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A level of equality worth protesting I’ve heard more than a few people say they “don’t understand” why so many women marched in cities around the country a couple of weeks ago.

I’ve heard multiple women – grown-up women – say they think American society treats men and women as equals.

We may be equals according to the letter of the law, but the fact is that my straight white guy friends and I are more equal. When the guys and I get together to watch the Super Bowl this weekend, it’ll be a regular festival of equality (and buffalo wings).

Other than the Super Bowl, I’ll gloss over the ways mass media is tailored to appeal to men and elevate masculinity, although you can research things such as the “male gaze” or the Bechdel test on your own if you want. Or just look at the advertisements all around you.

In everyday life, men have rights that most women are taught from a young age never to expect for themselves.

As a straight man, I never think about being sexually assaulted.

I’ve never experienced sexual harassment from a boss or co-worker.

I never worry about dressing too provocatively for fear I’ll be shamed or attract unwanted attention from women, or end up a victim of a crime before a judge who thinks I led on my attacker.

I go out after dark alone whenever I want, and I feel safe going pretty much anywhere. If I want to talk to a stranger of the opposite sex, I do so without a second thought.

However, I also have three daughters who are growing up in a society in which women are abused and objectified while some perpetuate the myth that they receive equal treatment.

Any father of daughters knows the joke about having to keep the boys away. The statistics behind that joke aren’t funny at all, however.

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Eric Olson A 2015 study by the Association of American Universities found that one in four college women experience sexual violence during their college careers. Usually it’s by a person they know.

One in six women – 15 percent – will be victims of an attempted or actual rape in their lifetime, and 90 percent of rape victims are female. But if they press charges against their attacker, not only will they face potential humiliation in court as their sexual history is dissected, but they’re going to have a hard time seeing justice done without invasively obtained evidence gathered immediately after they were victimized.

Those are some of the realities of our “equal” society. And people marched because in the recent election, we as Americans condoned or at least were willing to overlook the behavior from the man we elected president.

Donald Trump has been married three times and has publicly said disparaging things about women and their bodies, before and during the campaign.

Trump was recorded saying in private that his celebrity status allowed him to kiss women and grab them – whatever he wanted.

“They let you do it,” he said. This audio was released during the campaign, and we elected him president anyway.

Women have a right to demand better from society. All of us should support them in that.

• Eric Olson is editor of the Daily Chronicle.

Reach him at 815-756-4841, ext. 2257, email eolson@shawmedia.com, or follow him on Twitter @DC_Editor.

ator William “Ryan” Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria was the TRUMP HONORS FALLEN first known U.S. combat casualty NAVY SEAL FROM ILLINOIS since Trump took office less than DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – two weeks ago. More than half a Assuming the somber duties of dozen militant suspects also were commander in chief, President killed in the raid on an al-Qaida Donald Trump made an unancompound and three other U.S. nounced trip Wednesday to honor service members were wounded. the returning remains of a U.S. More than a dozen civilians Navy SEAL killed in a weekend were also killed in the operation, raid in Yemen. including the 8-year-old daughter Chief Special Warfare Operof Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical

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ON THE COVER The Monthly Bank co-founder Josie Shattuck of Oakwood Hills delivers feminine hygiene products Tuesday to the FISH Food Pantry in McHenry. The Monthly Bank has partnered with area organizations to provide menstrual products to those in need. See story on page A3.

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FISH of McHenry Food Pantry volunteer directors Pam Peters (left) and Cindy Chicoine rebox donated feminine hygiene products Tuesday with The Monthly Bank co-founder Josie Shattuck of Oakwood Hills in McHenry.

THE MONTHLY BANK FOR A MONTHLY NEED

By JORDYN REILAND

Oakwood Hills residents Josie Shattuck and her wife, Rachel Shattuck, is a collection and distribution bank OAKWOOD HILLS – A McHenry of menstrual pads, tampons, panty County couple has started a menstrual liners and menstrual cups for those product bank for women with low or who are otherwise unable to buy such no income throughout the county. products.

The Monthly Bank, founded by Through her work as a case managjreiland@shawmedia.com

Oakwood Hills women striving to provide menstrual products to needy

er of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court’s Drug and Mental Health courts, Josie Shattuck has helped connect clients with resources in the community.

During a meeting with a client who requested information on access to menstrual products, Josie Shattuck realized there was not anywhere she

could point her client to.

“I recognized there was a need and immediately realized I could help fill that need,” said Josie Shattuck, 27.

The Monthly Bank partners with area social service agencies, homeless

See MONTHLY BANK, page A12

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Ross Giordano 76, Huntley Melvin Ernest Kamholz 96, Crystal Lake Shirlee Koehler 90, Crystal Lake Thomas Anthony Korbecki 88, Algonquin Geraldine R. Kyle 86, formerly of Crystal Lake Thomas R. Rumsey Sr. 79, St. Charles Ronald Lester Schnulle 80, formerly of Woodstock Leon F. Walsh 85, Marengo Deanna Pearl Yarmo 52, Crystal Lake

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Allen Skillicorn, R-Crystal Lake, talks to guests Jan. 11, before the inauguration ceremony for the 100th Illinois General Assembly at Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois in Springfield.

Skillicorn filing bill to carry proposed balanced budget

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com A local state representative will make an effort to carry a state budget plan developed by a conservative free-market group.

Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, will join Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, in filing a House bill to carry the budget plan floated by the Illinois Policy Institute.

The institute unveiled the plan Tuesday, which they say would balance the state budget and right its finances through cuts and reforms with no need for a tax increase.

The plan has little chance of traction in a House and Senate with solid Democratic majorities. When it reconvenes next week, the Senate is expected to begin voting on a budget plan that includes significant tax increases.

“Constituents contact me every day

Constituents contact me every day to tell me that Illinois taxes are too high, and I agree. Illinois residents do not receive a good return on their investment. Property taxes are driving seniors, small businesses and working-class families out of state.

We need bold leadership and transformative policies.”

Allen Skillicorn, state representative, R-Crystal Lake to tell me that Illinois taxes are too high, and I agree,” Skillicorn said. “Illinois residents do not receive a good return on their investment. Property taxes are driving seniors, small businesses and working-class families out of state. We need bold leadership and transformative policies.”

Illinois has been without a budget since July 2015, minus a six-month stopgap budget that expired Jan. 1 of this year.

An impasse exists between the Democrat-

ic leaders of the General Assembly and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who will not agree to raise taxes or revenue without accompanying business-friendly and good-government reforms.

Almost half of the $7.1 billion in savings would come from a five-year property tax freeze that would include an end to revenue-sharing agreements with local

See PROPOSED BUDGET, page A9

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Chilly Canadian high pressure will build in today, resulting in mostly sunny skies. Breezy northwest winds will usher in a fairly cold air mass along with wind chills in the single digits. Seasonable conditions will remain in place through Saturday with light snow Saturday night into Sunday morning. Snowfall will be light, mainly less than 1 inch.

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Ex-Algonquin man charged in overdose death headed to prison

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A former Algonquin man charged in connection with his 21-year-old girlfriend’s heroin overdose death will spend time behind bars now that his probation has been revoked.

Cody N. Hillier, 25, previously pleaded guilty in May to the felony charge of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather later sentenced Cody N. him to probation, which Hillier he violated months later by failing to report to his probation officer and testing positive for cocaine.

On Jan. 30, 2015, Hillier allegedly bought heroin from James Linder of Zion and later ingested the drugs in Algonquin with his then-girlfriend Danielle Barzyk, prosecutors said. Barzyk died of a heroin overdose in the early-morning hours the next day at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, according to autopsy reports.

“I don’t think you are a bad person. … I think you are a heroin addict.”

Sharon Prather

McHenry County judge Linder was charged with drug-induced homicide and found guilty of the Class X felony in January after a jury trial. He will be sentenced Feb. 24.

Before resentencing him to three years in prison Wednesday, Prather chided Hillier for his failure to take advantage of the opportunity he was given when placed on probation.

“What is it going to take to get you off the drugs and to turn your life around?”

Prather said.

Hillier thanked the judge for sentencing him to probation last year and apologized for his actions. He said he was under a lot of pressure having to testify in Linder’s trial, and he feels a weight has been lifted off his shoulders since the trial has concluded. He said once he is released from custody, he

plans to move to Wisconsin, where he already has secured a union job.

His attorney, Assistant Public Defender Rick Behof, asked for another term of probation and drug treatment.

“Cody has a substance abuse problem, and no matter what this court does, he’ll have to address that,” Behof said.

Assistant State’s Attorney Randi Freese asked for the maximum sentence – seven years in prison. She said she believed a sentence in the Department of Corrections was appropriate given his actions resulted in “tragic and fatal consequences.”

“He watched his girlfriend take her last breath from the drugs he gave her,” Freese said.

Prather said that while she recognized his cooperation in the trial and his attempts to do the right thing, she could not ignore the fact that he did not comply with any of the terms of his probation.

“I don’t think you are a bad person. … I think you are a heroin addict,” she said.

Hillier will receive credit for his time spent in McHenry County Jail.

LITH Preschool offering Spanish program

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com LAKE IN THE HILLS – Hoping to prepare future Community Unit School District 300 and Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 students for the districts’ dual-language programs, Lake in the Hills Preschool has started its own Spanish program.

The preschool’s Spanish enrichment program is in its third year, offering students ages 3 through 5 the chance to learn basic Spanish words before they get to kindergarten.

“Since we primarily serve District 300 and District 47 – along with District 158 – our program just gives them more of a leg up for those who choose the dual-language path,” preschool supervisor Lisa Knoeppel said.

The preschool’s 3-year-old students are learning various Spanish words, Knoeppel said, such as the names of colors, numbers and the days of the week.

At the next level, Knoeppel said students are participating in daily lessons that are more conversational in nature.

“It’s not like a typical dual-language classroom,” Knoeppel said. “We have

“It’s not like a typical dual-language classroom. We have it set up so they are learning the basics of Spanish at a young age because they are native English speakers.”

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Lisa Knoeppel, Lake in the Hills Preschool supervisor it set up so they are learning the basics of Spanish at a young age because they are native English speakers.”

The program is taught by instructor Shera Pollock, who is fluent in Spanish.

“I’ll typically say something in Spanish to them and translate it back to them in English,” Pollock said. “And it’s very exciting for me when they finally understand something and connect it.”

The program has 15 students enrolled in the pre-K class, which runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 12 students enrolled in the 3- to 4-year-olds class, which runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

“This is something my husband and I always wanted our child to be exposed to,” said Heather Nelson, whose 5-yearold daughter is in her second year in

News sent to your phone Text the keyword NWHLITH to 74574 to sign up for LAKE IN THE HILLS news text alerts from the Northwest Herald. Message and data rates apply. the program. “When we had the chance to do the program or not, we decided for her to be a part of it because we wanted her to learn Spanish.”

Algonquin resident Heather Rasek said this program has been such a great influence on her 5-year-old son that she also plans for her 2-year-old son to join the program once he’s old enough.

“It’s just been so helpful,” Rasek said. “Tyler, my oldest son, has been able to comprehend more Spanish words because of this, and he loves the teachers over there.”

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Ad-hoc County Board committee to review rule changes for voting

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – An ad-hoc McHenry County Board committee will weigh in Thursday on rule changes that would cover the new electronic voting system implemented by the county clerk.

The Committee on Governmental Accessibility – four board members plus board Chairman Jack Franks – will meet to review proposed amendments to board rules, which have not been updated to reflect the new system.

“My whole goal has been to make McHenry County the most transparent and accountable government in the country,” said Franks, D-Marengo.

“This will take us a long way.”

The new system, financed through the county clerk’s budget, got an icy reception from board members when

it went live for the January meeting.

Besides compatibility with board rules that only cover voice vote, board members complained about a lack of oversight in the system installation and inadequate training.

The system, part of county government’s audio streaming software, displays voting results online and on a new flat-screen TV behind the chairman’s seat.

Franks said he created the ad-hoc committee because board rules do not explicitly give any one committee the responsibility of amending them. The duty of updating the rules traditionally has fallen upon what now is known as the Internal Support and Facilities Committee.

The ad-hoc committee members are Mike Skala, R-Huntley; Robert Nowak, R-Lake in the Hills; Michele Aavang, R-Woodstock; and Don Kopsell, R-Crystal Lake.

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Road, Johnsburg. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 26 – Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., • 8 a.m. to noon Sunday – St. Mary Catho- Crystal Lake. Appointments and informalic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. Ap- tion: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. pointments and information: Carrie Futchko, heartlandbc.org.

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• Heartland Blood Centers – 800-786• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 12 – Sts. Peter & 4483; 630-264-7834 or www.heartlandbc.

Paul Parish, 410 First St., Cary. Appointorg. Locations: 6296 Northwest Highway, ments and information: Carrie Futchko, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0608; 1140 N. McLean 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

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District 47 to hold kindergarten registration Feb. 22-23

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 kindergarten registration for the upcoming school year will be Feb. 22 and 23.

A child must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to be eligible to attend kindergarten during the 2017-18 school year.

Registration on both days will be at

the district’s CORE Center, 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake. Three time slots are available on both days – 9 to 11 a.m., 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

Parents are encouraged to register their child on their school’s designated day.

Registration is scheduled Feb. 22 for Canterbury, Glacier Ridge, Husmann, South and Woods Creek schools. It is scheduled Feb. 23 for Coventry, Indian Prairie, North and West schools.

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Parents unable to attend registration on the designated dates in February should contact Student Information Services at 815-788-5080 to make an appointment.

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davit of residency. These documents must be provided even if the prospective kindergartner has a sibling already attending school in District 47.

Fees are not due at the time of registration.

To expedite the registration process, parents also are encouraged to print, fill out and bring in the New Student Registration packet available on the district’s website at www.d47. org.

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4,600-square-foot convenience store and 20 gasoline dispensers, according to village documents. The 2.4-acre lot currently is farmland, Brown said.

Traffic studies conducted by the developer’s traffic consultant accounted for future development in the area, and they were conducted during peak time when Lincoln Prairie Elementary School was letting out, according to village documents.

The study and village engineer concluded that the new volume of traffic could be accommodated by the existing roadway system with no changes, documents show.

Brown said construction on the property now can start after building permits are submitted.

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Another $2 billion to $3 billion in savings would be realized through reforms such as allowing local governments to set their own collective bargaining rules, changing workers’ compensation laws, reforming unfunded state mandates and reforming prevailing wage laws.

The proposal also creates a self-managed, 401(k)-style retirement plan for new hires – and allows existing employees to enroll as well – freeing up another $1.65 billion and setting the state on a path to addressing its $130 billion unfunded pension liability.

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LAKE IN THE HILLS – Construction on a Speedway gas station and convenience store is expected to start this spring, Lake in the Hills Community Development Director Michael Brown said.

Plans for the gas station, 2700 W. Algonquin Road, originally were approved in February 2015, Brown said.

However, those zoning approvals expired before the station was built, so plans had to come before trustees again.

“I think the village thought it was a good use for the location originally, and they still believed that to be the same,” Brown said. “I think it’s going to be a good business for the community and will help build the corridor.”

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the property Jan. 12, with Trustee Doug Cummings absent, according to meeting minutes.

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“As a woman, I would never want to have to do that. I can’t imagine anyone would want to do that. It’s not a choice we want to see people in our community having to make.”

Continued from page A3 shelters and food pantries and provides reusable bins full of menstrual products. So far, the organization has partnered with McHenry County specialty courts, Thresholds Homeless Outreach program, FISH of McHenry Food Pantry, the Old Firehouse Assistance Center and the McHenry County PADS day center and emergency shelter sites.

Rachel Shattuck, 32, said they are working on building more partnerships with organizations in the area in addition to more designated drop-off sites. She also said they are planning to apply for grants and seek sponsorship in order to attain and maintain sustainability.

“We really have a vision to become a sustainable, long-term solution to this problem,” she said.

So far, The Monthly Bank has bought enough product to supply 21 women each month for an entire year, equating to roughly 2,375 tampons, 1,981 pads and 1,927 liners, but their work is far from over. Their goal is to be able to provide enough menstrual products for 150 women each month for an entire year.

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OBITUARIES ROSS GIORDANO

the daughter of Arthur and Myrtle (nee Weiland) Peterson.

In addition to her loving husband of 70 Ross Giordano, 76, of Huntley passed away years, Edward Koehler, Shirlee is survived by Send obituary information to obits@ January 31, 2017 at Centegra Hospital in her children, Larry (Mindy) Koehler and Judy nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438.

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(John) Maly; her cherished grandchildren, Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for The James A. O’Connor Funeral Home in Andrea (Brett) Hogan, Michael Koehler, Anthe next day’s edition.

Obituaries also Huntley is assisting the family. For informadrew (Sierra) Maly, Austin (Jordan) Maly, and appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, tion call (847) 669-5111.

Luke Maly; her beloved great-grandchildren, where you may sign the guest book, Fletcher, Wesley, Spencer, and Riggins; and send flowers or make a memorial her sister, Carol (Don) Schaffrath. donation.

MELVIN ERNEST KAMHOLZ She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Virginia (Gus) Erickson. driver and delivery man for many years at his Melvin Ernest Kamholz Shirl was an avid golfer, enjoyed playing daughter-in-law’s coffee shop, Two-a-T. passed away Monday, cards with friends and family, and especially Melvin was always competitive. He excelled loved spending time with her children, grandJanuary 23rd at the Lexington at basketball as a young man, and his skills Health Care Center of Lake children and great-grandchildren. on the court saved him from more than one Zurich. He was 96.

The visitation will be held on Friday battle in the Philippines as his commanding He leaves his wife of 66 February 3rd from 9:00 am to 10:30 am with officers recruited him to play in tournaments a funeral service beginning at 10:30am at years, Mildred (Fiepke) against Navy and Air Force teams. After the Kamholz; his eldest daughthe Davenport Family Funeral Home, 149 W war his skill at softball lead him to be a popu- Main St. (Lake-Cook Rd) Barrington. Burial ter, Karen Kamholz; his son, lar player whose greatest claim to fame was will follow at Randhill Park Cemetery, 1700 W Kurt Kamholz and his wife, Debra Kamholz; his youngest hitting a home run off the nationally famous Rand Rd, Arlington Heights.

“King” who pitched for the semi-professional daughter, Kim (Kamholz) In lieu of flowers, donations may be made King and his Court. His love and knowledge Archie, and her husband, Christopher; four in Shirlee’s memory to Crohn’s and Colitis of baseball led to years of coaching Little grandchildren, Josh (Carly) Kamholz, Jenna Foundation of America at www.ccfa.org.

League in Crystal Lake. In his later years he (Wesley) Janson, Jack Archie, and Kathryn To express online condolences please visit was an avid fisherman, golfer, and bowler, Dziewior; four great-grandchildren, Everett www.davenportfamily.com or call the funeral and he remained actively pursuing these Kamholz, Brittany Fatzinger, James and home at 847-381-3411 for information. passions late into life.

Jonathan Janson; one great-great grandson, Mel enjoyed Westerns, reading, playing Mason Fatzinger; and many close friends. cards, and loved watching the Cubs and He was preceded in death by his parents, college basketball. He was an unrepentant Ernest and Ida (Albrecht) Kamholz; and siblings, Howard Kamholz and Phyllis (Kamholz) jokester and loved embarrassing his family at restaurants every chance he could. He Kunde. enjoyed the occasional Brandy Old Fashioned Melvin was born in Rockford and raised in Marengo, Illinois. He attended Marengo High Sweet when he wasn’t enjoying a beer, and his massive collection of beer cans and School and excelled at track and basketball.

THOMAS ANTHONY KORBECKI bottles covered two walls of his basement Not long after graduating in 1938, he was man-cave. drafted into the Army and served four years Thomas Anthony Korbecki, 88, of Algonquin A visitation will be held Saturday, February in the Pacific theater, becoming proficient (formerly Hoffman Estates, Bellwood, and with the Browning Automatic Rifle and rising 4th at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Historic Chicago) passed away after a short illness on Campus), 178 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake to the rank of Sergeant. Slated to be part Monday January 30, 2017. starting at 10:00, followed by a funeral of the first wave of the invasion of Japan at He was the beloved husband of Isabelle service at 11:00. war’s end, he and thousands of his fellow (nee Sabaj) for 63 years; loving father of In lieu of flowers, donations can be made soldiers were spared almost certain death Paula (John) Hardy, Gregory (Rebecca), to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake by the dropping of the atomic bombs and Susan (Mark) Cooney, Jerry (Mary), Sharon or to JourneyCare Foundation, 2050 Claire surrender of Japan in 1945.

(Craig) Arps, Christine (Ben) Crabb, Thomas After the war, he returned to Marengo and Court, Glenview, IL 60025.

To leave online condolences for the family, (Dianne); cherished grandfather of Aimee, began working as a meter reader at Northern Micah, Eric, Sara, Lacy, Alexx, Carly, Jacob, Illinois Gas Company in Crystal Lake. He met visit www.davenportfamily.com.

Derreck, Brock, and Jordon; great grandfather For information, call 815-459-3411. his wife, Mildred Fiepke when he first spotted to 13. her singing in the church choir and then Thomas was a Traffic Manager (Logistics) started buying his cigarettes from the grofor Sloan Valve; named “Traffic Manager of cery store where she worked as a checker. the Year” for the Chicagoland area; taught They were married in 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Marengo. He and Mildred started their family soon after and in 1955 moved to their newly-purchased home in Crystal Lake to be closer to his job. He continued at the gas company until he retired at age 62, SHIRLEE KOEHLER having worked his way up from meter reader Born: March 30, 1926 to service rep.

