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Inaugural speech strikes dour tone SPRINGFIELD – As I drove across Springfield on Friday, I turned my radio to the nation’s inauguration.

As Donald Trump’s words echoed through the cab of my pickup, I became more and more depressed.

Inauguration addresses are supposed to be a time of magnanimity, when the victor reaches across the nation’s divisions and rubs balm in its wounds.

Think of Illinois’ favorite son, Abraham Lincoln.

After four years of Civil War, he stood at the dais taking the oath of office and uttered these lasting words: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the fight as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”

That’s what oratory sounds like.

Lincoln uttered those words when the nation was at its nadir. Hundreds of thousands of its men lay dead on its battlefields, millions of its people enslaved and hatred rife between the North and the South.

Today our nation faces its challenges. But we are undeniably the most powerful nation on earth. We have our problems, to be sure, but we remain the envy of the world.

Trump seemed clueless to the time and the setting of his remarks.

He said this: “But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.”

Um, “all knowledge?”

Those aren’t words designed to elevate.

I grew up in Galesburg, a town where rusted-out factories are scattered like tombstones.

I’m aware of the problems facing Trump Country, but an inauguration is a time to lift up, not pound down.

Think of the words of John F. Kennedy when he took the oath of office: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

Instead from Trump we received these words: “One by one, the factories shuttered and

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VIEWS Scott Reeder left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.”

Yes, we have our problems.

But, gee, Mr. President isn’t this a time to call for coming together?

Think of the words of Franklin Roosevelt: “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”

That’s what an inauguration address should sound like.

As I listened to Trump’s words tumble from my truck’s speakers, I racked my brain for when I’ve come across an inauguration address anything like this. Two words came to mind: “Dan Walker.”

When he was sworn in as governor he told the Springfield audience: “The Free Ride is Over.”

Like Trump’s, those were hardly words of kindness or charity.

And like Trump’s address, those words were delivered in a time of relative prosperity.

Walker served one disastrous term as Illinois’ chief executive and a second term in federal prison. Only Rod Blagojevich rivals Walker in Illinois gubernatorial arrogance.

But neither man has anything on The Donald.

As I heard President Trump say: “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost,” I heard an echo of Dan Walker saying, “The Free Ride is Over.”

Let’s hope for the sake of our nation, Trump’s time in office is more successful than Walker’s.

The greatest nation on earth deserves that much.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse journalist. He works as a freelance reporter in the Springfield area and can be reached at ScottReeder1965@gmail.com.

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ON THE COVER Zoila Acosta (center) speaks to three District 47 administrators during a Bilingual Parent Leadership meeting Monday at Canterbury Elementary School in Crystal Lake.

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Ciro Pedrez (left) shares his opinions of how to get parents more involved with their children’s education during a Bilingual Parent Leadership meeting Monday at Canterbury Elementary School in Crystal Lake. At the meeting, parents spoke with three District 47 school administrators about how to get more information about school to Latino parents.

D-47 program urges Latino parents to become leaders in school community

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – School District 47 parent Candido Rodriguez wanted to get more involved in his son’s education.

Then he heard about District 47’s Bilingual Parent Leadership Academy, a program designed to encourage Latino families to become leaders in the school community and become more involved in the student learning process.

“One of the things that motivated me to join is that my daughter knows how to speak and write both languages perfectly, and I believe that’s been part of her success,” Rodriguez said.

“I want my son [who goes to Hannah Beardsley] to eventually go to college like she did.”

On Monday, Rodriguez attended a leadership meeting at Canterbury Elementary School in Crystal Lake, where District 47 administrators talked to parents about family engagement.

“It’s very important for my children to learn my language, because I don’t have a ton of time to teach my kids at home the Spanish language,” said District 47 parent Zoila Acosta, who also joined the academy.

“I want to learn more tools on how I can support my son and get him prepared for college,” Acosta added. “If

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North Elementary School Assistant Principal Christina Moran (from left), Canterbury Elementary School Principal Stacy Graff and Director of Dual Language and ELL Programs Amy Mosquera discuss ways District 47 is working to create activities to inform Latino parents about involvement in education.

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HUNTLEY – The village of Huntley has been recognized for its work on a historic house at Route 47 and Main Street.

About $500,000 was put into the Hackett House as part of the village’s downtown revitalization program, Huntley Assistant Village Manager Lisa Armour said.

The American Public Works Association’s Fox Valley Branch recently recognized the Hackett House with the Project of the Year award for historical restoration/preservation for less than $5 million.

“It was a big project for public works, so to be recognized for that, and to be recognized for [being] a community that’s working to preserve a historic structure, that was exciting for us,” Armour said.

The home was built about 1890, village documents show. It was named after Emma B. Hackett, who lived there and opened it as a boarding house about 1910.

During the 1920s, the Siegrist family bought the house and continued the boarding operations until the 1970s, documents show. The top floor was then rented as apartments until the village of Huntley bought the property in 2013.

“There’s usually two alternatives,” Armour said. “Either you invest and you keep it, or you don’t and things fall into

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The village of Huntley won the American Public Works Association, Fox Valley Branch, Public Works Project of the Year award for the Hackett House restoration. The house, built around 1890, is at the corner of Route 47 and Main Street and houses the Visit McHenry County visitor center. disrepair – and that’s a little bit of what we were seeing.”

Renovations to the outside of the home, 11879 E. Main St., included the removal and replacement of the building shell, roof and front and back porches, the redesign of the gutter system and addition of an accessibility lift. Inside, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, flooring restoration and trim work was completed, documents show.

Renovations for the 2,600-square-foot home were completed in April 2015, Armour said. Visit McHenry County now occupies the space.

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It took investments by the village and businesses to keep Huntley’s downtown a vibrant part of the community, Armour said.

More than $5 million in overall improvements to Huntley’s downtown square were finished in 2016, including facade updates and the replacement of the Sawyer-Kelly Mill on Main Street.

“As the village invested in the downtown … quite a few of the businesses down there saw the benefit of improving their properties as well,” Armour said.

“So it’s been a good partnership with the village and the businesses.”

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County Board chairman gets tiebreaker vote under new law

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com A new law aimed at preventing candidates from holding two seats on the same county board also has given McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks a tiebreaker vote on issues.

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday signed House Bill 6418 into law, which forbids a candidate from holding both a popularly elected chairmanship and a county board seat at the same time.

The bill, filed by former Republican state Rep. Mike Tryon, was inspired

by County Board member Michael Walkup running in the 2016 election for both his County Board seat and the chairmanship.

But the law also gives chairpeople of county boards with 300,000 or more people, such as McHenry, the ability to vote to break ties on the board floor. The population cutoff was 450,000 before the new legislation.

Walkup, R-Crystal Lake, ran for

both seats so that he would still get to vote on issues, just like the old system when the chairman was elected by the 24-member board and not the voters. Tryon, who held the County Board chairmanship before his 2004 election to the Illinois House, alleged that Walkup was attempting to exploit a loophole that violated the spirit of what the County Board and the voters wanted in a popularly Jack Franks elected chairman.

Walkup won re-election to his seat representing the board’s District 3, but lost the chairmanship to Franks, D-Marengo, who was sworn in last month. November’s election was the first in which the voters and not the board members themselves elected the chairman, following a successful 2014 referendum.

While state law allows elected officials to hold more than one office at the same time, a tangled web of state

laws and attorney general’s opinions dictate which ones are compatible and which ones are not. For example, a McHenry County Board member also can hold an elected position in township government, but cannot serve on a city council or a school board. Prohibitions typically decrease under the law by population, the logic being that there are fewer people to hold office.

County Board members Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, and Michael Rein, R-Woodstock, are running in the April 4 election for the incompatible offices of High School District 155 school board and Woodstock mayor – they will have to resign from the County Board if elected.

Walkup is running for Nunda Township supervisor – while the office is, in fact, compatible, he said he will resign from the County Board if elected.

At just fewer than 7,000, Illinois has far more units of local government than any other state.

CL lawyer faces aggravated battery to a police officer, gun, DUI charges

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – A Crystal Lake lawyer faces DUI and battery charges after authorities said he drove under the influence of alcohol and shoved and injured a police officer.

Donald F. Franz, 50, of the 300 block of Dartmoor Drive, Crystal Lake, was arrested and charged Jan. 19 with aggravated battery, aggravated resisting a peace officer, possession of a firearm without a requisite FOID card, possession of firearm ammunition without a requisite FOID card, possession of a revoked concealed carry license, pos-

session of a revoked FOID, aggravated driving under the influence and unlawful use of a driver’s license.

The most serious charge, a Class 2 felony, is punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Franz also was cited for displaying or possessing a canceled, revoked or suspended Donald F. driver’s license, transFranz portation or possession of open alcohol by a driver and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Franz is accused of causing bodily harm to a Crystal Lake police officer

when he allegedly “pushed the officer in the body with both open hands, resulting in an injury to her finger,” according to court documents. He also is accused of driving under the influence while his license was suspended and possessing a firearm and ammunition when his FOID card was previously revoked.

Franz is a self-employed lawyer practicing in Crystal Lake, according to court documents. He was released from McHenry County Jail custody Saturday after posting bond. He will next appear in court on Feb. 2 before McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer.

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CRYSTAL LAKE –The People in Need Forum will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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CRYSTAL LAKE – The second annual Bowl 2 Build Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 29 at Crystal Bowl, 4504 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

The cost of $25 a person includes shoe rental and one game of “crazy” bowl followed by regulation bowling.

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• Tuesday, January 24, 2017

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Park District’s first-ever Ice Games are being pushed back to Feb. 11 because of a lack of ice.

The event, which combines the traditional Chili Open Golf Classic and a new four-on-four pond hockey tournament, was originally set to take place Saturday.

Warm winter weather also resulted in both events being canceled last year.

Teams that registered will be transferred to the new date unless a refund is requested. New registrations also will be accepted.

The Ice Games will take place at Main Beach, 300 Lakeshore Drive. Food and beer will be available to buy.

Registration fees are $120 a team for the Chili Open and $195 a team in the pond hockey tournament. Teams can register in person or online at www. crystallakeparks.org.

are invited to learn about community resources available to help those in need. Topics will include homelessness, veterans services, suicide prevention, Alzheimer’s disease, resources for young adults, financial planning, human trafficking, children and families in crisis, heroin in McHenry County, rape culture and cyber safety. Featured this year are 75 exhibitors and 16 workshops. Admission is free.

For information or to register, visit www.mchenry.edu/peopleinneed or call Bev Thomas at 815-479-7792.

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Bowl for Kids’ Sake to support area children

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – McHenry County residents can give back to their community in a fun way by participating in this year’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake.

The annual bowling fundraiser, hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County, will kick off in February at participating locations. All the proceeds from this fundraiser will go back to the community to support local children in need.

“This is our largest fundraiser of the year,” event coordinator Linda Coonen said. “And it takes place nationally, too, helping raise more than $20 million for children across the nation.”

Executive Director Leslie Coen said her local chapter typically raises about $75,000 each year for McHenry County children.

“This year’s goal is $90,000,” Coen said.

Teams who register will receive a free game of bowling, free shoe and ball rental, Bowl

for Kids’ Sake T-shirts and the opportunity to win door prizes.

Coen said several local companies also are sponsoring this event by donating money and getting teams together to bowl.

“These corporations are using Bowl for Kids’ Sake as a family-friendly mixer and team-building activity for their staff, which is really cool,” Coen said.

Local bowling events are scheduled for Feb. 18 and 19 at Kingston Lanes, 1330 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock; Feb. 25 at Glo-Bowl Fun Center, 101 Franks Road, Marengo; Feb. 26 at Palace Bowl, 3400 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg; and March 4 and 5 at 3-D Bowl at 4018 W. Roberts Road, Island Lake.

“We wanted to spread out and be really accessible for people in the area,” Coonen said. “This gives people a chance to have fun and give back in the middle of winter when not much else is going on.”

For those interested, online registration can be found at www.bbbsmchenry.org.

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Participant Lorena Gomez, with Kohl’s Cares Round Lake, bowls between her legs Feb. 24, 2013, in the Bowl for Kids’ Sake event at Crystal Bowl.

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• Therese Klicker, 19, 1228 Admore Drive, Cary, was cited on Wednesday, Dec. 21, with underage consumption of alcohol, improper lane use and zero tolerance.

• Daniel Reyes Jr., 26, 1011 Timberwood Lane, Algonquin, was charged Friday, Dec. 30, with driving under the influence.

Woodstock • Stephen L. Vaughn, 27, of the 500 block of Leah Lane, Woodstock, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 27, with domestic battery, assault, battery, resisting a peace officer and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

• Scottie M. Vaughn, 24, of the 11700 block of Woodcreek Drive, Huntley, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 27, with obstructing a peace officer and resisting a peace officer.

• Jason M. Silberbauer, 26, no address, was charged Thursday, Dec. 29, with retail theft.

• David E. Raske, 28, no address, was charged Friday, Dec. 30, with criminal trespassing on railroad property.

• David Cooper, 30, of the 6800 block of Waterford Drive, McHenry, was charged Friday, Dec. 30, with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.

• Christopher L. O’Connor, 24, of the 3300 block of West Elm Street, McHenry, was charged Sunday, Jan. 1, with obstructing a

peace officer and resisting a peace officer.

• Patrick J. O’Connor, 22, of the 1400 block of Brentwood Drive, Round Lake Beach, was charged Sunday, Jan. 1, with battery, obstructing a peace officer and resisting a peace officer.

• Angel A. Riano, 39, of the 200 block of Grove Street, Woodstock, was charged Sunday, Jan. 1, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Colin M. Surma, 19, of the 1600 block of Walnut Drive, Woodstock, was charged Tuesday, Jan. 3, with burglary.

Lake in the Hills • Kevin H. Fischer, 56, 272 Indian Trail, Lake in the Hills, was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 21, on a warrant for failing to appear in court for allegedly violating a court order.

• John A. Richardson, 46, 587 Woods Creek Lake, Algonquin, was charged Thursday, Dec. 22, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than .08 percent, and speeding.

• Jeffrey C. Peterson, 43, 507 Valley View Drive, St. Charles, was charged Thursday, Dec. 22, with driving with a suspended license, obstructing identification, driving with revoked registration, driving without insurance and improper display of registration.

• David A. Ratkovich, 53, 187 Hilltop Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Thursday, Dec. 22, with theft under $500.

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of an accident and driving with a revoked license.

• Alex Gonzalez, 23, 202 E. Railroad St., Apt. 2A, Marengo, was charged Wednesday, Dec. 14, with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor.

• Kathleen Melinda Burk, 50, 1586 Skyridge Crystal Lake Drive, No. 1, Crystal Lake, was charged • Scott Christopher Kacer, 46, 10 Kent Ave., Wednesday, Dec. 14, with retail theft.

Crystal Lake, was charged Friday, Dec. 2, with • Alan Richard Bokowski, 60, 1382 Dolo driving under the influence of alcohol and Rosa Vista, Crystal Lake, was charged Thursdisregarding a traffic light. day, Dec. 15, with two counts of aggravated • Jillian Lee Shadwell, 26, 1925 N. Orleans criminal sexual assault, and criminal sexual St., No. 2D, McHenry, was charged Saturday, assault.

Dec. 3, with domestic battery.

• Cassidy Star Corcoran, 23, 3912 S. Cherry Cary Valley Road, Woodstock, was arrested Mon• Lawrence J. Bax, 48, 6114 Lake Shore day, Dec. 5, on a McHenry County warrant for Drive, Oakwood Hills, was charged Saturday, retail theft.

Dec. 3, with driving under the influence and • Christopher John Kafka, 33, 650 Crestview cited for littering.

Drive, Fox River Grove, was charged Tuesday, • Benjamin J. Sloat, 20, 1003 Oak Valley Dec. 6, with theft.

Drive, Cary, was charged Sunday, Dec. 18, • Walter Agnew Moist, 38, and Therese with unlawful possession of a controlled Eleanor Lancaster, 67, 939 Nottingham Lane, substance.

Crystal Lake, were arrested Wednesday, Dec. • Catherine M. Homola, 60, 201 W. Main St., 7, on McHenry County warrants for filing a Cary, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 20, with false police report. domestic battery.

• Kenneth Gerard Williams, 58, 1510 Sky• Grant Adamick, 20, 2708 Granite Court, ridge Drive, No. 1, Crystal Lake, was charged Crystal Lake, was cited on Wednesday, Dec. Sunday, Dec. 11, with driving under the influ- 21, with underage consumption of alcohol. ence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol • Jordan Coates, 20, 5281 Granite Court, level greater than .08 percent, aggravated Crystal Lake, was cited on Wednesday, Dec. driving under the influence, leaving the scene 21, with underage consumption of alcohol.

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Continued from page A3 they learn to be bilingual when they’re young, they’ll have the advantage growing up.”

The academy consists of 12 native Spanish-speaking parents from the district who were selected by dual-language teachers and the district’s Bilingual Parent Advisory Council. To remain in the program, which is a one-year commitment, the parents are required to attend monthly leadership seminars, a PTO meeting, a school board meeting and dual-language family nights.

