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By LEANNE ITALIE

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Attention, word nerds: This is your bonus round, courtesy of Merriam-Webster.

In addition to elevating “surreal” in 2016 to word of the year, the dictionary company on Tuesday added about 1,000 new words and new definitions to existing listings on its website, Merriam-webster.com.

Among 17 of the latest disclosed by the company are: “arancini,” those stuffed, breaded and fried Italian rice balls, “conlang,” meaning an invented language such as Klingon; “fast fashion” and “microaggression,” a flash-point favorite on some college campuses.

The rest? Well, it’s up to language treasure hunters to find those for themselves.

This is the first time the company has freshened up website listings since 2014, when it added entries to a new paper edition of its collegiate book and online at the same time.

“Some of these we’ve been watching for many years and some of these are very new words,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large.

Alphabetically speaking, arancini leads the charge. Foreign food words are among the richest sources of new words in English and this one is borrowed from the Italian for “little orange.”

Besides, Sokolowski said in a recent interview, “Anything that’s deep fried is good. We’ve all had them but I didn’t know this name. We all love exploring the world through food.”

Among the others: CONLANG: “This is a personal favorite because this is a linguistics word,” said Sokolowski, a lexicographer. In addition to Klingon, the madeup language of “Star Trek,” Elvish of “The Lord of the Rings” is another famous example. “I have two friends who have written whole books about conlangs,” Sokolowski said.

“They’re serious languages. They have declensions, they have verb tenses, they have grammar and accents and all the rest of it. They sound more realistic if the language is actually developed,” he added.

FAST FASHION: It’s that thing when manufacturers can quickly bring fashion to market at relatively inexpensive prices, such as the wares sold by H&M, Zara, Topshop and others. Fashion designers have embraced the idea of moving looks quickly into stores straight from runways, as opposed to showing collections ahead of their designated seasons.

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“They’re serious languages. They have declensions, they have verb tenses, they have grammar and accents and all the rest of it. They sound more realistic if the language is actually developed.”

Peter Sokolowski

Merriam-Webster’s editor at large on conlangs The sleuths at Merriam-Webster, based in Springfield, Massachusetts, found a reference as early as 1977, in a Pittsburgh newspaper referring to a line of moderately priced shoes for women.

MICROAGGRESSION: Merriam-Webster defines it thusly: “A comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority).”

Such slights have been broadly defined in debates over acceptable speech among college students. On at least one campus, Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, new freshmen on campus began last year to be introduced to the term, along with learning about “safe spaces,” another new lookup entry on Merriam-Webster’s site.

GHOST: An informal definition has been added, for the practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone, such as a former romantic partner, by no longer accepting or responding to calls and messages.

PROSOPAGNOSIA: The inability to recognize faces. It came up recently because the late psychologist Oliver Sacks “wrote about the fact that he himself suffered from prosopagnosia,” Sokolowski said. It comes from the Greek word meaning face or mask.

The fresh entries also include: “Seussian,” for “having a playful or outlandish quality” relating to the works of beloved children’s writer Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel; “microbiome,” for communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses inhabiting a particular environment, most notably the human body; and – last but not least – recognition for a slang definition of “shade,” as in throwing some publicly as a subtle or indirect insult.

“This is social media speaking,” Sokolowski said of shade. “What I like about it is that it assumes a very highly informed reader. It assumes you will get the whole joke.”

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Fox River Grove Middle School sixth-grader Grace Comerford writes a personal note on a thank-you card she made during the district’s first Great Kindness Challenge, a national initiative that encourages students to create kindness.

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Fox River Grove Middle School sixth-graders Grace Comerford (from left), Stella Peterseorff, Lexie Ruden and Haley Herrera create thank-you cards while participating in the district’s first Great Kindness Challenge, a national initiative that encourages students to create kindness.

FRG District 3 sees positivity with social-emotional learning curriculum

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com FOX RIVER GROVE – During their sustained silent reading period, a handful of eighth-grade students at Fox River Grove Middle School stood in the hall writing and decorating kind notes for friends and school staff.

“When you feel happy, other people feel happy because your emotions rub off on other people,” 13-year-old Hailey Meservey said on why the notes were important. “So if you make people feel good, that also makes you feel good, and then everybody feels good.”

“When you feel happy, other people feel happy because your emotions rub off on other people. So if you make people feel good, that also makes you feel good, and then everybody feels good.”

Hailey Meservey, 13-year-old Fox River Grove Middle School eighth-grader A year and a half after the Second Step curriculum was implemented in Fox River Grove School District 3, the program that focuses on social and emotional learning has inspired students to start a kindness club and host The Great Kindness Challenge for the first time in the district, social worker

Kim Neilson said.

District 3 Superintendent Tim Mahaffy said that the district chose to implement the Second Step program as a way to include a positive behavior intervention and support system in the district.

“It has been an incredible addition

to the learning experience that our students receive in District 3,” Mahaffy said in an email. “We have always had a good group of students here in Fox River Grove, but it seems that the value put on simply being nice to one another has really spurned a positive ongoing culture that is extremely rewarding.”

Neilson directs teachers on how to implement the social and emotional learning curriculum from Second Step.

Students from kindergarten through eighth grade meet in a classroom once a week for 30 minutes and work on

See EMOTIONAL LEARNING, page A7

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D-200 survey respondents prioritize programming over consolidation

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By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN

bkeeperman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 parents and other Woodstock-area residents are concerned more about educational programming than other facility uses as officials consider school consolidation, according to recently released Facility Review survey results.

District 200 officials have been pondering school consolidations in an effort to better use district space and resources. A formal option to close schools hasn’t been placed before the

school board as of yet, but a facilities committee has focused on the potential plan, and multiple public meetings have been held to discuss the topic at length.

The majority of the 1,459 survey respondents were district parents, with district employees and community members being the next two largest demographics.

Ninety-three percent of people strongly agreed or agreed that the district facilities should be used in a manner that provides a high-quality program that meets the needs of students. Only 51 percent strongly agreed or agreed that the district should con-

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Respondents answered questions on multiple issues about the district facilities, including the potential of partnership opportunities, public use and programming.

“This gives you a couple different data points to look at and community feedback, which is what the committee wanted,” Superintendent Mike Moan said. “This is a data point that is clearly giving us an opinion moving forward.”

Future surveys might be on the way as this process moves forward.

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“I think [the results] offer little guidance,” said Susan Handelsman, a member of the Facilities Review Committee. “It was written in a nonspecific way.

“I am hoping any future surveys will be much more specific and have actionable results.”

The committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in room D187 at Woodstock North High School. Full survey results are available on the district’s website.

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Crystal Lake lawyer found guilty of child porn for recording girl Incident happened at Lifetime Fitness family bathroom in 2009

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County judge found a Crystal Lake lawyer guilty of a child pornography charge after he found that the lawyer recorded a young teenage girl undressing at an Algonquin fitness club.

Prosecutors said James T. Zeas, 48, of Lake Barrington took three children in June 2009 to Lifetime Fitness in

Algonquin to go swimming. Zeas then secretly placed a video camera in the family bathroom and recorded a 14-yearold girl changing out of her swimsuit, prosecuJames T. tors said.

Zeas Zeas’ wife found the video, in which the girl’s breasts are exposed, on his computer in 2011, but it was not turned

over to police until 2015, around the time of the couple’s divorce, according to court documents.

On Friday, McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer found Zeas guilty of the child pornography charge, a Class 1 felony.

Zeas’ bond was revoked, and he will remain in custody ahead of his sentencing March 29. He could be sentenced up to 15 years in prison on the charge.

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McHENRY COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS NORTHWEST HERALD

WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County grand jury this week indicted the following people on the following charges: • Steven M. Camp, 46, 1258 Fernleaf Drive, Crystal Lake, aggravated battery, two counts of resisting a peace officer.

• Brian A. Frazier, 47, 7515 Longview Road, Waukegan, retail theft of items more than $300, retail theft subsequent offense.

• Zachary A. Stewart, 28, 1139 Tall Timbers Road, Apt. 104, Schaumburg, two counts of retail theft of items more than $300.

• Jamie L. Morris, 24, 12032 Justine St., Chicago, burglary to a motor vehicle, theft of items more than $300.

• Jonathan A. Ruiz, 27, 3758 Merrimac Lane West, Hanover Park, two counts of unlawful restraint, two counts of domestic battery, two counts of assault.

• Allan R. Bellon, 22, 201 E. Church St., Harvard, three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Vuang Q. Quach, 31, 3123 Fairhaven Lane, Lake in the Hills, unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Carley N. Cznowski, 29, 716 N. Sandra Lane, Cary, unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Jason J. Church, 35, 1356 Skyridge Drive, Apt. D, Crystal Lake, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a church, unlawful pos-

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session of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, violation of bail bond.

• Madison J. Conlon, 19, 1802 Black Oak Drive, McHenry, retail theft of items more than $300, unlawful possession of a fraudulent identification card.

• Allyson T. Spence, 18, 6637 Ayre Drive, McHenry, retail theft of items more than $300.

• Cassandra A. Nolting, 42, 8820 Acorn Path, Wonder Lake, retail theft of items more than $300, retail theft subsequent offense.

• Ian L. Anderson, 30, 4911 Dartmoor Drive, McHenry, retail theft subsequent offense.

• Julian A. Jaurequi, 53, 31 Devonshire Circle, Elgin, retail theft subsequent offense.

• Elbert L. Taylor, 39, 1505 Northfield Court, Apt. 1C, Harvard, aggravated battery, domestic battery subsequent offense.

• Michael A. Merchant, 32, 900 Fifth Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota, burglary, two counts of disorderly conduct.

• Jose C. Moreno, 67, 33560 N. Oak Drive, Ingleside, criminal sexual assault,

four counts of battery, criminal sexual abuse.

• Jacob D. Neeley, 22, 1636 N. Riverside Drive, McHenry, four counts of theft.

• Madisen J. Nick, 21, 1636 N. Riverside Drive, McHenry, three counts of theft.

• Edward A. Bobkiewicz, 33, 649 Nottingham Lane, Crystal Lake, two counts of burglary, two counts of theft subsequent offense, eight counts of criminal trespass to motor vehicles.

• Daniel Nowak, 28, 107 S. Circle Ave., Port Barrington, unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal trespass to a motor vehicle.

• Ian M. Johnson, 42, 3806 W. Meadow Lane, Wonder Lake, unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Kevin A. Fox, 20, 1196 Fieldstone Drive, Crystal Lake, unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Alex Gonzalez, 23, 202 E. Railroad St., Marengo, aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

• Brittany M. Woods, 29, 309 Venice Road, Lakemoor, retail theft, identity theft.

• Kyle D. Woods, 33, 309 Venice Road, Lakemoor, retail theft, identity theft.

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how to avoid negative behavior associated with bullying, Neilson said.

“We’re trying to focus more on what to do instead of what not to do,” Neilson said.

To help with that, the middle school started a kindness club at the beginning of the school year, she said. About 20 to 30 students show up regularly to the club and come up with ideas on how to spread kindness, including hosting The Great Kindness Challenge.

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The Great Kindness Challenge is a national program that is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement, according to its website. The challenge encourages schools to take a week where they work to complete a checklist of 50 kind acts.

Throughout The Great Kindness Challenge week, which took place from Jan. 23 through Jan. 27 in Fox River

Grove, students participated every day in activities that included writing kind notes, handing out Lifesavers with inspiring messages at lunch and sitting with new people at lunch, Neilson said.

Throughout the week, Runck said students learned to accept differences in others and how to treat people compassionately.

“Now our challenge is to continue that process without having a specific week geared toward that,” Runck said.

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the Second Step lessons with different themes that are carried throughout the week with posters, homework and letters home, Neilson said.

Examples of lessons taught include managing anxiety, managing frustration or controlling how to calm down, she said.

“The social-emotional learning curriculum actually teaches the kids skills that help them develop more assertive communication and empathy, and skills for learning and social skills,” Neilson said.

Fox River Grove Middle School Principal Eric Runck said there have been fewer disciplinary referrals since Second Step was implemented. When students do come to his office with conflicts, they are able to communicate their problems better, Runck said, and they show greater empathy and understanding toward others.

“I think that you really can’t have an effective academic environment without dealing with the social-emotional component of that,” Runck said.

“And a lot of our kids, or kids in society nowadays, come in with all kinds of issues that we may not have seen in the past.”

The social-emotional curriculum focuses on how to treat people kindly, rather than putting the emphasis on

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“The social-emotional learning curriculum actually teaches the kids skills that help them develop more assertive communication and empathy, and skills for learning and social skills.”

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Marengo wine bar, shop concept nixed

By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN

bkeeperman@shawmedia.com MARENGO – The proposed Connie’s Corkery wine bar and shop won’t be coming to Marengo after all.

Jason Moy, of Plum Garden restaurant in McHenry, planned to bring a specialty shop to the strip center by Sullivan’s Foods in Marengo. He had hoped to serve local wines, breads and cheeses and wanted to open by March, but he now has nixed the plan entirely.

Moy’s wine purveyors weren’t willing to work with the existing financial rate that Plum Garden has been grandfathered into, so the cost to start up a new winery was too risky, Moy said.

“It’s disappointing,” Moy said. “We wanted to do it. We wanted to be part of Marengo. But we are taking a step back and seeing what the future holds.”

Moy said he eventually would like to pursue the Connie’s Corkery concept.

“The corkery is a passion project of mine,” Moy said. “We want to do it at some point, but right now it’s on pause.

We might want to look at expanding Plum Garden or something in the restaurant sector.”

City Administrator Gary Boden said the news is unfortunate for Marengo.

“It would’ve been something different,” he said. “It’s disappointing, but it’s not our money, and nothing was committed.”

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Joseph T. Koza, 32, was charged with two counts of reckless conduct and two counts of aggravated assault, according to a news re- Joseph T. lease from Wauconda Koza police.

About 4:40 p.m. Jan. 30, police were called to the 600 block of East Bonner Road in Wauconda for a domestic incident in progress involving Koza and his mother and father, police said.

Koza’s parents informed police that their son had cut himself and poured gasoline throughout the residence, police said.

Officers spoke with Koza but were unable to enter the residence, so they called the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Illinois State Police SWAT, the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System and the Wauconda Fire District to assist.

Koza eventually surrendered after several hours of negotiation in the front yard of his residence, and he was taken into custody at 12:55 a.m. Jan. 31, police said. He was taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington for a psychological evaluation.

Koza posted 10 percent of his $75,000 bond Monday, police said.

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and ShopSmart – bit the dust in the past few years.

However, Self magazine has been one of the constants. It was at the top of my “never going to stop subscribing” list.

Why? Because it always had a sunny outlook and was chock full of inspiration.

Niche-wise, it fell into health and fitness, mainly because it offered a monthly dose of workout suggestions and stories about health matters.

Every year it put out an impressive issue in October devoted to breast cancer awareness, for instance.

But it was so much more. Essentially it was a lifestyle magazine for those of us who aimed to be more active. That it was still one of my favorites 20 years later is a testament to its quality.

Best of all, the advice was actually doable. For instance, the recipes not only were healthy, but they also were possible for those of us not skilled in the culinary arts. In fact, a couple of my favorite recipes came

from Self.

When it came to health advice, the tips always were well-researched and came from credible sources.

I stopped subscribing to another fitness magazine because I lost confidence in the health information it was handing out. I never had that problem with Self.

No matter what the topic, somehow Self magazine made me feel as if I had learned something, and I was able to use a tip or two in my everyday life. Or at the least, it inspired me to try to do something. At one time, I even had a binder full of the interesting stuff I had culled from its pages.

Perhaps I shouldn’t be so sad.

After all, Conde Nast just shut down the print version; the magazine’s website reportedly will continue, and special print editions still are possible.

However, it just won’t be the same; alas, it won’t be easy to replace my Self.

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Inspiration can come from just about anywhere, it seems. For those of us who try to always look on the bright side, the search for cheerleaders never ends.

No, not the kind who do backflips and shout through megaphones at sporting events (not that there’s anything wrong with that), but the people and things that make us want to try harder and aspire to something better.

Sadly, I’ve lost one of my favorite cheerleaders, one that had been with me for more than 25 years. The print edition of Self magazine, which started in 1979, ended with the January issue, replaced for subscribers by Glamour.

Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against Glamour magazine, having at one time subscribed to it, too. But if you’ve seen my column photo, you probably can guess that “glamorous” isn’t one of the words used to describe me. But I digress.

As something of a magazine junkie, I’ve subscribed to any number of publications over the years. Some I keep around for a year or two, others for a little longer.

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The department received a Project of the Year award from the Chicago metro chapter of the American Public Works Association for its replacement of the Franklinville Road bridge just north of Route 176 and west of Woodstock.

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family and grandchildren.

Vicky leaves two sons, Dr. Sean E. McCauley and his wife, Dr. Jennifer McCauley of Shirley and Ryan W. McCauley of Winchendon; two sisters, Donna R. Beise of Ham Victoria J. “Vicky” Blake, 68, of Gardner died Sunday, Lake, MN and Mary Pat Blake of Harvard, IL; three grandchildren, Ella, Adelyn and February 5, 2017 in Beaumont Rehabilitation & Skilled Austin McCauley; three nieces, Dena Beise, Nursing Center of Worcester, Heidi Christopher, and Alison Bagneschi and her daughter Isabella; three nephews, following a long illness.

John Beise, Jeff Beise and Aaron Barrett; and Born in Gardner on several great-nieces and great-nephews.

November 18, 1948, she was the daughter She was predeceased by her twin sister, of the late Dr. Edward A. Blake and Dena Virginia J. Blake who died in 1996; and by (Turnmire) Blake.

Vicky graduated from Gardner High School her former husband, William P. McCauley who died in 2004. with the Class of 1966. During her high Funeral Services will be held Saturday, school years, she was a baton twirler with February 11th from the Boucher Funeral the GHS Marching Band. She earned her Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner with certificate in medical transcribing in 1968.

Vicky was employed by Cushing Academy a Mass at 11:00 a.m. in Annunciation Parish/ Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 135 of Ashburnham as an administrative assistant for 20 years, retiring in 2015. Following Nichols Street, Gardner. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Gardner. Calling hours will retirement she worked in the Pro Shop of be held Saturday, February 11th from 9:30 the Gardner Municipal Golf Course.

Vicky was a member of the former Sacred a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contribuHeart of Jesus Church of Gardner. tions to benefit the GHS Color Guard She enjoyed sewing, and was extremely and Marching Band may be made to the talented in arts and crafts. She enjoyed spending time golfing, bowling, dancing and Williams-Rockwell Educational Gift Fund, c/o Mayor of Gardner’s Office, 95 Pleasant listening to music. She loved going to the Street, Gardner, MA 01440. Please note in beach and spending time at the ocean. Her memory of Victoria J. Blake. greatest joy was spending time with her Born: November 18, 1948 Died: February 5, 2017

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In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and two infant daughters.

KATHLEEN EHLENBURG The visitation will be Thursday, February Born: May 19, 1938 9, 2017, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Died: February 6, 2017 Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave (IL Rt 176), Crystal Lake. The Kathleen “Kathie” Ehlenburg, a lifelong resident of Woodstock, passed away at her funeral service will be Friday, February 10, home Monday, February 6, 2017 surrounded beginning at 11:00am at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Historic Campus), 178 McHenry by her beloved family.

Ave, Crystal Lake. Rev. Larry Tieman will ofBorn on May 19, 1938 she was the daughficiate.

Interment will follow at Greenwood ter of Robert and Lorraine Lowe. On May 15, 1970 she and Ron “Ronnie” Ehlenburg united Cemetery, Greenwood.

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pated in the prayer line at The Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry. He was also a member of The Knights of Columbus Council #1288.

JAMES L. CLINGINGSMITH Known for having a great love of his family, Born: May 4, 1937 he took great pride in spending time with his Died: February 5, 2017 grandchildren and being involved with their James Louis Clingingsmith, activities.

James is survived by his wife of 56 years, age 79, of Woodstock, Joan; three sons, James Jr. (Chris) Clingingformerly of Arlington Heights, passed away Sunday, Febru- smith, Michael (Kelly) Clingingsmith, Patrick ary 5, 2017 surrounded by his Clingingsmith; five grandchildren, Katie (Ken) Winkelman, James III (Dana) Clingingsmith, loving family.

He was born May 4, 1937 in Malden, MO to Brittany Clingingsmith, Ashley Clingingsmith, Oda L. and Helen (Minton) Clingingsmith. On Michael Clingingsmith Jr.; three great-grandAugust 6, 1960, he married the love of his life, children, Emmett, Everett, Colton; two sisters, Billie Jean (Gary) Pearson and Marylee Joan L. Clancy, in Daguscahonda, PA. Thomas.

James proudly served in the United States James was preceded in death by his Air Force as a Special Forces Intelligence parents. field operative from 1955 until 1960. He was an Atomic Veteran, who served with the Friends and neighbors may gather from Joint Task Force Seven in the Spring of 1958, 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m, Friday, February 10, and participated in Operation Hardtack on 2017, at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Johnston Island for atomic bomb testing. He Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050. The fualso worked on the security detail for Dr. Von neral Mass will be at 3:00 p.m. Interment will Braun. be in The Church of Holy Apostles Cemetery.

While residing in Arlington Heights, James In lieu of flowers, donations may be made was very active as a Scout Master with The to the The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scouts, Indian W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050, or Guides, and the local youth softball team, of to the St. Vincent dePaul Society, c/o The which he helped organize and coach. For over Church of Holy Apostles.

25 years, he was a valued sales engineer for For information, please contact Justen Stackpole Carbon Company in St. Mary’s, PA. Funeral Home & Crematory at 815-385-2400, James eventually started his own sales rep or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends service for carbon graphite products. may leave an on-line condolence message for James was a devout member and particihis family.

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Born: June 15, 1931; in Chicago, IL Died: February 4, 2017; in Marengo, IL Mary A. Frasher, 85, of Marengo passed away February 4, 2017 at her home.

She was born June 15, 1931 in Chicago to Henry and Delia (O’Neal) McTigue. On October 28, 1950 she married Harold L. Frasher.

While living in Chicago Mary worked as a dental assistant. She then changed focus and worked at Motorola for a short time before ultimately working at Jewel Tea Company, first in Palatine and then at other stores. Mary worked there for many years prior to her retirement.

Mary was very active with her church community at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Marengo. She enjoyed bowling every Tuesday and playing cards with friends. She also liked to frequent the casino to play the penny slots on occasion. Mary also loved to travel. More than anything, she loved her family and will be missed by all.

She is survived by her children, Harold L. Frasher Jr., Henry (Deborah) Frasher, Mary (Robert) Todd, Linda (Cesar) Aviles, and Jeffrey (Susan) Frasher; her grandchildren, Hank Frasher, John (Sarah) Frasher, Jennifer Todd, Carrie Todd, Suzanne (Nicholas) Jepson, Kristen (Justin) Martinez, Belinda (Steven) Hardy, Amanda (Bryan) Powell, Amy Frasher, Katie Frasher, Emily Frasher; and her great-grandchildren, Anna, Tristan, Michaela, Kendall, James, Thomas, Paige, Alexander, Azalea,

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She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Hank (Anne) McTigue and Jack (Lorraine) McTigue; her husband, Harold L. Frasher Sr.; and her close relatives, Bud (Marge) Forge.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 9:00pm on Wednesday, February 8 at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Hwy., Marengo. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am on Thursday, February 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo.

Interment will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or at MelissaVosburg.org in memory and support of a dear friend who passed from brain cancer.

For information call the funeral home at 815568-8131. Online condolences may be made at www.marengo-unionfuneralhome.com.

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• Continued from page A12 Born: July 3, 1935; in Darby, PA Died: February 5, 2017; in Huntley, IL

EDWIN D. HALDEMAN JR. Edwin D. Haldeman Jr., 85, of Harvard passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Harvard Care Center Nursing Home.