Died: January 28, 2017 Vehicle Donation Program After retirement, Mel volunteered at the Crystal Lake Food Pantry and helped with Shirlee Koehler, of Crystal Lake, formerly Pads and other church-related charity work. of Morton Grove, passed away on Saturday, He kept himself busy working part time at January 28, 2017.

Bethesda Thrift Shop and was an invaluable She was born March 30, 1926 in Chicago,

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Traffic Management at College of Advanced Traffic and Oakton and Triton Community Colleges; an avid reader of mysteries; loved playing cards especially pinnacle; loved to sign with the choir; and enthusiastic baseball, hockey, and football fan.

A visitation is scheduled for Friday, February 3, 2017 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Willow Funeral Home 1415 W Algonquin Rd, Algonquin, IL 60102 (847) 458-1700. Funeral Mass will be at St. Mary 10307 Dundee Rd, Huntley, IL 60142 on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 1:00pm with visitation at noon.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Margaret Mary Scholarship Fund (in Algonquin).

GERALDINE R. KYLE Geraldine R. Kyle, age 86, formerly of Crystal Lake, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

Settle-Wilder Funeral Home, New Smyrna Beach, Florida is in charge of arrangements.

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THOMAS R. RUMSEY SR. Thomas R. Rumsey Sr., 79, of St. Charles (formerly of Addison) passed away on Friday, January 27th surrounded by his loving family.

Tom is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joan (nee Lancaster); his three children, Thomas Jr. (Renee), Teri (Pete) Mikieta and Jill (Mike) League; and his three grandsons, Joseph, Joshua and Christian.

Tom was an avid sports fan and loved golf.

He had the best sense of humor and the most contagious laugh. He grew up in Sabula, Iowa, a small town on the Mississippi River where he enjoyed swimming, fishing, and ice skating. He returned there often and shared the love of his hometown with his family. He had a long career with Nicor Gas where he developed lifelong friendships.

Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Memorial Service 2:00 p.m. at Geils Funeral Home, 180 South York Road, Bensenville, IL. Interment Private.

For funeral information, please call 630766-3232 or www.geilsfuneralhome.com.

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Pauline F. Bolognia: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. The visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral Mass is celebrated Saturday, Feb. 4, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside.

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

Jill Irene Fox: The visitation will be from noon until the 2 p.m. memorial service Saturday, Feb. 4, at Justen’s Wonder Lake Funeral Home, 7611 W. Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake. Inurnment will be in Ringwood Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-728-0233.

Evelyn R. Hauschildt: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the noon funeral service Thursday, Feb. 2, at Zion Lutheran Church in Marengo. Interment will be in Highland Garden of Memories in Belvidere.

Carol J. Leber: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 847-587-2100.

Dennis E. Norton Sr.: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, with a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. A graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at McHenry County Memorial Park in Woodstock.

Scott V. Scherer: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service Friday, Feb. 3, at Davenport Family Funeral Home & Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. Interment will follow in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

Frances L. Tipps: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Thursday, Feb. 2, at Laird Funeral Home, Elgin. Burial will follow in Algonquin Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-741-8800.

Deanna Pearl Yarmo: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 3 p.m. funeral service Saturday, Feb. 4, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 178 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

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Born: November 15, 1936; in Woodstock, IL Died: January 28, 2017; in Arcadia, FL Ronald Lester Schnulle, 80, of Punta Gorda, Florida died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Arcadia, Florida.

He was born November 15, 1936 in Woodstock to Lester and Vera Schnulle. He married Elizabeth Braun on January 14, 1956.

Ron was a lifelong Electrician in Woodstock and McHenry County, Illinois. Working with his father and brothers for Schnulle and Sons Electrical Contractors, the Borden Milk Factory in Woodstock, Althoff Industries in McHenry, and Associated Electrical Contractors Inc. in Woodstock. He was a member of IBEW 117 for 30 years.

He enjoyed being active and giving back to his community. Serving as Scout Master for Cub Pack 363, and Scout Troop 169 in Woodstock. He helped found the Woodstock Snowmobile Club and worked many hours with county residents to create snowmobile trails throughout McHenry County.

One of his proudest achievements was becoming a Deputy Sheriff for McHenry County, patrolling the Fox River in the summer and snowmobile trails in the winter.

He remained active even after retirement, serving as treasurer for the board of directors at Alligator Park, in Punta Gorda, Florida.

After retiring in 1998, He enjoyed traveling the country with his wife “Liz” in their RV and relaxed by going fishing. He was a 55 year member of Moose Lodge 1329 in Woodstock, and was a member of Elks Lodge 2606 in Punta Gorda.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; son, Michael (Melva); grandchildren, Matthew and Stephanie; daughter, Linda; grandchildren, Jennifer, Samantha and RJ; son, Randall (Lorie); grandchildren, Jessica and Thaddeous.

He is also survived by 7 loving great grandchildren, Landon, Eve, Jayden, Rian, Athena, Zoey and Noah; He leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends, including his brothers and sisters, Vernon (Dawn), Fred (Brenda), Lawrence (Sharon), Robert (Gail), Sharon (Roger Christianson), Carl (Rose), Harry (Bonnie) Susan (Roger Stoerp), and Paula (Larry Weidner).

He is preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Richard, William, James, and Edwin;

His sisters, Sally and Sandra (Johnson); and his granddaughter, Angela.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Tidewell Hospice Philanthropy Dept., 5955 Rand Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34238 will be greatly appreciated.

For information, contact the Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710, or visit the website at slmcfh. com.

DEANNA PEARL YARMO

LEON F. WALSH

Deanna Pearl (Locken) Yarmo, 52, of Crystal Lake lost her lengthy battle against breast cancer and went to Leon F. Walsh, 85, of Marenbe with our Lord on Friday, go, formerly of Carpentersville January 27, 2017. and Chicago, passed away on Deanna was a devoted, Sunday, January 29, 2017. loving wife and mother to her husband, Jeffrey He was born in Chicago to Yarmo; her daughter, Claire (18); and her son, Leo and Josephine (nee Dolata) Wolski on Benjamin (15). Deanna was a positive, upbeat, June 12, 1931. encouraging, spiritual soul. Her life revolved Lee married Audrey (nee Stephan) Walsh around her family and friends. Everyone that August 7, 1954. He was a loving husband and knew Deanna loved her and her charming, a supportive father. witty personality.

He proudly served in Korea as a United Deanna was very involved with her chilStates Marine. dren’s activities, especially local theater and He was a 3rd * 4th Degree member of the dance events. Prior to the birth of her children, Knights of Columbus, Past Grand Knight of Deanna was employed by American Airlines Queen of Peace Council, Barrington, Charter for 15 years and enjoyed traveling the world. member of Sacred Heart Council, Marengo, Deanna is also survived by her mother, and an active member of St. Monica’s Parish, Marlys Antonoplos, Aneta, ND; her brother, Carpentersville for 47 years.

Peter Locken, Paducah, KY; and her sisters, His working career was spent in the printing Elizabeth Obregon, Grand Forks, ND, Jennifer business as a hand-set typesetter and proof Greene, Ruskin, FL, and Mary Locken, Fargo, reader. He was a member of VFW 1612.

ND; and many nieces and nephews.

Lee enjoyed traveling, and camping with Deanna is preceded in death by her father, his family. He valued family and friends, and Jim Antonoplos; and niece, Lindsay Greene. relished attending parties, celebrations with Services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran them, and his Brother Knights. His smile Church (historical church), 178 McHenry lifted everyone that he met. Family rememAvenue, Crystal Lake, IL, Saturday, February bers most, the trips, family parties and his 4, 2017. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until presence. time of funeral service at 3:00 p.m.

Lee is survived by his devoted wife, Audrey; In lieu of flowers, an educational fund is daughter, Karen Rokusek (Larry), Chris being established for the children.

Walsh, Craig (Pam) Walsh, Kevin (Jenifer) Arrangements are being handled by DavWalsh, Corey (Barbara) Walsh; grandchildren, enport Funeral Home in Crystal Lake, IL 815Matthew and Daniel Rokusek, Johnathan 459-3411. Online condolences can be given at (Sarah), Jessica, Bryan (Samantha), Brandon www.davenportfamily.com.

(Kelsee), Andrew, David, Ashley, Austin, and Jared Walsh; great grandchildren, Ryleigh and Emilio. Lee leaves behind four generations of nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Alice (John) Ross, Irene (Edward) Born: June 12, 1931; in Chicago, IL Died: January 29, 2017; in Marengo, IL

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A private Memorial Mass will be held for family.

If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to JourneyCare, 405 Lake Zurich Rd Barrington, IL 60010 in appreciation for their caring services.

Online condolences may be made at www. marengo-unionfuneralhome.com.

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THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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WHEN: 7 to 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2 WHERE: Woodstock Square COST & INFO: Celebrate Groundhog Day by watching Woodstock Willie emerge from his tree trunk just as he did during the “Groundhog Day” movie. Musician Corky Siegel will warm up the crowd at 6:45 a.m. before Willie arrives.

Sponsored by Home State Bank. Free. Information: www. woodstockgroundhog.org.

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WHEN: 7:20 to 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2 WHERE: Public House of Woodstock, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist will be available in a souvenir glass. Adults only. Cost: $5.

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WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 2 WHERE: Starting at Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Led by “Groundhog Day” movie location manager Bob Hudgins, making his last visit to Woodstock. Tour will cover sites close to the Square. Dress warmly. Free.

COMMUNITY SERVICE – St. John’s Preschool students celebrated Lutheran Schools Week giving back to the community by collecting fleece to make blankets for homebound church members and gathering items for patients battling cancer. Pictured (back row, from left) are Philip Calhoun, Bryce Buehler and Aiden Shanks; and (front row) Colton Graff, Laney Myshkowec, Reid Amelse, Noah Riley, Gretta Schellhas and Jack Dhooghe.

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• 3:30 to 5 p.m. – High School Tech Club, Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Open to high school students interested in tech tools, computer programming, 3D printing, Minecraft and more. Free.

No registration required. Information: 847-4583146 or www.aapld.org.

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Time management seminar, Crystal Lake Park District Administration Building, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

Open to ages 18 and older. Brian Halwix will help participants learn ways to accomplish goals and dreams and achieve peace of mind. Cost: $21 residents, $25 nonresidents. Information: www. crystallakeparks.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “Polish Immigration to America: When, Where, Why and How,” McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. Steve Szabados will discuss Polish immigration and provide some insight into the history of Poland. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

Crystal Lake REGISTRATION OPEN – Nonprofit art studio Creative Arts Inc. is now accepting registration for its summer art camps for youth. Four-day camps are available from June through August. Campers draw, paint, sculpt, sew and more, with new art projects featured each week. For information or to register, visit www. creativeartsinc.org/ summer or call 815-2199243. Summer 2016 art camper Blake Bajak (left) is shown painting a giant monarch butterfly.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Look to the past for ideas on how to proceed. Reliving experiences and reviving old ideas will help you discover what you have to do this year to reach your goals. Personal, financial and emotional gains are within reach.

Express your feelings and follow your heart.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t be afraid to act fast. You’ll stay ahead of the competition if you take action. You can bravely make things happen.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Rely on people you know to drum up support for your projects.

Honesty will help you cut through any confusion

and will bring what you want and need to the forefront.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You’ll find it difficult to proceed with caution. Your desire to get things done your way will lead to both opportunities and obstacles.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You know what’s best for yourself and how you should proceed, so don’t let anyone dump responsibilities on you that will deter you from following through with your plans. Avoid excess.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Try something new and get out and make friends with people who challenge you. Networking functions will encourage you to be more innovative and entrepreneurial. Physical fitness is encouraged.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Your emotions will be difficult to deal with. Trying to change what other people do is a waste of time. Concentrate on yourself and how you handle situations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Express your feelings and bring about the changes that will help you gain control over your life. Don’t accept undesirable results when you can have so much more.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You need to handle money wisely. Demands are best kept at a distance. Don’t fold under pressure or give in to someone using persuasive tactics in an attempt to convince you to accept a bad deal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Strive to stabilize your life and your relationships with others.

Seek compromise if it will help you avoid

discord or loss. Change can be good if it’s made with honorable intentions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Explore your ideas, and clear a space at home that will encourage you to engage in creative endeavors. Travel is best avoided. You will face injury or delays if you aren’t cautious.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Bring about positive changes at home by working to promote your ideas and plans for a better standard of living. Discipline and labor will be rewarding.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Problems while traveling or dealing with financial institutions, government agencies or hospitals will surface.

Evaluate each situation and say no to anyone or anything that doesn’t fit your agenda.

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Group recommends school funding fix

By KIANNAH SEPEDA–MILLER The Associated Press

CHICAGO – A bipartisan group of lawmakers and other officials reached agreement Wednesday on a plan to bring more equity to the way Illinois funds its schools, although enacting the blueprint could be tricky amid the state’s budget stalemate.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner convened the 25-member commission six months ago to address the growing spending gap between low- and high-poverty districts, one of the widest such gaps in the nation.

The framework would create funding targets for districts based on the needs of a student population, rather than the current system in which every district receives the same base level of per-student funding. Under the new model, districts with high percentages of low-income or disabled students, for example, would get additional resources.

Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar, who has sponsored previous school funding legislation, had hoped the commission would be able to introduce legislation Wednesday. But short of that, he said the fact that the group agreed that more resources are needed for districts with high numbers of low-income students is “substantial.”

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Metra fare increase took effect Wednesday

CHICAGO – Passengers are paying more to travel on Chicago’s suburban commuter rail service.

Metra’s fare increase took effect Wednesday.

One-way tickets increased by 25 cents, or between 2.4 percent and 7.1 percent depending how far a passenger is traveling. Monthly passes are increasing by $11.75, while 10-ride tickets will cost $2.75 more a ticket.

Metra’s board approved the increase last year. They said it will generate an additional $16 million, and all of that money will go toward a backlog of capital projects.

The fare increase is Metra’s third in three years.

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Illinois State Secretary of Education Beth Purvis smiles Feb. 18 at Riverton Middle School in Riverton. A group of Illinois lawmakers have agreed on a framework for making the way Illinois funds its schools more equitable.

“Now today the task is to take this report and translating it into a bill,” Manar said. “The true measure of success will be ... whether or not Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature can come to an agreement with Gov. Rauner and enact a meaningful change.”

Previous efforts to overhaul Illinois’

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Feds reimburse $4M for veterans home water system

QUINCY – The federal government is reimbursing Illinois more than $4 million for a new water treatment facility at a Quincy veterans home that was the site of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was awarding the money to the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, which would reimburse the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

An outbreak of the disease killed 12 people and sickened at least 54 in 2015 and a federal report found the bacteria was likely spread by an aging water system.

The bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease grow in warm water and are often present in water supplies. The disease is spread when a person inhales water mist.

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Chicago’s Willis Tower to get $500M face-lift

CHICAGO – Chicago’s famed Willis Tower skyscraper is preparing for a $500

school funding formula have failed, in part because bolstering poorer districts either shifted money away from wealthier ones or cost the financially struggling state billions more overall. And many obstacles remain.

The group estimated it would cost an additional $3.5 billion to $6 billion to en-

million face-lift under an ambitious plan supported by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

The renovations call for six levels of entertainment, restaurant and retail space that could become an attraction for the building’s thousands of employees and the 1.7 million annual visitors drawn to its SkyDeck Chicago observation deck on the 103rd floor.

The SkyDeck also would be improved under the plan. The owners also have agreed to offer 5,000 tickets annually to Chicago Public Schools.

“A lot of kids don’t know about downtown,” Emanuel said. “Don’t see the office buildings. Don’t ride in elevators. This is going to make sure that this icon is part of all Chicago kids’ lives.”

A revamped plaza will include a 30,000-square-foot outdoor deck and garden, as well as a three-story transparent glass structure set atop the existing plaza.

The skyscraper, considered the second-tallest building in the nation, opened as Sears Tower in 1974. The building is owned by private equity and real estate

sure each district has adequate funding.

Illinois Secretary of Education Beth Purvis – who was appointed by Rauner to lead the commission – said that amount would vary depending on how the legislation is written, what percentage of spending comes from the state and the demographics of individual districts.

She said the increase would be phased in over many years and that no school district would receive less money than it’s currently getting on a per-student basis.

The commission didn’t address where that money would come from.

That decision would be left to the Democrat-led Legislature and Rauner.

The talks about overhauling the school formula have progressed even as lawmakers remain unable to solve the state’s overall budget standoff, which is now well into its second year. Democratic and Republican leaders in the state Senate included school funding reform in a recent attempt to negotiate a “grand bargain” solution to the larger crisis.

Illinois House Democratic Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, a committee member, said new resources are critical to the success of an equitable funding formula. She added that questions remain over how to increase funding without overburdening local taxpayers who are already “taxing themselves to the hilt” to fund their schools.

investment firm Blackstone Group and its Chicago affiliate, Equity Office Properties.

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Delayed payment ups costs in whistleblower case

CHICAGO – Chicago State University has been ordered by a Cook County judge to pay $4.3 million to a school official who was fired after accusing the school’s former president of misconduct.

That’s about $1 million more than a jury awarded in 2014 to attorney James Crowley because the university has delayed paying damages in a whistleblower lawsuit. The jury in 2014 found Crowley was fired for turning over former university president Wayne Watson’s employment records to a faculty member under the state’s open records law, and for exposing questionable university contracts.

Crowley said Tuesday he hopes a newly appointed university board of trustees brings the case to a close rather than spend more money contesting the case.

– Wire reports

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Trump’s national security adviser, forcefully denounced Iran’s behavPITTSBURGH – Insufficient chlo- ior in his first public remarks since Trump took office. He accused rine in Pittsburgh’s public water Iran of threatening U.S. allies and supply led to the closure Wednesspreading instability throughout day of nearly two dozen grade the Middle East. schools and a boil-water advisory “As of today, we are officially in neighborhoods that include putting Iran on notice,” Flynn said the University of Pittsburgh and from the White House podium.

Carnegie Mellon University.

Senior Trump administration The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer officials said they were actively Authority said the advisory applied considering a “range of options” to 100,000 customers in the city including economic measures of more than 305,000 residents, but officials also stressed that the and increased support for Iran’s advisory was only a precautionary regional adversaries. measure and no public health Israel evacuates West Bank problems were reported. amid new settlement binge Officials said Wednesday AMONA, West Bank – Israeli evening that no contaminants had been found in the water, but some forces uprooted this West Bank fire hydrants would be opened to outpost Wednesday, removing residents and hundreds of their help flush the system.

By Wednesday afternoon, school supporters in sometimes violent clashes as they dismantled a comSuperintendent Anthony Hamlet said city officials had supplied the munity that has become a symbol 22 affected schools and two early of Jewish settler defiance.

The evacuation, which came childhood centers with enough after years of legal battles, came water to reopen Thursday. amid a flurry of bold new settlement moves by Israel’s governU.S. puts Iran ‘on notice’ ment, which has been buoyed by after missile test President Donald Trump’s election.

WASHINGTON – The White Thousands of police officers House issued a cryptic warning carried out the removal, squaring Wednesday that the U.S. will act against Iran unless it stops testing off against hundreds of protesters, many of them young religious ballistic missiles and supporting activists who flocked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, but wind-swept hilltop to show their declined to say what retaliatory solidarity with residents. actions the U.S. would pursue.

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Trump: Scrap rules to confirm high court pick

By ERICA WERNER and MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the Senate’s Republican leader Wednesday to resort to the “nuclear option” of scrapping longstanding chamber rules if needed to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, an aggressive opening to what’s shaping up as a ferocious clash over the future of the high court.

At the White House a day after nominating Gorsuch, Trump endorsed a scenario that would involve majority Republicans unilaterally changing Senate rules over the objections of the Democratic minority.

It could come into play if Democrats try to block Gorsuch’s confirmation with a filibuster, as the liberal base is demanding, and would allow the GOP to confirm Gorsuch with a simple majority instead of the 60 votes now needed.

Addressing GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell from the White House, Trump said, “If we end up with that gridlock I would say, ‘If you can, Mitch, go nuclear.’ ” He said of Gorsuch that it “would be a absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web.”

Trump made his comments as Gorsuch traversed Capitol Hill, escorted by Vice President Mike Pence and winning extravagant praise from Republican senators.

Democratic divisions were on display. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced intense opposition from base voters to Trump’s nominee, while political risks confronted a half-dozen Democratic senators representing red states who are up for re-election next year and may feel pressure to support Gorsuch.

“The president made an outstanding appointment; we’re all thrilled and looking

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Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch (left) meets with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. forward to getting the confirmation process started,” McConnell said as he stood with a smiling Gorsuch in the senator’s ceremonial office in the Capitol.

McConnell has not said whether he might invoke the nuclear option if minority Democrats block Gorsuch’s confirmation, but the Senate leader has said repeatedly that, one way or another, Gorsuch will be confirmed.

He reiterated that Wednesday evening in an interview on WHAS radio in Kentucky, saying: “Well I appreciate the president’s advice. What I would say to him is what I would say to you: We’re going to get this nominee confirmed and this is the beginning of a lengthy process.”

Democrats are still smarting over the treatment of Judge Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obama’s nominee to the court after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia a year ago. McConnell never allowed even a hearing on Garland over 10 months, asserting that the decision was up to the next president.

Now some on the left are demanding payback.

“This is a stolen seat being filled by an illegitimate and extreme nominee, and I will do everything in my power to stand up against this assault

on the court,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

Schumer reiterated Wednesday that Democrats would insist on a 60-vote threshold for Gorsuch in the 100-member Senate, “not because they did it to us or we did it to them, but because 60 votes produces a mainstream candidate.” But as Schumer and other Democrats made clear, for many the fight was less about the mild-mannered 49-year-old appeals court judge than about Trump himself.