“By empowering our Latino families to become leaders in the school community, we are deepening the home-school connection and increasing opportunities for involvement in our schools,” Superintendent Dr. Kathy Hinz said.

Three years ago, through Title I funding, District 47 hired two parent liaisons – Jacki Rubio and Allie Kreuz – who were tasked with promoting the engagement of Latino families in the schools. As a result, Rubio and Kreuz helped launch the academy last fall.

“I’m very proud of these parents’ involvement and commitment to learning more about their children’s education,” Rubio said. “I am inspired by them every single day I work with them.”

A recognition dinner will be held in May for those who have completed the Bilingual Leadership Academy. Upon completion, graduates will be able to help guide the next class of leadership trainees during the next school year.

“We shouldn’t just get involved, but encourage others to get involved as well,” Rodriguez said. “You learn more about different cultures when you learn

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Alejandra Leon places information in her binder Monday during the Bilingual Parent Leadership meeting at Canterbury Elementary School in Crystal Lake. Twelve native Spanish-speaking parents attended the meeting and spoke about the best mode of communication to get information to parents about helping children with school. a different language.”

District 47’s dual-language program is held at three elementary schools – Canterbury, Coven-

try and North – and at Hannah Beardsley Middle School, but it is open to all District 47 families. The dual-language program serves about 1,000 students.

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LINDA RENEE QUADE

Frank Godo, 80, of Harvard passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Mercy Rockford Health Systems.

Arrangements are pending at this time with Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St. Harvard, IL 60033.

KENNETH E. PAHLKE

Born: April 25, 1954; in Oak Park, IL Died: January 21, 2017; in McHenry, IL

Kenneth E. Pahlke, age 62, of Johnsburg, died suddenly Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

He was born April 25, 1954 in Oak Park to Erwin F. and Beverly J. (Strobel) Pahlke. On November 18, 1986, he married Laura Kopin in Chicago. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and served during IONE L. BRANDLIN the Vietnam era. A resident of Johnsburg for Born: January 17, 1917; in Woodstock, IL the past 23 years, Ken was a former resident Died: January 21, 2017; in Elgin, IL of Chicago.

He began his career as a paramedic in 1976 Ione L. Brandlin, 100, formerly of Woodwith Paramedic Service of Illinois, where he stock died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at was employed for over 35 years prior to retirRosewood Care Center of Elgin. ing. During his tenure, he worked in Berwyn, She was born in Woodstock on January 17, Lemont, and Franklin Park. He enjoyed being 1917 to John and Mary (Miles) Jones. able to take care of others and was a great She married Paul J. Brandlin on July 12, 1941 listener. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock.

In his younger years, Ken enjoyed boating She attended St. Mary Grade School and and fishing. Especially memorable for Ken High School graduating in 1936. She attend- and Laura was a vacation trip they enjoyed ed St. Joseph Nursing School in Elgin and in Hawaii. Ken took pride in the retirement graduated in 1938. She lived and worked on home he built in Johnsburg. the farm in Algonquin, where she raised her Survivors include his wife of 30 years, family. She was a devoted wife and mother. Laura; his daughter, Stephanie Pahlke; his She was loved by many and will be missed. mother, Beverly (Dr. Louis) Lenell of Oak She is survived by a son, Larry (Judy) Brook; his brother, William (Christine) Pahlke Brandlin; three daughters, Marcy (Dick) Ruff, of Plainfield, IL; and a sister, Jeanne Pahlke of Paulette (Bill) Griffin, Mary (Rex) NiffDarien, IL. enegger; a daughter in law, Judy Brandlin; He was preceded in death by his father, sixteen grandchildren and twenty six great Erwin; and his brother, Steven. grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 She was preceded in death by her parents; p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Justen her husband; a sister, Loretta Kraemer; also Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. a son, Gerry Brandlin.

Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. A service Visitation will be at St. Mary Catholic celebrating Ken’s life will be at 6:30 p.m.

Church 312 Lincoln Ave. Woodstock on Wednesday in the funeral home. The cremaThursday, January 26, 2017 from 10:00 am tion rite will be accorded privately. until the funeral mass at 11:00 am. Burial For those wishing to send an expression of will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in condolence, his family suggests memorials Woodstock. be made to V.F.W. Post 4600 in McHenry, to In lieu of flowers, Memorial Masses said in be used for veterans confined to the James her name would be appreciated.

Lovell Healthcare Center in North Chicago.

For information, contact the Schneider, For information, please call the funeral Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justen815-338-1710 or visit the website at www. fh.com, where friends may leave an on-line slmcfh.com. condolence message for his family.

Rita J. Adler, 77, of Marseilles passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Arrangements by Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, 815-795-5151 www.sealscampbell. com

Born: February 25, 1948; in Elkhorn, WI Died: January 17, 2017; in Harvard, IL Linda Renee Quade, 68, of Harvard, died Tues., Jan. 17 at Harvard Mercy Hospital.

Linda was born February 25, 1948 in Elkhorn, WI to Edward William and Hazel Bell (Robinson) Siebarth. She married Robert Gerald Quade on Oct. 29, 1966 in Walworth, WI. She had worked at Guardian Electric as an inspector in shipping and receiving.

Linda loved knitting for her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her great-great-grandchildren. They meant the world to her.

Survivors include her husband, Robert G. Quade of Harvard; children, William Quade of Darien, WI and Jodi (Joel) Hexel of Darien, WI; 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Sandra (Siebarth) Wills.

There will be a visitation from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 27 at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard, IL 60033. There will be a time of remembrance at 6:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 27 at the funeral home.

Family and friends my sign the online guest book at www.saundersmcfarlin.net.

Call the funeral home for more info at 815943-5400.

ROBERT EDWARD REED SR. Born: December 23, 1927 Died: January 19, 2017

Robert Edward Reed, Sr. was born on December 23, 1927 in Duluth, MN. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 19, 2017. A courageous battle with Parkinson’s.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota. He served his country in the Marine (USMC) also in the Air Force Reserves. He was a member of the Marine Corp League (MCL) McHenry County Detachment #1009.

Bob and his wife, Louise (nee Carlson) were members of the First United Methodist Church (Crystal Lake) for 51 years.

Bob and Louise operated Reed’s Women’s Apparel for 35 years in Crystal Lake. They also were sales reps, for Cruises Int’l of

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Schaumburg for 25 years. They had a passion for dancing and cruising.

Bob is survived by his loving wife, Louise, his life time partner; his 3 sons, Robert E. Reed, Jr. (Robin) of Crystal Lake, Gary R. Reed (Cathy) of Lake in the Hills, Bryan E. Reed (Lisa) of Stafford, VA; his grand children, Heather (Greg) Mance, Chris, Patrick (finance Jessica), Jordan, Joshua, Hope Reed; great granddaughter, Olivia Mance; his sister, Betty Sours; and cousins and nephews.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Barb Franey; his grandson, Gary Reed, Jr.; brothers in laws, Wallace Carlson Thomas Franey and Lyle Sours.

Bob led a full life of unwavering devotion to his faith, his family and his country. He was loved and will be missed dearly.

Services will be on January 25, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church, 236 Crystal Lake Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, 815-4590785. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 at the church. Celebration of his Life will be at 2:00 to 3:00pm also at the church. Internment at the Church Columbarium Church grounds.

Memorials can be made to the Marine Corp League Detachment, McHenry #1009, Kindred Hospice, who treated Bob with dignity, love and kindness or the First United Methodist Church, Crystal Lake, IL.

MICHAEL R. SHERRY Michael R. Sherry, 69, of Hickory Hills formerly of Hebron and Genoa Illinois, passed away Friday afternoon January 20th at home peacefully with family at his side.

Devoted and Beloved husband of Dixie nee King over 50 years. Proud father of Diane (Craig) Mankowski and Kevin. Loving Grandpa of Emily and Sean Mankowski. Dearest Brother of Ruth (Ron) Schmitt, Patricia (Bruce) Robbins, and Nathan (Deb). Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Mike was a dedicated and loyal Sales Agent of State Farm Insurance for over 43 years.

Visitation from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Palos Gaidas Funeral Home 11028 S. Southwest Hwy (7700 W). Funeral Wednesday 9:00 AM to St Patricia Catholic Church for a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Orrico Kourelis Funeral Services Inc.; Directing.

In Lieu of flowers memorials will be made according to family’s wishes.

For information 708-974-4410 or www. palosgaidasfh.com • Continued on page A12

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Choral composer Veljo Tormis dead at 86 The ASSOCIATED PRESS HELSINKI – Veljo Tormis, a prolific Estonian composer whose innovative choral works helped propel his Baltic nation’s drive to restore independence, has died at the age of 86.

Tormis died Saturday from longterm illnesses in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, Mariliis Rebane of the Estonian Composers’ Union told the AP. Tormis was considered a national icon in Estonia, where choral music has been central to the culture going back to hundreds of years under Swedish and German rule.

Estonia’s budding independence drive in the 1980s was dubbed the Singing Revolution for the massive and peaceful rallies when crowds often

sang in old-form, chanting styles popularized by Tormis.

Tormis’ haunting yet beautiful a cappella compositions typically incorporated a chanting, runic style that conjured up images of shamans and now-forgotten ancient peoples along the Baltic Sea shores.

His works garnered international acclaim after Estonia regained independence in 1991, with choirs from Korea to the United States performing his music.

Tormis’ best known and most performed work, “Curse Upon Iron,” became an unexpected staple in an unexpected place: The Oregon City High School in suburban Portland. Amy Aamodt, the school choir director at the time, explained how the choir first took on the difficult piece around 2010 with

hesitancy as they sang in the original Estonian – but then quickly became enthralled.

“Even when we were learning his music, I would look up and there would be tears in the kids’ eyes. ... Something just clicked about his music,” an emotional Aamodt said in a phone interview Monday after learning from a reporter about the composer’s death. “The piece was so much deeper than any of us could have imagined.”

“Curse Upon Iron” is an ode to the horrors of war written for choir and hoop drum in which singers are instructed in the score to spin, crouch and shriek at points, adding to its power.

The Estonian lyrics speak of the curse of war and its weapons: “Wretched iron! ...

You flesh eater, gnawer of bones!”

William M. Hauri Jr.: The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, March 26, at McCullom Lake Hunt Club, 10603 Okeson Road, Hebron. For information, call Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory at 815-3850063.

Edmund “Bud” Matthew Hayden Jr.: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 S. Beneva Road, Sarasota, Florida.

Henry J. Laka Jr.: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, with a 7:30 p.m. memorial service, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

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

Joseph L. McCormack: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. A private Mass celebration will be later in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and interment will be in Aspen Hill Cemetery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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

Kenneth E. Pahlke: The visitation will be

from 4 to 8 p.m., with a service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Linda Renee Quade: The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with a time of remembrance at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 27, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

Robert Edward Reed Sr.: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. celebration of life Wednesday, Jan. 25, at First United Methodist Church, 236 Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

Michael R. Sherry: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Palos Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 Southwest Highway, Palos Hills. The visitation will continue at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the funeral home, proceeding to the 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patricia Catholic Church. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 708-974-4410.

Luella A. Voss: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. service Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Lord & Savior Lutheran Church, 9300 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake. Burial will be in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Raymond Sam Anderson: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. funeral service Friday, Jan. 27, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. Burial will follow in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

Gertrude Baumann: The celebration of her life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Harvard Sportsmen’s Club in Harvard.

Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Harvard.

James J. Bernau: The visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. Mass celebration Tuesday, Jan. 24, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. For information, call James A. O’Connor Funeral Home at 847-669-5111.

Ione L. Brandlin: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Thursday, Jan. 26, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. Burial will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710.

Diane Lynn Bushing: The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 2118 Main St., Spring Grove. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Freemont Center Cemetery in Mundelein.

For information, call Thompson Spring Grove Funeral Home at 815-675-0550.

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LUELLA A. VOSS

Born: October 4, 1918; in Elk Grove, IL Died: January 21, 2017; in Elgin, IL Luella A. Voss, 98, of Crystal Lake, passed away January 21, 2017 in Elgin.

Born October 4, 1918 in Elk Grove; she was the daughter of Martin and Martha (Goebbert) Linnemann. She married Kenneth Krueger Charles Voss on May 3, 1947 in Palatine.

A graduate of Palatine High School, Luella would still attend the monthly Golden Girls luncheons with other Palatine graduates.

During WWII she worked for Douglas Aviation; and she retired from Oak Manufacturing after more than 30 years of employment.

Luella was a member of Lord and Savior Lutheran Church, having taught Sunday School for 30 plus years. She also volunteered over the years with the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, Bethesda Thrift Store and Gideon’s.

One of her greatest accomplishments was doing research and publishing the Linnemann family tree.

She enjoyed knitting, crochet, making afghans for her family, gardening, cooking and spending time with her lap dog, Rylee.

She is lovingly survived by her daughter, Dawn M. Payne; granddaughter, Megan Payne; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Michael (Emily) Dugger, Jason (Ariel) and Krystoffer Polgar; great, great-grandchildren, EvaMay, T.J., Steven, Jaxsyn and A.J. Dugger, Lily and Alex Polgar.

Luella was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Steven Payne; sisters, Mildred Dow, Esther Thies and Lorraine Linneweh; step-granddaughter, Tomi Payne.

We are not mourning her death, but celebrating her life. She loved bright colors, so feel free to wear bright colors to celebrate with us.

Visitation 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday January 24, 2017 at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Visitation continued 9:00 a.m. until time of service, 10:00 a.m. Wednesday January 25, 2017, at Lord & Savior Lutheran Church, 9300 Ridgefield Rd, Crystal Lake. Burial will take place in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines.

Memorials may be given to Lord and Savior Lutheran Church.

Condolences can be submitted at www. querhammerandflagg.com.

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THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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LECTURE BY ANTARCTICA EXPLORER

WHEN: 7 p.m. Jan. 24 WHERE: McHenry County College’s Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, Citizens’ Climate Lobby McHenry County Chapter and the MCC Sustainability Center will host a presentation by Betty Trummel, retired District 47 educator, who has just returned from a scientific expedition to Antarctica. “Homeward Bound: Our Planet. In Your Hands” will focus on the remote, harsh and unique environment, and how the polar regions are affected by a warming Earth. Free.

Information: 815-479-7765, 815-338-0393 or www. mcdef.org.

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WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Jan. 24 WHERE: Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Featuring “The Light Between Oceans,” rated PG-13. A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat. Free.

Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT – The Sunday school and confirmation classes at St. John’s Lutheran Church presented the annual Christmas pageant for the congregation Dec. 18. Among those pictured are Karly Strand, Caitlyn Morris, Grace Rogers, Peyton Henken, Rylee Micklevitz, Jessica Meyer, Austin Kastning, Riley Prentice, Jill Meyer, Toby Behrens, Nathaniel Rogers, Madison Kastning, Channon Gates, Joe Higgins, Tristan Ray, Ben Vole, Kyle Linneman, Will Gardner, Caleb Linneman, Dane Gardner, Abby Wanderer and Daisy Leedle.

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CALENDAR Jan. 24

• 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Scratch Animation, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake.

Fourth- through eighth-graders will learn the basics of computer coding with MIT’s Scratch program.

Attendees must have a Scratch account or have an email address to participate. Open to library cardholders only. Free. Registration required. Information: www.clpl.org or 815-459-1687.

• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Coffee with the Chief, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry.

McHenry Police Chief John Jones will discuss the state of the department and what is happening in the community, after which there will be a presentation on police technologies. Free. Information: 815-385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Essential oils workshop, Crystal Lake Park District Administration Building, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Open to ages 14 and older. Essential oils can be used for managing pain, improving balance, increasing focus and reducing stress. Learn how to use oils to improve health and quality of life. Cost: $12 residents, $14 nonresidents. Information: www.crystallakeparks.org.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – “10 Most Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions,” Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Carla Merlak, president of Merlak Tax Advisory Group will discuss what’s new for the 2016 tax filing season. Free.

Registration required. Information: www.aapld.org or 847-458-6060.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – Taize service, First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. The service incorporates song, chant, scripture, candles and silence to foster reconciliation and peace. Free.

Information: 815-459-3321 or www.fcc-cl.org.

SEWING SESSION – Creative Arts Inc. “Sew It” class student Aarya Pandya tries out the new sewing machine made possible by a private donor. Private donors and the McHenry County Community Foundation have funded new sewing machines and iMac computers, as well as art supplies for drawing, painting and sculpting classes at the nonprofit art studio. For information, visit www.creativeartsinc.org/donate.

Crystal Lake

Colonel Palmer House to host Valentine-inspired events The Colonel Palmer House, 660 E. Terra Cotta Ave., will host two Valentine-inspired events. For information, contact Mary Ott at 815-477-5873 or palmerhouse@crystallakeparks.org.

• “Hands-on History: Victorian Valentine” will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 4. Children ages 5 to 10 accompanied by a parent will craft a Victorian Valentine and learn about the history of

Valentines. The drop-in program is free of charge.

