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TODAY’S TALKER Former astronaut and Sen. John Glenn poses for a photo during an interview Jan. 25, 2012, at his office in Columbus, Ohio.

Glenn died Dec. 8, 2016, at age 95. His interment took place Wednesday in a small private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

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Astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington

By BEN NUCKOLS

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The flag-draped casket of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, was covered in plastic to protect it from a steady rain as it was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery. Later, his widow, Annie, gave a kiss on the cheek to the Marine who presented her with the folded-up flag.

Glenn, who died Dec. 8 at age 95, was laid to rest Thursday in a private burial at Arlington attended by relatives and invited guests. His family scheduled the service for what would have been John and Annie Glenn’s 74th wedding anniversary.

The former fighter pilot, history-making astronaut and longtime Democratic U.S. senator from Ohio had already been remembered in his home state, with a procession through the heart of downtown Columbus and a memorial service that drew about 2,500 people, including then-Vice President Joe Biden.

Thousands of mourners also visited his casket as it lay in repose at the Ohio Statehouse for a longer period than assassinated President Abraham Lincoln and others in history.

Those close to the family said they felt a sense of duty in allowing the public to mark Glenn’s

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passing with the Ohio events, but Thursday’s burial service was intended as a more personal mourning. It was closed to the public and the news media, although the military made a portion of it available for viewing via livestream.

Annie Glenn, 97, wore a red dress and held a single red rose as she sat under a tent at the gravesite, next to the couple’s two children, John David and Carolyn. She spoke with apparent warmth to the Marine who presented her the flag, and their faces nearly touched before planting a kiss on him.

Six Marine pallbearers in dress uniforms carried Glenn’s casket to the gravesite and set it down before carefully folding the flag. A military trumpeter played “Taps,” Marines fired three ceremonial rounds from their rifles and mourners recited the 23rd Psalm. No one from the family made any remarks during the portion of the service that was livestreamed.

Glenn’s pioneering Mercury flight in 1962 made him an instant national hero. He became the oldest man in space when he returned aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1998 at age 77.

He had many accomplishments outside of his career as an astronaut. He flew 149 missions as a Marine fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, broke the transcontinental air speed record, served 24 years in the U.S. Senate and founded the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University.

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ON THE COVER Chris Laing, inside sales representative at Midwest Construction Products Corp., talks with a Northwest Herald reporter Wednesday at his company’s Fox River Grove shop. The $250 million project to develop Fox River Grove’s downtown has hit a setback.

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Developer seeks time to secure funds for downtown improvements

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com FOX RIVER GROVE – Less than a month after the Fox River Grove Village Board approved a $250 million plan for the downtown, the project has hit a setback.

Developer Grove Residences LLC is asking the village for more time to secure funding to start phase one of the four-phase project.

“We have not received satisfactory commitments as of this date,” said Jordan Glazov, a partner with Northbrook-based Realtelligence LLC, which owns Grove Residences LLC.

Phase one of the project is estimated to cost between $61 million and $71 million, Glazov said.

It includes the developer buying and tearing down three commercial buildings and four apartment buildings on several lots southwest of Route 14 and on both sides of Algonquin Road.

Three new apartment buildings with up to 300 units would be built in the space, according to the redevelopment agreement approved March 16 by the Village Board.

A special use permit for the first phase of the project was approved at the same meeting.

The developer was required to

notify the property owners by the end of March that the sale of their properties would close on or before May 30, according to the terms of the agreement.

“And because we did not have a feasible commitment, we couldn’t give that notice,” Glazov said.

The developer now plans to ask the Village Board to amend the deadlines in the redevelopment agreement to give it until the end of August to close on the phase one properties, Glazov and Village Administrator Derek Soderholm said Thursday afternoon.

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We’ve been working on this for four years, and we have spent a lot of our time and money on this project.

So we are still dedicated to bringing the project to fruition, if it’s possible to do.”

Jordan Glazov, partner with Realtelligence LLC, which owns Grove Residences LLC

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HARVARD

Judge: Man convicted on drug, weapons charges won’t get retrial

By JORDYN REILAND

Edna E. Wittmus 94, formerly of Harvard

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jreiland@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Harvard man serving a 16-year prison sentence on weapons and drug charges will not get a new trial.

Judge Sharon Prather said Cesar G. Rojas-Figueroa failed to carry his burden of proof by not presenting a constitutional violation or establishing his “actual innocence” at an evidentiary hearing Feb. 17 as part of his appeal. She also said she didn’t believe the man’s brother, who later confessed to the crimes.

Prather found Rojas-Figueroa, 31, guilty after a March 24 bench trial. The judge found him guilty of possessing more than 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver and as an armed habitual criminal. He was sentenced to multiple 16-year sentences to be served concurrently.

During the trial, testimony revealed that Rojas-Figueroa’s former girlfriend, Brenda Valles, gave police drug ledgers and led them to a room in a home they once shared where cocaine, packing materials, cutting agents, a scale and a money counter also were found. Police were called to 409 Prairie St., Harvard, after Rojas-Figueroa and Valles got into an alcohol-fueled altercation.

After his conviction, Rojas-Figueroa filed a post-conviction petition arguing his trial attorney was ineffective.

Maintaining his innocence, Rojas-Figueroa said he told his attorney he helped pay some of the bills at the Prairie Street residence to assist Valles, who was his child’s mother, but he did not live there and would only stay overnight occasionally.

Rojas-Figueroa also said he told his attorney that his father, Lazaro Rojas, could verify that he lived with him at 204 S. Park Ave., Harvard, from July 12, 2013, through March 28, 2014, and asked her to call him as a witness to establish his residency, according to court documents. She told him she would not need to because she felt that the state would not be able to prove he was guilty at trial, according to court documents.

Rojas testified during the February evidentiary hearing and said his son Cesar Rojas- lived with him for nearly a year. Prosecutors inquired Figueroa as to why he never went to the state’s attorney’s office or his son’s attorney before or during the trial to tell someone his son was living with him. He didn’t have an answer.

Prather said in her written ruling that Rojas’ testimony lacked credibility and was contradicted by the trial record.

“The court views with skepticism that Lazaro would wait for almost three years following his son’s trial to come forth with the information he testified to,” she said in her ruling.

Based on the testimony presented, Prather found that Rojas-Figueroa failed to establish that he was prejudiced by his lawyer’s failure to call Rojas as a witness at trial, “as there is not a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different had counsel done so.”

Rojas-Figueroa also argued in his post-conviction petition that he was not aware there was a firearm or drugs in Valles’ residence, and she was the one

who told him to stay out of the room in August 2013, contradicting what Valles testified to at trial. He also said he found out that his brother, Jesus Figueroa, was the one who was storing drugs and a gun in Valles’ home in exchange for $150 a month.

Jesus Figueroa filed an affidavit Dec. 8, 2015, acknowledging his responsibility for the crimes his brother was charged with.

In order to establish a claim of actual innocence, the evidence supporting Rojas-Figueroa’s claim must have been newly discovered material and not merely cumulative and of such conclusive character that it probably would change the result at retrial.

Prather said although Figueroa’s testimony added facts that the court had not previously heard at trial, she did not believe what he said was “newly discovered.”

“It defies belief to accept that Jesus Figueroa, the defendant’s brother, who was present in court on various dates during these proceedings, would simply sit back, do nothing and say nothing, while watching his brother be sentenced to 16 years in prison,” she said in her ruling.

Prather also said she was confident in the “correctness” of the guilty verdict and found Valles’ testimony at trial to be convincing because she was a reluctant witness. Valles’ testimony and demeanor greatly differed from what she saw from Figueroa, Prather said.

“There were long pauses in his answers, as if he was making them up as he went along. When asked on cross why the court should believe him, his response was, “Why not?’ ” her ruling said.

CRYSTAL LAKE

Police: No new information about stabbing incident No update on victims, possible suspects in case

By BRETT ROWLAND

browland@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Three days after two men were found stabbed along Crystal Lake’s busiest commercial corridor, police have released little information about the crime.

Police have withheld basic information about what happened Monday night, including the names of the victims. Police haven’t given any public description of the suspect or suspects in the stabbing or indicated any motive for the crime. It’s not clear whether the two men who were stabbed are cooperating

with investigators. Police often withhold details from the public while investigating a crime.

“We have nothing further to release,” Deputy Chief Derek Hyrkas said.

He said Thursday that he couldn’t provide a time frame for when more information would be released.

Police were called to the 400 block of West Virginia Street about 8 p.m. Monday for a report that two people had been

stabbed. Investigators closed Route 14 and searched door to door in the area.

Lake & McHenry County Scanner, which reports scanner traffic on a Facebook page and website, posted a description of a vehicle and one suspect shortly after the initial radio call.

Hyrkas said he couldn’t confirm the accuracy of the post.

Police have said they believe it was an isolated incident.

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What a great way to close out the week. A full day of sunshine and seasonable temperatures as high pressure builds south across northern Illinois. Breezy conditions will remain out of the northwest. A springlike weekend is ahead with well-above-normal temperatures. A slow-moving cold front will swing through Monday to bring showers and a few thunderstorms.

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WEATHER HISTORY Lightning struck an oil refinery on April 7, 1926, at San Luis Obispo, Calif. The resulting fire lasted five days, scorching 900 acres and more than 6 million barrels of oil.

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McSweeney passes resolution opposing sales tax on Netflix ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK The Illinois House passed a resolution Wednesday opposing a new sales tax on cable TV and streaming services such as Netflix.

The resolution, introduced by Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, takes aim at Senate Bill 9, which is part of the so-called grand bargain package of budget bills being considered in the Senate.

The resolution received bipartisan support in the House and passed by voice vote, meaning there was no roll call, McSweeney said.

“There was some discussion on the floor that puts us on the record as opposition to one part of the grand bargain.

I’m very happy about that,” McSweeney said. “It’s a major nail, not the final nail, but a major nail in the coffin of the Senate grand bargain.”

The grand bargain is a series of

“This would definitely make us uncompetitive.

It’s just another attempt to drive more people out of state.”

David McSweeney R-Barrington Hills

tied together budget bills that include, among other things, proposals to raise income and corporate taxes by 33 percent, expand the state sales tax to include a number of services, expand gambling and provide minor structural reforms. Because the bills are interconnected, if one does not pass, none of

them do.

Senate Bill 9 would add a 6.25 percent sales tax to the bills of all cable and satellite TV subscribers, and to audio and video streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify. It often is referred to as the “Netflix tax.”

State Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago, opposed the resolution, saying it limited lawmakers’ taxing options.

“Why would we want to tie our hands before we begin any real revenue discussions considering our fiscal situation?” he asked McSweeney.

McSweeney noted that Chicagoans already pay a 9 percent “amusement” tax on these services, so those who live in the city would pay a 15.25 percent sales tax on cable, satellite and streaming services.

“This would definitely make us uncompetitive,” McSweeney said. “It’s just another attempt to drive more people out of state.”

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MARENGO

District 165 sells defunct Hawthorn Elementary School building for $40K

By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN

Marengo School District 165 plans to close on its $40,000 sale of the defunct Hawthorn Elementary School building June 2.

bkeeperman@shawmedia.com MARENGO – Marengo School District 165 has sold one of its defunct buildings for $40,000 to a developer.

The district’s board had a special meeting Thursday to authorize the sale of the building and the 5 acres of land it sits on.

The district plans to close on the sale June 2.

The property is adjacent to six lots, which the district is looking to sell for $110,000.

The district closed Hawthorn and Union Elementary schools when the high school built its new building in 2004. District 165 then began renting its current building, District 165 Superintendent Lea Damisch said.

“It saved the district money transportationwise and just made sense,” she said. “[Hawthorn] was unoccupied for about a year, then Faith Lutheran occupied it for about five years, and it has been used by community groups ever since.”

Damisch said she is unaware of

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what the future holds for the property.

“I don’t know anything about the gentleman or what he plans to do with the school,” she said. “I do know he plans to use the building in some capacity, but I don’t know who he is.

“He’s not local. It sounds as if he’s just an investor and he thought it was a good deal. And it is a good deal.”

She added that five or six other potential buyers had expressed interest

in the property, including one person who had the idea to turn it into an assisted living facility.

The school district has retained ownership of the other elementary school it closed in 2004, which is being leased out, but it was time to sell Hawthorn, Damisch said.

“We are not seeing a rise in the demographics of our enrollment,” she said. “It just seemed like a good time.”

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Die-hard Cubs fan Stewart McVicar discusses his collection of Cubs memorabilia, including a near life-size, autographed bobblehead of Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, displayed in his Lake in the Hills home. McVicar recently launched a new website to promote his fundraisers that help Cubs fans in need.

David Adams, a Cubs fan from Wisconsin who fractured his C-4 vertebrae and severed his vertebral artery.

McVicar said he asked Sandberg who he wanted to benefit from the event and he selected Adams.

“[Adams’] idol is Ryne Sandberg, so when the accident happened to him, Sandberg actually visited him in the hospital,” McVicar said.

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A McHenry County man who built the ultimate Cubs-themed man cave in his basement recently created a new website to promote his fundraisers for Cubs fans in need.

Cubs fan Stewart McVicar started hosting fundraisers in 2014. The first was for his friend, Nick Sheridan, who was in need of prosthetic limbs. Hosting several benefits since, McVicar said he decided to create the website to further promote his charity events.

The website, www.club400cubs.com, launched March 23.

“Turnkey Digital out of Woodstock worked on the website for about eight months,” McVicar said. “They’re big Cubs fans, and they did an awesome job.”

McVicar said the next big event he wants to see sold out is June 4. The fundraiser will feature former Cubs star Ryne Sandberg with proceeds benefiting

fan paralyzed below his neck. After the surgery to repair the damage, Adams suffered a stroke because of swelling in his brain. In February, four months after his accident, Adams was able to lift both legs, wiggle his toes and had limited movement in both arms.

With proceeds going to Adams’ family, the event cost is $150 a person and only 200 tickets will be sold.

The June 4 viewing party will feature a ballpark dinner, drinks, music, auctions, a 50/50 raffle and a 45-minute Q&A with Sandberg.

This fundraiser along with future charity events will be in McVicar’s basement, which boasts a bar, signed jerseys and balls, two gaming areas, plenty of Cubs memorabilia and a near life-size Anthony Rizzo bobblehead.

According to the Club 400 website, McVicar has raised more than $163,000 from previous fundraisers. He plans to raise at least $1 million.

“I don’t have a specific timeline for that really, but if we just keep doing what we’re doing, we’ll hit it pretty quick,” McVicar said.

Those who wish to donate to the cause can do so online at www.club400cubs. com/donate.

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Raue Center For the Arts board of directors appoints new member

CRYSTAL LAKE – A Lakewood resident will join the Raue Center For the Arts board of directors.

Mike Johnson, the regional director of operations for Nicor Gas, recently was appointed to the position.

“I cannot express how happy we are to welcome one of our long-standing funders to the boardroom,” Executive Director Richard Kuranda said in a news release. “Nicor has been a champion

of the community and the arts, and Mike Johnson is not only an incredible business leader who will bring an asset to Raue but also a devoted father of five and a community activist.”

The Raue Center For the Arts is a historic theater in McHenry County located at 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Its next big shows include Christian singer Amy Grant on Friday and comedian/actor Jon Lovitz on Saturday.

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Jack McCullough smiles in court with his attorney, Russell Ainsworth of the Exoneration Project, on Thursday at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. McCullough is seeking a certificate of innocence in the 1957 slaying of Maria Ridulph. Judge William Brady will rule on the matter Wednesday. innocence can be granted if the petitioner can prove he or she did not, by his or her own conduct, voluntarily cause or bring about his or her conviction.

DeKalb County State’s Attorney Rick Amato disagreed that this could be proved, but for the purposes of the hearing, he acknowledged that all other conditions of the certificate of innocence were met.

Russell Ainsworth of the Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy and part of the Exoneration Project, a free legal clinic at the University of Chicago that represents the wrongfully convicted, called three witnesses during the hearing to reinforce McCullough’s innocence, including McCullough himself.

Ainsworth’s first witness was Jan Swafford, a former girlfriend of McCullough who was with him the night

Ridulph disappeared. She testified on video that there was nothing unusual about McCullough’s behavior when she saw him.

Ainsworth then called Nancy Steblay, professor of psychology at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, who questioned the reliability of eyewitness memory, which helped convict McCullough in 2012.

Steblay said Kathy Sigman, a friend of Ridulph’s who had been playing with her up to her disappearance, picked McCullough out of a lineup of six mug shots in 2010. However, every mug shot except McCullough’s was from a high school yearbook that had a different background.

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“I am innocent, proven innocent,” McCullough said. “My name has been in all the papers coast to coast. I have been put forward as a monster and people still think I’m a monster.”

Pending a ruling Wednesday by DeKalb County Judge William Brady, who previously has ruled to vacate McCullough’s conviction, the 77-year-old McCullough might be granted the certificate, which deems that a wrongfully convicted person was innocent of all crimes for which he or she was incarcerated.

McCullough had been convicted in 2012 after an investigation by the Illinois State Police and was sentenced to life in prison. An Illinois appellate court upheld the decision in 2015.

However, using FBI reports compiled after Ridulph’s disappearance in Sycamore and evidence that McCullough used a pay phone in Rockford about the time Ridulph last was seen, former DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack found that McCullough had an alibi, and the charges were dismissed.

However, there still is the possibility McCullough could be charged with the crime again.

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pecially since it was 52 years after Ridulph’s abduction and she had incorrectly identified a suspect during the initial investigation in 1957.

“We don’t want witnesses to slide into another way of coming to a decision,” Steblay said. “Instead of absolutely recognizing someone, what they begin to do is start comparing pictures and seeing which ones are the closest or a process of elimination. That is what we found in the laboratory to be a very dangerous process, because it really means the witness can’t recognize anyone.”

McCullough said he was satisfied with how the hearing went, and he thinks that granting the certificate of innocence is the only decision that could possibly be made.

“I just feel that it’s gone full circle, and I’m happy it’s over,” McCullough said.

He added that he felt what was done to him was criminal, and similar corruption needs to end.

“The people who did this to me deserve to go to prison,” McCullough said.

“They knew that I was innocent. They had the FBI documents, and the documents proved I couldn’t have done this.

I want justice.”

Pat Quinn, Maria’s sister, was in attendance for the hearing, along with her husband, Bill, and family friend, Nancy Miller.

“He’s very likely to get the certificate of innocence, and it’s just a sad thing,” Quinn said.

With a certificate of innocence, McCullough could be eligible for compensation from the state of Illinois for false imprisonment. Since he served less than five years, McCullough could be awarded up to $85,350 for his wrongful conviction, according to Illinois state law.

Brady’s ruling will be at 1 p.m.

Wednesday at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State St. in Sycamore.

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William Gee, owner of New China Restaurant, talks with a Northwest Herald reporter Wednesday at his Fox River Grove restaurant. Gee’s restaurant would fall into the second phase of the $250 million redevelopment project approved by the village.

That phase calls for at least 70,000 square feet of commercial space in the downtown area.

Continued from page A3 “I understand the frustration that maybe some of the landholders have, some more than others, because it’s been quite a process,” Soderholm said.

“And it seems like we were very close here, and there’s just another thing that has come up that essentially has caused at least a three-month delay.”

Despite the delay, Soderholm said from the village’s perspective, the project still is alive.

Although Glazov said he intended to speak at Thursday’s Village Board meeting, Soderholm said no final decisions will be made Thursday night.

If the board decides to consider amending the redevelopment agreement, it will be discussed at a future meeting, Soderholm said. If no action is taken, the agreement will die, he said.

Glazov said that although there is a “better than ever” chance of resolving the developer’s financial problems, there is no assurance.

“We’ve been working on this for four years, and we have spent a lot of our time and money on this project,” Glazov said. “So we are still dedicated to bringing the project to fruition, if it’s possible to do.”

At Midwest Construction Products, one of the buildings slated to be purchased and knocked down in phase one, inside sales representative Chris Laing already had prepared for the company’s anticipated move to Crystal Lake.

“Since last year, I’ve heard that the project is going through, the project fell apart, we’re back on, we’re back off,” Laing said. “And, as you can see, I pretty much have gutted everything to get ready for the move.”

Laing, a Lake in the Hills resident, said he doesn’t care if his company moves because he’ll live close by either way. The plans he’s seen for the redevelopment look good, he said.

“So to me, it’s no big deal,” Laing said. “Just let me know what I’m doing.”

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The restaurant has been there since 1975, owner William Gee said – and he has no intention of moving. He also rents out three apartments above the restaurant.

“Why would I let them level this, and then have them rebuild it and then I have to pay $10,000 or $12,000 a month lease?” Gee said. “… It doesn’t make any sense.”

Gee suggested that the village instead invest money into other storefronts on Route 14, noting that after a fire destroyed his building, he received money to give it a face-lift through the village’s facade grant program.

Around the corner, Buddy Wiegelman’s business, Dr. Woods Guitar Emporium, also would come down in phase two.

Wiegelman has had his business on Lincoln Avenue for 23 years, he said.

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OBITUARIES TODD W. EVANS

EDNA E. WITTMUS

Northern Lights Apartments in Hayward, WI in order to be closer to the family. She made Born: August 23, 1963; in Evanston, IL Born: July 2, 1922 many new friends, enjoying life at a more Died: April 3, 2017; in Woodstock, IL Died: April 1, 2017 leisurely pace by visiting and playing cards with her good neighbors in the apartments.

