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State lawmakers fear backlash from giving themselves a raise

By BRIAN EDWARDS Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Want to complain to your legislators about wage stagnation? Chances are they’ve gone just as long – maybe longer – without a raise.

Although most state legislatures have direct control over setting their own salaries, the potential backlash from constituents poses a daunting deterrence – particularly at a time when private sector pay barely keeps up with inflation.

Missouri legislators rejected an increase in January after sometimes heated debate, extending their streak without a pay raise to more than a decade. Legislatures in Minnesota and New York haven’t hiked pay for nearly 20 years. Connecticut lawmakers, who earn just $28,000, have actually proposed cutting their own pay.

It’s a record that may be turning away some qualified candidates who can’t afford the government jobs.

Kim Norton, a Minnesota Democrat, said she decided not to seek another term in the state House, and the $31,000 salary was a factor.

Norton described struggling with her children’s college costs and having to put down extra money on a mortgage because her employment was only guaranteed for two years. Still, pay increase proposals only came up a few times during her 10 years in the House, partially because lawmakers feared backlash.

“It was frustrating as a legislator being afraid to defend myself,” Norton said.

Mary Liz Holberg, a Minnesota Republican who was chairwoman of the state’s powerful Ways and Means committee for two years, left the Legislature after the 2014 session and immediately ran for a higher-paid county commissioner position.

At least 20 times in a tight budget year, Holberg slept on her Capitol office couch because she was too tired to drive home. Though she didn’t say pay was one of the reasons for leaving the Legislature, Holberg acknowledged how grueling of a commitment it is.

“You just kind of get used to it and until you get out, you don’t realize how all-consuming it is,” she said.

Per capita income for Americans has gone up a little more than 6 percent in the past decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Over that period, 18 states haven’t increased legislator pay. It’s a reason why in Minnesota, like Holberg, at least four lawmakers have quit the Legislature in the past five years to run for county commissioner spots.

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Minnesota state Rep. Kim Norton works May 15, 2010, in the final hours of the session at the State Capitol in St. Paul. Legislators in Minnesota haven’t given themselves a pay raise in nearly 20 years. Norton, a Minnesota Democrat, said she decided not to seek another term in the state House, and the $31,000 salary was a factor.

People often wrongly presume legislators make as much as members of Congress, who earn nearly $175,000 a year, said Zachary Baumann, a lecturer in political science at Penn State. The reality is they make much less, especially for smaller, part-time legislatures such as Nevada, Kentucky and six other states where lawmakers get no salary at all but only a daily expense reimbursement.

Those low salaries can restrict legislative jobs to retired or independently wealthy residents, Baumann said.

Even when legislators are willing to risk raising their own pay, it’s not easy. Massachusetts lawmakers approved a raise by a wide margin in January, only to have Republican Gov. Charlie Baker veto it after citizens complained. Legislators quickly overrode his veto.

Missouri Republican Sen. Jay Wasson argues pay raises are not always an appropriate move, especially when the budget is tight. Although he isn’t completely opposed to pay raises, Wasson said he would prefer a system like Florida’s that raises lawmaker pay alongside state workers.

A few states don’t leave legislators to determine their own pay. Minnesota voters this past fall approved a system to have a citizens’ commission set pay. California and Washington use a similar system, and since 1990, Californians have raised lawmaker pay 11 times.

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McHenry County crisis worker Holly (right) lights the candles of those whose lives have been touched by suicide as they gather at the Woodstock Square during a remembrance program in 2012 in response to the increase in suicides in the area. The McHenry County Mental Health Board partnered with the local suicide prevention task force a few years ago, and it appears their efforts are paying off, as suicides last year were at a seven-year low in McHenry County.

McHenry County Mental Health Board’s suicide prevention efforts paying off

By NATE LINHART

nlinhart@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Suicides are at a seven-year low in McHenry County.

“We’re working hard to address the issue of suicides and even lower that number,” said Scott Block, McHenry County Mental Health Board executive director.

Block said the number of suicide deaths in McHenry County dropped from 35 in 2015 to 21 in 2016. As a result, Block said he’s hopeful that the downward trend will continue with the sui-

in suicides together, I think we’ll see those direct impacts.”

According to statistics from the McHenry County Coroner’s Office, the number of suicide deaths in the county last year was almost half the number of Scott Block, McHenry County Mental Health Board executive director deaths in 2012.

Erin Williams, a clinical psycholocide prevention resources the county “We think there’s a correlation gist and manager of crisis services with has to offer. between the recent collective efforts Centegra Health System, said she also The Mental Health Board partnered throughout the community and our re- believes the recent decrease in suicides with the local suicide prevention task duction in numbers,” Block said. “Sui- is because more people are taking adforce a couple of years ago in response cide prevention is an effort that must vantage of resources such as Centegra’s to an increase in the number of sui- be embraced by an entire communicides in the county. ty. If we all try to achieve a reduction See SUICIDE PREVENTION, page A7

“Suicide prevention is an effort that must be embraced by an entire community. If we all try to achieve a reduction in suicides together, I think we’ll see those direct impacts.”

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Business owners concerned about Route 47 construction proposal

$78M IDOT proposal would widen 5 miles from Route 14 to Charles Road

By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN

bkeeperman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – The multimillion-dollar Route 47 widening project that could take two years to complete drew a crowd at the Woodstock City Council meeting Tuesday.

Concerned business owners and residents crowded City Council chambers to hear a presentation from the Illinois Department of Transportation on the proposed $78 million construction plan that could displace four residential homes and six commercial properties.

IDOT plans to widen about 5 miles along Route 47 between Charles Road and Route 14 to allow for two lanes of traffic in each direction, separated by a raised curb median. The department also proposes five roundabouts at different intersections along Route 47. Sidewalk and bicycle path improvements also are part of the proposed plan.

Officials have said the changes will make the road safer and easier for drivers to navigate, but stakeholders are concerned about displacement, school bus routes and access to local businesses along the stretch of road.

Some business owners, including John Stassen of Stassen Insurance Agency, are most concerned with the raised median, which would make it more difficult for customers and residents to access the homes and businesses on the other side.

“It’s overreaching,” he said. “They are being very aggressive on what they build.”

Stassen said that while he agreed the road does need to be widened, there are better ways to deal with the situation, such as adding center turn lanes so drivers can get across more easily.

The project likely won’t be shovel-ready for eight to 12 years because of funding, IDOT representative Steve Schilke said.

He added that IDOT wants to work

with business owners and residents by providing midblock crossings and median breaks to make sure the changes will cause minimum disruption.

“What we are trying to do is provide as much access as possible,” Schilke said, “but in a safe manner.”

About 20,000 cars travel down Route 47 daily, and that number could double in the next two decades, which is one of the reasons it’s important to get the road taken care of before delay time starts to increase, he said.

Some business owners weren’t as concerned with the design but did want to get the details hammered out so future developers would know what to expect.

“The long-term growth that this will provide for the city of Woodstock and businesses north of where I am will be tremendous,” said Jack Cronan, president of Bull Valley Ford. “It will encourage some change in businesses to come in that we don’t have now.”

County Board to take another shot at filling Human Resources Committee

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – An ad hoc McHenry County Board committee took another shot late Tuesday afternoon at filling a Human Resources Committee that has been vacant since December.

The aptly named Committee on Committees voted, 7-0, to recommend seven members to fill Human Resources. But in another move, a minority of the committee attempted to appoint as chairman a member who might end up leaving the board all together.

Three members attempted to recommend appointing Michael Rein, R-Woodstock, to the chairmanship, and later the vice chairmanship. Rein is running for mayor of Woodstock in the April 4 election, and would have to step down from the County Board if he wins and assumes the office.

But County Board Chairman Jack

Franks, D-Marengo, broke the tie for both votes, resulting in the recommendations of John Jung, R-Woodstock, as committee chairman and Mary McCann, R-Woodstock, as vice chairwoman.

John Jung Jung, a small business owner, has headed Human Resources in the past.

The Human Resources Committee, which primarily is responsible for employee compensation and union negotiations, was set for consolidation under a plan by Franks, who took office in December. While the full County Board approved most of Franks’ plan, they spared the committee, calling its function too important to fold into others.

However, the 24-member County Board, all but one of whom are Republicans, have since ended up in something of a political standoff with Franks over it, particularly the issue of who gets the chairmanship.

A scheduled January vote to fill the committee was postponed after both the chairman and vice chairman candidates withdrew from consideration. Paula Yensen, the board’s sole Democratic member, withdrew her name from consideration for chairwoman, staving off an almost certain political duel on the board floor, but again postponing the filling of the committee. Freshman lawmaker Kay Bates likewise turned down her nomination for vice chairwoman, saying the job should go to a more experienced member.

The Committee on Committees also recommended board members Tom Wilbeck, R-Barrington Hills; Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake; Don Kopsell, R-Crystal Lake; and Craig Wilcox, R-McHenry, to fill out Human Resources. County Board committees have at least one member from each of its six districts.

The County Board was expected to formally vote on the committee assignments at its meeting Tuesday evening.

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Sculpture of Cary’s founder to be placed in Jaycee Park

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com

Photo provided by Cary-Grove Historical Society

A daguerreotype image of William Dennison Cary, founder of the village of Cary.

CARY – When Cary-Grove Historical Society founder and President Pam Losey speaks with students, she always asks them how the village of Cary was named.

Many think Cary was a woman, Losey said, or they don’t know that the village was named after a person.

However, with a new sculpture of the bust of William Dennison Cary, one of the village’s original settlers and its namesake, Losey hopes more people will learn the history of the village.

“Why don’t we leave a legacy behind in Cary and do something unique?”

Losey said about why the historical society initiated the project.

The bust, being created by St. Charles sculptor Guy Bellaver, will be made out of bronze and sit about 24 inches tall. It’s expected to be placed by early summer in Jaycee Park, Losey said.

The cost of the bust is about $7,500, Losey said, with $5,000 donated by the historical society and $2,500 coming from the Cary Park District.

The stone cement base the bust will

sit on is being donated by Fox River Grove-based Ringers Landscaping, and money still is being raised for a plaque, Losey said. Donations can be sent to the Cary-Grove Historical Society, P.O. Box 483, Cary, IL 60013.

Bellaver will base the bust off a daguerreotype image, which Losey said is the only image of William Cary and was donated by a relative of the Cary family.

While Cary’s founder came to the area in the 1840s, the village was not incorporated until 1893, Losey said.

William Cary plated his land in 1856, and it was later incorporated as Cary Station, she said.

William Cary was a farmer by trade and owned a corn mill, Losey said. He was born in 1808 in Sandy Creek, New York, and died in 1861.

“We always want to know our past,” Losey said. “Why is this Cary? And to know that this is based on one of the original settlers in our town, people are going to be amazed by that.”

Cary Park District Director of Planning and Development David Raica said that while there are some plaques in Cary Veterans Park, this will be the first bust sculpture in a village park.

FOX RIVER GROVE

Police accuse brothers of selling drugs

By JORDYN REILAND

jreiland@shawmedia.com FOX RIVER GROVE – Two Fox River Grove men face felony drug charges after a monthlong investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force.

The investigation began after several community members called the sheriff’s office concerned about possible criminal activity in the area. Detectives made undercover drug buys from Samuel B. Cassidy, 24, and then got a warrant to search his home.

Last Thursday, detectives searched the residence in the 400 block of Algonquin Road and seized about 1.7 pounds of marijuana, packaging materials, a scale, eight alprazolam pills and $1,895.

The street value of the drugs is about $15,182, detectives said. Alprazolam

is the generic version of Xanax, a benzodiazepine.

Samuel Cassidy was arrested and charged with unlawful delivery of cannabis, a Class 2 Samuel B. felony; unlawful possesCassidy sion of cannabis, a Class 3 felony; two counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis, Class 4 felonies; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor; and two counts of unCaleb M. lawful possession of canCassidy nabis, a Class B misdemeanor.

If convicted of the most serious charge, Samuel Cassidy faces up to seven years in prison. He is out of custody

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His brother, Caleb M. Cassidy, 28, was charged with unlawful delivery of cannabis, a Class 3 felony; unlawful possession of cannabis, a Class A misdemeanor; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.

If convicted of the most serious charge, Caleb Cassidy faces up to five years in prison. He is out of custody after posting 10 percent of his $25,000 bond and will appear in court Tuesday.

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“We’ve recently worked with District 155 and trained approximately 200 of their staff and faculty,” Block said. “Next, we’ll be working with Woodstock North, and then in April, we’ll be working with Marengo High School to get their staff well trained.”

Even though McHenry County is at a seven-year low, the National Center for Health Statistics reports that from 1999 through 2014, the age-adjusted suicide rate in the U.S. increased by 24 percent.

Anyone feeling depressed is encouraged to call the McHenry County Crisis Line at 800-892-8900.

McHenry County teens also can use the mobile app, “MCHELP,” to connect with trained, licensed mental health counselors. To use the service, students can type in the code “MCHELP” and send their concerns to the McHenry County Crisis Center.

NORTHWEST HERALD WOODSTOCK – A former McHenry County man will be in court Thursday facing 10 counts of child pornography charges.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office learned in 2015 that someone was downloading child pornography from 5810 Greenview Road, Oakwood Hills, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

After investigating, police Robert T. arrested Robert T. Rado III, 50, Rado III on Sunday in Rochelle.

During a search, Rado’s electronics were seized, and child pornography was discovered on his computer. Rado later said that he downloaded numerous files containing child pornography, according to the news release.

Rado is being held at the McHenry County Jail on $50,000 bond, the sheriff’s office said.

If convicted of a Class 2 felony, Rado could face up to seven years in prison.

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to solve the problem together,” said Kathy Ross, executive director at NAMI – McHenry County.

Ross said the volunteer organization worked with 1,255 people last year, offering free educational classes to those living with depression and for family members who want to learn more about the disease. Ross said NAMI also is planning to start a bilingual support group for Spanish-speaking families.

“There’s lots of need in McHenry County,” Ross said. “So the whole goal of NAMI is to help people better understand mental illness, not be afraid of it, be equipped to intervene and not stand by or watch it escalate.”

To help area students deal with depression and suicidal thoughts, the Mental Health Board is teaming up with local schools – including in Community High School District 155 – to provide educators with suicide

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McHenry County Crisis Line.

“Here at Crisis, we help people who are having suicidal thoughts,” Williams said. “And we’re also here for people who are experiencing a crisis triggered by some other significant event.”

Williams said Centegra offers a support group two times a month where family members can get help from others coping with similar situations.

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Another resource for people suffering from a mental illness and having suicidal tendencies is National Alliance on Mental Illness – McHenry County, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization.

“We partner with other local organizations such as Centegra and work with the Mental Health Court

“Anybody who is experiencing a crisis – whether it’s triggered by a significant event, years of stress or a mental illness – should call us, and we can provide support over the phone.

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Library tech helps get pages turning again Somewhere along the line, reading for pleasure fell by the wayside. When one reads for a living, perhaps it’s just a job hazard.

Oh sure, there were sporadic forays, when a book of some note would pique my curiosity. A recommendation here and a book review there, but nothing to keep the pages turning.

Sometimes the desire would be there to read one book after another. Inevitably the next book would not be compelling, and once it was put down, that was it. The momentum would be lost and inertia once more would seize the day.

Things became even bleaker when life became more complicated, when caregiving duties would leave precious little time to wander the stacks at the McHenry Public Library looking for the next novel or work of nonfiction.

A pity, too, since the library is mere blocks from home.

E-books would seem to be the most obvious answer. However, some of us prefer the feel of books in our hands.

Call us purists, traditionalists, whatever.

However, beggars, they say, can’t be choosers. So, armed with my library card, I began an online foray with an app called OverDrive, which provides access to e-books through the North Suburban Digital Consortium. Audiobooks and videos are available, too.

After a few stops and starts, which probably could have been avoided had I bothered to seek help, I was good to go.

Like a child at a pool, I gingerly stuck a toe into the water to see whether this was something worth wading into. A book by organizing guru Marie Kondo was the first choice, soon followed by essays by Bill Bryson.

Then, more difficulties arose when it became apparent that I had been out of the literary loop for so long that I had no idea what to choose next.

VIEWS Joan Oliver To the rescue was another app, this one called Goodreads. Not only was it something a number of my friends were using to track their own reading progress, but it also provides recommendations based on one’s interests.

Even better, it allows users to set a goal for the number of books to read for the year. It keeps track of the progress made and allows one to see what everyone else is doing.

Admittedly, my initial goal (10) was artificially low, in deference to my track record.

Happily, the easy access of OverDrive and the accountability of Goodreads has been just what I’ve needed to get going again.

So far, I’ve finished 13 books, ranging from novels (“Commonwealth”

by Ann Patchett) to essays (two by comedian Mindy Kaling) to young adult (“Wonder” by R.J. Palacio) to nonfiction (“The Reason I Jump” by Naoki Higashida) to even a graphic memoir (“Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast).

Needless to say, I’ve had to increase my goal. Next up is another work of nonfiction, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” by J.D. Vance.

However long this streak lasts, I’m just happy to have my nose stuck in a book again – even if it’s via the screen on my tablet.

• Joan Oliver is the former Northwest Herald assistant news editor. She has been associated with the Northwest Herald since 1990. She can be reached at jolivercolumn@gmail.com.

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

• 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday – Huntley Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Appointments and information: Camille Piazza, 847305-9998 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday – Johnsburg High School, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday – Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday – Spring Grove Fire Station, 8214 Richardson Road, Spring Grove. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 4 – St. John’s Parish, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc. org.

• 8 a.m. to noon March 4 – St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 3500 W. Washington St., McHenry. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 4 – Sacred Heart Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo. Appointments and information: Camille Piazza, 847-305-9998 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 4 – Achieve Footwear, 1AW Crystal Lake Plaza, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Brett, 815-444-7239 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3 to 7:30 p.m. March 6 – St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 Jefferson St., Algonquin. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc. org.

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7 – McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc. org.

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• 3 to 7 p.m. March 8 – McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

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• 2 to 6 p.m. March 14 – McDonald’s, 352 S. Division St., Harvard. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16 – Woodstock North High School, 3000 Raffel Road, Woodstock. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 19 – Living Waters Church, 1808 Miller Road, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc. org.

• 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 21 – Zion Lutheran Church, 4206 W. Elm St., McHenry.

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

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• 2 to 6 p.m. March 29 – Huntley Park District Fitness Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley.

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

• 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 30 – Centegra Hospital – McHenry, 4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-271-2910 or www.heartlandbc.org.

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

• Heartland Blood Centers – 800-7864483; 630-264-7834 or www.heartlandbc. org. Locations: 6296 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0608; 1140 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, 847-741-8282; 2000 W. State St., Unit 1E, Geneva, 630-208-8105; 1200 N. Highland Ave., Aurora, 630-892-7055.

• LifeSource Blood Center – Crystal Lake Community Donor Center, 5577 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0672; 815-356-5173 or www.lifesource.org. Hours: noon to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

• Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N. Sixth St., Rockford, 877-778-2299; 815-9658751 or www.rrvbc.org. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays; 7 to 11 a.m. second Saturdays.

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The transfer is the latest twist in a story that was for years the stuff of tabloids and was even turned into a TV movie starring Rob Lowe. After Peterson’s fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, vanished in 2007, authorities reopened the investigation into the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose body was found in 2004 in a dry bathtub in her home. Savio’s death was originally determined to be an accident but after her body was exhumed and an autopsy was conducted, her death was ruled a homicide.

Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder in Savio’s death. While serving a 38-year prison sentence at Menard Correctional Center, he was charged with plotting to kill Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. He was convicted last year and sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison.

Peterson remains a suspect in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, though he has never been charged. Stacy Peterson is presumed dead, though her body has never been found.

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation seeks nominations for the 2017 MCC Distinguished Alumni Award.

