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Museums using technology for new visitor experiences

By ULA ILNYTZKY

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Museums are always looking for ways to make their exhibitions more exciting.

Now, new technologies are making that easier.

From 3-D scanning and 3-D printing, to virtual reality and special apps, these technologies are being applied in a multitude of ways. Still other technologies are being tested and developed as museums seek to ever broaden public access.

“Where we used to have one way of visiting and experiencing a museum, people now expect a variety of ways,” said Catherine Devine, chief digital officer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. “It’s about exploring technologies.”

A look at some of the ways museums are integrating and developing technologies to engage their audiences:

Navigating a big collection

You can get lost in the giant American Museum of Natural History. Explorer, a new app, uses hundreds of Bluetooth hotspots to navigate visitors around its halls to artifacts that may interest them the most.

“Instead of saying ‘turn at West 14th Street,’ it says ‘turn left at the huge mosquito, go through the green sign,’ ” Devine said.

“From the app’s point of view, you don’t have to say where you are. Whenever you raise your phone, the thing you’re immediately in front of is at the top of the app.”

Devine said the app can also can customize visitors’ tours. If a person selects “Really Big,” for example, the app might take them to the museum’s mammoth blue whale.

Once there, layers of information are added, including animation, videos and fun facts such as comparing the whale’s weight to 1.6 million slices of pizza.

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3-D printing and scanning

Museums still are exploring the many and varied applications of 3-D printing and 3-D scanning for their programing, research and gallery experience. Some are already using the latest 3-D printing technology to make replicas of historical artifacts to give visitors a new way to interact with the object without damaging the original.

3-D scanning tools also allow for detailed analysis of fragile specimens.

An example of that is an exhibition traveling around the country called “Mummies: New Secrets From the Tombs” organized by Chicago’s Field Museum. It used a medical CT scanner to “unwrap” the mummies. Museum-goers can peek under the wrappings by manipulating large table-top computer scans placed alongside the delicate specimens to see their clothes, hairstyles and the jewelry they took to their graves.

“The real power of 3-D scanning is that you have so many different potential outcomes,” said Adam Metallo, who, with Vincent Rossi, leads the 3-D digitization team at the Smithsonian’s 19 museums and nine research centers.

You can make an exact replica of something for display or create a digital model for a touchscreen interactive that people can view outside the museum.

“We’re interested in leveraging the technology to kind of take down the walls and provide unprecedented access,” Rossi said.

Virtual reality

Virtual reality, which uses special head gear to create the effects, can transport visitors to places they could never reach, such as inside the human body or the bottom of the sea.

At the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, visitors can explore a space shuttle and walk through the nuclear disaster site in Chernobyl with a virtual reality headset.

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BOTTOM LEFT: A view of the exterior of Centegra Hospital – Huntley, which opened in August. BOTTOM RIGHT: U.S. Olympics silver medalist Evan Jager, a Jacobs High School grad, poses Aug. 17 at the ceremony for the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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he opening of a new hospital and the modernization of another tops the Northwest Herald’s list of Top 10 local news events of 2016.

The new Centegra Hospital – Huntley and the

Centegra opens new hospital; Advocate modernizes

McHenry County’s access to quality health care was significantly augmented in 2016 with the opening of Centegra Hospital – Huntley and a major modernization of Advocate Good Shepherd.

Centegra’s new 128-bed, $233 million hospital at 10400 Haligus Road opened Aug. 9 – it in fact opened its doors about 30 minutes earlier than planned to deliver a baby.

It broke ground in 2014, after a years-long fight to get a certificate of need from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

The new state-of-the-art hospital employs 400 people, with 60 percent coming from other Centegra locations and 40 percent new hires. Besides private rooms

and modern operating rooms, it includes sound-proof floors, a made-to-order cafeteria that allows patients and visitors to order food via an app and an on-premises pharmacy.

Good Shepherd in May unveiled a $247 million modernization project that put all outpatient and diagnostic services at a radically improved front entrance and waiting area, included eight new operating rooms with the latest surgical technology and imaging tools, and created 102 private rooms with patient- and visitor-friendly amenities.

Its “smart room” amenities include flat-screen televisions that provide each patient with their specific itinerary for treatment and call buttons that allow them to specify what they need.

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State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo

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renovated Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital lead a list that includes the ending of several notable political careers, the expansion of another major local employer, and a local athlete who won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics.

Voters pick Franks as McHenry County Board chairman

Voters for the first time got to elect the County Board chairman, and for the first time in almost 40 years elected a Democrat to countywide office.

State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, defeated Republican challenger and County Board member Michael Walkup, R-Crystal Lake, with 56.7 percent of the vote.

Franks, who was first elected to represent the 63rd House District in 1998, decided not to seek a 10th term and ran for chairman instead.

Franks ran on a platform of reform, shrinking the county budget and encouraging other local governments to do the same. Since his Dec. 5 swearing-in, the board has made changes to its structure and rules.

Voters in 2014 approved a binding referendum to make the chairmanship popularly elected rather than elected by the 24-member board itself.

McHenry County also is losing the representation in Springfield of state Rep. Mike Tryon, R-Crystal Lake, who decided after six terms to retire.

The new Centegra Hospital – Huntley

State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi calls it quits

State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, whose 12 years in office included major successes and an attempt to put him behind bars, decided that three terms was enough.

Bianchi, of Crystal Lake, had decided to seek a fourth term but changed his mind and backed the candidacy of fellow Republican Patrick Kenneally, who was sworn in Dec. 1.

Bianchi spearheaded the creation of a number of specialty courts and a first offender program aimed at reducing recidivism, and his office won a number of high-profile Shaw Media file photo convictions. But his early amicable relationship with the Lou Bianchi county’s GOP leadership soured, and he later found himself facing multiple corruption charges after a judge appointed two special prosecutors to investigate claims that he used his office for political work.

A judge threw out all counts against Bianchi and his secretary. Bianchi and his supporters subsequently wrested control of the GOP away from the previous establishment.

Bianchi spent his last day in office attending a parole hearing at Stateville Correctional Center for a convicted murderer.

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Jager wins silver medal at Rio games

Jacobs High School graduate Evan Jager’s localboy-who-did-good story was played out in Rio de Janeiro with the world watching.

Jager, a 2007 graduate, won the silver medal in the 2016 Olympics for the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He is the first American to win a medal in the event since the 1984 games in Los Angeles, and his time of just more than 8 minutes and 4 seconds was the best for an American since the 1952 games in Helsinki.

Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto won the race in 8 minutes and 3.28 seconds, breaking an Olympic record, which Jager himself would AP file photo have broken with his time had he won the gold.

Evan Jager “It was just the last two years of dreaming of that moment, thinking about it every single day,” Jager told NBC after the race. “It actually coming to fruition and coming true … that was a lifelong dream of mine coming true.”

More than 2,000 people packed Jacobs’ main gym in Algonquin to watch Jager run.

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Anti-tax movements pick up steam

Efforts to fight McHenry County’s smothering property-tax burden gained momentum in 2016.

A McHenry man’s decision to protest his $11,468 tax bill by paying it in dollar bills encouraged others to follow suit, and it prompted the creation of a new anti-tax group trying to get more tax fighters elected to local office.

Voters elected a County Board chairman on a platform of cutting the county government tax bill by 10 percent. The man he defeated for the seat announced his candidacy for Nunda Township supervisor on a platform of cutting its budget by half.

Voters also elected political newcomer Joe Tirio to the office of McHenry County recorder on a platform of eliminating the office altogether. Voters in Cary, Fox River Grove and Lakewood approved anti-tax advisory referendums.

A study by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation concluded that McHenry County has the 29th highest property-tax burden in the nation.

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Dan Aylward of McHenry rips a copy of his tax bill in protest of his high real estate taxes.

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Problems plague March primary election

Numerous glitches and communication issues marred the March 15 primary election in McHenry County.

Problems included the failure of electronic poll books, computer problems and an inability for poll workers to communicate with the county clerk’s office. An emergency court order requested by county Clerk Mary McClellan extended voting hours by 90 minutes, but several precincts did not get the word and closed early.

Several state and local races that were too close to call

remained that way until almost 48 hours later, when all but the mail-in ballots finally had been tallied.

State Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, asked the Illinois State Board of Elections to investigate to guarantee the integrity of the process. The board’s report, released in April, identified several issues and recommended fixes.

McClellan made changes to the election process, and the Nov. 8 election ran much smoother.

About two-thirds of the county’s 218,178 registered voters cast ballots.

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McHenry County Board participation in IMRF investigated

County Board members voluntarily removed themselves from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund after an investigation into whether they worked the minimum hours required.

The IMRF launched the investigation at the behest IMRF of state Director representaLouis tive and now Kosiba County Board Chairman Jack Franks, who alleged that members did not work the 1,000 hours a year they are required to in order to qualify for an IMRF pension.

One thousand hours a year adds up to 20 hours a week of work for 50 weeks.

While County Board members lashed out at Franks and IMRF Director Louis Kosiba, they subsequently removed themselves from accruing any more credit toward IMRF pensions. A law approved shortly thereafter removed all future elected county board members from IMRF statewide.

The IMRF’s guidelines state that people elected to county boards, barring “highly unusual circumstances,” will not meet the 1,000-hour threshold. Its investigation into the County Board’s eligibility was “inconclusive.”

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Hebron Village President John Jacobson

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Elvira Flores, machine operator at Sage Products Inc. in Cary, packages Comfort Shield Barrier Cream Cloths.

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Sage Products announces expansion

Sage Products and the village of Cary announced in September that the manufacturer plans to expand and bring 350 more jobs to the area over the next five years.

The manufacturer of medical devices is buying the vacant land east of its 3909 Three Oaks Road plant for the expansion. Cary already has approved the needed zoning and the closing of Sage Parkway, a move that upset some area residents. Fifty of the new warehousing and distribution jobs are expected to be created by 2018.

More than 700 people are employed at Sage, which relocated to Cary in 1980. The business maintains a high visibility through its philanthropy, including the Sage YMCA in Crystal Lake and the Centegra Sage Cancer Center in McHenry. Michigan-based Stryker Corp. bought Sage in February for $2.78 billion.

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Drug, legal woes continue for Hebron village president

Hebron Village President John Jacobson, who won election in 2013 despite facing drug charges for possessing crack cocaine, again found himself in trouble with the law.

Sheriff’s deputies were called to his home on the night of March 17. Jacobson was found unconscious in his bathroom in only his underwear after a night of smoking crack and drinking, according to police reports.

Besides crack, paraphernalia, a shotgun and ammunition were found.

Village voters elected Jacobson despite his drug charge and his firing from his maintenance job at McHenry County College for allegedly sending pornography via email. A plea deal prevented Jacobson from receiving a felony conviction that would have cost him the office.

Jacobson now faces felony charges for the drug possession and having a firearm without a FOID card, as well as misdemeanor charges for illegal possession of ammunition and the drug paraphernalia.

Jacobson is seeking re-election to a second term, but faces four challengers in the April 4 election.

Full interchange at Interstate 90 and Route 23 advances

The McHenry County Board approved an agreement with the state to build an interchange at Interstate 90 and Route 23 in Marengo.

Board members on Sept. 6 overwhelmingly approved the $32 million plan, which government and business leaders have long sought – while McHenry County has access to I-90, it does not have an interchange on its own soil.

Marengo plans to create an industrial hub at the site, taking advantage of I-90’s direct routes to O’Hare and Rockford airports. An analysis concluded that the interchange and the jobs that it would create could mean between $538 million and more than $1.7 billion in economic impact.

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority will pay for the overpass and half of the cost for the ramps in the second phase, with the county and the Illinois Department of Transportation splitting the difference. The county will cover the $2.66 million in engineering costs.

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Looking east from the Harmony Road overpass, Illinois Route 23 passes over Interstate 90 near Marengo.

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An area of high pressure stationed to our south will help bring a dry and fairly sunny day today. Despite the sun, it will be a brisk and colder day with highs in the 30s. Generally dry weather is expected to continue through at least Friday, with temperatures close to average for this time of year.

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WEATHER HISTORY New York City was hit by its biggest 24-hour snowstorm on Dec. 26 and 27, 1947. The accumulation was more than 26 inches in Central Park and 26 inches at Newark, N.J.

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LOCAL BRIEFS Fire official: Vehicle totaled after car fire in Wonder Lake

WONDER LAKE – A minivan located in Wonder Lake was destroyed after it caught fire Monday afternoon, a fire official said.

Firefighter Eric Perez said the Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded about 12:58 p.m. to the 3500 block of Church Drive for a reported single-vehicle fire.

Shortly after the fire district arrived at the scene, Perez said, the fire was put out, but not before the vehicle was a total loss.

Perez said the cause of the fire is under investigation, and no one was injured.

Learn about animal tracks at Glacial Park nature program

RINGWOOD – “Lost Valley Nature Detectives,” a self-guided drop-in program for families, is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at the Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood.

The program includes indoor displays and outdoor exploration. Free exploration backpacks, including binoculars and field guides, can be checked out.

Each month features a different topic, including “Animal Tracks” in January and “Winter Trees” in February.

The center will be closed Friday and Saturday. For information, call 815-4795779.

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WOODSTOCK

Producer to teach free screenplay workshop

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A well-known film producer is offering a second session of a free screenwriting course for developing creative writers in the community.

The workshop was first established at the beginning of the year through a public-private partnership called Ignite Woodstock between the city of Woodstock and EMH Consulting Group Inc. The program saw more than 20 students in its first session.

The course aims to teach and mentor participants on how to professionally explore their ideas in screenplays.

Cary Granat – CEO of EMH Consulting Group and a part-time Woodstock resident – and other industry professionals will instruct the course. Granat has produced and supervised films including “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” “Spy Kids” and “Holes,” among others.

The course will be offered from 7 to 10 p.m. every other Wednesday from Jan. 25 to May 3.

EMH Consulting Group, based in Santa Monica, California, opened an office at 111½ E. Van Buren St. last year.

The group also has a separate internship program.

If you go n WHAT: Free screenwriting course n WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. every other Wednesday from Jan. 25 to May 3 n WHERE: EMH Consulting Group Inc. office, 111½ E. Van Buren St., Woodstock Laura Witlox, EMH vice president of operations, said Granat is familiar with the city’s proud history of film and rich art community, and the course provides him an opportunity to give back.

The 16-week course is open to anyone, including college-aged students, retirees or people wanting to make a change in their career or explore a second job, Witlox said.

“We want to help those people grow their talents to be able to accomplish something,” she said.

If participants complete their first drafts and commit to the full program, there is a second-tier program where they can continue to refine their screenplays for potential sale.

Those interested in applying and registering for the course must do so in person from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, or from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays until Jan. 13 at the EMH offices in Woodstock.

GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS Harvard, disorderly conduct.

WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County grand • Tyler R. Palmer, 23, 2237 Colorado Ave., jury this week indicted the following people on Elgin, harassment by telephone, disorderly the following charges: • Anthony J. Duggins, 42, 340 Poplar St., Crystal Lake, aggravated driving under the influence.

• William T. Leistritz, 43, 14411 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Woodstock, burglary, retail theft.

