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The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spacewalking astronauts carried out an impromptu patch job outside the International Space Station on Thursday, after losing a vital piece of cloth shielding when it floated away.

As the drama unfolded, Peggy Whitson set a record for the most spacewalks by a woman – eight – and the most accumulated time spent spacewalking – just more than 53 hours.

The bundled-up shield somehow came loose as Whitson and Shane Kimbrough worked to install micrometeorite protection over a spot left exposed when a new docking port was relocated.

Mission Control monitored the shield as it drifted away and, a couple of hours later, determined it posed no risk to the 250-mile-high outpost. It was visible in the distance as a white dot.

As Whitson and Kimbrough installed the three remaining shields, Mission Control quickly came up with a TV MacGyver-like plan for a patch. The astronauts filled the gap using the cover that they had just removed from the relocated docking port.

The cover is made of the same material as the shielding, according to Mission Control, and just as capable of protecting against potential strikes by bits of space debris and providing thermal control. The entire space station is protected, in some fashion, against possible debris strikes.

It was not immediately clear how the shield got away, NASA spokesman Dan Huot said. It’s supposed to be tethered to the station or spacewalker at all times. Frustration was evident in Whitson’s voice as she told Mission Control about the mishap. She was delighted, however, by how well everything turned out.

“You guys came up with a fantastic plan – on short notice. That’s amazing,” Whitson radioed.

Spacewalkers have lost things before, including an entire tool kit in 2008. But the getaway items are usually small, such as bolts. The lost fabric shield is relatively large: It weighs 18 pounds and, when unfolded, measures about 5 feet by 2 feet and is about 2 inches thick. It eventually will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up.

The relocated docking port will serve as one of two parking spots for commercial crew capsules under development by SpaceX and Boeing. It was disconnected during a spacewalk last Friday by Kimbrough, the space station’s commander and

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In this image made from video provided by NASA, U.S. astronauts Peggy Whitson (above) and Shane Kimbrough work Thursday on the outside of the International Space Station. An important piece of micrometeorite shielding was lost during the spacewalk. a six-time spacewalker. Then flight controllers in Houston moved it to a new and better location Sunday. The spacewalkers hooked up heater cables to the port Thursday.

Midway through the seven-hour excursion, Whitson surpassed the record for women of 50 hours and 40 minutes of total accumulated spacewalking time, held by former station resident Sunita Williams. Williams is one of four NASA astronauts who will make the initial test flights of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner capsules. The first flight could occur as early as next year.

Whitson now is No. 5 on the all-time spacewalking list. A Russian holds the top spot: Anatoly Solovyev, with 16 spacewalks for a grand total of 82 hours.

The 57-year-old Whitson has been in orbit since November. This is her third space station stint. All together, she’s spent more than 500 days off the planet, also more than any other woman.

She’s scheduled to return to Earth in June, but may stick around an extra three months, until September. NASA is hoping to take advantage of an extra seat in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that’s due to launch with two astronauts next month and return in September.

NASA, meanwhile, has indefinitely delayed a spacewalk that had been scheduled for next week.

A shipment with replacement parts needed for that spacewalk is on hold because of rocket concerns at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Shipper Orbital ATK is relying on the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V to haul up the goods.

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Heavy rain kept public works crews in McHenry County busy Thursday, and the rainy weather is expected to continue with the region under a flood advisory through Monday.

About 2.3 inches of rain were measured Thursday afternoon in Crystal Lake, said Gilbert Sebenste, staff meteorologist at Northern Illinois University.

“We’re expecting more rain on Sunday, Monday and then again Wednesday of next week,” Sebenste said. “And some of that could be heavy, so we’ll have to watch it.”

The rain could cause flooding in creeks, streams and low-lying areas, according to Sebenste and the National Weather Service’s advisories.

“We haven’t had or heard of any issues,” said Denver Schmitt, assistant to the public works director of Crystal Lake. “We have our staff out and are ready to go … clearing storm drains to make sure everything’s flowing properly, especially with the heavy rain.”

Crews were cleaning debris out of a drain in McHenry near Edgewood Elementary School on Thursday afternoon.

In Cary, water levels were not overflowing basins because of the slow and steady rain, Public Works Director and Village Engineer Erik Morimoto said in an email, but crews were out doing routine checks to make sure debris wasn’t impeding drainage.

About 2.3 inches of rain also was measured in Woodstock, Public Works Director Jeff Van Landuyt said. That is the most rain the city has seen this year, he said.

“We make a lot of effort to make sure drains are clean,” Van Landuyt said. “… Our whole goal is to keep the water moving.”

One storm sewer at Wicker and Railroad streets was plugged up, but crews were working to clear it Thursday afternoon, Van Landuyt said.

He said there wasn’t any reported home flooding in Woodstock.

Nearly a dozen high school baseball and softball games were either canceled or postponed because of the weather.

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ABOVE: Delanie Hazlerig (left), 9, of Crystal Lake; her brother, Bear Hazlerig, 5; and their grandmother, Lora Santiago of Crystal Lake, rush to their car after leaving the Crystal Lake Public library during heavy rain Thursday. BELOW: McHenry Public Works employee Mike Freund hops the fence after removing debris that collected on a drainage channel grate during Thursday’s heavy rain in McHenry.

“We have our staff out and are ready to go … clearing storm drains to make sure everything’s flowing properly, especially with the heavy rain.”

Denver Schmitt Assistant to the public works director of Crystal Lake

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LAKE IN THE HILLS – After being open for less than a month, the village has revoked the license of Mo Massage in Lake in the Hills for having advertising that was more “suggestive or illicit” than allowed under local rules.

This is the second massage establishment to lose its license at the same location, 61 Polaris Drive, according to a news release from Lake in the Hills police.

The Lake in the Hills Village Board approved an ordinance in 2015 to place strong restrictions on all massage establishments, police said.

“We do welcome legitimate massage establishments into the village,” Lake in the Hills public information officer Amanda Schmitt said. “But we want to take an aggressive stance to prohibit ones that are illegal, such as ones that would permit prostitution.”

In September, Magic Spa had its license denied for violating advertising restrictions listed in the Lake in the Hills municipal code, police said. Magic Spa in October appealed the license denial, which was upheld.

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Lakewood village president, board candidates address tax concerns

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adapt to fiscal changes and the invaluable ability to respect people and their opinions as we work alongside each other over difficult issues.”

In the Village Board Paul race, five candidates Serwatka are running for three trustee seats. Running in the Tax-Fighter Party with Serwatka are Philip Stephan, Richard Ritchie and Amy Fues Odom. Those three are running against newcomer John Schrauf Kenneth and incumbent Eugene Santowski Furey.

Ritchie said he’s running because he wants to stop the village’s escalating taxes.

“The vast majority of people in Lakewood are very concerned about the community,” Ritchie Philip said.

“That’s because we Stephan have just continued to see enormous increases in taxes over the years.”

Ritchie said he believes the board has been spending money needlessly without seeing improvements.

Odom agrees.

Richard “There’s a lot of difRitchie ferent ways we can drive taxes down, and I’m afraid people aren’t going to be able to sell their homes if we don’t do something,” Odom said. “So I’m hopeful that the [Lakewood Tax-Fighters] will win for Lakewood, and if we don’t win, I’m still going to attend the meetings.”

Stephan said another issue along with high taxes has been accountability and transparency at the village meetings.

At Tuesday’s Lakewood Village Board meeting, the board unanimously approved a motion to digitally record future meetings.

“My slate has actually been pushing for this for a long time,” Stephan said.

“There’s no more chance of ‘he said,

she said,’ and there’s no longer an error now that can be left to how someone interprets what was said at past meetings.”

Serwatka agreed with Stephan and said “transAmy Fues parency is absolutely Odom paramount” in village government.

“After years of trying to get meetings recorded, I’m glad it’s finally going to happen,” he said.

Opposing the Tax-Fighter slate are Eugene independents Furey and Furey Schrauf.

Furey, an incumbent who has served for the past eight years as village trustee and previously served as the village’s treasurer for eight years, said reducing John Schrauf homeowners’ property tax burden can be done by replacing it with commercial property and sales tax revenues.

“I think the village is facing some difficult times ahead in terms of development,” Furey said. “There’s always a big movement to reduce the property taxes, but the only way you can really do that is through commercial development. We need more commercial developers to see there’s a reason why they should come here.”

Schrauf, who was a trustee from 1997 to 2005, said he agrees with Furey that Lakewood needs more commercial developments to reduce taxes.

“Taxes are way too high, but people need to be realistic of how much the board can reasonably cut and how they can go about it,” Schrauf said.

“I feel we pay way too much here in McHenry County and Lakewood, in particular, and we need to reduce it where we can. However, we need to also realize that the village portion is relatively small to the schools and other entities, and we need to continue providing quality services that we’ve provided in the past,” Schrauf said.

other than those services permitted by this section, or which would sugContinued from page A4 gest that employees or massage therapists are dressed in any manner other or cause to be depicted, placed, pub- than permitted by this section.” lished, or distributed any advertising Mo Massage will not be able to appeal matter that suggests to prospective the decision, police said, and is no longer clients that any services are amiable doing business in Lake in the Hills.

Lake in the Hills police started looking into the massage establishment after receiving a tip, Schmitt said. She said the images on the websites for both Magic Spa and Mo Massage “are more suggestive or illicit than what is permitted per the ordinance.”

nlinhart@shawmedia.com LAKEWOOD – Property taxes remain a major issue leading up to the April 4 consolidated election for Lakewood village president and Village Board.

In the village president race, Trustee Paul Serwatka is running against write-in candidate Kenneth Santowski, a former trustee.

Serwatka is running on a slate called the Lakewood Tax-Fighter Party with three trustee candidates in an effort to gain a majority on the Village Board to lower the village’s property tax levy.

Serwatka said he’s the furthest thing from a politician, but he’s running because what bothers him most is when village officials say Lakewood has the lowest municipal tax rate in the county.

“I’m running to simply lower taxes,” Serwatka said. “They keep telling people we have this lower municipal [tax] rate, but that’s deceptive because McHenry County is in the top percent in the nation in taxes.”

“The only reason we have a low tax rate is because we have more valuable homes in Lakewood,” Serwatka said.

“If we took a 10 percent reduction in the value of our homes, like our neighboring communities, our property tax rate would be substantially higher.”

Serwatka faces a write-in challenge from Santowski, who was originally on the ballot but withdrew from the race and resigned his board seat in December before filing last month as a write-in.

Santowski said he resigned after receiving an anonymous, viable threat against his family, but his family and friends encouraged him to get back in the running as a write-in candidate.

Santowski said that although he’s not actively campaigning, he’s running to give people a choice.

“Lakewood needs strong people to run the business of Lakewood, serving its residents to the best of their abilities,” Santowski said. “My 20 years as a business owner [of Chicago Logistic Service] have given me the knowledge and experience to work with budgets,

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LOCAL BRIEFS ALGONQUIN – ComEd has informed the village of Algonquin of a planned outage Friday for a scheduled replacement of its infrastructure.

Potential outages are anticipated to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

About 225 homes in or around the Willoughby Farms subdivision may be affected.

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The McHenry-Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting its annual tree sale.

All residents of McHenry and Lake counties are eligible to buy trees and shrubs through the sale, which continues until Friday. Plants can be used for windbreak establishment, wildlife habitat improvement, Christmas trees, screening or shade around homes. Seedlings costs are as low as 60 cents each. Larger trees are available in 1-gallon pots and average $13 each.

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Elena Terrazas, 5, of Crystal Lake makes her way around the life-size Candy Land board Thursday while playing with a group of children at the Crystal Lake Public Library. The Candy Land board was one of many programs scheduled for children during the week of spring break.

MARENGO – House of Bottles is staying at its existing location.

In a recent memo to the Marengo City Council, City Administrator Gary Boden incorrectly stated that House of Bottles would relocate to Marengo.

“I misunderstood the circumstances,” Boden said Tuesday.

“The owner is not relocating.

His son is starting a new business.”

The new business will be another liquor store and is part of a proposed 8,000-squarefoot shopping center off Grant Highway in Marengo.

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OBITUARIES

WALTER J. GREAT

Born: October 14, 1953; in Chicago, IL Died: March 27, 2017; in Woodstock, IL

Walter J. Great, age 89, of Woodstock, passed away.

Funeral mass for Walter J. Great is 12:00 PM (noon) on Saturday April 1, 2017, at St. Patrick Catholic Church-Hartland, 15012 St. Patrick Road, Woodstock, IL, 60098.

He was born June 19, 1927, in Minersville, PA, and died Tuesday March 28, 2017, at home.

Wally loved Las Vegas and Sam’s Town.

He enjoyed golfing, the Cubs, sports, woodworking, puzzles, cards and merlot.

He loved his family dearly. He was a kind and caring man.

Wally is survived by his children, Kathleen Roberson, Greg (Dianne) Great, Janice Crigler, his sister, Nancy Corboy; his grandchildren, John (Sandra) Great, Lindsey (Ray) Firnbach, Rudy Roberson, Courtney

Michael F. Moser, 63, of Fox River Grove, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017, in Woodstock.

He was born October 14, 1953, in Chicago to Charles and Diane (nee Matthews) Moser.

Mike was a CPA and a Barrington business owner.

Michael is survived by his wife, Barbara (nee Shatkus) Moser; his son, Kevin Moser; his siblings, Charles (Leslie) Moser, Valerie (Dan Hoffman) Moser, Micki (Gary) Wanchick, K.C. (Bryan Ferguson) Moser, Mark (Ellen) Moser, Richard (Lindy) Moser, and Kris Moser; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Monday, April 3, 2017, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 149 W. Main St., Barrington.

the Lord. Her faith and obedience led to a life marked by gentleness, humility, hospitality, and a servant’s heart. This was displayed by seeking to meet the needs of others and she frequently spent time caring for the elderly.

Mary Anne was blessed with a large and loving family.

Her walk with Jesus was evident and influential in each one of their lives. Her joy, peace, and prayers impacted the faith of her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Bill Nelson, with whom she recently celebrated 57 years of marriage. Mary Anne was the mother of 3 children, Brad Nelson, who MARY ANNE NELSON preceded her in death, Cheri (Nelson) Pugh, Born: October 4, 1936; in Silver Spring, MD and David Nelson. She has 7 grandchildren, Died: March 30, 2017; in Lake Geneva, WI Jessica Pugh, Ryan Pugh, Brad Pugh, Jarrett Pugh, Matthew Nelson, Katharyn Nelson, Mary Anne Nelson (Clark), 80, went home and Hannah Nelson. She is also survived by to be with her Savior Jesus on March 30, her sister, Betty Clark Holwegner, and was 2017, at her home in Lake Geneva, WI, preceded in death by her brother, Charles surrounded by her family, strengthened by William Clark. her faith, and at peace.

She often spoke of her hope to be re-unitMary Anne was born to the late Thomas ed with her late son as she would quote and Marion Clark in Washington, D.C., on the scriptural promise, “To be absent from October 4, 1936. She met her husband the body is to be present with the Lord.” to-be Bill Nelson while working as a flight Mary Anne’s life and the hope of the attendant with TWA and received a proLord will be celebrated at the Evangelical posal within 2 weeks. They were married Free Church of Crystal Lake, IL, on Sunday, on October 3, 1959.

April 2. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 4:00, As part of God’s sovereign plan this followed by the service at 4:00 pm. union led to her coming to faith in Jesus Online condolences may be made at Christ early in their marriage and began a life long journey of following and serving www.querhammerandflagg.com.

Home, 10763, Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call the funeral home at 847515-8772.

Donald L. Correll: The celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 23, at Hebron Community Park on Price Road, Hebron. For information, call 815678-7311.

Arthur W. Dafgard: The memorial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the First Church of God, 4600 W. 111th St., Oak Lawn.

Wayne R. Gaylord: The memorial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry.

Walter J. Great: The Mass will be celebrated at noon Saturday, April 1, at St. Patrick Catholic Church – Hartland, 15012 St. Patrick Road, Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 847-566-8020.

Jean Marie Hackler: The memorial will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Smith Funeral Home, 1402 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, Tennessee.

Frank L. Haubold: Interment will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27, in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

Jerald R. Hayden: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Saun-

ders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

Madeline Ann Hayden: The visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 7, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. A funeral service will follow.

Dorothy M. Kuta: The service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 3, at the Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry. Burial will be private.

James A. LaGreca: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service Saturday, April 1, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Lucille Landino: The funeral procession will leave West Haven Funeral Home at the Green, 662 Savin Ave., West Haven, Connecticut, at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, for a Mass that will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at Holy Infant Church, 456 Racebrook Road, Orange, Connecticut. Interment will follow in Orange Cemetery, Orange, Connecticut.

Marilyn J. Miller: The visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the 4 p.m. service Saturday, April 1, at Thompson Spring Grove Funeral Home, 8103 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove.

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Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation.

Pohlman, Allie Roberson, Aliza Crigler; his great grandson, Vincent; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine; his brother, Albin; his late wife, Marie Great; and his brother in-law, Dan Corboy.

For information visit www.kristanfuneralhome.com or call 847-566-8020.

MICHAEL F. MOSER

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given in Mike’s name to your favorite charity.

For information, please call Davenport Family Funeral Home 847-381-3411.

Online condolences can be given at www. davenportfamily.com.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Anna Marie Alteno: The visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be private in Arlington National Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

Douglas D. Austin: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service Friday, March 31, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Burial will follow in Windridge Memorial Park, Cary.

Nancy M. Berg: The memorial gathering will be at noon Saturday, April 22, at the home of Pam and Dan Sorenson, 6514 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake.

Richard R. Bergbrieter: The memorial will be from noon until the 3 p.m. service Saturday, April 1, at Marengo Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Highway, Marengo.

Joan R. Black: The celebration of her life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Ridgefield Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, 8505 Church St., Crystal Lake.

Kenneth L. Brudzinski: The visitation will be 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service Saturday, April 1, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral

For information, call the funeral home at 815-675-0550.

Michael F. Moser: The memorial will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 3, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 149 W. Main St., Barrington. For information, call the funeral home at 847-381-3411.

Robert J. Nehrlich: The visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry.

Mary Anne Nelson: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 4 p.m. service Sunday, April 2, at the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake.

Edith J. Nichols: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 3 p.m. funeral service Saturday, April 1, at Skaja-Bachmann Funeral Home, 7715 W. Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Constance V. Pappas: The memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, 5649 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. Burial will be in Elmwood Park Cemetery and Mausoleum.

For information, call James A. O’Connor Funeral Home at 847-669-5111.

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By JOSEPH PISANI

The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Coming soon to McDonald’s: Fresh beef.

The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. It’s a major change for McDonald’s, which has relied on frozen beef for more than 40 years. Employees will cook up the never-frozen beef on a grill when burgers are ordered.

“It’s a really hot, juicy burger,” McDonald’s USA President Chris Kempczinski said.

Fresh beef has been the biggest selling point at rival Wendy’s. Yet there are larger forces at work that have prompted other menu changes at McDonald’s, known for decades more for the billions of people served than its culinary choices. The world’s largest hamburger chain has been trying to improve its image as more people shun processed foods. Last year, it removed artificial preservatives from chicken McNuggets and cut out high-fructose corn syrup from its buns.

“Fresh, just as a word and a concept, still carries so much weight for customers,” said Robert Byrne, the senior manager of consumer insights at Technomic, a food industry market research firm.

He believes the move to fresh beef likely will drive more people to the Golden Arches and help boost its image slightly.

McDonald’s is trying to stem a streak of adverse trends that led to an executive shake-up two years ago.

The company brought in Steve Easterbrook as CEO to steer the company in a more promising direction. It’s an ongoing endeavor.

Earlier this month, McDonald’s Corp. acknowledged that it lost 500 million customer transactions in the U.S. since 2012, mainly to other fast

• Continued from page A10 Marie Porrello: The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 31, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Family and friends can gather at 9 a.m. for the Mass that will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Huntley.

Melvin W. Schreifels: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Justen Funeral Home, 222 N. Rosedale Court, Round Lake. The visitation will

AP photo

This image provided by McDonald’s Corp. shows a Quarter Pounder burger. McDonald’s said it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime in 2018 at most of its U.S. locations. Employees will cook up the never-frozen beef on a grill when ordered.

“Fresh, just as a word and a concept, still carries so much weight for customers.”

food rivals.

Big Macs and other hamburgers still will be made with frozen beef.

But Kempczinski said McDonald’s is open to making changes to more of its menu items.