The award recognizes the accomplishments of McHenry County College alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in their chosen profession and have made a positive impact on their community. Award winners will be recognized at the MCC Distinguished Alumni Ceremony May 4 at the college.

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MENARD – Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, has been transferred out of the Illinois prison system and into a federal penitentiary in Indiana.

It was unclear Tuesday why Peterson had been transferred. Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman Nicole Wilson said she could not comment for security reasons and the office of the Will County prosecutor who won a conviction of Peterson in 2012 said only that the transfer has nothing to do with any charges out of that county.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons would say only that Peterson was being held in a federal prison in Terra Haute, and the U.S. attorney’s offices in the southern, central and northern districts of Illinois declined to comment.

“This kind of thing is extremely rare,” said Phil Turner, a Chicago-based lawyer and former federal

prosecutor about such transfers.

Among the reasons for moving someone from a state to a federal prison is that the person may be considering cooperating in a separate Drew federal investigation and Peterson agents may want easier access to the person, Turner said.

State prisons have experience holding former officers, Turner said, so it is unlikely Peterson, 63, was being moved to a federal facility on security grounds. State prisoners who might be facing federal charges typically are not moved before the government charges them.

Peterson’s one-time attorney said he believes the transfer is linked to Peterson’s conviction last year of plotting to kill the prosecutor who won a conviction in Peterson’s murder trial.

Joel Brodsky, who has not represented Peterson for several years, said it’s possible Peterson was deemed too dangerous to remain in the prison where he

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OBITUARIES CHARLES F. BENES

Born: October 2, 1924; in Cicero, IL Died: February 16, 2017; in McHenry, IL Charles F. “Chuck” Benes, age 92, of McHenry, died Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Alden Terrace of McHenry.

He was born October 2, 1924 in Cicero to James and Bessie (Krapalek) Benes. On October 7, 1950, he married Lillian C. Winter in Chicago. Raised in Chicago, Charles purchased Benes & Son, a fruit and vegetable store, from his father and operated it for several years. When he found the market changing, Charles began a job in his late 30s with the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier working in the Austin District in Chicago. After moving his family to McHenry in 1965, Charles commuted back to his postal service job in Chicago until he was able to transfer to the Crystal Lake Post Office. He enjoyed his job as a letter carrier for many more years, especially when neighborhood children would tag along with him on his routes.

During his entire lifetime, Charles was a loyal and devoted Cubs fan. He also enjoyed being a Blackhawks and Bears fan. Woodworking was another pastime for Charles, and in his younger years, he also enjoyed fishing.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Lillian; two children, Steven (Eloise) Benes of McHenry and Debra (Michael) Atchison of Ingleside; five grandchildren, John (Amm) Benes, Susan Benes, Jessica, Katie, and Shelby Atchison; two great-grandchildren, Kaia and Marcus; a brother, Rudy (the late Mary) Benes; and nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. Until 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Burial will be private at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, his family suggests memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorials & Honors Program, 501 St. Jude

Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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 his family.

PATRICIA M. CHARD

Born: January 23, 1937 Died: February 18, 2017

Patricia M. Chard, 80, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 18, 2017 in Crystal Lake. She was born January 23, 1937 in London, England to Reginald and Jessamine (nee Fett) Chard.

Patricia is survived by her daughter, Lyn (Bob Sullivan) Trieschmann; her grandchildren, Ian Trieschmann, Brian (Ceci) Sullivan, Sean Sullivan, and Caitlin Sullivan; her great grandchildren, Thammy and Camila Sullivan; her sisters, Jacqueline Cox, Gillian (John) Bennett, and Denise (Ian) Clinch; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Friday, February 24, 2017 at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, 210 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Journeycare Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Rd., Barrington, IL 60010, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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

BRIAN MICHAEL COLE

Born: August 10, 1981; in Rockford, IL Died: February 17, 2017; in McHenry, IL Brian Michael Cole, 35, of McHenry, died

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He was born August 10, 1981, in Rockford, to Mary and William “Bill” Cole. He was the oldest of two children. Brian went to McHenry Junior High School and McHenry East High School, where he met the majority of his friends and was always having a good time.

Brian went on to meet his wife, Heather. Together, Brian and Heather have an amazingly beautiful daughter, Aurora Kelly Murphy. Brian and Heather were married on December 4, 2010. They had a gorgeous winter wedding that was held at The Shepard of the Hills Church on a snowy December day.

Brian loved fishing, cooking, music, billiards, hanging out with his friends and family, and most importantly his daughter, Aurora. Aurora, affectionately called “Rory,” was his passion and the apple of his eye. Brian was so proud and fond of Rory and it was obvious to all who knew the duo. Brian would do anything for Heather and Rory, often going above and beyond the call of duty. They will always cherish him and he will be sorely missed.

Survivors include his wife, Heather (Murphy); daughter, Aurora “Rory” Murphy; parents, Mike and Mary (Kirwan) Haggard; sister and brother in law, Kelly and Robert Zimmerman; nephew, Cole Zimmerman; mother-in-law, Sue Murphy; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Melissa and Chet Lambrechts; nephew, Zak Lambrechts; many aunts, uncles, countless cousins and second cousins and many friends.

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In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Brian Cole Family Fund would be appreciated by the family.

ROBERT J. HALSALL

Born: February 12, 1943; in Harrisburg, PA Died: February 18, 2017; in Huntley, IL Robert J. Halsall, age 74, of Algonquin, passed away in the evening on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Centegra Hospital in Huntley.

Bob was born in Harrisburg, PA, on Feb. 12, 1943, and was the son of the late Thomas & Louise (née Mackie) Halsall. On December 14, 1973, he married Jane Serazin in Avon, OH. Bob earned his Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University; he then went on to become a thirty-year employee of R.R. Donnelly, and later, a fifteen-year employee of AT&T. He was an early adopter and enthusiast of Apple computers, and his interests ranged from hot air ballooning to amateur astronomy and physics. Bob also enjoyed public television, and was a regular supporter of WTTW Chicago.

He is survived by Jane, his wife of 43 years; their daughters, Sarah (Carlos) del Rio and Anne (Jason Moore) Halsall. Other survivors include his three grandsons, Javier, Hugo, and Felix.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and an older brother, Thomas.

A Memorial Gathering celebrating Bob’s life will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. at Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to WTTW Television at http://interactive.wttw. com/support.

To leave an online condolence, please visit www.millerfuneralhomedundee.com.

For info, please call (847) 426-3436.

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Born: December 3, 1951; in Blue Earth, MN Died: February 18, 2017; in Crystal Lake, IL Lynnette F. Ludwigsen, 65, of Crystal Lake died peacefully in her home Saturday, February 18th after a long and courageous fight with cancer.

She was born Dec. 3, 1951, in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Leonard and LaVonne (Olson) Beenken.

Lynnette graduated from Logan High School in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1970. Lynnette married Robert W. Ludwigsen on March 29,

JEFFREY C. PETERSEN

Born: August 14, 1953; in Chicago, IL Died: February 5, 2017; in Marengo, IL Jeffrey C. Petersen, 63, of Marengo passed away February 5, 2017.

He was born August 14, 1953 in Chicago to Carl and Bernice (Bogus) Petersen.

Jeff worked at Morton International in Ringwood for 30 years. He was passionate about music and in his younger years was in the band Black Water Gold. Jeff had a great skill with woodworking and was a talented artist. He also loved his Chicago Cubs and Bears.

Jeff is survived by his children, Meghan Petersen, Joshua Petersen, Jamie Petersen, Julie Morgan; his siblings, Rod (Stacey) Petersen, Carl (Donna) Petersen, Melody (Jeff) Bruns, and Laura Harrison; and many extended family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

There will be a visitation from 10:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, February 25 at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Hwy., Marengo. There will be a service at 1:00pm.

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

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

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PATRICIA A. OBENAUF

Born: November 8, 1932 Died: January 29, 2017

Patricia A. Obenauf, 84, of Morgantown, West Virginia passed away Jan. 29, 2017.

She was born Nov. 8, 1932 the daughter of Martin and Cordella (Wagner) Obenauf.

Dr. Patricia Obenauf attended Alverno College and Marquette University.

After completing her degree, she began her professional career by teaching elementary and secondary math and science in schools in the Midwest and throughout the Mississippi

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LYNNETTE F. LUDWIGSEN

Delta. After obtaining her Ph.D in science education and curriculum and instruction from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1973, she began her higher education career at WVU and worked there for more than 40 yrs.

She was also a very active member of St. John University Parish in Morgantown. She was a lover of nature and will be greatly missed by all.

Surviving are her sisters, Louise (Leroy) Fitzgerald, Mary (Larry) Emricson, and Judith (David) Frohling; brothers, Jerome (Monica), and James; sister in law, Jacqueline Obenauf; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Martin; sister, Agnes (Robert) Hess; and sister in law, Ammie Obenauf.

The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Rd. in Huntley. Visitation will be prior to mass at the church from 9:00 to 10:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name may be directed to Sarah’s Table, c/o St. John University Parish, 1481 University Ave., Morgantown, WV 26505.

The James A. O’Connor Funeral Home in Huntley is assisting the family. Info (847)6695111 or visit www.jamesaoconnorfuneralhome.com.

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1975 in Crystal Lake, IL. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master’s degree in education. Lynnette first taught KATHLEEN G. KREPEL English at McHenry West High School where Born: September 24, 1932 she met her devoted husband. After spending Died: February 21, 2017 many years lovingly focused on raising her sons Lynnette returned to teaching, first at Kathleen G. Krepel, age 84, of McHenry, MCC, then at Marian Central HS, and finally passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 retired after several years at Northwood at her residence, surrounded by her loving Middle School in Woodstock. family.

Lynnette and Robert loved camping and She was born September 24, 1932 in Chiexploring the world, particularly scenic Route cago, to Leon and Florence (Baranski) Buss.

66. She also had many other interests and Kathleen was born and raised in Chicago. talents, such as quilting, knitting, arts and She relocated to the McHenry county area, crafts, gardening, and spending time with her Wonder Lake (Highland Shores subdivision), book club. A favorite pastime was proudly and recently to McHenry. She was a valued employee of Admiral Corporation of McHenry displaying her handiworks in craft shows with as a lead assembler, although for the majority her mother. Most of all, Lynnette enjoyed of her life she loved being a homemaker rais- spending time with her loved ones and family members, particularly her granddaughters. ing her children. Kathleen’s hobbies included She is survived by her parents; husband; crocheting, sewing, and playing Bingo. She also had a great love for the Disney character children, Robert L. Ludwigsen of Richland, WA, Aaron Ludwigsen of Crystal Lake; two Pinocchio. grandchildren, Anya and Annabelle LudKathleen is survived by her six children, Susan (Jerry) Morningstar of McHenry, Sandra wigsen; three sisters, Sheryl Beenken Wohlf, Mary (Douglas) Leifheit, and Debra (William) (Bart) Centnarowicz of Lakemoor, Michelle Craig; 3 nieces, Rachael (Pierre) Letourneau, (Bennie) Krepel-Brown of McHenry, Alfred Emily Wohlf, and Nicole Leifheit; nephew, Jr. (Cheri) Krepel of McHenry, Alan Krepel of Paul (Holly) Leifheit; uncles, Terry and Darwin Carol Stream, Philip (Julie) Krepel of Spring Grove; eleven grandchildren; two great-grand- Olson; unofficial daughter, Jennifer Boksa Ludwigsen; oh so many cousins; and special children; four sisters and seven brothers. friend, confidant and caretaker, Betty Jean In addition to her parents, Kathleen was Stoltze of Crystal Lake. preceded in death by her husband, Alfred on Visitation will be held at Querhammer & Jan. 20, 2001; daughter, Barbara on June 17, 2016; granddaughter, Ashley on May 8, 1989; Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave. in Crystal Lake on Thursday, Feb. 23rd from sister, Valeria Scarbrough on Dec. 23, 2016; 12:00 to 1:00 PM, followed by a celebration of and her brothers, Leon and Jim. life there after. Rev. Sally Harris will officiate.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 Interment in Windridge Memorial Park will be p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles private.

Arrangements by Querhammer & Flagg J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation will resume Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 Funeral Home (815) 459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammera.m. at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. andflagg.com.

Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050. The funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. at the church.

Interment will be in Windridge Memorial Park in Cary.

ROGER J. KING In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family would be greatly appreciated, Kathleen Krepel Roger J. King, 88, of Harvard passed away Family c/o Justen Funeral Home P.O. Box 343, Monday, February 20, 2017.

McHenry, IL 60050.

Services are pending with Saunders & For information, please call the funeral McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St. home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justen- Harvard, IL 60033.For more information call fh.com where friends may leave an on-line the funeral home at 815-943-5400. condolence message for her family.

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RAINIER L. PILATI

Born: December 6, 1929; in Chicago, IL Died: February 17, 2017; in Crystal Lake, IL Rainier L. “Ray” Pilati, 87, of Crystal Lake passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in his home.

He was born Dec. 6, 1929 in Chicago the son of Itilo and Edith (Nonis) Pilati. Ray was a proud U.S. Army veteran serving as a cook. He was married for 50 years to Iona Patek. Ray was an avid Chicago Blackhawks fan and an avid outdoorsman, especially when he lived in Wisconsin. He will be deeply missed.

Surviving are many nieces and nephews; and countless friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Iona who passed away in Nov. of 2000; and brother, Irv. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 at 2:00 pm at St. Thomas the Apostle, 451 Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, Il 60014. Entombment will be at 11:00am on Monday at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Visitation will be prior to services at the church from 1:00 to 2:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be directed to the church.

The James A. O’Connor Funeral Home in Huntley is assisting the family. Info (847)6695111 or visit www.jamesaoconnorfuneralhome. com.

EDWARD W. SCHAEFER Born: November 7, 1951 Died: February 15, 2017

Edward William Schaefer, 65, passed away February 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born November 7, 1951 in Chicago to Robert and Marilyn (Taken) Schaefer. He married Sarah Donahue on September 24, 1976 at St. Mary Church in Woodstock.

When Edward was 16 years old, he moved to Harvard with his family to build Plum Tree Golf Course with his father. He was a member of International Operating Engineers Local 150 for 49 years. He enjoyed building homes, trips to Mexico, and Fort Myers Florida with friends and family, boat rides on Lake Geneva, and family road trips to Gulf Shores for many years.

He was very adventurous, and loved finding new places to explore.

Edward taught his girls how to work on cars, and do home improvements. He enjoyed taking his family camping, and taught them to ride horses. He loved spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah “Sally”;

daughters, Katherine, Jennifer Schaefer, and Amy (Charlie) Vicari; his grandchildren, Colin, Allyson, and Charlie. His sisters, Bonnie (Ray) Shields and Joan Curio; as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother in law, Roger Curio.

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to JourneyCare Hospice Foundation 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010.

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

MARILYN J. CARLSON SINN

Born: November 17, 1942; in Oak Park, IL Died: February 18, 2017; in Winfield, IL Marilyn Joan Carlson Sinn, age 74, of Algonquin, Illinois, passed away on February 18, 2017 surrounded by family.

She was born on November 17, 1942 in Oak Park, Illinois to Marjorie and Palmer Carlson.

She grew up in Schaumburg and Palatine, attending a one-room schoolhouse – Schaumburg Center School – and later, Palatine High School. Marilyn worked for Pure Oil Company in downtown Chicago. She married Gerald Sinn, and together they lived in the Algonquin area for over 50 years. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2014.

She is survived by her children, Jana and Greg; her husband, Gerald; and her brother, Ken. Marilyn enjoyed travel, the outdoors and any new experiences. She competed in archery, winning several awards. She was an active Algonquin Jaycee-ette for several years, excelled in bowling and had a passion for swimming, kayaking, camping, skiing and was a talented artist. Marilyn always put her family first, supporting her children’s endeavors. This smart and spirited lady with a clever sense of humor will be dearly missed.

A celebration of life will be held at Congregational Church on Saturday February 25, 2:30 PM, at 109 Washington Street in Algonquin, Illinois with a follow-on toast at Port Edwards Restaurant. Old and current friends and family are welcome.

Wait Ross Allanson Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Algonquin is in charge of arrangements. 847-658-4232 or www.lairdfamilyfuneralservices.com.

LILIANA TELLO

Born: March 22, 1967; in Chicago, IL Died: February 17, 2017; in McHenry, IL Liliana “Lily” Tello, age 49, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.

Lily was born March 22, 1967, to Pedro and Leonor (neé Carpio) Tello.

She is survived by her parents, Pedro and

Leonor; sisters, Susana (Jose Chao) and Norma (Giovanni Miranda); nieces, Giannina, Sofia, and Ema Miranda; nephew, Giovanni Miranda.

She was preceded in death by grandparents, Juanita and Nicolas Carpio; Delia and Pedro Tello.

On Saturday, February 25, 2017, visitation (10:00 am to 12:00pm) and Mass (12:00pm to 1:00pm) will be held at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Rd, McHenry, IL. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Lily’s name may be made to the Pioneer Center for Human Services (4001 Dayton Street, McHenry, IL 60050) which she attended for 10 years.

Arrangements were made by Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050. For more information visit www.colonialmchenry.com or contact the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

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

PHILIP J. VANREETH SR. Born: October 1, 1930 Died: February 15, 2017

Philip Joseph VanReeth Sr., (Lt. Cmdr USNR). Died Feb. 15, 2017. Born October 1, 1930 to Edward and Marie VanReeth in Chicago, IL. A 1948 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School, Phil enlisted in the Navy in June 1948 and in 1949 he was accepted into the OCS program in Pensacola, FL. He attained his Navy wings shortly after his 20th birthday and flew in the Pacific during the Korean conflict. He remained active in the Navy, serving in the Reserves at NAS Glenview until 1970. Phil had a long and MARY W. VANDERSTAPPEN storied career with Trans World Airlines, from Born: March 7, 1928; in Heesch, Netherlands 1954 to 1988. While a pilot for TWA, aircraft Died: February 16, 2017; in McHenry, IL he flew many aircraft and was Captain on the Constellation, the Convair 880, as well as Mary W. Vanderstappen, age the L-1011, B-727 and B-747. He was active in 88, of McHenry, Illinois, died general aviation, sharing his knowledge of all February 16, 2017. things flying with anyone who was interested.

She was born March 7, 1928 He is predeceased by his parents, his wife, in Heesch, Netherlands to Joan Daisy (nee Judd); his daughter, Barbara Johannes and Cornelius (Van- Ann; and his sister, Shirley Work. derwetering) VanErp. She was He is survived by his daughter, Jeannine united in marriage to Albert Vanderstappen VanReeth (David Ordway); and three sons, on February 17, 1954 in Heesch, Netherlands.

Edward, Philip Jr. (Jill Adams) and James Together they lived in Cary, Illinois for over 40 (Kelli) VanReeth; five grandchildren and two years. great-grandchildren. He is also survived by She is survived by her children, Joan and his brother, Eugene (LaVonne) VanReeth; and husband, Terry Ward of Cincinnati, Ohio; Anita many nieces and nephews.

Turner of Harvard; Debbie Hall of Harvard; her A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. brothers, Willie and Fons and sister, Nellie of on Saturday, Feb. 25 at DeFiore-Jorgensen the Netherlands; her grandchildren, Stuart Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Rd. Huntley. A (Jill) Turner, Vanessa (Tim) McCalla, and Ginny reception will follow.

Turner; and five great-grandchildren.

The family requests that no flowers be sent.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donations in Phil’s name may be made to Albert; her son-in-law, Ed Hall; her brothers, the Glenview Hangar One Foundation, 2040 Antoon and Cory; and her infant daughter, Lehigh Avenue, Glenview, IL 60026 or to an Debbie (born in 1958). animal shelter or animal rescue group of your Omie, you are our Queen! choosing.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00am on For more information please call 847-515Saturday, February 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic 8772 or online condolences can be directed to Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo. The funeral www.defiorejorgensen.com.