• Hector Chavera, 41, 12 Larkspur Court, Lake in the Hills, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated driving with a revoked license, driving with a suspended or revoked license, two counts of driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed.

• Erik A. Escutia, 35, 2021 Willow Brooke Drive, Woodstock, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

• Adam R. Schonhoff, 32, 107 W. Brown St., Harvard, criminal trespass to residence, criminal damage to property.

• Bradley T. Hein, 29, 940 Glen Oaks Drive, Sleepy Hollow, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence.

• Robert J. Miller, 59, 606 E. Diggins St.,

conduct.

• Natalie Centeno, 27, 2203 175th St., Lansing, four counts of unlawful possession of a fraudulent driver’s license.

• Douglas T. Smith, 53, 431 Leah Lane, Woodstock, aggravated battery, criminal trespass to real property, battery.

• Byron Rietsel, 59, 1205 N. River Road, McHenry, aggravated driving under the influence.

• Charles E. Akerberg, 31, 12316 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock, unlawful possession of weapons by a felon, unlawful possession of firearm without requisite FOID card, violation of bail bond.

• Harold R. Braxton Jr., 46, 111 S. River Road, Fox River Grove, violating an order of protection.

• Gregory E. Jones, 28, 192 Elmhurst Drive, No. 204, Crystal Lake, two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Matthew D. Armbrust, 31, 8404 Russell

Road, Cary, unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Ralph R. Realmo Jr., 19, transient, unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

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SYCAMORE – Christiene Drake knew something was wrong when her regular customer hadn’t called in her grocery order two days after she said she would, so she took matters into her own hands. She called 911.

Susan Dailey, 63, had been lying on the couch for four days without her medication or water when police broke through the door of her Sycamore apartment the day before Thanksgiving.

After being taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, Susan Dailey recovered at Pine Acres Rehabilitation Center in DeKalb and returned home Wednesday, just in time for Christmas.

“I am thankful to the person who helped me,” Susan Dailey said.

Patricia Dailey of DeKalb, Susan’s sister-in-law, said Susan had passed out in her bathroom and made her way to the couch, where she tried to wait until she was strong enough to get up and call for help.

“She’s a very private and reclusive individual, never calls anyone, but she always makes her grocery call,” Patricia Dailey said. She said Susan suffers from lung and heart problems and might have died without help arriving when it did.

“It was a chain reaction, and it all started with Christiene,” Patricia said.

Susan’s oxygen levels had dropped when paramedics arrived, and her heart stopped several times during her first night of treatment, Patricia said.

“She’s like the Energizer bunny,” Patricia said. “She keeps coming back.”

Drake is the manager of Aisles Online at Hy-Vee in Sycamore. She said people can order their groceries online through the service, but some customers who don’t have computers call to place orders.

Drake said she made sure to tell Susan ahead of time about the early cutoff for orders leading up to Thanksgiving, and Susan agreed she would call Monday.

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Aisles Online manager Christiene Drake calls a customer while gathering grocery items for him or her Friday inside HyVee in Sycamore. Drake fills online grocery orders for customers and was concerned when a regular customer had not placed an order. She went to the customer’s home and called 911 when no one answered the door. Paramedics then were able to perform emergency treatment for the customer.

“I have Susan’s number memorized,” Drake said. “Monday came and I didn’t hear from her, so I gave her a call at 9:30 a.m. She likes to sleep in, so I made sure I didn’t call too early.”

Drake said she tried to call Susan again before leaving work Tuesday, and

by Wednesday morning she still hadn’t heard anything.

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“I just knew something wasn’t right,” Drake said. “I’m thankful everything turned out OK.” She said the officer broke through the door when he was unable to see into the apartment or verify Susan’s whereabouts.

“The neighbors had seen her a couple days before; her car was there,” Drake said. “I said, ‘Maybe she’s in the hospital,’ but the police already checked.”

Drake said the main lesson people should take away from the situation is to think about their neighbors, especially those who are homebound or disabled.

Patricia added that she is thankful for people such as Drake who take time to think of others.

“It was the night before Thanksgiving, and so many people don’t have time to care for anyone else,” Patricia said.

“She only met [Susan] once, but they talked on the phone a number of times.

Most people just punch the clock, collect their check and that’s it.”

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CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Park District has begun a new partnership with area high schools that provides an opportunity for students to take photos of nature and learn about plant species.

The Nature-Based Photography program is conducted in collaboration with Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South and Prairie Ridge high schools.

For the first time, the three Crystal Lake high schools have partnered with the Nature Center at Veteran Acres Park.

School officials said students spent time photographing the Nature Center so photos could be used for plant identification and other educational needs.

The images were compiled, and then student photographers voted for the strongest images from each category. The winning images will be printed

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Each photography student will have artwork represented at the Nature-Based Photography Showcase, which will be on display through Jan. 31.

The closing reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Crystal Lake Park District Nature Center, 330 N. Main St. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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nlinhart@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County residents can help adult students further their education by becoming a literacy volunteer.

Those interested in becoming a volunteer literacy tutor for reading, math and/or English can attend a free information session Jan. 19 or Jan. 21 at McHenry County College.

The Jan. 19 session will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in Room A370, and the Jan. 21 meeting will be from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room A372.

The tutoring project is made possible in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library using state funds designated for literacy.

The session is led by MCC’s Adult Education Department, which provides county residents with an opportunity to tutor adult students.

Volunteer literacy tutors are not required to speak a second language or have teaching experience to tutor in the program.

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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.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary; father, Kenneth; and brother, John Frazier Sr. A “Celebration of Life” will take place in Crystal Lake in the next 4 to 6 weeks.

JAMES G. PALEK

Born: February 21, 1929; in Chicago, IL Died: December 22, 2016; in Woodstock, IL

James G. Palek, 87, of Crystal Lake, passed away December 22, 2016.

MARKEN GERHARDT Born February 21, 1929 in Chicago; he was Born: April 7, 1943 the son of James and Vlasta (Cekan) Palek.

Died: December 21, 2016 He married Genevieve D. Ungerecht on April 22, 1950 in Chicago.

Marken Gerhardt (nee James retired from Black Dot after 31 years Frazier), 73, of Crystal Lake, of employment. He was a member of the passed away on December Men’s Garden Club, Sokol Organization and a 21, 2016, after a brief illness. Boy Scout troop leader for a number of years.

She was born April 7, 1943, He enjoyed gardening, gymnastics, fishing, in Lubbock, TX, to Kenneth bonsai trees, campfire cooking, barbecue, and Mary (Cooper) Frasummers in Pike Lake, WI and spending time zier. After growing up in Texas, she graduated with his family. from Stephens College in Columbia, MO, with Survivors include his children, Debi (Tom) a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. While there, Malone, Sue Ellen (Bill Bacon) McKinnon, Tom she met her husband, Paul, and they were (Lynn) Palek, Steve (Kathy) Palek, Nadine married in 1964.

(Steve) Csech, Paul Palek and Jon (Linda) Marken, a 38-year resident of Crystal Lake Palek; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandwho also previously lived in Michigan and children.

West Germany, was a member of AAUW, the He was preceded in death by his wife; parDAR, a world traveler, accomplished amateur ents; son-in-law, Ray McKinnon; and brother, photographer, active in multiple book clubs Robert Palek. and dining groups, and so much more.

Visitation 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, She is survived by her loving husband of December 29th, with service to follow at 52 years, Paul C. Gerhardt Jr.; daughters, 6:00 p.m. at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Michelle (Brian) Pappaducas, Kathy (Jon) Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Avenue, Crystal McCarthy and son, Eric (Dawn) Gerhardt; Lake. grandchildren, Nikolos Pappaducas, Ella, In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made Anslee and Cailyn Gerhardt; brother, Ken to Journey Care Hospice or St. Jude’s Chil(Charlotte) Frazier, sisters-in-law, Margie Fra- dren’s Hospital. zier and Mitzi (Jack) Davis; as well as many Online condolences may be submitted at nieces and nephews. querhammerandflagg.com.

California official tied to Watergate probe dies The ASSOCIATED PRESS LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. – Ed Reinecke, who was lieutenant governor of California under Gov. Ronald Reagan but resigned after a perjury conviction tied to the investigation of the Watergate scandal, has died at age 92.

Reinecke, who also served in Congress and ran to succeed Reagan as governor in 1974, died of natural causes Saturday in Laguna Hills, son Mark Reinecke told the Los Angeles Times.

Reinecke was a protege of Reagan, who appointed him as his second-in-command in 1969. Reinecke was running for governor when he became ensnared in the wide-ranging Watergate investigation of the Nixon administration.

He was indicted for lying about a 1972 phone call with John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s attorney general and a key figure in the scandal. The perjury charge stemmed from conversations between Reinecke and Mitchell about telecommunication company ITT’s offer to underwrite the 1972 Republican Convention.

The Senate Judiciary Committee was investigating whether Mitchell knew about a $400,000 pledge from the company before Mitchell’s Justice Department settled antitrust disputes with ITT. Prosecutors suggested that in exchange for Reinecke lying to investi-

gators, Mitchell would help Reinecke in his bid for governor.

Between the indictment and his 1974 conviction, Reinecke lost the Republican primary to Houston Flournoy, who would go on to lose the governor’s race to Democrat Jerry Brown.

Reinecke received an 18-month suspended sentence from a federal judge, who called him a victim of his own “selfish ambition.”

Reagan stood by his friend and protege, seeking to get donors to pay his legal bills.

“I’m sure, like most of us, you agree that Ed was – and is – a victim of circumstances and Watergate,” Reagan said in his appeal to donors at the time. “This year it’s our turn to help a man we all know to be a fine Christian and loyal husband.”

The conviction would later be overturned on a technicality. It could not be proved there were enough senators present at Reinecke’s Judiciary Committee hearing to make its decision legal.

Reinecke was born in Medford, Oregon, and raised in Beverly Hills.

He served as a Navy radioman during World War II then got an engineering degree from the California Institute of Technology.

He operated an irrigation manufacturing company with his family until 1966, when he successfully ran for Congress at age 40 despite no political experience.

Pioneering astronomer for work on dark matter dies at 88 The ASSOCIATED PRESS PRINCETON, N.J. – Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday.

She was 88.

Allan Rubin, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, said his mother died Sunday night of natural causes.

He said the Philadelphia native had been living in the Princeton area.

Vera Rubin found that galaxies don’t quite rotate the way they were predicted, and that lent support to the theory that some other force was at work, namely dark matter.

Dark matter, which hasn’t been directly observed, makes up 27 percent

of universe – as opposed to 5 percent of the universe being normal matter.

Scientists better understand what dark matter isn’t rather than what it is.

Rubin’s scientific achievements earned her numerous awards and honors, including a National Medal of Science presented by President Bill Clinton in 1993 “for her pioneering re- Vera Rubin search programs in observational cosmology.”

She also became the second female astronomer to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

“It goes without saying that, as a woman scientist, Vera Rubin had to overcome a number of barriers along

the way,” California Institute of Technology physicist Sean Carroll tweeted Monday.

Rubin’s interest in astronomy began as a young girl and grew with the involvement of her father, Philip Cooper, an electrical engineer who helped her build a telescope and took her to meetings of amateur astronomers.

Although Rubin said her parents were extremely supportive of her career choice, she said in a 1995 interview with the American Institute of Physics that her father had suggested she become a mathematician, concerned that it would be difficult for her to make a living as an astronomer.

She was the only astronomy major to graduate from Vassar College in 1948.

When she sought to enroll as a graduate student at Princeton, she learned women were not allowed in the university’s graduate astronomy program, so she instead earned her master’s degree from Cornell University.

Rubin earned her doctorate from Georgetown University, where she later worked as a faculty member for several years before working at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, a nonprofit scientific research center.

During her career, Rubin examined more than 200 galaxies.

“Vera Rubin was a national treasure as an accomplished astronomer and a wonderful role model for young scientists,” said Matthew Scott, president of the Carnegie Institution. “We are very saddened by this loss.”

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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.

Sarah L. Belcher: The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. funeral service Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Free Methodist Church, 934 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Interment will be private in McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery. For information, call Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710.

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.

Paige J. Chavez: The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. funeral service Thursday, Dec. 29, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

Alexander “Gator” S. Chiarello: The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 338 S. Harrison St., Belleville, Wisconsin.

The Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the church.

Erin K. Davis: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Four Colonies Clubhouse, 680 Cress Creek Lane, Crystal Lake, with a luncheon to follow.

For information, call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home at 815-943-5400.

Genevieve Irene DeLance: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Skaja-Bachmann Funeral Home, 7715 W. Route 14, Crystal Lake. The funeral procession will be at 9:30 a.m. to the 10 a.m. Mass celebration Wednesday, Dec. 28, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Crystal Lake. Interment will be in Windridge Memorial Park. For information, call the funeral home at 815-455-2233.

Dolores Huelskamp Cannady Fritsch: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Grace Lutheran Church, 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Woodstock. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights. For information, call Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710.

Robert J. Gruel: The visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at Zion Lutheran Church, 412 Jackson St., Marengo.

The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday,

Dec. 27, at the church. Interment with military honors will be in McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call Fredrick Funeral Home at 847-683-2711.

John J. Kanter: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with a 7 p.m. funeral service, Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry.

Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

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.

Donald C. Marski: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. The memorial Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at St. Patrick’s Church, 3500 Washington St., McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

James G. Palek: The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 6 p.m. funeral service Thursday, Dec. 29, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Valeria M. Scarbrough: The visitation will

be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Wednesday, Dec. 28, at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Interment will be in Ringwood Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Eugene Seaver: The visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the 6 p.m. funeral Mass celebration Tuesday, Dec. 27, at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. A reception will follow in the Father Sherry Parish Center. For information, call Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory at 815-385-0063.

Larry J. Seaver: The luncheon to celebrate his life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Moose Lodge in Harvard.

For information, call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home at 815-943-5400.

Dolores J. Toscano: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Cary United Methodist Church, 500 N. First St., Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

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LASALLE – Kaitlyn Bibula stood on a step stool to reach the kitchen counter in her La Salle home. With her fine blond hair pulled back in a ponytail, the 6-year-old carefully mixed the batter, then scooped it up with a serving spoon and poured it into the cupcake liners sitting in the muffin tin in front of her.

Some batter dripped onto the muffin tin, and she giggled. “Oops!”

When the treats emerged from the oven, the first-grader spread a generous amount of icing onto the perfectly browned cupcakes. Turning to speak to her parents, Ryan and Deb Bibula, she pretended to lick the frosting from the butter knife. “No,” they both begin to correct her, and an impish grin breaks out on her face. “I’m just kidding,” she said.

She turned serious again as she took a pinch of sprinkles and topped one cupcake, then another.

“Those look wonderful,” her mother said when she is finished.

“Yeah,” she said as a matter of course.

“I went around them twice.”

Kaitlyn has been baking for half of her young life. Photographic evidence graces her parents’ refrigerator, where she can be seen stirring batter at age 3.

“We don’t do anything special,” Deb

Christmas break she and Kaitlyn put a family recipe for cut-out cookies to good use.

“It has buttermilk in it,” Deb said.

“That’s what makes them good.”

They make the frosting from scratch, too. The almond extract in the frosting gives it a cherry flavor, Deb said. “It’s delicious.”