Todd W. Evans, age 53, died on Monday, Edna E. Wittmus, age 94, Edna and Arnold became associate memApril 3, 2017, at his residence in Woodstock of Hayward, WI and formerly bers at First Lutheran Church of Hayward, IL. He was born on August 23, 1963 in Evanof Harvard, IL, entered where she was most active in the kitchen, ston, IL to Robert and Joann (Drews) Evans. eternal life on April 1, 2017 making snacks for Bible School and WednesHe graduated from McHenry Communiat her Care Partners home day Night Dinners. She enjoyed the church ty High School in 1982. On Feb 1, 1992 he surrounded by family and library, reading every large print religious married Colleen E. Strauel in Woodstock. friends. novel they had.

They remained married for 14 years. During Edna Emma was born on July 2, 1922 in Both Edna and Arnold helped their daughter his lifetime, Todd enjoyed boating, fishing, Sharon, WI, the daughter of John and Maude at LCO Elementary School by reading and snowmobiling, and car shows.

(Young) Wendt. She attended Lawrence playing learning games with the students.

Survivors include his brother, James Evans; Grade School and graduated from Harvard After Arnold’s passing in 2008, Edna and sister, Sharon Havis, both of Wonder High School in 1940. On June 4, 1941, she was continued to enjoy her life at the apartment Lake; a nephew, Joseph Matthesius of Atlanta joined in marriage with Arnold Wittmus. They for six more years. With the encouragement GA; and a son, Michael C. Rich. were blessed with two children, John and of her son, she became active at the Hayward He was preceded in death by his parents.

Sandra, and enjoyed 67 years of marriage.

Senior Center, visiting, playing cards, and All services will be private.

Edna was a lifetime member of Trinity having lunch.

Lutheran Church in Harvard, IL; was active The last three years, Edna’s home was at in the Senior Choir, Trinity League, Sunday Care Partners Assisted Living in Hayward School and Martha Circle. Edna and Arnold ARTHUR P. RAABE JR. where she enjoyed visiting, playing Bingo and farmed until 1961 when they moved to town cards with residents, staff, family and friends.

Arthur P. Raabe Jr., age 88, of McHenry for- and she began her 27 year employment at Throughout life this “sweet” woman touched merly of Montello, WI, passed away Sunday, Sternbergs Department Store. She took great the lives of many. pride working in the Ladies Ware Apparel April 2, 2017, at Fox Point in McHenry.

Edna is survived by her son, John Wittmus Arrangements are pending at Justen Funeral Department and traveling by train to the of Hayward; and her daughter, Sandra (WilHome & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Chicago Merchandise Mart to buy the latest liam) Ferris of Stone Lake; granddaughter, in women’s fashions.

Road, McHenry, IL 60050. For information, Amy (Samuel) Ramirez; great-grandsons, In the winter of 2002, after a lifetime of liv- Samuel William and Daniel John of Leon, please call the funeral home at 815-3852400, or visit www.justenfh.com, ing in Harvard, Edna and Arnold moved to the Guanajuato, Mexico; granddaughter, Molly

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438.

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.

(Jeff) Gewedik; great-grandchildren, Edward Philip and Sophie Marie of Maple Grove, MN. Also surviving are several beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Alice Worden of Walworth, WI; and her husband, Arnold.

There will be a memorial gathering Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 504 E. Diggins St. Harvard, IL 60033 from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am with Pastor Elizabeth Martin officiating.

Inurnment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to 1st Lutheran Church in Hayward or Trinity Lutheran Church in Harvard.

Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.saundersmcfarlin.net.

For more information, call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home at 815-943-5400.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS 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.

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.

Barbara J. Boeldt: The celebration of her life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Miss Kitty’s, 1101 E. Grant Highway, Marengo.

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Richard Walter Curylo: The visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the 6 p.m. service Saturday, April 8, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral and Cremation Services, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call 847-515-8772.

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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.

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. The funeral service will follow.

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The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. – Paul O’Neill, who founded the progressive metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra that was known for its spectacular holiday concerts filled with theatrics, lasers and pyrotechnics, has died. He was 61.

University of South Florida police spokeswoman Renna Reddick said O’Neill was found dead in his room by hotel staff at a Tampa Embassy Suites late Wednesday afternoon. She said there were no obvious signs of foul play, and a medical examiner is working to determine an official cause.

The band said in a statement that O’Neill died from a “chronic illness.”

The band calls his death “a profound and indescribable loss for us all.”

O’Neill was a rock producer and manager who began putting together Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 1996, blending heavy metal with classical music and creating a unique brand of rock theater. He tapped three members of the Tarpon Springs, Florida, band Savatage to be part of TSO and intended for it to be a “supergroup,” similar to popular bands such as ELO, Pink Floyd and Yes. “The best description of a TSO show I ever saw came from a reporter who said the only way to describe TSO is ‘The Who meets Phantom of the Opera

Catholic Church, 206 E. Front St., Harvard.

For information, call 815-943-5400.

Ruth E. Peter: The service will be at 9 a.m.

Friday, April 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 200 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine.

Interment will follow in Union Cemetery, Palatine. For information, call 847-3587411.

Thomas E. Peters: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. Mass celebration Saturday, April 8, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Shelbyville.

Richard E. Riddell: The visitation will be

with Pink Floyd’s light show,’” O’Neill told the Tampa Bay Times in an email interview in 2012. “I would take any one of those alone as a compliment.”

The band is best known for its hard rock takes on Christmas staples such as “Carol of the Bells,” but also more experimental, arena-rock songs such as “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24),” which described a lone cello player playing a forgotten holiday song in war-torn Sarajevo. That song was on the band’s 1996 album, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories,” which went triple platinum.

Fans especially loved the band’s Christmas tours, which were heavy on guitar solos and heavier on special effects – similar to a Broadway Christmas pageant with a heavy metal soundtrack. One magazine once wrote that “TSO has enough pyro to BBQ an entire school of blue whales” during a show.

“My personal theory is it was being in the right place at the right time. It was easier for us to jump the generation gap between all the people before us. There’s something magical about watching a 15-year-old kid get into an Al Pitrelli guitar solo and his father jamming out there with him. That’s (proof) enough time has gone by that everybody has rock in common now, which simply didn’t exist when it was born in the ’60s,” O’Neill told Billboard.

from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service Saturday, April 8, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call 847-515-8772.

Clifford C. Thomas: The celebration of his life will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Kip and Deb’s Tavern in Sharon, Wisconsin.

Edna E. Wittmus: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service Tuesday, April 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Harvard. For information, call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home at 815-943-5400.

• Friday, April 7, 2017

LOS ANGELES – Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed “Mr. Warmth” whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died Thursday. He was 90.

Rickles, who would have been 91 on May 8, suffered kidney failure and died Thursday morning at his home, said Paul Shefrin, his longtime publicist and friend.

For more than half a century, Rickles headlined casinos and nightclubs from Las Vegas Don Rickles to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and livened up late-night talk shows. No one was exempt from Rickles’ insults, not fans or presidents or such fellow celebrities as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson.

Even volatile Sinatra let Rickles have his comedic way with him.

“Hey, Frank, make yourself at home. Hit somebody,” Rickles snapped at the singer attending his show. Sinatra laughed.

Despite jokes that from other comics might have inspired boycotts, he was one of the most beloved people in show business, idolized by everyone from Joan Rivers and Louis CK to Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman.

Billy Crystal tweeted simply, “A giant loss.”

“We lost a great one. fast furious brilliant for decades the definition of genius,” Sandra Bernhard said on Twitter.

Some reaction to Rickles’ death matched his style.

“In lieu of flowers, Don Rickles’ family has requested that people drop their pants and fire a rocket,” Patton Oswald tweeted.

James Caan once said that Rickles

helped inspire the blustering Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather.” An HBO special was directed by John Landis of “Animal House” fame and included tributes from Clint Eastwood, Sidney Poitier and Robert De Niro.

Carl Reiner would say he knew he had made it in Hollywood when Rickles made fun of him.

Rickles patented a confrontational style that stand-up performers still emulate, but one that kept him on the right side of trouble. He emerged in the late 1950s, a time when comics such as Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl were taking greater risks, becoming more politicized and more introspective.

Rickles managed to shock his audiences without cutting social commentary or truly personal self-criticism.

He operated under a code as old the Borscht Belt: Go far – ethnic jokes, sex jokes, ribbing Carson for his many marriages – but make sure everyone knows it’s for fun.

“I think the reason that (my act) caught on and gave me a wonderful career is that I was never mean-spirited,” he once said. “Not that you had to like it, but you had to be under a rock somewhere not to get it.”

Rickles’ many friends returned the wisecracks, whether labeling him a man everyone loved to hate or, as his pal Bob Newhart once joked, as a man annoying to travel with. But the topper came, from all people, the radio host Casey Kasem, who dressed up as Hitler at a Martin roast in Rickles’ honor and told the comedian, “You are the only man I know who has bombed more places than I have.”

In 2008, he won the Emmy for best individual performance in a variety show for the Landis film, “Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project.” In 2012, he received the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence, a fitting tribute for a man whose big breakthrough came on “The Tonight Show” more than 40 years earlier.

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Comedy king Don Rickles dies at 90

Paul O’Neill of Trans-Siberian Orchestra poses Oct. 20, 2006, in New York. O’Neill, who founded the progressive metal band, has died at age 61.

The band said in a statement that O’Neill died from a “chronic illness.”

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NEIGHBORS Crystal Lake

THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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AMY GRANT

WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. April 7 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Grant became the first artist in Christian music to have a platinum record and went on to become a crossover sensation.

Tickets start at $65 (additional fees apply). Limited tickets available. Information: 815-356-9212 or http://rauecenter.org/upcoming-events/ amy-grant/.

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FIRST FRIDAY ART SHOW

WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. April 7 WHERE: Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: The chance to view and buy original works.

Featured in the Dole Gallery will be “Round and Round,” a performance and fiber art installation by Johana Moscoso. Admission: $5 suggested donation. Cash bar. Information: 815-455-8000 or www. lakesideartspark.org.

STUDENTS ADVANCE – Students from Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, Montini Catholic School in McHenry, St. Thomas the Apostle School in Crystal Lake, St. Margaret Mary School in Algonquin and Sts. Peter and Paul School in Cary competed against each other Feb. 28 in the Chemical Educational Foundation’s You Be The Chemist Challenge at Immanuel Lutheran. The event was sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company and promotes science, technology, engineering and math education. Winners from the event include Montini’s Zach Martin (from left), who won fourth place; St. Margaret Mary’s Christopher Rapala, who won third place; Montini’s Jacob Borland, who won first place; and Sts. Peter and Paul’s Elizabeth Kita, who won second place. The top three students will compete at the state competition April 29 at Lewis University in Romeoville. McHenry County middle school STEM educators can learn more about this program and sign up for future competitions at www.chemed.org.

Woodstock

Group announces winners of $1,000 fine arts scholarships The Woodstock Fine Arts Association recently announced the 10 McHenry County high school seniors who were awarded the 2017 Helen Wright fine arts scholarships. The students are Ryanne Anderson (ballet), Keystone National Online High School; Corey Barlow (musical theater), Cary Grove High School; Emily Cyr (visual art), Crystal Lake South High School; Haley Gustafson (musical theater), Cary Grove High School; Mariel Lopez (French horn), Johnsburg High School; Rachel McClanahan (musical composition), Richmond-Burton High School; Anna Stenzel (violin), homeschool; Madelyn Vogel

(percussion), Cary Grove High School; Peyton Wood (flute), Woodstock North High School; and Nicholas Woodhouse (jazz bass), Marengo Community High School.

Each student receives $1,000 and a chance to perform in a talent showcase at 5:30 p.m. April 20 at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock.

The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the Community Room of the opera house.

The Helen Wright Fine Arts Scholarship fund has awarded $77,000 in scholarships in the past 10 years.

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or foodministries@firstchurchcl.org.

• 11:30 a.m. – Early Bird Bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Every Friday sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary. Doors open at 10 a.m., kitchen at 11 a.m. Information: 815-2363345 or www.vfwmchenry.org/calendar.html.

• 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Spring Fling Party, Senior Services Associates, 3519 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. For ages 60 and older. Light appetizers/desserts and beverages; entertainment by Vito Zatto, featuring celebrity impersonations, stand-up comedy, audience participation, dynamic song styling and dancing. Cost: $5.

Information: 815-344-3555 or www.seniorservicesassoc.org.

• 2:30 p.m. – Fox Valley Men of Harmony concert: What A Wonderful World, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 932 S. McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake. Special performances by the

CALENDAR April 7

• 9 a.m. – Celebrating Seniors, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron.

Featuring a half-hour of tai chi followed by bingo.

Blood pressure checks and snacks available.

Salvation Army Golden Diner lunch at 11 a.m. Call 630-232-6676 to reserve a meal. Free. Information: 815-648-2671 or www.stjlutheran.com.

• 10 a.m. to noon – Friday food distribution, Nunda Township Office, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake. Free. Information: 815-459-0785

Crystal Lake

MCC to host Gardenfest 2017 Gardenfest 2017 will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 8 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Sponsored by McHenry County College and the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners, Gardenfest is suitable for gardeners of all skill levels and offers more than 30 breakout sessions in four segments throughout the day. Exhibitors will sell books and garden-related products and give demonstrations.

The costs is $50 at the door. For information, visit mchenry.edu/gardenfest, email conferencecenter@mchenry.edu or call 815-479-7570.

Greater Rockford Chorus and The Arlingtones.

Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for students, free for kids ages 6 and younger. Information: Jack Wine at 815-459-6910.

• 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Board Gaming at the Library, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Grades 6-12. Stop by and play some board games. Snacks provided.

Free. Information: 815-459-1687.

• 4 to 10 p.m. – Play Light’ning and swap stories, Woodstock VFW Post 5040, 201 N. Main St., Woodstock. Enjoy comradeship of fellow veterans and neighbors. Snacks and drinks available.

Information: 815-338-5040 or www.vfw5040.org.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – The possibilities are endless. but your tendency to take on too much or spend money you don’t have will counter your ability to get ahead. Scrutinize what makes the most sense and squelch the urge to take risks. Playing it safe will lead to steady progress. Work hard, play hard.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Put in the time and do your due diligence when it comes to productivity and living up to your promises. Avoid temptation, excessive behavior and unpredictable people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Your insight into opportunities, financial gains and contractual

negotiations will help you come out on top. Deal with money matters and health issues quickly to ensure success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Rethink matters that pertain to how or with whom you live before you move forward. An emotional incident will leave you feeling uncertain. A heartfelt discussion will help.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Expand your friendships and interests. Attend an exhibit, set up dinner plans or make a point to learn something new. Show enthusiasm, but don’t feel compelled to sponsor someone else’s goal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You’ll find it difficult to say no to someone offering you a good time.

Consider if the experience is worth the consequences of wasted money, overindulgence or

and make sure your ideas include the people you the negative reaction of a loved one. care about most.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Share your feelings.

Discuss your goals and take care of the needs of CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – A financial gain is heading your way. Proceed with caution. youngsters or seniors in your life. A good deed Someone will be eager to take advantage of you will be rewarding in a small but meaningful way. and your good fortune. Silence is golden. Don’t LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Get involved in home divulge any profits you make. improvements. If you don’t speak up, you cannot AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Someone will complain if you don’t like the way things unfold. come to your rescue. Ask for help and offer inBe willing to do whatever you can to cut your costs. centives to ensure you get things done properly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Take work home or A partnership will help you relinquish some of start a home-based business. Your determinayour responsibilities. tion and hard work will not be in vain, as long as you avoid the temptation of expanding too fast. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Step up and take charge. Believe in your skills, talent and expeSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Share your rience to help you overcome any obstacle you plans with anyone who will be affected by the face. Trust your intuition and forge ahead. decisions you make. Listen to peoples’ concerns

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J.B. Pritzker announces governor bid

By SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Billionaire J.B. Pritzker touted his business record and progressive values Thursday as he kicked off his campaign for Illinois governor, raising the financial stakes in what was already expected to be a costly and competitive fight to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Pritzker wasted little time in blasting the venture capitalist-turned-governor, even comparing him to President Donald Trump. Rauner has been at odds with the Democrat-controlled Legislature since he took office.

“Gov. Rauner talks about what he might have done or what he tried to get done. It’s past time for all his talk. It’s time for action,” Pritzker told the crowd of union officials and community leaders gathered at a park facility in a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the city’s South Side. “Everything

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J.B. Pritzker speaks with the media Thursday after announcing his run for Illinois governor in Chicago. we care about is under siege

by Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner.”

Pritzker joins a growing field of Democrats who’ve said they’ll seek their party’s nomination in the March gubernatorial primary, including state Sen. Daniel Biss, Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar and businessman Chris Kennedy, who is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy.

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News from across the state Illinois House approves new stopgap budget plan

SPRINGFIELD– The Illinois House voted Thursday to tap $817 million in accumulated but unallocated revenue to temporarily relieve struggling universities and human services.

The 64-45 vote represented a largely partisan roll-call, with minority Republicans saying that another temporary spending plan amid the nation’s longest state budget stalemate since World War II would actually hurt long-term efforts.

The vote ended a two-hour debate over a small amount of funding in a plan the Senate can’t even consider until after the General Assembly returns from a two-week spring break. Even then its chances don’t look good because

Last month, Kennedy donated $250,100 to his own campaign, a move that under Illinois campaign finance law lifted the caps on campaign contributions for all candidates. His campaign said he raised another $1 million from about 3,000 donors in the first six weeks of his candidacy.

Biss and Pawar already have made wealth an issue in the campaign, telling voters

that “millionaires and billionaires” shouldn’t have a lock on political power.

“I welcome the debate about whether the future of the Democratic Party will be a vehicle for the very rich and machine politicians or one for the rest of us,” Biss said Thursday in a statement.

An heir to the Hyatt hotels fortune, Pritzker was recently ranked by Forbes magazine as the third-wealthiest person in Illinois, with an estimated net worth of about $3.4 billion.

That easily makes him the wealthiest person running, although Rauner – a multimillionaire who put $50 million into his campaign fund late last year – also has received millions in campaign contributions from Illinois’ richest person, businessman Ken Griffin.

Pritzker, 52, acknowledged his own wealth and opportunity. He said his first job was washing sheets in his parents’ hotels and that his mother raised him with an “abiding sense of social justice.”

“I wake up every morning knowing that I need to work hard to earn what I’ve been given,” he said. He added that Illinois is losing jobs and opportunities because of inaction by Rauner and the state needs to first tax its “millionaires and billionaires” before the middle class.

Rauner’s 2014 race against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn set a record for spending in Illinois, topping $100 million.

Outside groups already have been active in the 2018 contest as well. Last month, a group affiliated with the Republican Governors Association began airing campaign-style ads featuring Rauner. In them he talks up his efforts to improve Illinois’ business climate and enact changes such as term limits for lawmakers.

The ads come as Rauner and the Democrat-controlled Legislature have been unable to agree on a state budget for nearly two years, leading to major cuts to social services, colleges and other programs.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said he opposes it.

its employees to take five days off over spring break.

Federal law doesn’t ban felons from soliciting money via PACs.

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Northeastern Illinois to cancel class for 3 days

CHICAGO – Northeastern Illinois University is planning to cancel three days of classes in order to cut costs as public universities in Illinois struggle to make ends meet during the state’s budget stalemate.

The Chicago-based university will no longer hold classes April 11, 12 and May 1.

Illinois has been without a budget for 21 months and has a $12.9 billion backlog of bills. Northeastern Illinois interim President Richard Helldobler called the state’s unprecedented budget impasse a “state of emergency” for the school.

A statement from the university said administrators also are speaking with labor unions that represent their employees as school officials contemplate a schoolwide shutdown for those three dates.

A complete closure would be the second wave announced by the university in less than a month. The university required

Prison inmate forms two political action committees

CHICAGO – An Illinois man sentenced to 10 years in prison for bilking an acquaintance out of $93,000 has started two political action committees from behind bars.

The Center for Public Integrity reported that Angelo Pesce is a convicted felon and cannot vote, but there’s nothing stopping him from creating the fundraising entities.

Papers filed last week with the Federal Election Commission identify the 51-year-old Pesce as the PACs’ treasurer and agent and list his mailing address as the Taylorville Correctional Center in central Illinois.

The filings don’t explain who or what will benefit from the donations, but the name of one urges impeachment of an unnamed target referenced with an expletive and the other appears to support pedophiles.

Woman sues Uber, says she was stabbed by passenger

CHICAGO – A Chicago woman has sued Uber and a customer of the ride-sharing company, saying she was stabbed by another passenger.

Jennifer Camacho said she called an UberPool for a ride home Jan. 30. She said the passenger in the front seat began slashing her in the face as soon as she got in. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court contends the 25-year-old Camacho suffered several facial wounds.

Plaintiff’s attorney Bryant Greening said Uber was negligent. Greening is seeking a judgment of more than $50,000 for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Uber spokeswoman Kayla Whaling declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Chicago police arrested 34-year-old Julie Ramer for the attack on Camacho and charged her with battery.

