbing, passing it around, looking for the lob or the kickout 3. That’s what really helped. They (Central) didn’t know if it was going inside or out.”

Lockwood again was expected to be a major contributor for Prairie Ridge (5-9 overall, 1-5 FVC) after starting as a freshman, but a torn labrum she suffered leading up to the school’s volleyball season made her miss the majority of her volleyball season and the start of basketball season.

She committed to play volleyball at Notre Dame over the summer.

“When Lockwood got her second foul and went out, we were able to match up a little better,” Tigers coach Derek Crabill said. “But they (Prairie Ridge) got some second-chance opportunities. They got some paint touches in the third quarter that they weren’t getting in the second when we made our run.”

Emily Perhats (11 points) had three of four 3s for Prairie Ridge, all coming in the third. Her first gave the Wolves a 26-23 lead with 4:40 left in the third. She banked

in her second at the top of the key, and her third pushed their lead to nine points with 3:05 left in the quarter.

Prairie Ridge led, 32-25, heading into the fourth.

Lockwood gave the Wolves their biggest lead of 11 points twice in the fourth quarter on putbacks, while point guard Nicole Dorn had eight points, three assists and two steals. Karly Statter added nine rebounds for Prairie Ridge.

Lockwood, Dorn and Statter all started last season as freshmen.

The Wolves have won four in a row after a 1-9 start to the season. Injuries played a big role in that slow start, as Dorn missed time with a concussion and Statter already has had two ankle sprains.

“It’s a big deal (beating Central), because I have a lot of friends on that team and it was really competitive,” Dorn said.

“I wasn’t feeling the best, but I’m happy the team could pull through.

“Our confidence was down, but now it’s back. We’re playing more as a team. We’ve got our players back, so we’re finally getting our groove back.”

Cori Hamill led Central with 14 points, eight rebounds and five steals, Katy Penza had eight points and five rebounds, and Maddie Haslow added seven points, nine rebounds and three assists.

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NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Jacobs (8-0): The Golden Eagles defeated Marian Central, 62-37, in the first round of their own Hinkle Holiday Classic behind a career-high 30 points from Ryan Phillips. Jacobs is trying to win its own tournament for the first time since 2008.

2. Prairie Ridge (7-3): The Wolves continue to impress with their ball-press zone defense and unselfish offense. They took apart a 9-2 Boylan team, 66-44, Saturday in the first round of the Hinkle Holiday Classic, forcing 27 turnovers. Prairie Ridge has won seven in a row and could see the host Golden Eagles in the championship game.

3. McHenry (4-4): The Warriors are off until after Christmas, when they head to York’s Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. McHenry beat Huntley, 60-47, last week behind a big scoring effort from guard Gavin Markgraff.

4. Marian Cental (4-4): The Hurricanes might not reach a dazzling record with their rugged schedule, but could be a tough out in Class 3A with 6-foot-8 Sam Ohlrich and 6-3 Jack Moscinski leading the way. Their losses over the weekend came against teams that are a combined 16-1 – St. Patrick (8-1) and Jacobs (8-0).

5. Marengo (6-2): The Indians had been rolling along until their fourth quarter against Crystal Lake Central on Friday, when the Tigers erupted with a big finish. Still, guards Mike Volkening and Blaine Borhart have been big producers for the Indians, who host their own E.C. Nichols Holiday Tournament starting Thursday.

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Huntley grad posts double-double in Bruins’ victory

tournament as a No. 15 seed that year, losing to No. 2-seeded Virginia.

Last year, the Bruins lost by a point in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinals to eventual OVC champion Austin Peay. Egekeze said the loss last year might have been more motivation than reaching March Madness in 2015.

“Tasting that success right off the

bat was a great experience,” Egekeze said. “Having it end the way it did last year in the OVC tournament, I think that, more than anything, has made me so much hungrier.

“You win your freshman year and you think you’re going to go every year. But losing that game, knowing that as a mid-major sometimes it comes down to that one game, that’s made us so much hungrier.”

Belmont improved to 5-4 with Monday’s win over Milwaukee. The program has reached the NCAA tournament in four of the past six seasons under longtime coach Rick Byrd, who has led the program since 1986.

The school never has won a game in the NCAA tournament in seven appearances, and Egekeze wants to change that.

He said he has seen the most improvement in his 3-point shooting since joining the Bruins. He displayed as much when he drained a corner 3 in the second half against Milwaukee.