• “Sweetheart Tea” will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Feb. 12. The home, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, boasts Victorian parlors that are the perfect setting for an elegant luncheon tea. The cost is $12 a person for children ages 4 to 12, $18 a person for adults.

Registration is required.

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STATE Congress asked to be cautious on health law repeal

By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has sent a letter to GOP congressional leaders asking them to avoid “hasty” or “incomplete” action as they proceed with a planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act. The Jan. 17 letter said Congress and the states “must work together” to achieve “important reforms” in health care policy. The letter is signed by Acting Illinois Insurance Director Jennifer Hammer, who was appointed by the Republican governor one month ago.

The letter comes as Republican lawmakers face pressure from President Donald Trump to quickly repeal and replace the health law and as Republicans continue searching for a proposal on which they can agree.

The letter urges Congress to provide “certainty and stability” to people covered through the health care law. It does not call for repeal, but said the law’s “major structural flaws”

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Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has sent a letter to Republican congressional leaders urging caution and cooperation with the states in the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. “Through the failures of the (Afhave resulted in higher insurance rates. In Illinois, the average rate in- fordable Care Act), consumers in crease on the health law marketplace particular have faced enough hardis 45 percent for 2017 coverage. ships; please ensure that these are

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The state police have since issued “emergency rules” that called for the board to notify applicants of reasons why law enforcement had objected to applications and the state amended its regulations.

A gun owner who had sued in another News from across the state case ultimately agreed to its dismissal Illinois concealed-carry rules after he was able to obtain additional information about his denial and to provide survive suits by gun owners CHICAGO – The U.S. Supreme Court a response, and his application was subsequently approved, according to the on Monday let stand an Illinois system of National Rifle Association’s Institute for issuing concealed carry permits that gun Legislative Action in a 2014 article. owners had complained violated their In a second lawsuit, the gun owners constitutional rights. argued that, despite requiring the review The court did not explain its decision, saying only that it would not interfere with board to explain decisions to deny applicathe decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of tions, the state’s system still violated their Appeals backing the state’s requirements due process rights.

But in June of 2016, the appeals court for obtaining a concealed-carry license. agreed with the state’s new requirements, Illinois was the last state in the nation which led to the Supreme Court’s decision. to allow concealed-carry permits after a Richard Pearson, executive director of 2012 ruling by the same appeals court that the Illinois State Rifle Association, said that state’s prohibition was unconstitutional while the ruling ends one avenue of legal under the Second Amendment right to challenge to the state’s system, there still bear arms. State lawmakers enacted the may be others.

Firearm Concealed Carry Act after that court ruling.

United computer glitch After state officials established a system cancels 6 flights, delays 200 to handle the applications, gun owners CHICAGO – United Airlines said who were denied permits complained that six flights were canceled and 200 more they were given no explanation why they were turned down. were delayed because of a computer

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problem that forced a ground stop for all domestic flights that lasted about 2½ hours Sunday.

Company spokeswoman Maddie King calls the glitch an “IT issue.”

The airline is waiving flight change fees through Wednesday for any travelers affected by the problem. United said there will be no extra charge for anyone flying in the same class and between the same cities.

Chicago-based United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents.

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Authorities: 2 men survive fall through ice after fishing

ANTIOCH – Authorities said two men have survived a fall through the ice at a lake in northern Illinois.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the men were leaving the ice after fishing Sunday on Channel Lake when they went through the ice about 100 yards from shore.

Authorities said one man pulled himself out of the water and the other man was rescued by members of the Antioch Fire Department after being in the water for about 30 minutes. They were taken to hospitals with what were described as

not compounded through hasty and/ or incomplete action,” according to the letter, which was first reported by Crain’s Chicago Business.

On Medicaid, the letter states Illinois leaders have significant concerns about the state’s ability to run a sustainable program under proposed changes.

Rauner said last week that he had doubts about turning Medicaid over to the states in the form of block grants because of what he called past mismanagement of the Medicaid program. He also expressed caution about repealing the law “with nothing to replace it.”

Illinois is among 31 states that expanded Medicaid under the law, covering an additional 340,000 Illinois residents. The state’s total Medicaid population is 3.2 million, “almost one-quarter of the state’s population,” according to the Illinois letter to Congress.

The letter is addressed to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other prominent Republican leaders.

injuries that were not life threatening.

The sheriff’s office is warning people that ice on lakes can be dangerously thin because of recent warmer weather.

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Police dog wounded in shooting is back home

GARY, Ind. – A police dog wounded last week by gunfire after a Gary traffic stop is back with his handler following two surgeries.

Lake County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mark Back said the 6-yearold Dutch shepherd, named Blade, was released over the weekend from the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital in West Lafayette.

Blade underwent two surgeries for a gunshot wound to his head and mouth and is now back home with the Lake County sheriff’s officer who’s his handler.

That officer stopped a vehicle Jan. 18 in Gary, but the driver and passenger fled on foot.

Police said the officer and Blade pursued the passenger, 18-year-old Marquis Thomas, who wounded Blade when he opening fire during the pursuit.

The officer returned fire, wounding Thomas. He died Thursday at a Chicago hospital.

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doctors removed the breathing tube Friday and by Monday were WASHINGTON – Rex Tillerson’s talking about the possibility that he could return home soon. bid to be secretary of state Dr. Amy Mynderse said at a narrowly won approval Monday from the Republican-led Foreign news conference that the former president is “sitting up, watchRelations Committee, a move ing TV and is waiting anxiously that all but ensures the full for his favorite oyster stew for Senate will confirm President Donald Trump’s pick for the key lunch.”

Cabinet post.

Lawsuit: Trump business Members of the panel voted along party lines, 11-10, to back ties violate Constitution NEW YORK – To fight what it Tillerson after a contentious confirmation hearing nearly two called a “grave threat” to the weeks ago that stoked concerns country, a watchdog group Monday filed a lawsuit alleging he might not win the panel’s recommendation. But just hours that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by before members cast their votes, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., allowing his business to accept payments from foreign governdeclared his support for Tillerson, backing off from a challenge ments.

The lawsuit claims that a to the new president. constitutional clause prohibits Trump from receiving money Bush ready to leave ICU; from diplomats for stays at his wife Barbara goes home HOUSTON – Former President hotels or foreign governments George H.W. Bush is still suffer- for leases of office space in his ing from pneumonia, but is well buildings.

The language in the clause is enough to leave the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital, disputed by legal experts, and some think the lawsuit will fail. doctors said Monday. His wife, But it signals the start of a legal Barbara, has been discharged from the same facility after com- assault on what Trump critics pleting treatment for bronchitis. see as unprecedented conflicts between his business and the The 92-year-old former presidency. president was struggling to Trump called the lawsuit “withbreathe when he was admitout merit, totally without merit” ted to the Houston Methodist after he signed some of his first Hospital on Jan. 14. Last week, executive actions Monday. he was breathing with the aid – Wire reports of a ventilator in the ICU, but

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Trump moves to pull U.S. out of big Asia trade deal

By JULIE PACE

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Charting a new American course abroad, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, using one of his first actions in office to reject a centerpiece of Barack Obama’s attempts to counter China and deepen U.S. ties in Asia.

Trump’s move on trade aimed to fulfill a central campaign promise even as he appeared to be fixated on re-litigating the 2016 election.

In a meeting with congressional leaders on Monday night, Trump claimed that 3 million to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally voted in the election, costing him the popular vote, said a Democratic aide familiar with the exchange who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. There has been no evidence to back up that claim.

Trump’s assertions came in a White House meeting with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders.

They were similar to claims he made on Twitter in late November that he had won the electoral college in a “landslide” and “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes despite losing the electoral college.

Trump aimed to make jobs and the economy the focal point of his first few days in office. He has repeatedly cast the 12-nation trade pact – which was eagerly sought by U.S. allies in Asia – as detrimental to American businesses.

“Great thing for the American worker that we just did,” Trump said in brief remarks as he signed a notice in the Oval Office.

The Obama administration spent years negotiating the

AP photo

President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a breakfast with business leaders Monday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. At left is Wendell P. Weeks, chief executive officer of Corning, at right is Alex Gorsky, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson.

Pacific Rim pact, though the mood in Washington on trade soured over time. Obama never sent the accord to Congress for ratification, making Trump’s actions Monday largely symbolic.

For Trump, the start of his first full week in office amounted to a reset after a tumultuous weekend dominated by his and his spokesman’s false statements about inauguration crowds and their vigorous complaints about media coverage of the celebrations.

While Trump’s advisers have long accepted his tendency to become preoccupied by seemingly insignificant issues, some privately conceded that his focus on inauguration crowds was unhelpful on the opening weekend of his presidency.

On Monday, the new president tried to regroup. He spent the day bounding from one ornate room of the White House to another for meetings, often ordering aides to summon journalists from their West Wing workspace at a moment’s notice for unscheduled statements and photo opportunities.

In addition to his executive

action on TPP, Trump signed memorandums freezing most federal government hiring – although he noted an exception for the military – and reinstating a ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. The regulation, known as the “Mexico City Policy,” has been a political volleyball, instituted by Republican administrations and rescinded by Democratic ones since 1984.

The actions were among the long list of steps candidate Trump pledged to take on his opening day as president. But other “Day One” promises were going unfulfilled Monday, including plans to propose a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress and terminating Obama’s executive actions deferring deportations for some people living in the U.S. illegally.

Spokesman Sean Spicer said Monday that Trump intended to follow through on his proposals, though on a more extended timeframe to ensure maximum attention for each move.

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Storm death toll at 20 in the South

By JAY REEVES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON The Associated Press

ALBANY, Ga. – A tornado warning on television sent Anthony Mitchell, his pregnant wife and their three children scrambling for what little shelter their mobile home could provide. They crouched in a hallway as the twister started taking their home apart piece by piece.

“The windows exploded, the doors flew off the hinges, the sheet rock started to rip off the walls and fly out the windows,” Mitchell said. “The trailer started to lift up. And about that time a tree fell on the trailer, and I think that’s what held the trailer in place from flying away.”

An unusual midwinter barrage of tornadoes and thunderstorms over the weekend was blamed for at least 20 deaths across the Deep South. Among them were three people killed at Big Pine Estates, the mobile home park in Albany where the Williams family lives.

A twister slammed into the southwestern Georgia city of 76,000 people on Sunday afternoon, carving a path of destruction a half-mile wide in places and leaving the landscape strewn with broken trees and mangled sheet metal. Few of the roughly 200 homes at the trailer park escaped damage from the tornado, which was rated by forecasters as at least an EF2, meaning it packed winds of 111 to 135 mph.

In addition to the three dead at Big Pine Estates, a fourth body was discovered at a home just outside the trailer park.

Mitchell lost his home and marveled that he didn’t lose his life, too.

“Something helped us walk out the front door of the house,” he said.

“There’s some people who weren’t fortunate enough to have a front door to walk out of.”

Georgia reported 15 deaths Sunday, and four people died Saturday in Mississippi. In northern Florida, a woman died after a tree crashed into her home in Lake City as a storm passed through.

The National Weather Service said 39 possible tornadoes were reported over the weekend. The agency sent out teams to examine the damage and confirm how many of the storms were twisters, which can happen any time of year but are far more common in the spring and early summer.

A day after the violent weather passed, search crews looked for people and pets in the Albany trailer park, stepping over tree limbs and ducking under splintered pine trunks as they went from home to home. One team discovered a terrified dog in a smashed-in

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A rescue worker enters a hole in the back of a mobile home Monday in Big Pine Estates that was damaged by a tornado in Albany, Ga. Fire and rescue crews were searching through the debris, looking for people who might have become trapped when the deadly storm came through. trailer, where it had spent the night.

Authorities said the pet owner’s fate was unknown.

In rural Cook County, about 60 miles southeast of Albany, Aretha Allen prayed aloud in front of the First Baptist Church, where a shelter was set up after a possible tornado destroyed about half the homes at the Sunshine Acres mobile home park.

Allen said her niece, 41-year-old Lawansa Perry, and the niece’s brother both lived there, and she drove out to try to help them after hearing the park had been hit.

“We were looking, looking,” Allen said, “but couldn’t find them.”

The coroner later confirmed seven people were found dead at Sunshine Acres. Authorities said the victims included the niece and her brother.

“They died in the storm trying to save her grandchildren,” she said, adding the children survived. “I know they’ve gone on to Jesus.”

At Sunshine Acres on Monday, crews with cadaver dogs checked the wreckage a second day for anyone dead or alive. But the dogs found nothing, and authorities said owners would finally be allowed back Tuesday on those destroyed and damaged lots deemed safe.

Devocheo Williams, 29, said his home was demolished the day after he

A man walks into a home with roof damages caused by severe weather in the early morning hours Monday in Miami Springs, Fla. moved in.

“The whole trailer park was gone in 15 seconds,” Williams said, describing a funnel cloud that appeared to loop back around and hit the neighborhood a second time. “It looked like a ball of fire was going 100 mph.”

Williams said he saw a little girl picked up by the winds and tossed into a ditch. Nearby, the girl’s mother and a baby were trapped in rubble. He said he helped dig them out.

Not everyone could be saved.

“I was walking by dead bodies of little kids and grown people,” Williams said Williams and others left homeless by the storm huddled Monday at the First Baptist Church in Adel, a rural community of about 5,300.

Residents turned out in force to help the victims. The church quickly collected an abundance of donated clothing and toiletries. Volunteers cooked free meals for survivors and emergency workers.

By JOHN HANNA

The Associated Press

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Roe v. Wade protesters rally on the steps of the Statehouse on Monday to mark the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide in Topeka, Kan. Abortion opponents expressed optimism Monday that Donald Trump’s early months in office would advance their cause.

Women’s Task Force, said she recalls fellow abortion-rights activists thinking after the Roe decision, “That was it, and we wouldn’t have to worry about it,” she said.

Capron, a lifelong Catholic, said she became active in the anti-abortion movement in 1973, following the decision, after seeing a slide show at a church that featured pictures of aborted fetuses. She’d just had a baby, and recalls, “I said, God, I’ve got to do something.”

She has protested and handed out literature outside abortion clinics and staffed anti-abortion booths at fairs. She has marched to raise money for crisis pregnancy centers and worked as a pregnancy counselor.

Capron hopes Congress approves a measure to halt funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading provider of abortions. Another congressional proposal would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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TOPEKA, Kan. – Abortion opponents expressed optimism Monday that President Donald Trump’s early months in office would advance their cause as hundreds converged on the Kansas Statehouse to mark the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

Trump, inaugurated Friday, has promised to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court with what he has called a “pro-life” justice and has said he would sign anti-abortion measures approved by the Republican-controlled Congress. Even as GOP governors and legislatures enacted a raft of new anti-abortion laws over the past decade, the movement faced a big obstacle from Democrat Barack Obama’s eight years as president.

“I have high expectations,” said Karin Capron, a 69-year-old retired chemist from the Kansas City suburb of Mission who has been active in the anti-abortion movement for more than four decades. “The more hear about him [Trump], the more I think he can be very helpful to the pro-life movement.”

Longtime anti-abortion activists mixed with private school students and joined prominent state officials at the annual Rally for Life, one day after the 44th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade ruling.

The rally, which is regularly the largest annual political event at the Capitol in Topeka, was accompanied by worship services and workshops – a prelude to the movement’s paramount event, the annual March for Life on Friday in Washington. The rally included prayers for Trump and seeking an end to abortion.

Trump on Monday reinstated a ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. The policy has been instituted

by Republican administrations and rescinded by Democratic ones since 1984.

The anti-abortion rally has drawn several thousand people to the Statehouse in the past; the crowd Monday had as many as 1,000 people. But a women’s march and rally Saturday drew more than 3,000 people – many of them concerned about abortion rights.

Marilyn Ault, of Topeka, now 78, became an abortion rights supporter in the early 1960s after watching a friend recover from an illegal abortion. Ault, who ran the local Battered

strictions on abortion are being pushed in numerous Republican-controlled legislatures. For example, Ohio and Kentucky, within the past six weeks, have joined about 15 other states in banning abortions after 20 weeks.

Newly released data shows that the number of abortions in the U.S. fell to about 926,000 in 2014, the lowest level since 1974 – the year after the Roe v. Wade ruling. Reasons for the drop include the surge of abortion restrictions and the increased availability of effective contraceptives.

At the Kansas rally, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, touted the 17 anti-abortion measures he’d signed into law in six years in office.

“That doesn’t just happen,” he said. “It’s years of toil. It’s years of prayer.”

But Elise Higgins, a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood Great Plains, said the group was encouraged by the turnout at Saturday’s rally and others across the nation.

“We know that reproductive rights are on the line now, and they’re not going anywhere without a huge fight,” she said.

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OPINIONS

NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

OUR VIEW

Withdrawal from TPP hurts Illinois farmers

On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade agreement that took years to negotiate.

The TPP includes Canada, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, Chile, Brunei, Singapore and New Zealand.

Countries including Colombia, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan have expressed interest in joining the agreement.