It tested the fresh beef Quarter Pounders for about a year, eventually bringing it to more than 400 restaurants in the Dallas area and Tulsa,

Oklahoma. Customers ordered more Quarter Pounders and visited the restaurants more often, Kempczinski said. Franchisees were happy, too, asking to keep the fresh beef even if the company decided not to roll it out nationally.

It’s still too early to know if franchisees will raise their prices on Quarter Pounders, Kempczinski said.

Employees will need to be trained to safely handle fresh beef and to cook the patties only when ordered. Frozen beef Quarter Pounder patties are typically cooked four or more at a time, and the burgers are left in a holding area until a customer orders it, Kempczinski said.

The Oak Brook-based company said fresh beef Quarter Pounders will be available by the middle of 2018 at most of its 14,000 U.S. locations.

Restaurants in Alaska, Hawaii and some airports won’t be getting the fresh beef, the company said.

While the announcement drew wide attention, McDonald’s shares were little changed Thursday, up less than 1 percent to close at $129.32.

continue from 8 a.m. until the procession leaves the funeral home at 9:10 a.m. for the 9:30 Mass to be celebrated Saturday, April 1, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 114 N. Lincoln Avenue, Round Lake. Interment will be in Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville. For information, call the funeral home at 847-546-3300.

Carol Ann Smith: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Skaja Bachmann Funeral Home, 7715 W. Route 14, Crystal Lake. The lying in state will be from 10:30 a.m. until the Mass is celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln

Ave., Woodstock. Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815-455-2233.

Leo A. Sphar: The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. Interment will be in Alden Cemetery, Alden.

Kathryn M. Stebbins: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. celebration of life service Saturday, April 1, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Grace Swager: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. The Mass will be celebrated at noon Saturday, April 1, at SS. Peter & Paul Church, 410 First St., Cary. Burial will follow in Windridge Memorial Park.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

Rick Weaver: The memorial will be from 2 p.m. until the 4 p.m. service Saturday, April 1, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, 847-515-8772.

Robert Byrne

Senior manager of consumer insights at Technomic

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NEIGHBORS McHenry

THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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WHEN: 8 p.m. March 31 WHERE: The Other Side, 93 E. Berkshire Drive, Unit G, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: A musical comedy about nine zany characters who compete in a live variety show. A fundraiser for The Other Side, a nonprofit sober living community serving recovering addicts.

Doors open at 7 p.m., with live gypsy jazz music by Of Wire and Wood and Vaudevillian-inspired entrees and desserts catered by “For the Food of it!” The play is appropriate for ages 10 and older. Tickets: $15 in advance at www. inhabittheater.com or $20 at the door. For information, visit http://the-other-side.org/.

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WHEN: 10 to 11 a.m. March 31 WHERE: McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry COST & INFO: Work in teams to transform various materials into marble runs. Grades K-3. Free.

Information: 815-385-0036.

CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE – Montini Catholic Middle School participated in McHenry County’s You Be The Chemist Challenge, an interactive academic contest that encourages students in grades five through eight to explore chemistry concepts and their real-world applications.

Montini’s Chemistry Team (from left) is Zach Martin, Kyle Scatena, Stormy Mosson, Elizabeth Hying and Jacob Borland. Jacob Borland won first place and will go on to the state competition. Martin came in fourth place and will be an alternate.

Algonquin

Primrose event raises $10K for 2 children’s programs

Crystal Lake

McHenry County College to host career exploration expo Middle-schoolers through high school sophomores and their families can explore career options or learn about careers during the Community Career Exploration Showcase from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 5 in the gym/multipurpose room and commons area in Building B at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Demonstrations by local businesses and MCC educational programs will highlight a variety of industries. A special “Career Cruising Corner” will help students connect their passions to a career.

The MCC Kids and College program will host a science, technology, engi-

neering and math (STEM) Zone and will also highlight summer programs for middle- and high-schoolers.

Select tours of labs may be available.

Students and families also can find out the dual-credit programs for high school students.

The event is hosted by MCC in partnership with all McHenry County school districts, the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. and the Workforce Investment Board.

The event is free and open to all ages. For information, contact Kellie Carper at 815-455-8670 or kcarper@ mchenry.edu or visit www.mchenry. edu/explore.

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Spring used book sale, lower level meeting room of the Fox River Valley Public Library, 555 Barrington Ave. (Route 68), East Dundee. The Fox River Public Library District service area includes parts of Algonquin.

Information: http://frvpld.info.

• 9 a.m. – Celebrating Seniors, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron. Featuring a March 31 half-hour of tai chi followed by bingo. Salvation Army • 9 a.m. March 31 to 9 p.m. April 22 – Art for Golden Diner lunch at 11 a.m. Call 630-232-6676 to the Paws 2017, Helping Paws Animal Shelter, reserve your meal. Free. Information: 815-648-2671.

2500 Harding Lane, Woodstock. A community • 10 a.m. to noon – Friday food distribution, outreach project and fundraiser to help raise Nunda Township Office, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal awareness for the arts while benefiting Helping Lake. Free. Information: 815-459-0785 or foodPaws animal shelter. Donated art will be availministries@firstchurchcl.org. able for sale via an online auction. Bids start at • 10 a.m. to noon – Spring Break Movie, ages $25 for each piece of art, and bidding can go up 4 to 10, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Padby $5 increments. Information: 815-338-4400 or dock St., Crystal Lake. Disney’s “Moana” (PG; www.helpingpaws.net.

2016) is a story of a young navigator chosen

to find a precious artifact that could save her people. Free. Information: 815-459-1687.

• 11:30 a.m. – Early Bird Bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Doors open at 10 a.m., kitchen at 11 a.m. Information: 815-236-3345.

• 4 to 10 p.m. – Play Light’ning and swap stories, Woodstock VFW Post 5040, 201 N. Main St., Woodstock. Information: 815-338-5040.

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Family bingo night, Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills. With beverages, pizza and prizes. Cost: $10 to $11, or residents $35 for a family of four or $39 for nonresidents. Information: 847-960-7460, recreation@lith.org or www.lith.org.

The Primrose School of Algonquin and of South Elgin raised more than $10,000 during its annual fundraiser for Marklund Wasmond Center of Elgin and Save the Children, a Primrose Children’s Foundation national partner.

The event, which was March 3 at Dundee Middle School, was packed with superheroes and princesses of all sizes with DJ Jason providing music.

There were raffles and a silent auction with donations from local community partners. Special guests dropped by from the West Dundee Fire Department; Elsa, Anna and Olaf characters from “Frozen;” and Batman.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Look out for your best interests. Partnerships and joint ventures should be questioned, assessed and handled with care. The possibility that you could go further under your own steam should be considered. Don’t sell yourself short when you have the energy to be the driving force and sole beneficiary.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Embrace change, look for alternatives and push your ideas until you reach your goal. Own what you do and say and you will gain respect, opportunity and support.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Call in favors or make a point to join forces with people who

share your concerns and goals. Your organizational ability will put you in a position of leadership.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – There will be plenty going on behind closed doors. Listen carefully, or you may end up facing an unexpected dilemma that can cost you your reputation. Honesty is the best policy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You’ll be given mixed signals when it comes to where you stand with others. Don’t let compliments color your vision.

Look at the facts and act accordingly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Put more focus on your personal relationships as well as on your health and appearance. Make love, peace and generosity priorities if you want to improve your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t spend money just to impress someone. Stay focused on what’s important and on the events or encounters that will bring you the highest rewards. Intelligence and physical action will bring good results.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You don’t have to go overboard when it comes to maintaining your looks and good health. Streamline your fitness goals and follow a diet that is cost-efficient and healthy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – An emotional situation will throw you off your game. Look for balance and integrity in all your transactions. Don’t make decisions based on assumptions or hearsay.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You will have no trouble gaining control, but before you take command, make sure you want the respon-

sibility that comes with the job. Know your limitations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Make physical changes at home to encourage stability and ease your stress. Lowering your overhead or altering your domestic circumstances will contribute to peace of mind and emotional stability.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Keep your personal information a secret. Don’t divulge financial concerns or give anyone access to your belongings, assets or intentions. Focus on personal gains, romance and greater security.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’ll be offered the help you need or granted a favor, but before you accept, find out what’s expected in return.

Don’t put yourself in a compromising position.

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Dems weigh online privacy measures

By KIANNAH SEPEDA-MILLER The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – Democratic lawmakers in Illinois are considering implementing their own internet safeguards at the state level after Republicans in Washington voted to roll back Obama-era internet privacy protections that were to take effect later this year.

An Illinois House committee endorsed two online privacy measures Thursday, including one that would allow people to find out what information companies such as Google and Facebook have collected on them and which third parties they share it with.

California enacted a similar measure in 2005.

Privacy advocates said such state protections are needed, particularly given what’s happening in Washington, where the Republican-controlled Congress voted to block broadband privacy regulations issued during the end of the Obama administration. President Donald Trump has indicated he will sign the measure.

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

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News from across the state S&P: Sanctuary cities won’t see ratings dip with order

CHICAGO – If sanctuary communities that refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities lose federal funds under President Donald Trump’s executive order, their credit ratings aren’t likely to change, a major rating agency concluded Thursday.

Standard & Poor’s examined the financial health of more than 100 cities and counties that have designated themselves sanctuaries, along with a snapshot of the 10 biggest U.S. cities. Its report said the types of federal grants that could be withheld make up tiny portions of the communities’ budgets.

“Local governments would likely not experience significant budgetary pressure and all other things being equal, their credit quality would likely remain largely unchanged,” according to the report.

Assessments by rating agencies are a

“People are looking to us now to provide protections for consumers.”

State Rep. Arthur Turner D-Chicago

Those regulations placed restrictions on what companies such as Comcast and Verizon can do with information including user search histories, not websites. But privacy advocates say the move sends a clear signal that it’s up to individual states to step up.

“People are looking to us now to provide protections for consumers,” state Rep. Arthur Turner, a Chicago Democrat who proposed the “right to know” bill, said during Thursday’s hearing.

The tech industry is largely against the proposed requirements, saying they would burden companies with an unnecessary layer of regulation and compliance costs, and that they’d stifle innovation.

strong fiscal measure for financial doubts municipalities may have, and S&P’s findings appeared to weaken the Trump administration’s warnings to sanctuary cities.

The Republican president signed an executive order in January vowing to cut federal grants for sanctuary communities if they refuse to help with efforts to find and deport immigrants in the country without legal permission. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued fresh threats this week.

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YouTube video leads to drugs and weapons raid

HARVEY – A 40-minute video posted on YouTube showing several people displaying guns and illegal drugs outside a Harvey home has resulted in multiple arrests.

Harvey police spokesman Sean Howard said in a statement Wednesday that in addition to guns and drugs, the group also boasted of dog fighting. Authorities said the video was posted March 20. It has been taken down.

Based on the video police said was filmed at the home of a known gang member, a search warrant was obtained

Tyler Diers, a spokesman for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, said the proposal treats basic information such as names, addresses and phone numbers as “highly sensitive,” extending requirements beyond corporate tech giants to other businesses such as restaurants that offer online ordering services.

Carl Szabo, senior policy counsel at the online business trade group NetChoice, testified at the House hearing that consumer privacy already is protected under laws such as Illinois’ 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act and existing federal law requiring privacy policies.

“This is not a zero-sum game of privacy,” Szabo said.

Supporters dismiss the argument that such protections would be burdensome, pointing out that similar requirements in the European Union and California have not stifled business.

They also point to the overwhelming support the proposal has garnered.

The committee received notices from more than 1,000 people and organizations in support of the bill – largely

from private individuals. Only 32 were submitted in opposition.

State Sen. Michael Hastings, a Tinley Park Democrat who sponsored a corresponding Senate measure awaiting a vote on that chamber’s floor, said lobbyists representing corporate giants including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft have visited his office to discuss the bill and their usage of user data.

“It may be good for the Apples, the Amazons of the world, but it’s not good for people,” Hastings said.

Ed Yohnka, a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union’s Illinois chapter, told The Associated Press that legislation like this is necessary to address the now “razor-thin” division between government and private entities, which can sell data to federal agencies.

“This is a new age and privacy really means a completely different thing,” Yohnka said.

The other internet privacy bill OK’d by the committee would require mobile applications that track user locations to get permission first and outline how that data will be used.

and the house raided.

Authorities said multiple guns, a large amount of marijuana and a “significant amount of a white substance believed to be cocaine” were confiscated in the raid.

A dead dog also was found.

Police said several suspects were taken into custody and are awaiting charges.

the veterans “deserve our recognition and respect” for the sacrifices they undertook for the nation.

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Illinois honors 35 veterans for service in Vietnam War

LA SALLE – Illinois has honored 35 veterans for their service during the Vietnam War. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs presented the veterans with a 50year commemoration pin and certificate during a ceremony Wednesday at the state veterans’ home in LaSalle.

Congress authorized a national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 2007. The recognition started in 2012 and is continuing for several years. The goal is to honor all U.S. veterans who served in active duty between November 1955 and May 15, 1975.

Erica Jeffries is director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

She noted the veterans put their lives on the line for the country. Jeffries said

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Shootings kill 5 on Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO – Separate shootings in one Chicago neighborhood have left five people dead, including a pregnant woman.

Chicago police said four people were found fatally shot Thursday in or near a restaurant located in the city’s South Shore neighborhood.

Authorities said a man approached the restaurant and opened fire. Two men were found dead from bullet wounds inside the restaurant. A third person was found unresponsive outside the restaurant.

A fourth man who suffered gunshot wounds was found unresponsive a block away. All the victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Earlier, about a mile from the restaurant, the body of 26-year-old Patrice L. Calvin was discovered in a home. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Calvin, who was four months pregnant, suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

– Wire reports

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bus in southwest Texas that killed 13 people returning from a retreat.

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina One man called the dispatch line just past noon Wednesday rolled back its “bathroom bill” to report that a white Dodge Thursday in a bid to end the pickup was swerving on the yearlong backlash over transroad, Uvalde police Lt. Daniel gender rights that has cost Rodriguez said Thursday. the state dearly in business “(The caller) was scared (the projects, conventions and baspickup driver) was going to ketball tournaments. cause an accident and asked us The compromise plan , to send deputies,” Rodriguez announced Wednesday night said. “Deputies were disby the Democratic governor patched, but before they could and leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature, was reach the area, the same caller called 911 to report that the worked out under mounting pressure from the NCAA, which truck had been in an accident.” threatened to take away more Serial killer dies sporting events from the basafter attack in prison ketball-obsessed state as long as the law, also known as House TOLEDO, Ohio – A former nurse’s aide dubbed the “Angel of Bill 2, remained on the books.

Death” after he admitted killing The new measure cleared the House and Senate and was three dozen hospital patients in signed by Gov. Roy Cooper in a Ohio and Kentucky died Thursday, two days after he was attacked matter of hours.

Among other things, it repeals and beaten in his prison cell.

Donald Harvey, who was servthe best-known provision ing multiple life sentences, was of HB2: a requirement that found injured in his cell Tuesday transgender people use public afternoon at the state prison in restrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate. Toledo, officials said. A patrol report said the 64-year-old was beaten when an unnamed 13 killed in Texas crash person entered his cell. involving church bus Harvey pleaded guilty in 1987 NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Law to killing 37 people, mostly while enforcement officials from two he worked as a nurse’s aide departments said they received phone calls about a pickup driving at hospitals in Cincinnati and London, Kentucky. erratically shortly before a colli– Wire reports sion between a truck and church

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White House invites lawmakers to see intel The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – The White House refused to say Thursday whether it secretly fed intelligence reports to a top Republican investigating possible coordination between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. Fending off growing criticism, the administration invited lawmakers from both parties to view classified material it said relates to surveillance of the president’s associates.

The White House’s invitation letter came amid a quickly rising storm over Rep. Devin Nunes, who heads the House Intelligence Committee. The New York Times reported that two White House officials – including an aide whose job was recently saved

by President Donald Trump – secretly helped Nunes examine intelligence information last week.

The House panel’s work has been deeply, and perhaps irreparably, undermined by Nunes’ apparent coordination with the White House. He told reporters last week that he had seen troubling information about the improper distribution of Trump associates’ intercepted communications, and he briefed the president on the material, all before informing Rep. Adam Schiff, the committee’s top Democrat.

Speaking on Capitol Hill Thursday, Schiff said he was “more than willing” to accept the White House offer to view new information.

But he raised concerns that Trump officials may have used Nunes to “launder information to our committee to avoid the true source.”

“The White House has a lot of questions to answer,” he said.

Instead, the White House continued to sidestep queries about its role in showing Nunes classified information that appears to have included transcripts of foreign of-

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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (left), D-Va., arrive for the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. ficials discussing Trump’s transition to the presidency, according to current and former U.S. officials. Intelligence agencies routinely monitor the communications of foreign officials living in the U.S., though the identities of Americans swept up in that collection is to be protected.

Meanwhile, the Senate intelligence committee held its own hearing, a less combative affair in which Russia experts from universities, think tanks and elsewhere described a serious attempt to meddle in the U.S. election – and efforts in France and Germany as well.

Nothing to the allegations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said from the other side of the world.

Did Russia interfere in the U.S. campaign, he was asked at a forum in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk?

Injecting a bit of humor, Putin answered by quoting George H. W. Bush from the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign.

“Read my lips: No,” he said, pronouncing the last word in English for emphasis.

In Washington early last week, White House officials privately encouraged reporters to look into whether in-

formation about Trump associates had been improperly revealed in the intelligence gathering process. Days later, Nunes announced that he had evidence, via an unnamed source, showing that Trump and his aides’ communications had been collected through legal means but then “widely disseminated” throughout government agencies. He said the collections were not related to the Russia investigation.

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said Thursday the material the White House wants the House and Senate intelligence leaders to view was discovered by the National Security Council through the course of regular business.

He would not say whether it was the same material Nunes had already seen.

A congressional aide said Schiff did not receive the White House letter until after Spicer announced it from the White House briefing room.

Spicer had previously dismissed the notion that the White House had funneled information to Nunes, saying the idea that the congressman would come and brief Trump on material the president’s team already had “doesn’t pass the smell test.”

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Pedestrian deaths increased in 2016

By JOAN LOWY

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year – the highest total in more than two decades, according to an analysis of preliminary state data released Thursday.

Increased driving because of an improved economy, lower gas prices and more walking for exercise and environmental factors are likely some of the reasons behind the estimated 11 percent spike in pedestrian fatalities in 2016. The figures were prepared for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety offices.

But researchers said they think the biggest factor may be more drivers and walkers distracted by cellphones and other electronic devices, although that’s hard to confirm.

Walking and miles driven are up only a few percentage points, and are unlikely to account for most of the surge in pedestrian deaths, said Richard Retting, safety director for Sam

“We cannot look at distracted driving solely as an in-vehicle issue. That discounts the impact distraction could have on pedestrians.”

Kelly Nantel

National Safety Council spokeswoman Schwartz Transportation Consultants and the author of the report. Meanwhile, texting and use of wireless devices have exploded, he said.

“It’s the only factor that seems to indicate a dramatic change in how people behave,” Retting said.

The report is based on data from all states and the District of Columbia for the first six months of 2016 and extrapolated for the rest of the year. It shows the largest annual increase in both the number and percentage of pedestrian fatalities in the more than 40 years those national records on such deaths have been kept, with the second-largest increase occurring in 2015. Pedestrian

deaths as a share of total motor vehicle crash deaths increased from 11 percent in 2006 to 15 percent in 2015.

“This latest data shows that the U.S. isn’t meeting the mark on keeping pedestrians safe on our roadways,” said Jonathan Adkins, the safety association’s executive director. “Every one of these lives represents a loved one not coming home tonight, which is absolutely unacceptable.”

Traffic fatalities overall jumped 6 percent last year, pushing deaths on U.S. roads to their highest level in nearly a decade and erasing improvements made during the Great Recession and economic recovery, according to data released last month by the National Safety Council, a leading safety organization.

The council estimates there were more than 40,200 traffic deaths in 2016. The last time there were more than 40,000 fatalities in a single year was in 2007, just before the economy tanked. There were 41,000 deaths that year.

But pedestrian deaths are sharply outpacing fatalities overall, climbing 25 percent from 2010 to 2015, according to Retting’s research. Total traffic deaths increased about 6 percent over

the same period.

“We cannot look at distracted driving solely as an in-vehicle issue,” said Kelly Nantel, a spokeswoman for the safety council. “That discounts the impact distraction could have on pedestrians.”

On the other hand, “walking is working,” she said. “Just as we need drivers to be alert, pedestrians have to be, too.”