“It wasn’t really my forte,” he said.

“Being around so many great shooters every day, you kind of just naturally get better.”

His 14 points came on 5-for-7 shooting from the floor and 3 for 5 from the free-throw line in 29 minutes of play.

Playing about 90 minutes from home, Egekeze – who studies business – had a number of friends and family in attendance.

“It’s nice, I don’t always get to see them,” Egekeze said.

After a victory and a double-double, it was that much sweeter.

where he usually will see a text from his wife before the game.

Porter’s pregame cellphone ritual is important to him.

“The thing that I always have to do before every game – and if I can’t get in touch with them, I don’t feel like I’m going to play my best game – I have to FaceTime my kids,” said Porter, who has two daughters, ages 7 and 3, who live in Louisiana. “I have to. It’s a must. It’s a ritual. They put me right in the space that I need to be right before a game and remind me why I’m playing this game.

“If I don’t get in touch with them, as weird as it sounds, I can be prepared as I want to be, but if I don’t talk to them, I feel that everything goes out the window. I just feel like that I’m lost and floating around.”

LeBlanc has to get in touch with his mother before putting his phone away before a game.

“I’ve got to call my mom. That’s the last thing I do – or we text,” he

said. “We’ll pray together or she’ll text me, ‘Have a good game.’ I really got to make sure I talk to her or hear her voice, or something. I make sure she’s all right, she makes sure I’m all right and we’re going to have a good game.”

The technology can be distracting, sure, but it also is an important tool for players to stay in touch with their families – once the game is over, of course. After a game, maybe even before sorting through all the texts and tweets and Instagram notifications, Porter will use his cellphone to bookend his day with his children.

“My kids are the last ones I talk to before a game and the first ones that I go to talk to after a game,” he said.

“Whether we win or lose, I’m daddy.

They don’t see wins or losses on TV, they just see dad on TV and they’re happy. They remind me, I know the business side, but at the end of the day, I have them to brighten my day, if I’m having my lowest day, talking to them brightens my day.”

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com MILWAUKEE – The smallest of plays ignited a rally.

With Belmont trailing the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee by eight points midway through the first half, Bruins forward Amanze Egekeze blocked a Milwaukee shot on one end of the floor that led to a 3-pointer for teammate Taylor Barnette at the other end.

The sequence ignited a 13-0 run for Belmont en route to a 62-56 victory Monday at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. For Egekeze, a 2014 Huntley graduate and a former Northwest Herald Boys Basketball Player of the Year, it wasn’t a basket or a rebound – although he had plenty of those, too.

Egekeze finished with a double-double – 14 points and 14 rebounds – and three blocks in the victory. The Bruins were plus-10 points with the 6-foo-8, 220-pound junior on the floor, a category he led the Bruins in last season. “(I was) trying to have consistent energy,” Egekeze said. “My rebound numbers were better than they normally are. I’ve been trying to pick that up. I made the most of my touches down there on the post.”

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Belmont forward Amanze Egekeze holds the ball in the post against Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee. Egekeze, a 2014 Huntley alumnus, scored 14 points pulled down 14 rebounds and blocked three shots in the Bruins’ 62-56 victory.

Egekeze has seen steady improvement in his two-plus seasons at Belmont. He joined the Bruins after scoring 1,114 points at Huntley and helping the Red Raiders win three regional titles in his four years.

Egekeze averaged 20 minutes and 5.4 points a game as a freshman at Belmont. His team reached the 2015 NCAA

just FaceTime me.”

Left tackle Charles Leno sees it Continued from page 8 differently. For him, the football life offers an outlet to step away from the “I’m like, ‘Guys, and I’m guilty of phone. it, too, but can we put of our phones “[Heck] yeah, I like that when I’m down for a second?’ I’m guilty of it here I interact with my teammates,” everywhere,” he said. “We do it even at he said. “When I’m not here, I’m on it, home. My wife and I we say, ‘Let’s get of course, it’s part of our generation. rid of these phones.’ Even the kids start I try to stay away from it as much as using it. They want a phone or an iPad. possible, though, because you can get I’m like, ‘No, let’s go outside. Look at addicted to the social media world.” the trees, do something productive.’