“Great thing for the American worker that we just did,” the Associated Press quoted Trump as saying as he signed a notice in the Oval Office.

Many people celebrated the U.S. withdrawal of the trade pact.

But its demise probably will not be cheered by many farmers.

In fact, farm bureaus from coast to coast, including in Illinois, had supported the TPP. Farmers depend on overseas trade for about 33 For the record percent of their income, according to the Illinois Farm Bureau webFarm bureaus from coast to site. With a collapse in grain prices following a 2012 high-water mark, coast, including in Illinois, had delinquency rates on farmland and supported the TPP. production loans have risen.

The trade deal was expected to bolster farm incomes by opening overseas markets to an additional $357 billion in crop exports. Overall, U.S. incomes were expected to rise by $131 billion, and worldwide income was projected to grow by $492 billion, with the U.S. being the largest beneficiary.

Illinois is among the top three agricultural exporting states.

In 2014, Illinois farmers sent $1.4 billion in soybeans and soy products overseas, another $1 billion in feeds and fodder, and $1.5 billion worth of pork, beef, dairy, wheat and processed foods.

In fact, 46 percent of Illinois exports go to TPP countries, including 55 percent of Illinois goods.

The United States already has free trade agreements in place with five of the countries that were part of the TPP. The remaining nations clearly are willing to negotiate trade deals.

Trump came to office promising to negotiate better deals for America and its workers. We know of no harder workers than America’s farmers.

Fair agreements on free trade can provide economic benefits to people around the world. They also reduce the chance of war between nations.

Trump administration officials say the TPP was the wrong framework, in part because it put small-market countries on equal footing with an economic giant such as the United States.

However, American farmers did stand to reap significant benefits. We urge the president to seek alternative means of encouraging trade and opening markets to agricultural and other exports from Illinois and the rest of the country.

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ANOTHER VIEW

Peaceful marches a healthy antidote to violent protests Peaceful women’s marches and rallies in Washington and across America Saturday were a healthy antidote to protests that turned ugly and violent Friday night.

Millions, a majority women though many men as well, protested worldwide citing a variety of reasons.

Many women feared a Trump administration will mean rollbacks of reproductive rights, others objected to his crude comments in which he bragged about sexually assaulting women.

Others simply wanted to make their voices heard, to let it be known they oppose many of the things President Donald Trump has said during the campaign or the policies he plans to enact.

It seems unlikely such protests will soon become a thing of the past as President Trump’s inaugural address did little to alleviate critics concerns that he will

be a divisive figure.

His 16-minute address Friday was similar in tone to his stump speeches, making it clear he is unwilling to move beyond campaign mode.

That style undeniably won him the White House and resonates with his many supporters. Whether it will inspire an entire nation, create any sense of unity and lead to effective government remains to be seen.

What many were desperate to hear was a vision for what a “great again” America actually will look like, and Trump provided few specific answers about that vision.

Nevertheless, Trump certainly has earned the votes and right to be who he is – but he must understand it also earned him the considerable backlash on display Saturday.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Democrats party of the rich

To the Editor: “Many on the left side of the political spectrum (Democrats) imagine the top 1 percent oppresses the rest of America.

They tend to define that 1 percent solely by income, and then associate it with Republicans. But what if we looked at the people who are America’s elite in terms of not only wealth but also of cultural power?”

According to Michael Barone of the American Enterprise Institute, the zip codes of the socioeconomically blessed are near the “Big Four” metropolitan areas of New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco. It isn’t the Republicans. The classiest zip codes in America’s cultural capitals skew heavily Democratic.

Who do the individual elite (not businesses, special-interest groups, labor unions nor money given to party committees and super PACs) in the Big Four cities support when they pull out their personal checkbooks for political candidates? $96 million to Democrats and only $30 million to Republicans, or better than

VIEWS Rich Miller legislators by then, particularly with members of the Senate Black Caucus.

And by the time of our little chat, he’d gotten way ahead of himself by challenging Congressman Bobby Rush in the 2000 Democratic primary and losing badly.

I was interviewed by the Chicago Reader newspaper during that campaign. I told the reporter Obama was “a very intelligent man” who has “some really good ideas,” and would “probably make a pretty good congressman.” But I also pointed out he hadn’t had a lot of success in Springfield and speculated it could be “because he places himself above everybody. He likes people to know he went to Harvard.”

I got a phone call from Obama after that story was published. He was stung by my comments. I tried to point out the positive things I said, but that didn’t work. At the end of our conversation, we agreed to start talking more often, which may have

3 to 1 after excluding contributions by self-funding candidates. America’s elite are not only funding their local state candidates but have powerful national Democratic sympathies. Seventy percent of the money from the big four zip codes to political candidates out of state flowed to Democrats – $48 million, versus $21 million for Republicans.

So, the “straw man” false narrative that the Democrats are the party of the little guy and the Republicans are the party of the fat-cat, rich guy is simply not true.

Robert Gebhardt Johnsburg

Health care not a game

To the Editor: My family and I don’t rely on doctors much, but when we do, it’s for something expensive – gallstones, infertility, miscarriages, a cancer scare or strokelike symptoms. The four of us have been hospitalized or visited the emergency room at least 25 times. Without insurance, we’d have gone bankrupt on several of those occasions.

been why he called me into his office that day.

We had finished our cigarettes, and I remember getting up to leave.

It’s not like he knew any hot inside information I could use in my Capitol Fax publication, so I had work to do and needed to move on. But Obama asked me to stay a while longer, so I sat back down, and we each lit another smoke.

Obama then stunned me by asking a question I never in a million years would’ve anticipated: What would I think of him running for U.S. Senate in 2004?

His question seemed so ... presumptuous. Rush had just cleaned his clock by a 30-point margin, I reminded Obama. If he ran for statewide office and lost, he’d be finished, washed up, out of the game for good.

“There is still some honor to serving in the Illinois Senate,” I gently scolded him.

But Obama said he was getting heat from the home front. His Springfield duties were preventing him from making a decent living as an attorney, so he either had to move up to a much higher office or get out of politics and go make some real

money.

I couldn’t argue with that logic, but I suggested maybe he stop using “Barack” and call himself “Barry” or something. He said that’s what his friends called him when he was growing up, but said he wanted to stick to his given name. I made some sort of joke about Irishing up his last name with an apostrophe after the “O” and using green yard signs. Had I known at the time his middle name was “Hussein,” I’m sure I would’ve made some sort of inappropriate joke.

I tell this story whenever somebody asks me for advice about whether to run for higher office in order to explain why I no longer provide that sort of counsel. I mean, I actually told a future president of the United States not to be so darned ambitious.

It was not my proudest moment.

Nowadays, I just say, “What do you really want to do?” And if they can answer that question, I urge them to put their entire heart and soul into the effort.

It works out much better that way – for them and for me.

• Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax and CapitolFax.com.

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We limit letters to 250 words and one published letter every 30 days. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the

Under the Affordable Care Act, 20 million people have been able to get insurance, people who used to live under the constant threat of financial hardship.

One trip to the emergency room can be the difference between paying the mortgage or being homeless. Because of the ACA, my 23-year-old children have been able to remain on our insurance plan. With those 25 visits to the hospital, under the ACA, I have not worried about hitting a lifetime maximum or preexisting conditions.

These are three of the important things bundled with the repeal/replace hot potato that Congress is playing with. I’m 55 years old. My husband and I likely will

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never be able to retire. We’ll be paying student loans or health care costs, not sitting on a beach sipping fruity cocktails. In the game that’s playing in Congress right now, it is possible my health care coverage soon will become an additional worry that I and millions of others shouldn’t need to have. Health care is a right, not a privilege. Let’s demand that Congress treat our right to affordable health care with respect and consideration. It isn’t win or lose for them – they’re guaranteed health insurance. It’s win or lose for us.

Deb Lecos Crystal Lake

• Tuesday, January 24, 2017

On a fairly regular basis back in the day, state Sen. Barack Obama would walk up to the Senate press box and bum cigarettes off me. That was when people could smoke in the Senate chambers and back when both of us smoked. Now, we both chew nicotine gum, and smoking on the Senate floor is strictly forbidden.

Obama was mainly an OPC smoker, meaning “other peoples’ cigarettes.” I’d usually give him a little grief about how maybe he should buy his own pack once in a while, but I never denied his request unless I was almost out. He’d always take the cigarette to a room in the back of the chamber, never seeming to smoke at his desk like others did.

One day as I was wandering through the Statehouse near his office, Obama hollered out my name and asked me to come in and join him. I presumed he wanted to bum yet another cigarette, and I was right.

I tossed my pack on his desk, and he took one out, lit it, and we made a little small talk.

Honestly, I didn’t much care for the guy in those days. He hadn’t yet done a lot of real work, or built strong relationships with fellow

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BUSINESS

McDonald’s sales decline in U.S.

By CANDICE CHOI

The Associated Press NEW YORK – McDonald’s is trying to stage a comeback, and offering Egg McMuffins all day won’t be enough to get more people in its restaurants.

The world’s biggest burger chain said U.S. sales dipped 1.3 percent at established locations for the final three months of the year. Customer traffic also continued to slide for all of 2016 despite the rollout of an all-day breakfast menu, marking the fourth straight year of declines domestically.

Since the start of 2013, customer counts are down 10 percent at established U.S. locations.

Overseas, the company’s quarterly performance was better, and sales rose globally.

The Oak Brook-based company attributed the sales decline at home to a tough comparison from the year-ago period, when it introduced the all-day breakfast menu that generated enormous buzz online.

The results underscore the hurdles for McDonald’s as it pushes to revitalize its image while facing broader challenges, including convenience stores selling more foods and cheaper groceries encouraging people to eat at home. The NPD Group said this month it expects customer traffic for the overall restaurant industry to remain “stalled” this year, as it was in 2016.

McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook said the company expects to start drawing more customers with compelling

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This photo shows the sign June 28, 2016, at a McDonald’s restaurant in Miami. McDonald’s said Monday that quarterly sales rose 2.8 percent at established locations as growth overseas offset a drop in the U.S. value deals and convenient ways to order. It also recently introduced its Big Mac in different sizes, and has been testing fresh beef for some of its burgers.

The company isn’t alone in struggling to attract more customers. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has said the retail landscape would undergo a “seismic” change as people do more of their shopping online, leading to less foot traffic in general. The coffee chain has delivered consistent growth in recent years, but saw its transactions at established U.S. locations slip by 1 percent in the previous quarter. Starbucks reports

its results for the past three months of 2016 later this week.

McDonald’s, meanwhile, has conceded that it failed to keep up with changing tastes and it’s speeding up efforts to transform into a “modern, progressive burger company.”

Easterbrook said the issue of customer counts in the U.S. “dominates our conversations as we plan our business.”

He noted that the modest expectations for the industry mean that increasing customer traffic may require taking market share from competitors.

The U.S. sales decline for the last

three months of 2016 snaps a streak of five quarterly increases. Those increases could have been driven by higher prices or people ordering pricier or extra menu items. For all of 2016, McDonald’s saw customer counts decline 2.1 percent at established locations, according to a regulatory filing.

The company only discloses changes in customer counts with year-end results, and not on a quarterly basis.

McDonald’s also trimmed its base of U.S. stores for the second year in a row, ending the year with 14,155 locations.

David Palmer, an RBC Capital Markets analyst, said U.S. sales trends may improve for McDonald’s this year as it rolls out more changes like the different Big Mac sizes and value deals. Globally, McDonald’s expanded its footprint and had 36,899 locations at year’s end.

The company said the international unit that includes the United Kingdom saw sales rise 2.8 percent at established locations. The growth unit that includes China saw sales increase 4.7 percent.

The segment that includes Japan rose 11.1 percent.

McDonald’s has been slashing costs as part of its turnaround efforts, which helped boost operating income. Easterbrook said the company spent the last year laying the groundwork for transformation by stripping away bureaucracy and installing new leaders in key positions.

For the quarter, McDonald’s Corp. said it earned $1.44 a share, topping the $1.41 a share that Wall Street expected, according to FactSet.

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‘The Last Jedi’ revealed as title for ‘Star Wars’ VIII

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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., stands in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library on Nov. 18 in Nashville, Tenn. The American Library Association announced Monday that the Georgia Democrat received four prizes for “March: Book Three,” the last of a graphic trilogy about his civil-rights activism.

Rep. Lewis receives 4 literary awards for ‘March: Book Three’ NEW YORK – Rep. John Lewis is having quite a run in the literary world.

The American Library Association announced Monday that the Georgia Democrat received a record four prizes for “March: Book Three,” the last of a graphic trilogy about his civil-rights activism and winner last fall of the National Book Award for young people’s literature. The latest honors for “March,” a collaboration among Lewis, congressional aide Andrew Aydin and illustrator Nate Powell, include the Coretta Scott King award for best children’s book by an African-American and the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in children’s literature. The book recently reached high on best-seller lists after a harsh public exchange between Lewis and President Donald Trump, whose legitimacy Lewis has challenged.

Monday’s top award, the John Newbery Medal for outstanding children’s book overall, was given to Kelly Barnhill for her fairy tale about an abandoned baby with a crescent-shaped birthmark on her forehead, “The Girl Who Drank the Moon.” The Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture book went to “Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” illustrated and written by Javaka Steptoe, which also won the Coretta Scott King award for best illustration. The Newbery and Caldecott prizes are the most prestigious in children’s literature, with previous winners including Beverly Cleary, Neil Gaiman and Katherine Paterson.

The awards were announced during the library association’s midwinter meeting in Atlanta, where Lewis is based. The congressman’s late wife, Lillian Miles Lewis, was a librarian at Atlanta University.

NEW YORK – “Star Wars: Episode VIII” finally has a title: “The Last Jedi.”

The Walt Disney Co. announced the title for the next chapter in the Skywalker saga on Monday. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will be released Dec. 15.

Speculation over just who the last Jedi is immediately ran rampant on social media.

“The Force Awakens” chronicled Daisy Ridley’s Rey discovering her powers with the Force, but ended ominously with a withdrawn Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on a remote island. If there’s to be just one Jedi left, Luke’s days could be numbered.

In an interview Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamill said he liked that the title was “straightforward” and “minimalist.”

“They told us that when we were making the movie and I said don’t tell me these things. I talk in my sleep,” Hamill said.

“They have us so jacked up with paranoia over leaks.”

Writer-director Rian Johnson has previously said “Episode VIII” will start right where “The Force Awakens” left off.

Alec Baldwin to host ‘SNL’ for record-setting 17th time NEW YORK – At the dawn of the Donald Trump administration, “Saturday Night Live’s” own Trump – Alec Baldwin – will be back as the show’s guest host for the

17th time.

The NBC show said Monday that Baldwin will host the Feb. 11 show. Baldwin, who has been portraying Trump on a semi-regular basis this season, has hosted the venerable comedy show more times than any other person.

SNL said that actress Kristen Stewart will debut as a host on the Feb. 4 show.

Alessia Cara will be the musical guest on Stewart’s show, with Ed Sheeran performing on Baldwin’s show.

Brady hurts leg during ‘Hamilton,’ returns to stage

CHICAGO – Wayne Brady said he had to abandon a performance of “Hamilton” in Chicago because he hurt his leg during the show.

The improv comedian and game show host, who is playing Aaron Burr at The PrivateBank Theatre, told the Chicago Sun-Times that he jumped off a stair during the first act of the Saturday afternoon show and “felt a pop in (his) calf.”

He says his leg then seized up.

Brady’s understudy replaced him for the rest of that show, but he returned to perform Saturday night and Sunday.

Brady won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Whose Line Is It Anyway” and a Daytime Emmy Award as host of “The Wayne Brady Show.”

He took over the role of Burr in Chicago on Jan. 17.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor Jerry Maren (Lollipop Guild member from “The Wizard of Oz”) is 98. Singer Ray Stevens is 78. Singer Aaron Neville is 76.

Singer Neil Diamond is 76. Actor Michael Ontkean (“Twin Peaks”) is 71. Keyboardist-turned-TV personality Jools Holland (Squeeze) is 59. Actress Nastassja Kinski is 58. Drummer Keech Rainwater of Lonestar is 54. Singer Sleepy Brown of Society of Soul is

47. Actress Matthew Lillard (“Scooby-Doo,” “She’s All That”) is 47. Actress Merrilee McCommas (“Friday Night Lights,” “Family Law”) is 46. Singer Beth Hart is 45. Actor Ed Helms (“The Office”) is 43. Actress Tatyana Ali (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 38. Actor Daveed Diggs (“black-ish”) is 35. Actor Justin Baldoni (“Jane The Virgin”) is 33. Actress Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”) is 31.

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THINGS

NEW YORK – Stephen Colbert will host the annual Emmy Awards telecast, this year to be shown on his home network of CBS. The annual awards show honoring the best in TV will take place Sept. 17 in Los Angeles.

Colbert is host of the “Late Show” on CBS, and the former host of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report.” In talking about hosting the 69th Emmy telecast, Colbert made sly reference to the Trump administration’s unprovable assertion that Trump’s inauguration was the most watched ever.

