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SPORTS

Strong finish

CLS comes up big in fourth quarter to beat CLC, 66-53 / B2 LOCAL NEWS

Referendums

Franks moving along anti-tax measure, ditching others / A4

LITH woman shares how she lost 87 pounds / A3

STATE

Years of abuse

Justice Dept. report: Chicago police used excessive force /A18

TODAY’S WEATHER

HIGH

LOW

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A large area of high pressure to the north will keep it dry across the area.

As this moves off to the east, expect freezing rain late Sunday night.

Complete forecast on page A5

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Tales from the express lines at the supermarket I thought the word “express” meant fast, like Pony Express fast, where small, wiry cowboys rode baby horses across the Great Plains in the Old West’s version of priority mail.

I picture the sinewy Pony Express rider on his mission somewhere between St. Joe and Sacramento, learning forward in the saddle, the brim of his hat flattened by the wind, his face contorted in stony grittiness, his steed underneath him stretched from nose to tail in a flurry of motion and speed, it’s little pony legs pulsing like pistons.

Yep, that’s what I think of when I see the word, “express.”

So, when the food store people started adding express lines, my vision of checkout had me flying through the line like a small, wiry shopper riding a silvery mini shopping cart, it’s little rollers spinning like Ferris wheels in a twister, my hands white-knuckled from desperately gripping the handle and my cheeks rosy from the windage.

Um, didn’t happen. No even close. You could put on a cowboy hat and chaps, but you ain’t ever movin’ through that line like a sprintin’ pinto carryin’ a love letter, pardner.

While express lines are a good concept, they often utterly fail to live up to their name. There are some reasons for that …

First of all, it’s that “15 Items or Less” sign.

Besides the fact that it is not grammatically correct (“15 Items or Fewer”), there is something wide-eyedly optimistic about putting up a sign and expecting people to actually obey it.

Here’s what people actually see when they read this sign: • 15 Items or Less … For everyone else but you, of course.

• 15 Items or Less … Or 20, 30, 40 or whatever you have.

• 15 Items or Less … Yeah, like we’re really going to enforce this.

Surely all of us have experienced getting behind an “Express Line Over-the-Limiter.” You silently count what’s in their cart and breathlessly whisper to yourself, “Oh my goodness … she’s got 23 items! That’s … um … eight items over the limit!”

You feverishly contemplate your next move.

Maybe you should just mention it to her …

“Excuse me, ma’am, but you seem to be eight items over the limit for the Express Line.”

“And I think you are several words over the limit in the ‘It’s none of your business’ line.”

OK. That’s not a good idea. Maybe you

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WHERE IT’S AT

JUST HUMOR ME Michael Penkava should just wonder out loud and hope she hears you …

“Boy, I’m glad I only have 14 items … 15’s the limit in this line.”

(No reaction) “Geesh, this Express Line of 15 items or less is awesome!”

(No reaction) “Golly, I wonder what they do if you’re over the limit in this line?”

“Mister, I wonder what they’d do if I accidentally ran you over with my cart?”

OK again. Maybe you should just tell the cashier …

“Excuse me, Mrs. Cashier … this lady here is over the limit.”

“Oh, thank you. sir. Ma’am, it’s OK. Men in Express Lines are like caged wildebeests. Sir, why don’t you read a magazine from the rack.

There’s an interesting story I know you’d love about a man finding a mini-mermaid in his tuna sandwich.”

“Really … where?”

Oh, for an “Over-the-Limiter” Hotline app, or, even better, a warning buzzer on the scanner when someone has reached the limit …

“BUZZZZZZZZZ!” “What was that?”

“Oh, Ma’am, that’s the ‘Express Line Limit Violation Alarm.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means you’ve reached your limit of checkout items in this line.”

“But I still have more.”

“I can see that. What you can do is pay for these 15 items and go back in line and pay for 15 more. You actually can do that as many times as you want until you’ve checked out everything.”

“Huh?” Wildebeest Man behind lady raises arms in victory cry, “GRRRWAAAAARGGGH!”

• Michael Penkava taught a bunch of kids and wrote a bunch of stuff. He actually read the story about the mini-mermaid sandwich. The man who experienced this was quoted as saying, “I asked for extra mayo and got this.” He can be reached at mikepenkava@comcast.net.

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“I would if I was allowed!

Also, as someone who’s had blood transfusions, thank you to everyone who donates.”

Crystal Bertolami

on Heartland Blood Centers reporting an immediate critical blood shortage.

See story on Page A9.

The daily

DIGIT

92

The number of signatures on state Rep. Allen Skillicorn’s petition filed to get an advisory property tax freeze referendum on the April 4 ballot in McHenry County. He needed 7,566.

See story on Page A7.

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ON THE COVER Mary Ulery with a lunch of fresh steamed vegetables and baked salmon. The Lake in the Hills resident, who then weighed more than 235 pounds, decided in 2015 just before the Christmas holiday to make a change and lose the weight, as many others do this time of year. She has lost 87 pounds.

See story on page A3.

Photo by H. Rick Bamman – hbammna@shawmedia.com

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A CLOSER LOOK

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Photos by H. Rick Bamman – hbammna@shawmedia.com

Mary Ulery uses the MyFitnessPal app to record nutrition label information on a package of fresh salmon as her husband, Randy, cuts vegetables while preparing a meal in their Lake in the Hills home. Ulery lost a total of 87 pounds – 60 with the Orbera weight-loss balloon procedure and 27 after it was removed. She said she would not have been able to do everything she’s done so far without the support of her husband and children.

Lake in the Hills resident reflects on 87-pound weight loss, offers advice

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com LAKE IN THE HILLS – On Thanksgiving 2015, Mary Ulery was in Southern California watching on the sidelines as her son ran a 5K race. Just one year later, Ulery’s family were the ones cheering her on at the finish line.

The Lake in the Hills resident, who then weighed more than 235 pounds, decided in 2015 just before the Christmas holiday to make a change and lose the weight, as many others do at this time of year.

“For me, I just lost my balance in life. I stepped on the scale and said, ‘You better do something,’ ” she said, now down 87 pounds.

To get the process in motion, Ulery met with Amir Heydari, medical director of the Centegra Weight-Loss Surgery Center, and shortly thereafter received the Orbera weight-loss balloon procedure.

She was mildly sedated and doctors placed a thin, deflated balloon into her stomach that was filled with saline until it expanded to the size of a grapefruit.

See WEIGHT LOSS, page A9

Mary Ulery prepares a meal with fresh vegetables including Brussels sprouts, baby carrots, kale, sweet red peppers, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes steamed in olive oil and water.

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‘YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING’

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LOCAL NEWS LOCAL DEATHS OBITUARIES ON PAGE A12

Wilma Davidson 90, Harvard Patricia Meitzler 85, East Dundee Alex Shustitzky 67, McHenry Geoffrey E. Simmons 71, Cary

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County Board chairman moving forward with anti-tax referendum

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is moving forward with putting an advisory property tax freeze referendum question to voters, but backing off a plan to ask for two more aimed at government consolidation.

Franks, D-Marengo, will ask board members Tuesday night to vote to put a nonbinding question on the April 4 ballot asking whether local governments should be required to hold a referendum to increase their levies by any amount.

But he will not be asking for votes on advisory referendums on eliminating the county recorder’s office and halving the size of the County Board, which he proposed Thursday at the end of the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Instead, he will form an ad-hoc Committee on Government Structure and Consolidation to pave the way for binding referendums that could appear on 2018 election ballots, as well as explore other ways to consolidate and reduce government.

Besides having differing opinions on how much the board should be shrunk, as voters overwhelmingly approved in a Nov. 8 advisory question, several members objected to being presented with last-minute referendums that would not go through committee. Tuesday’s board meeting also is the last day under state law for local governments to put referendums on the April 4 ballot.

Franks said a special committee will make sure the time is taken to get it right.

“I heard the board loud and clear on Thursday, and given their concerns, I be-

“There’s no reason that McHenry County has to wait for the state. I campaigned on cutting 10 percent of the (county’s) property tax levy.

We need to send a very strong message to all the taxing bodies that this is what the citizens want.”

Jack Franks

McHenry County Board chairman

“To me, it seems like an additional cost to the county to do something we already know the people support – smaller government and eliminating this (county recorder) position.”

Joe Tirio

McHenry County recorder lieve the specifics on County Board structure and reform should be debated further,” said Franks, who ran on a platform that included going from 24 members in

six districts to 12, single-member districts.

A bill to permanently freeze property taxes statewide, requiring any increase requested by a taxing body to go to a referendum, passed the Illinois House this week but did not have time for a Senate vote because of the end of the legislative session.

Two bills to try again already have been filed in the House since Wednesday’s start of the new General Assembly.

“There’s no reason that McHenry County has to wait for the state,” Franks said. “I campaigned on cutting 10 percent of the (county’s) property tax levy. We need to send a very strong message to all the taxing bodies that this is what the citizens want.”

New Republican county Recorder Joe Tirio ran on the platform of asking voters to abolish his office altogether and merge it with the county clerk’s office, as is done in most Illinois counties. He said Friday that he did not understand what message an advisory referendum would have given that his election several months ago did not.

“To me, it seems like an additional cost to the county to do something we already know the people support – smaller government and eliminating this position,” Tirio said.

The McHenry County Electoral Board on Friday voted to remove a property tax freeze question from the ballot that was filed by new state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee. His petition contained only 92 signatures, far short of the 7,566 required to get a countywide referendum on the ballot. Franks’ decision to pursue a similar referendum was independent of Skillicorn’s.

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

• Dylan James Davila, 23, 6706 Connecticut Trail, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Nov. 5, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than .08 percent, failing to notify of an accident, failing to notify of damage to an unattended Crystal Lake vehicle, and driving without insurance.

• Richard Angel Ocasio, 38, 47 Essex Lane, • Edward Guadalupe Luna, 21, 4818 State Crystal Lake, was charged Sunday, Nov. 6, St., Crystal Lake, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. with domestic battery.

1, on a South Barrington warrant for failing to • Ayana M. Kinchelow, 27, 1448 Skyridge appear in court on a driving with a suspended Drive, No. 2, Crystal Lake, was arrested Monlicense charge. day, Nov. 7, on a McHenry County warrant for • Randy Andrew Szczepanik, 40, 4561 Loyola theft.

Drive, McHenry, was charged Wednesday, • Aaron Scott Sennholtz, 19, 2813 Sun Valley Nov. 2, with driving under the influence of Drive, Cary, was charged Tuesday, Nov. 8, alcohol. with unlawfully knowingly possessing a

controlled or counterfeit substance.

• Susan Jo Platek, 53, 173 First St., Crystal Lake, was charged Tuesday, Nov. 8, with failing to notify of damage to an unattended vehicle.

• Gina Erica Davis, 25, 46 Crystal St., Cary, was charged Wednesday, Nov. 9, with retail theft.

• Antonio Luis Keobandith, 19, 325 Hosmer St., Loves Park, was arrested Saturday, Nov. 12, on a McHenry County warrant for failing to appear in court on a driving with a suspended license charge.

• Allen Andrew Denk, 42, 871 Darlington Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Nov. 12, with criminal damage to property.

• Jason M. Silberbauer, 26, 14411 Kishwau-

kee Valley Road, Woodstock, was charged Sunday, Nov. 13, with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

• Diane Lynn Ratz, 48, 136 Edgewater Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged Tuesday, Nov. 15, with driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Michelle Renee Reynolds, 24, 210 Elmhurst St., No. 102, Crystal Lake, was charged Wednesday, Nov. 16, with criminal trespass to a building.

• Taylor Jordan Riemann, 20, 3401 Biscayne Road, McHenry, was charged Friday, Nov. 18, with underage drinking.

• Amaer Abubakr, 23, 134 Cunat Court, No. 2D, Lake in the Hills, was charged Friday, Nov. 18, with assault, and two counts of domestic battery.

WEATHER

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A large area of high pressure off to the north will keep it dry across the area.

As this area of high pressure moves off to the east, a storm will move in from the south with freezing rain. Freezing rain late Sunday night into Monday morning will eventually change over to plain rain Monday afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing.

TODAY

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Lake Geneva

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8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

AIR QUALITY TODAY Main offender ................. particulates

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Chg: change in previous 24 hours.

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WEATHER HISTORY Cold air penetrating the natural barriers of Southern California on Jan. 14, 1882, brought a record 15 inches of snow to San Bernardino.

70% is stored as ice on Antarctica.

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WEATHER TRIVIA™ Q: Where is most of the world’s fresh

Sunrise today .......................... 7:20 a.m.

Sunset today ........................... 4:45 p.m.

Moonrise today ........................ 7:36 p.m.

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Moonset tomorrow .................. 9:19 a.m.

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TEMPERATURES High ................................................... 22° Low ................................................... 16° Normal high ....................................... 31° Normal low ........................................ 16° Record high .......................... 58° in 1932 Record low ........................... -9° in 1929 Peak wind ....................... NNW at 13 mph PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest............0.00” Month to date ................................. 0.71” Normal month to date ..................... 0.79” Year to date .................................... 0.71” Normal year to date ........................ 0.79”

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Zion man found guilty of drug-induced homicide

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Jurors found a Zion man guilty on Friday of the drug-induced homicide of 21-year-old Danielle Barzyk.

Jurors found that James F. Linder sold more than one gram of heroin to Barzyk’s boyfriend, Cody N. Hillier, on Jan. 30, 2015, in Zion. The couple returned to Algonquin and used the drugs at least three times, and just after 1 a.m.

Barzyk told Hillier she was having trouble breathing and needed medical attention.

Hillier and Barzyk met at a local rehabilitation facility in July 2014 and started dating. Hillier, who took the stand this week, said he and Barzyk relapsed in November 2014 and continued daily usage.

When police arrived at the scene, they asked Hillier whether Barzyk had taken anything, and he said she was having an asthma attack. He later told responding officers and emergency personnel that she had taken Vicodin.

Barzyk was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, where she was pronounced dead.

Hillier agreed to work with the North Central Narcotics Task force and bought additional heroin from Linder in a controlled narcotics transaction at a Wal-Mart in Zion. Linder was pulled over after the alleged drug deal, and officers located the money Hillier was given to buy the drugs, his wallet, a cellphone and additional cash. Linder was arrested and has since been held in the McHenry County Jail.

Hillier previously pleaded guilty in May to unlawful possession and delivery of a controlled substance in this case and was sentenced to probation.

He was rearrested in October after violating the terms of his probation.

The jury began deliberations shortly before 11:30 a.m. Friday and returned with a verdict about two hours later.

During closing arguments, Assistant State’s Attorney Randi Freese asked the jury to hold the defendant accountable.

“He profited and preyed on the addiction and disease of Danielle and Cody,” Freese said.

Freese said prosecutors proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt because they were able to show that Linder knowingly delivered heroin to Hillier, that the heroin was at least one gram or more, that Barzyk inhaled the heroin

“He profited and preyed on the addiction and disease of Danielle and Cody. ... What happened to Danielle could have just as easily happened to Cody.

They both used the heroin. … One died; one lived.”

Randi Freese, McHenry County assistant state’s attorney

News sent to your phone Text the keyword NWHNEWS to 74574 to sign up for BREAKING news text alerts from the Northwest Herald. Message and data rates apply. and that Barzyk died as a result of the inhalation.

Freese said the most convincing evidence in the case against Linder came from his cellphone, which was taken from the defendant when he was arrested. The text messages documented conversations between Hillier and Linder regarding the two heroin purchases.

There also were recorded phone calls between the two from Jan. 31, 2015, when Hillier was working with undercover officers.

Freese said there was no doubt that Barzyk died of a heroin overdose based on testimony from two forensic pathologists who took the stand this week.

“What happened to Danielle could have just as easily happened to Cody.

They both used the heroin. … One died; one lived,” Freese said.

Mitra Kalelkar and Hillary McElligott, who testified for the prosecution and defense, respectively, generally agreed Barzyk’s primary cause of death was a narcotics overdose.

Kalelkar conducted Barzyk’s autopsy days after she died and examined a toxicology report prepared when coming to her conclusion of how Barzyk died. She said Barzyk’s lungs were heavier than normal from a significant amount of fluid and congestion, something she commonly sees in patients who overdose or drown.

She also said she was aware of Barzyk’s history of asthma, but did not believe it was what caused her death.

Hank Sugden, Linder’s attorney, said in closing arguments that prosecutors did not prove Linder delivered heroin to Hillier nor did they prove Barzyk died of a heroin overdose. Sugden said Barzyk and Hillier were both addicts who were aware of the danger of drugs.

Sugden said, referencing Freese’s prior statement, that Hillier lived and Barzyk died not because she overdosed but because of the fact that she had an asthma attack. That was the major difference between the two, he said.

McElligott said while she agreed the primary cause of death was related to a heroin overdose, she believed asthma was a major contributing factor. She said someone who is overdosing will appear as though they are falling asleep or passing out, but someone experiencing a severe asthma attack is more likely to gasp for air and be aware they are not breathing properly.

Sugden also said prosecutors were unable to prove the heroin sold Jan. 30 was the same as the heroin sold Jan. 31, and could have done so through further testing.

In response to Sugden’s statement about quality control, Assistant State’s Attorney John Gibbons said it would have been nearly impossible to do comparative testing because heroin dealers almost always have different product.

He said that fact is proven when Linder told Hillier in a recorded phone call that he didn’t have the same stuff as Jan. 30 but had different product he could sell to him.

Linder faces 15 to 30 years in prison. Based on previous convictions, he could receive an extended sentence that would result in 30 to 60 years in prison.

He will remain in the McHenry County Jail without bond until his sentencing Feb. 24.

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Norm Vinton, assistant state’s attorney law must be followed. The Electoral Board, which is convened to hear petition objections, is made up of County Clerk Mary McClellan and one representative each from the offices of state’s attorney and circuit clerk.

“Although I find your petition admirable, it is sorely lacking in the number of required signatures,” Assistant State’s Attorney Norm Vinton told Skillicorn just before the vote.

Chief Deputy Circuit Clerk Robin Shetley represented the circuit clerk’s office.

The nonbinding referendum sought to ask voters whether local governments should be required to ask voter permission before raising taxes by any amount. In McHenry County, where non-home rule governments are under the tax cap, local taxing bodies are automatically entitled to collect an increase over their previous year’s extension equal to either the rate of inflation or 5 percent, whichever is smaller.

Skillicorn, who was sworn in to represent the 66th Illinois House District on Wednesday, unsuccessfully argued that Fitzgerald’s objection constituted a prohibited political activity for county government employees under the county Ethics Ordinance. He also alleged that her objection did not clearly spell out an intent as required by state law.

“No other objections have been made against this referendum except by a [county] clerk employee,” Skillicorn said in a statement. “Let the voters decide if property taxes should be frozen at ballot box [sic], not in a back room like the clerk’s office.”

Attorney Joe Gottemoller, who represented Fitzgerald at the hearing, said she had proper and ethical legal standing as a county voter. Gottemoller is an elected member of the County Board.

“This [objection] is not a statement as to whether or not this referendum itself is a good idea or a bad idea,” Gottemoller told the election board. “This is

The McHenry County Electoral Board voted Friday, 3-0, to uphold an objection to an advisory anti-tax referendum and remove it from the April 4 ballot. a question of whether the rules were followed to put this referendum on.”

But McHenry County voters may yet get the chance to weigh in on the question. County Board Chairman Jack Franks, D-Marengo, told members Thursday that he would ask for a board vote to put an advisory property tax freeze question on the ballot. His move was independent of Skillicorn’s effort and the objection mounted.

State law for a referendum question requires a minimum number of signatures equal to 8 percent of the number of voters who cast ballots in the last gubernatorial election.

At least two bills have already been filed in the Illinois House since Wednesday’s start of the new legislative session to impose a statewide property tax freeze – Skillicorn is chief co-sponsor on both. A last-ditch attempt in the final days of the previous session cleared the House but did not have the time for a Senate vote.

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Public Works employee flown to hospital after being hit by SUV

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – A Crystal Lake Public Works Department employee was flown to an area hospital Friday morning after he was struck by an SUV, police said.

At 8:46 a.m., Crystal Lake police and Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department personnel responded to Miller Road, east of Golf Course Road, after reports of a two-vehicle crash, according to a news release from Crystal Lake police.