• • • They can be addicting, especially with Players have pregame cellphone the games, technology, social media.” routines, knowing they’ll be disconLong, who is well known for his nected from family and friends for a social media prowess, was scrolling few hours. through Instagram during this interFor Long, it’s checking a text from view, multitasking as many millenhis Hall of Fame dad, Howie. nials can do. Even on weekdays, his “He always gives me a scouting phone will be active. report of what he thinks,” Long said.

“Last night, I pressed ‘read all,’ ” “He sends a little personal message to he said, scrolling through to show me. He’s always good with that.” hundreds of texts. “I have all these Miller gives his phone one last that were essentially unread, 250 or so, check when the Bears go to the locker because I hate texting. If you want me, room for the final time before kickoff,

BULLS 113, PISTONS 82

By JOE COWLEY

BULLS 113, PISTONS 82

jcowley@suntimes.com

DETROIT (82 Morris 2-9 2-2 6, Harris 4-11 1-1 10, Drummond 4-8 1-2 9, Jackson 2-5 3-4 7, Caldwell-Pope 3-6 0-0 6, Johnson 3-9 0-0 7, Hilliard 2-6 0-0 5, Leuer 7-9 2-2 16, Ellenson 0-3 0-0 0, Baynes 1-3 2-2 4, Marjanovic 3-6 0-0 6, Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Udrih 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-83 11-13 82.

CHICAGO (113) Gibson 8-8 0-0 16, Lopez 7-10 0-0 14, Rondo 4-7 0-0 10, Wade 6-10 1-1 13, Butler 6-7 6-6 19, McDermott 6-12 0-0 13, Zipser 0-3 0-0 0, Felicio 3-5 0-0 6, Portis 0-2 0-0 0, Mirotic 5-10 0-0 13, Canaan 0-1 0-0 0, Grant 3-5 0-0 6, Valentine 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 49-82 7-7 113.

Detroit Chicago

19 15 35 34

29 28

19 — 82 16 — 113

3-Point Goals–Detroit 3-23 (Johnson 1-4, Hilliard 1-4, Harris 1-4, Leuer 0-1, Smith 0-1, Caldwell-Pope 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Ellenson 0-3, Morris 0-4), Chicago 8-16 (Mirotic 3-6, Rondo 2-3, Butler 1-1, Valentine 1-2, McDermott 1-3, Canaan 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Detroit 32 (Leuer 5), Chicago 46 (Rondo 8). Assists–Detroit 19 (Smith 7), Chicago 34 (Rondo 14). Total Fouls–Detroit 8, Chicago 13. Technicals–Chicago defensive three second, Chicago team. A–21,400 (20,917).

er as a player or a coach, Hoiberg responded, “Coach. Not even close.’’

“You take it very hard when you’re not playing well,’’ Hoiberg said, when asked to explain why. “And you search and try to find a way to get it right. You go back and watch earlier in the year when we were doing things the way we wanted and we were playing together AP photo and having fun. That’s a big part of this Bulls forward Jimmy Butler shoots and thing. scores over Pistons defender Stanley John“Find a way to fight through this son in the second half Monday night at the adversity. Stick together through good United Center. The Bulls won, 113-82. times and bad times and everything in the perception of him being some laid- between and go out there and play with back, aw-shucks guy from Ames, Iowa: a swagger and have some fun.

“With college, you usually had at Population 61,000 and change.

Asked if the losing hit him hard- least five days in between (games).

BULLS NOTES

Mirotic back in Hoiberg’s rotation, but for how long?

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com CHICAGO –There’s no doubt the news hit Nikola Mirotic hard last week.

When talking about the fact he was out of the Bulls’ rotation – temporarily or not – the third-year player used words such as “surprised” and “difficult.”

“It’s the first time in my career that this is happening, but it’s the coach’s decision, so I’ve got to respect that,” Mirotic said. “There’s not too much I can say about that.”

And although Fred Hoiberg had a sit-down meeting with Mirotic to tell him the news Friday and the reasoning behind it, the second-year coach has been keeping an eye on Mirotic to make sure he was handling it the right way.

“He’s engaged,” Hoiberg said Monday. “There’s no doubt about that. He’s been the first guy in the gym, really

since last week. He was coming in, getting extra work in, so that’s important when you’re taken out of a lineup, to try and work your way back in it.”

As far as when Mirotic will become a permanent fixture back in the rotation, it sounds as though it’s going to be a feel thing. Basically, when Hoiberg sees it, he’ll know it.