Arrangements are pending with Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St. Harvard, IL 60033. For more information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400

ADELINE M. HENNESSY Adeline M. Hennessy, 87, of Huntley passed away February 5, 2017 at Centegra Hospital

GERMAINE C. HENNINGFIELD

Born: September 21, 1933; in Burlington, WI Died: February 4, 2017; in Volo, IL Germaine C. “Gerry” Henningfield, age 83, of Volo, died Saturday, February 4, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born September 21, 1933 in Burlington, Wisconsin to Frank and Anna (Spieker) May. On November 28, 1953, she married Leo Henningfield in Burlington. Raised in Burlington, Gerry was a resident of Volo since 1966. She also lived in Denver for two years and Mundelein for nearly 10 years. For the majority of her lifetime, Gerry was a homemaker. An avid seamstress, she also liked to knit and enjoyed a love of reading.

Gerry was very active throughout her lifetime in several organizations. She was a member of the Lake County Association for Home and Community Education, a volunteer with the former Centegra-Northern Illinois Medical Center, a member of the Centegra-NIMC Auxiliary, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 491, a member of Women of the Moose Unit #1328, Senior Citizens of Wauconda, and a member of The Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry.

Survivors include seven children, Gerald (Joy) Henningfeld of Wauconda, Deborah (Dick) Quagliano of Barrington, Elaine (Robert) Witte of North Port, FL, Barb (Rich) Sheldon of Crystal Lake, JoAnne (Dan) Coughlin of Libertyville, Michael (Nancy) Henningfield of McHenry, Patrick (Sharon) Henningfield of LaGrange; 16 grandchildren, Corey, Bryant, B.J., Michael, Anthony, Colleen, Ben, Stephanie, Steven, Greg, Brian, Sarah, Sean, Marcus, Jack, and Alex; 8½ great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Bernice Mitchell of East Troy, Wisconsin, and Genevieve (John) Jensen of Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.

In addition to her parents, Gerry was preceded in death by her husband, Leo, in 2007; a brother, Adrian May; and a sister, Helen

LORIE JO HOGAN

Born: June 14, 1958; in Elgin, IL Died: January 29, 2017; in Harvard, IL Lorie Jo Hogan, 58, of Harvard passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 29, 2017.

She was born June 14, 1958 in Elgin, IL to James E. and Carla J. (Latham) Olson.

Lorie worked at Plaspros Inc. in McHenry, IL for nearly 25 years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Lorie married William M. Hogan on February 17, 1979 in Woodstock, IL. He preceded her in death on December 29, 2004.

Survivors include her children, Theresa (Marty) Palmer of Belvidere, IL, Bridget (Sean) Yamane of Glendale, AZ and Phillip Hogan of Beach Park, IL; her mother, Carla Olson of Crystal Lake; grandchildren, JoJo and Max Palmer, Kate and Kai Yamane; her companion of 10 years, Scott Nowicki of Harvard; sisters, Tracy (Mark) Pfuehler and Vicki (Peter) Turner both of Palm Coast, FL; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, spouse and one son, Patrick Hogan.

A memorial gathering will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2017 at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St. Harvard, IL 60033; a Time of Remembrance will be at 2:30 p.m.

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JOHN JOSEPH KRALL John Joseph Krall, age 70, of Cary passed away February 6, 2017.

Arrangements are pending at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home. 847-639-3817 or kahlemoore.com.

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Eugene J. Green, 81, of Sun City, Huntley, passed away on Sunday evening, February 5, 2017 at his home following a lengthy illness.

He was born July 3, 1935 in Darby, Pennsylvania the son of Frank and Marie (Doogan) Green. He enjoyed living in Sun City, playing golf and watching sports. He particularly enjoyed watching the Goebbert grandchildren and their sports accomplishments.

He is survived by Pauline of Huntley; his children, Eugene, Linda and Timothy; and his grandchildren, especially Laura and Danielle.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Francis.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9th and the family will greet friends prior at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley.

Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Huntley.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

For more information please call 847-5158772 or online condolences can be directed to www.defiorejorgensen.com.

Poepping.

Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation resumes at The Church of Holy Apostles Friday from 9:00 a.m. to the time of the funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in The Church of Holy Apostles Cemetery, McHenry.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, her family suggests Masses or a memorial tribute made to JourneyCare Foundation, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for her family.

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EUGENE J. GREEN

in McHenry.

Arrangements are pending with the James A. O’Connor Funeral Home in Huntley. For information call (847) 669-5111.

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LISA B. STAHLECKER KUBIAK

Born: September 25, 1960; in Woodstock, IL Died: February 6, 2017; in Belding, MI

He was born April 19, 1944, in Chicago, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Landt. A true Chicagoan, he was raised in the neighborhood of Irving Park in Chicago and attended Murphy Elementary and Schurz High School. He studied automotive mechanics at Midway Technical Institute. He also graduated from the Tool & Die Institute in 1970. He began his career working for Mayflower Olsen Brothers and was a member of Teamsters Union 705. He worked for over 25 years as a machinist at Finkl Steel until 2015.

As a boy, Dave was always on the go. He enjoyed playing board games and card games with his sister, Louise. His thirst for knowledge was insatiable. He enjoyed reading, note taking, and doing crossword puzzles. He loved nature and was an avid bird-watcher. His children and grandchildren made him immensely proud. He enjoyed Boy Scout camping trips, hiking, and fishing. Later in life, Grampa Dave was often seen on the sidelines of football and soccer fields cheering on his grandchildren.

He was known to arrive at summer barbecues toting bags of yard games, glow sticks and sparklers for the kids and Jameson’s Irish Whiskey for the adults. His love of Irish folklore and songs has been forever etched in our minds. He was a fierce protector, had a kind heart, and a beautiful smile that would brighten any room. He has left a void in our lives that will never be filled.

He is survived by his sister, Louise (Enrico) Alberti (née Landt); former wife, Danuta Wojcicka Landt (née Wegrzyn); sons, Michael (Karen) Landt, Steven (Elisabeth) Landt, David L. Landt, Paul (Basia) Wojcicki, and Daniel (Ania) Landt; grandchildren, Mary Cate, Aidan, Delaney, Thomas, Samantha, Christian, Amelia, and Izabella; nieces, Anna Marie (Shawn) Hearn (née Alberti) and Lisa (Joseph) Conte (née Alberti); nephew, Shaun (Katy) Barkman; and many loving family members.

He was preceded in death by his best friend and former wife, Karen Landt (née Barkman); his parents, Harvey and Florence Landt; and by his baby brother, Richard Landt.

A Celebration of Dave’s life is scheduled for Friday, February 10, 2017 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 West Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to help offset the burial expenses. Online condolences may be submitted at querhammerandflagg.com.

Lisa B. Stahlecker Kubiak, 56, of Belding, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at home under the loving care of her family and Hospice.

Lisa was born on September 25, 1960 in Woodstock, IL, the daughter of Helmuth and Vera (Plesko) Stahlecker. She graduated from Woodstock High School with the Class of 1978 and later graduated from Grand Valley State University with a degree in art therapy. For the concern and love of her children Lisa put her career aside to stay home with her children during their formative years and when in high school Lisa began a successful career as an artist.

She had a lifelong love of art whether it was in pottery, glass or painting. She gave much of herself in teaching art at the high school and brought out the best in many of her students.

She had recently served as a substitute teacher in the Belding School District. Lisa had a deep faith and love for her Savior Jesus Christ.

She had a true love of family and friends and will be greatly missed by all. She was married on August 14, 1982 in Woodstock, II to Paul R. Kubiak.

Lisa is loved and survived by her husband, Paul and their children, Celia Kubiak of Grand Rapids, Casey Kubiak (Autumn King) of Belding, Curtis (Desiree) Kubiak of Madison Heights, Cody Kubiak of Grand Rapids; her grandchildren, Vera and Keegan; her siblings, Karen Stahlecker of Woodstock, IL, Helmuth Stahlecker III “Sandy” (Karen Stahlecker Kush) of Chicago, Ruth (Greg) Rish of Cedar Springs, Timothy Stahlecker of Cadillac; her brother in law, Herman Kubiakof Belding; and several nieces and nephews.

Lisa was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister Connie.

In keeping with her wishes cremation has taken place. A celebration of her life will take place on 3:00 PM Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Teen Center Warehouse 715 Kiddville Rd., Belding with Pastor William Overton officiating. Visitation with the family will be one hour before the service. Following the service a luncheon will take place. Please dress casual for the service.

Memorials may be given to the wishes of the family.

DOROTHY A. STOFFEL Funeral care and cremation services were Born: April 23, 1925 entrusted to Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Died: February 5, 2017 Home, Belding.

Messages of condolence may also be given Dorothy A. Stoffel, age 91, of Elgin, formerly at www.jffh.com. of Johnsburg, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Presence St. Joseph Hospital.

She was born April 23, 1925 in North Chicago, to Anthony and Frances (Jereb) Hanzel.

DAVID PETER LANDT Currently of Elgin, Dorothy spent the last ten Born: April 19, 1944; in Chicago, IL years residing at Fox Point in McHenry. She Died: February 5, 2017; in McHenry, IL and her husband, James, resided in Johnsburg for over 38 years.

David Peter Landt, 72, of Crystal Lake, died Dorothy was a devout member of St. John Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, surrounded by his loving the Baptist Catholic Church. She enjoyed prayfamily.

ing the rosary with the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, and was active with the St. John “Keenagers,” and a member of The Woman’s Catholic Order of Foresters, St. Agatha Court 777. She loved cooking for friends and family, volunteering at church and enjoyed playing bingo with her friends. She will be missed dearly by many.

Dorothy is survived by her four children, James Stoffel, Margaret Stoffel, Patricia Stoffel, Elizabeth (Dan) Marchiori; six grandchildren, Audrey Stoffel, Natalie Stoffel, Daniela Marchiori, Caroline Marchiori, Michael Marchiori, Mia Marchiori; one great-grandchild, Reggie; and her sister, Rosalie (Frank) Mlinar.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Stoffel in 1986; her brother, Harold Hanzel; and her sister, Lorraine (the late Frank) Volino.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation will resume at the funeral home on Friday at 8:30 a.m. The funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church Street, Johnsburg, IL 60051. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for Dorothy’s family.

ZELMER TURNER

Born: November 21, 1938; in Verda, KY Died: February 6, 2017; in McHenry, IL Zelmer “Jim” Turner, age 78, of McHenry, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.

Jim was born November 21, 1938 in Verda, Kentucky to Mayo and Maddie (Rapier) Turner. Formerly of Crystal Lake, Jim was a resident of McHenry for 47 years. For over 35 years, he was a truck driver for Local 301 of the Teamsters Union. He was veteran of the U.S. Army.

An avid fisherman, Jim fished locally at the McHenry Dam, and also traveled to Canada where he enjoyed fishing trips. He also loved to play cards, especially pinochle and cribbage. In his younger years, he played softball.

Jim is survived by his five children, Donna (Larry) Kenyon of Park Ridge, New Jersey, Deb (Rich) Steege of Ottawa, Illinois, Diana (Jack ) Winger of Lake Geneva, Ronald Turner of Lake Zurich, and Randy Turner of Rockford; twelve grandchildren, Kenneth, Ashley, Bradley, Michael, Hunter, Catie, Eric, Connor, Alyssa, Troy, AJ, Ian; two great-grandchildren, Leanna and Timmy.

In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra, on September 14, 2015; and his siblings, Rocky Turner, Elizabeth Lewis, Ben Turner, and Carla Youngblood.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2017 at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J.

Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation will resume Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be in Windridge Memorial Park Cemetery in Cary.

For those wishing to send an expression of sympathy, his family suggests memorials to The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, c/o Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Development & Alumni Relations, 420 E. Superior St., Arthur J. Rubloff Building, 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence for Jim’s family.

GARY CHARLES WEIGHTMAN Born: January 12, 1945 Died: February 2, 2017

Gary Charles Weightman, 72, of Federal Way, WA, passed away on February 2, 2017 after battling an illness since last October.

He was born to Anna (Miller) and Charles Weightman on January 12, 1945 and grew up in Crystal Lake, IL. He studied accounting at Northern Illinois University and Walton School of Business and was stationed in Morocco during the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Naval Intelligence. In 1973, Gary married his loving wife, Linda Platt, in Charlotte, NC for the start of 43 wonderful years of marriage.

For many years, he owned Cardunal Office Supply in West Dundee, IL with his brother while being an active member of the Lions Club. Gary always enjoyed golfing, fishing, playing cards and games, taking road trips, cheering on his favorite sports teams, meeting new people, and most of all, spending time with his family and friends. He was a loyal, devoted, and proud family man. In 2009, Gary and Linda moved west to spend more time with their daughter and her family. He soaked up every minute with them.

Gary is survived by his wife, Linda (Platt) Weightman of Federal Way, WA; daughter, Angie and her husband, Rich Meyer of Seattle, WA; grandchildren, Ayana and Forest Meyer; brother, Jack and Mary Weightman of Algonquin, IL; and many friends and extended family.

He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Charles and Anna Weightman.

Gary will be greatly missed – especially his big smile and laugh, good-natured, kind, and positive personality.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lions Club at lcif.org.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 2500 S. 370th Street, Federal Way, WA in the Kloshe Illahee Clubhouse from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

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THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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“THE ART OF MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS”

WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 WHERE: Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin COST & INFO: Hosted by Tom Wendt, certified DreamBuilder Coach. Open to ages 18 and older. Free. Registration required.

Information: 847-458-3144 or www.aapld.org.

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ENGINEERING INFORMATION SESSION

WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 WHERE: McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Learn about guaranteed admission opportunities through the Engineering Pathways Partnership Program with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and other engineering opportunities at MCC. Free. Information: www. mchenry.edu/engineering.

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DHS SESSION

WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. Feb. 8 WHERE: Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin COST & INFO: Learn about Illinois Department of Human Services Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Home Services (for those in danger of going into nursing homes or institutions). Free. Registration required. Information: 847-4583144 or www.aapld.org.

SCREEN DONATION – Members of the Rotary Club of McHenry presented a motorized movie screen donated by Ron and Linda Bykowski to VFW Post 4600. The large screen was installed by club members Tom Webb, Don Tonyan and Denis Buch. The Rotary Club’s weekly lunch meeting is at noon every Thursday at the VFW, 3002 W. Route 120. Visitors are welcome. Pictured (back row, from left) are Buch, Donald Arvidson, Dawn Cassidy-Turner, Webb, Phil Sweeney, Michael Hein and Ron Newman; (middle row) John Halbleib, Phil Bartmann, William McLemore, VFW Commander Bob Lungren and Ron Bykowski; and (front row) Robert Blake and Tonyan.

Fox Lake

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The 10th annual Polar Plunge will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Blvd.

Participants will jump into Nippersink Lake to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois. Each participant must raise a minimum of $100 in donations, which will benefit Special Olympics athletes in Lake and McHenry counties. Incentive prizes will be awarded to those who collect $250, $500 and $1,000 in donations.

Check-in is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. onsite the day of the event.

Those younger than 18 must have a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.

To register, visit www.soill.org/ polar-plunge.

FELLOWSHIP AND FUN – The Middle School Youth Group from St. John’s Lutheran Church met Jan. 15 for an evening of games and fellowship. Pictured (from left) are Ben Quint, Madison Kastning, India Quint-Huddleston, Isabella Furst, Faith Higgins, Grace Rogers and Jessica Meyer.

Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Illinois

Crystal Lake

McHenry County College to host sessions for those interested in becoming Volunteer Literacy tutors McHenry County College is hosting free orientation sessions for anyone who is interested in becoming a volunteer literacy tutor for reading, math and/or English language skills. Literacy tutor orientation sessions are available from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in Room A342 or from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 25 in Room A372.

MCC’s Adult Education Department provides county residents with an opportunity to tutor adult students in reading, math or English as a Second Language.

Tuturs must be at least 18 years old or older. A literacy volunteer tutor does not have to speak a second language or have any teaching experience. Volunteers will

receive free basic training. Instructional materials are provided, along with support from MCC’s Adult Education staff and faculty.

No registration is required to attend the information session. For information, call Marie Day at 815-455-8542 or visit www.mchenry.edu/volunteer.

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CLIFFORD L. SNOW Clifford L. “Jack” Snow, age 78, of Poplar Grove, formerly of Cary, passed away on Sunday in Casa Grande, AZ. For information, please call Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee. 847-426-3436 www.millerfuneralhomedundee.com.

EILEEN M. WOLFF

Born: August 20, 1933; in Chicago, IL Died: February 4, 2017; in Crystal Lake, IL Eileen M. Wolff, 83, formerly of Huntley, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at her home in Crystal Lake following a lengthy illness.

She was born August 20, 1933 in Chicago, the daughter of James E. and Esther (Pfenning) O’Connor. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, William E. Wolff on May 4, 1957. The couple made their home in Crystal Lake and they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2007. She enjoyed shopping, puzzles, vacations on the beach and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Eileen’s family brought her the most joy, she had many lifelong friends whom she cherished. She will be deeply missed.

She is survived by her children, Scott (Phyllis) Wolff, Jeffrey (Lavon) Wolff, Lynn (Michael) Cosley, William Wolff and Patricia (Brian) Heinkel; her seventeen grandchildren, Thomas, Jason, William, Jennifer, Christopher, Jaclyn, Courtney, Kelsey, Kendall, Jarett, Justin, Joseph, Kyle, Sydney, Teddy, Joshua & Matthew; her eight great-grandchildren, C.J., Teagan, Jaden, Rylan, Cameron, Hunter, Isabella & Luca; her brothers, Glenn O’Connor and James (Rosemary) O’Connor; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William; her daughter, Lori; and her brother, Roy O’Connor.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9th, at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass on Friday, February 10th, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church.

For more information please call 847515-8772 or online condolences can be made to www.defiorejorgensen.com.

STATE ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Ill. Senate discusses budget privately, takes no vote

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate passed another day in Springfield without a vote on its much-anticipated budget compromise.

Democrats and Republicans discussed the plan separately in private meetings lasting hours Tuesday.

But there were no votes on the plan.

For weeks, Democratic and Republican leaders have been discussing ways to break a nearly John Cullerton two-year budget stalemate.

Chicago Democratic Senate President John Cullerton and Republican leader Christine Radogno of Lemont hoped Christine they had a compromise budget to present shortly Radogno after the new year.

But they failed twice in January to call it for a vote.

The wide-reaching proposal would raise income taxes to tame a multibillion-dollar deficit.

It also includes business-friendly changes in law and a local property tax freeze that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has insisted on.

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Death of worker at Geneva tower ruled accidental

GENEVA – Authorities said the death of a maintenance worker at a Geneva tower has been classified as an accident.

An autopsy by the Kane County medical examiner’s office found that 47-yearold Donald Tentler of West Dundee died Friday of asphyxiation because of mechanical compression of his neck.

Toxicology tests are pending, but the coroner’s office said the death is being classified as accidental.

Officials said the worker was crushed in an aerial lift while working on a sign at Geneva Commons, a strip mall in Geneva.

Emergency crews found Tentler dead by the time they responded to a report of an industrial accident.

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Illinois secretary of state seeks funds for mailings

CHICAGO – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is asking lawmakers to help bring in money by allowing advertising on vehicle registration reminders that are mailed out to millions of homes each year.

The idea is to avoid a repeat of October 2015, when White’s office temporarily stopped mailing the annual renewal notice because of a lack of funding in the midst of the budget impasse, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The number of people fined for failing to register their vehicles in time skyrocketed during the 10 months the mailers didn’t go out.

Lawmakers eventually approved some money to resume the mailings, but that measure expired Jan. 1. White spokesman Dave Druker said the notices will continue for now, but that money will eventually be needed to keep them going.

About 9.6 million renewal notices are mailed annually, and it costs about $450,000 a month in postage to send the reminders. The office has tried to push email reminders to cut down on costs and prevent fines, but only 2.5 million drivers have signed up.

Druker said officials hope much of the cost could be covered if lawmakers approve legislation that would allow companies to buy advertising space on the notices.

Advertising chosen by the secretary of state’s office wouldn’t equal an endorsement of a product but strictly be a way to bring in more funds, Druker said.

This isn’t the first time the office has explored selling advertising.

Lawmakers asked White in 2011 to study the possibility of allowing corporations to sponsor license plates in order to generate more money for Illinois, but it was determined the program wouldn’t bring in substantial profits.

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Trucking bed, body company to add 250 jobs in Quincy

QUINCY – A trucking bed and body company said it plans to expand in western Illinois, eventually adding as many as 250 jobs.

The Quincy Herald-Whig reported Monday that Quincy-based Knapheide Manufacturing Co. will build an additional facility in Quincy over the next year.

The 188,000-square-foot facility will be just south of the company’s existing

480,000-square-foot facility. Construction is scheduled to start March 1 and be finished by Feb. 28, 2018.

Knapheide officials said the expansion will create 250 new jobs in manufacturing, installation and various support roles.

The company already has about 1,200 workers in Quincy and is one of the city’s largest employers.

The company makes steel service truck bodies and truck beds. Current company leaders represent the sixth-generation of the Knapheide family.

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Adviser admits to stealing $1M from pro athlete clients

WASHINGTON – A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to embezzling $1 million from four clients, including former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and former NBA All-Star Glen Rice.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release that 55-year-old Brian Ourand of Chicago pleaded guilty to wire fraud Monday in federal court in Washington.

In his plea agreement, Ourand admitted to stealing money from his pro athlete clients for his personal use and others’.

Ourand’s employer reimbursed the athletes for their losses.

Ourand faces a term of 33 to 41 months in prison at sentencing on May 2. He also will be required to pay restitution.

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Center to prepare inmates for life outside prison

KEWANEE – The Illinois Department of Corrections is opening its first facility for offenders nearing the end of their sentences where they can learn important life skills.

The Life Skills Re-entry Center is located in a former youth correctional site in the western Illinois town of Kewanee that had been targeted for closure.

The new facility will teach inmates skills to help them readjust to society outside of prison, such as how to manage a bank account, get a job or use the latest technology.

In a news release Monday, IDOC Director John Baldwin said the center is aimed at ending a “revolving door” in which nearly half of inmates who leave state custody return within three years.

The facility will begin taking inmates as early as Feb. 16.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS While the new documents don’t Military leaders: Budget caps cripple armed forces specifically mention her term as

WASHINGTON – Pleading for a repeal of a law that strictly limits defense spending, a panel of four-star military officers warned lawmakers Tuesday that the fiscal constraints are crippling the military’s ability to respond to threats around the world.

Appearing before the House Armed Services Committee, the officers delivered a message that appears to grow grimmer each time it’s delivered. It echoed President Donald Trump, who promised to reinvest in a “depleted” military although annual defense spending is more than $600 billion.

“You’ve been lacking a little equipment, we’re going to load it up. You’re going to get a lot of equipment,” Trump said at Central Command on Monday.

Each of the military services have delivered to Congress plans for increasing the 2017 defense budget by more than $30 billion to acquire new jet fighters, armored vehicles, improved training and more.

David Pearce and his daughter, Crissy Pearce, hold signs Tuesday outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. President Donald Trump’s travel ban faced its biggest legal test yet Tuesday as a panel of federal judges prepared to hear arguments from the administration and its opponents about two fundamentally divergent views of the executive branch and the court system.

first lady, the unusual statement about her expected income drew swift condemnation from ethics watchdogs as inappropriate profiteering from her high-profile position, which is typically centered on public service.

The statement came Monday in a libel lawsuit the first lady re-filed in a state trial court in Manhattan. Mrs. Trump has been suing the corporation that publishes the Daily Mail’s website over a now-retracted report that claimed she once worked as an escort. In the filing Monday, Mrs. Trump’s lawyers argued that the report was not only false and libelous, but also damaged her ability to profit off her high profile and affected her business opportunities.

Prince William calls for end to mental illness stigma

LONDON – Prince William is speaking out about ending the stigma surrounding mental health treatment.

William told a gathering of health First lady: High profile could writers in London on Monday that treating mental health with the mean millions for brand same respect as physical health WASHINGTON – First lady Me“should be the norm.” lania Trump has said little about He called the United Kingdom’s what she intends to do with her suicide rate among men under age prominent position. But in new court documents, her lawyers said 40 “an appalling stain on our society.” William said telling someone that the “multiyear term” during which she “is one of the most pho- when you can’t cope “is a positive step and a sign of strength, not tographed women in the world” could mean millions of dollars for weakness.” her personal brand.

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Judges hammer attorneys in Muslim travel ban case

By SUDHIN THANAWALA The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump’s travel ban faced its toughest test yet Tuesday as a panel of appeals court judges hammered away at the government’s arguments that the ban was motivated by terrorism fears but also directed pointed questions to an attorney who claimed it unconstitutionally targeted Muslims.