A Mitsubishi SUV was traveling east on Miller Road when it struck the employee who was completing road repairs, police said. The employee, who police said was a man, was pinned between the SUV and a construction trailer.

The man was flown to an area hospital with severe injuries, police said. A woman driving the SUV also was taken to an area hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s OfH. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com fice is investigating the crash. Police Workers from Ormsby’s Towing clear debris Friday after a crash involving an SUV and a Crystal Lake Public Works Department vehicle could not be reached for more informaon Miller Road just east of Golf Course Road. Check out video from the scene of the crash online at NWHerald.com. tion on what caused the crash.

• Saturday, January 14, 2017

WOODSTOCK – McHenry County election officials tossed an advisory property tax freeze referendum off the April 4 ballot for having far from the required number of signatures.

In a 3-0 vote Friday afternoon, the Electoral Board upheld an objection by Chief Deputy County Clerk Linda Fitzgerald that the petition filed by state Rep. Allen Skillicorn does not meet Allen guidelines set by state Skillicorn law.

Skillicorn’s petition had only 92 signatures, or 1.2 percent of the 7,566 required to get a countywide referendum on the ballot. The objection further challenged 26 of the signatures.

His news release upon filing the petition in McHenry and Kane counties said he had “thousands” of signatures – his Kane County petition only had 302 of the more than 8,600 required. A similar objection has been filed in Kane County as well.

While board members lauded the referendum’s intent, they said election

“Although I find your petition admirable, it is sorely lacking in the number of required signatures.”

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Fox River Grove garage fire causes $50,000 in damage NORTHWEST HERALD FOX RIVER GROVE – The Fox River Grove Fire Department responded to a garage fire Thursday evening that caused about $50,000 worth of damage, a fire official said.

Crews were called at 8:08 p.m. to a report of a detached garage fire in the 2000 block of Algonquin Road, near the Fox River.

The garage, which was not attached to the residence, was in flames when

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No one was injured and no vehicles were destroyed as a result of the fire, a fire official said.

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BLOOD DRIVES The following is a list of places to give blood. Donors should be 17 or older or 16 with a parent’s consent, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.

ments and information: Camille Piazza, 847-305-9998 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 22 – Springbrook Community Church, 10115 Algonquin Road, Huntley. Appointments • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday – Grace and information: Camille Piazza, 847-305Lutheran Church, 1300 Kishwaukee Valley 9998 or www.heartlandbc.org.

Road, Woodstock. Appointments and • 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 – Riverwood information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 Elementary School, 300 S. Driftwood Trail, or www.heartlandbc.org.

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Ave., Crystal Lake. Appointments and • 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 28 – Resurrection information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 Catholic Church, 2918 S. Country Club or www.heartlandbc.org.

Road, Woodstock. Appointments and • 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday – Zion Lutheran information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 Church, 412 Jackson St., Marengo. Appoint- or www.heartlandbc.org.

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Blood service organizations • American Red Cross of Greater Chicago – 800-448-3543 for general blood services; 312-729-6100 general questions.

• Heartland Blood Centers – 800-7864483; 630-264-7834 or www.heartlandbc. org. Locations: 6296 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0608; 1140 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin.

• LifeSource Blood Center – Crystal Lake Community Donor Center, 5577 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0672; 815-356-5173 or www.lifesource.org.

Hours: noon to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

• Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N. Sixth St., Rockford, 877-778-2299; 815965-8751 or www.rrvbc.org. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays; 7 to 11 a.m. second Saturdays.

“There’s not a better time, because once you make up your mind, do it. Whether it’s a traditional New Year’s resolution or whenever that first step … you’ll be glad you did.”

Continued from page A3 The balloon, which was in her stomach for six months, curbed her appetite and promoted weight loss.

The minimally invasive outpatient procedure received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in September 2015. The Orbera balloon is intended for adults who have a body mass index of 30 to 40 and who have been unable to lose weight through diet and exercise.

After the balloon was removed, Ulery worked with Centegra’s team to learn about portion control, establish an exercise routine and find the support necessary to maintain long-term weight loss.

Betsy Felde, a registered dietitian and licensed dietitian nutritionist at the Centegra Weight-Loss Surgery Center, worked with Ulery after her procedure for the next year. The two met at least once a month to discuss setting goals and overall nutrition.

Felde said the reason Ulery has been so successful is because she did everything she needed to do, whether it was journaling her food, exercising regularly or meeting her goals. She said what can go wrong for people who set large goals in the new year or around the hol-

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Mary Ulery, Lake in the Hills resident

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Mary Ulery measures a 4-ounce portion of salmon as she prepares lunch in her Lake in the Hills home. Ulery, who weighed more than 235 pounds, decided in 2015 just before Christmas to make a change and lose the weight. idays to lose weight is they try to do too much at one time.

“You have to take one step at a time, one thing at a time,” Felde said.

Ulery said one of the things she most appreciated about the procedure is it allowed for portion control. She said instead of only eating certain things, she

was able to eat “normal food” in moderation and was able to better understand how food fit into everyday life.

Ulery lost a total of 87 pounds – 60 with the balloon and 27 after it was removed. She said she would not have been able to do everything she’s done so far without the support of her husband

and children.

Ulery said people often asked her why she would want to start her weight loss journey right before the holidays and she told them there was no better time than the present.

“There’s not a better time, because once you make up your mind, do it,” she said. “Whether it’s a traditional New Year’s resolution or whenever that first step … you’ll be glad you did.”

Ulery said her goals are to keep the weight off, stay healthy and continue to be active and enjoy her life.

“I never thought I would be one of those people who said, ‘I haven’t been to the gym in three days. I need to get there,’ ” she said, laughing. “If I can inspire one person, then I am happy to do that.”

• Saturday, January 14, 2017

Heartland Blood Centers representatives said the center is in critical need of several blood types to meet the demands of hospitals in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.

As of Friday morning, officials at Heartland Blood Centers are reporting less than a one-day supply of O+, O-, B+ and B-, with the potential to reach critical levels on all other types.

Patient traumas, surgeries, weather and illness have had a critical effect on patient blood inventory needs. The closest Heartland Blood Center is at 6296 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake.

“We have made frequent requests this week to all of our regular donors asking them to help,” said Amy Smith, director of donor recruitment at Heartland Blood Centers. “The situation is now critical, and we are in need of all healthy and eligible donors to roll up their sleeves and give blood in the next 48 hours.

“Critical is not a term we take lightly, the need is real. As the largest provider of blood in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana area, we must be sure transfusions are ready and available for patients in the 74 hospitals we serve.”

Heartland has increased capacity to allow for more flexible scheduling at any of 13 donor centers or mobile blood drives.

All donors will receive a $10 Noodles & Co. coupon, compliments of Noodles & Co. Call 800-786-4483, visit www.heartlandbc.org or text APPT to 444-999 to schedule.

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Alex Shustitzky, age 67, of McHenry, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.

He was born February 10, 1949 in Chicago Patricia Meitzler, nee Frank, age 85, of East to Alex and Irene (Putzieko) Shustitzky. On Dundee, passed away on January 11, 2017.

Beloved wife of the late Peter Meitzler; lov- August 23, 1969 he married Rita Keller. Alex ing mother of Pammy (Thomas) Schmidt, late was employed with United Airlines from 1969 until his retirement in 2012. He was a loving Jimmy, Ricky (Pam), and Tommy (Michelle); husband, father and a doting grandpa. Much beloved daughter of the late Rudolph and of his free time was spent landscaping his Myrtle Frank; fond grandmother of Cindy, Bobby, Marie (Cody), Laura, Ben, Jenna, Mike yard, he loved creating multicolored landscapes. He also enjoyed spending time on his (Ashley), Nick (Dani), Max, Hannah; great boat salmon fishing in Lake Michigan. grandmother of Cody, McKenna, Steven, He is survived by his wife, Rita of 47 years; Brianna, Tyler, Collin, Sadie, Lila, Anna, Miles, two children, Cindy (Floyd) Matthews, Scott and Daisy; dear sister of the late Bob Frank (Dorothy), late Dick (late Mary); fond aunt of Shustitzky; a grandson, Tanner; a sister, Susan (Gary) Beckman; a nephew, Bruce many nieces and nephews.

Beckman; and two nieces, Sandra and Sherry Visitation, Sunday, January 15, 2017 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Willow Funeral Home, Beckman.

Alex was preceded in death by his parents; 1415 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL (one and a grandson, Tyler. mile East of Randall Road). Funeral from Visitation will be from 2:00p.m. Until 6:00 funeral home on Monday, January 16, 2017 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Thompat 10:15 am . Mass, 11:00am at St. Margaret son Spring Grove Funeral Home, 8103 Wilmot Mary Church. Interment, Mt Emblem CemeRoad, Spring Grove, IL 60081. The funeral tery, Elmhurst IL. blessing will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, JanPatricia enjoyed her grandchildren and uary 16, 2017, at the funeral home. Interment playing cards at Village Green.

PATRICIA MEITZLER

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. will be in Windridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Cary, IL. Memorials to Animal Outreach Humane Society would be appreciated by the family.

To send flowers or an online condolence to the family of Alex Shustitzky, visit our Tribute Store at www.thompsonspringgrove.com.

For information, please call the funeral home 815-675-0550.

GEOFFREY E. SIMMONS

Born: January 9, 1946; in Dobbs Ferry, NY Died: January 11, 2017; in Barrington, IL

Geoffrey is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (nee Sloan) Simmons whom he married on February 22, 1969; his children, Daniel G. (Adrianne) Simmons, Rachel A. Simmons, Brian G. (Rachel L.) Simmons, and Colleen A. Simmons; his grandchildren, Andrew John Simmons and Alaina Grace Simmons; as well as a sister, Geraldine (John) Curry.

Geoffrey was an accountant for many years at Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America located in Downers Grove.

Visitation for Geoffrey will take place on Sunday, January 15, 2017 from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Rd., Cary. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 16th at 11:00 AM. at Living Grace Community Church, 1500 Silver Lake Rd., Cary. Burial with military honors will follow at Windridge Memorial Park.

For info: 847-639-3817 or kahlemoore.com.

Geoffrey E. Simmons, age 71 of Cary, passed away on January 11, 2017.

He was born on January 9, 1946 in Dobbs Ferry, NY, the son of Edgar and Anne Simmons.

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The Associated Press NEW YORK – Novelist and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, a former Jesuit school valedictorian who conjured a tale of demonic possession and gave millions the fright of their lives with the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning movie “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 89.

Blatty died Thursday at a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, where he lived, his widow, Julie Alicia Blatty, told The Associated Press. The cause of death was multiple my- William eloma, a form of blood Peter Blatty cancer, she said.

Inspired by an incident in a Washington suburb that Blatty had read about while in college, “The Exorcist” was published in 1971, followed two years later by the film of the same name. Blatty’s story of a 12-year-old girl inhabited by a satanic force spent more than a year on The New York Times fiction best-seller list and eventually sold more than 10 million copies. It reached a far wider audience through the movie version, directed

by William Friedkin, produced and written by Blatty and starring Linda Blair as the young, bedeviled Regan.

“RIP William Peter Blatty, who wrote the great horror novel of our time,” Stephen King tweeted Friday.

“So long, Old Bill.”

Even those who thought they had seen everything had never seen anything like the R-rated “The Exorcist” and its assault of vomit, blood, rotting teeth, ghastly eyes and whirlwind head-spinning – courtesy of makeup and special effects maestro Dick Smith. Fans didn’t care that Vincent Canby of The New York Times

found it a “chunk of elegant occultist claptrap,” or that the set burned down during production. They stood for hours in freezing weather for the winter release and kept coming even as the movie, with its omnipresent soundtrack theme, Mike Oldfield’s chilly, tingly “Tubular Bells,” cast its own disturbing spell.

From around the world came reports of fainting, puking, epileptic fits, audience members charging the screen and waving rosary beads, and, in England, a boy committing murder and blaming “The Exorcist.” The Rev. Billy Graham would allege that the film’s very celluloid was evil.

Named the scariest movie of all time

by Entertainment Weekly, “The Exorcist” topped $400 million worldwide at the box office, among the highest at the time for an R-rated picture. Oscar voters also offered rare respect for a horror film: “The Exorcist” was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and received two, for best sound and Blatty’s screenplay. Imitations, parodies and sequels were inevitable, whether the Leslie Nielsen spoof “Repossessed”; the four subsequent “Exorcist” movies or a stage version performed in 2012 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

“When I was writing the novel I thought of it as a supernatural detective story, and to this day I cannot recall having a conscious intention to terrifying anybody, which you may take, I suppose, as an admission of failure on an almost stupefying scale,” Blatty told The Huffington Post in 2011.

Blatty returned to the “Exorcist” setting in “Legion,” which he adapted into “The Exorcist III.” He also revised a novel from the 1960s, “Twinkle, Twinkle, ‘Killer Kane’ ”; renamed it “The Ninth Configuration” and wrote and directed a 1980 film version that brought Blatty a Golden Globe for best screenplay.

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church at 847-516-2636.

Mary Beth Halvey: The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Interment will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park after the service. For information, call Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710.

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.

Otto Fredrich Machacek: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 410 N. First St., Cary. Interment will be in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-4593411.

Barbara Ann McGee: The celebration of her life will be Saturday, Jan. 28, in Arvada, Colorado.

Elmer Loraine Rubsam: The visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet. Prayers will be at 9:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the funeral home, then driving in procession for the 10 a.m. funeral Mass celebration at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Lockport. Interment to follow in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. For information, call the funeral home at 815722-0524.

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.

John Francis Skeffington: The visitation will be from noon until the 1 p.m. memorial Mass is celebrated Saturday, Jan. 14, at St. Mary Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley.

For information, call James A. O’Connor Funeral Home at 847-669-5111.

Kenneth H. Timmins Sr.: The celebration of life will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

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Rodney D. Aavang: The celebration of life open house will be from noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Aavang residence on Barber Lane in Greenwood.

Donna Lynn Blanski: The celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Joseph W. Block: The visitation will be from noon until the 1 p.m. memorial service, Saturday, Jan. 14, at Toynton’s Walworth Funeral Home, 328 Kenosha St., Walworth, Wisconsin. For information, call the funeral home at 262-275-2171.

Clayton G. Davis: The visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at St. John the Baptist Church in Johnsburg. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Robert Devereux: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Saturday, Jan. 14, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2107 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Burial will follow in Windridge Memorial Park. For information, call the funeral home at 847639-3817.

Thomas L. Dovenspike: The memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Wait-Ross-Allanson Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Algonquin. For information, call the funeral home at 847-658-4232.

Patrick Victor Fox: The celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Center for Independent Futures office, 1015 Davis St., Evanston. For information, call 847-328-2044.

Laura Gaydosh: The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the noon funeral service Saturday, Jan. 14, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. After the service, the burial service will be at the chapel at Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 815359-3411.

Dorothy Frances Gomoll: The Mass celebration will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 410 N. First St., Cary. For information, call the

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STOCKING STUFFERS – McHenry County Home Community Education members donated 122 handmade quilted mini Christmas stockings filled with candy to Valley Hi Nursing Home. The stockings were given to the residents for tray favors and decorations for their rooms. Pictured (from left) are Florence Spesard, Carol Giammattei, Linda Barrett, Gwen Lagerhausen, Sue Bowe and Deb Weber.

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• 9 a.m. to noon – Habitat restoration work day, Yonder-O’Leary Conservation Area, 1150 S. Rose Farm Road, Woodstock.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County seeks volunteers to help restore a natural area. Information: 815-337-9502 or www. conservemc.org.

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Used Book & Media 25-Cent Flash Sale, Johnsburg Public Library, 3000 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg. The Friends of the Johnsburg Public Library will sponsor a sale of used books, movies and music. Everything costs 25 cents. Information: 815-344-0077 or www.johnsburglibrary.org.

• 10 a.m. – Free introductory yoga class, Yoga Seva Studio, 407 C E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The class will demonstrate the benefits of a yoga practice, stress solutions and how to change habits for better posture and well-being.

Registration required. Information: 815355-0010 or ann@yogaseva.com.

• 10 to 11:30 a.m. – “Beans, Greens & Grains,” Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Nurse educator Joan Davis will discuss the latest in nutritional science and the importance of

incorporating more whole-grain, plantbased foods into a diet. Open to ages 16 and older. Free. Registration required.

Information: 847-669-5386 or www. huntleylibrary.org.

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Pet nail clipping, Nature’s Feed, 2440 Westward Drive, Spring Grove. Donations requested to benefit Helping Paws Animal Shelter in Woodstock. Information: 815-675-2008 or www.naturesfeed.net.

• 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – “Escape at the Library!”, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. Sixth- through 12th-graders will solve puzzles and find clues during a room escape game. Free.

Registration required. Information: 815385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

• 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Cookbook author visit, Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary. JeanMarie Brownson, author of “Dinner at Home: 140 Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends,” will demonstrate recipes and provide samples. Books will be available for sale and signing. Free. Registration required. Information: 847-639-4210 or www.caryarealibrary.info.

Jan. 15

• Noon to 4 p.m. – WinterFest, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. The event will feature indoor and outdoor activities, including live music, children’s crafts, bog tours, hiking and more.

Free admission. Friends of Volo Bog will have hot cocoa, sodas and cookies for sale. Informa-

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• 5 to 6:30 p.m. – Sunday evening community dinner, First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

Free dinner for those in need. Information: 815459-0785 or foodministries@firstchurchcl.org.

Jan. 16

• 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. – Martin Luther King Jr. Community Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, D’Andrea Banquets and Conference Center, 4419 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The program theme will be “Honestly Confronting Racism” featuring keynote speaker Phyllis Unterschuetz.

Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. Information: www.faithbridgeinterfaith.org.

• 9 to 11 a.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Preschool open house, Cary Park District Preschool, 1180 Silver Lake Road, Cary.

Visitors can meet the teachers, tour the classrooms and receive program and registration information. Free. Information: 847-639-6100 or www.carypark.com.

• 9 a.m. – Fox Hills Music Teachers Association meeting, First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. A “Grab Bag Topics” program is scheduled for discussion in round table style. Information: 815-814-3736 or www.foxhillsmta.org.

• 1 to 4 p.m. – Racial Healing Workshop, Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Presented by Phyllis Unterschuetz, author of “Longing: Stories of Racial Healing.” Free-will donations will be accepted.

Registration required. Information: interfaithchats@gmail.com.

• 2 to 4 p.m. – Coloring for adults, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Pages from coloring books designed for adults, colored pencils and markers will be provided. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-459-1687 or www.clpl.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “Postpone Procrastination Now,” Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin.

Presented by Tom Wendt, certified DreamBuilder Coach. For ages 18 and older. Free.

Registration required. Information: 847-4583144 or www.aapld.org.

Jan. 17

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

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NEW MEMBER – The Rotary Club of McHenry welcomed its newest member, Craig Adams, McHenry Township supervisor. Adams (left) is shown with his sponsor, Don Tonyan.

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Travis Kieffer

The Johnsburg Area Business Association is accepting registration for its 2017 Business and Craft Expo, which will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

March 11 at Johnsburg High School.

Booth registration forms are available on the “News” link at

Age: 7 Birth date: Jan. 18, 2010 Parents: Kristin and Tate Kieffer Algonquin

Age: 4 Birth date: Jan. 14, 2013 Parents: Kristin and Nick Bolton Lake in the Hills

www.johnsburgjaba.com and at the Johnsburg Public Library, 3000 N. Johnsburg Road. Fees are listed on the form.

For information, contact JABA Expo Chairman Richard Bierman at 815-759-9459.

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Age: 3 Birth date: Dec. 20, 2013 Parents: Ashlee Bianchi and Edgar Unzueta Lake in the Hills

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• 7 to 8 p.m. – “Young Ribbons” • 7 p.m. – Chain-O-Lakes Eagles breast cancer survivor support group meeting, McHenry Township Senior for women, Centegra Gavers Breast Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg.

Center, 360 N. Terra Cotta Road, Crystal Club of radio-controlled aircraft enthusiLake. For those diagnosed younger than asts. Information: 815-307-5594 or www. the age of 45. Each session is facilitated by coleagles.com. a breast cancer survivor, a breast health • 7 to 8 p.m. – “ACT vs. SAT: Learn navigator and a health system chaplain. the Difference,” Algonquin Area Public Information: www.centegra.org or 877Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin.