He did use Mirotic in Nikola Mirotic the first quarter Monday against Detroit, but won’t commit to it being permanent.

“He’s a guy that we need out there, he spaces the floor,” Hoiberg said.

“He’s a guy that can, hopefully, knock down shots for us, and make plays.

He’s a cerebral player. The big thing is right now keeping after it, continuing to work, and being ready when your

name is called.”

This is a similar approach Hoiberg has taken with the likes of Bobby Portis, Jerian Grant and Cristiano Felicio, and it starts with practices and extra work. If a player does well in those two categories, minutes in games are handed out until there’s reason to keep handing them out or take them away.

“Now it’s about going out and taking advantage and playing well and going from there,” Hoiberg said.

Carter-Williams update: Michael Carter-Williams (left wrist) went through all noncontact aspects of the Sunday practice and had no setbacks Monday, so now the plan is to eventually get him into contract drills, maybe at some point this week.

As far as how long before he can start playing in games, Carter-Williams was asked whether he thought he would be good by Christmas and re-

plied, “Yeah, I would hope so.”

Looking for 3s: Hoiberg knew the Bulls could have problems from the outside coming into the season, but they’ve hit rock bottom, now dead last in the NBA in 3-point attempts with 19.6 a game, as well as 3-pointers made with 5.9 a game.

To put it in perspective, Houston led the NBA with 38.9 attempts a game and 14.9 made heading into Monday.

“Well, in today’s era, obviously you look at all the analytics,” Hoiberg said.

“The 3-point shot is obviously a very important component to this game.”

The message to his players?

“You gotta take ’em,” Hoiberg said.

“You gotta take ’em when you’re open.

You gotta rise up with confidence, and again, you gotta knock ’em down and make them come out and guard you, and, hopefully, open up some driving lanes for our playmakers.”

• Tuesday, December 20, 2016

CHICAGO – It’s not that Fred Hoiberg didn’t appreciate what Taj Gibson said.

Heck, considering the week the second-year coach had, any veteran player throwing a life preserver in his direction earned some gratitude.

“We’re all in this thing together,” Hoiberg said, when asked about Gibson insisting that the recent slump was on the players, not the coach.

But Hoiberg was looking for actions, not just kind words, and against the Detroit Pistons on Monday, he finally got both.

Thanks to a first-half explosion in which the Bulls (14-13) scored a season-high 69 points on 32-for-44 (72.7 percent) shooting, Hoiberg watched a dismal three-game losing streak come to an end, 113-82. Coincidentally, the 69 points was the total scored in the 95-69 loss to Milwaukee on Friday.

What a difference a game makes.

And throw in a passionate talk from Dwyane Wade to his teammates, a 21/2hour Sunday practice and a lethargic bench being called out along the way.

Although it was a performance the Bulls needed to get some of their swagger back, it might have been even more important for Hoiberg, who admittedly was “miserable’’ to be around lately.

Since being hired out of Iowa State, Hoiberg has been trying to put to rest

This level, you get it out of your system quicker.”

Unfortunately for the Pistons (1416), they had to bear the brunt of that built-up disappointment.

It came quickly and with precision, as the Bulls went right at Detroit from the tipoff, jumping out to an 8-0 lead, and then up by 15 points within the first seven minutes.

Even better news came when Hoiberg went to the bench at the 3:39 mark of that first quarter, and rather than watching that unit let leads slip away, it actually built on it.

Doug McDermott added six points, while Nikola Mirotic started rehabbing his way out of the doghouse by adding four. By the end of the first, it was a 35-19 lead.

As far as giving away a big lead as they did against Minnesota last week?

That also was put to bed, as the Bulls made sure Detroit wasn’t getting up off the canvas in this one, taking a 97-63 lead into the final quarter and allowing Hoiberg to empty the bench.

“We guarded, we let our defense lead to our offense,’’ Jimmy Butler said of the win. “We got a lead, and for once actually sustained it.

“Everybody came in with an open mind (after the three losses), and took the criticism that they very well deserved, and learned from it. Got back in the lab and got better, hopefully, (our next game) we play like we did [Monday].”

