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Your thoughts on Trump’s inauguration?

Either America is going to start becoming great again from whatever you thought it was before or the End Times are beckoning.

Donald Trump will be sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the U.S., and for at least another day or two we’ll all wake up in the same America – great, bad or mediocre. Trump might tweet something silly, but that’s become unremarkable and lacks substantial apocalyptic value.

I’m no Book of Revelations scholar, but it doesn’t feel like Armageddon. Sure, maybe I did metaphorically duck when the Cubs won the World Series, but I’m fairly confident that the Antichrist wouldn’t spend a significant amount of time trolling “Saturday Night Live” and the “Today” show.

One thing America still is pretty great at is being drama queens. We somehow survived your last worst-president-ever, whomever that might have been. We’ll survive a Donald Trump administration.

While there was a shade of bigotry and intolerance that wafted around some of Trump’s campaign, I sincerely doubt that America is headed back in that direction. It may or may

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Kevin Lyons

not be great, but it’s certainly better than that.

And regardless of Trump’s authoritarian tendencies, we have checks and balances in this country for a reason. Even with a Republican Congress, the country will not turn into his personal reality game show.

Maybe you’re far more optimistic about the next four years. Many of you are, and I know that some of you are far less optimistic. However we feel about it, it is definitely a big day in American history.

What are your thoughts as we enter into what’s sure to be a presidential administration unlike any we’ve seen in modern times?

• Kevin Lyons is managing editor of the Northwest Herald. Reach him at 815-526-4505 or email him at kelyons@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @KevinLyonsNWH.

TODAY’S TALKER DOCUMENTS: TEEN KNEW FOR MONTHS SHE’D BEEN STOLEN AT BIRTH

her identity, and Gloria Williams, 51, was arrested on a kidnapping charge.

On Jan. 10, detectives from Florida went to WalAn 18-year-old who was kidnapped as an infant terboro and obtained a birth certificate and Social discovered months ago that she had been raised Security card from the high school Mobley attendby her abductor under an assumed name, court ed, and found both to be fraudulent, according to documents show. the documents. The Social Security number listed An arrest warrant affidavit filed in the case on the card was for a man in Virginia who had died Wednesday said the girl, living under the name Alexis Manigo in South Carolina, knew a year and a in 1983. half ago that she’d been kidnapped as a baby from a “Alexis was a child, and she relied on Gloria WilFlorida hospital and was listed as a missing person. liams with regards to any documents in existence,” said Mobley’s attorney, Justin Bamberg. “Kids don’t The girl’s real name was Kamiyah Mobley. After take care of that kind of stuff, a Social Security card her admission to a friend last summer in the town of Walterboro, South Carolina where she lived, court or any type of birth certificate.”

Williams is now being held without bail in a Jackdocuments said an anonymous tip was received sonville jail, and also faces a charge of interference by the National Center for Missing and Exploited with custody in addition to kidnapping. There is no Children, which contacted authorities. attorney listed for her yet.

Mobley was just eight hours old when a woman Mobley’s biological parents, Shanara Mobley and dressed as a nurse took her from her mother and Craig Aiken of Jacksonville, have met with their disappeared. The abduction created a massive daughter since the revelation. They are still in the search, but Mobley was never found. process of building a relationship with her, which After the tips to the center, detectives with the Kamiyah Mobley has said she is open to doing.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida obtained a – Wire report cheek swab from Mobley. The DNA tests confirmed

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The number of tons of road salt the McHenry County Division of Transportation has used so far this year.

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ON THE COVER McHenry County Division of Transportation mechanic Ron Hayhurst performs maintenance Thursday on one of 23 large plow trucks in the Woodstock facility. The McHenry County Division of Transportation has used about 6,000 tons of road salt this year, Maintenance Superintendent Ed Markison said. That’s on target with an average winter.

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McHenry County Division of Transportation sign shop workers Steve Wohnrade (left) and Haakon Helland produce replacement road signs Thursday in the Woodstock facility.

The men also drive snowplows when the weather requires them.

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Road salt usage average this winter despite milder January weather

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com Most of McHenry County’s public works departments are in a good position to have enough road salt to last the winter.

That might seem like a blinding flash of the obvious, given that January hasn’t unfolded to be a snowy winter nightmare. It also might seem like a no-brainer, given that the National Weather Service forecasts daytime temperatures in the mid-40s through next week and in the mid-50s Saturday, and that Norge Ski Club’s annual International Winter Tournament has been postponed for the first time in 112 years.

But December was snowy, and January has had a fair share of ice and freezing rain events. And even if this winter turns out to be a mild one, warmer temperatures could mean more road maintenance once spring arrives.

The McHenry County Division of Transportation has used about 6,000 tons of road salt this year, Maintenance Superintendent Ed Markison said. That’s on target with an average winter that typically ends with between 8,000 and 10,000 tons being used on the 550 lane miles the division is responsible for clearing.

But winter isn’t over yet, and Markison said a lot more still can happen.

“You never know from year to year what Mother Nature is going to do to you,” Markison said.

The city of Woodstock also is where it should be regarding salt consumption, Public Works Director Jeff Van Landuyt said. It has used about 1,200 tons so far for its 250 lane miles, and typically lays down 3,000 tons in an average winter.

So why is salt usage about average when snowfall hasn’t been an issue in January? The answer is episodes of ice

See ROAD SALT, page A12

McHenry County Division of Transportation employee Zach Hage chips branches during tree trimming along McGuire Road. With milder winter weather, crews can catch up on other road maintenance when not salting roads or plowing snow.

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Sex offender accused of playing Santa at Huntley animal shelter Crystal Lake man went to jail for fondling boy in Woodstock

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A former substance abuse counselor and convicted sex offender formally denied a charge Wednesday that accused him of playing Santa Claus for a Huntley animal shelter.

Taylor L. Blaul, 32, of the 5700 block of Aspen Court, Crystal Lake, was charged Dec. 4 with participating in a holiday event as a child sex offender. Blaul is accused of wearing a Santa costume at a holiday party for the Animal House Shelter, where children younger than 18 were present.

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than one occasion and that the abuse started in September 2013.

Blaul was sentenced to four months in McHenry County Jail and three years on probation, in addition to having to register as a sex offender for life. He also was ordered to not have contact with the victim or his family.

Blaul formerly worked at Direct Counseling, one of several agencies that conducts alcohol, substance abuse and anger management evaluations for criminal defendants, but he was fired after his arrest.

He is out on bond and next due to appear in court March 1.

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Police officers promoted at council meeting City aldermen also approves liquor license transfer for business owner Fritz Larsen

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He was arraigned on the Class 4 felony and pleaded not guilty before McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer. Blaul faces up to four years in prison if convicted of the charge.

Blaul previously pleaded guilty in June 2015 to aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. He was arrested in July 2014, Taylor L. shortly after he was seen Blaul kissing a young boy at the Woodstock city pool. The boy told investigators that Blaul had fondled him on more

McHENRY – The promotion of two McHenry police officials and a liquor license transfer highlighted Monday’s McHenry City Council meeting.

At the meeting, McHenry Police Chief John Jones announced the recent promotions of Paul D. Funk to commander and Nicholas R. Clesen to sergeant.

“I always enjoy this part of my job, watching officers rise in the ranks,” Jones said. “I’m anxious to see new ideas and what they will bring forward to our police department.”

Cmdr. Laura King retired Dec. 26 from the McHenry Police Department, which opened up the position. King recently was named chief investigator for the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Funk, who has been with the department for 19 years, was promoted from sergeant to commander.

“I always enjoy this part of my job, watching officers rise in the ranks.

I’m anxious to see new ideas and what they will bring forward to our police department.”

John Jones, McHenry police chief With his promotion, the sergeant rank was left vacant. Clesen, who has been with the department for 13 years, also was sworn in Monday to his new role as sergeant.

“It’s just such a pleasure to serve with all of you,” Mayor Susan Low said. “On behalf of all our citizens as well as the council, I would just like to not only congratulate Cmdr. Funk and Sgt. Clesen but take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for serving our community.”

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In a separate matter, the City Council discussed a request from business owner Fritz Larsen, who asked to transfer his existing A1 liquor license to a Class A liquor license for Stuc’s Pizza & Ribs, 3401 W. Elm St. The motion up for approval included Larsen’s request and the pending approval of an ordinance decreasing the number of Class A1 licenses by one and increasing the number of Class A liquor licenses by one.

“I requested this because I’m kind of changing my Stuc’s Pizza into another Big Fran’s, to be honest,” said Larsen, who also owns Big Fran’s Boardwalk Gaming in Johnsburg.

Alderman Victor Santi made the motion, and it was seconded by Alderman Jeffrey Schaefer. After some discussion, the motion passed with a 6-1 vote, as Santi, Schaefer and aldermen Richard Wimmer, Geri Condon, Scott Curry and Robert Peterson all voted to approve the motion. Alderman Andy Glab was the only one to vote “no.”

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Besides a few morning showers, the rest of today will remain cloudy along with mild conditions. Fog may be an issue as we move into the evening hours. Unseasonably mild conditions will remain through early next week.

A few light showers are possible over the weekend, but most areas will stay dry.

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AIR QUALITY TODAY Main offender ............................. N.A.

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WEATHER HISTORY Extreme cold froze the Midwest and the East in January 1994. In Detroit, the temperature stayed below zero for 57 straight hours, the second longest period on record.

No. December has the fewest.

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Water meter replacement program to improve accuracy, official says

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – A proposed water meter replacement program will improve the accuracy of readings and give residents an easy way to measure their water use, Algonquin Public Works Director Bob Mitchard said.

Algonquin trustees have heard plans for the estimated $4 million project, and any expenditures would come back before the Village Board for consideration before being made, Assistant Village Manager Mike Kumbera said.

There are more than 10,900 water meters in the village, and the American Water Works Association recommends they be replaced after 11 to 12 years, according to village documents.

“Probably 70 percent are old and no longer measuring accurately,” Mitchard said, adding that the majority of meters in the village are 15 to 20 years old.

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News sent to your phone Text the keyword NWHALGONQUIN to 74574 to sign up for ALGONQUIN news text alerts from the Northwest Herald. Message and data rates apply. collects meter data varies, but if the switch is made to Metron-Farnier water meters, cellular technology would be used to automatically send all data to village computers, Kumbera said.

Aside from operation cost savings, new meters would provide an easier way for residents to access their water use information online, Mitchard said.

Residents will be able to monitor use when they’re out of town, set days for using irrigation water, monitor leaks in the house and set a water budget, he said.

“I think it adds a lot of value to what the residents can look online and see,” Mitchard said.

The anticipated schedule of replacement for the meters would start in the

current budget year, with a $75,000 expenditure on the purchase of large diameter water meters for commercial properties using in-house installation, according to village documents.

About $2 million would be spent in the 2017-18 budget year for the purchase of more meters and outsourced installation, and another $2 million would be spent to finish the replacements the subsequent budget year, documents show.

“It’s a $3 (million) or $4 million investment to change the meters in the entire community, so it’s a significant capital investment,” Mitchard said.

“So [trustees are] concerned about that and making sure our rates are sufficient to cover the replacement – but all of this was figured into when we set up our rates last year.”

The water and sewer fee hike, approved by the Village Board last January, increased the bill of an average home by about $10.63 a month for the first year, with more increases planned for subsequent years through 2022.

Metra to expand capacity on all lines for Women’s March on Chicago on Saturday NORTHWEST HERALD Metra trains will have expanded capacity on all lines Saturday to accommodate people traveling to the Women’s March on Chicago.

Organizers said about 50,000 people are expected to attend the march in Chicago, which takes place the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The march is scheduled to begin with a rally at 10 a.m. Saturday in Grant Park, followed by a march through downtown at 11:30 a.m.

The event is planned for the same day as a larger Women’s March on Washington. About 200 other “sister marches” are scheduled around the country.

Metra trains will operate on their regular schedules, with expanded capacity for Metra’s UP North, Milwaukee North, UP Northwest, Milwaukee West, UP West, BNSF, Rock Island, South West Service and Metra Electric lines, according to a news release from Metra.

The Milwaukee North and Milwaukee West lines each will have an extra

scheduled outbound train Saturday because of construction at Union Station, the release stated.

The extra Milwaukee North train will leave Union Station at 2:25 p.m. and make its first stop at Glenview, followed by all stops to Fox Lake. The extra Milwaukee West train will depart Union Station at 1:50 p.m. and make all stops to Elgin except for Grand/Cicero, Hanson Park, Mars, Mannheim and Big Timber.

Trains likely will be too crowded to accommodate bicycles Saturday, the

release stated.

The best ticket option for most riders will be Metra’s $8 weekend pass, which allows for unlimited travel Saturday and Sunday, the release stated.

The pass can be bought on a train, from a ticket office or through the Ventra app, which can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.

For information on fares and schedules, visit metrarail.com.

• The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A Silver Lining Equestrian center worker leads a horse through the fog and mist Thursday to an outdoor paddock in Lake in the Hills. The National Weather Service forecasts rain Friday with temperatures in the low 40s.

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Coroner IDs Woodstock 76-year-old killed by Metra train NORTHWEST HERALD

Coroner’s Office.

Banker died from blunt trauma to the WOODSTOCK – A 76-year-old man from head, and toxicology testing is pending, acWoodstock was identified as the person cording to the release. killed by a Metra train Sunday.

About 6:08 p.m. Sunday, police were disThe man, Walter W. Banker, was pro- patched to train tracks near the bridge over nounced dead at the scene, according to a South Street, just east of Madison Street, news release from the McHenry County for a call of a train hitting a pedestrian,

Woodstock Police Sgt. George Kopulos said.

Kopulos said a preliminary investigation indicated that the man knowingly walked in front of the train.

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Crystal Lake Rib House, On Target Range team up for inauguration party

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – A local barbecue restaurant and a neighboring gun range are teaming up to throw a party celebrating Friday’s inauguration.

Billed as a combination celebration of the inauguration and the Second Amendment, the event, sponsored by On Target Range and Tactical Training Center, kicks off at 6 p.m. at Crystal Lake Rib House, 540 E. Terra Cotta Ave. Range operations director Tom Dorsch said the celebration is not focusing on any particular candidate, but the inaugural process and the peaceful transition of power. Republican President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office Friday to become the 45th president of the United States.

“It’s just a uniting effort. Let’s just get Americans together and have a party,” Dorsch said.

But the event makes no bones about support for the right to keep and bear arms, which Trump championed during his campaign. The range at 560 Beechcraft Lane, down the street from the restaurant, will be giving away free range time and several yearlong memberships to a handful of attendees.

The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Nick Danza of Elgin aims at his paper target while shooting his pistol in 2012 at On Target Range and Tactical Training Center in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Rib House and On Target Range are sponsoring an inauguration party Friday to celebrate the inauguration and the Second Amendment. day morning while most people are at work, but clips from the inauguration will be shown at the event.

The $25 admission fee covers an allyou-can-eat buffet and an open beer and wine bar. Guests also will receive a $20 coupon for their next visit to the restaurant.

“It’s just a uniting effort. Let’s just get Americans together and have a party.”

Tom Dorsch, On Target Range and Tactical Training Center operations director

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The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program seeks volunteers to help seniors stay independent and in their own homes. Programs that need volunteers include: • Respite – volunteers provide caregivers with an opportunity to take a break. Once-a-week visits enable caregivers to keep their loved one at home. Extensive training is provided.

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Bristol and a passenger in her car were taken to Mercy Harvard Hospital with minor injuries, Knop said.

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It is moving from the courthouse across the street to the county’s 400 Russel Court facility effective March 1, and it will be renamed the Alternative Dispute Resolution Center.

The center is responsible for the coordination of arbitration cases filed in McHenry County. Most arbitration cases are resolved before going to a hearing. After a hearing, cases either are dismissed or set for trial.

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The center is funded by the Illinois Supreme Court and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.

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HARVARD – Two people were sent to the hospital Thursday afternoon after a crash north of Harvard, McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Aimee Knop said.

A 2005 Toyota Matrix was traveling west on State Line Road when it entered the intersection at Route 14 after stopping, Knop said.

A 2012 Ford F150 traveling south on Route 14 hit the Toyota when it entered the intersection, Knop said. She said the driver of the Toyota did not realize Route 14 traffic does not have a stop sign at State Line Road.

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CRYSTAL LAKE – Those interested in becoming pet-care professionals might be interested in taking McHenry County College’s Animal CPR, First Aid and Care class.

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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.

• Russell Reid Schneider, 37, 79½ Williams St., No. 4, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Nov. 19, with two counts of domestic battery and criminal damage to property.

• Nicholas Alexander Holiday, 24, 260 Sunset Drive, Lakewood, was charged Sunday, Nov. 20, with driving under the influence of Crystal Lake alcohol.

• Michelle Ann Rhody, 33, 393 Hickory • Angela Renee Smith, 44, 5 Redbud Court, Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Lake in the Hills, was charged Monday, Nov. Nov. 19, with two counts of domestic battery. 21, with criminal trespass to a vehicle.

• Sheila Lynn Benbennick, 28, 585 Regent • Quint D. Zambon, 36, 650 Tomahawk St., South Elgin, was charged Saturday, Nov. Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged Monday, 19, with retail theft and endangering the life Nov. 21, with domestic battery. He also was or health of a child. arrested on a McHenry County warrant for • Daniel R.K. Ogura, 30, 811 Westbury Road, criminal trespass to a vehicle.

Algonquin, was charged Saturday, Nov. 19, • Angela Christine Chilcoat, 34, 834 Willow with possession of marijuana.

St., Lake in the Hills, was arrested Wednes-

day, Nov. 23, on a McHenry County warrant for retail theft.

• Anthony James Duggins, 42, 340 Poplar St., Crystal Lake, was charged Thursday, Nov. 24, with driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Brett James Norris, 35, 1673 Carlemont Drive, Unit C, Crystal Lake, was arrested Friday, Nov. 25, on McHenry County warrants charging driving with a revoked license and failing to give information or render aid.

• Joshua Ian Ladue, 31, 639 Virginia Road, No. 118, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Nov. 26, with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

• Sabrina Allyse Allen, 19, 3703 James St., No. 3D, McHenry, was charged Sunday, Nov.

27, with resisting a peace officer and criminal trespass to a residence.

• Olivia Culzean Cox, 19, 10488 Bethel Ave., Huntley, was charged Monday, Nov. 28, with leaving the scene of an accident.

Lake in the Hills • Sebastian Pietrzyk, 20, 624 Anderson Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 6, with underage possession of alcohol.

• Sean M. Norton, 23, 8310 Nunda Road, Wonder Lake, was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 6, on a McHenry County warrant charging failure to appear in court on drug and drug paraphernalia charges.

• Michael J. Smith, 40, no listed address, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 8, on a McHenry County warrant charging contempt of court.

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

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

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Snow blows across Route 14 on Jan. 24, 2014, in Harvard. The McHenry County Division of Transportation has used about 6,000 tons of road salt this season, Maintenance Superintendent Ed Markison said.

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VAL JOHN BUDD III

Carroll; and his parents.

Memorial visitation, 1:00pm until time of memorial service at 4:30pm, Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Anderson Animal Shelter, 1000 S. LaFox, South Elgin, IL 60177 www. andersonanimalshelter.org or to a charity of your choice.

For information, please contact Davenport Family Funeral Home 815-459-3411. Online condolences can be given at www.davenportfamily.com.

Born: August 17, 1955 Died: January 17, 2017

Val John Budd III, 61, passed away January 17, 2017.

A visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 7851 W. 119th Street, Overland Park, KS; followed by a celebration of his life at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Harvesters Food Bank of Kansas City, MO. Val was born August 17, 1955, the son of Val John Budd Jr. and Dolores (Johnson) Budd, in Hinsdale, Illinois. He was raised in Cary, Illinois.

Val is preceded in death by both parents.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Cindy; two sons, Andrew Val Budd and Eric Joseph Budd; brother, Scott Budd and wife Pamela; sister, Nancy Anderson and husband Scott; and his nieces and nephews, Justin, Adam and Emily Budd; and Matthew and Hanna Anderson.