Schumer said that “this Supreme Court will be tried in ways that few courts have been tested since the earliest days of the Republic.” Schumer had been invited to meet with Gorsuch on Wednesday but declined so he could learn more about the nominee’s record first.

The rules change for Supreme Court nominees would be a momentous departure for the Senate, which traditionally operates day-to-day via deliberation and bipartisan consent.

There is concern by some that it could begin to unravel Senate traditions at a hyperpartisan moment in politics and perhaps end up in the complete elimination of the filibuster – resulting in an entirely different Senate from the one that’s existed for decades.

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Pipeline review could be end for opponents

By BLAKE NICHOLSON and STEVE KARNOWSKI The Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. – The Army’s review of a proposal to finish the Dakota Access pipeline could be the beginning of the end for opponents who have been fighting the project for nearly a year.

But the American Indian tribe at the center of the debate, the Standing Rock Sioux, vows to keep battling the pipeline in court out of fear that an oil leak could contaminate its drinking water.

Here’s a look at the legal steps that remain before the last section of pipe can be laid and the final options to stop it.

What are the latest developments?

On Tuesday, the acting secretary of the Army ordered a review of an earlier decision to block the last section of pipeline from being laid under a Missouri River reservoir. The move came just days after President Donald Trump issued a memo calling for reconsideration of the December decision by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Based on a discussion with the Army secretary, Robert Speer, Republican Sen. John Hoeven said Wednesday that there is no doubt in his mind that permission to finish the project will be granted.

Mills, co-director of the University of Montana’s Indian law clinic.

Given that the Army said in December that an environmental study was necessary, Mills said, the Army would have to explain how its new decision was consistent with the legal standards it used in December and how there’s a reasonable basis for change.

Otherwise the tribe could argue the reversal was “arbitrary and capricious,” in violation of federal law, he said.

But Connie Rogers, a Denver attorney who specializes in federal permits, natural resources and Indian law, said the Army does have the discretion to change its mind. Since the original environmental assessment found nothing that would require an additional study, What is the tribe likely to do? the Army was not required by law to orArmy attorneys have said the envi- der the fuller review and therefore can ronmental study could be withdrawn. reverse course, she said.

Should that happen, the tribe will probably challenge the move on two fronts What about treaty rights?

The tribe says under the Fort Lara– that the study is necessary to preserve tribal treaty rights and that it’s part mie Treaties of 1851 and 1868, the federof the legal process for obtaining final al government is obliged to consider a permission to finish the pipeline, as the tribe’s welfare when making decisions Army has maintained, according to trib- affecting the tribe. al attorney Jan Hasselman.

That would be one likely argument The Army cannot arbitrarily change against the Corps withdrawing the enits mind because of the change in White vironmental study that the tribe has reHouse administrations, said Monte peatedly demanded, Hasselman said.

A government assessment last summer determined that the final segment would not have a significant effect on the environment. However, then-Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy on Dec. 4 declined to give permission for construction to begin, saying a broader environmental study was needed.

The pipeline builder, Energy Transfer Partners, called Darcy’s decision politically motivated and accused then-President Barack Obama’s administration of delaying the matter until he left office. Two days before he left the White House, the Corps launched an environmental study that could take up to two years.

Tribes have effectively used old treaty rights in other high-profile court cases. For example, a landmark ruling in Washington state in 1974 affirmed tribal fishing rights in treaties stemming from the 1850s.

“Without question, treaties, especially during modern times, have proven to be very successful legal vehicles for tribes in defense of existential threats,” said Gabriel Galanda, a Seattle lawyer who represents tribes throughout the West.

When the Corps published a notice last month in the Federal Register, the agency explained that it was looking for a better understanding of how the pipeline would affect treaty rights. If the government isn’t going to look at those rights now, Mills said, it will have to explain why.

Looking ahead for other legal options

Should the Corps give permission to build the last piece of the pipeline, the tribe would immediately ask U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to temporarily ban construction while the legal issues are decided, Hasselman said.

The builder would probably fight that, and Rogers said the tribe would have to clear “a high bar” to convince the judge.

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Underscoring Congress’ foul mood, Finance panel Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Democrats should be “ashamed” for staying away from his committee’s meeting.

“I don’t feel a bit sorry for them,” he told reporters, adding later, “I don’t care

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WASHINGTON – Republicans jammed two of President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet picks through the Senate Finance Committee with no Democrats in the room Wednesday after suspending a rule that would have otherwise barred them from taking the vote.

The tactic seemed a warning shot that they might deploy brute political muscle in the upcoming fight over the Supreme Court vacancy.

With a near-toxic vapor of divisiveness between the two parties across Capitol Hill, nasty showdowns broke out elsewhere as well. One Senate panel signed off on Trump’s choice for attorney general only after senators exchanged heated words, and another committee postponed a vote on the would-be chief of the Environmental Protection Agency after Democrats refused to show up.

Busting through a Democratic boycott of the Finance panel, all 14 Republicans took advantage of Democrats’ absence to temporarily disable a committee rule requiring at least one Democrat to be present for votes.

They then used two 14-0 roll calls to approve financier Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to be health secretary, ignoring

GOP senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, said they opposed her. Both challenged her support for public education, and their defections meant Vice President Mike Pence might need to break a tie in a Senate that Republicans control 52-48.

Congress’ day was dominated by confrontation, even as lawmakers braced for an even more ferocious battle over Trump’s nomination of conservative federal judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.

Democrats already were furious over Republicans’ refusal to even consider last year President Barack Obama’s pick for the slot, Judge Merrick Garland.

Trump fueled the fire by urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to “go nuclear” – shorthand for a unilateral change in the chamber’s rules so Democrats can’t block Gorsuch with a filibuster.

Without a rules change, Republicans will need at least eight Democrats to reach the 60-votes necessary to halt filibusters, or endless procedural delays.

Democrats boycotted Wednesday’s abruptly called Finance Committee meeting, as they’d done for a session a day earlier. They say Price and Mnuchin have lied about their financial backgrounds and must answer more questions.

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OPINIONS

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ANOTHER VIEW

Settle claim of voter fraud

President Donald Trump, in back-to-back Tweets, said he will launch “a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD” - the capitalization is his - which he has blamed for rival Hillary Clinton besting him in the popular vote.

Islamic State is killing people. The economy is shaky. The national debt nears $20 trillion. But Trump plans to use the power of the presidency, in one of his first executive orders, to probe a widely disproven myth.

We say, have at it. Appoint an expert, bipartisan panel to investigate this allegation and settle it once and for all.

Past investigations have repeatedly failed to find proof of widespread voter fraud.

Any system will have cheaters. But ours is set up to catch them. Since becoming the Ohio’s chief elections officer in 2011, Secretary of State Jon Husted has investigated 667 cases of questionable voting, referring 149 to law enforcement. It found 22 cases of someone voting in Ohio and also in another state.

“We catch them and we prosecute them and we hold people accountable,” Husted said.

Voter fraud is hardly widespread, but Trump argues that some 3 million to 5 million illegally cast ballots explain how he could win the states to secure an Electoral College victory but lose to Clinton by more than 2.8 million in the popular vote.

In a letter to Trump, urging him to retract his baseless allegations, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wrote: “Peddling this nonsense and stoking these fears undermine our system of government - and your own election, damaging the public’s faith in our democracy.”

If Trump wants to improve elections, Franklin County Board of Elections Director Ed Leonard has some suggestions: “Help the states upgrade voting equipment, buy or upgrade voter-registration software, and enhance their cyber-security efforts.”

[Other options include switching] to paper ballots and optical scanners, which can rapidly process ballots. This involves printing costs, but optical scanners are cheaper to buy and update.

And they’re portable.

Other states conduct voting by mail: No poll workers or equipment-hauling needed.

Trump’s review of election issues would be more productively focused on addressing changes in voter behavior, expectation, access and technology, because claims of voter fraud are fraudulent.

– The Columbus Dispatch

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Pipelines create jobs, help economy Trump reopens Keystone XL and Dakota Access projects

President Donald Trump has resumed progress on the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.

Good.

The world economy needs petroleum.

The U.S. needs the jobs that will be created by the pipeline.

And, although the environmental extremists who got the Obama administration to dither over the issue for years will never admit it, pipelines are a safer way to move oil and natural gas than the alternatives.

Blocking the pipeline wasn’t going to stop the oil if there was a market for it. It just meant it would be transported in rail cars and trucks.

We have some sympathy for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has objected to the pipeline; but it’s worth pointing out that the proposed path goes around the tribal reservation and all of the affected landowners have reportedly signed agreements to allow the project to go through.

We have less sympathy for the environmental lobbies fighting the pipeline under the assumption that the world has to be forced to stop using fossil fuels.

That conveniently ignores the fact that if energy-hungry China doesn’t get access to Canadian oil (through a pipeline built by American workers), it

would just use more Mongolian coal. The big difference there is the part involving the American workers.

Opponents have promised litigation to string out the process (and not coincidentally allow the lobbying groups involved to raise more money through frothy email blasts).

That’s a shame.

Anyone who recognizes the undeniable truth that the world economy is not going to soon be leaving petroleum behind should see that the pipeline proposal is safer for people and the environment and good for the U.S. economy.

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Alcohol was the real criminal

To the Editor: This letter is concerning the recent case of Elizabeth Kloss. Those of you who read the Northwest Herald were updated just about every time she appeared in court. She was sentenced to one year in prison. When on parole she would be required to attend alcohol treatment plus deal with her mental health issues.

Now she faces deportation. She has been in this country since she was 15 years old. She has suffered enough.

She does not know why she did the things she did on that day. She was shot in the head. She does not remember why she wanted to commit suicide. She does not remember raising a rifle at police officers.

On that day I was in a hospital bed in Woodstock. I knew exactly why she was doing those things. Alcohol was the real criminal here. Alcohol took away all her inhibitions on that terrible day. Alcohol took away her ability to reason properly.

All of us know of people who have done irrational things while under its influence.

If she gets deported, she will not receive the help that I mentioned earlier.

Liz is a good person, one of the kindest and most giving individuals I have ever met. By not getting deported back to Poland, she would have a chance to be happy, joyous and free in a country she loves.

VIEWS Rep. David McSweeney which would require most units of government to cut property tax levies by 10 percent over two years and then permanently freeze property tax levies at the reduced level. School districts and community colleges would be immediately required to permanently freeze their property tax levies. The only way that property taxes could be increased is by a local voter referendum.

I also strongly support efforts to reduce unfunded mandates on all local governments.

The relief Illinois residents need is an immediate reduction in property taxes. Only with reduced property taxes can we begin to stop people from leaving Illinois.

Talk is cheap. The time for action

is now.

The solution has been in front of us for several years. I have fought for property tax relief since I’ve been in Springfield. Earlier this year, the House approved a permanent property tax freeze bill (HB 6630). I was a Chief Co-Sponsor of the bill. That legislation received 76 votes in the House.

In the House, I have voted more than 20 times in recent years to permanently freeze property tax levies.

The House has consistently supported property tax freeze legislation over the past two years.

We do not need to keep debating the issue and defining the problem.

Property tax rates are hurting working families and our senior citizens.

They need relief – it is really that simple.

We know from a CoreLogic report released last year that Illinois now has the highest property taxes in the country. We also know that Illinois

Let those who have compassion and the power read this. God has forgiven here, why can’t we all do the same.

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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

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Marjorie Leibert McHenry

Tremendous commitment

To the Editor: I am writing about a very important election that is coming up on Feb. 28. As an almost 40-year resident of unincorporated Cary/Algonquin Township, I appreciate our highway commissioner, Bob Miller, for his dedication to keeping our roadways safe for residents. The roads are always well-maintained and the service provided by Algonquin Township while Miller has been the highway

• Rep. David McSweeney serves Illinois’ 52nd House District.

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Robert Lehr

Letter to the Editor: On Jan. 10, I left my purse in the shopping cart at the Crystal Lake Walmart in the parking lot. I went back immediately and a very honest gentleman had turned it in at the service desk. He didn’t leave his name but the employee said he wore a black stocking hat and coat.

I want to very gratefully thank him for being so honest. Everything was in my purse. I was so very thankful for honest people.

lost nearly 115,000 people from July 2015 to July 2016, in large part due to escalating property taxes here in Illinois.

The longer we delay action on solving the high property tax issue in Illinois, the more people are going to leave. I hear all of the time from my constituents that they simply cannot afford to keep paying their out-ofcontrol property taxes. The current course of action is not sustainable.

The Legislature cannot continue to ignore the negative impact of rising property taxes on our state. The time has come for both legislative chambers to send a property tax reduction bill to the governor and for him to sign it into law. We have debated the issues long enough. What taxpayers need is action, not more talk.

Illinois needs to lower property tax rates now!

commissioner has always been completed more efficiently and cost-effectively than surrounding municipalities.

During my tenure as the Prairie Grove Public Works superintendent, Miller worked cooperatively with me in sharing equipment, to save residents money, and provided me knowledge and support in municipal infrastructure to guide me during every part of my career over the past 18 years.

Miller’s tremendous commitment to the residents of Algonquin Township is to be applauded. He deserves our vote on February 28.

Tim A. Carone Cary

Trump did not serve

To the Editor: Millions of young American men Donald Trump’s age joined or got drafted during the 1960s. They did not get a

editor.

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million from daddy to start a business.

What was Trump’s excuse to get out of military service for our country? He has no right to even mention veterans. Did he even try to serve? If he did not care then, why should I believe he cares now?

Did he not care about the guys his age in harm’s way? What was his poor excuse to get out of service to our country?

Trump’s term of office will end up the same as Richard Nixon, in shame.

Carl Hurtig McHenry

Well-run township

To the Editor: Vote Bob Miller.

I have been in Algonquin Township for many years, and I have never seen an organization run better than Bob Miller and his township group. Vote Bob Miller!

Dan Martenson Cary

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Property taxes are hurting Illinois families and each day that goes by without tax relief, the worse this problem becomes. Everywhere that I go in my district, people tell me that high property taxes are forcing them to think about leaving the state.

We have to stop the exodus from Illinois.

We not only need to freeze property tax levies, we need to cut them.

Taxpayers simply cannot afford to pay ever-escalating property taxes.

My constituents are also worried about the massive tax increase being considered by the Illinois State Senate that liberal Democrats and some Republicans are promoting. The Senate tax increase bill would increase both the personal and corporate income tax rates by 33% and impose a massive new job-killing tax on small businesses. In Springfield and at the local level, we need to cut spending – not raise taxes!

Recently, I filed House Bill 1768,

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BUSINESS Women slowly getting more seats in the boardroom “We want to look like the customers and the employees that we serve in our local markets. The board, starting in 2012, really began to focus on assuring that they were diverse and looked like and represented the company.”

By STAN CHOE

The Associated Press NEW YORK – The number of women sitting at the table in corporate boardrooms across the country is rising very slowly, but it’s rising.

Just more than 15 percent of all director seats at publicly traded U.S. companies were held by women as of Dec. 31, according to a study by Equilar, a corporate research firm.

That’s up from 14 percent a year earlier and from 12 percent in 2013.

So, the trend is toward more equal representation on boards, but parity won’t happen until the end of 2055 unless the pace picks up, according to Equilar. That’s nearly 40 years away, which may be about when girls born today begin sitting on corporate boards.

Demonstrating how far remains to go toward gender parity, 738 companies still have no women on their boards. Last year, nearly 60 companies that had no female directors since at least 2011 added one or more women.

Even so, it’s still much easier to find a woman in the boardroom than in the corner office, according to a separate, global survey of 3,400 companies by Credit Suisse. While women occupied nearly 15 percent of board seats at the end

BJ Holdnak

American Water Works Co. senior vice president of human resources

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This photo provided by American Water Works Co. shows company President and CEO Susan N. Story. In the utility industry, where 80 percent of workers are men, American Water stands out, as most of its directors are women. of 2015, only about 4 percent of CEOs are women.

Companies in other countries have gotten closer to gender parity than the U.S., and government pressure has played a big role. Several European countries have set quotas and targets for how many corporate board members should be held by women. That’s why women held 24 percent of European board seats at the end of 2015, the highest rate in the world.

Investors are taking note.

Companies with at least one female director tend to have higher stock returns and better corporate performance than those with all-male boards, Credit Suisse said. Of course, this may be a case of correlation rather than causation, and better-performing companies may be more welcoming to women rather than vice versa.

Regardless, having women in the most senior leadership positions has other benefits, companies said.

At American Water Works

Co., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility, five of the nine board positions are held by women.

And that’s something that customers, regulators and employees, both current and potential future ones, see, said BJ Holdnak, senior vice president of human resources.

“We want to look like the customers and the employees that we serve in our local markets,” she said. “The board, starting in 2012, really began to focus on assuring that they were diverse and looked like and represented the company.”

American Water’s majority-female board is an anomaly.

Just 21 of the 3,525 companies in Equilar’s survey have half or more of their board seats held by women. Equilar based its study on the Russell 3000 index, a broad measure of publicly traded U.S. companies.

It also runs counter to the male-dominated utility in-

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Like American Water, Connecticut Water is another utility that has a majority-female board. It also said it didn’t start with the explicit intent of having more women than men on its board. Instead, it happened as the byproduct of looking for a more diverse group to represent its shareholders, customers and employees. Five of the company’s eight director seats are held by women.

“It’s a bit of an arduous process, looking for someone that fulfills what we’re driving for in our cultural focus,” said Kristen Johnson, corporate secretary and vice president of human resources at Connecticut Water. “We’ve been super lucky to find individuals that populate the board like that, and it just so happens that five of them are women.”

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NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton has a lot of plans for 2017, including some reflections on her stunning loss last fall to Donald Trump.

The former secretary of state, senator and first lady is working on a book of personal essays expected to come out Sept. 26, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The book, still untitled, is structured around hundreds of favorite quotations that have inspired her. The publisher said Clinton will use the quotes to “tell stories from her life, up to and including her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign” and into her thoughts on the future.

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Stewart dresses as Trump, criticizes ‘vindictive chaos’

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Beyonce appears on stage with Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy on Aug. 24, 2014, as she accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif. Beyonce announced Wednesday that she is expecting twins.

Beyonce announces on Instagram she’s pregnant with twins NEW YORK – Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister – twice over.

Beyonce and Jay Z announced Wednesday on Instagram that the superstar singer is pregnant with twins.

“We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two,” said a statement signed “The Carters,” Jay Z’s real last name.

The news accompanied a photo of Beyonce showing a baby bump while wearing just a bra, underwear and a veil, kneeling in front of a backdrop of flowers. The singer’s representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The news triggered half a million tweets in 45 minutes, according to Twitter.

Their daughter, Blue Ivy, was born in 2012. The little girl served as the inspiration for Jay Z’s hit song “Glory,” and she’s appeared in music videos alongside her mother.

Beyonce, who set a record in December for earning Grammy Award nominations in the rock, pop, R&B and rap categories in the same year with her diverse album “Lemonade,” announced her last pregnancy at the 2011 MTV VMAs. Beyonce in October ended her six-month Formation World Tour at MetLife Stadium in New York City. She also has been named one of the headliners this spring at the Coachella music festival.

She and Jay Z were married in April 2008. Beyonce revealed in 2013 that she had suffered a miscarriage before Blue Ivy’s birth.

NEW YORK – Jon Stewart has stopped by former Comedy Central colleague Stephen Colbert’s show to needle one of his favorite targets, President Donald Trump.

The former “Daily Show” host appeared on Tuesday night’s “Late Show” dressed as the Republican. He wore a suit with an overly long red power tie and mocked Trump’s hair by wearing a stuffed animal on his head.

Stewart mocked Trump’s flurry of executive orders by reading faux proclamations from the president, including demanding China immediately send the U.S. the Great Wall in order to secure the Mexican border.

Stewart turned more serious at the end of the bit, saying the country has never faced what he called Trump’s “purposeful, vindictive chaos” before.

Stewart is an executive producer of the “Late Show.”

Police: Allman Brothers drummer killed himself

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself in front of his wife, police reports released Wednesday show.

The 69-year-old Trucks shot himself in the head Jan. 27 at his home, the West Palm Beach police reports show.

Trucks was one of two original drummers, along with Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson, who helped formed the rhythms and the drive for The Allman Brothers. Formed in 1969 and led by Duane and Gregg Allman, the group helped define the Southern rock sound that incorporated blues, rock, coun-

try and jazz.

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Trucks joined with the Allman siblings to form the band, including guitarist Dickey Betts and bassist Berry Oakley. They moved to Macon, Georgia, to cut their first record with Capricorn Records.

The two drummers melded their individual styles, with Trucks considered to be the straightforward, driving train rhythm player, while Johanson added his R&B and jazz drumming influences.

Trucks also helped encourage a family lineage of musicians. One nephew, Derek Trucks, is the frontman of the Tedeschi Trucks Band and also joined The Allman Brothers band in 1999 as a guitarist. Another nephew, Duane Trucks, is the drummer for Widespread Panic.

Trucks was most recently touring with his band, Butch Trucks and the Freight Train.

Desired reading: Sales keep soaring for Orwell’s ‘1984’ NEW YORK – George Orwell’s “1984” has gone from required reading to desired reading.

With Donald Trump’s administration popularizing terms such as “alternative facts,” the dystopian novel first published in 1949 has topped Amazon.com for more than a week. Signet Classics announced Wednesday that it has ordered an additional 500,000 copies printed for a book that already is standard classroom reading.

Concerns about Trump have also raised interest in dire narratives such as Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Comedian Tom Smothers is 80. Singer Graham Nash is 75. Actor Bo Hopkins is 73. Singer Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 71.