The contentious hearing before three judges on the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals focused narrowly on whether a restraining order issued by a lower court should remain in effect while a challenge to the ban proceeds. But the judges also jumped into the larger constitutional questions surrounding Trump’s order, which temporarily suspended the nation’s refugee program and immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries that have raised terrorism concerns.

The hearing was conducted by phone – an unusual step – and broadcast live from the court’s website to a record audience.

Judge Richard Clifton, a George W. Bush nominee, asked an attorney representing Washington state and Minnesota, which are challenging the ban, what evidence he had that the ban was motivated by religion.

“I have trouble understanding why we’re supposed to infer religious animus when in fact the vast majority of Muslims would not be affected.”

Only 15 percent of the world’s Muslims were affected, the judge said, citing his own calculations. He added that the “concern for terrorism from those connected to radical Islamic sects is hard to deny.”

Noah Purcell, Washington state’s solicitor general, cited public statements by Trump calling for a ban on the entry of Muslims to the U.S. He said the states did not have to show every Muslim is harmed, only that the ban was

motivated by religious discrimination.

Clifton also went after the government’s attorney, asking whether he denied statements by Trump and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who said recently that Trump asked him to create a plan for a Muslim ban.

“We’re not saying the case shouldn’t proceed, but we are saying that it is extraordinary for a court to enjoin the president’s national security decision based on some newspaper articles,” said August Flentje, who argued the case for the Justice Department.

Under questioning from Clifton, Flentje did not dispute that Trump and Giuliani made the statements.

Judge Michelle T. Friedland, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, asked whether the government has any evidence connecting the seven nations to terrorism.

Flentje told the judges that the case was moving fast and the government had not yet included evidence to support the ban. Flentje cited a number of Somalis in the U.S. who, he said, had been connected to the al-Shabab terrorist group.

The ban has upended travel to the U.S. for more than a week and tested the new administration’s use of executive power.

The live broadcast of the oral arguments on the court’s YouTube site had 137,000 connections – by far the largest audience for an oral argument since the 9th Circuit began live streaming about two years ago, said David Madden, a spokesman for the court. Some news outlets also carried the live stream.

Whatever the court eventually decides, either side could ask the Supreme Court to intervene.

The government asked the appeals court to restore Trump’s order, saying that the president alone has the power to decide who can enter or stay in the U.S. Several states insist that it is unconstitutional.

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DeVos ekes out confirmation

VP Pence casts historic vote

By MARIA DANILOVA The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval only by the historic tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence.

Two Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in a marathon effort to derail the nomination of the wealthy Republican donor. The Senate historian said Pence’s vote was the first by a vice president to break a 50-50 tie on a Cabinet nomination.

Despite the win, DeVos emerged bruised from the highly divisive nomination fight. Opposed by half the Senate, she faced criticism, even ridicule for lack of experience and confusion during her confirmation hearing. At one point, she said some schools should have guns because of the threat of grizzly bears.

And there has been scathing opposition from teachers unions and civil rights activists over her support of charter schools and her conservative religious ideology.

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Vice President Mike Pence swears in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington as DeVos’ husband, Dick DeVos, watches.

President Donald Trump accused Democrats of seeking to torpedo education progress. In a tweet before the vote, he wrote, “Betsy DeVos is a reformer, and she is going to be a great Education Sec. for our kids!”

DeVos was sworn in hours after the Senate vote by Pence, who told the new Cabinet member: “I wasn’t just voting for you. Having seen your devotion to improving the quality of education for some of our most vulnerable children

across the nation for so many years, I was also casting a vote for America’s children.”

“I can tell you, my vote for Betsy DeVos was the easiest vote I ever cast,” Pence said.

DeVos released a statement promising to be “a tireless advocate for all students.”

“Partnering with students, parents, educators, state and local leaders, Congress and all stakeholders, we will im-

prove education options and outcomes across America,” she said.

She now takes the helm of a department charged with implementing laws affecting the nation’s public schools with no direct experience with traditional public schools. Her opponents noted that she has no experience running public schools, nor has she attended one or sent her children to one.

She also will have to address several hot-button issues in higher education, such as rising tuition costs, growing student debt and the troubled for-profit colleges, many of which have closed down, leaving students with huge loans and without a good education or job prospects.

Close attention also will be paid to how DeVos deals with sexual assault and freedom of speech on campuses.

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, emotions ran high as constituents jammed senators’ phone lines. Protesters gathered outside the Capitol, including one person in a grizzly bear costume to ridicule DeVos. Democrats and labor unions vigorously fought the nomination, suggesting that DeVos would defund traditional public schools by diverting taxpayers’ money to charter and private institutions. They cited her financial interest in organizations pushing for charter schools, although she has said she will divest those interests.

Afghanistan war gets little notice from Trump administration

By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Afghanistan, America’s longest military fight, is getting little attention so far from the Trump administration despite the protracted struggle to rein in the Taliban and battle a stubborn Islamic State affiliate there.

The conflict, now in its 16th year, got only a peripheral mention during President Donald Trump’s visit Monday to U.S. Central Command, which oversees the conflicts in the Middle East. And there’s little discussion of a revamped policy to beef up the Afghan security forces as they work to make their country secure.

America, Trump said in Tampa, expresses its gratitude to “everyone serving overseas, including our military personnel in Afghanistan.” That was it for a conflict that includes about 8,400 U.S. troops conducting counterterrorism operations against insurgents, and training and advising Afghanistan’s military.

The contrast with the U.S. effort to

defeat IS in Iraq and Syria has been striking. While Trump has given the Pentagon 30 days to come up with a new plan to defeat the self-described caliphate, there has been no similar order for Afghanistan. It’s unclear whether the White House simply wants to maintain Obama administration policies to bolster Afghan forces and keep some U.S. troops in the country for counterterror missions.

The Taliban has had “advances and eroded some of our successes,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last month in his confirmation hearing, another venue where the Afghanistan conflict attracted scant interest. The silence has in some ways reinforced the notion of Afghanistan as a modern-day “forgotten war.”

At the Pentagon, however, there is widespread expectation Mattis will take a hard look at the campaign. A retired Marine general, Mattis commanded troops there in the early days of the war, after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He is a strong supporter of the NATO coalition spearheading training and advis-

ing efforts.

Mattis spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, a day marked by a suicide bombing at the country’s Supreme Court in Kabul that killed at least 19 people. Recent attacks increasingly have targeted Afghanistan’s judiciary, underscoring the nation’s challenges.

Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is expected to update Congress on the war Thursday.

Only four months ago, the Afghanistan fight was described as a stalemate.

In testimony to Congress in September, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Afghan forces were taking a lot of casualties.

Nicholson was slightly more upbeat in December, saying the forces made progress last year despite being tested.

“What we’re seeing right now is what I would call an equilibrium, but one that’s in favor of the government,” Nicholson said at the time.

The Taliban controls about 10 percent of the population, he said. Afghanistan’s

government controls about two-thirds; the rest is contested.

Of the American forces in Afghanistan, more than 2,100 are conducting counterterrorism missions. The remainder are part of the training and advisory mission. Several hundred more U.S. forces are stationed outside the country, but can quickly deploy into the warzone from elsewhere in the region.

The military said U.S. forces conducted more than 1,000 strikes in Afghanistan last year, including 267 against the Islamic State Khorasan Province group, IS’ Afghan affiliate. Fifty-seven targeted al-Qaida.

About 300 Marines are scheduled to deploy to southern Afghanistan in April to help beef up the Afghan Army’s 215th Corps.

Corruption and leadership problems within the Afghan security forces are key concerns. Nicholson said those will be the focus this winter, as Afghans work to replace corrupt and ineffective leaders and get the troops the equipment, ammunition and food they need to fight.

By JOSEF FEDERMAN The Associated Press

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A Palestinian laborer works Tuesday at a construction site in a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem. backed by a string of Israeli governments.

But critics said the law amounts to legalized land theft. They also said it is legally problematic by imposing Israeli law on occupied land that is not sovereign Israeli territory and where its Palestinian residents do not have citizenship or the right to vote.

The Palestinians seek the West

Bank and east Jerusalem, captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, as parts of a future independent state. Most of the international community considers Israeli settlements illegal and counterproductive to peace. Some 600,000 Israelis now live in the two areas.

In Paris, Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said the law puts “the last nail in the coffin of the two-state solution”

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JERUSALEM – A new Israeli law legalizing dozens of unlawfully built West Bank settlement outposts came under heavy criticism Tuesday from some of Israel’s closest allies, as local rights groups prepared to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the measure.

Amid the uproar, the Trump administration remained quiet about the law – paving the way for further possible action by emboldened Israeli hard-liners ahead of a trip to the White House

by Israel’s prime minister next week.

The law was “a first step in a series of measures that we must take in order to make our presence in Judea and Samaria present for years, for decades, for ages,” Israeli Cabinet Minister Yariv Levin said, using the biblical name for the West Bank. “I do believe that our right over our fatherland is something that cannot be denied.”

The law, passed late Monday, sets out to legalize dozens of West Bank settler outposts built on privately owned Palestinian land. Proponents claimed the communities, home to thousands of people and in some cases decades old, were built in “good faith” and quietly

and accused the Israeli government of “trying to legalize looting Palestinian land.”

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed “deep regret” over the bill, saying it was “in contravention of international law and will have far-reaching legal consequences for Israel.”

“The secretary-general insists on the need to avoid any action that would derail the two-state solution,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Some of Israel’s closest allies, including Germany, Britain and the Czech Republic, also condemned the legislation.

Germany’s Foreign Ministry said its faith in Israel’s commitment to a twostate solution was “deeply shaken.”

Britain’s minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, said the law “damages Israel’s standing with its international partners.”

Jordan, a key Arab ally, said such “provocative acts” could “fuel the anger of Muslims and drag the region to more violence and extremism.”

Turkey’s tourism minister, Nabi Avci, visiting Israel as part of a reconciliation process, said he hoped Israel’s Supreme Court would make the “right decision” and strike down the law.

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OPINIONS

NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

OUR VIEW

Stop filing trivial bills

As far as we know, there is no sanity test for Illinois state legislators.

However, if a particular piece of legislation ever makes it to the floors of the House and Senate, we might just wind up with a roll-call list of which lawmakers are grounded in reality, and which ones are a tad kooky.

We speak of a bill sponsored by state For the record Sen. Tom Rooney, R-Rolling Meadows.

Since 2000, seven official His bill would state symbols have been added eliminate all official to a list that already had more state designations than a dozen designations.

– except the state flag, seal, slogan and song.

Rooney believes lawmakers have gone overboard with designating certain items as officially representing the state.

Since 2000, seven official state symbols have been added to a list that already had more than a dozen designations, among them the state flower, tree, bird and insect.

2001 – Official state soil: drummer silty clay loam.

2004 – Official state snack food: popcorn.

2005 – Official state reptile: painted turtle.

2005 – Official state amphibian: eastern tiger salamander.

2007 – Official state fruit: gold rush apple.

2015 – Official state vegetable: sweet corn.

2015 – Official state pie: pumpkin.

We think Rooney is right.

Illinois faces a horrific budget, debt and financial crisis – the state just got its sixth credit rating downgrade in the past two years. It would be crazy to keep doing what they’ve always done – ignore real problems and promote trivial bills instead.

Even so, some lawmakers still think it’s a good idea to introduce bills to name new official state symbols.

For example, state Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, R-Springfield, is sponsoring legislation to name shelter dogs and cats as the official state pet.

And state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Jacksonville, wants to designate corn as the official state grain.

Don’t these lawmakers have more important things to do?

It’s nutty to fiddle with trivial legislation when the state’s financial house is burning.

If Rooney’s bill ever makes it to a vote, we would hope it would pass.

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AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

Gorsuch is a gift to the country “If you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine, or in any other way interact with the courts, this is a very bad decision.” — Nancy Pelosi

My, my, she do get excited, no?

If you were on the fence about whether Neil Gorsuch should replace his like-minded fellow jurist on the nation’s top court, Pelosi’s statement should put you over that fence. Anybody who makes the decidedly former Speaker of the House that apoplectic can’t be all bad. Get him a robe, stat!

Only the most partisan, grudging and resentful of Washington politicians could find reasons to oppose this promotion for Gorsuch. The main reason most do, even if they don’t say it on the record, is because they had an opportunity before the election to replace Antonin Scalia with one of their own, thus changing the makeup of the United States Supreme Court for years, but Hillary Clinton blew the election.

So instead of crowding the court with lightweights who specialize in legalese and talk about the United States Constitution as a Living Document, whatever that means, they have in front of them another conservative, of all things, who might interpret the law instead of make it.

Not only that, but he’s young too. At all of 49 years old, he could follow in Scalia’s footsteps for decades. Say what you will about this president, he doesn’t have a tendency to go with easy or political savvy choices. Looking at his Cabinet so far, and this nomination, he apparently values competence over “diversity” and smooth political sailing.

So how extreme is Gorsuch?

So extreme that he was approved by the United States Senate to be a federal appeals court judge in Denver. Without one vote against him.

But, some of our friends on the left and The New York Times argue, this was a stolen seat! That

is, the last nominee didn’t get a fair hearing before the election.

The best Republican response comes from a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee who said that Supreme Court vacancies in the middle of presidential elections should be put off until the voters speak, because that’s “what history supports (and) common sense dictates.”

That was Joe Biden speaking as the Judiciary chairman during a Republican administration.

Dispatches say that Judge Gorsuch knows the need to protect the role of religion in America, is a proponent of a “strict reading” of the Constitution, and is often compared to, yes, Justice Scalia. That, and he has the temperament of a judge.

Call such temperament judicial.

So naturally Democrats promise to make things difficult.

But what a gift this nominee could be to the country.

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

– Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

IT’S YOUR WRITE

Protect his job as a journalist?

To the Editor: Regarding Editor Dan McCaleb’s column, “Economist says U.S. , Illinois heading in opposite directions” (Jan. 29).

Mr. McCaleb’s last statement says in so many words that Illinois lawmakers should have been in Lake in the Hills listening to Brian Westbury. Westbury is an ‘economist’ for First Trust Advisory, L.P. I don’t think lawmakers or anyone should have been listening to Westbury.

He is employed by the banking industry to preach what will work for, and be advantageous to, banks. He was praising Trump and predicting, for all the bankers in attendance, a glowing rise in the markets, job growth, and the economy in general. Why? Because Trump will get rid of banking regulations, cut taxes (for the billionaires) and decrease government spending (1 trillion for the poor on Medicaid, and 449 billion for retirees on Medicare). I don’t want my congressional representatives and Illinois representatives to buy into the Wall Street dogma.

I’m disappointed to see editor McCaleb praise this so-called economist, paid by the banking industry, as someone who should have the listening ear of our legislators. However, maybe Mr. McCaleb is trying to protect his job as a journalist.

Praise Trump’s ideology and not be

VIEWS Steven Reick Springfield this year is H.B. 378. It’s a bill that has been proposed before in the General Assembly but failed to make it out of Speaker Michael Madigan’s Rules Committee, which is where a lot of good legislation often goes to die. I picked it up and resubmitted it for consideration in this session because I believe the issue of unfunded mandates is too important to ignore.

In its simplest terms, it’s a bill that provides that if a rule is proposed under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, then any interested party may request a ruling as to whether the rule represents a new unfunded state mandate on schools.

If the rule is found to be a state

lumped as a press enemy.

Kathleen Kelly Lake in the Hills

Good job, County Board!

To the Editor: I commend our McHenry County Board for swiftly enacting their Department of Health’s Solid Waste Management program, which expanded itself to include all of unincorporated McHenry Township. It had been in the works for many years and came to a head and resolution just as the new board was being seated.

I am part of the McHenry County Nondedicated Roads Coalition and we pushed the program because of the senseless number of heavy garbage trucks that were destroying our roads.

We asked that it be expanded to all unincorporated areas of our township, even those areas with publicly maintained roads.

This time of year, as the frost comes out of the ground, is when our roads suffer the most damage. The motion to expand the program was the last item on a 700-plus page agenda of the first meeting of the new board. I asked Chairman Jack Franks, my county representatives and Reps. Yvonne Barnes, Paula Yensen, Craig Wilcox and others to not let it get sidetracked. They came forth in a bipartisan way, possibly a rarity, and

mandate, then all of the time periods for objecting shall be tolled, and no “Certificate of No Objection” may be issued (clearing the way for implementation) until the rule has been approved by a joint resolution of the General Assembly.

The bill does not stop the implementation of mandates altogether, but it will give taxpayers the opportunity to fully assess their cost and push back against their implementation.

Furthermore, the requirement of a joint resolution places political accountability upon the General Assembly to raise taxes through an unfunded mandate instead of passing it off to unelected members of a state commission or agency.

We’ve seen too many instances of federal agencies such as the EPA imposing costly restrictions upon businesses and individuals, while Congress hides behind a wall of

unaccountability. This bill short-circuits that process for state mandates on schools.

What I hope to accomplish with HB 378 is to reduce the burden of unfunded mandates by placing the political cost upon those who have to stand in front of the voters every two or four years. Given the current political climate in Illinois, I’m not optimistic for its passage. After all, it puts politicians into a position of having to take ownership of something that may cost them votes. And let’s not forget that Madigan is the gatekeeper for the House Rules Committee, and he rarely, if ever, allows bills to come to the floor of the House that would put his members on the defensive.

But those aren’t good enough reasons to not give it a try.

• State Rep. Steven Reick represents Illinois’ 63rd House District.

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got it done. It is greatly appreciated.

I live in an old, dead-end subdivision and until now, I had as many as 20 heavy trucks passing my house each week. I now have one carrier at one third the cost and it now includes leaf pickup instead of burning, which was the county’s original incentive to start the program.

Good job, County Board!

Ned Neumann McHenry

Please stay out of the streets

To the Editor: Protests everywhere. Why? Who is behind them?

For eight years, conservative Americans suffered through a progressive, hyper-liberal regime. There were not massive anti-government, anti-president rallies. After having ridiculous legislation

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jammed through the U.S. Congress, half the country gnashed their teeth angrily – for eight years – but did not clog the streets.

Remember, for every protester in the streets, there are more Americans who are accepting of, or happy with, what President Donald Trump is doing.

The American Revolutionary War lasted, interestingly, eight years. What has happened in the last two months starting on Nov. 7 can only be described as a bloodless revolution.

The left lost. The mainstream media is reeling. Hollywood is supposedly moving to Canada. Now it’s their turn to gnash teeth.

But please, stay out of the streets.

John F. Koss Crystal Lake

• Wednesday, February 8, 2017

The biggest issue in the past election was the out-of-control property taxes that are driving businesses and residents out of McHenry County and out of Illinois. I ran on a promise that I’d do my best to bring down that property tax burden by focusing on changing the way the state pays for education.

While the governor’s bipartisan task force moves to turn its framework report issued last week into legislation, I’ve looked at other ways in which we can begin to bend the cost curve of education downward.

Unfunded mandates are one of the biggest drivers of increased property taxes in McHenry County. The practice of imposing regulations and programs upon our school systems without providing the funding to pay for it, thus putting the burden upon local property owners, has gone on long enough.

One of the first bills I sponsored in

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BUSINESS

Nasdaq notches new high

By ALEX VEIGA

The Associated Press Wall Street capped a subdued day of trading Tuesday with a tiny gain and another milestone.

After spending much of the day drifting between small gains and losses, U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher, nudging the Nasdaq composite to another high, eclipsing the record it set last Friday.

Consumer goods makers and technology companies rose. Energy companies fell along with the price of crude oil.

For the most part, investors continued to focus on the latest batch of company earnings and outlooks. But traders also have an eye on lawmakers in Washington to gauge whether expectations of business-friendly policies, which helped fuel the market rally last fall, will be fulfilled.

“Certainly earnings have been supportive, but the other thing that’s been supportive is the hope that we’ll get some policy stimulus,” said Mike Baele, managing director at the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank.

“Now we’re waiting to see if that hope is justified or not.”

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 37.87 points, or 0.2 percent, to 20,090.29. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index added 0.52 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,293.08. The Nasdaq gained 10.67 points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,674.22.

The Russell 2000 index of small-com-

“Certainly earnings have been supportive, but the other thing that’s been supportive is the hope that we’ll get some policy stimulus. Now we’re waiting to see if that hope is justified or not.”

Mike Baele

managing director at the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank pany stocks fell 5.60 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,361.06.

More stocks fell than rose on the New York Stock Exchange.

Several oil and gas companies slumped as crude prices fell. Chevron fell the most among the 30 companies in the Dow, shedding $1.59, or 1.4 percent, to $111.39. Other big energy decliners included Newfield Exploration, which slid $1.69, or 4.2 percent, to $39.02, and Murphy Oil, which gave up $1.14, or 3.9 percent, to $27.95.

Energy sector stocks were the best performers in 2016, riding a rebound in oil prices on the way to a gain of 23.7 percent. This year, though, the sector is off 5.1 percent, the second-biggest decliner behind phone companies.

“Concern over additional supply coming into the market has hit some of the energy stocks,” Baele said.

Benchmark U.S. crude slid 84 cents, or 1.6 percent, to close at $52.17 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 67 cents, or 1.2 percent, to close at $55.05 a barrel in London.

Disappointing quarterly results

or outlooks weighed down several stocks, including Michael Kors. The luxury retailer, which gave weak guidance for its current quarter and cut its estimates for the year, was the biggest decliner in the S&P 500 index.

The stock slumped $4.46, or 10.8 percent, to $36.82.

General Motors fell 4.7 percent after the automaker said its earnings declined in the fourth quarter as costs increased. The stock gave up $1.73 to $35.10.

Sabre tumbled 10.5 percent after the travel industry technology provider issued a forecast for 2017 that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. The stock shed $2.60 to $22.21.

Traders bid up shares in companies that posted better-than-expected quarterly results, including health insurer Centene, which climbed $3.37, or 5.3 percent, to $67.

Emerson Electric gained 4.5 percent. The company, which makes process controls systems, valves and analytical instruments, also raised its estimates for the rest of the year. The stock rose $2.68 to $62.54.

More than half of the companies in the S&P 500 index have reported quarterly results so far, and more than 60 percent have posted earnings that beat financial analysts’ estimates, noted Erik Davidson, chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank.

“We haven’t seen a lot of earnings growth in the past several quarters, so the market is excited to see that,” Davidson said.

The major stock indexes in Europe were mixed.

Germany’s DAX index added 0.3 percent, while France’s CAC 40 was 0.5 percent lower. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 0.2 percent. Earlier in Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4 percent, while Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 rose 0.1 percent. Seoul’s Kospi slid 0.1 percent, while India’s Sensex shed 0.6 percent.

In other energy trading, wholesale gasoline fell 2 cents to $1.49 a gallon, while heating oil slid 1 cent to $1.62 a gallon. Natural gas futures gained 8 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $3.13 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Bond prices rose. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 2.39 percent from 2.41 percent late Monday.

In currency trading, the dollar rose to 112.19 yen from 111.83 on Monday.

The euro fell to $1.0696 from $1.0748.

Among metals, the price of gold added $4 to $1,236.10 an ounce. Silver added 6 cents to $17.76 an ounce. Copper fell 2 cents to $2.63 a pound.

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WORTH TALKIN’ ABOUT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

NEW YORK – On the heels of actress Melissa McCarthy’s caustic portrayal of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on “Saturday Night Live,” comedienne Rosie O’Donnell said she’s available to play President Donald Trump’s controversial adviser Steve Bannon.

On her Twitter feed Monday night, O’Donnell responded to suggestions that she play Bannon by saying “available – if called I will serve.”

McCarthy lampooned Spicer last weekend in an “SNL” sketch where she taunted reporters as “losers,” fired a water gun at the press corps and used the lectern to ram a journalist.

BUZZWORTHY

Christie Brinkley returns to SI Swimsuit Issue at age 63

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Octavia Spencer arrives at the 89th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon on Monday at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Octavia Spencer announces plans to become Hollywood producer RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Octavia Spencer is up for her second Academy Award this year, but the star of “Hidden Figures” said Monday that she has even bigger plans.