Kaitlyn gets extra baking in at the homes of her grandparents, Kenny and Betty Wrobleski in Oglesby, and Richard and Billie Bibula in La Salle.

Who is usually with her in the kitchen?

“Mostly my mom and Grandma Betty and Grandma Billie,” she said. “Also I like to cook with my dad sometimes.”

Her favorite cake to make is a Jell-O poke cake.

In addition to preparing dessert, Kaitlyn likes to help get supper on the table.

She enjoys making spaghetti and stuffed peppers with her mom. She also helps prepare mashed potatoes and already has learned the importance of safety in Scott Anderson/NewsTribune via AP the kitchen.

Kaitlyn Bibula, 6, stands on a step stool to reach the kitchen counter as she makes cup“One time I was cutting potatoes, and cakes Nov. 25 in her home in La Salle.

I cut my finger open,” she said. said of the cupcakes. “We just use a cake in the mix, but Kaitlyn said the Pillsbury The incident hasn’t deterred her love mix and frosting out of a container.” cupcakes are better. of cooking and baking, however.

They usually use Pillsbury Funfetti “The sprinkles in the batter are bigShe plans to try out a pizza recipe cake mix, but happened to have a Bet- ger,” she said. from a Taste of Home cookbook she won ty Crocker Super Moist Party Rainbow As a working mom, Deb doesn’t have during the recent cooking school at La Chip mix this time. Both have pudding a lot of extra time for baking, but during Salle-Peru Township High School.

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NEIGHBORS Johnsburg

THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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“HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD” READERS THEATRE

WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 27 WHERE: McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry COST & INFO: Fourththrough 12th-graders will act out scenes from “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

Costumes are optional.

Free. Registration required.

Information: 815-385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

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HOLIDAY TRAIN DISPLAY

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dec. 27-28 WHERE: Prairie Lodge, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley COST & INFO: Annual model train display presented by the Kishwaukee Valley & Eakin Creek Sun City Model Railroad Club. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free.

Information: 847-669-2392 or www.sccah.com.

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LIFETREE CAFÉ

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 27 WHERE: The Pointe, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Gather to engage in conversation on a different topic every week.

This week’s topic is “The Aliens are Coming: What If It’s True?”

Free. Information: 815-4591441 or www.lifetreecafe.com.

ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS – Johnsburg High School Principal Kevin Shelton announced 11 JHS students from the class of 2017 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Pictured (back row, from left) are Jake Grunder, Brianna Huff, Jodie Hanrahan, Brian Thomson, Kevin Sompel and James Griffin; and (front row) Mariel Lopez, Ashton Hansen, Yana Astter and Elizabeth Prouty. Not pictured: Hayden Hamsher.

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Richmond

CALENDAR Dec. 27

• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Kids Club, McHenry Recreation Center, 3636 Municipal Drive, McHenry.

Children ages 5-10 will participate in group games, arts and crafts and outside activities (weather dependent). Cost: $40 residents, $50 nonresidents. Before and after care available for additional fee. Information: 815-363-2160 or cwitt@ci.mchenry.il.us.

• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. – “Let’s Make Thank You Cards,” Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. All supplies provided. Drop-in program. Free. Information: 815-459-1687 or www. clpl.org.

• 10 to 11 a.m. – “A Monster of an Event,” McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry.

Children ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult will read monster stories, sing songs and make a craft. Free.

Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

• 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. – Minecrafters @ the LIbrary, Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Third- through eighth-graders will play Minecraft. Free. Registration required. Information: 847-458-3139 or www.aapld.org.

• 6 to 8 p.m. – The Fray Stitchery Club, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Open to those who knit, crochet, cross-stitch or work any other needle craft. Novice through experienced, ages 10 and older, are welcome. Bring projects and supplies. Information: 847-669-5386.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUCCESS – Main Stay Therapeutic Farm’s 2016 Special Olympics team competed in the Illinois State Equestrian Games Oct. 22-23 in Poplar Grove. Team members competed in classes including showmanship, English and stock seat equitation and working trail, winning four gold, seven silver and five bronze medals. Riders Sierra Reiser (left) and Jen Kararo are shown with their medals.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – You need to look at all the angles. It’s important to consider your options and to make a point of doing what’s best for you. Don’t be tempted to follow what someone else is doing.

A conservative approach will help you avoid extravagance, indulgence and poor choices.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Take care of any pressing money matters. Don’t leave anything to chance that could cause legal, financial or contractual problems. Snap decisions will not work out well. Explore your options.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Do something constructive. Offer to help an organization or

someone who needs your help and wisdom.

Make love and romance a priority.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Work on personal improvements instead of trying to change others. Set the stage for how you are going to head into the new year. Start a fitness and diet routine now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Work-related problems will crop up if you are too forthcoming with your opinion. Keep your thoughts to yourself and focus on taking care of business and honing your skills.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Communicate, say what’s on your mind and offer solutions to problems that arise. Your input will make a difference to someone or something you care

about. Do something nice for others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You’ll discover something you enjoy doing and do well. Make an effort to turn a hobby or pastime into a source of income. Personal improvements are favored.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Don’t spend money just because you see a good deal. Holding on to your cash will allow you the freedom to pursue an intriguing opportunity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Host an event or gather with your peers for a little festive cheer. Doing something with children will bring you joy and improve your relationship with loved ones.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Emotional matters will escalate if someone you live with puts

demands on your time. Be polite, but say no or offer alternatives that work better for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Short trips, shopping sprees or a new outfit for the end-of-year festivities will make your day. A romantic evening will change things in a big way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Follow through with an idea. The more you accomplish before the end of the year, the easier it will be to finish what you start. A bargain will play into your plans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Changing the way you live or how you spend your cash will help you put your life back on course. Make stipulations that will encourage others to help you reach your goals.

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STATE

Dems weigh 2018 challenge for governor

By SARA BURNETT

The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner sent two clear signals when he dumped $50 million into his campaign fund: The 2018 race for Illinois governor will be a rough one, and the contest starts now.

What’s still unknown is which Democrats will try to unseat the multimillionaire former businessman.

Among those contemplating a bid are U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, businessman Chris Kennedy, state Sen. Andy Manar and billionaire investor J.B. Pritzker, according to potential candidates and aides.

In a glimpse of what’s to come, the Democratic Governors Association said Rauner is “more focused on getting elected than passing a budget or growing Illinois’ economy,” and that his cash infusion “won’t make Illinois voters forget about his past 2 years of failure.”

Illinois Republican Party spokesman Steven Yaffe fired back that the election will “present a clear choice between those like Gov. Rauner who want to reform state government so it works for the taxpayers and those who will simply raise taxes without reforming the status quo in order to protect the political insiders and special interests.”

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News from across the state

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Police: Majority of holiday violence is gang-related

CHICAGO – Chicago police said more than 40 people were shot over the holiday weekend and more than three dozen guns were seized.

The shooting tally includes violence at a family Christmas party on the city’s South Side at which two people were killed and several others wounded.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that the majority of shootings and homicides from Friday afternoon through Monday morning were “targeted attacks by gangs against potential rivals who were at holiday gatherings.”

He said 45 guns have been seized since

Foods. He appears to be the closest to launching a bid, although he has flirted with running for office in the past and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos not followed through.

Bustos is a Springfield native and He has been hiring campaign staff former member of the East Moline City and an announcement is expected in Council. She was first elected in 2012 January, according to an adviser who to represent the 17th spoke on the condition Congressional District, of anonymity because an which comprises a swath official campaign staff of western and northern has not been assembled.

Illinois.

Kennedy has been A senior adviser to traveling the state and Bustos said many people meeting with party have urged her to con- Cheri Bustos Chris leaders such as House sider running since she Speaker Michael MadiKennedy gan, who leads the Demowon re-election last month by a 20-point margin in a district that voted for Re- cratic Party of Illinois, saying Kennedy publican Donald Trump. would be an “excellent candidate.”

Bustos is “giving it serious consideration,” adviser Stacy Raker said. “Cheri State Sen. Andy Manar The former chief of staff to Senate thinks Bruce Rauner has been an absolute disaster for working families in her President John Cullerton said he’s givdistrict and across our state, so she’s ing a bid “serious considcommitted to making sure Democrats eration.” He’s been meethave a candidate who can defeat him ing with party leaders, supporters and potenin 2018.” tial donors but said he Chris Kennedy doesn’t have a timeline His is a name with a political legacy, for an expected decision. as he’s the son of the late Robert and Manar was first elect- Andy Manar ed in 2012, and has been Ethel Kennedy.

The former chairman of the Univer- heavily involved in efforts to reform Ilsity of Illinois Board of Trustees, Ken- linois’ school funding formula. nedy runs a grocery nonprofit, Top Box He said the gridlock that’s occurred Here’s a look at some of the Democrats who could challenge Rauner:

Friday afternoon, which is slightly more than a typical weekend.

Violence over the holiday weekend comes during a surge in city violence.

More than 700 homicides have been reported this year.

Last year, fewer than 500 homicides were reported.

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Autopsy scheduled for man found dead in Christmas fire

BRIGHTON – An autopsy has been scheduled for an 83-year-old man found dead Christmas morning after a fire broke out in his southwestern Illinois garage.

The Macoupin County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Thomas J. Vernatti of Brighton. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported that an autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

Authorities said Vernatti lived alone at the address.

Fire officials and police were called around 2 a.m. Sunday. The Illinois Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted to inves-

tigate the fire.

Brighton is about 75 miles from Springfield.

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Rocker-turned-organ repairman fixing old organ

QUINCY – A one-time music store employee and rock musician is the unlikely point man in the renovation of 123-year-old church organ in western Illinois.

The (Quincy) Herald-Whig reported that Phil Hoenig is restoring the Unitarian Church’s Steere pipe organ. It’s Quincy’s oldest continually operating organ, though it’s been without key parts that mimic clarinet sounds since the 1970s.

Hoenig taught himself how to repair old organs. The first he worked on had 1,444 pipes. The Unitarian’s has 900.

The Fort Madison, Iowa, man said that after he first saw the all-mechanical pieces of an organ went from thinking “’I want to play rock ’n’ roll to ‘I want to be a classic organist and organ builder.’ ” The restored organ will be played pub-

since Rauner took office has been “devastating.”

Lawmakers have been unable to pass a budget, leading to multibillion-dollar bill backlogs and deep cuts to social services and other areas.

“One way or another I’m going to be part of crafting a strategy so that (Democrats) win elections in 2018,”Manar said.

J.B. Pritzker

Pritzker is a billionaire businessman and philanthropist who has the bank account to compete with the governor’s own personal wealth, and a spokesman said he would be willing to use it.

The spokesman declined to be identified because he has typically represented Pritzker in business, not political, matters.

Pritzker also has proven fundraising skills, raising millions for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The spokesman said the venture capitalist and entrepreneur is motivated by the damage he’s seeing to things he cares about, such as J.B. Pritzker social services and economic development. He said Pritzker is “very seriously considering” a run, but a decision isn’t imminent.

licly for the first time on Jan. 22.

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Mayor’s race in Illinois’ 2nd-largest city takes shape

AURORA – The 2017 race for mayor in Illinois’ second-largest city is taking shape.

Five candidates submitted petitions last month, but one has dropped out.

The remaining candidates are state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, Alderman Richard Irvin, Alderman Michael Saville and Richard Guzman, the city’s assistant chief of staff.

The general election is April 4.

Elections rules say there’s no need for a Feb. 28 primary if there are only four candidates.

Former Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner stepped down from his post in October after more than a decade. He cited health concerns with his battle with cancer. The City Council chose Alderman Robert J. O’Connor to finish the remainder of the term, which ends in spring 2017.

– Wire reports

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unseasonably warm temperatures were raising the risk of tornadoes and damaging thunderstorms.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe laid About 3 million people in parts of wreaths at various cemeteries and Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky and memorials Monday ahead of a visit Tennessee could see damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes to the site of the 1941 bombing Monday, the Storm Prediction that plunged the United States Center in Norman, Oklahoma, into World War II. said, but no major outbreak was Abe landed at Joint Base Pearl expected.

Harbor-Hickam and then headed to National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, where he laid a wreath. Colombia probe finds error, He stood for a moment of silence lack of fuel in air crash BOGOTA, Colombia – A series of at the cemetery near downtown human errors caused an airliner to Honolulu, which is known as run out of fuel and crash in ColomPunchbowl.

He later visited a nearby memo- bia last month, killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian rial for nine boys and men who died when a U.S. Navy submarine soccer team, aviation authorities collided with their Japanese fishing said on Monday.

Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics vessel in 2001. At the Ehime Maru agency concluded in its invesMemorial, he again laid a wreath tigation that the plan for the and bowed his head. flight operated by Bolivia-based Winter storm weakens, but charter company LaMia did not travel hazardous in places meet international standards.

Among the errors made were the CHICAGO – The fury of the decisions to let the plane take off winter storm that swept into the without enough fuel to make the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day was weakening Monday flight safely and then to not stop evening, but blowing and drifting midway to refuel.

The pilot also did not report the snow continued to hamper travel plane’s emergency until it was too in many areas.

The combination of freezing rain, late, it said.

Neither the company nor Bolivisnow and high winds that forced vast stretches of highways in the an authorities should have allowed Dakotas to be shut down Sunday the plane to take off with the flight plan submitted, said Freddy continued into Monday, and authorities issued no-travel warnings Bonilla, air safety secretary for Colombia’s aviation authority. for much of North Dakota.

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Women cry as they place flowers in front of the Alexandrov Ensemble building Monday in Moscow, Russia, after a plane carrying 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble on Sunday crashed into the Black Sea minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi.

Kremlin downplays terror attack possibility in jet crash

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and VERONIKA SILCHENKO The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia – The Kremlin on Monday played down the possibility that a terror attack might have downed a Syria-bound Russian plane, killing all 92 people on board, as the nation observed a day of mourning for the victims, including most members of a world famous military choir.

The Tu-154 owned by the Russian Defense Ministry crashed into the Black Sea early Sunday two minutes after taking off in good weather from the city of Sochi.

The plane was carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, often referred to as the Red Army Choir, to a New Year’s concert at a Russian military base in Syria.

About 3,500 people, 43 ships and 182 divers have been sweeping a vast crash site for bodies of the victims and debris, and dozens of drones and several submersibles also have been involved in the search.

Rescue teams so far have recovered 11 bodies and numerous body fragments, which have been flown to Moscow for identification.

Divers have located parts of the plane’s fuselage and other fragments, but the search for the jet’s flight recorders will likely prove challenging as they lack underwater locator beacons for easy spotting common in more modern planes.

Officials sought to squelch speculation that the crash might have been caused by a bomb planted on board or a portable air defense

missile.

But some aviation experts pointed that the crew’s failure to communicate any technical problem and a large area over which fragments of the plane were scattered point at a possible explosion on board.

Evidence of a bombing of a Syria-bound military flight would badly embarrass the Kremlin, highlighting Russia’s extreme vulnerability to attacks even as it boasts its success in Syria after Aleppo fell into President Bashar Assad’s hands.

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that an attack isn’t a likely scenario. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, who oversaw the rescue efforts, said investigators were looking into a possible technical fault or pilot error as the most likely reasons behind the crash.

