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A teen girl died after her vehicle was involved in a high-speed crash in the Heartland subdivision in Yorkville last Thursday morning. Police say the girl had been stealing packages off porches.

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Teen dies in crash after car chase Police: Girl was stealing packages from porches By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com A 17-year-old girl from Dolton was killed following a high-speed police chase in Yorkville’s Heartland subdivision last Thursday, following a report that she had been stealing packages off porches in the neighborhood.

At approximately 9:06 a.m. Jan. 5, Yorkville police were dispatched to the 700 block of Arrowhead Drive in Yorkville for a report of the theft of a package from the front porch of a residence. Police located the vehicle involved in the theft, a 2003 Toyota Avalon which was reported stolen on Jan. 2, and stopped it at Omaha and Homestead Drive in Yorkville. The offender fled the traffic stop at a high rate of speed through the subdivision, police said.

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The driver then lost control of the vehicle in the 600 block of Heartland Drive and it struck a large tree in the parkway, ejecting the driver from the vehicle, police said. The crash victim was identified as Nichelle Hill, 17, of Dolton, Illinois, police said. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the traffic crash report and the Illinois State Police assisted with the traffic crash reconstruction, according to Yorkville police.

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Kendall County Circuit Court Clerk Robyn Ingemunson has been charged with misdemeanor battery stemming from an incident at a Yorkville bar Dec. 21. According to a Yorkville Police Department press release, Ingemunson, 49, of the 2300 block of Iroquois

Lane, Yorkville, was charged following an incident that occurred in the 600 block of West Veterans Parkway, where she made “physical contact with the victim.” However, the release states that the victim was not injured in the incident. Ingemunson has retained a private attorney, Lisa Accardi of Oswego. Accardi said Jan. 5 that neither she nor Ingemunson would comment on the matter.

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Plano Community Library is getting new public computers. During installation – Jan. 16-18 – public computers will not be available. Check with the library for information about using public computers at nearby libraries while the new ones are being installed. The library can be reached at

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St. Mary’s School sets open house for local families

Parents and children are invited to St. Mary Catholic School at 817 N. Center St., Plano, on Sunday, Jan. 29. Families can stop by anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to tour the school,

visit classrooms and meet the faculty/ staff. Those returning for the 2017-18 school year can receive a $1,000 tuition discount per new student registered in first through eighth grades. Additional information about St. Mary Catholic School is available at smplano. com.

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The Caterpillar Inc. plant on Route 31 just south of Montgomery as it appeared in 1975. with parts and materials. Though referred to by company officials as the firm’s Aurora plant, it is physically located in unincorporated Oswego Township adjacent to Montgomery’s municipal limits, west of Ill. Route 31 and east of Orchard Road. Caterpillar has operated the plant at that location since 1957. At one time, the plant employed more than 6,000 workers. In addition to providing a major source of jobs, the plant has been a significant source of property tax revenue for local governmental agencies over the years, including School District 308, based in Oswego. According to Kendall County property tax records, Caterpillar owns four parcels in the county: three smaller parcels and its plant at 275 Route 31. The records show Caterpillar paid $1,244,318 in property taxes this past year on the plant. Of that amount, $846,792 went to School District 308. Caterpillar spokesman Jamie Fox said in an email last week that the plant currently employs approximately 2,000 workers, with 800 of those involved in production. Fox said a “contemplation period” is part of the company’s contract with United Auto Workers, the union representing the plant’s employees. The decision to consolidate is not final, he said. “A contemplated decision simply means it’s one the company is considering; no final decision has been made,” Fox said. “Faced with challenging marketplace conditions, we continue to evaluate reductions in global manufacturing capacity and how best to cut op-

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By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com Among those being hurt by the state’s ongoing budget crisis are some of the area’s most vulnerable citizens, as domestic violence organizations learned recently that a stopgap budget passed last summer did not include funds they were promised. One of those organizations, Aurora-based Mutual Ground, serves Kendall County residents along with those in Aurora and southern Kane County. The organization opened an office in the Kendall County Courthouse in Yorkville last February. Michelle Meyer, Mutual Ground’s executive director, said she and approximately 50 domestic violence shelter representatives learned of their funding problem during a meeting with state Sen. Pamela Althoff, R-McHenry, in late November. “We got together at Sen. Althoff’s office to discuss how we could work better with the funders – DHS, Attorney General, those are some of our funders – as far as paperwork goes and administrative work, so that we could provide the best service to the clients instead of doing a bunch of administrative stuff,” she said. “I was really excited to go to this meeting.”