Actor Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 68. Bassist Ross Valory of Journey is 68.

Model Christie Brinkley is 63. Actor Michael T.

Weiss (“The Pretender”) is 55. Comedian Adam Ferrara (“Rescue Me”) is 51. Bassist Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is 51. Actress Jennifer Westfeldt (“Kissing Jessica Stein”) is 47. Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur is 44. Singer Shakira is 40. Actress Zosia Mamet (“Girls”) is 29.

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Polio-like illness causes concern Dear Doctors: I’ve been reading about a new illness that’s a lot like polio and is making children in parts of the country very sick.

What is it, and should I be worried?

Dear Reader: You’re referring to acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, a rare neurological disease that affects the spinal cord.

The symptoms mimic those of polio, which has helped to push AFM into the headlines.

Before we get into specifics, we want to stress AFM is quite rare. Despite the sudden spate of alarming news reports that have, quite understandably, caused you concern, the rate of infection is extremely low – one person per million. As of last November, there were 120 confirmed cases of AFM in the United States in 2016.

So what exactly is AFM? It’s a syndrome that can cause the muscles and reflexes in the body to stop working normally. Symptoms often arise quickly.

What begins as a fever or respiratory illness gives way to weakness in the limbs, including a possible loss of muscle tone.

In several reported cases, the first symptom in a child diagnosed with AFM was a sudden limp. Some patients have slurred speech or facial drooping. In the most serious cases, acute weakness in the muscles that control breathing has led to respiratory difficulties.

At this time, the causes of AFM are not fully understood. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspect a range of viruses might be involved. These include West Nile virus, enteroviruses that enter the body through the intestines and adenoviruses, which can cause coldlike symptoms, including sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, diarrhea and pink eye.

Research into the causes of AFM, which affects children in greater numbers than adults, is a national priority. At the CDC, scientists and public health specialists are

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier gathering blood samples as well as fluid specimens from the nose, respiratory tract and spinal cord of affected patients for testing. Results are collected into a database for study and analysis.

The symptoms of AFM are similar to several other conditions that are far more common. This has increased the challenge of arriving at an accurate diagnosis. However, awareness of the disease among health care providers is growing rapidly, which means diagnosis and reporting are becoming more accurate.

If you believe you or your child has symptoms that correspond with those of AFM, call your family doctor. The findings from a careful examination of the nervous system, with accurate mapping of the muscles and reflexes affected, and diagnostic tests such as an MRI and analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid, will allow a correct diagnosis.

Several germs are suspected in AFM, so the CDC recommends your family is up-todate on polio and all other recommended vaccinations, and you protect yourself and your family from mosquito-borne viruses by using insect repellents.

The good news is increased awareness of AFM is leading to an ever-larger volume of reliable data for researchers to work with.

That means more information about what causes the disease, and more avenues in which to seek and find a cure.

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My sister and I are sick of the whole “twin thing” and want to go to separate schools. We really want to be our own people. However, I’m not sure we can because, where I live, you have to go to the school in the town you live in.

Do you have any suggestions on things we can do to make new, different friends, and how we can look different from each other? We are moving this year, so next fall we will be in a new school. – The Twin Thing Dear Twin Thing: You and your sister are smart girls. What you want to do will be healthy for both of you, and I congratulate you for wanting to do it. It’s important each of you develop as individuals, and the move will give the perfect opportunity to start.

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Dear Abby: As a baby shower gift for my (soon-to-be) grandson, I plan on opening up a UTMA (Uniform Transfers to Minors) account for his college education with a $5,000 initial deposit. My idea is to add $1,000 every year on his birthday for the first five years.

Would it be tacky to encourage his other three grandparents to contribute to the account by matching their contributions every year up to my $1,000? Or would it be better to just tell them my plans and let them know they also can make deposits to the account? I don’t want to offend anyone. – About To Be A Grandpa Dear Grandpa: I’m voting for your second idea. While the concept of an education fund for your grandbaby is laudable, making it a “challenge” might create financial stress for the other grandparents and be perceived as one-upmanship if they are unable to donate as much to the fund as you do.

Dear Abby: An older friend and I have exchanged emails since last spring. Hers have been mostly political and disparaging toward minorities. I asked her to please not send this stuff since we have opposite opinions on the subject, and I don’t plan to change my mind.

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Dundee-Crown’s Isiah Ziegler (left) wrestles Gabriel Kurzynski during practice Jan. 18 at Dundee-Crown High School. Ziegler had a breakthrough win at a tournament a couple of weeks ago.

It was his first tournament in two years because he hasn’t been able to compete as a result of injuries and weight issues.

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hen Isiah Ziegler and his Dundee-Crown wrestling teammates left Carpentersville for Whitewater, Wisconsin, in December, the junior knew exactly how much he weighed, and more importantly, he knew it was less than 285 pounds.

Still, Ziegler wasn’t taking any chances. After all, the weigh-in at the UW-Whitewater Mid-States Classic on Dec. 28 was the culmination of months of work and more than a year of frustration for Ziegler.

“I was under (weight) here, and I didn’t eat or drink anything the night before, nothing in the morning, just to make sure I made weight,” Ziegler said. “I was nervous. When I went out there my first time, my coaches were like, ‘Well, you have something to prove, show us,’ because they’ve never seen me wrestle before, because they were new last year.”

After nearly two years without being able to compete because of injuries and weight issues, Ziegler finally got to take on someone outside of the practice room that day. Like he said, the second-year coaching staff still never even had seen him in a competitive match.

“I was rusty, but I kind of knew what I was doing,” Ziegler said.

Since returning to action at the Whitewater tournament, Ziegler has shaken off any rust and finished the last half of his junior season strong.

“We just kind of talked with him and got him motivated,” DundeeCrown coach Tim Hayes said. “My assistant coach, Jack Mueller, got him on a little bit of a meal plan and just talked with him a lot to really get him down in weight. It definitely was not easy. He had a couple, he’d get real low, then he’d balloon up like 5 pounds, so it was constant battles getting down in weight.”

Ziegler joined the wrestling team as a freshman and wrestled for the first half of that season before getting injured. Then last year, a combination of injuries and not being able to make weight prevented him from getting onto a competition mat. Ziegler couldn’t get under the 285-pound threshold for a high school heavyweight, while back

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Dundee-Crown’s Isiah Ziegler (left) wrestles Gabriel Kurzynski during practice Jan. 18 at Dundee-Crown High School. Ziegler had a breakthrough win at a tournament a couple of weeks ago. It was his first tournament in two years because he hasn’t been able to compete as a result of injuries and weight issues. and knee injuries kept him from being the few people in the room big enough able to really work on his conditioning. to push him in practice.

“Last year he had the motivation “He kind of dwarfs everybody when to do it, but I think the weight kind of you talk about the size of the athletes,” hurt him, too,” Hayes said.

Mueller said. “With me being an unforIt was a frustrating cycle for the tunately bigger guy myself, it’s been sophomore. kind of nice to get up there and roll “I think being told you can’t wresaround with him, kind of teach him a tle or do anything, you kind of get a few different heavyweight moves – you little depressed and want to shy away, know, big guys wrestle a little differbut I think that what changed was that ent than the small guys. It’s been kind when I was able to wrestle, I knew that of nice to be able to pass along some I had a chance; no one was holding things that were taught to me 20 years me back besides myself,” Ziegler said. ago when I went to school there.”

“Sometimes you’ve just got to push Mueller also worked with Ziegler through stuff. It might [stink] the first on a smarter eating plan to drop the few times; maybe it won’t go how you weight and keep it off. Now, Hayes want. Maybe you won’t be able to go said, Ziegler regularly weighs in out to eat with your parents or go out around the upper 270s or low 280s and to eat with friends, but it’s a lot better they think he can drop more weight when you can go out to eat after you before next season. win a match or win a tournament or Both coaches hail Zielger for being place third or something.” “more athletic than he looks,” as This season didn’t exactly start well Hayes said. either. Ziegler played football at about “As we got him moving in the right 330 pounds before a lingering shoulder (direction), it just kind of fell off of injury and a concussion in gym class him and he’s been doing great ever set him back a couple of weeks coming since,” Mueller said. “He’s a hard into the wrestling season. worker. Kind of a natural athlete. It’s “He kind of had a slow start to it going to be scary how good this kid this year, and we sat him down and will be next year if he keeps on track.” told him, ‘If it doesn’t happen, it’s When he did finally make that not going to probably ever happen,’ ” weight and got to wrestle, the 42-team Hayes said. “And it’s not about wresMid-States was a quick immersion tling, it’s really about health. … It was back into competition. He lost his seca slow process, but he worked hard the ond-round match on the first day, but whole season to get down there, it was worked his way through the consolajust little by little getting there.” tion bracket, knocking off cobwebs and He worked closely with Mueller, a sopping up match-to-match coaching. former wrestler and, with the CharSee ZIEGLER, page 5 gers’ relatively small numbers, one of

GIRLS BASKETBALL: HAMPSHIRE 36, CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 24

FVC leaders win 6th straight conference game

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Guerrero-Gay didn’t connect on any field goals, but finished with a team-best three assists. The 5-foot-6 guard’s final assist in the fourth quarter gave the Whips a 27-22 lead with 3:12 left after Crystal Lake South had made it a one possession game.

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Sophomore guard Ally Cermak came off the bench in the second quarter for Hampshire and nailed a big 3-pointer, giving the Whips a 9-5 lead to cap a 7-0 run with 5:30 to go. the free-throw line. “And I thought tonight we proved it. We knew coming into this game that [South] would be out to get us. We knew we had to stay strong the whole time.”

With the win, Hampshire improves to 15-9 overall and 10-3 in the FVC with three conference games remaining.

The Whips can clinch a share of the

conference title with a win over CaryGrove on Saturday.

Hampshire stayed true to its “defense first” motto, holding the Gators to 24 points on 10-of-31 (32.3 percent) shooting. In the teams’ first matchup in December, the Whips held South to 23 points.

Hampshire shot 10 of 34 (29.4 percent), but made the most of its chances at the foul line by sinking 14 of 15.

Dumoulin made 6 of 7 freebies in the final 4:27.

“The key to our defense is just helping each other out,” said senior guard Kiera Guerrero-Gay, who led the team with three assists. “If it all breaks down, we just always pick each other up.”

The Gators (12-12, 8-6 FVC) struggled to find offense all night, getting 13 points from Annika Sevcik but little else. Maddie Bush and Taylor Keegan (four rebounds) added four points, and South was held to single-digit points in all four quarters.

“They do a great job defensively of packing it in when they need to; they guard shooters well, and they’re well coached,” Gators coach Mark Mucha said. “We had a few uncharacteristic turnovers, but we just couldn’t get anything going offensively. The first time we played them, at half, we had six or

eight points. Tonight, we had 10. Give all the credit to Hampshire for great defense.”

Hampshire led 15-10 at halftime, ending the second quarter on a 6-0 run.

That run led into the third and grew to 21-14 on two free throws by Dumoulin with 2:14 left in the quarter.

Sevcik later hit a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 21-18, but Whips junior Lauren Herrmann made her only 3-pointer with 23 seconds left in the third to push her team’s lead back to six.

“We’re not going to lead the nation in steals,” Whips coach Mike Featherly said. “It’s just being in good position and helping each other out. It’s been getting better and better. ... We talked about, ‘What’s our identity?’ And they decided early on, it’s our defense.”

Meagan Heine backed up Dumoulin with 10 points, going 4 of 4 from the foul line, and Ally Cermak and Herrmann each hit a 3. Hampshire’s last loss in the conference came Jan. 6, a 38-34 loss to McHenry.

“Defense is our identity, so we always just come out and play good gap defense and try to shut them down,” Heine said. “We’re all coming together, and all becoming better players together.”

GIRLS BASKETBALL: HUNTLEY 52, McHENRY 33

Red Raiders get back to winning ways

By CHRIS CASEY

sports@nwherald.com McHENRY – It was a weird feeling.

Huntley came into Wednesday’s Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game with three consecutive losses, something the program is far from being accustomed to over the past several years.

That meant the Red Raiders were hungry. A fast start and suffocating defense helped Huntley get back to its winning ways with a decisive 52-33 victory over McHenry on Wednesday.

Huntley (13-12, 8-5 FVC) forced 22 turnovers and held McHenry to only nine field goals.

“I was just very pleased with how our team responded tonight,” Huntley coach Steve Raethz said after losses to Crystal Lake South, Cary-Grove and Hampshire. “I thought it was a really solid effort defensively and a good, strong team win. After facing some adversity over the last three games,

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Huntley made nine field goals in 24 attempts in the first half. McHenry finished the game with nine made field goals (in 35 attempts). it was nice to play the way we did tonight. Hopefully, this can help us trend upwards and keep it rolling into the postseason.”

Missy and Mallory Moffett each knocked down a 3-pointer in the first quarter – Huntley’s only two made shots from behind the arc – to help the Red Raiders to an early 14-8 lead.

That was when the defense clamped down, allowing McHenry to make only one field goal in four attempts in the second quarter. The Warriors did not make a field goal in the final 6:20 of the first half.

Senior Morgan Clausen, who has been a part of back-to-back FVC championship teams, said her group focused on starting strong to regain its confidence.

“Every game that we lost recently we have started with bad energy in the first half,” said Clausen, who scored a gamehigh 14 points. “I thought tonight was different. We came out with that energy we needed because we know we’re at a point in the season where we need to get going and not make those mistakes.”

Clausen and the Red Raiders showed that hunger after going 10 days

without a win, something McHenry coach Rob Niemic expected coming into the contest.

“They had their backs against the wall,” Niemic said of the Red Raiders.

“They had lost a few in a row and came in here like they weren’t going to lose their fourth in a row. They did that by getting back to what’s made them a successful program. They were fundamental and patient. You could tell they had that mindset of trying to get off to a fast start and made us play catch-up most of the way.

“I thought we played hard, but were just sloppy with our execution for much of the game.”

Much of McHenry’s (14-10, 7-6) offensive struggles transferred over into the second half. Despite a strong effort for most of the night from Liz Alsot (14 points, 15 rebounds), the Warriors junior missed on 9 of 13 free-throw attempts.

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CRYSTAL LAKE – Hampshire’s Rachel Dumoulin jumped the passing lane, tipped the ball into the air, turned around and joined a scrum of teammates on the court, leading to a tie-up and a change of possession for the Whip-Purs late in the fourth quarter Wednesday.

On the ensuing offensive chance, Hampshire’s Meagan Heine drove the lane against two Crystal Lake South defenders and perfectly laid the ball off the glass and into the hoop with her left hand.

Moments later, the Whips were celebrating a 36-24 Fox Valley Conference victory over the Gators, their sixth win in seven games and their sixth straight in conference play.

“We want to be known as a defensive team,” said Dumoulin, who led all scorers with 18 points, going 10 of 11 from

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Oladipo signs with Illinois

Area athletes make commitments official

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – When Illinois football coach Lovie Smith came to Huntley in late November, just days after the Illini’s final game of the season, he and Olalere Oladipo had a talk about where Oladipo fits in with the Illini.

“They told me that the goal for me is not to redshirt and (to) play as a true freshman,” the Huntley senior said. “I want to live up to the goals that they have for me and that I have for myself.”

Oladipo made his commitment to Smith and the Illini official by signing his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday morning. He committed to the Illini in August over more than 20 other scholarship offers, including finalists Penn State and Indiana. He joins 23 other recruits from across the nation on Smith’s first recruiting class as the coach at Illinois.

Oladipo was one of many athletes across McHenry County who signed to play college athletics in football, men’s soccer and women’s soccer during Wednesday’s National Signing Day. Joining Oladipo at Huntley’s Signing Day event were Laython Christian (Robert Morris University football), Nathan Janney (Carroll University men’s soccer), Aaron Ruffner (Loras College men’s soccer), Samantha Heustis (Southwest Baptist University women’s soccer) and Tayah Owens (Trinity International University women’s soccer).

Oladipo’s signing comes nearly a year to the day since the Illini offered him a scholarship under then-head coach Bill Cubit.

“It’s a blessing to think that I’ve had the opportunity to come this far,” Oladipo said. “I was looking back in my phone of old pictures at my junior day, I just see how much I’ve grown.

“I’m happy that I decided to stay home. My friends can come out to see me. I’m happy how our recruiting class has turned out, and now I’m just ready to play.”

Oladipo said he weighs about 250 pounds, 25 more than he weighed a year ago. Illinois coaches have told him they envision him as a left-side defensive end. He also could play defensive tackle in certain situations, which is what he played most of the time at Huntley.

National Signing Day

Here is a list of local athletes who signed National Letters of Intent with NCAA scholarship schools (Divisions I and II) on Wednesday for football and women’s soccer: FOOTBALL Athlete, School, College, Division Austen Ferbet*, Prairie Ridge, Army, D-I Joe Moore*, Johnsburg, Air Force, D-I Olalere Oladipo, Huntley, Illinois, D-I Gio Purpura, McHenry, Sioux Falls (S.D.), D-II WOMEN’S SOCCER Melissa Bear, Prairie Ridge, Concordia-St. Paul, D-II Abby Diedrich, McHenry, Concordia-St. Paul, D-II Gabi Fanning, Prairie Ridge, Indiana-PurdueFort Wayne, D-I Tatyana Gusakow, Crystal Lake Central, St. Cloud State (Minn.), D-II Baylee Kramer, Crystal Lake Central, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, D-I Maddie West, Crystal Lake Central, Indiana University, D-I Jenna Ross, Crystal Lake South, Loyola (Chicago), D-I Jessica Schoelfeldt, Crystal Lake South, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, D-I Courtney Sengstock, Crystal Lake South, Lewis, D-II *–Military academies are tuition-free and award roster spots, but not athletic scholarships.

Note: Three area athletes are not on the local NCAA Signing Day list because they already have enrolled at their schools: Richmond-Burton’s Dalton Wagner (D-I Arkansas), Jacobs’ Chris Katrenick (D-I Duke) and McHenry’s Colton Folliard (D-II Concordia-St. Paul).

Two years ago he played receiver.

Red Raiders assistant coach Mike Slattery mentioned it at Huntley’s Signing Day event.

“When I first met Lere, he was a scrawny little receiver, and now look at him,” Slattery said. “Now he’s going to be killing quarterbacks in the Big Ten next year. I’m looking forward to seeing that.”

Oladipo hopes to prove he can play defensive end at the college level.

“A lot of people still doubt my ability to play defensive end because I played defensive tackle for so long,” he said. “I just want to show them that I am versatile, I can play the DT position and defensive end.”

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Jerad Kerlan, coach and founder of Spartan Wrestling Club of Johnsburg, was “excited to see the rivalry between the two schools come back to wrestling.” The dual NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS lead swung back and forth until a winner1. Huntley (16-9, 8-0 Fox Valley Confer- take-all final match, with Richmond coming ence): The Red Raiders capped a perfect out on top. Coaches from the clubs said FVC season with a dual win at Crystal Lake they plan on holding the event annually in Central, giving Huntley its first outright conjunction with the high school dual, in an conference championship. Next, they look attempt to promote growth of the sport at to win their first regional title. “Our regional the youth level. is going to be tough, but again, if we Johnsburg won the varsity dual by six wrestle like we can, in tournament style I points, also coming down to the final think the points will be there for us,” coach match. Richmond-Burton coach Tony BJ Bertelsman said. They remain ranked as Nelson said he was “thrilled to see such a honorable mention in 3A. large crowd, especially for our seniors’ last 2. Crystal Lake Central (14-5, 7-1 FVC): home meet. This place was loud and full The Tigers lost their first conference dual of excitement. The effort put forth by both in more than a year to Huntley, finishing clubs will be seen at the high school level second in the FVC. They closed the season really soon.” with a nonconference triangular sweep at home and turn their attention toward EVENTS TO WATCH another deep postseason run as a team The postseason begins this weekend, and individuals. They remain ranked No. 2 with local teams scattered across five in 2A. regionals Saturday. The top three finishers 3. Harvard (16-7, 6-0 KRC): The Hornets at each weight move on to sectionals, while got their revenge after losing last year’s teams that win the regional overall advance conference title at home to Marengo. to team dual sectionals. Below is a list of This time they pulled out a 36-30 win at where each local team will be wrestling: Marengo to take the first KRC crown. Coach Class 1A Aurora Central Catholic Regional David Schultz called it their “best team Alden-Hebron is the only local team pareffort as of this point in the year. We’ve had ticipating, with advancing wrestlers going some good matches, and we’ve had those to the Byron Sectional. glimmers of wrestling as a team, but this is 2A Sycamore Regional definitely by far our best team effort.” They Hampshire is the only local team in this remain ranked No. 19 in 2A. regional, where advancing wrestlers go on 4. Jacobs (17-6, 6-2 FVC): The Golden to the Sterling Sectional.

Eagles were off this week, preparing for a 2A Woodstock North Regional regional they will host. They remain ranked The most local-heavy regional, with as honorable mention in 3A. Crystal Lake Central, Prairie Ridge, Harvard, 5. Marengo (16-4, 5-1 KRC): The Indians Johnsburg, Marengo, Richmond-Burton, narrowly dropped their KRC title dual to Woodstock, Woodstock North and Marian Marengo, ending the regular season on a Central all competing. Advancing individdisappointing note. They will get another uals go to the Wauconda Sectional, while shot at their rival, however, in regionals. the winning team goes to the Crystal Lake They remain ranked No. 20 in 2A. Central Team Dual Sectional.