Said Colbert: “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period. Both in person and around the globe.”

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TECHNOLOGY

When snapshots fall short

Smartphones have come a long way, but they still need help to take stunning pictures

By ANICK JESDANUN The Associated Press

SINGAPORE – Smartphone cameras have seen dramatic improvements, but technology alone won’t produce shots that grab attention.

That’s where the human eye comes in. Here are eight tips to keep in mind when composing that shot, whether of family during the holidays or sights during a vacation. You don’t need to own a fancy camera or mess with manual controls.

What’s the subject?

Give people something to latch onto when viewing your photo. As a rule of thumb, close-ups are better.

At a party, for instance, avoid wide shots of random people mingling in a room, as the room becomes the subject – and that’s boring. Instead, get close-ups of the guest or two who’s laughing or singing. The photo is now about people having fun at a party.

People mingling still can be part of the shot, but in the background, to give people a sense the party’s well attended. The same principle applies to parades: It’s better to home in on one or two drummers than on the entire marching band, though the rest of the band still can be in the background.

For landscapes, keep in mind it’s tough to give viewers the same sense of grandeur you get from being there in person. But you can nudge viewers by focusing on specific elements, such as mountains or some trees. And of course, if there’s wildlife – well, that’s your subject.

anywhere, such as a local zoo.

Beyond eye level

Watch the lines

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In this Dec. 10, 2016, photo combo, people ride elephants outside a floating market in Ayutthaya, Thailand. While it’s important to have a clear subject in your shot, the background can enhance it by placing the scene in context. The photo at right stands out because the scene is uncluttered and Buddhist stupas in the background provide context as to the scene’s location.

Be willing to crouch down or even lie on the ground to give viewers a fresh perspective. When I encountered a lizard in Singapore, my instinct was to snap while standing up. But the lizard looked generic from that angle and distance. It wasn’t until I brought my camera near the ground and get close up did the lizard look ferocious. The good thing about smartphone cameras is that you can change the perspective easily by just lowering the phone.

In general, aim for horizontal and vertical lines in shots. For a skyline or a bench, that means taking the shot straight on and avoiding tilt. But diagonal lines can enhance photos at times. For instance, they can lead the eyes outward to give the viewer a greater sense of depth. But make sure you’re trying to say something with the diagonal. If the skyline or the bench is tilted, it will just look lazy, not artsy.

Play around with depth

For those obligatory poses next to landmarks, there’s no law saying you must actually stand next to the landmark. If the landmark is huge, you’ll look tiny by comparison. Why not stand closer to the camera? Since photos are two-dimensional, it’ll still look as though you’re next to the landmark, but you’ll look appropriately sized. You might need to try various depths until you get it right.

Divide your frame into thirds horizontally and vertically, like a tic-tac-toe board. Some cameras even will draw these lines for you on the screen (but won’t include them in the final shot). Ideally, keep your main subjects where those lines intersect, as eyes tend to gravitate there first. If you’re shooting a horizon or skyline, have it match one of the imaginary horizontal lines. For shots of people, have the eyes fall along one of those lines.

Consider the background

Lighting matters

While it’s important to have a clear subject in your shot, the background can enhance it by placing the scene in context. I took several shots of people riding elephants in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

The ones that stood out had Buddhist stupas in the background. The other shots could have been taken

The rule of thirds

You’ll typically get the best lighting shortly after sunrise or before sunset. During these “golden hours,” sunlight is softer, and subjects look better.

But it’s not practical to constrain your sightseeing to just a few hours a day. At least try to avoid having the sun shine toward the camera, as that

leads to dark subjects. If you can’t avoid it, some cameras have an “HDR” mode to help. The camera basically stitches together separate shots of the subject and the background adjusted to different lighting conditions. Turning on the flash – yes, in daytime – also can help light up an otherwise dark subject.

At night, though, you should try to keep the flash off, as light distribution can be intense and uneven.

Cameras have gotten much better at low-light shots, such that you’re often better off working with ambient light. Bonus tip: Use the flashlight on a friend’s phone to add a bit more light to a scene.

Know your camera’s limitations

While many cameras now have auto-focus, they don’t always pick out the subject correctly. If you’re shooting with a smartphone, just tap on the intended subject on the screen. This also has the effect of adjusting the exposure to that subject, rather than something in the background you might not care as much about.

And unless you have an iPhone 7 Plus or a Motorola Moto Z with True Zoom, avoid zooming. With most smartphones, you’re just getting a fake zoom, also called digital zoom. The image actually isn’t getting larger – it’s just stretched out like elastic using software. It might be fine on the screen, but it’ll look fuzzy blown up on a desktop web browser or printed out for a photo frame.

By STEVEN OVERLY The Washington Post

Richard Marx SPONSORED BY

Richard Marx is most known for selling 30 million albums and his No. 1 singles, “Hold on to the Nights” and “Don’t Mean Nothing.”

He was recently on the news though for something completely different as he subdued an unruly passenger on a Korean Air flight from Hanoi to Seoul.

His performance won’t be anywhere near as unruly when he arrives at The Raue Center For The Arts, but Marx is certainly expected to rule the stage with a highly-entertaining concert at 8 p.m. on Feb. 17.

Considering all of the outstanding male artists in history, it’s shocking to learn that Marx is the first artist to have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on the Billboard charts.

The former ‘80s heartthrob’s hair might not be nearly as long as it was 30 years ago, but the 52-year-old still looks much like he did when his hits were first littered on the radio and on MTV.

Amazingly, Marx is one of only a handful of artists who have had a No. 1 hit in the past four decades.

Marx’s second release, “Repeat Offender” from 1989 was his biggest record, going quadruple-platinum. Fans certainly are hopeful to hear tracks off that classic album during his show.

In addition to performing his own music, he’s been quite successful as a songwriter and producerforothers.He’sresponsibleforthefirsthit off of Josh Groban’s debut album, “To Where You Are,” and the NSYNC hit, “This I Promise You.” He earned a 2004 Song of the Year Grammy for co-authoring Luther Vandross’ “Dance With My Father.”

Altogether, Marx has scored 14 No. 1 singles, including Keith Urban’s No. 1 smash, “Long Hot Summer.”

So not only does he stop unruly passengers, but his work in music continues to rule the airwaves. Don’t miss Marx this February!

Buy your tickets today by visiting www.rauecenter.org.

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• Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Toyota’s empathetic car of the future is there for you. You’ve had a frustrating day at work; it plays soft music and lowers the temperature. You’re lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; it offers to take over the driving. You start to nod off at the wheel; it taps you on the shoulder and starts up a conversation.

This unconventional interplay between the driver and automobile is central to concept cars that Honda and Toyota unveiled at a technology conference in Las Vegas. In the not-so-distant future, vehicles not only will be safer or more efficient.

They also will be our companions, watching our every move.

These cars, which exist today only as partially functional concepts, will use powerful artificial intelligence systems to memorize and store information about every passenger’s likes and dislikes, how they speak, and the places they frequent, all to make decisions the car feels are in the riders’ interest.

The auto industry’s pursuit of a hyper-personal experience comes as the very nature of automotive transportation is in flux. Many industry observers expect ride-sharing services will become more popular, with autonomous driving to follow. People may rely less on personal cars to get around, a prospect that is “going to change the business model of private car ownership dramatically,” said Karl Brauer, a Kelley Blue Book analyst.

With the basic business of buying and selling cars potentially facing a major change in the decades

for car heads and tech geeks. Concept cars are built to introduce bold ideas, practical and otherwise. But Robert Carter, Toyota’s senior vice president of automotive operations, told an audience at the International Consumer Electronics Show that components of its concept car will be tested on roads in Japan in the coming years.

What’s more, nearly all of the concepts are rooted in technology already being honed today. Start-ups and legacy automakers alike are testing applications for AI and big data inside cars, and connecting those systems with phones, home appliances and the other Internet-enabled devices that permeate people’s Photo provided daily lives.

“Technology moves very slow until suddenly it The Concept-i from Toyota showcases what the company doesn’t,” said Shawn DuBravac, a futurist and chief expects cars will look like in 2030. economist at the Consumer Technology Association.

“It’s almost like boiling water. It takes a long time to ahead, information about drivers and passengers heat up, then suddenly, instantly, it’s boiling.” is likely to hold tremendous value for automakers.

Drivers who approach Toyota’s Concept-i car While this also may lead to greater convenience for will see “hello” projected on the car door, a greeting motorists, it creates yet another platform where from an AI bot named Yui designers call “the person people’s most sensitive data could be susceptible to who rides shotgun with you.” Inside, the car will privacy infringement and security hacks. collect a trove of real-time data, such as pupil dila“Artificial intelligence and big data will make vehicles one of the most important windows into the tion, perspiration rate and vocal tone, to assess the driver’s emotional state and alter the car to better fit habits of consumers next to their own phones and their mood. Once Yui learns preferences for music, computers,” said Ed Hellwig, the executive editor temperature, seat position and other features, it at Edmunds.com. “Automakers will know more automatically will adjust settings before the driver than they ever have about how their vehicles are even climbs in. used, which could lead to entirely new designs and “It’s all subtle stuff, but the ultimate goal is to not features.” have you aware that a lot of this stuff is happening,” As with concept cars past, Toyota and Honda’s said William Chergosky, one of the car’s designers. new vehicles could be seen as quixotic playthings

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Dear Reader: A clinical trial is a scientific study that looks into whether a specific drug, medical treatment, device or approach is not only effective, but also safe. Although clinical trials for new drugs often get the most press, other important advances arise from the process. New ways to screen for disease, new methods of diagnosis and techniques that will improve the quality of life for people living with disease all are important advances made in clinical trials.

New therapies are tested in treatment trials. Prevention trials investigate methods of lowering disease risk. In screening trials, optimal methods to discover the onset of disease are tested. Supportive care trials focus on quality of life for patients with debilitating disease. Diagnostic trials focus on tests and procedures to pinpoint the exact type of cancer or condition a patient has.

So how does a clinical trial work?

It starts with an idea. A researcher, doctor or other expert comes up with a “what if?” scenario. For example, what if it’s possible to develop a drug to help a patient’s own immune system fight cancer?

The next step is extensive laboratory testing. If the idea continues to show promise, research moves into a clinical trial.

A detailed plan, known as a protocol, is created. It states who is eligible to take part in the clinical trial, details all of the tests and procedures that will be performed, names the drugs that will be involved and how the drugs will be administered. The protocol also indicates the length of the clinical trial, and how the information will be collected and collated.

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If you’re thinking about joining a clinical trial, you should know: • The specific purpose of the study; • Why researchers believe the experimental therapy will be effective; • What drugs, tests or procedures the trial entails; • Any risks or potential side effects of the treatment; • How much time is required; • How your daily life will be affected; • How you will know whether the therapy is successful.

It’s not an exaggeration to say clinical trials are at the heart of modern medical advances. Many of the cancer treatments that are saving or extending lives today began as a “what if?” idea in a clinical trial. And while participants may join in hopes of being on the receiving end of a medical advance, they also have the satisfaction of knowing they are contributing to the body of knowledge that will make medicine even more effective in the future.

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mother-in-law has begun doing the “pop-in.” My husband hinted he wished he had known she was coming over. Her response was, “I’m your mother; I don’t need to let you know when I’m coming over.” I regard this as total disrespect.

She has done this plenty of times – including popping in when I was having a dinner with my parents and children, which made her mad because she and my father-in-law hadn’t been invited.

She did the pop-in again last week. My husband, four children and I were about to sit down to a family dinner when she rang the doorbell.

I didn’t have enough food for her and my father-in-law, which made us all uncomfortable.

She made a sarcastic comment, “Gee, I guess I shouldn’t have come over,” then she sat in the living room staring at us as we ate.

I have begged my husband to say something, but he says it would be disrespectful. I said it is disrespectful that she comes over without checking with us first. What’s your take on this? – No Pop-ins, Please Dear No Pop-ins: You have my sympathy.

Your mother-in-law is a handful. Your husband might be so cowed by his mother he’s afraid to assert himself. You are under no obligation to entertain anyone who pops in, including her.

The next time she shows up unannounced, remind her to call first and suggest she come back some other time.

Dear Abby: My fiancée has a 15-year-old son, “Jason,” who spends countless hours in his room playing Xbox with his buddies. He is loud and obviously has fun, by the sound of it. However, when he comes out for meals, he doesn’t communicate or answer questions like, “How was school?” or “What do you think of that?”

My fiancée and I don’t live together. We see each other three times a year for two to three weeks at a time. My fiancée says Jason acts the same way whether I’m here or not. He isn’t close with his dad, either.

Is this a phase he will grow out of, or does he need professional help? We get along, but there is never much conversation. – Frustrated In

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – You can make substantial strides this year if you dig in and do your part. Collaborating with uplifting people and being a team player will enable you to reach your goals. Don’t let emotional matters stop you from achieving success.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You can make a difference if you bypass negative people or those trying to bring you down. Stay focused on bringing about positive change and making new beginnings.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Good intentions will not be enough if you don’t follow through with your plans. Money will slip through your fingers. Don’t take on a financial burden you

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Use the information you collect to help you make personal gains. Be cautious when dealing with institutions and government agencies. Prepare personal documents to ensure everything is in order.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Anger is best contained. You may not like what others do, but it’s in your best interest to bide your time.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Don’t be tempted to

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Don’t let anger or disappointment take charge. You need to control your temper and focus on taking action instead of wasting time in arguments. Make an impression by choosing a positive route to victory.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Sign up for an event or network with people in your industry. It’s important to keep up with the most recent trends. Your charm and knowledge will capture attention. Romance is highlighted.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Sudden and unexpected changes will take you by surprise. Be careful how you handle domestic and partner-

ship situations that can influence your security.

Proceed with caution.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Explore your creative ideas and do whatever it takes to test your strategy and theories. A physical change will help you distance yourself from someone who has a negative influence on your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Don’t take risks that can hurt you emotionally, physically or financially. Express your thoughts and gain approval to make a transition easier for you and everyone else involved.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t be fooled by what others do or say. Follow your heart and your plans. Refuse to let unexpected changes lead you astray. An unusual offer will lead to good fortune.

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Bridge players should work hard to try to spot a second chance to make or break a contract. Today’s deal is similar to yesterday’s, but with one critical difference: Dummy’s diamonds are stronger. How does that affect South’s approach in three no-trump? West cashes his four club winners, then shifts to the heart jack.

South’s sequence, a strong, artificial and forcing two clubs followed by two no-trump, showed a balanced hand with a good 22-24 points. North dredged up a raise, more in hope than expectation.

Declarer starts with eight winners: one spade, three hearts and four diamonds. As in yesterday’s deal, it seems that the ninth trick must come from either a successful spade finesse -- a priori a 50-50 shot -- or a 3-3 heart split -- which is only a 35.53 percent chance. So, yesterday, when South could try only one or the other, he banked everything on the spade finesse.

Today, though, declarer can afford to discard a high diamond on the fourth club, keeping the spade ace-queen and all four hearts.

Then, when South takes trick five in his hand, he can cash his other top hearts to see if they divide 3-3.

Here, they do not, so declarer cashes his four diamond tricks, discarding the heart five, and takes the spade finesse.

Finally, note that if West has the spade king, he cannot be squeezed, because he discards after South.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Jennifer Haerle; Chalets of Fox River Grove Building A; Chalets of Fox River Grove Building "A" Condominium Association; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Joel Haerle; Lyle Haerle; Missy Matuga a/k/a Melissa L. Haerle a/k/a Melissa L. Matuga a/k/a Missy Haerle; Brandon Haerle; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Joel Haerle (Deceased) DEFENDANTS 16 CH 00213 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Joel Haerle Missy Matuga a/k/a Melissa L. Haerle a/k/a Melissa L. Matuga a/k/a Missy Haerle That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 300 Opatrny Drive Unit #110 Fox River Grove, IL 60021 and which said Mortgage was made by: the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Guaranteed Rate, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2007R0055708; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now

pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before February 9, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-01013 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of Shelby Grace Fiepke O'Keefe Case Number 17 MR 1 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on March 1, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., Room 204, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from Shelby Grace Fiepke O'Keefe to that of Shelby Grace O'Keefe pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

hange /s/ Shelby Grace Fiepke O'Keefe (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 10, 17, 24, 2017) 1257603

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HOME STATE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

TERRANCE L. ELLIS JR.; HEIDI S. ELLIS; TCF NATIONAL BANK; HARVEST RUN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NO. 17 CH 000017 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREIN GIVEN YOU, TERRANCE L. ELLIS JR., HEIDI S. ELLIS, TCF NATIONAL BANK, HARVEST RUN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that an action is now pending in this Court as shown above, wherein the Plaintiff seeks to foreclose a mortgage made to HOME STATE BANK, N.A., with respect to the following described real estate: LOT 158 IN HARVEST RUN – UNIT 2 BEIN A RESUBDIVISION OF OUTLOTS A AND B IN HARVEST RUN UNIT 1, AND PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON OCTOBER 31, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 97R53984, IN THE CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PROPERTY INDEX NUMBER: 18-12-378-005 Commonly known as: 1245 HARVEST COURT CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 NOW, THEREFORE, you are further notified to file your appearance in

y appe the Office of the Clerk of the Court above stated on or before 2-21-17, and if you fail to do so or do not otherwise make your appearance on or before said date, this cause may be heard and judgment entered as prayed for in said Complaint without further notice.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Woodstock, Illinois, this 10th day of January, 2017. /s/ Katherine M Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court McHenry County, Illinois FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C. File No. 18560.000 Attorney for Plaintiffs 19333 E. Grant Hwy. PO Box 5 Marengo, IL 60152 (815) 923-2107 (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 17, 24, 31, 2017) 1259144

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m sp will be considered by the City. The City will review each properly submitted bid and will make a selection based upon price, availability, quality and other features of the bid proposals. Bids submitted after 10:00 am, local time, Friday, February 10, 2017 will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder.