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Montgomery Village President Matt Brolley said his phone “blew up” with calls last Wednesday after Caterpillar Inc. announced in a statement that it is considering shifting production of its large- and medium-wheel loaders out of its Oswego Township plant to Decatur, Illinois, and North Little Rock, Arkansas. Brolley said he discussed the fate of the Caterpillar plant with several other concerned area governmental officials, including Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, interim Aurora Mayor Bob O’Conner, Oswego Village President Gail Johnson and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville. Brolley said the officials agreed they would seek a meeting with Caterpillar officials to discuss the firm’s plans for the massive local plant. Following a village board meeting Monday evening, Brolley said he and the other officials have contacted Caterpillar officials. “We’ve reached out to them. [But] we have not solidified anything yet,” Brolley said. He confirmed that initially the local officials expressed interest in scheduling a meeting with Caterpillar’s chief executive officer. But Brolley said he and Gryder have since discussed setting up an “economic development-type forum” with local Caterpillar officials. “One of my concerns is, OK, we have people reaching out to the Caterpillar CEO, but if the decision [to shift production] from the local plant has been made, that is more or less out of our control, so we have to look at what comes next,” he said. Brolley noted that any shift or changes in production at the local Caterpillar plant has a ripple effect on local and area firms that supply the plant

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Important to your tax bill As in past years, Plano-area property owners should find their annual property tax bills in their mailboxes at the end of April or in early May. If the long-established trend continues, most property owners – much to their consternation – will notice that the amount they will owe on their bills is continuing to creep upward. But before those tax bills arrive we want to remind property owners of another event that will be held earlier in April that will affect how much they pay in property taxes. The other event is the next local election set for April 4. In the election, voters will be asked to cast ballots for members of the School District 88 Board of Education, Plano City Council and Little Rock Township positions. Of those agencies, the school district accounts for nearly 70 percent of the total amount owed on property tax bills each year. All of the officials elected April 4 will have a role in determining how much local property owners will pay on their tax bills beginning next year and beyond. Sadly, however, local elections here – despite

their significance to the local taxpayers’ bottom line – have historically attracted low if not dismal turnouts. For example, just 11 percent of all voters registered in Kendall County in 2015 cast ballots in that year’s local election. This spring’s voter turnout will likely be no different. However, on the plus side, those voters that do cast their ballots will see their ballots really count. Often in local elections the winners are determined by a handful of votes. In the coming weeks we will email questionnaires to the local candidates and publish their responses in our pages and in “Election Central” on our website at KendallCountyNow.com. Nearly three quarters (71.67 percent) of all of Kendall County’s registered voters took the time to cast their ballots in the November presidential election. That election – like all elections – was crucial to the future course of our country. Voters should remember this spring that the April 4 local election is crucial to the future direction of the very community in which they live and how much they will pay in property taxes.

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To the Editor: This year in the U.S. Army an Indian-American major filed to wear a turban versus the regular headdress and it was granted. Two Indian-American police officers in New York City filed suit to wear turbans versus the standard issued headdress and now wear turbans with N.Y.P.D. on their turbans. In both these cases the individuals knew what the uniform dress was ahead of enlisting. In California a killer serving a life sentence will receive sex reassignment surgery, paid for by prison officials. The offender will then be moved to a women’s prison. Guess who pays for this? Transgenders will now be allowed into the Army. Are we nuts? Women in the Navy will now be allowed to serve in the submarine service. Crazy. The above are just a few com-

ments how insane we have become calling it being politically correct. Michael Svanovick Plano