Condolences may be expressed at: www. porterfuneralhome.com Arrangements: Porter Funeral Homes & Crematory, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS (913) 438-6444.

JAMES E. CARROLL

Born: August 10, 1928; in Chicago, IL Died: January 16, 2017; in Elgin, IL James Edward Carroll “Jim”, 88, of Elgin, was born on August 10, 1928 in Chicago to James and Josephine (nee Kopfer) Carroll. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, January 16, 2017 in Elgin.

Jim loved his family, dogs, driving a school bus, cowboy songs and the Wizard of Oz. In his spare time, he enjoyed EAA and traveling.

Jim worked for United Airlines in aircraft maintenance at Midway and O’Hare airports until his retirement in 1987. He was loved and will be missed dearly.

He is survived by his wife, Janice (nee Wagenknecht) Carroll; his children, Jeannette (Dick) Hernacki, Pat (Debbie) Carroll, Sharon (Kevin) Hall, Todd (Michelle) Carroll, Mike Carroll, Bernadean Carroll, and Kelly Carroll; his grandchildren, Tammy, Pat, Jr., Renee, Chris, Jennifer, Hannah, Emma and Tiffany; and six great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his son, Tim

IONA B. CLIFFORD

Born: June 1, 1926; in Marengo, IL Died: January 15, 2017; in Woodstock, IL Iona B. Clifford, 90, of Marengo passed away January 15, 2017 in Woodstock.

She was born June 1, 1926 in Marengo to William and Ruth (Cantlin) Bailey. On August 24, 1950 she married John Clifford in Marengo.

Iona worked at Shearer’s Pharmacy and at McGill’s for many years.

Iona is survived by her children, Noni (Denny) Hogan and J. (Jusanne) Clifford; her grandchildren, Kristi (Brian) Gerdes, Adam (Beth) Hogan, and Josh, Cassie, and Jordan Clifford; her great-grandchildren, Kendall and Collin Gerdes, and Connor, Camryn and Clayton Hogan; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brothers; her sister-in-law; and a niece.

Services for Iona will be private.

Arrangements entrusted to Marengo-Union Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.marengo-unionfuneralhome. com.

SAMANTHA E. FALASH Born: February 12, 1979 Died: January 14, 2017

Samantha “Sam” E. ( McGrew) Falash, 37, of Lake In the Hills, IL. died of a sudden illness on Saturday, January 14, 2017, with her family at her side.

A life well celebrated, Samantha, was the heartbeat of the family, she raised her children in a home filled with love.

Born February 12, 1979, in Rockford, IL. to David and Cynthia (Libby) McGrew. Sam worked as a tax specialist for several financial institutions. In 2011 she married Anthony Falash. Samantha had an outwardly wonderful personality with a big heart that she shared with everyone and every living creature. She

enjoyed showcasing her talents in baking with her signature cupcakes, always beautifully decorated. Samantha embraced the time spent together with her brother watching movies, TV trivia challenges and quotes.

Samantha, loved everything and never used the word hate. Surely her tenderness came for her love of “Hello Kitty”.

Survived by parents; husband, Anthony; children, Emily (4) and Chloe (2); brother, Robert McGrew; best friend, Danielle Watson; and cousins, Michele Vance and Melissa Larson.

Predeceased by sister, Lisa Kelly McGrew.

A Life Well Celebrated Visitation: 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Sunset Funeral Home 8800 N. Alpine Rd. Machesney Park, IL. Graveside service following at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. To express condolences, visit www.sunsetfhmemgardens.com.

Minnie Fernandez.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, John Maynard Kovich; son, John Michael Kovich and wife, Faye of Baton Rouge, LA; daughter, Karen Kovich and husband, Dave Nogosky of Chicago, IL; two brothers, Andrew and Luke Fernandez; and four grandchildren, Michael, David, Katherine and Owen.

Emilie and John met and married in Gary, then raised their family in Hobart, IN. Once retired, Emilie and John moved to their family cabin in Rockville, IN to enjoy their love of family and friends. In 2012, Emilie and John relocated to Woodstock, IL to live near their daughter. Emilie was dearly loved by many.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hearthstone Senior Living Community, 920 N. Seminary Ave, Woodstock, IL 60098, in care of Dick Hattan.

JENNIFER LEAH GIBSON-WEAVER

HENRY J. LAKA JR.

Born: May 30, 1972; in Milwaukee, WI Died: January 15, 2017; in Union, IL

Born: January 16, 1950 Died: January 16, 2017

Henry J. Laka Jr., age 67, of Cary, IL, formerly of Niagara Jennifer Leah Gibson-WeavFalls, NY, died on his birthday, er passed away suddenly on January 16, 2017.

January 15, 2017 at her home Henry was born on January in Union Il. 16, 1950, in Niagara Falls, NY, She was born in Milwaukee to the late Henry J. Laka, Sr. May 30, 1972 to David and and the late Cecilia (Polniak) Laka.

Jeanne Fritschler where she Henry was a graduate of Bishop Duffy High grew up until moving to Hanover Park, IL. She School and Bryant and Stratton College. He married in 1993 to Timothy Gibson with whom was an incredibly hardworking, dedicated man she has two beautiful daughters, Heather Lea who had a passion for the restaurant and food Gibson and Dannielle Ann Gibson. Later divorced she pursued a nursing degree and was industry for the last forty years. He was an avid sports fan who loved the sand and surf and currently employed as a Registered Nurse at enjoyed traveling.

Centegra Hospital Woodstock. She met Randy He is survived by his beautiful wife, Paula Weaver and married. They’ve been together (Jones) Laka and his children, Justin and Alison 15 years.

Laka, all of Cary; his siblings, Gary (Sharon) She is survived by both parents; both Laka of Ellington, Florida, Theresa Laka of Niagdaughters; two grandchildren, Evelyn Aubrey ara Falls, and Cathy Laka of Lockport; his aunt, Roe and Nathan Ryder Roe; two brothers, Daniel Fritschler and Michael Fritschler; and 3 Helen Kwapis of Niagara Falls; and several nephews, Michael Fritschler, Daniel Fritschler, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Henry was predeceased by his sister, Virginia and David Fritschler; sister Mellissa married Raich. to Thomas Sullivan; two nieces, Angelina Friends are welcome to visit with Henry’s Sullivan and Sienna Sullivan. family for a memorial visitation on Tuesday, Jennifer is loved by many for her selflessJanuary 24 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a meness and caring attitude. Her wit and humor morial service beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Davenmade many friends.

A celebration of her life is this Friday January port Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 20th at D’Andrea Banquets , 4419 Northwest E Terra Cotta Ave (Rte 176) Crystal Lake.

Donations can be made to the National Hwy. Crystal Lake, Il. 60014 from 5:00pm until Stroke Association by visiting www.stroke.org 9:00pm.

For online condolences please visit www. davenportfamily.com or call 815-459-3411 for information.

EMILIE F. KOVICH

Born: August 13, 1931 Died: January 16, 2017

Emilie F. Kovich, a resident of Woodstock, died Monday the 16th of January at Hearthstone Senior Living Community.

Emilie was born August 13th, 1931 in Gary Indiana, the daughter of the late Andrew and

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‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ star Miguel Ferrer dies at 61

By FRAZIER MOORE NEW YORK – Miguel Ferrer, who brought stern authority to his featured role on CBS’ hit “NCIS: Los Angeles” and, before that, to NBC crime drama “Crossing Jordan,” has died.

CBS said Ferrer died Thursday of cancer at his Los Angeles home. He was 61.

He had played assistant director Owen Granger on “NCIS: Los Angeles” since 2012. Before that, he played the chief medical examiner and gruff-but-supportive boss to series star Jill Hennessy for the six seasons of “Crossing Jordan.”

A native of Santa Monica, California, Ferrer was the son of Academy Award-winning actor Jose Ferrer and singer-actress Rosemary Clooney, and a cousin of George Clooney, who issued a statement Thursday afternoon.

“Today, history will mark giant changes in our world,” Clooney said, “and lost to most will be that on the same day Miguel Ferrer lost his battle to throat cancer. But not lost to his family. Miguel made the world brighter and funnier and his passing is felt so deeply in our family that events of the day ... pale in comparison. We love you Miguel. We always will.”

In his own statement, “NCIS: Los Angeles” showrunner R. Scott Gemmill called Ferrer “a man of tremendous talent who had a powerful dramatic presence onscreen, a wicked sense of humor and a huge heart.”

Ferrer began his career in the early 1980s with guest shots on many TV series. In 1990 he scored a signature role as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield on David Lynch’s smash series “Twin Peaks.” He reprised that character for the 1992 movie “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.” He will encore yet again as Agent Rosenfield for Showtime’s “Twin Peaks” revival airing this spring.

Along with TV, Ferrer appeared in more than 40 movies, including “RoboCop,” where he played the villainous Bob Morton, designer of the title character, “Iron Man 3,” where he portrayed the vice president, and “Traffic.”

Voiceover credits include “Superman: The Animated Series,” “Robot Chicken” and “American Dad!” Before becoming an actor, he was a successful studio musician who played drums in a variety of bands, and toured with his mother and Bing Crosby.

Survivors include his wife Lori and sons Lukas and Rafi.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS William Harold Brasie: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. service Saturday, Jan. 21, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park in Crystal Lake.

Alexa P. Feezel: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the noon funeral service Friday, Jan. 20, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Burial will be in McHenry County Memorial Park. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.

Richard L. Gilbertsen: The visitation will be call the funeral home at 815-338-1710. a procession to St. Thomas the Apostle from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, with a 7 p.m. Alan R. Jastre: The memorial Mass will be Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., memorial service at Colonial Funeral Home celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at St. Crystal Lake for the 10 a.m. funeral Mass & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenJohn the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnscelebration. Burial will follow in Windridge ry. Interment will be private. For information, burg. For information, call Colonial Funeral Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call call the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

Home & Crematory at 815-385-0063. the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

Dianne Lynn Howard: The visitation will be Elizabeth Joan Marinis: The visitation will be Paula Meyer: The visitation will be from 10 from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service, from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at Davena.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Friday, Saturday, Jan. 21, at Schneider-Leucht-Merport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Jan. 20, at Shepherd of the Prairie Church, win & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal 10805 E. Main St., Huntley. Burial will be Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Interment will Lake. The visitation will continue from 8:30 in Huntley Cemetery. For information, call follow in McHenry County Memorial Park a.m. until the 9:30 a.m. prayers Saturday, James A. O’Connor Funeral Home at 847Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, Jan. 21, at the funeral home, followed by 669-5111.

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grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Esther was preceded in death by her parents; and a grandson.

MICHAEL J. MEIER Visitation 4:00 until 9:00 pm Friday, January Born: March 28, 1941; in Woodstock, IL 20, 2017, at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, Died: January 18, 2017; in Crystal Lake, IL 505 E. Grant Hwy., Marengo. Visitation continued 12:00 until 12:45 pm Saturday, January Michael J. Meier, age 75, of Crystal Lake 21st, at the funeral home with funeral mass to was born March 28, 1941 in Woodstock, IL follow 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 323 to Harold and Marie Meier. He passed away North Taylor Street, Marengo. Interment in peacefully January 18, 2017 in Crystal Lake.

Michael coached his son Scott and grandson Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made Cameron throughout their youth baseball to Florence Nursing Home’s Activity Departyears and enjoyed watching his children and ment. grandchildren play tennis. He was a self-emOnline condolences may be submitted at ployed painter and decorator in the Crystal Marengo-union.com.

Lake area for over 50 years.

Michael was a volunteer fireman with Crystal Lake Fire-Rescue for many years. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, boating, watching JODI G. ROTH wildlife, and spending time with his family.

Born: August 2, 1958; in Des Moines, IA He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Died: January 17, 2017; in Maywood, IL Lou; children, Conni (Jeff) Stinek, and Scott Meier; grandchildren, Cameron and Kelsey Jodi G. Roth, 58, of Harvard, died January Laktash; and sister, Sandra Knowles.

17 at Loyola University Medical Center in He was preceded in death by his parents; Maywood. and sisters, Bonnie Meier and Judy Albrecht.

Jodi was born Aug. 2, 1958 in Des Moines, Michael’s family, in accordance with his Iowa. She was raised by her parents, Elmer wishes, will not have services. and May (Brown) Frenk. On Oct. 4, 1997, she Memorial donations may be made to: married Richard O. Roth in Cancun, Mexico.

Crystal Lake Fire and Rescue, 100 N. WoodJodi worked for the Alpha Net Foundation stock, Crystal Lake, IL 60014; or to St. Jude and previously as a nurse at Valley Hi Nursing Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. Home in Woodstock with the Alzheimer’s Please visit www.davenportfamily.com to patients. She loved riding her Harley and hot send condolences. rod, hanging out with her grandson, having family time, and playing with her dogs.

Survivors include her husband, Richard O. Roth of Harvard; daughter, Cherie (Shalin) Patel (Henning) of Gilberts; son, Andrew (Ameythst) Roth of DR Congo; daughter, Amanda Roth of Los Angeles; grandson, Ryan Higgins of Gilberts; brother, Doug (Mari) Frenk of Harvard; and nephew, Maxx Frenk of Harvard.

ESTHER GARCIA MORALES She was preceded in death by her parents.

Born: April 3, 1936; in Cotulla, TN There will be a Memorial Service 11:00AM Died: January 18, 2017; in Woodstock, IL Saturday, Jan. 21 at Harvard Bible Church, 5817 Island Rd., Harvard, IL. The Rev. Darrell Esther Garcia Morales, 80, of Marengo, Bendorf will officiate. passed away January 18, 2017.

Memorials may be made to Alpha-1 FoundaBorn April 3, 1936 in Cotulla, TX; she was the tion, 3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, daughter of Juan and Enriqueta Garcia.

FL 33134.

She is survived by her children, Manuel Family and friends may sign the online (Cleo) Pedroza Jr., Ricardo (Adel) Pedroza, guestbook at www.saundersmcfarlin.net.

Ernie (Debi) Pedroza, Paul Garcia and Sonia Call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home for (Victor Ramirez) Morales; brothers, Juan more info at 815-943-5400.

(Anne) Garcia and Jesus (Rita) Garcia; 14

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Actor Miguel Ferrer, who brought stern authority to his featured role on CBS’ hit drama “NCIS: Los Angeles,” and, before that, to “Crossing Jordan,” died Thursday of cancer at his Los Angeles home. He was 61.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Be careful what you wish for. You may be surprised if what you are expecting turns out to be quite different from your plans. Look for change, but do so with a plan that will encourage you to achieve solid and long-lasting goals. Believe and trust in yourself and your abilities.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – If you look at the big picture, you will discover you have options.

Expand your interests and bring about the changes that will make you happy.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Slide into your comfort zone and enjoy what life has to offer.

Working on the pursuits that bring you the

greatest satisfaction will help you find solace and joy.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t let uncertainty get you down. Go over all the fine details of any situation you face and plan the best way to counter anything that stands out as problematic.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Partnerships look promising. Engage in talks that will give you a clear-cut view of how you can work alongside someone you respect. A romantic gesture will enhance your personal life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Protect your money and possessions. Don’t feel obliged to pay for someone who isn’t putting forth an effort. Take care of your responsibilities and take credit for what you do.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Share your ideas.

Network, socialize and collaborate with people you find inspiring. Together, you will find common ground as well as build a strong alliance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Stay focused on what’s important to you. Work quietly on your own until you have everything in place. An intricate, detailed presentation will make people aware and eager to take action.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Put more energy, thought and time into the things you want to accomplish. If you stop thinking and start doing, you will exceed your expectations. Doing something romantic would be a good move.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You should take time to listen to your co-workers or to get involved in industry events that could influence your

position. Keep up with technology and the latest trends.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Share your feelings and build a brighter future with someone special. Love, romance and improvements to your personal life will give you the leverage you need to reach your goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Sharing will only work if balance is maintained. Don’t pay for someone else’s mistakes or expect anyone to pick up the slack if you fall short. Joint ventures will be disappointing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You’ll have some unique ideas that must not be ignored. Taking a different approach to the way you do things will draw positive attention and interest in your personal and professional circles.

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MCC to offer new Retired Adult Program classes

THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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“FIRST DATE”

WHEN: Jan. 20 through Feb. 12 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Presented by Williams Street Repertory, based on the book by Austin Winsberg. When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner.

Schedule: 8 p.m. Jan. 20-21, 27-28, Feb. 3-4, 10-11; and 3 p.m. Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 4-5 & 12.

Tickets: $35.50. The first 50 people who buy tickets to a Feb. 11 or 12 showing before Feb. 5 will receive vouchers for one glass of champagne and chocolate. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

LUNCH BREAK – Once a month, St. John the Baptist Catholic School hosts a Family Fun Lunch.

Parents, siblings or special people are invited to join their student for the lunch period. Pictured (foreground) are Aiden Majercik and his mother, Autumn; (second row) Luke Kapple and his sister, Mackenzie; and (background) Jimmy Neumann.

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TROPIXPLOSION

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 WHERE: The Listening Room at Lakeside Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: The tropical pop band will present a family-friendly show featuring Meg Thomas’ percussion, Paul Willaert on guitar, Bill Grant on steel drums, Jeff Bella on bass, Jeffrey Money on the drum kit and Roger Reupert playing trumpet, flugelhorn and conch shells. Tickets: $18 in advance online, $23 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesideartspark.org.

COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION UPDATE – Ron Bykowski, chairman of the Rotary Club Foundation, headed the annual meeting of the Rotary Club of McHenry Charitable Foundation Inc. The Rotary Club of McHenry and and its charitable foundation develop, improve and maintain the cultural, recreational, economic, educational and social welfare of McHenry area residents and others throughout the world. The foundation’s largest fundraiser each year is the Blues, Brews and Barbecue, which is scheduled for Aug. 18-20 at Petersen Park.

• 9 to 11 a.m. – Celebrating Seniors, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron. Featuring a half-hour of tai chi followed by bingo. Blood pressure checks and snacks available. Salvation Army Golden Diner lunch at 11 a.m. Call 630-232-6676 to reserve a meal. Free.

Information: 815-648-2671 or www.stjlutheran.com.

• 10 a.m. to noon – Friday food distribution, Nunda Township Office, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake. Food donated through the Northern Illinois Food Bank by local grocery stores will be distributed to those in need. Information: 815-459-0785 or foodministries@firstchurchcl.org.

• 1 p.m. – Marengo Woman’s Club meeting, Marengo United Methodist Church, 119 E. Washington St., Marengo.

New members welcome. Dues: $30. Information: 815-568-0704 or www.marengo. gfwcillinois.org.

• 5 to 9 p.m. – Candlelight hike, Coral Woods Conservation Area, 7400 Somerset, Marengo. Also 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21.

McHenry County College’s Retired Adult Program offers new classes this winter for adults ages 50 and older. RAP is a membership-based, non-credit program that costs $25 for a one-year membership. To register for RAP membership and/or classes, call 815-455-8588.

The following classes are accepting registration: • “Jesse James: American Outlaw” will be presented from 1 to 2:20 p.m.

Feb. 2. The program will cover the anti-hero and legend of the Wild West.

The cost is $12.

• “The Great Communicator: The Life of Ronald Reagan” will be presented from 1 to 2:20 p.m. Feb. 6. Instructor Jim Gibbons will discuss Reagan’s roles as a radio sportscaster, movie and television star, governor of California and the 40th president of the United States. The cost is $15.

• “The Enron Scandal” will be presented from 1 to 2:20 p.m. Feb. 9. MCC accounting instructor Steve Jahnke will explore the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, which was one of the worst business failures in American history. The cost is $12.

Hike on trails lit only by candlelight. Free.

Cancellations may occur due to weather.

Information: 815-338-6223 or mccd@ mccdistrict.org.

• 7 to 9 p.m. – Documentary screening, Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock, 225 W. Calhoun St. Also shown from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Featuring “A Sound Called Unity: The Twelve Powers.”

The film follows author James Twyman and a group of Jewish rabbis, Muslim imams and Christian ministers as they travel to a hill overlooking a Syrian village held by ISIS. Free. Information: 815-3373534 or www.unitywoodstock.org.