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Central States Tower III, LLC is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility located at 19212 Crowley Road, Harvard, McHenry County, IL, 60033. The new facility will consist of a 155-foot monopole tower and support equipment. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6116003714-MRH c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, mholtkamp@ebiconsulting.com or 785-760-5938 (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 24, 2017) 1260212

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 BRITTANY SAGE WOOLLARD Case Number 16MR634 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on March 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois in Courtroom #204 praying for the change of my name from BRITTANY SAGE WOOLLARD to the new name of: SAGE ETTERS pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ Brittany Sage Woollard Petitioner (Published in the Northwest Herald on January 17, 24, 31, 2017) 1258775

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Crystal Lake South senior Taylor Jozefowicz tries to keep the ball inbounds during the fourth quarter of a Fox Valley Conference game against Huntley on Monday in Crystal Lake. South won, 35-27.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 35, HUNTLEY 27

Gators show no fear

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For the 3rd straight year, Rock Valley is preseason #1 in @NJCAA DIII Softball! Preseason Top 10. – @NJCAA (Rock Valley College’s roster includes sophomore second baseman Jessica Turner of Marengo) Follow our writers on Twitter: Joe Stevenson – @NWH_JoePrepZone Sean Hammond – @sean_hammond Alex Kantecki – @akantecki John Wilkinson – @jwilks26

What to watch NHL: Tampa Bay at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m., CSN The Hawks (65 points) face the Lightning (47 points) in the first of two meetings this season.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South’s Annika Sevcik didn’t score a point in the first half against Huntley on Monday, finding other ways to get involved instead.

The Gators’ tallest player at 5-foot11, the senior forward made her mark with a team-leading five assists in the opening 16 minutes, and her teammates handled the rest.

Maddie Bush scored 11 first-half points, and the Gators stormed out to an early lead against the Red Raiders and held on for a 35-27 Fox Valley Conference girls basketball win at Gator Alley.

“We were really excited for this game,” said Sevcik, one of eight South seniors. “Our fans really pumped us up for this game, so we came out with a ton of energy. That was probably the best (first) quarter we’ve played all year, and that’s probably the best team we’ve played all year.”

South (11-10 overall, 7-4 FVC), which scored the last 12 points of the first quarter to take a 14-4 lead, knocked off the conference leader for the first time since coach Mark Mucha took over in 2014.

“They’ve been our rivals for a long time,” senior Taylor Jozefowicz said.

“Since they lost (Illinois freshman and McHenry County’s all-time leading scorer) Ali Andrews, we thought we can get them, and we finally did.

“We came out and ran the break really well, and, on defense, we pressured them really well.”

Kelly Gaede had seven points with two 3-pointers for South, Jozefowicz added six points, and Sevcik finished with six points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

South led, 26-12, at the break, shooting 10 of 23 with eight assists and holding Huntley to four baskets and 12 turnovers. After halftime, the Raiders made only three baskets against South.

“It’s really big. I know we haven’t beaten them in a long time, and they’re the team to beat every year,” said Bush, who added four steals. “We didn’t play with fear. We attacked, and we stayed really aggressive.”

Huntley (12-10, 7-3) had swept South in conference play in each of the past two seasons, and twice eliminated the Gators from the postseason – each time knocking them out in a sectional semifinal.

“I feel like first quarter, that’s the best first quarter of basketball we’ve played all year,” Mucha said. “We moved the basketball well, and defensively we got stops. We could have improved the defensive rebounding, but going against two kids (6-1 Morgan Clausen and 6-1 Janelle Allen) who are much taller and

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Crystal Lake South guard Maddie Bush goes up for a layup against Huntley forward Morgan Clausen on Monday in Crystal Lake. South won, 35-27.

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athletic than us, we’re going to give up some offensive rebounds.

“We were very pleased with our first

South’s lead over Huntley would have been even bigger at halftime if not for a 30-foot heave by Red Raiders senior guard Abbey Brown, who banked in a long 3-pointer at the buzzer. The Gators led Huntley, 26-12, at the break.

half. I went in the locker room, and the

See GATORS, page 4

RICHMOND-BURTON BOYS BASKETBALL

Ex-Bulls coach has solid history with big players

By SEAN HAMMOND

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Richmond-Burton’s Joey St. Pierre drives between Woodstock defenders Nick Kubiak (left) and Mason Sutter during the fourth quarter of a game Jan. 9, 2015, in Richmond. St. Pierre on Monday committed to Texas-El Paso. three seasons at Richmond-Burton, St. Pierre averaged 11.7 points a game, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in 68 varsity games.

He played varsity basketball for the Rockets as a freshman and sophomore. His junior year he transferred to La Lumiere prep school in La Porte, Indiana, for the first semester. After struggling to find playing time behind

take four to six weeks. The scar tissue is something he has had since birth but doesn’t make itself known until later in life. Once he has surgery, it shouldn’t reoccur.

When St. Pierre told college coaches the situation, they didn’t shy away.

“I just told the schools that were recruiting me what was up,” St. Pierre said. “They understood. They just want me to get better.”

Floyd coached the Bulls from 1998 to 2001. He also coached the New Orleans Hornets for one season. UTEP (5-13) is his fifth head coaching position in the college ranks after stops at Idaho, New Orleans, Iowa State and Southern California.

St. Pierre likes Floyd’s track record with big men. In 22 years, Floyd has had 17 college players reach the NBA, including three big men who never even played in high school (Ervin Johnson, Michael McDonald and Kelvin Cato).

“You could tell he cares more about you than just being a basketball player; he cares about you as a person,” St. Pierre said. “He’s really going to work with me over the summer and in the fall just before the season starts, just getting more post moves and getting back into shape.”

Creason said the college pace of play will be an adjustment for St. Pierre but that “he’s got tremendous upside and a lot of physical abilities.”

PRAIRIE RIDGE GIRLS SOCCER

Future Illini Silber eager to play for Wolves

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com Makena Silber already had committed to play soccer at the University of Illinois when her dad, who works for General Electric, was offered a position in Illinois. Geographically, the move made sense.

So the family picked up and moved to Crystal Lake from Erie, Pennsylvania, where the 17-year-old lived since she was in third grade. The junior forward enrolled at Prairie Ridge over the summer and plans to play for the Wolves’ girls soccer team this spring.

“Funny enough, U of I was kind of like a last-minute visit,” said Silber, who plays club soccer at Sockers FC. “I went out to U of I, and it was a perfect combination of things.”

The Prairie Ridge girls soccer team won a Class 2A regional title last sea-

son, losing to eventual state runner-up Deerfield. The Wolves return nine seniors, two juniors and add a Division I forward with some state tournament experience of her own.

In two years at Villa Maria Academy in Erie, Silber finished as a state runner-up her freshman year and won a state champion- Makena Silber ship as a sophomore.

She is a goal-scorer who said she is always “looking for new ways to score and get in and around the box.”

Second-year Prairie Ridge coach Andre Watson inherits the center forward at the perfect time, because last year’s starting center forward, Caty Karacia, moved to Ohio last summer.

Watson has not seen Silber play except on video (girls soccer tryouts be-

gin Feb. 27). But from what he has seen, he’s excited. “(She’s a) natural goal scorer, very composed on the offensive end,” Watson said. “She seems like a very well-rounded player.”

Silber is excited to play for the Wolves, and Watson said she was upfront about wanting to play for her new high school team.

“I think playing for a high school in general is awesome,” Silber said. “I’m excited to get to know some new people and (be in) a different atmosphere.”

Silber has a little bit of experience playing for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program, taking part in a pair of tournaments in Germany and Costa Rica her freshman year. She also committed to the Illini as a freshman in 2015.

Along with Illinois, she was considering Penn State, West Virginia,

Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina and Florida State. In 15 seasons under coach Janet Rayfield, the Illini have made the NCAA tournament 10 times and reached the Sweet 16 four times.

“Janet Rayfield is a phenomenal person on and off the field,” Silber said. “They kind of just put the belief in me, and they made me want to play for them. They made me excited about playing D-I soccer. That’s been a dream of mine ever since I was little.”

Silber hopes to major in business and minor in psychology. But first, she will try to help Prairie Ridge win its sixth consecutive regional title.

“I really felt that we had a strong team going into this year with that group of (nine) seniors,” Watson said.

“To get a goal scorer – goal scorers are rare. It’s huge. She’s a real plus, a real bonus to what we already have going on.”

• Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Richmond-Burton senior forward Joey St. Pierre will admit that at first he was concerned the mysterious pains in his lower back might put his Division I basketball potential at risk.

But once the pain was properly diagnosed this fall – excessive scar tissue blocking his kidney – and he learned it shouldn’t return after surgery, he knew he didn’t have to worry.

The ailment ended St. Pierre’s season this month, but Monday he committed to play basketball at the University of Texas at El Paso after a visit to the campus over the weekend.

He picked UTEP over Illinois-Chicago and New Mexico. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward will play for former Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd.

“He has a great track record,” St. Pierre said. “When I went down to El Paso, I fell in love with it. It felt like the right fit.”

St. Pierre announced his decision Monday on Twitter. Over parts of

6-10 University of Illinois commit Jeremiah Tilmon and 6-10 current Texas Longhorn James Banks, St. Pierre returned to R-B midseason. He had to sit out the remainder of his junior season per IHSA transfer rules.

St. Pierre made his return to the court for the Rockets this fall. He first started feeling the pain in his back during football season.

“I went to, like, three different doctors, nobody knew what it was,” St. Pierre said.

Once the issue was diagnosed, St. Pierre had surgery to insert a stent, hoping it would alleviate the pain until after basketball season. During the first practice of the season, the stent fell out of place.

“It was the worst pain,” St. Pierre said. “I knew right away. I knew during practice. I went home and ended up in the ER.” Doctors inserted a new stent, twice as long as the first one. It kept St. Pierre on the court until early January, but he still experienced pain after playing and often missed practice.

“He tried to manage it the best he could,” R-B coach Brandon Creason said. “It was the type of thing where he could never get over the hump and could never get back to feeling well consistently enough that we could progress as a basketball team.”

St. Pierre will have surgery Feb. 17.

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Inside Boys Basketball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SAM OHLRICH Marian Central, sr., F Ohlrich tossed in 28 points and had 22 rebounds as the Hurricanes started their week with a 68-61 victory at Johnsburg.

Ohlrich had a dunk and a 3-pointer in that game, and his rebound total was the best of the 6-foot-8 senior’s career.

Ohlrich also scored 15 points in Friday’s East Suburban Catholic Conference victory over Nazareth, 54-44, then topped the Hurricanes with 14 points in a nonconference victory over East Aurora, 54-47, on Saturday.

Good showing: Woodstock lost to Johnsburg, 77-69, Friday in their KRC game that was Hall of Fame Night for the Blue Streaks, with five new members being inducted.

Woodstock coach Al Baker had Streaks career scoring leader Dan Hill, a Hall of Fame member who was attending the ceremony, Proud Sponsor of speak with the team before the game.

Athlete of the Week “Hall of Fame Night is always a special one for us,” Baker said. “We have a lot of alumni Hampshire, 74-59, in their only game of the week. Their only loss in their past five games back here. We always tell [the players] before this game, ‘Go out there and play in a way came to Jacobs. that would make them proud of Woodstock basketball.’ There’s no doubt in my mind that NOTEWORTHY the fans that walked away felt proud of the Old-school flavor: Jacobs coach Jimmy Roberts said the drill the Golden Eagles do ev- effort that we gave.”

The Streaks got a boost from the return of ery day for working on outlet passes and fast Matt Shook, who had missed time with a brobreaks is called “Celtic Passing,” patterned NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS after the old Boston Celtics, who made ken hand. Shook made the go-ahead basket 1. Jacobs (16-1): The Golden Eagles put up transition basketball a staple of their game in at the end of the first quarter, then assisted impressive victories over McHenry, 54-40, on the go-ahead basket before halftime. the 1960s. and Hillcrest, 67-55, Friday and Saturday.

“He was literally cleared about three hours Cameron Krutwig, the Golden Eagles’ Those wins, along with Prairie Ridge’s loss, before the game,” Baker said. “It’s been a 6-foot-9 center, is the ideal player to start vaults Jacobs back into the top spot. month since he played. In the first half we fast breaks the way he cleans up on the 2. Prairie Ridge (13-5): The Wolves lost to boards. Krutwig grabbed a school-record tried to play him about 45 seconds, just to Lake Forest Academy, 78-46, and fall back see how it felt. He’s still the guy I can trust 23 rebounds in Saturday’s 67-55 win over to the No. 2 spot they have held most of the out there probably the most, so we gave him Hillcrest, which led to numerous fast-break season. They remain a game up on Jacobs a few more minutes in the second half.” opportunities. in the Fox Valley Conference standings after Big hurts: Crystal Lake Central guard Adam “It’s not just something that happens,” their win at Crystal Lake Central.

Pump (knee) and Johnsburg forward Warren Roberts said. “We practice it every day. The 3. Marengo (15-4): The Indians lost to Nusser (elbow) suffered injuries Friday that kids on the other end do a great job, too.”

Burlington Central (16-2) on Monday at the Krutwig whipped a couple of passes to the put the rest of their seasons in jeopardy.

Rockets’ Martin Luther King Classic, then Pump injured his right knee and will see other end to get assists himself. He finished came back to beat Burlington, 50-46, giving an orthopedic surgeon this week. Pump was with seven for the game.

Marengo the Kishwaukee River Conference walking on crutches after Friday’s loss to Trivia time: Richmond-Burton’s 6-9 Joey lead at 3-0.

St. Pierre committed to Texas-El Paso, giving Prairie Ridge. The Tigers’ best outside shooter 4. McHenry (10-9): The Warriors lost twice him something in common with Krutwig, who said he was hurt when he landed on a jump last week, to Genoa-Kingston at Burlington’s signed with Loyola. Other than both being stop. There was no contact or awkward twist MLK Classic and to Jacobs in an FVC game. of the joint. He said Central’s trainer thought big men from McHenry County, what is it?

5. Cary-Grove (9-7): The Trojans beat the ACL or MCL was injured.

(Answer at the end).

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Aannah Interrante scored 20 points and hit three 3-pointers as Johnsburg remained unbeaten in Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball action with a 50-40 win over Woodstock North on Monday in Woodstock.

The Skyhawks (17-6 overall, 9-0 KRC) also got 10 points from Kayla Stefka in the victory. Cortland Sommerfeldt hit a 3 in the first quarter, and Interrante hit one in the second as Johnsburg led, 24-12, at halftime.

The Thunder (12-12, 5-3) got 14 points from Lulu Nicks and 10 from Maddie Busch, both of whom hit a pair of 3s. North hit 12 of 14 free throws.

Jacobs 60, Hoffman Estates 28: At Hoffman Estates, Jacobs’ Nicole Durben made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in a nonconference win over Hoffman Estates. Maggie Grady scored

WHAT TO WATCH Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South 7 p.m. Tuesday, Gator Alley C-G has won four of its past five games, while the Gators have put together their first three-game winning streak.

Richmond-Burton at Marengo 7 p.m. Friday, Homer “Bill” Barry Gymnasium Marengo leads the KRC at 3-0, but R-B can be dangerous led by guards Blaine Bayer and Jake Kaufman.

– Joe Stevenson joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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Johnsburg girls top Woodstock N. NORTHWEST HERALD

Nusser landed hard while driving to the basket and dislocated his left (nonshooting) elbow in Friday’s win at Woodstock.

Skyhawks coach Mike Toussaint did not yet know Monday the extent of Nusser’s injury.

“He’s going to see the ortho,” Toussaint said. “It is too bad. He’s a senior, and he was playing really well. He had about seven boards and hit some big buckets. We’ll see.”

Klein getting closer: McHenry forward Colton Klein had the broken bone in his left hand re-evaluated last week and is closer to returning to play, Warriors coach Tim Paddock said. Paddock thought Klein has a chance of getting the cast off in two weeks, which might get him back for the final six games.

“He’s been running and doing some form shooting; fortunately, it’s his left (nondominant) hand,” Paddock said. “That would be a nice lift.”