New Year’s Day Hike thanks

To the Editor: I would like to thank everyone who participated in our New Year’s Day Hike on Jan. 1. We had a turnout of approximately 100 people, and donated over 200 cans of soup to the Kendall County Community Food Pantry. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who assisted in preparations and operations; you helped create an exceptional event. Thank you to Shaw Media (Record Newspapers) for their coverage. Look forward to seeing you next year. Al Birdwell New Year’s Day Hike coordinator Yorkville

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In 1826, pioneer Robert Beresford headed north up the Fox River from Ottawa to stake a claim in what would one day become Kendall County. Pierce Hawley soon followed, the two families settling in a hardwood grove in what would one day become Kendall County’s Big Grove Township. They staked their claims in what was then known as Weed’s Grove (named in honor of early settler Edmund Weed), but whose name changed to Holderman’s Grove after Abraham Holderman arrived and bought out the earliest pioneer families. In 1828, Beresford sold out to John Dougherty and moved back to Ottawa. Dougherty was followed by the aforementioned Edmund Weed, who decided to finally settle down in the grove that bore his name. Also arriving that year was Vetal Vermet, a one-time fur trader who had decided to settle down with pioneer missionary Jesse Walker’s daughter, Huldah, as his new wife. Not too far away, Fredrick Countryman settled with his Potawatomi wife, En-Do-Ga. At the time, the small settlement was the only one along the trail from Chicago southwest to Ottawa. The Kendall County community of the 1830s was small, and anyone who reads local history soon becomes familiar with that era’s small band of hardy settlers. It’s hard, in fact, not to begin treating them almost like family friends. Besides the Weeds, Doughertys, Hawleys, Vermets and Countrymans, there were the Sweets (Stephen and Allanson), Edward Ament, Peter Specie, and the Hollenbacks, among a few others. In that familiar, exclusive group there was also Bailey Hobson. Hobson, besides having one of the all-time great sounding pioneer names, was one of the earliest arrivals along the Fox River. And like Pierce Hawley, his name suddenly disappears from Kendall County records and old settler reminisces soon after his arrival in 1830. But unlike Hawley, Hobson didn’t actually disappear completely. Instead, he moved east, not west like many other early area pioneers, and became one of the first settlers in DuPage County, where he eventually rose to become a respected businessman and politician. According to “A History of the County of DuPage, Illinois” by C.W. Richmond and H.F. Vallette (Scripps, Bross and Spears, Naperville, 1857), in the spring of 1830, Hobson decided to prospect for land west to Illinois. A native of Tennessee, he had married and settled in southern Indiana. But, he

squatter’s claim about six miles from Holderman’s Grove and three miles from the Fox River in the timber where Newark is located today. After marking his claim, Hobson headed back east to get his family, arriving back in Indiana about July 1. Hobson and a hired man named Stewart loaded Bailey’s family up in a wagon, and on Sept. 1, 1830, they started west. Less than a half mile from home, the wagon overturned, and after four hours of work, all was reloaded and the trek resumed. We suspect Mrs. Hobson was not amused. The going was hard, but the party eventually reached the banks of the Wabash, crossing into Illinois on a ferry about two miles above Terre Haute. It was not easy traveling across the Illinois prairie, either, since it was dotted with sometimes extensive wetlands. But eventually, the Hobsons reached Fort Clark at modern Peoria before turning their course northward, finally arriving at Holderman’s Grove about Sept. 22 after a 400-mile trip. While Hobson sowed some fall wheat, cut prairie hay for the livestock he had brought along and built a cabin, the family stayed at Holderman’s. After three weeks of hard work, the Hobsons moved to Photo provided by the Little White School Museum their claim. Bailey Hobson was one of the earliest settlers in both But Hobson was not satisfied with the land in Kendall and DuPage counties. After spending the grueling Kendall County. Later that fall, he explored north to “Winter of the Deep Snow” of 1830-31 at his claim near Specie Grove in Oswego Township, where he stayed modern Newark, he moved to a new claim on the DuPage briefly with Peter Specie, before heading east to the River at what’s now Naperville. DuPage River, exploring into what would one day be DuPage County’s Lisle Township before he found land that finally suited him. recalled in Vallette and Richmond’s book, by the In December 1830, Hobson and Stewart traveled spring of 1830, he had grown “weary of the toil of to the new claim, having to wade the partially froclearing the encumbering forests from the rugged zen DuPage River. Cold, snow and wind forced the banks of the Ohio river.” two to return to Hobson’s old claim, however. The In May of that year, Hobson left his home in rest of the winter – called the Winter of the Deep Orange County, Indiana, to prospect for land in Snow by pioneers – was so severe the family nearly Illinois. As strange as it might seem to those of us starved, only managing to survive after Hobson’s weaned on television and movie frontiersmen who always traveled armed to the teeth, Hobson left Ohio epic, grueling 14-day trip east to buy food. In the spring of 1831, Hobson permanently moved “without arms amounting to more than a jack-knife his family to the new DuPage claim. Although disfor defense and destitute of chart or compass.” appearing from Kendall County’s history, Hobson He traveled northwesterly until he suddenly built a mill on his DuPage claim and was named a emerged from the Eastern forest onto the prairie county commissioner charged, in 1842, with obtaincountry in western Indiana. Turning farther north ing land on which to build the first DuPage County and west after crossing the Wabash, he eventually Courthouse in Naperville. By the 1850s, he was a struck the Illinois River near the modern town of prosperous businessman and farmer. Peru. Then setting his course up the Illinois to the While many of the region’s earliest settlers Fox River, he headed up the east bank of the Fox. He eventually came across Holderman’s Grove and the faded into the mists of history, many others did not. Bailey Hobson was one of those hardy pioneers who tiny settlement of five cabins there. managed to survive and thrive in their new homes Making the grove his headquarters, Hobson explored farther east, traveling up the DuPage River on the Illinois prairie. to Walker’s Grove at today’s Plainfield. He also • Looking for more local history? Visit http://hisascended the Fox River as far as Long Grove, just toryonthefox.wordpress.com. south of Yorkville. He finally decided to make his