Mass will be celebrated at 11:00am. Interment in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery will be private.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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15 Algonquin ‘My Life as a Foot Soldier for Civil Rights’ coming to library

THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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OPEN STAGE AT RAUE CENTER CAFE & LOUNGE

WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Got a song to sing, a story or poem to read? Get up and share. No mic needed. Located in the historic Raue Center, the space also hosts live music, theater, poetry and comedy programming on select nights. It is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weeknights for coffee or after-work drinks. Information: www.facebook.com/ events/1100554440067670 or www.rauecenter.org.

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“THE EASIEST CONVERSATION ON RACE” FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m Feb. 22 WHERE: McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Facilitated by Dar Mayweather of www. doingthegoodwork.com, with definitions of race- related words to set the stage for a workshop and techniques to become racially aware. Information: www.facebook.com/ events/714876692006983 or www.mchenry.edu.

DINNERS FOR VETERANS: The Beck family donated five full ham dinners for veterans in need and their families during the Christmas season. Their generosity lighted the load for veteran families who could not afford to buy these items, and were much appreciated. Jason, Debbie, Clifford and Bridget (not pictured) Beck are pictured at the food pantry at TLS Veterans in McHenry.

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CALENDAR Feb. 22

• 9 a.m. – Senior coffee, games and lunch, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 S. Albans St., Hebron. Coffee and games at 9 a.m., Salvation Army Golden Diner lunch at 11 a.m. Other activities at noon. Continues every Wednesday. Call 630-232-6676 to reserve a meal. Information: 815-648-2671 or www.stjlutheran.com.

• 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. – Tot Rock, Community Center, 255 Briargate Road, Cary. Children ages 12 through 24 months with a parent will sing, dance and play using rhythm instruments on Wednesdays through March 15. Cost: $35 residents, $53 nonresidents. Information: 847639-6100 or www.carypark.com.

• 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Facts About Medicaid, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Medicaid Crisis Planning attorney Tamara Marshall will discuss longevity planning. Information: https://il.evanced.info/ woodstock/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=4721.

10:15 to 11 a.m. – Kid Rock, Community Center, 255 Briargate Road, Cary. Children ages 2 through

3 will sing songs, dance and play with musical instruments on Wednesdays through March 15.

Cost: $35 residents, $53 nonresidents. Information: 847-639-6100 or www.carypark.com.

• 11 a.m. to noon – Memory Café, Kraus Senior Center, 441 W. Main St., Cary. Best Care, a non-medical home care company is sponsoring Memory Cafe for care partners and people with memory issues such as dementia or Alzheimer’s.

Held the fourth Wednesday of the month with an hour of networking and a short activity. Free.

Includes light refreshments. RSVP to Lois Fox at 815-382-0464. Information: seniorsitter@hotmail. com or www.ourbestcare.com/the-memory-cafe.

11 to 11:30 a.m. – Family storytime, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. The 4-K storytime is expanding.

Families with children of all ages are welcome.

Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

• Noon to 2:30 p.m. – Wednesday matinee, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Bring your own lunch. “Deepwater Horizon” (PG-13; 2016). Free. Information: 815459-1687.

• Noon – Bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Play bingo to help support Gigi’s Playhouse, a Down Syndrome achievement center. Information: 815-3857529 or www.gigisplayhouse.org/mchenry. . 6 p.m. – Spark Session, Vitamin

Thomas M. Armstrong III shares his story out of the segregated Deep South, when lynching, Klansmen and Jim Crow laws ruled in “My Life as a Foot Soldier for Civil Rights” from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at Algonquin Area Thomas M. Public Library District – Harnish Main Armstrong III Library, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin.

Armstrong belonged to a group of foot soldiers ready to sacrifice their lives for the right to vote, to enter rooms marked “White Only” and to live with simple dignity. He will share his experience as a Freedom Rider and his choice to get involved in building a more just and democratic society.

His memoir, “Autobiography of a Freedom Rider,” is a unique, firsthand glimpse into early Mississippi civil rights involvement.

This program is offered in cooperation with District 300 African American Parent Advisory Committee. Registration required. For information, call 847-458-3144.

Shoppe, 1496 S. Randall Road, Algonquin.

“Kid Essential Nutrition: A Fun Look at Healthy Eating” workshop with fun and games to help children ages 4 or older and their parents understand the importance of healthy eating. Free. Information: 847854-8218 or www.vitaminshoppe.com/sl/ algonquin.

• 7to 9:30 p.m. – Art Attack! Sip and Pain BYOB Night, Grand Oaks, 1401 W. Route 176, Crystal Lake. For ages 14 and older. No talent necessary. Local artist Julie Kukreja will give stroke-by-stroke instruction to making an 11-by-14-inch canvas acrylic painting. Bring your favorite beverage and snacks. All materials provided.

New paintings are featured each week and posted on the Park District web page under art and the online calendar. Cost: $30.

Information: www.crystallakeparks.org.

• 7 to 7:30 p.m. – Drop-in family storytime, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Family storytime for children from birth to age 5, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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

Photos may be emailed to neighbors@nwherald.com.

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Austria OKs extradition for Ukrainian oligarch

By GEORGE JAHN

The Associated Press VIENNA – An Austrian court on Tuesday approved a U.S. extradition request for a Ukrainian oligarch suspected of paying millions of dollars in bribes to Indian officials.

The court decision overturns a lower court ruling nearly two years ago against extraditing Dymitro Firtash.

The judge then said that the U.S. move was at least partially politically motivated through links to political events in Ukraine, and not supported by sufficient evidence.

Extradition, however, still is not a certainty. Leo Levnaic-Iwanski, who headed the three-judge panel of the Upper State Court, said the final decision will be made by Justice Minister Wolfgang Brandstetter.

Firtash was indicted in Chicago by a U.S. grand jury in 2012 for allegedly paying off officials through U.S. banks in a failed attempt to secure titanium mining rights in India worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Arrested a year later in Vienna, he posted bail of more than $130 million

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News from across the state

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Firefighters battle 1,300-acre southern Illinois wildfire

KAMPSVILLE – Firefighters in southwestern Illinois have been battling a wildfire for more than a week that has burned about 1,300 acres.

North Calhoun Fire Protection District Fire Chief Gary Hall said dry conditions and high winds have continued to spark the fire. The (Alton) Telegraph reported that the wildfire flared for a fourth time on Sunday.

It apparently started Feb. 12, when a resident lost control of a leaf fire.

Hall said his firefighters have spent at least 30 hours working on the wildfire.

He said there were challenges because the fire is located about a mile from any roads and there is rough terrain. Hall said up to 30 firefighters were on the scene at once.

A burn ban remains in effect for Calhoun County, which is north of St. Louis.

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Ukrainian oligarch Dymitro Firtash arrives for the start of his trial Tuesday at the courts of justice in Vienna, Austria. Firtash was arrested in March 2014 in Vienna on an American warrant charging him with bribery and other offenses. shortly afterward, leaving him free but what prosecution spokeswoman Nina Bussek said was a warrant from Spanunable to leave Austria.

Shortly after Tuesday’s court ruling ish law enforcement officials.

She gave no details but told the however, he was taken into custody on

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Illinois State University seeks input on its future

NORMAL – Illinois State University is asking the public to weigh in on the institution’s future.

The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reported that the school is asking for community input on the challenges ISU is facing and what the university should look like in 15 to 20 years.

People are invited to complete a survey online by Friday.

The university is updating its strategic plan. It’s the fourth update since the plan was first approved in 2000.

Since then, ISU’s six-year graduation rate has increased from 55.1 percent to 73.4 percent. ISU also has seen increased diversity among its student body.

Both were goals set in the 2000 plan.

The task force working on the strategic plan expects to have a first draft by fall and a final plan next year.

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Lincoln museum to showcase Cubs-Cardinals rivalry

SPRINGFIELD – The historic and longtime rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals will be

the subject of an exhibit at Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum starting next month.

“Cubs vs. Cardinals: The Rivalry” was developed with the help of both teams and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and opens March 24, museum officials said.

It will feature rare artifacts and photographs and span players from Mordecai Brown and Rogers Hornsby to recent stars such as Jake Arrieta and Yadier Molina.

Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson said the intent of the exhibit is to “animate the stories associated with one of baseball’s most celebrated rivalries and two of the most enthusiastic fan bases these teams represent.”

Items planned for the exhibit includes the second-base bag stolen by the Cardinals’ Lou Brock to break the modern record for steals in a season, and the cap worn by Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood when he struck out 20 batters.

Baseball fans also will be able to interact with the exhibit and share their own rivalry memories, answer trivia questions and play a home run derby.

Museum officials said the exhibit will

Austria Press Agency that the timing had nothing to do with the Austrian court decision. Instead, she said, it was triggered by the receipt of “supplementary information from Spanish authorities.”

One of Ukraine’s most influential businessmen, Firtash, 51, is well-connected both in Moscow and with Ukrainian politicians opposed to the Kremlin. He earned millions of dollars in the natural gas trading sector under deposed pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

News reports tie him to business dealings with lobbyist Paul Manafort, an adviser to Donald Trump during his U.S. presidential election campaign.

Manafort also advised Yanukovych during a re-election bid.

Austrian Judge Christoph Bauer suggested in 2015 that the extradition request for Firtash was linked to attempts to weaken Yanukovych by stripping him of a key ally.

A court statement summarizing Tuesday’s ruling focused on the U.S. accusations in overturning Bauer’s decision, saying “the crimes Firtash is accused of have no political character.”

span 150 years, highlighting the teams’ famous broadcasters, championships, trades and home run races.

There is no extra fee to see the displays, which will be on display in an area dedicated to rotating exhibitions.

A series of special events also are planned, including a talk from an expert on Civil War-era baseball and a screening of the movie “Field of Dreams.”

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United aircraft blows tires before takeoff from O’Hare

CHICAGO – The takeoff of a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Fort Myers, Florida, was aborted by two blown tires.

A United Airlines spokeswoman said Flight 306 never left the runway at O’Hare International Airport on Monday afternoon.

The plane was surrounded by emergency crews after coming to a halt on the runway.

The 150 passengers and six crew members aboard were evacuated and returned to the terminal by bus. No one was injured, and the passengers were placed on a later flight.

– Wire reports

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Official: Reforms didn’t cut sentence after killing

LOS ANGELES – A gang member suspected of shooting two California police officers, killing one of them, was released from prison last year on probation under a criminal justice reform initiative that had no effect on how long he spent behind bars, a prison official said Tuesday.

Suspect Michael Christopher Mejia, 26, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2010 on a felony robbery charge as a member of a street gang and was paroled in 2014, said Jeffrey Callison, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. While on parole, Mejia was arrested again on grand theft and vehicle theft charges and sentenced to an additional two years in prison, Callison said.

Mejia was arrested Monday after Whittier Police Officer Keith Boyer was fatally shot and Officer Patrick Hazell was wounded as they responded to the site of a traffic accident.

Wilfredo Mendoza of Boston and Christina Villafranca of Malden, Mass., display placards during a rally Tuesday called “We Will Persist” in Boston. Organizers said the rally was held to inform Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration that they will continue to press for immigration rights and health care coverage.

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two subsequent drugs paralyze them and stop their hearts.

A related issue is whether Ohio has a realistic chance of finding an alternative drug – a barbiturate called pentobarbital – that once was widely used in executions but has become difficult or, in Ohio’s case, impossible to obtain.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati had scheduled arguments for Tuesday, but reset them for March 7.

Graffiti found at 4 popular monuments in D.C.

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service said graffiti has been found at four memorials in Washington.

U.S. Park Police officials said Tuesday that messages written in permanent marker were discovered over the holiday weekend on the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial and the D.C. War Memorial.

A spokeswoman said the message written on the Washington Monument references President John F. Kennedy’s assassination Constitutionality of Ohio and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Officials said the similarities in executions in question what’s written and the handwritCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal appeals court plans to consider ar- ing lead them to believe the same guments over the constitutionality person is responsible. The agency said in a news release that the of Ohio’s lethal injection process as the state tries to start carrying National Mall and Memorial Parks monument preservation crew out executions once again.

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By ALICIA A. CALDWELL The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Millions of people living in the U.S. illegally could be targeted for deportation – including people simply arrested for traffic violations – under a sweeping rewrite of immigration enforcement policies announced Tuesday by the Trump administration.

Any immigrant who is in the country illegally and is charged or convicted of any offense, or even suspected of a crime, will now be an enforcement priority, according to Homeland Security Department memos signed by Secretary John Kelly.

That could include people arrested for shoplifting or minor offenses – or simply having crossed the border illegally.

The Trump administration memos replace more narrow guidance focusing on immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes, are considered threats to national security or are recent border crossers.

Under the Obama administration guidance, immigrants whose only violation was being in the country illegally were generally left alone.

Those immigrants fall into two categories: those who crossed the border without permission and those who overstayed their visas.

Crossing the border illegally is a criminal offense, and the new memos make clear that those who have done so are included in the broad list of enforcement priorities.

Overstaying a visa is a civil, not criminal, offense. Those who do so are not specifically included in the priority list but, under the memos, they are still more likely to face deportation than they had been before.

The new enforcement documents are the latest efforts by President Donald Trump to follow through on campaign promises to strictly enforce immigration laws. He’s also promised to build a wall at the Mexican bor-

der – he insists Mexico will eventually foot the bill – and Kelly’s memos reiterate calls for Homeland Security to start planning for the costs and construction.

Trump’s earlier immigration orders, which banned all refugees as well as foreigners from seven Muslim-majority countries, have faced widespread criticism and legal action. A federal appeals court has upheld a temporary halt.

Kelly’s enforcement plans call for enforcing a longstanding but obscure provision of immigration law that allows the government to send some people caught illegally crossing the Mexican border back to Mexico, regardless of where they are from.

Those foreigners would wait in that country for U.S. deportation proceedings to be complete. This would be used for people who aren’t considered a threat to cross the border illegally again, the memo says.

That provision is almost certain to face opposition from civil libertarians and Mexican officials, and it’s unclear whether the U.S. has the authority to force Mexico to accept third-country nationals. But the memo also calls for Homeland Security to provide an account of U.S. aid to Mexico, a possible signal that Trump plans to use that funding to get Mexico to accept the foreigners.

Historically, the U.S. has quickly repatriated Mexican nationals caught at the border but has detained immigrants from other countries pending deportation proceedings that could take years.

The memos do not change U.S. immigration laws, but take a far harder line toward enforcement.

One example involves broader use of a program that fast-tracks deportations. It will now be applied to immigrants who cannot prove they have been in the United States longer than two years. It’s unclear how many immigrants that could include.

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Security adviser pick a nod toward pragmatism

By ROBERT BURNS

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s choice of an outspoken but nonpolitical Army general as national security adviser is a nod to pragmatism, but Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will serve a commander in chief with unorthodox ideas about foreign policy and an inner circle of advisers determined to implement them.

McMaster, 54, is an independent-minded soldier widely admired for his leadership skills, but he is short on experience in Washington’s trenches.

His appointment reinforces the more mainstream approach to security that Trump is getting from Pentagon chief Jim Mattis, who seems to have steered the administration toward stronger support for NATO and allies in Asia, and away from the reauthorization of torture in interrogations.

Still, it’s an open question how McMaster, a decorated combat veteran, will fare in a White House that has set up what some call a parallel power structure led by Stephen Bannon and his strategic initiatives group, whose role and reach hasn’t been publicly explained.

As Trump’s chief strategist, Bannon, the conservative media executive with

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committee shows his group “has an outsized measure of importance within the White House.” What that means for McMaster and fellow pragmatists Mattis and Tillerson, he said, is unclear. Mansoor said he expects McMaster to be a “voice of reason” and a natural ally to Mattis.

McMaster convened a meeting with senior NSC staff on Tuesday, his first day in the White House. He did not make any immediate changes to the NSC’s senior team and most top officials were expecting to stay on, according to an administration official who was not authorized to discuss the internal meeting publicly and insisted on anonymity.

As successor to Michael Flynn, ousted for his explanation of his communications with Russia’s ambassador before Trump took office, McMaster continues Trump’s reliance on career military officers. Mattis and John Kelly, the homeland security secretary, are retired Marine generals. Flynn was an Army lieutenant general. McMaster becomes the first active-duty officer to serve as national security adviser since Colin Powell, then a three-star general, assumed the job in President Ronald Reagan’s final two years in office.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – In statehouses across the country, lawmakers with loved ones who fell victim to drugs are leading the fight against the nation’s deadly opioid-abuse crisis, drawing on tragic personal experience to attack the problem.

A Minnesota state senator whose daughter died of a heroin overdose in a Burger King parking lot – a friend hid the needles instead of calling for help – spearheaded a law that grants immunity to 911 callers. In Wisconsin, a state representative has introduced more than a dozen opioid-related bills in the years since his daughter went from painkillers to heroin to prison. A Pennsylvania lawmaker whose son is a recovering heroin addict championed a state law that expanded availability of an antidote that can reverse an overdose.

“We’re all here because we have this empty void in our lives,” said Minnesota state Rep. Dave Baker, whose son started out taking prescription drugs for back pain and died of a heroin overdose in 2011.

The lawmakers’ personal stories have lent weight to the effort to combat what public health officials have deemed a full-blown epidemic that is fast approaching the severity of the AIDS outbreak of the 1980s and ’90s.

More than 52,000 people died of a drug overdose in 2015, and roughly two-thirds of them had used prescription opioids such as OxyContin or Vicodin or illegal drugs such as heroin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those overdoses have jumped 33

percent in the past five years alone, with some states reporting the death toll had doubled or more.

“It drives what I do,” state Sen. Chris Eaton, a Minnesota Democrat whose daughter, Ariel, died almost 10 years ago, said Tuesday. “It’s a crisis. We’re losing a generation.”

In trying to combat what they see as the reckless overprescribing of opioids, lawmakers are up against powerful adversaries. A joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity last fall found that pharmaceutical companies and allied groups spent more than $880 million nationwide on lobbying and campaign contributions from 2006 through 2015.

The industry group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America said in a statement Tuesday that it is “committed to helping combat misuse and abuse” of prescription drugs.

Wisconsin Rep. John Nygren’s daughter, Cassie, suffered a heroin overdose in 2009 and has been in and out prisons, jails and drug court.

“Drug addiction was never in my world,” said Nygren, a high-ranking Republican who has shepherded countless measures into law.

Among them were laws that require people to show identification when picking up opioid prescriptions, provide immunity for those who report overdoses, and allow police and paramedics to carry naloxone, the overdose antidote better known as Narcan. Similar laws were passed in Pennsylvania, written by Rep. Gene DiGiloramo, a Philadelphia-area Republican whose son is a recovering heroin addict.

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Ross should fix Census Bureau

In his confirmation hearing last month, Wilbur Ross noted he may be the first secretary of commerce nominee who once was a U.S. census-taker.

Those skills could come in handy right about now: A recent report indicates the 2020 census is in trouble.

Ross, who as a business-school student served the Census Bureau as an enumerator in Boston, is scheduled to see a confirmation vote next week.

If it is a yes, he should get to work immediately, looking to the report published this month by the Government Accountability Office that includes the decennial among its list of “high-risk” operations.

According to the GAO, the Census Bureau has announced a plan to replace its paper-and-pencil operation with smart technological innovations, but has yet to guarantee it can implement those changes successfully in 2020. The bureau scrapped some important 2017 field tests that could have helped answer that question because of uncertain funding. It also struggled with high nonresponse rates in 2016 tests, and cost estimates for the 2020 survey are shaky. All of that needs to change before it is too late for fixes.