Trivia answer: Both players will attend schools (Loyola in 1963 and UTEP in 1966 as Texas Western) that won NCAA men’s basketball championships.

16 points, and Carly Sidor added nine 2,467: At Rockford, Leah Secor rolled for the Golden Eagles (9-11). a 595 series and Megan Anthony had Alden-Hebron 46, Schaumburg Chris- a 550 as Marengo defeated Rockford tian 32: At Schaumburg, Kylee Win- Christian. ter scored a career-high 21 points and The Indians held a 47-pin edge afhad seven rebounds, seven steals and ter the first game, then blew the match four assists in a win over Schaumburg open in the second game as Anthony Christian. Tally Lalor scored eight fired a 209 and Secor had a 203, for a 995 points. Emily Webber and Eden Wan- team score. derer each added six points.

Marengo rolled a 983 in the third Grant 69, Marian Central 53: At Wood- game, and Amanda Underwood restock, Vannessa Garrelts scored 21 corded a 466 series. Secor had a 214 in points and hit four 3s as the Hurri- the last game. canes (8-12) lost to the Bulldogs in a nonconference game at Landers Pavil- BOYS BASKETBALL ion. Sophomore guard Amber ReynSchaumburg Christian 59, Alden-Heolds hit one 3 and scored eight points bron 37: At Schaumburg, Taylor Glenn for Marian. led the Giants with 13 points in a nonAlly Mahinay hit four 3s and scored conference loss to Schaumburg Chris25 points to lead Grant. tian.

Logan Grove hit the only two GIRLS BOWLING 3-pointers for A-H (4-16) and finished Marengo 2,839, Rockford Christian with 10 points.

Continued from page 2 top thing was ‘Great half.’ ” Huntley climbed back into the game in the second half, holding South to five points in the third quarter and six in the fourth. Clausen, who had nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds, cut a 12-point deficit to seven with 1:32 to go, but the Raiders were held scoreless the rest of the way.

“Our kids need to understand that with as tight of a conference race (as it) is down the stretch here, every team is going to give us their best effort each night,” Huntley coach Steve Raethz said.

“We have to come ready to go, and ready to match that. This is becoming a disturbing pattern where, for whatever reason, we’re not coming out with the intensity that we need to.

Credit to South, they beat us in about every facet of the game in that first half.”

Mallory Moffett had five points for Huntley, and Abbey Brown added four points.

BLACKHAWKS

By BRIAN SANDALOW For the Sun-Times

AP photo

Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (front left) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Canucks in the third period Sunday at the United Center. Toews also had three assists in the Hawks’ 4-2 victory. and gave the Canucks trouble.

Yet most importantly, Sunday could be the boost Toews needs to get rolling offensively.

“He wasn’t having luck on his stick,” Panik said. “The puck wasn’t going in, but it finally found it, and it was a huge night for him. Pretty happy. Hopefully, he will bounce on and go from there.”

Even after Sunday, Toews’ eight goals and 18 assists are off his usual pace. And even for someone as mental-

ly tough and strong-willed as Toews, an uptick would be welcome for a lot of reasons beyond stats.

“There’s no doubt when they’re not going in it’s a little bit tougher and it’s a bit of a mental battle, but, for myself, it’s just finding ways to try to create that feeling of confidence goal scoring gives you,” Toews said. “Even if they’re not going in, trying to get out of that funk, but even if you play a good game here or there to try to get that consistency up,

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Hoiberg sticking with Zipser in rotation for now

Rookie jumps former first-round picks

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com It appears now that Paul Zipser’s presence in the rotation isn’t about to dry up and disappear anytime soon.

That’s either an indication of the Bulls front office landing a solid pick in the second round last summer or an indictment on how flawed the make-up of this roster really is.

Bet on the latter.

According to coach Fred Hoiberg, Zipser – selected 48th overall in June – has shown more than enough to not only stick in the rotation, but has emerged as an early go-to option off the bench, even surpassing the likes of former first-round picks Denzel Valentine and Doug McDermott.

“The thing with Paul, that first

game I started him at New York (last week), the Garden, to be matched up at times with Carmelo Anthony, tells you everything you need to know,” Hoiberg said after Monday’s practice.

“He looked right in my eyes and said, ‘I gotcha, coach. I’m ready to go.’ I thought he went out and performed well, and since that point he’s given us really good minutes.”

In the wake of that loss to the Knicks, ZipsPaul Zipser er got a DNP against New Orleans, but saw quality minutes in a win in Memphis, as well as in both losses to Dallas and Atlanta.

On Saturday against Sacramento, however, Zipser was not only used as the sixth man in the rotation, but clocked in 23 minutes, scoring 13 points and grabbing four rebounds, while also staying on the floor as part of the closing unit.

“Talking about late-game situa-

tions, Paul got that one loose ball for us at the end, and we scored off of it with under a minute to go,” Hoiberg said of his rookie’s latest performance.

“Again, he’s going to give you a good effort defensively. He can move his feet, sneaky athleticism to go out there and battle and not be afraid. And again, that goes back to Paul’s career and where he played in Europe against high-level competition.”

From the German League to the new Bulls sixth man? Who saw that coming?

“He has, yeah,” Hoiberg said, when asked if Zipser did enough to keep that role. “Paul, again, he plays both sides of the floor. He showed great anticipation with his feet defensively. He’s shooting the ball with a lot more confidence than he was earlier in the year.

He’s been really good for us, so yeah, he’ll stay in the rotation.”

The key in Hoiberg’s assessment has been the fact that Zipser “plays both sides of the floor.”

McDermott, and especially Nikola Mirotic, are each defensively challenged at times, and with the SunTimes reporting Sunday that Mirotic is being shopped, Zipser might make that an easier piece to part with.

What Hoiberg has to do now, however, is balance winning games with still trying to develop the youth on the bench. With Zipser jumping some former first-round picks so quickly the past week, that’s not the easiest course to maneuver.

“The thing you look for is consistency with your rotation,” Hoiberg said.

“You’ve got to play the guys that are out there performing on that particular night.

“The big thing is, obviously, to keep [their spirits] up. Denzel has had opportunities, and he’s played well. You know, Doug has had [moments]. … It’s just going to be different guys on different nights with this team, and that’s just the way it’s probably going to be.

Everybody just has to be ready.”

• Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Jonathan Toews has accomplished pretty much everything. He’s won three Stanley Cups, a playoff MVP, a Selke Trophy for being the NHL’s top defensive forward and multiple honors playing for Canada. He’s recognized as one of hockey’s best two-way players and preeminent leaders.

Yet even somebody with that résumé can get frustrated and start to wonder about himself. That’s happened to Toews as his production has dipped this season.

“Normally, yeah, I guess it’s easy to start second-guessing everything when you’re not scoring,” Toews said. “Even a game like [Sunday], where I don’t even feel like I played that great and you’re on the ice for a handful of goals, it doesn’t really matter. It just gives you a good feeling and it’s easy to come to the rink and just kind of build off that.”

The Blackhawks are hoping that happens.

Toews had a goal and three assists in the Hawks’ 4-2 win Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks. Toews was in the right place at the right time to score the winner when Richard Panik’s shot ricocheted off the boards, leaving him with a shot at a gaping net. He and linemates Panik and Ryan Hartman showed more signs they are meshing,

and I think that’s maybe one of my issues this year, is getting my game to the level I want it to be at every single night.

“It was fun to be a part of the win (Sunday) and be a part of the offense,” he added. “Looking to try to continue that and use that confidence that comes with it.”

Toews’ teammates haven’t lost any faith in Toews. They see his numbers are down, but they’re not lacking confidence Toews will rebound.

“I mean, he’s been playing well, and we all know the level he can get to. He’s maybe not been at that level so far, but you know we never doubt him in this room,” goalie Corey Crawford said.

“He’s one of our best players, and he can turn it on.”

Of course, coach Joel Quenneville knows that, too. He recognizes how competitive Toews is and how hard he works, and sees him contributing when he’s not scoring.

He also knows Toews does want to produce points.

“We feel that he’s been coming along here. A night like [Sunday] can really help, be it confidence or having the puck in the scoring area, and whether it’s making plays or finishing your shot or being around it,” Quenneville said. “He seems like he was around the puck way more, and when he does that, usually good things happen.”

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3-point shooting Wildcats are too good to not make NCAAs woes dog Huskies

By JESSE SEVERSON

jseverson@shawmedia.com The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team has a 3-point shooting problem.

Balanced scoring and a strong defense has helped the Huskies earn a share of the lead in the Mid-American Conference West standings with Eastern Michigan, but they have been woeful behind the 3-point arc this season – something coach Mark Montgomery acknowledges.

“We’re not a good 3-point shooting team,” Montgomery said. “As you see, other teams, they are crowding the paint, they’re digging down ... and they’re giving us that shot. Until we have someone to knock it down consistently, it’s going to be these kind of games.”

In the six conference games so far, the Huskies (12-7, 4-2 MAC West) are shooting a dreadful 25 percent from 3-point range and are hitting 29 percent from deep on the season – both of which rank last in the MAC. In a 78-69 loss to Ohio on Saturday, the Huskies went 4 for 12 (33 percent) from 3-point range, which was the first time in six games they have connected on more than 30 percent of their deep shots. However, one of the makes against the Bobcats came from sophomore Jaylen Key hitting a meaningless wide-open shot with four seconds remaining.

“We already know coming in, you look at the stats, we’re the lowest making (3-point shooting) team in the conference,” Montgomery said after the game. “We average four. We made four today.”

Individually, only Key (5 for 11, 45.5 percent), sophomore guard Laytwan Porter (18 for 42, 42.9 percent) and senior Dontel Highsmith (15 for 47, 31.9 percent) are hitting more than 29 percent of their 3-point attempts.

However, even Porter has struggled in MAC play, making only 2 of 13 in the past six games.

There also has been regression from players who had success beyond the arc last season.

Sophomore Austin Pauga made 45.2 percent of his attempts last season, but is 1 for 6 (16.7 percent) in conference and 9 for 39 (23.1 percent) on the season and has seen his playing time shrink. The same issue has hit sophomore guard Marshawn Wilson (41.3 percent last season, 12.5 percent in MAC this season) and sophomore

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NIU’s Aaric Armstead shoots over Miami (Ohio) Redhawks guard Rod Mills on Jan. 17 in DeKalb. forward Levi Bradley (41.2 percent last season, 25 percent in MAC this season).

Senior guard Aaric Armstead, who made 31.1 percent as a junior and 34.4 percent as a sophomore, is 1 for 17 (5.8 percent) in the past six games.

“People work on it every day, shooting 3s and everything like that,” said senior center Marin Maric, who leads the team in scoring (13.4 points a game) and has gone 4 for 17 (23.5 percent) from 3-point range. “We just have to get comfortable out there.”

Montgomery said that with the struggles from deep, the Huskies have to make up the points elsewhere – from the free-throw line and offensive rebounds. They are first in the MAC in rebounding margin (plus-9.2 a game) and are third in free throws attempted (153) and sixth in shooting percentage from the foul line (69.3 percent).

Despite the poor shooting, the Huskies are third in the conference by allowing 68.3 points a game – partly because of strong showings in a 69-52 win at Bowling Green and a 62-58 victory over Miami (Ohio).

Six games in, the Huskies are tied for first in the division, and they have defense, not hot outside shooting, to thank for it.

I’m pretty sure Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins and athletic director Jim Phillips aren’t going to like the following statement, what with the cart being positioned about a mile before the horse: With the Big Ten so remarkably unremarkable this season, Northwestern doesn’t need many signature victories to receive its first NCAA tournament bid in school history. Or maybe any.

The Wildcats, at 16-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play, are ranked 35th in the latest RPI. The tournament selection committee uses many resources when making its choices, and the RPI is one barometer of where a team sits.

Another measuring stick, the BPI, ranks NU 34th. All good, right?

Not so fast. The Cats’ strength of schedule is ranked 105th in the RPI, and their nonconference strength of schedule is ranked 189th. The KPI – don’t ask – has their SOS ranked 54th.

They are 1-3 against teams ranked in the RPI’s top 25, 1-1 against teams ranked 26-50 and 3-0 against teams ranked 51-100. All of this is not so good, right?

At the risk of angering the tournament gods – and I didn’t even know there were any – it might not matter.

Northwestern has 11 Big Ten games remaining. Four of those games are against ranked opponents – two against No. 20 Purdue, one at No. 15 Wisconsin and one at home against No. 22 Maryland. (Northwestern would be ranked 28th based on its vote total in The Associated Press’ poll.) Although I think the Cats have a good chance of winning at least two of those games, for the sake of discussion, let’s say they lose all four games but win the games they should win against the likes of Nebraska, Rutgers, Illinois et al.

That means they would be 12-6 in the Big Ten and 23-8 overall before the conference tournament started.

Is the NCAA selection committee really going to reject a team that finishes fourth in the Big Ten because its schedule wasn’t exactly Mount Everest? I don’t think so.

Is it going to spurn a team that wins two games in the Big Ten Tournament, which the Cats should do? I don’t think so.

Is it going to ignore the feel-good vibes of a team going to the Big Dance for the first time in the 79-year history of the tournament? I don’t think so.

None of this is meant to take anything away from what the Wildcats are doing. They’re a good team, and it’s not their fault the conference is

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mediocre. Their journey might not have the significance of the Cubs ridding themselves of a century-plus of futility, but what the Cats are accomplishing this season is Cubs-like, or at least Cubs Lite, which isn’t bad. They haven’t made the tournament since it debuted in 1939. Next year is here?

They beat Ohio State on Sunday in Columbus, the first time in 40 years a Northwestern team has beaten the Buckeyes on the road. History comes up a lot when discussing the talented Wildcats these days. They are dismissing ghosts left and right.

But it needs to be pointed out that they beat a team that is 12-8 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten. Ohio State isn’t very good. We can argue forever whether Northwestern is a product of a down year for its conference or simply a good team that is getting hurt by its neighbors’ mediocrity. I happen to believe the Wildcats are good, that Collins is a good coach and that good high school players have noticed the things going on in Evanston and want to join in on the historical fun. But we need to look at the facts head-on.

NU is led by Scottie Lindsey, a former Fenwick star who is seventh in the Big Ten in scoring. He had 21 points against the Buckeyes. But as good as Lindsey and teammate Vic Law (St. Rita) are, this is a true team effort. The Cats are ranked second in the conference in scoring defense (64.3 points a game) and opponents’ fieldgoal percentage (38.7). Those are two valuable assets for any team to have in the NCAA tournament.

The NU teams that came before this one didn’t deserve a spot in the NCAA tournament. Some of those teams had high hopes, but they had National Invitation Tournament written all over them. They were always praying for a Selection Sunday miracle. This version doesn’t need that. It’s simply good.

There’s a decent chance the Wildcats will get an invite to the Big Dance because of a few good wins and a few tough losses to good teams. And after all the years of struggle, no apologies will be necessary.

• Rick Morrissey is a Chicago SunTimes sports columnist. Write to him at rmorrissey@suntimes.com.

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WHAT TO WATCH 8 p.m.: Ball St. at Eastern Michigan, CSN+ 8 p.m.: Kansas St. at Iowa St., ESPNU 8 p.m.: Tulane at Houston, CBSSN 10 p.m.: Utah St. at New Mexico, ESPNU Tennis 8 p.m.: Australian Open, quarterfinals, ESPN2 2:30 a.m. (Wednesday): Australian Open, quarterfinals, ESPN2 Golf 2 p.m.: Web.com Tour, The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, third round, TGC Skiing 9:30 p.m.: FIS Alpine World Cup, Men’s Slalom, first run, NBCSN (same-day tape) Cricket 2 p.m.: Big Bash League, semifinal, Perth Scorchers vs.

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SPORTS BRIEF

Vandeweghe dictated play against Venus Williams to meet Vandeweghe in Aussie Open semis French Open champion Garbine Muguruza

MELBOURNE, Australia – Venus Williams has reached her 21st Grand Slam semifinal, her first at the Australian Open in 14 years.

CoCo Vandeweghe advanced to her first major semifinal, anywhere, beating Grand Slam winners in back-to-back rounds. The one sure outcome will be Venus Williams an American in the final at Melbourne Park.

The 36-year-old Williams beat No. 24-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-4, 7-6 (3), Tuesday (in Australia), becoming the oldest player to reach the Australian Open women’s semifinals in the Open era.

in a 6-4, 6-0 quarterfinal win.

The No. 35-ranked Vandeweghe upset top-ranked Angelique Kerber, who won the Australian and U.S. titles last year, in the fourth round. She followed it with another commanding win.

Vandeweghe saved the only break point she faced in the first set with an ace, and only conceded 10 points in the 28-minute second set. She had 31 winners, including 14 on her powerful forehand side.

“Once I got rolling in the second, it was like a freight train, you couldn’t stop it,” she said.

Williams has advanced through the tournament without losing a set.