3A Grant Regional NOTEWORTHY Dundee-Crown, Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake Rivalry starting early: There was a new South and McHenry will compete here, with wrinkle added to the Richmond-Burton/ individuals advancing to the Barrington Johnsburg wrestling rivalry Friday. Before Sectional and team winner moving on to the two teams faced off, the towns’ local the Rockford East Team Dual Sectional. youth clubs – Richmond Wrestling Club and 3A Jacobs Regional Spartan Wrestling Club of Johnsburg – met Jacobs and Huntley, the top two local 3A in a dual. In essence, it was like a kinderteams, will compete at this one. Individuals garten-through-12th-grade duel between will advance to the Barrington Sectional, the two towns. Coach Joe Miller from the and the winning team will go to the RockRichmond club said how “awesome it was ford East Team Dual Sectional. to receive support from the high school – John Wilkinson, jwilkinson@shawmedia.com

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Continued from page 2 “After that match, I was quite upset,” Ziegler said of his loss. “I was mad at myself, and I couldn’t do anything about it. I came back and I wrestled back, and then my coaches worked with me, … and that next day when he tried to do the same thing, it didn’t work because I knew how to defend it.”

On the second day, he wrested back into the third-place match, where he pinned Wauconda’s Michael Turzynski, the same opponent

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Grace Gajewski came off the bench with more needed energy for Huntley, scoring five points and grabbing four rebounds.

“We knew we needed this game,” Gajewski said. “We have been struggling in the first halves of these last few games, and we came out with a good start tonight. We felt like all we needed to do was get a win like this,

Woodstock 38, Burlington Central 36:

At Burlington, Autumn Overly led Woodstock with 10 points in a Kishwaukee River Conference win over Burlington Central. Camryn Tafoya scored nine points and Diana Spokas added eight for the Blue Streaks (1015, 7-4 KRC).

Nazareth 65, Marian Central 50: At Nazareth, Marian Central (9-15, 1-5 East Suburban Catholic Conference) lost in conference play. who beat him by decision the day before. He finished the weekend with a 7-1 record, all seven wins by pin.

Since then, Ziegler has continued to show a penchant for pinning opponents, finishing the regular season with a 16-5 record, including 14 falls, heading into this weekend’s Class 3A Grant Regionals. It will be another milestone for Ziegler, his first postseason tournament after being injured and missing out the past two years.

“I’m kind of excited because I’ve never been to regionals or sectionals, I’ve never done anything like that – it’s different,” Ziegler said. “I’ve never been to a big tournament.” and, hopefully, this can lead us into our next games and the postseason.”

Missy Moffett added nine points for Huntley, who had 10 players score Wednesday.

The Red Raiders still are alive mathematically in the FVC race, finishing their regular season with home games against South, Crystal Lake Central and Prairie Ridge.

McHenry hosts Jacobs on Saturday and has games at C-G and conference-leading Hampshire left on its schedule.

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The Associated Press HOUSTON – Nothing produces awkward NFL moments quite like watching the commissioner parry all those thorny issues involving the league’s oldest and newest troublemakers – the Raiders and Patriots.

Reporters spent time poking Roger Goodell about “Deflategate,” the Raiders’ now-threatened move to Las Vegas, and other delicate topics at the commissioner’s less-formal, less-crowded and, frankly, less-newsy pre-Super Bowl news conference, held on a Wednesday this year instead of the traditional Friday afternoon slot.

Going sans necktie and speaking in a room about half the size as his usual Super Bowl venue, Goodell insisted nothing was off-kilter between the league and either team.

He said “there’s a great deal more work to be done” before the Raiders can move to Las Vegas, a reality reinforced after both casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and a backup financier, Goldman Sachs, pulled out of the stadium deal this week. The league is supposed to decide on the Las Vegas move in March.

“But if any key aspect is changed, the process could be slowed down,” Eric Grubman, the league’s executive vice president of business ventures, told The Associated Press.

Goodell said it was unlikely a casino owner could own a stake in a stadium, which would seem to disqualify Adelson anyway. About the more delicate question of whether it’s good business for the league, which always has disdained gambling, to stick a franchise in the gambling capital of America, the commissioner said the league is in touch with the reality that gambling “exists throughout our world.”

“We’ve always said there’s a fine line between team sports gambling and the NFL,” Goodell said. “We want to protect the integrity of our game, and that’s something we’ll always do.”

The commissioner was only four days away from potentially handing the Lombardi Trophy to Patriots owner Robert Kraft. It would be the most awkward commissioner-owner handoff since 1981, when Pete Rozelle presented Raiders owner Al Davis with the trophy while Davis was suing the league over Rozelle’s attempt to block the team’s move from Oakland to Los Angeles.

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions during a news conference during preparations for the Super Bowl LI on Wednesday in Houston.

Fittingly, Goodell took five questions about the Patriots, almost all of them designed to put him on the defensive. The core of it: “Deflategate,” and the four-game suspension he levied against Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to start the season.

Among the highlights: Why didn’t Goodell attend a Patriots playoff game, while heading to Atlanta twice? Has he spoken with Brady? How is he getting along with Kraft?

“We have a disagreement about what occurred,” Goodell said. “We have been very transparent about what we think the violation was. We went through a lengthy process. We disagree about that. ... I’m not afraid of disagreement. And I don’t think disagreement leads to distrust or hatred.”

Kraft was among the few owners who attended the news conference, but he ducked out quickly afterward without taking questions.

Goodell also faced a number of questions on the Chargers’ recent move from San Diego to Los Angeles: “Relocations are painful,” he said.

Of this week’s news reports that San Diego could end up as a home for the Raiders if Las Vegas falls through, Goodell cited a “history of markets that get deals done after a team leaves. It’s a painful way to do it.” Among those markets are Cleveland, St. Louis, Los Angeles and this year’s Super Bowl host, Houston.

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The Dundee-Crown girls basketball team picked up a 52-25 win over Crystal Lake Central on Wednesday in Carpentersville to remain in second place in the Fox Valley Conference behind Hampshire. Paige Gieseke led the Chargers (15-11, 9-5 FVC) with 17 points, including three 3-pointers.

Allison Michalski scored 10 points.

Maddie Tripp added nine and Anna Kieltyka scored eight.

For the Tigers (5-18, 0-14), Madison Haslow scored nine points and Corrine Hamill added five.

Jacobs 43, Prairie Ridge 37: At Crystal Lake, Maggie Grady shot 9 of 10 from the free-throw line and scored 11 points in a win over Prairie Ridge.

Nicole Durben scored eight points.

Carly Sidor, Kerri Healy and Elizabeth Schwarts each added six for the Golden Eagles (12-12, 8-6 FVC).

For Prairie Ridge (8-16, 3-11), Emily Perhats made four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Nicole Dorn scored eight points. Karly Statter and Sarah Wolf each scored seven.

St. Viator 59, Marengo 23: At Arlington Heights, Marissa Knobloch scored 13 points for Marengo in a loss to St. Viator. Knobloch made three 3-pointers and shot 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jordan Parker scored eight points for the Indians (9-14).

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D-C remains in 2nd place in FVC

SUPER BOWL LI

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

at Arizona 8 p.m.

CSN AM-720

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SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

at Dallas 7 p.m.

WGN, NHLN AM-720 at Houston 7 p.m.

CSN AM-890

at Sacramento 9:30 p.m.

WGN AM-890

WHAT TO WATCH Pro hockey 6:30 p.m.: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, NBCSN 8 p.m.: Blackhawks at Arizona, CSN Pro basketball 7 p.m.: Atlanta at Houston, TNT 9:30 p.m.: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TNT Men’s basketball 6 p.m.: Michigan St. at Nebraska, ESPN 6 p.m.: Missouri at Florida, ESPN2 6 p.m.: Bryant at Mount St. Mary’s, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Memphis at South Florida, ESPNEWS 6 p.m.: James Madison at Elon, CSN+ 7 p.m.: Eastern Illinois at Tennessee St., CBSSN 8 p.m.: Arizona at Oregon St., ESPN2 8 p.m.: Belmont at Murray St., ESPNU 8 p.m.: Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston St., CSN+ 9 p.m.: UAB at UTEP, CBSSN 10 p.m.: Gonzaga at BYU, ESPN2

10 p.m.: Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at Pacific, ESPNU 10 p.m.: Arizona St. at Oregon, FS1 Women’s basketball 5 p.m.: Indiana at Michigan St., BTN 6 p.m.: South Carolina at Kentucky, SEC 7 p.m.: Maryland at Purdue, BTN 8 p.m.: Mississippi St. at Auburn, SEC Golf 5:30 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Omega Dubai Desert Classic, first round, TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, first round, TGC 1:30 a.m. (Friday): European PGA Tour, Omega Dubai Desert Classic, second round, TGC Boxing 7 p.m.: Premier Champions, Sammy Vazquez Jr. vs.

Luis Collazo, welterweights; Yordenis Ugas vs. Levan Ghvamichava, welterweights, FS1

SPORTS BRIEFS

Cubs pick up right-hander Butler in deal with Rockies

rotation.

Butler, who reached a No. 24 ranking The Cubs’ continuous search for pitching on Baseball America’s prospect list before the 2014 season, was acquired for minor depth continued Wednesday with the league right-hander James Farris in a deal trade for right-hander Eddie Butler, a once-promising prospect who was desig- that also included a swap of international nated for assignment by the Rockies over signing slots. the weekend.

Blues fire coach Hitchcock, The potential change-of-scenery move promote Yeo for Butler, 25, gives the Cubs another ST. LOUIS – The Blues abruptly fired coach young pitcher to help provide what still is questionable starting pitching depth in Ken Hitchcock on Wednesday, cutting short the veteran’s final season in St. Louis and a farm system that still has no projected putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge impact starting pitching anywhere close of the underperforming team months earlier to big-league ready. than planned. General manager Doug ArmButler, who has a career 6.50 ERA in strong announced the change one day after 36 big-league appearances (28 starts) the Blues’ fifth loss in six games. over parts of three seasons, is expected – From wire reports to open the season in the Triple-A Iowa

BETTING ODDS NBA

Thursday LINE O/U OFF (OFF) 9 (222) 14 (209½) 8½ (224½)

FAVORITE at WASHINGTON at HOUSTON at SAN ANTONIO Golden State

UNDERDOG LA Lakers Atlanta Philadelphia at LA CLIPPERS

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE at WILLIAM & MARY at FLORIDA at CHARLOTTE at UNC-WILMINGTON Oakland at CLEVELAND ST. at TOWSON ST. at NEBRASKA at HOFSTRA at ELON at SOUTH FLORIDA at OLD DOMINION at LOUISIANA TECH Middle Tennessee at GREEN BAY Valparaiso Marshall Arizona at CALIFORNIA

Thursday LINE 3½ 21½ 6½ 8½ 6½ 6 10½ PK OFF 8 OFF 12½ 12 13½ 7½ 9 10½ 17½ 2½

UNDERDOG Northeastern Missouri FAU Coll. Of Charleston at YOUNGSTOWN ST. Detroit Drexel Michigan St. Delaware James Madison Memphis FIU W Kentucky at UTSA Ill.-Chicago at MILWAUKEE at SOUTHERN MISS at OREGON ST. Utah

UAB at UC SANTA BARBARA at SAN FRANCISCO Santa Clara at SAN DIEGO Saint Mary’s (Calif.)

Gonzaga at OREGON Uc Davis at UC RIVERSIDE at STANFORD

4 1 14 3 2 15½ 10½ 18 2½ 3½ 1

at UTEP Cal St.-Fullerton Pepperdine at PORTLAND Loyola Marymount at PACIFIC at BYU Arizona St. at CAL POLY Hawaii Colorado

NHL

FAVORITE Blackhawks at PHILADELPHIA NY Rangers at TAMPA BAY at ST. LOUIS at NASHVILLE at DALLAS San Jose

Wednesday LINE UNDERDOG -150 at ARIZONA -110 Montreal -130 at BUFFALO -130 Ottawa -120 Toronto -130 Edmonton -130 Winnipeg -140 at VANCOUVER

LINE +140 +100 +120 +120 +110 +120 +120 +130

NFL

FAVORITE NEW ENGLAND

Super Bowl LI (Sunday) OPEN TODAY O/U 3 3 (58½)

UNDERDOG ATLANTA

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

NHL

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 50 33 12 5 71 Blackhawks 52 30 17 5 65 Nashville 50 24 18 8 56 St. Louis 50 24 21 5 53 Dallas 51 21 20 10 52 Winnipeg 53 24 25 4 52 Colorado 48 13 33 2 28 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 51 32 17 2 66 Anaheim 52 28 15 9 65 Edmonton 52 28 16 8 64 Los Angeles 51 26 21 4 56 Calgary 53 26 24 3 55 Vancouver 50 23 21 6 52 Arizona 49 16 27 6 38

NFL

GF 166 143 140 141 141 155 94

GA 116 135 134 157 160 164 166

GF 138 138 154 131 139 119 110

GA 117 130 137 123 150 140 155

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 51 30 14 7 67 155 127 Ottawa 48 26 16 6 58 132 129 Boston 54 26 22 6 58 138 143 Toronto 48 23 16 9 55 148 139 Florida 51 22 19 10 54 122 142 Tampa Bay 51 22 23 6 50 139 150 Buffalo 49 20 20 9 49 120 141 Detroit 50 20 21 9 49 126 148 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 51 34 11 6 74 167 112 Columbus 49 33 12 4 70 166 118 Pittsburgh 49 31 13 5 67 176 143 N.Y. Rangers 50 31 18 1 63 171 135 Philadelphia 51 25 20 6 56 141 160 N.Y. Islanders 48 22 17 9 53 139 138 Carolina 49 22 20 7 51 131 141 New Jersey 51 21 21 9 51 117 147 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Results Washington 5, Boston 3 Calgary 5, Minnesota 1 Los Angeles 5, Colorado 0 Thursday’s Games Blackhawks at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Calgary at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Blackhawks at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Philadelphia, noon Washington at Montreal, noon Winnipeg at Colorado, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Columbus, 6 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

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

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 33 15 .688 Indiana 26 22 .542 Bulls 25 25 .500 Detroit 22 27 .449 Milwaukee 21 27 .438 Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 31 18 .633 Toronto 30 20 .600 New York 22 29 .431 Philadelphia 18 30 .375 Brooklyn 9 40 .184 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 28 20 .583 Atlanta 28 21 .571 Charlotte 23 27 .460 Miami 20 30 .400 Orlando 19 32 .373

POSTSEASON

GB — 7 9 11½ 12 GB — 1½ 10 12½ 22 GB — ½ 6 9 10½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 37 11 .771 Houston 36 16 .692 Memphis 30 21 .588 Dallas 19 30 .388 New Orleans 19 31 .380 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 31 19 .620 Oklahoma City 28 22 .560 Portland 22 28 .440 Denver 21 27 .438 Minnesota 19 30 .388 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 42 7 .857 L.A. Clippers 31 18 .633 Sacramento 19 30 .388 L.A. Lakers 17 34 .333 Phoenix 15 34 .306

GB — 3 8½ 18½ 19 GB — 3 9 9 11½ GB — 11 23 26 27

Wednesday’s Results Bulls 128, Oklahoma City 100 Cleveland 125, Minnesota 97 Indiana 98, Orlando 88 Boston 109, Toronto 104 Detroit 118, New Orleans 98 Miami 116, Atlanta 93 New York 95, Brooklyn 90 Dallas 113, Philadelphia 95 L.A. Clippers 124, Phoenix 114 Memphis 119, Denver 99 Utah 104, Milwaukee 88 Golden State 126, Charlotte 111 Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Bulls at Houston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Boston, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Maryland 8 1 .889 Wisconsin 8 1 .889 Purdue 7 3 .700 Northwestern 7 3 .700 Michigan St. 5 4 .556 Indiana 5 5 .500 Iowa 5 5 .500 Michigan 4 5 .444 Nebraska 4 5 .444 Penn St. 4 6 .400 Minnesota 3 6 .333 Ohio St. 3 7 .300 Illinois 3 7 .300 Rutgers 1 9 .100

Overall W L PCT 20 2 .909 19 3 .864 18 5 .783 18 5 .783 13 9 .591 15 8 .652 13 10 .565 14 8 .636 10 11 .476 12 11 .522 15 7 .682 13 10 .565 13 10 .565 12 11 .522

Wednesday’s Results Indiana 110, Penn St.102 (3OT) Purdue 80, Northwestern 59 Thursday’s Game Michigan St. at Nebraska, 6 p.m.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Akron 9 0 1.000 Ball St. 6 3 .667 Ohio 5 4 .556 E. Michigan 5 4 .556 N. Illinois 5 4 .556 C. Michigan 4 5 .444 Kent St. 4 5 .444 Toledo 4 5 .444 Buffalo 4 5 .444 Bowling Green 3 6 .333 W. Michigan 3 6 .333 Miami (Ohio) 2 7 .222

Overall W L PCT 19 3 .864 15 7 .682 13 7 .650 13 9 .591 13 9 .591 14 8 .636 12 10 .545 11 11 .500 10 12 .455 9 13 .409 7 14 .333 9 13 .409

Friday’s Games W. Michigan at C. Michigan, 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Ball St., 8 p.m.

AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Wednesday’s Results No. 3 Kansas 73, No. 2 Baylor 68 No. 4 Villanova 66, Providence 57 No. 9 Virginia 71, Virginia Tech 48 No. 11 UCLA 95, Washington St. 79 No. 14 Cincinnati 57, Tulsa 55 No. 15 Florida St. 75, Miami 57 No. 19 South Carolina 88, LSU 63 No. 23 Purdue 80, No. 25 Northwestern 59 Thursday’s Games No. 1 Gonzaga at BYU, 10 p.m.

No. 5 Arizona at Oregon St., 8 p.m.

No. 13 Oregon vs. Arizona St., 10 p.m.

No. 18 Saint Mary’s at Pacific, 10 p.m.

No. 24 Florida vs. Missouri, 6 p.m.

Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 1 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 10 p.m.

No. 2 Baylor vs. Kansas St., 2 p.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. Iowa St., 1 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Arizona at No. 13 Oregon, 3 p.m.

No. 6 Louisville at Boston College, 2 p.m.

No. 7 W. Virginia vs. Oklahoma St., 4 p.m.

No. 8 Kentucky at No. 24 Florida, 7:15 p.m.

No. 9 Virginia at Syracuse, 11 a.m.

No. 11 UCLA at Washington, 9:30 p.m.

No. 12 UNC vs. No. 20 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.

No. 14 Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Maryland vs. No. 23 Purdue, 11 a.m.

No. 18 Saint Mary’s at San Diego, 6 p.m.

No. 19 South Carolina vs. Georgia, 1 p.m.

No. 21 Duke vs. Pittsburgh, noon No. 22 Creighton vs. Xavier, 2 p.m.

SUPER BOWL Sunday 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 THURSDAY Boys basketball: Woodstock at Harvard, Marengo at Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton at Burlington Central, 7 p.m., Westminster Christian at Faith Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Westminster Christian at Faith Lutheran, 5:30 p.m., Alden-Hebron at Hiawatha, 7 p.m., Harvard at Winnebago, 7:15 p.m.

Boys swimming: Jacobs co-op at Woodstock co-op, Cary-Grove co-op at McHenry, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Boys basketball: Crystal Lake Central at Cary-Grove, Dundee-Crown at Crystal Lake South, Jacobs at Hampshire, Prairie Ridge at McHenry, Benet Academy at Marian Central, Sycamore at Woodstock North, 7 p.m., Alden-Hebron at Harvest Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Alden-Hebron at Harvest Christian, 6 p.m., Woodstock North at Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton at Marengo, 7 p.m.

GOLF PGA TOUR

Waste Management Phoenix Open Site: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Course: TPC Scottsdale. Yardage: 7,216. Par: 71 Purse: $6.7 million (First place: $1,206,000).

TV: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, noon-1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-5 p.m. (CBS Sports).

Defending champion: Hideki Matsuyama Last week: Jon Rahm won the Farmers Insurance Open.

Notes: Justin Thomas is playing for the first time since sweeping the Hawaii events. The last player to win three consecutive PGA Tour events was Rory McIlroy in 2014 (British Open, Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship). ... Jordan Spieth at No. 5 is the highest-ranked player in the field. ... Rickie Fowler last year had a two-shot lead with two holes to play until losing to Matsuyama in a playoff. Fowler, coming off a victory in Abu Dhabi, has not won anywhere in the world since then. ... Steve Stricker makes his 2017 debut.

He turns 50 in three weeks. ... Harris English is playing for the last time before getting married next week. ... The tournament last year reported having 618,364 fans for the week. ... Phil Mickelson has another chance to become the first four-time winner of the event.

A victory also would give Mickelson seven victories in Arizona, breaking a tie with Johnny Miller. ... Mickelson (twice), Mark Calcavecchia and Grant Waite hold the course record of 60. ...

Asked whether he would be willing to allow caddie races on the 16th hole that the PGA Tour banned, commissioner Jay Monahan said he “doesn’t expect to see any change on that front.”

Next week: AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm

MLB CALENDAR

Jan. 30-Feb. 17: Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla. Feb. 1-3: Owners meetings, Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. 14: Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players preparing for the World Baseball Classic

Sarley: ‘A Season to Remember’ an amazing watch

NEWS AND NOTES Summer job openings for teens: What

a great way to spend a summer. There are summer positions available for teens at the Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge near Havana. The Youth Conservation Corps is accepting applications for the program tentatively scheduled to begin June 5 and end July 28.