There is a reason the Founding Fathers saw fit to make the census part of the Constitution: The national head count is critical to a functional democracy. Not only is it a vital research tool, but also the census determines how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives and how district lines are drawn. Any doubt about the data’s validity could cause a crisis in the 2020 redistricting battle – which is why it is essential the bureau gets it right. That has become a tougher (and more expensive) task in a society where living situations are getting more complex and heads harder to count. A steadier funding stream would help the Census Bureau conduct the tests it needs to make sure its new strategies work in 2020, but the GAO said it will take more than that to get the census back to good. The bureau also will have to strengthen its internal controls and communication. That will take careful oversight from Ross and thoughtful decisions about those working closer to the ground – especially with the current census director’s term slated to end next year and other high-level officials set to retire before the 2020 operation is complete, all amid a federal hiring freeze.

The census may be the most important thing in government that no one talks about. That the 2020 report could lack integrity would be worrying on its own, and it would be even more so under an administration that repeatedly has displayed a disdain for data. Saving the census would give Ross an early opportunity to prove that he, at least, cares about accurate numbers.

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What Kennedy did was not illegal, but he may have misled supporters Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy didn’t do his supporters at the University of Illinois any favors recently when he sent them a combined campaign announcement and solicitation for contributions.

The mass email he sent to employees on their university accounts was within the rules. After all, Kennedy may have been the chairman of the UI’s board of trustees from 2009 to 2015, but he’s a private citizen now.

But he set up his email recipients for a potential problem because it’s an ethics violation for state employees to make a political contribution through their taxpayer-provided email accounts. The seven-paragraph message included a method by which recipients could make a contribution.

It’s hard to imagine that the error by the Kennedy campaign was anything other than inadvertent.

He, obviously, got a mailing list, a valuable resource for any marketing or political organization,

and decided to make use of it.

An ethics official said it’s “up to the state employee to make sure the state employee does not become involved in any kind of prohibited political activity.”

Well, of course. But that doesn’t mean a state employee, perhaps not as familiar with the rules as he should be or tempted to violate rules he knows are in place, wouldn’t run afoul of ethics restrictions.

Although this kind of violation is minor on the scale of typical Illinois-style corruption, the email rules are in place for a good reason – to prevent public employees from engaging in political activities using public resources.

Kennedy’s action quickly raised questions.

The UI’s ethics office reported receiving multiple inquiries about it, showing how sensitive some people are on the issue and how easily employees could get themselves into trouble.

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“According to the most popular of these, the Joint Chiefs always knew what was needed to win in Vietnam but were consistently ignored or circumvented by Johnson, Robert S. McNamara and their associates.

McMaster shows that the President and his civilian advisers did indeed ignore the Joint Chiefs whenever it suited them, but he also demonstrates that the Chiefs were willing, or at least silent, accomplices in this process.”

Well, that sort of mess may provide guidance as to the dangers of dysfunction and distrust in warmaking. How will he fare in this administration, an organization lacking the discipline and clear lines of command in the military in which he served his entire life?

In his role as national security adviser, he is supposed to be an honest broker, a presenter of information and formulator of choices for the president.

Without his own axes to grind and with good working relations with Mattis, he has the opportunity to be an effective conduit between the president and the various foreign policy agencies and departments.

If the strategy for surviving the Trump years and quarantining

Stephen Bannon is to provide coherent, unified and persuasive advice without political interference, you’d want someone like McMaster, a no-nonsense manager who can create whenever possible a united front with Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, director of national intelligence nominee Dan Coats, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and others.

A speech to squadron and battalion commanders McMaster gave in March is instructive.

“You have enormous power as a commander. So do all leaders in your organization,” he said. “It is unnecessary to shout, threaten, or intimidate. Your words – or at least your orders – are literally the law.

Enforce orders calmly and consistently.”

His success will depend on the ability to make alliances, wield a stiletto in the bureaucracy, manage a paper process, prevent freelancing aides and officials from working around the policymaking process and forge consensus among his peers. In this administration, in particular, it’s no easy job.

• Jennifer Rubin writes the Right Turn blog for The Post, offering reported opinion from a conservative perspective.

IT’S YOUR WRITE Elect Dowd in Nunda

To the Editor: Nunda Township will have its own chance Feb. 28 to clean the swamp – starting with “Iron Mike” Lesperance.

During Mike’s tenure as Nunda Township highway commissioner, the only thing about Mike that has resembled “iron” has been his iron-clad disregard for seeking out meaningful dialogue and interaction with Nunda residents regarding road projects. I guess Mike must have thought his “my way or the highway” attitude made him qualified to be a highway commissioner. Mike’s pride made him waste more than $16,000 of taxpayer money in a lawsuit with McHenry County over a ditch. A simple issue that could have been easily resolved with reasonable dialogue.

On Feb. 28, please vote for Eric Dowd for Nunda highway commissioner. Let’s bring some integrity and fiscal responsibility back to what has become McHenry County’s “swamp.”

Douglas Mann Lyons, Colorado

No empty promise for Miller

To the Editor: In 2014, Andrew Gasser was elected to the County Board.

He ran to cut taxes and increase transparency.

I would like to ask him what he has been able to accomplish in either of those areas.

My property tax bill did not go down, as a matter of fact, last year, I saw a substantial increase.

I was told it was the result of the quadrennial reassessment. So no cut in my taxes!

What do we hear about the large cash reserve at Valley Hi? How is the County Board handling that issue? What specifically is Mr. Gasser doing to follow through on his tax cutting promises?

Now he is running for township highway commissioner. He is going to cut taxes!

Vote for Bob Miller, no empty promises there; he cut his levy.

Thomas Quamme McHenry

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Miller has shown commitment

To the Editor: I have served as a member of The Salvation Army Advisory board during Bob Miller’s tenure as chairman from 1998 to the present.

I have seen the Army’s presence in the McHenry County community grow extensively. His leadership has been a major influence on the development of the programs.

Community commitment is one measure of any elected official’s role.

Bob has not only been involved in

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this important organization, he also has devoted his service when it was needed; ranging from the Lions Club to the Environmental Defenders organization.

In his position as Algonquin Township highway commissioner, he has established a 24/7 response commitment to township residents.

He will continue this commitment to the residents, organizations and businesses in Algonquin Township.

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• Wednesday, February 22, 2017

In December, I attended a foreign policy conference on the Middle East sponsored by the Hoover Institution. The dinner speaker had to back out ... because he had just been nominated to be secretary of defense. In place of Jim Mattis (who was at Hoover before being named secretary), Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a visiting fellow at Hoover, spoke.

While the remarks were off the record, the audience of foreign policy gurus was treated to a big-picture view of American strengths and challenges. He was erudite and charismatic. He obviously is a student of history. Aside from being hoarse, a result of excessive shouting at the Army-Navy game, he explained, he was a splendid speaker. He’s now President Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser.

McMaster is highly respected in the conservative foreign policy community, and a man with little pretense and a great deal of battlefield experience. “H.R. McMaster is widely respected as a terrific combat leader and also as a brilliant scholar and writer,” said Tim Kane, a Hoover fellow. “He is the whole package. McMaster will speak truth

to power and, frankly, his selection reflects extremely well on President Trump.”

Unlike his predecessor, who many would say was “wound too tight,” McMaster is forceful but not tense, with a good sense of humor.

He is, as one foreign policy academic put it, a “straight arrow.” This is not a man to promote coddling with Russia or to buy into the notion that NATO is a burden or to indict the entire Muslim world. He’s no Michael Flynn – and that’s a good thing.

McMaster also is an author of a book remarkably relevant to his challenges going into this administration, “Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Lies That Led to Vietnam.”

One reviewer explained the value of the book: “What gives ‘Dereliction of Duty’ its special value, however, is McMaster’s comprehensive, balanced and relentless exploration of the specific role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has doggedly waded through the records of every meeting of the Joint Chiefs concerned with Vietnam, followed every memo and report to its final, usually inconclusive, end and read through dozens of memoirs and histories.

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BUSINESS Wal-Mart working to make inroads against Amazon

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press

NEW YORK – The nation’s largest retailer keeps working to make headway against the largest online seller.

Wal-Mart drew more shoppers to its namesake stores in the United States and its online sales soared 29 percent in the fourth quarter, which covers the critical holiday shopping season. That’s an indication that its efforts to lower prices and improve web services are helping it compete better against Amazon, which has built fierce loyalty with its Prime two-day shipping program.

Like other traditional retailers, WalMart has been trying to improve its online operations to challenge Amazon, which accounted for 33 percent of total U.S. online sales last year, according to the research firm Euromonitor. WalMart moved into second place last year ahead of eBay, accounting for 7.8 percent of online sales, up from 7.4 percent in 2015. But Wal-Mart’s online sales still only account for about 3 percent of its global sales, or about $14 billion. That compares with $94 billion in global net product sales for Amazon.com.

The holiday shopping season was tough for many retailers, underscoring the changes they need to make. Macy’s reported another quarter of sluggish sales, even as it’s been scrambling for new ways to bring shoppers in and beef up online services. And Target Corp., one of Wal-Mart’s main rivals, warned last month of weak sales for the holiday season. It reports final figures next week.

“We believe Wal-Mart is continu-

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Wal-Mart enjoyed accelerated business at its core stores in the fourth-quarter as it drew more shoppers as it works to gain inroads against online leader Amazon.com. ing to generate critical and increasing traction online,” Moody’s retail analyst Charlie O’Shea said.

Wal-Mart has retooled its online shopping programs and bought up some smaller companies with online strengths. And its aggressive effort to harness the power of its huge number of stores with its online business is starting to take form.

“We’re moving with speed to become more of a digital enterprise and better serve our customers,” CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement.

Last year, Wal-Mart spent more than $3 billion for Jet.com in a deal aimed

at helping it attract younger and more affluent customers. Since then, it purchased online footwear retailer ShoeBuy.com for $70 million and the outdoor and gear seller Moosejaw for $51 million. These sites are operating as standalone sites. Wal-Mart last year also raised its stake in JD.com, China’s No. 2 e-commerce site.

Marc Lore, the founder of Jet.com who is now CEO of Walmart.com, said Tuesday the company is still looking for new startups to buy. Under Lore, the company has quadrupled the number of items available on its third-party online marketplace to more than 35 million.

Wal-Mart said it’s working to accelerate the integration between Walmart. com and Jet.com, and trying to take advantage of its scale in areas like shipping and sharing its product selection.

Moving closer to the terms of Amazon’s powerhouse Prime program, Wal-Mart is now offering free two-day shipping on online orders of its most popular items with a minimum purchase order of $35. Amazon Prime costs $99 a year, but comes with services such as streaming music and video.

Wal-Mart executives said Tuesday that shoppers are responding well to the program. In a move to rival Walmart’s latest tactic, Amazon, however, quietly posted on its website over the weekend that it was dropping threshold for free shipping for non-Prime members to $35 from $50. But that applies to standard shipping of five to eight days, not twoday delivery.

Besides melding its online and store businesses so shoppers can jump back and forth, Wal-Mart has launched changes designed to make its stores cleaner and its customer service friendlier and faster. The company has invested $2.7 billion in higher wages and training for workers, a move that it says has helped to lower turnover and improve customer service.

Wal-Mart saw the biggest gain in a key revenue measure in its U.S business in four years, marking the 10th consecutive increase. The number of customers rose for the ninth straight quarter. And the online sales gain of 29 percent, up from 20.6 percent in the previous period, marked the third straight quarter of gains.

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NEW YORK – “Today” show host Hoda Kotb said she has adopted a baby girl.

The co-anchor of the fourth hour of the NBC morning program said in an emotional phone interview Tuesday that she adopted a newborn and named her Haley Joy. The 52-year-old Kotb said the baby was born on Valentine’s Day. Kotb said the girl is “the love of my life.”

A picture of Kotb holding the baby was shown on-air.

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Milo Yiannopoulos speaks Tuesday during a news conference in New York. He has resigned as editor of Breitbart Tech after coming under fire from other conservatives over comments on sexual relationships between boys and older men.

Milo Yiannopoulos apologizes for remarks, quits Breitbart NEW YORK – Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos was by turns apologetic for comments he made about sexual relationships between boys and men and adamant he had been the subject of “a cynical media witch hunt” on Tuesday as he spoke after resigning as an editor at Breitbart News.

He opened his remarks to reporters by saying two men, including a priest, had touched him inappropriately when he was between the ages of 13 and 16.

“My experiences as a victim led me to believe I could say anything I wanted to on this subject, no matter how outrageous,” he said. “But I understand that my usual blend of British sarcasm, provocation and gallows humor might have come across as flippancy, a lack of care for other victims or, worse, advocacy.

I am horrified by that impression.”

The British writer said he was resigning from Breitbart, which helped make him a star, because it would be “wrong to allow my poor choice of words to detract from my colleagues’ important reporting.”

The apology followed days of criticism from fellow conservatives after the release of video clips in which Yiannopoulos appeared to defend sexual relationships between men and boys as young as 13.

In one of them, Yiannopoulos, who is gay, said relationships between boys and men could “help those young boys discover who they are and give them security and safety and provide them with love and a reliable sort of rock, where they can’t speak to their parents.”

On Monday, he was disinvited from the Conservative Political Action Conference after video of his remarks was promoted through social media.

Publisher Simon & Schuster announced it would cancel the publication of his upcoming book, “Dangerous.” Yiannopoulos said the book had already received interest from other publishers and would still come out this year.

NEW YORK – Alden Ehrenreich has taken control of the Millennium Falcon. The Han Solo “Star Wars” spinoff has begun production.

The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that shooting began at London’s Pinewood Studios on Monday. To kick off the untitled Han Solo movie, the studio released a photo of the cast at the controls of the Millennium Falcon.

Ehrenreich plays a younger version of Harrison Ford’s iconic smuggler and is seated amid cast members including Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Donald Glover, who plays Lando Calrissian.

The film is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who helmed “The Lego Movie.” In a statement they said, “We can’t think of anything funny to say, because we just feel really moved, and really lucky.”

Disney will release the film in May 2018.

Tom Hanks’ debut book is due in October

NEW YORK – Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use – his collection of short stories will be published in October.

The Oscar-winning actor’s first book, “UNCOMMON TYPE: Some Stories,” features 17 stories, each in some way involving a different typewriter. It’s due out Oct. 24 from Alfred A. Knopf, the publisher said Tuesday.

Among the stories written by Hanks, who owns more than 100 typewriters, is one about an immigrant arriving in New York

City, another about a bowler who becomes a celebrity and another about an eccentric billionaire.

Artists seek $1.25M for Bowie memorial in London

LONDON – Artists and activists want to create a permanent memorial to David Bowie in the London neighborhood where he was born.

Plans were unveiled Tuesday for a threestory-tall lightning bolt sculpture , inspired by the cover of Bowie’s album “Aladdin Sane.”

The proposal is to install it across from the Brixton Underground station, beside a mural of Bowie as Aladdin Sane.

Charlie Waterhouse, one of the artists behind the idea, said it’s meant to be “startling, stupid and utterly joyous in equal measure.”

Activists are launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise $1.25 million to build the artwork. The project has local government support.

Jamie Foxx target of racial slur in Croatia

DUBROVNIK, Croatia – Croatian police have filed disorderly conduct charges against two people who allegedly used a racial slur to insult Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx in a restaurant.

Police said they acted after receiving reports Sunday of “particularly arrogant and rude” insults made against restaurant guests, including “one of the guests on racial grounds.”

Police said they are investigating whether to pursue other charges against the men.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor Paul Dooley is 89. Director Jonathan Demme is 73. Actor John Ashton is 69. Actress Julie Walters (“Harry Potter” films, “Mamma Mia!”) is 67. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 58. Comedian Rachel Dratch (“30 Rock,” “Saturday Night Live”) is 51. Actress Jeri Ryan (“Boston Public,” “Star Trek: Voyager”) is 49. TV co-host Clinton

Kelly (“The Chew” “What Not to Wear”) is 48.

Actor Thomas Jane (“The Sweetest Thing”) is 48. Actor Jose Solano (“Baywatch”) is 46. Singer James Blunt is 43. Actress Drew Barrymore is 42. Singer Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s is 38. Actor Zach Roerig (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 32. Actor Daniel E. Smith (“John Q.”) is 27.

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‘TODAY’ SHOW ANCHOR HODA KOTB ADOPTS BABY

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Designers take a holistic approach to health care spaces

By KIM COOK

the “Philips’ Ambient Experience” in MRI suites. Patients select a lighting color, as well as audiovisual projecHealth-care facilities can be stresstions such as nature scenes, to help ful places for patients and visitors, ease anxiety during the procedures. with depressing waiting rooms, rows At Mercy St. John’s Hospital in St. of uncomfortable seating, a blaring Louis, an enormous vibrant butterfly television. But designers of some greets visitors in the lobby, while medical spaces are remedying the patient floors are decorated with situation. laser-cut images of animals.

A more holistic approach includes BaRoss said new LED technology mood-elevating colors and artwork. allows for more dimmable, flattering Chairs are angled to look out the lighting, which also can be used to window. Screens offer calming nature help patients find their way in a new scenes instead of newsfeeds. There’s facility. softer overhead lighting and skyAt the Colorado Center for Reprolights. Sometimes, diffusers even waft ductive Medicine in New York City, a gentle breeze of lavender or citrus designed by Perkins and Will, chairs to mask the harsh scents of disinfecface out onto the cityscape. Look out tants and medicines. the window, and you’ll also see RobSheila Semrou, a Milwaukee-based ert Indiana’s large “Hope” sculpture design consultant who has worked on the street below. on numerous health care facilities, “The waiting room is typically said she takes inspiration from local where a patient will spend the most scenery and geography. Think big time. With that in mind, we took care windows, natural light and a palette to design an environment that’s lowthat reflects outside vistas. stress and soothing,” said Dr. Brian “The results can be supportive Levine, the practice’s director. spaces that nurture occupants and “We took advantage of the views provide comfort,” she said. by placing our waiting room in the New research is showing a lot of brightest and most visually stimulatclinical design norms are hard on ing aspect of our floor plan. We chose patients, she said. Bright, polished light-colored wall coverings, flooring, floors can be slippery and create and furniture to help reflect and carglare. Bland color schemes aren’t so ry the light throughout the room, so much soothing as uninspiring. no patient would ever feel like they’re “Studies suggest that some of the in a ‘dark corner,’” he said. best environments for health and Melissa Thompson, a health care healing incorporate a variety of hues, industry strategist from Westport, use both warm and cool tones, and Connecticut, developed breast cancer vary color saturation,” Semrou said. shortly after giving birth to her At the Diane L. Max Health Cendaughter in 2015 and began a long ter in New York City, a project by treatment journey. The experience AP photo Stephen Yablon Architecture, upbeat got her thinking about how importThis undated photo provided by Perkins+Will shows the waiting area at Orlando’s Neprimary and neon colors were used ant physical environment was to her mours children’s hospital, with rich hues, contemporary yet comfortable seating and comfort and, she believes, even her on midcentury-style seating, facades natural light via floor to ceiling windows. and to define different areas of the recovery. building.

She didn’t stay long at the first On the other hand, in the reception Canada and the northwestern U.S. hospital she went to: “It smelled bad with nature elements, daylight and area of Memorial Sloan Kettering in – like an old cafeteria full of chemihave included fireplaces as part of the views woven into the design. There West Harrison, New York, blonde ter- waiting areas and other lounges,” she are small “picnic blanket” designs cals.” razzo floors, rift white oak and chic, But Greenwich Hospital in Consaid. “We try to specify ones that look in the flooring pattern and childlight blue chairs clad in walnut venecticut and Memorial Sloan Ketterthe most realistic and surround them size play areas, as well as “ceiling neer create a serene space, designed ing in New York City were a different with interesting materials. We’ve elements like the large flower in the

by EwingCole. story. Rooms were oases of natural used both electric and gas fireplaces. dining area.”