Another factor in pedestrian deaths is alcohol. Thirty-four percent of pedestrians and 15 percent of drivers involved in fatal crashes were intoxicated at the time, Retting said. But there is no indication that there has been a change in drinking habits that would account for the spike in deaths, he said.

More than twice as many states reported an uptick in pedestrian fatalities than had decreasing numbers.

The problem is greatest in large population states that have urban areas where people do a lot of walking.

Delaware, Florida and Arizona had the highest rates of pedestrian deaths relative to their populations, while North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming had the lowest.

Burglars of a feather ‘flock’ together in Los Angeles

By MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – The gang members start their days in the impoverished neighborhoods of South Los Angeles, but their real work begins in some of the city’s wealthiest enclaves.

Each day, the gang handpicks teams of burglars, who ditch their usual attire for button-down shirts and hop into shiny luxury sedans to blend in as they search for prime targets: homes with no one inside and lots of jewelry and other valuables on hand.

Celebrities including Nicki Minaj and Alanis Morissette are among the suspected recent victims of a crime trend known as “flocking,” so named because gang members flock like birds to areas where residential burglaries provide the biggest payoff.

They knock on the front door and, if no one answers, break in. The burglars often do not know whose home they are targeting, making it inevi-

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Singer Nicki Minaj is seen March 2 in Paris. Celebrities including Minaj and Alanis Morissette are among the victims of what police suspect is “flocking,” so named because gang members flock like birds to areas where home burglaries provide the biggest payoff. table in Los Angeles that they sometimes hit houses of the nation’s best-known actors, singers and other entertainment figures, police said.

Since January, other victims have included Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and Lakers star Nick Young. Actress Emmy Rossum reported $150,000 in jewelry taken last

week from a safe in her home.

After news of the burglary broke Tuesday, the “Shameless” star tweeted, “Thank you to the LAPD. I fully support the police efforts and dedication.”

Morissette had about $2 million in jewelry and valuables stolen from her Brentwood mansion. Young lost about

$500,000 in jewelry and other items during a burglary at his Tarzana home, police said.

So far, no arrests have been made in any of the celebrity cases.

Although some of the recent break-ins have shared similarities, authorities do not believe a single group is responsible or that stars are being targeted. However, investigators suspect that most of the burglaries are being committed by members of the same street gang, the Rollin’ 30s Harlem Crips.

Their day follows a regular routine. Gang leaders meet in the morning on their home turf and select crews of four or five people from a pool of about 100 gang members – male and female – who will do the burglaries that day, Los Angeles Police Detective William Dunn said.

The crews rotate so the same people are not seen in same neighborhoods and become recognizable.

“They are looking for homes where they think there’s a lot of jewelry inside,

BMWs, Mercedes, brand-new cars in the driveway,” Dunn said.

Once they identify a house that looks empty, they send one person to knock on the door, Dunn said.

If no one responds, other gang members break through a side door or smash a window.

If no alarm sounds, they head immediately to the master bedroom. In most cases, they are out of the homes within about three minutes and head back to South Los Angeles to pawn any stolen jewelry.

“They don’t take televisions or laptops or iPads,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Michael Maher, a member of the agency’s specialized burglary task force.

“Typically it’s a hunt for cash, jewelry and weapons.”

The teams take care to look for houses that appear free of surveillance cameras or other security systems. If someone answers the door, they will say they are at the wrong house and just walk away, police said.

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President Donald Trump pauses while speaking Thursday in the East Room of the White House in Washington. of policy and executive action he’s trying to push through, but (not) the economy,” said Ryan Mills, a 27-year-old tobacco company chemist from Greensboro, North Carolina.

Overall, only 42 percent of Americans approve and 58 percent disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president.

That’s an unusually poor rating by historical standards for a still-young administration.

By contrast, at this point in their presidencies, Barack Obama’s approval rating was above 60 percent in Gallup polling and George W. Bush’s was above 50 percent. Gallup’s own measure of Trump’s ap-

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evenly on the approval question, 53 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving.

But there are signs in the poll that Trump’s base is holding and that people are willing to give him a chance on the still-strong economy.

Fifty-eight percent of whites without a college degree – who were especially likely to vote for Trump – approve of the job he’s doing overall.

Nearly 20 percent of those who disapprove of Trump’s overall performance still approve of how he’s handling the economy. And most Americans – 56 percent – describe the national economy as good, while 43 percent describe it as poor.

About a year ago, in April of 2016, only 42 percent of Americans described the economy as good in another AP-NORC poll.

The current majority extends across party lines, with 63 percent of Republicans, 54 percent of independents and 53 percent of Democrats describing the national economy as good.

• Friday, March 31, 2017

WASHINGTON – Most Americans disapprove of Donald Trump’s overall performance two months into his presidency. But they’re more upbeat about at least one critical area: his handling of the economy.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump’s overall performance, and about the same percentage said the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It was conducted amid the collapse of the GOP’s health care overhaul.

But the poll also found a brighter spot for the businessman-politician on the economy, often a major driver of presidential success or failure.

There, Americans split about evenly, with 50 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving of Trump’s efforts.

“He’s driving the car off the cliff in every other kind

proval has dipped below 40 percent.

Trump has suffered defeats in the federal courts, which twice temporarily halted his travel ban on some foreigners, and in Congress, where discord among Republicans has stymied legislation to change Obama’s signature health care law. The FBI, along with Congress, is probing Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and any possible coordination with the Trump campaign.

The president has responded in public with belligerent tweets often blaming the media, Democrats, conservative Republicans and others.

The AP-NORC poll did show Republicans still far more likely to approve than disapprove of Trump, a fifth of GOP respondents said they don’t approve of his performance.

Among independents, six in 10 disapprove.

Notably, whites – who formed an important chunk of Trump’s political base during the election – divide about

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OPINIONS

NORTHWEST HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD:

Kevin Lyons

Brett Rowland

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

Kyle Nabors

ANOTHER VIEW

Drinking age should stand Legislation proposed in the Illinois General Assembly would allow people who are 18 years old, but not yet 21, to consume wine or beer in restaurants if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

With due respect for parental rights, this is a bad idea and lawmakers should reject it.

Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, setting the legal age for consumption of alcohol at 21 years.

In the years leading up to that law, states had a patchwork of legal drinking ages. According to 49 studies, the states with lower drinking ages saw double-digit increases in alcohol-related traffic crashes. After the minimum drinking age was set at 21, there was a 16 percent decline in alcohol-related crashes. One national study indicated that by raising the minimum age to 21, about 900 highway deaths were prevented each year.

Medical professionals also have pointed to evidence that people who drink alcohol at young ages have a higher risk of alcoholism and alcohol-related health issues.

A study released in 2013 by Washington University School of Medicine indicated that brain development continues into the third decade of life and teen suicide rates are higher when alcohol consumption is a factor.

Establishing “a loophole” where underage drinking is allowed under certain circumstances also would send a mixed message to teens whose access to alcohol has been blocked by federal and state laws.

Many restaurant owners oppose the proposed law. It would put them in the uncomfortable position of confirming that adults accompanying underage individuals are truly parents or guardians.

Teens also would find themselves in trouble if they drove a vehicle within hours of consuming an intoxicating beverage. Illinois has zero-tolerance laws that prescribe loss of a driver’s license and other serious penalties for any underage drivers with alcohol in their bloodstream.

Sponsors of the legislation might have good intentions, but there are too many chances for a bad outcome.

A few underage individuals might be disappointed if they can’t lift a toast at a restaurant with their parents. Disappointment is not fatal.

The drinking age of 21 should stand.

– The Quincy Herald-Whig

THE FIRST

AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

Coal revival will make it harder to breathe President Donald Trump’s effort to prop up the coal industry will not, over the long run, succeed – the energy market will make sure of that. But it could impede America’s progress toward stabilizing the climate, and it will certainly harm public health.

Burning coal, after all, releases a lot more bad stuff into the air than just carbon dioxide. There’s also mercury, which makes its way into rivers and streams, where it’s eaten by fish and, in turn, by people – poisoning brains and nervous systems, especially those of developing fetuses.

And then there’s sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, any number of other volatile compounds, and particles of metal and chemicals.

Aloft, this mess combines with

sunlight to form smog. More than 7,500 Americans die from breathing it every year.

The Clean Power Plan – an initiative of former President Barack Obama, and the principal target of Trump’s efforts – would have prevented as many as 3,600 premature deaths a year by 2030, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That plan is now tied up in litigation, but Trump proposes to do away with it altogether.

It’s not clear that he can, because it will require making a reasonable argument for why the EPA should suddenly stop regulating greenhouse gases. But it’s a bad idea even to try.

Coal power is already dying of other causes, including the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal cam-

paign effort (funded by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News) to close coal-fired energy plants, and coal’s failure lately to stay competitive with natural gas and even wind and solar power.

With his executive order doing away with most of the Obama administration’s efforts to discourage coal use, Trump may be able to slow coal’s slide. But he can’t return it to its former status as America’s main power source.

And, because of increasing automation, he won’t save coal-mining jobs. Even judged by the claims Trump makes for it, this policy is poised to accomplish nothing at all.

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

– Bloomberg View

IT’S YOUR WRITE Just vote Republican

Al Roberts Huntley

Dan Aylward McHenry

Vote independent in McHenry Township

To the Editor: Kristina Duber has been a resident of the Harvard community for the past 16 years. She and her husband are the proud parents of four daughters who attend the Harvard schools. Kristina is very active and supportive of all the children attending our schools. She truly wants the very best of educational opportunities and programs for all of the boys and girls.

Kristina Duber will bring her ability to hear the views and ideas expressed by others, analyze data, determine long-term outcomes and make the best decisions for the future of our students.

Kristina believes the Harvard school district must embrace the community, and the Harvard community must embrace the Harvard School District.

I will be voting for Kristina Duber to serve on the Harvard school board. I hope you will recognize her passion to make a real difference for our students and community, too.

Edward O’Brien Harvard

Experience matters in McHenry mayor race

To the Editor: My wife and I attended the League of To the Editor: To the Editor: Women Voters’ McHenry Mayoral Forum McHenry Township beware of green The Independent candidates for on March 16. We both found it to be an “Tax Revolt – Vote Republican” signs.

McHenry Township have served you enlightening experience. We were able to Candidates aren’t listed because they for several years and have effectively learn what both candidates have planned don’t want you to know one of them is responded to local needs. The current for our city. Some of the plans talked Bob Anderson, who wants to eliminate incumbents have provided instrumental about were revitalizing the downtown townships. Despite requests, they won’t support to programs such as the food districts, being more transparent and list their qualifications. They don’t know pantry, recreation and transportation for bringing new business into our town. But the job requirements because they our seniors and people with disabilities, the most foretelling issue my wife and I don’t attend township meetings. They and parks for our children. They already walked away with that evening was that arrogantly call themselves the Magnifhave reduced your taxes. one candidate is much more qualified to icent Seven. They toss out sound bites If you want McHenry Township to be our next mayor. There was no doubt – incomplete information meant to sway continue serving you, you must vote that candidate is Steve Cuda. the voters. for the Independent candidates: Craig Mr. Cuda is very knowledgeable of all Some Democratic signs are out, too, Adams, supervisor; Jim Condon, road the challenges facing our city. We feel but no qualifications of those folks commissioner; Marsha Nelson, township he knows the concerns of the residents either. Craig Adams, Jim Condon, Marsha clerk; and trustees Neil Schepler, Sue and how to overcome these challenges Nelson, Craig Wallace, Gary Barla and Draffkorn, Gary Barla and Craig Wallace. and concerns. On the other hand, Mr. Jett Neal Schepler were part of those involved The Republicans have a political agen- admitted he had no answer for several in keeping the tax levy flat for several da. They do not care about the townissues or could not answer the question years and cutting it by 10 percent this ship; most of them have never even that was asked. year – real action vs. the unknown. Sue We believe Mr. Cuda’s past experience attended a township meeting. They Draffkorn also is running and is expejust want to have a “tax revolt” and cut as mayor and his knowledge and Mr. Jett’s rienced at budget-cutting. Adams and lack thereof is the reason we will be voting nonmandated services to the in-need, Condon both are MBAs, and Condon for Steve Cuda. Experience and knowledge vulnerable and senior populations of also is a civil engineer. Like Citizens for do matter. Please join me in voting Steve McHenry Township.

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Cuda for mayor April 4.

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Magnificent 7 not so great

Carol Perschke McHenry

Diane Adams McHenry

Dave and Pam Oeffling

McHenry

Vote yes for Forest Preserve Land Acquisition referendum

To the Editor: I am writing in support of the Kane County Forest Preserve referendum on April 4.

Kane County has undergone rapid changes in recent years, to the point we now face increased flooding, depletion of underground water supplies, a shortage of open space and higher taxes for schools and roads.

Now we have the opportunity to make a very small investment – only $1.83 a month ($22 a year) – that will pay big dividends in our quality of life. The Forest Preserve District is lowering taxes at the same time because of its responsible financial management. So, even if this referendum passes, our forest preserve tax bills still will be going down significantly, while preserving an additional 2,000 acres of open space to be enjoyed by our families and future generations.

Please join me in voting yes for the Kane County Forest Preserve Land Acquisition and Preserve Improvement referendum April 4.

Jon Duerr St. Charles

Transition fees have never been about a ‘bonus’

To the Editor: When Mayor Brian Sager was at the Woodstock School District 200 board April 2016 meeting considering a transition fee reduction for a previously annexed property per city request, he said of the fees agreed to by the developer, “We were looking for a bonus.”

City Council minutes seem to describe all taxing body developer fees as “extra.” After the many years of transition fee proposals with justification, Woodstock District 200’s goal has never been about a “bonus.” The transition fee proposals simply try to just approach break-even with the cost impact of student enrollment from a newly built home because of delays in tax collection.

Woodstock Mayor Sager crossed over any reasonable “pro business” stand into seemingly abandoning many-times-justified taxing district costs of serving new homes. City of Woodstock voters, please do not re-elect incumbent Mayor Sager.

Jan Vanderspool Woodstock

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• Friday, March 31, 2017

To the Editor: The McHenry Township government To the Editor: has become a joke.

I enthusiastically recommend Gary Fritz Because of its pattern of resignations for Rutland Township assessor. I have and appointments to its supposedly worked closely with him for six years as elected positions, we have a governthe Batavia Township deputy assessor ment where the overwhelming majority and as the Rutland Township assessor in of them were appointed rather than 2005. elected.

Gary has been in the assessment field Its history of over-taxation has resulted for more than 25 years at both county in the accumulation of obscene financial and township levels. After this assessreserves so extreme that we, the people ment debacle of 2005 here in Rutland who fund the government, are being Township, Gary was contracted as our sued. Our tax dollars will defend ourassessor and reassessed all Sun City selves against those lawsuits. properties and brought them back to a Having your kids or family members fair and equitable level. on the payroll of the unit of government Gary has been called as an expert you are part of is nepotism. It is simply witness in many court cases in several wrong. counties in the area.

Voting to give yourself a raise simply He was deputy supervisor of assessbecause you can is wrong. ments in DuPage County for more than Taking a full-time salary for a part-time 25 years. job is wrong.

These and other examples are why, in The incumbents who did this are calling my personal opinion, of the two people themselves Independents. The Republirunning for this office in Rutland Township, Gary is by far the most qualified to cans on the township ballot are the new do a professional job of fair and equitable guys. The Independents are the incumbents. Just vote Republican. property assessment.

Kristina Duber for Harvard School Board

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Gary Fritz for assessor in Rutland Township

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To the Editor: I was disgusted to receive campaign mail regarding our current Lake in the Hills Village President Paul Mulcahy. In an effort to swing election votes, an anonymous person used an unnamed P.O. Box to rehash old news.

Paul has served the village in numerous elective and volunteer positions for the past 22 years. Our LITH Labor Day Sunset Festival would not exist without Paul and his deceased wife’s tireless volunteer efforts for more than 10 years. As an American Legion member, it was his idea to build the veterans memorial in Lake in the HIlls. He, more than anyone else, brought that project to fruition.

Recent problems with village administrators and his actions to resolve those problems put on display his strong leadership ability. As a resident and former trustee, I support Paul Mulcahy, a faithful servant and proven leader to continue as our village president.

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at the discretion of the officials, six of eight of whom were appointed by other appointees. It’s the township way of keeping in power. Taxpayers, you won’t be asked how they want this money spent. There will be no referendum on which to vote.

If you’re sick of this type of government, on April 4 you will have a chance to vote for new township officials. There is a group of seven magnificent people dedicated to reducing government and taxes. Their names are Steve Verr, supervisor; Dan Aylward, clerk; Steve Koerber, highway commissioner; and trustees Mike Rakestraw, Bill Cunningham, Stan Wojewski and Bob Anderson.

Join the tax revolt. Don’t forget to vote.

reducing taxes by adjusting the use of McHenry’s reserve funds.

Serving your community in an elected position is one way to improve your community. Another way to make things better is to go to the polls and cast your vote for a candidate with the skills and commitment to serve. For mayor of McHenry, Steve Cuda is that person.

Please vote for Steve on April 4.

commissioner and the other real Republicans on the ballot.

I look forward to hearing the confusing explanation of the missing $493,000. The incumbents who did this are no longer Republicans. Support the Republicans on the ballot.

Laura Domoto

Give Wayne Jett a chance

Crystal Lake

Ned Neumann McHenry

To the Editor: We have seen Wayne Jett grow from a Elect Russ Ruzanski young man, struggling through the loss of To the Editor: his father to cancer, to becoming a strong My first introduction to Russ Ruzanski person, turning his pain into helping others was through our church. He and his and building his business from scratch. wife, Dorie, are deeply involved in the Along the way, folks saw his potential Judy Anderson life of our church. Russ teaches Sunday and took him into their hearts and homes, Wonder Lake school and is vice president of our church literally, with his heating and air business. council. He is thoughtful, energetic, We know because we were one of his first Vote Democrat committed and respected by all. These customers. for different results things make Russ my friend and are the Some of Wayne’s best features are his To the Editor: reasons I will vote for Russ for Lake in the love for people and his entrepreneurial Most of us have heard the commonly Hills village president. spirit. When he sees a job that needs to be used definition of insanity: doing the Bob Spooner However, there are many reasons why done, he gives it his all, something our city same thing over and over and expecting Former Lake in the Hills trustee you need to vote for Russ Ruzanski. This needs in going forward. Although he has a different result. That is what comes to Navy Vietnam veteran led the planning no political experience, it is refreshing to Vote for David Secrest in D-155 mind when I drive around and see signs see someone with a growing family run for To the Editor: telling us to just vote Republican for a tax and fundraising effort for the Veteran’s Memorial outside our Lake in the Hills Vil- office despite all odds. We say give Wayne We are supporting David Secrest in revolt. Who do you think is responsible lage Hall. He is experienced, having served Jett a chance. McHenry will be better off his re-election to the District 155 School for our property taxes and everything on the Lake in the Hills Village Board since for it.

Board. He has been an avid proponent of else in this county? Republicans have 2011, Planning and Zoning Commission providing the highest standards and best been the sole party in charge of every(2008 to 2011) and Business Relations Ken and Joyce Story educational opportunities for all students. thing out here for as long as anyone I Commission (2004 to 2008). Russ has the McHenry Dave has worked diligently, and he and know can remember. They haven’t even the board’s efforts can be realized by their had to compromise or work with another vision to lead Lake in the Hills to a prosperVote yes for more ous future and the integrity to make us past accomplishments of: party on anything. forest preserves proud to live and work in Lake in the Hills.

• 98 percent graduation rate with Most often, government works by no To the Editor: a 95 percent attendance rate one getting exactly what they want Linda Kelly The Forest Preserve District of Kane Coun• 23.1 average ACT score because they have to compromise and Lake in the Hills ty will ask voters if they want more forest • National recognition by the Washingget it done for the people. (Gov. Bruce preserves on April 4. If voters approve this ton Post and U.S. News and World Report Rauner, the businessman, missed this Incumbents no longer Republicans $50 million referendum, more land will be • On Newsweek’s list of top high schools government lesson.) If you want to help To the Editor: added as open space.

This was accomplished, along with stop the insanity, do something different The current issue of the McHenry TownMost of the purchases will be high-qualproviding an innovative and creative this election. In this county, doing some- ship newsletter states that 50 percent of ity natural areas along streams to create curriculum such as Project Lead the Way, thing different means voting Democratic. the McHenry Township Road and Bridge greenways and connect other open spaces A.V.I.D. Program and the Business Incubalevy is returned to incorporated municitogether for people and wildlife. tor Course, while maintaining strict fiscal Kelley Kepes palities.