• 7:30 p.m. – Astronomy Night with the Lake County Astronomical Society, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside.

Club members will have telescopes and astronomy-related items to swap and will conduct a “show and tell” of astronomy equipment. After the program, view the night sky through members’ telescopes, weather permitting. Open to those of all ages who are interested in the science of astronomy. Information: www.lcas-astronomy.org.

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

Photos may be emailed to neighbors@nwherald.com.

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U.S. court tosses Chicago limits on gun ranges

By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

CHICAGO – The city of Chicago is grappling with another in a series of defeats in its bid to regulate guns and tamp down gun violence, this time after a federal appeals court said its restrictions on publicly accessible gun ranges violated the Second Amendment.

Chicago officials have long blamed the proliferation of guns for persistently high homicide rates – there were more than 760 last year – and have struggled to craft laws acceptable to the courts ever since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010 struck the city’s total ban on guns.

This latest ruling by the 7th U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago also is notable for who wrote the majority opinion that is being heralded by gun-rights advocates.

Diane Sykes is a self-described conservative jurist and was on President-elect Donald Trump’s short list of 11 potential nominees to fill a vacant seat on the nation’s highest court.

If citizens have constitutionally protected rights to own guns, authorities can’t then thwart their attempts to learn how to properly use them, the 19-page opinion, issued late Wednesday, contends.

“Range training is not categorically

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News from across the state

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Illinois lawmakers look into taxing sugary beverages

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers may be including a proposal to tax sugary drinks in the state budget.

The proposed bill would tax any drink that has five grams of sugar or more, affecting drinks such as soft drinks and certain juices, The State Journal-Register reported.

Under the bill, distributors would be required to impose a penny-per-ounce tax on retailers. The tax would produce an estimated $560 million for the state.

Health care advocates believe the tax would be a responsible revenue generator. American Heart Association spokesman Mark Peysakhovich said the bill is a step in the right direction in providing meaningful improvements to public health within the state.

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Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Diane Sykes speaks Nov. 19 in Washington, D.C. Chicago has lost another round in its effort to restrict where gun ranges can be located within city limits. outside the Second Amendment,” Sykes wrote. “To the contrary, it lies close to the core of the individual right of armed defense.”

A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit deemed three restrictions at the heart of Chicago’s ordinance unconstitutional: One that restricts public gun ranges

to manufacturing areas, one that bans minors from such ranges and a third that set limits on how close ranges can be to schools, parks and places of worship.

In a brief statement sent Thursday on behalf of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the city expressed disappointment in the

“As far as the state’s budget goes, the fact this was part of the bipartisan proposal gives this issue a seat at the table,” he said. “We’re glad there are adults in the room. For us, and the American Cancer Society, we’re applauding folks in raising this tax – a sugary tax is the healthiest revenue option.”

the number of students going out of state for college, Killeen said. Statistics show 45 percent of Illinois high school graduates enrolled at four-year colleges and universities in 2015 were going to out-of-state institutions, the university said – up from 29 percent in 2002.

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U of I trustees endorse plan to increase enrollment

CHICAGO – University of Illinois’ board of trustees on Thursday endorsed an ambitious plan from the system’s president to increase enrollment by nearly 15 percent at its three campuses over the next five years.

University of Illinois President Tim Killeen presented the plan to the Board of Trustees at their meeting in Chicago. The plan’s goal would have more than 93,600 students enrolled at the school’s campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield over the next five years.

The effort will expand academic programs and opportunities for Illinois students and minorities as a means of curbing

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4 suspended for dashcam failures in McDonald death

CHICAGO – Four Chicago police officers who were at the scene of the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald have been suspended for failing to ensure the dashboard cameras in their squad cars were operating properly.

Chicago’s Office of Inspector General recommended the firing of 11 police officers in connection with the shooting. And it proposed suspensions for four officers at the scene.

The Chicago Tribune reported that a police spokesman confirmed Superintendent Eddie Johnson has handed down one-week suspensions to the four officers.

A video from one dash camera showed Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting McDonald

ruling. It didn’t mention available legal options, which could include an appeal to the Supreme Court, saying only that the city is “evaluating the next steps.”

“The last thing we need are more guns around the city, which is why we are doing everything we can to keep guns away from schools and communities,” it says.

Among the city’s justifications was that the ranges can produce airborne lead contamination, as well as pose fire hazards and attract gun thieves. But Sykes’ majority opinion said the city offers little or no proof for those claims, writing that it “continues to assume ... that it can invoke these interests as a general matter and call it a day.”

The toughest regulations don’t apply to the law enforcement and security-company gun ranges within the city limits. The 7th Circuit noted not a single gun range for use by the public has managed to open in Chicago.

A lead lawyer for the gun advocates in the case, Alan Gura, said in an emailed statement Thursday that Chicago officials asserted “wild claims” about the risks of gun ranges and that city lawmakers focus too much on blaming guns.

“City resources would be better spent improving policing and addressing the root causes of crime,” Gura said.

16 times as he walked away from police with a knife. Van Dyke faces first-degree murder charges.

Last week, the U.S. Justice Department issued a report portraying the department as flawed from top to bottom.

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50K people expected at Women’s March on Chicago

CHICAGO – Organizers said about 50,000 people are expected to attend a women’s march in Chicago the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The event is planned for the same day as a larger Women’s March on Washington.

About 200 other “sister marches” are scheduled around the country.

Organizers said the Chicago event is intended to send a message to the Trump administration “that women will defend and further their rights.”

Jessica Scheller is a co-chairwoman for the Chicago march. She said grass-roots organizers will rally attendees and highlight ways they may get involved in various issues.

– Wire reports

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Doctors mull removing tube for George H.W. Bush The militants targeted in the

HOUSTON – Doctors treating former President George H.W. Bush for pneumonia considered Thursday whether to take out a breathing tube while his wife, Barbara, said she was feeling much better after undergoing treatment for bronchitis.

Family spokesman Jim McGrath said physicians for the 92-yearold Bush were evaluating him for removal of the tube, which was inserted Wednesday in a procedure to clear his airway.

The 41st president has been in the intensive care unit at Houston Methodist Hospital since Wednesday, relying on a ventilator to breathe. Removing the tube – a procedure known as extubation – would allow Bush to breathe on his own. He was struggling to breathe when he was admitted to the hospital Saturday.

Bush “had a good night’s rest” and remained in stable condition, McGrath said. “We are hopeful he will be discharged from the ICU in a few days.”

airstrikes included Islamic State members “actively planning operations against our allies in Europe,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday. He would not say more about the nature of the threat.

“These were critically important strikes for our campaign and a clear example of our enduring commitment to destroy ISIL’s cancer not only in Iraq and Syria, but everywhere it emerges,” Carter said.

Perry vows to boost agency he pledged to eliminate

WASHINGTON – Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Energy Department, vowed to be an advocate for an agency he once pledged to eliminate and promised to rely on federal scientists, including those who work on climate change.

Perry told a Senate committee on Thursday that he regrets his infamous statement about abolishing the department and insisted it performs critical functions, particularly in protecting and modernizing the nation’s nuclear stockpile.

U.S. bombers strike “My past statements made over 2 IS camps in Libya five years ago about abolishing WASHINGTON – U.S. Air Force the Department of Energy do not B-2 bombers attacked a pair of Islamic State military camps in Lib- reflect my current thinking,” Perry ya, killing more than 80 fighters in said. “In fact, after being briefed on an unusual mission that may have so many of the vital functions of marked the final demonstration of the Department of Energy, I regret military force of President Barack recommending its elimination.”

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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, arrive at the “Make America Great Again Welcome Concert” on Thursday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

D.C. welcomes Trump on eve of inauguration

By NANCY BENAC

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – With fireworks heralding his big moment, Donald Trump swept into Washington, D.C., on Thursday on the eve of his presidential inauguration and pledged to unify a nation sorely divided and clamoring for change. The capital braced for an onslaught of crowds and demonstrators – with all the attendant hoopla and hand-wringing.

“It’s a movement like we’ve never seen anywhere in the world,” the president-elect declared at a celebratory evening concert Thursday night with the majestic Lincoln Memorial for a backdrop. To the unwavering supporters who were with him from the start, he promised: “You’re not forgotten any more. You’re not forgotten any more.”

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” he called out, and then fireworks exploded into the evening sky.

Trump began taking on more trappings of the presidency during the day, giving a salute to the Air Force officer who welcomed him as he stepped off a military jet with wife Melania at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington.

Later, he placed a ceremonial wreath at Arlington National Cemetery.

At a luncheon in a ballroom at his own hotel, he gave a shout-out to Republican congressional leaders, declaring: “I just want to let the world know we’re doing very well together.”

House Speaker Paul Ryan, he said, will finally have someone to sign legislation into law. Then Trump veered into the territory of the unknowable to boast his Cabinet selections had “by far the highest IQ of any Cabinet ever.”

Just blocks away, the White House was

quickly emptying out. President Barack Obama had his final weekly lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and got in a few final official acts, cutting the sentences of 330 inmates and placing a call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence, in a tweet, called Inauguration Eve “a momentous day before a historic day,” as security barricades and blockades went up around Washington in preparation for Friday’s swearing-in at the Capitol.

“We are all ready to go to work,” Pence said.

“In fact, we can’t wait to get to work for the American people to make it great again.”

Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he’d be putting on his “favorite DHS jacket” and taking to the streets to inspect security preparations for the inaugural festivities.

He told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that areas where inaugural crowds will congregate will be “extra fortified this year with dump trucks, heavily armored vehicles to prevent anybody who’s not authorized from being in the area from driving something in there.” He said there was “no specific credible threat” related to the inauguration.

Trump’s public schedule for the inaugural celebration began at Arlington, where he and Pence stood at attention as a bugler played taps at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Trump’s wife, children and grandchildren silently looked on.

From there, Trump shuttled to a celebratory welcome concert on the steps of Lincoln Memorial that ended with fireworks filling the sky.

The concert, open to the public, offered headliners including country star Toby Keith, soul’s Sam Moore and rockers 3 Doors Down.

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Black Americans weep for end to Obama era Jerrod Lemmons and his wife, Dee Lemmons, watch a video Monday at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History in Washington, D.C. The couple was among many black visitors who said they came to the museum on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to mark the end of President Barack Obama’s historic term.

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – On the night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the country’s first black president, many black Americans wept.

Eight years later, they weep again for the end of an era some thought they would never live to see – and for the uncertain future they face without him.

In Obama, many African-Americans felt they had a leader who celebrated their culture and confronted their concerns.

In his wife, Michelle, they saw a national role model who epitomized style and grace with brown skin.

Now some regard the election of his successor as the price of black progress and the culmination of years of racist rhetoric directed at the Obamas – at times stoked by President-elect Donald Trump himself.

“There’s a great deal of melancholy and fear and despair,” said Lester Spence, professor of political science and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University. “This is a dynamic that the vast majority of black America has only read about or seen in movies.

They don’t understand the potential of what’s coming.”

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Not all African-Americans are sad to see Obama leaving the White House.

But blacks overwhelmingly voted for the president in 2008 and 2012, and fewer than 1 in 10 black voters supported Trump.

For many, the events of the final days of Obama’s presidency added to the sense of gloom.

With his inauguration fast approaching, Trump took to Twitter last week to bash Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights legend who was nearly killed

marching for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Trump said Lewis was “all talk, talk, talk – no action or results.”

On Monday, the president marked his last Martin Luther King Jr. holiday before he himself enters the annals of history. On Friday, he will be replaced by a chief executive who questioned Obama’s birthplace and offended many blacks during his campaign by describing dangerous “inner cities” in need of “law and order.”

Perhaps nowhere was the surreal moment more evident than at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture, where a sea of black faces gathered to say goodbye and to celebrate a history of struggle and progress.

“This year marks the most significant, most poignant and really the most important Martin Luther King Jr. celebration of my lifetime,” said James Peterson, professor of English and Africana studies at Lehigh University.

“There’s never been a clearer case, in terms of presidential politics and the general direction of the country, where King’s edicts are more pertinent than they are now.”

Some in the crowd were descendants of slaves. Some survived segregation. Others were too young to have known anything other than a black president.

Many made a deliberate decision to be there on this holiday at the end of a historic presidency.

For black Americans, the museum offers “proximity to black culture, black history and the power of black social movements. You can steel yourself,” Peterson said. “There’s a reason folks will find solace in just being there.”

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Rescuers stand by two cars submerged in snow Thursday as they work in front of the Rigopiano Hotel after an avalanche in Farindola, Italy.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS FARINDOLA, Italy – Rescue crews who reached the four-star mountain resort on skis found only eerie silence Thursday after a huge avalanche flattened the hotel, trapping more than 30 people inside. Two bodies were recovered, but the search for survivors was hampered by heavy snowfall and fears the buildings would collapse.

Two people escaped the devastation at the Hotel Rigopiano in the mountains of central Italy and called for help. But it took hours for responders to verify their claims and arrive at the remote earthquake-stricken zone. They worked through the night, but hopes were dimming of finding survivors.

Days of heavy snowfall had knocked out electricity and phone lines in many central Italian towns and hamlets, and the hotel phones went down early Wednesday, just as the first of four powerful earthquakes struck the region.

It wasn’t clear if the quakes triggered the avalanche. But emergency responders said the force of the massive snow slide collapsed a wing of the hotel that faced the mountain and rotated another off its foundation, pushing it downhill.

“The situation is catastrophic,” said Marshall Lorenzo Gagliardi of the alpine rescue service, who was among the first at the scene. “The mountain-facing side is completely destroyed and buried by snow: the kitchen, hotel rooms, hall.”

The hotel in the mountain town of Farindola in Italy’s Abruzzo region, is about 30 miles from the coastal city of Pescara, at an altitude of about 3,940 feet.

The area, which has been buried under snowfall for days, is located in the broad swath of central Italy that was jolted by

Wednesday’s quakes, one of which had a 5.7 magnitude.

Farindola Mayor Ilario Lacchetta estimated that more than 30 people were unaccounted for: the hotel had 24 guests, four of them children, and 12 employees onsite.

Accounts emerged of guests messaging friends for help Wednesday, with at least one attempt at raising the alarm rebuffed for several hours.

Giampiero Parete, a chef vacationing at the hotel, called his boss when the avalanche struck and begged him to mobilize rescue crews. His wife Adriana and two children, Ludovica, 6, and Gianfilippo, 8, were trapped inside, restaurant owner Quintino Marcella told The Associated Press.

Parete had left the hotel briefly to get some medicine from the car for his wife, and survived as a result.

“He said the hotel was submerged and to call rescue crews,” Marcella said, adding that he phoned police and the Pescara prefect’s office, but that no one believed him because the hotel had reported it was fine a few hours earlier.

“The prefect’s office said it wasn’t true, because everything was OK at the hotel.”

Marcella said he insisted, and called other emergency numbers until a civil protection official finally took him seriously and mobilized a rescue at 8 p.m., more than two hours later.

Rescue teams had tried to reach the scene in a snowplow but were blocked by fallen trees and rocks. They used cross-country skis for the final seven-kilometer, two-hour journey and found Parete and Fabio Salzetta, a hotel maintenance worker, in a car in the resort’s parking lot.

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NEW YORK – The families of victims of terror attacks in Paris, Brussels and Israel are blaming social media companies including Facebook and Twitter for facilitating communications among terrorists.

Twitter says it has suspended hundreds of thousands of user accounts in the past 18 months for threatening or promoting acts of terrorism.

But that isn’t enough, say lawyers for the families of terror victims, including a brother and sister killed in last year’s bomb attacks in Brussels and an American college student slaughtered in Paris.

In a string of lawsuits filed in New York, they said they want Twitter and Facebook to pay damages for failing to stop violent extremists from using their platforms to recruit followers, intimidate enemies and raise money.

“If you or I tried to send money to Hamas, you wouldn’t get around the block,” said Robert Tolchin, a lawyer for the families of Brussels attack victims Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski and Paris massacre victim Nohemi Gonzalez. “Banks are required to check before they do any wire transfers. Why is it any different to provide a communications platform to Hamas, to ISIS?” Relatives of those three victims filed a federal lawsuit against Twitter earlier this month, saying the San Francisco company violated the U.S. Anti-terrorism Act by providing material support to terrorists. It seeks unspecified damages.

Another lawsuit filed last year on behalf of five people killed or injured in terror attacks linked to Hamas blames Facebook Inc., saying it provides material support to Hamas.

The plaintiffs include the families of Taylor Force, a Vanderbilt University student and Lubbock, Texas native stabbed to death in Tel Aviv last March, Yaakov Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old dual Israeli-American citizen kidnapped and killed in Israel in 2014, and 3-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun, who was killed in 2014 when a Hamas operative drove his car into a crowd at a train station in Jerusalem.

That suit was combined with a third lawsuit brought on behalf of 20,000 Israelis seeking a court order requiring Facebook to stop providing services to terrorists.

Similar lawsuits across the country have been rejected by the courts on grounds that the companies are protected by the Communications Decency Act, which bars social-networking companies from being sued for speech used by their customers.

“I’m confused why new lawsuits are continuing to be filed because I think these lawsuits are unmeritorious and it seems like the plaintiffs are not directing their ire toward the proper targets,” said Eric Goldman, a professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law. “Many social media companies have taken extra steps above and beyond the law to further reduce terrorist content.”

In court papers, Facebook is fighting back, saying the material support claim is not new and it’s been routinely dismissed by the courts.

“Facebook has zero tolerance for terrorism,” the Cupertino, California-based company wrote. “It condemns terrorist actions, prohibits terrorist content on Facebook, and swiftly removes any reported terrorist content.”

Twitter said in a statement that it condemns the use of it services to promote terrorism.

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Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

ANOTHER VIEW

The purpose of townships Taxes are necessary for the common good, right?

So there is a special responsibility for those who take our taxes to ensure the money is spent efficiently, used frugally and delivers value.

Examine the finances of a township government and you will have a tough time believing anyone involved cares anything about those standards.

Townships exist in the netherworld between the layers of municipal and county government. In rural areas they often care for roads, but in municipal areas they often care for their own.

Belleville Township, East St. Louis Township and Granite City Township have no roads. They exist exactly within the boundaries of their respective cities.

So what is their purpose? They deliver an amount set by state law at up to $245 a month per needy person who is not a child, not elderly and not on another government program. That’s a pretty limited mission and a haphazard way to help the poor.

Belleville Township, which took state action and nearly required an act of God to start its long, continuing demise, was delivering 19 cents in aid for every $1 taxed. East St. Louis Township, which convicted former supervisor Oliver W. Hamilton was treating like his personal ATM, delivered 18 cents in aid for every $1 taxed.

Granite City Township and East St. Louis Township each collected just about $1.6 million from taxpayers in 2015. But even with all the corruption and thievery taking place in East St. Louis Township, it still managed to hand the poor more aid than did Granite City Township. Granite City Township handed out $189,500, which would be less than 12 cents of every $1 taxed.

Like the other townships, Granite City Township exists for its employees, not for the residents. Forty-seven people drew paychecks from the township totaling $865,839 in 2015. Their retirement costs came close to the amount of assistance delivered. They had about $700,000 in cash assets – excess money collected from taxpayers.

Unlike the other townships, Granite City does offer the town hall as a senior center where you can play pinochle Tuesday afternoons. It also houses an assessor’s office that took one-quarter of the $1.6 million.

But like every township, the legitimate government functions can be absorbed by a municipality or the county. The charity functions can be absorbed by a church or a real charity.

If there was once a legitimate public need that these three townships fulfilled, it is long past.

Illinois can afford to shed some of its nation-leading 6,963 layers of local government, and you can’t afford for them all to continue.

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Trump picks know NATO is vital Congressional testimony by Donald Trump’s national security nominees last week suggested that the incoming administration would not seek to dismantle the alliances that have undergirded the West – and U.S. global leadership – since 1945. “If we did not have NATO today, we would need to create it,” Defense Secretary nominee James Mattis said. The U.S. treaty commitment to defend its European allies, Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson said, is “inviolable.”

It is still not clear, however, that Trump agrees. In an interview published by the Times of London, he recalled his claim last year that NATO was “obsolete” because it did not fight terrorism (though it does) and because many of its members did not meet its defense spending guidelines.