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Continued from page 3 Unfortunately, at that meeting they learned that the funding was not included in the stopgap budget. That meant that Mutual Ground, as an example, would not be getting any of the $489,000 it was promised via a contract with the Department of Human Services. “We’re talking a little over 50 domestic violence agencies across the state that were completely just broadsided with this information,” Meyer said. “And shame on us, shame on me, for not going through that budget line item by line item, making sure that domestic violence services were in there. I should have done that; I just assumed someone at the state level would let us know.” In an email to providers, Vickie Smith, CEO and executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, who was among the audience in that meeting with Althoff, wrote in a letter to providers that on Nov. 30, she met with James T. Dimas, Illinois secretary of Human Services, and that he confirmed that domestic violence “services were not on the list negotiated by the legislators and the governor.” “I told him that the providers and ICADV were not made aware of this until 11/21,” Smith wrote. “I asked the

secretary if this meant the providers would not be paid for July through December services. He didn’t have an answer but will get back to me.” Meyer said she assumed Mutual Ground would not get the entire amount, given the current political and fiscal environment of the state, but that the organization budgeted a portion of the funds expecting they would get at least that. “We were never given a reason to believe that we weren’t going to get that money,” she said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be the full amount, probably. So for us, for instance, we put about 65 percent of that award amount in our budget, thinking OK we’ll be ahead of the game somehow.” In a letter to domestic violence shelters dated Dec. 16, Dimas wrote that there had “been some confusion regarding the stopgap budget and funding obligated to domestic violence prevention and intervention contracts.” “Despite the governor proposing funding for domestic violence programs in both his budget proposal and stopgap proposal, there is currently no General Revenue Fund appropriation for domestic violence programs for Fiscal Year 2017,” Dimas wrote. “However, domestic violence programs are still receiving some funding through special state funds and federal funds. We fully intend to pay all domestic violence programs that