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WHAT TO WATCH NHL 7:30 p.m.: Ottawa at Blackhawks, CSN NBA 7 p.m.: San Antonio at Houston, NBA 9:30 p.m.: Utah at Golden State, NBA College football 6:30 p.m.: Boca Raton Bowl, Memphis vs. W. Kentucky, at Boca Raton, Fla., ESPN Men’s basketball 5:30 p.m.: E. Washington at Xavier, FS1 6 p.m.: Charlotte vs. Maryland, at Baltimore, ESPN2

6 p.m.: Georgia at Georgia Tech, ESPNU 6 p.m.: North Dakota State at Arkansas, SEC 7:30 p.m.: Maine at Providence, FS1 8 p.m.: North Dakota at Iowa, BTN 8 p.m.: Creighton at Arizona St., ESPN2 8 p.m.: Charleston Southern at Virginia Tech, ESPNU Women’s basketball 6 p.m.: Notre Dame at Michigan St., BTN Soccer 1 p.m.: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg, FS1 1 p.m.: Bundesliga, Hamburg vs. Schalke 04 , FS2

SPORTS BRIEFS Bears’ Royal to miss rest of season Redskins lose control of playoff hopes with loss to Panthers CHICAGO – Receiver Eddie Royal will miss the Bears’ final two games because of a toe injury. Royal will become the 18th Bears player on injured reserve after coach John Fox announced Monday that the nine-year veteran is done for the year.

Sidelined since Nov. 27, Royal has been limited to nine games in each of his two seasons with the Bears after agreeing to a three-year deal in March 2015.

LANDOVER, Md. – Kirk Cousins threw an interception and fumbled near his goal line as the Washington Redskins coughed up their easiest path to the playoffs with a 26-15 loss to the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers on Monday night. Washington could have clinched a playoff berth by winning its final three games but now needs help.

– Wire reports

BETTING ODDS NBA

FAVORITE New Orleans at CHARLOTTE at TORONTO at MIAMI at NEW YORK Boston Cleveland at HOUSTON at SACRAMENTO at LA CLIPPERS at GOLDEN STATE

Tuesday LINE O/U 2½ (207) 9½ (212½) 15½ (223) 2½ (197½) 5½ (210½) 2 (193) 3½ (211½) 1 (214½) OFF (OFF) 9 (214) 11 (210)

UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA LA Lakers Brooklyn Orlando Indiana at MEMPHIS at MILWAUKEE San Antonio Portland Denver Utah

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE at UNC-WILMINGTON at OAKLAND Richmond Georgia at SOUTH FLORIDA at OHIO ST. at TOLEDO at MARYLAND at LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Creighton at ARIZONA at OREGON at WASHINGTON FAVORITE

Tulsa

W Kentucky

BYU

Colorado St.

Tuesday LINE 14½ 7 4½ 3½ PK 21 2 13½ 10 7 12 OFF 14

UNDERDOG East Carolina Northeastern at JAMES MADISON at GEORGIA TECH N. Illinois Youngstown St. Loyola of Chicago Charlotte Pepperdine at ARIZONA ST. New Mexico Fresno St. Cal Poly

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Monday Miami Beach Bowl At Miami 11 12½ (69½) Cent. Michigan Tuesday Boca Raton Bowl At Boca Raton, Fla. 7 6½ (79½) Memphis Wednesday Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego 7½ 10 (57) Wyoming Thursday Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, ID 13 13½ (6½) Idaho

Old Dominion Louisiana Tech Troy

E. Michigan Navy Ohio

Sunday LINE UNDERDOG -170 Ottawa -145 Los Angeles OFF Nashville -145 NY Rangers -170 NY Islanders -150 Buffalo OFF Detroit -170 Anaheim -230 Colorado -123 St. Louis -107 at VANCOUVER OFF Calgary

LINE +158 +135 OFF +135 +158 +140 OFF +158 +210 +113 -103 OFF

NFL

FAVORITE NY Giants Washington at BUFFALO at NEW ORLEANS Atlanta at GREEN BAY at NEW ENGLAND Tennessee San Diego at OAKLAND at LOS ANGELES at SEATTLE at HOUSTON at PITTSBURGH at KANSAS CITY at DALLAS

Thursday OPEN TODAY O/U 3 2½ (41½) Saturday 3 3½ (OFF) 3 4 (42) 3 3 (53) 2½ 4 (OFF) 5½ 6½ (43) 14 16½ (44) 4 4 (44) 5 6 (44) 5½ 4 (53) 2½ 4 (40½) 8 7½ (43) 3 2 (41) Sunday 6½ 5 (44) 3½ 4 (37½) Monday 7 7½ (42½)