In colder climes, a fireplace can woods and light. Both hospitals had They provide a source of warmth, but Treatment areas also are benefitadd a welcoming feel at little cost, lounge areas where patients could reare fitted with a protective enclosure ing from this kind of patient-focused said Carolyn BaRoss, who leads a design. The Florida Hospital for Chil- lax outside of their rooms in a warm, for safety.” health care interior design division at dren in Orlando and the Women and comfortable atmosphere.

BaRoss said an Orlando, Florida, the New York firm Perkins and Will.

“I was noticeably happier, and project, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, Aus“A number of our projects in tralia, are among facilities offering discharged sooner,” she said. has a “hospital in a garden” theme, The Associated Press

HEALTH BRIEF

– Wire reports

By BEN GUARINO

The Washington Post Suicide, after fatal injuries and homicides, is the most frequent cause of death for U.S. citizens between the ages of 15 and 24. Certain young Americans, in particular, are at increased risk of dying by suicide. Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth attempt to take their lives at a rate four times higher than heterosexual teenagers, according to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit that offers a national hot line and other suicide prevention efforts for young LGBT people.

In the past few years, public health experts increasingly have investigated the factors, such as mental illness or substance abuse, into why teenagers attempt suicide. More recently, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University asked a different sort of question: whether the legalization of same-sex marriage could have an impact on suicide attempts in adolescents.

Such an association seems to exist, at least based on self-reported data

from more than 750,000 students. As the scientists wrote in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, students living in states where same-sex marriage was legalized saw a drop in suicide rates, compared with students living elsewhere. (A critical point being that the scientists investigated an association, not a causal relationship.)

The new study was not designed to explain why the drop occurred. But one possibility, the study authors said, was same-sex marriage was related to a reduction in social stigma.

“Policymakers need to be aware that policies on sexual minority rights can have a real effect on the mental health of adolescents,” said Julia Raifman, a study author and an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, in a news release. “We can all agree that reducing adolescent suicide attempts is a good thing, regardless of our political views.”

Psychiatrist Victor Schwartz, a medical officer at the youth suicide prevention group the JED Foundation, who was not involved in the

study, said feeling stigmatized can be frightening and painful. “It’s a real risk factor, a feeling that you’re at odds with your family or community,” he said to PBS. “You feel like you’re going to be left out on your own.”

The Johns Hopkins and Harvard scientists relied on data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, an annual Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey of high school students. The survey collects information about diet, sexual behaviors and drug and alcohol use in U.S. high schoolers. Between 1991 and 2015, more than 3.8 million students responded to the survey.

The researchers examined the data from 762,678 students who answered the survey between 1999 until January 2015. (That is, before the Supreme Court decision in June 2015 that ruled same-sex marriage was a constitutional right that could not be denied across the U.S.) The data reflected 32 states that legalized same-sex marriage between 2004 and 2015, as well as the 15 states that did not.

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WASHINGTON – Wanted: 60 people willing to be bitten by mosquitoes to test a new kind of vaccine – one that acts against the bugs’ saliva.

Rather than separate vaccines against Zika or other mosquito-borne diseases, the new approach aims to protect against multiple infections by triggering the immune system to rev up in response to the bite itself.

The National Institutes of Health is recruiting volunteers for a safety study of the experimental vaccine, being developed by two London companies.

Researchers at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will give volunteers either vaccine or dummy shots. The volunteers must return later to NIH’s Bethesda, Maryland, hospital to be bitten by mosquitoes through a special netted device. The mosquitoes are infection-free; researchers will track the volunteers’ immune responses.

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derstanding before you assume a position that requires transparency.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Getting along with your peers will be in your best interest. If you call upon people you have worked with in the past, you’ll be given inside information that will help you advance.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your ability to express what you want to see happen will encourage others to help you make your plan a success. A chance encounter will result in an unexpected opportunity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Educate yourself and work hard to achieve your goals. Seek advice from experienced pros, but don’t be afraid to put your own spin on things. Trust in your ability.

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No link between vitamin D, disease Dear Doctor: I had my thyroid removed because of papillary cancer, and my surgeon has advised me to take high levels of vitamin D. He says there may be a correlation between low vitamin D levels and the development of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. If I remember correctly, the normal blood range for vitamin D is between 30 and 60 nanograms per millileter. I take 8,000 units a day, which keeps my blood level near 60 ng/ ml. What’s the evidence for higher levels of vitamin D? Dear Reader: The normal blood level for vitamin D is between 20 and 50 ng/ml. This level – generally considered necessary for good bone health – is recommended by the Institute of Medicine, which conducted a review of studies on the topic. Some organizations, such as the National Osteoporosis Foundation, recommend 30 to 50 ng/ml as the normal range. But both of these recommendations are about good bone health, not the prevention of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

The World Health Organization looked at multiple retrospective studies evaluating a potential connection between vitamin D levels and colon cancer. They did find a link between low vitamin D levels and colon cancer, specifically that people with blood levels of 20 ng/ml or less had significantly higher colon cancer rates.

However, retrospective studies look at disease after the disease has happened, and it can be difficult to make a solid correlation that way. A prospective study assessing vitamin D concentrations prior to the diagnosis of colon cancer did not find any evidence that vitamin D levels had any relation to colon cancer.

Studies focused on prostate cancer have shown both benefit and increased risk among people with higher levels of vitamin D, so it would seem that supplementation does not appear to have an impact one way or another.

With regard to breast cancer after meno-

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pause, an analysis of nine prospective studies showed a decrease in breast cancer rates among women with higher levels of vitamin D, but this decrease was not seen in women whose levels were above 35 ng/ml. Still another analysis of 18 studies assessing overall breast cancer risk in women did not find any benefit to vitamin D supplementation.

In summation, there may be slight benefit to minimal supplementation in women after menopause to get their levels to 35 ng/ml to decrease the incidence of breast cancer. But in men, the benefit of reduced cancer risk has not been shown.

In relation to cognitive decline, a study published in the journal Neurology in 2012 showed a slight increase in Alzheimer’s disease in people whose vitamin D levels were lower than 20 ng/ml. The authors concluded that more studies are needed to evaluate the potential connection.

Let’s say that there is a benefit to vitamin D supplementation in lowering the risk of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. To reach a level of 20 ng/ml, you probably would not need to take more than 400 units of vitamin D per day. For a postmenopausal woman to reach the benefit needed for a possible reduction in the risk of breast cancer, she probably would not need to supplement with any more than 800 units per day.

In light of the evidence, 8,000 units of vitamin D daily seems too high. The blood serum level of 60 ng/ml also may be too high.

Although the topic needs to be studied more, higher amounts of vitamin D could potentially lead to greater bone turnover and possibly weaker bones.

Ask your doctor if you can reduce the amount of vitamin D that you are taking, as there currently is no evidence to support it.

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

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You are who you are. You’re not going to change, and you should not be punished for it. Please try not to be defensive because this is your chance to educate. Answer their questions with patience and kindness and do not let yourself be bullied or emotionally blackmailed into doing anything you are not comfortable with.

Dear Abby: After my daughter Jenna’s father tried to strangle me in a drunken rage one night, I took her and left. Years later, we are on good terms. I have legal custody. He sends financial support and visits about once a month. My finances, however, are not great.

Because we are not in touch with his extended family, I was surprised when he told me his sister wants Jenna to be a flower girl in her destination wedding. I’m not comfortable sending her alone with her father because of his history of alcohol abuse (which his sister is unaware of). I am not financially able to take her myself.

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DEAR ABBY have recently started disclosJeanne ing to close Phillips friends and family that I am asexual (someone who experiences no sexual attraction to any person). For the most part they have been supportive, but my mother and one of my friends are having trouble accepting it.

I have told them I do not want children and that I am repulsed by the thought of sexual intercourse, but my mother acts like if I don’t have children, I won’t be as welcome. She even suggested that I could marry a gay man, so sex wouldn’t be an issue. And my friend continues to pressure me into dating, saying I “just haven’t met the right one yet.”

Abby, I have no clue how to maintain contact with them, as they seem unwilling to let my sexual identity be my business. – An Ace

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Crystal Lake Central’s Connor Burns (left) and Fenton’s Daniel Ramirez wrestle at 126 pounds during Tuesday’s Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Dual Team Sectional. Central won, 45-21, to advance to state. Burns won by a pin in the second period.

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Crystal Lake Central’s Liam O’Donnell wrestles Fenton’s Tony Galeana at 182 pounds Tuesday in the Class 2A Crystal Lake Central Dual Team Sectional. Central won the dual, 45-21, to advance to state Saturday in Bloomington.

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CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake CenEduardo Diaz tral coach Justen Lehr assumes that at Crystal Lake Central, sr., 145 pounds this point everyone in the state knows The senior didn’t wrestle what they’re getting against the Tigers, in middle school, and only who like to cradle opponents, wrestle sparsely on varsity until from the top, go for pins and don’t shy this year, but he had one of from a challenge. They can live by the Central’s nine wins Tuesday. fall or die by it. q THE NUMBER “I think we are a team that, because we don’t practice stalling and we’re not This is the third consecutive trip to state conservative with those things, every for the Tigers. They have taken fourth place the past two years. kid is out there trying to win. When that happens, you’re going to get caught and q AND ANOTHER THING ... pinned,” Lehr said. “So when we get Central was actually hosting two sectionals, kids pinned like you saw, our other kids with Wauconda defeating Chicago St. Patrick got to pick up the slack. ... on the adjacent mat. Wauconda is coached by “And to be honest, who wants to wresCrystal Lake Central alum Mike Buhr, who was tle six minutes when you could wrestle at Cary-Grove last season. Central coach Justen like two minutes? It’s good science.”

Lehr even prepared a barbecue meal as part of That science worked in Central’s fahis hosting duties, saying afterward he didn’t vor Tuesday, as the Tigers beat Fenton, want anyone leaving “saying they had a bad 45-21, in a Class 2A dual team sectional time or bad food.” at Crystal Lake Central. After getting pinned in the first two bouts, the Tigers won nine of 14 weights, four of those by others (injury default and flagrant misfall, and earned a full six points from two conduct).

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Crystal Lake Central will face Washington in a state quarterfinal dual at 11 a.m. Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

“We’re not a good team if we don’t get pins,” Lehr said. “So I’m glad we got back to it.”

Central advances to the state quarterfinals Saturday morning at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. The Tigers are headed to the dual team state tournament for the third consecutive year and sixth in the past eight seasons.

Central placed fourth the past two seasons.

“It’s amazing,” junior Connor Burns said. “Going three years in a row is something not many people can do. You savor every moment you get when you get down there.”

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Quiroz avoided a couple of pin attempts, as his match stirred up both teams’ intensity in a 10-6 loss by decision.

Wheeling was deducted one point for unsportsmanlike conduct after Quiroz stayed composed to not react to a celebration.

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Huntley was without 106-pound freshman Sammy Spencer, who suffered a concussion during last weekend’s IHSA Individual Wrestling State Meet. major decision, 14-3 – the first of four straight wins for the Red Raiders.

After Stenger were junior Zach Spencer (winner by pin at 5:02), senior Joey Armijo (6-4 overtime decision) and junior Luke Loprieno (4-1 decision).

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Wheeling will face Lincoln-Way West in a state quarterfinal dual at 9 a.m. Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. py with his team reaching this point, knowing it’s another milestone for the program.

“We’ll be back,” Bertelsman said.

“It’s our first time here, and I thought we competed extremely well. You could tell some guys were beat up from state, both physically and mentally. I’m proud of the guys and glad the returners got this experience to remember and want to come back.”

Among those who lost Tuesday for Huntley was freshman state qualifier and the team’s lone medalist, David Ferrante.

Having wrestled five matches in Champaign, the fatigue slowly set in during Ferrante’s 8-0 loss by major decision. That loss was one of five straight defeats for the Red Raiders after the

four-match winning streak.

“You never want to look too far ahead (after the four wins in a row),” Bertelsman said. “We tried wrestling tough, and it didn’t go our way. We had five guys at state and other guys there to watch them. [Wheeling] had their whole team practicing all week. It showed, at times, that we were wrestling at state.”

Christian Benitez (win by pin at 285 pounds) and Justin Allen (technical fall winner at 195) were Huntley’s other winners.

As Bertelsman stressed the experience that the nonseniors received, getting to see what it takes to be successful at the highest level is something the team feels to be invaluable.

“It was definitely exciting,” said Spencer, whose 126-pound match was among the night’s most entertaining.

“It didn’t end up, resultwise, the way we wanted, but the fact that we got to this point is an experience in and among itself. We’re definitely looking to increase the amount of firsts next year and, potentially, be even more solid as a team.”

Huntley still awaits its first trip to the dual team state tournament.

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Continued from page 2 Central will face defending 2A dual team state champion Washington at 11 a.m.

Saturday. Washington has been ranked No. 1 in 2A all season by illinoismatmen. com, with Central holding the No. 2 spot all year.

“Our team loves competition, so we’re not afraid of anyone. ... We like competition so it should be fun,” Central senior Lenny Petersen said.

Starting at 285 on Tuesday, Central gave up pins in its first two matches as Wyatt Blake was pinned by Isaiah Brock and Edwin Hernandez (106) was pinned by Fenton’s Mike Bailon.

Brock Montford put the Tigers on the board with a pin in 45 seconds at 113, but a decision win by Fenton’s Jeremy Piskorz at 120 put the visitors ahead, 15-6, through four bouts.

Central pulled ahead by winning the next four bouts.

Connor Burns (126) pinned in 3:51; Austin Ernd (132)

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Crystal Lake Central’s Brock Montford (on top) and Fenton’s Nova Bateman wrestle at 113 pounds during Tuesday’s Class 2A dual team sectional at Central. Montford pinned Bateman in 45 seconds. was in control, 6-0, against an injured Kacper Piskorz (who could barely move a heavily wrapped left elbow) before Piskorz defaulted;

Lenny Petersen (138) pinned in 55 seconds; and Eduardo Diaz (145) won a 9-3 decision.

“I knew I had to go for the team,” Burns said. “Basi-

cally it was just everyone ... had a job to do, it was either keep it as close as possible if you’re overmatched, or for us to go out there and get as

many pins as possible, keep that scoreboard running up as high as possible.”

The run ended at 152 with Fenton’s Angel Nava (who had bumped up from 138) pinning Brenden Parks in the first period to draw the visitors within 27-21.

The Tigers then won the next four weights to put the dual away.

Frank Carrone (160) pinned in 2:25; Braden Bisram (170) won a 7-4 decision; Liam O’Donnell (182) clinched the win with an 8-3 decision; and his brother Seamus O’Donnell (195) took all six points after Tim Wolf was judged to have bitten him on the arm, grounds for a flagrant misconduct (even though neither coach seemed to think it was an intentional bite). Fenton was deducted three team points for that misconduct, effectively canceling out the decision win

by Fenton 220-pounder Ivan Rodriguez in the dual’s final bout.

It was the first dual loss of the year for Fenton (22-1) while Central improved to 17-5.

• Wednesday, February 22, 2017

ROCKFORD – There were several Huntley wrestlers who wanted to make up for disappointments at last weekend’s IHSA Individual State Meet in Champaign.

Having won the school’s first team regional title a few weeks earlier, the Red Raiders earned one more chance to wrestle as a team this season in the Class 3A Rockford East Dual Team Sectional on Tuesday.

Although Huntley’s season ended in a 40-27 loss to Wheeling, there weren’t too many upset wrestlers, but rather a feeling of pride for what the group accomplished together.

“This whole year has been full of firsts for us,” said Huntley senior Josh Stenger, one of Huntley’s six match winners Tuesday. “First time winning conference, first time winning regionals, so it was pretty cool to see how far we have come and get to this point. I wanted to avenge a tough loss at state with my team, and I’m glad I got to do that.”

Stenger won his 120-pound match by

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Skyhawks overcome adversity, Carmel

Despite injuries, foul trouble, trip to final secured

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Tuesday’s semifinals (1) Antioch 51, (4) St. Viator 39 (2) Johnsburg 42, (3) Carmel 31 Thursday’s championship (1) Antioch vs. (2) Johnsburg, 7 p.m.

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com JOHNSBURG – Johnsburg girls basketball coach Brad Frey wiped his forehead and let out a giant sigh of relief after battling Carmel on Tuesday in a Class 3A Johnsburg Sectional semifinal.

After Carmel held Johnsburg to two points in the third quarter, cutting a 12-point deficit at halftime to a three-point game, the Skyhawks rallied on the home side’s bench, sensing their season might be slipping away.

“We all said, ‘This is our last quarter,’ and we just came out tough,” freshman Ava Interrante said. “We just tried to get our energy going again and get the ball up the court as fast as possible. Our energy picks up a lot when we get fast breaks.”

Interrante was at the front of Johnsburg’s breakout over the game’s final eight minutes, beating the Corsairs’ defense on back-to-back possessions and hitting on two layups to start the fourth quarter.

Senior Dani McCauley followed with another transition bucket for the Skyhawks, who pulled away in a 42-31 victory – earning them their ninth straight win and advancing to the sectional title game.

Johnsburg (25-8), a No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded Antioch – which beat St. Viator, 51-39, in the first semifinal – at 7 p.m. Thursday. Johnsburg has collected four sectional titles in its history, including last year.

The Skyhawks had to overcome the loss of four-year varsity player Cortland Sommerfeldt, who tore a knee meniscus and ACL in her team’s 75-38 regional final victory over Richmond-Burton.

Then, with 6:28 left in the first quarter Tuesday, Johnsburg’s leading scorer, junior Aannah Interrante, left with a shoulder injury before returning in the third quarter. Carmel (19-11) outscored Johnsburg, 9-2, in the third, led by nine points from Carmel’s Daija Pruitt, who had 13 total.

The Skyhawks also got into foul trouble, with junior forward Kayla Stefka, Morgan Madsen and Megan Madsen all picking up four fouls by the opening minute of the fourth.

LEFT: Johnsburg’s Dani McCauley drives to the basket against Carmel’s Ranya Jamison in the second quarter of a Class 3A Johnsburg Sectional semifinal Tuesday at Johnsburg. ABOVE: Johnsburg’s Taylor Piggott leaps as she shoots over Jamison in the third quarter. Johnsburg won, 42-31.

Photos by Candace H. Johnson for Shaw Media

OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE “It’s not really how you draw it up,” Frey said. “Your starting backcourt goes down, and you’ve got to put some pieces in that aren’t used to playing, and they were awesome.

They were fantastic.

“You score two points in the third quarter and still can win a basketball game. That’s pretty cool. They had every reason to crawl in their shell and go home, and they didn’t.”

Morgan Madsen led the Skyhawks with 15 points, including 10 in the first half, and also had eight rebounds and a pair of blocks. McCauley added 12 points, with eight in the second half, and Ava Interrante finished with eight.

“We were playing as individuals,

and once we start working as a team again, that’s when we started scoring,” Morgan Madsen said. “Aannah got hurt and it was shocking ... but we have enough people to fill in at different spots. There’s enough talent on this team to go around.”

Stefka had eight rebounds and two blocks, Aannah Interrante added five points, and Megan Madsen collected six rebounds. Johnsburg outscored Carmel, 19-11, in the fourth.

“I think being down a player with (Sommerfeldt) out, it just makes us play 10 times tougher for her,” McCauley said. “We’re not just a team, we’re a family. Having one player out means one more person has to step in and play just as hard as she would.”

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Interrante hit back-to-back layups to start the fourth quarter to give Johnsburg a 27-20 lead. She had eight points and four rebounds.

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Points in the fourth quarter by Johnsburg after scoring only two in the third

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Johnsburg four-year varsity player and starting point guard Cortland Sommerfeldt is out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn knee meniscus and ACL she suffered in the team’s regional final victory over Richmond-Burton last week.

BOYS BASKETBALL: MARENGO 67, RICHMOND-BURTON 55

By JOE STEVENSON

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q UNSUNG HERO

Connor Wascher Marengo, sr., G

Wascher hit two crucial 3-pointers in the third quarter during a run in which the Indians regained control of the game. He also guarded Richmond-Burton’s Blaine Bayer, the Rockets’ leading scorer, for a good part of the game.