But some experts remained skeptical, noting that the crew would have reported any technical glitch.

“Possible malfunctions ... certainly wouldn’t have prevented the crew from reporting them,” Vitaly Andreyev, a former senior Russian air traffic controller, told RIA Novosti, adding that an “external impact” was the most likely reason.

Russia’s main domestic security and counter-terrorism agency, the FSB, said it has found “no indications or facts pointing at the possibility of a terror attack or an act of sabotage on board the plane.”

The plane departed from the Chkalovsky military airport just outside Moscow and stopped in Sochi for refueling early Sunday.

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Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel sparks debate

By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press

NEW YORK – If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador.

The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of David Palestinian statehood Friedman and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government. So far to the right is Friedman that many Israel supporters worry he could push Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be more extreme, scuttling prospects for peace with Palestinians in the process.

The heated debate over Friedman’s selection is playing out just as fresh tensions erupt between the U.S. and Israel.

In a stunning decision Friday, the Obama administration moved to allow the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israeli settlements as illegal. The move to abstain, rather than veto, defied years of U.S. tradition of shielding Israel from such resolutions, and elicited condemnation from Israel, lawmakers of both parties, and especially Trump.

“Things will be different after Jan. 20th,” when he’s sworn in, Trump vowed Friday on Twitter. On Monday, he added: “The United Nations has

such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!”

Presidents of both parties have long called for a two-state solution that envisions eventual Palestinian statehood, and Netanyahu says he agrees. Friedman, who still must be confirmed by the Senate, does not. He’s called the two-state solution a mere “narrative” that must end.

Under Obama, the U.S. has worked closely with J Street, an Israel advocacy group sharply critical of Netanyahu. Friedman accuses Obama of “blatant anti-Semitism” and calls J Street “worse than kapos,” a reference to Jews who helped the Nazis imprison fellow Jews during the Holocaust.

For decades, the U.S. has opposed Israeli settlement-building in lands it seized in the 1967 Mideast war. Friedman runs a nonprofit that raises millions of dollars for Beit El, a settlement of religious nationalists near Ramallah. Beit El runs a right-wing news outlet and a yeshiva whose dean has provocatively urged Israeli soldiers to refuse orders to uproot settlers from their homes.

So it’s unsurprising that Friedman’s nomination has already sharpened a growing balkanization of American Jews, between those who want the U.S. to push Israel toward peace and those who believe Obama’s approach abandoned America’s closest Mideast ally.

It’s a debate playing out even at Temple Hillel, near the Long Island-Queens border, where Friedman’s father was rabbi for almost half a century.

“Clearly, David’s opinions do not appeal to everybody in the synagogue,

“Clearly, David’s opinions do not appeal to everybody in the synagogue, and they appeal to others in the synagogue.”

Ken Fink

Temple Hillel synagogue president and longtime congregant and they appeal to others in the synagogue,” said Ken Fink, the synagogue’s president and longtime congregant.

“But there’s a huge amount of pride for the hometown boy.”

Thirty-two years before Trump’s election, President Ronald Reagan donned a yarmulke and noshed on chicken cutlets and noodle pudding at Rabbi Morris Friedman’s home, after a speech at Temple Hillel affirming the separation between church and state.

Coming just two weeks before Reagan’s re-election, the attempt to woo Jewish voters struck some as opportunistic, and they protested on the streets of the heavily Jewish town of North Woodmere.

Seated at the Sabbath table with Reagan was David Melech Friedman – his middle name means “king” in Hebrew. The rabbi’s son went on to become Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer, an advocate for far-right policies on Israel, and now, Trump’s choice for ambassador, despite having no diplomatic experience.

Cindy Grosz, who said she’s known Friedman for nearly 50 years, recalled big parties with boisterous debates about Jewish issues held in his fami-

ly’s sukkah, the outdoor hut Jews build during the harvest festival Sukkot.

“He still has the same best friends he’s had for over 30 years,” Grosz said.

At his midtown Manhattan law firm, Friedman opens his offices to those in mourning who need a minyan – a quorum of 10 men in Orthodox Judaism – to say the Mourner’s Kaddish, a prayer that observant Jews say daily for one year after a parent’s death.

And it was a parent’s death, in a way, that brought Friedman and Trump closer together. Over the years, Friedman has told friends the story of how the billionaire real estate mogul defied an oppressive snowstorm that had kept others away to “sit shiva” for Friedman’s father during the Jewish mourning period.

Educated at Columbia University and NYU School of Law, Friedman developed a reputation as an aggressive, high-stakes bankruptcy attorney, representing Trump when his Atlantic City casinos went through bankruptcy.

In the courtroom, he’s known as a formidable opponent, said attorney Tariq Mundiya, Friedman’s adversary in several cases. He said he’d been aware of Friedman’s advocacy on Israel but added, “When you’re in the fog of war with David, the last thing you’re talking about is the Middle East.”

Enraged by Trump’s pick, left-leaning groups and Palestinian officials have suggested his confirmation could spell the end of any serious discussions about peace.

Netanyahu has stayed publicly quiet about Trump’s pick. Friedman and Trump’s transition team didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Obama vs Trump: Dispute erupts over who would have won

By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press

HONOLULU – In an alternate universe in which President Barack Obama ran for a third term against Donald Trump, who would have won?

No surprise: The president and the president-elect disagree.

A fresh dispute erupted Monday between Obama and his successor, spurred by Obama’s hypothetical musings that had he run again, he would have been victorious. Interviewed for a podcast, Obama suggested he still holds enough sway over the coalition of voters that elected him twice to get them to vote for him once again.

“I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it,” Obama told his for-

mer White House adviser, David Axelrod, in a podcast released Monday.

Trump, naturally, disagreed. He took to his preferred medium – Twitter – to offer his reaction.

“President Obama said that he thinks he would have won against me.

He should say that but I say NO WAY!” Trump wrote.

He suggested Obama’s record would have prevented him from securing a victory, citing jobs that have left the U.S., troubles with Obama’s Affordable Care Act and the ongoing threat posed by the Islamic State group as examples.

The White House declined to comment on Trump’s tweet.

In the podcast, Obama didn’t address whether he would have been able to surmount the obstacle that the Electoral College posed for Hillary Clinton. The Democrat failed to secure a majority of electoral votes despite winning the pop-

ular vote by millions.

Yet Obama said he’s spoken to people across the U.S. who have told him the direction he pursued “is the right one,” a sentiment he said extends even to some people “who disagreed with me.” He suggested Democrats’ failure in the election may have stemmed from the prevailing assumption that Clinton’s victory was all but assured.

“If you think you’re winning, then you have a tendency – just like in sports – maybe to play it safer,” Obama said.

Though Obama railed against Trump during the campaign, he’s largely held his tongue since the Republican’s Election Day victory, in large part to ensure a smooth transition of power.

He and Trump have spoken regularly by phone, and Trump has praised his predecessor for the graciousness with which he’s handled the process.

But in recent days, points of tension

between their two teams have started to emerge, driven by Trump’s picks of Cabinet nominees who have vowed to dismantle much of what Obama has accomplished. The Obama administration has also been dismayed by requests from Trump’s team for information they fear could be used to try to identify and then eliminate bureaucrats who have worked on Obama priorities such as climate change and women’s rights overseas.

Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii, was prohibited by the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment from running for a third term. But Obama has said that even if there weren’t term limits for presidents, he believes it’s important for the country to have a change of leadership after eight years. He’s also suggested his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, would have had little patience for a third term in the White House.

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Pentagon’s next challenge: Silicon Valley With a month to go before he assumes responsibility for the U.S. military, President-elect Donald Trump already is demonstrating his aggravation over runaway costs. Recent tweets have targeted the high price of not just Air Force One, a relatively minor project, but also the new F-35 fighter, the largest defense contract in history. He’s also called for a lifetime ban on top military officials going to work for defense contractors.

Trump’s complaints have a superficial appeal: Weapons contracts are chronically late and over budget. And the revolving door between the Pentagon and the primary defense contractors looks unseemly; most recently, retired Gen. Mark Welsh, a former Air Force chief of staff, took a board seat at Northrop Grumman, which is building the next long-range stealth bomber.

But closing off that door would be counterproductive. Defense firms need people who understand the military’s requirements and bureaucracy. As for runaway costs, Congress already has moved the Pentagon toward fixed-price contracts that hold builders more responsible for coming in on budget, and has decentralized the buying process, giving the individual services more budgetary freedom – and thus more responsibility to limit overruns.

These moves should improve efficiency to some extent. Saving truly big money and substantially speeding production will require more radical change: Contracting needs to be less focused on the military-industrial base and more on Silicon Valley. As the Pentagon moves to smaller, higher-tech weapons such as drones, improves battlefield communications and global surveillance and enhances its cyber-hacking abilities, it makes more and more sense to contract with tech firms for hardware that might not be designed exclusively for the military.

When James Mattis, the former general tapped

by Trump to be defense secretary, appears before the Senate for his confirmation hearings, he will inevitably be grilled on the Syrian war, his global counter-terrorism strategy and civil-military relations. Lawmakers also should measure his enthusiasm for bringing the military further into the information age by partnering with the most dynamic U.S. companies.

Protecting America’s primacy in a high-tech world depends on it.

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If Congress does not make repeal of coverage contingent on adoption of a replacement plan, then Congress also should repeal the hospital payment cuts that help pay for ACA coverage. Illinois hospitals have experienced more than $1 billion in ACA payment cuts.

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BUSINESS

Ski resorts tout authenticity in growing industry

By KRISTEN WYATT The Associated Press

DENVER – A budget ski resort in western Colorado came up with an eye-popping offer – a $700 lift ticket, the most expensive in the nation. Only this lift ticket comes with a sweet bonus: a pair of handcrafted skis made from Colorado wood.

Gimmicky? Sure. But Sunlight Mountain Resort said that in an era of increasing ski-industry consolidation, where a handful of companies control more and more winter sport terrain, scrappy independent resorts need all the help they can get to compete with amenity-laden megaresorts.

From baking fresh doughnuts for skiers to displaying local art to play up a sense of community, smaller, independent resorts say they have to rely on personality.

“It’s the difference between Budweiser or a craft brew,” said Troy Hawks, Sunlight’s head of marketing and sales.

The ski industry used to be dominated by independent resorts, where downhill and cross-country skiers would drive to a local mountain, maybe get a fireside cup of hot chocolate in a lodge, then drive home. A ski area with an on-mountain hotel was a rarity; one with nighttime entertainment and white-tablecloth dining would be a true destination.

Starting in the 1980s, larger conglomerate companies started consolidating ski areas, investing heavily to make their mountains 12-month vacation destinations.

They made room for upstart snowboarders. Added spas and skiing lessons for kids. Built condominiums and larger hotels. Allowed guests to one buy

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Bennett Levine of West Vail, Colo., skis during the Dec. 2 opening of Northwoods and Game Creek Bowl in Vail, Colo. one pass good at several mountain resorts.

Consolidation expanded in spurts.

The trend hit a new milestone last October when Vail Resorts of Broomfield spent $1.05 billion to buy Canada’s Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc., North America’s biggest and busiest ski resort. The purchase brought Vail Resorts to a dozen ski areas, all of them destination resorts that court overnight guests.

“We’re seeing homogenization in the industry, no question,” said David Norden, CEO of Taos Ski Valley Inc., an independently owned resort in New Mexico.

Mega ski operators like Vail can afford to advertise worldwide, and they grab headlines when they grow. But an industry association that tracks skier

visits says that smaller, independent resorts are holding their own.

“There’s the visible national destination resorts, but there’s a whole other aspect of the industry made up of resorts that are closer to home, that they’re easily accessible, affordable, and in many cases specialize in teaching people how to ski,” said Michael Berry, president of the National Ski Areas Association, based in Lakewood.

Just a fraction of the nations’ 463 ski areas are owned by multi-mountain conglomerates, and no one counts how many of the 57 million or so annual skier visits are made to independently owned mountains, Berry said.

But he conceded that consolidation isn’t going away, making it imperative that independent resorts keep locals coming back.

“The better they do, the more likely they are to be a target for acquisition.

It’s one of those ironic realities,” Berry said.

Owners of the independent mountains said they’re trying to buck the consolidation trend by competing with personality.

At Taos, resort owners are investing in local art to play up the region’s acclaim for southwestern art, especially pottery and textiles.

“As with any business, it’s important to try to come up with, ‘What is your differentiating factor?’” Norden said.

One Colorado resort uses its lack of amenities as an attraction. Silverton Mountain in southwest Colorado has no terrain for beginners or intermediates. No ski school. No hotel. Just one lift and 1,800 acres of uncrowded terrain for expert skiers. No frills. Just thrills.

“We set ourselves apart by limiting the daily skier visits and making the experience the opposite of others,” said Silverton Mountain co-founder Jen Brill, who happily boasts that her mountain sees as many skiers in a season as the megaresort Breckenridge Ski Resort sees in a busy winter weekend.

Another independent resort touts its family-friendly vibe, taking pride in its lack of alcohol sales and abundance of ski lessons.

Brad Moretz, co-owner in Appalachian Ski Mtn. in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, said independent resorts simply need to play up their differences to keep a hold in a consolidating industry.

“There are lots of people that look for a more personal experience,” Moretz said. “The conglomerates do a good job, but there is absolutely no replacement for pride of ownership.”

GM’s main China venture fined $29M in anti-monopoly case

By JOE McDONALD The Associated Press

BEIJING – General Motors Co.’s main joint venture in China was fined $29 million on Friday on charges it suppressed competition by enforcing minimum sales prices for dealers, the latest in a string of penalties against foreign auto brands under the country’s anti-monopoly law.

Chinese regulators have punished companies in industries from milk to medical devices under a 2008 anti-monopoly law in what appears to be an effort to force down consumer prices.

Friday’s announcement followed

public criticism by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump of Chinese trade practices but there was no indication the case was linked to that. GM had announced in August 2014 its joint venture, Shanghai GM, was under investigation by anti-monopoly regulators.

The Shanghai Price Bureau said Shanghai GM, a joint venture with stateowned Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp., improperly suppressed competition by enforcing minimum prices dealers were allowed to charge for Cadillac, Chevrolet and Buick models.

That “disrupted the normal order of market competition,” the statement said.

Setting minimum retail prices is a common practice in many markets, but lawyers said Chinese regulators appear to regard it as an improper restraint on competition.

A statement by the price bureau said the penalty was set at 4 percent of Shanghai GM’s annual sales, or 201 million yuan ($29 million).

In a statement, GM said: “GM fully respects local laws and regulations wherever we operate. We will provide full support to our joint venture in China to ensure that all responsive and appropriate actions are taken with respect to this matter.”

GM vies with Germany’s Volkswa-

gen AG for the status of the top-selling vehicle brand in China.

Sales of GM vehicles in China rose 7 percent in November over a year earlier to 371,740 units. Year-to-date sales rose 8.5 percent to 3.4 million.

Audi, VW’s luxury unit, was fined $40.5 million and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Chrysler brand received a smaller penalty in 2014 on similar charges of enforcing minimum sales prices.