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Presented by representatives of Hunting• 7 to 9 p.m. – McHenry County Chapton Learning Center. Open to high school ter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Ridgestudents and parents. Free. Registration field-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, 8505 required. Information: 847-458-3141 or Church St, Crystal Lake. The pre-recorded www.aapld.org. call will feature Yoram Bauman, co-author of • 7 to 9 p.m. – ShutterBugs Nature the book that inspired the revenue-neutral Photography Club, Volo Bog State Natucarbon tax. Free. Information: 815-728-7002 ral Area Visitor Center, 28478 W. Branor www.citizensclimatelobby.org/chapters/ denburg Road, Ingleside. Meetings include il_mchenry_county. guest speakers, competitions and more.

Nonmembers welcome. Information: www. shutterbugsofvolobog.com.

Jan. 18 • 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Quilt Cutting Day, McHenry County Historical Society Jan. 19 Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Get the • 10 a.m. – Creative Living Series: instruction/materials needed to sew blocks Mary Fons, Woodstock Opera House, 121 for the historical society’s 2018 raffle Van Buren St., Woodstock. Mary Fons is quilt featuring a World War I theme and co-host of the PBS show “Love of Quilta “rolling stone” pattern. Bring scissors, ing” and co-hosts the “Quilt Your Heart pencil, ruler, chalk to mark dark fabrics, Out” podcast with her mom, quilt legend needle and white or off-white thread. All Marianne Fons. Tickets: $25. Information: skill levels welcome. Free. Information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockopera815-923-2267 or www.gothistory.org. house.com.

• 9:30 a.m. to noon – “The Art of Story• 1 to 3 p.m. – Literacy volunteer telling,” Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. information session, McHenry County Judd St., Woodstock. Author and storyteller College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Also Joy Aavang will encourage those interested presented 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 21. Find out to tell their stories. Listeners are welcome. about becoming a tutor for reading, math Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary. and/or English language skills for adult org. students. Free. No registration required. In• 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Harvard Village Quil- formation: 815-455-8542 or www.mchenry. ters meeting, Trinity Lutheran Church, edu/volunteer.

504 E. Diggins St., Harvard. Visitors wel• 6 to 8:30 p.m. – Women’s Night Out,

The People in Need Forum will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at McHenry County College’s Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14.

Volunteers, staff and professionals of human service, health facilities, government, civic and faith-based organizations are invited to learn about community resources available to help those in need. Topics will include homelessness, veterans services, suicide

First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. Life strategist Jessica Homolka will discuss women’s roles as mothers, students, leaders and more. Includes dinner.

Free. Registration required. Information: 815-459-6010 or kelli@fcc-cl.org.

• 6 to 8:30 p.m. – Film Lovers Group, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Featuring a screening and discussion of “The Great Santini,” rated PG. Free. Bring a dinner. Information: 815-4591687.

• 7 p.m. – Elgin Genealogical Society meeting, Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. The program will be a pre-recorded webinar by Lisa Louise Cook on “Sanborn Maps.” Free. Information: www.elginroots.com.

prevention, Alzheimers disease, resources for young adults, financial planning, human trafficking, children and families in crisis, heroin in McHenry County, rape culture and cyber safety. Featured this year are 75 exhibitors and 16 workshops.

Admission is free.

For information or to register, visit www.mchenry.edu/peopleinneed or call Bev Thomas at 815-4797792.

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• 7:30 p.m. – Astronomy Night with the Lake County Astronomical Society, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. Business meeting at 7:30 p.m.; classroom topic at 8:30 p.m.; Star Party at 9:45 p.m. – view stars, planets, constellations and other objects through members’ telescopes. Open to those of all ages who are interested in the science of astronomy. Information: www.lcas-astronomy.org.

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• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Preschool Fair, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Featuring representatives of several local preschools. Free. Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

Jan. 20 • Noon to 4 p.m. – International • 1 p.m. – Marengo Woman’s Club Ski Jumping Tournament, Norge Ski meeting, Marengo United Methodist Club, 100 Ski Hill Road, Fox River Grove.

Continues noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 22. Saturday Church, 119 E. Washington St., Marengo.

New members welcome. Dues: $30. Infor- features the Junior Competition and K70 Competition. Sunday includes the K70 - US mation: 815-568-0704 or www.marengo.

Cup Five Hills Tournament and Long-Standgfwcillinois.org. ing Competition. Weekend admission • 5 to 9 p.m. – Cross-country candlebuttons: $10 available at local merchants, light ski, Marengo Woods Conservation Area, 2411 N. Route 23, Marengo. Continues $15 at the gate, free for children age 12 and younger. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21. Cross-country ski or hike on trails lit only by candlelight. Skiers No dogs or carry-ins allowed. Information: of all ages and experience welcome. Bring 847-639-9718 or www.norgeskiclub.com.

• 6 p.m. – Greater Fox Valley Chapter your own equipment. Free. Cancellations of USA Dance 20th Anniversary Celemay occur due to weather. Information: bration, St. John Lutheran Church Activity 815-338-6223 or mccd@mccdistrict.org.

Center, 300 Jefferson St., Algonquin.

• 7 to 9 p.m. – Documentary screenIncludes buffet, merengue dance lesson, ing, Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock, music by DJ Dr. Rod. Dress code is dressy 225 W. Calhoun St. Featuring “A Sound casual. Attendees asked to bring an apCalled Unity: The Twelve Powers.” The petizer or dessert to pass and a minimum film follows author James Twyman and a group of Jewish rabbis, Muslim imams and donation of $2 a person for the church’s food pantry. Admission: $8 members, $10 Christian ministers as they travel to a hill seniors, $12 nonmembers. Information: overlooking a Syrian village held by ISIS. 847-639-8699 or www.dancefoxvalley.org.

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JINGLE BELLES – Girlfriends Group, the women’s group at St. John’s Lutheran Church, hosted a Christmas party Dec. 30. Members exchanged gifts, and shared a meal and fellowship.

Pictured (back row, from left) are Jean Gates, Tina Olson, Nancy Hanson, Jan Winkelman, Shannon Combs, LuAnn Knoll, Diane Madsen, Brook Winkelman, Pat Peterson and Valerie Svihlik; and (front row) the Rev. Sarah Wilson, Sharon Pohlman, Laura Leedle, Jan Wanderer and Valerie and Lexi Stephens.

Crystal Lake

Park district offers daddy-daughter activities

The Crystal Lake Park District will host Daddy Daughter Hoedowns from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 and 4 at Grand Oaks Recreation Center, 1401 W. Route 176.

Girls ages 4 to 10 years and their dads will enjoy an evening of dancing, games, crafts and food. The cost is $18 a person. The registration deadline is Jan. 27.

The park district also will offer

Hoedown Keepsake classes from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 and 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Administration Building, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave. Girls will make a picture frame to be used for a photo taken at the Hoedown. Snacks and drinks will be served. The cost is $10.

For information, visit www.crystallakeparks.org or call 815-459-0680, ext. 1213.

and complete the form. You will be asked for the candidate’s contact information and an explanation of why you think this person is a Woman of Distinction.

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DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: February 10, 2017

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Send to: Women of Distinction, Attn: Meredith Schaefer, P.O. Box 250, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60039.

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• Saturday, January 14, 2017

ART OF THE LAND – Leticia Goluba, librarian at the Harvard Diggins Library, stands next to one of the photos included in The Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s Art of the Land photography exhibit. The exhibit will be on display throughout the month of January at the library, 900 E. McKinley St.

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STATE

Justice Dept. report blasts Chicago police

Probe finds years of civil rights violations The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – The Justice Department on Friday laid bare years of civil rights violations by Chicago police, blasting the nation’s second-largest department for using excessive force that included shooting at people who did not pose a threat and using stun guns on others only because they refused to follow commands.

The report was issued after a yearlong investigation sparked by the 2014 death of a black teenager who was shot 16 times by a white officer. The federal investigation looked broadly at law enforcement practices, concluding that officers were not sufficiently trained or supported and that many who were accused of misconduct were rarely investigated or disciplined.

The findings come just a week before a change in administration that could reorder priorities at the Justice Department. Under President Barack Obama, the government has conducted 25 civil rights investigations of police departments, including those in Cleveland, Baltimore and Seattle. President-elect Donald Trump’s position on the federal

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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AFSCME members to vote on strike authorization

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ largest public-employee union told its members Friday that they soon will vote on whether to authorize a strike if contract talks with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration remain stalled.

The vote would not guarantee a strike, but indicate whether members of the state council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees want to give their bargaining committee power to walk off the job after Rauner dismissed a contract-compromise plan this week.

In that plan, the union offered to forgo any general wage increases for a fouryear period, although newer employees

AP photo

Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks Friday during a news conference accompanied

by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta (left) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. review process is unclear. His nominee to be attorney general has expressed reservations about the system, especially the reliance on courts to bring about changes.

Asked about the investigation’s future, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said talks between the city and the government would go on regardless “of who is at the top of the Justice Department.”

Chicago officers endangered civil-

ians, caused avoidable injuries and deaths and eroded community trust that is “the cornerstone of public safety,” said Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division.

The federal government’s recommendations follow an especially bloody year on Chicago streets. The city logged 762 homicides in 2016, the highest tally in 20 years and more than the combined total of the two largest U.S. cities – New

would still be entitled to annual “step” increases as they gain experience in their first eight years. Among other concessions, AFSCME offered to pay more for health insurance, but a Rauner spokeswoman called the offer “superficial.”

AFSCME Executive Director Roberta Lynch termed the concessions “real sacrifice” in a memo to employees.

want the City Council to be granted the power to hold the Chicago Housing Authority accountable for the amount of affordable housing the agency is creating.

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6 arrested when protesters interrupt mayor’s speech

CHICAGO – Chicago police said six people were arrested after they disrupted Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s speech during an interfaith breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said all six arrested Friday morning at the Hilton Hotel will face trespassing charges. One of the six also will be charged with aggravated battery for becoming aggressive with an arresting officer.

The Chicago Tribune reported the protesters were housing advocates who

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Transient charged in death of woman, attack on boy

OTTAWA – Prosecutors said a transient has been charged with stabbing to death a rural Illinois woman and assaulting an 11-year-old boy.

Murder, predatory sexual assault of a child and aggravated battery charges were filed against 38-year-old Carl E. Lenard.

During a hearing Thursday, State’s Attorney Karen Donnelly said Lenard fatally stabbed 41-year-old Damaris Lopez Pacheco Alvarado on Tuesday at her home west of Streator. Donnelly also alleged Lenard beat the boy and assaulted him before the victim was able to escape and inform a neighbor.

Donnelly said Lenard attempted to flee in Pacheco’s vehicle, which he crashed

York and Los Angeles.

The Justice Department began the Chicago investigation in December 2015 after the release of dashcam video showing the fatal shooting of 18-yearold Laquan McDonald, who was walking away from police holding a small folded knife. The video of the shooting, which the city fought to keep secret, inspired large protests and cost the city’s police commissioner his job.

The report “confirms what civil rights lawyers have been saying for decades,” said attorney Matt Topic, who helped lead the legal fight for the release of the McDonald video. “It is momentous and pretty rewarding to see that finally confirmed by the U.S. government.”

Investigators described a class for officers on the use of force that showed a video made 35 years ago – before key U.S. Supreme Court rulings that affected police practices nationwide. When instructors spoke further on the topic, several recruits did not appear to be paying attention and at least one was sleeping, the report said.

Justice Department agents who questioned Chicago officers found that only 1 out of 6 who were in training or who just completed the police academy “came close to properly articulating the legal standard for use of force,” the report said.

while being chased by police.

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Former teacher sentenced for abusing 15-year-old

CHICAGO – A former Chicago high school teacher received a probation sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy.

Benjamin Zollo pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges.

Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas Gainer sentenced him Thursday to two years of probation.

Prosecutors said the 34-year-old Zollo, who taught at Lincoln Park High School, contacted the boy online. After exchanging messages for a month, the boy went to Zollo’s home, where they had sex.

They eventually met every two weeks, before the teen spent the night with the Zollo on New Year’s Eve 2015.

Prosecutors said the boy’s parents were upset he was gone all night and called police. When questioned by his father, the boy admitted where he had been.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Surge in traffic deaths outpaces travel increase

dumped freezing rain, a condition even harder for road crews WASHINGTON – Traffic deaths to treat. A slick roadway was suspected in a fatal wreck in surged about 8 percent in the Missouri, where long stretches first nine months of last year, continuing an alarming upward of Interstate 44 and Interstate 55 were ice-covered. spiral that may be partially More freezing precipitation explained by more Americans was expected in parts of on the roads because of the the nation’s central corridor economic recovery, according throughout most of the holiday to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates weekend. released Friday.

Immigrant groups plan The sharp increase comes dozens of weekend rallies as drivers are putting more WASHINGTON – Immigrant miles on the road than ever, the government said. But the rise in rights advocates are planning deaths is outpacing the increase demonstrations at dozens of in travel. Vehicle miles traveled rallies across the country this in the first nine months of 2016 weekend in what they are calling a “first salvo” against rose about 3 percent.

President-elect Donald Trump’s There were 27,875 deaths in pledged hard line on immigrathe first three quarters of last tion. year, compared with 25,808 Union leaders and young deaths in the same period in immigrants are organizing 2015. more than 50 protests and cultural events Saturday from Ice storm causes slick Philadelphia to Phoenix with roads in southern Plains ST. LOUIS – A thick glaze of ice an aim toward highlighting the power of the immigrant rights covered roads from Oklahoma movement. Immigrants living in to southern Illinois on Friday amid a winter storm that caused the country illegally also hope numerous wrecks, forced school the events will make it clear to cancellations, grounded flights the incoming administration and prompted dire warnings for that they don’t plan to leave the country despite Trump’s people to stay home. calls for a border wall, tougher Winter storms are typically associated with heavy snowfall, immigration enforcement and mass deportations. but the one hammering the southern Plains and Midwest – Wire reports

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Trump at odds with some Cabinet choices

By CALVIN WOODWARD The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – You can’t really call them “yes men.”

Maybe we’re meeting Donald Trump’s “yes, but” men.

Some of the incoming president’s most important Cabinet choices are at odds with him on matters that were dear to his heart as a campaigner and central to his promises to supporters.

Trump said he doesn’t mind the disconnect. He wants his Cabinet members to be themselves, “say what you want to say,” he told reporters Friday in New York. “I may be right, they may be right.”

But despite that breezy dismissal, the differences laid bare in a week of confirmation hearings raise questions about whether Trump will roll over his Cabinet on immigration, Russia, national security and more, bend to his top advisers’ stated convictions or watch them backtrack from pronouncements that may be helping them win Senate approval.

It’s a team of rivals, with this twist: The mercurial Trump can be a rival to himself.

He proposed, then appeared to move away from, a plan to freeze the entry of Muslims into the U.S. His similarly provocative call for a big border wall with Mexico has gone through several incarnations.

His crowd-rousing vow to prosecute Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton melted into a tribute to her public service when she conceded the election. On Friday, he tweeted anew she was “guilty as hell.”

Trump’s team isn’t nearly as inflammatory or unorthodox. Several are more traditional Republicans who toed the line on established GOP positions, even when they contradicted the boss.

The result is Trump is assembling a potentially discor-

AP photo

Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. dant amen chorus at the dawn of his presidency.

Russian hacking

Trump’s nominees to run the CIA, State Department and Justice Department gave credence to U.S. intelligence assessments on Russian hacking that the president-elect ridiculed for weeks before he grudgingly accepted it Wednesday.

Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo, nominated as CIA director, said the report concluding that Russia interfered in the U.S. election trying to help Trump win was “an analytical product that is sound.” Rex Tillerson, nominated as secretary of state, told senators it’s a “fair assumption” the hacking couldn’t have happened without Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, chosen for attorney general, said “I have no reason to doubt” the report’s conclusions.

Russia and NATO

Trump’s national security and diplomatic leaders have voiced sharp skepticism about the prospects for a warmer relationship with Moscow despite Trump’s praise of Putin.

“Russia is raising grave concerns on several fronts,” retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, chosen to run the Pentagon, told senators. “I have very modest expectations for areas of cooperation with Mr. Putin,” who he said is “trying to break the North Atlantic alliance.”

Muslims

In the campaign, Trump proposed a temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the U.S. and at one point suggested requiring Muslims already in the country to register. The proposals then evolved into one that would halt immigration from countries linked to terrorism, though Trump never explicitly took a Muslim ban off the table, nor renounced the registry advocated by some who supported him.

Tillerson told senators: “I do not support a blanket-type rejection of any particular group of people.”

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, nominated to lead the Homeland Security Department, also weighed in: “I don’t agree with registering people based on ethnic or religion or anything like that.” Nor should religion be a basis for criminal or counter terrorism investigations, he said.

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NATION&WORLD

Early win for GOP on health care repeal The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Ascendant Republicans drove a budget through Congress on Friday that gives them an early but critical victory in their crusade to scrap President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

The vote trains the spotlight on whether they and Donald Trump can deliver on repeated pledges to not just erase that statute but replace it.

Demonstrating the GOP’s willingness to plunge into a defining but risky battle, the House used a near party-line 227-198 roll call to approve a measure that prevents Senate Democrats from derailing a future bill, thus far unwritten, annulling and reshaping Obama’s landmark 2010 law.

The budget, which won Senate approval early Thursday, does not need the president’s signature.

“The ‘Unaffordable’ Care Act will soon be history!”

Trump tweeted Friday in a dig at the statute’s name, the Af-

AP photo

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. holds his copy of insurance premium statistics Jan. 5 during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. fordable Care Act. Trump takes the presidential oath next Friday.

The real work looms in coming months as the new administration and congressional Republicans write legislation to erase much of the health care law and replace it with a GOP version. Republicans have in-

ternal divisions over what that would look like, although past GOP proposals have cut much of the existing law’s federal spending and eased coverage requirements while relying more on tax benefits and letting states make decisions.

Friday’s vote was preceded by debate that saw hyperbole

on both sides and underscored how the two parties have alternate-universe views of Obama’s overhaul. Democrats praised it for extending coverage to tens of millions of Americans, helping families afford policies and seniors buy prescriptions, while Republicans focused on the rising premiums and deductibles and limited access to doctors and insurers that have plagued many.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the health care law was “so arrogant and so contrary to our founding principles” and had not delivered on Obama’s promises to lower costs and provide more choice.

“We have to step in before things get worse. This is nothing short of a rescue mission,” Ryan said.

“Our experimentation in Soviet-style central planning of our health care system has been an abject failure,” said freshman Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said

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“They want to cut benefits and run. They want to cut access and run,” she said of Republicans.

“This is a sad day in the history of this country as Republicans begin the process of destroying health care in America,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arguing that the GOP has no replacement in hand. “All you have is smoke and mirrors, and the American people are getting ready to get screwed.”

Nine Republicans joined all voting Democrats in opposing the budget.

The budget’s approval means Senate Democrats won’t be allowed to filibuster the future repeal-and-replace bill – a pivotal advantage for Republicans. They control the Senate 52-48, but it takes 60 votes to end filibusters, or endless procedural delays that can scuttle legislation.

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WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser and Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. have been in frequent contact in recent weeks, including on the day the Obama administration hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior official said Friday.

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer acknowledged contacts between Michael Flynn and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, but said a phone conversation occurred Dec. 28, one day before the sanctions were levied. Spicer said the men did not discuss sanctions. He did not specifically deny additional contacts the following day.

It’s not unusual for incoming administrations to have discussions with foreign governments before taking office. But the repeated contacts just as President Barack Obama imposed sanctions would raise questions about whether Trump’s team discussed – or even helped shape – Russia’s response to the penalties.

Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly did not retaliate against the U.S. for the move, a decision

“If Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset, not a liability, because we have a horrible relationship with Russia,” he said.

The sanctions targeted the GRU and FSB, leading Russian intelligence agencies that the U.S. said were involved in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and other groups. The U.S. also kicked out 35 Russian diplomats who it said were actually intelligence operatives.

Trump has been willing to insert himself into major foreign policy issues during the transition, at times contradicting the current administration and diplomatic protocol.

He accepted a call from Taiwan’s president, ignoring the long-standing “One China” policy that does not recognize the island’s sovereignty. He also publicly urged the U.S. to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements, then slammed the Obama administration for abstaining and allowing the measure to pass.