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The number of 3-pointers R-B made in 32 attempts

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If the Class 3A R-B Regional seeds hold up, the two teams could see one another again March 3 in the championship game. Marengo is the No. 2 seed, and R-B is No. 3. game matters, and it’s a conference game, so it’s for pride. It’s always fun to come here and beat Richmond. Plus, we wanted a little revenge for the last time; we didn’t put our best effort out

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Huntley managed to not have a single player reach double digits Tuesday against Crystal Lake South, but the Red Raiders still came away with a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball victory, 47-46, thanks in part to a balanced effort.

Michael Parks topped Huntley (7-18, 5-10 FVC) with nine points in the home win. Cory Knipp and Luke Mahnke both added seven points, while Matt Seng, Zack Loveisky and Stephen Browne each had six.

Matt Meyers led South (9-17, 5-10) with 19 points, and Kyle Leva had 12 points.

Prairie Ridge 51, Crystal Lake Central 41: At Crystal Lake, the Wolves (19-7,

13-2) outscored the Tigers (9-17, 5-11), 30-17, in the second half for the FVC victory.

Brian Dorn led Prairie Ridge with 13 points, and Matthew Hoyland add-

ed 10. Alex Timmerman topped Central with 14 points, and C.J. Lerum hit three 3s and scored 11.

Johnsburg 69, Woodstock North 65: At Woodstock, Zach Toussaint scored 21 of his game-high 30 points in the first half to help the Skyhawks get back to the .500 mark in Kishwaukee River Conference play.

The sophomore knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and went a perfect 7 of 7 at the free-throw line. Jackson LaMarche joined Toussaint in double digits for Johnsburg (13-16, 6-6 KRC) with 12 points.

Vic Ortiz supplied North (5-18, 2-8) with 18 points. Joseph Haynes and Collin Mergl had 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Burlington Central 67, Harvard 38: At Harvard, the Hornets (5-19, 0-11 KRC) lost in KRC action against Burlington Central (23-3, 9-2). With Richmond-Burton’s loss to Marengo, Burlington Central now leads the KRC by one game.

there last time (against R-B).”

Volkening hit 12 of 18 field goals with five 3s and scored a game-high 30 points. At one point in the first half he hit six consecutive shots and the Indians led at halftime, 35-28. R-B took a brief lead in the second half, 38-37, before Volkening and Wascher each hit 3s 40 seconds apart. The Indians never trailed again.

“It felt nice. I came into the game relaxed, let the game come to me,” Volkening said. “I had been a little shaky lately (his 14 against Burlington was 11 less than his average). It was nice to get a good game.”

At times, Volkening looked like he could not wait to get the ball in his hands and shoot again.

“That comes with confidence,” he said. “After I get a few to drop, the game starts to flow a little bit easier.”

Marengo shot 54.5 percent from the field (24 of 44), a stark contrast to the 25 percent the first time the Indians played R-B. “There were a lot of things tonight, taking care of the basketball, hitting shots,” Indians coach Nate Wright

said. “We set up things to get shots for other people, and then Mike got loose.

He got hot and (R-B) lost him a few times and he was able to knock them down.”

Blaine Borhart was 8 for 8 on free throws and added 10 points, while Alex Schirmer also scored 10. Blaine Bayer led R-B with 17 points, Mark Marzahl hit four 3s and scored 15, and Jake Kaufman added 11.

“We just couldn’t consistently make shots,” Rockets coach Brandon Creason said. “The whole game we were laboring. We had 7 of 32 from the 3-point line. You could drop-kick 32 and figure you’d make four or five.

Any time we’d put together a run, we would hit a lull.”

The victory puts Marengo at 20 wins for the fourth consecutive season.

“Give Marengo credit, they played really well,” Creason said. “It’s hard to complain about the stretch (seven consecutive wins) we’ve had. Volkening was doing it all – to the rim, midrange, deep 3s – he was just carrying them on his back. We couldn’t keep up with him. He had a tremendous night.”

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• Wednesday, February 22, 2017

RICHMOND – Marengo realized its shot at the Kishwaukee River Conference title greatly faded a week earlier with a loss to Burlington Central.

That did not stop the Indians from handing out some of that same disappointment to Richmond-Burton on Tuesday.

Marengo rode the sizzling shooting of Mike Volkening to hand the Rockets their first loss in eight games, 67-55, in their KRC boys basketball game at Lou Ramirez Gymnasium.

The defeat knocks R-B (15-10 overall, 8-3 KRC) into a second-place tie with Marengo (20-7, 8-3), one game behind Burlington (23-3, 9-2) with one game remaining. Burlington would win the KRC championship outright with a victory over Woodstock North on Friday.

“This is a team we could easily see down the road in the regional championship,” said Marengo’s Connor Wascher, who hit two 3-pointers in a crucial third-quarter stretch. “Every

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6 BOYS BASKETBALL: JACOBS 42, McHENRY 41

Eagles sink free throws to escape

By SEAN HAMMOND

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OUTSIDE THE BOX SCORE q UNSUNG HERO

ALGONQUIN – At the end of every Ryan Phillips Jacobs, jr., G practice, the Jacobs boys basketball team does a drill coach Jimmy Roberts Phillips did not shoot well calls the “80 percent drill.” The team for much of the night, but shoots 25 free throws, and the goal is to he knocked down two free make 20 – 80 percent. throws with 26.3 seconds “We don’t get it very often,” Roberts on the clock to give his team said. the lead.

The Golden Eagles knew games q THE NUMBER would come down to free throws at some The Golden Eagles are 3-0 in games decidpoint. On Tuesday, it did, when guard ed by five or fewer points this season.

Ryan Phillips made two from the charity stripe with 26.3 seconds on the clock to give his team a one-point advantage over q AND ANOTHER THING ...

McHenry.

McHenry coach Tim Paddock is optimistic Jacobs held McHenry on the final that senior Colton Klein will return for Friday’s possession and escaped with a 42-41 win. regular-season finale against Hampshire. Klein “I told our guys after the game, ‘That missed time with a broken hand early in the was terrible, but it was great,’ ” Roberts season. He returned for one full game against said. “It’s exactly what our guys needed.

Prairie Ridge before injuring his ankle. Klein has You always want to win a close game gomissed 17 total games. ing into the [state] tournament and have something that you can kind of fall back on. That’s really the first one we’ve had ence) had not played in a one-point game all season. Its last game decided by three all year.”

Jacobs (25-1, 14-1 Fox Valley Confer- points or fewer was against Crystal Lake

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Central on Dec. 7.

“That kind of battle tests us,” 6-foot-9 center Cameron Krutwig said. “When the game gets close like that, the competitor comes out in you.”

Krutwig finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He missed nearly the entire third quarter after picking up his third foul just after halftime. In his absence, Jacobs watched a three-point advantage become a three-point deficit.

McHenry (16-11, 11-4) opened the fourth quarter on an 8-2 run and opened up a nine-point advantage with about four minutes to play.

“Everyone was guarding,” McHenry guard Gavin Markgraff said. “We were talking on defense, we were getting good stops. We got a nice lead, and we let it slip away.”

Phillips hit a 3-pointer to spark the rally. Krutwig scored a couple of big baskets in the final two minutes to cut the lead to one.

Both teams had opportunities down the stretch. Krutwig was called for a travel on a spin move in the final minute with his team trailing. McHenry turned over the ball twice in the final minute,

unable to break the Eagles’ full-court press.

The second turnover led to Phillips drawing a foul and a 1-and-1 opportunity.

“I love that moment,” Phillips said.

“We fought our way back. We stayed composed the entire time. In that situation, I just wanted to knock them in for my team.”

His two free throws were perfect.

“He didn’t shoot it well all night,” Roberts said. “He made a big 3 in the fourth to start our run. He played poorly all night, and to knock in two free throws like that says a lot about him as a kid.”

Markgraff had a shot in the lane as time wound down for the Warriors, but it didn’t fall.

“Defensively, we were fantastic, and it kept us in the game,” McHenry coach Tim Paddock said.

McHenry shot just 9 of 19 from the free-throw line for the game. Markgraff scored 14 points. Gio Calabrese and Patrick Breisch each added nine. Matthew Mohr had 10 rebounds.

For Jacobs, Krutwig and Mason Materna finished with 10 points each, and Phillips scored nine.

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Second Period–1, Chicago, Toews 13 (Van Riemsdyk, Campbell), 0:58. 2, Minnesota, Granlund 18 (Koivu, Niederreiter), 4:20 (pp). 3, Chicago, Panik 16 (Toews), 5:01.

Penalties–Hjalmarsson, CHI, (hooking), 3:08; Zucker, MIN, (holding), 5:25.

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5, Minnesota, Parise 14 (Pominville, Scandella), 6:41. 6, Chicago, Toews 14 (Schmaltz, Panik), 8:23. 7, Minnesota, Granlund 19 (Koivu, Niederreiter), 13:09 (pp). 8, Chicago, Toews 15 (Schmaltz), 18:58. Penalties–Niederreiter, MIN, (hooking), 1:52; Kero, CHI, (tripping), 12:52.

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Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 23-13-3 (32 shots-29 saves). Minnesota, Dubnyk 32-11-3 (38-34).

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Coach Joel Quenneville scoffed Tuesday morning when it was suggested to him that a loss later that night to the Minnesota Wild would leave his Blackhawks with little to play for down the stretch.

“There’s certainly always something to play for,” Quenneville said. “We want to keep getting better and we’re starting to improve over this part of the season.

But the importance of today’s game and keeping it close is [significant] for us. … I’m sure it’s an important game for them, but it’s an extremely important game for us.”

Well, for now, at least, the race is on.

Jonathan Toews had a hat trick and five points as the Hawks’ top line continued its torrid play, accounting for all the scoring in a tremendously entertaining 5-3 victory over the Wild, their second straight after losing to the Wild eight consecutive times. The Hawks pulled to within five points of the first-place Wild, who still have a game in hand. It’s still a steep climb to the division title and likely home-ice advantage through the first

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kael Granlund put in a Niederreiter rebound for a power-play goal at 4:20. And 41 seconds after that, Toews sent a slick pass from behind the net to the slot to Richard Panik, who picked the top corner to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead.

Despite dominating the period to the tune of a 13-5 shots edge, the Hawks’ lead was tenuous – until Nick Schmaltz scored off a Toews faceoff win just 33 seconds into the third period for a massive insurance goal.

But the Wild didn’t go down without a fight. Zach Parise cut the lead to 3-2 with a wicked redirect of a Marco Scandella shot at 6:41. But Toews got it back when he backhanded a beautiful Schmaltz feed from behind the net past Dubnyk at 8:23.

Toews, after scuffling for much of the season, has eight goals and 11 assists in his last 12 games, and not coincidentally, has found consistent linemates in Schmaltz and Panik.

The Wild briefly got some life again when Parise bunted a fluttering puck out of mid-air and past Crawford at the midway point of the third period, but it was immediately waved off because Parise’s stick was above the crossbar when he made contact with the puck.

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8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MIDWEST ROUNDUP

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CHAMPAIGN – Malcolm Hill scored 18 points to lead Illinois to a 6650 win over Northwestern on Tuesday night to sweep the regular-season series.

The two teams played a tight contest in which the deficit didn’t grow larger than four points for much of the game. But Northwestern suffered an eight-minute scoring drought in the last 10 minutes, and Illinois built its lead to double digits for the first time.

Illinois (16-12, 6-9 Big Ten) shot 40 percent from the field and 6 of 18 from 3-point range.

Leron Black had a strong presence, scoring seven of the Illini’s first eight points. He finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Bryant McIntosh led the way for Northwestern (20-8, 9-6) with 16 points.

The Wildcats shot 32 percent from the field and 4 of 18 from 3-point range.

Northwestern has three more

games before the Big Ten Tournament and what likely will be the program’s first NCAA tournament berth.

With three games left for Illinois before the Big Ten Tournament, the wins against Northwestern are the bright spot for a season that doesn’t look good for John Groce’s team or his future.

N. Illinois 89, Cent. Michigan 66: At Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Levi Bradley scored 18 points, Marin Maric had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Northern Illinois snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Central Michigan.

Eugene German also scored 16 points, Jaylen Key added 12 and Dontel Highsmith 10 for NIU (15-13, 7-8 Mid-American), which scored the first four points and led throughout.

Marcus Keene, the nation’s scoring leader at 30.2 points a game, missed his first eight shots from the field for Central Michigan (16-12, 6-9) in its fourth straight loss. Keene finished with 18 points.

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Officially, the Bears can’t trade Cutler until the NFL’s new league year opens March 9. But their trade attempts are not surprising. The Bears are generally believed to be moving on from Cutler in league circles.

One league source said the Bears informed Cutler during their exit interviews in January that they would be looking at other quarterbacks, although the team didn’t shut the door on his return at that point.

But now, the public knowledge of Cutler’s availability can be a viewed as a precursor to his release – that’s if a trade can’t be made.

The Jets and 49ers have been linked to Cutler, who turns 34 in April, in media speculation because of coaching-staff connections, but in general, trading him has its difficulties.

It starts with teams believing that Cutler will be released and consequently available in free agency. It’s also thought that Cutler

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GF 166 172 156 159 145 142 140

GA 144 156 154 172 146 172 183

will have some say in regards to which team he is traded to, despite lacking a notrade clause.

Further complicating matters is Cutler’s health. He started only five games in 2016 because of a torn labrum in his right shoulder and sprained ligaments in his throwing hand.

– Chicago Sun-Times

MLB may make unilateral rule changes for 2018

PHOENIX – Major League Baseball intends to give the players’ association the required one-year advance notice that would allow management to unilaterally change the strike zone, install pitch clocks and limit trips to the pitcher’s mound starting in 2018.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday after union head Tony Clark said last weekend he did not foresee players agreeing to the proposed changes for 2017. Manfred said he will send a letter to the union in the coming days and plans to continue dialogue with Clark and others in hopes of reaching agreement.

– Wire report

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 60 32 20 8 72 169 155 Ottawa 58 32 20 6 70 158 153 Toronto 59 28 20 11 67 186 177 Florida 58 28 20 10 66 149 162 Boston 59 30 23 6 66 159 156 Tampa Bay 59 27 24 8 62 164 167 Buffalo 60 26 24 10 62 147 168 Detroit 60 24 26 10 58 150 178 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 58 39 12 7 85 195 126 Pittsburgh 59 37 14 8 82 207 166 Columbus 58 37 16 5 79 187 143 N.Y. Rangers 59 38 19 2 78 198 155 N.Y. Islanders 59 28 21 10 66 177 175 Philadelphia 59 28 24 7 63 154 179 New Jersey 60 25 25 10 60 139 172 Carolina 56 24 24 8 56 142 165 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Results Blackhawks 5, Minnesota 3 Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 1 Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO Tampa Bay 4, Edmonton 1 Toronto 5, Winnipeg 4, OT N.Y. Islanders 3, Detroit 1 Calgary 6, Nashville 5, OT Los Angeles 2, Colorado 1 Wednesday’s Games Edmonton at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Boston at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Arizona at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Colorado at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Boston at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 39 16 .709 Indiana 29 28 .509 Bulls 28 29 .491 Detroit 27 30 .474 Milwaukee 25 30 .455 Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 37 20 .649 Toronto 33 24 .579 New York 23 34 .404 Philadelphia 21 35 .375 Brooklyn 9 47 .161 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 34 21 .618 Atlanta 32 24 .571 Miami 25 32 .439 Charlotte 24 32 .429 Orlando 21 37 .362

PREPS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

GB — 11 12 13 14 GB — 4 14 15½ 27½ GB — 2½ 10 10½ 14½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 43 13 .768 Houston 40 18 .690 Memphis 34 24 .586 New Orleans 23 34 .404 Dallas 22 34 .393 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 35 22 .614 Oklahoma City 32 25 .561 Denver 25 31 .446 Portland 23 33 .411 Minnesota 22 35 .386 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 47 9 .839 L.A. Clippers 35 21 .625 Sacramento 24 33 .421 L.A. Lakers 19 39 .328 Phoenix 18 39 .316

GB — 4 10 20½ 21 GB — 3 9½ 11½ 13 GB — 12 23½ 29 29½

Monday’s Schedule No games scheduled Tuesday’s Schedule No games scheduled Wednesday’s Schedule No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Portland at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

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

NCAA BASKETBALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Akron 12 3 .800 Ohio 10 5 .667 Ball St. 9 6 .600 Buffalo 9 6 .600 Kent St. 8 7 .533 W. Michigan 8 7 .533 N. Illinois 7 8 .467 Toledo 7 8 .467 C. Michigan 6 9 .400 Bowling Green 6 9 .400 E. Michigan 5 10 .333 Miami (Ohio) 3 12 .200

Overall W L PCT 22 6 .786 18 8 .692 18 10 .643 15 13 .536 16 12 .571 12 15 .444 15 13 .536 14 14 .500 16 12 .571 12 16 .429 13 15 .464 10 18 .357

Tuesday’s Results N. Illinois 89, Cent. Michigan 66 Ball St. 79, E. Michigan 72 Ohio 79, Miami (Ohio) 62 W. Michigan 61, Toledo 56 (OT) Kent St. 77, Buffalo 69 Bowling Green 66, Akron 65 Friday’s Games C. Michigan at Toledo, 6 p.m.

Akron at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Purdue 12 3 .800 Wisconsin 11 3 .786 Maryland 10 4 .714 Northwestern 9 6 .600 Minnesota 8 6 .571 Michigan St. 8 6 .571 Michigan 7 7 .500 Iowa 7 8 .467 Nebraska 6 8 .429 Illinois 6 9 .400 Penn St. 6 9 .400 Indiana 5 10 .333 Ohio St. 5 10 .333 Rutgers 2 13 .133

Overall W L PCT 23 5 .821 22 5 .815 22 5 .815 20 8 .714 20 7 .741 16 11 .593 17 10 .630 15 13 .536 12 14 .462 16 12 .571 14 14 .500 15 13 .536 15 13 .536 13 15 .464

Tuesday’s Results Purdue 74, Penn St. 70 (OT) Illinois 66, Northwestern 50 Iowa 96, Indiana 90 (OT) Wednesday’s Games Michigan at Rutgers, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Maryland, 7:30 p.m.

AP TOP 25 POLL

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Gonzaga (59) 28-0 1,618 1 2. Villanova (5) 26-2 1,556 2 3. Kansas (1) 24-3 1,503 3 4. Arizona 25-3 1,356 5 5. UCLA 24-3 1,316 6 6. Oregon 24-4 1,297 7 7. Louisville 22-5 1,267 8 8. North Carolina 23-5 1,138 10 9. Baylor 22-5 1,108 4 10. Duke 22-5 1,014 12 11. Kentucky 22-5 943 13 12. West Virginia 21-6 908 9 13. Florida 22-5 822 15 14. Purdue 22-5 807 16 15. Cincinnati 24-3 733 18 16. Wisconsin 22-5 713 11 17. SMU 24-4 554 19 18. Virginia 18-8 427 14 19. Florida St. 21-6 419 17 20. Saint Mary’s 24-3 375 22 21. Notre Dame 21-7 322 25 22. Butler 21-6 295 24 23. Creighton 22-5 178 20 24. Maryland 22-5 159 23 25. Wichita St. 25-4 153 — Others receiving votes: VCU 39, Northwestern 25, Iowa St. 22, South Carolina 12, Southern Cal 10, Dayton 9, Middle Tennessee 8, Oklahoma St. 7, Minnesota 5, Miami 2, Monmouth (N.J.) 2, Michigan 1, Vermont 1, Virginia Tech 1.