Ringwood The cost is less than $2 a month on a responsibilities (flat tax levy, tax rebates in The McHenry Township portion of the $250,000 home.

Taxes are going down 2012, 2013 and 2014, six months reserves city of McHenry’s Equalized Assessed Val- with the payoff of previous bonds, which Vote Cuda for McHenry mayor in operating costs and a balanced budget). ue real estate tax base is $457,335,807.

To the Editor: means if this new open space referendum A vote for David Secrest will continue The Road and Bridge levy is $.3506 per Steve Cuda is the best candidate for passes, everyone still will see their taxes go high educational standards with fiscal mayor of McHenry. His past experiences $100 of assessed value. Fifty percent of down by $80 instead of $102 a year, while responsibility. that levy is $801,821. Last year, the city as mayor and school board member also preserving an additional 2,000 acres of McHenry received $308,557 from the give him a solid understanding of the of protected open space for families and John and Elaine Falzone township. That’s short by $493,264. responsibilities that come with this job Crystal Lake future generations.

Someone should ask the current highand the issues he will face. Steve is a The Conservation Foundation works in way commissioner where the missing Join the tax revolt skilled negotiator; I admire the way he Kane County and encourages you to say To the Editor: can “easily” diffuse tense situations. His $493,264 is, every year, year after year, “yes” for more open space and forest almost a half a million dollars. That’s a lot preserve property.

McHenry Township taxpayers, you work to stop the Oakwood Hills power were overtaxed $2,164,221 according to plant demonstrated Steve’s commitment of money.

I’m supporting Steve Koerber for the the March 31, 2015, McHenry Township to maintaining this area as a good place Brook McDonald President/CEO, The Conservation Foundation position of McHenry Township highway to live and work, and he has a plan for Financial Report. This money is used

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster rate in the fourth quarter than earlier estimates, as consumers ramped up spending that’s expected fuel growth throughout 2017.

The gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services, expanded at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the October-December period, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The figure is an improvement from the previous estimate of 1.9 percent. The added strength stemmed from stronger consumer spending, which offset an increased drag from trade.

Many economists project growth of about 2 percent in the current January-March quarter, but they expect greater strength as the year progresses as bullish consumers keep spending.

“Consumer spending will lead growth thanks to higher incomes from more jobs and rising wages, as well as likely tax cuts,” said PNC Economist Gus Faucher, who predicted GDP growth for all of 2017 at 2.3 percent.

That would be a significant improvement from anemic growth of 1.6 percent in 2016, the weakest showing in five years. Since the Great Recession ended in June 2009, the economy has averaged annual GDP growth of just 2.1 percent, the slowest recovery since the end of World War II. President Donald Trump has

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A woman works with fabric March 3 at 99Degrees Custom, an apparel manufacturer specializing in sewn and bonded sports and activewear, in Lawrence, Mass. According to information released Thursday by the Commerce Department, the U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster rate in the fourth quarter than earlier estimates, as consumers ramped up spending that’s expected to fuel growth throughout 2017. pledged to boost GDP growth to 4 percent or better, although private economists are doubtful he can achieve that goal given the headwinds the economy faces from an aging workforce and disappointing productivity growth.

He said his economic program of tax cuts, deregulation and increased spending in such areas as the military and infrastructure would boost the economy back to growth rates not seen on a sustained basis in decades.

Trump’s legislative agenda faced a

setback last week when Republicans were forced to pull a measure to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law because they did not have enough votes in the House of Representatives. Despite the setback, Trump has said the administration will soon unveil a plan to cut individual and corporate tax rates, a key component of his stimulus program.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said last week that even if the initial goal of getting the tax measure

approved by August slips, he still believes the plan can win congressional approval by this fall.

Mnuchin has cited a lower goal of growth above 3 percent. Private economists, however, believe the impact of Trump’s stimulus efforts will be even smaller. Top forecasters with the National Association for Business Economists on Monday projected GDP growth this year of 2.3 percent, rising only slightly to 2.5 percent in 2018.

One complicating factor for Trump’s program is the Federal Reserve, which earlier this month boosted a key interest rate for the second time in three months and retained a projection for a total of three rate hikes this year. The Fed is raising interest rates to make sure that inflation does not become a problem but higher rates could make it harder to achieve faster GDP growth.

For the fourth quarter, the government revised its estimate for consumer spending, which accounts for twothirds of economic activity, to a growth rate of 3.5 percent from a previous estimate of 3 percent.

The economy also got a boost from slightly stronger rebuilding of business stockpiles. However, these increases were offset somewhat by a bigger trade deficit, which subtracted 1.8 percentage points from growth in the fourth quarter, and less business investment than previously estimated.

The release Thursday was the government’s third look at GDP for the fourth quarter. It will issue its first look at first quarter GDP on April 28.

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What our children with autism have taught us

By MARI–JANE WILLIAMS – The Washington Post

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pril is National Autism Awareness Month, and April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Blue lights will be everywhere to raise awareness of the condition that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affects 1 in 68 kids. “Sesame Street” is debuting Julia, a Muppet who has autism, April 10.

Success, wrapped in cinnamon and yeast

During a recent visit to the mall, my 23-year-old son Andrew, who has autism, discovered yeast. Andrew dreams of becoming a chef, and yeast’s ability to transform flour into an edible ball of yumminess was intoxicating. While inhaling the sweet perfume of butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, he fell in love with the cinnamon roll.

“What’s in the mix?” he said to the Cinnabon employee. “I need to know the ratio of flour to yeast.”

Next time, he took a notebook and pen. “I need to know about the yeast.

And what kind of cinnamon do you use?” he said in the friendly tone I taught him. The same employee pointed to bottles of cinnamon for sale. He placed six bottles on the counter. “I just want to make cinnamon rolls like you,” he said, avoiding her eyes.

She smiled and brought him a list of ingredients included in the commercial mix. The one thing he recognized was yeast.

Soon, malted barley flour, dried buttermilk and industrial-sized cakes of yeast joined his growing collection of cinnamon. I was desperate for him to be like other kids his age, but he chose to spend his days studying baking on YouTube and searching for the perfect cinnamon roll recipe.

One afternoon I arrived home to

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Andrew; he dreams of becoming a chef.

While the increased awareness is great, we’d also like to think of it as a time for greater acceptance and understanding of those with autism. So in honor of kids (and adults) with this neurological disorder that can affect social skills, speech and language and motor skills, we asked four of our contributors to The Post’s parenting blog to tell us what makes their child with autism awesome. hurting, even when they do their best not to show it, and she is the first one to draw a picture or make a card for someone in need.

When we pass a homeless person on the street, she is moved to tears at the thought of someone living without a home. Charlotte doesn’t suffer from lack of empathy; she is overwhelmed by it.

– Jody Allard

Focusing on strengths rather than struggles

He is long and lanky. His hair is woolly and his smile is bright. He hates getting haircuts and says he wants an Afro. Really, he wants to delay getting a haircut. He is kind, loves history and enjoys playing with his sisters every mornPhoto provided by Jody Allard ing before Charlotte; she fills her math worksheets with kitten faces instead of numbers, and she school. He loves to roller skate. is their big brother, see her differences. She leaves school the unmistakable scent of cinnamon and takes tangled with yeast. My kitchen looked early every day for therapy, and her pride in classmates sometimes ask me why. like a war zone. that.

“Sit here, Mom,” he said. “Meet my They are curious, not judgmental, He is master creation! I call them Andrew’s but there is an otherness there. It is my son, difficult for them to get close enough Cinnamon Bites.”

Jonathan, to Charlotte to get to know her.

I sat, fork raised, understanding and he has Charlotte’s progress has been my son had realized his dream. I saw Photo provided by Nikkya Hargrove autism, on his face a deep sense of satisfaction substantial in the two years since she Jonathan; he wants to go something I began therapy, but I hesitate to dwell and knew he was happier than many was in deni- to college and to have a too much on it. Charlotte isn’t valuof the other young adults I knew. I al about for family someday. took a bite and savored the sweet taste able because her tolerance for riding much of his in a car has increased or she’s learned life. Once I accepted it, I pushed him to of his success.

– Kristin Jarvis Adams to initiate play with preferred peers. not allow his deficits to define him. I Charlotte has always been valuable, encouraged him to focus on his assets, whether she’s melting down in the Empathy in spades such as his voice, which gets exercise corner of the classroom or quietly My 9-year-old daughter has brown in our church choir almost every working on her reading. eyes and a curtain of brown hair Sunday, or his strong arm, which will I often see autism described as she hides behind. She fills her math be tested this spring in baseball. I having a lack of empathy, but I find worksheets with kitten faces instead have pushed him to think about what that hard to believe. Charlotte lacks of numbers, and she loves to roller he has to offer the world instead of the a sophisticated understanding of skate. In many ways, she blends into things he’s trying to improve, such as how other people think, but she has the crowd. But unlike her third-grade his social skills. an innate sense of how they feel. She classmates, Charlotte is autistic. finds ways to comfort people who are See AUTISM, page 23 It’s easy for Charlotte’s peers to

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“Yes,” he answers.

That is how it goes. Wherever I go, Continued from page 22 Dominic goes, too.

It’s my favorite thing to do with my He is 10, and is becoming a young son. man with dreams and aspirations. He At 13 years old, Dominic’s autism wants to go to college and to have a is profound enough that he rarely family someday. He is my first baby, talks. He spends his days straddling my boy who slept easily as a newborn. the edge of the neurotypical world: a As a toddler, he ate anything we ofloud, cluttered universe that doesn’t fered him and took countless risks on understand him. the playground.

When we received his diagnosis, As the years have rushed by, his I thought my job was to urge him to strength in the face of adversity has change his perspective. I believed grown. When he sees someone being autism had robbed Dominic of real mistreated or hurt, he steps in to help. joy and it was my job to make him If his sisters fall down, he rushes over “whole.” But the more I firmly nudged to tell them it will be OK, asking to him out of his world and into mine, see where they are hurt. His empathy the more miserable he seemed. And is delivered in a soft tone as he eases that made me miserable. their discomfort with a phrase and a I’m grateful for the progress he’s kiss, something only a big brother can made and the skills he’s acquired. But do.

I’m also certain Dominic is content Jonathan is brave, honest, strong with who he is and what he loves. And and, most important, loved. what he loves most is riding shotgun – Nikkya Hargrove in my minivan. He puts his seat belt on and watches as I start the ignition.

Savoring the journey He flaps his arms and says “go.”

My son, Dominic loves to ride in Riding with Dominic is different the car. than driving with my other children.

If he sees me putting on my coat He’s content just to be in the moment – or rifling through my purse, he will to him, the trip is always greater than suddenly appear nearby, holding his the destination. shoes, looking at me with his blue My son has taught me it doesn’t eyes, expectantly. matter what you love – just find some“Do you want to go bye-bye?” I say thing and love it with abandon. to him.

At the stoplight, I grab Dominic’s

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ALBUM WITH TUBMAN PHOTO SOLD FOR $161K

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NEW YORK – An album containing a rare photograph of 19th century abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman was sold Thursday at a New York City auction for $161,000 – far exceeding presale estimates.

Swann Galleries said the late 1860s image and other items in the album sold for a hammer price of $130,000, plus a $31,000 auctioneer fee. The album had an estimated sale price of $20,000 to $30,000.

The winning bid was made by phone by Lion Heart Autographs, a Manhattan-based dealer.

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FBI recovers Rockwell painting stolen in 1976

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Britain’s Prince William (left), Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry wear charity headbands issued by The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

Britain’s young royals promote conversation on mental health LONDON – Britain’s Prince William, his wife, Kate, and his brother Prince Harry are spearheading a campaign to encourage people to talk openly about mental health issues.

The young royals released 10 films Thursday as part of their “Heads Together” campaign to change the national conversation about mental health.

The videos feature celebrities and members of the public talking about the breakthrough conversations that helped them come to terms with their mental health problems. The former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff and former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, are among those featured speaking about their experiences with anxiety or depression.

The royals said they hope the stigma surrounding mental health problems can be lifted. They urged people to talk more openly about these issues.

“When you realize that mental health problems affect your friends, neighbors, children and spouses, the walls of judgment and prejudice around these issues begin to fall,” they said in a statement.

Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, said public awareness campaigns are more powerful when the celebrities promoting them have personal experience with the issue being highlighted.

“Princes William and Harry speak from their experience of loss and sorrow” she said in a telephone interview. The support of the young royals is important in raising awareness about mental health, she said. William and Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997, when the princes were 15 and 12 years old. The films can be viewed on the Heads Together website and YouTube page and are promoted on Facebook, Twitter and Google.

PHILADELPHIA – The FBI has recovered a 1919 Norman Rockwell painting stolen more than 40 years ago from a New Jersey home.

The painting, sometimes called “Lazybones” or “Boy Asleep with Hoe,” graced the cover of the Sept. 6, 1919, edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The oil-on-canvas piece was among several items taken during a 1976 break-in in Cherry Hill, a Philadelphia suburb.

Susan Murta said she last saw the painting in her parents’ home in 1976.

Spike to be rebranded as Paramount in 2018

NEW YORK – Cable television’s Spike network will be transformed into the Paramount network early next year, introducing new series with stars to include Alicia Silverstone and Michael Shannon.

In its announcement Thursday, owner Viacom billed the rebranded network as “a prime destination for premium storytelling.” Spike, launched in 2003, has focused on young men.

Paramount’s slate of new series will include “American Woman,” starring Silverstone as a feminism-driven single mother struggling to raise her two daughters in the 1970s.

The limited series “Waco,” starring Shannon and John Leguizamo, will cover the 51-day siege between the government and the Branch Davidians spiritual sect.

And “Heathers” will be a black-comedy anthology based on the 1988 film, with Shannen Doherty among its stars.

Lawrence plays ballerina spy in ‘Red Sparrow’

LAS VEGAS – Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian ballerina turned seductive spy in “Red Sparrow” 20th Century Fox on Thursday debuted a first look at the international espionage thriller at CinemaCon from Lawrence’s “Hunger Games” director Frances Lawrence.

Based on a book by former CIA agent Jason Matthews, Lawrence plays Dominika, a prima ballerina who has to rethink her career choices after a devastating injury. So she goes to a spy school where the students are taught by headmistress Charlotte Rampling to use seduction as their main weapon. Her target? Joel Edgerton.

‘Mindy’ star Adam Pally arrested on drug charges

NEW YORK – Actor Adam Pally has been arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana in New York.

New York City police spokesman Thomas Antonetti said that Pally was arrested late Tuesday night in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. He faces a criminal possession charge for the cocaine and a possession of marijuana count. A court date is set for June.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor William Daniels (“St. Elsewhere”) is 90. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 83. Actress Shirley Jones is 83. Musician Herb Alpert is 82. Actor Christopher Walken is 74. Comedian Gabe Kaplan (“Welcome Back Kotter”) is 73. Guitarist Mick Ralphs of Bad Company and of Mott The Hoople is 73. Actress Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”) is 69. Actor Robbie Coltrane (“Harry Potter” films) is 67. Actor Ed Marinaro (“Hill Street Blues”) is 67. Guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC is 62. Bassist Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers is 46. Actor Ewan McGregor is 46. Rapper Tony Yayo is 39. Actress Kate Micucci (“Raising Hope”) is 37. Guitarist Jack Antonoff of fun. is 33. Actress Jessica Szohr (“Gossip Girl”) is 32.

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ASK THE DOCTORS Robert Ashley Lastly, an analysis of 16 studies published in 2016 in the Journal of Hypertension looked at the benefits of more aggressive treatment versus less aggressive treatment of blood pressure. The authors found a 16 percent decrease in death rate with blood pressure below 130 versus blood pressure greater than 130.

Although these studies don’t directly answer your question, consider the incremental benefits of lowering your blood pressure. If, on medication, your systolic blood pressure is in the 130s, I would say you’re at greater risk than someone who is not taking medication and who has a blood pressure of 120. If you’re on medication and your blood pressure is 120, it’s hard to say how that compares to somebody who has a blood pressure of 120 and is not on medication.

The most important lesson is if you have high blood pressure, you should treat it.

Also, a message for my readers: A recent column on whether to give aspirin for a heart attack in progress referred to two studies in which users received aspirin at various times. In referring to one study, the article stated earlier users received aspirin an average of 1.6 hours before the onset of symptoms. Obviously, this should have said “after the onset of symptoms.”

In referring to the other study, the article stated patients received aspirin at least 24 hours after the beginning of symptoms.

This should have said “up to 24 hours after the beginning of symptoms.”

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

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Dear Doctor: I know that high blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and more. However, is it still considered a risk factor if it’s controlled with medicine?

Dear Reader: High blood pressure is a significant risk factor for heart attacks and strokes because it damages the arteries that supply the heart and the brain, causing them to narrow.

Additionally, the heart has to work harder to deal with the resulting elevated blood pressure, increasing the risk of eventual heart failure. There is no disputing these facts.

As for whether someone with high blood pressure controlled by medication has a risk equivalent to somebody without high blood pressure, that’s a good question – and no studies have specifically tried to answer it. But researchers have studied patients with high blood pressure and the attempts to bring the blood pressure to different levels.

A 2015 breakthrough study in the New England Journal of Medicine took 9,361 patients with systolic blood pressure greater than 130 and randomly assigned them to either treatment to keep the blood pressure between 130 and 140 or more aggressive treatment to bring the blood pressure down to 120. The aggressively treated group got their blood pressure down to 121 on average, while the less aggressively treated group had an average systolic blood pressure of 136.

The study was stopped after three years because of a 27 percent decrease in the overall death rate in the aggressively treated group.

A 2016 study in The Lancet combined data from 123 studies of hypertension treatment with a total of 613,815 patients.

This analysis showed that for every 10-point decrease in blood pressure, the death rate decreased by 13 percent, the stroke rate decreased by 27 percent and the heart failure rate decreased by 28 percent. Like the former study, the benefits were greater with blood pressure below 130.

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information. Read on for some instructive input from another reader: Dear Abby: Many schools have “Helping Hands” funds available for this purpose and would allow the family to donate to these specific girls anonymously, if need be. As an educator, I encourage everyone to reach out to a local school to offer help to struggling high school students. If they are in a position to do so, they should ask if they can sponsor a student in the college application process or sign up to mentor. – A Little Goes A Long Way

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DEAR ABBY There is a boy I like at school.

Jeanne He is a very Phillips well-known person around school. I’m not. I do have a wide variety of friends, and I even talk to some of his.

My friends know I like him, and they would like for me to talk to him. I wouldn’t mind that, but what would I say? They want it to happen in person, but I want to do it by text, where I feel more me. What should I do? – Tennessee Teen Dear Teen: Listen to your friends and approach him in person. A smile and a hello should break the ice. Then follow it up with a question about some activity that’s happening at school.

Dear Abby: Could you please address the etiquette of tasting samples at stores, events, food shows, etc.? People walk up and try to grab a sample with dirty, bleeding, scabby hands not realizing other people also will be sampling that food.

Samples are supposed to be given to each person. And when that happens, the food handler should be wearing clean gloves and be the only person touching the food.

Please let people know that once someone without gloves touches this food, the demonstrator must discard it for health reasons.

Also, samples cannot be given to children without their parents’ permission, and any food allergies must be addressed before someone asks for a sample. – Mary in Florida Dear Mary: Your suggestions are not only good manners, they also make common sense.

I hope readers who don’t know better will learn from your letter for the sake of everyone’s health.

Dear Abby: “Enough to Share” (Dec. 5) was interested in supporting her daughter’s friends through the college application process.

“Enough” could mention to the family that SAT and ACT fee waivers should be available through the school counseling department if the twins are considered low-income.

Students also should know about government assistance programs, such as the Pell Grant, which can give additional money toward tuition for any low-income student.

They can get more information through their schools when they fill out their FAFSA forms.

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CLASSIFIED 29

For Better or For Worse

POLISH LADY Will Clean Your Home/Office

Manufacturing

FREE ESTIMATES, Great Ref. 224-858-4515

Crystal Lake Manufacturer looking to hire for the following positions:

Assemblers (1st and 2nd shift) Maintenance Technicians (2nd and 3rd shift) CNC Salvagnini Operators for punching and forming

equipment. Experience a plus. (2nd and 3rd shift)

Competitive pay and benefits.

Please include the job you are applying for in your response.