He then went on to say that “it doesn’t matter” to him whether the European Union exists, predicted more countries will leave it and placed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on par with Russian President Vladimir Putin in meriting his trust. Unsurprising-

ly, Moscow hailed Trump’s words, while senior European leaders reacted with alarm.

Merkel played down the statements, and maybe she’s right: Perhaps Trump’s words – he also said “NATO is very important to me” – were haphazard and should not be taken seriously. Yet if the president-elect’s intention was to undermine the transatlantic alliance, encourage the disintegration of the European Union and tear down Merkel as she begins a re-election campaign – an agenda identical to Putin’s – he could hardly have been more effective.

Russia has already launched a disinformation campaign to discredit Merkel, using fake-news websites and internet bots in the same way it targeted Hillary Clinton. Germans might be forgiven for thinking that Trump’s intervention was designed to enhance that assault. He accused Merkel of making “a catastrophic mistake” by accepting desperate refugees from the Middle East and said Germany was using European integration as a vehicle for its own interests.

Trump’s critiques of the European Union are shared by many Europeans. But he is wrong to suggest that the U.S. has no interest in the community’s survival. In addition to making war between its great powers unthinkable, European integration has helped consolidate democracy and the protection of human rights in countries across the continent, from Portugal to Romania. If it broke up, more nations would drift into the corrupt, autocratic orbit of Russia.

As for NATO, Mattis was right to tell the Senate Armed Services Committee that it “is the most successful military alliance in modern world history.”

Merkel said she will wait to see what Trump does when he is in office. It’s probably naive to hope that he will modulate his rhetoric. But Americans who value their country’s place in the world, including Trump’s Cabinet members, should do their best to ensure that he does not act on it.

Once destroyed, the West’s alliances will not be easily rebuilt.

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To the Editor: A short letter to the editor got my interest last Saturday from an individual who complimented an invocation at a County Board meeting and then leaped into an attack on Craig Wilcox about his single-handed, self-serving taxing position placing the county in some sort of jeopardy. No single County Board member, nor the county chairman alone, can accomplish that accusation all by themselves.

The colonel was one of four board members to vote against an $80,000 property tax increase and suggested to the rest of the board that the county consider rebating almost $3 million back to the taxpayers. Nothing will happen until these issues are vetted

VIEWS Diana Sroka Rickert The federal government sends money to Illinois every year to be used for education. That money belongs to students.

Betsy DeVos is a smart pick for U.S. secretary of education. When her appointment is approved, she should work with Congress to “voucher-ize” federal dollars for education. Turn this money into scholarships that families can spend on a school or educational program of their choice.

Chicago Public Schools students would be in line for about $2,200 each, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Your typical student in Illinois could receive $1,100.

It’s not a lot of money, and of course a state voucher program would yield thousands more dollars per student – perhaps enough to cover the tuition at many nonpublic schools. But we don’t have time to wait for the Illinois Legislature; kids need that money now, and federal dollars offer a good starting point.

2. Allow states to file for bankruptcy.

Congress should amend federal bankruptcy law to help states with massive public pension debt, such as Illinois. In doing so, it also should recognize taxpayers as a “party of interest.”

Illinois has a $10.5 billion backlog of unpaid bills. The state also is on track to spend $8 billion more this

in the Finance Committee and put on a board-level agenda item for a vote.

I hope that the other District 4 board members are just as dedicated to tax reductions as Wilcox.

We tax-beaten citizens need 12 other like-minded tax-fighting board members to help Jack Franks deliver on his campaign promise. It will take some planning, cost compromises and other disciplined thinking that all board members are capable of, especially the chairman.

George F. Braun Johnsburg

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To the Editor: Republicans in Congress can stop fretting. They have available a perfect op-

fiscal year than it will take in because of court orders, continuing appropriations and a six-month “stopgap budget” that expired Dec. 31. The state’s mounting pension debt sits on top of all this.

Every family in Illinois is on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars in pension costs that we didn’t have a say in, and which far surpass what we in the private sector will ever have access to. It’s also hard to stomach that the state keeps promising new pension benefits to teachers, state employees and other government workers when we know full well we can’t afford to pay for them.

Does this mean bankruptcy is the right option for Illinois? Maybe, maybe not.

We know this, however: If lawmakers do nothing about the pension problem, eventually the pension funds will run out of money and the state won’t be able to write pension checks.

That is what happens when politicians make $130 billion of promises they cannot keep.

Perhaps the option of bankruptcy will spur opponents of reform to agree to a solution outside of bankruptcy court. If not, then bankruptcy can help Illinois get a handle on its finances the same way it helped American Airlines, major cities across the country and millions of Americans.

3. Appoint a U.S. Supreme Court justice who will help end forced unionization in government jobs.

In most states, government workers can decide for themselves whether they’d like to join or pay

money to a union at their workplace.

Not in Illinois.

Which means that if you work for state government and aren’t happy with the fact that contract negotiations have gone on almost two years without resolution, that your retirement security is basically nil and that your union just went to court to block your bonus checks – tough. Your union is your union, whether you like it or not.

Not every state employee in Illinois wants to work under such a thick cloud of uncertainty or with such poor representation. Imagine coming to work month after month, not knowing if you’ll be told to walk off the job and strike without pay and benefits because you’re told to by union leaders whom you don’t know and who don’t know you.

Many speculate that public-sector “right to work” would have become law of the land were it not for the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February.

Trump should appoint, and the U.S. Senate should approve, a U.S. Supreme Court justice who will rule in favor of public-sector right-to-work laws.

State workers in Illinois deserve the same workplace rights as their counterparts in Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.

• Diana Sroka Rickert is vice president of communications for the Illinois Policy Institute and a former Northwest Herald reporter. This column was originally published in the Chicago Tribune.

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tion to instantly replace Obamacare with better insurance coverage that has a proven track record.

All they have to do is to extend to all Americans the same health care insurance that they enjoy as members of Congress. It is excellent insurance that they should be happy to share.

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The GOP can thus take a step forward to start fulfilling their vow to help the working class. And start to give the majority of Americans a reason to support Republicans.

Art Peterson Spring Grove

• Friday, January 20, 2017

Illinois’ pension debt has skyrocketed to $130 billion, up from $111 billion in 2015.

To put this problem in context: By the time you finish reading this article, the state’s unfunded pension liabilities – retirement benefits we’ve promised but cannot pay for – will have increased by more than $100,000.

Illinois is marching toward insolvency, yet politicians remain unfazed.

What’s a state to do? Perhaps the new Congress and incoming president can help.

While Illinois remains at a standstill, the incoming Congress seems ready to shed its “do nothing” nickname and work with President-elect Donald Trump. We should seize upon this opportunity before it dissipates.

So here are three things the new Congress and Trump can do to help Illinois: 1. Turn federal dollars for education into scholarships for kids.

Six years ago, Illinois considered allowing state money for education to follow students to any school they choose, private or public. Parents whose children were assigned to the lowest-performing public schools in Chicago would have been given the opportunity to use that money to send their children elsewhere. But the measure failed, and the effort has not been revived.

Instead, children’s educational options have become more limited.

The most recent Chicago Teachers Union contract, for example, actually prohibits the city from increasing the number of charter schools.

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Can breakfast help keep us thin?

Separating hype from reality in nutrition science

By CANDICE CHOI

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Cereal makers have happily encouraged the belief that eating breakfast can help keep us thin and bring other benefits, partly by paying for studies that seem to support the idea.

So does that mean breakfast is bad for you? Not that either.

What it does show is how difficult it can be to sort the hype from reliable dietary advice when studies are funded by the makers of Froot Loops, nutrition science is often inconclusive, and gray areas can be spun for marketing.

Take Special K. In the 1990s, Special K boxes featured findings that people who didn’t normally eat breakfast lost more weight after they started doing so.

“That was the little piece they put on the cereal box,” said David Schlundt, a co-author of the study of about 50 women.

Not mentioned on those boxes: Regular breakfast eaters who started skipping the meal lost

even more weight, compared with those who stuck with their routines.

That doesn’t mean particular breakfasts can’t help some people control their appetites, or bring other benefits such as energy. Schlundt’s study was tiny. But it shows how easy it is to simplify the complexities and limitations of nutrition science and cherry-pick the findings.

Our understanding of what’s healthy can evolve, which is why dietary guidelines are regularly updated to reflect the latest science. A recommendation that breakfast can help with weight control – inserted in 2010 – is no longer in the guidelines.

With its last update, the government said it looked at broader eating patterns.

A look at some research around breakfast and weight illustrates why advice about it is so tricky.

“White hat” bias

To investigate the long-held idea that breakfast can prevent weight gain, researchers in 2013 reviewed dozens of studies examining the premise. Their conclusion: Popular opinion outweighed the scientific evidence.

A major issue they identified was that studies often misleadingly used language

to indicate that breakfast influenced weight, even though the findings did not establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

Like a lot of nutrition research, the studies drew links between physical traits and what people said they ate.

“It goes back to the idea that correlation doesn’t equal causation,” said Andrew Brown, one of the researchers who conducted the analysis.

Brown, a nutrition scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, noted that it could be that heavier people were skipping breakfast in hopes of losing weight.

When citing past studies, scientists also tended to mischaracterize inconclusive results in favor of breakfast. Brown chalked that up to “white hat” bias, since people are constantly told breakfast is “the most important meal of the day.”

Brown also noted that “breakfast” can consist of any number of possibilities, whether it’s cold pizza, yogurt or an egg sandwich.

It’s possible to question all sorts of dietary ideas. A study published last month, for instance, said the science behind recommendations to limit sugar was weak. That study drew criticism from health advocates because it was paid for by an

industry group that includes Coke and Hershey – but it underscored the vulnerability of dietary recommendations.

Timothy Caulfield, an expert in health law and policy at the University of Alberta, said nutrition science often comes with uncertainties and shouldn’t be discarded just because it doesn’t provide slam-dunk evidence. He said health experts give advice on the best available research, but there needs to be greater understanding about its limitations.

“Not good, not good”

Disclosures about who paid for the research became the norm only in recent years, so it’s unclear how much of the literature on breakfast and weight from past decades was funded by breakfast food makers. The 1992 study featured on Special K boxes, for example, doesn’t list a funding source. Schlundt told the AP that Kellogg paid for it.

“Only the ideas they see as favorable get money,” Schlundt, an associate professor at Vanderbilt, said of industry-funded research.

Even when funding is disclosed, people may not realize that not all studies are that meaningful.

“The paper is not good, not good. There are major structur-

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O’Neil and her co-author wanted to withdraw the paper from submission, but felt they couldn’t because Kellogg expected it to be published.

When the paper kept coming back with notes, O’Neil said she didn’t see a way around the problems.

The paper did not find a link between cereal consumption among Mexican-American children and better weight, but found one between cereal and higher nutrient intake. As eventually published in 2013, it concluded that nourishing breakfasts – including those with cereal – should be encouraged.

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LOS ANGELES – Ellen DeGeneres set a record at the People’s Choice Awards, becoming the winningest entertainer in the show’s history.

DeGeneres picked up three trophies at Wednesday’s ceremony for a career total of 20 People’s Choice wins.

Other stars taking home crystal statuettes this year included Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, Sofia Vergara, Kevin Hart, Melissa McCarthy and Justin Timberlake.

Tyler Perry received the humanitarian award at the show, hosted by Joel McHale at the Microsoft Theatre and broadcast on CBS.

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Springsteen gives farewell concert for Obama staffers

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The members of Lady Antebellum, (from left) Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, pose Jan. 9 in Nashville, Tenn. The Grammy-winning vocal group released a new single, “You Look Good,” on Thursday from their forthcoming album, “Heart Break.”

After hiatus, Lady Antebellum is back with new music NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The short hiatus country vocal trio Lady Antebellum announced in 2015 kept them apart for longer than they had been in a decade. Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley went in different directions on their solo albums, while Dave Haywood honed his skills as a producer.

So when they did reunite in the studio last year, they spent as much time together as possible.

“We lived together for two months pretty much, half of it in Florida and half of the other time we wrote and recorded in Los Angeles,” said Scott, 30.

“Dave cooked for us,” said Kelley, 35.

“And all kinds of craft cocktails,” added Haywood, 34.

“It was like adult summer camp,” Kelley said.

On Thursday, the Grammy-winning vocal group released a new single, “You Look Good,” from their forthcoming album, “Heart Break,” coming out June 9, which is their first new album since their 2014 album, “747.”

The single mixes a dazzling horn section with a swaggering bass riff that reflects the band’s sun-filled days in the Hollywood Hills and white sand beaches of Florida.

“I think we wrote half the record, the majority of half the record, in three or four days when we were down in Florida,” Kelley said.

“Nine songs in four days,” Scott said.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s farewell gift to some of his longtime staffers was a private concert from “The Boss.”

A senior White House official said Bruce Springsteen performed a roughly twohour acoustic concert Jan. 12 for members of Obama’s staff, mostly people who had served for all eight years of his presidency.

There were no cameras present for the event.

The official wasn’t authorized to discuss a private event and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

Obama presented Springsteen with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in November.

Springsteen appeared on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the fall.

High” and “Beverly Hills Cop” said he walked through a scanner but wouldn’t let agents check his backpack, which contained DVDs and CDs. Reinhold later cited an adverse reaction to medication for a respiratory infection.

Reinhold apologized after his Dec. 9 release from jail. He apologized again in a statement Wednesday supporting Dallas police.

Black Lives Matter protest at Graceland prompts suit

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Five people have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Memphis and Elvis Presley’s Graceland, saying they were discriminated against at a protest by a coalition associated with the Black Lives Matter movement during the annual vigil commemorating the singer’s death.

Graceland owner, Elvis Presley Enterprises, and the city are named in the complaint filed Wednesday in federal court.

Judge Reinhold pleads no Elvis Presley Enterprises issued a statecontest in airport dispute ment Thursday that did not directly address DALLAS – Actor Judge Reinhold has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor disor- the lawsuit, but did say the tourist attracderly conduct in an airport security dispute tion has a history of being inclusive.

“For 34 years now, Graceland has welat Dallas Love Field. comed over 20 million visitors. They have The Dallas Morning News reported that come to celebrate the life and legacy of Reinhold entered the plea Tuesday and accepted deferred adjudication. The charge Elvis Presley from nearly every country on will be dropped if the 59-year-old Reinhold earth, and they have all been welcomed without incident,” the statement said. stays out of trouble for 90 days.

“Graceland is proud of its worldwide Authorities said Reinhold was arrested Dec. 8 after refusing a Transportation Secu- reputation for inclusion and hospitality as it welcomes the next 20 million visitors.” rity Administration screening.

The city declined comment Thursday.

The star of “Fast Times at Ridgemont

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Comedian Arte Johnson is 88. Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 72. Director David Lynch is 71. Guitarist Paul Stanley of Kiss is 65. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 65. TV host Bill Maher is 61. Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 59. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 54. Bassist Greg K. of

The Offspring is 52. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 52. Actor Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) is 51. Actress Stacey Dash (“Clueless”) is 50. Singer Edwin McCain is 47. Actor Skeet Ulrich is 47. Drummer Questlove of The Roots is 46. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 32. Actor Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”) is 30.

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OH NO! Middle School!

A frazzled girl shares journey, insights into preteens

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By MIA GEIGER • The Washington Post

s a middle-schooler, Booki Vivat stressed over what her “thing” was: What was the thing that made her special? Now, the 20-something is mining that territory in a book that is resonating with tweens.

Her debut book, “Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom,” chronicles the life of sixth-grader Abbie Wu. Vivat, an associate publicist at Harper Collins Children’s Books, wrote and illustrated the book, which incorporates black ink drawings with text to tell the tale of a beleaguered adolescent.

We spoke with Vivat, 27, about middle school, finding a “thing,” and the allure of books that combine art with text.

Washington Post: Why set your book in middle school?

Booki Vivat: When I was deciding what I wanted to write, I had this character

in mind and a character that was a fictionalized version of myself when I was young. I went back to thinking about when things started changing for me – when I started feeling this sense of impending doom and the sense that I wasn’t sure The great thing about kids is what I was doing and where I was going.

For me that was middle school; I felt they are honest about having this pressure to have things figured out.

What better place to have my character [big] emotions. As an adult, who is terrified of change, terrified of you feel like you have to hold not knowing where she is going, than in middle school?

“

WP: What are Abbie’s big concerns?

BV: Abbie is wrestling with three big

questions – she’s wrestling with them in her middle school context, but these are questions we’re all kind of dealing with as we grow up. The questions of who I am, where do I belong and what is my thing.

WP: What do you mean by a “thing?”

BV: What am I good at, what am I

known for? Everyone is searching for their thing. In our culture, our society, there is an expectation that when you know what your thing is you know who you are. For me, that was a question that came up in middle school.

it in, but as a kid you have the freedom to feel things. When you start getting older, you’re told to calm down, be more controlled. I wanted my readers to feel like the big feelings were valid and completely understandable.”

– Booki Vivat

Young adult author

WP: What makes middle school so scary?

BV: In middle school things get a little more serious. There’s a level of uncertain-

ty and change that feels very big, going from elementary school to middle school.

For me, in middle school we went from having one teacher to having a bunch of

teachers to having lockers to having shifting schedules. Also, in middle school you are changing so much. You enter one way and you get out physically a different person, as well as mentally. There is this level of uncertainty that is terrifying.

WP: Abbie has big emotions.

BV: The great thing about kids is they

are honest about having those emotions. As an adult, you feel like you have to hold it in, but as a kid you have the freedom to feel things. When you start getting older, you’re told to calm down, be more controlled. I wanted my readers to feel like the big feelings were valid and completely understandable.

WP: What was your goal in writing this book?

BV: I wanted to highlight the fact that

growing up and getting older is a process. You can feel like something is your thing one moment, and then the next moment it’s not your thing anymore.

WP: What is the appeal of illustrated books for kids?

BV: Kids nowadays are very savvy, and they are visual learners. They can ascribe a lot of meaning to actual images because so much more is readily available. It’s a whole new level of literacy. They are seeking out different ways of telling stories and different ways of reading stories.

WP: How did the book come about?

BV: It didn’t start with a manuscript

or query letter or any typical form of getting a book published. I have these planners where I write down my appointments, and I started keeping them a few years ago. I noticed as the years have passed I started doodling and playing around with text and using it as a creative outlet. Soon doodles started taking over the page. I’ll draw my appointments but also how I’m feeling that day. At one point, this fell into the hands of an editor at Harper Collins. She saw a doodle I had done; it was very dramatic and very personal.

It said ‘I live my life in a constant state of impending doom.’ It was a picture of me being crushed by words. She said ‘There’s a story here. That’s our girl.’

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• Friday, January 20, 2017

There was a popular myth post-election that a Yale professor had offered an optional midterm for students upset over Trump’s victory, and it lit up social media quickly. I counted about a dozen Facebook shares from friends on both sides of the political aisle. Comments typed fast and furious spoke of this snowflake generation, these spoiled, entitled babies who were raised so dreadfully and coddled by their parents. More than once, I read, “This is what happens when you give everyone a trophy!” That the truth behind the rumors revealed an entirely opposite story made no difference: This was another opportunity to make fun of those insufferable millennials and their need for safe spaces.

I am a work-at-home parent now, but before I gave birth to my children, I taught hundreds of millennials, this supposed generation of special snowflakes. I myself was raised in an upper-middle-class home with two parents. I went to summer camps, I went to college, and while there were some difficult times, I was sheltered from the realities that so many of my students lived with on a daily basis. Issues ranging from neglect, abuse, hunger, deportation worries and parents struggling with addictions. But while my students were weighed down by matters I thought only existed in novels, they got themselves to school every day and worked hard.

During my second year of teaching, I sat in my third-period class with two-dozen millennials as we watched the twin towers fall. The following year, my students zigged and zagged each morning as they hurried toward the safe haven of the school building to avoid being gunned down by the Washington-area Beltway sniper. They did not hide in their rooms under the covers, but instead they persevered.

This generation has never attended school without the dark cloud of school shootings hanging over their heads.