AP TOP SCHEDULE

Tuesday’s Results No. 9 Baylor 60, Oklahoma 54 No. 11 Kentucky 72, Missouri 62 No. 13 Florida 81, South Carolina 66 No. 14 Purdue 74, Penn St. 70 (OT) No. 25 Wichita St. 109, Evansville 83

CLASS 3A Johnsburg Sectional Tuesday (1) Antioch 51, (4) St. Viator 39 (2) Johnsburg 42, (3) Carmel 31 Thursday (1) Antioch vs. (2) Johnsburg, 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A Hampshire Sectional Monday Boylan 47, Dundee-Crown 37 Rockford East 51, Streamwood 45 Thursday Boylan vs. Rockford East, 7 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

CLASS 1A Westminster Christian Regional Monday (11) Alden-Hebron 46, (9) Hiawatha 36 Tuesday (3) Orangeville 62, (13) Elgin Academy 44 (5) Christian Life 80, (12) Faith Lutheran 56 Wednesday Game 4 at 6 p.m.: (2) Westminster Christian vs. (11) Alden-Hebron Game 5 at 7:30 p.m.: (3) Orangeville vs. (5) Christian Life Friday Game 6 at 7 p.m.: Winner Game 4 vs.

Winner Game 5

SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY Boys basketball: Marist at Marian Central, 7 p.m., IHSA Regionals, TBA

MLB SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE

Wednesday Grand Canyon University vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Thursday Florida Southern College vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

University of Tampa vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Northeastern University vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Friday Baltimore vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 5:05 p.m.

Saturday Oakland vs. Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Cubs (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

GOLF WORLD GOLF RANKING

1. Dustin Johnson, USA 2. Jason Day, AUS 3. Rory McIlroy, NIR 4. Henrik Stenson, SWE 5. Hideki Matsuyama, JPN 6. Jordan Spieth, USA 7. Adam Scott, AUS 8. Justin Thomas, USA 9. Sergio Garcia, ESP 10. Alex Noren, SWE 11. Patrick Reed, USA 12. Justin Rose, ENG

10.28 9.77 9.13 8.64 8.59 8.47 5.80 5.52 5.18 5.07 5.07 4.83

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WHAT TO WATCH

League sources say Bears are exploring trades for QB Cutler

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 59 39 14 6 84 Blackhawks 60 37 18 5 79 St. Louis 60 31 24 5 67 Nashville 59 28 22 9 65 Winnipeg 63 28 29 6 62 Dallas 60 23 27 10 56 Colorado 58 16 39 3 35 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 60 35 18 7 77 Edmonton 60 32 20 8 72 Anaheim 61 31 20 10 72 Calgary 60 30 26 4 64 Los Angeles 59 29 26 4 62 Vancouver 60 26 28 6 58 Arizona 58 21 30 7 49

EASTERN CONFERENCE

*–Spring training

Wednesday Men’s basketball 5:30 p.m.: Michigan at Rutgers, BTN 5:30 p.m.: Vanderbilt at Tennessee, SEC 6 p.m.: DePaul at Georgetown, CBSSN 6 p.m.: Duke at Syracuse, ESPN 6 p.m.: TCU at Kansas, ESPN2 6 p.m.: UCF at Temple, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Xavier at Seton Hall, FS1 7:30 p.m.: Minnesota at Maryland, BTN 7:30 p.m.: Texas A&M at Arkansas, SEC 8 p.m.: UConn at Houston, CBSSN 8 p.m.: Louisville at North Carolina, ESPN 8 p.m.: Oregon at California, ESPN2 8 p.m.: Oklahoma St. at Kansas St., ESPNU 8 p.m.: Butler at Villanova, FS1 8 p.m.: Providence at Creighton, FSN

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

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Montero, Maddon put 2016 behind

By BRUCE MILES

bmiles@dailyherald.com MESA, Ariz. – There’s nothing quite like a nice Italian dinner and a bottle of red to make things right.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon and catcher Miguel Montero got the warm glow going again over dinner Monday night.

“We had a good time,” Maddon said Tuesday after the Cubs worked out on a sunny day. “Miggy picked out a place way up in Scottsdale, Andreoli’s Grocer Market. Reeked of Hazleton (Pennsylvania) back home. Loved it. Real Italian dude running the place. The ravioli was spectacular. Great conversation. We had a really good time. It was a perfect setting just to really have an opportunity to have a conversation.”

That conversation, both men said, centered on 2017, not 2016. Even though the Cubs won the World Series and Montero had some big postseason hits, he had expressed unhappiness with his reduced playing time.

But manager and player decided to leave the past in the past as they broke bread and uncorked vino in the company of Cubs quality assurance coach Henry Blanco. This season, the 33-year-old Montero knows he will be the backup to second-year man Willson Contreras.

“It was a good time,” Montero said.

“We both wanted to talk to each other.

At the end of the day, this is 2017. We

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Miguel Montero said he understands his role with the Cubs and is focused on helping the team repeat as World Series champions. turn the page. Our main goal right now is 2017. We both agreed on that. Pretty much all I said was, ‘You know what, man, let me in. I want to be part of it. I want you to trust me. I can help in different ways. I know what my role is, which is fine. I’m good with that. All I want to be is helpful for the team.

“I tell you, I went to bed and I slept

to be one of those guys. I’m telling you, whatever it takes me to help him, I was [true] with him. I said, ‘If you feel Willson needs a break and it’s (Clayton) Kershaw pitching for the other team, put me in. I’m fine.’ You know what? That’s my role. That’s my job. Just count on me and whatever.

“If we need to send a message out there to the players, I’m here for you, too. I can help you in that and vice versa.

If I do something you don’t like, just let me know. Just chew me out, whatever.

I’ll take it like a man.”

Montero has been getting after it in workouts. He took part in the Cubs’ photo day activities early in the morning before hitting the fields.

“I actually felt when I came in this morning, I felt awesome,” he said. “It was a great feeling. That’s what I’m looking for. I want to have fun. I want to enjoy. And we’ve got a special team with a legitimate chance to win another championship.”

Maddon echoed those sentiments and had high praise for his veteran catcher.

“He started first and he was saying to me exactly what I wanted to say to him,” Maddon said. “So it’s kind of nice. When it comes down to understanding pitchers, we have so much in common. It was a good opportunity to talk.”

so good. I felt amazing, and he probably did, too. We’re a team. We got one goal in common.”

Montero has been an outspoken player and team leader throughout his career. And he doesn’t want one term associated with his name.

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CUBS NOTES

Flashy Ferrari drives home point about humility

By BRUCE MILES

bmiles@dailyherald.com MESA, Ariz. – Another day, another wacky start to the Cubs’ daily workout.

Once again, the star was Tim Buss, the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator. He has dressed as a cowboy and bedazzled in bling this spring, but Tuesday he made a grand entrance by driving a Ferrari onto the workout field.

“That was pretty good,” said manager Joe Maddon, without whose blessing none of this happens. “We tried to do that on the first day (Saturday, when it rained). We had it even more planned out where I was going to go out there and start talking about humility and moving forward, and then he was going to drive out like that. That was really solid.”

The sideshow aspect of camp comes with a purpose, Maddon said. One of the themes of the early camp for the world champions has been humility. Maddon

Team leader and first baseman Anthony Rizzo agreed.

“It was just Bussy being Bussy and having a good time,” Rizzo said. “With all the crazy things that us players did this offseason, him going to buy a Ferrari is even crazier.”

But seriously, Buss is one of the more respected strength and conditioning coaches in the game. He has been with the Cubs since 2001 and has outlasted Bruce Miles – bmiles@dailyherald.com many managers and front-office people.

Strength and conditioning coach Tim Buss “He’s a different cat,” Maddon said. drove into Cubs camp in a Ferrari on Tuesday “He’s a weapon.” in Mesa, Arizona.

More kids on the way: Maddon walked the fields Tuesday, and he wanted to and Buss have used irony – shiny chains watch prospects Eloy Jimenez and Ian and fast cars – to get that point across.

Happ.

Maddon said he believes the players “I just try to engage in something difare getting it. ferent every day,” he said. “I got down “I do, just because I think that’s who and just wanted to focus on outfield. I they are,” he said. “It’s not contrived. wanted to watch Eloy, and he really You don’t have to force it. That’s who moved well.” those fellows are.”

“I wanted to see Ian Happ because

the hitting coaches have been going on and on about him. In my own little world today, I got a lot done just conversationally.”

Jimenez was their minor-league player of the year last season. Happ was their first-round draft pick in 2015.

“Everybody thinks all of our talent is already here (in the big leagues),” Maddon said. “Time out. There’s other guys coming.”

The watchful eye: Relievers Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon threw “live” batting practice Tuesday. Both suffered injuries late last season, and Maddon was paying particular attention to Strop and talking to others about him. About what?

“Can’t tell you,” he said. “It’s stuff, watching him pitch and some philosophical stuff and wanting to know if these guys were thinking the same things that I was thinking, and actually, they were.

So it was kind of reinforcement.”

WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING

Talks for highly coveted left-hander cool down

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN

dvanschouwen@suntimes.com it?

GLENDALE, Ariz. – So this is

of control and how you project their performance going forward will factor into whether the return serves us better for the long term or it’s better to sit and let this player continue to develop or be part of the plans for the long term.’’

With a respectable veteran starting rotation of Quintana, Carlos Rodon, Miguel Gonzalez, Derek Holland and James Shields and a lineup that includes Jose Abreu, Todd Frazier, Tim Anderson, Melky Cabrera and Brett Lawrie, the Sox don’t shape up today as a contender in the American League Central. They don’t look like the 100-loss team some envisioned when the first two rebuilding moves were made, either.

Not yet, anyway.

“We don’t view it as everyone in that locker room needs to be moved to serve the next championship White Sox club,’’ Hahn said. “A lot of those players are hopefully going to play key roles on that next club. If we get to the point where we feel like it’s in the long-term benefit of the club to perhaps take a little something AP photo away from today to serve the longer greater good, then that’s when Pitcher Jose Quintana, 28, is under contract control of the White Sox until 2020. you wind up making a deal.’’

Giolito welcomes ‘fresh start’ after trade from Nats

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN

dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Lucas Giolito hopes to find some stability with the White Sox, who acquired the highly touted pitching prospect in the offseason trade with the Nationals for Adam Eaton. When Giolito heard about the deal on Twitter, he did not “like” the tweet, but he did give the move a thumbs up.

“It was an immediate positive reaction,’’ Giolito said. “It was a fresh start for me. I’m excited to be with a new organization, a bunch of new young players coming up.’’

Giolito, ranked as the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball last season, encountered tough times when the Nats called him up. In 211/3 innings of work, he gave up 26 hits, walked 12, struck out 11 and posted a 6.75 ERA. Ugh. “I experienced a lot of hardship in the big leagues last year,’’ Giolito, now

AP file photo

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito speaks to reporters during a media reception at the team’s fan convention Jan. 27 in Chicago.

ranked 11th on the MLBPipeline.com prospects list. “I didn’t pitch well at all.

I got hit pretty hard, so I learned a lot from that.’’

Giolito coped with the adversity by learning to make adjustments on the fly, “slowing things down when they’re speeding up.’’

“I’m trying to take everything I learned and apply that and be a little

bit better this year,’’ he said.

Having pitched at the Class A, AA and AAA levels and one in the majors last season alone, it will be good to have some stability with the Sox. Pitching coach Don Cooper’s talking points in camp, Giolito said, are throwing his big curve for a strike and commanding the fastball down and away to hitters.

Manager Rick Renteria said the Sox want him to do more than bury the curve in the dirt as a put-away pitch but spot it for a strike.

“He’s got a lot of talent,’’ Renteria said. “He has a couple of pitches he will bury that nobody will be able to hit.’’

Giolito said he simplified his mechanics in the offseason and is now letting the ball come out of his hand without forcing it.

“And it’s feeling very good,” he said Tuesday. “Much better than last year.

“I developed a few of my own [mechanical issues] last year trying to fix things. I made things worse, so this

year I did a lot of dry work in the offseason where I could just feel my mechanics off the mound. For me it’s about being able to repeat and stay in line.

I’m focusing on those two keys and everything falls in place after that.’’

The Sox say they are in no rush to move along their prospects, and Giolito figures to bring his 6-foot-6 frame, upper 90s fastball and plus curve to Triple-A Charlotte to begin the season.

A run of success there would give him another shot in the majors this season.

Right-handers Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning also came from the Nationals with Giolito. Lopez is ranked 46th by MLBPipeline.com and 10th among right-handers. Dunning, a Nats first-round draft choice in 2016, is the Sox’ 10-ranked prospect.

“We all have the same goal in mind,’’ Giolito said of the Sox’s new well-regarded stable of young talent. “We want to develop together, put some really good players at the big league level and win games.’’

• Wednesday, February 22, 2017

More than a few White Sox fans, while on board with the Chris Sale and Adam Eaton trades that reeled in seven prospects and signaled the start of a rebuild, want to see more.

There is a “theory” going around that Sale and Eaton were traded because they either spoke out against vice president Ken Williams during the LaRoche catastrophe last spring or contributed to some other levels of tension in the clubhouse.

That no other trades have been made adds fuel to that fire. While Sale curried no favor by blasting Williams and cutting up throwback jerseys before a game he was scheduled to start in a rage against the organization, the fact of the matter is they were dealt because of the hauls of young talent brought in return.

The Sox’s other high-end trade chip, Jose Quintana, probably was close to being gone, too. General manager Rick Hahn has said a similar deal on two occasions, at

least one presumably around the holidays, fell through at the ownership level, and it’s reasonable to assume it involved Quintana.

Since then, the Sox haven’t backed down from their lofty demands, and talks have simmered.

More than a week into spring training, it’s beginning to look more and more like Quintana will be the Opening Day Rick Hahn starter when the Sox host the Tigers on April 3.

Trades do happen during spring training, but the nonwaiver Aug. 1 deadline will be a more active time, and Hahn is holding his cards, knowing he doesn’t have to deal the 28-year old left-hander who is under contract control until 2020. Quintana would have value a year from now with three years left on his reasonable deal that would top out at $11.5 million in the final club option.

“The reasons we pull the trigger [on a trade] is because we feel it’s going to put us in the best position for the long term,’’ Hahn said.

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What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Orleans? That comes home with you, usually in the form of extra pudge. If airlines could charge those flying out of Louis Armstrong for weight they’ve added to themselves rather than to their bags, we’d all be headed home with overage fees.

I get a lot of exercise when I’m in New Orleans. It comes from walking from bar to restaurant to bakery to po’boy shop. I’m sure there are healthy people living lives of quiet moderation in the city – I know a few – but for the visitor, Nola often is an unstoppable, diet-killing force powered by Sazeracs, gumbo and beignets. It never met a cream sauce it didn’t love, a tie it couldn’t loosen, an ascetic it couldn’t convert.

The excesses the city is known for come to a head during Mardi Gras. Beneath the visually hedonistic displays and the long local traditions surrounding the carnival, Mardi Gras is tied to the Christian calendar. It marks the end of the lead-up to the penitential season of Lent and the celebration of Easter. Traditionally, it long has been celebrated in many cultures as a feast day for indulging in all those delicious, fattening, alcoholic delicacies that the faithful sacrifice during Lent. It’s a great day for a cocktail that has all of those qualities.

Praline in a glass

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One of my favorite New Orleans treats is the praline. It’s a concoction of brown sugar, cream and vanilla wrapped around toasted pecans. It struck me this was a goody just waiting to be turned into a punch by shifting a traditional orgeat, the almond syrup used to flavor many tiki cocktails, into the pecan zone.

The Mardi Gras Praline Punch hits classic praline flavor notes but brings a little more adult balance with lemon juice and a back note of Peychaud’s Aperitivo.

It’s an indulgent punch perfect for a Fat Tuesday party. If you’re making the punch for a Mardi Gras party, have fun with the presentation. Freeze Mardi Gras beads or plastic king cake babies in your punch ice. You also can rim your punch glasses with the purple, green and gold sugars that mark king cakes during carnival season.

Mardi Gras Praline Punch Servings: 14-18 servings

For the praline orgeat 2 cups raw pecan halves, coarsely chopped

Night Tripper Cocktail Washington Post photo

Combine the spiced rum, dark rum, lemon juice, chai tea, Peychaud’s Aperitivo and the 2 cups of praline orgeat in a pitcher, stirring thoroughly. Pour slowly over the punch ice.

If you’d like to rim your punch cups or coupes with sanding sugars, make three piles of sugar in purple, green and gold. Wet the exterior rim of each glass by running a cut lemon slice around it, then press the rim into each pile of sugar in turn, rotating the glass so the colors adhere separately around the rim.

A syrup for the city

3/4 cup loosely packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups water 1/4 cup dark rum For the punch Block of punch ice 2 cups spiced rum, such as Bayou brand 2 cups dark rum 1 cup fresh lemon juice 1½ cups chai tea, cooled 1/2 cup Peychaud’s Aperitivo (may substitute 1/4 ounce Angostura bitters) Sanding sugars in Mardi Gras colors, for garnish For the praline orgeat: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet; toast for 10 minutes, stirring them halfway through. Let cool, then transfer to a food processor and pulse to a coarse-meal consistency.

Combine the brown sugar, molasses, salt, vanilla extract and water in a deep saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar and molasses have dissolved.

Stir the pecan meal into the saucepan mixture. Increase the heat to medium-high; once the mixture comes to a boil, cover and remove from the heat. Let sit for at least 3 hours and up to overnight.

Use the cheesecloth or nut-milk bag to strain the mixture into a container, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.

Discard the solids. Add the dark rum, then pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a bottle. Refrigerate until well chilled (and up to 2 weeks).

The yield is a bit more than 2 cups; you’ll need 2 cups’ worth for this recipe.

For the punch: Place the block of ice in a punch bowl.

Pralines are everywhere in the French Quarter, but the treat that best connects to Mardi Gras is the king cake.

The king cake, as it has evolved in New Orleans, typically is a wreath-shaped, cinnamon-swirled loaf that hovers between cake and brioche, shellacked with a glaze of white frosting and scattered with sugars in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold (representing justice, faith and power). A tiny plastic or porcelain baby traditionally is hidden inside the cake, and good fortune is supposed to follow the eater who gets the slice with the baby inside.

If your desire for a sip of the Big Easy emphasizes the “easy” component, get your hands on the King Cake Syrup made in New Orleans by Cocktail & Sons. The syrup is terrific, spicy and cinnamon-forward, and in Messier’s Night Tripper cocktail (named for New Orleans musician and voodoo icon Dr. John), the yeasty notes of the Dolin dry vermouth suggest an almost briochelike quality underlying it. It’s delicious and indulgent, a potable pastry. It’s easy to scale up this drink to a punchsize version.

Night Tripper Cocktail Tested size: 1 servings

Ice 1 ounce bourbon 1 ounce Cocktail & Sons King Cake Syrup or cinnamon syrup 1 ounce dry vermouth, such as Dolin brand Twist of orange peel, for garnish Chill a cocktail coupe.

Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full with ice.

Add the bourbon, syrup and vermouth; stir for 10 seconds, then strain into the chilled coupe.

Twist the orange peel to express its oils over the surface of the drink, then drop the peel in.

NOTE: To make cinnamon syrup, combine 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water and four 3-inch cinnamon sticks in a saucepan over mediumhigh heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, and let the syrup infuse and cool for 2 hours before using or storing.

Shrimp etouffee a flavorful, vibrant, rustic dish by Paul Prudhomme

By THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

transfer to a stock pot. Add the onions, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, and tomato paste, and stir to combine. Cook until the tomato paste has darkened slightly, about 6 minutes.

Add the brandy and simmer until the liquid has reduced, about 4 minutes.

Add two quarts of water and bring to a simmer. Skim to remove any foam that rises to the surface.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until reduced by about half, about 45 minutes, skimming occasionally.

Season with salt.

Remove from the heat and strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Set aside until ready to use.