North W L T Pct PF Detroit 9 5 0 .643 301 Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 363 Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 264 Bears 3 11 0 .214 248 East W L T Pct PF x-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 366 N.Y. Giants 10 4 0 .714 272 Washington 7 6 1 .536 345 Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357 316 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 469 Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 313 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 406 Carolina 6 8 0 .429 337 West W L T Pct PF y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 Arizona 5 8 1 .393 340 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 264 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

PA 285 339 259 320 PA 258 250 343 299 PA 358 322 392 352 PA 235 325 328 434

WEEK 15 Thursday’s Result Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3 Saturday’s Result Miami 34, N.Y. Jets 13 Sunday’s Results Green Bay 30, Bears 27 Indianapolis 34, Minnesota 6 N.Y. Giants 17, Detroit 6 Buffalo 33, Cleveland 13 Tennessee 19, Kansas City 17 Baltimore 27, Philadelphia 26 Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 20 Houston 21, Jacksonville 20 Atlanta 41, San Francisco 13 New England 16, Denver 3 New Orleans 48, Arizona 41 Oakland 19, San Diego 16 Dallas 26, Tampa Bay 20 Monday’s Result Carolina 26, Washington 15

UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA at BEARS Miami Tampa Bay at CAROLINA Minnesota NY Jets at JACKSONVILLE at CLEVELAND Indianapolis San Francisco Arizona Cincinnati

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

Baltimore Denver Detroit

East W L T Pct PF y-New England12 2 0 .857 365 Miami 9 5 0 .643 315 Buffalo 7 7 0 .500 358 N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 242 South W L T Pct PF Houston 8 6 0 .571 250 Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 340 Indianapolis 7 7 0 .500 362 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 260 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 341 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 306 Cincinnati 5 8 1 .393 288 Cleveland 0 14 0 .000 220 West W L T Pct PF x-Oakland 11 3 0 .786 377 Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 319 Denver 8 6 0 .571 299 San Diego 5 9 0 .357 366 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Blackhawks 34 22 8 4 48 98 80 Minnesota 30 18 8 4 40 89 60 St. Louis 33 17 11 5 39 93 96 Nashville 31 14 12 5 33 89 89 Winnipeg 34 15 16 3 33 90 100 Dallas 33 13 14 6 32 84 101 Colorado 30 11 18 1 23 65 97 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 32 19 12 1 39 80 72 Anaheim 33 17 11 5 39 94 92 Edmonton 34 17 12 5 39 100 92 Calgary 34 17 15 2 36 89 98 Los Angeles 31 16 13 2 34 79 78 Vancouver 32 13 16 3 29 80 100 Arizona 32 11 16 5 27 72 101 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 31 20 7 4 44 96 69 Ottawa 32 18 11 3 39 82 85 Boston 33 17 13 3 37 78 79 Tampa Bay 32 15 14 3 33 91 91 Florida 32 14 13 5 33 77 87 Detroit 32 14 14 4 32 78 89 Buffalo 30 12 11 7 31 66 79 Toronto 31 12 12 7 31 87 94 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 34 23 10 1 47 113 75 Pittsburgh 32 20 7 5 45 109 90 Columbus 29 20 5 4 44 98 61 Philadelphia 34 19 11 4 42 107102 Washington 30 19 8 3 41 81 66 Carolina 31 13 11 7 33 82 87 New Jersey 31 12 12 7 31 74 93 N.Y. Islanders 31 11 14 6 28 81 99 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Results Nashville 2, Philadelphia 1 (SO) Detroit at Carolina, ppd., ice conditions Anaheim 3, Toronto 2 Edmonton 3, St. Louis 2 (OT) Calgary 4, Arizona 2 Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Nashville at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

SCHEDULE

PA 233 314 314 358 PA 294 323 339 359 PA 276 263 293 408 PA 336 274 258 366

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

Saturday’s Games 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’s Games Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.