“The role I’m destined to play is to be one of the biggest producers in Hollywood,” Spencer said at the third annual Makers Conference, a women’s empowerment event sponsored by Verizon.

The actress shared her aspirations during a conversation with Gloria Steinem that kicked off the two-day conference at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Spencer received a supporting actress Oscar nod for playing Dorothy Vaughn, a black mathematician who worked at NASA, in the crowd-pleasing best picture nominee “Hidden Figures.” The actress celebrated her nomination earlier Monday at the film academy’s annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.

Spencer told the Makers crowd Monday night that she wants to continue to tell stories “that haven’t really been told.”

“I want the movies that I produce to show a broader spectrum of people in the world,” she said.

Spencer said she is working on a project about the Jonestown Massacre for HBO and developing a story about pioneering entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker.

NEW YORK – Model Christie Brinkley is returning to the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue at age 63 and this time she’s appearing with her two daughters.

Brinkley will appear with 31-year-old Alexa Ray Joel, her daughter with singer Billy Joel, and 18-year-old Sailor Brinkley Cook, in the issue coming out this month.

In an Instagram post, Brinkley thanks Sports Illustrated “for sending the powerful message that good things come in packages of every size and we do not come with an expiration date.”

Brinkley told People magazine she had thought her days of posing in a bathing suit were over when she turned 30. But she said getting to pose with her daughters convinced her to do it again.

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl appearance spurs huge sales

previous day’s roughly 5,000.

Katy Perry returns to Grammy Awards stage

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The Recording Academy also announced Tuesday that Grammy nominees Kelsea Ballerini and Lukas Graham will perform Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The show will air on CBS at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Grammy nominee Demi Lovato, Andra Day, Tori Kelly and country group Little Big Town will collaborate on a performance honoring the music of the Bee Gees and the 40th anniversary of “Saturday Night Fever.”

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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. – “A Raisin in the Sun” playwright Lorraine Hansberry, former NEW YORK – The Super Bowl was a triumph New York first lady and mentoring champifor fans of the New England Patriots, but it on Matilda Raffa Cuomo and autism and also became very lucrative for Lady Gaga. livestock advocate Temple Grandin will be The superstar singer who performed at the inducted into the National Women’s Hall of halftime show sold about 150,000 digital Fame as part of the 10-member class of 2017, albums and songs in the U.S. on Sunday, a the hall announced Tuesday.

1,000 percent increase over the day before, Joining them will be Victoria Jackson, a according to Nielsen Music. makeup artist and philanthropist; Sherry Sales of Lady Gaga’s songs “Born This Way,” Lansing, the first woman to head a major “Bad Romance” and “Poker Face” all spiked. film studio; former U.S. Rep. Clare Boothe Her albums sold more than 23,000 downloads Luce of Connecticut; actress Aimee Mullins and she had 125,000-plus song downloads. of “Stranger Things;” Carol Mutter, the first Her best-selling song on Sunday was woman Marine three-star general; geneticist “Million Reasons,” with 45,000 downloads Janet Rowley, and Alice Waters, a chef and – up nearly 900 percent compared with the sustainable agriculture advocate.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Composer-conductor John Williams is 85. ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 77. Actor Nick Nolte is 76. Comedian Robert Klein is 75. Actor-guitarist Creed Bratton (“The Office”) (The Grass Roots) is 74. Actress Brooke Adams is 68.

Actress Mary Steenburgen is 64. Author John Grisham is 62. Actor Henry Czerny (“Revenge,”

“The Tudors”) is 58. Singer Vince Neil of Motley Crue is 56. Singer-guitarist Sammy Llanas of The BoDeans is 56. Actress Missy Yager (“Manchester By the Sea”) is 49. Actress Mary McCormack is 48. Actor Seth Green (“Austin Powers,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) is 43. Actress Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”) is 33.

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A form of torture?

The treadmill’s weird history

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s the weather turns colder, Jen Forman will do what she’s always done to get her runs in: She’ll go to her treadmill in her home, press start and run until she’s done.

And she will hate every moment of it.

“I will continue to press the speed button to get a treadmill workout done as quickly as possible,” said Forman, 38, of Gaithersburg, Maryland. “But I can’t live without it because if it’s snowing outside or I have my kids at home, I can’t leave and go for a run.”

In its 2016 survey, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) found more than 50 million Americans said they used a treadmill at least once in the previous year. Yet if the monotonous motion feels like torture, well, that shouldn’t come as a surprise.

The tread wheel, a variation of what we know as the modern treadmill, was used in the 1800s to keep British prisoners from idleness but more so for hard labor.

“I can’t get my head around the fact that we now pay to run on machines that were the harshest form of punishment, short of the death penalty for about 100 years,” said Vybarr Cregan-Reid, a senior lecturer at the University of Kent in England and author of “Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human.” The British outlawed the tread wheel as a punishment device near the start of the 20th century after outcries of it being seen as cruel and unusual.

Nevertheless, machines that evolved from those accounted for almost 40 percent of an estimated $3.5 billion in fitness equipment retail sales in North America, ranging from the $300 home products to the more than $10,000 commercial-grade treadmills. The journey of the treadmill is an exercise in how work, leisure and technology evolved in the past 200 years.

••• The treadmill’s evolution is emblematic of the shift in how humans work and work out that occurred because of the Industrial Revolution, Cregan-Reid said.

Before that time, most people had agrarian jobs that required constant physical labor, so there was no reason to work out. Any sort of “exercise,” Cregan-Reid said, stemmed from an upper-class understanding of leisure. To most aristocrats, exercise was a break from being sedentary, which was part of being elite.

With the rise of factory jobs and later office jobs, life became compartmentalized, and corporate culture spawned perhaps the most consequential move: We sat down to work. A sedentary life became the standard for most with means, and machines cropped up to improve on what became an activity of leisure: exercise.

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Rolando Lopez takes part in an Orange 60 class at Orangetheory Fitness in Fairfax, Va.; Orangetheory Fitness offers high-intensity interval workouts that are based on using the treadmill and its heart rate monitor.

The changes started by the Industrial Revolution took root in the 20th century, which paved the way for treadmills to become machines meant for privilege instead of punishment. In the 1920s, photos of Gatsby-era women in high heels standing on wooden treadmills portrayed the machine as fashionable and luxurious.

Thirty years later, medical researchers used metallic treadmills with rubber belts to test heart and lung disease, finding the treadmill’s capabilities to measure heart rate and VO2 max levels useful for diagnosis.

One researcher, Kenneth Cooper, published his book “Aerobics” in 1968, encouraging readers to find ways to improve their cardiovascular fitness.

The late ’60s were the unofficial start of the fitness era and of using the treadmill for recreational runs.

President John F. Kennedy inspired Americans to improve the national state of physical fitness, and a decade later, runners strapped on their newly invented running shoes to join the running boom.

Inspired by Cooper’s book, engineer Bill Staub founded Aerobics Inc. in 1968 and launched the PaceMaster, convinced an affordable treadmill had a place in the home. According to his New York Times obituary, Staub sold 2,000 units a year during the 1980s, and by the mid-1990s, 35,000 PaceMasters were sold a year.

Companies saw opportunities to make the treadmill more comfortable and easier to use. In 1991, Life Fitness invented the 9500HR, with wide springs and a bouncier running surface.

“We went from not having a treadmill to being number one in market share two years later,” said Chris Clawson, former president of Life Fitness.

Treadmill usage grew as gyms became more popular in the 1990s and 2000s and as treadmills gained music, television and eventually WiFi. On today’s treadmill, one can walk, dance (Google “OK Go” and “treadmill” and be amazed), watch television, listen to music and read. “This machine really is the foundation of a lot of people in their lives and their physical activi-

ty,” SFIA director Tom Cove said.

Boutique health clubs are using the treadmill’s capabilities for more specialized workouts. Florida-based Orangetheory Fitness offers high-intensity interval workouts based on using the treadmill.

RunSocial chief executive Marc Hardy said his augmented-reality programs are on most major treadmill lines, including Life Fitness and Nautilus, while other companies are creating their own virtual simulations of racecourses and scenic routes. Some treadmill makers are hoping “green treadmills” take flight, by enabling energy offsets from the console or the treadmill motor. Wisconsin-based Woodway offers products such as the Curve, a self-propelled, bean-shaped treadmill that provides speed but no incline.

••• It’s important to note a treadmill is not necessary to run or walk successfully. For runners, treadmills are the conduit to run at a time and environment of their choosing. “It gave you predictability. Whenever you needed it, it was available,” Clawson said.

That sense of availability and convenience is why treadmills still are popular. And treadmill makers continue to innovate to make the device feel more than just a motorized belt.

Of course, not all of those innovations catch on.

(Remember the folding treadmill?) Clawson attributes a recent drop in home-treadmill sales to users’ lack of interest in those fancy features – such as TVs – that make treadmills more expensive but already exist in homes. And more concerning (at least to treadmill makers) is lackluster interest among millennials and Gen Z users. Both generational groups said in the SFIA survey they’d rather run outside than on a treadmill.

Ultimately, while the treadmill may no longer be considered an official torture device, it still serves its original purpose: not of leisure but of work.

“No one says: ‘I’m going to be a great treadmill runner. I’m going to break records this year,’ ” Cove said.

By JEFF VRABEL

Special to The Washington Post

Before you cramp

• Audit your water levels. Lavallee has a few ways to evaluate your hydra-

up. He’s also a fan of compression garments, which enclose the muscle and limit the opportunity for it to react and spasm quickly.

• During workouts, hydrate every 15 minutes. Henrik Rummel of the U.S. Olympic rowing team makes a simple habit of swigging from his water bottle and popping occasional electrolyte tablets during his team’s brutal twoa-days. “We sweat a lot, but we put a lot of liquid back,” he said. Connor Jaeger, who will swim in the Olympic trials this summer, mixes a cocktail of water, Gatorlytes electrolyte powder and a salt tablet to keep him going during his four hours of daily practice.

Whatever you’re sipping, take in seven to 10 ounces in those intervals.

• Use your brain. “It’s like any preparation or any kind of work – if you get behind it, you have to do a lot more to catch up,” Rummel said. “If you stay on top, it’s not that bad.”

After you cramp

Ugh, sorry. Been there.

• Hydrate again. Get some water, a sports drink or a high-sodium drink mix in there; it takes about seven minutes for your stomach to absorb it.

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some electrolyte tablets or powder into your water bottle, or sample coconut water. Years ago, trainers got into pickle juice, which is high in sodium and vinegar. Lavallee says it’s not nutritionally any more beneficial than water or Gatorade, but it is a conversation starter.

• Breathe. Cramping is tension, so you need to relax. Emiliano Tramontozzi, fitness manager of a Crunch gym in New York City, starts by breathing it out. “Not the fight-or-flight breathing through the chest,” he said. “Concentrate on diaphragmatic breathing, in through the nose, out through the nose.” Yes, this means you may have to take a break, but Tramontozzi said that’ll help “let the muscle ease out of whatever flexion it’s in.”

• Do some light stretching. Don’t automatically stretch the cramping muscle. Take the load off it. For calves and hamstrings, Lavallee said, sit on the ground and stretch your legs out in front of you. Keep them straight, grab your toes and pull back, which will force the leg to straighten out.

Robinson suggests trying ice first, but if you can walk off the court or course, soaking your feet in a hot tub would also help. If it’s happening all the time, maybe pull back on the workouts.

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Cramps are terrible. Even the word is displeasing – it’s dismal and clunky – so it’s kind of a perfect descriptor for when your muscles tighten but don’t have enough fuel or spirit to relax back to their original happy state. The good news is most of us who aren’t training for endurance runs or Olympic rowing competitions generally can keep our systems in working order with a consistent supply of water and electrolytes.

Cramps fall into two camps, said Mark Lavallee, chair of the Sports Medicine Society for USA Weightlifting. The first is metabolic: You’re cramping up because of dehydration or an electrolyte deficiency, where your muscles are happy to contract but don’t have enough fluid to relax.

The second is more mechanical, such as if you’ve never run in your life but decide to go for a nice morning five-miler. Both are awful. Here’s how to avoid – or at least minimize – the awful.

tion level: If the mucus in your nose or mouth is tacky and thick, if your saliva is sticky, or if you’re urinating a dark shade of yellow, your tank is low.

(You want a faint yellow.) Drink up.

• Check your electrolytes. This is easy and hard. “Every day in this country, some new voodoo guru supplement comes out,” said Keenan Robinson, most well known for being Michael Phelps’s strength coach and sports medicine provider. “We need vitamin B, sodium, potassium and calcium.

That’s been proven since Galileo was opening up medical books,” he said.

But every person’s system is different, so you may need a few weeks of trial and error to establish how much (or whether) you’ll need to pre-load with a sports drink, gels or salt tablets (not coffee – that’s a diuretic). Brazenly, Lavallee also suggests something “really old-fashioned called food.” OJ and bananas, people – you know the drill.

• Massage yourself. Robinson’s also big on such simple self-care tools as foam rollers and stretch bands. “We think of muscles as one huge group, but there are little micro-spindles that make up fibers,” he said. “Some might be already cramping, but you don’t feel it because it’s on a microscopic level.”

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Talk to doc about yearly physicals Dear Doctor: I’m a 45-year-old man without any major medical problems. Is it worth it for me to get yearly physicals with my primary care doctor?

Dear Reader: I have generally encouraged annual physical exams for most of my patients in their 40s and beyond. I schedule more time for this type of examination so that I can collect a history of a patient’s lifestyle, conduct a review of their symptoms, and determine whether they have had the recommended colonoscopies, mammograms and vaccinations. With both the history and the physical examination, I learn aspects of the patient’s health that were often not known to me prior. From my subjective vantage point as a primary care doctor, I find value in these visits. But objectively, the benefit of physical exams is less clear.

Take a 1986 study comparing death rates of more than 5,000 men between the ages of 35 and 54 who’d had six health checkups to more than 5,000 men who’d had one checkup.

Over a 16-year period, researchers found a decrease in death rates from colon cancer and hypertension among those men who had more checkups, but they found no decrease in death rates from other causes.

A 2007 article in the Annals of Internal Medicine reviewed 33 studies assessing the efficacy of health checkups. Researchers tried to determine if physicals caused benefit, caused harm, or had no impact on a patient’s health.

The largest benefit seen from physicals was through an increase in colon cancer screening. A more intermediate benefit was seen through the administration of Pap smears and cholesterol checks. The physicals also showed a benefit in decreasing worry among patients.

However, overall, the results showed no benefit seen in regard to death rates. The biggest problem with this assessment is that the different studies included so many variables, reaching conclusions proved difficult.

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ASK THE DOCTORS Robert Ashley A 2012 British Medical Journal study analyzed a combination of 14 older studies assessing the benefits of health checkups.

The study did not find any difference in death rates between those who had physicals and those who didn’t. However, in one case, what the authors defined as the group receiving health checkups amounted to one physical over a 22-year period. In fact, participants in eight of the 14 studies evaluated had only one physical exam done for the time frame of their studies.

Obviously, the question needs to be studied further – and electronic medical records give us the ability to do this. The critics of routine health checkups say they lead to unnecessary testing, possibly harmful tests and cost about $10 billion per year.

Yet I find that the most important aspect of the health checkup is the time to sit with patients -- to talk to them about their level of exercise, their diet, their drug habits and their level of sleep; to review whether they’re having shortness of breath, chest pains, or problems with urination or bowel movements – and many times to learn about the stressors in their lives. This time is an important aspect to the doctor-patient relationship and is difficult to quantify.

So, if you are healthy, 45 years old and not on any medications, I would recommend that you get a health checkup every two years. But, of course, put your trust in your own primary care doctor’s opinion regarding this matter.

• Robert Ashley, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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for your daughter, but she is immature and in love. Because she’s 18 you can’t drag her back home. Tell her that now she has “declared her independence and moved out,” you will no longer pay her cellphone bill. I’m guessing she’ll be back in no time.

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Prairie Ridge co-op sophomore Kira Karlblom competes on the balance beam during the Fremd Sectional on Tuesday in Palatine. Karlblom scored an 8.875.

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BACK TO STATE Prairie Ridge co-op wins 6th straight sectional title / 2

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Proud to say that I will be continuing my football and academic career at the University of Washington in St.Louis! #GoBears – @EmmanuelEbirim1 (Prairie Ridge fullback) Had an awesome overnight visit at Coe college!!!! Thank you @CWatkinsCOE @StakerCOE @HendricksonCOE and the team for an awesome visit!

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What to watch NHL: Blackhawks at Minnesota, 7 p.m., NBCSN The second-place Blackhawks will look to make up some ground on the Central Division-leading Wild.

PALATINE – Prairie Ridge co-op gymnast Nikki Baars showed why she is one of the state’s top high school competitors, both with her performance and mindset.

Baars, a senior at Cary-Grove who competes for the Wolves’ co-op team, was unbeatable at Tuesday’s Fremd Sectional, winning the all-around with a career-best 38.4 and all four events.

Yet Baars offered this self-critique.

“I’m pretty proud of myself, but I always feel like I can do better,” she said. “I feel like I had some mishaps, but I still did well.”

Prairie Ridge, which draws gymnasts from C-G, Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South and Prairie Ridge, won its sixth consecutive sectional championship and will chase a third straight team title at the IHSA state meet Feb. 17 and 18 at Palatine High School.

Sophomores Kira Karlblom (allaround, floor exercise and vault) and Maddy Kim (uneven bars) also had top-five finishes to earn automatic state berths. Kim was sixth in the allaround and likely will receive an atlarge berth when the four sectional meets are concluded.

Clancy Raupp and Alyssa Petko also placed high enough and could qualify as individuals, along with competing for the team.

Jacobs junior Molly Meehan scored 9.45 to take fourth in vault and qualify for state.

Prairie Ridge scored 147.85 to win comfortably over second-place Conant at 144.1. The Wolves might need more to repeat as team champion next week.

Baars, the defending uneven bars state champion, felt her 9.625 score in floor exercise was her best event.

“Kira went before me, and she went to do a tumbling pass and made a face at me,” said Baars, imitating that look by sticking out her tongue. “It made me that much happier. We were making eye contact. The energy got to me, and I was like, ‘I can do this for my team.’ It was really funny.”

Baar’s performances was what Prairie Ridge coach Lee Battaglia has come to expect.

“She’s supposed to do that, hit on all four,” Battaglia said. “She did her job. She’s a good gymnast. All she can do is hit her events and let everything else fall. That’s what happened to-

ABOVE: Prairie Ridge co-op’s Nikki Baars competes on vault during the Fremd Sectional on Tuesday in Palatine. Baars won the all-around title as well as four individual titles. LEFT: Prairie Ridge co-op freshman Katie McEnery competes on floor.

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night.”

Karlblom was five-hundredths of a point out of second place in the allaround.

“I did OK,” she said. “I probably could have saved my connection on beam. Vault was definitely my best tonight.”

Meehan was displeased with her first two events, uneven bars and balance beam, before having a talk with her coach, Kim Harrier, from U.S. Gymnastics Training Center in Lake Zurich.

“When I got onto floor, [Harrier] was telling me, ‘You have to get out of this mood,’ ” Meehan said. “I did my best to break out of it in floor. Vault is my best event and always has been, so once I got there I felt comfortable and I was my normal self again. Vault’s kind of my happy place.”

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Meehan scored 9.45 on her second vault, a Yurchenko in pike position, to take fourth place and qualify for next week’s state meet. On her first vault, she did the flip in tuck position, but the pike position scored 0.45 higher and sent her to state.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: DUNDEE-CROWN 46, CARY-GROVE 39

Sophomores play key roles in victory; D-C hits 10 of 12 FTs in 4th

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“We’ve really been working hard and learning how to finish, and tonight we were able to do that,” Bergeron said. “It feels really good to get another win. So many different players stepped up for us today.”

Defensively, D-C kept C-G (12-9, 7-5) off its game most of the night.

The Trojans were led by Zach Beaugureau, who led all scorers with 13 points. Matt McCumber and Luc Bressett each finished with eight points.

“We came out really flat and just couldn’t get focused,” Trojans coach Adam McCloud said. “Dundee-Crown is a really scrappy team who battled us hard the first time, and we made some plays at the end and got the win.

Tonight, they were able to do that and get the win. They defended well and took our best players out of the game.

That was the story for us tonight.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 60, HAMPSHIRE 46

Tigers show poise, don’t panic down stretch

By CHRIS CASEY

sports@nwherald.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Rich Czeslawski has been looking for belief.

Throughout his Crystal Lake Central boys basketball team’s struggles for most of the season, he wanted to see a belief that they could win.

When teams have made comeback attempts at the Tigers this season, games often have gotten out of hand quickly. It was a different story when they hosted Hampshire in Fox Valley Conference play Tuesday night.

Central held off an early fourth-quarter Hampshire run and made its free throws down the stretch to pick up a 60-46 win.

After trailing by 16 at one point in the third quarter, the Whip-Purs cut their deficit to nine – a situation that has hampered the Tigers (7-15, 3-9 FVC) for much of this season.

“I think it’s a belief. I think they are starting to believe that they should be winning games instead of being happy to be close,” Czeslawski said. “I think we needed to get over that hump. Tonight was ugly at times, but we found a way through it, found a way to make plays after losing our composure,

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After a Tre Powell steal and layup with 5:08 left in the fourth quarter, Hampshire was held to seven points the rest of the game. which showed some growth.

“We’ve had a lot of leads this year and have blown them. It looked like that might happen tonight, but the guys rallied together and didn’t let it happen.”

Somewhat overlooked this season because of Central’s record has been the play of sophomore Alex Timmerman. The 6-foot-8 big man put in another strong game on both ends of the

floor, scoring a game-high 14 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.

Although Timmerman said it has been “difficult” at times to remain focused through a tough season recordwise, when he gets going inside, it opens up shots for the other four players on the court.

As the confidence has grown with wins over Huntley and now Hampshire, those open shots seem to be finding the bottom of the net.

“We’ve been working on shooting quite a bit,” said Colton Haviland, who knocked down two 3-pointers for the Tigers. “We kind of feed off of each other.

When someone makes one, it gives everyone else out there confidence that their shot is going to go in.”

Haviland joined Timmerman in double figures with 10 points, as did sophomore CJ Lerum with 13 points.

As Czeslawski said, at times it wasn’t all smooth sailing despite the 14-point winning margin. The Tigers committed 16 turnovers, which often led to baskets in transition for Hampshire (5-18, 2-11).

“I think composure is huge for this team,” said Timmerman, who also blocked three shots. “I think when teams make runs at us, we have been just trying to stay composed and win

as many possessions as possible down the stretch. We’ve been in close games a lot this year, and to win a couple feels pretty good.”

Hampshire’s Tre Powell scored a team-high 13 points, trying to lead the Whip-Purs back before fouling out with 2:14 remaining. Billy Dumoulin also contributed a strong effort with nine rebounds.

While Hampshire had only two players in double figures, the Tigers had three such players and seven who scored.

Czeslawski said it has been something he has preached for much of the season, knowing that relying on one player to do a majority of the scoring isn’t going to result in many wins for his team.

“I’ve said from Day 1 that we need four or even five guys to get into double digits scoring,” the Central coach said.

“We can’t rely on one guy to score 28 (points). Because Alex is such a threat inside, it opens a lot of things up for the guards. Now, it’s just a matter of making wide-open shots, and we did that tonight more often than not.”

Central finished the game shooting 43 percent (21 for 49) from the field and knocked down 6 of 16 3-point attempts.

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CARPENTERSVILLE – For the Jordan Hairston Dundee-Crown, so., F Dundee-Crown boys basketball team, something had to give. The Chargers In his first varsity game, Hairhad lost 10 straight games but had ston scored seven points in their chances in most of those games. the fourth quarter, including On Tuesday, D-C faced a Cary5 for 5 from the free-throw Grove team that entered playing some line. of its best basketball of the season. q THE NUMBER When the teams met in December, C-G came out on top in a low-scoring, Free throws made by D-C in the fourth quarter out of 12 attempts. defensive struggle.