Questions about Trump’s friendly posture toward Russia have deepened since the election, as he has dismissed U.S. intelligence agencies’ assertions about Russia’s role in the hacking of Democratic groups.

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OPINIONS

NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

OUR VIEW

Help prevent teen suicide

Thumbs up: To the McHenry County Mental Health Board and Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 for their partnership to train about 250 staff members to be better equipped to help prevent suicide. High school communities around the area including in District 155 have been devastated too often when students have taken their own lives, leaving permanent wounds to surviving family members and friends. This training will help those who are around young people everyday better identify risks and guide students toward seeking the help they need.

Thumbs up: To Huntley resident Cynthia Schumann, for creating an online program designed to help train staffs in the hospitality industry on what to do if they see a potentially unsafe situation for guests or employees. Using her 30 years of experience with the Chicago Police Department, Schumann has created a program that should help employers better utilize anti-violence strategies. The course, found at learnwithluma. com/domestic-violence-in-the-workplace, takes about an hour to complete, and we encourage those who can take it to do so.

Thumbs down: To Illinois House Democrats

who once again voted Michael Madigan their leader. Madigan was elected to his 17th term as Speaker, putting him on track to soon become the longest-serving statehouse speaker in modern U.S. history. During Madigan’s tenure, Illinois has amassed a $120 billion pension deficit, the worstin-the-nation; more than $11 billion in unpaid bills to vendors who already have supplied the services they are owed for; the worst credit rating of any state in the country; and we could go on and on.

Yet House Democrats think he is their best option to lead them for another two years? No, the truth is they are afraid of him and his power. Shame.

Thumbs up: To the lone Democrat, Rep. Scott Drury of Highwood, who did not vote for Madigan.

“I am confident that my vote represents the view of the vast majority of my constituents,” Drury, who voted “present” on the speakership election, said in a written statement. “In that respect, the decision was easy. Unfortunately, I have learned that what is popular with constituents does not always align with what is popular in Springfield.

In the end, I chose the public over politicians.”

So now we’ll get to see how Madigan chooses to punish Drury for his defiance.

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AMENDMENT

VIEWS

Rubio cannot back down now

By JENNIFER RUBIN The Washington Post

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was far and away the most effective questioner on the GOP side in Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Rex Tillerson for secretary of state. He asked crisp questions, pointed out where Tillerson dodged and demonstrated the degree to which Tillerson was uncomfortable giving definitive answers on a range of issues, including human rights.

The committee members have other concerns, including Tillerson’s tenure at ExxonMobil.

Democrats pressed him on his record of doing business through an affiliate with countries such as Syria and Iran, and asked him to explain ExxonMobil’s record of denying climate change. He would not answer directly, underscoring how different his role was as a corporate chief executive from that of a secretary of state.

Tillerson’s unfamiliarity with the inner workings of government and of diplomacy would put him

in a much weaker position than, say, a John Bolton, who possesses granular knowledge of issues and experience taming State Department bureaucracy. For those concerned the permanent foreign service corps would undermine a newcomer at every turn and slowwalk policy initiatives, Tillerson is a problematic choice. His reliance on generic statements and refusal to reveal policy positions emphasized just how much he will have to learn. A steep learning curve for a secretary of state in times such as these may be deeply worrisome, particularly when national security appointees in the White House (e.g. Michael T. Flynn) may capitalize on a weaker-than-usual secretary of state to push their personal agendas.

Rubio did not say how he would vote on Tillerson’s confirmation. However, as one who was perceived as less than resolute during and after the presidential campaign, Rubio should align his votes with his rhetoric if he wants to silence critics.

In the end, Rubio might

conclude other Trump picks could be worse than Tillerson, or that Tillerson is at least open to listening to Congress and learning as he goes. He might find that Tillerson will try to live down his reputation as soft on Russia, and therefore be more aggressive in his Russia policy than others would. Regardless of the reason, however, if he winds up voting to confirm Tillerson, he only will have underscored criticism that his bark is worse than his bite.

Rubio has a remarkable opportunity to distinguish himself from more politically craven, hawkish colleagues such as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who introduced Tillerson, and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who backed Tillerson before hearing a word of testimony. We will see how much Rubio has learned from the presidential experience and his first term in the Senate.

Does going along to get along pay off, or does forging your own way on issues that may put you at odds with the party make you into presidential material? The Tillerson vote will be telling.

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IT’S YOUR WRITE

Disappointed in board’s decision

To the Editor: I’m disappointed in the new McHenry County Board’s decision to remove Dr. Paula Yensen from her position as chairman of the Public Health & Community Services Committee. While not a member of the majority party, Yensen is uniquely qualified to serve our community in this capacity.

The health and well-being of citizens should not be treated by our leaders as a partisan issue.

Susan Labaj Crystal Lake

Everything despicable in politics

To the Editor: Township government, in all its aspects it embraces everything despicable in politics.

The latest example of this government “closest to the people” is the kangaroo court convened to pass judgment on township caucus candidates. As can only happen involving township government,

VIEWS Austin Berg Madigan on Wednesday – state Reps.

Will Guzzardi, Christian Mitchell and Marcus C. Evans – were not alive when Madigan first became speaker in 1983.

But, on the other hand, Illinoisans should be flabbergasted.

“You’ll see a man who works seven days a week to get the job done without putting the focus on himself,” state Rep. Dan Beiser, D-Alton, said after seconding the nomination for Madigan as speaker.

When nearly two-thirds of voters disapprove of the speaker, according to polling from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, how could so many lawmakers give the man ultimate power over the House? These representatives aren’t supposed to work for the speaker. They’re supposed to work for the rest of us.

And it is ultimate power. An Illinois Policy Institute report surveying all 50 states revealed that Illinois grants more control to its House speaker than anywhere else in the country.

the board making judgment was composed of township officials!

How surprising then that all of the caucus Republicans have been denied ballot access by this “impartial” board.

Ask the appointed township supervisor if he wants someone to run opposing him ... as a board member he is pretty likely to vote no. It’s a little like having your accuser as judge!

But come on, this is township government. It has nothing to do with fairness or what is best for taxpayers. It has to do with holding on to power.

Always remember to vote for those who want to change the status quo.

They will be on the ballot as write-in candidates.

Judy Anderson Wonder Lake

What a treasure

To the Editor: What a treasure we have right here in Crystal Lake: Fair Oaks Rehab Center!

Three weeks ago, I had knee revision at

Madigan decides which bills receive a public hearing. Madigan decides who chairs committees and receives the $10,000 stipends that go with them. Madigan decides who votes in committees. And Madigan decides when bills are called before the full House.

That’s not democracy. That’s a dictatorship.

One-man rule of the General Assembly has crippled Illinois.

Madigan’s has not been a long and prosperous reign for Illinoisans.

Under his watchful eye, the Land of Lincoln has slid further into financial decay and slowly become a desert of economic opportunity. It is now the former home of millions who have fled for other states, seeking better lives.

Yet, every two years, about 22,000 voters from his small Chicago district send Madigan to the Statehouse. And then House Democrats make him king.

Because of enormous public pressure, lawmakers in the run-up to the vote faced unprecedented questioning about their vote for speaker.

Many dodged criticism by framing the vote as one between a Democrat and a Republican, Durkin.

That argument falls flat. If

Democrats really wanted leadership change, it would have required only one brave lawmaker to accept a nomination and another to second it. Just a lone Democrat out of the 66 not named Mike Madigan.

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, offered a slightly different justification for her vote. But it’s just as concerning.

“I have a good working relationship with Leader Durkin,” she wrote in an email to constituents defending her vote for the speaker, “but to put him in charge of the House would effectively put Governor Rauner in the driver’s seat.”

Cassidy points to the problem of the speakership under Madigan: If one Republican could turn a Democrat-majority House into the governor’s lapdog, the speaker’s role has become far too powerful.

A vote for Madigan has nothing to do with ideals. It has everything to do with power. And the speaker still holds all the cards.

• Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute.

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Mayo Clinic. Then I was sent to a rehab/ nursing home. The experience was horrendous and I left after only 24 hours.

My daughter and husband contacted Fair Oaks to see if they would admit me.

Thank God they did! We then drove the 300 miles in -35 degree temperatures to arrive at this splendid facility.

Did you know that Fair Oaks is rated higher than Mayo’s Rehab center?

Joyce, the administrator, and her husband are kind and have a welcoming, uplifting spirit which permeates the spirit and quality level of expertise of every employee and I had 10 days to

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view this. The treatment was consistently superb from the CNAs to the LPNs to the nurses to the OT and PT specialists.

Additionally, the very same therapists then do the home health care and I can return there for their excellent outpatient therapy. Fair Oaks ranked in the top 30 nursing facilities in Illinois and their PT is rated 5 out of 5! How fortunate we are to have such fine care right here in our midst.

Michaelene Mikus Crystal Lake

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Illinois’ 100th General Assembly began with a whimper.

That was the sound of House Democrats casting their votes for the most hated politician in the state, Mike Madigan, on the floor of the Sangamon Auditorium on January 11.

Despite cries across Illinois to change course, House Democrats elected to defend the Cook County property tax lawyer at the expense of their own constituents. They gifted Madigan the House speakership for the 17th time on a straight party line vote. House Republicans voted for state Rep. Jim Durkin, R-Burr Ridge.

In a hopeful wrinkle, Highwood Democrat Scott Drury cast a “present” vote. This is the first time a Democrat has voted present for the speaker in 30 years.

On one hand, sadly, this result is not at all surprising. Madigan has held the speakership for 32 of the past 34 years. Come the end of his term in 2019, he will be the longest-serving House speaker of any state in modern U.S. history.

No American will have led a state legislative body for longer.

To put that in context, three Chicago Democrats who voted for

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EPA moves to preserve gas mileage requirements

By TOM KRISHER and MICHAEL BIESECKER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency moved Friday to cement strict fuel economy requirements that force the auto industry to make new cars and trucks significantly more efficient, a decision that will be difficult for the incoming Trump administration to undo.

The EPA said in late November that it had completed a required midterm review of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards put in place in 2012 and decided they should not be relaxed as requested by the auto industry. The move in the waning days of the Obama administration brought protests from congressional Republicans and automakers, which accused the agency of playing politics with a rushed determination.

Friday’s action keeps in place pollution reduction targets for the years 20222025. That means the fleet of new cars will have to average 51.4 miles per gallon by 2025, up more than 18 mpg from the 33.2 mpg requirement in 2015, the most recent year available.

Acting EPA Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe said the agency determined the technology is available to meet the standards. The requirements are flexible and will automatically be reduced if consumers keep buying trucks and SUVs, she said. For example, when the standards were conceived in 2012, the fleet-wide mileage target for 2025 was 54.5 mpg. But because more trucks and SUVs are now being sold, that number was reduced to 51.4, the EPA said.

In 2012, gasoline was $3.60 a gallon,

compared with around $2.35 currently. During several months last year, the SUVs and trucks captured a record share of the market. At year’s end nearly six of every 10 new vehicles sold were trucks or SUVs. “You have to accommodate consumer choice,” McCabe said. “The automakers need to have the standards represent what people are buying.”

But the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, an industry lobbying group, said the standards rise quickly during the next eight years and will be difficult for companies to meet as America’s shift toward trucks and SUVs continues. “We have the technology, but if sales aren’t there, we can’t meet the standards,” said Gloria Bergquist, spokeswoman for the alliance. “That’s a regulatory-marketplace collision.”

The industry has appealed to Trump for help. His transition team didn’t respond to questions about the EPA’s decision.

The public comment period on the standards ended Dec. 30. A decision 14 days later is unusually swift for a government agency. Normally it takes months or years for regulatory decisions to be made, and an EPA decision wasn’t required until April 2018.

Bergquist said the alliance believes the decision was moved forward after Trump was elected. The group hopes to work out a compromise with Trump, who has railed against regulations that he calls unnecessary.

Republicans in Congress also weighed in, accusing EPA of short-circuiting the evaluation process and making new vehicles more expensive. In

“Despite dire automaker warnings that the rules would be unachievable, the car companies are now complying, making huge profits and selling record numbers of vehicles for a second consecutive year.”

Daniel Becker

Safe Climate Campaign director a joint statement, the leaders of three key House committees suggested lawmakers would take action to reverse the EPA’s ruling.

“For the sake of vehicle affordability and safety, as well as the health of the automotive sector, we need to make sure that the standards have been set at achievable levels, but EPA’s rushed analysis falls far short,” said Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus, R-Illinois; Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio; and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Michigan.

“If the EPA won’t do its job and take a careful look at these regulations, then Congress will,” they added.

McCabe denied that the requirements were rushed and said the standards give the auto industry certainty so it can make product plans. The EPA, she said, based its decision on robust data that shows the industry has many affordable ways to comply including di-

rect-injection gas engines, hybrids and electric vehicles. The EPA estimates that the standards will reduce emissions by 6 billion tons by 2025.

And in the byzantine world of fuel economy standards, the 51.4 mpg target for 2025 is based on 1970s EPA tests and is nowhere near real-world mileage. In eight years, the fleet of new vehicles would have to get about 36 mpg on tests now used to determine mileage that’s posted on car window stickers. That’s about 10 mpg higher than the current standard, the EPA said.

Both sides disagree about the cost of the standards. The industry contends they’ll drive up new car prices and force more people to buy used. The EPA said gasoline cost savings will offset nominally higher prices.

Daniel Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, an environmental group, said it could take years for the Trump administration to change the standards, if it decides to. The new administration would have to have data showing the change was justified, he said. Environmental groups likely would sue to block any changes, he added.

“Despite dire automaker warnings that the rules would be unachievable, the car companies are now complying, making huge profits and selling record numbers of vehicles for a second consecutive year,” Becker said.

Even without the standards, industry analysts say automakers will have to make the efficient cars anyway to comply with strict mileage and pollution requirements in California, Europe and China.

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NEW YORK – ABC said “Quantico” star Priyanka Chopra is “home resting comfortably” after being injured on the set of the action-thriller series Thursday night.

The network released no details on the injury, which it termed “a minor incident” during filming of the New York-based show. Chopra was examined by a doctor and released from the hospital, ABC said. There was no word on how long she will be sidelined from production.

On “Quantico,” now in its second season, Chopra plays Alex Parrish, a former FBI agent pulled into a deadly conspiracy involving the CIA.

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Loretta Lynn, Twain, Aldean get museum exhibits

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Workers install handrails Friday for the bench seating along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington as preparations continue for next week’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Inaugural concert to feature Toby Keith, Jennifer Holliday WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s inaugural welcome concert next week will feature country star Toby Keith, singer Jennifer Holliday and actor Jon Voight, organizers announced Friday.

The names add some celebrity flavor to an inaugural lineup that so far has been noticeably short on star power, with organizers insisting that Trump himself is the celebrity in chief for this inaugural.

Also performing at Thursday’s “Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration:” Mississippi rockers 3 Doors Down, The Piano Guys, Lee Greenwood, DJ RaviDrums and The Frontmen of Country, featuring Tim Rushlow, Larry Stewart and Richie McDonald.

“We’re going to do something incredible,” Trump said in a tweeted video promoting the concert. “That’s going to be really fantastic.”

Trump himself also will speak at the concert at the Lincoln Memorial, which organizers said “will serve as a tribute to one of our greatest attributes, the peaceful transition of partisan power.”

The celebrity wattage for Trump’s inaugural festivities doesn’t rival that of Barack Obama’s inaugurations, which attracted A-listers including Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Eva Longoria and Jennifer Hudson, among others. But Trump has insisted that’s how he wants it, saying the swearing-in festivities should be about the people not the elites.

Holliday is best known for her Tony-winning role in “Dreamgirls” on Broadway. Greenwood, whose signature song is “God Bless the U.S.A.,” has performed for past GOP presidential inaugurals. Voight has been a vocal Trump supporter.

Stockard Channing as Elizabeth Taylor and British actor Brian Cox as Marlon Brando.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Country Music Hall Jackson’s daughter Paris tweeted that of Fame and Museum will feature exhibits on she felt angry after watching a trailer for the Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, show, which was due to be broadcast next week.

Loretta Lynn and Shania Twain in 2017.

“I’m so incredibly offended by it, as I’m sure The museum announced Friday its slate plenty of people are as well, and it honestly of exhibitions for the new year, which also makes me want to vomit,” she wrote. includes a new exhibition called American “It angers me to see how obviously intenCurrents, focusing on music from 2016. tional it was for them to be this insulting, not The exhibit on Aldean, who was named just towards my father, but my godmother Academy of Country Music Entertainer of Liz as well.” the Year, will open in May, while the exhibit The show is an episode in the “Urban on Canadian-born star Twain will open in Myths” series, which Sky said looks at “reJune. Hall of Fame member Lynn, whose hits markable stories from well-known historical, include “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “Fist artistic and cultural figures, which may or City,” will be featured in an extensive exhibit may not have happened in real life.” opening in August. And finally in November, an exhibit on the intertwined careers of 6 more charged in jewelry country music star couple Hill and McGraw heist of Kardashian West will open.

PARIS – Hailing the “remarkable work” of Show with Joseph Fiennes as French police, Paris prosecutors on Friday announced preliminary charges against six Michael Jackson scrapped more suspects in the armed jewelry heist of LONDON – A British broadcaster said Friday it was canceling a TV comedy starring Kim Kardashian West.

That brings the total number of people Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson after charged so far in the probe to 10. All but one the program was condemned by the late of the suspects are men, including at least musician’s family. one previously known to police for robbery Sky Arts said it has decided not to broadand money forgery. cast the program “in light of the concerns Robbers are believed to have forced their expressed by Michael Jackson’s immediate way into the apartment where Kardashian family.” It said Fiennes “fully supports our West was staying during Paris Fashion Week decision.” in October. They allegedly tied up the reality Sky had been criticized for casting the TV star and stole more than $10 million white “Shakespeare in Love” star as the worth of jewelry. Authorities are now looking King of Pop in “Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon.” The half-hour program also features at a possible inside job.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Blues singer Clarence Carter is 81. Singer Jack Jones is 79. Actress Faye Dunaway is 76. Actress Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men,” “The Practice”) is 74. Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 69. Actor Carl Weathers is 69. Singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche) is 58. Rapper Slick Rick is 52. Actor-producer Dan Schneider (“Head of the

Class”) is 51. Actress Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves”) is 50. Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes (“Mr. Rhodes”) is 50. Rapper-actor LL Cool J is 49. Actor Jason Bateman is 48. Musician Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Nirvana is 48. Singer-guitarist Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon is 35.

Singer-actor Grant Gustin (“The Flash”) is 27.

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HOME&GARDEN In this undated photo provided by Emily McBroom, Emily and Jesse McBroom pose for a photo outside of their 2-bedroom trailer home on their land outside of Denton, Texas.

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‘The new American Dream’ Trailer-home buyers find they can save money – and face, too

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hen Mary Ann Ridenour and Bill Ridenour became empty nesters last year, their 3,200-square-foot home suddenly seemed superfluous.

As many couples at this stage of life do, the Ridenours decided to downsize.

But unlike many others, they left their big house in a golf course community for a trailer home.

“When I tell people what we did they think I’m joking,” Mary Ann Ridenour said.

Their move, however, is not as uncommon as you might think. As housing costs – both buying and renting – remain high in many parts of the country, some people are finding trailer homes to be an affordable option. In fact, roughly 20 million people in the United States live in trailer houses, also referred to as mobile homes, according to Census numbers.

For the Ridenours, the impetus for moving into a trailer was cutting costs.

Mary Ann Ridenour, a 49-year-old who works full time as a court reporter, started a side business a year earlier. The couple wanted more cash to support her endeavor, so the $1,800 monthly mortgage payment on their house in Sum-

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH • The Associated Press merville, South Carolina, needed to go.

“We were working our butts off to live in this big house that we didn’t need,” Ridenour said. “We thought, ‘Why are we paying this ridiculous mortgage on this home?’ It was strapping us.”

They bought a 3-bedroom, 2-bath trailer with a half-acre of land about 10 years ago, for $143,000. The trailer, whose previous owners had used it as a summertime crash pad, was 2 miles from the beach and across the street from native marshlands outside Charleston. The Ridenours moved in last July.

“It’s not a sign of a great accomplishment that I’ve moved from a big beautiful home to a trailer,” Ridenour said with a laugh. “Once we swallowed our pride, we now find the awkwardness when people realize our living conditions amusing.”