Whether it would be fear of fellow students or fear of outsider attackers, these millennials went to school knowing it was a place where someone might do them harm.

When I was young, the mass shooting in a Luby’s restaurant in Texas made international news and shocked the nation. For millennials, a similar event might last only a day or so on CNN. This is the reality of the

world in which they came of age: Their classrooms and their dorm rooms are potential targets of gun violence.

As long as this allegedly coddled generation can remember, our country has been embroiled in military conflicts.

A good number of them are veterans themselves, with wounds both visible and invisible. These millennials who are mocked for being self-absorbed are the ones putting their lives at risk for the security of this country.

When I attended college, the internet was in its infancy, so rumors and gossip were spread the old-fashioned way, through word-of-mouth. If a girl had too much to drink at a party and flashed a crowd of people, the worst that might happen would be someone taking a poorly lit photo. Even then, the negatives could be destroyed. Should the same incident occur at any university today, a high-resolution photo could be mass-distributed within seconds.

One error in judgment could mean permanent damage to any one of these millennials.

These young people continue to not only show up but to thrive in spite of all that they have seen and endured is a testament to their character and strength of spirit.

I cannot attempt to quantify the suffering of the previous generations. That people walk among us with numbers tattooed on their arms by Nazis, that children woke up during the early 1950s wondering if their legs still would work because so many of their classmates had fallen sick with polio might give one the impression the millennial generation need not complain. But instead of drawing comparisons that inevitably will fall short – none of us lived through the bubonic plague, if you really want to compare suffering – the generations that have come before the millennials might consider exercising some perspective.

Thanks to this age of information, not only is every foolish thought or action of a millennial prone to immortalization via social media, but the overabundance of commentary available means a constant stream of criticism directed at this generation.

While all other generations have also experienced tragedies, this generation has done what no other generation has had to do, which is live each day as if someone always is watching, waiting and criticizing. Moving through this life with grace isn’t easy for anyone, but millennials have held up to even this heightened scrutiny.

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Beetle Bailey

Big Nate

Blondie

The Born Loser

Dilbert

Frazz

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Non Sequitur

Pearls Before Swine

Pickles

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30 Sun exposure vital to vitamin D production Dear Doctor: How much sunshine do I need to get my daily dose of vitamin D? And does wearing sunscreen interfere with my body’s production of vitamin D? Dear Reader: The major source of our body’s vitamin D comes from our own production in the skin. This requires the ultraviolet rays from sunlight to form vitamin D3; both the liver and the kidneys are needed to then create the active form of vitamin D. Those with inadequate sun exposure – including disabled people, infants, the elderly, dark-skinned people and those who live at northern latitudes during the winter – are at risk of low vitamin D3 production, which can lead to a loss of bone density and an increased risk of fractures. Disabled people and infants are less likely to go outdoors, and people older than 70 don’t produce vitamin D3 from their skin as effectively. As for people with darker skin, they have more melanin, so less UV light gets absorbed to create vitamin D3.

So to begin to answer your question, we have to look at all the variables that affect vitamin D3 production: your skin pigmentation, your age, your latitude, the time of day when you go out in the sun and the season of the year.

A study done in Valencia, Spain, measured the amount of sunlight necessary to produce a sufficient amount of vitamin D in those with lighter skin. (Valencia is about the same latitude as Kansas City, Missouri.) The researchers took into account the amount of clothing and the season of the year. In spring and summer, 25 percent of the body (the hands, face, neck and arms) is exposed to the sun, and in these seasons, about 8 to 10 minutes of sun exposure at noon produces the recommended amount of vitamin D. In the winter, only 10 percent of the body is exposed, and nearly 2 hours of sun exposure at noon is

SUDOKU

ASK THE DOCTORS Robert Ashley needed to produce a sufficient amount of vitamin D. Another study compared the geographic extremes of Miami and Boston. In the summer in Miami – with 25 percent of the body exposed to the sun – a person would need only 3 minutes of sun exposure to make a sufficient amount of vitamin D. That same person – when placed in Boston in the winter – would need 23 minutes at noon to produce enough vitamin D. Boston in the winter is really cold, so you probably would have only 5 percent or less of your body exposed to the sun. Thus, 23 minutes in the sun in Boston would need to be stretched to more than 2 hours to ensure sufficient sun exposure. In addition, if you have darker skin pigment, the time needed to produce sufficient vitamin D would be even longer.

As for sunscreen, it can decrease the formation of vitamin D3 by the skin, but again there are many variables, such as how much of your body has sunscreen, how thick the layer of sunscreen and the level of SPF. There is a balance – a Goldilocks zone – between sufficient sun exposure to make vitamin D3 and the risk of getting skin cancer.

Lastly, because our fat cells can store vitamin D for months, you don’t need to worry if there are days when you don’t get enough sun exposure. You’ll still be safe from the detrimental bone effects of low vitamin D if you get enough sun other days.

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

HOW TO PLAY Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

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edging pain is showing weakness. They think if they just “gut it out” a while longer, things will get better. Pick up the phone and tell your daughter-in-law to call the dentist who did the root canal and ask whether what her husband is experiencing is normal. And if the answer is it’s not, she should tell her husband “the surgeon wants him to come in for a recheck” to be sure his wounds haven’t become infected.

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34 In concert 35 Word before ball or shot 36 Collector’s item 44 Memo abbr.

45 ___ Balbo, right- 51 Michelle of “Crouching Tiger, hand man to Hidden Dragon” Mussolini 46 “___ Please, We’re British” (1971 stage farce) 47 Compact item 48 He can help after a crash

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• Friday, January 20, 2017

Many of your published letters come from unhappy married women. Some of them seem unable to get objective advice that would make themselves and their marriages happier. I’m fortunate to be happily married (33 years) to a wonderful woman who has a clear perspective. Three pearls of wisdom she could share: 1. Don’t sulk because your husband can’t read your mind. Trust him; he’d like to help.

And listen to your tone as you point out how he can.

2. The way you talk about him to your friends is an expression of your fidelity. Talk about him honestly, but with respect. If you do, he’ll admire and encourage your close friendships and take a sincere interest in your friends as people. If your MO is to grouse and complain about him, in his mind and heart he will feel you’re abandoning him.

3. Be clear that while your husband might say he’d like to treat you like a queen, you’re both better off being equals – partners, side-byside. In our marriage, there is no “better half.”

There are two halves.

It’s amazing how much joy we have experienced during our years together, based on this simple foundation. My esteem for my wife only grows each year – something that seems impossible, but then again, fantastic things usually do. – Peter, A Grateful Husband Dear Peter: Thank you for sharing those words of wisdom because they apply to husbands as well as wives. Partners who treat each other as equals and with respect usually have long-lasting and happy unions. Those who complain behind a spouse’s back, who denigrate rather than elevate, do not make themselves look better or their marriages healthier.

Dear Abby: How do you deal with adult “children” who ignore issues about their health? My 30-something son had a root canal a few days ago. His face is swollen, he has lost sleep and is in pain. His wife has tried everything to get him to get it checked out, and she just called me in desperation.

Why does he do this? It isn’t the first time she and others have begged him to take care of himself. She’s pregnant and they have two other small kids. He has insurance, so it’s not about money. He works for himself and is a high-energy guy and a great dad. – Questioning My Son’s

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ACROSS 1 ___ Nast, publisher of Vogue 6 Baby 11 Voodoo doll action 14 “Robin ___” (old Irish ballad) 15 Bittersweet spread 17 Company concerned with net profits?

19 Big name in pop 20 Passover month 21 Current positions?

22 Scandalous ’80s initials 23 Old-fashioned verb suffix 24 “Isn’t ___ bit like you and me?”

(Beatles lyric) 26 Black Friday scene 28 Back on the plane?

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CRYSTAL LAKE (We apologize for the misprint in the Dec. 24 column. The Christmas competition answers will be given on Jan. 30 and 31.)

The Yeh Bros. Best Bid Deal of the Year award from the International Bridge Press Association went to Zia Mahmood (North) and Michael Rosenberg for their performance on this deal from the World Senior Teams Championship in Chennai, India.

At the other table, Bob Hamman (East) opened one club, South passed and Mark Lair (West) jumped pre-emptively to three clubs. After that start, the English North-South stopped in five spades.

In this sequence, South’s two-club response was Reverse Drury, announcing a suitable hand with spade support. Two no-trump was ambiguous (a slam-interest two-suiter or a 5-3-3-2 hand that might play better in three no-trump than four spades).

Three diamonds was natural. North agreed diamonds, then used Roman Key Card Blackwood to learn that his partner had the diamond king (five clubs) and both pointed-suit queens (six diamonds). Seven clubs asked South to choose the grand slam, which he did correctly.

Rosenberg won trick one with the heart ace, played a diamond to his king, ruffed a club, cashed the diamond ace, led a spade to the queen, removed the East’s third trump and claimed.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS RICHARD VANCURA Plaintiff, v.

CHARLES WOOD, KIMBERLY WOOD, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-captioned case on September 16, 2016, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, or his deputy, on the 16th day of February, 2017 at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the McHenry County Sheriff's Office: 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder This property is commonly known as 1305-1307 Tower Avenue, Cary, Illinois 60013, (P.I.N.: 2018-426-003 and 20-18-426004). This real estate is being sold in an "As Is Condition" at the time of the sale, for cash or its equivalent, in accordance with the terms and provisions of said judgment through which the Plaintiff is owed $474,413.83. The at least successful bidder is required to pay ten percent (10%) at the time of the sale, with the balance to follow

by Noon on the Monday following said sale, to the McHenry County Sheriff. For information regarding this real estate, including the possibility of inspection, interested parties may contact James P. Kelly or Natalie L. Pesin, Matuszewich & Kelly, LLP, 101 N. Virginia St., Suite 150, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 - (815) 459-3120.

Dated: January 11, 2017 BILL PRIM McHenry County Sheriff James P. Kelly Natalie L. Pesin MATUSZEWICH & KELLY, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 101 N. Virginia St., Suite 150 Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 (815) 459-3120 Telephone (815) 459-3123 Facsimile jpkelly@mkm-law.com npesin@mkm-law.com (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 20, 27, February 3, 2017) 1259302 (R)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS RICHARD VANCURA Plaintiff, v.

CHARLES WOOD, KIMBERLY WOOD, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-captioned case on September 16, 2016, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, or his deputy, on the 16th day of February, 2017 at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the McHenry County Sheriff's Office: 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, property legally described as follows: LOT 20 AND 21 IN FOX RIVER SHORE DIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NOTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP43 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF

RECORDED JUNE 19TH 1913 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 26229 IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 47 IN MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. This property is commonly known as 1305-1307 Tower Avenue, Cary, Illinois 60013, (P.I.N.: 2018-426-003 and 20-18-426004). This real estate is being sold in an "As Is Condition" at the time of the sale, for cash or its equivalent, in accordance with the terms and provisions of said judgment through which the Plaintiff is owed $474,413.83. The at least successful bidder is required to pay ten percent (10%) at the time of the sale, with the balance to follow

by Noon on the Monday following said sale, to the McHenry County Sheriff. For information regarding this real estate, including the possibility of inspection, interested parties may contact James P. Kelly or Natalie L. Pesin, Matuszewich & Kelly, LLP, 101 N. Virginia St., Suite 150, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 - (815) 459-3120.

Dated: January 11, 2017 BILL PRIM McHenry County Sheriff James P. Kelly Natalie L. Pesin MATUSZEWICH & KELLY, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 101 N. Virginia St., Suite 150 Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 (815) 459-3120 Telephone (815) 459-3123 Facsimile jpkelly@mkm-law.com npesin@mkm-law.

(Published in the Northwest Herald on January 20, 27, February 3, 2017) 1259294 (L)

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY LILIANA ARELLANO, Plaintiff vs.

JAIME ARELLANO, Defendant.

Case Number 16 DV 741 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the Plaintiff(s), naming you as defendant(s) therein and praying That the parties be awarded a judgment of dissolution of marriage dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between the parties. That the Plaintiff may have such other relief as may be just and equitable and for othe relief; that summons has been issued out of this court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearnace in said action in this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before 2/6/17, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on September 16, 2016. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court Donald R. Brewer Attorney for Plantiff Atty. Registration No. 0292516 444 N. Route 31, Suite 100 Crystal Lake, IL 60012 (815) 325-6900 (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 6, 13, 20, 2017 1252497

PUBLIC NOTICE Legal Notice in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois Estate of Ellie Catherine Horcher, Deceased Case No. 16 PR 326 Notice is given of the death of Ellie Catherine Horcher, of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on November 18, 2016 to Theresa Andresky, 37 Dole Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60014, whose attorney is Law Offices of Stacy Stusowski, 382 W. Virginia Street #3, Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60014.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with representative, or both, on or before July 9, 2017, which date is not less than 6 months from the date of the first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it is filed.

Theresa Andresky (Representative) Stacy Stusowski (Attorney)

22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Austin Michael Crandall, a minor

by Stephanie Lyn Pride, Parent or Guardian FOR CHANGE OF NAME

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of GARY ELDON HOEHNE Deceased Case No. 16 PR 000390 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: GARY ELDON HOEHNE of: SPRING GROVE, IL Letters of office were issued on: 12/21/2016 to: Representative: TIMOTHY B HOEHNE 10404 269TH TREVOR, WI 53179 whose attorney is: ANDERSON, NEIL J 1927 MAIN ST SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Illinois, Avenue, Woodstock, 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 January 20, 27, February 3, 2017) 1259456

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

/s/ Madison Ann Bradley Petitioner (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 20, 27, February 3, 2017) 1259459

PUBLIC NOTICE

Case Number 17 MR 16 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (MINOR) Public notice is hereby given that on March 10, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., Room 201, of the McHenry County Government Center there will be a hearing on my Petition praying for the change of a minor's name from Austin Michael Crandall to that of Austin Michael Pride pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ Stephanie Lyn Pride Petitioner Stephanie Lyn Pride 604 N. Rose Farm Road Woodstock, IL 60098

(Published in the Northwest Herald (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 6, 13, 20, 2017) on January 20, 27, February 3, 1256912 2017) 1260155

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mp Statutes on Change of Names.

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 Madison Ann Bradley Case Number 17 MR 9

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of MARTHA R SUBLETT Deceased, CLAIM NOTICE Case No. 17 PR 007 Notice is given of the death of: MARTHA R SUBLETT of: HARVARD, IL Letters of office were issued on: 1/9/2017 to Representative: HARVARD STATE BANK 35 N AYER HARVARD, IL 60033 whose attorney is: FlLLER & ASSOCIATES 3901 N ROUTE 23 PO BOX 115 MARENGO, IL 60152 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Northwest Herald, on January 20, 27, February 3, 2017) 1259434

Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on March 8, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., Room 201, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second JuPUBLIC NOTICE dicial Circuit, McHenry County, IlliSTATE OF ILLINOIS nois, praying for the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF change of my name from THE TWENTY-SECOND Madison Ann Bradley to that JUDICIAL CIRCUIT of Matthew Anthony Bradley pursuant to the Illinois Compiled MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE

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The Board of Trustees of the CRYSTAL LAKE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT did determine and adopt on September 20th 2016, Ordinance 2016-04 entitled Spiller Pay Ordinance, which contains certain fees and expenses in the event of a violation. A copy of said Ordinance is now available and posted for inspection at the Office City of Crystal Lake, 100 W. Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois, Fire/Rescue Department Conference Room, during regular business hours. /s/ Greg Danielson Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District (Published in the Northwest Herald January 20, 2017) 1259336

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Board of Trustees of the CRYSTAL LAKE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT did determine and adopt on September 20th 2016, Ordinance 2016-03 entitled Specialized or Technical Rescue Services Ordinance, which contains certain fees and expenses in the event of a violation. A copy of said Ordinance is now available and posted for inspection at the Office City of Crystal Lake, 100 W. Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois, Fire/Rescue Department Conference Room, during regular business hours. /s/ Greg Danielson Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District (Published in the Northwest Herald January 20, 2017) 1259337

In the Matter of the Estate of MICHAEL B THOMPSON Deceased Case No. 17PR000002 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: MICHAEL B THOMPSON of CARY, IL Letters of office were issued on: 1/5/2017 to: Representative: MARGARET THOMPSON 912 WOODBRIDGE DR CARY, IL 60013 whose attorney is: MCANDREWS, PATRICK J 4318 W CRYSTAL LAKE RD SUITE A MCHENRY, IL 60050-4281 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

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

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

CLASSIFIED 37 Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 13, 20, 27, 2017) 1258322

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JOHNSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES A SCHOOL BOARD/JTO MEETING The Johnsburg School District will hold a School Board/JTO Meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Johnsburg District 12 Conference Room, 2222 W. Church Street, Johnsburg, Illinois 60051. /s/ Melissa Tinsley, Secretary (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 20, 2017) 1259731

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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-05 ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSI G TAXES OF THE CRYSTAL LAKE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR 2016 BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District, McHenry County, Illinois, as follows: Section One: That the sum of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($1,722,895.00) assessed and levied from and against all taxable property within the limits of the said Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District as the same is assessed and equalized for State and County purposes for the current year, 2016, and duly published as provided by law and the specific amount hereby levied is set forth under the column entitled "Amount To Be Raised By Tax Levy," as follows: AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY: CORPORATE FUND Corporate Fund Levy $ 1,421,413.00 INSURANCE FUND Insurance Fund Levy $ 292,482.00 AUDIT FUND Audit Fund Levy $ 9,000.00 LEVY SUMMARY TOTAL CORPORATE FUND $1.421.413.00 TOTAL INSURANCE FUND $ 292.482.00 TOTAL AUDIT FUND $ 9,000.00 GRAND TOTAL $1,722.895.00 Section Two: That the Secretary is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Ordinance with the McHenry County Clerk within the time specified by law.

Section Three: If any item or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of the Ordinance.

Section Four: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as required by law.

ADOPTED this day of October, 2016, pursuant to a roll call vote as follows: AYES: 3 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 /s/ Kevin Sarnwick President, Board of Trustees Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District ATTEST: /s/ Greg Danielson Secretary, Board of Trustees Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District Filed McHenry County, IL October 13, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan, County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald January 20, 2016) 1259328

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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-02

Contingent

FINAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE OF THE CRYSTAL LAKE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2016 AND ENDING APRIL 30,2017 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District, in the County McHenry and State of Illinois, has caused a Tentative Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance and was adopted as Ordinance #2016-01 on May 10, 2016; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees have caused to make the same conveniently available for public inspection at the fire station located at 100 W. Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois for at least thirty (30) days prior to final action thereon; and

10,000.00

Total Estimated Corporate

$1,693,103.00

Insurance Fund Insurance

5,000.00

City Contract I Protection

286,325.00

Total Estimated Insurance

$291,325.00

Audit Fund

Budget & Appropriation

Audit & Auditing

9,000.00

Total Estimated Audit

$9,000.00

Pension Fund Pension

0.00

Total Estimated Pension

0.00

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees have given public notice by publishing same in a newspaper of general circulation within the District at least thirty (30) days before final action on the Final Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance; and

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, and the Board having met all other applicable legal requirements.

The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from the above revenue sources including the general property tax for corporate purposes provided by 70 ILCS 705/14.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE Crystal Lake Rural FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT:

SUMMARY Cash on Hand at the Beginning of Fiscal Year

$1,106,088.00

Section 1: That the fiscal year of this Fire Protection District is hereby fixed to begin on May 1, 2016 and to end on April 30, 2017.