This time it was the Chargers’ turn, as D-C finally held on to a q AND ANOTHER THING ... fourth-quarter lead and ended its losIn addition to Hairston, D-C had two other ing streak with a 46-39 victory over sophomores play key roles in its victory over C-G. C-G in a Fox Valley Conference game Damarion Butler finished with four points and at D-C. had a game-high nine rebounds, and Bradley Stec The Chargers’ Jordan Hairston finished with four points and seven rebounds. made his first varsity appearance Tuesday, and his play in the fourth quarter helped D-C hold on for the vic- tory. Hairston scored seven points,

all in the fourth quarter, including 5 for 5 from the free-throw line.

“I am very thankful that my teammates got me the ball and looked for me out there tonight,” Hairston said.

“I really just treated this like any other game. When I got to the line, I just took my time and was able to knock them down.”

D-C (4-18, 2-10 FVC) led most of what was a close game throughout.

The key for the Chargers was their play in the fourth quarter, when they made 10 of 12 free throws, an area they have struggled in most of the season.

“It was really nice to finally win one of these games,” Chargers coach Lance Huber said. “We really had contributions in all areas by the whole team. Our free throws don’t always go in, but tonight they did when we needed them.”

The Chargers were led by Gabe Bergeron with 10 points and Jack

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4 GIRLS BASKETBALL: CARY-GROVE 39, McHENRY 31

Trojans in thick of FVC title hunt C-G can earn share with win Friday

By JOHN WILKINSON

jwilkinson@shawmedia.com CARY – When McHenry forward Liz Alsot picked up her third foul on the first possession of the second half Tuesday at Cary-Grove, it was only the beginning of a rough eight minutes for the visitors.

Two free throws at the end of the second quarter had given C-G a lead and some momentum heading into halftime, but knowing what was on the line – keeping pace in the Maddie Gorz Fox Valley Conference title race – had sent the Trojans out of the locker room shot from a cannon.

“When we were in the locker room we just had to build up our confidence and our energy and just know that we can win. This is our home court; we have to protect it,” senior Becca Kendeigh said. “We came out bursting with energy. We just had to attack it from the start.”

The Trojans outscored McHenry, 9-0, in the third quarter and went on to win the FVC game, 39-31, at C-G. With the win, C-G improves to 10-5 in conference play (15-11 overall) and keeps its championship hopes alive. The Trojans are tied for first place with Huntley, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown heading into the final game for each in the regular season.

C-G will host Crystal Lake South on Friday, with a win delivering at least a share of the conference title.

“Of course it was hard not to look ahead because Friday will be our senior night, and I’m one of only two seniors here, so it’ll be a special night,” Kendeigh said. “But we really just had to focus and hunker down on this game to make sure we could take them down before we look to the next.”

The loss drops McHenry to 8-7 in conference and 15-11 overall.

“We got away from fundamentals in the third quarter, that’s why we didn’t score a basket,” McHenry coach Rob Niemic said. “Then, also, it’s like that spiral – the basket got

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Kendeigh scored five of her eight points in the third quarter as the Trojans pulled away. She finished with eight total, all in the second half.

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Scoreless stretch of game time for McHenry, lasting from 1:47 of the second quarter to 4:15 of the fourth.

In that time, a 17-16 McHenry lead turned into a 34-17 Cary-Grove lead.

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It was such a big game that Cary-Grove junior Maddie Gorz said she was watching film during class Tuesday, but she didn’t get in trouble because her coach was her teacher.

tighter and tighter – mentally. We lost by, what, eight? We lost the third quarter, 9-0. That’s the game right there.”

After a back-and-forth first half, the 9-0 third quarter gave C-G a 2717 lead heading into the fourth. The Trojans got into the 1-and-1 with 5:24 left in the third and were in the double-bonus by the 4:01 mark of the fourth quarter. The hosts made 8 of 10 fourth-quarter free throws to seal the win.

Maddie Gorz led C-G with 12 points, including a pair of early 3-pointers and four fourth-quarter free throws; Katie Sowa scored 10, including a perfect 6 of 6 from the foul line; and Kendeigh added eight, all in the second half.

“We needed to control our own offense,” Sowa said. “I think last game we played them they kind of took over what we wanted to do. So our goals was just to focus on what each individual person had to do on offense, and we got it done.”

McHenry’s Madi Kaempf scored 10 points, including two 3s, to lead the Warriors. Jamie Howie scored seven, Izzy Gscheidle added six, and Alsot finished with five after being in foul trouble for much of the game.

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Genoa-Kingston’s Amanda Anderson shoots a layup off a break away against Richmond-Burton on Tuesday in Genoa. G-K won, 53-22.

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Morgan Clausen led Huntley with 18 points in a 53-18 win over Crystal Lake Central. The win keeps Huntley (15-12, 10-5 Fox Valley Conference) in a fourway tie for first atop the FVC standings along with Hampshire, Dundee-Crown and Cary-Grove.

All four teams have one game remaining in conference play. With none of them squaring off against each other in their final games, it’s possible they could end in a four-way tie. The Raiders take on Prairie Ridge on Friday.

Grace Gajewski added 10 points and Missy Moffett added eight for Huntley in Tuesday’s win over Central.

For Central (5-20, 0-16), Jane Johnsey scored six points and Keeley Hamill added five. Tuesday’s game was the final regular-season contest for the Tigers.

Orangeville 46, Alden-Hebron 38: At the Class 1A Dakota Regional, the Gi-

ants’ season came to an end in a regional semifinal loss. A-H ends the season 16-10.

Hampshire 43, Sycamore 42: At Hampshire, Meagan Heine scored 18 points for the Whip-Purs in a nonconference victory over Sycamore. Heine shot 8 of 14 from the field. Rachel Dumoulin scored nine points and Lauren Herrmann scored six for Hampshire (16-9).

Crystal Lake South 52, Grant 43: In Crystal Lake, Taylor Jozefowicz scored 20 points in the Gators’ nonconference win over Grant. Annika Sevcik almost matched her with 19 points, including 8 of 11 free throw shooting. South improved to 13-13 overall.

Genoa-Kingston 53, Richmond-Burton 22: At Genoa, the Cogs scored nine of the first 11 points in the game, led 27-8 at halftime, and pulled their starters with 1:07 left in the third quarter in a nonconference win over the Rockets.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: INDIANA STATE

By the numbers

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com

A look at some of McHenry East graduate Robert Tonyan’s career statistics at Indiana State: Season Rec. Yards Yds./Rec. TD 2016 56 699 12.5 10 2015 40 601 15.0 6 2014 54 747 13.8 4 Totals 150 2,047 13.6 20 Career: Ranks No. 2 on the Sycamores’ reception list at 150. … Led ISU in receiving as a junior and senior. … His 10 TD receptions this season was a school record, as are his 20 TD receptions for a career. … Ranks ninth on Sycamores’ all-time scoring list at 140 points. … Owns school record for most consecutive games with a reception (21). … His three touchdown catches against Minnesota this season tied a school record for a game.

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Indiana State receiver Robert Tonyan, a McHenry East graduate, catches a touchdown pass over Minnesota defensive back Zo Craighton on Sept. 10 in Minneapolis. will leave next week for Frisco (Texas) Exos, a training facility at which he will work for about three weeks.

Indiana State recruited Tonyan as a quarterback, but his athleticism allowed him to switch to receiver. Now, he will try a less drastic switch in positions in effort to reach the NFL. Tonyan did not receive an invita-

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Skyhawks in a KRC win over Harvard.

Mason Sobiesk added nine and Brody Continued from page 4 Frazier six for Johnsburg (12-13, 5-3).

For the Hornets (5-16, 0-8), Eric McSamantha Miller led the Rockets Dowell and Hector Chavera each scored 12 points. Angel Castaneda added seven with five points. and Roy Amaya scored six.

Prairie Ridge 41, Crystal Lake South 25: BOYS BASKETBALL Marengo 45, Woodstock North 42: At At Prairie Ridge in Crystal Lake, TrevMarengo, despite the absence of leading scorer Mike Volkening, Marengo defeated Woodstock North in Kishwaukee River Conference action. Blaine Borhart led Marengo with 17 points.

Alex Schirmer scored 13, all in the second half. Volkening missed the game with an injured ankle suffered Friday in practice. He is expected to return for Tuesday’s KRC game against Burlington Central.

The Indians (18-6, 6-2 KRC) scored only 11 points in the first half but tied the score by the end of the third quarter.

For North (4-16, 1-6), Collin Mergl scored 18 points, and Joseph Haynes added eight.

Johnsburg 68, Harvard 54: At Johnsburg, Zach Toussaint and Jackson LaMarche each scored 20 points for the

or Potter scored 18 points and led the Wolves past the Gators in FVC play.

Matt Hoyland scored eight points and Austen Ferbet added six for Prairie Ridge (17-6, 11-1).

Matt Meyers led South (9-13, 5-6) with 10 points. Tyler Haskin scored six.

Jacobs 50, Huntley 28: At Algonquin, Jacobs defeated Huntley in FVC action.

The Golden Eagles (21-1, 10-1 FVC) remain a half game behind Prairie Ridge in the FVC standings. Huntley dropped to 6-15 overall and 4-7 in FVC play.

Willowbrook 61, Marian Central 57:

In Villa Park, Sam Ohlrich scored 18 points and A.J. Golembiewski scored 17, but the Hurricanes came up short against Willowbrook in a nonconference game. Jack Moscinski scored nine points and Jonny Preston added five for Marian (10-11).

tion to the NFL Scouting Combine this month in Indianapolis, but he will attend the NFL Regional Combine on March 4 at the Minnesota Vikings’ training facility, then Northwestern’s Pro Day on March 14.

Tonyan hired California-based Jack Bechta as his agent. Bechta also is Fiedorowicz’s agent.

“I was kind of going through the agent process, and I looked to C.J. for help with it,” Tonyan said. “I got in contact with Jack to help me through the process, just to ask questions. He looked

UDA NATIONAL DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Huntley varsity just misses finals in Orlando; JV is 5th

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com After taking second in the IHSA competitive dance state finals, Huntley’s team headed to Walt Disney World.

Huntley finished a hectic two weeks with a trip to the Universal Dance Association National Dance Team Championships in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. The Red Raiders’ varsity team missed qualifying for the finals by one spot Saturday; the junior varsity team advanced Saturday and took fifth Sunday.

Huntley finished second in the Large Division at the IHSA competition the previous weekend, its first trip to the finals. Two days later, the high school held a pep assembly while the girls pre-

sented principal Scott Rowe and athletic director Chris Rozanski with their trophy.

They also were invited to meetings later this month of the Huntley Village Board and Huntley’s District 158 School Board.

“It’s been like a whirlwind,” Huntley coach Chrissy Amling said. “It was really busy. We had a pep assembly, we were invited to those meetings, and four days later, we left for Florida.”

Huntley qualified for the national championships during a dance camp in July at Wheaton College. In October, the team received permission to go to Florida and raised $22,000 to make the trip.

Both the varsity and junior varsity teams competed in the hip-hop and jazz categories.

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Robert Tonyan completely embraced the learning opportunity last summer.

Tonyan returned from Indiana State to work with trainer Chris Leathers at Your World Fitness in Spring Grove. Also back in the area at the time was Houston Texans tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz, preparing for his third NFL season.

“I did some field Robert Tonyan work with him,” Tonyan said. “I got to be with him for a handful of days but learned a lot within that week, picking his brain and talking about the ins and outs of being an NFL player. Not too into the football aspect, but the mindset and the taxing on your body and mind.

Little tips and reminders he had for me.

I couldn’t thank him enough.”

At the time, the 2012 McHenry East graduate realized he might have a shot at the NFL. His senior season with the Sycamores further solidified that notion, as he led Indiana State with 56 receptions for 699 yards and a school-record 10 touchdowns.

Now, Tonyan (6-foot-5, 237 pounds) has two-plus months to prepare for the NFL draft. He has added weight and will move from wide receiver to tight end.

Tonyan, who is No. 2 on Indiana State’s career receiving list with 150 catches,

through some of my film and he asked me about representing me.”

Tammy Tonyan, Robert’s mother, is friends with LeeAnn Fiedorowicz, C.J.’s mother. So the familiarity and trust with Bechta was there.

“Jack is doing a really good job getting my name out there,” Tonyan said.

“He has to go out and market me more as the hybrid speed tight end, see what they’re looking for out of me, what they want to see me do and get better at.”

Tonyan will work on conditioning, receiving skills and even questions that might come up in interviews at Exos.

The regional combine and Northwestern Pro Day should help with exposure.

“There’s plenty of people that get drafted or go undrafted and are successful that don’t get (NFL) combine invites,” Tonyan said. “I’m not too worried about it. It was a far shot, especially switching position from receiver to tight end.”

Fiedorowicz, who had a breakout season with 54 receptions and four touchdowns, encouraged Tonyan last summer to consider the switch to tight end.

“He talked to me about being an athletic tight end,” Tonyan said. “He said, ‘You have a big frame, you can get up to 240 or 250 and keep your speed. You’re already disciplined and what people want, you just need to believe in yourself.’ ”

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6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG TEN ROUNDUP

Illinois pulls away late, upsets N’western The ASSOCIATED PRESS

EVANSTON – Malcolm Hill scored 14 points and Illinois beat Northwestern, 68-61, Tuesday night.

Te’Jon Lucas, Maverick Morgan and Michael Finke each had 11 points, while Hill added nine rebounds for Illinois (14-11, 4-8 Big Ten).

Bryant McIntosh led Northwestern (18-6, 7-4) with 21 points, but he committed an uncharacteristic six turnovers while making only four assists. Vic Law had 16 points and nine rebounds.

Tied at 28 at halftime, no team enjoyed more than a six-point lead in the back-and-forth second half until the game’s final moments. Lucas scored a layup with 1:37 remaining to put Illinois ahead 63-61, and Michael Finke added to the lead with a jumper at 1:09.

After Law’s 3-pointer at 3:31, Northwestern missed its next three field goals and committed four turnovers.

The Wildcats’ 33.9 field goal percentage Tuesday was a season-worst.

The victory was Illinois’ first on the road this season.

Northwestern, which is chasing its first NCAA tournament berth, has followed a six-game winning streak with consecutive losses. The Wildcats fell to then-No. 23 Purdue, 80-59, on Saturday.

Northwestern’s Scottie Lindsey missed his second consecutive game with mononucleosis, and the team is

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Illinois center Maverick Morgan (left) and Northwestern forward Vic Law reach for the ball during the first half Tuesday in Evanston. Illinois won, 68-61. unsure when he will return. Lindsey leads Northwestern with 16.1 points a game, and the Wildcats have scored 52 and 61 points in his absence, two of their three lowest point totals this season.

Penn St. 70, No. 21 Maryland 64: At State College, Pennsylvania, Lamar

Stevens scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, and Penn State beat Maryland.

Tony Carr added 14 points and Mike Watkins had 10 for the Nittany Lions (13-12, 5-7 Big Ten), who snapped a twogame skid and beat their fourth Top 25 opponent since last February.

Justin Jackson and Kevin Huerter scored 12 points each, and Melo Trimble added 11 for the Terrapins (20-4, 8-3) who lost their second in a row.

The Nittany Lions played stingy defense early and led for all but 1:48 and by as many as 14 points with 9:59 remaining.

Michigan 86, Michigan St. 57: At Ann Arbor, Michigan, Derrick Walton had 20 points and eight assists, and Michigan rolled to a victory over Michigan State to equal its most lopsided victory over the Spartans since 1948.

The last time the Wolverines beat Michigan State by more was in a 6633 victory Dec. 4, 1948. Michigan also beat the Spartans by 29 in a 75-46 win in 1996 – in Tom Izzo’s first season as Michigan State’s coach.

The Wolverines led 55-29 at halftime after shooting 75 percent from the field – and 8 of 11 from 3-point range – through the first 20 minutes.

Michigan (15-9, 5-6) continued its enigmatic run through Big Ten play.

The Wolverines beat Indiana by 30 on Jan. 26, then lost at Michigan State and at home against Ohio State before routing the Spartans (14-10, 6-5) in Tuesday’s rematch.

Moe Wagner added 19 points for Michigan, which snapped a five-game losing streak in the series.

Miles Bridges scored 15 points for the Spartans.

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NIU falls at Buffalo to end 3-game road win streak STAFF, WIRE REPORTS The road magic finally ran out for the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team.

The Huskies struggled offensively all night and fell, 65-45, Tuesday night at Buffalo, snapping a three-game road winning streak.

Coming into the game, the Huskies had wins at Toledo, Bowling Green and Kent State.

The Huskies (14-10 overall, 6-5 MAC West) struggled early and often against the Bulls, scoring a season-low 45 points. They finished shooting 18 for 56 (32.1 percent) from the field, 1 for 13 (7.7 percent) from 3-point range and 8 for 18 (44.4 percent) from the foul line.

“The first half we battled back early and we missed some layups and some easy shots,” NIU coach Mark Montgomery said. “The second half we just had too many turnovers.”

NIU senior guard Aaric Armstead

scored 10 of his team-high 12 points in the second half and finished 6 for 13 from the field for his fourth straight game in double figures. Freshman Eugene German scored all 10 of his points in the first half, helping the struggling Huskies to tie the score at 25 at halftime.

“We were excited to have it tied at 25 after halftime, but we couldn’t get ourselves going,” Montgomery said.

The Bulls (12-12, 6-5 MAC East) have won 12 consecutive games against NIU. CJ Massinburg scored a team-high 17 points for Buffalo, which outscored the Huskies, 15-3, in the final 6:07. NIU had cut the deficit to 50-42 after a jumper by Armstead with 6:07, but only got one field goal the rest of the way.

“We couldn’t get the ball inside, and when we did get inside, we couldn’t finish,” Montgomery said.

Ball State lost to Akron on Tuesday, which means the Huskies are in a three-way tie for first place in the MAC

West with the Cardinals and Central Michigan.

NIU will play at 6 p.m. Saturday at Western Michigan.

Illinois St. 82, Drake 53: At Des Moines, Iowa, Paris Lee scored 26 points on 11-for-17 shooting, Keyshawn Evans scored 16 points, and Illinois State drubbed Drake.

Illinois State (20-5, 12-1 Missouri Valley) rebounded from Saturday’s 86-45 defeat against Wichita State and moved a half-game up of the Shockers (21-4, 11-1) for first place in the conference.

Deontae Hawkins added 15 points for the Redbirds.

Illinois State led 37-34 at halftime, and just after intermission, Ore Arogundade made a 3 to bring Drake within 42-41. But the Redbirds took control with a 16-4 run, with nine points coming from Lee, and never looked back.

The Redbirds shot 69.2 percent (18 for 26) in the second half, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range. Drake (7-18,

5-8) shot 18.2 percent (6 for 33) from the floor and 3 for 15 from 3-point range.

Billy Wampler scored 12 points and was the only player in double figures for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame 88, Wake Forest 81: At South Bend, Indiana, Bonzie Colson had 27 points and 16 rebounds Tuesday for Notre Dame, which snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Wake Forest.

Colson grabbed 11 of his rebounds in the second half and recorded his 15th double-double of the season. He also set a career high with five blocked shots and knocked down two 3-pointers.

V.J. Beachem added 19 points and a career-high four blocks, and Steve Vasturia had 17 points and seven boards for Notre Dame (18-7, 7-5 ACC), which had lost five out of its past six and fell out of the Top 25 this week, but came back from a nine-point second-half deficit.

John Collins had 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead Wake Forest (14-10, 5-7).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: KANSAS

By DAVE SKRETTA

The Associated Press

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In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger maintained his confidence in basketball coach Bill Self’s (above) handling of the many off-the-court issues his team is facing. could do without.

It began with news that police are investigating a reported rape at McCarthy Hall, the $12 million dormitory that houses the men’s basketball team and other students. No suspects have been identified in connection with the incident the night of Dec. 17. Five members of the team are listed as witnesses, but no charges have been filed.

During the investigation, police

have accomplished on the court, from their win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena to their defeat of then-No. 2 Baylor to their season sweep of rival Kansas State. The team’s pursuit of a 13th Big 12 Conference title is alive and well.

“I can’t really speak to why or how that’s happened,” Zenger said of the cases stacking up. “All I can tell you is we have to stay focused on being true to our values.”

Yet the legal issues have put Self in a delicate situation.

On the one hand, he has to maintain order within a program that some critics argue already has gone rogue, where athletes who generate millions of dollars for the school often appear coddled or favored. On the other hand, his players deserve to be treated like anybody else accused of a crime or misconduct, and that means allowing any investigations to run their course.

“We don’t have anything to do with how the police does their job, nor would we interfere,” Self said. “I would tell you this, Carlton Bragg or your son or your daughter or anybody else who is a student here should be treated the exact same. I’m not running from that at all.”

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger understands people may have questions about the legal issues surrounding the Jayhawks’ storied basketball program, an avalanche of off-the-court news that in recent weeks has cast a shadow over Allen Fieldhouse.

He also hopes people understand many of them cannot be discussed publicly.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Zenger maintained his confidence in Kansas coach Bill Self’s handling of the program and insisted the athletic department has “a very healthy” relationship with the university and local law enforcement.

“There are many legal and ethical reasons I can’t discuss anything that’s ongoing, primarily any investigations,” Zenger said. “All I can tell you is this university and this athletic department will forever be committed to its core values, and its priorities of all students, staff and guests.”

Still, the past few weeks have been dominated by headlines the Jayhawks

uncovered two glass smoking devices with residue inside. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia in that case and suspended, a punishment that was lifted this week when he was granted diversion. Bragg also was arrested in December after an altercation with a woman, but a charge of domestic violence was dropped when video evidence suggested he was acting in self-defense.

More bad news hit last week when The Kansas City Star reported sophomore guard Lagerald Vick might have struck a female student two years ago.

The school’s Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access investigated the case and recommended he receive school probation.

Meanwhile, star freshman Josh Jackson and Vick have been linked to a vandalism investigation from an incident in December, when a vehicle sustained almost $3,000 in damage outside a Lawrence bar.

Those are damaging cases individually. Taken collectively, the reports have overshadowed just about everything the third-ranked Jayhawks

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8 SUPER BOWL LI

Patriots take victory lap in Boston

By PHILIP MARCELO The Associated Press

BOSTON – Snow, rain and chilly temperatures didn’t dampen the joy of New England Patriots fans exulting in their team’s latest championship Tuesday.

The five-time Super Bowl winners received a hero’s welcome as they paraded through downtown Boston aboard World War II-era duck boats that have become a staple of the city’s recent title celebrations.

Sounds of “Brady! Brady!” “TB12!” and “MVP” rang out throughout the procession as fans proudly wore No. 12 jerseys over thick parkas and sweaters, holding signs declaring star quarterback Tom Brady the G.O.A.T. – the greatest of all time.

Brady grinned and just took it all in, at one point tossing footballs back and forth with fans on the route as the duck boats rumbled along.

“We’re going to remember this one for the rest of our lives, and we know you will, too,” he shouted from a stage at the parade’s end at City Hall. “I told you we were going to bring this sucker home, and we brought it home!”

Cannons shot out red, white and blue confetti along the route, which started near the Boston Marathon finish line, where three spectators were killed and 260 others wounded in bombing attacks in April 2013. The route wound past famous city landmarks such as historic Faneuil Hall and the Boston Common.

Fans still were in disbelief over New England’s stunning 34-28 comeback win in overtime against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds up a Super Bowl trophy along with coach Bill Belichick (right) and team owner Robert Kraft during a rally Tuesday in Boston to celebrate Sunday’s 34-28 win over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI in Houston.

“We were all sweating bullets the whole time, and then we saw the best comeback in the world and the greatest thing we’ve ever seen,” said James Mastrangelo, a Quincy, Massachusetts, resident decked out Mardi Grasstyle, with a red, white and blue mask and Patriots sneakers, sweater, gloves and hat.

Phyllis Barone, of Saugus, Massachusetts, held up a large cardboard cutout of Brady and did her best to join the boisterous crowd in rowdy chants of “Go Pats.” But her raspy, weakened voice betrayed her.

“Three days of cheering. I’m surprised I still have anything left,” she said. “I’m a true die-hard fan.”

Stephen Skobeleff, of Winthrop, Massachusetts, said he’s tried to bring his two teenage children to as many championship parades as he can.

“For years and years and years we really didn’t have anything but the Celtics,” he said of the city’s NBA team. “Every parade I get nervous that it will be the last one.”

Along the route, Patriots players held up some of the team’s five Lombardi trophies.