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have contracts with the state in full once the General Assembly works with the governor to pass a balanced budget.” Staff has been cut to cope with the lack of funding, according to Meyer. There were 38 employees at Mutual Ground in November of 2015, and there are now 29. However, the population at the facility has increased in the past year. There were 47 residents – 15 women and 32 children – at Mutual Ground in November, compared to 37 residents – 18 women and 19 children – at the facility in November of 2015. The number of orders of protection filed for Mutual Ground clients has also soared, from 34 in October and November of 2015 to 60 in October and November of this year, according to data supplied by Meyer. In Kendall County, nine orders of protection were filed in that period in 2015, and 38 were filed in that period in 2016. Mutual Ground served 84 domestic violence clients in Kendall County in October and November of last year, according to Meyer. During the same time period in 2015, they served 43 clients in Kendall. “We have an office ready for us to start counseling in Kendall County in Yorkville at the food pantry and we have nobody to work in it,” Meyer said. “We have a counselor in our office in Batavia who has a full caseload and we’re unable to give her more

hours out there. So there are a lot of services that are going unmet.” Meyer said she recently met with state Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, and state Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, on the budget issue and to plead her case. “I understand that it’s gonna require some cuts and some taxes, so tell me how much is gonna be cut and let’s move on,” she said. “Because I can put that in my budget and I can plan. Right now, I have no way to plan. I don’t know what’s going to happen.” Meyer said the money the organization gets from the state for both domestic violence and sexual assault services is a “big chunk” of its budget, a total of $600,000 of the $2 million budget. “We’re definitely trying to fundraise more, we’re trying every day, but there’s no magic bullet for raising $600,000,” she said. Meyer argued that the state has a responsibility to the victims of domestic violence who need these services. “The state has a certain responsibility to use taxpayer money to support individuals that are vulnerable going through something like this, and we have a contract with the state to provide those services,” she said. “If the state wants to provide that service on their own, they could do that, but they’re contracting with us to do this and they’re not holding up their end of the bargain.”

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wasn’t like I got a check that day.” Breen was elected to the General Assembly in 2014. House rules state that committee spokesman positions may only be held by lawmakers with at least three terms under their belt or lawmakers who have been named to a leadership position. “There’s a special provision of the rules that says you can be a spokesperson if you get a leadership stipend in the prior General Assembly,” Breen said. “That’s how it happened.”

Breen said he didn’t even know how much the stipend would be until he read about it in a news story. “There was never any intention to unduly increase the salary, certainly,” he said. “It was two days of work. The way the law reads, as I understand it, is that the gentleman who retired will get a stipend, and then they would have paid me a stipend, as well. So there is no reason to have a double payment of a stipend to two different representatives.”

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State Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, said he won’t keep a stipend of $1,506 for two days of work after being named as an assistant House Republican leader in the waning days of the 99th General Assembly. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin appointed Breen to fill the position following the retirement of state Rep. Ed Sullivan. He also appointed state Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, to the post of House Republican conference chairman. Durkin named Breen and Wheeler to fill the posts on Jan. 9 and 10, the last two days of the 99th General Assembly. The 100th General Assembly began Jan. 11. The leadership positions carry a monthly stipend of $1,506. But because

Breen and Wheeler weren’t named to the posts until the final two days of the 99th General Assembly, they were effectively being paid that amount for two days of work. Both Breen and Wheeler said they have no plans to keep the stipends, which they technically haven’t received yet. Wheeler, who is a freshman lawmaker, said he plans to accept the stipend and donate it back. “We don’t have a choice by law, but we will then be donating it back to the state by some process that I am not fully aware of yet,” he said. “That is what our legal people told us is the way it has to be done.” Keith Wheeler said he also Wheeler was honored to have been named to the leadership post, even temporarily. “The purpose was really so I’d be eligible to serve as a minority spokesman in the next General Assembly because we are so short-handed,” he said. “We’re getting paid six months in arrears, so I wouldn’t even see that money until June,” Breen said. “It

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Located at 1004 E. Church St. (Route 34) in Sandwich, Angie Davis’ Sugar Buzz Bakery will be featured on “Chicago’s Best” this Sunday, Jan. 15. Davis has owned and operated the bakery for the past three years.