Estimated Cash Expected to Be Received from all sources

$1,586,420.00

Section 2: That the following be adopted as the Final Budget and Appropriation Ordinance containing a statement of cash on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, an estimate of the cash expected to be received during such fiscal year from all sources, an estimate of the expenses contemplated for such fiscal year, and a statement of the estimated cash to be on hand at the end of such year; and the following sums of money or as much thereof as may be authorized by law is hereby appropriated to defray the necessary expenses and liabilities of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District for the fiscal year of said District beginning May 1, 2016 and ending April 30, 2017, for the respective objects and purposes, as set forth namely:

Estimated Expenditures contemplated for Fiscal Year

$1,993,428.00

Estimated Corporate Fund Revenues Estimated Cash Balance- May 1, 2015

1,106,088.00

Real Estate Taxes- McHenry County

1,573,420.00

Illinois Personal Property Replacement Tax

1,000.00

Foreign Fire Insurance Tax

9,000.00

Interest Earned

3,000.00

TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE

$2,692,508.00

Estimated Fund Expenditures and Appropriations General Corporate Fund

Budget & Appropriation

Administrative Expenses

52,600.00

Salary Expenses

16,750.00

Fire Equipment & City Contract/Protection

1,613,753.00

Estimated Cash Balance as of April 30, 2017

Estimated Cash Expected to be on hand end of the Fiscal Year

$ 1,993,428.00

$699,080.00

$699,080.00

Section 3: That all unexpended balances of any item or items of any general appropriation in this Ordinance be expended in making up any insufficiency in any other item or items in the same general appropriation and for the same general purpose of any like appropriation made by this Ordinance.

Section 4: That the invalidity of any item or Section of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the whole or any other part hereof.

Section 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 2016, pursuant to roll call vote as follows: Ayes: 2 Nays: 0 Absent: 1 APPROVED this 19th day of July, 2016.

Kevin Sarnwick President, Board of Trustees Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District Attest: Greg Danielson Secretary, Board of Trustees Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Friday, January 20, 2017 • ORDINANCE NO. 2016-08 ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING TAXES OF THE MCHENRY TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR 2016 BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, McHenry County, Illinois, as follows: Section One: That the sum of SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,306,000.00) assessed and levied from and against all taxable property within the limits of the said McHenry Township Fire Protection District as the same is assessed and equalized for State and County purposes for the current year, 2016, and duly published as provided by law and the specific amount hereby levied is set forth under the column entitled “Amount To Be Raised By Tax Levy,” as follows: AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY: CORPORATE FUND

Corporate Fund Levy

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Section Two: That the Secretary is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Ordinance with the McHenry County Clerk within the time specified by law.

Section Three: If any item or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of the Ordinance.

Section Four: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as required by law.

ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 2016, pursuant to a roll call vote as follows: AYES:

Bennett, Meyer, Miller, Justen, Schaefer

NAYS:

None

ABSENT:

None

$ 4,018,300.00

The foregoing amount is hereby levied for general corporate purposes pursuant to the provisions of 70 ILCS 705/14.

Ambulance Fund Levy

AMBULANCE FUND

The foregoing amount is hereby levied for ambulance expense purposes pursuant to the provisions of 70 ILCS 705/22.

LEVY SUMMARY TOTAL CORPORATE FUND

$ 4,018,300.00

TOTAL AMBULANCE FUND

$ 3,287,700.00

GRAND TOTAL STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF MCHENRY

$ 7,306,000.00 ) ) )

Allen Miller President, Board of Trustees McHenry Township Fire Protection District

$ 3,287,700.00

ATTEST

Robert Meyer Secretary, Board of Trustees McHenry Township Fire Protection District

SS

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE I, ROBERT MEYER, the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, McHenry County, Illinois, do hereby certify that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 2016-08 ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING TAXES OF THE MCHENRY TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR 2016 which Ordinance was duly adopted by said Board of Trustees at a meeting held on the 17th day of November, 2016.

I do further certify that a quorum of said Board of Trustees was present at said meeting, and that the Board of Trustees complied with all the requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

MCHENRY TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TRUTH IN TAXATION CERTIFICATION I, ALLEN MILLER, hereby certify that I am the presiding officer of the Board of Trustees of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, McHenry County, Illinois , and as such, I hereby certify that the levy ordinance, a copy of which is appended hereto, was adopted pursuant to, and in all respects in compliance with , the provisions of Section 18-6 0 through 18-85 of the Truth in Taxation Law, 35 ILCS 200/18-55 et seq.

The provisions of Section 18-60 through 18-85 of the Truth in Taxation Law are inapplicable to the District’s 2016 levy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have placed my signature this 17th day of November, 2016.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of November, 2016.

Robert Meyer Secretary, Board of Trustees McHenry Township Fire Protection District

Allen Miller President, Board of Trustees McHenry Township Fire Protection District

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Crystal Lake South’s Noah Laney (left) and Cary-Grove’s Andrew Stokes wrestle in a 285-pound match Thursday at Crystal Lake South High School.

Cary-Grove won, 41-27.

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Crystal Lake South’s Collen Pedersen (left) and Cary-Grove’s David Marienthal wrestle at 170 pounds during Thursday’s match at Crystal Lake South High School. Cary-Grove won, 41-27.

WRESTLING: CARY-GROVE 41, CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 27

‘One-of-a-kind’ event

Cary-Grove tops Crystal Lake South in auditorium dual

By JOHN WILKINSON

jwilkinson@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South wrestling coach Ross Ryan slept terribly Wednesday night as he ran through every logistic of Thursday’s dual, over and over in his head. The event, dubbed “Anguish in the Auditorium” was two years in the making, a Fox Valley Conference dual in the school’s theater, houselights low, spotlights trained on a wrestling mat up on stage.

Ryan had originally planned the idea with friend and former CaryGrove coach Mike Buhr two seasons ago, hoping to promote the sport in a unique way. When Buhr couldn’t get the idea greenlighted at C-G, Ryan was prepared for a tough pitch to get it approved at South.

“I had a whole argument set up, I had an agenda, everything, expecting to have to rebuttal and I got ‘Yes, Yes,’ right away,” Ryan said. “So after that, it was just over the last year slowly touching base with certain people ... and it fell into place.”

As a sizable crowd filled in Thurs-

day night, Ryan’s idea came to fruition. A loud, engaged and boisterous atmosphere developed, enhanced by a large contingent of students and fellow athletes from South.

“That was great,” Gators senior Shahyan Malik said. “Wrestling, it’s not as popular as we wish it would be, and tonight it really seemed like it. The guys came out, everyone from South came out, from basketball, from football and then just the school in general and then parents and everyone. They all did a great job coming in, supporting us, they did great.”

The layout did provide a few challenges, such as the edge of the mat being just a couple of feet from the back wall and front edge of the stage, setting up some nervy moments during takedowns near the edge. For the most part however, the night went off without a hitch.

Starting at 285, heavyweights Andrew Stokes of C-G and Noah Laney of South fought an overtime battle.

Stokes eventually won the opening match, 4-2, with an escape in the third period of overtime.

“Knowing that the lights were on

you, yeah, it was something that you just had to get over,” Stokes said.

“Great match, though.”

From there, the Trojans got wins from Colin Suyko (technical fall at 106), Adam Pinter (forfeit at 120), Wally Marsh (technical fall at 126), Isaac Rands (major decision at 132), Sam Myers (pin at 145), Hayden Hill (pin at 152) and Connor McCratic (pin at 182).

The visiting Trojans won the FVC dual, 41-27.

“It was high energy,” Trojans coach William Petersen said. “This is so different for a lot of our kids. We saw some of the freshmen step up and embrace this, and some kids it definitely made them a little more nervous. But we had them visualize success and what that looked like and to phase out the noise, and for the most part it seemed like they did a good job of that.”

While the hosting Gators ended up on the losing end of the team score, they seemed to savor the special occasion, especially the seniors who had a memorable final home dual. Seniors Matt Lancero (138), Malik (160), Collen

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Andrew Stokes Cary-Grove, jr. 285

Stokes showed good stamina and started the night with an overtime win for the Trojans.

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First dual of its kind held on the auditorium stage at Crystal Lake South.

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Cary-Grove junior wrestler Cadin Koeppel sang the national anthem despite being out with a leg injury that has prematurely ended what had been a strong season. “I’m just glad that we got him some center-stage time,” C-G coach William Petersen said. “He is an all-around top character guy. He makes sure every single place is clean as soon as we leave, he stays around to support all the freshmen, he comes to all the matmen practices still, he just lives and breathes Cary-Grove. So I’m so glad he got the opportunity to be on the stage.”

GIRLS BASKETBALL: JOHNSBURG 65, WOODSTOCK 41

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com

q UNSUNG HERO

Cortland Sommerfeldt Johnsburg, sr., PG

Sommerfeldt battled through a rolled ankle and scored nine points with a pair of 3-pointers, adding three steals and two assists in the win.

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Points for Johnsburg junior guard Aannah Interrante on six 3s

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Including Thursday, Johnsburg will play four out of its final six regular-season games against teams from Woodstock. The Skyhawks have two Kishwaukee River Conference games left against Woodstock North, and host Marian Central in their regular-season finale Feb. 6.

“Cortland doesn’t need to score, but when she does, it’s nine more points that you weren’t expecting,” Frey said. “It was cool to see.”

With the win, Johnsburg (17-8) improved to 8-0 in the KRC with four

conference games to go.

Sommerfeldt, who is among the school’s all-time steals leaders, said it was important to come out with renewed energy after finishing 1-3 at the DeKalb Martin Luther King Tournament last weekend against some of the top competition in the state.

She doesn’t normally take many 3s, but when she does, she usually makes them, Frey said.

“They’re a tough team. Every time, it’s a battle,” Sommerfeldt said. “We knew they (Woodstock) were going to come out ready to fight. They came out strong and we finished strong.”

Johnsburg’s Aannah Interrante took over in the second half, scoring 18 of her game-high 26 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter.

She finished with six 3s as the Skyhawks crashed the boards and found plenty of second-chance opportunities against Woodstock (8-14, 5-4 KRC).

Megan Madsen added 10 points and 10 rebounds, Kayla Stefka had seven points and seven rebounds, and Morgan Madsen had six points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

Johnsburg led, 27-20, at halftime

and, 40-30, after three but started to pull away for good in the fourth. Interrante had a hand in Johnsburg’s first 18 points of the quarter, scoring 13 points and assisting two baskets in the first five minutes.

“Woodstock is tough, and they play hard,” Frey said. “They’ve got those big girls, and we weren’t very smart for awhile. And then I got a lot smarter because Aannah started making baskets, so I looked like a genius. She hits them, and it opens things up.”

Woodstock was led by Camryn Tafoya, who scored 12 points on four 3s.

Gabriella Scolio added 10 points and six rebounds, and Diana Spokas had eight points and a pair of blocks.

“We played extremely physical, and we played extremely tough,” Woodstock coach Jen Nichols-Hogle said. “We really focused on [Interrante] because she’s an awesome player.

It just seemed like we kind of lost her a little bit, and she had an excellent second half.

“If you told me the score was what it was, I wouldn’t believe you, because both teams played very physical. I know my girls played their hearts out. ... They really wanted this game.”

GIRLS BASKETBALL: WOODSTOCK NORTH 40, RICHMOND-BURTON 35

Woodstock North rallies past Richmond-Burton

By Tim Sieck

sports@nwherald.com RICHMOND – With 2:28 remaining Thursday, things looked great for the Richmond-Burton girls basketball team. Mackenzie Hahn and KC Davids hit consecutive shots to put the Rockets ahead by four points, Richmond-Burton would stop the Thunder on its next two possessions, and the victory looked to be theirs. As has been the case all season, Woodstock North wouldn’t go away easily.

Laura Nicks closed the lead to just one with a 3-pointer. On the ensuing possession, Richmond-Burton would miss the front end of the bonus, giving the Thunder the ball. On this night, junior Hanna Seils would be the hero, giving Woodstock North the lead on a shot from the paint.

“I missed a similar shot from the same spot earlier in the game, and I just told myself I had to make it this time and couldn’t let my team down,”

Seils said. “My teammates put me in a great position to get the job done.”

Maddie Busch converted four free throws to end the game, giving Woodstock North a 40-35 victory over Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference game at Richmond-Burton Community High School.

Neither team shot the ball particularly well Thursday. Woodstock North shot just 26 percent, while the Rockets shot 32 percent. The key for Woodstock North (12-10, 6-2 KRC) was when the shots fell. After spotting Richmond-Burton a 6-0 lead in the first, Busch hit two 3-pointers to even the score at the end of the first quarter. Nicks gave the Thunder the lead at the third quarter buzzer, stopping what had been a mini-run by Richmond-Burton (7-11, 1-8). In the fourth quarter, after hitting just one shot the first seven minutes, Seils and Nicks would come through with two huge shots, which ultimately decided the game.

“I missed a lot of shots early in the game, but I kept getting a lot of good looks on some great passes from my teammates and was able to get a few shots to fall,” Nicks said.

Busch finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Thunder, while Nicks added 11 points. For Thunder coach Mike Lewis, the play of his four seniors was key to pulling out the victory.

“We really grinded all night,” Lewis said. “In a game like this it is so nice to have four seniors who play a ton of minutes for us and have a lot of experience. That experience helped us pull this one out.”

Richmond-Burton had a lot of great looks all game, but just couldn’t get enough shots to fall.

“It came down to making shots, and we just didn’t make enough,” Rockets coach Todd Severns said.

“I’m proud of our effort, but this was a tough loss when we had the game in control and couldn’t finish.”

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE q UNSUNG HERO Hanna Seils Woodstock North, jr, G

Seils’ only basket turned out to be the game-winner, as the junior gave the Thunder a one-point lead with 22.9 remaining.

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Run by Woodstock North to end the game after Richmond-Burton went ahead, 35-31, with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter.

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Richmond-Burton’s KC Davids and Mackenzie Hahn put up solid stats in defeat. Davids finished with a game-high 14 points including eight in the fourth quarter while Hahn was dominant on the glass all game and finished with 14 rebounds.

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WOODSTOCK – Johnsburg’s Cortland Sommerfeldt laid on the court for 10 seconds after rolling her ankle late in the second quarter of Thursday’s Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball game against Woodstock.

The Skyhawks senior then hopped back up, still clearly hobbled, but found enough stamina to get in a tieup with a Woodstock player, forcing a stoppage in time before being helped off the court by coach Brad Frey and a trainer.

In the second half, Sommerfeldt returned, showing no signs of an injury.

“I play soccer and basketball, so I’m used to it,” Sommerfeldt said. “I didn’t want them to get the ball, so I tried to do what I could. ... It’s just a little tweak. I’ll ice it, and I’ll be good.”

Before exiting in the first half, Sommerfeldt led Johnsburg with nine points and a pair of 3-pointers. After the break, the rest of the Skyhawks followed their senior’s lead, outscoring Woodstock by 17 points in a 65-41 KRC victory.

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Inside Girls Basketball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK AANNAH INTERRANTE Johnsburg, jr., G Interrante’s six-game streak of 23-plus points was snapped in a 75-53 loss to Rock Island, the No. 2-ranked team in Class 4A, at the DeKalb Martin Luther King Tournament last week.

Also at the tournament, she dropped 27 points against Lincoln-Way East and 20 points against Plainfield East. She was named to the all-tournament team, hitting 13 3-pointers in four games.

She had 25 points and was 7 of 9 from 3-point range in a 63-41 win over Richmond-Burton, as the Skyhawks improved to 7-0 in Kishwaukee River Conference play.

Over the past nine games, the 5-foot-10 shooting guard is averaging 22 points a game and has made 36 3s. On the season, Interrante is averaging 15.5 points a game with 64 3s.

halftime, the shooting guard has broken a school record with eight 3s.

Knobloch, who sat our her freshman year after undergoing ACL surgery, didn’t hit another 3 in the second half, but she finished with a career-high 37 points, also going 9 of 13 from the foul line. Marengo won, 63-51.

Proud Sponsor of Knobloch’s performance was one of the Athlete of the Week all-time greats in Marengo girls basketball holding opponents to 38 points a game. They history. Only Kristan Knake in 1999 has scored more points (39) for the Indians. beat Huntley, 34-30, on Dec. 9, so they get Knobloch tore her ACL in the second the nod in the rankings, jumping three spots.

3. Huntley (11-9): The Red Raiders went 2-2 game last year and didn’t play in any sumat the MLK tournament, losing to Lincoln-Way mer-league games with the Indians, getting East in the consolation championship, 52-36. her first action with the team in October.

Her performance was so good that Rode In FVC action, Huntley fell to Dundee-Crown, had trouble falling asleep later that night.

40-33, but still leads the conference by “She was really quick in middle school,” percentage points at 6-2.

4. McHenry (13-7): The Warriors are 2-3 in Rode said. “When she came back, had to learn how to trust her leg, getting her burst their past five games, defeating Hampshire and Cary-Grove, but losing to Jacobs, Crystal back, getting quicker. She’s worked so hard to get back to where she is. Some frustrating Lake South and Prairie Ridge. They remain in contention for an FVC title, but are averaging moments early when she couldn’t do what her mind wanted to do.” only 34.4 points a game over their past five.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS Not giving up: A win Wednesday against 5. Cary-Grove (11-9): As is McHenry, the 1. Johnsburg (16-8): The Skyhawks Hampshire would have put Jacobs in a much Trojans are in the thick of the volatile FVC undoubtedly were looking for a better result race with a 6-4 record. C-G snapped a three- better position to contend for an FVC title, but at the MLK tournament after winning their game losing skid in conference play Wednes- the Golden Eagles are still very much alive.

Jacobs (8-10, 5-4 FVC) has played very first game against Lincoln-Way East, 65-59, day with a 48-23 victory against Crystal Lake competitive basketball in the new year, going but dropped their final three to finish in eighth Central, putting them back into the top five 3-2 with a win against McHenry in which place. Johnsburg still has dominated play in this week. they held the Warriors to 23 points. They also the Kishwaukee River Conference, winning by handed Hampshire one of its three conferan average score of 56-30.

NOTEWORTHY ence losses earlier this season.

2. Hampshire (12-8): The Whip-Purs have Half to remember: Marengo’s Marissa The Eagles are allowing only 40.4 points a won three in a row in the Fox Valley ConferKnobloch’s hot hand in the first half against game, but have struggled offensively, scoring ence, defeating Dundee-Crown, Prairie Ridge Belvidere last week forced coach Nick Rode 38.2 points a game. In their latest loss against and Jacobs to improve to 7-3. Hampshire is to play the sophomore for all 16 minutes. By

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Huntley wrestling defeats Prairie Ridge NORTHWEST HERALD Huntley defeated Prairie Ridge, 597, in a dual meet in Crystal Lake to set up a Fox Valley Conference title match between the Red Raiders and Crystal Lake Central next Thursday.

Both teams are undefeated in conference duals.

Two Raiders had pins, Zach Spencer (132) and Jason Pawlak (152).

Other Huntley wins came from David Ferrante (160), Juan Quiroz (170), Justin Allen (182) Nik Wise (195) and Justin Padayhag (220). Huntley also won five matches by forfeit.

Prairie Ridge’s lone victories came from Trey Piotrowski (138) and Kyle Koelblinger (145).

Marengo Triangular: At Marengo, the Indians defeated Richmond-Burton, 41-25, and North Boone, 72-9.

Four Indians wrestlers had two pins: Cameron Miller (135), Joe Mier (170), Michael Vega-Perez (170) and James Mier (200).

Others with two victories includ-

ed O’Neil Swanson (126) and Landen stock co-op: Jacobs co-op boys swimPfeiffer (106). ming defeated McHenry and WoodGrayslake Central 45, Woodstock 30: stock co-op in a meet at Woodstock At Grayslake Central, Woodstock lost North. Jacobs’ 85 points beat McHendespite pins from five wrestlers. Cody ry’s 62 and Woodstock’s 35.

Ratliff, Jerred Grell, Paxson Dechant, Jacobs’ relay team of Harold OgabAidan Jacobs and Nathan Van Hoorn an, Elijah Stuart, Alec Orndahl and all had pins for the Blue Streaks.

Reid Coyle won both the 200-yard medley relay (1:44.21) and the 400 GIRLS BASKETBALL freestyle relay (3:29.11).

Burlington Central 41, Marengo 35: Ogaban and Stuart each won two At Burlington, Marissa Knobloch led individual events as well. Ogaban the Indians with 10 points in a road won the 200 freestyle (1:49.56) and the loss.

100 backstroke (55.76).

Lauren Aubry scored seven points.

Stuart won the 200 individual medAmy Rohe and Erin Haeflinger each scored six for Marengo (8-12, 3-5 ley (2:07.38) and the 100 breaststroke (1:06.87). Coyle won the 50 freestyle Kishwaukee River Conference).

(23.96).