State media cited an official saying Daimler Benz AG’s Mercedes unit was guilty of violations but no penalty was announced. Toyota Motor Corp. said its Lexus unit was under scrutiny but no results have been announced.

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WORTH TALKIN’ ABOUT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2016

Woman’s love of sewing patterns leads to world-class collection SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – If a costume designer wanted to re-create a World War I era wraparound dress, a 1940s zoot suit or even a bodice from 1875, the sewing patterns are in Rhode Island.

The University of Rhode Island has the largest known collection of sewing patterns in the world, according to the collection’s curator, Joy Spanabel Emery, and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

About 50,000 are on paper and 62,000 are in an electronic database.

They’re at the university because of Emery’s love of patterns.

Emery donated her personal collection of patterns and periodicals to the university years ago and has painstakingly sorted through the donations sent there as word spread about the growing repository. Three more boxes full just arrived to be added to the overflowing filing cabinets.

“This is much more than a hobby.

It really is a passion,” said Emery, a professor emerita of theater at URI. “I’m learning things every day about pattern companies and the different styles and I enjoy creating something that’s a legacy.”

As a costume designer, Emery began saving paper patterns in the 1980s because everyday clothes often aren’t preserved over time. Notable pieces such as military uniforms and wedding dresses tend to be saved. And she worried electronic versions could be lost as technology changed.

The association for performing arts and entertainment professionals, USITT, honored Emery this year for documenting the clothing of American history. The 80-year-old Emery received a distinguished achievement award in costume design and tech-

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Joy Spanabel Emery, professor emerita and curator of the University of Rhode Island’s commercial pattern archive, displays a donated sewing pattern Sept. 11, 2014, in her office on campus in South Kingstown, R.I.

nology, the only one given this year in that category.

Costume designers can replicate period clothing and the public can understand how middle-class Americans dressed over time because of Emery, Executive Director David Grindle said.

“The archive is unique to her,” he said. “No one else has done this kind of work.”

Emery finds the patterns from the 1930s the most interesting because they’re elegant and inventive despite the fact they were designed during the Depression. She’s also intrigued by the WWI dress, the “Hoover apron.” Women wore it when Herbert Hoover promoted food conservation by encouraging Americans to grow vegetable gardens.

The oldest patterns in the collection are from 1847, including a peignoir and a baby cap.

NEW YORK – Authorities said rapper Troy Ave was shot while sitting in his car at a Brooklyn intersection.

Attorney Scott Lemon said his client, whose real name is Roland Collins, was on his way to visit family Sunday evening when he was shot twice.

Police said the 31-year-old Collins was in a red Maserati when a man fired several rounds into the car, striking Collins once in the arm and grazing his head.

Collins is hospitalized in fair condition. No arrests have been made.

Collins is free on bail after his May arrest in connection with a fatal shooting inside a popular Manhattan concert venue.

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Chewbacca roars out ‘Silent Night’ online

LOS ANGELES – Chewbacca is no Bing Crosby, but the Wookie’s rendition of “Silent Night” is adding some “Star Wars” flair to the Christmas classic.

The website How It Should Have Ended remixed audio of Chewie’s grunts and growls with clips from several “Star Wars” films to create a video that has been watched nearly 2.5 million times on YouTube.

For added comedy, turn on YouTube’s closed captions.

The parody song was first created as a joke in 1999 by web designer Scott Anderson, who writes on his website that he made it for a parody Christmas album, “Christmas With Chewbacca.”

The song has made the rounds online for several years.

Jennifer Lawrence visits Louisville children’s hospital

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jennifer Lawrence visited the Norton Children’s Hospital to spread some holiday cheer.

The Courier-Journal reported that the Oscar-winning actress visited the hospital’s patients and staff on Christmas Eve. The newspaper reported Lawrence, a Louisville native, has visited the hospital every year since 2013. But her visits are kept secret. Even some hospital staff members did not know about it.

The hospital posted photos on social

media showing Lawrence visiting with patients. Others posted their own social media photos, including showing Lawrence posing with a child dressed as a character from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

In February, Lawrence donated $2 million to establish the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

‘Rogue One’ dominates holiday box office

LOS ANGELES – It was an intergalactic holiday at movie theaters as “Rogue One” blasted past a spate of new releases to hold onto the top spot at the weekend box office.

The “Star Wars” story added another $96 million to its coffers over the four-day holiday period, according to studio estimates Monday.

“The power of the ‘Star Wars’ brand made it the odds-on favorite to be the No. 1 film on Christmas weekend despite a massive amount of competition,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker comScore.

That left the weekend’s many new releases in a race for second place. The animated animal musical “Sing” claimed that spot, debuting to $56 million. The Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt space tale “Passengers” opened in third place with $23.1 million, followed by the R-rated comedy “Why Him?” with $16.7 million. The video-game adaptation “Assassin’s Creed” debuted in fifth place with $15 million.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 72.

Singer Tracy Nelson is 72. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 68. Actress Tovah Feldshuh is 64. Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 64. Drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is 54. Actor Ian Gomez (“Felicity,” “The Drew Carey Show”) is 52. Actress Eva LaRue (“CSI: Miami”) is 50. Bassist

Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 47.

Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None the Richer is 44. Actor Masi Oka (“Hawaii Five-O”) is 42. Actress Emilie de Ravin (“Once Upon a Time,” “Lost”) is 35. Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 34. Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 28. Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 25.

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Despite high expectations, ‘Super Mario Run’ disappoints mobile gamers

By HAYLEY TSUKAYAMA The Washington Post

The weekend before Christmas, at least 10 million players downloaded Nintendo’s first true mobile game, “Super Mario Run.” It quickly shot to the top of the most-downloaded lists for the United States and Japan and was the top-grossing app in the U.S. But that still didn’t stop many players from lodging their complaints about the game, in a sign Nintendo may not understand our expectations for mobile games.

“Super Mario Run” is free to download but costs you a Hamilton (or $10) to play in full. As I noted in my review of the game, I think the app gives you plenty to justify that price tag, but it’s still very high for a mobile title. Others seemed to agree. While some bad reviews complain about the game’s design – particularly that Mario runs on his own and the app requires a constant internet connection – the overwhelming majority of gripes center on the price tag.

“Ten-dollars is an exorbitant price to pay for an iPhone game,” read a two-star review of the game on Apple’s store. Said a one-star reviewer: “I believe this game is worth the $10.

However, it was extremely shady and dishonest not mention [sic] any price during the keynote announcement or when you buy the app.”

(Nintendo and Apple did mention there would be a single in-app purchase for the full game when it was introduced, but not the actual price.)

Nintendo shares took a dive on the Tokyo market after the disappointing

make money from us in the App Store era, asking us to pitch in a buck or two to get buildings or character attributes more quickly. In most cases, players essentially pay for items with their time (waiting for them to build) or their money. Speaking as a player, in-app purchases can be annoying, but the best games make it feel like I have a real choice between those two options.

It’s true that in an in-app purchase game, some people may opt never to pay real money to developers. But others will pay money for a game item, and often. And those dollars really can add up.

For mobile game makers, in-app purchases therefore have become a much better model. High-spending players – often called “whales” in Bloomberg photo the industry, a term borrowed from The title screen of Nintendo Co.’s Super Mario Run mobile game is displayed Dec. 9 on an high-stakes gambling – may spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars iPhone screen in this arranged photograph in Tokyo. on a mobile game to get a rare item or reviews and sales since its launch. phone games of yore, Mario is essencraft the perfect kingdom. These big tially a game you buy up front. There “Super Mario Run” made an estimatspenders tend to only make up 1 or 2 ed $4 million in its opening weekend. are a few free levels, but the company percent of a game’s player base, PachThat’s a lot of gold coins, but not on essentially is asking you to pay once ter said, but they help it make serious par with the latest mobile-game hit for everything. money.

“Pokémon Go,” which made an estiThat hasn’t sat well with some moIf Nintendo wants to keep focusing mated $35 million in its first weekend bile gamers, who obviously are used to on mobile, Pachter suggested it may – and at least $600 million in revenue having some time to download and try be best for Nintendo to release mobile since its release. a game for a while before they put out versions of its classic catalogue in a Both the poor reviews and sales any money. constant stream. That would give it numbers suggest Nintendo may not As Michael Pachter of Wedbush several small hits and let it stick to the understand what makes players stick Securities noted, if you look at the model it likes. Otherwise, he said, the with mobile games. For instance, “Su- top-grossing games – “Super Mario company has to develop games that per Mario Run” isn’t designed to make Run,” at least for this week, excepted – work with an in-app purchase model money on mobile devices in the same you’ll see the list is dominated by free- to have “Pokémon Go”-style hits. way other hit games have recently. to-play models with in-app purchases.

But it won’t be easy. “It’s a skill,” It’s taken a more traditional These microtransactions have become Pachter said. “Nintendo does not have approach to selling it to us. Like the a primary way for game companies to that skill.”

‘Pokémon Go’ game lands on Apple Watch The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – The popular mobile game “Pokemon Go” is now available on the Apple Watch, squashing rumors the game’s maker was scrapping such plans.

The game involves catching digital pocket monsters in an augmented-reality version of your surroundings. The Apple Watch version will let you discover nearby Pokémon and

collect special items, such as potions, from nearby “PokeStops.”

But once you encounter a Pokémon, you will need to use your iPhone to catch it.

Still, the Apple Watch should make it easier for players to log their steps (needed to advance in the game and to hatch new Pokémon out of eggs), and to avoid walking around with their phones held out to search for nearby monsters.

“Pokémon Go” was a huge

success when it came out in July. It’s not clear how the Apple Watch version will do, especially now that it’s too cold in much of the Northern Hemisphere to be outside catching Pokémon. Plans for the watch version had been announced at Apple’s iPhone launch event in September.

The game’s maker, Niantic, hasn’t announced any plans for Android Wear and Samsung Gear smartwatches.

AP photo

A “Pokémon Go” player attempts to catch a Charmander character July 22 in New Delhi, India.

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier items – those allergy medications we talked about or backup doses of any other vital medications your family members may need.

You’ll also want to include a list of emergency phone numbers.

For a family of four to deal with common emergencies, you should have: • 2 absorbent compress dressings • 25 adhesive bandages of assorted sizes • 1 adhesive cloth tape • Antibiotic ointment and antiseptic wipes • Ibuprofen • Acetaminophen • An instant cold compress • Non-latex gloves to be worn when dealing with blood or bodily fluids • Hydrocortisone ointment • A pair of scissors and a set of tweezers • A 3-inch and a 4-inch roller bandage • 10 sterile gauze pads (3 by 3 inches and 4 by 4 inches) • An oral thermometer that is not glass and does not contain mercury • 2 triangular bandages • A good first-aid instruction booklet Rather than in the bathroom, where humidity may affect the contents, keep your first-aid kit in the kitchen. It’s also wise to consider a version of this kit for your car.

Finally, read through the first-aid instruction booklet on a regular basis. You don’t want to be holding a page open while you’re trying to bandage a sprained ankle.

• 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 Doctors: Our young son fell off his skateboard recently, and the items my wife and I needed to tend to his cuts and scrapes were scattered throughout the house. Now we want to assemble a home first-aid kit.

What should it contain?

Dear Reader: Great idea! A well-stocked first-aid kit is an important safety feature for every home. And while first-aid kits are available to buy, you easily can put one together yourself.

Take an afternoon to evaluate your family needs, make a list, then hit your local drugstore. With just a little bit of planning, you’ll be ready to handle the minor bumps and mishaps of everyday life at a moment’s notice.

With a home first-aid kit, you’re preparing to deal with three basic types of medical issues – injury, infection and allergy.

Everyday injuries include scrapes, cuts, splinters, burns, sprains and stings. Infections might range from an inflamed wound to fever, a sore throat or the flu.

You’ll also want to be prepared for common allergic reactions such as the rash from poison oak and poison ivy, and itching and swelling from insect stings.

It’s important if anyone in your family has severe food allergies or a respiratory condition such as asthma, you stock a backup of the appropriate medication.

Mark each item with its expiration date and replace as needed. It’s a good idea to keep a separate checklist, which will make it easy to know when it’s time to replace that inhaler or EpiPen. So how do you build a first-aid kit?

Start with a container such as a plastic storage tub, a tackle box or a tote bag with separate compartments. It should be easy to open, easy to carry and have enough room for everything to be organized and recognizable at a glance.

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Dear Abby: I recently went to a funeral viewing for a friend’s adult child whom I had never met. After entering the funeral home, I saw a computer-generated sign stating, “Please understand we (mom, dad, brother and daughter) just couldn’t be here.”

Abby, I wasn’t there to see the deceased; I was there to express my sympathy to the family. Why bother to have a viewing? All I wanted to say was how sorry I am for their loss. – Karen In Pennsylvania Dear Karen: Please have a little less judgment and a little more compassion.

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Seldom do I use the shower in my apartment. My son has reprimanded me strongly for not showering daily. He asserted by not showering every day and by using a public facility when I do, I am practicing “very poor hygiene.”

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When I told him I was aware his mother had stolen from us, he said he would make it up to me and his mother is old (she’s 81) and I should let it go. However, every time I visit her home and see my things it hurts. How should I deal with this? I feel raped. – Furi-

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pon paym 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 Parklike setting in breathtaking golf community shall pay the assessments required by Condominium Property Act, Turnberry this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 car garage 765TheILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU stately home with everlasting water views.

ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMETranquil setting amongst the mature landscaping OWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR this 3400+ sq ft home with 187 ft of shoreline 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORwith private pier. Large country kitchen with WITH SECTION 15-1701 island/lots of cabinets/desk area, family room DANCE (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE w/wet bar & masonry fireplace, first floor den/5th FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by bedroom , formal living room & dining room a government agency (driver's freshly painted, screened in room to enjoy the license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the summer evenings, first floor laundry room, foreclosure sale room in Cook master suite w/luxury bath, generous sized County and the same identification for sales held at other county secondary bedrooms w/lots of closet space, venues where The Judicial Sales much desired 3 car side load garage, circular Corporation conducts foreclosure driveway, huge deck for summer entertaining sales.

For information, examine the w/gorgeous views of Turnberry Lake and court file or contact Plaintiff's memorable sunsets - bring your personal attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE decorating ideas but everything else is ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL there for you to enjoy!