Fan-favorite Rob Gronkowski, who went down with an injury before the team’s playoff run, energized the crowd with his typical Gronk antics.

The tight end took off his shirt and chugged beers tossed up to the duck boats by fans, while other players held a wrestling championship-style belt over his head.

Some players waved black “Roger That” T-shirts showing fists with five championship rings as fans reciprocated with their own handmade signs deriding NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

There’s little love for Goodell in Patriots Nation after he handed Brady a four-game suspension at the start of the season for his role in the “Deflategate” scandal, a dispute that wound through federal court twice as the NFL found Brady responsible for using underinflated footballs during a playoff game in 2015.

Once again on Tuesday, the 39-yearold Brady unquestionably was the center of attention.

The crowd showered the MVP of Super Bowl LI with chants of “MVP” and “We Want Six” as the snow, which fell in thick wet clumps most of the morning, broke just long enough for Brady and others to speak onstage.

Coach Bill Belichick said this year’s team was the hardest-working group he ever has coached.

“They came to work every day and there were no days off,” he said.

The typically gruff, no-nonsense coach led the crowd of thousands, who likely skipped school or work to fete their team, in an impromptu chant: “No days off!”

Police still searching for missing Brady jersey

By JUAN A. LOZANO The Associated Press

HOUSTON – Tom Brady and his missing jersey still have not been reunited.

The investigation, which is being led by the Houston police department’s Major Offenders division, so far has not turned up any leads on who swiped the jersey, Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief George Buenik said Tuesday.

The Texas Rangers, the state’s top law enforcement officers, are assisting in the investigation along with the NFL’s security department.

Brady’s jersey was taken from the New England Patriots’ locker room at Houston’s NRG Stadium after the

team’s 34-28 victory over Atlanta in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Buenik said officials are aware the jersey is considered valuable.

“So we are deeming this a pretty important case,” Buenik said at a news conference held the same day the Patriots were celebrating their win with a Boston parade. “We want our top investigators on this case, and, hopefully, we’ll make an arrest, and more importantly recover that jersey for Tom Brady.”

Buenik said investigators are working to identify who was in the locker room at the time the jersey was taken.

Police also are trying to determine who had access to the locker room, but that could be a long list as players, all the

coaches, team support staff and members of the media all had access, he said.

Although a Houston police officer was stationed outside the locker room, access to the location was controlled by New England Patriots team security, Buenik said.

“We’re attempting to gather a list of people who were in that locker room at that point so we can interview them,” he said.

Investigators also are working to obtain video, including from some news cameramen, that might have caught the crime on tape.

“We are asking all the cameramen to check your video to see if they may have captured something,” Buenik said. “Police investigators maybe con-

tacting you so we can look to see in an attempt to identify everybody in that locker room at the time.”

Crime Stoppers of Houston also will be offering a reward for any information leading to the stolen jersey and to the arrest of the person who took it, Buenik said.

When asked about the need for police to get involved in the search for a missing jersey, Buenik said, “Our Major Offenders squad deals with all kinds of specialty cases.”

“Texas Rangers offered their assistance along with NFL security, private security at [the stadium],” he said.

“We are going to take everybody’s assistance and offers to see if they can help us.”

VIEWS Rick Telander the chill desert air and slept near its glow. We talked from the moment we met until we nodded off, then started our dialogue again the next morning.

It’s possible I never have been so inspired by any person I have met.

After two tours in Afghanistan, Fanning had quit the military because he himself had been so inspired by brothers and fellow Rangers Pat and Kevin Tillman, and wanted to preach their concept of questioning everything, of engaging in earnest dialectic, of seeking truth and mental peace.

Pat Tillman, of course, was killed in combat – by friendly fire – and Rory wanted to honor his comrade by raising money for the Pat Tillman Foundation. Hence, his meandering journey across the belly of America and into its heart, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Years would pass, and Fanning would write a book about his journey, marry, raise a young family, become an editor at Haymarket Books in Chicago, and, as fate would have it, ghost write a book with former Bulls guard Craig Hodges.

That book, “Long Shot: The Triumphs and Struggles of an NBA Free-

dom Fighter,” was just released, and in it Chicago native Hodges recounts how his decision to be a black activist and thoughtful protester shortened his career in the league, even after winning two NBA titles with the Bulls and three All-Star 3-point shooting crowns.

“I learned early that change was something that happened only if we made it happen,” Hodges says in the book.

This all is relevant because Super Bowl champion New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennet, the former Bear, has said he will boycott the Patriots’ impending trip to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump.

Bennett might be joined by other teammates in this protest against Trump’s policies toward immigrants, minorities and women (defensive back Devin McCourty has said he won’t go, either) but the impetus is Bennett’s alone.

Bennett has been ripped by some and praised by others for this stance.

I’m with the latter group.

So often we hear that pro athletes have no conscience, no god other than money and self-indulgence. Say what you will about 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but he did not benefit one iota by taking a knee during the national anthem last season. And his charitable work seems to bear out his “black lives matter” sincerity.

Protests seldom help the protester.

They can, however, get you black-balled, as Hodges feels his outspokenness did for him after he visited the White House with his Bulls mates, wearing a white dashiki and delivering an eight-page letter to President George H.W. Bush “on behalf of the poor people, Native Americans, homeless and most especially the African-Americans who are not able to come to this great edifice.”

“I’m just happy he feels the opportunity is there for him to take a stand,” Hodges said by phone Tuesday. “There may be ramifications for Bennett, but this is what it’s all about.”

Funny how nobody said much when four Cubs players didn’t go to the White House a month ago to shake hands with President Barack Obama.

And few howled when Patriots superstar Tom Brady skipped the Pats’ 2015 meeting with Obama. Where was Brady that day? ESPN reported he was working out at a gym.

Brady, of course, is a personal pal of Trump’s. So be it.

You make your decisions in life – you live with them.

A walk in the desert eight years ago reminded me of that, and it makes me salute Martellus Bennett today.

• Rick Telander is a Chicago SunTimes columnist. Write to him a rtelander@suntimes.com and follow him on Twitter @ricktelander.

NFL NOTES

Sarkisian bolts ’Bama to be Falcons’ offensive coordinator The ASSOCIATED PRESS

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – After only one game as Alabama’s offensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian is heading to the NFL. To work with MVP quarterback Matt Ryan and the league’s highest-scoring offense, no less.

Less than 24 hours after Kyle Shanahan left to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, the Falcons announced Tuesday that Sarkisian would be his replacement.

The stunning move came with Sarkisian less than a month into what was to be his first full season running Alabama’s offense, a job he took over for the national championship game in place of Lane Kiffin. But Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he has had his eye on Sarkisian since last spring, figuring it was only a matter of time before Shanahan moved on to a team of his own.

“I knew how good Kyle is,” Quinn said. “I wanted to make sure I had contingency plans in place.”

The two have known each other since Sarkisian coached at Washing-

ton and Quinn was Seattle’s defensive coordinator. Sarkisian stopped by Atlanta last year to check out the Falcons’ offseason workouts, as well as training camp.

Even though Sarkisian has only one year of pro experience, Quinn expects a smooth transition for the new coordinator, who is familiar with Steve many of the wide zone Sarkisian blocking schemes that worked so well for Atlanta on its way to the Super Bowl.

“We love the way we attack,” Quinn said. “It took a lot of work to put that system in place. We have a real emphasis on the personnel and how we can feature the guys in that system. So it’s very important that we stay consistent with that.”

Sarkisian will have plenty of weapons at his disposal.

Ryan threw for 4,944 yards and 38 touchdowns to become the first Falcons player to win the MVP award.

Julio Jones is one of the league’s top

receivers, an All-Pro who caught 83 passes for 1,409 yards. Devonta Freeman earned Pro Bowl recognition with his second straight 1,000-yard rushing season, teaming with Tevin Coleman to give Atlanta a dynamic backfield pairing. In all, 13 players caught touchdown passes, an NFL record.

In addition to five years as Washington’s coach, the 42-year-old Sarkisian held the same job at Southern Cal. But he was fired by the Trojans during the 2015 season when officials said he showed up in no condition to lead practice after an embarrassing public display at a pep rally where he appeared to be intoxicated. He later sought treatment for alcoholism.

Quinn said he has no concerns about Sarkisian’s personal life.

Browns release QB McCown: At Cleveland, Josh McCown’s two seasons with the Browns were loaded with injuries and losses.

There won’t be any more.

McCown’s contract was terminated Tuesday by Cleveland, which also released veteran cornerback Tramon Williams in a pair of cost-cutting moves

that will clear more salary-cap space as the team prepares for free agency and the NFL draft.

The 37-year-old McCown went 1-10 in 11 starts in his two seasons. He suffered a concussion in his debut for Cleveland in 2015 and twice broke his collarbone. Beyond that, McCown was asked to serve as a mentor for quarterback Johnny Manziel, who wound up partying his way out of the league.

McCown set a franchise single-game record with 457 yards passing at Baltimore in 2015.

The team also terminated the contract of Williams, who started 22 games after signing a $21 million, three-year contract as an unrestricted free agent in 2015. He was due a $1.2 million roster bonus and would have made $5.7 million next season.

Jets claim twice-suspended DL Pennel:

At Florham Park, New Jersey, the New York Jets have claimed defensive lineman Mike Pennel, who was suspended twice last season, off waivers from the Green Bay Packers.

The Jets also announced they have signed long snapper Josh Latham.

• Wednesday, February 8, 2017

This column needs some background.

Here goes.

Eight years ago veteran sportswriter Bill Gleason called me.

“Telander,” he said (He called everyone by his last name), “there’s an old Bear named Bob Kilcullen down in Dallas, and he says there’s a kid walking across the United States, east to west, a former Army Ranger who went to Notre Dame, speaking to NFL groups and whatnot about unselfishness and greed. The kid’s near Dallas now.

Something to do with Pat Tillman, too.

“I told Kilcullen it wasn’t for me, but if you’re interested, here’s his number. Just a word to the wise, Kilcullen will talk your head off.”

I called, and the old Bears lineman, who is now 80, did indeed chat on about this young man, Rory Fanning, who was full of idealism and passion.

But Killcullen’s verbal enthusiasm touched me, and I decided to check out this Rory Fanning.

I called his cellphone. Fanning already was past Dallas, walking toward Arizona, nearly 2,000 miles behind him since his start 10 months earlier.

He was resting in a McDonald’s somewhere in the sagebrush.

I flew out to Phoenix and met him in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert near the Mexican border. I walked for a day with him through the 110-degree heat, and that night we built a campfire in

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If Bennett doesn’t want to visit Trump, so be it

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10 BLACKHAWKS

Kane: ‘Biggest game of the year’ so far Hawks to take on Central-leading Wild on the road

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com On the last day of the 2010-11 season, April 10, the Blackhawks nervously gathered around their TVs to watch the Dallas Stars play the Minnesota Wild. If Dallas won, the Hawks would miss the playoffs. If Minnesota won, the Hawks were in. Complicating matters, the Wild – out of the playoff picture – were icing a bunch of minor-leaguers in a game that was meaningless to them.

Minnesota somehow won, 5-3, on two third-period goals.

“All of a sudden, you’ve got a second life,” Patrick Kane said. “But sometimes, when you’re fighting for that spot, and you see teams playing like it’s playoff hockey in Games 50 or 60, it can wear on you a little bit.”

Indeed, by that point, the Hawks had been in playoff mode for weeks, if not months. Corey Crawford, then a rookie, started the final 27 games of the regular season as every point was critical. They dropped the first three playoff games to Vancouver, before rallying to force a Game 7, which they lost in overtime.

That kind of playoff push won’t happen this year. There will be no April drama about whether the Hawks will make the playoffs or not. Even homeice advantage in the first round is pretty safe, as the Hawks have a healthy 11-point lead on third-place Nashville.

The only question left is whether the Hawks can catch first-place Minnesota for the division lead. And considering the Wild have a four-point lead and

AP photo

Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane skates with the puck in the first period of Thursday’s game against the Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz. Kane and the Hawks (69 points) play the Central Division-leading Wild (73) tonight in St. Paul, Minn. three games in hand, tonight’s game in St. Paul (and a rematch, also in St. Paul, 13 days later) could go a long way toward determining whether the Hawks have anything at all to play for over the final six weeks or so of the season.

“That’s the motivation, front and

center, right there,” Jonathan Toews said. “We’ll be thinking about that.

We’ve still got a ways to go, [but] every chance we get against this team, we know it can be a four-point swing.”

Kane called it “our biggest game of the year,” and it’s hard to argue. The

Hawks won three straight playoff series over the Wild from 2013 to ’15, but Minnesota has beaten the Hawks in eight straight regular-season contests.

If the Hawks can’t stop that streak tonight at the XCel Energy Center, they could be all but locked into second place, barring a significant Hawks winning streak and/or a significant Wild losing streak.

That’s the flip side of the all-out playoff sprint from 2011. Take your foot off the gas and coast into the playoffs, and you might not be mentally and physically drained, but you also might not be ready for the sudden intensity of Game 1 of the playoffs.

Cruising into the playoffs is nothing new for the Hawks, but with so many rookies on the team – players who could be approaching the rookie wall, or who never have had to “flip the switch” come playoff time – it’s important to keep the intensity up. Fighting for a division title could be the happy medium between a frantic playoff push and a casual stretch-run stroll.

“We have a lot of rookies on our team, so I think it’s good to keep it constant and keep it going,” veteran Brian Campbell said. “You’ve seen the shot blocks in the last few games. We’re definitely sacrificing a lot more and trying to get this done.”

A loss in either or both of the upcoming Wild games hardly would be a fatal blow for the Hawks. They’ll make the playoffs regardless. So “meaningful” is a relative term. But it could mean the difference between having something to play for, and just playing out the string.

“And keep [Minnesota] honest, too,” coach Joel Quenneville added. “You want to finish first, you want to win as often as possible. You want to push the team ahead of you, if you’re not there.

Certainly, there’s a gap there [that] we’re looking to close. It’s meaningful in a lot of ways.”

BRUINS

Boston fires coach Julien after 419 wins, Cup title The ASSOCIATED PRESS

With the team in danger of missing General manager Don the playoffs for a third straight season, Sweeney apologized for BOSTON – The Bruins felt they the timing, but said the Sweeney felt he had little choice. Bosneeded a change at the top, even if it team’s two-day break ton has lost two in a row and six of nine meant doing it on a day when the city between games provided and fallen out of a playoff spot in the was celebrating a championship. time to recover from the Eastern Conference. Assistant Bruce Boston fired Stanley Cup-winning emotions of Julien’s disCassidy was named interim coach. coach Claude Julien on Tuesday, hours missal. He said he wasn’t Claude Julien “I had come to a conclusion that in before a downtown parade in honor of oblivious of the optics, moving this group forward with an eye the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl but added “I’m not going to make a de- toward the plans that have been put in cision just based on that.” place, that I wasn’t willing to commit victory.

to a longer term basis with Claude,” Sweeney said.

Julien was the longest-tenured current coach in the NHL, starting with the Bruins in the 2007-08 season. He went 419-246-94 over nearly 10 seasons, including two trips to the NHL finals and a Stanley Cup title in 2011. The Bruins lost in the finals two years later, and the year after that earned 117 points and the Presidents’ Trophy.

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

SATURDAY

at Minnesota 7 p.m.

NBCSN AM-720

at Winnipeg 7 p.m.

CSN AM-720

at Edmonton 9 p.m.

WGN AM-720

at Golden State 9:30 p.m.

ESPN, CSN AM-890

at Phoenix 9:30 p.m.

ESPN, WGN AM-890

SUNDAY

at Minnesota 2:30 p.m.

CSN AM-890

WHAT TO WATCH 8 p.m.: West Virginia at Oklahoma, ESPN2 8 p.m.: Central Florida at Cincinnati, ESPNU 8 p.m.: VCU at George Washington, CBSSN 10 p.m.: Stanford at Arizona, FS1 10 p.m.: California at Arizona St., ESPNU 10 p.m.: UNLV at Nevada, CBSSN Women’s basketball 6 p.m.: Bowling Green at Ball St., CSN+ Golf 9 p.m.: European PGA Tour, Maybank Championship, first round, TGC Soccer 1:30 p.m.: FA Cup, Leicester City vs. Derby County, FS1 Skiing 4:55 a.m.: FIS Alpine World Championships, Men’s Super G, NBCSN

SPORTS BRIEFS

UConn women get 98th straight win and one was designed to expedite an endCINCINNATI – Napheesa Collier made all of her 10 shots while piling up 24 points, and top-ranked UConn rolled to a 96-49 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday night that moved the Huskies within arm’s reach of the NCAA’s first triple-digit winning streak.

UConn’s 98th straight win was a blend of its hallmark balance and persistence. The Huskies (23-0, 11-0 American Athletic) made quick work of former UConn star Jamelle Elliott’s team, pulling ahead 49-22 at halftime.

They’re two wins away from becoming the first team to roll off 100 in a row.

ing to games that last more than 10 innings.

Starting with the 11th, each inning would begin with runners on first and second base.

The runners will be the players occupying the previous two slots in the batting order before the hitter leading off the inning.

Baylor assistant fired; charged with soliciting prostitute

WACO, Texas – Baylor University fired a newly hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest legal development at a school wracked a by a sexual assault scandal.

Eleventh inning to start with Brandon Washington was fired Saturday 2 on in World Baseball Classic after school officials learned he had been NEW YORK – The hitting team will be arrested earlier in the day on a misdehalfway home already if any games in the World Baseball Classic reach the 11th inning. meanor punishable by up to 180 days in a Organizers announced a few rules chang- jail and a $2,000 fine. es Tuesday for next month’s tournament, – Wire reports

BETTING ODDS NHL

Monday LINE UNDERDOG Blackhawks OFF

FAVORITE at MINNESOTA

LINE OFF

NBA

FAVORITE at GOLDEN STATE Cleveland at PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA at DETROIT Washington at MILWAUKEE at MEMPHIS Utah Toronto LA Clippers at SACRAMENTO

Wednesday LINE O/U OFF (OFF) 2½ (215) OFF (OFF) 4 (220) 8 (216½) 9½ (220½) 2½ (210) 10 (210) 3½ (202) 3 (212) 1½ (219) OFF (OFF)

UNDERDOG Bulls at INDIANA San Antonio Denver LA Lakers at BROOKLYN Miami Phoenix at NEW ORLEANS at MINNESOTA at NEW YORK Boston

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE at XAVIER at TENNESSEE at ST. BONAVENTURE

Wednesday LINE 16½ 6½ 15

UNDERDOG Depaul Mississippi Saint Louis

at UCONN at DAVIDSON at FORDHAM at FLORIDA ST. at OHIO ST. Pittsburgh Baylor Houston Loyola of Chicago at N. IOWA at SETON HALL at TEXAS A&M at CINCINNATI at MIAMI West Virginia at MINNESOTA Indiana St. New Mexico Va Commonwealth at WYOMING at UC DAVIS at UC IRVINE at NEVADA at ARIZONA California

14 8 OFF 14½ 10 1 1 12½ 1½ 5 6 14½ 12½ 6 9 7½ 1½ 1 5 1 6 16 12½ 13½ 2

South Florida George Mason LA Salle NC State Rutgers at BOSTON COLLEGE at OKLAHOMA ST. at TULANE at EVANSVILLE S. Illinois Providence Missouri UCF Virginia Tech at OKLAHOMA Iowa at BRADLEY at AIR FORCE at GEORGE WASHINGTON Fresno St. Cal St.-Fullerton UC Santa Barbara UNLV Stanford at ARIZONA ST.

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 52 35 12 5 75 Blackhawks 54 32 17 5 69 Nashville 53 26 19 8 60 St. Louis 54 27 22 5 59 Winnipeg 56 25 27 4 54 Dallas 54 21 23 10 52 Colorado 50 15 33 2 32 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 54 33 17 4 70 Edmonton 55 29 18 8 66 Anaheim 55 28 17 10 66 Calgary 56 28 25 3 59 Los Angeles 54 27 23 4 58 Vancouver 53 23 24 6 52 Arizona 51 17 28 6 40

GF 176 152 146 155 163 148 103

GA 121 141 137 162 176 172 168

GF 148 156 142 149 132 125 116

GA 126 141 139 159 133 154 161

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 55 30 17 8 68 158 138 Ottawa 51 27 18 6 60 137 141 Toronto 52 25 17 10 60 163 156 Boston 55 26 23 6 58 143 149 Florida 52 23 19 10 56 124 143 Buffalo 53 22 21 10 54 131 149 Detroit 53 22 21 10 54 134 155 Tampa Bay 54 24 24 6 54 149 157 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 54 37 11 6 80 180 114 Columbus 52 34 13 5 73 173 129 Pittsburgh 52 33 13 6 72 186 150 N.Y. Rangers 53 34 18 1 69 181 140 Philadelphia 54 26 21 7 59 144 164 N.Y. Islanders 51 23 18 10 56 153 153 New Jersey 54 23 21 10 56 127 153 Carolina 52 24 21 7 55 138 151 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Results Buffalo 5, San Jose 4 (OT) Calgary 3, Pittsburgh 2 (SO) Washington 5, Carolina 0 N.Y. Rangers 4, Anaheim 1 St. Louis 6, Ottawa 0 Toronto 3, Dallas 1 Columbus 3, Detroit 2 (OT) Tampa Bay 5, Los Angeles 0 Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 2 Nashville 4, Vancouver 2 Colorado 4, Montreal 0 Wednesday’s Game Blackhawks at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Games San Jose at Boston, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

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

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 6 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 35 15 .700 Indiana 29 22 .569 Bulls 26 26 .500 Detroit 24 28 .462 Milwaukee 22 28 .440 Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 33 18 .647 Toronto 32 21 .604 New York 22 31 .415 Philadelphia 18 33 .353 Brooklyn 9 43 .173 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 30 21 .588 Atlanta 30 22 .577 Charlotte 24 28 .462 Miami 22 30 .423 Orlando 20 34 .370

PREPS SCHEDULE

GB — 6½ 10 12 13 GB — 2 12 15 24½ GB — ½ 6½ 8½ 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 39 12 .765 Houston 38 17 .691 Memphis 32 22 .593 New Orleans 20 32 .385 Dallas 20 32 .385 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 33 19 .635 Oklahoma City 30 23 .566 Denver 23 28 .451 Portland 23 30 .434 Minnesota 19 33 .365 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 43 8 .843 L.A. Clippers 31 21 .596 Sacramento 20 32 .385 L.A. Lakers 18 36 .333 Phoenix 16 36 .308

GB — 3 8½ 19½ 19½ GB — 3½ 9½ 10½ 14 GB — 12½ 23½ 26½ 27½

Tuesday’s Results Charlotte 111, Brooklyn 107 Houston 128, Orlando 104 Portland 114, Dallas 113 Wednesday’s Games Bulls at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Denver at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New York, 7 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Houston at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Wisconsin 9 1 .900 Maryland 8 3 .727 Purdue 8 3 .727 Northwestern 7 4 .636 Michigan St. 6 5 .545 Iowa 6 5 .545 Indiana 5 6 .455 Michigan 5 6 .455 Penn St. 5 7 .417 Minnesota 4 6 .400 Ohio St. 4 7 .364 Nebraska 4 7 .364 Illinois 4 8 .333 Rutgers 2 9 .182

Overall W L PCT 20 3 .870 20 4 .833 19 5 .792 18 6 .750 14 10 .583 14 10 .583 15 9 .625 15 9 .625 13 12 .520 16 7 .696 14 10 .583 10 13 .435 14 11 .560 13 11 .542

Tuesday’s Results Penn St. 70, No. 21 Maryland 64 Illinois 68, Northwestern 61 Michigan 86, Michigan St. 57 Wednesday’s Games Rutgers at Ohio St., 6 p.m.

Iowa at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Purdue at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Akron 10 1 .909 C. Michigan 6 5 .545 Ohio 6 5 .545 Ball St. 6 5 .545 N. Illinois 6 5 .545 Buffalo 6 5 .545 Kent St. 5 6 .455 E. Michigan 5 6 .455 Toledo 5 6 .455 Bowling Green 5 6 .455 W. Michigan 4 7 .363 Miami (Ohio) 2 9 .182

Overall W L PCT 20 4 .833 16 8 .667 14 8 .636 15 9 .625 14 10 .583 12 12 .500 13 11 .542 13 11 .542 12 12 .500 11 13 .458 8 15 .348 9 15 .375

Tuesday’s Results Buffalo 65, N. Illinois 45 Akron 65, Ball St. 63 Toledo 73, E. Michigan 57 C. Michigan 97, Ohio 87 W. Michigan 72, Miami (Ohio) 55 Bowling Green 84, Kent St. 83 (OT) Saturday’s Games N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 5 p.m.