– Wire reports

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Senate GOP clears way for court pick

By ERICA WERNER

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Republicans invoked the “nuclear option” Thursday in the Senate, unilaterally rewriting the chamber’s rules to allow President Donald Trump’s nominee to ascend to the Supreme Court.

Furious Democrats objected until the end, but their efforts to block Judge Neil Gorsuch failed as expected. Lawmakers of both parties bemoaned the long-term implications for the Senate, the court and the country.

“We will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the Senate and the Supreme Court,” said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

The maneuvering played out in an atmosphere of tension in the Senate chamber with most senators in their seats, a rare and theatrical occurrence.

First Democrats mounted a filibuster in an effort to block Gorsuch by denying him the 60 votes needed to advance to a final vote. Then Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky raised a point of order, suggesting that Supreme Court nominees should not be subjected to a 60-vote threshold but instead a simple majority in the

100-member Senate.

McConnell was overruled, but appealed the ruling. And on that he prevailed on a 5248 party line vote. The 60-vote filibuster requirement on Supreme Court nominees was effectively gone, and with it the last vestige of bipartisanship on presidential nominees in an increasingly polarized Senate.

A final confirmation vote on Gorsuch is expected Friday and he could then be sworn in in time to take his seat on the court later this month and hear the final cases of the term.

The maneuvering played out with much hand-wringing from all sides about the future of the Senate, as well as unusually bitter accusations and counter-accusations as each side blamed the other. The rules change is known as the “nuclear option” because of its far-reaching implications.

McConnell accused Democrats of forcing his hand by trying to filibuster a highly qualified nominee in Gorsuch, 49, a 10-year veteran of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver with a consistently conservative record. McConnell vowed that the rules change would block the Gorsuch filibuster, and all future ones, a change many lawmakers lamented could lead to an even more polarized Senate, court and country.

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U.S. missiles blast air base in Syria The ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM BEACH, Fla. – The U.S. blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to join in seeking “to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria.”

It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Trump’s most dramatic military order since becoming president just more than two months ago. The strikes also risk thrusting the U.S. deeper into an intractable conflict that his predecessor spent years trying to avoid.

Announcing the assault from his Florida resort, Trump said there was no doubt Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for the chemical attack, which he said employed banned gases and killed dozens.

“Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children,” Trump declared.

The U.S. strikes – 59 missiles launched from the USS Ross and USS Porter – hit the government-controlled Shayrat air base in central Syria, where U.S. officials said the Syrian military planes that dropped the chemicals had taken off.

The U.S. missiles hit at 8:45 p.m. in Washington, 3:45 Friday morning in Syria. The missiles targeted the base’s airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition areas, officials said.

The attack killed some Syrians and wounded others, Talal Barazi, the governor of Syria’s Homs province, told The Associated Press. He didn’t give precise numbers. Trump ordered the strikes without approval from Congress or the backing of the United Nations.

U.S. Navy via AP

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Ross fires a Tomahawk land attack missile Friday from the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. officials said he had the right to use force to defend national interests and to protect civilians from atrocities.

Syrian state TV reported a U.S. missile attack on a number of military targets and called the attack an “aggression.”

The U.S. assault marked a striking reversal for Trump, who warned as a candidate against the U.S. being pulled into the Syrian civil war that began six years ago. But the president appeared moved by the photos of children killed in the chemical attack, calling it a “disgrace to humanity” that crossed “a lot of lines.”

U.S. officials placed some of the blame on Russia, one of Syria’s most important benefactors. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in Florida with Trump, said Moscow had failed in living up to a 2013 agreement that was intended to strip Syria of its chemical weapons stockpiles.

“Either Russia has been complicit or Russia has been simply incompetent in its ability to deliver on its end of the agreement,” Tillerson said.

The U.S. Tomahawk missiles, fired from warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeted an air base in retaliation for the attack that America

believes Syrian government aircraft launched with the nerve agent sarin mixed with chlorine gas. The president did not announce the attacks in advance, although he and other national security officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Syrian government throughout the day Thursday.

The strike came as Trump was hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in meetings focused in part on another pressing U.S. security dilemma: North Korea’s nuclear program.

Trump’s actions in Syria could signal to China that the new president isn’t afraid of unilateral military steps, even if key nations such as China are standing in the way.

“This clearly indicates the president is willing to take decisive action when called for,” Tillerson said.

Trump has advocated greater counterterrorism cooperation with Russia, Assad’s most powerful military backer. Last week, the Trump administration signaled the U.S. was no longer interested in trying to push Assad from power over his direction of a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and led to the worst refugee crisis since World War II.

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Trump meets with Chinese president The ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit at Trump’s Florida beach resort Thursday, with the urgent threat of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and tensions over trade on the agenda for the first meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted Xi and his wife at the Mar-a-Lago estate before making their way to dinner. The meeting kicked off amid suggestions the Trump administration was considering military action against Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 people.

The president pointed to the crisis in North Korea as a top priority in the meetings with Xi, telling reporters on Air Force One on his way to Florida on Thursday that he thinks China will “want to be stepping up” in trying to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

Still, Trump appeared lighthearted as he greeted Xi, gesturing and pointing to journalists as they tussled to get

Outside the dining room where the two delegations gathered for a lavish dinner, Mar-a-Lago club members packed the patio for dinner.

While Trump would not say what he wants China to do specifically with regard to North Korea, he suggested there was a link between “terrible” trade agreements the U.S. has made with China and Pyongyang’s provocations. He says the two issues “really do mix.”

The president has said that if China doesn’t exert more pressure on North Korea, the U.S. will act alone.

Both as a candidate and president, Trump has taken an aggressive posture toward China, labeling Beijing a “tremendous problem” and arguing that lopsided trade deals with China shortchange American businesses AP photo and workers. Last week, the president Supporters of the Chinese government wait for the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping predicted in a tweet that his meeting with Xi would be “very difficult.” on Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla. The White House has downplayed a shot of the two leaders together for The White House said the location expectations for a breakthrough on the first time. was selected to give the two days of issues like trade and tariffs, insisting Ahead of the dinner, Trump said discussions a more relaxed feel. A that the 24-hour summit is mostly an he and Xi already had had a long dis- number of Trump’s top advisers were introductory meeting for the two leadcussion and had “developed a friend- in attendance, including his daughter, ers. And within Trump’s administraship,” and then joked, “I have gotten Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law, Jared tion, there are still divisions over how to approach China. nothing, absolutely nothing.”

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As the majority party in the House, Republicans will keep the committee chairmanship.

GOP Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, with help from Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina and Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida, will temporarily take charge of the investigation, House Speaker Paul Ryan said.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that he doesn’t know Conaway, but he heard he was well-respected.

“High quality,” Trump said.

Schiff said Conaway does not have the same history with the White House that Nunes does.

• Friday, April 7, 2017

WASHINGTON – The Republican chairman is stepping aside from leading a congressional investigation of Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election, citing ethics complaints that he mishandled classified information.

The decision by Rep. Devin Nunes of California comes amid partisan turmoil on the House intelligence committee.

Democrats have alleged that Nunes, who was on President Donald Trump’s transition team, is too close to the White House and cannot lead an impartial inquiry. In an extraordinary step, the usually-quiet House Ethics Committee said that it is investigating whether Nunes improperly disclosed classified information.

Trump said Nunes is “a very honorable guy.”

Nunes blamed “left-wing activist groups” for filing ac-

er,” Nunes said in a statement.

Nunes’ move could be seen as a win for Democrats, whose cries for an independent panel to investigate Russia’s possible ties with the Trump campaign have grown. They have pointed in particular to two Nunes trips to the White House – one announced, one not – as evidence that his loyalty to Trump outweighs his commitment to leading a bipartisan investigation.

By all accounts, the intelligence committee’s growing partisanship has become a distraction from its underlying investigations.

The top Democrat on the committee, Adam Schiff of California, said he appreciated Nunes’ decision to step aside from the Russia investigation.

“There was a cloud hanging over us after the White House incident,” Schiff told The Associated Press on Thursday. Although Schiff said the panel’s investigation is back on track, the Republicans had not signed off on re-

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OPINIONS

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Kevin Lyons

Brett Rowland

Valerie Katzenstein

John Sahly

Kyle Nabors

ANOTHER VIEW

What to say to Xi Jinping There is reason for concern that President Donald Trump, who began a two-day summit Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, is not prepared to inaugurate what probably will be the most important foreign relationship of his presidency.

Xi will have arrived with a polished list of Chinese demands; Trump, who has yet to staff most of the senior Asia positions in his administration or conduct a review of China policy, appears to be improvising.

The danger is that he, like Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during his recent visit to Beijing, could be drawn into China’s conception of a “new form of great power relations” before he has had the chance to formulate one of his own.

The confusion about administration policy is partly the result of a positive development: Trump has retreated from some of the counterproductive China-bashing he promoted during the presidential campaign and immediately afterward. He did not designate the Xi regime as a currency manipulator on “Day One” of his presidency; he told the Financial Times this week that he would postpone any talk of punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. He assured Xi during their first substantial phone call that he supported the one-China policy, reversing a hint that he might not.

These necessary adjustments have been accompanied by less explicable retreats. Since Trump took office, U.S. naval forces reportedly have not received administration permission to challenge Chinese claims in the South China Sea through “freedom of navigation” exercises. And Trump handed Beijing a major geopolitical coup by withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a step that left Xi with the opportunity to set the economic rules for the region.

If the administration has focused on an issue for the summit, it would appear to be North Korea, which a White House briefer said is “a matter of urgent interest for the president.” Trump appears to be betting that he can, unlike the three presidents before him, persuade the Chinese leadership to bring serious pressure to bear on the Pyongyang regime, which is racing to develop the capability to strike the U.S. with nuclear-armed intercontinental missiles.

The president is right to push Xi on the North Korean threat; he should make clear that the U.S. will proceed with the deployment of the THAAD antimissile system in South Korea in spite of China’s objections. But it is not certain that Trump can deliver on his threat that “if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.” Rather than tempt Xi to call his bluff, Trump should be offering assurances that change on the Korean Peninsula can be managed in a way that protects Beijing’s legitimate interests.

– The Washington Post

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AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

Still problems with NCAA in N. Carolina If you’re looking for a lesson in sugar-coating a pickle, we’d suggest you take a look at the statement North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore released Tuesday after the NCAA agreed to consider North Carolina for future tournaments and championship games.

Here’s what they said: “We are pleased with the NCAA’s decision and acknowledgment that our compromise legislation ‘restores the state to ... a landscape similar to other jurisdictions presently hosting NCAA championships.’ ” We don’t want to rain on the lawmakers’ victory parade, but we need to point out that the NCAA Board of Governors said it “reluctantly voted to allow consideration of championship bids in North Carolina by our committees that are presently meeting.”

It wasn’t just reluctant. It was also conditional.

“As with most compromises,” the NCAA said in a statement, “this new law is far from perfect.”

The replacement legislation, House Bill 142, “minimally achieved a situation where we believe NCAA championships may

be conducted in a nondiscriminatory environment,” the collegiate athletic sanctioning group said.

But that doesn’t mean a free pass for future tournaments.

Any North Carolina site that is awarded a championship event, the NCAA said, must “submit documentation demonstrating how student athletes and fans will be protected from discrimination The state’s own anti-discrimination laws don’t offer protection for sexual identity or preference.

It’s still legal in North Carolina to discriminate against gays, lesbians and transgender people because of who and what they are. And House Bill 142 prohibits municipalities from passing their own anti-discrimination ordinances until December of 2020. So, what happens when the NCAA comes knocking and asks a potential host site to show how LGBT civil rights will be protected? The party could be over fast.

HB 142 also says the state has the sole right to regulate access to multiple-occupancy bathrooms, locker rooms and changing facilities. And although they’re not talking publicly about gender

identity, two Republican lawmakers are preparing to file a bill creating tougher punishments for people trespassing in bathrooms reserved for the opposite sex. Not hard to figure out where this is going. We expect the NCAA might notice, too.

We suggest putting a big cork in that bottle and taking a more intelligent approach to an incendiary issue.

State Sen. Wesley Meredith of Fayetteville talked last week about the testimony of a transgender man and woman who appeared before the Senate Rules Committee during HB 142 debate.

“That’s the first time someone’s put a face with what’s going on,” Meredith said. “We need to have a discussion. And those people came to Rules and expressed how they felt. But we need to talk to them, like I’m talking to you. We’ve never done that.”

About time our lawmakers do exactly that, and we’re grateful to Meredith for suggesting it.

It’s likely to be a lot more effective than trying to sugar-coat a pickle.

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By CHARLES LANE

The Washington Post

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Improve Affordable Car Act

To the Editor: I have a few thoughts on the new healthcare bill. The plan increases how much income insurance CEOs can deduct on taxes, reverses the requirement that 85 percent of insurance company income can be spent on care, and reduces the federal deficits by $337 billion dollars over 10 years. ACA, Obamacare, allows insurance companies to sell across state lines, but they have not found it profitable. Insurance “co-ops” already exist; the idea isn’t new. These promises hold little promise of solving the problems of care. This sounds more like a financial bill to benefit insurance donors than a health care bill for the people.

The plan is three parts, but you only get to see one part before the vote. There is a reason there are fewer pages than ACA, it is a shadow of the Affordable Care Act which actually contained provisions to improve health care.

Recent debate by Democrats and Republicans shows they have an understanding of the need and concern for the people.

often ruled that agreed-upon benefits cannot be reduced.

Yet absent reforms that reduce school systems’ legacy costs, intergenerational injustice will deepen. In a financially troubled state such as Illinois, where taxes are already high, it seems wrong to exempt any politically influential group of grown-ups from shared sacrifice, while children compete for resources.

Teachers do a vital, difficult job and should be compensated accordingly, including with retirement benefits.

This could be done far more efficiently through a 401(k)-style plan paid for by both teachers and their employers, as in the private sector.

What’s more, there’s evidence that traditional defined-benefit pensions, with their upfront payroll deductions and backloaded benefits, are not optimal for teachers in today’s high-turnover market.

Unlike a 401(k), they’re not fully portable; teachers who go from one system to another over a career, as is common, can find themselves contributing to multiple pensions without fully “vesting” in any of them. They can withdraw contributions upon changing jobs, but with little or no interest.

A 2015 Urban Institute report estimated that more than three-quarters of teachers age 25 or older who would start in the profession that year could look forward to getting less out of a pension plan than they paid in.

The situation in bankrupt Puerto

Why not take the time to work together on truly improving ACA rather than throwing it out. Have we forgotten the directive to care for the “least of my brethren?”

How ironic. If a woman decides to do this, I do not want to be a part of it much less pay for it.

Nancy Delware, RN

Cary

Crystal Lake

Taxpayers shouldn’t pay for abortions

To the Editor: Scott F. Migaldi’s letter regarding HB354, The Defund of Planned Parenthood; he takes Rep. Peter Roskam to shame for his co-sponsorship. He says the bill will strip women of adequate health care especially pregnant women and their unborn children. (His words). Unborn children. Unborn children. Does not anyone get this?

HB 40, if passed, will make Illinoisans pay for any abortion through the full nine months for any reason, even inconvenience, when the unborn child can feel pain and survive outside of the womb. What does the doctor do then? Literally kill it?

Hopefully, the mother will hear its cry first.

Dorothy A. Wenzel

Creativity needed for NASA funding

To the Editor: As friends, former Air Force officer Andrew Gasser and I have spoken about our similar concerns with NASA. Fascinated in the industrial advancements in rocketeer ships. Our hope is for the best future securities of astrophysics companies, especially Space X. I had read about plenty on the stoppage of the Constellation Program, stunting its Ares rockets, and the Orion plans currently, prolonged. Selfish concerns of a state representation or the placement of a particular real-estate property of a company in self-interest.

More concerning is the political aspects of Alabama Sen. Shelby’s red tape, in vote blockage, placing a stranglehold of

Rico illustrates what lies at the bottom of this slippery slope: New teachers will soon be contributing 14 percent of their salary to cover $55 million in monthly pensions for 42,000 retirees, even though the younger generation may never see a dime because the fund will be empty by next year, according to a recent New York Times report.

As it happens, Chicago’s teachers are relatively privileged in this respect, since the city pays most of their pension contribution for them, 7 percent of salary.

The teachers union negotiated this perk as a short-term salve for pay cuts suffered amid a funding crisis four decades ago; it subsequently morphed into a permanent rule. When Emanuel proposed phasing it out, in the interest of financial stability, last year, the union threatened to strike.

Decades of political log-rolling, contradictory unfunded legal mandates and short-term funding patches have brought Illinois to its fiscal predicament, of which Chicago’s crisis over teacher pensions is only one manifestation.

Whatever its legal merits, or chances of success, the city’s lawsuit does serve one purpose: to remind everyone of the status quo’s costs, and who really bears them.

• Charles Lane is a Post editorial writer specializing in economic and fiscal policy, a weekly columnist, and a contributor to the PostPartisan blog.

our national interests, certainly for future manned missions anytime soon. Solution? I first spoke to Andrew about this in 2012 at Mike Tryon’s campaign office. Interested in hearing his perspectives, about fundraising for NASA? I believe broader coverage for launching and landing spacecraft to be televised and sold as a vacations in marketing commercialization of its 10 field centers. Or could we not capture a moon rock, an ingot from a meteorite, or extract a planetary mineral upon Mars? Bring back that nugget with the rock tumblers?

Sell them with authentic certificates? The historical provisions value alone should be enough to pursue this idea. How many could actually say their precious stone carat ring on her finger, neck, ears or wrist came from interstellar mining? Economical advancements are always thrusted forward when we focus on our homeland’s NASA future. I would like my royalties in advance. Please.

Scott Taillet Lake in the Hills

• Friday, April 7, 2017

Say what you will about Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s Democratic mayor, but he has been in the thick of just about every major policy and political battle in recent history. Few politicians bring more savvy to whatever the fight may be.

Emanuel’s latest provocative move is to recast the Chicago public schools’ pension-funding woes as a modern-day lawsuit equivalent to Brown v. Board of Education.

Although the problems behind the case were made in Illinois, its implications are national. Emanuel’s city isn’t the first U.S. jurisdiction to face brutal trade-offs between the contractual entitlements of unionized teachers and the educational needs of America’s public school kids – most of whom, as of 2014, are “minorities.” And it won’t be the last.

To be sure, Chicago’s lawsuit expressly disavows attacking the teachers, or their pensions; Emanuel, having endured a 2012 teacher strike, isn’t going there. The defendant is the state government, for allegedly sending a disproportionate share of its annual $10.6 billion in education aid to mostly white school systems outside of Chicago, whose students are 88 percent black, Hispanic or Asian. That’s “separate and unequal,” the lawsuit claims, in violation of state civil rights law.

Chicago’s chronically underfund-

ed teacher pensions are the heart of the matter, however. A state-law requirement to pay into them from city resources accounts for Chicago’s financial desperation. The city owes 13 percent of the schools’ operating budget, or nearly $1,900 a year per student in 2017, for teacher pensions.

Without a quick injection of $215 million, Emanuel has said, Chicago public schools may face drastic service cuts, imperiling the fragile but real progress they have made during his administration.

The proximate cause of the lawsuit was Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto late last year of a bill that would have supplied the $215 million pension fill-in.

Rauner refused the money pending wider restructuring of the state’s troubled public sector pensions. And he had a point; the veto gave him leverage, which he is wielding in high-stakes negotiations with the Democratic legislature and with Emanuel. The outcome is anyone’s guess.

As for the lawsuit, the state has urged a state judge to dismiss it, denying that funding formulas shortchange Chicago and calling attention to the city’s past financial mismanagement.

The details of this dispute are less important, however, than the fact that it has to occur in the first place.

Teachers, like other public employees, oppose changes in existing pension arrangements, and courts, including, recently, Illinois’s Supreme Court, have

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BUSINESS

Comcast to offer cell plans through Verizon “It’s to benefit our existing core business. We’re not going to make billions of dollars in profit.”

By ANICK JESDANUN The Associated Press

NEW YORK – The cable giant Comcast will start selling cellphone plans called Xfinity Mobile in the coming months, using a network it’s leasing from Verizon.

Many subscribers will save money, especially if they don’t use a lot of data.

The catch: Only Comcast internet customers can sign up.

Comcast, which has nearly 25 million high-speed internet customers, said its wireless service is aimed at holding onto its customers. Comcast’s key competitors – AT&T’s DirecTV and Verizon’s FiOS – are part of companies with wireless offerings.

“We’re not getting into the mobile business to be the No. 1 carrier,” said Sam Schwartz, chief business development officer with Comcast Cable. “It’s to benefit our existing core business.

We’re not going to make billions of dollars in profit.”

Who wins

The best deals will go to Comcast’s highest-tier customers, those who already spend roughly $140 a month with Comcast for internet, video and wired phone services. A family of four could get unlimited data for $180 a month combined, the same as Verizon. Many customers won’t qualify for the special pricing, however; for them, unlimited data for four lines will cost $260.

Individuals, however, would save on unlimited even without special pricing – $65 a month for Comcast, com-

Sam Schwartz

Comcast Cable chief business development officer

AP photo

A sign is seen last week outside the Comcast Center in Philadelphia. Comcast will start selling cellphone plans called Xfinity Mobile in the coming months, using a network it’s leasing from Verizon. Many subscribers will save money, especially if they don’t use a lot of data. The catch: Only Comcast internet customers can sign up. pared with $80 for Verizon.