60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-17272.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Sharon Gidley One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest (312) 236-SALE 847-812-5081 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 Algonquin – Unique Buildable Lot. Dead End. Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Private. Border 2 Sides Wooded. Southern View. Case Number: 15 CH 01078 36-12790 1312 Merrill Ave. Lots 11, 12, 13. Fox River View TJSC#: NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Sub-Div. $99,000. 715-453-8548 Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector pr attempting to collect a debt and residence. any information obtained will be Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the used for that purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE close of the sale payable to The I709907 Judicial Sales Corporation. No third IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR party checks will be accepted. The (Published in the Northwest THE TWENTY- SECOND balance, including the Judicial sale Herald, December 13, 20, 27, JUDICIAL CIRCUIT fee for Abandoned Residential 2016) MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Property Municipality Relief Fund, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. F/K/A which is calculated on residential HARRIS N.A. real estate at the rate of $1 for each Plaintiff, $1,000 or fraction thereof of the PUBLIC NOTICE -v.amount paid by the purchaser not ROBERT P. RUFFOLO, et al to exceed $300, in certified IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Defendant funds/or wire transfer, is due within FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND 15 CH 01078 twenty-four (24) hours. No fee JUDICIAL CIRCUIT NOTICE OF SALE shall be paid by the mortgagee PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY acquiring the residential real estate MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK NATIONAL GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment pursuant to its credit bid at the sale U.S. of Foreclosure and Sale entered in or by any mortgagee, judgment ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR the above cause on October 20, creditor, or other lienor acquiring THE BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2016, an agent for The Judicial the residential real estate whose CORPORATION 2006-8T2 Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM rights in and to the residential real Plaintiff, on January 23, 2017, at the NLT estate arose prior to the sale. The -v.Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, subject property is subject to gener- LYNN M. AIKEN, et al Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, al real estate taxes, special assess- Defendant 15 CH 00072 sell at public auction to the highest ments, or special taxes levied bidder, as set forth below, the against said real estate and is ofNOTICE OF SALE following described real estate: fered for sale without any represen- PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY Commonly known as tation as to quality or quantity of GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment 6 MICHAEL COURT, title and without recourse to Plaintiff of Foreclosure and Sale entered in LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale the above cause on September 29, Property Index No. is further subject to confirmation by 2015, an agent for The Judicial 19-21-455-020. the court. Upon payment in full of Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM The real estate is improved with a th t bid, th has will on January 10, 2017, at the NLT

Village of Lakewood

$418,000

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: Commonly known as 206 CLEAR SKY TRAIL, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-19-403-009.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300

(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, OWNERS AND UNKNOWN NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DOLE STREET CONDOMINIUM 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 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

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

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

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

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)

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

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, OWNERS AND UNKNOWN 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: UNIT 119, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON

ELEMENTS, IN THE DOLE STREET CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: LOT BB IN THE RE-SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 3, 4 AND 5 IN BLOCK 3, IN WALKUP'S ADDITION TO NUNDA, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 2004R78995, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 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 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 No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer

(312) 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 receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Tuesday, December 27, 2016 • pur 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.

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suit has been commenced in the McHenry County Circuit Court, Woodstock, Illinois, by the Plaintiffs against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: UNIT 985-7 IN COLONY SQUARE CONDOMINIUM NO. 1, AS DELINEATED ON SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 1 OF COLONY SQUARE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDlAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 1979 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 782109, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED NOVEMBER 9, 1979 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 783992, AS AM ENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. PIN: 19-07-380-007-0000 Common Address: 985 Golf Course Road, #7, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 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

Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on February 10, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., Room 201, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, praying for the Illinois, change of my name from William Edward Schack to that of Joan Elizabeth Schack pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ William E. Schack (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 27, 2016, January 3, 10, 2016) 1254107

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of MARGARET MARY HRNCAR Deceased Case No.16PR000310 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: MARGARET MARY HRNCAR of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of office were issued on: 12/5/2016 to: Representitive: STEPHEN HRNCAR 920 DEAN ST WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 DIANA M RANEY 1200 QUEEN ANNE RD WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 CK, IL 60098 whose attorney is: FRANKS GERKIN & MCKENNA 19333 E GRANT HIGHWAY PO BOX 5 MARENGO, IL 60152 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

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

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

/s/ Gabriella R. Comstock (Published in the Northwest KEOGH & MOODY, P.C. Herald, December 20, 27, 2016 Gabriella R. Comstock January 3, 2017) Keough & Moody, P.C. Attorney Number 6236880 114 East Van Buren (Published in the Northwest Herald Naperville, IL 60540 PUBLIC NOTICE on December 13, 20, 27, 2016) (630) 369-2700 1251392 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, v.

PUBLIC NOTICE ROBERT POTTER, DURAY A. POTTER, THE COLONY SQUARE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CONDOM INIUM NO. 1 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWN22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ERS and NONRECORD McHENRY COUNTY CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

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SLAM DUNK Cameron Krutwig, Jacobs get past nemesis Zion-Benton to reach Hinkle Holiday Classic final, where they will play Prairie Ridge / 2-3

Jacobs’ Cameron Krutwig dunks against Zion-Benton in the first quarter of a Hinkle Holiday Classic semifinal Monday at Jacobs High School in Algonquin. The Golden Eagles won, 68-56, to advance to the championship game.

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Eagles over the hump Finally get past Zion-Benton to advance to final

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joestevenson@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – Jacobs displayed a different mentality when Zion-Benton made a run and grabbed a small lead in the second quarter.

Z-B had been the Golden Eagles’ nemesis each of the past two years in Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic, knocking them out in the semifinals each time.

The Eagles were not going to let it happen again.

“We prepared so much and executed so well,” Jacobs guard Cooper Schwartz said. “We did a much better job passing and catching. We didn’t have the confidence and swagger we had this game. That just comes with our experience. It was just that we were going to fight through it this time.”

Schwartz and Ryan Phillips each hit 3-pointers, the Eagles grabbed an eight-point halftime lead and took care of business from there for a 68-56 victory Monday. Jacobs (11-0) will meet Fox Valley Conference foe Prairie Ridge (10-3) in the championship at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the Eagles’ Nest.

“We haven’t gotten over that hump in three years,” Eagles coach Jimmy Roberts said. “Tomorrow night, those are the fun ones. You want to get to that environment, and once you’re there, it’s time to have fun. I feel like the ones to get there, you’re a little bit nervous because you want to play for a championship.”

Cameron Krutwig, Jacobs’ 6-foot-9 center, scored a game-high 28 points, Phillips tossed in 15 and Schwartz added 10. Jaalen Ray scored 20 to lead Z-B John Konstantaras for Shaw Media (7-2), and Rodrick Henry-Hayes added Jacobs’ Ryan Phillips shoots from the outside as Zion-Benton defender Roderick Henry 17.

(22) watches during the first quarter of a Hinkle Holiday Classic semifinal Monday at “That was a fantastic game for us,” said Phillips, who is among the tourna- Jacobs High School in Algonquin. The Golden Eagles won, 68-56, to advance to the final. ment’s scoring leaders with 64 points.

“We really stepped up on the defensive OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE end. Cam had a fantastic game. It’s our q UNSUNG HERO q THE NUMBER first time beating Zion-Benton, which Cooper Schwartz 3-pointers made by Jacobs, all comis a good feeling. Prairie Ridge is a Jacobs, sr., G ing in the first half good team; we have to come at them Schwartz hit two 3-pointers in the strong.” first half and finished with 10 points Roberts thought the important q AND ANOTHER THING ... as the Golden Eagles defeated thing during the crucial second-quarZion-Benton, 68-56. Jacobs coach The last time Jacobs advanced to the ter stretch was simply hitting some Jimmy Roberts also lauded Schwartz for his ballhanchampionship game, in 2008, it won the shots. title for a third consecutive time with an dling late in the game as the Eagles were sealing the 89-70 triumph over St. Charles North. outcome.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: JACOBS’ HINKLE HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Jacobs Hinkle Holiday Classic scoreboard

TUESDAY Consolation C Bracket Game 33: Lakes vs. Sullivan, 9 a.m.

Consolation B Bracket Game 34: Clark vs. Marian Central, 10:30 a.m.

Consolation A Bracket Game 35: Jefferson vs. Barrington, noon Game 36: Cary-Grove vs. Crystal Lake South, Consolation C championship, 1:30 p.m.

Game 37: Streamwood vs. Johnsburg, Consolation B championship, 3 p.m.

Game 38: Boylan vs. Bartlett, Consolation A championship, 4:30 p.m.

Game 39: Grant vs. Zion-Benton, third place, 6 p.m.

Game 40: Prairie Ridge vs. Jacobs, championship, 7:30 p.m.

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Connor Kazin Prairie Ridge, jr., G

Kazin continues to make his presence felt coming off the bench. He hit 5 of 6 field goals to finish with 10 points in the Wolves’ 66-61 victory over Grant.

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – Prairie Ridge was not able to finish off Grant with its usual authority, but ultimately it did not matter.

The Wolves did enough good things in the first three quarters to withstand Grant’s impressive fourth-quarter run.

Prairie Ridge built its lead to 17 and held off the Bulldogs, 66-61, in the first semifinal Monday at Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic at the Eagles’ Nest. The Wolves’ 10th consecutive victory puts them in the title game for the first time since 2006.

“I’m really excited we were able to keep our composure in the fourth quarter and not freak out,” said Wolves guard Brian Dorn, who scored 15 points. “We were strong with the ball and hit our free throws at the end. It was good to see. I take a lot of pride in getting to this point.”

The Wolves will meet host Jacobs, which defeated Zion-Benton in the second semifinal, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the championship.

Prairie Ridge (10-3) looked unstoppable after a 21-12 second quarter in which it hit 9 of 11 field goals and forced seven turnovers.

“Right now, the best thing we’re doing is our shot selection,” Wolves coach Corky Card said. “We don’t take bad shots. We move the ball well, if you’re not flying around on defense, it’s tough

2006

The last time Prairie Ridge reached the championship game of Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic.

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Wolves players Austen Ferbet, James Queen, Trevor Potter and Hunter Morlock, all members of the Class 6A state championship football team, have not lost an athletic event this school year.

The Wolves were 0-3 before they returned and have since won 10 in a row.

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Prairie Ridge’s Kyle Loeding (right) blocks Grant’s Mike Huff’s shot in the fourth quarter of a Hinkle Holiday Classic semifinal Monday night at Jacobs High School in Algonquin. The Wolves won, 66-61. to stop.”

Forward Kyle Loeding led Prairie Ridge with 19 points, while point guard Trevor Potter added 11.

“We just all played together as one,” Potter said. “We really pushed each other on the court to be better every play. For the past four years we’ve been

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Toussaint scores 37 for Skyhawks

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – Johnsburg sophomore guard Zach Toussaint fired in a career-high 37 points as the Skyhawks defeated Marian Central, 75-67, in their Consolation B bracket game Monday at Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic.

Toussaint hit six 3-pointers, four of which came in the second quarter as he scored 15 points in that period.

Toussaint, who is averaging 23.9

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points a game, leads the tournament in scoring with one remaining game.

Johnsburg (6-5) will meet Streamwood at 3 p.m. Tuesday for the Consolation B championship.

Jackson LaMarche scored 15 points and Mason Sobiesk added 14 for the Skyhawks, who hit 13 3s and 11 2s. LaMarche and Sobiesk each hit three 3s.

Marian (5-6) got 24 points from Jack Moscinski, who hit four 3s. Sam Ohlrich added 13 points for the Hurricanes.

Cary-Grove 59, Lakes 56: Zach Beaugureau scored 25 points and hit two 3s as the Trojans (6-6) defeated the Eagles (3-9) in their Consolation C bracket game. Chris Walther hit a pair of 3s and added 10 points for C-G. Crystal Lake South 67, Sullivan 30: The Gators (5-8) got 13 points each from Kyle Leva and Tyler Haskin as they got their first victory of the tournament.

South will meet C-G in the Consolation C championship at 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday.

watching our team play in the tournament, and now that we’re in it, it’s pretty exciting to be in the championship game.”

The Wolves stretched the lead to 5134 after three quarters, but Grant (5-6) came back behind 6-foot-6 center John Kerr’s 10 fourth-quarter points. Dorn admitted it was too close for comfort as the lead shrank to 59-53 with 1:34 remaining.

The Bulldogs eventually handled Prairie Ridge’s ball press better, with only three turnovers in the fourth quarter, and scored 27 points in the final period.

“They’re extremely active,” Grant coach Wayne Bosworth said. “We’ve played them 11 years, and they play as hard as anybody in the state night in and night out. Their coach does a great job over there, and they get them going.”

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“We were a little loose and we just settled down,” he said. “Coop hit a 3, Ryan hit a 3. That’s one hurdle to get past.”

Z-B was tournament runner-up last year and won the Hinkle Holiday Classic in 2013.

“Offensively (in the second quarter), we slipped a little bit and didn’t execute like we should,” Zee-Bees coach Bob Worthington said. “We were a little loose with the ball. I like where we are; that’s a tough team. Give Jacobs a lot of credit. Eight games into the season, I’ll take it.”

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MONDAY Consolation C Bracket Game 25: Cary-Grove 59, Lakes 56 Game 26: Crystal Lake South 67, Chicago Sullivan 30 Consolation B Bracket Game 27: Streamwood 64, Clark 52 Game 28: Johnsburg 75, Marian Central 67 Consolation A Bracket Game 29: Boylan 61, Jefferson 52 Game 30: Bartlett 78, Barrington 71 Championship Bracket Game 31: Prairie Ridge 66, Grant 61 Game 32: Jacobs 68, Zion-Benton 56

Wolves back in championship for 1st time since 2006

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Inside Boys Basketball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK JOEY ST. PIERRE Richmond-Burton, sr., C St. Pierre had two of his best games, scoring 24 and 20, as the Rockets made their way to the semifinals of Marengo’s E.C. Nichols Classic.

St. Pierre scored 24 in R-B’s 58-49 victory over Belvidere in the opening round Thursday, then scored 20 on Friday as the Rockets defeated Harvest Christian, 80-70.

The 6-foot-8 senior has been battling pain in his back from scar tissue that is blocking his kidneys. The condition will not worsen from activity, but it needs surgery to relieve the problem. St. Pierre is trying to play through the pain, then have surgery after the season.

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erts has what he considers a good problem in finding minutes for players on his bench, one of whom is 6-4 junior Kameron Mack.

“We have a lot of guys who can play,” Roberts said. “It’s hard to get all those guys time.

Kam’s a guy who’s really, really good and really talented. He’s long and can really defend.

He’s shooting the ball extremely well.”

Mack hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points against Sullivan in a 67-19 win Thursday at the Hinkle Holiday Classic. More impressive, given the opponent, was his sevNORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS en points in Friday’s 64-49 win over Bartlett.

1. Jacobs (10-0): The Golden Eagles “I just hope I can bring energy off the bench,” won their pool at their own Hinkle Holiday Mack said. “When that first group comes out, I Classic and were in the semifinals against Zion-Benton for the third consecutive year. know as part of that second group we can’t let They were trying to win the tournament for up. We have to bring the same amount of energy. I have to knock down some shots and help the first time since 2008. out on the boards. Also, I had to defend the ball 2. Prairie Ridge (9-3): The Wolves have won nine games in a row with their relentless better and do my best to help us scoring.”

Mack’s brother Kenton is a sophomore on ball-press defense that rarely lets opponents NCAA Division II Northern Michigan’s team. find any level of comfort. Kyle Loeding and Kenton played on some successful teams at Brian Dorn lead a balanced scoring attack.

Jacobs a few years ago and was one of the 3. McHenry (4-4): The Warriors had Fox Valley Conference’s best defenders. a week off to practice before heading to “Playing against my brother from the time York’s Jack Tosh Tournament on Monday.

4. Richmond-Burton (6-5): R-B has been I was 5, he taught me a lot about defense,” said Kameron, who is three years younger. up and down a little bit, but it was up last week with wins over Belvidere and Harvest Christian at Marengo’s E.C. Nichols Classic. WHAT TO WATCH Hinkle Holiday Classic 5. Marengo (7-3): The Indians beat Round When/Where: Tuesday at Jacobs Lake in their E.C. Nichols Classic opener, The final day of the tournament is Tuesthen fell to Rochelle in the second round. day. The third-place game is at 6 p.m., with the championship at 7:30.