She said she and her husband are much happier overall now that they’re not stressed about money. Trailer-home aesthetics have changed. Many today have modern interior designing, stainless-steel appliances and colorful paint.

“I love my trailer,” said Kodi Bryant, 40, who bought the home in Golden, Colorado, for $20,000. Her side deck offers a

view of the downtown Denver skyline and the Rocky Mountains.

“I looked at apartments in the Denver area, but they were so expensive,” she said. “I didn’t want to work in a cubicle and come home to a cubicle.”

Mobile homes have long helped fill gaps in affordable housing. They were introduced after World War II and geared toward the millions of veterans returning home. Since then, trailer homes have grown in popularity. Census data from 2000 showed mobile homes constituted 7.6 percent of housing, compared to 0.7 percent in 1950.

Trailers still play an important role in satisfying the country’s housing needs, according to Charles Becker, a professor of economics at Duke University, who has studied the topic. Not only is there a steady stock of trailer homes in tight housing markets, but they can accommodate lower- or middle-income people “who don’t want to own more housing because they’re retired or they can’t afford it,” Becker said.

The average price of a trailer home, which usually does not include the land under it, is about $73,000, according to Census data. This price often is more

affordable than traditional single-family homes, especially for young families starting out or for first-time buyers.

“In some ways, this could be looked at as the new American Dream because the old American Dream has become unreachable for so many people,” said Daniel Levine, director of the AvantGuide Institute, a business that watches consumer trends.

Affordability was what prompted Emily McBroom, 33, and her husband, Jesse McBroom, 32, to buy a trailer house outside Denton, Texas.

“We could get a brand-new trailer home with the newest appliances and pay less than the cheapest rent in the area,” Emily McBroom said. Their two-bedroom, 600-square-foot trailer cost $29,000. The couple have their trailer on more than 7 acres of wooded land.

McBroom said it came down to priorities: They wanted to own a place, pay down student debt and have enough money to travel. “It takes a certain person who will live in a trailer,” she said. “You have to be comfortable with yourself and throw off the old-school ideals that you must be poor if you live in a trailer.”

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Hometown: Marengo Year you became a Master Gardener: 2015

Saturday, January 28, 2017 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | McHenry County College FREE ADMISSION some of our less fortunate neighbors seemed to be a good fit. It was a way to meet people in our new town, a way to give back, a way to learn more about the earth and cycles of seasons and their impact on how plants grow. We joined the 2015 class of Master Gardeners and became involved in the Harvard Community Growing Together pantry garden, Farm Stroll and Garden Walk.

It has been a rewarding experience working with new friends supplying vegetables to the food pantry. This year in a plot next to the Harvard Library, we planted 15 rows of veggies, each 150 feet long. By all accounts, it was a good year. In 2016, we harvested 12,500 pounds of vegetables for the pantry.

The Farm Stroll is in its second year, and this year attracted more than 500 people visiting 12 area farms learning about where our food comes from, the importance of bees, hydroponically grown veggies, alpacas and lots of other great information about area small farmers and the role they play in our community.

As a newcomer to the area, I was surprised and pleased that extensive gardening experience was not a requirement to begin the Master Gardener Program. As a relative beginner in the gardening process, we were welcomed and able to contribute to the programs that McHenry County Master Gardeners sponsor.

• The McHenry County Extension Master Gardeners are volunteers sponsored by University of Illinois Extension. Their mission is to share unbiased, reliable, research-based information with home landscapers and gardeners, as well as to encourage people to enjoy gardening and vegetable growing. For information, contact the McHenry County Master Gardeners at 815-3383737 or web.extension.illinois.edu/lm.

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What is your background, and how did you get started gardening?

I am a retired educator from Michigan. My wife and I moved to the area to be closer to kids and grandkids, who had moved to the Chicago area a decade ago.

My mom, grandma and great-grandma were all avid flower gardeners. I grew up around folks who enjoyed the process of digging in the soil and producing things of beauty for everyone to enjoy. But I wasn’t involved.

When I was in the ninth grade, we moved from Ohio to Michigan. We lived on a small lot in a subdivision. We met some folks who lived a few miles from us on a large lot who had interest in growing vegetables, but, unfortunately, the well on their property was salt water. A bargain was struck. We would plant a garden at their home and we would bring water to the site to support the plant growth and share in the duties of planting, weeding and harvesting.

It was there I first enjoyed veggies that weren’t from the grocery store, eating peppers, beans and tomatoes as we harvested food for our evening meals. At that point, I was hooked.

Wandering out to the garden and picking/eating a pepper for an afternoon snack was great fun. It was a giant science experiment starting with a rototiller and ending with great tasting meals as the end result of our effort.

Over the years, I moved around. Our move to Marengo was the 14th house since those days of planting a garden with friends in Michigan.

Some places we put in a vegetable garden, while other places we did not. My experience was pretty slim, but I always enjoyed coming back from the garden with a basket of fresh vegetables for supper.

What motivated you to become a Master Gardener? What projects do you volunteer for within the organization?

One Saturday afternoon as we explored our new community, we met Mary Johnson in a booth at the Woodstock Farmers Market. She told us about the Master Gardener program and projects they conducted. Her story about the community garden in Harvard that grew fruits and vegetables for the local food pantry was a winner in our book. A chance to learn about growing things, working with other folks from the area and providing nourishment to

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Mini-stroke may signal health issue Dear Doctor: While my wife and I were working in the garden, she got dizzy and couldn’t understand what I was saying.

It went away after a few minutes, but I took her to the ER anyway. The doctors said she had a TIA. What is that, and is it dangerous?

Dear Reader: Your wife experienced a transient ischemic attack, or TIA. Also known as a mini-stroke, a TIA happens when part of the brain temporarily is deprived of blood flow.

You were right to seek immediate medical help. The symptoms of a TIA and those of a major stroke, which is the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, are quite similar. And though the effects of a TIA are temporary – that’s the “transient” in the name – that doesn’t mean they’re harmless.

First, let’s talk about what’s going on.

Ischemic strokes occur when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked, often by a blood clot. As a result, the part of the brain that is fed by that vessel is starved of blood. Since blood carries oxygen, which is vital to survival, it takes just a few minutes for brain cells to begin to die.

Unlike in a major ischemic stroke, where the blockage persists and damage can be permanent, a TIA resolves quickly.

Sometimes it takes just a few minutes, and sometimes the effects can last up to 24 hours. When the TIA is over, the person feels normal again.

Symptoms of a TIA include the dizziness and cognitive lapse your wife experienced. Additional symptoms may be a sudden headache, impaired vision, numbness or weakness in the face or limbs, garbled speech, and loss of balance and coordination.

The federal Centers for Disease Control

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A person who has experienced a TIA is at increased risk of a full-blown stroke, particularly in the first few days after the attack. However, with prompt treatment, as well as certain lifestyle changes, you can decrease the chance of a future stroke.

Your wife should see her primary care physician to discuss what happened and to begin treatment. This typically includes taking aspirin, a blood thinner that makes your platelets less likely to clump together. Aspirin should be initiated and continued under a doctor’s supervision.

The good news is your wife also can make some simple lifestyle changes to decrease her risk of another episode: • Keep blood pressure under control.

• Don’t smoke, and avoid secondhand smoke.

• Maintain a healthy weight.

• Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

• Exercise regularly.

• Avoid stress.

• Get enough sleep.

• Limit alcohol.

Even better news: Every one of these suggestions will make you healthier, too.

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

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plain to the mother the “dirty words” her daughter is being taught are normal are sure to create problems for her when she’s old enough for school. Perhaps it will be the wakeup call she needs to clean up her vocabulary.

However, if that isn’t effective, then it’s up to you to teach your granddaughter that dirty words cannot be used in your home.

Reward her when she remembers, remind her when she forgets and institute penalties if it persists. That’s how kids learn, and you will be doing her a favor if you start early.

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to Russ and ask if he would be open to a bit of “coaching” to improve his social life.

Tell him you have seen his dating profiles and offer to help him tweak them.

If new photos are needed, suggest you go shopping together for a new outfit (or two), so he will have a more “contemporary” look.

If he needs to learn to dance, show him some steps.

He may accept some help if you approach the subject with sensitivity. However, I’m not sure how much more than that you can do because, in the end, Russ is going to have to find a girl whose values mirror his own.

Dear Abby: Our 2-year-old granddaughter is using “dirty words” during her visits with us.

We have tried ignoring her, and also popping her on the bottom while saying “no.” Her mother uses this language, so this situation is very confusing for our granddaughter. Please help. – Confused In

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DEAR ABBY My friend “Russ” is a Jeanne sweet, quiet, rePhillips served guy with a goofy side.

He’s in his mid-20s, but has never kissed a girl or gone out on a date. (He is the kind of person girls regard as a brother figure.) He has no confidence and doesn’t drink, dance or let loose. I have seen his dating profiles, and they are brutally unappealing.

I want to help Russ find someone before it’s too late.

I hate seeing him lonely. He needs someone to give him a chance and help him learn to be more confident. I know it’s wrong to try to change someone, but I feel if he doesn’t get some help, no one will ever give him the time of day. He needs a sense of adventure and, frankly, a change of wardrobe.

How can I help this “good boy” get the attention of the ladies? – Amanda In Wyo-

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Live and learn. Gather information and make decisions based on logic. It’s OK to dream, but not to be frivolous. Your resilience and reserve will help you reach your objectives on time. Rely on facts, insight and masterful execution to eliminate doubt.

Love and romance are encouraged.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Question anything that leaves you feeling uncertain. Decisions or actions should not be impulsive or based on what others do. Learn by observing, not by making an unwise choice.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Get serious about what you want personally and professionally, and how to

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Take a short trip or sign up for an event, activity or retreat that is sure to give you plenty to consider. Be prepared to take advantage of what’s being offered.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Network with peers and look over personal financial papers, legal matters or contracts. Set your goal and put together a proposal or plan that will ensure you get what you want.

Romance is featured.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Personal relationships are highlighted. Discuss your thoughts and plans in order to bring about worthwhile change that will improve your life as well as important partnerships.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Meeting, sharing information and collaborating with people most affected by whatever change you want to make will help you make good decisions that will benefit everyone, including you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Reconnect with someone from the past. Seamlessly implement old ideas back into your life. Melding the old with the new will help you gain perspective on how to move forward successfully.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Take care of your domestic responsibilities before someone complains. If

you use intelligence and imagination, you will find a solution that works for everyone involved.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Demanding people will use persuasive tactics and pressure to try to get you involved in ventures that will not benefit you directly. Concentrate on personal gain, not on helping someone else advance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Networking events will raise your profile. Don’t be shy; if you express your thoughts and ideas, you will meet someone who can use what you have to offer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You should gather facts and information that will allow you to make changes at home that will support a moneymaking project. Protect yourself against mishaps and minor accidents.

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Crystal Lake Manufacturer looking to hire for the following positions:

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To end the week, the defense that won the Richard Freeman Junior Deal of the Year award from the International Bridge Press Association. First, look only at the West hand and the auction. What would you have led against three spades?

South’s bidding was a tad undisciplined. The Law of Total Tricks advises against bidding to the three-level with only an eight-card fit (unless you have a double fit). Here, three diamonds would have been defeated if South had cashed two spades, then shifted to a low club.

The deal occurred during the World Youth Teams Championship in Italy, in the last session of the Youngsters (under 20) final between Italy and the Netherlands. The match went to Italy, but this was the most interesting deal.

At the other table, the Italian West led the diamond ace (as would we all), then switched to the spade 10 ... too late. South won in his hand, gave up a diamond trick, took the next spade with his nine and ruffed his last diamond on the board. Shortly thereafter, South lost only one heart, two diamonds and one club.

Somehow, Leen Stougie (West) found an initial trump lead. Declarer won with his nine and led a diamond.

West took the trick with his king and played his last trump. South won that in his hand and led another diamond.

West played the jack, and East, Marc Stougie (Leen’s brother), overtook with his queen to lead a third trump.

Now the defenders had to get one heart, three diamonds and one club to defeat the contract. Clairvoyant!

Shepherd

HELPING PAWS PETS OF THE WEEK EMMA

2 month old female Calico DSH This little girl was found out in the country at 4 weeks old.

She went to a foster until she was ready to find a home.

Sweet, tiny and fun.

ECHO

10 month old female Wheaten Terrier mix.

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

HARVARD SAVINGS BANK, an Illinois banking corporation, Plaintiff, -vsRICHARD R. NELSON, SR., CONSTANCE G. NELSON, formerly known as CONSTANCE G.

Village of Lakewood

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

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DUMELLE, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., INTERSTATE FUNDING CORP., UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 16 CH 627 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 28, 2016, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Woodstock Illinois, or his deputy, will on the 16th day of February, 2017 at the hour of 10:00 A.M. at the McHenry County Courthouse, Room 262, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, as set forth below, the property legally described as follows: Permanent Property Index Number: 12-17-100-011 This property is commonly known as 2409 Bockman Road, Marengo, Illinois, and is improved with a single-family dwelling.

Terms of Sale: 10% of successful bid due immediately at the time of the sale, and the balance to be paid by noon of the following Tuesday after the sale, both by cash or cashier's checks. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered “As is”, with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information regarding this real estate, interested parties may contact Plaintiff's Attorneys: Campion, Curran, Lamb & Cunabaugh, P.C. 16 N. Ayer Street, Harvard, IL 60033 (815-943-2824).

BILL PRIM Sheriff of McHenry County Campion, Curran, Lamb & Cunabaugh, P.C. 16 N. Ayer Street Harvard, IL 60033 815-943-2824 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2017) 1257168

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www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

www.arlingtonkia.com

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www.motorwerks.com

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

847/202-3900

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CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM

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SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HARVARD SAVINGS BANK, an Illinois banking corporation, Plaintiff, -vsRICHARD R. NELSON, SR., CONSTANCE G. NELSON, formerly known as CONSTANCE G. DUMELLE, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., INTERSTATE FUNDING CORP., UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 16 CH 627 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 28, 2016, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Woodstock Illinois, or his deputy, will on the 16th day of February, 2017 at the hour of 10:00 A.M. at the McHenry County Courthouse, Room 262, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, as set forth below, the property legally described as follows: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 333.03 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 654.94 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTHERLY ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, A DISTANCE OF 327.02 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES, 22 MINUTES, 09 SECONDS TO THE RIGHT, WITH A PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 976.52 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DIS-

TANCE OF 329.73 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 976.48 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MCHENRY AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Permanent Property Index Number: 12-17-100-011 This property is commonly known as 2409 Bockman Road, Marengo, Illinois, and is improved with a single-family dwelling.

Terms of Sale: 10% of successful bid due immediately at the time of the sale, and the balance to be paid by noon of the following Tuesday after the sale, both by cash or cashier's checks. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered “As is”, with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information regarding this real estate, interested parties may contact Plaintiff's Attorneys: Campion, Curran, Lamb & Cunabaugh, P.C. 16 N. Ayer Street, Harvard, IL 60033 (815-943-2824).

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of Raymond Dwight Shouse Waterson Case Number 16MR737 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing

g on my Petition on March 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois in Courtroom #204, praying for the change of my name from Raymond Dwight Shouse Waterson to the new name of: Gwen Eleanor Shouse Waterson pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ Raymond Waterson Petitioner (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 31, 2016, January 7, 14, 2017) 1255663 PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of Donna Jean Memeti Case Number 16MR789 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on February 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois in Courtroom #201, praying for the change of my name from Donna Jean Memeti to the new name of: Donna Jean Janusek pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ Donna Jean Memeti Petitioner

60098 Notice is given to MacKenzie Ridenour address unknown and all unknown heirs of TERRY LEE RJDENOUR heir(s) or legatee(s) who is(are) named in a petition, filed in the above proceeding to appoint an administrator and whose name(s) or address(es) is(are) not stated in the petition that an order was entered by the court on 12/19/2016 appointing an administrator.

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 the Circuit Curt at the Mc Henry 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 (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 31, 2016, January 7, 14, 2017) 1254988

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Public Notice is hereby given that Dated December 28, 2016 (Published in the Northwest Herald (Published in the Northwest on December 28, 2016, a certifion January 7, 14, 21, 2017) Herald on January 12, 13, 14, cate was filed in the Office of the /s/ Mary E. McClellan 1257181 2017) 1258107 McHenry County Clerk County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all (Published in the Northwest Herald of the persons owning, conduct- on December 31, January 7, 14, PUBLIC NOTICE ing and transacting the business 2017) 1254996 PUBLIC NOTICE known as Notice of lien sale Send your Help Wanted OFFICIAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS Saturday January 21, 2016 QUALITY PAINTING BY RICK Advertising 24/7 to: 9:00 AM STATE OF ILLINOIS MCHENRY COUNTY Email: located at: Richmond Storage helpwanted@shawsuburban.com CONSERVATION DISTRICT 4815 CHESTERFIELD DR., 11317 Burlington Rd. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Fax: 815-477-8898 Richmond, IL 60071 BID #0117.15.01 815-862-1500 Public notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the McHenry County Conservation Dis- Michael Radtke trict located at 18410 US Highway Misc. Items #39 PUBLIC NOTICE 14, Illinois until 11:00 AM. on Monday January 23rd, 2017 for Marcey Miller NOTICE TO BIDDERS Misc. Items #92 the following: Notice is hereby given that Harvard Community Unit School District 50, FOR THE DISMANTLING, McHenry County, IL, will receive sealed lump sum bids for general conSALVAGING AND REMOVAL OF A Louis Mizerek struction for Water Heater Replacement 2017 at Harvard High School 2-STORY BLOCK AND FRAME Misc. Items #123 and Junior High School. Sealed bids will be received at the Harvard BARN, A BLOCK AND FRAME Community Unit School District 50?s administration office, 401 North SHED, 2 SILOS, ALL CONCRETE Carolyn Ferrante Division Street, Harvard, IL, 60033 Attn: Mr. Steve Miller, Director of AND A FRAME BARN IN Misc. Items#144 Facilities Management, until 1:00 pm, Monday, January 30th, 2017.

DISREPAIR, ALL LOCATED AT Bids proposals will be publicly opened and read immediately following.

16602 IL ROUTE 173, HARVARD, Carolyn Ferrante Bids must be submitted in duplicate in a sealed envelope, and labeled ILLINOIS as described in the Misc. Items #154 “Water Heater Replacement 2017”, the date and time of the bid openContract Documents and detailed ing, the Contractor's name and address. in the Contract Specifications.

SCOPE OF WORK Jodi Lafleri Plans and specifications for the Misc. Items #257 Replacement of existing water heaters at the High School and Jr High above are available at the School and associated HVAC, electrical, concrete work, etc. as presentBrookdale Administrative Offices, (Published in the Northwest Herald ed in the construction documents.

US Highway 14, on January 12, 14, 2017) INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 18410 Woodstock, Illinois between the 1258118 Document Availability: Obtain Bidding Documents after January 11, hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., 2017at: Monday through Friday; or per BHFX Digital Imaging McHenry, email request. There is no charge 4527 Prime Parkway for these documents. Specifications McHenry, Illinois 60050 may be examined at: Brookdale Phone: 815-344-0360, fax 815-344-0445 PUBLIC NOTICE Administrative Offices. To obtain www.mchenry@bhfx.net. a copy of this bid, contact A Bid Bond or certified check in the amount of 10% of the bid is to acASSUMED NAME the Administrative Offices at company the proposal and the successful bidder must furnish a PerforPUBLICATION NOTICE 815-338-6223. mance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond and Certificate of Bids shall be accompanied by bid Public Notice is hereby given that Insurance within ten (10) days of the award of the contract. security in an amount not less than Payment of Prevailing Wages is required for this project in compliance on December 27, 2016, a certifiten percent (10%) of the amount with the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130). was filed in the Office of the cate of the total bid.

The Board of Education of Harvard Community Unit School District 50 The successful Bidder will be re- County Clerk of McHenry County, reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or waive any bid Illinois, setting forth the names quired to furnish a Performance irregularities.

Bond and a Labor and Material and post-office address of all Work with own forces: bidders are required to perform 10% of the work the persons owning, conductof Payment Bond upon award of the with Bidder's own forces, subject to the limitations established in the Contract in the penal sum of the full ing and transacting the business Bidding documents. known as amount of the Contract Price as No bid shall be withdrawn, modified, or cancelled without the consent described in the bid package. of the Owner for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of Bids.