Bakery to be featured on ‘Chicago’s Best’ TV show By PAT WALLIS news@kendallcountynow.com SANDWICH – Angie Davis’ Sugar Buzz Bakery will be featured on the “Chicago’s Best” television program at 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, on WGN-TV. Davis’ bakery, at 1004 E. Church St. (Route 34), has featured all types of sweets served with a smile for three years. “Chicago’s Best” is co-hosted by Brittney Payton and Elliott Bambrough and highlights unique and popular places to eat throughout the Chicago area. Davis said Brittney and her mother, Connie, (Walter Payton’s widow) have often stopped in at Angie’s Sugar Buzz when they’re in the area. When asked if she’d like her bakery to be featured on television, Davis got busy redeco-

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ABOVE: Grande Reserve Elementary fifth-graders Izzy Jones, Paige Phillips and Alex Marker (right) watch as weight is added to their bridge. TOP LEFT: Participants and onlookers watch a bridge break apart and fall as weight in the form of sand is added to a bucket hanging from the structure. BOTTOM LEFT: Heather Buhle and her father, Kurt, prepare their bridge for the weight test on Jan. 7.

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LEFT: While her father Michael Wareman of Oswego takes video, 12-year-old Zoe watches with anticipation as weight is added to her bridge during the annual 4-H Bridge Bust Competition. The Waremans earned the overall award for structural efficiency at the fifth annual Bridge Bust.

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The annual 4-H Bridge Bust Competition was held on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Fox Valley Family YMCA in Plano. Twenty-four teams completed bridges and participated in the fifth annual event. Full results can be found beginning on page 23 of Countywide.

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Domestic reported County sheriff’s deputies took a report of a domestic battery at a residence in the 0-50 block of Gawne Lane in Bristol Township Jan. 8 at 8:46 p.m. Police said the victim told

Warrant arrest Plano police arrested Elizabeth A. Perez, 28, of the 300 block of East North Street, Plano, while responding to a report of domestic trouble at her residence Jan. 5 at 2:15 p.m. Police said Perez was taken into custody on a Kendall County warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior traffic charge. Police said Perez posted bond and was released pending a court appearance later this month. them that the offender had left the residence prior to their arrival. No charges had been filed in the case as of presstime, according to police. Motorist injured, cited in crash An Oswego resident, Mirah L. Martin, 27, of the 500 block of Chestnut Drive, was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Plainfield Road at Southfield Road in Oswego Township Jan. 6 at 11:20 a.m., according to the county sheriff’s office. Police said Martin’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a culvert. She was transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Police said they cited Martin for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane usage.

Window smashed A Millbrook resident told county sheriff’s deputies that someone smashed the front passenger door window on his 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee while it was parked in the 2500 block of Bristol Ridge Road in Bristol Township between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Jan. 5. Firearm missing A Sugar Grove resident told county sheriff’s deputies that his firearm was either lost or misplaced while it was being serviced by a friend in the 16000 block of Galena Road in Little Rock Township between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5. Make-up stolen County sheriff’s deputies are investigating

an incident in which three teenage juveniles entered a retail store in the 70th block of Boulder Hill Pass in the Boulder Hill Market Jan. 7 shortly after 8 a.m. and stole make-up products valued at $8. Boulder Hill burglary County sheriff’s deputies took a report of a burglary at a home in the 0-100 block of Creve Court in Boulder Hill Jan. 8. Police said the case is currently under investigation. Police said the burglary occurred sometime between 10 p.m. Jan. 7 and 10:30 a.m. Jan. 8. Cayman Drive burglary County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the burglary of a home in the 0-100 block of Cayman Drive in Boulder Hill Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Rachel Elizabeth Cessna, 29, of the 10-20 block of Denham Drive, Boulder Hill, while investigating a disturbance at her residence Jan. 7 at 8:23 a.m. Police said they learned that Cessna was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior charge of retail theft. License plate stolen A license plate was stolen from a vehicle that was parked at a motel in the 1000 • Continued on page 14

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One hurt in crash A Sandwich resident, Mary Jane Rohrer, 51, of the 50th block of Countryside Drive East, was injured Jan. 9 at 6:58 a.m. when her vehicle, which was stopped in traffic in the 6800 block of Route 71 in Bristol Township, was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Ginaly Gonzalez, 26, of the 500 block of Westgate Drive, Aurora, according to the county sheriff’s office. Police said Rohrer was transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Leaving crash among charges County sheriff’s deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Rock Creek Road south of Sears Road in Little Rock Township Jan. 8 at 1:30 a.m. Police said upon arrival at the scene they found the vehicle unoccupied. However, the driver of the vehicle, Ivan Chavez, 22, of the 700 block of West Rock Street, Plano, reported the crash the following day. Police said Chavez was charged with leaving the scene of the crash and failure to report an accident. In addition, they said, Chavez was cited for other traffic violations. He posted bond and was released pending a court appearance.