Fax Resume to: 815-459-4741 or email: Knaack.HRMail@wernerco.com

MOLD MAKER

Construction Contractor located in McHenry, is seeking a candidate for an immediate, full time position of Administrative Assistant in our Estimating Department. Duties include: Documentation organization (printing plans and specs, spreadsheets, department emails), proficiency in typing notes and proposals, filing, data entry, calling contractors for projects to bid searching for leads on projects to bid via construction websites, customer service, light marketing, cross-training, problem solving & possess strong organizational, verbal & written communication skills. Must be proficient w/ all Microsoft office programs. Hours: 7:30am-5:30PM, Mon-Fri. Qualified candidates please submit resume to: HR@Metalmaster.us

CAREGIVERS Now Hiring... Always Caring Seeking experienced caregivers to provide companionship and assistance with personal care.

Available Shifts Weekdays and/or Weekends 3-12 Hour Days &/or Nights. 24-Hour Sleep-Overnight Shifts.

Apply online: https://va175.ersp.biz/employment Visiting Angels is an EEO employer Food Service

BARTENDERS HOST(ESS) BUSSERS

RUNNERS SERVERS DATA ENTRY

Call 847-526-9993 ask for Lisa or walk in to apply: Dock's Bar & Grill, 313 E. Liberty St, Wauconda Food Service

Chemtech Plastics, Inc., a Thermoplastics Injection Molding Company is seeking an experienced journeyman mold maker.

Applicants must be able to evaluate and troubleshoot new and existing molds, and fixtures. Roboform EDM and/or Hurco CNC experience is a plus. Duties include mold repair, insert changeovers and maintenance. We offer an excellent benefits package, including a matching 401K plan. EOE. Qualified candidates should apply in person or send resume to:

Chemtech Plastics, Inc.

A TV Antenna Will Save You $1000's

ROOFING AND SIDING SERVICE TECH

Minimum 5 years experience required.

Must be a self starter. Pay commensurate with experience.

Jarvis Exteriors

Crystal Lake, IL. Call: 815-482-3675 email: rob@jarvisexteriors.com

KITCHEN SALES ASSOCIATE

2 years minimum sales experience. Full time with insurance.

Call for appointment: 815-338-0075

Woodstock Lumber

1101 Lake Ave., Woodstock Email: ralph.woodstocklumber@comcast.net

HANDYPERSON

for building maintenance Call 847-846-9597

Starting pay $10-$12 per hour. Full Time & Part Time needed. Experience welcome but will train.

Call for more information 815-276-7109 or fill out application at ceresfood.com

Place your Classified ad online 24/7 at: www.NWHerald.com/PlaceAnAd

Cat “Maxie” Gray

Caregiver - Male with Many Years Exp.

MOLD POLISHER - FT

Retreat House in Barrington

www.HuskieWire.com

For a medically fragile special needs adult.

4 days a week, Mon-Thurs, 8am - 6pm, Cary area.

409-739-3165

Live-in or come and go, exc ref. 847-409-8258

*GRiLL COOK - AM's (up to $15/hr) *WAIT STAFF & DISHWASHER

All NIU Sports... All The Time

Must be willing to travel. fordad81@gmail.com

765 Church Road, Elgin, IL 60123 or email: jobs@chemtechplastics.com

Experienced preferred. McHenry, IL. Paid insurance, vacation and retirement account.

Call: 815-363-8200 email: lldealdmp@gmail.com

Sales

Declawed, was lost Friday, March 17 near Ridgewood Drive and Dean St 80 yr old father in our home. Must be experienced in Woodstock. Call please if found, family driver w/valid DL. Daily meals, med reminders, toilet/shower, exercise help, & light housekeeping. is heartbroken!

815-403-5843 Live-in female caregiverer needed to care for

Looking for a Caring Person

Manufacturing

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Cat - Grey, Young Female

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MAILBOX & POST SALES & INSTALLATION 815-653-7095 ~ 815-341-7822 www.mailboxpostman.com

Kathy's Office & Home Cleaning Service

Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

815-355-5297

Very shy, microchip, lost February 1st Fox River Dr., Harvest Glen area, Cary.

REWARD! 84 7-639-9504

TABBY CAT

30 CLASSIFIED • Friday, March 31, 2017 BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Leone Levi, a 19th-century English jurist and statistician, said, “Man has six organs to serve him, and he is master only of three. He cannot control his eye, ear or nose, but he can his mouth, hand and foot.”

A bridge player needs to control his eyes by looking at all of the cards, his ears by listening to the bidding, and his hands by playing the right cards. In this deal, what should South do in four spades after West starts with two top hearts?

North had a minimum two-club response in Standard, but was too strong for one no-trump. Then, when South indicated a six-card suit, North made an invitational raise, which South was happy to accept with his secondary club fit and heart singleton.

Under the heart ace, East signaled with his jack, the top of touching honors, to tell partner that it would not establish a trick for South if West continued with the heart king.

Many players, after ruffing at trick two, would lead the spade king. But if West plays low, the contract cannot be made. West wins the next trump and leads another heart to reduce South to the same spade length -two -- as West. Declarer would lose either three spades and one heart or two spades and two hearts.

Instead, to keep trump control if there is a 4-1 break, South should lead a low trump toward dummy’s 10 at trick two. If a defender wins with the jack and plays a third heart, declarer can ruff in the dummy, cross to hand and drive out the spade ace, discarding a club from dummy. Everything is under control.

• Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com PRAYER to the BLESSED VIRGIN (Never Known to Fail)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity.

Oh star of the sea, help me and show me here you are my Mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God Queen of Heaven and Earth I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make request).

There are none which can withstand your power.

O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee. (three times) Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (three times) Say this prayer for three consecutive days and then you must publish and it will be granted to you.

J.S. ***THE BOAT DOCK*** We Buy & Consign Used Boats!

Springfield, Illinois 217-793-7300 www.theboatdock.com ***THE BOAT DOCK*** CAMPERS Colman's RV We Buy/Consign Used Campers And RV's!

217-787-8653 www.colmansrv.com HIGH END ANTIQUE AUCTION LIVE & ONLINE APRIL 6th 12PM Union, IL Carousel Animals, Classic Cars, Petroliana, Coin-Op, Slot Machines, MORE! (coincides with the Chicagoland Coin-op Show April 7-9) www.donleyauctions.com LOCAL DRIVERS WANTED! Be your own boss. Flexible hours.

Unlimited earning potential Must be 21 with valid U.S. driver's license, insurance & reliable vehicle.

Call 855-401-1161 ONLINE AUCTION CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION SURPLUS Ends April 8th 6pm Cranes, Bobcat, Trowell Machine, Scaffolding, Compressor, Generator, Misc. Construction Items, More!

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Northwest Herald Classified It works.

Algonquin Estate Sale

SAT & SUN 10-4 See pics @ estatesales.net

More people read the Northwest Herald each day than all other papers combined in McHenry County!

Friday & Saturday 1218 Pin Oak Ct. McHenry 9am - 3pm Numbers at 8:30am Cash, Visa & Master Card Leather Reclining Sofa & Loveseat, Cube Storage, Accent Lighting, Pottery, Girl Scouts, Mission Dining Room, Flat Panel Television, Complete Office, Home Theater, Full & Queen Bedroom Set, Bookcases, Modern King Bedroom Set, Ladies' Clothing & Accessories, Holiday Décor, Children's Books & Toys, Lionel Trains, Microfiber Sofas, Kenmore Sewing Machine & Crafting Room, Workshop with Tools, Craftsman Lawnmower, Craftsman Riding Lawnmower, Craftsman Snowblower, Generac Deck Washer & Much More ...

See Photos at http://www.ctnorthern.com This is a CARING TRANSITIONS Sale

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Lake In The Hills

Estate Sale

Huntley Estate Sale

Dishwasher - White

Crystal Lake Moving Sale

Kitchen Sink, Stainless Steel, Exc Cond!

2 Porcelain Sinks, with faucets attached.

Excellent condition, $200 for all.

815-236-0410

SAT & SUN 9-3

SAT & SUN 9-3

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Refrigerator - White,1 Year Old

FRI & SAT, 3/31 & 4/1 10-3

27 cu ft, $250 and a Dorm Size Refrigerator, $100.

815-943-9435

10881 Harry Drive

METAL TRACTOR WHEELS OR WHEELBARROW WHEELS. Please Call: 847-515-8012

Beautiful sale includes full kitchen, Hummels & German collectibles, Mid-Century Tri-Bond BR, glass & china, linens, LR furniture, curio, retro lamps, much household, costume and gold jewelry, wall art, mobility items, 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis w/50K miles

See pics, details @

www.recollectionsltd.com

HUNTLEY ESTATE SALE Sat & Sun, April 1 & 2 9am - 4pm

#'s at 8am

Del Webb subdivision, neighborhood 12 *BRING GPS - no signs allowed*

Massive Accumulation!

Images & More Info:

IronHorseEstateSales.com Island Lake Estate Sale Thur, Fri, Sat, 10-5 Sun 11-3 3304 Carol Circle Tools, vinyl LP's, bldng materials, sewing, tons of items, turn of century, mid-century & modern.

Get the job you want at NWHerald.com/jobs

Need customers?

We've got them!

Advertise in print and online for one low price.

Call Classified today!

877-264-2527

Cary Moving Sale Sat & Sun 9-3 7001 Owl Way (Northwood Acres)

Snowblower, Thomasville Entertainment Unit, Sofa table, Sofa, Patio Table & Chairs, Ladies Golf Clubs, 50 yrs of Collectibles, MuchMore!

CRYSTAL LAKE

HUGE

INDOOR GARAGE SALE

A Real Treasure Hunt!

MARENGO 4 Momz 2 Momz Resale Event

$95 /obo

Nutmeg Color, Entryway Furniture.

Beautiful Lane Piece, $300/obo.

815-347-0133

SAT, Apr 1st 8am-2pm SUN, Apr 2nd 8am-Noon

Dinette Country Table for Two

Selected items are 50% off Sunday l

McHenry - Garage / Moving Sale: 2317 W. Fairview Lane Friday 3/31 & Saturday 4/1 10am – 4pm Furniture, Household Items, Tools, Clothes/shoes Lawn and Garden Tools, Construction Equipment, Electronics, Exercise Equipment, Snowblowers & Snow Equipment and much more!

UNION

Northwest Herald.

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JOBS ANNOUNCEMENTS STUFF VEHICLES REAL ESTATE SERVICES LEGALS Northwest Herald Classified and online at: NWHerald.com

All wood with 2 chairs, $75.

815-382-4536 or 815-814-1003

Dining Room Table - Solid Oak

Dark color with 4 chairs, 3-1/2 ft round expandable table to 5 ft with leaf, $400.

815-382-3708 Lamps - Floor Lamp and a Desk Lamp Dark brown base with a Tiffany style shade, $140/both.

815-459-5204 Lighted Curio Cabinet – Walnut finish, mirrored

back panel, clear glass front & sides, 2 glass shelves & lower enclosed strorage $125 815-354-9752

MASSAGE RECLINING CHAIR

Black Leather-Like New. Premier Health Products (PHP) Paid $2295. Asking $500 O.B.O. Call: 815-575-0758 Lve. Msg.

& So Much More!

815-823-4624

815-344-4238

Hall Tree with Storage Bench

Everything a Mom needs for Spring/Summer

SAT & SUN 9-5 323 POPLAR (2) Brand New Patio Sets, (2) Kids Play Kitchen Sets, Lots of Brand New Home décor Items......Lamps, Pictures, Etc. Authentic Coach Purses, Dooney & Bourke Purses

Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry Warehouse Sale Fri March 31st , 8am. Sat April 1st 9am.

4439 N. Rte 31, Ringwood.

815-382-7227 Shallow well pump with pressure tank.

For house or river use. Like new condition.

Friday 3/31 & Saturday 4/1 8am-3pm 7265 Great Northern Trail

Twin Bed with Headboard

Dresser and student desk with chair, Household Items, Furniture, Hm & Xmas Decor, dark maple, $250. 815-382-3708 Adult & Kids Clothes, Sporting Goods, Picture Frames, Lawn & Garden, Books, Ofc Equip & much more!

Moving! Everything Must GO!

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Vintage Sofa Table

Darker wood, $200. 815-575-1591

Call 877-264-2527

Quarter Horse Gelding- Registered, 24 Years Old 815-353-0674

Brady Bunch style couch & chair, orange, For experienced rider, $300.

good condition, you pick up. 847-669-8141 Being the FIRST to grab reader's attention makes your item sell faster!

Highlight and border your ad!

877-264-2527

www.NWHerald.com

Custom Made flower pots, potting tables, & furniture, reclaimed wood.

Fri & Sat 8-4 933 Camelot 815-482-2886

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ANCHOR CONSTRUCTION Since 77'

FOUNDATIONS GARAGE SLABS / DRIVEWAYS PATIOS/ WALKS / STOOPS REPLACEMENTS Fully Insured

815-482-9542 (McHenry)

Free Estimates

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PATIO DOOR REPAIR COMPANY

S&W Furniture Refinishing ✦

✦

CLOUDY DOOR & WINDOW GLASS REPLACEMENT We Custom Build Sliding Door & Window Screens We Replace Roller's - Tracks Handles Weatherstripping

815 - 814 – 1480

PLANT RESCUE SINCE 1996

Many People Still Cut Their Lawn - We Do The Rest •Shrubbery & Small Tree Trimming •Weeding Landscape Beds •Annual, Perennial Planting & Mulch •Maintenance Programs •Curb Appeal

"We don't cut lawns"

224-577-8080

www.PatioDoorRepairCompany.com

JM SEAMLESS GUTTERS

X-PERT CONCRETE An Affordable Electrician

• Seamless Gutters 5” & 6” • Leaf Protection w/Different Styles Avail.

• Soffit & Fascia • Aluminum Wrap Free Estimates

815-404-9749

Fully Insured

847-980-7039 or 847-639-7625

Don't worry about rain!

With our Great Garage Sale Guarantee you'll have great weather for your sale, or we'll run your ad again for FREE. Call to advertise 877-264-2527

Find the help you need NOTICE PUBLICATION POLICIES This publication reserves the right to edit or reject any ads without comment. This publication is careful to review all advertising but the burden of truthful content belongs to the advertiser. We use standard abbreviations and we reserve the right to properly classify your ad. All ads are subject to credit approval. We reserve the right to require prepayment.

We accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover & American Express.

CHECK YOUR AD Please check your ad the first day it is published. If you see an error, call us immediately and it will be corrected for the next available publication date. Our liability is for only one publication date and shall not exceed the total cost of the first day of publication.

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EVERCHANGING LANDSCAPING

Fully Insured – Free Estimates Lawn Maintenance - Landscaping Edging – Mulch – Patios – Retaining Walls

815-560-1943

Why Not Do Business with a Veteran Owned American Company w/ 25 years of Great Service in McHenry County Communities “Always a Discount for Seniors/Veterans” Weekly Lawn Maintenance Spring / Fall Clean-up Bush & Tree Trimmng / Mulch / Bed Edging Seed & Sod / New Plantings (Bushes/Trees) Landscape Renovations

815-505-0655

Email: Michaels.ldsp@att.net

NJE LANDSCAPING INC. LAWN CARE & MAINTENANCE

Seasonal Clean-Ups Patios / Walkways / Retaining Walls Mulching Lawn Installation Much More !!

Fully Insured

708 – 603 – 9141 call Noe

www.njelandscapinginc.com

ORTIZ LANDSCAPING ★ SPRING CLEAN-UP ★

Jim Verhaeghe & Sons

Landscaping Inc.

Lawn Maintenance-Seed-Sod Grading - Brick Pavers Bobcat & Backhoe Work Hauling - Tree Removal - Mulch Firewood and Snow Removal

847-334-5740 / 847-732-4014

CESAR'S LAWN & LANDSCAPING Spring Clean-Up

Lawn Maintenance & Mowing Mulch - Patios - Paver Repair - Fire Pits

847-489-1529 or 815-560-3373 Email; cesar_maya0927@yahoo.com

With our

Great Garage Sale Guarantee

you'll have great weather for your sale, or we'll run your ad again for FREE*.

Call to advertise 877-264-2527 *within 4 weeks of original sale date.

Ask your representative for details.

Good Service, Great Price!

224-848-9177

danygrass_service@outlook.com

E.C. LAWNCARE Insured & Bonded

√ SPRING CLEAN UP √ LANDSCAPING √ MULCH √ MOWING √SWIMMING POOL SERVICE (Ask for Enrique) 815-261-7111 castanedaenrique37@gmail.com

BOB EVANS

FIREWOOD & MULCH

FREE MULCH th

RECRUIT LOCAL!

Target your recruitment message close to home or reach our entire area.

For more information, call 877-264-2527 or email: helpwanted@shawsuburban.com

Share your photos with McHenry County!

Every 5 yard is FREE ! Buy 8 yards, Get 2 FREE !

Dark Brown Natural Premium Mulch $40 per cubic yard

Red or Brown Dyed Mulch $45 per cubic yard

Call Gary for Delivery

847-429-9900

bobevansfirewoodandmulch.com

We are At Your Service!

email: amulfoortiz99@gmail.com NWHerald.com/myphotos

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Upload photos of your family and friends with our online photo album.

Call today to place your ad

Share your sports team, birthday party, big catch, pets, or vacation!

877-264-2527

Spring / Fall Clean-Up

Mowing - Weeding -Trimming Mulching and More

Spring / Fall Clean-Up Lawn Mowing - Mulch - Tree Cutting Patios & Retaining Walls 815-403-5068 marcomercado 1986@gmail.com

815-355-2121

It works.

Dany's Lawn Mowing Service

GREEN SEASON LANDSCAPING

Mulch Brick Patios Tree Removal Maintenance Work Insured Don't worry about rain!

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Call to advertise in the At Your Service directory.

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NEWBERG STORAGE INC.

815-547-4072

Easy & Secure 24hr. Access

10X10 = $55/mo. 10X20 = $75/mo.

10X15 = $65/mo. 10X25 = $85/mo.

10X17 = $70/mo. 10X30 = $110/mo.

6845 Belford Ind. Drive Belvidere, Illinois

STEVE'S PAINTING SERVICE

Westside Stump Removal

Fully Insured Cedar Staining - Decks Refinished INTERIOR - EXTERIOR 2 Story Foyers New Construction – Re-Paints

Fully Insured / Free Estimates

Residential & Subcontracting “No Job Too Small, We Grind Them All”

(815) 345 -1580

815-451-3788

Free Estimates

NJE TREE SERVICE TREE & STUMP REMOVAL TRIMMING – PRUNING PLANTING

POWER

Tree & Stump Removal, Inc. ALSO

Mulch & Firewood 815-943-6960

Fully Insured 24 Hour Emergency Cell 815-236-5944

*Trimming & Removal *Specializing Large & Dangerous Trees *Storm Damage *Lot Clearing *Stump Grinding *Pruning

Fully Insured

708-603-9141

GOD BLESS AMERICA

www.njelandscapinginc.com IL LIC# 104.016428

Honesty Value Quality

Lic./Insured

•Roofing •Siding •Gutters •Tuckpointing •Immediate Expert Repairs ~ Call for Spring Specials ~

815-669-5070 Free Estimates

BBB - A+

40 Yrs. Experience ~ Owner on Every Job-Site ★ Seasoned Firewood $95/face cord ★ Tree Removals ★ Tree Trimming ★ Lot Clearing ★ Stump Grinding ★ New Tree Installation

847-973-8722

Senior/Military Discounts Licensed • Insured • Free Estimates

24 Hour/Emergency Service

www.abilitysaffordabletreeservice.com Have a news tip?

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Garden Cart

4-1/2 ft x 2-1/2ft x 1-1/2 ft wood with metal trim, 26” tires. $100.

815-382-3708

Evergreens 6'-8' $250 Evergreens, 9-12' $350 Shade Trees, 3-4” $350 815-378-1868

Compound Miter Saw - 7 1/4” w/laser.

Used once, still in box. $50 815-477-7966

CRAFTSMAN TOOLS - CAPRON

A-1 AUTO

ROCCO Antique and Modern Guns

Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc.

Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License. 815-338-4731

Mulching/Bagging/Chipper/Shredder

Craftsman 5HP - with manual, handles up to 3” diameter material, $250/obo.

815-444-6708 Trees ✦ Delivered & Installed

Lionel & American Flyer Trains

CAR, TRUCK, SUV

WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, Cameras.

WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!!

815-353-7668

2 ½ year old male, Black & White DSH. Here is my quick de-stressor: I tense up my whole body for 10 seconds, then release spreading my toes as wide as I can.

Repeat three times.

www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400 CHARLIE BROWN

Antiques, Video Games, Outboard motors, Fishing Gear, Motorcycles or Mopeds, Chainsaws, Tools etc.

Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

WE BUY GUNS

All type: Modern, Military, Collectible, Antique & Sporting Single piece or collections, Cash Paid, Discrete legal transactions Appraisal, Consignment & FFL transfer services

Vintage Arms of Illinois

www.vintagearms.com Mike@vintagearms.com 847-548-0433

All new, less than retail! 815-236-2205 Rigid portable pipe vice w/24” & 18”

Powered by:

Romeo, 2 ½ year old male.

Black & White DSH. I won't worry about where I'll be in 5 years.

I will think about what I want to do.

If I'm doing what I want, I'll be where I need to be.

877-264-2527 www.NWHerald.com/classified

AKC White German Shepherd - Pure Bred

CANARY ~ Frosted Gold, 11 mos old Northwest Herald Classified It works.

815-648-2501

847-997-6106

★★ ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★

MOTORCYCLES WANTED

Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari's, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars, $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc.

Kittens - Approx 3 Months Old FREE to a loving Family/Home

FREE TO GOOD HOME

or

CLASSICS WANTED

Set of 6 Bose Surround Sound Speakers

Male, 11 mo, neutered, $700/obo. CL 818-276-7884

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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815-477-7966

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ROMEO

www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this NATIONAL ASSOCIATION newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which Plaintiff, makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation -v.or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, KRISTINE E. STOLARIK A/K/A handicap, familial status or national origin, or an KRISTINE E. RYAN, et al intention, to make any such preference, limitation of Defendant discrimination." Familial status includes children under 16CH 00461 the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, NOTICE OF SALE pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that of Foreclosure and Sale entered in all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal the above cause on January 26, opportunity basis.

2017, an agent for The Judicial To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 on May 1, 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: Commonly known as 2200 SERENITY LANE, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 Property Index No. 10 ACRES, Zoned AG, 21 yr old 2.5 story home, 13-10-454-005.

The real estate is improved with a roof is updated, 12 rooms, 5 baths, 6 frplc's, single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the 3924 sq ft + 1521 sq ft ground level in-law bid by certified funds at the apartment. 4 car garage, dormers with studio highest close of the sale payable to The apartments, Florida room/whirlpool, 3 decks, Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The 2 ponds, 35x104 pole building, part heated balance, including the Judicial sale with offices and bath, 3 stall barn. I have Home fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, Inspection Report. Market Value $352,000, which is calculated on residential Bank Appraisal as is and Shown $260,000. real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not $230,000/FIRM, BY OWNER 815-568-0008 to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee You Want It? We've Got It! shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate Classified has GREAT VARIETY! pursuant to its credit bid at the sale

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purs 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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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 ity th has of th

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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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-06203.

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 sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-06203 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00461 TJSC#: 37-1240 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KRISTINE E. STOLARIK A/K/A KRISTINE E. RYAN, et al Defendant 16CH 00461 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 1, 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 216, IN THE PONDS OF BULL VALLEY, PHASE 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 14, 2003 AS DOCUMENT 2003R0110870, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JUNE 15, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2005R0047038, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2200 SERENITY LANE, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 Property Index No. 13-10-454-005.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 acquiring 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

r subj 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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-06203.

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 sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-06203 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00461 TJSC#: 37-1240 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised hat Plaintiff's is

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF MCHENRY

Notice is hereby given that the Official Zoning Map of the City of McHenry, as required by 65 ILCS 5/11-13-19, has been updated by the City Engineer and said map has been published, in the manner Ordinances of the City are published. Said Official Zoning Map is available for public inspection in the City of McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St., McHenry, IL 60050 during regular business hours. /s/ Janice C. Jones, City Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 31, 2017) 1393869

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yo 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.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE ESTATE OF HUGH A BATEMAN Deceased Case No. 16PR000400 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: HUGH A BATEMAN of: JOHNSBURG, IL Letters of office were issued on: 1/3/2017 to: Representitive: JOEL H BATEMAN 10363 S MOCKINGBIRD LN OAK CREEK, WI 53154 whose attorney is: COWLIN, THOMAS L 5447 W BULL VALLEY ROAD MC HENRY, IL 60050 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

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

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 31, April 7, 14, 2017) 1393403

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS CIT Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Barb Dryg; Jim Clark; Dave Clark; United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Judith S. Clark; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Judith S. Clark (Deceased) DEFENDANTS 17CH 00102 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Dave Clark Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Judith S. Clark Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 6401 Scott Lane Crystal Lake, IL 60014 and which said Mortgage was made by: Judith S. Clark executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a

defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Financial Senior Funding Freedom Corporation, A Subsidiary Of Indymac Bank, F.S.B., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2007R0005129; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before May 1, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-17-01261 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT 1MCHENRY COUNTY FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY, Plaintiff vs.

RANDALL LACY a/ka/ RANDALL A. LACY, CHASE BANK USA, N.A,, RICHARD LACY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.

Case No. 17 CH 183 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS that a complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois for the mortgage foreclosure of certain legally described as property follows: THE NORTH 508.65 OF THE WEST 350.41 FEET OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ALSO THE NORTH 508.65 FEET OF LOT 1 OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S PLAT OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 2 OF PLATS, PAGE 38, (EXCEPTING THOSE PARTS THEREOF INCLUDED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF DIEDRICH'S FIRST ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK, DIEDRICH'S SECOND ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK AND DIEDRICH'S THIRD ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK; ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PART THEREOF CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED BY JACOB M. DIEDRICH AND WIFE, TO ELSA LOUISE KRENZ, DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1921 AND RECORDED JANUARY 6, 1923 IN BOOK 166 OF DEEDS, PAGE 441;

ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PART THEREOF CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED FROM JACOB M. DIEDRICH AND WIFE, TO ELSA LOUISE KRENZ, DATED NOVEMBER 17, 1921 AND RECORDED JANUARY 6, 1923 IN BOOK 163 OF DEEDS, PAGE 347; ALSO EXCEPTING A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 1, EXTENDED NORTHWESTERLY IN DIEDRICH'S THIRD ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF FRACTIONAL SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 9, 1921 AS DOCUMENT NO. 51849, IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 35, WHICH IS· 16 1/2 FEET, MORE OR LESS, FROM THE WESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 1, AFORESAID, FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF THE EXISTING ROADWAY, FOR A DISTANCE OF 125 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT WHICH IS 35 FEET, SOUTHWESTERLY FROM THE SOUTH CORNER OF LOT 1, ALSO SAID SOUTH LINE EXTENDED SOUTHWESTERLY OF DIEDRICH'S THIRD ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK, AFORESAID; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 35 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY CORNER OF LOT 1, AFORESAID; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LOT LINE OF LOT 1, AND SAID LINE AS EXTENDED NORTHWESTERLY, TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 25, LYING 40 FEET NORTHERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRJBED CENTER LINE: BEGINNING AT A POINT 680 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, A DISTANCE OF 680 FEET TO THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 25; ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PART LYING ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF FOX RIVER, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 20 DEGREES, 45 MINUTES WEST, 161.5 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE AT THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 13, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF DIEDRICH'S SECOND ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK, RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 35; THENCE NORTH 49 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 13, A DISTANCE OF 163.7 FEET; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES, 55 MINUTES EAST, 52.2 FEET TO POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE EAST 149.5 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALSO EXCEPTING AN ADJOINING PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED BY BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF THE LAST ABOVE-DESCRIBED TRACT; THENCE NORTH 49 DEGREES WEST, 12 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE WATER'S EDGE OF FOX RIVER; THENCE NORTHEASTALONG THE WATER'S ERLY EDGE OF SAID FOX RIVER, TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE EAST ON SAID SECTION LINE, 20 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID ABOVE-DESCRIBED

TRACT; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES, 55 MINUTES WEST, 52.2 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING) IN McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE FRACTIONAL NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST (BEARING ASSUMED) ALONG A LINE TOWARD AN IRON STAKE AT THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 13, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF DIEDRICH'S SECOND ADDITION TO WOODLAWN PARK, RECORDED IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 35, FOR A DISTANCE OF 17.09 FEET; FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 56 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 35.48 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 37.60 FEET; THENCE NORTH 56 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEST, DISTANCE OF 6.02 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 102.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 62 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 102.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 62 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 33.19 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE AT SAID MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 13; THENCE NORTH 21 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 114.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2028 N. Woodlawn Park Avenue McHenry, Illinois TAX PARCEL NUMBERS: 09-25-200-021 UNLESS YOU file your response or otherwise file your appearance therein, with the Circuit Court of McHenry County, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, Illinois, on or before the 20th day of April, 2017 a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint.

Prepared by: DONALD C. STINESPRING & ASSOCIATES 5414 Hill Road, P.O. Box 382 Richmond, Illinois 60071 815/678-4553 (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 17, 24, 31, 2017) 1354974

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT MCHENRY, COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Danielle Elizabeth Jimenez a minor, by Nicole Class Parent or Guardian FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. 17 MR 176 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (MINOR) Public notice is hereby given that on May 3rd, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 204 of the McHenry County Government Center there will be a hearing on my Petition

g my praying for the change of a minor's name from Danielle Elizabeth Jimenez to that of Danielle Elizabeth Thomas pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statues on Change of Names.

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois, March 7, 2017 /s/ Nicole Class Petitioner Nicole Class 3217 Almond Lane McHenry, IL 60051 (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 17, 24, 31, 2017) 1354856

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT MCHENRY, COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Jonathan Michael Jiminez a minor, by Nicole Class Parent or Guardian FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. 17 MR 176 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (MINOR) Public notice is hereby given that on May 3rd, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 204 of the McHenry County Government Center there will be a hearing on my Petition praying for the change of a minor's name from Jonathan Michael Jimenez to that of Jonathan Michael Thomas pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statues on Change of Names.

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois, March 7, 2017 /s/ Nicole Class Petitioner Nicole Class 3217 Almond Lane McHenry, IL 60051 (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 17, 24, 31, 2017) 1354897

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ALEXIA DUDDLESTON (a minor)

by JENNTRY MEYER (Parent or Guardian) Case Number 17 MR 212 FOR CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (Minor) Public notice is hereby given that on May 19, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. In courtoom 201 of the McHenry County Government Center there will be a hearing on my Petition praying for the change of a minor's name from ALEXIA DUDDLESTON to that of ALEXIA DAPKUS pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

Dated at Mchenry County, Illinois, March 24, 2017. /s/ Jenntry Meyer (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 31, April 7, 14, 2017) 1393959

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SPORTS Cary-Grove’s Maddy Katchen (center) celebrates a win during a match in August against Prairie Ridge.

Katchen, a senior, announced her commitment to Northern Illinois on Monday.

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CARY-GROVE VOLLEYBALL

Katchen commits to NIU Says DeKalb ‘felt right’ after she ‘fell in love’ during her official visit

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com Maddy Katchen made the difficult switch from middle blocker to outsider hitter in her senior year, a move she was hesitant to make at first, but one Cary-Grove coach Patty Langanis needed with no go-to hitter on the roster.

The transition was shaky at first, but Katchen’s persistence and hard work paid off as she rapidly evolved into one of the area’s top hitters.

Last month, Langanis – who also coaches Katchen on Balance Volleyball Clubs’ 18’s – invited Northern Illinois coach Ray Gooden to a practice with Katchen’s college future still undecided.

Gooden immediately was impressed with the 6-foot-1 Katchen and wanted to get her on an official campus visit as soon as possible. Katchen visited DeKalb a week ago and fulfilled a lifelong dream Monday, committing to Gooden and the NCAA Division I Huskies.

Katchen, who also had interest in Bradley and some D-II and D-III schools, joins junior setter Amber Olson (Central Florida) and senior Becca Elrod (Maryland-Baltimore County) as the most recent Trojans to go D-I. “I had been searching for a while and couldn’t find a school that seemed right for me,” Katchen said.

“A few weeks ago, [Gooden] came to a practice and we talked afterward.

I went Thursday last week to campus to watch a practice, meet the girls and talked to them in the locker room.

“I completely fell in love, and it felt right. My parents and my grandparents come to every match of mine, and being able to go home if I need to just became more important to me once it got closer to making a decision. It was very similar to my practices with the energy, and it was such a good environment and atmosphere to be around.”

Katchen led the Trojans with 266 kills, 140 aces and 94 blocks last season and was a Northwest Herald All-Area second-team selection. She

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Cary-Grove’s Maddy Katchen returns the ball during a match against Huntley in September. Katchen, a senior, announced her commitment to Northern Illinois on Monday. played all four years on varsity, helping the Trojans to a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament as a junior.

She was one of 11 local players named on the Champaign News-Gazette Illinois All-State Girls Volleyball Team as a special mention.

Katchen had tried to contact NIU, but didn’t have any luck until Langanis reached out to Gooden. Being a middle blocker hurt Katchen early in the recruiting process, Langanis said.

Katchen had hoped to commit to a D-I school by the end of her junior year, and shut down a couple of times throughout the recruiting process.

Langanis, C-G’s coach of 22 years, was there to help her through it. “[Gooden] thinks she can add a lot to their roster and be a really great utility player for them,” Langanis said. “He was looking for that extra player and was hoping to find one in 2017, and all the timing just worked out perfect.

“On the outside, she can use a lot of her attributes so much better. Her back-courts skills are developing quickly. It should have been a change that was made earlier, but she’s such a good middle, it was hard to take her out of the position.”

NIU finished 25-6 in the fall and won its first Mid-American Conference title since 2001 before losing to Missouri in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the seventh trip in program history.

Katchen said she likely will start out in the middle for Gooden, but has the potential to fight for a spot as a right-side hitter. She said her ability to play multiple positions helped her stand out.

“I was willing to work hard, and I think that helped,” Katchen said.

“It’s just such a different position. Going from a three-rotation middle to a six-rotation outside was very difficult.

I had to be on my best, always working hard in practice. I had a lot of people helping me out throughout the process.

Everyone came together and helped me get through it, and that really kept me going.”

Katchen was C-G’s go-to hitter and one of two players, along with Olson, to be on the court for six rotations. More importantly, Langanis said, Katchen grew as a leader in her four years with the Trojans.

In the beginning, Langanis was unsure whether Katchen would fit in with the rest of the team. The two butted heads early.

“When she came into Cary-Grove, I didn’t know how she would affect our program, whether it was going to be positive or negative,” Langanis said.

“Her and I battled back and forth at times, and she was stubborn. But to see the growth is just wonderful. She’s everything that you would hope for in an athlete. She’s a fantastic leader, and nothing came easy for her. She had to fight for everything.

“I couldn’t be more proud. It’s probably one of the most positive growths that I’ve seen from a player in my coaching career.”

Katchen said she showed her emotions too much as an underclassman, and wasn’t necessarily a team player.

As a senior, she was named a captain and embraced her new role as a leader.

“My freshman year, I would never have been able to lead a team,” Katchen said. “That was my goal, to be captain my senior year, but it wasn’t something I could achieve with how I was acting. My senior year, I just flipped a switch and led the team and worked really hard to play that role.”

Katchen said there isn’t one aspect of the Cary-Grove program that she won’t miss.

“Cary-Grove is such an amazing program,” she said. “The program is indescribable. Coach has made a program there that’s so special. There’s nothing I won’t miss. I’ll even miss when she’s yelling at me. It’s such a strong program, and it’s something that I looked forward to every day.”

Inside Prep Softball team, and they are positive. They don’t let people spend too much time beating themselves up, so I think that really helped.”

The Gators finished 14-13 overall and 5-5 in the FVC Valley (third place) a year ago, and are hoping to contend for a conference title.

NOTEWORTHY Quick answer: After Richmond-Burton scored a run in the bottom of the seventh against Crystal Lake South to force extras in both teams’ season opener, the Gators were quick to shake off the letdown and rallied for two runs in the eighth for a 4-2 win.

Sam Schettl and Sam Burgard, two of five seniors on South, provided RBI groundouts in the eighth before junior pitcher Chloe Skorija earned the three-out save for sophomore Christina Toniolo, who is 2-0 in two starts.

A key to success this year might be the leadership of its upperclassmen, as demonstrated in the Gators’ win over R-B, coach Scott Busam said. Junior Carly Chovanec (Bradley) gives the team infield flexibility with her ability to play both catcher and shortstop.

“When they tied the game on the little blooper and a delayed steal, I thought, ‘Man, momentum was shifting,’ ” Busam said.

“We’ve got great upperclassmen on this

GAMES TO WATCH Huntley at Barrington quad, Saturday, at Barrington’s Field of Dreams The Raiders’ difficult nonconference schedule continues. Huntley plays host Barrington – winner of 15 straight regionals – at 11 a.m., and Elk Grove Village at 1 p.m. Both opponents are ranked in the top 14 of the ICA 4A rankings.

going. Both Huntley and Jacobs got their scoring from a mix of youth and experience.

Huntley’s first two goals were scored by a sophomore and a freshman, before a senior captain added the third.

Although Huntley coach Kris Grabner was happy with the performance, he joked Proud Sponsor of about his team’s lack of returning experiAthlete of the Week ence, saying, “I always take the previous wins, topping Woodstock and Johnsburg, year’s roster and I just delete the players who are expected to be among their top from the year before off and leave anybody competition for the KRC title. returning, and I just keep deleting. Delete, 4. Cary-Grove (3-1): The Trojans had a good delete, delete. I looked at it at the end, and test against R-B rained out, but they took it was like there was nobody left on the third at the Elk Grove tournament, scoring 11 roster.” goals in two wins and falling, 1-0, in their lone Jacobs got goals from a freshman, sopholoss. After more than a week off, they’re back more, junior and senior in their 4-0 win, and in action Tuesday against Harlem.

Golden Eagles coach Stephanie Schuck said 5. Prairie Ridge (2-0): The Wolves began she’s happy with the way her team has come their year with a pair of convincing noncontogether in its first five games. ference wins, 5-1 and 5-0, but have been “I’m impressed with how quickly they’re off for the past week. They’re next in action meshing,” Schuck said. “From Day One it was Monday, hosting Belvidere North. a totally different team out on the turf and outside. At this point, they’ve come so far.

NOTEWORTHY We coaches can just sit back and let them Fresh faces fitting in: Wednesday night’s do their thing already, which is pretty great opening games of the Huntley Invite showto say so soon into the season. We’ve seen a cased a couple teams learning how all of lot of improvement with their movement and their pieces fit together in the season’s early communication.”

GAMES TO WATCH Huntley Invite final, noon Saturday at Huntley stadium The six-team tournament wraps up Saturday, with place matches being played on three fields at noon. The championship match will be in the stadium, the thirdplace match on the eastern front field and fifth-place match on the western front field.

With Huntley and Jacobs both winning their opening games Wednesday, they are in good positions to finish at the top of their pools, depending on results Thursday and Saturday morning. Huntley’s Pool A includes Hononegah and Burlington Central, while Jacobs is in Pool B with Harlem and Boylan.

Proud Sponsor of Athlete of the Week as the No. 4 Class 4A team in the most recent ICA poll; Huntley was 19th.

2. Marengo (4-0): With eight of nine starters back, the Indians again look like a team capable of adding on to its current streak of 10 regional titles. The first four games for Marengo all have been tight (two runs or fewer), but the Indians have been on their game defensively with only one error in 28 innings.

Secor and junior second baseman Anna Walsweer are off to hot starts at the plate.

3. Prairie Ridge (1-0): The Wolves won a sloppy game against Marian Central, 10-6, but have all of the pieces to contend for a Fox Valley Conference title with all but two starters returning.

4. Crystal Lake South (3-0): The Gators edged Richmond-Burton, 4-2, in eight innings in their season opener and then dropped 35 runs in back-to-back wins over Rockford Boylan and Larkin. Emily Sulikowski had four hits against Boylan with two triples and three hits against Larkin with a double.

Crystal Lake South at Marian Central, 4:30 p.m. Monday The Gators have come out hot with three straight wins, scoring 39 runs, while Marian Central picked up back-to-back wins against Boylan and Richmond-Burton after dropping the season opener to Prairie Ridge.

Woodstock North at Richmond-Burton, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday The Thunder and Rockets get things going in the inaugural season of the Kishwaukee River Conference.

– Alex Kantecki, akantecki@shawmedia.com

Inside Girls Soccer ATHLETE OF THE WEEK JESSICA SCHOENFELDT Crystal Lake South, sr., M The Gators’ midfield leader scored both goals March 23 in South’s 2-0 win over Marian Central. She has four goals and three assists in three games.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Crystal Lake South (3-0): Despite a pair of cancellations to start the season, the Gators are off to a strong start. South has won its first three games by a combined 10-0 score. Courtney Sengstock leads the Gators with five goals on the year, while Schoenfeldt has scored four.