Akron at E. Michigan, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Bowling Green, 11 a.m.

Ohio at Ball St., noon Central Michigan at Miami, 2:30 p.m.

Kent St. at Toledo, 6 p.m.

AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Tuesday’s Results No. 2 Villanova 75, Georgetown 64 No. 15 Kentucky 92, LSU 85 No. 17 Florida 72, Georgia 60 Alabama 90, No. 19 South Carolina 86 (4OT) Penn St. 70, No. 21 Maryland 64 No. 22 Butler 68, Marquette 65 Wednesday’s Games No. 6 Baylor at Oklahoma St., 6 p.m.

No. 9 Arizona vs. Stanford, 10 p.m.

No. 11 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 8 p.m.

No. 13 West Virginia at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

No. 14 Florida St. vs. N.C. State, 6 p.m.

No. 24 Xavier vs. DePaul, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 1 Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m.

No. 5 Oregon at No. 10 UCLA, 9 p.m.

No. 7 Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m.

No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Duke, 7 p.m.

No. 16 Purdue at Indiana, 6 p.m.

No. 20 Saint Mary’s vs. Portland, 9 p.m No. 25 SMU at Temple, 8 p.m.

Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled

WEDNESDAY Girls basketball: Benet at Marian Central, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY Girls basketball: Burlington Central at Woodstock North, Harvard at Richmond-Burton, Marengo at Woodstock, 7 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

CLASS 1A Dakota Regional Monday Game 1: (6) Dakota 51, (7) Warren 48 Game 2: (9) Orangeville 48, (5) LenaWinslow 38 Tuesday (2) Freeport Aquin 63, (6) Dakota 42 (9) Orangeville 46, (3) Alden-Hebron 38 Thursday Game 5 at 7 p.m.: (2) Freeport Aquin vs. (9) Orangeville CLASS 3A Rockford Lutheran Regional Monday Game 1 at 6 p.m.: (7) Marengo vs. (8) Belvidere Game 2 at 7:30 p.m.: (6) Rochelle vs.

(11) Harvard Wed., Feb. 15 Game 3 at 6 p.m.: (1) Rockford Lutheran vs. Winner Game 1 Game 4 at 7:30 p.m.: (4) Stillman Valley vs. Winner Game 2 Fri., Feb. 17 Game 5 at 7 pm: Winner Game 3 vs.

Winner Game 4 Richmond-Burton Regional Monday Game 1 at 7 p.m.: (15) Chicago Senn vs. (18) CICS/Northtown Tuesday Game 2 at 6 p.m.: (2) Johnsburg vs.

Winner Game 1 Game 3 at 7:30 p.m.: (7) Marian Central vs. (10) Richmond-Burton Thu., Feb. 16 Game 4 at 7 p.m.: Winner Game 2 vs.

Winner Game 3 Chicago (Resurrection) Regional Monday Game 1 at 7 p.m.: (16) Chicago(Roosevelt vs. (17) Chicago Amundsen Tuesday Game 2 at 6 p.m.: (1) Antioch vs. Winner Game 1 Game 3 at 7:30 p.m.: (8) Woodstock vs. (9) Chicago Resurrection Thu., Feb. 16 Game 4 at 7 p.m.: Winner Game 2 vs.

Winner Game 3 Chicago (Northside) Regional Monday Game 1 at 7 p.m.: (14) Ridgewood vs.

(19) North Chicago Tuesday Game 2 at 6 p.m.: (3) Carmel vs. Winner Game 1 Game 3 at 7:30 p.m.: (6) Woodstock North vs. (11) Chicago Northside Thu., Feb. 16 Game 4 at 7 p.m.: Winner Game 2 vs.

Winner Game 3

MLB CALENDAR

Through Feb. 21: Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla. Feb. 17: Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players Feb. 22: Voluntary reporting date for other team’s other players Feb. 28: Mandatory reporting date March 6-22: World Baseball Classic March 15: Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days March 29: Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay full 2017 salary April 2: Opening Day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players June 12: Amateur draft starts July 11: All-Star Game, Miami July 7: Last day to sign for amateur draft picks subject to deadline July 30: Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.

GOLF WORLD GOLF RANKING

1. Jason Day 2. Rory McIlroy 3. Henrik Stenson 4. Dustin Johnson 5. Hideki Matsuyama 6. Jordan Spieth 7. Adam Scott 8. Justin Thomas 9. Sergio Garcia 10. Patrick Reed 11. Alex Noren 12. Justin Rose 13. Bubba Watson

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Butler wants Wade to stay beyond next year Says he’s learned so much, vet makes everyone’s job easier

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com SAN FRANCISCO – Jimmy Butler doesn’t want Dwyane Wade going anywhere.

Obviously, not the remainder of this season. He definitely doesn’t want Wade opting out of his contract and going elsewhere next season. Heck, if it’s up to Butler, the Bulls should extend Wade for a few more years.

“All I know is I want him being my teammate for a long time,” Butler said. “I’ve learned so much already. He makes my job easier, and the jobs of everyone else in here easier. As long as he keeps playing like he is now, keeps evolving, he should stay here, finish things out here.”

It wasn’t just Butler’s bromance with the future Hall of Famer talking, either.

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Bulls guard Dwyane Wade (right) and forward Jimmy Butler walk up court during a game against the Hawks on Jan. 25 at the United Center.

Even with Wade turning 35 a few weeks ago, Butler sees a player evolving with age. Not only in games, but firsthand on the practice court.

“The thing is, as I studied his game, study my game, study the game in general, and I try and give him my looks on the game, how I would defend him,” Butler said. “Not only me, but how coaches have told us how to defend him. He tells me the same thing.

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“Like the [Kings game Monday night], I was telling him late, ‘This is what they are doing.’ He knows it, but I also know what he’s been working on and how he can beat it. We work on all of that when we go to the gym together. People don’t see how much he and I are in the gym working on simple things to evolve our games. The moves he takes late in games are never a bad shot because we work on those in practice every single day. And he’s not stopping.”

That’s only one of the reasons Butler has so much respect for Wade. At the same time a big reason he didn’t respect Derrick Rose.

Butler never had a personal problem with Rose. It was business. Butler is in the business of hard work, evolving, getting better. He didn’t see that with Rose.

As one source put it, “What Derrick considered a hard day’s work, Jimmy saw it as just his warm-up.”

Like Rose, Wade doesn’t practice with the team often, but Wade works out privately with Butler, and also has three rings that has earned him the benefit of the doubt.

“He’s a guy that can play as long as

he wants,” Butler said of Wade. “He’s willing to transform his game; he takes care of his body.”

And when called upon, as he was in the Kings win, Wade still can put up 31 points, including the final five points of the game.

“One thing I added is, I go right better,” Wade said of his evolution in this season alone. “Normally, I would always go left. I really worked hard on going right to be comfortable. I think I’m actually shooting better this year going right than going left.

“You always want to learn. The game changes so fast in this league, you always want to still be around and still be effective.

“I’m 35, that’s true. By basketball standards, I’m considered old, that’s true. I’m not as athletic as I used to be, that’s true. But I play basketball.

I know it’s different. It’s a different game for me. Some nights, it’s like I’m in my prime. I’m a different player. Not as young as I used to be. But just as I told the [Sacramento] crowd when they was calling me old, they’d love to have me on their team.”

Butler certainly does.

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See how climate change and other environmental issues affect you personally at the Great Lakes Bioneers McHenry County Speaker Series at McHenry County College.

The popular series, held each year in February, features global, national and regional speakers addressing climate change, local food, and energy.

“MCC and the Sustainability Center connected with Bioneers a number of years ago,” said Kim Hankins, director of Sustainability for MCC. The college initially showed DVDs from the California-based advocacy group’s annual conference at MCC’s Green Living Expo, then, more recently, began hosting its own speakers in February, covering Bioneers’ major topics.

MCC has invited selected local groups to the table at the annual series. “We’ve had some really robust discussions about issues from a national perspective and also what’s going on locally and a way for people to get

involved,” Hankins said.

“Our Bioneers Steering Committee decided to look into social justice aspects of sustainability this year, so we’re starting with resiliency and what it means to everybody,” Hankins said. “It really has impact for all of us in response to climate-related events, like flooding or severe weather. How is the county equipped to handle extreme weather events brought on by climate change?”

On Feb. 7 Dale Sands presented, “Resiliency, Climate Change, and Communities on the Edge.”

On Feb. 21 Tania M. Schusler, Ph.D. will present “Engaging Citizens in Civic Ecology Practices.”

On Feb. 28 Shalina Gupta will present “Building the Social Justice Narrative on our Environmental Crises.”

All presentations will be at MCC’s Luecht Conference Center at 7 p.m. Since each presentation is independent, you can attend one, two, or all three lectures. The Bioneers Speaker Series is free and open to the public.

Visit www.mchenry.edu/bioneers, or call the MCC Sustainability Center at (815) 479-7765 for more information.

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On Valentine’s Day, ditch the box, make your love a cake quantity of fat than the others.

This cake has a dreamy chocolate and carave you been on the receiving end amel filling, but you can use whatever inof a heart-shaped box? Maybe it was gredient your honey loves best. Replace the filled with jewelry, but if you’re caramel with raspberry preserves, a creamy lucky, it was filled with chocolate. coconut filling or even some chocolate-hazelAnd while a box of candy is a triednut spread. Brush the layers with coffee or and-true way to say “I love you,” we might orange liqueur, or sprinkle crushed-up bits of know an even better way. toffee or toasted nuts over your filling.

The Culinary Institute of America’s ChocoDon’t be afraid to get creative. Use melted late Tower Cake is like one big piece of candy chocolate to pipe hearts or X’s and O’s onto for your special someone, with chocolate on parchment paper. Leave them to harden, then the outside and silky caramel on the inside. use buttercream to stick them to the sides or And there is no better way to express your ap- top of the cake. And if you’ve added any flapreciation and love than with the gift of home- vorings to the cake, be sure to represent that made. Especially if it’s chocolate. on the outside, with fresh fruit, nuts or cocoHigh-quality chocolate can be expensive, nut flakes. so it is important to decide when it’s worth Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday this the splurge. This recipe relies on cocoa powyear, so if you’re worried about making this der to flavor the cake layers, so to ensure the recipe after work, just plan for a little prep richness you want, a premium cocoa powder time. About an hour before you serve dessert, makes all the difference. take it out of the refrigerator, pour the glaze Look for powders that contain a higher over the top and prepare to amaze.

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Chocolate Cake (recipe follows) Swiss Meringue Buttercream (recipe follows) Malted Milk Chocolate Ganache Filling (recipe follows) Caramel Filling (recipe follows) Milk Chocolate Glaze (recipe follows) Freshly whipped cream, as needed for garnish Toffee bits, as needed for garnish

Chocolate Cake

Makes two, 9-inch cakes Servings: About 14 Start to finish: 3 hours, 40 minutes (active time is 2 hours; inactive time: 1 hour, 40 minutes) 2¼ cups cake flour 2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon baking soda 3/4 cup cocoa powder 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1¼ cups vegetable oil 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup boiling water

1 cup sour cream 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease two 9-inch cake pans (see note) and line with parchment paper circles. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Stir to combine. In a small bowl, mix the oil and buttermilk. Add to the dry ingredients, and stir until incorporated.

Add the boiling water and stir. Add the sour cream, vanilla and eggs, and whisk just to combine, being careful not to overmix.

Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans and bake until the cakes feel springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife along the outside edges of the cakes and turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Chef’s Note: The photographed cake on page 3 was made using three 6-inch cake pans, but 9-inch pans will yield a shorter (but still quite large) cake with more servings. If you prefer a taller cake, make this recipe using three 6-inch cake pans and decrease the baking time to about 30 minutes.

Swiss Meringue Buttercream Makes about 2 quarts

7 egg whites 2¼ cups sugar 1 pound, 8 ounces (6 sticks) unsalted butter, soft 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Fill a medium saucepan about 1/3 of the way with water. Bring to a simmer and reduce to very low heat.

Place the egg whites and sugar in the clean bowl of a stand mixer. Place the bowl over the hot water bath and whisk constantly until the mixture is warm to the touch (but not hot, about 140 degrees F.) and the sugar has dissolved, about 4 minutes. If any of the egg curdles, strain the mixture and return to the bowl.

Place the bowl on a mixer fitted with the whip attachment and whip on high speed until a stiff peak meringue forms, about 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium and whip until the mixture has cooled, about 10 minutes.

With the mixer on medium speed, slowly add the softened butter. It should be soft enough to easily squeeze with your fingers, but not be melted.

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Temperature is important in this recipe, but luckily, any issues are easily fixable. If your frosting is too warm, it will be runny instead of fluffy. Just place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, and then return to the mixer. If it is too cold, it will appear curdled. Just be patient and continue to beat it until the mixture Once all of the butter is incorporated, continue to whip until the frosting is light in color and very fluffy, about 5 minutes (see note). Add the vanilla and mix to combine. Set aside.

Chef’s Note: Temperature is important in this recipe, but luckily, any issues easily are fixable.

If your frosting is too warm, it will be runny instead of fluffy. Just place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, and then return to the mixer. If it is too cold, it will appear curdled.

Just be patient and continue to beat it until the mixture warms and the frosting reaches the desired consistency.

Malted Milk Chocolate Ganache Filling

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Makes

2 cups chopped milk chocolate (or chips) 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup malted milk powder Place the chocolate in a medium heat-safe bowl. Set aside.

Bring the cream to a boil in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Remove from the heat and add the malted milk powder. Stir until well combined, taking care to break up any lumps.

Pour the hot cream mixture over the chocolate and let rest for 5 minutes. Gently stir the mixture until it is smooth and creamy. If any unmelted chocolate remains, you may need to gently rewarm the mixture over a hot water bath. Set the filling aside to cool completely.

Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted Prepare a double boiler over very low heat. with the whip attachment. Whip on mediPlace the chocolate and corn syrup in a medium um-high speed until thickened, about 3 minutes. heat-safe bowl. Melt the chocolate over the Set aside. double boiler, stirring until the chocolate is smooth.

Remove from the heat and add the vanilla and Caramel Filling cream, mixing gently until smooth. Stir in the Makes about 3 cups red food coloring, then set aside to cool slightly.

1½ cups (1½ 8-oz blocks) cream cheese, room temperature Assembly 1¾ cups caramel sauce or dulce de leche 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt With a long, serrated knife, using a sawing motion, carefully slice into the equator of each In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cake to make two thin layers (if you prefer, you beat the cream cheese on medium speed until can keep the layers whole for a two-layer cake; smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape the you will have leftover filling in this case). It is bowl frequently to prevent lumps. helpful to rotate the cake as you slice.

Add the caramel sauce and salt and mix until Transfer about half of the buttercream, the smooth, about 1 minute. Set aside. caramel filling, and the ganache filling to piping bags fitted with large round piping tips (809, or similar).

Milk Chocolate Glaze Place a bottom layer of cake on a cardboard Makes about 2 cups cake circle or cake plate, with the cut side up.

Pipe a ring of buttercream on the edge of the 1½ cups chopped milk chocolate cake. Pipe a ring of caramel filling within the 1/4 cup light corn syrup buttercream ring, and then a ring of ganache 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or flavored filling within the caramel. Repeat until the cake liqueur layer is completely covered with filling.

1/4 cup heavy cream Place the next layer, pressing gently to level 1 tablespoon red food coloring the layer. Repeat the piping to fill the layer.

Continue with the third cake layer and filling, until the final layer is placed on top.

Use the remaining buttercream to frost the cake, smoothing the top and edges with a large offset spatula. Refrigerate the cake until the buttercream is firm, at least 30 minutes.

Warm the glaze over a hot water bath, if needed, so that it feels slightly warm to the touch, but not hot. Slowly pour it over the center of the cake (go slowly, as you may not need it all) and spread to the edges with an offset spatula, allowing it to slowly run down the sides. Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes to set the glaze (if any has dripped onto the plate, it will be easier to clean up once it is set). Garnish with whipped cream and toffee bits before serving.

Nutrition information per serving of cake: 399 calories; 223 calories from fat; 25 g fat (5 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 74 mg cholesterol; 348 mg sodium; 40 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 22 g sugar; 6 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving of the buttercream: 550 calories; 463 calories from fat; 52 g fat (33 g saturated; 2 g trans fats); 139 mg cholesterol; 35 mg sodium; 23 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 23 g sugar; 2 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving of ganache: 290 calories; 142 calories from fat; 16 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 35 mg cholesterol; 123 mg sodium; 32 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 24 g sugar; 6 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving of caramel filling: 215 calories; 104 calories from fat; 12 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 27 mg cholesterol; 185 mg sodium; 25 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 15 g sugar; 1 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving of the glaze: 131 calories; 62 calories from fat; 7 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 20 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 1 g protein.

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Cherry cupcakes perfect for your valentine

By ELIZABETH KARMEL The Associated Press

This old-fashioned cherry cupcake is just the thing for Valentine’s Day. I’ve updated a cake my mother used to make for my sisters and me when we were children with all the flavors of a bourbon Old-Fashioned. The rosy pink color of the cake immediately brings to mind the Feast of Saint Valentine.

When I drink Old-Fashioneds, I seldom add cherries, but the cherries are essential to this cake. The cake is colored a beautiful rosy pink by the addition of maraschino cherry juice and a generous amount of chopped cherries that add texture and moisture to the light white cake. The cake itself tastes like the best vanilla cake you have ever eaten with a soft nod to the maraschino cherries. A fragrant orange-bourbon buttercream tops the cupcakes and completes the adult “Old-Fashioned” flavor.

When making this cake for a mixed age crowd, you can make two versions of the boozy icing and eliminate the bourbon for the under-21 crowd.

The orange buttercream brings a

bright taste of sunshine to what sometimes can be dreary days in February, with or without the bourbon.

These Old-Fashioned cupcakes make me very happy – and I think they’ll do the same for you.

Cherry Cupcake with Orange-Bourbon Frosting Servings: 20 Start to finish: 40 minutes

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/8 cups granulated white sugar 2¼ cups cake flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2 generous cup chopped maraschino cherries (about 1 cup of un-chopped cherries) 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3-5

minutes.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in alternatively with the cherry juice and the milk. Remove from electric mixer and stir the chopped cherries into the cake batter. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.

Prepare a regular cupcake pan by placing liners in each mold. Fill each cupcake 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Let cool on a rack and make the frosting.

Bourbon Old-Fashioned Frosting 1 box (1 pound) powdered sugar Pinch of fine-grain sea salt ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened ½ generous teaspoon pure vanilla extract ½ teaspoon orange extract 2 tablespoons heavy cream 1-2 tablespoons bourbon, depending on taste Zest of one large navel orange Sift box of powdered sugar and salt or whisk well to remove any lumps. Set aside.

Cream butter until fluffy using a stand

mixer or a hand mixer set on medium speed.

Slowly add the sugar. When the sugar is incorporated in the butter, add vanilla extract, cream and bourbon one tablespoon at a time until your desired consistency is reached.

Stir in orange zest at the end. Taste and add more bourbon only if you want it to taste a little boozier.

If it is too stiff, add a little more cream. If it is too loose, add a little more sugar.

Taste for balance and add a touch more salt and vanilla if needed. Spread on top of cupcakes or place in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and decorate in a swirl pattern. Top with a pink conversation heart or stemmed cherry, if desired.

Cupcake nutrition information per serving: 151 calories; 44 calories from fat; 5 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 13 mg cholesterol; 218 mg sodium; 25 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 15 g sugar; 2 g protein.

Bourbon Old-Fashioned Frosting nutrition information per serving: 200 calories; 65 calories from fat; 7 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 23 mg sodium; 33 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 31 g sugar; 0 g protein.

By MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press

Nothing says indulgence like noshing on some seriously giant Alaskan King Crab legs.

They’re not just tasty, they’re a low-fat source of protein – one leg has about 25 grams of protein, and a whole host of vitamins and minerals (including sodium, incidentally, so a heads-up if you are watching salt), but only a couple of grams of fat. Which gives you a little celebratory wiggle room to add a little lemon butter – mix 1 tablespoon of melted butter with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

But all this goodness does come at a price. Literally, crab legs are pricey.

So my strategy is to buy them for a date night with my husband instead of going out to dinner. We can load up on Alaskan King Crab legs for less than the cost of one meal at a moderate restaurant.

My favorite way to eat them is simple: steamed and then cracked open and dunked in my lemony butter. The succulent sweet meat absolutely will elevate your macaroni and cheese, tacos or salads, so feel free to experiment in recipes and swap out fish or shrimp for crab. But, I’m a purist and love that unmistakable flavor of Alaskan crab front and center, not diluted in other ingredients.

But here is the secret I want to tell you about today: after you’ve enjoyed that restaurant-quality meal at home, keep those shells, because you can get a whole second crab dish from that one purchase by making crab bisque the next day. (Or, stick shells in a freezer bag and freeze them for a couple of weeks, if you want to space out the crab meals.) Tossing the shells in a hot oven for just a couple of minutes brings out a roasty-crab aroma that will create quick depth of flavor for a speedy homemade stock, even if you don’t have a ton of shells. (Cheat sheet tip: You also can boost the flavor by adding a little bottle clam juice to your stock.)

The stock then can be added to a simple roux, a little sherry and a bit of low-fat evaporated milk for a creamy, satisfying soup that tastes fattier and more expensive than it is.

Crab Bisque

Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes, including 1 hour inactive cooking time Servings: About 6 servings, 1 cup each Stock: Shells from 2 pounds of Alaskan King crab legs

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King Crab Leg shells

1 teaspoon olive oil 1 carrot, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 2 tablespoons tomato paste 3 cloves garlic, smashed 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 tablespoons lemon juice 8 cups water 1 bay leaf Soup:

2 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 cup dry sherry 6 cups crab stock 1/2 cup organic 2 percent evaporated milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Crab meat, for garnish (optional, if you happen to have leftovers) Make the stock: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the crab shells on a baking sheet and roast them in the hot oven until

fragrant, about 5-7 minutes.

Meanwhile, place the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the carrot, celery onion and tarragon until vegetables begin to soften, about five minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the tomato paste, and garlic, stir and cook until fragrant and tomato paste deepens in color, about two more minutes. Pour the wine and lemon juice into the pan and let it bubble for a minute or two. Add the crab shells, 8 cups of water and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, cover and let simmer on low for about 1 hour.

Strain out the solids using a fine meshed sieve, and set the stock aside. You should have about six cups. (If not, add enough water, clam juice, or chicken stock to make it six cups.)

Make the soup: In a soup pot, melt the butter and add the flour, whisking into a thick paste. Allow to cook and bubble for one minute. Add the sherry and whisk as it bubbles and thickens. Slowly add the crab stock, whisking to incorporate the stock into the thickened roux (flour mixture). Bring the soup to a boil and simmer over low heat for 3-5 minutes, until it thickens a little. Stir in the evaporated milk, garnish with crab meat (optional) and serve.

Nutrition information per serving: 173 calories; 61 calories from fat; 7 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 16 mg cholesterol; 543 mg sodium; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 7 g protein.

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Amped-Up Beef Stroganoff is ideal dish for Valentine’s Day

By SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

Primed to romance your certain someone on Valentine’s Day? Nothing says “I love you” more persuasively than a home-cooked meal. This onepot noodle dish, a variation on Beef Stroganoff, is the ideal messenger.

Although the roots of the classic recipe are certifiably aristocratic – a French chef working for Count Pavel Stroganoff, a Russian, created it in the early 1800s – Beef Stroganoff was being treated pretty roughly in America by the 1960s. At that time, when “convenience” trumped every other value, home cooks loved being able to whip up a fancy main course using canned gravy, canned mushrooms, canned minced onions and canned roast beef.