YCC enrollees work on wildlife habitat improvement projects, refuge maintenance projects, trails, boundary posting, brush cutting and other outdoor work. Environmental education field trips are scheduled to provide enrollees a diverse experience with other conservation activities. ApPhoto provided plicants must be at least 15 when the Billy Kats (left) and his father, George Katsigiannis, share the feeling of accomplishment program begins and not turn 19 before it closes. Enrollees will be selected in a on one of their memorable hunts. random drawing to participate in the eight-week program. and game, but does it in a manner that who took a big bear with a spear. I YCC enrollees will be paid the state wrote that I didn’t like watching it anyone easily can understand. His because he acted like “an overamped minimum wage of $8.25 an hour, 40 passion for his sports and his love for hours a week. The daily reporting site frat boy” with his hooting and holhis father and family are things Kats never is able to keep hidden, however. lering and repetitive fist bumps with is the refuge headquarters located nine miles northeast of Havana, just his buddies. I truly loved watching Please try to understand that “A off the Manito Blacktop. Working Kats react after he caught a fish or Season to Remember” isn’t anything harvested an animal. He was solemn. hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday like you’d see on TV on Saturday through Friday. Applications must be He was somber. He was reverential. morning. The camera work is Hollyreceived at the refuge headquarters by wood-worthy. This is a film like some- Kats showed the ultimate respect 3 p.m. April 14. If selected, applicants thing you never have experienced in for the animal he successfully had younger than 16 will be required to the world of the outdoors. It has been taken. He behaved in a manner I obtain a work permit before May 2. entered in film festivals across the believe was absolutely appropriate The work is primarily outdoors, so continent. So far, it has won a number and sincere. of best-of-show awards, including the When Kats cries in thanks because exposure to insects and poison ivy Quality Deer Management Associahe believes his father and grandfather is inevitable. Appropriate personal protective equipment will be provided tion, Kentucky and Utah West. have herded the whitetail deer into by the refuge. Information on obtainIf you are not a participant in the his gunsights, I never questioned the ing YCC enrollee applications is being sports of hunting and fishing, I think reality of the tears. It was not an act provided to area schools. For informathat watching “A Season to Rememfor a camera. It is the way I believe tion, contact Ron Fisher at 309-535-2290 ber” will give you a solid understandKats to truly be. or Ron_Fisher@fws.gov. ing of exactly why those of us who do I cannot say enough about Kats’ Island Lake ice fishing derby: The practice these sports do what we do.

“A Season to Remember.” You owe Island Lake Lions Club is holding If you are a hunter or fisherman, “A it to yourself to check it out. Right its annual ice fishing derby at 7 a.m.

Season to Remember” will reinforce in now, the only way to see it is to order to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event headyour mind why it is that you practice a DVD copy at www.billykats.com. quarters is at Eastway Park on Island these sports.

Kats has plans to have “A Season to Lake. The cost to participate is $15 for The fishing video is tremendous.

Remember” available for one-time adults and $5 for kids 15 and younger.

The black bear hunt had me on the streaming for only $4.99 per showing Prizes will be awarded at nearby 3-D edge of my seat as Kats and his guide in the near future at his website. I’ll Bowl/Sideouts at 3 p.m. Prizes will stalked animals up a small river in let you know when that happens, but be awarded to kids and adults for the the deepest and most secluded woods. for now, I recommend that you don’t longest fish caught in the categories of The whitetail deer hunt was, and I wait. largemouth bass, northern pike, wallmean this sincerely, totally epic. Gun eye, channel catfish, crappie, bluegill, hunting from a stand on a farm in cen- HUNTING AND FISHING REPORT smallmouth and perch. There also will tral Illinois, Kats harvests a beautiful Northern Illinois: Dave Kranz from be a $50 carp derby. Head to Island Dave’s Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy buck. Within minutes, another huge Lake for fun, refreshments, prizes, in Crystal Lake reports: “The cold creature crosses his line of sight. He raffles and more. weather has returned, and we are harvests that one, as well. Less than 30 minutes from Kat shooting the first making new ice on a daily basis. That • Steve Sarley writes about the outsaid, always think safety first. I have buck, he takes a large doe. Three trophy whitetails in less than a half hour. heard ice reports of up to eight inches, doors for Shaw Media. He also hosts the You never have seen anything like it. but with shorelines having only two to WeFishASA podcast at wefishasa.com. three inches of ice. Be careful getting Last year I wrote about the guy Write to him at sarfishing@yahoo.com.

• Thursday, February 2, 2017

The phrase “labor of love” often is used incorrectly to describe a personal project that doesn’t turn a profit.

I don’t think that a true labor of love has anything to do with profit or loss.

It is something that is done solely because of what is in the person’s heart that causes them to undertake a project.

That said, I have found something that I OUTDOORS believe is the true, Steve definitive Sarley example of a labor of love. It is Billy Kats’ DVD video, “A Season to Remember.”

Kats, short for Katsigiannis, a 44-year-old suburban resident, crafted this amazing 100-minute film for a number of reasons, all of which he has entrenched deeply in his heart and in his soul. He wanted to honor the memory of his dad, George V. Katsigiannis, and tell his story. He wanted to show the beauty of nature and the peace and serenity of the outdoors. He wanted to show how deeply love can run in a family and how the love of the outdoors can only strengthen relationships between friends and family.

He wanted to show the excitement and rewards of a successful outdoors expedition, but also that the outdoors is not only about how many fish you caught or how big of an animal you harvested.

The film is about respect. It’s about Billy’s respect for his father and his family. It’s about respect for the sports and for our traditions. It’s about respect for nature. It’s about respect for the fish he attempts to catch and the animals he attempts to harvest.

“A Season to Remember” is a mixture of old family 8-millimeter film of his father intertwined with newly shot footage of Kats taken during some incredible outdoor adventures.

Kats’ modern exploits recorded on film include muskie and pike fishing in Ontario, a black bear hunt in British Columbia, musky fishing in the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods and a central Illinois whitetail deer hunt.

Kats is extremely likeable as the focal point of the film. He is sincere, and you can see a level of excitement in him that he tries to keep under control. He does a great job of explaining a lot of scientific things about nature

onto the ice. Conditions should improve with the continued cold weather.” Call 815-455-2040 for an updated report.

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Butler’s mistrust of front office runs deep

By JOE COWLEY

Butler scores 28; Bulls rout OKC

jcowley@suntimes.com

OKLAHOMA CITY – Jimmy Butler scored 28 points to help the Bulls rout the Oklahoma City Thunder, 128-100, Wednesday night.

Dwyane Wade had 18 points and seven assists for the Bulls, who shot 60 percent from the field overall and 68 percent in the second half.

Russell Westbrook had 28 points and eight assists, and Jerami Grant scored a season-high 15 points for the Thunder, who lost their third straight overall and had their five-game home winning streak snapped. It took until the fourth quarter for someone other than Westbrook to reach 10 points for the Thunder.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Jimmy Butler developed a bit of amnesia Wednesday.

The three-time All-Star was asked about a story told by ESPN radio personality Ryen Russillo in which the Bulls’ front office allegedly threatened Butler’s playing time with Tony Snell if he didn’t sign the contract extension that was being offered by the club in 2014.

Russillo said, “(A member of the) front office went to Jimmy Butler and said, ‘If you don’t sign this extension, we’re going to play Tony Snell over you. We are going to give you his minutes, and that’s going to drop your minutes and numbers down.’ ” Butler was asked about it before the game with Oklahoma City, and seemed to have a slight memory problem.

“I’ll tell it to you like this,” Butler said. “That [bleep] happened so long ago, I didn’t think it was a matter of anything.

“We won’t go into detail about what was said, what wasn’t said, it’s not anybody’s business. We got a deal done, I thought it was a fair deal. That’s that.

“To tell you the truth, I don’t remember what went on. My agent was in there handling the majority of it.

And then, my main thing was to just worry about basketball, so I can’t tell you what was said or what wasn’t. One, because it was so long ago, and two, because it ain’t y’all business anyways.”

According to a source close to the situation, where Russillo’s story has a huge

BULLS 128, THUNDER 100 CHICAGO (128) Gibson 3-5 1-1 8, Lopez 7-8 0-0 14, Jeri.Grant 5-7 0-0 12, Wade 7-12 4-4 18, Butler 11-17 6-8 28, Zipser 2-5 2-3 7, McDermott 4-7 2-2 11, Felicio 3-3 5-8 11, Portis 1-2 0-0 2, Mirotic 2-5 2-2 6, Carter-Williams 3-4 2-2 8, Rondo 0-4 0-0 0, Canaan 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 49-81 24-30 128.

OKLAHOMA CITY (100) Sabonis 1-10 0-0 2, Adams 3-7 2-2 8, Westbrook 10-23 6-8 28, Roberson 2-5 0-0 5, Oladipo 5-14 1-1 12, Jera.Grant 5-8 4-4 15, Huestis 3-4 0-0 7, Singler 0-0 0-0 0, Collison 0-0 0-0 0, Lauvergne 1-3 1-2 4, Christon 2-5 0-0 5, Payne 3-10 0-0 7, Morrow 3-11 0-0 7. Totals 38-100 14-17 100.

Chicago Oklahoma City

21 34 20 27

39 26

34 — 128 27 — 100

3-Point Goals–Chicago 6-15 (Jeri.Grant 2-2, Canaan 1-1, Gibson 1-1, Zipser 1-3, McDermott 1-3, Carter-Williams 0-1, Wade 0-1, Butler 0-1, Mirotic 0-2), Oklahoma City 1037 (Westbrook 2-7, Christon 1-2, Huestis 1-2, Payne 1-2, Lauvergne 1-2, Jera.Grant 1-4, Roberson 1-4, Morrow 1-6, Oladipo 1-6, Sabonis 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds– Chicago 42 (Gibson 8), Oklahoma City 37 (Roberson, Adams 6). Assists–Chicago 25 (Wade 7), Oklahoma City 17 (Westbrook 8). Total Fouls–Chicago 19, Oklahoma City 23.

Technicals–Chicago defensive three second, Lopez, Chicago team. A–18,203 (18,203).

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Thunder forward Andre Roberson (right) reaches for a pass as Bulls forward Jimmy Butler watches during the first half Wednesday night in Oklahoma City. The Bulls won, 128-100. hole in it, however, was the part in which he claimed the front office then ran it past then-coach Tom Thibodeau, and it was Thibodeau who refused to do that, saving Butler and helping him eventually earn the five-year, $95 million deal he signed with the Bulls after the 2014-15 season.

“They would have never ap proached that with [Thibodeau],” the source said. “It didn’t happen. At that point, the front office had very little say in anything [Thibodeau] did.”

Butler was asked about his relationship with general manager Gar Forman and VP of basketball operations John Paxson, and called it “professional.”

“We talk like men if I have a problem. If they have a problem, we talk like we’re supposed to,” Butler said. “I think it’s very professional.”

But Butler’s relationship with the front office, especially Forman, has been tested.

Forget the contract stuff. The SunTimes reported last May that Butler was irate in the wake of the stories that were leaking out that last offseason claiming he had turned into a “diva,” and felt they came from the front office.

For far too long, Butler felt that Forman was a guy that “only shows loyalty to the top of the pyramid,” a source said then.

Butler addressed it with the SunTimes in October, saying, “Am I a diva? I don’t call it that. My will to win rubs people the wrong way sometimes.

I can blame it on that, but won’t apologize for it. Never will.”

Butler, as well as several other Bulls players, also have had issues with the “spying” that goes on in the locker room, with Butler warning new players that if they didn’t want Forman to hear criticism, don’t talk in front of certain assistant coaches such as Randy Brown.

The belief is that the Bulls love to gather as much ammunition as they can on players, so they can win the news conference when the break-up comes, whether it’s a trade or free agency.

“They did it with Lu (Luol Deng); they did it with Jo (Joakim Noah) and Derrick (Rose),” a source said. “That’s how they operate.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL: MIDWEST ROUNDUP

No. 23 Purdue ends No. 25 NU’s winning streak The ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 16 rebounds, and Vince Edwards added 17 points Wednesday night to lead No. 23 Purdue to an 80-59 rout over No. 25 Northwestern.

The Boilermakers (18-5, 7-3 Big Ten) have won four of five and still have not lost consecutive games this season.

Bryant McIntosh scored 22 points to lead Northwestern (18-5, 7-3). The Wildcats’ six-game winning streak came to an end on a night when leading scorer Scottie Lindsey sat out because of the flu.

Purdue took advantage of Lindsey’s absence by going 9 of 14 on 3-pointers in the first half and pulling out to a 4523 lead.

Northwestern couldn’t get closer than 14 in the second half.

Indiana 110, Penn St. 102 (3OT): At Bloomington, Indiana, the Hoosiers needed three career-high scoring efforts to extend a Big Ten game nearly lost twice to beat Penn State.

Sophomore center Thomas Bryant scored 31 points, eight more than his previous best, and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hoosiers (15-8, 5-5 Big Ten).

Josh Newkirk and Robert Johnson also set personal bests with 27 points apiece.

Newkirk hit a go-ahead 3-pointer for a 98-95 lead with 3:05 remaining in 3OT. The Nittany Lions (12-11, 4-6) then lost their composure as Indiana freshman guard Devonte Green stole the ensuing inbounds pass and scored on a layup for a five-point lead.

Illinois St. 57, N. Iowa 51: At Normal, Paris Lee scored 18 points as Missouri

Valley Conference leader Illinois State notched its 12th straight win.

Lee was 6 of 15 from the floor for the Redbirds (19-4, 11-0 MVC). Phil Fayne added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Deontae Hawkins had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Jeremy Morgan led the Panthers (10-12, 5-6) with 12 points.

S. Illinois 85, Bradley 65: At Carbondale, Mike Rodriguez scored 15 points and led all five SIU starters in double-figures, and the Salukis (13-11, 6-5) handed Bradley (8-16, 3-8) a 20-point MVC loss.

South Dakota St. 98, W. Illinois 65:

At Brookings, South Dakota, Michael Orris scored 18 points and added eight AP photo assists, and South Dakota State (10-14, 3-6 Summit League) avenged its prior Northwestern guard Isiah Brown shoots loss to the Leathernecks (7-13, 4-5) by over Purdue center Isaac Haas in the first crushing them by 33 points. half Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.

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A listing of concerts and bands coming to McHenry County in the coming weeks.

There are a lot of events taking place in the county this weekend. We choose the top 10.

Newly opened in West Dundee, HoverPark is the brainchild of an Algonquin man and believed to be the world’s first official hoverboard park.

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Woodstock’s Groundhog Days doesn’t end with this morning’s prognostication. Among a slew of events through Feb. 5 is a new pub crawl, with “Groundhog Day”-themed food and drink specials Feb. 4 throughout the Woodstock Square.

Find area weekend showtimes and read a review of the new movie “The Comedian.”

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JAZZ ON THE SQUARE JAM SESSION, 8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 3, Stage Left Café, 125 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock.

Experienced and beginner musicians and vocalists welcome. Cost: $5 donation requested. Information: www. jazzonthesquare.com.

WINTER ROOTS, 8 p.m. Feb. 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 4, Mackey’s Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry. In its sixth year with two nights of music offering an indoor festival experience, themed with grassroots/Americana/bluegrass music. Among the bands are Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Old Salt Union, Miles Over Mountains, Joseph Huber, Kind Country, Porch Fire, Gang of Thievves and Fox Crossing Stringband. For ages 21 and older. Cost: $15 each night.

Tickets and information: www.mackeyshideout.com.

PARTY OBVIOUS, 9 p.m. Feb. 4, Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Playing rock, blues, funk and more. Free. Information: www.brokenoar.com.

MICHAEL McDERMOTT LIVE, 8 p.m. Feb. 4, The Listening Room at Lakeside Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. McDermott’s brand of rock ‘n’ roll brims with a well-honed style and wisdom. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesideartspark.org.

THE NEVERLY BROTHERS, 8 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. A musical guided tour of rock history – from Elvis to The Beatles.

Tickets: $25 all seats. Tickets and information: www. woodstockoperahouse.com or www.facebook.com/ events/221467921612977.

WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY CHOIR WINTER CONCERT: “JOURNEYS,” 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 5, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Presented by The Friends of the Opera House. Directed by Cassandra VohsDemann with special guests Small Potatoes, featuring Rich Prezioso and Jacquie Manning. Free admission, with a suggested donation of $15 a person. Information: 847507-1352, www.woodstockcommunitychoir.org or www. woodstockoperahouse.com.

JIMMY NICK SOLO SHOW, 9 p.m. to midnight Feb. 9, Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen, 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake.

An old-fashioned, guitar-slinging blues prodigy. Information: www.thedukeabides.com/events/.

MIKE GEO FROM MG3, 9 p.m. Feb. 10, Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Acoustic country/ rock covers. Free. Information: www.brokenoar.com.

DANCE MONKEY DANCE WITH JOHN TILL, 9 p.m. Feb. 10, Mackey’s Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry. Information: www.mackeyshideout.com.

BOB MARLEY BIRTHDAY BASH, doors open at 9 p.m. with bands starting at 10 p.m. Feb. 11, Mackey’s Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry. Featuring reggae ambassadors Natty Nation and Recalcitrant for a celebration of Marley’s music during the week that would have been the icon’s 72nd birthday (Feb 6). For ages 21 and older. Information: www.mackeyshideout.com.

MUSIC CHANGES LIVES FAMILY & FRIENDS EVENT, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Dundee-Crown High School, 1500 Kings Road, Carpentersville. Hosted by the high school’s music booster club, POMP. Featuring performances by the DCHS Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir, as well as a silent auction, raffle, food and drinks. Proceeds benefit scholarship programs. Tickets: $12 presale, $15 at the door for adults, $7 presale, $10 at the door for students, $7 seniors. Information: dcpomp@gmail.com or www. facebook.com/dchsmusic/.

MAUREEN CHRISTINE & MICHAEL BAZAN, 3 p.m. Feb. 12, McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center, 8900

NORTH STREET WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 WHERE: Kingston Lanes, Route 47 and Lake Avenue, Woodstock COST & INFO: Playing jazz, pop, country and rock, along with Bill Denk originals.

Includes a “Groundhog Day” trivia show. Information: 815-338-2105 or www.kingstonlanes.com.

Route 14, Crystal Lake. MCC’s Second Sunday Concert Series will host award-winning vocalist Christine and jazz saxophonist Bazan. The program, “Come-On-A-MyHouse,” will feature the sophisticated songs of the ’50s.

Refreshments will be served after the concert. Free. Information: 815-479-7814 or www.mchenry.edu/artevents.

RICHARD MARX, 8 p.m. Feb. 17, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A Chicago native, Marx has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Tickets start at $49. Limited seats available. Tickets and information: www.rauecenter.org.

JIM AND JUSTIN, 9 p.m. Feb. 23, Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen, 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake. An acoustic duo from the Chicago area mixing all genres from Tom Petty and Paul Simon to Taio Cruz and Mumford & Sons. Information: www.thedukeabides.com.

THE IRISH HOUSE PARTY, 8 p.m. Feb. 24, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Hosted by AllIreland champion musicians, dancers and presenters for a unique Irish experience. Tickets start at $20. Tickets and information: www.rauecenter.org or 815-356-9212.

IVY FORD BAND, 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 24, Park Place Banquets, 406 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. A blues show.

Performance begins at 8 p.m. Includes a cash bar. Tickets cost $10 at the door. Information: 815-477-5871 or www. crystallakeparks.org.

AN EVENING OF PERCUSSION, 7 p.m. Feb. 25, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A sixth annual fundraiser featuring the Crystal Lake Strikers All-Star Drumline. Tickets: $15. Tickets and information: www. clstrikers.com, www.rauecenter.org or 815-356-9212.

RACHEL BARTON PINE, 8 p.m. Feb. 25, the Listening Room at Lakeside Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. World-renowned Pine premieres “American Partitas” on her solo violin. Tickets: $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Tickets and information: www.lakesideartspark.org or 815-455-8000.

REGIONAL ARCADA THEATRE, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Schedule: 8 p.m. Feb. 4, The Wall Live Extravaganza; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Arcada Bluesrock Cabaret starring Earl & The Agitators and featuring Scott Holt and Roger Earl of Foghat; 8 p.m.

Feb. 10, Foghat with special guest Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad; 8 p.m. Feb. 11, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees. Ticket prices vary per event. Tickets and information: 630-962-7000 or www.arcadalive.com.

ESTHER CHUANG CONCERT, 7 p.m. Feb. 4, Thulin Performance Hall in the Thompson Center at Judson University, 1151 N. State St., Elgin. Free and open to the public.

Information: 847-628-2500 or www.judsonu.edu.

“A CONCERT FOR PEACE AND REDEMPTION,” 2 p.m.

Feb. 5, Elgin Art Showcase in the Professional Building, 164 Division St., Elgin. Soirée Lyrique will launch its third season with excerpts from sacred music. The Elgin Master Chorale Children’s Chorus also will perform. There are no ticket sales. Suggested donation: $15-$30 a person.

Information: 224-595-1526 or www.soireelyrique.org.

SINGING VALENTINES, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 14, delivered by quartets from the Fox Valley Men of Harmony of Elgin.

Two love songs, a personalized card and silk rose can be delivered anywhere in Kane and McHenry counties. Cost: $40 if ordered by Feb. 6; $50 after Feb. 6. To order, call John at 630-740-8826, email him at s5jfj@yahoo.com or visit www.foxvalleymenofharmony.com.

ELIMINATOR & HEARTACHE TONIGHT, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center, 2007 Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach. Eliminator has played for more than 25 years recreating the complete ZZ Top concert experience. From the guitar duel in “Hotel California” to the harmonies of “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” Heartache Tonight delivers a true Eagles concert experience. Tickets: $15. Information: www.villageofroundlakebeach.com.