North Boone 57, Harvard 42: At HarMcHenry’s Riley Hedberg won the vard, Dianayeli Plata led the Hornets 100 butterfly (56.34). He teamed up with 17 points in a loss.

Plata made four 3-point field goals with Dylan Qualls, Nathan Murrin in the game. Daniela Garcia scored 11 and Bryce Williams to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:36.30). Luke Ross points and Lauren Shafer added six. won the 500 freestyle (5:27.48).

Woodstock’s Jeremy Wolf won the BOYS SWIMMING Jacobs co-op tops McHenry, Wood- 100 freestyle (49.75).

Hampshire, Jacobs held the Whips to 11 points through 22 minutes before Hampshire pulled away late in the third and fourth quarters for a 37-33 victory.

“We’re not out of it. We’re still right there, and that’s the cool thing,” Jacobs coach Joe Benoit said after the Eagles’ loss to Hampshire. “The climb gets a little more difficult at this time, but you saw what we’re all about tonight; you saw our kids going hard. ... It just didn’t fall for us offensively.”

WHAT TO WATCH Huntley at Jacobs 3:30 p.m. Saturday The Red Raiders lead the FVC by the slimmest of margins, and the Golden Eagles need a victory to keep the heat on.

Dundee-Crown at Prairie Ridge 7 p.m. Wednesday The Chargers and Wolves are playing spoiler in the FVC right now, so this should be an intriguing matchup between two teams trending in the right direction.

Prairie Ridge’s Sarah Wolf had 17 points in an upset victory over McHenry, and the Wolves also beat C-G. D-C, meanwhile, has knocked off Huntley and Crystal Lake South in the past week to climb back to .500 in the FVC at 5-5.

Burlington Central at Johnsburg 7 p.m. Thursday It’s possible that Johnsburg can wrap up the KRC title if the Skyhawks handle Woodstock and Woodstock North first.

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Continued from page 2 Pedersen (170) and Vincent Fontanetta (220) all won by pin.

“Oh my gosh, it was amazing,” Malik said. “This was one-of-akind, no one’s ever done it and wow it was something special. Especially on senior night, that was wonderful.”

South also got a win from freshman Peyton Timmons by decision at 113.

Afterward, Ryan was already saying he thought it had gone well enough earn clearance for next year, and he was already thinking about how the event could be improved upon.

“It worked out phenomenally,” Ryan said. “The only thing you wish you could change is the team score, but again, every single one of the kids we put out there they battled and that’s all you can ask. And a lot of them I think got a pretty memorable experience, and if you can create that in a high school sport that’s awesome. They’re never going to forget this.”

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WEEK #20 MATCHUPS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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• Friday, January 20, 2017

Germany’s Angelique Kerber makes a forehand return to Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their third round match Thursday at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Angelique Kerber had a straight-sets win for the first time in her first Australian Open title defense, starting her 6-0, 6-4, third-round victory with an eight-game streak against Kristyna Pliskova on Thursday.

Top-ranked Kerber beat the other Pliskova twin, Karolina, in the final of the last U.S. Open to capture her second-career Grand Slam title. Her first was a year ago here at Melbourne Park.

Kerber will next play 35th-ranked CoCo Vandeweghe, who reached the fourth round in Australia for the first time with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, win over 2014 semifinalist Eugenie Bouchard.

“I’m ready, I’m feeling good, I’m loving to play on this court,” Kerber said.

Eighth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova was broken twice while serving for the match before finally finishing off former No. 1-ranked Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 5-7, 9-7, in 3 hours and 36 minutes.

Two-time major champion Kuznetsova will next play No. 24 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who beat No. 11 Elina Svitolina 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Vandeweghe recovered from an early break in the third set in a tense win over Bouchard, who was ranked as high as No. 5 in 2014, when she reached the semifinals in Australia and France and the final at Wimbledon.

The 22-year-old Canadian broke to

open the third set and appeared to be in control, until Vandeweghe changed her approach.

After breaking back and holding in the key eighth game, when she saved four break points in a game that went to deuce eight times, Vandeweghe had the benefit of serving first with no tiebreakers in the deciding set.

She easily held for a 6-5 lead and then, after Bouchard had a game point, went on a roll to close with a big backhand winner on match point.

Vandeweghe has reached the fourth round and quarterfinals in the past two years at Wimbledon, but her run to the third round in 2015 in Australia was her best at any major not played on grass.

Still, she didn’t think the win to reach that level was particularly noteworthy.

“It was kind of expected, in my mind, to get the win and to get the victory and to move a step closer to achieving what I want to achieve for this year and also this tournament,” she said. “It’s just another opponent on the way to achieving my goal.”

Bouchard, ranked 47th ahead of the tournament, hasn’t gone past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament since slipping and falling in the locker room during the 2015 U.S. Open.

Australian Open organizers were briefed by Victoria state police over an incident in downtown Melbourne where a man deliberately drove into a street crowded with pedestrians, killing at least three people.

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8 BULLS

Butler named to start All-Star Game

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com For a guy that said he didn’t care about making the All-Star Game just a few days ago, well, Jimmy Butler can go ahead and cancel those February plans to Barbados.

Butler was named to his third straight All-Star game Thursday, but this was the first time he was named to the NBA’s mid-season showcase weekend as a starter.

Still, he wasn’t about to back down from his stance on how meaningful the game is to him.

“Nope, it hasn’t changed at all,” Butler said on a teleconference from Atlanta after the Eastern Team starters were announced. “Obviously it’s a huge accomplishment and it’s an honor to be named a starter, but it’s All-Star Weekend, there’s going to be a lot of good players there. I guess it’s just another name thrown in with some decent basketball players.”

Butler’s been more than “just another name’’ so far for the Bulls this season.

In 41 games this season, the 27-year-old is averaging a career-high 24.8 points a game, the fourth best in the East. He also has a career-high 6.8 rebounds, a career-high-tying 4.8 assists and 1.76 steals, all while playing 36.8 minutes a game and on most nights guarding the best player on

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Jimmy Butler grabs a rebound in the first half Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies. the opposing team.

Not bad for a guy selected with the last pick of the first round in the 2011 NBA Draft.

“Everybody has their own story,” Butler said. “Everyone has a different path to get where they’re trying to get to, and I’m no different than anybody else. I think I just worked a little hard, put in the time, and became a decent player. I will tell you

right now that when I was starting my NBA career in 2011, I wasn’t very good, I’ll tell you that. Now to be named a starter shows the work I’ve put in.”

This was the first season the voting process for the starters involved the fans, as well as the media and the players. It’s always been a fan-vote process, but this season the fan vote only carried 50 percent of the weight,

while the media and players each grabbed the other 25 percent.

Butler joined forwards LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the frontcourt, so obviously he’s in good company.

Deservingly so, considering Butler joins MVP candidate Russell Westbrook as the only players in the NBA who are presently averaging at least 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.50 steals a game.

As far as the voting, Butler did hand in a ballot, but would only admit to voting for Dwyane Wade as a reserve. The rest would remain a secret.

What wasn’t a secret was how much fun Butler planned to have in New Orleans that weekend. He attended the All-Star Game last season after being named a reserve, and wasn’t even playing in it because of an injury.

“It’s fun, man,” Butler said. “You get to know the other really good players in the league and you get to learn a little bit about them, and then the experiences that you get to be a part of whether it’s the [Michael] Jordan party or you’re taking your guys everywhere.

“I think that’s the most fun part for me is that my trainers, my brothers, everyone that is behind the scenes that’s helped me with everything gets to experience it too.”

NBA ALL-STAR GAME

Curry, Durant, LeBron, Irving are selected to start

By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Stephen Curry won a tiebreaker to join Golden State teammate Kevin Durant in the lineup, while LeBron James and Kyrie Irving also gave Cleveland two starters in the NBA All-Star Game.

Curry and Houston’s James Harden beat out Russell Westbrook for the two Western Conference backcourt spots Thursday in the new voting system that included players and media for the first time this season. They will join frontcourt choices Durant, Anthony Davis of New Orleans and Kawhi Leonard of San Antonio.

The rest of the East lineup for the Feb. 19 game in New Orleans is Giannis Antetokounmpo of Milwaukee and the Bulls Jimmy Butler in the frontcourt and DeMar DeRozan of Toronto in the backcourt. He beat out Boston’s Isaiah Thomas in another tiebreaker.

Fan voting accounted for 50 percent in the new system, while current players and a media panel

each made up 25 percent.

James is the leading scorer in All-Star Game history and is set to become just the fifth player to start at least 13 games. He said it meant something extra being the leading vote-getter among fans, with nearly 1.9 million votes.

“I think from the standpoint of people enjoy the way I play the game, they respect the way I play the game and at this point in my career I’m still doing something right,” he said Thursday. “Makes me proud, makes my family proud and my support system, so it’s cool in that sense.”

He and Durant had the highest possible scores across all three voting groups, but the new process eliminated the Bulls’Dwyane Wade, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Zaza Pachulia, who would have been elected by fans under the old format.

But they didn’t rank high enough to hold onto spots when player and media votes were counted, although Curry did.

Fan voting served as the tiebreaker, and the two-time MVP’s 1.8 million votes trailed only

James. So even though he ranked third behind MVP candidates Harden and Westbrook in the other categories and ended up with the same weighted score as them, he got one spot and Harden the other after earning nearly 200,000 more fan votes than his former teammate.

DeRozan edged Thomas by about 41,000 votes among fans, which gave him the tiebreaker to join Irving, the MVP of the 2014 All-Star Game in his other start, which was also in New Orleans.

Perennial East starters such as Wade and Carmelo Anthony missed out, leaving James surrounded by Irving and three players voted as starters for the first time. Antetokounmpo became Milwaukee’s first All-Star since Michael Redd in 2003-04.

The NBA’s midseason spectacle will be a big night for the little guys, with most of the starters coming from outside the league’s biggest markets.

More than 38 million votes were cast by fans, a 146 percent increase from last season.

The reserves will be announced next Thursday after voting by head coaches in each conference.

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Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford looks up-ice during the first period of against the Washington Capitals on Jan. 13 in Washington.

Crawford and all other NHL goalies will be wearing slimmeddown goalie pants when they become mandatory Feb. 4.

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BLACKHAWKS

Crawford adjusting to NHL’s latest equipment change to boost scoring

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com BOSTON – Corey Crawford wore the new slimmed-down goalie pants that will become mandatory Feb. 4 – part of the NHL’s latest effort to increase scoring – during the Blackhawks’ game against Washington last Friday.

He gave up five goals and was replaced by Scott Darling in the third period.

“Tough one to try them out in,” Crawford said with a laugh. “I wore them in practice, too. They’re definitely thinner. It’s not going to make a huge difference, but there are some little tweaks to be done with the equipment.”

The goalies are an easy target when trying to figure out how to goose scoring in a league that has seen save percentage increase steadily from .873 percent in 1983-84 to .915 percent this season, matching last season’s all-time high.

Streamlining goalie pads is the sim-

plest solution.

But Crawford had a different, and compelling, idea on how to increase both scoring, and the quality of play.

“I’ve always thought the real issue isn’t goalie equipment,” he said. “The issue is ice. If you can make ice like the way it is in Colorado, the way it is in Washington, Edmonton – you make the conditions like that for every game in every rink, guys are going to score. …

It’s a massive difference between battling with [a bouncing] puck and making sure it’s going to be on the ice, and just playing.”

Indeed, if you watch a game in Edmonton vs. a game in, say, Florida, passes are crisper, play is cleaner, and the game is faster.

The United Center, as have many high-traffic, multipurpose arenas, has been long derided for its ice quality.

But Crawford said it’s significantly better now, and is among the “top third” in the league.

“I don’t care how big your equipment is, if you can’t react to it, you’re

not going to stop it, anyway,” Crawford said. “How fast was that game in Colorado (a 6-4 Hawks win)? How fun was that game to watch? That was a fast game. You watch a game where the ice is just horse[bleep] – it makes a huge difference. It’s way more fun to watch.”

Crawford has done his own part to increase scoring lately, with a middling .903 save percentage since missing three weeks after an appendectomy.

Before the surgery, Crawford’s save percentage was a sparkling .927 in 20 games. Crawford doesn’t believe there are any lingering effects from the appendectomy, but admitted he’s not seeing the puck as well as he was earlier in the season.

“Every guy goes through it,” he said.

“There’s not one goalie in the league, in history, that’s ever gone through a full season without some sort of down [stretch] during the year. It’s almost impossible to do that. ... It’s funny how the game works. Sometimes you feel great, you’re playing great, and you

lose 2-1, or 1-0. And then there are other games where maybe you don’t feel as well or you’re not seeing the puck as well, and you win 6-5 to 5-4.”

Scott Darling will get the start Friday at Boston, but that’s largely because Joel Quenneville wants to get everybody in while the players’ fathers are on the road trip this week.

Quenneville’s not worried about Crawford. He also pointed out that – slimmed-down goalie pants or not – there have been a lot of eye-popping scores around the league over the past few days, with the Penguins winning 8-7, the Stars winning 7-6, the Hawks and Senators winning 6-4, and the Red Wings winning 6-5.

“Everybody has stretches where you’re on top of your game to a different level and you’re seeing the puck, and then you have stretches where they find a way in,” Quenneville said.

“We all feel very comfortable that [Crawford] will be able to get back to being confident and doing this thing.”

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10 NFL ANALYSIS

4 QBs left have unique talents – but they also have their flaws

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

There are some overlooked truths about the four superb quarterbacks left chasing a Super Bowl title: • Tom Brady’s career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw efficiency in the playoffs.

• Ben Roethlisberger becomes rather ordinary when being blitzed.

• Aaron Rodgers is hardly the king of the fourth-quarterback comeback, no matter his recent Hail Mary completions and a certain final-seconds, throw-on-the-run play.

• Matt Ryan produces interceptions nearly as often as TDs when trailing late.

There’s a lot of talk heading into Sunday’s conference title games about the accomplishments, talents and legacies of the four starting QBs, which makes sense.

New England’s Brady, Pittsburgh’s Roethlisberger, Green Bay’s Rodgers and Atlanta’s Ryan are as good as it gets today at the NFL’s most important position.

“Watching these quarterbacks play has been extraordinary,” said Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott, a teammate of Joe Montana’s on four Super Bowl champions from 1982 to ’90 with the San Francisco 49ers. “They’re very good at identifying: ‘OK, I see an opening.

I recognize it. Now I’m going to deliver it.’ They’ve shown their ball skills. They’ve shown their foot skills. They’ve given us a little bit of everything. ... That’s, for me, where this game has evolved. You’ve got quarterbacks that can be a combination of Joe Montana, Steve Young and Brett Favre.”

They share attributes, such as reading a defense, arm strength, leadership skills and more. And each member of this quartet has unique abilities, too.

That’s why they’re the four QBs with the most wins since 2008, and by next month, why they’ll own a combined 12 Super Bowl appearances, eight titles and quite possibly five league MVP awards.

This season, Ryan led the NFL in

playmakers. Trailing in the fourth quarter of one-possession games this season, compiled near-perfect 156.1 passer rating, 27 for 31 for 371 yards, 4 TDs, no INTs. Negatives: Can be troubled by blitzes: 78.6 passer rating this season, 24th in the league. Brady, in contrast, led the NFL at 126.8, according to Sportradar; Ryan No. 2 at 122.5.

They said it: “He is just making really good pre-snap decisions and post-snap decisions. ... He is doing a better job of not trying to make a ‘Ben-like’ play all the time.” – offensive coordinator Todd Haley.

AARON RODGERS Positives: Terrific out of the pock-

et, often via designed rollouts. This postseason, according to Sportradar, he’s 16 for 20 for 234 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 148.8 rating on such plays; every other playoff QB has thrown for AP file photos 182 yards combined and a 56.2 rating.

The quarterbacks playing in Sunday’s NFL conference title games are the New England Negatives: Only 17-36 with a Patriots’ Tom Brad (from top left clockwise), the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger, game-winning drive or comeback the Green Bay Packer’ Aaron Rodgers and the Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan. opportunity, a .321 winning percentage that’s by far the worst of this passer rating at 117.1, the fifth-best you need to do?” bunch, according to Scott Kacsmar of ever, followed by Brady at No. 2 and What stands out about these QBs: Football Outsiders.

Rodgers at No. 4, with Roethlisberger They said it: “Look at the flexibilNo. 11. Rodgers led in TD passes with TOM BRADY ity, the ability to turn his hips, the Positives: Diagnoses a blitz and 40, two more than Ryan. Brady set flexibility he has in his shoulder shifts the play; 126.8 passer rata record for best TD-to-interception and elbow.” – coach Mike McCarthy ing against blitzes led the league, ratio with 28 scores and two picks. on Rodgers’ ability to throw while according to Sportradar. Turns Among QBs with at least 250 passmoving to his left. ing attempts, Brady ranked No. 1, seemingly anyone into an effective Roethlisberger No. 3 in fewest sacks, receiver, putting the football where MATT RYAN while Ryan was No. 3, Brady No. 5 in teammates can make big plays; sixth Positives: Spreads the ball around, completion percentage. in the NFL this season in percentage setting an NFL record with TD passThese guys are not perfect, of total yards after the catch (49.1), es to 13 receivers this season. His though. according to Sportradar.

135.4 passer rating on deep throws Negatives: In 10 conference title They make mistakes. And chances led NFL, according to Sportradar, are, one or more will do so again this games, owns 76.3 passer rating with and his 9.3 yards per attempt were 12 TDs, 12 INTs. On postseason deep weekend. surpassed only by three QBs since throws (more than 20 yards in the “Joe Montana would say, ‘I don’t the AFL-NFL merger. Durable, makair) since 2007: 50.6 rating; 26 comple- ing 120 consecutive starts. have to make every throw; I have to tion percentage, 4 TDs, 6 INTs. deliver the mail. I have to make the Negatives: Only had seven INTs They said it: “He does such a good right decisions. Just try to get the this season, but four came in lossjob of relating to you ... the way that mail to the right person at the right es – three in the final four minutes; he likes things to be run, his route time and not beat myself trying to another was a pick-6 late in the first details and that type of stuff.” – WR do more than I should,’” Lott said. half. Trailing by one possession in Chris Hogan.

“Which one of these quarterbacks is the fourth quarter, career passer ratgoing to put themselves in a situaing is 81.9, with 16 TDs, 14 INTS. Just tion where in their weakest moment BEN ROETHLISBERGER 2-4 in playoff games, with 7 INTs. Positives: Long known for extend– because all of them have moments They said it: “We’ve got a lot of ing plays, now quickly understands when they’re going to be weak – do different moving parts and different what’s available and gets the ball to you try to do something more than guys that can make plays.” – Ryan.

NFL NOTES

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and 31 touchdowns this past season after signing a six-year, $140 million Colts owner says Luck has successful contract in June. surgery: At indianapolis, Colts quarFormer Jets star Gastineau says he terback Andrew Luck has undergone has several health issues: At New York, surgery on the right shoulder that’s former New York Jets sack-dancing bothered him the past two seasons. star Mark Gastineau says he is sufferColts owner Jim Irsay announced ing from several health issues caused Thursday on Twitter that Luck was from years of playing football.

The 60-year-old Gastineau says recovering from successful outpatient surgery. Irsay said Luck will be during a radio interview Thursday ready for the 2017 season. night with Pete McCarthy on 710 Luck was listed on the Colts inju- WOR Radio in New York that he has ry report throughout this season and been diagnosed with dementia, Alzmissed several practices, with coach heimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disChuck Pagano saying the team had a ease.

The Jets’ career sacks leader, who plan for keeping Luck healthy while he dealt with a sore throwing shoul- was known for his entertaining dancder. es after taking down quarterbacks Luck missed two games early in from 1979-88, believes his conditions the 2015 season because of the shoul- are largely related to his aggressive, der injury. He threw for 4,240 yards hard-playing style.

League owners are expected to vote on the move in March.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

No. 3 UCLA throttles Arizona State The ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES – Isaac Hamilton scored 33 points, hitting a career-high nine 3-pointers, and No. 3 UCLA routed Arizona State 102-80 on Thursday night to improve to 11-0 at home.