For customers who don’t need a lot of cellular data, Comcast charges a flat rate of $12 per gigabyte of data, enough for about an hour of video but plenty for email and chats.

Comcast is waiving typical “access fees” of $20 per line that most carriers charge for enabling voice and text service; the waiver will cover up to five lines. So someone who uses no data would get free wireless service. A couple using four gigabytes a month would pay $48 at Comcast and $90 at Verizon.

For now, though, Comcast won’t be rolling wireless charges onto the same bill as broadband, cable and other services.

Verizon by another name

The service Comcast is selling will be essentially the same as a Verizon plan, although Comcast will reduce speeds on unlimited plans after 20 gigabytes. Verizon’s threshold is higher, at 22 gigabytes, and reduced speeds apply only when there is network congestion.

Comcast initially will require cus-

tomers to buy phones through the company. It’s offering iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones and one budget model from LG. Customers can pay in full up front or in monthly installments, just as they would through a traditional carrier.

Comcast’s pay-per-gigabyte approach is similar to what Google is doing with its wireless service, Google Fi. Customers don’t need to guess ahead of time how much data they plan to use; both plans charge them only for what they use.

With traditional carriers, unused data might get carried over to the next month; even if not, the customer still pays for the unused amount.

But Google Fi hasn’t caught on, in part because it works with only a few Google-branded phones and uses networks from T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. Cellular, which aren’t as robust as Verizon’s. Comcast said it also can take advantage of vast array of marketing channels for internet and voice services.

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LOS ANGELES – “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes is joining the national board of Planned Parenthood.

Rhimes made the announcement in an interview with Elle magazine alongside Planned Parenthood’s president, Cecile Richards.

Rhimes said she decided to join the board because “women’s health is under fire right now” and she feels “it’s important to help fight back.” Rhimes also discussed a 2015 episode of “Scandal,” which showed main character Olivia Pope having an abortion. Rhimes said she was portraying a legal medical procedure and “wasn’t going to pull any punches.”

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‘Empire’ actor charged with domestic battery

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This photo made available by WorldRedEye.com shows rapper Snoop Dog and chef Guy Fieri cooking together during a demonstration Feb. 26 at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami Beach, Fla.

Food, music collide as rappers become fixtures on food scene MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Rapper Snoop Dogg furiously stirred flour into a creamy bechamel sauce, a whisk in one hand and a microphone in the other during a cooking demonstration with chef Guy Fieri. He tossed herbs into the mac and cheese and spicy wing dishes with the dramatic flair of Emeril Lagasse, raising his hands in the air, spinning around after taste tests and occasionally singing lines from songs like “Drop It Like It’s Hot” as a crowd cheered wildly.

Wearing black shades, his dreads in a ponytail, the pioneering rapper rushed off the cooking stage and emerged 20 minutes later at a nearby beachside DJ booth, also part of the recent South Beach Wine and Food Festival, spinning tunes, including many of his own, while a stagehand passed out joints to the sweaty, enthusiastic crowd.

Snoop might seem an unlikely guest for a festival where high-brow foodies come for $500-a-plate dinners to mingle with chefs such as Jose Andres and Daniel Boulud, but it’s emblematic of the widening intersection between food and music that Snoop and other rappers and hip-hop stars are capitalizing on, where unlikely pairings form shows such as VH1’s “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” and rappers such as 2 Chainz drop cookbooks along with their albums. Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, who served time in prison, recently came out with the cookbook “commissary kitchen: my infamous prison cookbook,” which includes a recipe that mixes Ramen noodles and Doritos. You can even buy Rap Snacks, honey jalapeno potato chips with Fetty Wap’s face on the bag.

On a recent episode of Snoop and Martha Stewart’s VH1 show, she roasted a whole pig, proclaiming the new way to eat pork was “nose to tail.”

“Nah, nah, nah. In the ’hood we say from the rooter to the tooter,” said Snoop, who helped Stewart make a Cuban mojito, busting out a quippy rhyme before toasting the audience.

CHICAGO – An actor on the TV show “Empire” has been arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Chicago.

Police said 46-year-old Morocco Omari was arrested Wednesday afternoon. They said officers were called to the Hyde Park neighborhood by a 24-year-old woman who identified herself as Omari’s girlfriend.

She told officers Omari pushed her to the ground several times during an argument, causing scratches on her neck and chest.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said Omari appeared in court Thursday. His next court date is April 20.

A representative for Omari did not immediately return a call for comment.

On the show that’s filmed in Chicago, Omari plays FBI Agent Tariq Cousins. He’s the half-brother of Lucious Lyon, who’s played by Terrence Howard.

Report: NBC increases order of ‘Will & Grace’ episodes LOS ANGELES – Fans of the long-dormant NBC sitcom “Will & Grace” will get even more chances to see the cast reunited on the network this fall.

Deadline reports NBC has bumped its order for a revival of the series from 10 to 12 episodes.

NBC announced the series’ return to its lineup in January.

It originally ran from 1998 to 2006.

The revival was prompted by a 10-minute

episode released online in September that urged voters to back Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.

Judy Blume among authors given prizes by arts academy

NEW YORK – Judy Blume will receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which also is honoring Elizabeth Kolbert, Paul Beatty and more than a dozen other writers.

Blume is being given the E. B. White Award, a $10,000 prize for young people’s literature, the academy told The Associated Press on Thursday. Beatty, author of the prize-winning novel “The Sellout,” is among eight writers chosen for a $10,000 Arts and Letters prize for literary excellence. The others are Ayad Akhtar, Chris Bachelder, Kathleen Graber, Jennifer Haigh, Dominique Morisseau, Richard Sieburth and Luis Alberto Urrea.

Kolbert, a New Yorker staff writer whose books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Sixth Extinction,” is receiving a $25,000 award for achievement in nonfiction.

Another New Yorker writer, dance critic Joan Acocella, won a $20,000 prize for “prose style.”

Two authors who have been National Book Award finalists for fiction have been selected for prizes. Dana Spiotta has received the $20,000 John Updike Award for a midcareer writer. Karan Mahajan won a $10,000 award for a young writer of “considerable literary talent.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Country singer Bobby Bare is 82. Singer Charlie Thomas of The Drifters is 80. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 78. Actress Roberta Shore (“The Virginian”) is 74. Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 70. Singer-guitarist John Oates of Hall and Oates is 69.

Drummer John Dittrich of Restless Heart is 66. Singer Janis Ian is 66. Actor Jackie Chan is 63. Actor Russell Crowe is 53. Singer Mark Kibble of Take 6 is 53. Actor Bill Bellamy (“Last Comic Standing,” “Fastlane”) is 52. Singer-bassist John Cooper of Skillet is 42.

Bassist Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons is 32. Actor Ed Speleers (“Downton Abbey”) is 29.

Actor Conner Rayburn (“According to Jim”) is 18.

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Pro advice on developing young athletes Managers of New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals say to help kids succeed, step back

By JENNIFER WALLACE and LISA HEFFERNAN The Washington Post

Opening day is approaching for Major League teams, and all over the country Little League, high school and college players are starting their seasons. We had a chance to talk with two of America’s best-known and most thoughtful coaches: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. Both spent years sitting in the dugouts as players, later as managers – and decades on the bleachers as dads. We asked them for their thoughts on being a sports parent today.

When Matheny wrote his now-famous letter to the parents of the Little League players he coached, he said parents were the biggest problem in youth sports.

While he promised to challenge the boys on the field, he asked the parents to help by being a silent, constant source of support. The Matheny Manifesto (not his chosen title) made its way onto the internet, went viral and became the basis for a book, just out in paperback.

Matheny suggested the way forward for parents was to go backward – in his words, “to go old school.”

Parents shouldn’t emulate their peers who scream from the sidelines or complain to the coach about playing time. Instead, they should look to their own parents, who rolled up in time for the first pitch, showed their approval with quiet applause, and, when the game ended, offered pizza and ice cream rather than play-by-play analysis.

Girardi shares a similar philosophy. He says today’s parents need to take a step back, give children the space to find their own passions and then allow them to be the drivers of those dreams.

Here are their ideas for how parents can best encourage and support their young athletes, in their own words. Interviews have been edited and condensed.

On the field

Matheny: In baseball, kids are trying to do one of the hardest things in sports: hit a moving pitch, throw a strike or make a play in the field. So when parents are up there screaming at the top of their lungs, even the positive stuff like “You can do it,” it creates more pressure when the kid doesn’t do it. He already feels he’s let his team down, and now he’s let you down as well. I would challenge parents to ask their kids what they want you to do when watching their game. Do they want you out there yelling? Hopefully, kids will have the freedom to be honest. I have yet to see a kid who likes to be yelled at.

I can’t imagine how long I would have stayed in the game, and I don’t think there is any chance I would have played at the level I did, if my parents had acted like that. The reality is that for the kids who get to the next level in sports and beyond, their parents don’t do that. Plus, you give yourself a better chance to have a healthy relationship with your kid if you’re not acting like an idiot every time they walk out onto a sports field.

Girardi: When I go to my son’s games, it drives me crazy when I see kids looking up into the stands for their parents’ approval or coaching while the game is going on. Once the game starts, I tell my kids: “I

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi says today’s parents need to take a step back, give children the space to find their own passions and then allow them to be the drivers of those dreams. can’t help you. That’s your coach’s job. If you’re only looking or listening to me, your focus is not on competing.”

Sports is instinctual, and if you’re thinking and thinking, everything goes by you. It has to become natural. So the instruction takes place in practice where you can slow things down. Once your son or daughter goes into a game, let them go out, compete and have fun.

Winning or losing

Matheny: My wife, who was a Division 1 athlete, is consistent with our kids whether they have a great game or not. They know what they are going to get.

With the Cardinals, those guys need me to be consistent in order for them to have a chance to play consistently. They need me not to avoid them when they are 0-12 and then try to be their best friend after they are 4 for 4. They see right through that, and you lose them in a heartbeat. I think it’s even more important with our kids that we try not to let any of the game or any sport define who they are.

Girardi: If kids are always looking to their parents for approval, they’re not competing and they’re not having fun – they’re working on pleasing their parents instead. I don’t want my kids to please me. I want them to please themselves. Sitting in the stands and after the game, my job as a parent is to let my kids know I believe in them no matter how they perform.

Practicing at home

Girardi: Kids are visual learners. If your son or daughter is having trouble with, say, a swing, have

them watch a game on TV. Most kids find it easier to emulate that than to try to understand what you say and apply it. When I go out and throw with my son, I’ve found the less I say, the better he hits. Sometimes our kids are so worried about pleasing us and doing what we say they become more frustrated. When he’s fielding ground balls, I tell him to put his head set on, find a good song and develop a rhythm. Go to the music. That’s the world they live in today. As parents, we sometimes need to get inside their world.

Matheny: The best thing parents can do is to play catch with their kids, particularly at the younger ages when they need repetition to improve. But it can’t turn into a lesson all the time. Just play catch or watch a game and talk about it and build that passion that passes down for generations.

Wanting to quit

Matheny: I have one son playing pro ball right now, but during high school he told me he was done playing baseball. It was winter and he decided he wanted to just focus on hockey, and he took ownership of his decision. That was hard for my wife and me to hear, but we let him stop.

A couple of months later, he found he really missed baseball and jumped back in, and now he is playing professionally. With our other three kids who are playing collegiate sports, they each took time away from their sport, too. It was hard for us because we didn’t know if they would come back. It was when they made up their own minds to return that it all started to click and the real improvement started happening.

By KRISTIN SAMPLE The Washington Post

First: Learn as much as you can.

• What are my child’s grades in each class?

What are the consequences of failing a class? How can I/should I monitor those grades? Many schools use an online grade book where teachers, students, and parents have access to scores. This makes for fewer surprises when report cards are distributed.

Find out what the consequences of

• In each class, how is the final grade for a marking period computed?

Not all grades count equally. A quiz usually counts for far less than a test, project or research paper. This information probably was outlined at the beginning of the school year. And while it’s likely each department calculates grades differently, it’s unlikely your child will remember how the grading in each class works.

• What units will the teacher cover last quarter/trimester? What are the big assignments?

Many teachers already know due dates for projects or can approximate dates for tests. Teachers plot out each marking period with learning objectives and assessments.

• Does the teacher have his/her own website where students and parents can access information?

Browsing teacher websites is a good way to keep yourself informed about what’s going on in the class-

room without having to email the teacher multiple times and wait for replies. Moreover, you can synthesize the information on the websites along with your child.

• Where does my kid lose the most points? Is she crumbling on tests? Does he hand in essays late?

As a teacher and tutor, I usually can identify the defining factor in a student’s failing performance. For some, it’s time management. For others, it’s a lack of study skills. Some come alive when we read aloud in class but have problems reading at home. If you want a full picture, this is a conversation to have with your child’s teacher by phone or in person.

Second: Make a plan with your child

• Choose what to focus on. If you get answers to the questions above, you can use them to help your child budget her time. If your child knows what big assignments are coming up, he can focus on tackling one task at a time.

• Get extra help. You don’t have to hire a tutor or pay tuition at a learning center. Those are viable options, sure, but many teachers offer extra help. Encourage your son to ask when and where extra help takes place. Extra help is typically a smaller group, so there’s more opportunity for your

child to build rapport with her teacher and get questions answered.

• Invest in a planner. Transitioning from one teacher in elementary school to six or seven teachers in middle school is jarring to students. Moreover, assignments have longer lead times. Most adults keep some form of calendar, but maintaining an organized planner is not intuitive to most adolescents.

• Teach your child how to email his teacher(s). Speaking of skills that are

not intuitive, your child might be well-versed in new apps, but in sixth grade, she probably doesn’t know how to compose a good email. Writing polite, focused emails is necessary for success today. Knowing how to write an email is going to give them more agency in their academic life.

Third: Work the plan

Consistent and clear dialogue is key as you move forward. I’m willing to bet that

once you have the necessary information and a plan, you and your child will feel less anxious. Less anxiety will make conversations with your child go more smoothly. I’m a believer in frontloading: Invest a good amount of time in the beginning and you’ll be able to pull away the scaffolding as your child builds his/her own study skills.

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We’re deep into the school year, and your middle-schooler’s grades are still unstable. To make matters worse, poor performance at school is eroding your child’s self-esteem.

Parenting a middle school student is complicated. Questions about when you are helping or when you are helicoptering loom large. But there’s still time for improvement before summer kicks in.

I’ve taught English at the secondary level, tutored middle school students in writing and I’m a parent myself. Here are practical suggestions for helping your child become more self-directed and how you can advocate for him in a way that’s not hovering.

academic failure are. Most schools address failing grades by removing students from extracurricular activities. This policy is usually explicitly stated in the school handbook. If your child is highly invested in the musical or soccer team, this policy can be an effective motivator to improve those grades.

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28 Link between cellphone use, cancer tenuous Dear Doctor: I’ve heard that cellphones increase the risk of brain tumors – and also that they don’t. Which is true?

Dear Reader: First, let’s look at brain tumors in general. They are classified as either benign or malignant, meaning cancerous. The most common type of benign brain tumor is a meningioma, which arises from the meninges, the outer lining of the brain and spinal cord. The most common type of malignant brain tumor is a glioma, which arises from glial cells that line the individual nerve cells.

Ionizing radiation from nuclear accidents or explosions, radiation therapy, or even too-frequent dental X-rays can increase the risk of brain tumors. This type of radiation can lead to mutations within the DNA, increasing the risk of tumor cells.

Cellphones and cordless phones, on the other hand, emit radiofrequency energy, a form of non-ionizing radiation. This type of radiation has little potential to cause DNA damage. From that perspective, because cellphones produce non-ionizing radiation, their risk of cancer should be pretty low.

Now let’s check out the data.

A 2015 Swedish study in the Journal Oncology Reports looked at meningiomas diagnosed between 1997 and 2009. People with meningiomas filled out questionnaires asking about their use of cellphones, home cordless phones and analog phones (phones attached to a wire). The authors also asked whether the patients had placed the phone toward one ear or the other, or used both ears equally.

The authors found no statistical difference between cellphone use and cordless phone use when compared to analog phones.

However, those with the greatest amount of cordless and cellphone use had a higher rate of meningiomas compared to those with the lowest amount of cordless and cellphone use.

The interesting aspect of this is that those who frequently used analog phones

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A 2017 analysis of many studies, published in the journal Neurological Sciences, found no overall association between cellphone use and brain tumors. Rather, the authors found many studies on the topic were methodologically flawed.

The authors did note that the higher-quality studies showed a correlation between cellphone use and brain tumors. The authors also concluded that in the higher-quality studies, long-term use of mobile phones was linked to an increase in the risk of brain tumors. Long-term use was defined as greater than 10 years, or more than 1,640 hours.

Another 2017 analysis, published in the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, reached a similar conclusion.

It’s difficult to make judgments based on this data. There does appear to be some evidence that more than 10 years of cellphone use may increase the risk of brain tumors.

Yet the potential for recall bias means the data aren’t irrefutable. Nonetheless, I would recommend being conscious of the amount of time you spend with a cellphone or a cordless phone against your head. Luckily, we can now communicate through a Bluetooth device, reducing whatever risk there may be.

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

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Construction Contractor located in McHenry, is seeking a candidate for an immediate, full time position of Customer Service/Administrative Assistant in our Estimating Department. Duties include: coordination and support for contractor/customer base, daily communication to support Estimators with contractors requests, follow-ups, job tracking, typing notes and proposals, calling contractors for projects to bid, searching for leads on projects to bid via construction web sites, light marketing, cross-training, problem solving and posses strong organizational, verbal & written communication skills. Must be proficient with all Microsoft office programs. Hours: 7:30am - 5:30pm, MonFri. Qualified candidates please submit resume to:

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FRI, APR 7 4:30pm - 9:30pm SAT, APR 8 11am - 4pm

This event is free to the public to attend.

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Johnsburg Moving Sale Woodstock Moving Sale FRI & SAT 8-1 SAT & SUN 10AM -6PM

13918 Davis Road

in Ivory, Misc Cabinets & Much More!

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368 New Haven

THURS, FRI, SAT 9-5

CRYSTAL LAKE - 8405 Huntley Rd Saturday 4/8 8:00 - 3:00

Accuquilt dies, quilt rulers, fabric, patterns and tops. Furniture, pool table, steins, NordicTrack, Marcy home gym, medical equipment, tools.

CRYSTAL LAKE

RUMMAGE SALE - Crystal Lake Central HS Cafeteria Saturday 4/8 from 8AM – 2PM.

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Harvard Heated Barn Sale WED-SUN 8:30am-6pm

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Excellent condition, $200 for all.

815-236-0410

Kitchen Sink - Stainless Steel

Lakewood Garage Sale

SAT, APRIL 8 9-3

(Cambria Townhouses) Downsizing! All will go!

Too Much To List!

Lake In The Hills Garage Sale 2 Full Size Nostalgic Open Bed Springs

(Hillhurst Sub Division)

Thur - Sun 9-4

Pro-Form SR30 Recumbent Exercise Bike, $85 815-338-8826

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Lamps, Jewelry Chest, Dresser, Highboy reemers, Woodworking Tools & Snowblower 1953 Allis Chalmers WD45 Tractor

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Fri & Sat 9-3 324 Bryan Dr.

Cary Moving Sale

AIRDYNE BIKE ~ SCHWINN

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Tools, Extension Ladder, Pack 'N Play, Toys, Flatscreen TV's, Guitar, Camping Equipment, American Girl Dolls, Household & Home décor Items!

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Friday 4/7, Saturday 4/8 and Sunday 4/9 10am-4pm Furniture, Household items, Clothes/Shoes, Lawn & Garden, Electronics, Construction Equipment: Sliding miter box, Rolling Scaffolds, Jawhorse etc. is some of the construction equipment, New Snowblower & Much More!

McHenry Garage Sale Thur, Fri & Sat 8-3

2517 N. Elmkirk Park

Woodstock Barn Sale Sat & Sun, Apr 8 & 9 9-4 Lots of Barnwood, Barn Doors, Windows and Beams, Misc Household & Much More!

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Refrigerator - White,1 Year Old

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2004 tune-up, 2015 carburetor rebuild, original manuals, $2,500. 815-675-2562

Patio Swivel Chairs (4)

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Hall Tree with Storage Bench

Nutmeg Color, Entryway Furniture.

Beautiful Lane Piece, $300/obo.

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1930's Montgomery Ward Woodburning Cook Stove

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder Mulching/Bagging/Chipper/Shredder

HELPING PAWS PET OF THE WEEK

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Electric Lift Chair

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LOUISA

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FLEAYONCE

AREA RUG 9'4” x 8'

Craig Brown, an English critic and satirist, said, “Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board shut and upset all the letters over the floor.”

Once, an opponent of mine almost tore his cards in two when his partner removed a penalty double of a vulnerable four-spade contract (which would have cost 1,400) to five clubs.

More often, though, when we discuss bridge losers, we are talking about tricks that we might concede.

Often, our job is to eliminate a loser or two. In this deal, for example, how should South play to make four hearts after West leads the club queen?

Three diamonds was a help-suit game-try, asking North to look at his red suits. Here, North was rightly optimistic. He had two sure tricks, a diamond shortage and four trumps.