The Associated Press

Even if you’re not familiar with the name Paul Prudhomme, it’s likely you’ve enjoyed the benefits of his long and celebrated career. Prudhomme was a Louisiana-born chef who gained celebrity for his culinary expertise and larger-than-life personality.

Prudhomme thrust Cajun and Creole cuisine into the national spotlight.

He introduced Americans to the bold flavors and rich roux-based dishes of his childhood, and with his commercial seasoning mixes, numerous cookbooks and television appearances, brought these dishes into homes across the country.

The cuisine of New Orleans is distinct, combining the rich culinary traditions of those who settled the area long ago. The city’s food is a reflection of the people who still live there today, with influences from France, Africa and Spain (just for starters) and the strongly rooted traditions of the Cajun and Creole cultures.

In this Shrimp Etouffee recipe, The Culinary Institute of America channels the spirit of Prudhomme.

Flavorful and vibrant, this rustic dish is meant to be shared around a table of family and good friends. Meaning “smothered,” an etouffee coats the shrimp (or crawfish, as you’ll often find it in New Orleans) with a spicepacked gravy worthy of Chef Paul himself.

This recipe calls for homemade shrimp stock, but you can use storebought if you prefer. Making it from scratch is quite easy, though, and a great way to use leftover shells. You’ll need about 1 pound of shells, which comes from about 2 pounds of shrimp.

Remember shells freeze well, so anytime you have leftovers, freeze them until you have enough to make a stock. Use the stock for shrimp bisque or as the base for a pasta sauce.

The fragrant and flavorful Creole Seasoning mix comes together in minutes, so make some extra to stock your pantry. Sprinkle it in soups, use it as a rub for chicken or fish, or keep it on hand for other New Orleansinspired recipes.

Shrimp Etouffee

Start to finish: 4 hours (Active: 1 hour 10 minutes; inactive: 2 hours 50 minutes) Servings: 10 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Spinach and Roasted Pepper Tian Servings: 10

Shrimp Etouffee AP photo

2 yellow onions, chopped 2 red bell peppers, chopped 6 stalks celery, chopped 2 tablespoons minced garlic 4 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed, diced 2 dried bay leaves 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons Creole Seasoning (recipe follows) 1 quart Shrimp Stock (recipe follows) 3 pounds large shrimp (21/25 count), peeled and deveined, shells reserved for stock 1/4 cup chopped parsley Spinach and Roasted Pepper Tian (recipe follows) 2 scallions, thinly sliced Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions, peppers, celery and garlic. Cook until the vegetables have softened, stirring often, about 10 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, cayenne and 1 tablespoon of Creole seasoning.

Cook until the tomatoes have released their juices, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the shrimp stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened and flavorful, about 45 minutes.

Season the shrimp with the remaining 1 tablespoon of Creole seasoning and add to the pot, nestling them into the hot liquid.

Cook until the shrimp are cooked through, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley.

To serve, place a spinach and red pepper

tian in a shallow serving bowl. Spoon the hot etouffee around the tian and garnish with scallions.

Creole Seasoning

5 red bell peppers 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 shallots, sliced 5 cloves garlic, sliced 2 pounds, 8 ounces baby spinach 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 pound (about 1 quart) shrimp shells and heads 1/2 large yellow onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, cracked 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons brandy 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Roast the red peppers over a flame until charred all over. Alternately, cut around the core of the pepper to remove the seeds and stem. Lay the pepper flat, skin side up, on a baking sheet and broil until charred, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a sealed container or covered bowl until cooled, about 15 minutes.

Rub the charred skin from the pepper, using a clean towel, if needed. Cut the peppers open and remove the seeds. Use a 2½-inch round cutter to cut circles from the peppers.

Set aside.

Meanwhile, heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the butter, shallots, and garlic. Cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the spinach and cover. Cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Work in batches, if necessary. Stir in the salt, then transfer to a strainer and use the back of a spoon to press out as much liquid as possible.

Using a 2½-inch cutter as a mold, place one piece of cut pepper in the cutter. Add a layer of spinach and top with another piece of cut pepper. Add another layer of spinach and top with a third cut pepper. Compress the layers and remove the cutter to reveal a three-layer tian. Repeat the process until you have 10 individual portions. Set aside until ready to use.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the shrimp shells and heads on a baking sheet. Bake until they begin to char on the edges, about 30 minutes.

Remove the shrimp from the oven and

Nutrition information per serving: 254 calories; 64 calories from fat; 7 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 184 mg cholesterol; 1868 mg sodium; 21 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 23 g protein.

Servings: 10

2½ tablespoons paprika 2 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme Combine the ingredients and stir to combine. Set aside until ready to use.

Shrimp Stock Servings: 10

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Pork chops get Creole treatment

By SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

With Mardi Gras fast approaching, I thought it might be fun to salute New Orleans’ cuisine by finding a new use for the city’s unique and far-famed Creole spice mix.

Creole is the term used to describe something – or someone – of mixed European and African descent, like New Orleans itself. Creole spice mix typically includes several different types of ground pepper, as well as garlic, onion powder and dried herbs. In New Orleans they sprinkle it on meat, fish, poultry and vegetables, and add it to soups, gumbos and sauces. Since 1889, the pre-eminent commercial brand has been Zatarain’s, which describes its spice mix as “the delicious alternative to salt and pepper.”

Given that one of the mix’s main ingredients is indeed salt, I’ve always wondered why cooks didn’t add it to recipes earlier in the process. Why not use it at the very beginning as a dry rub, giving the salt time to work its typical magic? Doing so would not only deeply flavor the food in question, but – in the case of drier proteins such as chicken, turkey and lean cuts of pork – it would help them to retain moisture, too.

Here, several hours before cooking, I rubbed my own Creole seasoning mix onto some pork chops. When the moment of truth arrived, I seared

the chops and topped them off with the holy trinity of Cajun cooking – onions, bell peppers and celery – along with some tomatoes for good luck. Sure enough, the spice mix made a huge difference.

You’ll find commercial brands of the Creole spice mix at most supermarkets, but I invite you to use my recipe to whip up a batch at home.

The extra will keep nicely in the cupboard for at least six months ... allowing any day to taste like Mardi Gras.

Spicy Pork Chops in Creole Mustard Sauce

Start to finish: 50 minutes (20 active) Servings: 4 4 teaspoons Creole Spice Mix (recipe below) or store-bought creole spice mix, divided Four 1¼ to 1½-inch thick bone-in pork chops (about 10 to 12 ounces each) 1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided 1 cup thinly sliced onion 3/4 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper 3/4 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper 1/3 cup thinly sliced celery 1 cup medium chopped cherry or plum tomatoes 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 tablespoon flour 1 cup chicken broth 2 tablespoons Creole (whole grain) mustard Kosher salt and black pepper

Spicy Pork Chops in Creole Mustard Sauce AP photo

Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the spice mix all over each chop, coating it well. Marinate the chops, covered, for at least 1 hour and preferably, 6 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pat the chops dry. In a large skillet heat half the oil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add 2 of the chops, cook them until nicely seared about 1½ minutes a side and transfer them to a rimmed sheet pan. (Reduce the heat if the spice mix starts to color too much in the pan.) Add the remaining chops and sear them, transferring them to the sheet pan. Bake the chops on the middle shelf of the oven until they reach an internal temperature of 140 degrees F., about 5 minutes. Transfer them to a plate and cover loosely with foil.

Add the remaining oil and the onions to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden, about 5 minutes. Add the peppers and celery and cook, covered, stirring occasionally until they are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until the tomato is softened, about 4 minutes.

Add the flour and cook, stirring 1 minute.

Add the chicken broth, bring it to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer it for 2 minutes.

Stir in the mustard and salt and pepper to taste.

Add the chops and any juices from the plate to the skillet and cook gently, turning the chops until they are warmed, about 1 minute. Transfer the chops to each of four plates and top each one with a mound of the pepper mixture.

Creole Spice Mix

Makes a scant 3 tablespoons 2 teaspoons hot paprika 1½ teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 teaspoon onion powder 3/4 teaspoon cayenne 3/4 teaspoon oregano 3/4 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper In a small bowl combine all the ingredients and stir well.

Nutritional information per serving: 429 calories; 242 calories from fat; 27 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 107 mg cholesterol; 425 mg sodium; 8 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 36 g protein.

Creamy gratin best thing to happen to potatoes

By KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press

I have a recipe for a potato gratin in my last cookbook, “Dinner Solved!” that I firmly stand by. Here is another I firmly stand by. And I plan to come up with more such recipes to firmly stand by because I am committed to reminding all of us why gratins are one of the best things that could ever happen to a potato, ever.

This is a rich gratin, made with all cream, no milk or even half and half.

I’m not apologizing, just explaining.

In general, I like my indulgent dishes flat-out indulgent, and my healthier food in the form of broiled fish or salads. And I don’t have a problem with

the two sharing a plate. This gratin, for instance, would be lovely next to a piece of roasted salmon with a peppery green salad alongside them.

If you have a mandolin and the inclination to use it, please do, and you will get lovely, paper-thin slices for a sultry and elegantly stratified gratin.

If not, use the slicing blade in your food processor or a sharp knife.

Thyme and Yukon Gold Potato Gratin

Serves 10 to 12 Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes 2½ cups heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon minced garlic

3 pounds medium Yukon Gold potatoes 1½ cups shredded Gruyere cheese 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme 1 teaspoon coarse or kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

Combine the cream, butter and garlic in a medium saucepan and bring to barely a simmer over medium high heat. Remove from the heat.

While the mixture is heating, peel the potatoes and slice them very thinly.

Combine the cheese, thyme, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Spread out half of the potatoes in the prepared baking dish.

Sprinkle with half of the cheese mixture.

Repeat with the remaining potatoes, and then the remaining cheese mixture. Pour the cream mixture over the potatoes, and press down on the potatoes to make sure they are mostly submerged in the liquid.

Bake on a lower rack in the oven for about 60 to 65 minutes, until the top is golden brown, and the potatoes have absorbed most of the cream and are very tender; a knife should slide in easily. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition information per serving: 486 calories; 349 calories from fat; 39 g fat (18 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 88 mg cholesterol; 932 mg sodium; 28 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 7 g protein.

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There are so many jokes about mothers-in-law, but I had not heard this one from Mark Twain: “Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law.”

That wasn’t the only relative that Adam was lacking.

At the bridge table, you occasionally need to get lucky. In today’s deal, look at the North hand. East opens one diamond, South overcalls four spades, and West passes. What should North do?

In theory, partner has a limited hand with a good eight-card suit.

It looks as though slam will depend on a winning finesse or two in the rounded suits, but given East’s opening bid, they rate to be losing. So, the sensible course is to pass and take the money. But let’s assume North jumps to six spades. How should partner play after a diamond lead?

South starts with only 10 top tricks: seven spades and three sidesuit aces. He needs two more winners from somewhere. Note that even if the club finesse is winning, it will provide only one more trick (assuming West covers the club jack with the king). But if the heart finesse is working, that will produce the necessary winners. So, South should bank everything on the heart finesse. After driving out the spade ace and drawing trumps, he runs the heart jack.

The club loser disappears on dummy’s diamond ace.

(In August, Phillip is running the bridge on a Kalos golf-and-bridge cruise down the Danube from Nuremburg to Budapest with an optional three-day extension to Prague.

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12 CLASSIFIED • Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Woodstock Senior Lane Apts

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RENT TO BUY

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, -v.Gary Swift JACQUELINE P MAXWELL, OF CRYSTAL LAKE CITY Berkshire Hathaway Starck Realty Defendant McHenryCountyRentToOwnHomes.com 2016 CH 464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment nd Foreclosure and Sale entered in of CRYSTAL LAKE SLEEPING ROOM 2 FlOOR. WOODSTOCK Upper 1BR, 1 blk from square. Stove, fridge, AC furnished, above cause on December 8, water & garbage incl. No pets/smoke. $625/mo + sec 815-338-1534 Utilities included. $400/mo. No Pets. 815-790-0240 the 2016, an agent for The Judicial Corporation, will at 1:00 PM Sales Hebron Private/New Kit, LR, BR, Bath, W/D, Util Incl. on March 24, 2017, at the NLT Fireplace, $700/mo, $1500 Dep. 815-482-8549 Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, Woodstock Furnished Room, All Utilities Incl. sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the $475/mo, No Pets.

Call 815-451-2462 following described real estate: Commonly known as 1566 BIRMINGHAM COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this Property Index No. newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which 19-19-101-025. makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation The real estate is improved with a or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, single family home with an handicap, familial status or national origin, or an 2 car garage. attached intention, to make any such preference, limitation of Sale terms: 25% down of the discrimination." Familial status includes children under highest bid by certified funds at the the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. close of the sale payable to The This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate Judicial Sales Corporation. No third which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that party checks will be accepted. The all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential opportunity basis.

Property Municipality Relief Fund, To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

Crystal Lake - 2BR, 2 Full BA Condo + W/D The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each Frplc,1 car, no pets/smkg, $1200 + sec. 847-338-1430 $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not Crystal Lake 1BR Condo, Prof Painted, New Carpet to exceed $300, in certified 1 bath, appl, WD, patio, pond, walking path, pool/fitness Newer Home, 30 Acres + Wooded, Pond is a Plus funds/or wire transfer, is due within Privacy, Northern IL or Southern WI. 406-239-9526 twenty-four (24) hours. No fee facil, $975/mo. AVAILABLE NOW! 815-355-3887 shall be paid by the mortgagee acthe residential real estate quiring Wake up with Northwest Herald.

Place your Classified ad online 24/7 at: pursuant to its credit bid at the sale For Home Delivery, call 815-459-8118 www.NWHerald.com/PlaceAnAd or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representatio alit quantity of

2BR/1BA Apt Home

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any pr tation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number 255522.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending

y po pe g sales.

McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 255522 Case Number: 2016 CH 464 TJSC#: 37-1306 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I715016

P.I.N. 18-22-181-024.

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 (Published in the Northwest 60601. (614) 220-5611.

Herald, February 15, 22, 2017 16-022395 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES March 1, 2017) CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I715502

PUBLIC NOTICE

(Published in the Northwest Herald, February 22, 2017 March IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 1, 8, 2017) MC HENRY COUNTY, LOOKING FOR A JOB? WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Find the job you want at: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR NWHerald.com/jobs THE BENEFIT OF WASHINGTON FEDERAL SAVINGS; Need customers?

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N.A.; COVENTRY AMERICA, CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 791 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 30, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the Advertise in print and conference room, 970 McHenry online for one low price.

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 2104 Daybreak Drive, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, -v.JACQUELINE P MAXWELL, CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE Defendant 2016 CH 464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 24, 2017, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the

following described real estate: LOT 10 IN BLOCK 14 IN THE VILLAGES UNIT 4, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 2 IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 9, 1989 AS DOCUMENT NO. 89R038437, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1566 BIRMINGHAM COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Property Index No. 19-19-101-025.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac-

PUBLIC NOTICE

pa by gag quiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of

par a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a agency (driver's government license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number 255522.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Fl Chicago, IL 60606-4650

PUBLIC NOTICE

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.: 17TX10005 Filed: January 30, 2017

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10008

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

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 3610 Linden Drive, Island Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 15-19-426-037

Property located at: 510 East Broadway Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 19-06-431-004

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.

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

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

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Wednesday, February 22, 2017 • Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 255522 Case Number: 2016 CH 464 TJSC#: 37-1306 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I715016

WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF WASHINGTON FEDERAL SAVINGS; Plaintiff, vs.

WERNER KRITZEN; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; COVENTRY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 791 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 30, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the conference room, 970 McHenry (Published in the Northwest Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois Herald, February 15, 22, 2017 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth March 1, 2017) below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Unit Number 14-4-733 in Coventry Condominium, as on a survey of the delineated PUBLIC NOTICE following described real estate: Lots 1, 41, 42 and 43 in Coventry Unit IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 1, Village of Lake in the Hills, being a subdivision of that part of the east MC HENRY COUNTY,

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, iLLINOIS MCHENRY SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

KAREN M. DICK-IPSEN a/k/a KAREN DICK-IPSEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS & NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 17 CH 99 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE (FOR PUBLICATION) NOTICE is given to Unknown Owners and Non-record Claimants, of the following-described real estate, that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure action has been commenced and is now pending, and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendants is March 22nd, 2017.

1) The title of the court, the title of the case, the name of the first named plaintiff and the first named defendant, and the number of the case are identified above.

2) The name of the title holder of record is: Karen Dick-Ipsen.

3) A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT 30 OF PRAIRIE VIEW ESTATES OF JOHNSBURG, PHASE 1, BEING A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 2 OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 3, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NO. 97R048837, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 4) Common address or location of mortgaged property is 1915 Indigo Ct., Johnsburg, IL 60051; Permanent Index Number is 10-06-301-009-0000.

5) An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Name of mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for McHenry Savings Bank b. Name of Lien: Purchase Money Mortgage c. Date of mortgage: August 14, 2014 d. Names of Mortgagor: Karen M. Dick-Ipsen a/k/a Karen Dick-Ipsen e. Date and place of recording: August 22, 2014 McHenry County Recorders Office f. Identification of recording: Document No. 2014R0028289 Clerk of the Circuit Court, 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois 02/08/2017 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Michael G. Cortina Amber L. Bishop SmithAmundsen, LLC Attorney for McHenry Savings Bank 2460 Lake Shore Drive Woodstock, Illinois 60098 (815) 337-4900 Telephone (815) 337-4910 Facsimile mcortina@salawus.com abishop@salawus.com ARDC No. 6255782 ARDC No. 6309698 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 15, 22, 2017 & March 1, 2017) 1265746

part half of the northwest quarter of Section 22, Township 43 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, pursuant to the plat thereof, recorded on July 24, 2003 as Document Number 2003R0097762, which survey is attached as Exhibit "C" to the Declaration of Condominium Ownership for Coventry Condominium, recorded April 21, 2004 as Document Number 2004R0033182, as amended from time to time, together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements, in McHenry County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 2104 Daybreak Drive, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156.

P.I.N. 18-22-181-024.

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 if all info tion.

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.

16-022395 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I715502 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 22, 2017 March 1, 8, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS McHENRY COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF Zoe Meredith A minor.

Case No.: 16JA000054 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION To any and all unknown FATHERS and to All Whom It May Concern: Take notice that on the 7th day of

PUBLIC NOTICE

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.

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10007

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

day December, 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 Zoe Meredith, a minor', and that in the courtroom of Judge CHRISTOPHER M. HARMON, or any judge sitting in his stead in Room 101 of the McHenry County Government Center, Woodstock, Illinois, the 9th day of March, 2017 at the hour of 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 child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPONT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMI NATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND THE APPOI NTME NT OF A GUARDIAN WITH 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.

February 10, 2017 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe (Clerk of the Circuit Court)

STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT MCHENRY, COUNTY

NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of

Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on April 4th, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois in Courtroom #201 praying for the change of my name from HONEY PEPPER HALLIWELL to the new name of: EMERSON FRANKLIN COOPER pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

LEGAL NOTICE To: Patricia Bacon; Home Start, LLC; 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.

Filed

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TAX DEED NO. 17TX10006

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/s/ Honey Pepper Halliwell Petitioner (Published in the Northwest Herald (Published in the Northwest on February 22, March 1, 8, Herald on February 22, 2017) 2017) 1268052 1268059

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TAKE NOTICE County of McHenry Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-01219 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

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.

TAX DEED NO.: 17TX10009

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

Property located at: 10910 Woodstock Street, Huntley, Illinois Property Index No. 18-28-378-003

Property located at: 546 Nantucket Way, Island Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 15-20-154-052

Property located at: 210 Wellington, Crystal Lake, Illinois Property Index No. 19-08-326-025

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.

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

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-317 (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 15, 22, 2017) 1264433

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

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