2. Huntley (2-0-1, 1-0 Fox Valley Conference): The Red Raiders started the season with a conference win over Crystal Lake Central, but then were sloppy in a nonconference draw against Palatine. They bounced back Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Hononegah in the opening game of their own tournament.

3. Richmond-Burton (2-0, 2-0 Kishwaukee River Conference): The Rockets had a couple of rainouts to start the season but already have picked up a pair of conference

Marian Central at Crystal Lake Central, 4 p.m. Wednesday This local nonconference matchup should provide Marian Central with an early benchmark for the kind of competition it will see in the Class 2A postseason. The Hurricanes are 2-3, including a loss to CL South and a win over Johnsburg, while the Tigers will be looking to get on track with their first win after starting 0-3, with local losses to Jacobs and Huntley.

– John Wilkinson, jwilkinson@shawmedia.com

• Friday, March 31, 2017

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Huntley (3-0): The Red Raiders’ offense has been clicking with 33 runs through three games. Huntley shut out Hononegah, 12-0, to start the year and defeated Harlem, 14-9, in a rematch of last year’s Class 4A Huntley Regional final, also won by the Raiders. Huntley beat DeKalb, 7-3, Wednesday. The Barbs, who placed fourth at state last year, entered

5. Dundee-Crown (3-2): The Chargers won a nail-biter against Belvidere, 2-1, getting a go-ahead home run by Deanna Origer in the sixth inning of the season opener. For the second straight year, D-C made the spring break trip to Tennessee for the Southern Warrior Classic.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK LEAH SECOR Marengo, sr., SS Secor has helped power the Indians – the No. 6 team in the Illinois Coaches Association’s Class 3A softball rankings – to a 4-0 start with nine hits in her first 16 at-bats.

The senior shortstop and four-year varsity player has a team-best five doubles, one homer, five runs scored and five RBIs in wins over Belvidere, Lakes, Belvidere North and Wauconda.

Secor didn’t strike out at all as a junior and has yet to strike out through her first four games this season. She is one of the area’s best defensive shortstops and will play next year at Rock Valley College, joining a long list of former Indians to play at the NJCAA Division III school in Rockford.

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Jacobs picks up victory; R-B loses NORTHWEST HERALD

The Jacobs baseball team scored all seven runs in its final two at-bats before closing out Warren, 7-6, Thursday at Rent One Park in Marion.

The Golden Eagles scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and two in the sixth. Six Eagles drove in runs. Daniel Klein went 2 for 2 with two runs scored and an RBI. Mike Addante and Adam Kale each hit doubles. Each scored a run and drove in a run. Braeden Wegner went 1 for 3 with a triple and a run scored.

Daniel Murray earned the win in relief, throwing one scoreless inning and striking out two. Dylan Cummings earned the save, throwing one scoreless inning.

Richards 9, Richmond-Burton 1: At Heritage, Tennessee, the Rockets had a rough day against the Bulldogs in a tournament game as Richard ripped four home runs.

Andrew Calderon went 3 for 3 with two solo homers for Richards.

R-B (1-4) got its lone RBI from Vince Pieroni, who was was 1 for 1. Mike Wojcik had to leave the game for R-B when he was hit by a pitch on a wrist. Rockets coach Mike Giese thought Wojcik will recover and said he would be evaluated Friday before R-B plays two more games.

BULLS 99, CAVALIERS 93

Bulls sweep season series

Mirotic helps move Bulls closer to playoff spot

BULLS 99, CAVALIERS 93 CLEVELAND (93) James 11-20 3-7 26, Love 3-10 2-2 8, Thompson 7-10 1-3 15, Irving 7-20 2-2 20, Smith 4-9 0-0 12, Frye 2-3 0-0 5, Felder 0-0 1-2 1, Dero.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Liggins 1-1 0-0 2, Shumpert 2-8 0-0 4. Totals 37-83 9-16 93.

CHICAGO (99) Zipser 2-8 0-0 4, Mirotic 9-14 4-4 28, Lopez 5-12 0-0 10, Rondo 3-13 1-4 7, Butler 10-17 3-6 25, Portis 4-7 0-0 9, Lauvergne 1-4 0-0 2, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Carter-Williams 1-6 0-0 2, Valentine 3-9 3-4 12. Totals 38-90 11-18 99.

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com CHICAGO – It might be a quick glimpse up at the scoreboard.

Or late at night away from the arena, a couple taps on the smartphone.

Either way, there’s no avoiding it for Bulls players this time of year.

“You kind of want to ignore it a little bit, kind of make it so you control what you can control, but I’ve had Nikola Mirotic a wandering eye at times, yes,” big man Robin Lopez said of the scoreboard watching going on. “Everybody is fighting for those last few spots. Everybody wants to be playing playoff ball.”

Some more than others, obviously, as the Bulls defeated LeBron James and the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-93, Thursday night at the United Center.

Thanks to 28 points from Nikola Mirotic, as well 25 from Jimmy Butler, the Bulls improved to 36-39 with seven regular-season games left, and

Cleveland 28 22 21 22 — 93 Chicago 22 19 37 21 — 99 3-Point Goals–Cleveland 10-27 (Smith 4-7, Irving 4-7, Frye 1-2, James 1-7, Dero.Williams 0-1, Love 0-1, Shumpert 0-2), Chicago 12-25 (Mirotic 6-11, Valentine 3-6, Butler 2-2, Portis 1-2, Lauvergne 0-1, Zipser 0-3).

Fouled Out–Love. Rebounds–Cleveland 44 (James, Love 10), Chicago 51 (Lopez 11). Assists–Cleveland 23 (James 8), Chicago 26 (Rondo 15). Total Fouls–Cleveland 22, Chicago 15. Technicals–Irving, Chicago defensive three second, Chicago team.

more importantly, moved to within a game of Indiana for the No. 8 playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

In completing the season sweep of the defending champions, the Bulls also kept a very unique streak alive, winning 20 straight Thursday night home games televised on TNT going back to the 2012-13 season.

Asked to explain the streak, all coach Fred Hoiberg could say is, “I can’t.”

No explanation needed, especially after overcoming a nine-point halftime deficit, outscoring the fading Cavaliers, 37-21, in the third quarter.

“Physicality,” Mirotic said of the third-quarter turnaround. “We played with great physicality. It’s the whole team.”

Once again, it was Mirotic doing a lot of the heavy lifting, as the third-

year stretch-four continued his redemption crusade.

In scoring 28 points in back-toback games, Mirotic has hit double digits in four straight games for the Bulls, as well as seven of the past nine. Not bad for a guy who was out of the rotation earlier this month, and even thrown down on the inactive list March 12 against Boston.

“Just the rhythm and confidence he’s playing with now,” Hoiberg said of Mirotic. “We’re finding him. Anytime he plays like this, gets in this kind of rhythm, we’re playing good basketball.

“I can’t tell you how proud I am of the kid that he didn’t just put his head down (when times were bad), walk away and mope.”

How important was Mirotic’s presence against Cleveland?

Mirotic scored 13 points in the opening quarter, leaving the game for a breather with the score tied at 20. The Cavs then went on a 14-4 run, and by the time Mirotic re-entered the game in the second quarter, the Bulls found themselves down, 36-29.

In grabbing control of the game in the third, it was Mirotic once again leading the way, shooting 3 for 5 from 3-point range and scoring nine points.

“I can’t explain it,” Mirotic said of his resurgence. “Maybe it’s good sometimes that things happen. Some players, maybe they need a little more time to have consistency. I feel like it’s my time. It’s my time to make things right.”

BULLS NOTES

Messy point guard issues set to carry into offseason

By JOE COWLEY

jcowley@suntimes.com CHICAGO – The addition of Cameron Payne at last month’s trade deadline was supposed to offer some clarity to the disarray that has been the Bulls’ point guard situation.

With only seven regular-season games left, however, there still are more questions than answers surrounding Payne and that position.

“I think there’s question marks on a lot of young players that really haven’t had a big opportunity to play,” coach Fred Hoiberg said of Payne on Thursday. “You look at last year, obviously playing behind (Russell) Westbrook (in Oklahoma City) and getting limited minutes, and then with the (foot) injury and different circumstances this year, he just hasn’t had much of a chance to get out there.

“From going down and playing in a couple D-League games, you know he did show some things that you get excited about. We’ve done some things in practice that show he’s really got a chance to be a player.”

That didn’t stop Hoiberg from having a conversation with Payne, however, and reminding him that all eyes still are on him even if playing time is Cameron sparse.

Payne “I just had a conversation with him about how important it is to finish out the season the right way, whether he’s getting minutes or not, and then having himself a great offseason, getting himself ready for next season,” Hoiberg said. “Going into the third year, it’s very important to have the best summer of his life to

get himself prepared, get himself ready to come in and battle for a spot in the rotation in next year’s camp. But that’s the biggest thing, is to keep on working through this time.”

The good news for Payne and the Bulls is if they do decide to keep Jimmy Butler, and then Dwyane Wade opts back in, Payne doesn’t have to be an elite play-making point guard. He just has to be consistent enough to make plays, and then be prepared to turn the play-making duties over to Butler and Wade late in games.

That’s where the NBA is for many teams these days, anyway.

It’s all about having versatile frontline play-makers in the lineup to give opposing defenses matchup problems in multiple spots.

Call it the LeBron James effect.

“Certainly, I think [James is] definitely in the forefront of that,” Bulls

big man Robin Lopez said of the evolution of play-making forwards throughout the league. “I feel like the league is kind of like a pendulum in a way. It kind of swings back and forth between styles. Obviously, he’s a throwback to a few other legends, but he’s definitely been a major impact in spearheading that movement, blazing that trail, and his résumé speaks for itself.”

Tip-ins: After missing the past three games with a lower back contusion, backup center Cristiano Felicio returned to the rotation for the Bulls against the Cavaliers. … Hoiberg admitted he had to guard a young James back in the day when James first burst onto the scene. Asked if it went well for him, Hoiberg responded, “No, it didn’t.” … Wade (right elbow) continued shooting and noncontact activity Thursday.

BLACKHAWKS

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com

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Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (center) stops a shot by Penguins right wing Patric Hornqvist (left) while flanked by defensemen Niklas Hjalmarsson and Duncan Keith in the second period Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. eled in it, but it’s something nobody wants to try again.

“It was absolutely a challenge,” Oduya said. “We had to lean on the experience we had. It’s not something you ever plan on, but it’s the way it panned out at that time.”

The upcoming postseason, no matter how long it lasts, should be vastly different. Defensive depth, a glaring weakness over the past two seasons,

now is one of the Hawks’ biggest strengths. With Brian Campbell added in the offseason, Oduya re-acquired at the trade deadline, van Riemsdyk now a seasoned veteran in his own right, and Rozsival and Michal Kempny ready to jump in if necessary, the Hawks are deeper on the blue line than maybe they ever have been.

“Those guys were unbelievable that playoffs,” van Riems-

once since then.

“This is the deepest team on the back end I think we’ve ever had,” Oduya said. “You never know what happens down the road, with injuries or different things, so that’s a positive for us. It gives us more options.

Certain nights, some guys might be more on fire than others, so we can lean on different guys on different night.”

The last time Campbell played a playoff game in a Hawks sweater, he played a team-high 28:53 in a Game 7 loss in Vancouver in 2011. And although Campbell and everyone else on the blue line would relish the chance to play such gaudy minutes again, they all know the Hawks are better off if it doesn’t come to that.

“Those things change all the time, but I feel like we’ve got a pretty veteran and solid back end that’s been around for a while,” Campbell said.

“We’re all feeling good, and, hopefully, that’s a factor for us. Thirty minutes is obviously a stretch to play on a continuous basis for two months if you want to win. So it’s a good thing we’ve got going on right now.”

BEARS

Safety first? Changing game means taking 1 makes sense

By PATRICK FINLEY

pfinley@suntimes.com PHOENIX – When John Fox coached the Giants defense from 1997 to 2001, he employed safeties who stood 6-foot-3, 220 pounds – as bulky as Jordan Howard, but taller.

It seems quaint now.

“The league has shifted toward passing quite a bit,” the Bears coach said this week at the NFL owners meetings. “I think largely because a lot of the rules of the game, for a long time, there has been more yards per pass than more yards per rush. Because of that, you don’t need in many cases a big, banger, box safety.”

Now, tight ends are more specialized pass-catchers. More offenses employ empty backfields.

“So you have to be more corner-like to play safety,” Fox said. “As far as cover ability, range, defending passes way more than runs.”

History says the Bears won’t take a safety third in next month’s draft. No team has drafted one above No. 5 since the Browns took Eric Turner second 26 years ago.

Today’s safeties, however, have as much in common with 1991 as our phones do.

A centerfielder with good ball skills – harder to find than a box safety – is a rare antidote to a pass-happy scheme.

More so than ever, it’s worth the third pick.

While Bears general manager Ryan Pace could trade back in the draft and still hunt a safety, few would blame him to taking one third overall – if he’s become infatuated.

LSU’s Jamal Adams intercepted five passes in three years, and is considered perhaps the most well-rounded safety in the draft.

Ohio State’s Malik Hooker only started one season, but had a whopping seven interceptions during it.

He played only two seasons of college football and two more in high school, however, and has spent most of the offseason recovering from hip labrum and sports hernia surgeries.

Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers makes more sense on a team that employs the oh-so-popular hybrid linebacker/safety spot made popular by the Cardinals’ Deone Buchanan.

Pace won’t set his draft board for a few weeks, but he seems likely to draft a defender with the third pick: either a safety or linemen Jonathan Allen or Solomon Thomas. Pace attended the Texas A&M pro day Thursday after he was scheduled to meet privately with edge rusher Myles Garrett, the presumptive No. 1 pick.

“We’ll have an elite group of names that we’re confident will be there,” he said. “Three names, yeah. But beyond that, OK, there’s some pretty good depth in this draft, too, so are there scenarios – and it’s easier said than done –

where we can trade back. Those things will be discussed.”

To revamp their secondary, the Bears signed former Jaguars cornerback Prince Amukamara, who Pace called a “veteran, savvy consistent pro.” He could play opposite ex-Cardinals cornerback Marcus Cooper, who Pace said was a “raw player that I think is still ascending.”

Throw in safety Quintin Demps, who had six interceptions for the Texans last year, and the Bears could have new starters at all four defensive back spots next season.

That is, if they draft a safety.

“I think some of the acquisitions we’ve made this offseason already in free agency, we’ve addressed our secondary,” Fox said. “We hadn’t really done much from that standpoint prior to, whether it was in free agency or really currency in the draft.

“I think those are areas where we’re not done yet.”

• Friday, March 31, 2017

On the night the Blackhawks last won the Stanley Cup, two grueling months into the playoffs, eight exhausting months into the 2014-15 season, Duncan Keith played more than 30 minutes. Brent Seabrook played nearly 28, Niklas Hjalmarsson played nearly 26, and Johnny Oduya played more than 24.

Trevor van Riemsdyk? He played 4:30, only 16 seconds of which came in the third period as the Hawks clung to a one-goal lead and tried to hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kimmo Timonen? He played 3:39, and sat the entire third period.

That’s how it was for the final two rounds, once Michal Rozsival broke his ankle in Minnesota. With van Riemsdyk a rookie coming off two major injuries, Timonen a shell of his former self, and David Rundblad a liability in his own end, coach Joel Quenneville was left with only two reliable pairings, and he rode them into the ground. It worked, and the big four rev-

dyk said. “Any means necessary at that point. But we have a bunch of guys with some unbelievable résumés now, and some new guys, too. It’s been awesome to be a part of it this year. It’s such a great group.”

The top pairings are the same as they were in 2015 – Keith with Hjalmarsson and Oduya with Seabrook. The difference is Campbell and van Riemsdyk, a smooth-skating duo with some offensive flair that Quenneville trusts, and isn’t afraid to play in important moments. As Quenneville put it, “We’re comfortable with anybody against anybody.”

In Wednesday’s 5-1 win over Pittsburgh, one of the Hawks’ best all-around defensive efforts, no defensemen played less than 16:59 (van Riemsdyk), and no defenseman played more than 21:59 (Keith).

Quenneville has been touting the fact that he has eight defensemen he can roll with on any given night, although he’s been sticking with the same three pairings lately to allow them to get into a rhythm for the postseason. Rozsival hasn’t played since March 10, and Kempny has played only

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What’s next? Epstein: I haven’t thought about it Says ‘There’s a lot more work to be done’

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

MESA, Ariz. – Tracing the story of Theo Epstein and baseball always seems to involve Game 6 of the 1986 World Series when a 12-year-old Theo and his brother, Paul, stood on their couch in the den of their Brookline, Massachusetts, home, anticipating the final out of what looked, finally, like the long elusive championship for their beloved Red Sox. Theo Epstein “To be jumping in midair during that moment,” said Paul Epstein, Theo’s fraternal twin.

“The jump happened, but the ball went through the legs,” he said. “The elation didn’t happen.”

That story got circulated widely after Theo helped end his, Paul’s and the rest of Red Sox Nation’s baseball misery with a 2004 championship in his second year as the Red Sox’s general manager.

Then 30 years and a week after Bill Buckner’s error on the TV in the den that night for the kid on the couch to achieve the most elusive championship in American sports – sending most of Chicago so high their fans’ feet still haven’t hit the ground.

Just like that, the Cubs’ team president had his spot reserved in the Hall of Fame and joined the likes of Branch Rickey in the conversation for baseball’s greatest executive. Never mind beating out the pope for world’s greatest leader, according to Fortune Magazine.

Now what?

If there is such a thing as a dropthe-mic moment for a baseball executive, last fall’s World Series was it.

“I just think there’s a lot more work to be done here,” said Epstein, who at 43 is in the first year of a five-year, $50 million contract extension with the Cubs. “If we go and have four bad seasons now, I’ll feel like I didn’t do my job; I didn’t do my whole job.

“We’re trying to turn this place into a perennial contender and hope to win multiple championships. There’s still a lot more work to be done here. I just

Astros 8, Cubs 6 (Houston)

It looks as if Addison Russell is feeling much better.

Russell homered and drove in three runs in the Cubs’ 8-6 exhibition loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday night. The All-Star shortstop had been sidelined by back soreness.

Russell singled in Ben Zobrist in the second and scored on Javier Baez’s groundout. Kyle Schwarber added an RBI double, helping the Cubs to a 3-0 lead.

Russell connected for a two-run shot with one out in the third, making it 5-2. It was his sixth homer of the spring.

Josh Reddick hit a two-run homer for the Astros, and Jose Altuve belted a solo shot for his first homer of the spring. Right-hander Lance McCullers allowed five hits and five runs in four innings in his fifth and longest start this spring.

Cubs starter Brett Anderson yielded eight hits and four runs, three earned, in five innings in his longest outing this spring. Anthony Rizzo hit a solo homer for the reigning World Series champions.

Cubs reliever Hector Rondon had a tough night, allowing four hits and four runs without getting an out in the sixth inning.

Rondon has allowed eight hits and six runs in 32/3 innings this spring.

ON DECK Right-hander Kyle Hendricks will make his sixth start of the spring when these teams wrap up exhibition play Friday.

– The Associated Press think it’s navel-gazing to sit here and contemplate legacy or contemplate next steps when there’s so much more to be done right now in the moment here.”

For now, that means trying to engineer the first World Series repeat championship in 17 years – the first for a National League team in 40.

It means continuing to search for the starting pitching that can sustain the Cubs’ recent success after Jake Arrieta and John Lackey hit free agency.

Dynasty?

“They’re going to be a force to be reckoned with for a while,” Pirates GM Neal Huntington said the week after the World Series.

“The sky’s the limit,” said Yankees GM Brian Cashman, whose teams won four of five World Series from 1996 to 2000.

It still is hard to imagine topping

what Epstein already has accomplished, both in Boston and Chicago.

And what there might be left to do in baseball, whether in the context of this post-Series moment or at the end of his contract.

But during that conversation in the middle of the Cubs’ playoff run last fall, Paul Epstein found it hard to imagine his brother doing anything else, in any other industry.

“He was definitely a total stat-head and ripped the sports pages out of my hand and read the box scores before I could even get it,” Paul said of their childhood, calling it “a complete and total obsession with the sport.

“I know this is where he wants to be,” he added. “And it didn’t surprise me that he wanted to re-up, regardless of what happened (in 2016). There was so much speculation about if they win, would he be out? … He wants to be here.”

Clearly, everything has changed for the organization and everyone connected to it since the championship.

But those in the front office said the changes are minimal, if anything, with the guy running the operation.

“Just wearing a hat a little more often,” Theo said of the overall higher profile of the team. “You just get recognized a little more. It hasn’t really changed that much.”