– Wire report

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Central Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 46 30 11 5 65 Blackhawks 49 30 14 5 65 Nashville 47 23 17 7 53 St. Louis 47 23 19 5 51 Winnipeg 50 22 24 4 48 Dallas 48 19 20 9 47 Colorado 45 13 30 2 28 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 50 27 14 9 63 San Jose 48 30 16 2 62 Edmonton 49 26 15 8 60 Calgary 50 24 23 3 51 Vancouver 48 22 20 6 50 Los Angeles 47 22 21 4 48 Arizona 47 15 26 6 36

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GA 106 122 122 147 154 151 153

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GA 125 109 131 142 135 120 152

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 48 28 13 7 63 144 121 Ottawa 45 25 15 5 55 122 120 Toronto 45 22 14 9 53 140 131 Boston 50 23 21 6 52 123 129 Florida 49 20 19 10 50 114 136 Detroit 47 20 19 8 48 120 136 Buffalo 46 19 18 9 47 110 128 Tampa Bay 48 21 22 5 47 130 142 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 47 32 9 6 70 155 101 Columbus 46 32 10 4 68 155 106 Pittsburgh 46 30 11 5 65 169 134 N.Y. Rangers 48 31 16 1 63 167 127 Philadelphia 48 23 19 6 52 136 154 Carolina 47 21 19 7 49 126 137 New Jersey 48 20 19 9 49 110 136 N.Y. Islanders 45 19 17 9 47 129 133 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Results Washington 6, Carolina 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Los Angeles 2 Toronto 4, Calgary 0 Anaheim 3, Winnipeg 2 Arizona 3, Florida 2 (OT) San Jose 5, Colorado 2 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 30 13 .698 Indiana 22 22 .500 Bulls 22 23 .489 Milwaukee 21 23 .477 Detroit 21 25 .457 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 28 16 .636 Boston 26 17 .605 New York 20 26 .435 Philadelphia 15 27 .357 Brooklyn 9 35 .205 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 26 19 .578 Washington 24 20 .545 Charlotte 23 22 .511 Orlando 18 28 .391 Miami 15 30 .333

NFL PLAYOFFS

GB — 8½ 9 9½ 10½ GB — 1½ 9 12 19 GB — 1½ 3 8½ 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 35 9 .795 Houston 34 14 .708 Memphis 26 20 .565 New Orleans 18 27 .400 Dallas 15 29 .341 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 29 17 .630 Oklahoma City 26 19 .578 Denver 18 25 .419 Portland 19 27 .413 Minnesota 16 28 .364 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 38 7 .844 L.A. Clippers 30 16 .652 Sacramento 17 27 .386 Phoenix 15 29 .341 L.A. Lakers 16 32 .333

GB — 3 10 17½ 20 GB — 2½ 9½ 10 12 GB — 8½ 20½ 22½ 23½

Monday’s Results Washington 109, Charlotte 99 L.A. Clippers 115, Atlanta 105 Miami 105, Golden State 102 Sacramento 109, Detroit 104 San Antonio 112, Brooklyn 86 Milwaukee 127, Houston 114 New Orleans 124, Cleveland 122 New York 109, Indiana 103 Oklahoma City 97, Utah 95 Tuesday’s Games Bulls at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Maryland 5 1 .833 Wisconsin 5 1 .833 Purdue 5 2 .714 Northwestern 5 2 .714 Indiana 4 3 .571 Michigan St. 4 3 .571 Minnesota 3 4 .429 Michigan 3 4 .429 Iowa 3 4 .429 Penn St. 3 4 .429 Nebraska 3 4 .429 Ohio St. 2 5 .286 Illinois 2 5 .286 Rutgers 1 6 .143

Overall W L PCT 17 2 .895 16 3 .842 16 4 .800 16 4 .800 14 6 .700 12 8 .600 15 5 .750 13 7 .650 11 9 .550 11 9 .550 9 10 .474 12 8 .600 12 8 .600 12 8 .600

Tuesday’s Games Purdue at Michigan St., 6 p.m.

Rutgers at Maryland, 6 p.m.

Penn St. at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Ohio St., 6 p.m.

Iowa at Illinois, 8 p.m.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Akron 6 0 1.000 Ohio 4 2 .667 E. Michigan 4 2 .667 N. Illinois 4 2 .667 Ball St. 3 3 .500 Toledo 3 3 .500 Buffalo 3 3 .500 C. Michigan 2 4 .333 Kent St. 2 4 .333 Bowling Green 2 4 .333 W. Michigan 2 4 .333 Miami (Ohio) 1 5 .167

Overall W L PCT 16 3 .842 12 5 .706 12 7 .632 12 7 .632 12 7 .632 10 9 .526 9 10 .474 12 7 .632 10 9 .526 8 11 .421 6 12 .333 8 11 .421

Tuesday’s Games Buffalo at Miami (Ohio), 6 p.m.

Bowling Green at Cent. Michigan, 6 p.m.

Akron at W. Michigan, 6 p.m.

Toledo at Ohio, 6 p.m.

Kent St. at N. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Ball St. at E. Michigan, 8 p.m.

AP TOP 25 POLL

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records

through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Villanova (35) 19-1 1,591 1 2. Kansas (28) 18-1 1,572 2 3. Gonzaga (2) 19-0 1,471 4 4. Kentucky 17-2 1,414 5 5. Baylor 18-1 1,379 6 6. Florida State 18-2 1,215 10 7. Arizona 18-2 1,190 14 8. UCLA 19-2 1,177 3 9. North Carolina 18-3 1,171 9 10. Oregon 18-2 1,035 11 11. Butler 17-3 914 13 12. Virginia 15-3 803 16 13. Louisville 16-4 796 12 14. Notre Dame 17-3 767 15 15. Wisconsin 16-3 746 17 16. Creighton 18-2 731 7 17. Duke 15-4 628 18 18. West Virginia 15-4 569 7 19. Cincinnati 17-2 478 20 20. Purdue 16-4 412 21 21. Saint Mary’s 17-2 290 23 22. Maryland 17-2 261 25 23. South Carolina 15-4 171 24 24. Xavier 14-5 146 22 25. Florida 14-5 47 19 Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 41, SMU 33, Northwestern 28, UNC Wilmington 14, Iowa St. 12, Virginia Tech 7, Dayton 6, Southern Cal 6, Akron 1, Illinois St. 1, Middle Tennessee 1, Utah 1

AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Monday’s Results No. 3 Gonzaga 83, Portland 64 N.C. State 84, No. 17 Duke 82 Tuesday’s Games No. 1 Villanova at Marquette, 7 p.m.

No. 2 Kansas at No. 18 West Virginia, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Kentucky at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

No. 12 Virginia at No. 14 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

No. 13 Louisville at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

No. 15 Wisconsin vs. Penn St., 8 p.m.

No. 20 Purdue at Michigan St., 6 p.m.

No. 22 Maryland vs. Rutgers, 6 p.m.

No. 23 South Carolina vs. Auburn, 5:30 p.m.

PRO BOWL Sunday At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (ESPN) SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston Atlanta vs. New England, 5:30 p.m.

(FOX)

CALENDAR

Feb. 28-March 6: Combine, Indianapolis March 1: Deadline for clubs to designate franchise or transition players March 9: Free agency begins.

March 26-29: Annual league meeting, Phoenix April 21: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets April 26: Deadline for prior club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents April 27-29: NFL draft, Philadelphia May 22-24: Spring owners meetings, Chicago Aug. 3: Hall of Fame game Aug. 5: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions

PREPS TUESDAY Boys basketball: Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, Jacobs at DundeeCrown, Hampshire at McHenry, Huntley at Prairie Ridge, Woodstock at Woodstock North, Burlington Central at Johnsburg, Barrington at Crystal Lake Central 7 p.m., Alden-Hebron at Keith, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Marengo at Richmond-Burton, 7 p.m.

Boys swimming: Cary-Grove co-op at Warren, 5 p.m.

Girls bowling: Johnsburg at Woodstock, Belvidere North at DundeeCrown, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Woodstock North at Marengo triangular, 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Girls basketball: Marian Central at St. Viator, Dundee-Crown at Prairie Ridge, Jacobs at Crystal Lake South, Crystal Lake Central at McHenry, Huntley at Cary-Grove, 7 p.m.

Boys swimming: Huntley at Woodstock co-op, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Alden-Hebron at NAC Meet, 6 p.m., Cary-Grove at Prairie Ridge, 6:30 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. South vs. North, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

GOLF PGA TOUR STATISTICS

Through Sunday FedExCup Season Points 1, Justin Thomas, 1,614.478. 2, Hideki Matsuyama, 1,176.556. 3, Pat Perez, 753.616. 4, Brendan Steele, 742.767. 5, Mackenzie Hughes, 642.578. 6, Hudson Swafford, 610.343. 7, Rod Pampling, 559.822. 8, Cody Gribble, 480.8. 9, Russell Knox, 449.143. 10, Adam Hadwin, 439.35 Scoring Average 1, Hideki Matsuyama, 68.715. 2, Justin Thomas, 68.785. 3, Francesco Molinari, 69.104. 4, Bill Haas, 69.149. 5, Jordan Spieth, 69.282. 6, Marc Leishman, 69.307. 7, Luke List, 69.508. 8, Stewart Cink, 69.678. 9, Jim Furyk, 69.681. 1 Tied With Andres Romero, 69.702 Driving Distance 1, Dustin Johnson, 319.6. 2, Luke List, 317.6. 3, Grayson Murray, 316.3.

4, Smylie Kaufman, 315.4. 5, Brandon Hagy, 313.3. 6, Hideto Tanihara, 312.6.

7, Trey Mullinax, 311.6. 8, Aaron Wise, 309.5. 9, Ryan Brehm, 309.4. 10, Tony Finau, 308.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Young-han Song, 83.93%. 2, Francesco Molinari, 79.17%. 3, Jim Furyk, 78.57%. 4, Brian Stuard, 76.84%. 5, William McGirt, 75.62%. 6, Soren Kjeldsen, 75.40%. 7, Scott Langley, 75.00%. 8, Jason Dufner, 74.31%. 9, Steve Wheatcroft, 73.21%. 10, Colt Knost, 72.73% Greens in Regulation Percentage 1, Jordan Spieth, 84.72%. 2, Rafa Cabrera Bello, 80.56%. 3, Kyle Stanley, 78.70%. 4, Sergio Garcia, 78.47%. 5, Jim Herman, 78.06%. 6 (tie), John Merrick and Hideki Matsuyama, 77.78%. 8, Stewart Cink, 77.25%. 9, William McGirt, 77.12%. 10, Billy Horschel, 76.98%

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• Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Pro basketball 6 p.m.: Bulls at Orlando, WGN 6 p.m.: San Antonio at Toronto, NBATV Pro hockey 6 p.m.: St. Louis at Pittsburgh, NBCSN 7:30 p.m.: Tampa Bay at Blackhawks, CSN Men’s basketball 5:30 p.m.: Auburn at South Carolina, SEC 6 p.m.: Rutgers at Maryland, BTN 6 p.m.: Purdue at Michigan St., ESPN2 6 p.m.: Southern Illinois at Wichita St., CBSSN 6 p.m.: Kansas at West Virginia, ESPN 6 p.m.: Louisville at Pittsburgh, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Saint Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure, CSN+ 7 p.m.: Villanova at Marquette, FS1 7:30 p.m.: Arkansas at Vanderbilt, SEC 8 p.m.: Penn St. at Wisconsin, BTN 8 p.m.: Kentucky at Tennessee, ESPN

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8 BEARS AT THE SENIOR BOWL

Up-close look at prospects

Pace: ‘We better take advantage’ of opportunity

“I’m looking forward to getting to know more of him. He’s a very knowledgeable guy. He’s got a great offense, a great system up there.”

By ADAM L. JAHNS

Pittsburgh quarterback, on Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains

ajahns@suntimes.com

MOBILE, Ala. – Bears general manager Ryan Pace’s plans for the Senior Bowl include a promise. He never wants his team to coach it again.

“We are never going to be in this position again,” Pace said last month.

“But we better take advantage of it while we’re here.”

Members of the Bears’ front office and the coaching, scouting and training staffs descended on Mobile on Sunday night. More team employees arrived Monday.

With all hands on deck for the Bears, here are five factors to keep in mind during the week of the Senior Bowl:

MEET NATE PETERMAN

He’s the best quarterback in this year’s Senior Bowl, and the Bears are coaching him on the North team.

Draft pundits have pegged Peterman, a two-year starter at Pittsburgh, as a mid-round pick. Scouts view his physical skills and intangibles favorably, even though he might be behind Deshaun Watson (Clemson), Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina) and DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) and others.

In his final college season, Peterman completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 2,855 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Peterman’s crowning achievement was throwing for 308 yards and five touchdowns (no interceptions) in a 43-42 win against eventual-national champion Clemson and Watson.

Recently, ESPN analyst Louis Riddick, a former candidate for the 49ers’ GM opening, praised Peterman on Twitter, saying there are many things to like about him, specifically mentioning his “great character/makeup.”

Senior Bowl executive director Phil Savage, the former Browns GM and executive for the Ravens and Eagles, said Peterman is in the “best position” to impress.

“He’s got timing in his feet and his arm,” Savage said Monday. “He’s got a good head on his shoulders in terms of anticipation and timing. He was one

Nate Peterman

STARS ARE HERE

A few years ago in Mobile, former Bears GM Phil Emery fell in love with an offensive lineman, who lacked a position, but who could sink his hips and move with the best of them.

He was tough. He was athletic. He was Kyle Long.

The point being is that there is top-tier talent present, even if underclassmen tend to headline draft classes and despite other players’ decisions to AP file photo decline invitations.

Notable Senior Bowl alums include: Pittsburgh quarterback Nate Peterman will play for the North team, coached by the outside linebacker Von Miller, defenBears’ staff, in the Senior Bowl on Saturday in Mobile, Alabama. sive tackle Aaron Donald, guard Zack of the senior quarterbacks out there the Eagles. Russell Wilson, Derek Carr Martin, running back David Johnson, that probably had the most buzz even and Jimmy Garoppolo also are Senior cornerback Josh Norman, outside though it was sort of under the radar.” Bowl alums. linebacker Clay Matthews, safety Harrison Smith, cornerback Richard FINDING THAT QB VALUING FAMILIARITY Sherman, defensive end Ziggy Ansah, Watson’s decision to not particiIn free agency, the Bears have tarrunning back Doug Martin and tight pate in the Senior Bowl is intriguing geted players they know well, placing end Jimmy Graham. because it came after the Browns, who an emphasis on past coaching and would have coached him on the South scouting relationships.

THE WATCH LIST team, talked to him. The Browns have To Pace, familiarity limits the Six of Pace’s 13 draft picks were the No. 1 overall pick. risk of the unknown. The signings of Senior Bowl players: running back The South QBs are Josh Dobbs cornerback Tracy Porter, linebacker Jeremy Langford, safety Adrian (Tennessee), Davis Webb (CaliforDanny Trevathan, defensive lineman Amos, center Cody Whitehair, linenia) and Antonio Pipkin (Division II, Akiem Hicks and quarterback Brian backer Nick Kwiatkoski, cornerback Tiffin). The Bears will coach PeterHoyer are examples of that approach.

Deiondre’ Hall and safety DeAndre man, Sefo Liufau (Colorado) and C.J. At the Senior Bowl, the Bears’ Houston-Carson.

Beathard (Iowa). entire operation – coaches, scouts, Some of the best players this year Teams that coach the Senior Bowl trainers, equipment staff and so on – also in positions of need: Alabama have extra access to players. Coachwill get to know their roster. ing staffs and players typically swap For better and worse, relationships tight end O.J. Howard, LSU cornerback Tre’Davious White, South teams on Fridays during the practice will be formed. It’s why the Bears Alabama tight end Gerald Everett, week for meetings. hustled to get their coaching staff in Eastern Michigan receiver Cooper It all helps with QB evaluations. order.

Kupp, Alabama outside linebacker The Senior Bowl has produced several “We got [the players] in environRyan Anderson, Michigan cornerback ments where I can really tell what I recent starters.

Jourdan Lewis and Iowa cornerback kind of people they are,” Pace said.

Last year, the Cowboys coached Desmond King.

“It’s not just identifying who you the North team but later drafted Dak Western Kentucky guard Forrest like; it’s identifying who you need to Prescott, who played for the South. In Lamp and Indiana guard Dan Feeney eliminate.”

2011, Andy Dalton was on the South highlight the offensive linemen.

Peterman said Monday that he team but was drafted in the second A Sandburg High School product, already has spoken to Bears offensive round by the Bengals, who coached Feeney is one of four Chicago-area coordinator Dowell Loggains. the North. players participating. Iowa defensive “I’m looking forward to getting to In 2012, the Redskins coached Kirk tackle Jaleel Johnson (Montini), Michknow more of him,” Peterman said.

Cousins on the North team and then igan defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow “He’s a very knowledgeable guy. He’s drafted him in the fourth round.

(Marmion) and LSU center Ethan Carson Wentz wowed everyone last got a great offense, a great system up Pocic (Lemont) are the others. year and turned into the No. 2 pick for there.”