We’re gonna treat it with a little more respect in this recipe for Amped-Up Beef Stroganoff. To start, the basics remain unchanged – thin slices of beef fillet topped with a sauce of fresh mushrooms and sour cream, all of it ladled over noodles. But I’ve beefed up the umami – and intensified

the taste – with dried mushrooms, tomato paste and Dijon mustard. Also, we cook the noodles in the sauce, which makes them that much more delicious.

Ideally, your steak of choice will be beef fillet – it is Valentine’s Day, after all – but if you don’t want to splurge, you can swap in less expensive cuts.

And if you can’t find dried porcini, you’ll be fine with dried shiitakes or a mix of dried mushrooms. In truth, any dried mushroom packs a one-two punch, contributing not only itself, but also the savory liquid generated when it’s rehydrated. That mushroom liqueur makes a lip-smacking base for any sauce.

What to serve alongside this love offering? A nice refreshing salad involving citrus will provide the perfect contrast. And don’t forget the stagecraft. Set a proper table with cloth napkins and mats, a candle or two, and a bottle of robust red wine.

Amped-Up Beef Stroganoff Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 2

1½ ounces dried porcini, rinsed 1½ cups low-sodium beef or chicken broth 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 8 ounces filet mignon cut into 1-inch cubes Kosher salt and black pepper 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot or onion 4 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms (white, cremini, exotic or a mix) 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons fresh thyme 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon flour 1/3 cup dry red wine 4 ounces egg noodles 1/2 cup sour cream 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Chopped fresh parsley for garnish In a small saucepan combine the porcini mushrooms and the beef broth and bring the mixture just to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mushrooms steep for 15 minutes. Strain the liquid through a fine strainer, reserving it, and chop the mushrooms.

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-

high heat. Season the meat with salt and pepper and add it to the pan.

Sear the meat quickly on all sides and transfer it to a plate.

Reduce the heat to medium, add the shallot to the skillet and cook stirring until softened; add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until the mushrooms are lightly browned. Add the garlic, thyme, tomato paste and flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute.

Add the red wine, reserved broth, 1½ cups water, the chopped porcini and the noodles to the skillet. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are just al dente, about 10 minutes, adding additional water if necessary to keep the noodles partly submerged. Stir in the sour cream, Dijon and lemon juice; adjust the seasoning if necessary. Add the beef and beef juices and simmer just until the meat is heated, about 1 minute. Serve right away, sprinkled with the parsley.

Nutritional information per serving: 871 calories; 338 calories from fat; 38 g fat (14 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 203 mg cholesterol; 419 mg sodium; 65 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 53 g protein.

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pinch ground black pepper 1 cup cooked white beans, drained and rinsed if canned

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Cheese fondue is the ultimate winter comfort food. Living in France in my early 30s, I fell in love with the classic recipe made with crisp white wine and nutty gruyere cheese.

French fondue is life-changing. I can get close enough to scratch the cheese-fondue itch in a dip while staying reasonably healthy, thanks to a sneaky ingredient: white beans.

Cooked white beans add lush body to the dip, so I can swap out a bunch of the cheese and heavy cream, bringing the calories and fat way down. Low-fat cream cheese, or Neufchatel, boosts the cheesy factor, so a mere half cup of high-quality grated gruyere goes a long way to keeping the dip squarely in the cheese-fondue flavor profile, helped by dry mustard and a dash of ground nutmeg.

The beans also are a wise way to boost the nutrient profile – one cup of white beans adds 19 grams of protein and 13 grams of fiber. Since this is a dip, it pairs beautifully with veggies to create a stellar winter crudité.

The beans offer a final benefit, and I’ve saved the best for last. Blended beans stabilize the cheesy dip, so you

Cheese Fondue Dip AP photo

1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage 2 teaspoons unsalted butter 2 teaspoons flour 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth, divided 4 ounces Neufchatel cheese Cheese Fondue Dip 1/2 cup shredded gruyere cheese Start to finish: 15 minutes 1 tablespoon lemon juice Servings: Approximately 8 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard 1/2 cup sliced shallot (about 2 large shallots) pinch ground nutmeg can serve it warm, room temperature, or chilled – a relief if you are entertaining and don’t want to worry about cheese congealing. This dip will stay perfectly creamy all party-long.

Cook the shallot and sage in the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, until shallots are soft (but not brown), about 5 minutes.

Sprinkle the flour and over the shallots and cook for 1 minute, stirring.

Deglaze the pan with the wine, and let bubble for a minute to let the alcohol evaporate. Add 1/4 cup of the broth and stir. Add the Neufchatel cheese and stir as it melts and creates a thick, creamy mixture, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the gruyere cheese and turn off the heat – it will melt with the residual heat. Let mixture cool a few minutes.

Meanwhile, place the remaining 1/4 cup broth, lemon juice, dried mustard, nutmeg, pepper and beans in a blender. Blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds. (If bean mixture is too thick to blend, add a tablespoon of water.) Scrape the cream cheese mixture into the blender and blend all together until very creamy, about 30 seconds.

Serve warm, room temperature or cold.

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Surprise ingredient makes healthier cheese fondue

Special occasions call for filet

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are in business. There are so many appealing combinations of greens available either by the pound or in 5-ounce plastic containers in the produce aisle, some with herbs or other add-ins, and it’s an awfully easy way to keep changing up your green salad.

Of course, you are welcome to round out the meal with the starch of your choice, anything from mashed potatoes to buttered noodles. But there’s no question the star of the plate is the steak.

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Wow, does this dish look classy, right? But look at the ingredient list – not too long. And look at the steps – pretty darn simple.

My boys love all kinds of steaks, though a perfect, tender filet distinctively communicates “special occasion.” They are no harder to cook than any other steaks; just make sure to have the temperature high enough in the pan the outside gets nicely seared while the middle remains pink, and be careful not overcook it. A medium rare filet will have an internal temperature of 130 degrees F. Pistou is similar to pesto, although often made with a looser consistency, and sometimes the pine nuts and/or Parmesan cheese are omitted, resulting in a simpler basil, garlic and olive oil sauce.

That’s the drizzle you’re going for here, just a pop of herb-infused green olive oil to brighten up that perfect little filet. Then all you need is a handful of lightly dressed baby greens on the side, and you

Filet Mignon with Pistou and Green Salad Serves 4 Start to finish: 25 minutes

2 garlic cloves 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves 1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 4 5-ounce filet mignon steaks, about 1-inch thick 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 5 ounces mixed baby lettuces

Make the pistou: Place the garlic cloves in a small food processor and mince. Add the basil and process again to chop, then add 1/3 cup of the olive oil, some salt and pepper, and blend until it becomes a bright green sauce.

Season the steak generously with salt and pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet, such as cast iron, over medium-high heat.

Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, and when the oil is hot, sear the steak for 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Remove the steaks to a cutting board and let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.

While the meat is resting, in a large bowl combine the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, and salt and pepper. Stir to combine, add the lettuce and toss.

Serve the filets with a drizzle of the pistou on top, and a couple of handfuls of the dressed mixed greens. Pass the rest of the pistou on the side for extra drizzling.

Nutrition information per serving: 542 calories; 356calories from fat; 40 g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 116 mg cholesterol; 231 mg sodium; 2 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 42 g protein.

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Yes, but this deal has two interesting alternatives with which to occupy the mind.

When I described the play in four spades yesterday, South took the first trick with dummy’s heart ace, cashed his spade, diamond and club winners, then endplayed West by leading his heart jack. Fine, but what might have happened if declarer, instead of giving West the lead in hearts at trick seven, had exited with a trump? Also, what could have transpired if South had not won the first trick?

North might have cue-bid four hearts over three spades to show a strong raise to four spades (and promise nothing about hearts).

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That defense should not be too hard to find, but the other one really takes some imagination. After the heart king and a heart to the ace, when declarer cashes his two top trumps, West must throw the 10 and queen under them! Then he cannot be endplayed, and the contract will go down one. After the deal, probably South would congratulate West on his great play, then say that if only West had had the spade four and dummy the spade three, the contract would still have made.

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NESTOR J. SEGARRA; CATHERINE C. SEGARRA; NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS BANK WOODSTOCK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 743 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 08-13-253-027-0000.

Commonly known as 8510 Alden Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Gabriella Comstock at Plaintiff's Attorney, Keough & Moody, P.C., 114 East Van Buren Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 369-2700.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I713882

CLASSIFIED 13 y Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 592 Somerset, Unit 3, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

P.I.N. 19-08-253-139.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

16-003821 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I713884 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 1, 8, 15, 2017)

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THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

NESTOR J. SEGARRA CATHERINE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; CONDOMINIUM SOMERSET OWNERS ASSOCIATION; CAITLIN M. HENDERSON; JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF DAWN M. HENDERSON, DECEASED UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DAWN M. HENDERSON, DECEASED; Defendants, 16 CH 169 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

NESTOR J. SEGARRA; CATHERINE C. SEGARRA; NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS BANK WOODSTOCK; OWNERS AND UNKNOWN NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 743 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

hat pur dgm of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 11 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 10 IN BLOCK 18 IN SUNRISE RIDGE UNIT 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 14, 1953 AS DOCUMENT NO. 270736 IN BOOK OF PLATS, PAGE 93, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 08-13-253-027-0000.

Commonly known as 8510 Alden Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section

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by (g ) 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Gabriella Comstock at Plaintiff's Attorney, Keough & Moody, P.C., 114 East Van Buren Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 369-2700.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I713882 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 1, 8, 15, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS;

NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; CONDOMINIUM SOMERSET OWNERS ASSOCIATION; CAITLIN M. HENDERSON; JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF DAWN M. HENDERSON, DECEASED UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DAWN M. HENDERSON, DECEASED; Defendants, 16 CH 169 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Unit 592-3 as delineated on survey of the following described parcel of Real Estate (hereinafter referred to as "Parcel"): That part of Lot 16 in Plat of Farms at Crystal Lake in Section 8, Township 43 North, Range 8 East of the Third Meridian, recorded Principal October 6, 1858 in Book 22 of Deeds, page 1, described as

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page follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 7 in Block 31 in Tenth Addition to Coventry as recorded August 21, 1970 as Document 529157; thence North 15 degrees, 16 minutes, 50 seconds East, along the Easterly line of Eighth Addition to Coventry as recorded August 19, 1968, as Document No. 494839, a distance of 275.88 feet to the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 15 degrees, 16 minutes, 50 seconds East 244.12 feet; thence North 49 degrees, 49 minutes, 20 seconds East 135.0 feet; thence South 40 degrees, 10 minutes, 40 seconds East 247.45 feet; thence South 49 degrees, 49 minutes, 20 seconds West 16.59 feet; thence South 66 degrees, 35 minutes, 05 seconds West 133.72 feet; thence South 7 degrees, 46 minutes, 50 seconds West 95.0 feet; thence North 82 degrees, 13 minutes, 10 seconds West 180.56 feet to the place of beginning in McHenry County, Illinois, which survey is attached as Exhibit "A" to Declaration of Condominium Ownership made by McHenry State Bank as Trustee under Trust No. 301, recorded in the Office of Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois as Document No. 603023, First

Amendment recorded December 7, 1973 as Document No. 607905, Second Amendment recorded November 12, 1975 as Document No. 650437, Third Amendment recorded March 22, 1976 as Document No. 658976, Fourth Amendment recorded July 1, 1976 as Document No. 667491 and re-recorded July 14, 1976 as Document No. 674903, together with a percentage of the Common Elements appurtenant to said Unit as set forth in said Declaration, as amended from time to time, which percentage shall automatically change in accordance with Amended Declarations as same are filed of record pursuant to said Declaration, and together with additional Common Elements as such Amended Declarations are filed of record, in the percentages set forth in such Amended Declarations, which percentages shall automatically be deemed to be conveyed effective on the recording of each such Amended Declaration as though conveyed hereby.

Commonly known as 592 Somerset, Unit 3, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

P.I.N. 19-08-253-139.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium

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pr residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

16-003821 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I713884

JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF Robert J. Spence Case No.: 16 JA 46 A minor NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

Robert Spence, and any unknown FATHERS and to All Whom It May Concern: Take notice that on the 12th day of October, 2016, an abuse and neglect petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY, in the circuit court of McHenry County entitled 'In the interest of Robert J Spence, a minor', and that in the courtroom of Judge CHRISTOPHER M. HARMON, or any judge sitting in his stead in Room 101 of the (Published in the Northwest McHenry County Government CenHerald, February 1, 8, 15, 2017) ter, Woodstock, Illinois, the 23rd day of March, 2017 at the hour of 9:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, and adjudicatory hearing will be held PUBLIC NOTICE upon the petition to have the child to be a ward of the court declared IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING ILLINOIS McHENRY COUNTY

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LEGAL NOTICE To: Harold Lake; Harold Lake, as Trustee or Successor Trustee of the Harold Lake Trust No. 1 dated April 30, 1994; Dennis Lake; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

LEGAL NOTICE To: Romanenko, Vasyl Antonina; Nicholas V. Romanenko; Occupant; Adam Nestor Shymansky, a/k/a Adam Nestor Szymanskyj; Rachel Van Wieren; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

LEGAL NOTICE To: US Bank NA TRS; Charles Ensslin; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

LEGAL NOTICE To: Joseph Schwerthoffer; Evelyn Louise Schwerthoffer; Barbara Schwerthoffer; David Reiman; Cheryl Reiman; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10007

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10009

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10005 Filed: January 30, 2017

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10008

Filed: January 30, 2017

TAKE NOTICE County of McHenry Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-01586 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Filed: January 30, 2017

TAKE NOTICE County of McHenry Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-01695 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

TAKE NOTICE

County of McHenry Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-01215 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No.(Not Applicable) Inst. No.(Not Applicable)

Filed: January 30, 2017

TAKE NOTICE County of McHenry Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-01664 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at: 10910 Woodstock Street, Huntley, Illinois Property Index No. 18-28-378-003

Property located at: 210 Wellington, Crystal Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 19-08-326-025

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 3610 Linden Drive, Island Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 15-19-426-037

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, in Courtroom 103, Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, in Courtroom 103, Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, in Courtroom 103, Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, in Courtroom 103, Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 27, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Woodstock, Illinois.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 27, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Woodstock, Illinois.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 27, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Woodstock, Illinois.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 27, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Woodstock, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk

For further information contact the County Clerk

For further information contact the County Clerk

For further information contact the County Clerk

Address: 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone: (815) 334-4242

Address: 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone: (815) 334-4242

Address: 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone: (815) 334-4242

Address: 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone: (815) 334-4242

Oak Park Investments, Inc. MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Purchaser or Assignee 312- 781-9510 Dated 1/30/2017 #OP-318 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 15, 22, 2017) 1264456

Oak Park Investments, Inc. MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Purchaser or Assignee 312- 781-9510 Dated 1/30/2017 #OP-320 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 15, 22, 2017) 1264462

Oak Park Investments, Inc. MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Purchaser or Assignee 312- 781-9510 Dated 1/30/2017 OP-315 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 15, 22, 2017) 1264382

Oak Park Investments, Inc. MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Purchaser or Assignee 312- 781-9510 Dated 1/30/2017 #OP-319 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 15, 22, 2017) 1264458

Property located at: 510 East Broadway Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 19-06-431-004

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Wednesday, February 8, 2017 • TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO A GUARDIAN WITH APPOINT POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. UNLESS YOU APPEAR, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order of judgment entered.

January 30, 2017 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe (Clerk of the Circuit Court)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS McHENRY COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF BVV Case No.: 16 JD 157 A minor NOTICE BY PUBLICATION To: To any and all unknown FATHERS, and to All Whom It May Concern: Take notice that on December 19th, 2016, a Delinquency petition was filed under the JUVENILE COURT ACT OF 1987 by ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY, Kyle R. Bruett in the Circuit Court of The 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County entitled 'In the Interest of BVV, a Minor', and that in the courtroom of Judge CHRISTOPHER M. HARMON, or any Judge stitting in his stead in Room 101 of the McHenry County Government Center, Woodstock, Illinois, on March

14th, 2017 at 9:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the Minor declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM THE CUSTODY AND YOU GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR. NOW, UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you, and an order of judgment entered.

February 1, 2017 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in the Northwest Herald on Februrary 8, 2017) 1264222

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY – IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER M. DURCAN th Deceased.

Case No. 16 PR 402 Notice is given of the death of: CHRISTOPHER M. DURCAN PUBLIC NOTICE of CRYSTAL LAKE, IL LEGAL NOTICE Letters of Office were issued on: To: Patricia Bacon; Home Start, LLC; Occupant; occupants or persons 1/10/2017 to: in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Representative: McHenry County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in Martha M. Durcan, 40 Pomeroy Ave., said real estate.

Crystal Lake, IL 60014 whose attorney is: TAX DEED NO. 17TX10006 Filed January 30, 2017 Militello & Struck 820 E Terra Cotta Avenue TAKE NOTICE Suite 116 County of McHenry Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Claims against the estate may be Certificate No. 2013-01219 filed withiin six months from the Sold for General Taxes of 2013 date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and date of first publication or claims Special assessment number (Not Applicable) not filed within three months from Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is latTHIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES er, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of Property located at: 546 Nantucket Way, Island Lake, Illinois the Clerk of Circuit Court at the Property Index No. 15-20-154-052 McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, or with This notice is to advise you that the above property has been the representative, or both. sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the Copies of claims filed with the Clerk sale will expire on July 27, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at within ten days after it has been the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing tax- filed. es or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent for/s/ Katherine M. Keefe feitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact Clerk of the Circuit Court amount you owe before redeeming.

February 1, 8, 15, 2017 This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for Northwest Herald 1262504 a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 27, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry PUBLIC NOTICE County, in Courtroom 103, Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will CIRCUIT COURT OF THE already have expired at that time.

22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 27, 2017 by FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Woodstock, Illinois.

Request of Gabriel Juarez Hernandez For further information contact the County Clerk Case Number 17 MR 14

(Published in the Northwest Herald on Februrary 8, 2017) 1264193 Wake up with Northwest Herald For Home Delivery, call 815-459-8118

Address: 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone: (815) 334-4242

Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Oak Park Investments, Inc. Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on March 9, 2017 MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES at 9:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of Michael J. Wilson the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, Attorneys at Law McHenry County, Illinois in Court309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 room #201 praying for the change Chicago, Illinois 60606 Purchaser or Assignee of my name from GABRIEL JUAREZ 312- 781-9510 Dated 1/30/2017 HERNANDEZ to the new name of: #OP-317 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 15, 22, 2017) GABRIEL JUAREZ pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on 1264433 Change of Names.

/s/ Gabriel Juarez Hernandez Petitioner

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Notice of intent to dispose of abandoned and unclaimed property.

(Published in the Northwest Herald Pyott Road Self Storage, 1404 Inon February 1, 8, 15, 2017, dustrial Drive, Lake In The Hills, IL 2017) 1262549 60156, will sell on February 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. the following PUBLIC NOTICE property: STATE OF ILLINOIS Unit 330 ( 10 X 20 ) Property IN THE CIRCUIT COURT of Wesely Peterson.

OF THE TWENTY-SECOND Parking Space 859 (10 X 25) JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE Property of Brent F. Lutsch.

Unit 150 ( 10 x 20 ) Property IN THE MATTER OF THE of Family Mechanical.

ESTATE OF Unit 526 ( 10 X 10 ) Property MIR IQBAL of Aundrea L. McNulty.

Deceased.

Case No. 17 PR 9 (Published in the Northwest Herald CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: February 8, 15, 2017) 1264337 MIR IQBAL of: WOODSTOCK, IL PUBLIC NOTICE Letters of office were issued on Notice of intent to dispose of 1/20/2017 to: abandoned and unclaimed Representative: property.

Anees Iqbal CARPENTERSVILLE STORAGE, 1801 N. Seminary 250 Williams Street, CarpenWoodstock, IL 60098 whose attorney is: tersvlille, IL 60110, will sell on Hasan, Imtiaz February 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.

700 Commerce Dr. the following property: 5th Floor Unit 123 ( 10 X 18 ) Property Oak Brook, IL 60523 of Scott Horcher.

Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim (Published in the Northwest Herald not filed within six months from the February 8, 15, 2017) 1264332 date of first publication or claims PUBLIC NOTICE not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice of intent to dispose of Notice to Creditor, whichever is lat- abandoned and unclaimed er, shall be barred. property.

Claims may be filed in the office of HIGHWAY 20 SELF STORAGE, the Clerk of Circuit Court at the E. Grant Highway, Marengo, 1030 McHenry County Government Center 2200 North Seminary Avenue, IL 60152, will sell on February 24, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, or with 2017 at 11:00 a.m. the following property: the representative, or both.

Unit 230 ( 10 X 15 ) Property Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the of Kellie Loyo. representative and to his attorney Unit 118 ( 10 x 15 ) Property within ten days after it has been of Kellie Loyo. filed.

Unit 504 ( 10 X 20 ) Property /s/ Katherine M. Keefe of Cheryl Koehnke.

Clerk of the Circuit Court February 1, 8, 15, 2017 (Published in the Northwest Herald Northwest Herald 1262540 February 8, 15, 2017) 1264318

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Marengo on 27th, February, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at 132 East Prairie Street, Marengo, Illinois, 60152. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a proposed annexation agreement between the City and Marengo Lakes, LLC for an unincorporated portion of McHenry County, Illinois in Riley Township, commonly known as 8293 State Route 23, Marengo, IL. The Property includes PINs 16-10-400-003 16-10-400-004 16-10-300-004 16-15-100-002 16-15-200-001 16-15-200-002 16-14-100-013 Members of the public are welcome to attend the public hearing and provide comments and/or testimony regarding the proposed annexation agreement. A copy of the proposed annexation agreement is available for public inspection in the City Hall, 132 East Prairie Street, Marengo, Illinois 60152, during regular business hours.

City Clerk Constance J. Boxleitner City of Marengo (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 2017) 1264353

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Cloth, Yellow, 4WD, V6 3.8 liter, 6 Speed, 103,056 Miles

Leather, Black, 4WD, V8, Flex Fuel, 5.4 Liter, Automatic, 75,280 Miles

Cloth, Silver, 4WD, V8, Flex Fuel, 5.3 Liter, Automatic, 99,550 Miles

$21,977 or 2.7% Financing

$20,977 or 2.7% Financing

$18,977 or 2.7% Financing

2011 GMC Yukon Denali 4WD Leather, White, AWD, V8, Flex Fuel, 6.2 Liter, Automatic, 156,952 Miles

$18,977 or 2.7% Financing

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2012 Ford F-250 FX4 Super Duty 4WD

2009 GMC Yukon Denali XL 4WD Leather, BLack, AWD, V8, 6.2 Liter, Automatic, 149,573 Miles

$17,977 or 2.7% Financing 2010 Ford Explorer

2015 Jeep Renegade Latitude FWD

Leather, Brown, Eddie Bauer, 4WD, V6, 4.0 Liter, Automatic, 76,618 Miles

Cloth, Blue, 2WD, 4-Cyl, MultiAir, 1.4T, Automatic, 15,946 Miles

$15,977 or 2.7% Financing

$29,977 or 2.7% Financing

Select, White, 4WD, V8, Flex Fuel, 6.2 Liter, Automatic, 85,003 Miles

2010 Ford Escape XLT

2011 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD/AWD, Front Air Dam, Rear Defroster, 4x4, Front Side Airbag, Rear Window Defogger, ABS Brakes

$11,477 or 2.7% Financing

Leather, Black, 4WD, V6, Flex Fuel, 3.0 Liter, Automatic, 90,955 Miles

$9,977 or 2.7% Financing 2007 Jeep Liberty Limited

2007 Ford Explorer Limited 4.0L 4WD Fog Lights, Premium Sound, 4x4, Front Side Airbag with Head Protection, Privacy Glass

$8,977 or 2.7% Financing

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2010 Cadillac Escalade

Cloth, Tan, FWD, V6, 3.7 Liter, Automatic, 112,679 Miles

$7,977 or 2.7% Financing

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$14,977 or 2.7% Financing

2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited AWD ABS (4-Wheel), Fog Lights, Power Seat, Air Conditioning, Front Side Airbag, Power Steering

$8,977 or 2.7% Financing

2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD, Cruise Control, Power Windows, 4x4, Driver Airbag, Rear Defroster, ABS (4-Wheel)

$6,977 or 2.7% Financing