NOTEWORTHY E.C. Nichols Classic Closing in: Richmond-Burton four-year When/where: Tuesday and Wednesday starting point guard Blaine Bayer sits at 954 career points as the Rockets head into action Marengo Tuesday at Marengo’s E.C. Nichols Classic.

Richmond-Burton is the lone area team in Marengo’s Mike Volkening, a third-year the semifinals and will take on Genoa-Kingsvarsity player, also is getting close. Volken- ton at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

– Joe Stevenson, ing, a 6-3 guard, has 909 career points.

Key contributor: Jacobs coach Jimmy Robjoestevenson@shawmedia.com

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP Maine West 51, Dundee-Crown 31: At the D-C Charger-Komaromy Classic in Carpentersville, the host Chargers dropped their tournament opener Monday. Allison Michalski led D-C with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go with five rebounds and four steals, and Paige Gieseke added four points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Anna Kieltyka and Lucy Atheron also had four points in the loss, and Maddie Tripp grabbed five rebounds.

Wheaton North 44, Jacobs 29: At

the Wheaton North Falcons Classic, Carly Sidor and Maggie Grady had seven points apiece in a tournament-opening loss for the Golden Eagles (4-6). Sidor also added five rebounds and two assists.

Kerri Healy and Elizabeth Schwartz each had five points and a 3-pointer, and Kyra Cabusao had four points.

Conant 51, Cary-Grove 39: At the Libertyville Tournament, the Trojans lost their tournament opener.

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Whips edge BC in tournament debut

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com CARPENTERSVILLE – Hampshire’s Rachel Dumoulin made sure Burlington Central’s steal-and-score late in the fourth quarter in both teams’ opening game at the DundeeCrown Charger-Komaromy Girls Basketball Classic on Monday wouldn’t be the difference.

The Whip-Purs acted quickly in transition, and senior forward Meagan Heine found Dumoulin cutting to the basket for two of her game-high 17 points with 14 seconds remaining to propel Hampshire to a 40-38 victory in the team’s tournament debut.

A desperation 3-point shot by Burlington Central standout freshman Kathryn Schmidt near midcourt fell well short as time expired.

Hampshire will face Fenwick – which beat Barrington, 60-40, Monday – at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in a second-round game.

“Luckily, they (Burlington Central) didn’t call a timeout,” Hampshire coach Mike Featherly said.

“Meagan came to help, Rachel cut through the middle and we executed nicely. It’s funny; at the end of games, we like to make it entertaining I think. We’re always a couple of points away, but they keep fighting, which is good.”

Dumoulin’s layup with 14 seconds to go gave the Whip-Purs (7-4) the lead for good after Rockets guard Zoey Kollhoff ripped the ball away from Hampshire under the Whips’ basket and converted the short shot, evening the score at 38.

Hampshire and the Rockets exchanged leads five times in the second half. Mackenzie West (team-high 14 points) gave the Rockets a 36-34 lead with 3:30 left on a turnaround jumper.

The Whips answered with back-toback baskets from Dumoulin and Maggie Goad.

“They tied the game up and we knew we had to get a quick easy basket,” said Dumoulin, who was 6 of 8 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.

“We had our momentum, and we just pushed through it.

“We’ve been struggling a little bit (finishing) in our previous games, but this is a good one to come back.”

Goad had nine points, including six

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Maggie Goad Hampshire, sr., G

Goad sparked the Whip-Purs in the third quarter with two steals and two baskets to start the second half, finishing with nine points, four steals and an assist in Hampshire’s tournament-opening win.

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Hampshire guard Lauren Herrmann drained consecutive 3-pointers to tie the score twice after Burlington Central took the lead in the third quarter. “Those two 3s really did help,” Hampshire coach Mike Featherly said. “We needed that. We noticed No. 30 (Kathryn Schmidt) kind of sagged on Lauren, and Lauren’s got the green light whenever she wants.” in the second half, and helped Hampshire get off to a fast start in the third quarter, making two steals and converting on the other end with two baskets.

The Whips scored the first six points of the third quarter, turning a 20-15 game at half into a 21-20 advantage.

“Coach (Featherly) told us to come out and win the first two minutes of the second half,” Goad said. “I just wanted to come out and go. Our biggest thing that we want to be known for is our defense, so I think we’re doing a good job of that.”

Hampshire finished 16 of 38 (42.1 percent) from the field, while the Rockets were 15 of 30. Burlington Central also missed three free throws, going 2 for 5 in the fourth quarter.

Hampshire committed only eight turnovers, while Burlington Central had 16. Schmidt had 12 points and five rebounds for the Rockets, and Kollhoff added 10.

Lauren Herrmann had eight points and two 3s for the Whips, and Heine had four points, five rebounds and a block.

“It’s always fun playing your rivals, and we haven’t played them in years,” Featherly said of facing Burlington Central. “It’s fun and a great way to open up the tournament. This field is loaded. It’s a good fit for us.”

BULLS 90, PACERS 85

Win ends 3-game slide, starts run of 7 games against conference foes

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com

AP photo

Guard Dwyane Wade dunks during the final seconds of the Bulls’ 90-85 victory over the Pacers on Monday night at the United Center. to start flexing some muscle if it wants to be considered a playoff team. Not a lot to ask for considering it’s the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East, with Toronto and Boston playing the role of pretenders. After that? Pick your poison.

Any poison.

Even so, Indiana wasn’t going to just hand it to the home team.

After a first quarter in which the

and more importantly when it mattered.

Nursing a two-point lead with 1:26 left, Jimmy Butler did what Butler does best – attacked the rim and drew a foul. He made both free throws to make it an 84-80 lead. All-Star Paul George cut it to two, but Taj Gibson hit a mid-range jumper to keep the Bulls in front by four.

With 45.3 seconds left, however, it was George again, getting the switch on Nikola Mirotic and draining a 3.

Mirotic would get his revenge, however, hitting a fadeaway jumper to make it an 88-85 lead with 21.2 seconds left.

Dwyane Wade would end Indiana’s night, stepping in front of an Aaron Brooks pass and taking it home for an emphatic dunk with 1.2 seconds left.

Wade led the Bulls with 21 points, as well as praise from his teammates.

“He’s huge, trust me,” Mirotic said of Wade. “On both sides of the court.

Offensively, defensively. The defense he did the last few seconds (on the Brooks steal) was huge. It was a little bit of a risk, but he’s very smart. That’s not the first time he’s doing that. It was a great steal, a great finish, so there’s so many things we can learn from him.”

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Carter-Williams provides much-needed energy

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com CHICAGO – Jeff Teague definitely was in the minority Monday.

He was one of the few people not real thrilled to see Michael Carter-Williams back in the Bulls’ rotation, after injuries (left knee/ left wrist) sidelined the combo guard for almost two months.

Then again, the Pacers point guard also was one of the few who had to deal with Carter-WilMichael Carter-Williams liams’ harassing style of defense throughout the evening.

Even in the first few minutes Carter-Williams checked into the game, he poked and prodded the ball from Teague, eventually knocking it free and diving to save it for the high-difficulty steal.

“Just positive energy,” Carter-Williams said of what he was looking to add off the bench.

BULLS 90, PACERS 85 INDIANA (85) Robinson 1-5 0-0 3, George 6-14 1-1 14, T.Young 5-11 0-0 12, Turner 7-15 1-2 16, Teague 2-8 1-2 6, Miles 0-6 0-0 0, Seraphin 1-3 0-0 2, Jefferson 5-9 1-1 11, Brooks 6-8 4-4 19, Stuckey 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-81 8-10 85.

CHICAGO (90) Gibson 5-12 0-0 10, Lopez 4-8 0-1 8, Rondo 1-6 0-0 2, Butler 3-12 9-12 16, Wade 8-19 5-5 21, Felicio 0-1 2-4 2, Mirotic 7-13 3-4 20, Grant 4-7 0-0 10, Carter-Williams 0-5 1-2 1.

Totals 32-83 20-28 90.

Indiana Chicago

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3-Point Goals–Indiana 9-25 (Brooks 3-4, T.Young 2-5, Teague 1-3, Robinson 1-3, Turner 1-3, George 1-5, Miles 0-2), Chicago 6-25 (Mirotic 3-9, Grant 2-4, Butler 1-3, Carter-Williams 0-2, Rondo 0-3, Wade 0-4). Fouled Out–None.

Rebounds–Indiana 41 (Turner 8), Chicago 47 (Lopez 12).

Assists–Indiana 26 (George 8), Chicago 17 (Rondo, Butler, Wade 5). Total Fouls–Indiana 21, Chicago 15. A-21,922 (20,917).

The hope is he will bring more than that once he gets his wind back after the long layoff.

“The big thing with Michael that we’ve missed is he’s a very versatile defensive player,” Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. “He’s another guy who can get into the paint and make plays for the team. Really after Jimmy (Butler), he’s probably our second-most effective perimeter defender. And he can

guard three positions because of his size.

“So I’m excited about that and the pace he can bring our team. I thought he did a really nice job, especially right before he got hurt, when he was getting more comfortable with everything we were doing, as far as making the right read and right play. We can’t expect him to come back and be the difference-maker right away. We understand there’s probably going to be some rust. But certainly everybody is excited to have him back on the floor.”

What he also does is lengthen the bench for Hoiberg.

The inconsistencies of the second unit have been well documented all season. On most nights it seems Hoiberg’s trust factor starts and ends with Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic, and even those two have had some rough patches.

Carter-Williams gives Hoiberg a pure backup point guard, and a defensive presence that the bench really lacks.

“We just got to continue to try and

get guys out there, get them some consistency, and then go with that group,” Hoiberg said.

Carter-Williams was hoping he can just help that process along.

“We’ve taken a couple losses, so I’m just trying to bring some energy and spark off the bench,” Carter-Williams said. “It’s always great when a guy is out and comes back and is able to positively affect the team just with his energy. I feel like that brings everybody’s spirits up.

“I’m going to try to take that lead and be positive.”

One step back: Doug McDermott still was trying to get his rhythm back after he missed almost three weeks with a second concussion, and now a shin injury has the third-year player on the shelf.

McDermott suffered the injury in the loss to the Spurs on Sunday, and Hoiberg said that it wasn’t deemed serious.

With Tuesday a treatment day, the hope was to have McDermott back

by Wednesday.

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CHICAGO – Thank goodness for life in the Eastern Conference.

Bad becomes average, and average becomes the Bulls.

“Well sure, it’s a very important point of our season,” coach Fred Hoiberg said, as the Bulls ended a three-game losing streak with a 90-85 win over Indiana on Monday.

Not just important because of where the Bulls (15-16) sit in the standings, as much as what they now can feast on.

The win over the Pacers was only the first of seven consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams, with five of them being played at the United Center.

In other words, with a third of the season in the books, time for this team

Bulls outscored the Pacers (15-17), 2819, and completely dominated them on the boards, 16-8, it wouldn’t be Bulls basketball if they didn’t take a quarter off.

This time it was the third, as a 51-41 halftime lead disappeared in the next 12 minutes, as Indiana outscored the Bulls, 20-12, and entered the fourth down only a bucket.

A script played out far too often by this group.

“You look around the league, and pretty much every team has gone through a stretch like we’re going through right now, maybe with the exception of Golden State and San Antonio,” Hoiberg said. “Pretty much everybody has gone through some type of adversity. Some have fought out of it, and some haven’t. We got to be one of those teams that finds a way to fight through it.

“Again, I believe in these guys. I do.

I absolutely do. We got to go out there and believe in each other, and they got to believe it can happen. That’s where it starts, and again, getting back to the basics and doing what we were doing early that made us a fairly successful basketball team.”

That fight did show up in the fourth,

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SPORTS BRIEF Lions’ playoff hopes on hold after loss to Cowboys

spot with a 42-21 win Monday night.

Despite a second straight loss after five consecutive victories, Detroit (9-6) still conARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Matthew trols its postseason fate. The Lions will be at Stafford lost to his hometown team again, home against Green Bay (9-6) with the NFC and the playoff plans are on hold for the North title at stake in the finale Sunday night.

Detroit Lions.

“It’s a one-game season,” Stafford said.

Dez Bryant threw his first career TD pass between a pair of scoring catches, Ezekiel El- “If you told me in Week 17 we would have liott ran for two TDs and the Dallas Cowboys a game at our place and got a chance to win the division, I’d take it all day.” kept the Lions from clinching a postseason

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 34 21 9 4 46 104 76 Ottawa 34 20 11 3 43 88 89 Boston 36 18 14 4 40 85 87 Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 100 98 Florida 35 15 14 6 36 85 97 Toronto 33 14 12 7 35 97 95 Detroit 34 15 15 4 34 83 96 Buffalo 33 12 13 8 32 71 91 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 32 23 5 4 50 110 65 Pittsburgh 35 22 8 5 49 121100 N.Y. Rangers 36 23 12 1 47 119 89 Washington 32 20 8 4 44 87 69 Philadelphia 36 20 12 4 44 110108 Carolina 33 15 11 7 37 88 90 New Jersey 34 13 14 7 33 80 102 N.Y. Islanders 33 13 14 6 32 90 102 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Schedule No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Winnipeg at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Boston at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 6 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

PA 303 294 305 425 PA 304 361 372 376 PA 361 284 291 386

WEEK 17 Sunday’s Games Bears at Minnesota, noon New England at Miami, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon Dallas at Philadelphia, noon Houston at Tennessee, noon Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon Seattle at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 3:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Arizona at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

End of regular season

NHL Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Blackhawks 36 22 9 5 49 102 86 Minnesota 33 21 8 4 46 102 66 St. Louis 35 18 12 5 41 98 103 Nashville 33 15 13 5 35 94 94 Dallas 35 14 14 7 35 89 106 Winnipeg 36 16 17 3 35 95 105 Colorado 33 12 20 1 25 67 106 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 34 21 12 1 43 87 75 Edmonton 36 18 12 6 42 105 97 Anaheim 35 17 12 6 40 96 99 Los Angeles 34 17 13 4 38 87 84 Calgary 36 18 16 2 38 94 103 Vancouver 35 14 18 3 31 86 109 Arizona 34 11 18 5 27 75 108

SCHEDULE

PA 236 345 348 399

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 23 7 .767 Bulls 15 16 .484 Milwaukee 14 15 .483 Indiana 15 17 .469 Detroit 15 18 .455 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 22 8 .733 Boston 18 13 .581 New York 16 14 .533 Brooklyn 8 22 .267 Philadelphia 7 23 .233 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 17 14 .548 Atlanta 15 16 .484 Washington 14 16 .467 Orlando 15 18 .455 Miami 10 21 .323

GB — 8½ 8½ 9 9½ GB — 4½ 6 14 15 GB — 2 2½ 3 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 25 6 .806 Houston 23 9 .719 Memphis 20 13 .606 New Orleans 12 21 .364 Dallas 9 22 .290 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 19 12 .613 Utah 18 13 .581 Denver 13 18 .419 Portland 13 20 .394 Minnesota 10 21 .323 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 27 5 .844 L.A. Clippers 22 11 .667 Sacramento 14 17 .452 L.A. Lakers 12 22 .353 Phoenix 9 22 .290

GB — 2½ 6 14 16 GB — 1 6 7 9 GB — 5½ 12½ 16 17½

Monday’s Results Bulls 90, Indiana 85 Orlando 112, Memphis 102 Washington 107, Milwaukee 102 Brooklyn 120, Charlotte 118 Detroit 106, Cleveland 90 Houston 131, Phoenix 115 Minnesota 104, Atlanta 90 New Orleans 111, Dallas 104 Toronto 95, Portland 91 Denver 106, L.A. Clippers 102 Sacramento 102, Philadelphia 100 Tuesday’s Games Memphis at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Boys basketball: North Boone vs.