Beyond this year, and certainly beyond the contract, Epstein swears he hasn’t given thought to what he might do next.

“I’ll know when it happens,” he said.

It might not be too far outside the box when it does. Politics? Another sport?

“I think the perception is a lot of people seem to think he’ll do something outside the sport of baseball,” Paul said. “Given his passion for the game, his love of the game of baseball, his skill at doing things within the sport, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a baseball lifer.”

Of course, commissioner already is taken for the foreseeable future with Rob Manfred taking over last year.

“I’m not looking beyond this.

I’m not looking to next,” Theo said.

“If you’re constantly looking for the next thing, then you never truly enjoy where you are. And right now is a great time to enjoy being in the Cubs organization.”

Edwards Jr. wants to be an All-Star this season

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

HOUSTON – Carl Edwards Jr. has done nothing at the ballpark for the past two weeks but pitch (well) and talk about his beloved South Carolina Gamecocks.

Edwards, who grew up less than an hour from the campus, has followed closely, and boasted about, both the women’s and men’s teams making the NCAA Final Four, especially the long shot men, who barely got in the field.

Whether that Cinderella run continues in the national semifinals Saturday, the bigger question for the Cubs might be whether Edwards can become the South Carolina of this stout-looking Cubs bullpen this year.

“He can get anybody out.

He’s got that kind of Carl Edwards Jr. stuff,” said manager Joe Maddon, who “absolutely” is willing to use him in any situation – and whose biggest challenge might be resisting the temptation to use him too much in a series of tight games. “You saw what he’s capable of, and you saw the confidence we had in him at the end of the year pitching in the seventh game of the World Series.”

Confidence?

“My goal is to make the All-Star team this year,” said Edwards, who got the first two outs of the 10th inning of Game 7 last fall. “It’s what I’ve been telling myself.”

That figures to take at least becoming the Cubs’ primary late-inning setup man. But the way he has looked since he was called up as a rookie last season, it’s not out of the question.

Maddon has said more than once he has the stuff to be a closer someday.

Edwards said he takes nothing for granted – even the roster spot that was assured entering camp. “I feel like as long as I keep my intensity level up and going out and doing my job, it’s going to help me out a lot,” he said.

“You never know, I might be the reliever of the year. … You never know.”

Notes: Left fielder/emergency catcher Kyle Schwarber got his first work behind the plate in a big league game this spring Thursday, taking over in the sixth. ... Infielder Tommy La Stella said he wasn’t necessarily sweating out whether he’d survive the Cubs’ final roster decision this week.

WHITE SOX

When young prospect arrives, Abreu will be there for fellow Cuban

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

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White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada hits against the Brewers in the second inning of a spring training game March 10 in Phoenix. can reach here,” Abreu, who came to the Sox from Cuba in late 2013, said through translator Billy Russo. “All of the new things, the new life, it’s very tough to face all that at once.”

Which is one reason Moncada’s spring training locker was positioned next to Abreu’s at Camelback Ranch.

Abreu, 30, has dealt with much off the

knows what he has to do in the cage and the gym. He’s a young kid, but he knows what he has to do to be good.

“When we sent him down, I told him, ‘Hey, this is a process, and you have to keep doing what you do, believe in yourself, believe in your routine, and you will be here sooner rather than later. Keep working hard.’ ” Notes: Former Sox left fielder Scott Podsednik is joining Comcast Sports Net’s Sox pregame and postgame team, starting Opening Day. Podsednik, 40, who hit a walk-off homer in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series, is expected to work alongside Chuck Garfien and Bill Melton for about 20 to 25 games this season.

Podsednik was a guest minor league instructor at Sox spring training. He has broadcast booth experience as a fill-in for TV analyst Steve Stone.

The Sox face the Brewers on Friday (7:10 p.m., AM-890) and Saturday (1:10 p.m., CSN) in exhibitions in Milwaukee. James Shields, lined up second in the rotation behind Jose Quintana, starts Friday, while Derek Holland, lined up third, goes Saturday. The Sox will work out Sunday morning at Guaranteed Rate Field in advance of Monday’s season opener against the Tigers at 3:10 p.m.

NCAA to decide next week whether to return to N.C.

By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

GLENDALE, Ariz. – NCAA leaders need a few days to digest the new law that will replace North Carolina’s socalled “bathroom bill” before deciding whether to bring March Madness and other championship sporting events back to the Tar Heel state.

As for other potential political hot spots, such as Texas, where lawmakers are considering a similar bill and where the Final Four will be next year, the NCAA is in no rush to weigh in.

A few hours before NCAA president Mark Emmert gave his annual pre-Final Four news conference Thursday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill that rolled back HB2. The law had required transgender people to use public bathrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate. It also excluded gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.

The law prompted the NCAA, NBA, Atlantic Coast Conference and other businesses and popular music acts such as Bruce Springsteen and Pearl

Jam to pull out of North Carolina.

The new bill drops the rule on transgender bathroom use. But it says local governments cannot pass new nondiscrimination protections for workplaces, hotels and restaurants until December 2020. It has its critics. Gay and transgender rights activists complained that the measure still denies them protection from discrimination, and they are demanding nothing less than full repeal.

Mark Emmert “I’m personally very pleased that they have a bill to debate and discuss,” Emmert said. “The politics of this in North Carolina are obviously very, very difficult. But they have passed a bill now, and it will be a great opportunity for our board to sit and debate and discuss it.”

In response to HB2, the NCAA relocated seven of its sanctioned championship events out of North Carolina in the past year, including first-round games of the men’s basketball tournament being moved from Greensboro to Greenville, South Carolina.

Emmert said the NCAA’s board of directors – the association’s ultimate ruling body composed of mostly university presidents – will meet in the next several days with legal analysts. A decision about whether North Carolina sites will be considered as event hosts needs to be made by early next week, Emmert said.

“We made clear that absent any change in the law we weren’t going back to North Carolina,” Emmert said.

“They’ve changed the law. Now the question is ... whether or not this new bill has changed the landscape sufficiently that the board is comfortable in returning to North Carolina.”

Emmert said the NCAA delayed its site selection process for the 2018-22 cycle to allow North Carolina lawmakers as much time as possible to address HB2. The site selection committees began meeting this week and are scheduled to announce their decisions April 18.

The Associated Press calculated that the state made $71.4 million from 28 neutral-site NCAA events in the five academic years ending last spring.

A potentially more lucrative slate of events is in jeopardy in this latest

round of decisions. The North Carolina Sports Association estimated the state risked more than $250 million in potential economic effect if 130 event bids submitted to the NCAA were declined because of HB2.

The ACC also said it would not hold championship events in North Carolina because of HB2, and ended up relocating its football championship from Charlotte to Orlando, Florida, last year. The conference has decisions to make on future sites soon, as well, and commissioner John Swofford released a statement similar to Emmert’s remarks earlier Thursday.

“The recently passed legislation allows the opportunity to reopen the discussion with the ACC Council of Presidents regarding neutral site conference championships being held in the state of North Carolina,” Swofford said. “This discussion will take place in the near future, and following any decisions by the ACC Council of Presidents, announcements will be forthcoming.”

Next year’s Final Four is slated for San Antonio. A similar bathroom bill is being debated in Texas but has not gained much momentum.

• Friday, March 31, 2017

Yoan Moncada’s obsession with luxury cars and twinkies probably says more about his age – he’ll turn 22 in May – than anything to fret over, Jose Abreu said.

Moncada, the fast and powerful White Sox infield prospect from Cuba, bought not one but 10 luxury cars after the Red Sox signed him to a record $31.5 million Jose Abreu bonus two years ago.

And his love of twinkies has come to light, too. He is said to have consumed 200 a week after he came to the U.S. On a more reassuring note, Moncada has a bodybuilder’s physique and work ethic that will serve him well, Abreu said.

“It is really, really tough for everybody who comes from Cuba who has to face all of the opportunities they

field, including separation from his young son and recently having to testify against a trainer and agent who would be convicted of illegally smuggling Cuban players into the U.S. “The key is to try to be around good people, people you can trust, who can help you,” Abreu said. “That’s what we try to do here with him. That’s why I’m here, to give him advice and help him in that process.

“He’s a really nice kid, and every day when we’re out here I try to talk to him about things. Not just about baseball, but about life.”

This spring, Moncada batted .317 with three homers and 13 RBIs (second to Abreu) despite getting optioned to Triple-A Charlotte with eight games left. Fans won’t see the No. 2-ranked prospect in baseball on Opening Day on Monday, but Moncada is expected to get called up this season, in mid-May at the soonest.

“It’s going to be soon,” Abreu said.

“He just has to let things happen, and he’s going to be here. He’s an outstanding player, an outstanding talent.”

Abreu, a study in routine, detail and hard work, has seen Moncada work, and he is impressed.

“He’s a hard worker,” Abreu. “He’s very obsessed with his routine. He

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SPORTS BRIEF

TCU routs Georgia Tech for first NIT title

said. “Nobody can ever take this away from us.”

Williams had 25 points and 12 rebounds, NEW YORK – Brandon Parrish sat at the and TCU routed Georgia Tech, 88-56, in podium, wearing a commemorative T-shirt the NIT championship Thursday night. The and a net draped around his neck. To his junior guard, who missed last season beright was coach Jamie Dixon. On his left cause of a knee injury, went 8 for 14 from was Kenrich Williams. the field and was named the tournament’s Parrish made sure to savor the moment. Most Outstanding Player.

– Wire report “We have something that’s forever,” he

BETTING ODDS NHL

FAVORITE at BLACKHAWKS at NY RANGERS at NY ISLANDERS at CALGARY St. Louis Washington Los Angeles

Friday LINE UNDERDOG OFF Columbus -125 Pittsburgh -190 New Jersey -131 San Jose -223 at COLORADO -260 at ARIZONA -156 at VANCOUVER

LINE OFF +115 +175 +121 +203 +230 +146

NBA

FAVORITE at CHARLOTTE at TORONTO at CLEVELAND at BOSTON

Friday LINE O/U 2 (220½) 6 (207) 10½ (219) 10½ (217½)

UNDERDOG Denver Indiana Philadelphia Orlando

at MIAMI at MILWAUKEE at MEMPHIS at NEW ORLEANS at UTAH San Antonio at GOLDEN STATE

OFF 9½ 4½ 10½ OFF 1 7½

(OFF) (200½) (192) (206½) (OFF) (208½) (231½)

New York Detroit Dallas Sacramento Washington at OKLAHOMA CITY Houston

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE at WYOMING St. Peter’s Gonzaga North Carolina

Friday LINE 8½ 4½ Saturday 7 5

UNDERDOG Coastal Carolina at TEXAS A&M-CC South Carolina Oregon

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PREPS

NHL

NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-Hawks 77 49 21 7 105 x-Minnesota 77 45 24 8 98 St. Louis 76 42 28 6 90 Nashville 77 39 27 11 89 Winnipeg 78 36 35 7 79 Dallas 77 31 35 11 73 Colorado 76 20 53 3 43 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts x-Anaheim 77 42 23 12 96 x-Edmonton 77 43 25 9 95 x-San Jose 77 43 27 7 93 Calgary 77 43 30 4 90 Los Angeles 76 36 33 7 79 Vancouver 76 30 37 9 69 Arizona 77 27 41 9 63

GF 234 249 214 227 233 207 150

GA 198 196 201 213 247 244 258

x-Boston z-Cleveland z-Washington x-Toronto Atlanta Milwaukee Miami Indiana

W 48 47 46 45 39 39 37 37

GF 206 228 208 212 185 173 182

GA 190 198 189 208 189 223 247

Bulls Detroit Charlotte Philadelphia New York Orlando Brooklyn

36 35 34 28 28 27 16

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 77 44 24 9 97 214 190 Ottawa 76 41 26 9 91 197 199 Toronto 76 37 24 15 89 233 222 Boston 77 41 30 6 88 220 203 Tampa Bay 76 38 29 9 85 215 213 Florida 77 33 33 11 77 199 222 Buffalo 77 32 33 12 76 193 221 Detroit 77 31 34 12 74 192 229 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 76 51 17 8 110 248 170 x-Columbus 76 49 19 8 106 236 174 x-Pittsburgh 76 46 19 11 103 259 216 x-N.Y. Rangers77 46 26 5 97 245 206 Carolina 76 35 27 14 84 202 214 N.Y. Islanders 76 35 29 12 82 222 234 Philadelphia 77 37 32 8 82 206 225 New Jersey 76 27 35 14 68 174 224 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s Results Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Carolina 2, Columbus 1 (OT) Boston 2, Dallas 0 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 3 Montreal 6, Florida 2 Toronto 3, Nashville 1 Winnipeg 4, Anaheim 3 (OT) Minnesota 5, Ottawa 1 Edmonton 3, San Jose 2 Friday’s Games Columbus at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Florida at Boston, noon Minnesota at Nashville, 1 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

SCORING LEADERS Through Thursday GP G Connor McDavid, EDM 77 28 Patrick Kane, Hawks 77 34 Brad Marchand, BOS 77 38 Sidney Crosby, PIT 70 42 Nicklas Backstrom, WAS 76 22 Nikita Kucherov, TB 68 38 Mark Scheifele, WPG 75 30 Brent Burns, SJ 77 28 Evgeni Malkin, PIT 62 33

A PTS 63 91 50 84 45 83 40 82 60 82 42 80 48 78 45 73 39 72

L 27 27 29 30 36 36 38 38

Pct .640 .635 .613 .600 .520 .520 .493 .493

GB — ½ 2 3 9 9 11 11

39 41 41 47 47 48 59

.480 .461 .453 .373 .373 .360 .213

12 13½ 14 20 20 21 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W z-Golden State 61 x-San Antonio 57 x-Houston 51 x-Utah 46 x-L.A. Clippers 46 x-Oklahoma City 43 Memphis 41 Portland 37

L 14 17 24 29 31 31 34 38

Pct .813 .770 .680 .613 .597 .581 .547 .493

GB — 3½ 10 15 16 17½ 20 24

Denver 35 39 .473 New Orleans 32 43 .427 Dallas 31 43 .419 Minnesota 30 44 .405 Sacramento 29 46 .387 Phoenix 22 54 .289 L.A. Lakers 21 54 .280 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division

25½ 29 29½ 30½ 32 39½ 40

Thursday’s Results Bulls 99, Cleveland 93 Detroit 90, Brooklyn 89 Minnesota 119, L.A. Lakers 104 L.A. Clippers 124, Phoenix 118 Portland 117, Houston 107 Friday’s Games Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Denver at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

New York at Miami, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 8 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Atlanta at Bulls, 4 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.

Orlando at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Bulls at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Boston at New York, noon Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.

Dallas at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Washington at Golden State, 7 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

SCORING LEADERS Through Wednesday G FG FT PTS Westbrook, OKC 74 759 660 2,351 Harden, HOU 74 622 689 2,169 Thomas, BOS 69 624 541 2,012 Davis, NOR 71 724 499 1,984 DeRozan, TOR 68 665 491 1,851 Cousins, NOR 69 617 494 1,849

AVG 31.8 29.3 29.2 27.9 27.2 26.8

NCAA BASKETBALL MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT

FINAL FOUR At University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz.

National Semifinals Saturday South Carolina (26-10) vs. Gonzaga (36-1), 5:09 p.m.

North Carolina (31-7) vs. Oregon (335), 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game National Championship Monday Semifinal winners

WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT

FINAL FOUR At Dallas National Semifinals Friday Stanford (32-6) vs. South Carolina (31-4), 6:30 p.m.

UConn (36-0) vs. Mississippi St. (33-4), 8:30 p.m.

National Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

NIT

Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Championship Thursday TCU 88, Georgia Tech 56

CBI

Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday Coastal Carolina 91, Wyoming 81 Wednesday Wyoming 81, Coastal Carolina 57 Friday Coastal Carolina at Wyoming, 6 p.m.

CIT

Championship Friday Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-11) vs.

St. Peter’s (22-13), 8 p.m

WNIT

Championship Saturday Georgia Tech at Michigan, 2 p.m.

FRIDAY Softball: Dundee-Crown at Streamwood (DH), Rockford Jefferson at Crystal Lake South, 11 a.m.; Jacobs at Belvidere North, 4:30 p.m.; Marian Central, Marengo at Freeport Tournament, TBA Baseball: DeKalb at Huntley, 10 a.m.; Prairie Ridge at Fremd, 1 p.m.; Dundee-Crown at Galesburg Streaks Invitational, 3 p.m.; Alden-Hebron at Okaw Valley, 4 p.m.; St. Edward at Marian Central, 4:30 p.m.; Dundee-Crown at Galesburg Streaks Invitational, 5:15 p.m.; McHenry at Limestone, 7 p.m.; Richmond-Burton vs. TBA at Heritage (Tenn.) Tournament

MLB SPRING TRAINING

Thursday’s Results Houston 8, Cubs 6 N.Y. Mets 5, Las Vegas 4 Detroit 7, Baltimore 3 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Yankees 14, Philadelphia 1 Boston 8, Washington 1 Colorado 10, San Diego 5 St. Louis 9, Memphis 3 Arizona 6, Cleveland 3 L.A. Angels 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Francisco 3, Oakland 0 Friday’s Games Cubs at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

White Sox at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Rochester vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

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

N.Y. Mets at Army, cancelled Baltimore vs. Norfolk at Norfolk, Va., 2:05 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 3:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Springfield at Springfield, Mo., 5:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Louisville at Louisville, Ky., 5:15 p.m.

Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Montreal, 6:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Lake Elsinore at Lake Elsinore, Calif., 8 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona at Phoenix, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

PGA TOUR SHELL HOUSTON OPEN

At Golf Club of Houston Humble, Texas Purse: $7 million Yardage: 7,441; Par 72 (36-36) First Round Rickie Fowler 33-31—64 Sung Kang 32-33—65 Stewart Cink 34-32—66 Jhonattan Vegas 33-33—66 Kyle Stanley 32-34—66 Vaughn Taylor 36-31—67 Keegan Bradley 36-31—67 Justin Rose 35-32—67 Hudson Swafford 35-32—67 Troy Merritt 31-36—67 Russell Henley 34-33—67 Tom Hoge 32-35—67 Harold Varner III 34-34—68 Ryan Blaum 34-34—68 Kevin Streelman 35-33—68 Jason Dufner 36-32—68 Aaron Baddeley 33-35—68 Bryce Molder 34-34—68 Andrew Loupe 32-36—68 Geoff Ogilvy 34-34—68 Grayson Murray 34-34—68 Billy Horschel 34-34—68 Adam Scott 35-33—68 D.A. Points 33-35—68 Luke List 34-34—68 Robert Garrigus 34-34—68 Jason Kokrak 37-31—68 Andy Sullivan 34-34—68 Wesley McClain 34-34—68 Matt Every 37-32—69 Danny Lee 34-35—69 Nick Taylor 36-33—69 Jimmy Walker 35-34—69 Steve Marino 35-34—69 Harris English 34-35—69 Cameron Tringale 36-33—69 J.J. Spaun 34-35—69 Zac Blair 37-32—69 Johnson Wagner 35-34—69 Jordan Spieth 35-34—69 Tyrone Van Aswegen 35-34—69 Angel Cabrera 35-34—69 Rafael Campos 35-34—69

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HUMBLE, Texas – Rickie Fowler shot an 8-under-par 64 for a one-shot lead over Sung Kang after the first round of the Houston Open on Thursday.

Fowler had his best round in six appearances at the tournament, topping a previous low score of 68. Fowler overcame damp conditions and a chilly, breezy Rickie Fowler morning to jump to a hot start.

Fowler won last month at the Honda Classic and is trying to keep momentum going into the Masters next week. The Honda Classic win snapped a 13-month, 25-start drought for Fowler.

Fowler held a three-shot lead over Vaughn Taylor and Keegan Bradley when he finished his round in the af-

ternoon, then Kang closed the gap with his 65. The 29-year-old South Korean missed a putt from less than 5 feet to bogey 18. Still, compared to last year’s final round at the Houston Open when he shot a 6-over 78, he said he was satisfied with the improvement.

Kang is among the 115 players who need a victory to qualify for Augusta National, as Jim Herman did by winning in Houston last year. Among the 144 players in the Houston Open field, 29 already have invitations to play.

It would have been 30, except Dustin Johnson decided to take the week off after winning the Dell Technologies Match Play for his third straight victory.

Behind Fowler and Kang, Stewart Cink, Jhonattan Vegas and Kyle Stanley all shot 6-under 66. Jordan Spieth struggled at times and shot 3-under 69. Herman shot 2-over 74, while 2015 Houston Open winner J.B. Holmes shot 1-over 73.

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