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

Monday’s Game Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Friday Bahamas Bowl At Nassau, Bahamas +1 4 (6½) Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, TX +1 6 (67) Dollar General Bowl At Mobile, Ala. 5 4 (49)

NHL

FAVORITE at BLACKHAWKS at COLUMBUS at NEW JERSEY at PITTSBURGH at BOSTON at FLORIDA at TAMPA BAY at MONTREAL at MINNESOTA at DALLAS Winnipeg at SAN JOSE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

PREPS

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 19 6 .760 Milwaukee 13 12 .520 Bulls 14 13 .519 Indiana 15 14 .517 Detroit 14 16 .467 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 19 8 .704 Boston 15 12 .556 New York 14 13 .519 Brooklyn 7 19 .269 Philadelphia 7 20 .259 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 15 13 .536 Atlanta 14 14 .500 Washington 12 15 .444 Orlando 12 17 .414 Miami 9 19 .321

GB — 6 6 6 7½ GB — 4 5 11½ 12 GB — 1 2½ 3½ 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 22 5 .815 Houston 21 7 .750 Memphis 18 11 .621 New Orleans 9 20 .310 Dallas 7 21 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 18 10 .643 Oklahoma City 16 12 .571 Portland 13 16 .448 Denver 12 16 .429 Minnesota 8 19 .296 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 24 4 .857 L.A. Clippers 20 8 .714 Sacramento 10 17 .370 L.A. Lakers 11 19 .367 Phoenix 8 20 .286

GB — 1½ 5 14 15½ GB — 2 5½ 6 9½ GB — 4 13½ 14 16

Monday’s Results Bulls 113, Detroit 82 Indiana 107, Washington 105 Atlanta 110, Oklahoma City 108 Minnesota 115, Phoenix 108 Denver 117, Dallas 107 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY Boys basketball: Richmond-Burton at Mundelein Girls basketball: Dundee-Crown vs.

Trinity at Grant Christmas Tournament, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Alden-Hebron at Durand triangular, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Girls basketball: Dundee-Crown vs.

Waukegan 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 bowling: Huntley at Belvidere North, 4 p.m.

Girls bowling: Huntley at Belvidere North, 4 p.m.

Wrestling: Dundee-Crown at Wauconda quad, 5 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Monday’s Results No. 5 Duke 65, Tennessee St. 55 No. 15 Purdue 82, Western Illinois 50 No. 16 Indiana 103, Delaware St. 56 No. 21 Florida St. 76, Samford 68 No. 23 Southern Cal 79, Cornell 67 No. 25 Notre Dame 77, Colgate 62 Tuesday’s Games No. 9 Creighton at Arizona St., 8 p.m.

No. 11 West Virginia vs. Radford, 6 p.m.

No. 17 Xavier vs. Eastern Washington, 5:30 p.m.

No. 18 Arizona vs. New Mexico, 8 p.m.

No. 19 Saint Mary’s vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 9 p.m.

No. 20 Oregon vs. Fresno St., 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 1 Villanova vs. American, 5:30 p.m.

No. 2 UCLA vs. Western Michigan, 10 p.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. UC Riverside, 7 p.m.

No. 4 Baylor vs. Texas Southern, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 Duke vs. Elon at Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Kentucky at No. 10 Louisville, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Gonzaga vs. South Dakota, 8 p.m.

No. 8 North Carolina vs. Northern Iowa, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Virginia at California, 9 p.m.

No. 13 Butler vs. Vermont, 6 p.m.

No. 15 Purdue vs. Norfolk St., 6 p.m.

No. 22 South Carolina vs. Clemson, 8 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE MONDAY Miami Beach Bowl Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10 TUESDAY Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) WEDNESDAY Poinsettia Bowl San Diego BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) THURSDAY Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado St. (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN) FRIDAY Bahamas Bowl Nassau Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Old Dominion (9-3), noon (ESPN) Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Navy (9-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Dollar General Bowl Mobile, Ala. Ohio (8-5) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) SATURDAY Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Hawaii (6-7), 7 p.m. (ESPN) MONDAY St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Mississippi State (5-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Boston College (6-6) vs. Maryland 6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

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Putting down the phone at work Staying connected important to players before, after games

By KEVIN FISHBAIN

kfishbain@profootballweekly.com

in the Super Bowl for the Saints.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many text messages or missed calls.

It was hard to sort through all of them,” he said. “I tried to do it as best I could.”

Even Porter’s mom, who was at the game, texted him during the Super Bowl.

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The scene is familiar, and an NFL Zach Miller’s cellphone buzzed over locker room is probably no different and over again, but he wasn’t nearby. than any work environment with so By the time he retrieved it, there were many young people getting a break. nearly 400 text messages to read.