When this deal was played in a social game, South won the first trick, drew two rounds of trumps and gave up a diamond trick. But East won and cashed his high heart. The contract could no longer be made.

Declarer started with five losers: one spade, one heart and three diamonds. He had to play to ruff two diamonds in the dummy.

Some variation in this trick sequence is all right, but South should play the ace and another diamond (or duck a diamond). Suppose East wins and shifts to the spade king.

Declarer plays low, takes the next spade, cashes his high hearts and the diamond ace, then ruffs a diamond on the board. East overruffs, but declarer trumps the next spade, ruffs his last diamond and claims.

Gold, Wool, Good Condition! $75/obo.

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Fleayonce, 2 year old female Black DSH. Is it wrong to hide the truth from loved ones?

I guess small truths are better than no truths.

It all adds up in the long run.

www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400 BARNEY

Barney, 2 month old maleTerrier mix.

If you're like me, you get wrapped up in little stuff. I forget how lucky I am.

I'm lucky enough to have people that care about me.

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Sports Cards 20,000 asking $225

Also Cubs World Series Plaques, $60-$100 815-338-4829

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

Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License. 815-338-4731

Lionel & American Flyer Trains 815-353-7668

WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, Cameras.

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

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1970 Gulbransen Theatre Organ

Need Help Rebuilding, Repairing or Replanting?

LOUISA, 3 month old female Medium Mixed Breed. She came from a kill shelter in Kentucky with her siblings. We call them the Sound of Music Litter. They are all very cute, sweet and playful puppies that are ready to find a home of their own.

Antique and Modern Guns

Black, 5 shelves, 72”Hx36”Wx18'D, $100.

847-854-0678

Working but needs maintenance.

Beautiful dark wood cabinet and bench, $150 or willing to donate to church or school.

815-675-2562

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Medium Mixed Breed.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of my life.

It turns what I have into enough, denialinto acceptance and confusion into clarity.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY -SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN R. WHITNEY Deceased Case No. 16 PR 000353 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: JOHN R. WHITNEY of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of office were issued on: 3/24/2017 to: Representative: ANN ROSENBAUM 712 N CONCORD DR WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 whose attorney is: CAMPION CURRAN LAMB & CUNABAUGH 8600 ROUTE 14 SUITE 201 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 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 Woodstock, Illinois, Avenue, 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 Courty (Published in the Northwest Herald April 7, 14, 21, 2017) 1397081

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 Av-

ry enue, 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

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 PUBLIC NOTICE name from ALEXIA DUDDLESTON to that of ALEXIA DAPKUS purIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF suant to the Illinois Compiled THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Statutes on Change of Names.

MC HENRY COUNTY Dated at Mchenry County, Illinois, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS March 24, 2017.

CIT Bank, N.A. /s/ Jenntry Meyer PLAINTIFF (Published in the Northwest Herald Vs. Barb Dryg; Jim Clark; Dave on March 31, April 7, 14, 2017) Clark; United States of America - 1393959 Department of Housing and Urban PUBLIC NOTICE Development; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Judith S. Clark; STATE OF ILLINOIS Unknown Owners and Nonrecord CIRCUIT COURT Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as MCHENRY, COUNTY Special Representative for Judith S. Clark (Deceased) NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST DEFENDANTS FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) 17CH 00102 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Request of: ASHLEY ANN MYERS Dave Clark Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Judith S. Clark Case Number 17 MR 215 Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Public notice is hereby given that I Claimants have filed a Petition for Change of That this case has been Name and scheduled a hearing on commenced in this Court against my Petition on May 8th, 2017 at you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain 9:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of Mortgage conveying the premises the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois in Courtdescribed as follows, to-wit: room #204 praying for the change COMMONLY KNOWN AS: of my name from Ashley Ann Myers 6401 Scott Lane Crystal Lake, IL 60014 to the new name of: Magdalena and which said Mortgage was Rose Myers pursuant to the Illinois made by: Compiled Statutes on Change of Judith S. Clark executed the Names. mortgage, however this individual /s/ Ashley Ann Myers is deceased and is not named as a Petitioner defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Financial Senior Funding (Published in the Northwest Herald Freedom Corporation, A Subsidiary Of on April 7, 14, 21, 2017) Indymac Bank, F.S.B., as 1396948 Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as PUBLIC NOTICE Document No. 2007R0005129; STATE OF ILLINOIS and for other relief; that summons IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF was duly issued out of said Court THE TWENTY-SECOND against you as provided by JUDICIAL CIRCUIT law and that the said suit is now MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU In the Matter of file your answer or otherwise file the Estate of your appearance in this case in the HERMAN E COLE Office of the Clerk of this Court, Deceased Katherine M. Keefe Case No. 17PR000063 Clerk of the Circuit Court CLAIM NOTICE 2200 N. Seminary Notice is given of the death of: Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before May 1, 2017, A HERMAN E COLE DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED of: AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER MCHENRY, IL THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY Letters of office were issued on: BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE 2/23/2017 WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID to: COMPLAINT. Representative: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SHARON M SPENCER Attorneys for Plaintiff 26033 93RD ST 15W030 North Frontage Road, SALEM, WI 53168 Suite 100 whose attorney is: Burr Ridge, IL 60527 RUPP & YOUMAN (630) 794-5300 4306 W CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD DuPage # 15170 STE F Winnebago # 531 MC HENRY, IL 60050 Our File No. 14-17-01261 NOTE: This law firm is a debt Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the collector. date of first publication. Any claim I718366 not filed within six months from the (Published in the Northwest date of first publication or claims Herald March 31, 2017 April 7, not filed within three months from 14, 2017) the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is latPUBLIC NOTICE er, shall be barred.

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE Claims may be filed in the office CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, COUNTY

y 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 March 24, 31, April 7, 2017) 1391012

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE ESTATE OF JOHANN M BARTEL Deceased Case No. 17PR000074 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: JOHANN M BARTEL of: MCHENRY, IL Letters of office were issued on: 3/14/2017 to: Representitive: ROBERT A DIDIER 344 S VALOR COURT PALANTINE, IL 60074 whose attorney is: ROSENTHAL MOSKOWITZ 1220 BIRKS LAGRANGE, IL 60525 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) 1393487

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that an amendment to the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Crystal Lake Park District, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2016, and ending April 30, 2017, is available for public inspection at the office of the Crystal Lake Park District, One E. Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois from and after March 17, 2017 and the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois, from and after March 17, 2017. In addition, the amendment to the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is available for review at www.crystallakeparks.org.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on the adoption of said amendment to the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held on April 20, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Crystal Lake Park District Administrative Offices, One E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Crystal Lake Park District By: /s/ Jason Herbster Secretary (Published in the Northwest Herald on April 7, 2017) 1396385 Submit your photos & news for McHenry County Neighbors to neighbors@nwherald.com

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Friday, April 7, 2017 • gonquin Algonquin, IL 60102 847-658-3033 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The following amount must be (Published in the Northwest Herald received IN CASH at the office of on March 30, April 7, 2017) C & A STORAGE, 7140 Barnard 1393517 Mill Rd, Wonder Lake, IL 60097, or the contents of the below listed PUBLIC NOTICE units will be disposed of on LEGAL NOTICE MAY 7, 2017.

NOTICE TO SUBDIVISIONS WITH #4 JAMES SURMA NONDEDICATED ROAD WITHIN 7522 Marblehead Rd. McHenry Road District Wonder Lake, IL 60097 SUBDIVISIONS eligible for receipt $740.00 (Published in the Northwest Herald and expenditure of Motor Fuel Fax on April 7, 2017) 1396921 funds during the 2017- 2018 calendar year for maintenance of nondedicated roads established priPUBLIC NOTICE or to July 23, 1959, must make IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, application in writing from a delegated representative to the Township PENNSYLVANIA Highway Commissioner on or beORPHANS' COURT DIVISION fore Friday, April 21, 2017. Such File No. 2014-0012 expenditures are governed by the IN RE: provision of Chapter 605 ILCS 5/6THE ESTATE OF CELIA M. BOWERSOX 701/8 of the Illinois Highway Code.

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR /s/ James E. Condon SETTLEMENT OF SMALL ESTATE Township Road Commissioner TO: Lorna A. Bowersox, Mace Dated: 4/5/17 Bowersox, Evelyn Bowersox, (Published in the Northwest Herald Wayne Bowersox, Sr., Dorothy on April 7, 2017) 1396935 Schenk, Jonathan Bowersox, Daniel Bowersox, Juanita Prylinski, Stanley F. Bowersox, Jr., Alex Bowersox, Melissa Bowersox, Kathy Spiteri, Lou Ann Yennias, and any creditors of the Estate of Celia M. PUBLIC NOTICE Bowersox or of Stanley Bowersox, Sr., deceased: Cornelio Ramon, administrator of ASSUMED NAME the estate of Celia M. Bowersox, PUBLICATION NOTICE seeks an order to allow him to finalize this estate by Petition for Set- Public Notice is hereby given that tlement of Small Estate. The Petition on March 31, 2017, a certificate indicates that there are no funds or was filed in the Office of the County assets to be distributed to any heirs or creditors of the estate. The Peti- Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, tion for Settlement of Small Estate setting forth the names and shall be presented on May 8, post-office address of all of 2017, at 11:15 a.m. In Courtroom the persons owning, conducting 2 in the Court of Common Pleas of and transacting the business Crawford County, Pennsylvania, known as 903 Diamond Park, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335. Further inforA. M. PROCTOR & ASSOC. mation can be obtained by contacting the estate's attorney. located at: Gary V. Skiba, Esq. 11991 Brunschon Ln 345 W.6th Street Huntley, IL 60142 Erie, PA 16507 Ph. 814/454-6345 Dated March 31, 2017 Attorney for Estate of Celia M. Bowersox /s/ Mary E. McClellan (Published in the Northwest Herald on March 31, April 7, 14, 2017) McHenry County Clerk 1393812 (Published in the Northwest Herald on April 7, 14, 21, 2017) PUBLIC NOTICE 1396911 LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 19, 2017 at 12:00 P.M. a sale by public auction will be held at 1910 E. Algonquin Road, AlgoIL to sell the nquin, following articles to enforce a lien existing under the Self-Service Storage Facility Act, 770 ILCS 95/1 et. seq., against such articles, for storage furnished at 1910 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL. Tenant Unit # 1120 Mary Baran- Tkacs 21012 Pawel Gogola Mike Salerno 3107 3222 Clayton Sutherland James Smith 4003 4120 Wendy Lani Natasha Schaitel 5010 8208 Valerie Keller Algonquin Road Self-Storage 1910 E. Algonquin Road

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2017, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as CONTRERAS DRAIN CLEANING located at: 409 Cary Woods Circle Cary, IL 60013

PUBLIC NOTICE

PI Telecom Infrastructure V, LLC is proposing to build a 125-foot tall monopole telecommunications tower (overall height of 130-feet) located at 815 Bay Road, McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois 60051.

Public comments regarding potential effects from this proposed site on historic properties may be submitted within 30-days from the date of this publication to: Lauren Herrnreiter, G2 Consulting Group, LLC, 1186 Heather Drive, Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047 Phone: 847-353-8740, E-Mail: lherrnreiter@g2consultinggroup.com.

(Published in the Northwest Herald on April 7, 2017) 1396596

Dated March 15, 2017

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Crystal Lake School District 47 Crystal Lake, Illinois ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Crystal Lake School District 47 will receive sealed bids for the 2017 Door Closer Hardware Bid ATTN: David Schuh, Director of Operations

The Board of Education for School District 47 is requesting sealed bids for Door Closer Hardware. The Bid Opening will be on May 3, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at the District Office, located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. At this time, the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids will not be accepted after this time. No faxed bids will be accepted.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for April 20, 2017, beginning at 3:00 p.m. to review the bid specifications. Failure to attend the Pre-Bid conference on time at the designated location shall disqualify anyone from bidding the project. Suppliers must attend the meeting in its entirety to be eligible to submit a bid. Details on when and where to meet are included in the bid specifications. NOTE: If you require special accommodations (ADA), please contact us at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time.

To obtain Bidding Documents, contact the Operations Department at Crystal Lake School District 47 at (815) 459-6070 to pick up a bid specification packet at the main District Office located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. Bid specification packets will be available only until April 20th at 12:00 p.m.(noon) PRIOR to the mandatory pre-bid conference, and will NOT be available to contractors after this date and time.

Only suppliers who have picked up bid specifications by the cutoff time shall be allowed to participate in the Pre-Bid conference and therefore be eligible to bid. Bid specifications will not be available for distribution at the pre-bid conference; suppliers should bring their bid specification packets with them if desired.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the bid that, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the School District. Any such decision shall be considered final. The Owner reserves the right to set aside a bid from a contractor who, in the Owner's opinion, does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project.

The bidder shall have a written sexual harassment policy in place in full compliance with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. It is the policy of the School District to provide equal opportunity to all qualified businesses in the awarding of contracts and accordingly promotes the utilization of diversified businesses to the maximum extent feasible in any contract issued against the solicitation to bid.

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Crystal Lake School District 47 Crystal Lake, Illinois ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Crystal Lake School District 47 will receive sealed bids for the 2017 Emergency Lighting Supplies Bid ATTN: David Schuh, Director of Operations The Board of Education for School District 47 is requesting sealed bids for Emergency Lighting Supplies. The Bid Opening will be on May 3, 2017, 1:00 p.m. at the District Office, located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. At this time, the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids will not be accepted after this time. No faxed bids will be accepted.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for April 20, 2017, beginning at 2:00 p.m. to review the bid specifications. Failure to attend the Pre-Bid conference on time at the designated location shall disqualify anyone from bidding the project. Suppliers must attend the pre-bid conference in its entirety to be eligible to submit a bid. Details on when and where to meet are included in the bid specifications.

NOTE: If you require special accommodations (ADA), please contact us at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time.

To obtain Bidding Documents, contact the Operations Department at Crystal Lake School District 47 at (815) 459-6070 to pick up a bid specification packet at the main District Office located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. Bid specification packets will be available only until April 20th at 12:00 p.m.(noon) PRIOR to the mandatory pre-bid conference, and will NOT be available to contractors after this date and time.

Only suppliers who have picked up bid specifications by the cutoff time shall be allowed to participate in the pre-bid conference and therefore be eligible to bid. Bid specifications will not be available for distribution at the pre-bid conference; suppliers should bring their bid specification packets with them if desired.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the bid that, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the School District. Any such decision shall be considered final. The Owner reserves the right to set aside a bid from a contractor who, in the Owner's opinion, does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project.

The bidder shall have a written sexual harassment policy in place in full compliance with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. It is the policy of the School District to provide equal opportunity to all qualified businesses in the awarding of contracts and accordingly promotes the utilization of diversified businesses to the maximum extent feasible in any contract issued against the solicitation to bid.

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Crystal Lake School District 47 Crystal Lake, Illinois ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Crystal Lake School District 47 will receive sealed bids for the 2017 Professional Moving Services Bid ATTN: David Schuh, Director of Operations The Board of Education for School District 47 is requesting sealed bids for Professional Moving Services. The Bid Opening will be on May 3, 2017, 10:00 a.m. at the District Office, located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. At this time, the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids will not be accepted after this time. No faxed bids will be accepted.

A Bid Security of 10% of the bid is required with the bid. The Contractor must pay the Prevailing Wage Rates for all work per Illinois Law. A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for April 19, 2017, beginning at 3:00 p.m. to walk all areas under consideration for this project. Failure to attend the Pre-Bid conference on time at the designated location shall disqualify anyone from bidding the project. Contractors must attend the pre-bid conference in its entirety to be eligible to submit a bid on any part of this project. Details on when and where to meet are included in the bid specifications. NOTE: If you require special accommodations (ADA), please contact us at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time.

To obtain Bidding Documents, contact the Operations Department at Crystal Lake School District 47 at (815) 459-6070 to pick up a bid packet at the main District Office located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. Bid specifications will be available only until April 18th at 12:00 p.m.(noon) PRIOR to the mandatory pre-bid conference and walk-through, and will NOT be available to contractors after this date and time.

All bidders must attend walk-through at every building to be eligible to bid. Only contractors on the planholders list shall be allowed to participate in the walk-through and therefore be eligible to bid the project.

Bid specifications will not be available for distribution at the walkthrough; contractors should bring their information packets with them if desired.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the bid that, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the School District. Any such decision shall be considered final. The Owner reserves the right to set aside a bid from a contractor who, in the Owner's opinion, does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project.

The bidder shall have a written sexual harassment policy in place in full compliance with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. It is the policy of the School District to provide equal opportunity to all qualified businesses in the awarding of contracts and accordingly promotes the utilization of diversified businesses to the maximum extent feasible in any contract issued against the solicitation to bid.

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Crystal Lake School District 47 Crystal Lake, Illinois ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Crystal Lake School District 47 will receive sealed bids for the 2017 Plumbing Supplies Bid ATTN: David Schuh, Director of Operations The Board of Education for School District 47 is requesting sealed bids for Plumbing Supplies. The Bid Opening will be on May 3, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at the District Office, located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. At this time, the bids will be publicly opened and read.

Bids will not be accepted after this time. No faxed bids will be accepted.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for April 20, 2017, beginning at 1:00 p.m. to review the bid specifications. Failure to attend the Pre-Bid conference on time at the designated location shall disqualify anyone from bidding the project. Suppliers must attend the meeting in its entirety to be eligible to submit a bid. Details on when and where to meet are included in the bid specifications. NOTE: If you require special accommodations (ADA), please contact us at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time.

To obtain Bidding Documents, contact the Operations Department at Crystal Lake School District 47 at (815) 459-6070 to pick up a bid specification packet at the main District Office located at 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, IL. Bid specification packets will be available only until April 20th at 12:00 p.m.(noon) PRIOR to the mandatory pre-bid conference, and will NOT be available to contractors after this date and time.

Only suppliers who have picked up bid specifications by the cutoff time shall be allowed to participate in the Pre-Bid conference and therefore be eligible to bid. Bid specifications will not be available for distribution at the pre-bid conference; suppliers should bring their bid specification packets with them if desired.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the bid that, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the School District. Any such decision shall be considered final. The Owner reserves the right to set aside a bid from a contractor who, in the Owner's opinion, does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project.

The bidder shall have a written sexual harassment policy in place in full compliance with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. It is the policy of the School District to provide equal opportunity to all qualified businesses in the awarding of contracts and accordingly promotes the utilization of diversified businesses to the maximum extent feasible in any contract issued against the solicitation to bid.

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VILLAGE OF HUNTLEY NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR 2017 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM The Village of Huntley is now accepting sealed bid proposals for the 2017 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. TIME AND PLACE OF OPENING BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Village of Huntley, Illinois, will receive sealed bids at the Village of Huntley Village Clerk's Office, 10987 Main Street, Huntley, IL 60142 until April 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. local time for 2017 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bid proposals for this project will be considered not only on the basis of cost, but also on past performance, experience and ability to perform the work. The Village of Huntley reserves the right to accept the proposal deemed to be in its own best interest based on all of the above considerations. Bids will be acted upon by the President and Board of Trustees.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK The proposed work is officially known as "2017 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM" which includes the installation of water main and pavement patching and/or replacement in Huntley, Illinois, as further described in the contract documents for the said work prepared by Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL).

AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Prospective BIDDERS and suppliers may obtain contract documents at the Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., 9575 West Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, Illinois 60018, upon a non-refundable deposit of $35.00. Payment shall be in cash or check payable to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. Contract documents may be examined at Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., 9575 West Higgins, 6th floor, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018.

BID SECURITY All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, or bank cashier's check payable to the Village of Huntley for five (5) percent of the amount of the bid as provided in the General Provisions.

No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond, or check.

PREVAILING WAGE RATE When engaged in construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”), the Act requires Contractors and Subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed.

For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor's website at: www.state.il.us/agency/idol/rates/rates.HTM. All Contractors and Subcontractors rendering services under a Contract for the construction of a public work must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.

The term general prevailing hourly rate, when used in this requirement will mean the hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits for health and welfare, insurance, vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the work is being performed, to employees engaged in work of a similar character on public works.

As a condition of making payment to the Contractor, the Village may require the Contractor to submit an affidavit to the effect that not less than the prevailing hourly wage rate is being paid to laborers, mechanics and other workmen employed on this Contract in accordance with Illinois or federal law, as applicable.

If the prevailing wage rates are revised by the Illinois Department of Labor at any time during the term of the contract, the revised prevailing wage rates shall apply to the work performed pursuant to the contract, and all CONTRACTORS and subcontractors shall pay their employees in accordance with the new prevailing wage rate.

NDPES TRAINING Contractor shall certify that all required training related to applicable National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits has been completed by all employees, subcontractors, or other vendors working on behalf of the Contractor on Village projects or within the Village's municipal limits.

PERFORMANCE BOND The successful BIDDER for the construction of the improvements will be required to enter into Performance and Labor and Material Payment bonds equal to 100% of the amount of the bid with sureties to be approved by the Village President and Board of Trustees, when entering into the contract for the work, which shall be conditioned upon the proper and faithful performance by the CONTRACTOR of the work specified in accordance with the contract documents therefore, and the ordinances providing for the work.

REJECTION OF BIDS The VILLAGE, reserves the right to defer the award of the contract for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty days (120) calendar days after the date bids are received, and to accept or reject any or all proposals and to waive technicalities.