No bid shall be withdrawn for a LITTLE BOARD WOODWORKING A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on January 18, 2017 at 3:30 PM period of 60 days after opening of starting at the High School, 1103 North Jefferson Street, Harvard, the bids without the consent of the located at: Illinois 60033.

1361 FAIR OAKS AVE Owner.

This meeting in not mandatory, but because of the work involved with The Board of Trustees of the CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014 the existing conditions, it is strongly encouraged that all interested bidMcHenry County Conservation Dated December 27, 2016 ders and possible subcontractors attend this pre-bid meeting. Bidders District reserves the right to accept failing to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the existing any part, or all of any bids, and to /s/ Mary E. McClellan conditions at the scope review may be rejected. reject any and all or parts of any McHenry County Clerk Insurance: the successful bidder is required to furnish insurance in form and all bids. Any proposal which and amounts required by the Bidding documents, including guarantee contains items not specified or of indemnity to the Owner and Architect against any and all claims which does not complete all the (Published in the Northwest Herald which might arise for damages to persons or property due to the negliitems scheduled for bid, shall be on January 7, 14, 21, 2017) gence of himself, his employees or agents, during the construction of considered informal and shall/may 1257156 said improvements and until the said improvement has been finally be rejected on this basis. accepted as complete by the Owner.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF (Published in the Northwest Herald NIKOLAI NATHAN DOR on December 31, 2016, a Minor January 7, 14, 2017) 1255008

by CARRIANN M. JIMENEZ Parent or Guardian FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE Case Number 17 MR 3 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF (MINOR) THE TWENTY-SECOND Public notice is hereby given that JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY on March 22, 2017, at 9:00 COUNTY, ILLINOIS a.m.in courtroom 204 of the County Government McHenry IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Center there will be a hearing on TERRY LEE-RIDENOUR my Petition praying for the change DECEASED of a minor's name from NIKOLAI CASE NO. 16PR000381 NATHAN DOR to that of NIKOLAI NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - NATHAN JIMENEZ pursuant to the APPOINTMENT OF Illinois Compiled Statutes on ADMINISTRATOR AND CLAIMS Change of Names.

Notice is given of the death of Dated at McHenry, Illinois, January TERRY LEE RIDENOUR 3, 2017.

Letters of Office were issued on /s/ Carriann M. Jimenez 12/19/2016 to Petitioner's Signature HANIFAH SUMARJO, 4311E LAKE SHORE DR, WONDER LAKE, IL Name David C. LeSueur ARDC Number 3124567 60097 Attorney for Carriann M. Jimenez By: Board of Trustees whose attorney is McHenry County Conservation STEVEN J CUDA, 101 E VAN Address 3431 W. Elm Street BUREN ST, WOODSTOCK, IL City, State Zip McHenry, IL 60050 District

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Crystal Lake South’s Matt Meyers shoots during the third quarter Friday against Crystal Lake Central at South. South won, 66-53.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 66, CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 53

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No fan of Spanos An excerpt from a column by The Associated Press’ Tim Dahlberg:

For once, Roger Goodell was right. Dean Spanos did everything he could.

Everything he could to fleece the people of San Diego. Everything he could to alienate a fan base that remained far more loyal than he deserved until the bitter end.

Everything he could to pretend he cared about those fans when all he really wanted was a new stadium and the extra millions it would bring.

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As for the pain felt by those left behind?

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What to watch NFL divisional playoffs NFC: Seattle at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m., FOX AFC: Houston at New England, 7 p.m., CBS

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South seemed to release all its pent-up frustration and energy at once to start the fourth quarter.

The Gators had played one game in 13 days and were weary of practicing against one another. They had won only once since Dec. 10, and that triumph came against Chicago Sullivan, a team everyone beat soundly at Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic.

Simply stated, South desperately needed to make something happen, and the fourth quarter Friday was the ideal time.

After a spirited speech from coach Matt LePage, the Gators played perhaps their best quarter of basketball, scooping up turnovers and converting them into layups on the other end. Almost every shot came in the paint as South rolled to a 66-53 Fox Valley Conference boys basketball victory at Gator Alley.

South (6-10 overall, 2-3 FVC) pushed the margin to 13 points early in the third quarter, but Central (4-11, 0-6) came back to tie it at 42-all heading to the fourth.

“At the end of the third, Coach [LePage] was pretty energetic on the bench, saying we needed to play better,” said forward Kyle Leva, who scored 10 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth.

“He kind of lit a fire for us, so we did the best we could. That’s the best I’ve seen our press work this year.”

The Gators’ full-court zone pressure became too much for the Tigers, who committed 10 fourth-quarter turnovers.

“Throughout the week, we’ve really gotten pushed by Coach because we didn’t have a great tournament (at Jacobs) and we weren’t playing well,” said guard Matt Meyers, who scored 18 points. “We got that push from our coach, that slap in the face and knew we had to bear down and kick Central’s butt.”

South started the fourth quarter with a 16-2 run with several similar-looking baskets – a turnover, a couple of quick passes and an assist for a layup.

“We scored, so that got us into the pressure. We talked about amping it up in our press and trying to own the paint,” LePage said. “The ball was mov-

Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

Crystal Lake South’s Luke Nolan grabs a rebound in front of Crystal Lake Central’s Evan Cassell during the fourth quarter Friday at South. South won, 66-53. ing, a lot of guys were touching it, pretty good possessions for us. [Central] did a heck of a job getting back into the game.

We answered it and did a nice job getting into the paint.”

Adam Wittenberg got the Tigers going in the third quarter with a 3-pointer and two other baskets. Then it was 6-foot8 sophomore Alex Timmerman’s turn, as he scored 10 of his 19 in that quarter.

“We were right where we wanted to be,” Tigers coach Rich Czeslawski said.

“In the fourth quarter, we just didn’t take care of the ball. We gave them eight extra possessions. That’s how you get 24 points in a quarter. When you have live-ball turnovers, [transition layups] are what happens. I’d rather we have a five-second call or travel than hand the ball over.”

Wittenberg added 11 points for Central, and Evan Cassell grabbed 10 rebounds to go with six points.

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Turnovers in the fourth quarter for South, as it scored 24 points

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There were two occasions when Central’s Adam Pump and South’s Matt Meyers got tangled up. Both times the players quickly shook hands and checked on each other. “I love that kid,” Meyers said. The two played travel basketball as teammates when they were younger.

BOYS BASKETBALL: BURLINGTON CENTRAL MLK CLASSIC – MARENGO 63, McHENRY 58

Senior scores 29, easily surpasses 1,000-point mark

By SEAN HAMMOND

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Aidan Kirchner Marengo, jr., G

Kirchner made four 3-pointers in the game, including a couple of key shots at the beginning of the third quarter to put his team in the lead.

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Kirchner has scored four 3-point shots in back-to-back games after making four Tuesday against Genoa-Kingston.

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McHenry coach Tim Paddock said the Warriors were surrendering about 42 points a game entering Friday’s matchup. The Indians scored 32 in the first half. and eight rebounds. Marengo trailed by seven early in the second quarter.

After Marengo battled to within three, the Indians’ bench picked up a technical foul.

“My assistant was talking about a call,” Marengo coach Nate Wright said. “He wasn’t directing it at the official. He was directing it at me. (We)

got T’d up. In hindsight, we had to forget about the officials at that point and we just had to play the game.”

Volkening said there was a lot of talking going on during the game.

“The first half we were a little too caught up in the extra things: reffing, talking to the other players,” he said.

“The second half we really got it going, grinded it out.”

The technical was a four-point swing, and McHenry led by four at halftime. Early in the third quarter, a pair of 3-pointers from Marengo’s Aidan Kirchner turned the deficit into a six-point advantage.

Kirchner finished the game with 12 points on four 3-pointers.

“Aidan Kirchner hit some big shots for us tonight,” Wright said. “You talk about a kid who at the beginning of the year wasn’t seeing any time at all, and he’s just progressed and progressed over the course of the year and has really started to gain some confidence.”

McHenry evened the score in the fourth quarter with about 7:30 to play, but the Warriors never regained the lead. Volkening scored on a key threepoint play, making the free throw after being knocked to the floor. The

score put the Indians up six, and they held on the rest of the way.

Gavin Markgraff led the Warriors with 18 points. Gio Calabrese scored 14 points and Patrick Breisch added 12. McHenry’s Matthew Mohr led all players with 16 rebounds.

Warriors coach Tim Paddock said Friday was his team’s worst defensive effort of the season. “[Marengo] played hard; we didn’t match their intensity,” Paddock said.

“We didn’t guard anybody. They made plays. I’ve got to give them credit.

Guys hit shots when they were open.”

Volkening and Kirchner were the only double-figure scorers for the Indians. Kirchner said it was fun to watch Volkening pass 1,000 points after he missed two late shot attempts in Tuesday’s game against Genoa-Kingston that could have gotten him there.

“We were hoping he’d get it last game,” Kirchner said. “We’re glad that he got it tonight. He’s a really great teammate. He helps me in the gym in the mornings. This morning he took me into the gym and took me through some stuff.”

The extra work seems to be paying off.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: McHENRY 40, CARY-GROVE 38

Kaempf’s clutch free throw carries Warriors

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com McHENRY – McHenry girls basketball coach Rob Niemic was so confident in Madisyn Kaempf’s ability to hit the go-ahead free throw against Cary-Grove with 1.1 seconds remaining Friday that he didn’t even put any players in position to rebound a possible miss.

Madisyn The 5-foot-8 senior Kaempf rewarded her coach’s confidence, hitting the front-end of a 1-and-1 to push the Warriors into the lead for good and a 40-38 Fox Valley Conference victory.

Kaempf, who tried to miss the second free throw, made that one, too, banking the freebie off the backboard for a twopoint lead. A desperation 3-point attempt well past half court by C-G’s Maddie Gorz fell short as time expired.

“I was so nervous, but I pictured it in my mind that it was practice,” Kaempf said. “If I missed it, I make my whole

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Izzy Gscheidle McHenry, so., G

Gscheidle played lock-down defense on Cary-Grove’s Katie Sowa, holding the Trojans forward to six points. Gscheidle added 10 points, including a pair of 3s, two assists and four rebounds.

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Seconds left when McHenry’s Madisyn Kaempf broke a 38-all tie with two free throws

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Almost half of the field goals (24) for McHenry and Cary-Grove on Friday were 3-pointers (11). team run. The main thing is I took a deep breath before I actually shot it. They (coaches) correct me all the time about holding my follow-through and not leaving it short.”

Kaempf’s game-winning free throws weren’t her only shining moment. She also hit a go-ahead 3 with 1:39 left after

Gorz had put the Trojans (10-9 overall, 5-4 FVC) ahead by one point with a 3.

Liz Alsot (game-high 12 points, eight rebounds) then made two free throws to give McHenry (13-6, 6-3 FVC) a 38-35 lead with 47.2 seconds left.

“I kept telling her, ‘It’s gonna fall,’ ” Niemic said of Kaempf stepping up in the final seconds. “That was her being a senior right there. Home game. You hit a 3 to take the lead. I’m just super proud of her. She’s made, like, 17 out of her last 19 free throws, so I knew it was going to go in.”

Kaempf, who had five of her seven points in the fourth, had a chance to increase McHenry’s lead late but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 15 seconds left.

C-G’s Katie Demert hit a 3 in the corner with a hand in her face to tie the score at 38 with 4.4 seconds remaining, but the Trojans fouled with 1.1 seconds left to send Kaempf to the line.

“It was a great game, and I’ll take the blame for the end,” Trojans coach Rod Saffert said. “That’s the one thing I didn’t tell them during the timeout. If you do hit the big 3, don’t foul ... just let

it go. In the heat of the moment, it happens.”

Izzy Gscheidle was second on McHenry with 10 points and two 3s, Julia Rice had six points and two 3s, Avalon Henderson had four blocks and six rebounds, and Kaempf added four assists.

Gscheidle held C-G junior Katie Sowa, who entered the game averaging 17.2 points a game, to six points on 1-of8 shooting. Sowa picked up her second foul in the first quarter and sat out most of the second.

The win was important for McHenry, which had lost two out of its past three conference games. In their last loss, to Crystal Lake South, the Warriors held a 16-2 lead after the first quarter.

“This was one of her biggest wins of the season, and for our confidence,” Gscheidle said. “We don’t want to lose on our home court.”

Becca Kendeigh led the Trojans with 11 points, including two 3s, Demert had nine points and eight rebounds, and Gorz had eight points with a pair of 3s.

For the Trojans, Friday’s FVC loss was their third in a row after starting 5-1.

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BURLINGTON – Mike Volkening was quick to get the formalities out of the way. Marengo’s senior guard entered Friday’s boys basketball game against McHenry in the first round of pool play in the Burlington Central MLK Classic sitting on 999 career points.

Volkening nailed a 3-pointer from the corner on the Indians’ first possession to surpass the 1,000-point milestone. His team went on to beat McHenry, 63-58, after trailing at halftime.

“It was exciting,” Volkening said of the milestone. “Most of all, I’m just excited we got the win. It was a hardfought win.”

Volkening finished with 29 points

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Golden Eagles hold off pesky Tigers

By TIM FROEHLIG

sports@nwherald.com CRYSTAL LAKE – On paper, Friday night’s Fox Valley Conference girls basketball showdown between Jacobs and Crystal Lake Central was a matchup of two sub-.500 teams.

On the court, it quickly turned into an exciting, up-tempo contest that gave both teams plenty of reasons for optimism.

The result was a 56-45 Jacobs victory, as the Golden Eagles (7-9, 5-3 FVC) continue to linger close enough in the standings to stay in contention for a conference title, especially after firstplace Huntley lost to Dundee-Crown on Friday, the Red Raiders’ second FVC loss.

“That’s definitely something that continues to motivate us,” said Jacobs senior Carly Sidor, who had a teambest 19 points. “At the beginning of the year, we struggled to find team chemistry. But lately, I kind of feel like we’ve been turning a corner.

“This is a tougher conference than a lot of people realize. We do pay attention to the standings, but we also make sure to take things one game at a time

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Jacobs senior forward Maggie Grady had 11 offensive rebounds, including nine in the first half. Those extra possessions were a key reason the Golden Eagles wound up with 16 more field goal attempts than the Tigers.

and focus on taking small steps toward our larger goals.”

Those baby steps include the Golden Eagles using a pair of fist-year varsity players in their rotation, as the team enters the second half of the season.

Freshmen guard Kyra Cabusao (six

assists) started Friday’s game, while freshman Elizabeth Schwartz (nine points) drained three consecutive third-quarter 3-pointers that helped stall a potential Central rally, when the Tigers briefly cut Jacobs’ lead to five.

“I can’t say enough about how important the younger girls have been in the ongoing evolution of this basketball team, and what a complement they’ve been to our veteran players and six seniors,” Jacobs coach Joe Benoit said. “I was impressed with how unselfish we were tonight, in particular. We had a season-high 16 assists.”

One of those seniors, Maggie Grady, had a monster first half, racking up 11 points and 13 rebounds in the game’s first 16 minutes. She finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds and three steals, all while being scouted by an assistant coach from Division III Aurora University.

“We’re just having fun out there and trying to give it our best every night,” Grady said. “We give it our all no matter what, and we feel like we’re just going to keep getting better.”

Central (5-12, 0-8) gave a valiant effort, too. Despite falling behind, 15-0, during the game’s first six-plus min-

utes, the Tigers clawed their way back to a single-digit deficit by the opening possession of the second quarter.

They also got a game-high 20 points from sophomore Madison Haslow. She and senior teammate Jane Johnsey (12 points) both sank four 3s, as the Tigers shot 8 for 13 from beyond the arc.

The early turnovers were what doomed them.

“We have just three seniors on our roster right now, and during the summer, we told the girls not to judge this season by win-loss totals,” Tigers coach Derek Crabill said. “But that doesn’t mean we can’t win games right now. We’ve been competing hard every game. We just gave Jacobs too many extra looks at the basket early.

“It seems like there is always one five- or six-minute span that dooms us. Once we mature and start playing a full 32 minutes without losing focus for that one small stretch, I think we’ll see more wins. We’re trying to change the culture here and to produce a consistent, winning program. That’s not always easy. But these girls seem committed to making that happen. I was proud of their effort tonight.”

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D-C girls knock off FVC leader Huntley NORTHWEST HERALD

a Kishwaukee River Conference victory over the Rockets (7-9, 1-7). Morgan Madsen added 17 points for the Skyhawks, while Megan Madsen scored seven and Cortland Sommerfeldt had six.

Brooke Leganaioli made three 3-pointers and led the Rockets with nine points. KC Davids added eight points, hitting two 3s, and Anna Vlasak chipped in seven points.

Woodstock North 49, Harvard 15: At Harvard, Woodstock North’s Lulu Nicks hit three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points to lead the Thunder to a KRC victory over the Hornets. Madison Butler added eight points for the Thunder (11-10, 5-2), while Sami Long chipped in seven and Maddie Busch scored six.

Harvard (0-16, 0-8) was led by nine points from Daniela Garcia, Catherine Austin added four and Lilli Garcia scored two.

Dundee-Crown’s Paige Gieseke scored 12 points and Allison Michalski added 10 to help the Chargers top firstplace Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday night in Carpentersville.

The Chargers (10-11, 4-5 FVC) held Huntley (9-7, 6-2 FVC) to one field goal in each of the first two quarters to stake out a 17-7 halftime lead.

Huntley was led by 10 points from Morgan Clausen and eight from Jacquelyn Dorin.

Hampshire 44, Prairie Ridge 37: At Crystal Lake, Rachel Dumoulin scored a game-high 23 points to lead the WhipPurs to an FVC victory over the Wolves.

Maggie Goad added seven points and Meagan Heine had five for Hampshire (11-7, 6-3).

Karly Statter led Prairie Ridge (7-13, 2-8) with 14 points, and Emily Perhats Marian Catholic 53, Marian Central 42: added nine.

At Woodstock, Vannessa Garrelts and Johnsburg 63, Richmond-Burton 41: Grace Shukis scored 16 points apiece to At Johnsburg, Aannah Interrante hit lead the Hurricanes in an East Suburseven 3-pointers and finished with 25 ban Catholic Conference loss. Garrelts points to lead the Skyhawks (15-5, 7-0) to and Shukis each hit a pair of 3-pointers.

Amber Reynolds added five points, Katherine Littner hit a 3-pointer and Emily Radecki added two points.

The Hurricanes led by four heading into the fourth quarter but were outscored, 20-5, in the final eight minutes.

WRESTLING Woodstock North quad: The host Thunder swept three duals.

The Thunder started by beating KRC opponent Richmond-Burton, 40-39, on the ninth tie-breaker criteria after the teams finished the dual tied at 39. North also beat Freeport, 48-34, and Hampshire, 54-24.

BOYS SWIMMING McHenry 118, Zion-Benton 52: At

McHenry, Dylan Qualls and Riley Hedberg each won two events to help the Warriors to a nonconference win over Zion-Benton. Qualls won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:54.84 as well as the 500 freestyle (5:12.28). Hedberg won the 50 freestyle (23.35) and the 100 butterfly (56.06).

Also for the Warriors, Mike Matusek won the 100 freestyle (59.76) for his first

varsity win. Nathan Murrin won the 100 backstroke in 1:01.64.

The Warriors also won both freestyle relays, with a team of Josh Zabor, Tyler Hemphill, Jonah Smith and Riley Hedberg winning the 200 in 1:36.19 and a team of Qualls, Murrin, Smith and Hemphill won the 400 in 3:44.86.

BOYS BASKETBALL Genoa-Kingston 69, Hampshire 57: At

the Burlington Central MLK Classic in Burlington, Tre Powell scored 18 points to lead the Whip-Purs in a loss Friday.

Nate Cork and Nate Gomez added 10 points apiece for Hampshire. Cork and Powell each hit a pair of 3-pointers.

The Whip-Purs led after the first quarter but were outscored, 26-14, in the second quarter to fall behind at the half.

St. Viator 56, Marian Central 33: At Arlington Heights, Sam Ohlrich scored 13 points to lead the Hurricanes in an ESCC loss.