The Bruins (19-1, 6-1 Pac-12) made 16 3-pointers and shot 60 percent from the field.

They led by 25 points in the first half and were up by 16 early in the second before the Sun Devils (9-10, 2-4) got within single digits in the matchup of the league’s top two scoring and 3-point shooting teams.

Torian Graham scored 26 points and Tra Holder tied his career-high with 22 for Arizona State, which has lost seven straight road games to UCLA. The Sun Devils hit 11 3-pointers, including six by Graham.

No. 4 Gonzaga 88, Santa Clara 57: At Santa Clara, Calif., Przemek Karnowski scored 19 points on just seven shots from the field and Gonzaga remained the only undefeated team in Division I. Karnowski made six shots against the undersized Broncos and added seven more points from the line to help the Bulldogs (18-0, 6-0 West Coast Conference) extend the best start in school history with another lopsided win.

Zach Collins had 16 points and Nigel Williams-Goss added 11 points and

10 rebounds in Gonzaga’s 11th straight double-digit win.

Jared Brownridge scored 23 points to lead the Broncos (10-10, 4-3) but got little help from his teammates as Santa Clara dropped its 13th straight to Gonzaga and 37th in the past 39 meetings.

No. 11 Oregon 86, California 63: At Eugene, Ore., Jordan Bell scored a career-high 26 points, Casey Benson had 15 on five 3-pointers and Oregon rolled.

The Ducks (17-2, 6-0 Pac-12) matched a 104-year-old school record with their 15th consecutive win, but they lost preseason All-America Dillon Brooks to a lower leg injury late in the first half.

Brooks, who had offseason surgery on his left foot, limped off the court as Oregon was building a 44-30 halftime lead. Oregon officials tweeted that Brooks had injured his lower left leg after he did not appear with his teammates for the second half.

Jabari Bird had 21 points to lead the Golden Bears (13-6, 4-3), who had won three straight and eight of their last 10 meetings with the Ducks.

No. 12 Louisville 92, Clemson 60: At Louisville, Ky, Deng Adel scored 18 points to match a career high and Donovan Mitchell scored 18 in the first half as Louisville closed on a 10-0 run.

Playing their first game without

a big run in the second half for Saint Mary’s.

Jock Landale added 10 points and 10 rebounds while Joe Rahon had nine points and nine assists for Saint Mary’s, which has won 10 of 11.

The Gaels (16-2, 6-1 West Coast Conference) let most of a 19-point lead slip away and were up 35-30 early in the second half before Hermanson sparked a 17-4 run. Landale had four points during the run while Tanner Krebbs made two of his three 3-pointers.

T.J. Wallace scored 13 points for Pacific (8-12, 2-5), which has lost eight straight and 10 of 11 in the series between the schools.

No. 25 Maryland 84, Iowa 76: Iowa City, Iowa, Melo Trimble scored 20 points and Maryland rallied after blowing a 15-point lead for its fourth straight victory.

Trimble hit consecutive 3-pointers in the final 3 minutes to key the Terrapins (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten), who have also won three in a row on the road.

Maryland was threatening to blow out the Hawkeyes (11-9, 3-4) before they went on a 10-0 run midway through the second half. The Hawkeyes went ahead 72-69, but an 8-0 spurt fueled by Trimble’s 3s gave Maryland a lead it did not relinquish.

Anthony Cowan had 15 points and No. 23 Saint Mary’s 62, Pacific 50: At Oraga, Calif., Calvin Hermanson six assists for the Terrapins, who shot scored seven of his 17 points as part of 56.6 percent from the field.

injured point guard Quentin Snider (strained hip), the Cardinals (16-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) initially struggled to find a rhythm with numerous combinations. Mitchell scored their first six points to settle them down before adding eight during the pivotal spurt with consecutive 3-pointers, the last of which beat the buzzer and earned a 41-31 halftime lead.

Marcquise Reed had 13 points and Donte Grantham added 11 for the Tigers (11-7, 1-5), who lost their fifth straight.

No. 14 Arizona 73, Southern Cal 66: At Los Angeles, Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points, including a rainbow 3-pointer with 33 seconds left, and Arizona held on late.

The Wildcats (17-2, 6-0 Pac-12) won their 12th consecutive game but had to hold on to the end as USC rallied from a 23-point deficit over the final 15 minutes.

Rawle Alkins added 14 points, Kadeem Allen 11, and Dusan Ristic grabbed 12 rebounds for Arizona, which struggled against a zone defense and shot 40 percent overall but made 10 of 26 3-point attempts.

Elijah Stewart scored 20 points and Jordan McLaughlin added 14 points and eight assists for Southern California (16-4, 3-4).

• Friday, January 20, 2017

LAKE FOREST – The Bears have hired three new assistant coaches.

Jeremiah Washburn replaces Dave Magazu as offensive line coach.

Washburn last served as assistant offensive line coach under Adam Gase with the Miami Dolphins.

Curtis Modkins was hired as running backs coach. Modkins has coached for 22 years, including nine with the San Francisco 49ers. Before that, he spent three seasons as the Detroit Lions’ running backs coach.

Modkins replaces Stan Drayton, who left to become assistant head coach at Texas.

Roy Anderson joined the staff as assistant secondary coach. He has eight years of NFL coaching experience with the 49ers, Indianapolis

Colts and Baltimore Ravens. Anderson replaces Sam Garnes, who was fired.

The Bears also announced that the contract of outside linebackers coach Clint Hurtt wasn’t renewed.

Raiders file paperwork to move: At Las Vegas, first the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. Soon, maybe, the Las Vegas Raiders.

Once looked on with disdain by major sports leagues, this gambling city is now just 24 votes away from cashing in on one of the biggest sports jackpots ever.

The Raiders made it official Thursday by filing for relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, the culmination of a whirlwind romance to bring an NFL team to a city that the league had previously gone out of its way to shun because of sports betting fears.

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NBA 7 p.m.: Bulls at Atlanta, WGN 7 p.m.: Golden State at Houston, ESPN 9:30 p.m.: Indiana at L.A. Lakers, ESPN NHL 6 p.m.: Blackhawks at Boston, CSN, NHLN Men’s basketball 5:30 p.m.: E. Michigan at Akron, CBSSN Women’s basketball 6 p.m.: Providence at Seton Hall, FS2 7 p.m.: Georgetown at Xavier, FS1 Tennis 8 p.m.: Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia, ESPN2 2 a.m. (Saturday): Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia, ESPN2 Auto racing 7 p.m.: NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, at Charlotte, N.C., NBCSN

TUESDAY

at Orlando 6 p.m.

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Golf 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, CareerBuilder Challenge, second round, at La Quinta, Calif., TGC 6 p.m.: Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, second round, at Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, TGC 11:30 p.m.: Asian Tour, SMBC Singapore Open, third round, at Singapore, TGC 2:30 a.m. (Saturday): European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, third round, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, TGC Figure skating 5 p.m.: U.S. Championships, Women’s short dance, at Kansas City, Mo., NBCSN Soccer 1:30 p.m.: Bundesliga, SC Freiburg vs. Bayern Munich, FS1 Boxing 9 p.m.: Adam Lopez vs. Danny Roman, WBA junior featherweight eliminator, at Atlantic City, N.J., SHO

BRIEFS AP source: Trumbo, Orioles reach $37.5 million, 3-year deal

The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $37.5 million, three-year contract to keep major league home run champion Mark Trumbo, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on THE condition of anonymity Thursday night because the agreement is contingent on Trumbo passing a physical.

Trumbo hit 47 home runs last year and became a free agent. The 31-year-old did not accept the Orioles’ qualifying offer of a $17.2 million, one-year contract, wanting to test the market. Uncertain whether he would return, the Orioles acquired outfielder Seth Smith from Seattle earlier this month.

With Trumbo leading the way, the Orioles earned an AL wild-card berth last season, then lost to Toronto in 11 innings.

Trumbo played in 159 games last season, batting .256 while setting career highs for

home runs and RBIs (108).

Rod Carew passes 1-month mark since heart transplant

LOS ANGELES – Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew has passed the one-month mark since a heart and kidney transplant with no signs of rejection.

Carew told the American Heart Association News he’s “doing great” since the 13-hour operation on Dec. 16. He’s spent the past week in a rehabilitation center and expects to return home soon.

Carew said he wants to remind people to get their hearts checked. His donor was a 29-year-old man.T he 71-year-old former Twins and Angels star had a heart attack in September 2015 and later had a device implanted in his heart.

Carew played from 1967 to 1985. He was a seven-time American League batting champion and first-ballot selection to the Hall of Fame.

– Wire reports

BETTING ODDS NBA

FAVORITE at ATLANTA Portland at CHARLOTTE Milwaukee at NEW ORLEANS at MEMPHIS Golden State at DALLAS Indiana

Friday LINE O/U 5½ (203½) 1½ (209½) 1 (215) 2½ (209½) OFF (OFF) 6½ (202) 4½ (236½) OFF (OFF) 3 (220)

UNDERDOG Bulls at PHILADELPHIA Toronto at ORLANDO Brooklyn Sacramento at HOUSTON Utah at LA LAKERS

Friday LINE 3 8½ 6

at MILWAUKEE at GREEN BAY at AKRON

1 11 5

Cleveland St Youngstown St E. Michigan

NHL

Friday UNDERDOG Blackhawks at CAROLINA Detroit Montreal Nashville Florida

FAVORITE at BOSTON Pittsburgh at BUFFALO at NEW JERSEY at EDMONTON at VANCOUVER

LINE -138 -127 -123 OFF OFF -112

FAVORITE AT ATLANTA AT NEW ENGLAND

Sunday OPEN TODAY O/U 4 5 (60) 4½ 6 (50½)

LINE +128 +117 +113 OFF OFF +102

NFL

UNDERDOG at N. KENTUCKY Detroit at BROWN

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 44 29 10 5 63 Blackhawks 47 28 14 5 61 St. Louis 46 23 18 5 51 Nashville 45 21 17 7 49 Dallas 47 19 20 8 46 Winnipeg 48 21 23 4 46 Colorado 43 13 29 1 27 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 48 26 13 9 61 San Jose 46 28 16 2 58 Edmonton 47 25 15 7 57 Calgary 48 24 21 3 51 Los Angeles 45 22 19 4 48 Vancouver 46 21 19 6 48 Arizona 45 13 26 6 32

UNDERDOG GREEN BAY PITTSBURGH

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

NFL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE GF 145 132 131 123 126 135 87

GA 99 120 142 118 147 148 145

GF 127 122 135 127 113 112 97

GA 118 105 125 131 113 130 147

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 46 27 13 6 60 139 117 Ottawa 43 24 15 4 52 113 111 Boston 48 23 19 6 52 122 123 Toronto 43 21 14 8 50 134 128 Florida 47 20 18 9 49 111 131 Tampa Bay 47 21 21 5 47 127 137 Detroit 45 20 19 6 46 118 132 Buffalo 44 17 18 9 43 104 124 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 45 30 9 6 66 145 97 Columbus 44 30 10 4 64 145 98 Pittsburgh 44 28 11 5 61 157 132 N.Y. Rangers 46 29 16 1 59 163 125 Philadelphia 46 22 18 6 50 132 148 Carolina 44 21 16 7 49 122 121 New Jersey 46 19 18 9 47 105 132 N.Y. Islanders 43 18 17 8 44 123 128 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Results Ottawa 2, Columbus 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Dallas 0 N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 2 Washington 7, St. Louis 3 Minnesota 4, Arizona 3 Nashville 4, Calgary 3 Anaheim 2, Colorado 1 San Jose 2, Tampa Bay 1 Friday’s Games Blackhawks at Boston, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Montreal at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Florida at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games St. Louis at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 30 11 .732 Indiana 22 19 .537 Milwaukee 20 21 .488 Bulls 21 22 .488 Detroit 20 24 .455 Atlantic Division W L Pct oronto 28 14 .667 Boston 26 16 .619 New York 19 25 .432 Philadelphia 14 26 .350 Brooklyn 8 33 .195 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 24 18 .571 Washington 23 19 .548 Charlotte 21 21 .500 Orlando 17 27 .386 Miami 13 30 .302

PLAYOFFS

GB — 8 10 10 11½ GB — 2 10 13 19½ GB — 1 3 8 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 33 9 .786 — Houston 33 12 .733 1½ Memphis 25 19 .568 9 New Orleans 17 26 .395 16½ Dallas 14 28 .333 19 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 27 16 .628 — Oklahoma City 25 19 .568 2½ Denver 17 24 .415 9 Portland 18 26 .409 9½ Minnesota 15 28 .349 12 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 36 6 .857 — L.A. Clippers 29 15 .659 8 Sacramento 16 25 .390 19½ L.A. Lakers 15 31 .326 23 Phoenix 13 29 .310 23 Thursday’s Results Cleveland 118, Phoenix 103 Miami 99, Dallas 95 Washington 113, New York 110 San Antonio 118, Denver 104 Minnesota 104, L.A. Clippers 101 Friday’s Games Bulls at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Sacramento at Bulls, 8 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 4 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

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

Houston at Memphis, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference Overall W L PCT W L PCT Maryland 5 1 .833 17 2 .895 Wisconsin 4 1 .800 15 3 .833 Purdue 4 2 .667 15 4 .789 Northwestern 4 2 .667 15 4 .789 Michigan St. 4 2 .667 12 7 .632 Nebraska 4 2 .667 10 8 .556 Minnesota 3 3 .500 15 4 .789 Indiana 3 3 .500 13 6 .684 Penn St. 3 3 .500 11 8 .579 Iowa 3 4 .429 11 9 .550 Illinois 2 4 .333 12 7 .632 Michigan 2 4 .333 12 7 .632 Ohio St. 1 5 .167 11 8 .579 Rutgers 0 6 .000 11 8 .579 Thursday’s Result Maryland 84, Iowa 76

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE Oakland at WRIGHT ST Yale

NBA

Conference Overall W L PCT W L PCT Akron 5 0 1.000 15 3 .833 E. Michigan 4 1 .800 12 6 .667 N. Illinois 4 1 .800 12 6 .667 Ohio 3 2 .600 11 5 .688 Ball St. 3 2 .600 12 6 .667 Toledo 3 2 .600 10 8 .556 Buffalo 2 3 .400 8 10 .444 W. Michigan 2 3 .400 6 11 .353 C Michigan 1 4 .200 11 7 .611 Kent St. 1 4 .200 9 9 .500 Miami (Ohio) 1 4 .200 8 10 .444 Bowling Green 1 4 .200 7 11 .389 Friday’s Game E. Michigan at Akron, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Miami at Cent. Michigan, 12:30 p.m.

Ball St. at Bowling Green, 1:30 p.m.

Ohio at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m.

W. Michigan at Buffalo, 2:30 p.m.

Toledo at Kent St., 6 p.m.

TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Thursday’s Results No. 3 UCLA 102, Arizona St. 80 No. 4 Gonzaga 88, Santa Clara 57 No. 11 Oregon 86, California 63 No. 12 Louisville 92, Clemson 60 No. 14 Arizona 72, Southern Cal 66 No. 23 Saint Mary’s 62, Pacific 50 No. 25 Maryland 84, Iowa 76 Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 1 Villanova vs. Providence at Wells Fargo Center, 11 a.m.

No. 2 Kansas vs. Texas, 1 p.m.

No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 Arizona, 3 p.m.

No. 4 Gonzaga vs. Portland, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 24 South Carolina, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Baylor at TCU, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Creighton vs. Marquette, 1:30 p.m.

No. 7 W. Virginia vs. Kansas St., 5 p.m.

No. 9 North Carolina at Boston College, 11 a.m.

No. 10 Florida St. vs. No. 12 Louisville, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Oregon vs. Stanford, 5 p.m.

No. 13 Butler at DePaul, 1 p.m.

No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m.

No. 16 Virginia vs. Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.

No. 18 Duke vs. Miami, 7:15 p.m.

No. 19 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 11 a.m.

No. 20 Cincinnati at Tulane, 3 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue vs. Penn St., 11 a.m.

No. 23 Saint Mary’s vs. Pepperdine, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Game No. 22 Xavier vs. Georgetown, 1 p.m.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday NFC Green Bay at Atlanta, 2:05 p.m.

AFC Pittsburgh at New England, 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)

INJURY REPORT

NEW YORK – The NFL injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: definitely will not play; DNP-did not practice; LIMITED: LIMITED; FULL: Full participation in practice): GREEN BAY at ATLANTA—PACKERS: DNP: WR Davante Adams (ankle), WR Geronimo Allison (hamstring), S Morgan Burnett (quadricep), K Mason Crosby (illness), LB Julius Peppers (not injury related), RB James Starks (concussion), C J.C. Tretter (knee).

LIMITED: WR Jeff Janis (quadricep), G T.J. Lang (foot), WR Jordy Nelson (ribs), CB Quinten Rollins (neck, concussion).

FULL: LB Jayrone Elliott (hand), LB Clay Matthews (shoulder), LB Nick Perry (hand). FALCONS: DNP: WR Julio Jones (toe). LIMITED: DT Jonathan Babineaux (shoulder), WR Taylor Gabriel (forearm), S Keanu Neal (foot).

PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND— STEELERS: DNP: RB Le’Veon Bell (not injury related), K Chris Boswell (illness), S Sean Davis (shoulder), C B.J. Finney (illness), WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (illness), QB Zach Mettenberger (illness), QB Ben Roethlisberger (not injury related), LB Vince Williams (shoulder). LIMITED: LB Anthony Chickillo (ankle), TE Ladarius Green (concussion), S Michael Mitchell (not injury related). FULL: LB James Harrison (shoulder, triceps), DE Ricardo Mathews (ankle), RB Fitzgerald Toussaint (concussion). PATRIOTS: LIMITED: WR Danny Amendola (ankle), TE Martellus Bennett (knee), RB Brandon Bolden (knee), LB Dont’a Hightower (knee), WR Chris Hogan (thigh), WR Malcolm Mitchell (knee), DE Jabaal Sheard (knee).

PREPS FRIDAY Boys basketball: Hampshire at Cary-Grove, Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake Central, Huntley at Crystal Lake South, Jacobs at McHenry, Johnsburg at Woodstock, Woodstock North at Richmond-Burton, Marengo at Burlington Central, Faith Lutheran at Christian Liberty Academy, Nazareth Academy at Marian Central, 7 p.m., Christian Life at Alden-Hebron, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Faith Lutheran at Christian Liberty, 5:30 p.m., Christian Life at Alden-Hebron, 6 p.m.

Wrestling: Harvard at Woodstock North triangular, Woodstock at Hampshire triangular, 5:30 p.m., Alden-Hebron at Orion Invite, 6 p.m., Marengo at Johnsburg triangular, 6:15 p.m.

Gymnastics: Prairie Ridge at Barrington, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY Boys basketball: Jacobs vs. Hillcrest at Glenbard East, 2:30 p.m., Marian Central at East Aurora, 6 p.m., St. Patrick at Dundee-Crown, 7 p.m., Girls basketball: Woodstock at Wisconsin Big Foot, 2:45 p.m., Marian Central at McHenry, Huntley at Jacobs, Crystal Lake South at Prairie Ridge, Hampshire at Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Grove at Dundee-Crown, 3:30 p.m., Woodstock North at Sycamore, 6 p.m.

Boys swimming: Jacobs co-op at Hersey Invite, 9 a.m., McHenry, CaryGrove co-op, Woodstock co-op at Woodstock North Mary Landa Invite, 11 a.m., Huntley at Buffalo Grove Invite, 1 p.m.

Boys bowling: IHSA Sectionals Girls bowling: Marengo at Rockford Guilford Invite, 8 a.m., McHenry, Johnsburg, Jacobs, Dundee-Crown at Wauconda Invite, 9 a.m.

Wrestling: Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Huntley at OPRF Invite, 8 a.m., Alden-Hebron at Orion Invite, McHenry at Warren Quad, Jacobs at Jacobs Quad, Dundee-Crown, Johnsburg at Wauconda Duals, Cary-Grove at Libertyville Triangular, 9 a.m., Marian Central at Lake Forest Quad, 10 a.m., Richmond-Burton at Harvard, 4 p.m.