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WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 WHERE: Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: The chance to view art, meet and mingle with artists and buy original works. C. Glen Richardson’s “A Career in Design, A Life in Art” will be featured in the Dole Gallery. A well-known designer and sculptor, Richardson’s painting, drawing and ink sketches rarely have been seen by the public. In the Sage Gallery, Patty Bell’s “I Love (Blank) More Than You” is inspired by the artist’s fascination with the human heart. Cash bar. Admission: $5 suggested donation. Information: 815-455-8000 or www. lakesideartspark.org.

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THE NEVERLY BROTHERS

WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: With a high-energy stage performance, The Neverly Brothers will take you on a musical guided tour of rock history – from Elvis to The Beatles – paying tribute to the music created by the 1950s American rock ‘n’ roll pioneers, as well as the 1964 British Invasion bands. Tickets: $25 all seats. Tickets and information: www.woodstockoperahouse.com or www.facebook.com/ events/221467921612977.

GROUNDHOG DAYS

WHEN: Through Feb. 5 & Feb. 11 WHERE: Woodstock Square and throughout Woodstock COST & INFO: From 7 to 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2, celebrate the annual Groundhog Day Prognostication (above) at Gobbler’s Knob, otherwise known as the Woodstock Square, and see Woodstock Willie emerge from his tree trunk just as he did during the “Groundhog Day” movie filmed there in 1992. Corky Siegel will warm up the crowd at 6:45 a.m. before Willie arrives. Sponsored by Home State Bank. Free. A breakfast follows at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St. Tickets cost $15. Groundhog Days festivities continue through Feb. 5 with walking tours of film sites, free movie showings, displays, a dinner dance, presentations, bowling, a bags tourney, a chili cook-off, a new pub crawl (see page 10) and more. For information on all events see page 11, call 815-334-2620 or visit www.woodstockgroundhog.org. On Feb. 11 at the Starline Factory in Harvard, a Blue Jeans & Black Tie D200 Groundhog Dinner will benefit the District 200 Education Foundation. Tickets: $65. Tickets and information: 815-337-5406 or www.d200edfoundation.org

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WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY CHOIR WINTER CONCERT: “JOURNEYS” WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 5 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: As part of Groundhog Days, the Friends of the Opera House will present songs exploring life’s joys, challenges, hopes and dreams. Directed by Cassandra Vohs-Demann with guests Small Potatoes, featuring Rich Prezioso and Jacquie Manning. Special appearance by members of the Ukulele Superhero Club. Free admission, with a suggested donation of $15 a person. Information: 847-507-1352, www.woodstockcommunitychoir.org or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

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WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 4 WHERE: The Listening Room at Lakeside Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: First signed to a record deal at age 20, McDermott was heralded as “the new Springsteen.” As fast as it started, it came to a halt as McDermott lived the “rock ‘n’ roll fantasy of drugs, alcohol and fast-lane parties.” He slipped so far down friend Brian Koppelman, a Hollywood screenwriter, recreated many of his experiences in his first film, 1998’s poker cult-classic “Rounders.” Matt Damon’s gambling protagonist shared the songwriter’s stage name, Mike, while Edward Norton’s character, an out-of-luck ex-con, carried the surname Murphy, McDermott’s actual birth name. Today, McDermott’s music brims with a well-honed style and wisdom.

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WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 3-4 WHERE: Mackey’s Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry COST & INFO: In its sixth year with two nights of music offering an annual indoor winter festival experience, themed by grassroots/Americana/bluegrass music.

Among the featured bands are Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (above), Old Salt Union, Miles Over Mountains, Joseph Huber, Kind Country, Porch Fire, Gang of Thieves and Fox Crossing Stringband. For ages 21 and older. Cost: $15 each night. Tickets and information: www.mackeyshideout.com.

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GROUNDHOG CHARITY DINNER DANCE

WHEN: 6 p.m. to midnight Feb. 3 WHERE: Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock COST & INFO: The bachelor auction and dance scenes in the movie were filmed here. A benefit for Heart of the Community with a buffet dinner, classic rock music by Hookset and a silent auction. Tickets: $15 at the door, $5 after 8 p.m. Tickets and information: 815-338-9875, 815-334-2620 or www.woodstockgroundhog.org.

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“GROUNDHOG DAY” FREE MOVIE SHOWINGS

WHEN: 10 a.m. Feb. 2, 4 & 5 WHERE: Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., Woodstock COST & INFO: The theater was featured as “Alpine Theater” in the 1993 comedy classic movie starring Bill Murray. Information: 815-334-2620 or www.woodstockgroundhog.org.

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WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4 WHERE: Main Beach Pavilion, 300 Lake Shore Drive, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Singles and couples welcome for a 45-minute rumba dance lesson with Jim and Barbara Finn followed by dancing. Refreshments served. Cost: $10 residents, $12 nonresidents.

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Avery Thielen, 8, of Carpentersville, rides around a track on a hoverboard Jan. 28 at the new HoverPark in West Dundee.

For more experienced riders, a netted HoverHoops area gives riders the chance to play basketball, dodgeball and other sports on the boards. And Garlin plans to create some sort of skillbased test for advanced riders to be able to take on ramps and other challenges.

Does Garlin now consider himself advanced? Within the first day of his children – ages 8, 10, 12 and 14 – riding hoverboards, they were much better at it than him, he said.

Still, he said, “If there was a 40 and older group, I think I’d be very competitive.”

Garlin thought of the idea for the park while waiting for autographs with his children after a Cubs game in the summer of 2015. Starlin Castro rode out on a hoverboard.

The more he looked into it, the more he realized people couldn’t really ride hoverboards much in the winter, and riding them around kitchens or driveways gets old, not to mention dangerous. Go straight down a street too long, and you might find yourself speeding up quicker than

rad Garlin’s four children once teased him because he didn’t know what a hoverboard was, let alone how to ride one.

They can’t tease him HOVERPARK anymore.

The Algonquin man not only WHEN: Open 4 to 8 p.m. Monday learned to ride a hoverboard – sethrough Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, 9 cretly practicing in his basement a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday for a month – but has founded what WHERE: 999 W. Main St. (Route 72), is believed to be the world’s first ofWest Dundee ficial park for hoverboards.

COST & INFO: Sessions are $20 for one With what Garlin described as hour starting on the hour. Only 30 slots the “world’s largest hoverboard” available per session. Walk-ins welcome, serving as a front desk, Hoverbut pre-booking at www.hoverpark.com recommended.

Park opened in December in West Dundee, offering timed race tracks, as well as training with harnesses to prevent falls for beginners.

The park, which shares space at 999 W. Main St. (Route 72) with Garlin’s partnering business, LifeZone 360 sports complex, provides all the hoverboards, along with required helmets and optional padding, such as wrist, knee and elbow pads.

Dan Galloza (left) of Gilberts watches as his daughter, Evelyn Galloza, 5, takes on a track.

Riders at the new HoverPark compete against the clock and each other on timed courses. you think, hitting bumps or running into other obstacles, he said. Plus, racing side-by-side on the hoverboards simply is too risky.

“Once you get a board, you kind of eventually need something else to do with it,” HoverPark general manger Brian Wright said.

HoverPark uses unique software created specifically for the park with riders timed on six tracks, their times displayed and rated fastest to slowest on computer monitors. So far, Garlin’s 12-year-old son Joey has the fastest time. Anyone who can beat him gets $200 in gift certificates, Garlin challenged.

He’d love to see HoverPark expand to other cities, even countries.

“It would be so cool if you could say, ‘Dude, that guy in Japan just beat you,’ ” he said.

For those who’ve never tried a hoverboard, HoverPark offers a free 15- to 20-minute trial using a harness system. Basically, latched into a harness connected to a zipline, you can’t really fall. And odds are, within the first few minutes on the board, you’re going to stumble a bit. It’s those first few minutes that are the trickiest.

“That’s when falls happen,” Wright said. “After that, they’re off and running.”

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Wright and others involved with HoverPark, including the park’s chief technical officer Rob Abraham of Lake in the Hills, say they have yet to see anyone not be able to ride after undergoing the free harness training.

Most go on to buy a session, which costs $20 for an hour’s worth of riding. The cost includes use of the hoverboard, with rides starting on the hour.

(A Tuesday special offers riding for $10 an hour.

The park also offers party packages starting at $10 a person.) The park takes walk-ins, but it is recommended riders book slots at www.hoverpark.com or 224-236-4687.

As for reports across the country of hoverboards catching on fire due to faulty batteries, Garlin said he offers top-of-the-line boards only. The Swagtron T1 and T5 boards at HoverPark are UL certified, meaning they’ve been inspected by one of several companies approved to perform safety testing by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The 30 to 40 boards used at the park all are charged together overnight daily for 12 hours, and there have been no issues, Wright said.

No riding injuries have been reported at the park, which has flat, even floors and padding. When they first opened, visiting paramedics predicted the fire department would be on speed dial, Wright said.

So far, a rider as young as 3 and a 75-year-old grandmother have ridden hoverboards at the park, with many people repeating visits.

“Initially, we all thought it was going to be a bunch of young kids,” Wright said. “What we’re

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Preston Mast, 11, of Crystal Lake, rides around a track on a hoverboard Jan. 28 at the new HoverPark in West Dundee. seeing in the past couple weeks are families, kids, parents, grandparents.”

When the park first opened, it was believed riders should be at least 7 years old, but they’ve figured out along the way it’s more of a weight limit. It’s now recommended riders weigh at least

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45 pounds and no more than 215 pounds. Though, again, Wright said he never thought the 3-year-old would be able to do it, but the kid was off and running.

“Kids leave here happy. They want to come back,” Garlin said.

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THE NEVERLY BROTHERS “A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TRIBUTE”

Saturday February 4 at 8:00 PM Tickets: $25.00 All Seats The Neverly Brothers concerts are a tribute to one of the most exciting chapters in music history: the birth, near death and resurrection of rock n’ roll. Their one-of-a-kind high energy stage performance will take you on a musical guided tour of rock history from Elvis to the Beatles!

A MUSICAL PREMIERE

Meticulously researched, Friday February 10, 17 & 24, drawing on actual trial records and at 8:00 PM filled with beautiful and inspiring Saturday music, JOAN portrays the mystery February 11, 18 & 25, surrounding the life of Joan of Arc, at 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM “The Maid of Orleans”.

Sunday Tickets: $23.00 Adults, February 12, 19 & 26, $21.00 Students & $19.00 Seniors at 3:00 PM

FOUR EASY In person at: The Box Office Ticket Counter • By Phone at: 815-338-5300 WAYS TO BUY TICKETS: Online at: WoodStockOperaHouse.com • By Mail to: 121 Van Buren St Woodstock IL 60098

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Bill Murray, as Phil Connors in “Groundhog Day,” (left) joins two drinking buddies debating whether their glasses are half full or empty in a scene from the 1993 movie filmed at Wayne’s Lanes in Woodstock.

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‘It’s a doozie’

New Groundhog Days Pub Crawl to feature drink specials, souvenirs

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Sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist, anyone?

The drink – popularized in 1993’s Harold Ramis-directed “Groundhog Day” – will be among the featured specials at an inaugural Feb. 4 Groundhog Days Pub Crawl. From 6 to 10 p.m., fans are encouraged to walk around town for drink and food specials and souvenirs offered by at least 10 participating establishments.

Rick Bellairs, an extra in the movie filmed in 1992 on the Woodstock Square, organized the event after running into a group of friends making their own rounds to bars throughout the Square as part of previous Groundhog Days festivities.

A pub crawl has been suggested on and off for years, he said, and he decided the 25th anniversary of filming was as good a time as any to make it official.

“We’re just formalizing it,” Bellairs said. “When I went around to the different bars, they all just jumped on the idea. . . .They’re trying to all get into the theme of it. It should be fun.”

The $6 sweet vermouth on the rocks special, along with a commemorative shot glass, will be at the Public House of Woodstock – the same spot where Andie MacDowell’s “Groundhog Day” character

ordered the drink. At the time of filming, though, there was no Public House, only an empty building. The Public House also will host a 7:20 a.m. Feb. 2 “Drink to World Peace” event, reenacting the scene from the movie. The drink and commemorative shot glass will be available at that event as well.

Other Pub Crawl drink specials include a mixed “Deja Vu” drink at Ortmann’s and the Corner Pub’s “Doozie” (as in “Watch for that first step. It’s a doozie.”). The Corner Pub also will be offering up a $1 Groundhog Dog. Wayne’s Lanes, where Bill Murray’s character hung out with a couple of drinking buddies who debated whether their glasses were half full or empty, will have souvenir “Your glass is half empty” beer glasses with beer purchases. After the debate in the movie, the trio piled into the car for a reckless ride along the railway tracks.

A $20 Pub Crawl ticket – available at any of the participating establishments before and during the event, as well at Read Between the Lynes on the Woodstock Square – comes with giveaways and entry to a drawing.

Each establishment will be donating a $25 gift certificate or other prizes to be raffled off after the event.

Visit at least three of the participating locations in any order to get your ticket punched, and leave your ticket in a prize barrel.

GROUNDHOG DAYS PUB CRAWL WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4 WHERE: Woodstock Square COST & INFO: Join Woodstock Willie for a walk around town, with at least 10 businesses offering drink specials, including sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist, a “Deja vu” and a “Doozie” (“Watch for that first step. It’s a doozie.”). There also will be food specials and souvenir “Drink to World Peace” shot glasses and “Your glass is half empty” beer glasses. At a cost of $20 a ticket, participants who’ve had their tickets punched at at least three locations recieve giveaways and are entered into a drawing, with each business offering its own prize after the event.

Tickets are available at Ortmann’s Red Iron Tavern, The Corner Pub and Grill, D.C. Cobb’s, Main Street Pour House, The Public House of Woodstock, BBQ King, Liquid Blues and Wayne’s Lanes, as well as Read Between the Lynes. Information: 815-334-2620 or www. woodstockgroundhog.org.

Among other Pub Crawl specials are: • half-price wine and $2.50 Bud bottles at Benton Street Tap • $3 premium Mai Tais and a $3 draft of the week at D.C. Cobbs • 50 percent off appetizers, sandwiches and wraps at Liquid Blues • $3 bombs and $2 Hamms and PBR cans at The Cabin • $3 Willie Bombs, $4 Chilly Willie Cocktails, $8.95 Woodstock Willie Fries, $8.95 Chili Mac and $8.95 Willie Mac at BBQ King Smokehouse For information on the event, as well as numerous other Groundhog Days festivities through Feb. 5 and on Feb. 11, visit www.woodstockgroundhog.org or call the Groundhog Days Hotline at 815-334-2620.

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GROUNDHOG DAYS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the filming of “Groundhog Day,” Woodstock’s Groundhog Days continues through Feb. 5, with a bonus Feb. 11 Blue Jeans and Black Tie dinner.

Following is a schedule of festivities. For information on all events, visit www.woodstockgroundhog.org or call the Groundhog Days hotline at 815-3342620.

WANDER WITH WOODSTOCK WILLIE, through Feb. 5, throughout Woodstock. Pick up your Woodstock Willie token and visit as many participating restaurants and businesses as you can to get special offers at each stop. Participating venues will have “Wander with Willie” posters on the front doors or windows or pick up a token from Willie himself if you see him wandering the area.

GROUNDHOG PROGNOSTICATION, 7 to 7:30 a.m.

Feb. 2, on the Square. Celebrate Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knob, otherwise known as Woodstock Square Park. See Woodstock Willie emerge from his tree trunk just as he did during the “Groundhog Day” movie. Corky Siegel will warm up the crowd at 6:45 a.m. Sponsored by Home State Bank. Free.

DRINK TO WORLD PEACE, 7:20 to 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2, Public House of Woodstock, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. The toast to world peace will take place in the original bar where the scene in “Groundhog Day” was filmed. Cost: $5. Adults only.

OFFICIAL GROUNDHOG DAY BREAKFAST, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 2, Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Buffet breakfast with entertainment.

Seating is limited. Tickets: $15 available at Woodstock Public Library, Home State Bank and Read Between the Lynes.

WALKING TOUR OF FILMING SITES, 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 2, starting at Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Led by “Groundhog Day” location manager Bob Hudgins, making his last visit to Woodstock.

Dress warmly. Free.

“GROUNDHOG DAY” FREE MOVIE SHOWINGS, 10 a.m. Feb. 2, 4 & 5, Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., Woodstock. The theater was featured as “Alpine Theater” in the movie.

MAKING OF “GROUNDHOG DAY” MOVIES & MEMORABILIA, 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 2, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Movie items from the library’s archives will be on display. Hudgins and others familiar with the movie will answer questions. Free.

“GROUNDHOG DAY” DINNER DANCE, 6 p.m. to midnight Feb. 3, Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. The bachelor auction and dance scenes in the movie were filmed here. The event will benefit Heart of the Community, featuring a buffet dinner, live classic rock music by Hookset and a silent auction.

Tickets: $15 at the door, $5 after 8 p.m. Tickets and information: 815-338-9875.

CHILI COOK-OFF, 8 a.m. Feb. 4, Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Cooking will take place at the Woodstock North High School kitchen for those wishing to participate. Judging, free public tasting and “People’s Choice” voting will take place at Woodstock Moose Lodge starting at noon. Cost: $25 to participate in the competition. Information: Rick Bellairs, 815-334-2618 or rick@rickbellairs.com.

GROUNDHOG BOWLING, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 4, Wayne’s Lanes, 109 E. Church St., Woodstock. Bowl at the bowling alley from the movie to benefit the Woodstock high schools’ bowling teams. Raffles and prizes awarded all day. Cost: $15 includes two games, shoe rental and refreshments.

JIM MAY’S GROUNDHOG TALES, 10 a.m. Feb. 4, Home State Bank, 124 Johnson St., Woodstock. Bring the family to listen to the local Emmy Award-winning storyteller tell his stories about groundhogs and their winter prognostications. Free.

WOODSTOCK ROTARY BAGS TOURNAMENT, 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Ortmann’s Red Iron Tavern, 1101 E. Church St., Woodstock. The event, sponsored by the Woodstock Rotary, is an outdoor tournament to help raise funds for the Woodstock Food Pantry. Cost: $30 a two-man team in advance, $40 day of tournament.

WALKING TOUR OF FILMING SITES, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Gather at the Stage Left Café. Dress warmly. Led

by Hudgins. Free.

THE MAKING OF “GROUNDHOG DAY” AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH BOB HUDGINS, 3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 4, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Hudgins tells more of his behind-the-scenes stories. Free.

GROUNDHOG DAY BINGO, 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 4, Blue Lotus Temple, 221 Dean St., Woodstock. Some people consider Groundhog Day a sort of Zen experience.

What location could be better than this for Bingo in the Basement with Guy? This is a fundraiser for Bhante’s Hospital Project. Cost: $1 a card.

PUB CRAWL, 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4, downtown Woodstock.

Join Woodstock Willie for a walk around town and visits to participating establishments. Prizes. Tickets: $20 available at Ortmann’s Red Iron Tavern, The Corner Pub and Grill, D.C. Cobb’s, Main Street Pour House, The Public House of Woodstock, BBQ King, Liquid Blues and Wayne’s Lanes.

BREAKFAST WITH WOODSTOCK WILLIE, 8 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 5, Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Made-to-order omelets and much more

will be served. Come see the location featured in the movie. Tickets: $6 adults, $3 children ages 6 to 10, free for children younger than 6 or anyone donating blood at the Woodstock Moose blood drive that day. Tickets available at the door.

WOODSTOCK WILLIE’S FAMILY FUNDAY, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 5, Mixin Mingle, 124 Cass St., Woodstock.

Bring the family for a Groundhog Day-themed fun fair with games, crafts and prizes. Woodstock Willie will be visiting throughout the day. Hosted in partnership with Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center Parent Teachers Organization. Tickets: two for $1; activities are one to two tickets each. Information: 815-308-5170 or www. mixinmingle.com.

WALKING TOUR OF FILMING SITES, noon to 2 p.m.

Feb. 5, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Gather at the Stage Left Café. Hudgins leads his final walk around Woodstock. Dress warmly.

Free.

WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY CHOIR WINTER CONCERT, 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 5, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Winter concert entitled “Journeys” with songs exploring life’s joys, challenges, hopes and dreams. Special guests include Small Potatoes featuring Rich Prezioso and Jacquie Manning, and members of The Ukulele Superhero Club.

Free admission. Suggested donation of $15 is welcome at the door.

BLUE JEANS & BLACK TIE D200 GROUNDHOG DINNER/AUCTION, 5:30 to 11 p.m. Feb. 11, Starline Factory, 306 Front St., Harvard. Fundraiser to benefit the District 200 Education Foundation featuring dinner, live and silent auctions, music, a reverse raffle and an award presentation. Cash bar. Tickets: $65. Tickets and information: 815-337-5406 or www.d200edfoundation.org.

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Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager listens to what Woodstock Willie has to say as his handler Mark Szaran of Chicago holds him during last year’s Groundhog Day at the Woodstock Square. Willie did not see his shadow that year, meaning we were in for an early spring.

Willie makes his prediction for this year at about 7:07 a.m. today.

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A LOOK AT AREA EVENTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS

LIVE PRO WRESTLING, 7:30 to 10 p.m. every Saturday, Premier Studio, 1230 Davis Road, Woodstock. Tickets: $10 adults general or $12 ringside, $5 children age 12 and younger. Information: 847-347-6632 or www. premierprowrestling.com.