Jack Moscinski scored seven points for Marian (6-8, 0-3), AJ Golembiewski added three and Jonny Preston, Ben Keller and Colin Rebenstorf chipped in two points apiece.

CUBS CONVENTION

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

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Pitcher Jake Arrieta is introduced at the Cubs’ annual fan convention Friday in Chicago. near the far end of the slimto-none spectrum as the Cubs prepare for the start of their title defense with spring training only four weeks away.

His agent, Scott Boras, compares Arrieta to Scherzer (who left the Tigers for a seven-year,

$210 million free-agent deal after that 2014 season). The sides haven’t talked about a multiyear deal in at least a year. Neither side has plans to broach the subject anytime soon.

And Arrieta, who said last season he doesn’t plan to offer

other seven-month stretch of baseball. And keep an eye on what’s certain to be a steppedup effort to get at least one young, controllable starting pitcher over the next year.

“There’s some great cities out there, some good teams, but I’m not worried about that now,” Arrieta said. “I’m trying to be a good teammate and perform to the best of my ability for these guys for another season, and then we’ll go from there.

“I’ll always feel a part of this organization for the rest of my life, because I came over here in ’13 and turned my career around, won a Cy Young, threw a couple no-hitters, and won a World Series. So that’s going to be hard to top wherever I go, if I leave. I’ll feel a part of this city and the organization for a long time.”

Note: Two other Cubs also reached agreements on oneyear deals Friday – former closer Hector Rondon ($5.8 million) and right-hander Justin Grimm ($1.825 million). Setup man Pedro Strop ($6 million) and the Cubs ($4.6 million) exchanged arbitration figures at Friday’s deadline but expect to reach agreement far in advance of a hearing.

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Arrieta: Controversial tweet was ‘pro-United States’

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

CHICAGO – The backlash was immediate. And to a baseball player who intentionally has sparred with opposing fans on Twitter, maybe it shouldn’t have been surprising.

But Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta said his inflammatory tweet in the aftermath of the presidential election wasn’t as political as many interpreted it, judging by more than 27,000 retweets and countless comments – and certainly not bigoted, as some seemed to think.

“I was simply calling out people that said they were going to leave the country if (Donald) Trump was elected,” Arrieta said. “It’s not a pro-Trump tweet; it’s not an anti-Hillary (Clinton) tweet.

“I don’t consider myself a Democrat or a Republican. I want a president who’s going to do a good job. Whether it’s Obama or whether it’s Trump or Hillary.”

That context was lost in the 140-character limit of the forum when Arrieta sent this lone post-election Tweet: “Time for Hollywood to pony up and head for the border. #illhelpyoupack #beatit.”

Arrieta, who did not vote, said he was surprised by the volume and largely negative response he got.

David Ross “People were saying I want people deported or I’m an anti-Semite,” he said. “Why would I not like Jewish people, first of all? That doesn’t make sense. I have Puerto Rican blood in me. To think that I would want to deport people is just absurd.”

It also has nothing to do with why he won’t join the rest of the team for its White House visit Monday, he said.

“I would like to, but I have some other thing I have to handle,” he said, referring

to health-related issues with his family.

“I feel like my stance is pretty open and honest,” he said of the thoughts behind the tweet. “It’s not to put anybody down. I was simply calling out people who have a tremendous platform of millions of followers that said they were going to leave the country if Trump was elected. I was basically calling their bluff.

If you don’t want to live here, then beat it.

“I’m pretty pro-United States, as I think everybody in this country should be if you want to stay here. If not, then I’m sure there’s somewhere else they can go. It was pro-United States. It was pretty simple I thought. Other people didn’t feel that way. That’s fine. Everybody can have their own opinion.”

Ross in: The most popular backup catcher in baseball didn’t spend long in retirement. The Cubs hired David Ross to return this season as a “special assistant to baseball operations.”

“He means so much to us,” team

president Theo Epstein said of the catcher who spent the final two years of his career with the Cubs. “He’s going to impact a lot of players really positively in this role, a lot of front office guys. He’s going to learn a lot and we’re going to learn a lot from him.

“It’ll set him up well to maybe down the line decide what it is he wants to specialize in, and I’m sure he’ll thrive in that role.”

Ross out: Free-agent right-hander Tyson Ross, 29, on Friday chose to sign with the Rangers over the Cubs, leaving the front office still in search of starting pitching depth in the next few weeks.

Ross, who is trying to come back from thoracic outlet surgery after spending almost all of last season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, signed a $6 million deal with the Rangers. The Cubs offered at least that much, sources said.

“We went 1 for 2 on Rosses,” Epstein joked.

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CHICAGO – Jake Arrieta won’t be making the trip to the White House with Cubs teammates Monday, but don’t read anything political into it, he said (regardless of Twitter history). It’s because of health-related family issues back home in Texas.

But it will be a conspicuous absence if only because of the decisive and high-profile role the often dominant righthander played in the Cubs’ success the past two years.

It also figures to offer a glimpse Monday into what the team picture might look like a year from now – if not the urgent need the front office faces in developing and acquiring some young pitchers.

The 2015 Cy Young Award winner came to terms on a record arbitration-year signing Friday of $15.6375 million for 2017 – just $112,500 more than Max Scherzer’s 2014 record for a player in his final year of arbitration eligibility.

But beyond that, the chances of the Cubs buying Arrieta out of free agency with a multiyear contract rank somewhere

a Chicago discount, talks like a man who knows his meteoric career as a Cub has only one more season to run.

“The timeline is kind of coming to an end as far as leading up to free agency,” he said Friday as the Cubs Convention opened. “I’m here for one more year. And I’m going to enjoy every moment of it.

“If [an extension] happens, great. But if it doesn’t, then I’ll become a free agent. The team’s going to do what’s best for them.

We’ll see where I fit into that.”

It won’t be as a third player on the roster with a nine-figure contract. Especially not with the Cubs already exceeding baseball’s luxury tax threshold last season for the first time.

And it likely won’t take anything less to secure the services of Arrieta starting in 2018.

“As a player, you’re told where you’re going to play your whole career until free agency,” said Arrieta, who was acquired by the Cubs in a lopsided trade with Baltimore in 2013.

“So that’s a nice aspect of [free agency], to be able to decide for once where you want to go.”

So enjoy the no-hit stuff and the Pilates-and-kale references for what the Cubs plan is an-

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Hawks a no-show in Washington

By MARK LAZERUS

CAPITALS 6, BLACKHAWKS 0

mlazerus@suntimes.com WASHINGTON – There are no huge games in January. At least, not for the Blackhawks, who haven’t been in any true danger of missing the playoffs in six years, and who have won the Stanley Cup as a No. 1 seed and as a No. 6 seed.

But there certainly are games that carry a little more weight than others, that offer a sterner test. And after sweeping through four middling teams on their recent homestand, the Hawks were looking forward to measuring themselves against two of their fellow contenders this weekend – the Washington Capitals, who came into Friday’s game having won seven straight, and the Minnesota Wild, who are two points back with a whopping five games in hand.

Well, the Hawks didn’t measure up at all Friday night, getting blown out, 6-0, by the Capitals in what can only be described as a total team failure. They were awful with the puck, awful without the puck, and it led to the most awful loss of the season, eclipsing a 5-0 loss in Edmonton on Nov. 21. And despite the tougher opponent, this one was somehow far worse.

“We just pretty much did everything we said we wouldn’t do, or weren’t supposed to do,” defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson said. “That was one of those

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First Period–1, Washington, Beagle 7 (Wilson, Winnik), 6:04. 2, Washington, Backstrom 12 (Oshie, Ovechkin), 6:17. 3, Washington, Connolly 6 (Eller, Burakovsky), 17:49. Penalties–None.

Second Period–4, Washington, Wilson 3 (Schmidt, Eller), 17:01. Penalties–Connolly, WSH, (interference), 2:31; Schmidt, WSH, (holding), 14:45.

Third Period–5, Washington, Oshie 14 (Schmidt, Backstrom), 8:11. 6, Washington, Beagle 8 (Carlson, Wilson), 18:28. Penalties–None.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 5-12-7–24. Washington 1410-10–34.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 2; .

Goalies–Chicago, Darling 11-4-2 (4 shots-3 saves), Crawford 16-9-3 (30-25). Washington, Holtby 21-8-4 (2424).

A–18,506 (18,506). T–2:22.

Referees–Thor Nelson, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen– Derek Amell, David Brisebois.

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Washington Capitals right wing Brett Connolly (center) celebrates his goal in front of Blackhawks left wing Richard Panik during the first period Friday in Washington. two or three games that you have a year [when] you’re just being outplayed really bad. That was probably as outplayed as I’ve been in a long time.”

The only debate after the game was whether the Hawks should stew on the loss, or flush it.

“You can’t forget these games,” said a clearly fuming Jonathan Toews after the loss. “You’ve got to let them sink in;

you’ve got to learn from them. You’ve got to use it, get [ticked] off, and use it the right way, to address the glaring issues that were present.”

Trevor van Riemsdyk, who was a minus-3 on the night, agreed, saying, “It’d be a waste not to try and use that in some sort of positive manner.”

But coach Joel Quenneville didn’t want anything to do with it.

“Let’s forget about this one, because there’s nothing good about it,” he said.

Yes, the Capitals are good, as their eight straight victories show. But the Hawks didn’t even put up a fight. The game was over after one period, with the Hawks down, 3-0, with plenty of blame to go around. The bottom two defensive pairings of Brian Campbell-Brent Seabrook and van Riemsdyk-Michal Rozsival struggled. Goalie Corey Crawford was off his game. And the Hawks had little to no puck possession, getting outshot, 14-5, and out-attempted, 30-11, in the first period.

The Hawks have had similarly poor starts throughout the season, but the Capitals actually made them pay for it.

HAWKS NOTES

Better comfort level with stars helps Hinostroza

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com WASHINGTON – The first time Vinnie Hinostroza skated on United Center ice in a Blackhawks uniform and looked to his right and saw Jonathan Toews, he basically was slack-jawed.

He saw Toews as a guy he grew up rooting for, a future Hall of Famer, an icon.

Now, in his third stint as Toews’ left wing, Hinostroza just sees a teammate.

A linemate. One of the guys.

“When I was breaking in, it was still kind of weird being in this locker room and playing with guys I grew up watching,” Hinostroza said. “But now, they’re just teammates and friends. It’s easier now.”

That comfort level has translated to the ice, where Hinostroza is making a push to be the long-awaited answer in that top-line left-wing slot. Friday night’s game at Washington was the fourth straight with Hinostroza along-

side Toews and Marian Hossa, and although the line has produced only one goal in the first three games, it’s showing promise. And with Ryan Hartman carving out a useful and productive niche for himself on the third line with Tanner Kero and Richard Panik, Hinostroza could get an extended look on the Vinne top line.

Hinostroza The two players who filled the role well in the past were Brandon Saad and Patrick Sharp. And although Hinostroza isn’t built like either of them, he’s got the same kind of game-changing speed that complements the smart, two-way game of Toews and Hossa.

“The way Hoss and I play, it’s always been that heavy game, playing down low with the puck and playing good defensively,” Toews said. “It’s nice to

have a guy like Vinnie that can finish plays off, or can skate the way he does and just create in open ice, too. I think he complements our line quite a bit.”

Hinostroza got a quick look on the top line in the first week of the season, then again during the circus trip in November. But he’s more confident now, and far more comfortable. And he hopes this time, he gets to stay.

“Earlier in the year, you just want to play for them and get them the puck, and you can get away from your game a little bit,” Hinostroza said. “You do whatever you can to keep them happy.

But now, you know the better you play, the better they’re going to be, and the happier they’re going to be.”

Russian remix: Washington’s Alex Ovechkin scored his 1,000th career point this week. And of his 546 career goals, a whole mess of them came on one-timers from the left circle – the same spot Artemi Panarin is turning into his office.

Hawks coach Joel Quenneville lamented that Ovechkin always seems to find a way to get there and get open on the power play. Panarin has the same knack, however.

“With our team, [Patrick Kane] gets it [on the other side] and he absorbs a lot of attention, and whether you get that shot or the pass through to [Panarin], they have to respect [Kane] a little bit more,” Quenneville said. “You have to sometimes pick your poison, and I think when those guys are over there, those are the options you have to consider when you’re on the penalty kill.”

Roster report: Michal Rozsival was back in the lineup Friday night. He was a healthy scratch in each of the past six games and 12 of the past 13. Michal Kempny was the odd-man out. The Hawks continue to have only 21 players on the roster, which allows them to bank cap space for the Feb. 28 trade deadline.

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: TEXANS AT PATRIOTS, 7:15 P.M. SATURDAY, CBS

By KYLE HIGHTOWER The Associated Press

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady practices Thursday in Foxborough, Mass.

The Patriots will host the Houston Texans on Saturday in an AFC divisional playoff game. BLOUNT’S HEALTH son without forcing a turnover, but had 14 of their 23 total takeaways over their final six games.

The Texans turned it over three times in the first meeting. Two of the turnovers – fumbles on kickoffs – led to 14 points.

But big favorite or not, Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower said he isn’t affected by outside distractions.

“You all don’t have anything to do with the game, so what you all think doesn’t really matter,” Hightower said.

“I mean, you all aren’t in between the lines. So, no I’m not really – blocking out the noise is part of that.”

Here are some other things to watch for in Saturday’s matchup:

weeks with an ankle injury. He finished with 73 yards and a touchdown, but was unhappy with his performance after averaging 2.4 yards a carry after averaging 4 in the regular season.

“This past game ... I was kind of rusty for not playing the last two weeks,” he said. “I’m just trying to get comfortable with everything. This week, I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Miller is in his first season with the Texans after spending his first four with the Dolphins. He has been a rare bright spot on a Houston offense that has struggled to move the ball and finished the regular season ranked 10th with 1,073 yards rushing.

Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount has taken a lot of pressure off Brady this season, rushing for a New England single-season record 18 touchdowns and career-high 1,161 yards. But he might not be at 100 percent after missing two straight days of practice with an illness.

AMENDOLA RETURNS

Brady’s receiving group is as healthy as it’s been in a long time, thanks to the return of Danny Amendola to full participation in practice this week. Amendola sat out the final four regular-season games after suffering an ankle injury Dec. 4.

He said he’s had no setbacks since his return.

“The playoffs is what you play for,” MILLER TIME CLOWNEY’S CONTRIBUTION Amendola said. “It’s why everybody’s Houston RB Lamar Miller returned Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney’s here. It’s what we’ve been waiting on all against the Raiders after missing two breakout regular season helped Hous- year. And we’re ready to go.”

NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: SEAHAWKS AT FALCONS, 3:35 P.M. SATURDAY, FOX

A lot has changed since previous Atlanta-Seattle matchup

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

ATLANTA – As with any rematch, there certainly are things that both teams learned about each other the first time around.

Then again, so much will be different when the Atlanta Falcons host Seattle in an NFC divisional playoff game Saturday.

Especially for the Seahawks.

Seattle found a running game in its playoff opener, and quarterback Russell Wilson appears as healthy as he has

been all season.

Yet the defense looks a lot less imposing without safety Earl Thomas, out for the season with a broken leg.

Most significantly, this game will be at the Georgia Dome, costing the Seahawks perhaps the most imposing home-field advantage in the NFL. A 26-24 victory over the Falcons in Week 6 was at the Link.

“We’ve got the best fans in the world,” said Wilson, no doubt mindful that Seattle is 8-1 at home this season but 3-4-1 on the road. “We don’t take that for granted.”

In addition to having the fans on their side for the rematch, the Falcons look a bit different on the field.

The young defense, with as many as four rookie starters, has grown up considerably over the latter part of the season, even after a season-ending injury to its best cornerback, Desmond Trufant.

Vic Beasley, in particular, established himself as one of the league’s most dominant pass rushers.

“Both teams now are a better version of themselves than when we played back then,” said Falcons coach Dan Quinn, a former defensive coordinator in Seattle.

The Atlanta offense has been on point all season. Led by quarterback Matt Ryan, one of the leading contenders for MVP, the Falcons (11-5) romped to the NFC South title and a first-round bye behind the league’s highest-scoring offense, averaging nearly 34 points a game.

Ryan has been especially accurate on his deep throws, an area of vulnerability for the Seahawks without their star safety. In the first meeting, Thomas had one of only seven interceptions Ryan threw all season.

“His accuracy is phenomenal,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Houston Texans face an enormous challenge against the New England Patriots on Saturday night.

The Texans are 1-7 against the Patriots. They are winless in New England all time, including a shutout loss this season when Tom Brady was out because of a suspension.

The Patriots enter the game as 151/2-point favorites over the visiting Texans – only the sixth time since 1966 that a team has been favored by at least 15 points in a playoff game.

In the five previous occasions only one underdog – the New York Jets in Joe Namath’s Super Bowl guarantee – won the game.

The Patriots said they aren’t taking anything for granted in the divisional-round matchup against the NFL’s topranked defense.

But how does Houston, which lost, 27-0, in Week 3 to a Patriots team without Brady, go about beating a team that is one of the biggest favorites in playoff history?

“The first thing that jumps out, you have to protect the ball. If you are going to beat the Patriots, especially in Foxborough, you can’t have any turnovers,” Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler said.

“If you have turnovers, you are giving Tom additional chances to score points, ... and that’s never going to be good for your football team.”

That will be easier said than done against a Patriots defense that has been creating turnovers at a high rate during the team’s seven-game winning streak.

New England’s defense went three straight weeks in the middle of the sea-

ton’s defense not only stay afloat, but it entered the playoffs ranked first in the NFL despite the loss of superstar J.J. Watt to season-ending back surgery after just three games. Clowney had 16 tackles for losses, 17 quarterback hits and six sacks during the regular season, but saved his biggest play for last week.

The top overall pick in the 2014 draft had his first career interception in the win over the Raiders to set up Houston’s first touchdown in the 27-14 win. Clowney and outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus, who had two sacks last week, talked about building on what they did against the Raiders this week.

“I said: ‘We got to keep doing this as long as we’re going to keep winning these games. We have to go out here and make plays,’” Clowney said. “He was like: ‘I know, man, I know.’ This week I told him it’s going to be on us again.”

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SPORTS BRIEFS Sox avoid arbitration with Frazier, 4 others; 1-year deals for all

major overhaul.

New coach Vance Joseph hired Mike McCoy as his offensive coordinator on The White Sox avoided arbitration with their five arbitration-eligible players Friday, Friday, and the defending champs also will be getting new defensive and special teams agreeing to terms on onecoordinators. year contracts with third McCoy, the former Chargers head coach, baseman Todd Frazier is everything Joseph said he wanted in his ($12 million), rightoffensive play-caller: creative, energetic, hander Miguel Gonzalez seasoned. ($5.9 million), left-hander McCoy, who was Denver’s offensive Dan Jennings ($1.4 milTodd Frazier coordinator from 2009 to ’12, replaces Rick lion), right-hander Jake Dennison, whose offense struggled over Petricka ($825,000) and the past two years under four different right-hander Zach Putnam ($1,117,500). quarterbacks.

Frazier, 30, hit .225 with 40 homers The Broncos, who missed the playoffs afand 98 RBIs in his first season with the ter slipping to 9-7 in 2016, find themselves Sox. Gonzalez, 32, went 5-8 with a 3.73 in the unusual position of remaking their ERA over 24 appearances in his first season on the South Side. With the Sox in staff less than a year after winning it all.

General manager John Elway hired Joseph rebuilding mode after trading away Chris after Gary Kubiak’s abrupt resignation last Sale and Adam Eaton for prospects, it’s week over health concerns. highly possible neither one will be with Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is the club after the Aug. 1 trade deadline.

Jennings, 29, went 4-3 with a 2.08 ERA finalizing a deal to join the Los Angeles Rams, and special teams coordinator Joe over a career-high 64 appearances in DeCamillis was hired by the Jacksonville 2016. Petricka, 28, was limited to nine Jaguars on Friday. appearances in 2016 before undergoing season-ending surgery on his right hip.

W. Michigan hires former Purdue He owns a 3.31 ERA with 16 saves over parts of four major-league seasons. Put- assistant Lester to replace Fleck KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan nam, 29, was limited to 25 games (posting a 2.30 ERA) last season because has hired former Purdue assistant Tim Lester as its football coach. of ulnar neuritis in his right elbow.

– Daryl Van Schouwen The school announced the move Friday dvanschouwen@suntimes.com night on Twitter.