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Huntley’s Analisa Sunter (left) and Marian Central’s Karlie Blaz go after the ball during the second half Thursday at Huntley.

The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

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GIRLS SOCCER: MARIAN CENTRAL 0, HUNTLEY 0

Marian won’t break

By SEAN HAMMOND

shammond@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – Marian Central sophomore goalkeeper Mackenzie Schwalbach knew Huntley had a good season last year. But she admitted she didn’t know a whole lot about the Red Raiders.

“I looked them up before the game, and they got fourth in state in (Class) 3A,” Schwalbach said. “So that kind of freaked me out a little bit.”

The sophomore had a right to be freaked out. Thursday’s game was a huge nonconference matchup: Marian Central, the defending IHSA Class 1A state runner-up, against Huntley, the fourth-place finisher in Class 3A a year ago.

The two played to a 0-0 draw Thursday.

“I said if I come out and play a good game and don’t let any goals in, then I did my job,” Schwalbach said.

She did her job Thursday. So did her counterpart, Huntley’s Abbey Brown.

Schwalbach made three saves and Brown made five.

Marian (2-4-1) controlled the tempo early.

“We’ve had some tough breaks; we’ve been losing games by giving up restarts in the wrong spots, free kicks in the wrong spots,” Marian coach Karl Smith said. “We eliminated that, and we played a lot better. We’ve got the bar moving in the right direction.”

Huntley (3-2-2) had two good looks in the first half that were stifled by Schwalbach. On the other side, the Hurricanes’ Erika Dacanay had two open shots late in the first half, but they were right at Brown.

“We knew they were going to come out charged (in the second half),” Smith said. “They were probably a little bit irritated by the way they were playing in the first half.”

Smith was right. Huntley coach Kris Grabner said his team “played zero soccer” in the first half.

“It was a deep conversation at halftime,” Grabner said. “We just didn’t work hard enough. Offensively, we didn’t move off the ball at all.”

Things changed in the second half.

“We came out harder, and we knew what we had to do,” the goalkeeper Brown said.

The Red Raiders’ Braidy Ceh had a good look with about 20 minutes remaining that ricocheted off Schwalbach’s hands and was there for the taking.

Schwalbach jumped on it before Huntley could reach it.

Avery Fitzgerald had another good look for Huntley with about 25 minutes to play on a rocket of a shot that hit the post.

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Huntley’s Tayah Owens (left) boots to ball in front of Marian Central’s Lucca Kenyon in the first half of Thursday’s match at Huntley. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.

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The teams played 80 minutes of scoreless soccer on a chilly, windy night.

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Abbey Brown Huntley, sr., GK

Mackenzie Schwalbach Marian Central, sr., GK

Both goalkeepers kept their opponents out of the net in a nonconference draw.

“The second half, I thought Avery really picked it up,” Grabner said. “There was a point where she looked for a sub, and I said, ‘No, you’re OK.’ We left her in for another 18 minutes. That worked, and she created a lot for us.”

Midfielder Addison Fortin was active

Huntley inserted three freshmen early in the game: Taylor Kaufman, Katie Matustik and Emma Vasconez. Coach Kris Grabner said those three helped turn the momentum after Marian controlled the possession early.

all evening in the middle of the field, spurring Marian’s attack.

“She’s constantly getting on the ball, constantly involved in the game; she’s connecting the dots,” Smith said of the junior. “She’s really the one that’s pulling the strings.”

BASEBALL: HUNTLEY 4, CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 0

By JOE STEVENSON

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Kamrin Hoffmann Huntley, jr., 2B

Hoffmann led off the third inning with an opposite-field single and scored the Red Raiders’ second run. He also handled four chances in the field without an error.

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Huntley infielder Jeff Heinrich, the team’s top hitter last season and a Northwest Herald All-Area first-team selection, missed another game with a strained hamstring. Red Raiders coach Andy Jakubowski hopes Heinrich will return some time next week.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Huntley’s offensive output was hardly explosive, but it certainly was efficient.

The Red Raiders produced five hits against Crystal Lake Central and were able to push the last four of those runners across the plate.

That was ample support for pitchers Cam Reed and Brad Model, who combined for a three-hitter as Huntley defeated the Tigers, 4-0, in their Fox Valley Conference baseball game Thursday at Fred Tipps Field.

Huntley (6-3, 1-1 FVC) ended a twogame skid with solid situational hitting and nine strikeouts from Reed and Model. Central dropped to 4-3 and to 1-1 in the conference.

“We’ve lost three games by four runs, so we’ve been in every game,” Raiders coach Andy Jakubowski said. “Offensively, we’re struggling a little bit. We talk about trying to score first, get a lead and add on, and from there we can open it up a little

bit more. That helped our psyche, plus Cam was throwing the ball well.

Two or three runs felt like eight today.”

Matt Rodriguez was 2 for 2 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Raiders. His RBI double in the fifth pushed the lead to 4-0.

“It felt great because I’ve been in a slump lately,” Rodriguez said. “I was seeing the ball better today than the last couple games, so that was good.

It felt good knowing that Tuesday (a 5-4 loss to Central) we didn’t hit very well.”

Rodriguez ripped his double into a stiff wind coming in from left-center field, scoring pinch runner Zak Anthony. Cole Raines, who pinch ran for Rodriguez at third base, then scored on Denny Smith’s grounder.

Reed did not allow a hit until the fourth, but a walk to Adam Wittenberg and singles from Camden Nisenson and Jake Staples loaded the bases with one out. “[Jakubowski] came out, it was probably a good thing,” Reed said. “I

was a little frustrated. He came out, told everybody what we were doing, and it kind of reset my mind so I could come back and throw strikes.”

Reed caught Central’s Jack Updike and Anthony Mann looking at third strikes to escape trouble. An inning later, he also got Richie Hintz on a called third with a runner at third.

“We hit some balls hard and they made the plays,” Tigers coach Tom Mueller said. “The biggest thing was when we had a chance to put pressure on them, we took called third strikes.

We’ve been working on it. We have to make contact.”

Reed struck out six in five innings and allowed three hits. His previous outing was a 13-0, five-inning no-hitter against Boylan. Model struck out three over two perfect innings to finish.

“We tried to stay away from their left-handers so they didn’t pull to right field with the wind blowing like it was,” Reed said. “I know if they put the ball in play, it’s usually going to get fielded cleanly.”

SOFTBALL: MARENGO 16, RICHMOND-BURTON 0 (5 INN.)

Relentless Marengo opens KRC with victory

By TIM FROEHLIG

sports@nwherald.com MARENGO – Even when Marengo had a 12-run lead with one out in the top of the fourth inning during its Kishwaukee River Conference softball game against Richmond-Burton, it didn’t let its foot off the accelerator.

That’s when Indians second baseman Anna Walsweer sprinted toward foul territory near the right-field fence and made an outstanding grab on a blooper that was tailing away from her because of a strong wind gust.

Relentless efforts such as hers symbolized just how complete Marengo’s 160, five-inning victory over the Rockets truly was Thursday. It was the first conference game for both teams, and the Indians (6-1, 1-0 KRC) couldn’t have made a bigger statement.

“We felt coming into this game that Richmond-Burton is a team that’s a conference title contender despite the final score,” Marengo coach Dwain Nance said. “There was no way we were going to take them lightly. Our girls, one through nine, all stepped up today.”

Marengo starting pitcher Mariah Dionne went 4 for 4 at the plate with a pair of home runs and three RBIs. Her first

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Susie Nawrot Marengo, jr., RF

Nawrot made a pregame adjustment in the batter’s box at the request of coach Dwain Nance, and it paid off. She hit her first home run of the year in the first inning and doubled off the top of the fence in right field in the fourth.

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Batters retired in a row by Marengo pitcher Mariah Dionne to finish the game, including 1-2-3 innings in the

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Nance raved about his team’s experience and chemistry postgame, noting 13 of the 14 girls on his roster finished the season with the team last year, when it narrowly lost in a sectional final by a run. Both could be huge factors down the road. longball was a towering, no-doubt blast to center field in the bottom of the first inning, when the Indians sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 10 times. Her second homer was a line-drive rocket to right-center in the third.

It was Dionne’s second multihomer game of the season. She has four round-trippers this spring.

“I just tried to stay inside the ball, and on my second home run, I went with the pitch the other way just like we’ve been taught,” Dionne said.

She wasn’t too shabby in the pitcher’s circle, either. Dionne allowed the Rockets to load the bases in the top of the first, then proceeded to retire 13 of the next 14 hitters she faced, and didn’t allow a base runner beyond first base the rest of the afternoon. She felt the gusty wind conditions helped her cause.

“I got excited when I noticed how breezy it was out,” Dionne said. “I’m not kidding when I say it increased the movement on my pitches – a lot. I’m someone who likes to use my curve and my changeup. The wind moving from left to right gave both pitches extra kick at the end I normally don’t get to that extreme of a degree.”

Eight of Marengo’s nine starters scored runs, and all nine had at least one hit. Leadoff batter Leah Secor (RBI, three runs, walk) and No. 2 batter Hannah Ritter (1 for 3, walk, three runs) set the table for the Indians’ 3-4-5 hitters, who combined to go 6 for 9 with four RBIs. Grace Houghton (two RBIs) and Nina

Reed (RBI) also contributed, as did right fielder Susie Nawrot (2 for 3), who doubled and belted a three-run homer off a storage shed just past the right-field fence – her first of the season.

“We were facing a harder throwing pitcher today, so credit to coach Nance for telling me to get my front foot down quicker when swinging so I’d have better timing,” Nawrot said. “I guess he knows what he’s talking about, because it paid off.”

Richmond Burton (1-3, 0-1) coach Vicki Klopf is remaining positive and hopes her players learn a lesson through adversity after managing only a pair of singles and a walk off Dionne.

“First, credit to Marengo, because they’re the team to beat right now, and they’re where the bar is set in this conference,” Klopf said. “They played one heck of a game. As for us ... yeah, we made some errors, but I’d be more concerned if the girls weren’t putting in the effort, or had bad attitudes or weren’t trying.

“But I’m not seeing any of those negative things. As long as our players remember they signed up for a team sport, and as long as they grow collectively and individually from their mistakes and improve, then that’s what matters most.”

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The hitless innings Huntley starting pitcher Cam Reed threw in his past two starts. He had a five-inning no-hitter in a 13-0 win over Boylan, then went 31/3 Thursday without a hit against Crystal Lake Central.

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Cary-Grove’s Tommy Neilson struck out Prairie Ridge pinch hitter Joe Hansen in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday, stranding the game-tying run at third base and finishing off a 4-3 Fox Valley Conference win for the Trojans at Prairie Ridge.

Matt McCumber threw the first five innings for the Trojans, picking up the win. McCumber gave up three runs, one earned, on five hits and two walks, while striking out eight. Neilson came on in relief and despite giving up two hits and two walks, he struck out two and was able to get the save.

Leadoff hitter Ryan Ignoffo had a hit, an RBI and scored twice for the Trojans (7-1, 2-0 FVC). Tyler Pennington and Quinn Priester also drove in runs for Cary-Grove, which was outhit 7-5 by Prairie Ridge.

Zach Teegen led the Wolves (5-5, 0-2) with two hits and a run scored, while Colin Lamb went 1 for 2 with a triple, walk and two RBIs. Prairie Ridge’s Robbie Masini went all seven innings but took the loss. Masini gave up four runs, one earned, on five

hits, while striking out five Trojans and walking two.

Dundee-Crown 6, Hampshire 5: At Carpentersville, Conor Ryan drove in Greg Williams with a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Chargers (4-0, 1-0) an FVC win over the Whip-Purs (4-3-1, 0-1). In addition to the game-winning hit, Ryan had a double, another RBI and pitched the first 61/3 innings for the Chargers. Ryan gave way to Brett Buske, who ended up getting the win after pitching 12/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Erik Hedmark, Conor Ryan and Scott Wojcik each collected a pair of hits for the Chargers, with Wojcik having a triple and three RBIs. Hampshire’s offense was led by Matt Jachec with a pair of hits, including a double, and Tyler Maglaya driving in a pair of runs. Logan Nespor started and went five innings for the Chargers but didn’t factor into the decision as Alex Mahaz took over and was handed the loss.

offense as the Thunder (6-2, 2-0) beat the Hornets (2-3, 0-2) in a Kishwaukee River Conference game. Busse struck out five Hornets and walked one.

Busse also had two hits, drove in a run, walked twice and scored three times. Thunder leadoff hitter Nate Harris had a double, two RBIs and scored twice, while Nicco Mazzani scored three times.

Harvard’s Austin Gratz took the loss, giving up 10 runs, but just one earned, on six hits and five walks in four innings, while he struck out five. Gratz and Joshua Peterson had the Hornets’ only hits.

Woodstock 11, Belvidere North 2: At Belvidere, Evan Geske, Blake Waterson and Jacob Waryck each had a pair of hits as the Blue Streaks (6-1) defeated the Blue Thunder in a nonconference game.

Waterson and Tyler Peake each drove in two runs. Geske, Waryck, John Kubacha, Joey Brown, Josh Turner and Kyle Dehn-Franklin all had one RBI apiece.

Kubacha and Geske combined to hold North to six hits and two earned runs.

Woodstock North 13, Harvard 0 (5 inn.): Geske pitched the final 41/3 innings for At Harvard, Woodstock North’s Cory the victory.

Johnsburg 7, Richmond-Burton 6: At Busse threw a two-hit shutout for five innings, and his offense provided plenty of Richmond, the Skyhawks were at it

again, rallying in their final at-bat to knock off the Rockets in their KRC game.

Johnsburg (4-4, 2-0) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat R-B. On Tuesday, the Skyhawks scored twice in the top of the seventh in a 5-4 victory.

Mike Wojcik was 2 for 4 for the Rockets (2-7, 0-2) with two RBIs. Jake Rybarski, Spencer Melton and Johnny Ruane each drove in a run.

Alden-Hebron 4, IMSA 1: At Hebron, Brad Judson drove in two runs, scored twice and stole three bases to help lead the Giants (4-3, 1-2) to a Northeastern Athletic Conference win. Logan Grove also drove in a run, scored once and stole a base, while Jack Wagner went 1 for 2 with a walk, stolen base and run scored.

Josh Rolnicki earned the win for the Giants, pitching three innings, allowing one earned run on two hits. Rolnicki surrendered one walk and struck out four batters.

Peters carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning against Crystal Lake Central on Tuesday in a 4-1 nonconference victory, eventually giving up a two-out RBI triple. The senior pitched all seven innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts and four walks for the team’s third straight win.

Proud Sponsor of Playing at Lippold Park’s large turf field with Athlete of the Week no dirt in the circle, Peters said he felt comfort7-6. Both Barrington and Elk Grove are among able despite the conditions. the top Class 4A teams in the state. Huntley’s “I’ve played on turf before on my travel team,” difficult nonconference schedule continues this Peters said. “The ball was slippery at first, beweekend against Grant, Lockport and Batavia. cause there’s no dirt to rub it in and get a better 3. Prairie Ridge (1-0): The Wolves haven’t grip on it. Other than that, it wasn’t that bad. I played since March 21, a 10-6 victory over Mar- don’t really dig a hole in the dirt, so I’m OK with ian Central, but are one of the top contenders in the flat ground.” the Fox Valley Conference. They host Lakes in Hurricanes coach Erin Widmayer praised Pea doubleheader Saturday and start conference ters for her performance. Widmayer is trying to play Monday against Cary-Grove. figure out the Hurricanes’ pitching usage. So far, 4. Dundee-Crown (4-2): The Chargers are Peters has thrown 16 of the team’s 27 innings 3-1 in games decided by a run and should be a with a 1.75 ERA and 11 strikeouts. strong contender in the FVC with their entire “You’re used to pitching on the dirt, and you roster back. Deanna Origer leads D-C with a .529 have to come in and there’s no leverage or anybatting average and six RBIs. thing as far as a mound. It’s basically like you’re 5. Marian Central (3-1): The Hurricanes have in the gym,” Widmayer said. “We haven’t been won three straight since opening the year with out in a week because of the rain, so I was very a loss to Prairie Ridge. Marian has a dangerous pleased with Maddie today. She was dynamite. lineup led by Maggie Finnegan and Emily Miller. Fantastic.”

Finnegan, a Penn State commit, finished 3 Competing early: Crystal Lake Central finfor 3 with a home run and a triple in a 4-1 win ished strong last year, upsetting Prairie Ridge to Tuesday over Crystal Lake Central. earn its first regional title since 2002. This year’s team looks quite different with five starters, NOTEWORTHY including the top two starting pitchers, lost to No dirt, no problem: Marian Central’s Maddie graduation.

Freshman Hailey Geske started Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to Marian and allowed only two earned runs on six hits over six innings without any walks and three strikeouts for the Tigers (2-2).

Central coach Brian Strombom has been encouraged by the start for his team, which has split its first four games.

“My expectations are that we compete,” Strombom said after Tuesday’s loss. “We’ve had four games now, and in each one of them, we’ve at least competed. It’s a matter of us progressing and establishing an identity as a team. I think that’s still in progress right now.”

BOYS TENNIS Huntley 4, Crystal Lake Central 3: At See PREP ROUNDUP, page 5

Inside Softball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SYDNEY RUGGLES Dundee-Crown, jr., P Ruggles drove in the winning run and was the winning pitcher in DundeeCrown’s 4-3 nonconference win Tuesday over Hononegah.

Ruggles went the distance for the fourth time in six starts for the Chargers, allowing three earned runs on six hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and three walks. At the plate, she hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot, and added a double with three RBIs. The 5-foot-8 junior pitcher has started all six games for the Chargers and is 4-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 341/3 innings. Ruggles led all local pitchers with 211 strikeouts last year.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Marengo (5-1): The Indians beat Freeport, 12-3, but lost to Stillman Valley, 2-1, Saturday.

Mariah Dionne hit two homers and drove in four runs against Freeport, but was charged with a loss against Stillman Valley, allowing two runs in the seventh. Marengo brings a 50-game conference winning streak from the Big Northern Conference into the first year of Kishwaukee River Conference play.

2. Huntley (3-2): The Red Raiders suffered their first loss of the season against Barrington, 11-1, in five innings, and then lost to Elk Grove,

WHAT TO WATCH Crystal Lake South at McHenry 4:30 p.m. Monday The Gators suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday against Harlem, while the Warriors are itching to play with only one game under their belt, an 11-1 win over Sycamore on March 24.

Dundee-Crown at Huntley 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Huntley is the defending FVC Valley champion and has one of the area’s deepest lineups, and the Chargers return their entire team.

Prairie Ridge at Hampshire 4:30 p.m. Tuesday The Wolves and Whip-Purs have battled it out in the FVC Fox in recent years, with Prairie Ridge winning the past two division titles.

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BULLS 102, 76ERS 90

BULLS 102, 76ERS 90 CHICAGO (102) Zipser 3-8 0-0 7, Mirotic 8-11 0-0 22, Lopez 4-13 1-2 9, Grant 5-10 4-4 15, Butler 5-12 9-9 19, Felicio 0-0 0-0 0, Portis 6-8 0-0 12, Lauvergne 6-10 2-2 14, Carter-Williams 1-7 0-0 2, Canaan 0-1 0-0 0, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Morrow 1-7 0-0 2, Valentine 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 39-91 16-17 102.

PHILADELPHIA (90) Holmes 4-11 1-1 10, Saric 3-8 2-4 9, McConnell 4-12 1-1 9, Luwawu-Cabarrot 6-15 5-5 18, Anderson 6-11 3-4 17, Long 2-9 0-0 4, Poythress 1-6 2-2 4, Splitter 1-3 0-0 2, Stauskas 4-10 3-4 13, Henderson 2-6 0-1 4. Totals 33-91 17-22 90.

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Crystal Lake, Huntley swept the doubles matches, including a pair of three-set wins, to beat Crystal Lake Central, 4-3, in the FVC opener for both teams.

In No. 1 doubles, Huntley’s Charlie Burian and Jacob Wat beat Dev Brahmbhatt and Scott Hyland, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The Red Raiders’ No. 2 pairing of Jack Soderwall and Trey Coleman beat Matt Johnson and Josh Marcus, 6-3, 6-1, the No. 3 pairing of Ben Saiz and Drake Southwell edged out Maverick Edwards and Kyle Limbach, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and in No. 4 doubles, Abhilash Parath and Ben Modrich beat Jackson Cobb and Graham Clute, 6-1, 6-2. The doubles sweep helped Huntley improve to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in conference matches.

Central (2-1, 0-1) swept all three of the singles matches in straight sets. Ethan St. John beat Keaton Newsome, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 1 singles, while Johnny Wallace beat Julian Collins, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2 singles and Matt Byrnes beat Jack Adams, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 3 singles.

Crystal Lake South 5, McHenry 2: At McHenry, Crystal Lake South’s top two singles players, Nick Thome and Alex Freeman, each won in two sets to help the Gators top the Warriors (0-1, 0-1) in an FVC dual meet. South also won the majority of the doubles matches, getting wins from No. 1 pairing Zach Rulf and Will Sudbrook, No. 2 pairing Anthony Baietto and Jeff Segrue, and No. 4 pairing Jack Williams and Armin Alibasic.