Woodstock, 9 a.m., Crystal Lake Central vs. Woodstock North at E.C. Nichols, 1:30 p.m., Richmond-Burton vs.

Genoa-Kingston, 6 p.m., Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South, Jacobs, Johnsburg, Marian Central, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs Tournament, Alden-Hebron, Faith Lutheran, Harvard at Alden-Hebron Christmas Tournament, Dundee-Crown at Wheeling Hardwood Classic, Hampshire, Huntley at DeKalb Chuck Dayton Holiday Tournament, McHenry at York Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament, TBA Girls basketball: Alden-Hebron vs.

Harvest Christian at A-H Tournament, 10:30 a.m., Cary-Grove vs. Streamwood at Libertyville Tournament, 11:30 a.m., Harvard vs. Alden-Hebron at A-H Tournament, 4:30 p.m., Jacobs at Wheaton North Holiday Classic, Huntley at Montini Christmas Tournament, Hampshire, Dundee-Crown at Charger Christmas Classic Wrestling: McHenry at Evanston Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m., Richmond-Burton at Palatine Invite, 9:30 a.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Tuesday’s Game No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Rutgers, 6 p.m.

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

No. 2 UCLA at No. 20 Oregon, 8 p.m.

No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 12 Virginia, 6 p.m.

No. 9 North Carolina vs. Monmouth (N.J.), 6 p.m.

No. 10 Creighton vs. Seton Hall, noon No. 15 Purdue vs. Iowa, 7:30 p.m.

No. 16 Indiana vs. Nebraska, 5:30 p.m.

No. 17 Xavier vs. Providence, 6 p.m.

No. 20 Florida St. vs. Wake Forest, 4 p.m.

No. 22 Southern Cal at Oregon St., 10 p.m.

No. 23 Cincinnati at Temple, 8 p.m.

No. 24 Notre Dame vs. Saint Peter’s, 6 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

MONDAY St. Petersburg Bowl Mississippi St. 17, Miami (Ohio) 16 Quick Lane Bowl Boston College 36, Maryland 30 Independence Bowl NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17 TUESDAY Heart of Dallas Bowl Army (6-5) vs. North Texas (5-7), 11 a.m.

Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Temple (10-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington St. (8-4), 6 p.m.

Cactus Bowl Phoenix Boise St. (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6), 9:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 1 p.m.

Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 4:30 p.m.

Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif.

Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 7:30 p.m.

Texas Bowl Houston Kansas St. (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 8 p.m.

THURSDAY Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 1 p.m.

Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 4:30 p.m.

Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oklahoma St. (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3), 8 p.m.

FRIDAY Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 11 a.m.

Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3), 1 p.m.

Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 2:30 p.m.

Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz.

Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 4:30 p.m.

Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida St. (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

BLACKHAWKS MAILBAG

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com

#HeyLaz what do you think will happen to Scott Darling next season?

— @HawksStan

Do you think it’s a possibility the Hawks Darling is in an interesting positrade Crawford to make room for Panarin tion. He obviously (and deservedly) money? — Beaudacious (@BiggityBeau815) wants to be a No. 1 goalie at some

point, and he clearly wants to stay with the Hawks, his hometown team and the franchise that plucked him out of minor league obscurity and gave him a chance.

But those two things are likely mutually Scott Darling exclusive. Crawford always will be standing in his way.

Darling will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. And it’s important to remember that, although this is only his third season with the Hawks, he just turned 28 last week.

He can’t afford to sit around and wait much longer for his big chance. Darling has played very well every time he’s been thrust into the No. 1 spot because of various Crawford injuries.

Another team likely can offer him more money and greater opportunity. That might be hard to pass up, no matter how badly he wants to stay in Chicago.

Boy, it’s not going to be easy. With every one-timer from the left circle, Panarin’s price tag gets a little higher. At the start of the season, the expectation was he’d be asking for six years at about $6 million a season.

Multiple sources now indicate the ask will be even higher than that, Artemi and for good reason.

Panarin He has emerged as arguably the Hawks’ most important forward – their top possession player, their top power-play threat and a guy who helped Kane have his best season yet last season, and who helped rejuvenate Marian Hossa earlier this season. Panarin is fifth in the league in scoring, behind only superstars Connor McDavid, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Vladimir Tarasenko.

Tarasenko is the best comparison for Panarin. They both are 25, they’re similar players and they both are entering their primes. And Tarasenko

BEARS NOTES

Playing for pride, job security

By KEVIN FISHBAIN

kfishbain@profootballweekly.com LAKE FOREST – For the third year in a row, the Bears enter Week 17 with nothing to play for, as they conclude a sixth consecutive season without a postseason berth.

Coach John Fox said the message hasn’t changed and that the players know there is pride and the future to think about Sunday in Minnesota.

“Again, we’re evaluating, and I think our guys understand that. I think at this stage there are a lot of people who have nothing left to play for,” Fox said Monday. “… As I even mentioned Saturday, our guys are still competing.

They’re working hard. They’re practicing hard. There’s no splintering.”

Veteran inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman never has been on a losing team in his four NFL seasons, making the playoffs in his first three with the Colts. He explained how as football players, they need to be “programmed” to focus on the task ahead.

“You still have to be a professional,” he said. “Got to go about it week

after week going through it the same way. Our next opponent is a good team. Got to be able to move on. As a professional, every snap, every play, every series, quarter or game, we’re programmed to move forward.”

Most members of the defense are rookies or second-year players, and Freeman said it’s important for them to know about the ongoing evaluations.

“Just help them understand everybody has a job to do,” he said. “I said before, if Jerrell you’re not going to do Freeman it, they’ll bring somebody else in that will. You’ve got to have that attitude and go out there and go to work and make sure you’re doing everything you need to do to prepare and try to put your best foot forward when you go out on the field.”

Historically low takeaways: The defense has created 10 turnovers this season, set to shatter last year’s record for a franchise-low of 17. Matt Barkley’s five interceptions brought

the overall ratio to minus-16, tied for 30th in the NFL. “It’s not a good formula when you’re minus-16, so that’s two-sided,” Fox said.

“I think our interception total’s up where we’ve thrown 17 interceptions, five this past game, so both sides of that are why we’re sitting here at 3-12.”

Meredith’s ascension: In addition to the strong play from rookies Jordan Howard at running back and Cody Whitehair at center, second-year wideout Cameron Meredith has taken advantage of his opportunity as a starting receiver, leading the team in catches (62) and receiving yards (827).

The former college quarterback said route running is something he has improved on the most.

“When I first started playing receiver, [route running] was one of the main things I really constantly focused on. It’s different once you get into the league,” he said. “Guys are faster, stuff like that. Getting in and out of my breaks, stuff like that, being physical at the point of attack, those are all things I’m still working on, but I’m definitely getting better at it.”

signed an eight-year extension worth $7.5 million a season in the summer of 2015. With a stagnant cap – expectations are it will remain flat, or go up a mere $1 million to $2 million – and so much money tied up in so few players, it’s going to be awfully difficult to make the math work. Compounding matters is the fact Panarin again is poised to make millions in performance bonuses, most of which will count against next year’s cap.

If the Vegas Golden Knights take Marcus Kruger ($3.083 million) in the expansion draft, that will help.

But another big contract will have to go. Moving Crawford, as discussed earlier, would be a mistake. Brent Seabrook is in the first year of an eight-year deal with a $6.875 million cap hit, but like nearly every other star on the team (Crawford included), he has a no-movement clause. And Seabrook is having his best season in years.

Of course, the Hawks simply must re-sign Panarin. But it’s going to be awfully difficult. And as we saw with Brandon Saad, Stan Bowman will take whatever measures he feels necessary to keep his team competitive and compliant.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL ROUNDUP

INDEPENDENCE BOWL NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17: At Shreveport, Louisiana, Jaylen Samuels caught three touchdown passes from Ryan Finley, Nyheim Hines returned a kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown and North Carolina State beat Vanderbilt (67) on Monday night. North Carolina State (7-6) won three of its final four games to finish with a winning record.

QUICK LANE BOWL Boston College 36, Maryland 30: At Detroit, Patrick Towles threw two TD passes and caught a pass for a score in the first half, helping Boston College build a big lead in a win over Maryland (6-7).

The Eagles (7-6) led by 16 points at halftime, 23 early in the third quarter and had to force Maryland to turn the ball over on downs late in the game to seal the win.

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL Mississippi St. 17, Miami (Ohio) 16: At St. Petersburg, Florida, Nick Fitzgerald rushed for 142 yards and two TDs, and Mississippi State (6-7) held off Miami (Ohio) (6-7) with help from a blocked field goal in the closing seconds.

– Wire reports

• Tuesday, December 27, 2016

After seeing P.K. Subban traded for Shea Weber, it’s clear anything is possible in the NHL. But trading Corey Crawford in an effort to re-sign Artemi Panarin would be a huge mistake. Crawford is one of the very best goalies in the league, in the conversation right behind Montreal’s Carey Price. He has won two Stanley Cups, and was arguably the best player on the ice for both of those postseasons.

And although some still want to paint him as some Trent Dilfer-like system goalie, the beneficiary of a great team in front of him, the truth is quite the opposite. Anyone who has watched the Hawks since the beginning of last season knows Crawford has bailed out his teammates far more often than his teammates have bailed out Crawford.

At $6 million a season, Crawford is cheaper than Pekka Rinne, and makes about the same as Kari Lehtonen and Mike Smith. He’s a great goalie on a good contract. It’d be lunacy to trade him away in his prime.

#HeyLaz What pieces need to fall into place for the Hawks to re-sign Panarin for ~$7M? — Dan Bunnell (@Booney20)

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8 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW: CUBS WIN WORLD SERIES

Crown comes just in time for many of Cubs’ longtime fans Family members: Run prolonged loved-ones’ lives

By DON BABWIN

The Associated Press CHICAGO – At the end, not much was getting through to Helen Weithman. The memories she collected over 98 years were slipping away.

When Kathleen Strobel talked to her, she could tell by the blank look on her mom’s face that she didn’t understand a lot of what she was saying.

Then came the World Series.

“She really came alive when it started and they had the Cubs games on,” Strobel said. “When we started talking about it, she said, ‘They haven’t won since I was born.’ It was probably the last thing we shared with her because she died on Nov. 29.”

Strobel hasn’t wondered if the hope of finally witnessing her Cubbies win it all added a little time to her mom’s life. Studies have long suggested no one can will themselves to stay alive just a little bit longer to reach a milestone event such as a birthday, holiday, wedding or World Series.

Try telling that to the families of some Cubs fans who are convinced their loved ones hung on to see the team win its first Series in 108 years.

Robert Matijevich doesn’t know much about all the studies. He just knows what he saw at the North Chicago home where he lived with his father.

“He was really going downhill, but in the World Series he was eating better, sleeping more,” Matijevich said of his 88-year-old father, John. “When the Cubs won, he said, ‘They did it in my lifetime.’ ” He went to bed and died that night.

Did the older Matijevich stick around long enough to see the Cubs win the World Series?

“I really think that was the reason, I really do,” his son said.

In 2004, as Boston was basking in an at-long-last World Series cham-

the Cecil family that have preceded him.”

It was a similar story for Marvin Peterson.

“He was thinking the (National League) pennant would be the only thing he’d get,” Margaret Peterson of suburban Bloomingdale said of her 82-year-old husband, who was dying of cancer at the time.

Instead, he watched on TV as the Cubs beat the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, the Indians in the World Series and then celebrated with millions of fans at a massive parade and rally.

At his bedside a few days before he died on Nov. 18 was a gift from his sonin-law: a replica of the World Series trophy.

“It gave him a lot of joy,” his wife said. “He was so thrilled after all those years of waiting.”

And that, she said, is helping her get through this first holiday season without her husband, who even at 82 could recite the names of the startAP file photo ing lineup of the 1945 Cubs. “I am so Cubs fan Helen Weithman celebrates the Cubs’ World Series victory Nov. 4 at her home in happy he got to experience that,” she Glen Ellyn. A lifelong Cubs fan, Weithman, 98, was slipping away until the Cubs made it to said. the World Series, according to family. “She really came alive when it started and they had Roger Sieben could see what the Cubs games on,” said her daughter, Kathleen Strobel. Weithman died Nov. 29 after the win meant to his 105-year-old finally seeing the Cubs win the series for first time in her lifetime. mother, Suzanne. Weeks afterward, she remembered only bits and pieces pionship, statisticians at Ohio State more faithfully take their medicine about the World Series victory party University threw water on all of and get plenty of rest in the hopes at her nursing home in Manitowoc, those stories about dying fans who of reaching a milestone. And there Wisconsin, including the Cubs cake, kept themselves alive long enough to is no underestimating the value the staffer dressed like the witness the first Red Sox title in 86 of the smiles and the general bliss late Cubs announcer Harry Caray years. Their study concluded there for Cubs fans the night of Nov. 2 and the singing of “Take Me Out to was no evidence that cancer patients when the World Series ended safethe Ball Game.” But the woman who ly in Anthony Rizzo’s glove during willed themselves to live just a bit lived most of her life about a mile an epic Game 7 in Cleveland. There longer. from Wrigley Field, close enough is no forgetting that, at least for “You’d hear it all the time, that a to hear the roar of the crowd if the nurse said so-and-so hung on until af- a little while, the distraction that wind was blowing just right, could ter Christmas, and it’s a nice story,” the Cubs provided to those who had remember with absolute clarity that said the study’s co-author, Dr. Donn just hours or days to live. the Cubs had won it all.

Young, a now-retired researcher That showed up in the death noticThen, after getting a letter from es – long a place where the families at the university’s Comprehensive the hospice about this 105-yearhave included loved ones’ allegiance Cancer Center. What is more likeold Cubs fan, the team sent up a ly, he said, is explained in another to the Cubs – in the days after the package containing a shirt, decals, study that found people remember Series. a photograph of the late Cubs great positive events more than they do The Cubs’ win “was one of his Ernie Banks and a note thanking negative ones – meaning that nurses happiest moments as he went her. and other caregivers are more likely through treatments and rehabilita“When the package came she was tion” for a nerve disease, read the to recall those patients who made it just overwhelmed that they would rethrough the holidays than those who death notice for the Rev. Patrick member her,” her son said. “That was Cecil, a Catholic priest in Chicadidn’t. one of the last memories she would go, who died Nov. 14. “He will be Still, Young acknowledged that have.” some of the ailing might eat better, sharing that victory with those from She died Dec. 5.

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