Lester was Purdue’s quarterbacks coach this past season. He takes over the Broncos Packers rule WR Nelson out after P.J. Fleck left to become Minnesota’s for Cowboys playoff game GREEN BAY, Wis. – Receiver Jordy Nelson coach this month.

Lester was a star quarterback at WMU will miss the Green Bay Packers’ divisional from 1996 to ’99, throwing for 11,299 yards round playoff game Sunday against the and 89 touchdowns. He also played quarDallas Cowboys because of injured ribs. terback at Wheaton Warrenville South.

Coach Mike McCarthy said Friday that Nelson would not be cleared to take part in the team’s final practice Saturday, and the Thomas sets PGA Tour’s 36-hole scoring record at Sony Open medical staff determined he would not be HONOLULU – Justin Thomas finished with ready for the game. another eagle and put himself in the PGA Nelson had an NFL-high 14 touchdown Tour record book again Friday in the Sony catches in the regular season as quarterOpen. back Aaron Rodgers’ top target. He was A day after his 59 made him only the sevhurt in the second quarter of the Packers’ 38-13 win in a wild-card game last weekend enth player in PGA Tour history break 60, Thomas made an 8-foot eagle putt on the against the New York Giants on a hit by 18th hole at Waialae for a 6-under 64 to set safety Leon Hall. the 36-hole scoring record on the PGA Tour.

McCarthy said Nelson’s status moving Thomas was at 17-under 123 and had a forward will be determined Monday if Green Bay advances to the NFC title game. five-shot lead over Gary Woodland. The previous mark was 124, last matched at the 2015 BMW Championship by Jason Day at McCoy returns to OC role in Denver as overhaul of staff begins Conway Farm.

Zach Johnson had a 61 and Olympic gold ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Not even a year medalist Justin Rose shot 64. They were in ago they were riding firetrucks through the group seven shots behind along with downtown Denver with the players to celebrate their Super Bowl 50 victory. Now, Hudson Swafford, who had a 68.

– Wire reports the Broncos’ coaching staff is undergoing a

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BETTING ODDS NFL

FAVORITE at ATLANTA at NEW ENGLAND FAVORITE AT KANSAS CITY AT DALLAS

Playoffs Saturday OPEN TODAY O/U 3½ 4 (51½) 13½ 15½ (44) Playoffs Sunday OPEN TODAY O/U 2 1 (44) 5 5 (52)

UNDERDOG Seattle Houston UNDERDOG Pittsburgh Green Bay

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Saturday LINE O/U OFF (OFF) 10½ (215½) 11½ (212) OFF (OFF) OFF (OFF)

FAVORITE at BULLS at LA CLIPPERS San Antonio at WASHINGTON at UTAH

UNDERDOG New Orleans LA Lakers at PHOENIX Philadelphia Orlando

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE Dayton at LOUISVILLE Virginia Seton Hall at GEORGETOWN Villanova at PITTSBURGH Minnesota at BOWLING GREEN at FLORIDA at ST. JOSEPH’S at MISSISSIPPI ST at INDIANA ST at W MICHIGAN at BUFFALO at EVANSVILLE at COLORADO ST

Saturday LINE 10 5 2½ 1 9 13½ 1 2 1 10 1 PK 5½ 1½ 6½ 5½ 5

UNDERDOG at DUQUESNE Duke at CLEMSON at PROVIDENCE UCONN at ST. JOHN’S Miami at PENN ST N. Illinois Georgia Richmond Texas A&M Bradley Kent St Ball St S. Illinois New Mexico

Va Commonwealth at MARQUETTE at UNC-WILMINGTON at UAB at KANSAS at MICHIGAN at VIRGINIA TECH at BUTLER Northeastern at NORTH CAROLINA at GEORGE MASON at MILWAUKEE at RICE Valparaiso Alabama at OHIO Akron at COLL. OF CHARLESTON at CALIFORNIA at KENTUCKY at SOUTH ALABAMA at UCF

1 16 15 2 13½ 9 2½ 4½ 1 7½ 16 PK 13 5½ 1 4 9 8 15 22½ 4 1

at DAVIDSON Depaul Hofstra Marshall Oklahoma St Nebraska Notre Dame Xavier at TOWSON ST Florida St Saint Louis Wright St North Texas at CLEVELAND ST at LSU E. Michigan at MIAMI (OHIO) William & Mary Washington St Auburn Texas St Houston

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FAVORITE at BOSTON Nashville at FLORIDA at CAROLINA at MONTREAL at OTTAWA Pittsburgh Minnesota at ARIZONA at EDMONTON at LOS ANGELES at SAN JOSE

Saturday LINE UNDERDOG OFF Philadelphia -145 at COLORADO OFF Columbus OFF NY Islanders -145 NY Rangers OFF Toronto -160 at DETROIT -123 at DALLAS OFF Anaheim -160 Calgary -176 Winnipeg -165 St. Louis

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 45 27 13 5 59 Minnesota 40 26 9 5 57 St. Louis 42 21 16 5 47 Nashville 42 19 16 7 45 Dallas 43 18 17 8 44 Winnipeg 45 20 22 3 43 Colorado 40 13 26 1 27 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 44 23 13 8 54 San Jose 42 25 15 2 52 Edmonton 44 22 15 7 51 Calgary 45 23 20 2 48 Los Angeles 42 21 17 4 46 Vancouver 44 20 19 5 45 Arizona 41 13 22 6 32

GF 124 130 118 116 114 125 80

GA 113 86 128 112 129 137 134

GF 119 112 126 118 107 110 90

GA 114 96 120 123 106 128 131

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 43 26 11 6 58 133 108 Boston 45 22 18 5 49 111 110 Ottawa 40 22 14 4 48 103 103 Toronto 40 19 13 8 46 124 118 Florida 44 19 17 8 46 102 119 Tampa Bay 44 20 20 4 44 123 132 Buffalo 42 16 17 9 41 97 119 Detroit 42 17 19 6 40 105 124 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 41 29 8 4 62 138 91 Washington 42 28 9 5 61 126 86 Pittsburgh 41 26 10 5 57 142 118 N.Y. Rangers 43 28 14 1 57 148 111 Philadelphia 44 22 16 6 50 129 137 Carolina 42 20 15 7 47 114 113 New Jersey 44 17 18 9 43 99 128 N.Y. Islanders 40 16 16 8 40 112 121 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Results Washington 6, Blackhawks 0 Toronto 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 5, Buffalo 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 2 Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 New Jersey 2, Calgary 1 Arizona 4, Winnipeg 3 Saturday’s Games Philadelphia at Boston, noon Nashville at Colorado, 2 p.m.

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

Toronto at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 6 p.m.

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

Columbus at Florida, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Blackhawks, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 11:30 a.m.

New Jersey at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

PLAYOFF GLANCE

GB — 8 8½ 10 11½ GB — 1½ 8½ 13 18 GB — 2½ 2½ 6 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 31 8 .795 Houston 31 11 .738 Memphis 25 17 .595 New Orleans 16 24 .400 Dallas 12 27 .308 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 24 16 .600 Oklahoma City 24 17 .585 Portland 18 24 .429 Denver 15 23 .395 Minnesota 14 26 .350 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 34 6 .850 L.A. Clippers 27 14 .659 Sacramento 16 22 .421 L.A. Lakers 15 28 .349 Phoenix 12 27 .308

GB — 1½ 7½ 15½ 19 GB — ½ 7 8 10 GB — 7½ 17 20½ 21½

Friday’s Results Philadelphia 102, Charlotte 93 Toronto 132, Brooklyn 113 Boston 103, Atlanta 101 Memphis 110, Houston 105 Milwaukee 116, Miami 108 Minnesota 96, Oklahoma City 86 Orlando 115, Portland 109 Cleveland at Sacramento (n) Detroit at Utah (n) Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Bulls, 4 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.

San Antonio vs. Phoenix at Mexico City, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Utah, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Bulls at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 2 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Houston at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Michigan St. 4 1 .800 Maryland 3 1 .750 Wisconsin 3 1 .750 Nebraska 3 1 .750 Minnesota 3 2 .600 Purdue 3 2 .600 Northwestern 3 2 .600 Iowa 3 2 .600 Illinois 2 2 .500 Penn St. 2 2 .500 Indiana 1 3 .250 Michigan 1 3 .250 Ohio St. 0 4 .000 Rutgers 0 5 .000

Overall W L PCT 12 6 .667 15 2 .882 14 3 .824 9 7 .563 15 3 .833 14 4 .778 14 4 .778 11 7 .611 12 5 .706 10 7 .588 11 6 .647 11 6 .647 10 7 .588 11 7 .611

Saturday’s Games Minnesota at Penn St., 11 a.m.

Nebraska at Michigan, 1 p.m.

Maryland at Illinois, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Rutgers at Indiana, 11 a.m.

Michigan St. at Ohio St., 12:30 p.m.

Iowa at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

LINE OFF +135 OFF OFF +135 OFF +150 +113 OFF +150 +164 +155

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 28 10 .737 Milwaukee 20 18 .526 Indiana 20 19 .513 Bulls 19 21 .475 Detroit 18 23 .439 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 26 13 .667 Boston 25 15 .625 New York 18 22 .450 Philadelphia 12 25 .324 Brooklyn 8 31 .205 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 22 17 .564 Charlotte 20 20 .500 Washington 19 19 .500 Orlando 17 24 .415 Miami 11 30 .268

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Conference W L PCT Akron 3 0 1.000 Ohio 3 0 1.000 E. Michigan 2 1 .667 N. Illinois 2 1 .667 Toledo 2 2 .500 Ball St. 1 2 .333 Kent St. 1 2 .333 Miami (Ohio) 1 2 .333 Buffalo 1 2 .333 Bowling Green1 2 .333 W. Michigan 1 2 .333 C. Michigan 1 3 .250

Overall W L PCT 13 3 .813 11 3 .786 10 6 .625 10 6 .625 9 8 .529 10 6 .625 9 7 .563 8 8 .500 7 9 .438 7 9 .438 5 10 .333 11 6 .647

Friday’s Result Central Michigan 96, Toledo 88 Saturday’s Games N. Illinois at Bowling Green, 11 a.m.

Ball St. at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Kent St. at W. Michigan, 1 p.m.

Akron at Miami (Ohio), 2:30 p.m.

E. Michigan at Ohio, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Miami (Ohio) at N. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Bowling Green at Toledo, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Kent St., 6 p.m.

Ohio at Akron, 6 p.m.

Central Michigan at Ball St., 6 p.m.

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 6 p.m.

TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 1 Baylor at No. 25 Kansas St., 3:30 p.m.

No. 2 Kansas vs. Oklahoma St., 1 p.m.

No. 3 Villanova vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 11 a.m.

No. 4 UCLA at Utah, 5 p.m.

No. 5 Gonzaga vs. No. 21 Saint Mary’s, 9 p.m.

No. 6 Kentucky vs. Auburn, 3 p.m.

No. 7 Duke at No. 14 Louisville, 11 a.m.

No. 8 Creighton vs. Truman St., noon No. 9 Florida St. at No. 11 North Carolina, 1 p.m.

No. 10 West Virginia at Texas, 3 p.m.

No. 12 Butler vs. No. 15 Xavier, 1 p.m.

No. 13 Oregon vs. Oregon St., 9:30 p.m.

No. 19 Virginia at Clemson, 11 a.m.

No. 20 Notre Dame at Va. Tech, 1 p.m.

No. 23 Florida vs. Georgia, 11 a.m.

No. 24 Minnesota at Penn St., 11 a.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 22 Cincinnati at East Carolina, 3 p.m.

No. 25 Southern Cal at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday Seattle at Atlanta, 3:35 p.m. (FOX) Houston at New England, 7:15 p.m.

(CBS) Sunday Green Bay at Dallas, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 7:20 p.m.

(NBC) CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, Jan. 22 NFC TBD, 2:05 p.m.

AFC TBD, 5:40 p.m.

PRO BOWL Sunday, Jan. 29 At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (ESPN) SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston TBD, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

PREPS SATURDAY Boys basketball: Johnsburg vs.

Rockford Jefferson at Jefferson Shootout, 1:30 p.m., Dundee-Crown at Crystal Lake Central, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs, 3:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran at North Shore Country Day, 4 p.m., East Aurora at Marian Central, 4:30 p.m., Woodstock North at Westminster Christian, Johnsburg vs. Rockford Guilford at Jefferson Shootout, 6 p.m., Hampshire, Marengo, McHenry at Burlington Central MLK Tournament, Harvard at South Beloit Tournament, Huntley at Wheaton Warrenville South MLK Tournament, Richmond-Burton, Woodstock at Lake Zurich MLK Tournament, TBA Girls basketball: Harvard at Round Lake, noon, Faith Lutheran at North Shore Country Day, 2:30 p.m., Hampshire at Palatine, Faith Lutheran, 6:30 p.m., Genoa-Kingston at Woodstock, 7 p.m., Huntley, Johnsburg at DeKalb MLK Tournament, TBA Boys swimming: Hampshire at Batavia Invite, Huntley, Jacobs co-op at St. Charles East Invite, 9 a.m., Cary-Grove co-op, McHenry, Woodstock co-op at Jefferson, 11 a.m.

Boys bowling: IHSA Regionals, TBA Girls bowling: Marengo, McHenry, Johnsburg, Huntley, Dundee-Crown at Jacobs Invite, 9 a.m.

Wrestling: Woodstock North at Amboy Invite, McHenry, Marian Central at Batavia Invite, Jacobs at Hinsdale South Hornet Triple Dual, Huntley at Stevenson Invite, Crystal Lake South, Marengo at Round Lake quad, 9 a.m., Richmond-Burton at Dakota quad, Prairie Ridge at Highland Park quad, DundeeCrown at D-C quad, Crystal Lake Central at Sandburg Super Duals, 10 a.m.

Girls Gymnastics: Prairie Ridge at Nequa Valley Invite, 1 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JAN. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. West vs. East, 2 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 3 p.m. (FS1) SATURDAY, JAN. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. South vs. North, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

PGA TOUR SONY OPEN

Friday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,044; Par 70 (35-35) Second Round Justin Thomas 59-64—123 -17 Gary Woodland 64-64—128 -12 Hudson Swafford 62-68—130 -10 Justin Rose 66-64—130 -10 Zach Johnson 69-61—130 -10 Webb Simpson 66-65—131 -9 Charles Howell III 65-66—131 -9 Luke List 67-64—131 -9 Satoshi Kodaira 65-66—131 -9 Russell Henley 64-67—131 -9 Russell Knox 64-67—131 -9 Tony Finau 64-67—131 -9

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Pro football 3:30 p.m.: NFC Divisional, Seattle at Atlanta, FOX 7 p.m.: AFC Divisional, Houston at New England, CBS Pro basketball 4 p.m.: New Orleans at Bulls, CSN 5 p.m.: San Antonio vs. Phoenix, NBATV Men’s basketball 11 a.m.: Minnesota at Penn St., ESPNU 11 a.m.: Duke at Louisville, ESPN 11 a.m.: Georgia at Florida, ESPN2 11 a.m.: Connecticut at Georgetown, FOX 11 a.m.: Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, CSN+ 11 a.m.: Villanova at St. John’s, FS1 11 a.m.: Dayton at Duquesne, CBSSN 11:30 a.m.: Richmond at Saint Joseph’s, NBCSN Noon: Texas A&M at Mississippi St., CBS Noon: Truman St. at Creighton, FS2 1 p.m.: Nebraska at Michigan, BTN 1 p.m.: Florida St. at North Carolina, ESPN 1 p.m.: Oklahoma St. at Kansas, ESPN2 1 p.m.: Xavier at Butler, FS1 1 p.m.: Southern Illinois at Evansville, CSN 1 p.m.: VCU at Davidson, CBSSN 1 p.m.: Northeastern at Towson, CSN+ 1:30 p.m.: Saint Louis at George Mason, NBCSN 2:30 p.m.: Alabama at LSU, SEC 3 p.m.: Auburn at Kentucky, ESPN 3 p.m.: West Virginia at Texas, ESPN2 3 p.m.: Tulsa at Temple, ESPNEWS 3 p.m.: Houston at Central Florida, CBSSN 3 p.m.: Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion, CSN+ 3:30 p.m.: Baylor at Kansas St., ESPNU 3:30 p.m.: Fordham vs. St. Bonaventure, NBCSN 5 p.m.: Maryland at Illinois, ESPN2 5 p.m.: Missouri at Arkansas, SEC 5 p.m.: South Florida at Memphis, CBSSN 5 p.m.: Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee, CSN+ 5:30 p.m.: Mississippi at South Carolina, ESPNU 7 p.m.: Wichita St. at Illinois St., ESPN2 7 p.m.: Grand Canyon at UT Rio Grande Valley, CSN+ 7:30 p.m.: Texas Tech at Oklahoma, ESPNU 7:30 p.m.: Tennessee at Vanderbilt, SEC

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FVC makes format changes for next season

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com The decreasing number of players in most Fox Valley Conference football programs has led to a format switch for next season.

FVC principals approved a proposal Wednesday that will realign football to four levels – varsity, junior varsity, freshman-sophomore A and freshman-sophomore B – eliminating the sophomore level for next year. The idea is that without restrictions on classes, teams will have more roster flexibility.

The new proposal calls for a 5 p.m. freshman-sophomore A game on Friday, followed by the varsity game. Then, the JV game would be at 9 a.m. Saturday, followed by the freshman-sophomore B for those schools that have enough for a second freshman-sophomore team.

The FVC coaches, looking at the numbers decline, brought up the proposal to the FVC athletic directors, who in turn passed it along to the principals. The format change falls in line with what the FVC has done with other sports such as soccer and softball, Crystal Lake South AD Jason Bott said.

“We’re trying to save levels, save

programs and, most importantly, give kids the opportunity to play,” Bott said.

“Some other conferences are doing this.

The coaches brought it forward. We’re going to see how it works.”

The FVC approved the plan on a one-year basis.

“The coaches and ADs felt we needed to make this change to provide the best opportunity for schools to compete at all three Brad Seaburg levels,” South principal Scott Shepard said in a news release. “Although this is not a perfect solution, it does give kids more opportunities to play. The conference will be reviewing the effectiveness of this change at the conclusion of the 2017 football season.”

The format that was in place called for sophomore and varsity games Friday, freshman A and B games Saturday and JV games Monday. JV games were mainly for the juniors and seniors who did not play in varsity games.

Cary-Grove coach Brad Seaburg remembers a time when many FVC teams even played six levels, with a sophomore B team as well.

from finding solutions to their problems, as long as I could make my team still fit,” Zimolzak said. “We’ll have to find games (for some levels). We’ll do that and it’ll work out fine.”

The idea is that the JV team will be viewed as the No. 2 level. Zimolzak said the Red Raiders’ freshman-sophomore A team likely will be just freshmen.

“We’re OK with that. They’re going to be playing against some sophomores,” Zimolzak said. “Because of the growing number of kids we have, we’ll have a sample of some good players anyway.

I’m not overly concerned with wins and losses in those games, having those kids experience that is more important. It’s kind of neat for a freshman to play on a Friday night.”

Seaburg saw another advantage regarding backup players.

“Jason Gregoire was a sophomore and our backup quarterback,” Seaburg said. “Jason could have gone into that game right away when Quinn (Baker) broke his hand, but we had to wait because Jason had already played in the sophomore game, which was before the varsity game. By playing the JV game on Saturday, all of the varsity kids will dress and could be ready.”

“Over the last five or six years, a lot of teams are only able to play three levels – varsity, sophomore and freshman,” Seaburg said. “So by taking the year restrictions off and playing the JV level Saturday morning, we really hope we’ll get four levels of football. I like it a lot. There’s a lot of benefits to us. It’s going to help with teams that are facing decreasing numbers and allow Matt Zimolzak schools like us, or comparable size, to have more depth at the varsity level.”

Seaburg likes that in his program, for example, now every player will dress for one of the Friday night games.

Bott said that only South, C-G and Huntley were able to field JV teams this season. Huntley, with an enrollment of 2,866, has 400 more students than the next-largest school, Dundee-Crown (2,460).

Huntley football coach Matt Zimolzak had 224 players at four levels, 172 from the sophomore class on up this season, but was empathetic with the plight of the other conference schools.

“I didn’t want to stop the conference

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