McHenry got wins from Peyton Diedrich at No. 2 singles and the No. 3 doubles team of Wyatt Glave and Ramsey Trost.

Hampshire 5, Dundee-Crown 2: At Carpentersville, the Whip-Purs got singles wins from Alex Patthana and Mark Brown, leading the way in an FVC win over the Chargers. Hampshire (5-2, 1-0) also got wins from No. 1 doubles pairing

PHILADELPHIA – Aesthetics were given the night off Thursday.

All that mattered to the Bulls was they scored more points than Philadelphia.

Style points, shooting percentages, rebound differential? All meaningless with three games left in the regular season and the Bulls doing all they can to keep a tight grip on an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Thanks to a 102-90 win over a sinking 76ers team at the Wells Fargo Center, the Bulls did just that, improving to 39-40 Kohlman Steuber and Aldren Briones, No. 3 pairing Esteban Molina and Elwood Stuart and No. 4 pairing Chad Sia and Marc Agpoon.

The Chargers got wins from No. 2 singles player Michael Wardach and No. 2 doubles pairing Eric Shields and Sneh Shah.

Cary-Grove 6, Prairie Ridge 1: At Prairie Ridge, the Trojans defeated the Wolves in FVC play.

Marian Central 5, St. Patrick 0: At Woodstock, Micheal Dowling and Ian Brzeski won their singles matches in straight sets to help the Hurricanes win in East Suburban Catholic Conference play.

Marian Central’s No. 2 doubles pairing of Cade Seegers and Charlie Reyes pulled out a 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win, while top pairing Connor Pivnicka and Sam Reckamp and No. 3 pairing Patrick Struttman and Christian Fernandez took their matches in two sets.

Woodstock 6, Johnsburg 1: At Woodstock, the Blue Streaks beat Johnsburg in a KRC dual meet. The Skyhawks (2-0) got singles wins from Adam Boyle, Jax Obenchain and Cullen Brown. They also won the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 doubles matches, getting wins from the pairings of Noah Robey and Ian Dawdy, Andrew Gippert and Gio Gonzales, and Zack Hardin and Sam Hughes.

Woodstock North 7, Marengo 0: At Marengo, the Thunder (2-1) won a KRC dual meet.

SOFTBALL Woodstock 9, Johnsburg 7: At Johns-

burg, Woodstock’s Abby Primus had two hits, including a double, driving in two runs and scoring once, while also earning the win for the Blue Streaks as they beat Johnsburg in KRC action.

Primus pitched four innings, allowing six runs, only one earned, on three hits for the Blue Streaks (3-2, 1-1). Jocelyn Eisenmenger pitched the final three innings, giving up one run on three hits.

Woodstock’s Joanna Watson had three

and holding down the No. 7 spot.

Even with Indiana beating Milwaukee, all that changed was the Pacers (3940) moved into the No. 8 spot with Miami idle.

The Bulls own the tiebreaker over both Miami and Indiana, so were sitting in a good spot with a schedule made up of two games against Brooklyn – home and home – and a game with Orlando.

No wonder Jimmy Butler was all smiles after the game.

Maybe his fourth career triple-double also had something to do with it, as the three-time All-Star scored 19 points, while also handing out 10 assists and 10 rebounds.

“We don’t care how we do it,” Butler said of the latest victory. “We don’t care how many points we score, how many stops we get. Whenever you win, that’s all you want this time of year, and what we’re trying to have happen these next three games, we need them, we need a win.”

That was the mentality leading into the game with the 76ers (28-51), especially when the team found out Rajon Rondo would be sidelined with a right wrist sprain, and Butler would handle most of the point guard duties.

Not a problem for Butler, who often takes over the role of play-maker late in games.

hits, and Katie Walsh and Nichole Piquette also collected two hits.

Hannah Hilgart-Roy took the loss for Johnsburg (0-3, 0-1). Leadoff batter Adrianna Montewska paced the Skyhawks’ offense, going 2 for 2 with a home run, two walks and four runs scored.

GIRLS SOCCER Dundee-Crown 5, Hampshire 0: At Car-

Woodstock North 17, Alden-Hebron 4 (5 inn.): At Hebron, Woodstock North’s

Chloe Vermett drove in five runs with two doubles and a single to help the Thunder (3-2) beat the Giants in a nonconference game. Vermett also scored three times. Victoria Galicia had three hits, and Amaya Saldana and Laura Nicks each had two for a Woodstock North offense that collected 15 hits.

Ellie Thurow got the win for the Thunder, giving up one earned run on one hit and one walk in three innings.

Thurow struck out seven.

Zoe Derringer had two hits and an RBI to lead Alden-Hebron, and Chey Knoll hit a two-run home run.

Belvidere North 6, Crystal Lake Central 2:

At Crystal Lake, Jess Cruz had three of the Tigers’ four hits in a nonconference loss. Hailey Geske had the other hit and pitched all seven innings for Central.

Geske did not allow an earned run, as the Tigers were hurt by seven errors.

Palatine 4, Cary-Grove 1: At Cary, Alea Charlier had two hits to lead the Trojans (0-4) in a nonconference loss. Leadoff batter Alina Krembuszewski went 1 for 2, scoring the lone run, while Alyssa Gurgone and Kelly Johnson also had hits.

C-G starter Taylor Langguth pitched five innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits, while striking out four and walking one. Emma Hill gave up two runs, one earned, in two innings.

Barrington 11, McHenry 1: At Barrington, McHenry’s Jocelyn Currie had a hit and scored a run in the Warriors’ nonconference loss. Alyssa Pearson, Mannon Amelio and Lexi Larson also had hits for McHenry. Pearson took the loss for the Warriors.

pentersville, Dundee-Crown’s Katlin Skibinski and Braylin Mensik each scored two goals as the Chargers beat Hampshire in an FVC match.

Taylor Coffman scored the opening goal for the Chargers (4-3, 2-0) just four minutes into the match before Skibinski and Mensik each scored a pair. Anna Kietyka assisted on two of the goals, and Rylee Quillen and Kendall Kieltyka each had an assist. D-C goalkeepers Diana Santillan-Ceja and Taylor Gonio combined on the shutout, with Santillan-Ceja making two saves.

Richmond-Burton 3, Harvard 0: At Richmond, Anna Blaney scored two of the Rockets’ three first-half goals, leading the hosts to a KRC win over the Hornets.

Bre Retherford scored the first goal, assisted by Gabby Ross, before Blaney netted her two – with assists from Ross and Angelica Mrugala.

Goalkeeper Bridget Mason did not have to make a save in the shutout for the Rockets (4-0, 4-0).

Johnsburg 4, Woodstock North 0: At Woodstock, Taylor Piggott had a goal and an assist as the Skyhawks (2-3, 2-2) beat the Thunder in a KRC match.

Piggott opened the scoring in the 13th minute with an assist from Kassie Hass.

Maddie Peterson made it 2-0 before halftime. Kaitlyn Owen and Amber Humphres scored in the second half.

Jessica Strzelczyk made five saves in the shutout.

Crystal Lake South 2, Wauconda 2: At Crystal Lake, Taylor Bittenbender scored twice in the first half, but the Gators allowed a pair of goals in the final 15 minutes, the second coming with a little more than six minutes to play, and had to settle for a nonconference draw with the Bulldogs. Jenna Ross and Emily Warren assisted on Bittenbender’s goals, as the sophomore staked South to a 2-0 lead at halftime. Goalkeeper Annika Sevcik made three saves.

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3-Point Goals–Chicago 8-23 (Mirotic 6-8, Zipser 1-3, Grant 1-4, Butler 0-1, Lauvergne 0-1, Canaan 0-1, Morrow 0-2, Valentine 0-3), Philadelphia 7-34 (Anderson 2-5, Stauskas 2-7, Saric 1-3, Holmes 1-4, Luwawu-Cabarrot 1-7, Long 0-2, McConnell 0-3, Poythress 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Chicago 57 (Portis 11), Philadelphia 50 (Holmes, Saric 10). Assists–Chicago 26 (Butler 10), Philadelphia 19 (McConnell 8). Total Fouls–Chicago 19, Philadelphia 19.

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Schwarber’s clout swats Cardinals

By GORDON WITTENMYER

ST. LOUIS – When Kyle Schwarber got done with the first pitch he saw from left-hander Brett Cecil in the seventh inning Thursday, the Cardinals – and anyone else watching – knew what the Cubs were talking about all spring when they touted Schwarber as their new-age leadoff hitter.

“There’s a lot of lineups that are probably bunting right there with their leadoff guy,” pitcher John Lackey said. “Our guy’s trying to hit it in the seats. It’s a little bit different.”

Schwarber turned on Cecil’s first pitch for a no-doubt, three-run homer down the right field line to give the Cubs the lead in a 6-4 victory at Busch Stadium that turned into a rain-extended, weeklong, season-opening series victory over the rival Cardinals – setting a tone, if not painting a picture, of how the Cubs hope to go about business in their championship defense this year.

Schwarber is at the center of that picture – by his mere presence, never mind his presence as Dexter Fowler’s replacement in the leadoff spot.

That much was made clear by what manager Joe Maddon called a particularly “raucous” postgame celebration Thursday, with teammates singling out Schwarber for more than just the mam-

Cleveland.

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T–3:18. A–44,039 (43,975).

Or at least in St. Louis on this third game of the season. the regular season and first two rounds “It’s really cool,” he said. “From day of the playoffs. one I was really looking forward to this.

He became a World Series hero by re- There’s a long way to go, but it was defiturning early to start four road games nitely a good win for the team and to get as the Cubs’ designated hitter against momentum going into the next series.”

CUBS 6, CARDINALS 4

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The Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber swings on a three-run home run during the seventh inning against the Cardinals on Thursday in St. Louis. moth home run.

“It was exciting,” Schwarber said.

“Someone yelled, ‘You made it past Game 3,’ and then we all went crazy.”

It was Game 3 of last season when Schwarber collided with center fielder Fowler in left-center, suffering a knee injury so severe it required reconstructive surgery and sidelined him for the rest of

CUBS NOTES

Just when you thought baseball couldn’t surprise you

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

ST. LOUIS – The strangest play anybody in the Cubs’ clubhouse had seen turned into one of the more important of the Cubs’ victory over the Cardinals on Thursday, even if Kyle Schwarber’s big home run overshadowed it three batters later.

“Sometimes you think you’ve seen it all, and then baseball shows you that you haven’t seen it all,” Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward said.

After pinch-hitter Matt Szczur swung through a Brett Cecil pitch leading off the seventh, the ball eluded catcher Yadier Molina, and Szczur took off for first.

He reached safely as Molina eventually discovered the ball stuck to the front of his chest protector – apparently held there by pine tar.

“No, that’s new,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said when asked about the strangeness. “I don’t know if they’ve come out with Velcro on the protectors

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Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina smiles as a ball is somehow stuck to his chest protector during the seventh inning against the Cubs on Thursday in St. Louis. and it’s just a fuzzy baseball. It was definitely velcroed to his chest.”

Jon Jay followed Szczur with a single, and Schwarber followed with a firstpitch homer to give the Cubs the lead.

“I’ve never seen that before,” said Schwarber, a catcher through his career. “That’s pretty crazy. I don’t know how that happens.”

Any theories?

“I’ll pass,” he said.

Thinking ahead: The way the Dodgers set up their rotation, the Cubs won’t see perennial Cy Young favorite Clayton Kershaw in their home-opening series next week.

But the Cubs made sure to rearrange their rotation to match up best with the lefty-dominant Dodgers lineup, moving up right-hander Jake Arrieta to pitch Sunday in Milwaukee and pushing lefthander Jon Lester to Monday’s home opener.

“We’re just going based on handedness,” Maddon said. “This was so obvious we just couldn’t walk away from it.”

Because of off days, it puts Arrieta on his natural fifth day against the predominantly right-handed Brewers. Lester pitches on his eighth day, followed in the series by right-hander John Lackey and lefty Brett Anderson.

The move also keeps Lester away, for now, from the Brewers, the team that has been most aggressive in trying to ex-

ploit his troubles throwing to bases the past two years.

Who’s left? Maddon said the Cubs have no immediate plans to make a roster move to add a lefty to the bullpen for the Dodgers series. They opened the season with left-hander Brian Duensing on the disabled list because of continuing recovery from back stiffness, choosing instead to keep an extra bench player.

That leaves Mike Montgomery as the only lefty in the pen. But the two starters mitigate the need.

And, Maddon said, “We like (righty Koji) Uehara as a lefty. I like (righty Justin) Grimm as a lefty. And [righty Carl Edwards Jr.’s] cutter’s really good against lefties.”

Stay-cation: The Cubs finally were allowed to leave St. Louis after Thursday’s rescheduled series finale against the Cardinals, six days after they arrived from Houston.

“We’re concluding our second spring training,” Maddon said. “We had one in Arizona and one in Missouri.”

WHITE SOX

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

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Former White Sox ace Chris Sale made his regular-season debut with the Red Sox against the Pirates on Wednesday night in Boston. The five-time All-Star pitched seven scoreless innings of threehit ball, walking one and striking out seven in a 3-2 Red Sox victory. time All-Star pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball, walking one and striking

pulling for him to do well.

What’s hard to watch is him doing it in a Boston uniform.

It happens. It happened before with other guys, but this is the first time I’ve actually seen it in a game. You know, it was just hard. It was just hard to watch.’’

Sale is stoked to be pitching for a contender with legit postseason hopes. The Sox failed to play .500 ball for four straight seasons with him and Jose Quintana in their rotation, so they changed course and unloaded Sale to build for the future. For Cooper and most everybody in the Sox organization – and general manager Rick Hahn has admitted as much – therein lies the underlying pain of watching Sale continue to soar: You had Chris Sale, a bona fide ace to build a championship rotation around, and felt moved to get rid of him.

And so the Sox hang their hat on prospects such as second baseman Yoan Moncada, right-handers Michael Kopech

and Victor Diaz and center fielder Luis Basabe, who they got for Sale. And the three good pitching prospects they received from the Nationals for Adam Eaton.

Moncada, a consensus top three prospect in all of baseball, opened his season Thursday night at Triple-A Charlotte. Kopech, one of the most intriguing right-handers in all of minor league baseball, is at Double-A Birmingham.

“The guys we ended up getting in return are significant returns,” manager Rick Renteria said Thursday. “Obviously, they’re not in the big leagues right now, and everybody always talks about you’re trading out an established, solid, AllStar major leaguer. For us, the hope is the guys we get in return are significant and they’re going to impact us in a big way here in the near future.”

The Sox are looking in that direction. For Cooper, who poured into guys such as Sale, turning the page will take some time.

WHITE SOX 11, TIGERS 2

Shields strong in Renteria’s 1st win with Sox

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

CHICAGO – The wait was worth it for the White Sox, who evened their record to 1-1 in a big way by clobbering the Tigers, 11-2, Thursday for their first victory after trudging through two rainouts and a loss in Rick Renteria’s first week as manager.

Behind two homers from catcher Geovany Soto, a homer and triple from designated hitter Matt Davidson and a solid start from right-hander James Shields, the Sox built a 9-1 lead after four innings and enjoyed a laugher on a cold and windy yet sunny afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Shields (1-0), a career-worst 6-19 with a 5.85 ERA between the Padres and Sox last season, worked through five walks and allowed one run – a Tyler Collins homer in the second – over 51/3 innings, allowing two hits and striking out five.

“I was actually a little erratic, to be honest with you,” Shields said, “but I kept them off-balance when I could and got a few pop-ups today when we needed

it. And the boys scored some runs or me.”

With the wind blowing out at 23 mph to start the game, Shields managed to keep the ball in the park. Soto, who like Davidson did not start in the Sox’ 6-3 season-opening loss to the Tigers on Tuesday, got the nod against left-hander Matthew Boyd, and responded with his first multihomer game since he played for the Cubs in 2011, going deep to James Shields left in the third inning and to center in the seventh against lefty Justin Wilson.

Davidson tripled off the right-field fence in the second against Boyd and hit a hanging changeup from Anibal Sanchez 428 feet to left in the fourth.

Soto and Davidson combined for seven RBIs, four by Soto.

“I’m here to do anything they want me to do,” Soto said. “I’m here to play.

I’m here to win. I’m here to work.”

Davidson broke his foot rounding first when he was called up from Triple-A last year. His first game since

will be a better memory.

“There will be a lot of firsts this year,” he said, “traveling, getting a full season and not a call-up, so I’m just excited and ready to enjoy the ride.”

Shields tipped his cap to teammates for staying focused through the rainouts and coming ready to play. Aside from mislplayed fly balls by Avisail Garcia and Leury Garcia in the outfield, Renteria was satisfied with execution that included two double plays.

“I’m very happy that it’s in the books,” Renteria said of his first win.

Petricka on DL; Kahnle recalled: Righthander Jake Petricka was placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to Wednesday) with a strained right lat, and right-hander Tommy Kahnle was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.

Petricka, 28, pitched a scoreless inning in the opener Tuesday.

“After we took him out, he came in after and said he was a little sore,” Renteria said.

Kahnle, 27, was 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in 29 relief appearances last season. He pitched a scoreless ninth Thursday.

WHITE SOX 11, TIGERS 2 Detroit

h 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4

bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Chicago

ab Kinsler 2b 2 D.Mchdo 2b 1 Cstllns 3b 4 Mi.Cbrr 1b 3 An.Rmne 1b 1 V.Mrtin dh 2 Avila ph-dh 1 Upton lf 1 Mahtook lf 1 Collins rf 4 J.McCnn c 3 J.Jones cf 3 J.Iglss ss 4 Totals 30

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Sladino 2b Ti.Andr ss Me.Cbrr lf L.Grcia ph-lf Abreu 1b T.Frzer 3b A.Grcia rf Dvidson dh Soto c May cf

ab 3 5 3 1 5 4 5 3 3 2

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r h bi 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

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34 11 11 11 2 11

E–A.Garcia (1), Boyd (1). DP–Chicago 2. LOB–Detroit 7, Chicago 7. 2B–Castellanos (1), Avila (1), Me.Cabrera (3). 3B–Davidson (1). HR–Collins (1), Davidson (1), Soto 2 (2). SB–Upton (1). CS–Saladino (1). S–May (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Boyd L,0-1 21/3 5 5 5 4 2 Sanchez 32/3 5 5 5 2 4 Wilson 1 1 1 1 0 1 Hardy 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago Shields W,1-0 51/3 2 1 1 5 5 Jennings 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Ynoa 2 1 1 0 1 2 Kahnle 1 1 0 0 0 2 HBP–by Wilson (May). WP–Shields, Sanchez. PB– McCann.

Umpires–Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Tripp Gibson; Third, Brian Gorman.

T–3:31. A–10,842 (40,615).

• Friday, April 7, 2017

CHICAGO – White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper watched Chris Sale make his debut with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.

And Cooper had to admit it: Seeing the former White Sox ace in another uniform didn’t sit so well.

“I did see Sale a little bit,” Cooper said before the Sox routed the Tigers, 11-2, Thursday to even their record at 1-1.

“And it’s hard to watch. It’s actually hard to watch.”

Cooper, who had Sale under his wing from the time the Sox drafted him in the first round in 2010 to the time they traded him away in December, has called the left-hander the most talented pitcher he has had. So it was tough to see him go.

Sale was traded for four prospects, and some pretty good ones at that. But after his first outing at Fenway Park, he reminded everyone why he was worth the price. The five-

out seven Pirates in a Red Sox victory.

“He’s still good,” Cooper said. “Somebody from the Boston papers [asked] me, ‘Do you think he’s going to be OK in Boston.’ I said if his fastball is still there, his changeup is still there and his breaking ball, I think he’ll fit in nicely. And he did really good.

“But it actually was a little difficult to watch.”

Cooper did mention that.

He said he hasn’t talked to Sale since spring training.

“It’s hard because he’s in the East, and we are busy doing our thing, and he’s busy doing his thing,” Cooper said. “It was the same way with (Mark) Buehrle and anybody that leaves. There are a lot of guys who leave over the years.”

Some are easier to part ways with than others. Cooper was asked whether seeing Sale at his Cy Young-caliber best made it all the more difficult.

“No, it’s not. It wouldn’t be easier to watch if he was getting whacked,” he said. “I’m

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10 THE MASTERS

Hoffman soars after Johnson sits

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. – In the toughest opening round at the Masters in 10 years, it all felt so easy to Charley Hoffman.

For the better part of three hours, in a ferocious Leaderboard wind that made the Georgia First-round leaders: pines creak, he Charley Hoffman -7 had the right William McGirt -3 yardage for the Lee Westwood -2 perfect club to Russell Henley -1 hit every shot Kevin Chappell -1 he wanted. And Andy Sullivan -1 then he made Matthew Fitzpatrick -1 the putts, so Phil Mickelson -1 many that it felt Justin Rose -1 as though he Jason Dufner -1 never missed.

Hoffman Sergio Garcia -1 made seven birdies over his last 11 holes for a 7-under-par 65.

It was 10 shots better than the average score Thursday at Augusta National. His four-shot lead was the largest for the opening round at the Masters in 62 years.

“For lack of any better words,” Hoffman said, “it was a dream.”

It was even more surreal for Dustin Johnson.

He didn’t even get to play.

Johnson, No. 1 in the world and playing the best golf of his life, was a few minutes away from his tee time when his head overruled his heart. He left the practice green and took a sharp turn away from the first tee toward the clubhouse to withdraw because of a freak injury to his back.