“FIRST DATE,” through Feb. 12, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented by Williams Street Repertory based on the book by Austin Winsberg. The show is part of Chicago Theatre Week 2017, a celebration of Chicago’s theater scene. When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. Schedule: 8 p.m. Feb. 3-4, 10-11; and 3 p.m. Feb. 4-5 & 12. Tickets: $35.50. At 7 p.m. Feb. 4, WSR is hosting a “Whiskey & Wine Meet & Mingle” event for those ages 21 and older before the 8 p.m. show. The tasting and show that night costs $40. The first 50 people who buy tickets to a Feb. 11 or 12 showing before Feb. 5 will receive vouchers for one glass of champagne and chocolate. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

“ADAM & EVE,” through Feb. 25, Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Curated by J + K Isacson, the national exhibit features figurative nude works, landscapes and other art relating to beauty, innocence, relationship and the loss of it. Free admission.

Information: www.xculturearts.com.

“THE ARTISTIC SIDE OF DISTRICT STAFF,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Feb. 26, Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. An exhibit of nature-related works of art created by staff members of the McHenry County Conservation District.

Art on display ranges from paintings and prints to handknitted scarves and carved flutes. Free. Information: 815-479-5779 or www.mccdistrict.org.

“FLARES” STUDENT PAINTING EXHIBITION, through March 3, Woodstock Courthouse Satellite Gallery inside the Old Courthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Hosted by the McHenry County College Art Department featuring the work of six advanced painting students of instructor Mark Arctander. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Information: 815-479-7623 or marctander@mchenry.edu.

FEB. 3 1ST FRIDAY ART SHOW, 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.

The chance to view art, meet and mingle with artists and buy original works. Featuring C. Glenn Richardson’s “A Career in Design, A Life in Art” and Patty Bell’s “I Love (Blank) More Than You.” Cash bar. Admission: $5 suggested donation. Information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesideartspark.org.

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“HANDS-ON HISTORY – VICTORIAN VALENTINE,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 4, Colonel Palmer House, 660 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. A free event in which children ages 5 to 10 and their parents craft Victorian valentines and hear about the history of valentines. No registration required. Information: palmerhouse@crystallakeparks.org or 815-477-5873.

FREE SPIRIT SIBERIAN RESCUE CHILI LUNCH & SLED DEMO, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 4, Harvard Moose Lodge, 22500 Route 173, Harvard. Witness live mushing demon-

McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE ART DEPARTMENT EXHIBITS WHEN: Through Feb. 28 WHERE: McHenry County College Art Galleries, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Featuring the “New Work” faculty art exhibit (above) on display in Gallery One and Gallery Two. Participating faculty artists include Mark Arctander, painting and mixed media; Sonia Baysinger, metals; Matt Irie, painting and mixed media; Doug Manley, photography; CJ Niehaus, ceramics; Todd Reed, enamel on aluminum; Sarah Ruthven, ceramics, photography; Justin Schmitz, photography; Lee Stanton, painting and Tom Vician, ceramics. Selected works from the MCC Permanent Art Collection also will be on display through Feb. 11 in the Epping Gallery in the bookstore hallway. The permanent art collection includes works that have been donated to the college or foundation or bought from artists exhibiting in the MCC Art Galleries, local and national galleries, MCC art faculty and current or former students. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays. Information: 815-455-8785 or www.mchenry.edu/artgallery. strations while enjoying chili and hot dogs. Advance online registration: $12 adults, $5 children, free for children younger than 5; $15 adults day of event, $5 children, free for children younger than 5. Proceeds help homeless and abandoned Huskies. Information: www.huskyrescue.org/ events or fssleddemoteam@gmail.com.

BOOK SIGNING, 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 4, Sweet Repeats Thrift Shoppe, 10514 Route 47, Huntley. Cindy Heigl, local author of “In a Heartbeat: My Miraculous Experience of Sudden Cardiac Arrest,” will talk about her near-death experience and sign copies of her book. Books available for $15. Information: 847-961-4259 or inaheartbeatbook@gmail.com.

“TREASURE ISLAND,” 2 p.m. Feb. 4, Stage Left Café, 125 Van Buren St., Woodstock. A participation play for children presented by Friends of the Opera House.

Children from the audience become members of Long John Silver’s treacherous pirate gang, while others join Captain Smollet’s crew. Tickets: $5 adults, free for children age 12 and younger. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE, 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4, Main Beach Pavilion, 300 Lake Shore Drive, Crystal Lake. Choose a partner (singles and couples are welcome) and swing and sway in the newly-renovated Main Beach Pavilion.

Begins with a 45-minute rumba dance lesson with Jim and Barbara Finn. Refreshments served. Cost: $10 residents, $12 nonresidents. Information: 815-459-0680 or www. crystallakeparks.org.

FEB. 7 CUPID’S ARROW CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW, 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 7, Mixin Mingle, 1118 N. Green St., McHenry.

A Valentine’s Day-themed show produced by Events

By Heather featuring last-minute gifts. Free admission.

Information: 262-344-2061, www.facebook.com/ events/375002426166804 or eventsbyheather@ hotmail.com.

FEB. 9 GET LIT(ERARY), 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 9, Le Petit Marché Café, 19 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A reading series presented

by Williams Street Repertory featuring poetry, prose and plays read and performed. Free. Information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

FEB. 10 CROSS-COUNTRY CANDLELIGHT SKI OR HIKE, 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 10-11 & 18, Rush Creek Conservation Area, 20501 McGuire Road, Harvard. Skiers of every experience level and age are welcome. Bing your own equipment. Gather around the campfire for refreshments after your time out on the trail. No snow? Leave the skis at home and enjoy a candlelight hike. Hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District. Free.

Information: 815-338-6223 or www.mccdistrict.org.

AUTHOR APPEARANCE, 7 p.m. Feb. 10, Read Between the Lynes, 111 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Featuring E.K. Johnston, New York Times best-selling author of “Spindle” and “Star Wars: Ahsoka.” Free. Books available to buy. Information: 815-206-5967 or www.readbetweenthelynes.com.

“THE PAJAMA GAME,” Feb. 10-18, Marian Central Catholic High School, 1001 McHenry Ave., Woodstock. Marian Central’s winter musical about the workers at Sleep Tite Pajama factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, fighting for a pay raise. Schedule: 7 p.m. Feb. 10-11; 2 p.m. Feb. 12; 7 p.m. Feb. 17-18. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 815-338-4220 or www.marian.com.

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Continued from page 12 “ROBIN HOOD,” Feb. 10-18, Woodstock North High School, 3000 Raffel Road, Woodstock. Presented by Woodstock North High School Theatre. Join Robin and his band of Merries as they fight against the Sheriff of Nottingham. Schedule: 7 p.m. Feb. 10-11, 17; 2 & 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Feb. 18 events include a 1 p.m. free fun faire and a 7 p.m. pajama party. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Information: www. wnhstheatre.com. Tickets: 815-334-2127 or www. seatyourself.biz/woodstocknorth.

“JOAN” – A MUSICAL PREMIER, Feb. 10-26, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. A 15th century peasant girl guided by divine voices and with almost no training or understanding of military tactics was able to lead the French army to victory at Orleans, drive the English from her country and almost single-handedly crown Dauphin Charles VII the rightful King of France. Presented by The Sigman Brothers and filled with music, the play portrays the mystery surrounding the life of this young woman. Schedule: 8 p.m. Feb. 10, 17 & 24; 3 & 8 p.m. Feb. 11, 18 & 25; 3 p.m. Feb. 12, 19 & 26. Tickets: $23 adults, $21 students, $19 seniors. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

FEB. 11 CRYSTAL LAKE ANGLERS ICE FISHING DERBY, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11, West Beach, 2330 Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Annual ice fishing derby sponsored by the Crystal Lake Anglers Club. Big fish cash, raffles, food, prizes. Tickets: $10 available at the gate or in advance at the Crystal Lake Park District Administration Building. Information: Jack Sabesta, 815-459-0680 or www. crystallakeparks.org.

CHILI OPEN, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11, Main Beach, 300 Lake Shore Drive, Crystal Lake. Annual golf classic sponsored by the Crystal Lake Park District. Golfers age 18 and older will play a nine-hole, par 32 course.

Entry fee: $120 a foursome. Call for tee time. Registration and information: Joe Davison, 815-459-0680, reg. code 230402-01 or www.crystallakeparks.org.

4X4 POND HOCKEY TOURNAMENT, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Feb. 11, Main Beach, 300 Lake Shore Drive, Crystal Lake. Inaugural double-elimination tournament sponsored by the Crystal Lake Park District featuring two rinks on Crystal Lake. Winning team receives a first place trophy. T-shirts for all participants. Entry fee: $195 a team. Registration and information: Joe Davison, 815-459-0680, reg. code 230401-01 or www. crystallakeparks.org.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 11, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Third annual FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Northern Illinois League Qualifier will feature 36 high school robotics teams.

Throughout the day teams of robots will face off in the Velocity Vortex game challenge. Free. Information: http://clrobotics.org/nilqualifier.html or www. clrobotics.org.

EXPERIENCE HEARTWARMING HEBRON, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11, downtown Hebron. A family event with horse and carriage rides, pony rides, cookie decorating at Subway, train demonstrations at the high school, activities at the antique shops and more. Information: 815-648-4507 or www.facebook.com/hebronantiqueandspecialtydistrict.

INTERNATIONAL SKI JUMPING TOURNAMENT, noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 11-12, Norge Ski Club, 100 Ski Hill Road, Fox River Grove. Rescheduled from Jan. 21-22, this is Norge Ski Club’s 112th winter tournament.

Saturday features the Junior Competition and K70 Competition. Sunday includes the K70 – US Cup Five Hills Tournament and Long-Standing Competition.

LAKE GENEVA WINTERFEST AND U.S. NATIONAL SNOW SCULPTING COMPETITION WHEN: Through Feb. 12 WHERE: Downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin COST & INFO: The best snow sculpture artists in North America work tirelessly through Feb. 4 to create works of art as part of the sculpting competition. The event includes live music, magic and refreshments from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 4-5 in the Riviera Ballroom and entertainment from 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 2-4 at Fire & Ice Lounge.

Shuttles available. The Winterfest continues through Feb. 12 and includes events such as a Cocoa Crawl Feb. 3, chili cook-off and Grand Geneva Winter Carnival and Fireworks Feb. 4, helicopter rides Feb. 4-5, ice skating, Winterfest Bingo Feb. 7, Soup and Magic Night Feb. 8, Sky Circus on Ice Feb. 10-12 and Human Dog Sled Races Feb. 11.

For a complete schedule and information, visit www.visitlakegeneva.com/winterfest.

Weekend admission buttons: $10 available at local merchants, $15 at the gate, free for children age 12 and younger. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. No dogs or carry-ins allowed. Information: 847-639-9718 or www. norgeskiclub.com.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: AN EVENING WITH A MIND READER, 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11, Joe Diamond Studio at Studio 125 in the Dole Mansion, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Some call Diamond a mind reader, others call him psychic, and still more call him a magician. Only 13 people will be admitted to each show. Tickets: $25 general admission. Tickets and information: 815-347-5481 or www.joediamondlive. com/studioseries.

FEB. 12 31ST ANNUAL ICE FISHING DERBY, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Feb. 12, East Side at Lookout Point Pavilion, Wonder Lake. Sponsored by the Wonder Lake Sportsman & Conservation Club. Cash prizes and raffles. Bait available locally. Rescheduled from Jan. 29. Entry fee: $10 ages 13 and older, free for children 12 and younger. All proceeds benefit lake conservation.

Rules and details available at www.wonderlake.org.

Information: 815-790-7397.

HAHS SWEETHEART TACK & CRAFT SALE, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 12, Hooved Animal Humane Society, 10804 McConnell Road, Woodstock. Featuring more than 30 vendors offering handmade items.

Free admission. Information: 815-337-5563 or www. hahs.org.

BOY SCOUT PIG ROAST & SILENT AUCTION, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 12, Johnsburg Community Club, 2315 W. Church St., Johnsburg. A 23rd annual Boy Scout Troop 455 fundraiser. Dine in all-you-can-eat or carry-out meals. Cost: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $7

children ages 4-10. Information: www.bsatroop455. com.

ANTI-VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY, 2 to 3 p.m. Feb. 12, Woodstock Public Library Young Adult Area, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. A party for those who don’t want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with drinks, snacks and festivities that have nothing to do with the lovey-dovey stuff. Information: www. woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

FEB. 13 SECOND MONDAY FILM CLUB: “PAPA HEMINGWAY IN CUBA,” 1 & 7 p.m. Feb. 13, Classic Cinemas Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St. The movie chronicles Earnest Hemingway’s time in Cuba in the 1950s and explores his friendship with journalist Denne Bart Petitclerc, portrayed by Giovanni Ribisi. Adrian Sparks plays Hemingway. Shot over a 15-month period, the movie is thought to be the first filmed inside Finca La Viga, Hemingway’s home in Havana that now serves as a museum. The club gives movie fans the chance to see art, foreign, classic and documentary films on the second Monday of each month. On March 13 will be an encore showing of “The Carrion Vine,” a Front Row Productions of Woodstock documentary based on the book of the same title by Erane Elizabeth Scully, a 90-year-old Woodstock resident who, as a child, was sent to a Siberian labor camp. Tickets: $6 for matinees and seniors, $8 for evening shows. Tickets and information: www.classiccinemas.com.

FEB. 16 CREATIVE LIVING SERIES: DAVID CATLIN, 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 16, Woodstock Opera House,

121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Presented by the Woodstock Fine Arts Association. Actor, playwright, director and teacher Catlin is a founding ensemble member of Lookingglass, a theater company that has created and produced more than 50 world premieres. Catlin shares the journey he began in 1988 at Northwestern University with seven fellow students to redefine the limits of theatrical experience.Tickets: $25 all seats. Information: www. woodstockoperahouse.com or www.facebook. com/events/356480948054019.

“EDISON, THE BROTHERS LUMIERE AND THE BIRTH OF MOTION PICTURES,” 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 16, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry.

Presenter Craig Pierce takes you back 120 years to the birth of motion pictures. Discover rare clips of the earliest motion pictures ever made. Learn how inventors such as Edison and the Lumiere brothers established the path leading to today’s blockbusters. For ages 18 and older. Free. Information: 815385-0036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

WSR COMEDY SKETCH & IMPROV SHOW, 8 p.m.

Feb. 16, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented every third Thursday by the William Street Repertory’s Comedy Improv Troupe.

A mixed set based on audience suggestions and original sketches. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

FEB. 18 “ONE WOMAN SEX AND THE CITY,” 8 p.m. Feb. 18, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. A parody on love, friendship and shoes. This tribute takes audiences through a laughter-infused version of all six seasons of the show. Tickets start at $20. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

REGIONAL ONGOING

“AS YOU LIKE IT,” through Feb. 12, PM&L Theatre, 877 N. Main St., Antioch. Pastoral comedy written

by William Shakespeare that follows its heroine, Rosalind, as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15 adults, $13 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 847-395-3055 or www.pmltheatre.com.

FEB. 11 LOVE IS IN THE AIR DANCE, 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 11, United Auto Workers Local 1268 Hall, 1100 W. Chrysler Drive, Belvidere. Fundraiser dance hosted by and for Animal Friends Society of Boone County with music by the Acoustic Millennium Band, door prizes, food and a cash bar. Admission: $10. Information: 815-566-6421 or www.animalfriendsbc.org.

FEB. 18 8TH ANNUAL LVVA ICE FISHING DERBY, 7 a.m. to noon Feb. 18, Lake View Villa Association beachfront at Bangs Lake, on Edgewater Drive, Wauconda.

Fundraiser to benefit Veterans R&R and Munchkin Mission, two local nonprofits that serve military veterans. Event include big fish awards, ATV raffle, 50/50 raffles, veterans-only door prize, kids-only door prizes. Rescheduled from Jan. 28. Entry fee: $20. Information: 224-634-0029 or www.lvvaicefishingderby.com.

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‘The Comedian’ a love letter to New York comics

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By SANDY COHEN The Associated Press

While there are a few good laughs to be had in “The Comedian” – and great cameos by myriad comics – Taylor Hackford’s film isn’t exactly a comedy.

It’s a portrait of an aging entertainer, hampered by the tired trope of a romance and the implication men find redemption in success while women find it in motherhood. Such outdated elements detract from an otherwise interesting character study and heartfelt love letter to New York City and the camaraderie among its comedians.

Robert De Niro is Jackie Burke, a once-famous sitcom star who yearns for respect as a standup comic. He resents his fans for associating him with the character he used to play on “Eddie’s Home.” Jackie isn’t kind to his long-suffering manager (Edie Falco, disappointingly underused) and insults patrons at the clubs where he performs.

After tussling with a heckler at one of his shows, Jackie is sentenced to jail

and community service. He’s working at a New York City soup kitchen when he meets Harmony (Leslie Mann), who’s also clocking community-service hours.

She watched “Eddie’s Home” as a kid. It was her dad’s favorite show.

Jackie asks Harmony out, and she tells him she won’t have sex with him (handsome as he may be, there’s an obvious 30-year age difference). He takes her to a comedy club, and the friendly outing turns into a quid pro quo: She agrees to be his date for his niece’s wedding if he’ll accompany her to a birthday dinner with her smarmy, overbearing father, Mac (Harvey Keitel).

The awkward and ill-conceived dinner with dad sets Harmony up as a pawn between the two men: Will she sleep with Jackie, who declares his intention to do so directly to her father, or will she give into Mac’s pressure to move back to Florida to work at the oldage home he owns? It’s gross and trite to have these old guys competing for the younger woman’s affections (especially since one is her dad), and it’s an odd co-

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Robert De Niro (left) and Leslie Mann in “The Comedian.”

AP photo

nundrum for a woman in her 40s in 2017.

But this isn’t Harmony’s story, it’s Jackie’s. De Niro was on board early: His friend Art Linson, who came up with the story concept, co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film.

Though Jackie bears some resemblance to Jack Byrnes from the “Fockers” films, De Niro does more than put on a sour mug here. He sells Jackie as a standup, and spent months with real comics to prepare for the part. The cast is a hoot, including Danny DeVito and Patti LuPone as Jackie’s put-upon brother and sister-in-law, Charles Grodin as chief of the Friars Club and Cloris Leachman as a grand dame of comedy, plus cameos by comics such as Hannibal Burress, Richard Belzer, Brett Butler, Billy Crystal, Gilbert Gottfried,

“THE COMEDIAN” STARRING: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito PLOT: A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jackie Burke.

RATED: R for crude sexual references and

language throughout RUNNING TIME: 1 hour, 59 minutes

Jim Norton and Jessica Kirson.

“The Comedian” is all about standup, the culture among comics and what makes them assume that vulnerable and powerful position behind the microphone each night. That’s such rich territory, why muck it up with misguided romance?

WEEKEND SHOWTIMES

The following are showtimes for Feb. 3-5 unless otherwise noted.

“ARRIVAL”

Regal Cinemas – Feb. 3-4: 12:50, 9:30 p.m.; Feb. 5: 9:30 p.m.

“BOLSHOI BALLET: SWAN LAKE”

Regal Cinemas – Feb. 5 only: 12:55 p.m.

“THE COMEDIAN”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:10 a.m., 2:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 p.m.

“A DOG’S PURPOSE”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:00 a.m., 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 10:45 a.m., 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – Feb. 3: 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 p.m.; Feb. 4-5: 11:00 a.m., 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 11:00, 11:40 a.m., 2:30, 5:20, 6:10, 10:45 p.m.

“THE FOUNDER”

Regal Cinemas – 3:40, 6:30 p.m.

“GOLD”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 7:15, 10:05 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 6:35, 9:10 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 6:45, 9:20 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 10:00 p.m.

“HACKSAW RIDGE” Regal Cinemas – 8:50 p.m.

“HIDDEN FIGURES”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:45 a.m., 1:35, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 10:45 a.m., 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – Feb. 3: 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 p.m.; Feb. 4-5: 11:00 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 10:55, 11:30 a.m., 1:55, 4:10, 7:10, 11:00 p.m.

“LA LA LAND”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 12:45, 3:45, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 10:45 a.m., 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – Feb. 3-4: 11:50 a.m., 2:50, 6:00, 9:00 p.m.; Feb. 5: 1:20, 4:30, 7:35, 10:35 p.m.

“LION”

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:00 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:10, 3:00, 5:50, 8:40 p.m.

“MANCHESTER BY THE SEA”

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 6:40, 9:30 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 3:50, 7:05 p.m.

“MONSTER TRUCKS”

“PASSENGERS”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:45 a.m., 4:10, 9:40 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 1:00, 10:25 p.m.

“PATRIOTS DAY”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:10 a.m., 1:55, 4:30 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 1:35, 4:00 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:30, 3:20, 6:05 p.m.

“RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER”

“THE SPACE BETWEEN US”

“THE RESURRECTION OF GAVIN STONE”

“SPLIT”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 2D: 11:15 a.m., 4:20, 7:00 p.m.; 3D: 1:50, 9:30 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 2D: 3:05, 5:45, 8:30 p.m.; 3D: 11:05 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:55 a.m.

Regal Cinemas – 11:10 a.m., 2:10, 4:35 p.m.

“RINGS”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 11:05 a.m., 1:40, 7:00, 8:10, 10:10 p.m.

“ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY”

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:45 a.m., 2:05, 4:25 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:00, 2:40 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 p.m.

“MOONLIGHT”

“SILENCE”

Regal Cinemas – 5:30, 8:20 p.m.

“SING”

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 1:15 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:50 a.m., 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – Feb. 3: 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 p.m.; Feb. 4-5: 11:25 a.m., 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – Feb. 3-4: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.; Feb. 5: 12:50, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:00 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:30 a.m., 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:05, 3:10, 5:00, 8:00, 9:10, 10:50 p.m.

“UN PADRE NO TAN PADRE”

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 10:45 a.m., 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 p.m.

“XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 1:35, 7:05 p.m.

Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 p.m.

Regal Cinemas – 12:40, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 p.m.

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