When practice is over and the open That’s what happens when you locker room period for the media bemake a one-handed, game-winning gins, most players can be found sitting touchdown catch on national TV while at their lockers, elbows on their knees, your phone is sitting in a locker for cell phone in their hands, thumbs tapfour hours. ping away at the screen, catching up on “I returned every single freaking everything they missed during practice. one of them, from the flight from San Phones aren’t supposed to be out at Diego until the time it took us to get meetings, either, so it becomes a ritual back,” Miller said, recalling a Monday on weekdays to give the phone one last night win over the Chargers during look before putting it away. the 2015 season. But even the simple “The rookies are on their phones act of responding to a text can be difa lot,” Porter said about the DBs – ficult when there are so many. “And although he did admit that he’s on his it irritates you because if you scroll often, too. “They’re trying to get their all the way to the bottom, you have to last text or social media look right scroll back to the bottom.” before meetings or whatever.”

In simple, sociological terms, the The 30-year-old said the “younger 2016 Bears are millennials. Of the 84 guys” are always texting or on Snapplayers associated with the 2016 roster chat, Instagram or Twitter. “It’s their (active roster, injured reserve and livelihood,” he said. practice squad), only nine are 30 and One of those younger guys, LeBolder. How many millennials can stand lanc, said he knows that, “When it’s being away from their phone for severtime to work, it’s time to work. … al hours? Imagine time unattached to a Your phone’s going to be there. When phone coinciding with being on TV. we get a break, I check it.”

The result is a lot of notifications to He also recognizes how quickly evsort through.

AP file photo eryone grabs his mobile device when Cre’Von LeBlanc’s phone was inun- Bears tight end Zach Miller makes a one-handed, game-winning touchdown catch as it’s allowed. dated with references to how his name Chargers inside linebacker Donald Butler looks on during the second half on Nov. 9, 2015, “Everybody’s gotta check somewas mentioned on the NBC broadcast in San Diego. Miller said he had nearly 400 text messages when he checked his phone thing,” he said with a laugh, then panin Dallas in Week 3. after the game. tomimed the taps on a phone. “When “They were joking on my name a we’re in the hot tub, everyone’s on little bit. ‘Is his name really Cre’Von LeBlanc’s favor after two positive per- to shoot over a text. their phones.”

LeBlanc, I could’ve sworn I ordered a For Kyle Long, the most memorable formances, but it’s not always the best Coach John Fox reminds players wine like that in Paris.’ I was getting postgame cellphone response came his that phones can be distracting, Acho thing to do right after a game. grief about it. It was pretty cool. I don’t “I used to always go to social media rookie season, when the Bears beat the said, but it’s not always easy. really mind,” the undrafted rookie “We do some stuff here where we Cowboys on “Monday Night Football.” to see what people are writing, but said about his first NFL appearance say, ‘No cellphones in meetings,’ and “Win or lose, your phone is going that’s the worst idea, so I’ve actually on “Sunday Night Football.” even that can be kind of tough because made it a point to not check any social to be active when you turn it on after “I had 20 text messages, ‘Oh, I see the game,” Long said. “There are some we’re meeting all day and I want to media until after I’ve been by myself you out there doing your thing.’ It was check something,” he said. “It is hard games where I can’t check Twitter, a little bit, talk to the family, my dad, pretty cool just to hear from family for a millennial, but coach Fox has and some days where I don’t even wife,” linebacker Sam Acho said. members, ‘I see you on TV.’ It was a good point as far as saying, ‘Hey, want to check my text messages, but “Later on I’ll check social media, good neat.” or bad, because you never know what it’s always nice after big wins to check phones can be distracting. Use this In Week 14, LeBlanc returned a time to dial in and later on you can your text messages and return texts people are going to say.”

Matthew Stafford interception for a check your phone.’ ” to people that were watching. If it’s For some millennials, simply touchdown. That netted him 11 text Miller said he dislikes how “95 a Monday night game, some guy that checking phones after seeing a movie messages postgame and a lot of new percent of them are on their phones” you maybe met twice in junior college whenever there is downtime. But, just or a flight will result in several followers on social media. is watching. It’s always cool to see.” notifications. That’s nothing when “My Instagram, I gained like 5,000 because Miller is older (32) than most of Cellphones might not have been as one considers an NFL player with followers,” he said. “I posted the pichis teammates doesn’t mean he is not ture that night and it got like 800 likes hundreds of thousands of connections addicting in 2010 as they are now, but attached to his mobile device as well. that didn’t mean Tracy Porter’s phone via social media in addition to all the in like two minutes.”

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