“My heart is in it and wants to play,”

AP photo

Charley Hoffman hits a drive on the 18th hole during the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Ga. Hoffman leads by four strokes after a 7-under-par 65. he said. “The more I thought about it, I just wasn’t going to have a chance.”

Johnson still was trying to digest the past 24 hours, as shocking as any for a No. 1 player going into a major. He was in his rental home Wednesday when he went to move his car in a downpour because his 2-year-old son was on his way back from day care. Wearing only socks, he slipped on the hardwood steps and crashed onto his left elbow and lower back, calling for his brother to help him up.

Even as he tried to warm up Thursday, he slowly shook his head because of the pain he felt when he struck the ball.

“To have a freak accident happen, it [stinks],” Johnson said. “It [stinks] really bad.”

Not having Johnson around didn’t make the Masters any easier.

With gusts approaching 40 mph, Hoffman and Masters newcomer William McGirt (69) were the only players to break 70.

Hoffman didn’t have reason to believe he would be one of them. He three-putted his third hole for bogey.

He three-putted the fifth hole for bogey, both putts affected by the wind.

“After that, I can’t remember missing a putt,” Hoffman said.

Hoffman’s four-shot lead was the largest at the Masters for the opening round since Jack Burke Jr. had a fourshot lead in 1955.

Lee Westwood, who has the credentials as the best player to never have won a major, ran off five straight bird-

Day starts with tribute to Palmer

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Masters began Thursday with two ceremonial tee shots and one empty chair.

In a somber tribute to Arnold Palmer, who died in September, Augusta National chairman Billy Payne escorted Palmer’s widow to the first tee for the honorary start.

Payne also carried Palmer’s green jacket and draped it over a chair where Palmer had sat last April.

This is the first Masters without the King since 1954.

“The almost unbearable sad-

ness we feel at the passing of Arnold is surpassed only by the love and affection for him that will always reside in our heart,” Payne said as thousands crammed around the first tee on a crisp morning full of sunshine and wind.

Every fan through the gate received a button that said, “I am a member of Arnie’s Army.”

Payne asked for a moment of silence so everyone could remember their own experience with Palmer – did anyone in golf have more friends? – and then turned it over to Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player for the ceremonial tee shots.

Player, who jokingly asked for a mulligan at age 81, drilled one down the middle. Nicklaus got him by about 5 yards, although Player was quick to announce it as a tie.

That’s how it was among the “Big Three” – Palmer, Nicklaus and Player, whose 34 majors among them included one stretch in the 1960s in which they combined to win the Masters seven straight times. They were best of friends off the course and hated losing to one another on the course.

Palmer had been part of the honorary start since 2007.

ies late in the afternoon and salvaged a 70. Only eight other players broke par, a group that included Phil Mickelson, Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia.

Rory McIlroy, needing only a green jacket to complete the career Grand Slam, used a nifty short game to stay in the mix. He saved two tough pars after missing the green in the wrong spots on Nos. 10 and 11, ran off three birdies in the middle of the back nine, and closed with another good par save for a 72.

The wind was so strong that it blew golf balls some 6 feet on the greens as Adam Scott and defending champion Danny Willett were getting ready to putt.

The par-5 15th hole, historically the easiest at Augusta National, was the ninth hardest because of strong gusts and a back pin. No need to explain that to Jordan Spieth. One shot spun back into the water. Another shot went well over the green. He made a quadruple-bogey 9 and shot 75.

“If you catch the wrong gust at the wrong time, then you look stupid, like I did on 12,” Thomas Pieters said. “But that’s just Augusta, I guess.”

Pieters reached 5 under until a pair of double bogeys on the back nine, including the par-3 12th, that sent him to a 72.

McGirt, who qualified for his first Masters by winning the Memorial last year, thought he had a good omen when he saw Jack Nicklaus on Wednesday and the six-time Masters champion told him that Augusta and Muirfield Village had enough similarities that McGirt would be fine.

He made only one bogey, had a few tough par saves and a few birdies and shot 69.

Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, with Kathleen “Kit” Gawthrop, wife of Arnlold Palmer, places a green jacket on a chair to honor Arnold Palmer before the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Ga. AP photo

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

at Brooklyn 4 p.m.

WGN, NBATV AM-890

ORLANDO 7 p.m.

CSN AM-890

at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m.

CSN AM-670

at Milwaukee 6:10 p.m.

CSN+, MLBN AM-670

at Milwaukee 1:10 p.m.

WGN AM-670

MINNESOTA 7:10 p.m.

WGN AM-890

MINNESOTA 1:10 p.m.

CSN AM-890

MINNESOTA 1:10 p.m.

CSN AM-890

L.A. DODGERS 7:05 p.m.

ESPN AM-670 at Cleveland 3:10 p.m.

CSN, MLBN AM-890

CHICAGO – Dylan Gambrell scored twice, Tariq Hammond had a goal and two assists, and Denver routed Notre Dame, 6-1, Thursday night to advance to the Frozen Four championship.

Top-seeded Denver dominated from the start, using a blend of speed, precision and power to overwhelm the Fighting Irish. Emil Romig and Henrik Borgstrom scored in the first period, and the Pioneers put it away with three more in a 4:11 span in the second.

Next up is Saturday night’s final against conference rival Minnesota Duluth.

Iafallo lifts Minnesota Duluth

CHICAGO – Alex Iafallo had just knocked in the go-ahead goal for Minnesota Duluth with 26.6 seconds remaining when the tension really mounted.

There was a scramble in front of the net and two potential tying shots hitting the crossbar. Once the final buzzer sounded, the Bulldogs finally could celebrate.

Iafallo tipped in Willie Raskob’s shot to lift Minnesota Duluth to a 2-1 victory over Har-

GF 242 263 227 239 247 219 161

GA 210 207 212 222 255 259 271

y-Cleveland x-Boston x-Toronto y-Washington Atlanta Milwaukee Bulls Indiana

W 51 50 48 48 40 40 39 39

GF 219 239 218 225 195 196 178

GA 197 208 200 218 199 257 235

Miami Charlotte Detroit New York Philadelphia Orlando Brooklyn

38 36 35 30 28 28 19

vard in the Frozen Four semifinals Thursday.

Tebow homers in 1st AB as Mets minor leaguer

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tim Tebow hit a home run Thursday in his first official at-bat as a New York Mets minor leaguer. The former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner launched a two-run drive for the Columbia Fireflies in a Class A South Atlantic League game against Augusta. It was his only hit in five plate appearances.

U.S. routs Germany, sets up matchup with Canada for gold

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Hilary Knight scored 1:06 into the game, and Kelli Stack added a goal midway through the first period to give the U.S. team a cushion in an 11-0 victory over the Germans on Thursday night in the women’s hockey world championship semifinals. The Americans will face Canada for gold Friday. They’re shooting to win a fourth straight world championship final against the rival Canadians, who beat them in the 2014 Olympics.

– Wire reports

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Montreal 80 46 25 9 101 221 194 Ottawa 80 43 27 10 96 207 209 x-Boston 81 44 30 7 95 233 209 Toronto 80 39 26 15 93 244 236 Tampa Bay 80 40 30 10 90 226 223 Buffalo 80 33 35 12 78 199 230 Florida 80 33 36 11 77 205 237 Detroit 80 32 36 12 76 201 240 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 80 54 18 8 116 260 179 x-Pittsburgh 80 50 19 11 111 277 226 x-Columbus 80 49 23 8 106 244 189 x-N.Y. Rangers80 47 27 6 100 252 215 N.Y. Islanders 80 39 29 12 90 233 238 Philadelphia 80 38 33 9 85 212 230 Carolina 80 35 31 14 84 207 228 New Jersey 80 28 38 14 70 180 236 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, y-clinched division, z-clinched conference Thursday’s Results Anaheim 4, Blackhawks 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 0 Winnipeg 5, Columbus 4 Pittsburgh 7, New Jersey 4 Ottawa 2, Boston 1, SO Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1 St. Louis 6, Florida 3 Nashville 7, Dallas 3 Minnesota 4, Colorado 3 Arizona 4, Vancouver 3 Edmonton 4, San Jose 2 Calgary 4, Los Angeles 1 Friday’s Game Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Philadelphia, 11:30 a.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 11:30 a.m.

Washington at Boston, 2 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Florida, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

SCORING LEADERS Through Thursday GP G Connor McDavid, EDM 79 29 Sidney Crosby, PIT 74 43 Patrick Kane, Hawks 81 34 Brad Marchand, BOS 80 39 Nicklas Backstrom, WAS 80 23 Nikita Kucherov, TB 72 39 Mark Scheifele, WPG 78 32 Leon Draisaitl, EDM 79 28 Brent Burns, SJ 80 28 Artemi Panarin, Hawks 81 30

L 27 29 31 31 38 39 40 40

Pct .654 .633 .608 .608 .513 .506 .494 .494

GB — 1½ 3½ 3½ 11 11½ 12½ 12½

40 43 43 49 51 51 60

.487 .456 .449 .380 .354 .354 .241

13 15½ 16 21½ 23½ 23½ 32½

WESTERN CONFERENCE z-Golden State y-San Antonio x-Houston x-Utah x-L.A. Clippers x-Oklahoma City x-Memphis Portland

W 65 60 53 48 48 45 42 39

L 14 18 25 30 31 33 37 40

Pct .823 .769 .679 .615 .608 .577 .532 .494

Denver 37 41 .474 27½ New Orleans 33 45 .423 31½ Dallas 32 46 .410 32½ Sacramento 31 47 .397 33½ Minnesota 31 47 .397 33½ L.A. Lakers 23 55 .295 41½ Phoenix 22 57 .278 43 x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division, z-clinched conference Thursday’s Results Bulls 102, Philadelphia 90 Indiana 104, Milwaukee 89 Orlando 115, Brooklyn 107 Washington 106, New York 103 Atlanta 123, Boston 116 Portland 105, Minnesota 98 Friday’s Games Atlanta at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 7 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 7 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Bulls at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.

Boston at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

SCORING LEADERS Through Wednesday G FG FT PTS Westbrook, OKC 78 799 690 2480 Harden, HOU 77 645 713 2247 Thomas, BOS 72 649 562 2092 Davis, NOR 74 759 516 2074 DeRozan, TOR 72 696 522 1947

PREPS FRIDAY Softball: Lakes at Richmond-Burton, Woodstock North at Belvidere, Big Foot at Woodstock, McHenry at Wauconda, Huntley at Grant, Hampshire at Schaumburg, 4:30 p.m.; Jacobs at Leyden Invite, Alden-Hebron at Orangeville Tournament, TBA Boys tennis: Carmel at Woodstock North, 4 p.m.

Baseball: Hampshire at Sycamore at Sycamore Park District, Woodstock North at Belvedere, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Belvidere North at Richmond-Burton, Prairie Ridge at Glenbrook North, Hampshire, Marengo at Hampshire Invite, Woodstock vs. Waukegan at Round Lake Tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track and field: Cary-Grove at Buffalo Grove Invite, noon Boys track and field: Crystal Lake South at Deerfield Invite, 5 p.m.

Boys water polo: McHenry at Buffalo Grove triangular, 5 p.m.

AVG 31.8 29.2 29.1 28.0 27.0

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE

A PTS 66 95 45 88 54 88 46 85 62 85 43 82 49 81 47 75 46 74 43 73

GB — 4½ 11½ 16½ 17 19½ 23 26

W Columbus 3 Atlanta United FC 2 New York City FC 2 New York 2 Orlando City 2 Toronto FC 1 Fire 1 New England 1 D.C. United 1 Montreal 0 Philadelphia 0

L 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 2

T 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 3 2

Pts 10 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 2

GF 9 11 7 5 3 4 5 7 2 5 4

GA 6 3 3 8 3 2 7 6 7 6 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA Portland 3 1 1 10 13 7 Houston 3 1 0 9 11 7 FC Dallas 2 0 1 7 4 2 San Jose 2 2 0 6 6 6 Sporting KC 1 0 3 6 2 1 Seattle 1 1 2 5 6 5 Colorado 1 1 1 4 3 3 Vancouver 1 2 1 4 6 7 Minnesota United 1 3 1 4 10 20 Los Angeles 1 3 0 3 5 8 Real Salt Lake 0 3 2 2 3 8 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie Friday’s Game Montreal at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Columbus at Fire, 1 p.m.

Houston at New England, 1 p.m.

New York City FC at D.C. United, 3 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Atlanta United FC at Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota United at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Real Salt Lake, 8:30 p.m.

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Central Division W L Pct 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 1 2 .333 1 3 .250 0 2 .000 East Division W L Pct New York 2 1 .667 Washington 2 1 .667 Philadelphia 1 2 .333 Miami 1 2 .333 Atlanta 1 2 .333 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 3 1 .750 Arizona 3 1 .750 Colorado 3 1 .750 San Francisco 1 3 .250 San Diego 1 3 .250

Cincinnati Cubs St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh

GB — — 1 1½ 1½ GB — — 1 1 1 GB — — — 2 2

Thursday’s Results Cubs 6, St. Louis 4 Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh at Boston, ppd.

Colorado 2, Milwaukee 1 L.A. Dodgers 10, San Diego 2 Miami 4, Washington 3 (10 inn.)

N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 2 Arizona 9, San Francisco 3 Friday’s Games Cubs (Anderson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Nelson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Nova 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 0-0) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0), 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-0) at Colorado (Freeland 0-0), 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-0) at San Diego (Perdomo 0-0), 5:40 p.m.

Miami (Chen 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Garrett 0-0) at St. Louis (Leake 0-0), 7:15 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 0-0) at Arizona (Miller 0-0), 8:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Cubs at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 7:40 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 3 0 1.000 Minnesota 3 0 1.000 White Sox 1 1 .500 Detroit 1 1 .500 Kansas City 0 3 .000 East Division W L Pct Baltimore 2 0 1.000 Boston 2 0 1.000 Tampa Bay 2 2 .500 Toronto 1 2 .333 New York 1 2 .333 West Division W L Pct Houston 3 1 .750 Los Angeles 2 2 .500 Oakland 2 2 .500 Seattle 1 3 .250 Texas 0 3 .000

GB — — 1½ 1½ 3 GB — — 1 1½ 1½ GB — 1 1 2 2½

Thursday’s Results White Sox 11, Detroit 2 Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3 Pittsburgh at Boston, ppd.

Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 1 Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 2 Seattle 4, Houston 2 Friday’s Games Minnesota (Hughes 0-0) at White Sox (Holland 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Boston (Wright 0-0) at Detroit (Fulmer 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-0) at Baltimore (Jimenez 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Liriano 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Alcantara 0-0) at Texas (Griffin 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Vargas 0-0) at Houston (Fiers 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 0-0) at Arizona (Miller 0-0), 8:40 p.m.

Seattle (Gallardo 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Chavez 0-0), 9:07 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota at White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

• Friday, April 7, 2017

4 p.m.: NASCAR, Xfinity Series, My Bariatric Solutions 300, final practice, FS1 4 p.m.: IndyCar, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, practice, NBCSN 5 p.m.: NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, qualifying, FS1 2 a.m. (Saturday): Formula One, Chinese Grand Prix, qualifying, NBCSN Basketball 7 p.m.: 2017 College Basketball Awards, ESPN2 9 p.m.: USA Junior Team, Nike Hoop Summit, ESPN2 College football 6:30 p.m.: Florida spring game, SEC College baseball 7 p.m.: Oklahoma at Texas, FS1 Soccer 1:20 p.m.: Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Werder Bremen, FS2 Rugby 1:30 p.m.: English Premiership, Sale vs. Worcester, NBCSN

SPORTS BRIEFS

Dominant Denver beats Notre Dame in Frozen Four semis

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WHAT TO WATCH Pro baseball Noon: Boston at Detroit or Atlanta at Pittsburgh, MLBN 3 p.m.: Washington at Philadelphia or L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, MLBN (joined in progress) 6 p.m.: N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore or San Diego at San Diego (5:30 p.m.), MLBN 7 p.m.: Cubs at Milwaukee, CSN 7 p.m.: Minnesota at White Sox, WGN 8:30 p.m.: Cleveland at Arizona or Seattle at L.A. Angels (9 p.m.), MLBN Golf 2 p.m.: The Masters, second round, ESPN Pro basketball 6:30 p.m.: Atlanta at Cleveland, NBATV 9 p.m.: Oklahoma City at Phoenix, NBATV Pro hockey 6:30 p.m.: Tampa Bay at Montreal, NBCSN Auto racing 11 a.m.: NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, practice, FS1 1:30 p.m.: NASCAR, Xfinity Series, My Bariatric Solutions 300, practice, FS1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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at Los Angeles 5 p.m.

CSN AM-720

NBA

Central Division GP W L OT Pts z-Hawks 81 50 23 8 108 x-Minnesota 81 48 25 8 104 x-St. Louis 80 44 29 7 95 x-Nashville 81 41 28 12 94 Winnipeg 81 39 35 7 85 Dallas 81 33 37 11 77 Colorado 80 22 55 3 47 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts x-Anaheim 81 45 23 13 103 x-Edmonton 80 45 26 9 99 x-San Jose 81 45 29 7 97 x-Calgary 81 45 32 4 94 Los Angeles 80 38 35 7 83 Arizona 81 30 41 10 70 Vancouver 80 30 41 9 69

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12 BLACKHAWKS

Road success bolsters confidence Resting Blackhawks fall to Ducks

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com ANAHEIM, Calif. – Duncan Keith had a perfectly valid reason why the Blackhawks were on the verge of setting a franchise record for road victories in a season. It’s the same reason they’ve clinched the top seed in the Western Conference.

They’re pretty good.

“Well, I think we’ve got good depth here,” Keith said. “You’ve seen guys like (Nick) Schmaltz come in, and (Ryan) Hartman’s pushing for 20 goals, (Richard) Panik’s got 20 goals. That all plays a part in being able to win hockey games. It helps when you have guys that are scoring goals and it’s not just [Patrick Kane] and (Artemi) Panarin and (Marian) Hossa. I think that’s the biggest reason for the success we’ve had.”

Unprecedented success, really. The Hawks entered Thursday night’s game at Anaheim with 24 road victories, matching the franchise record set two years ago. Only the New York Rangers have fared better, with 27 road wins.

And although the Hawks recently have

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Corey Perry scored a power-play goal, John Gibson made 37 saves in his 12th career shutout, and the Anaheim Ducks clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 4-0 victory over the Blackhawks on Thursday night.

Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who moved to the brink of their fifth consecutive Pacific Division title in a meeting of the Western Conference’s two division leaders.

Chris Wagner and Ryan Kesler also scored for Anaheim, which has earned points in 13 consecutive games since March 10 (10-0-3).

With the best record in the West already sewed up, the Central Division champion Hawks rested captain Jonathan Toews, forwards Marian Hossa and Artem Anisimov and defensemen Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Niklas Hjalmarsson.

Corey Crawford stopped 22 shots in the Hawks’ third straight loss.

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING LEAGUES LOOKING FOR NEW PLAYERS:

TUESDAY - 18 HOLE WOMEN’S LEAGUE Starts at 7:30am

Chicago Anaheim

0 1

0 1

0 2

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0 4

First Period–1, Anaheim, Perry 19 (Rakell, Vatanen), 6:53 (pp). Penalties–Manson, ANA, (delay of game), 0:05; Schmaltz, CHI, (hooking), 2:12; Rozsival, CHI, (tripping), 6:05; Perry, ANA, (slashing), 18:19.

Second Period–2, Anaheim, Wagner 6 (Kase, Shaw), 17:08. Penalties–Chicago bench, served by Jurco (too many men on the ice), 1:46.

Third Period–3, Anaheim, Kesler 22 (Cogliano, Silfverberg), 4:42. 4, Anaheim, Rakell 33 (Eaves, Getzlaf), 14:43.

Penalties–Ritchie, ANA, served by Kase, Misconduct (misconduct), 6:00; Rozsival, CHI, served by Panik, (cross checking), 6:00; Hayden, CHI, (roughing), 11:47; Montour, ANA, (roughing), 11:47.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 9-18-10–37. Anaheim 8-10-8–26.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 3; Anaheim 1 of 3.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 32-18-3 (26 shots-22 saves).

Anaheim, Gibson 25-16-9 (37-37).

A–16,462 (17,174). T–2:28.

Referees–Gord Dwyer, Garrett Rank. Linesmen–Lonnie Cameron, Steve Miller.

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to win on the road is crucial.

“It’s always important to have home ice, and it feels good to start at home and to have that feeling going into a series,” forward Andrew Desjardins said. “But the way we’ve been playing on the road, you can have that confidence going into any game.”

The Hawks actually started last season 1-5-0 on the road. But since then, they’ve gone a remarkable 44-22-8 away from home.

“I don’t know what exactly it is, why this year has been so great on the road,” Hossa said. “It seems like maybe on the road, we play a tiny bit simpler, and maybe that’s more effective for our team.”

There’s no obvious reason. The Hawks are 13th in the league in road power plays, 18th in road penalty-killing, ninth in road goals scored, and 10th in road goals against. But the mission for away teams usually is to keep things a little tighter, and the Hawks have had a knack this season for pulling out close games. They have a league-high 24 one-goal victories, and are a sparkling 14-4-3 on the road in such games.