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Route 71 DUI arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Daniel A. Rutkowski, 20, of the 400 block of East Erie Street, Spring Valley, in the 15000 block of Route 71 in Fox Township Jan. 7 at 7:20 p.m. Police said Rutkowski was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and cited for driving on a suspended license and other moving violations. He was transported to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Police said they were summoned to the 15000 block of Route 71 on a report of an erratic driver. Upon arrival, police said they found Rutkowski had driven his vehicle off the road.

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old woman at a residence in the 100 block of Harbor Drive in Oswego Township Jan. 4 at 4:54 a.m. Police said the woman was battered by the man, who had left the residence prior to the arrival of deputies.

Boulder Hill domestic County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic battery involving a juvenile at a residence in the 100-200 block of Heath Gate Road in Boulder Hill Jan. 4 at 5:05 p.m.

Warrant arrest at jail County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jonathan Marc-Philip Rasmussen, 30, of the 26000 block of West Merton Road, Barrington, at the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville Jan. 6 on an in-state warrant for domestic battery.

Frazier Road domestic County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 17000 block of Frazier Road in Little Rock Township Jan. 4 at 7:41 p.m. Police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Mailbox damaged Someone damaged a mailbox in the 13000 block of East Main Street in Little Rock Township sometime late Jan. 3 or early Jan. 4, the county sheriff’s office reported.

Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Samantha M. Fitzpatrick, 19, of the 100 block of West Rickard Drive, Bristol Township, at her residence Jan. 7 at 1:30 a.m. Police said Fitzpatrick was wanted on a Kendall County warrant for shoplifting.

Forgery investigation County sheriff’s deputies took a report of a forgery reported by a resident of Wyndham Drive in Boulder Hill Jan. 4. Police said the forgery occurred sometime between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30 of last year. Police said the investigation is continuing.

Deceived by online date A 48-year-old Boulder Hill man filed a deceptive practice report with the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 5. Police said the victim was deceived into transferring money to a female whom he met on a dating website. Police said the fund transfer occurred between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5.

Harassment report filed A Boulder Hill resident filed an harassment by electronic communication report with the county sheriff’s office Jan. 3. Police said the victim reported receiving numerous texts from an unwanted source over the past three months.

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Investigation continues County sheriff’s deputies are continuing their investigation into a domestic battery involving a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-

Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Timothy Joel Beck, 33, of the 17000 block of Frazier Road, Little Rock Township, at his residence Jan. 4 at 7:41 p.m. on an in-state warrant.

Van located, but tools missing A resident of a campground in the 8000 block of Van Emmon Road in Bristol Township told county sheriff’s deputies Jan. 2 that he allowed an acquaintance to use his work van Dec. 20 and 21. Police said the van was later located abandoned in North Lake and the owner’s work tools, valued at $30,000, were missing. Police said they are investigating. Newark incident County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a disorderly conduct incident that occurred in the 300 block of Meadow Lane in Newark Jan. 3 at 8:30 p.m. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Concepcion J. Reyes, 39, of the 60th block of Hubbard Way, Boulder Hill, after stopping his vehicle Jan. 9 at 9:30 p.m. on Surrey Road at

Spring Garden Drive. Police said Reyes has been charged with driving on a suspended license and was wanted on an outstanding warrant. Traffic violations • Michael Edward Knight, 48, of the 1000 block of Grove Street, Aurora, driving on a revoked license. • Darla A. Burlow, 23, of the 100 block of Boulder Hill Pass, Boulder Hill, operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration for non-insurance. • Roberto Trujillo-Quijas, 56, of the 900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Aurora, failure to yield at a stop sign and driving on a suspended license. • Eric Luna, 35, of the 500 block of West New York Street, Aurora, driving on suspended registration.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: PLANO 50, SENECA 35

By CHRIS WALKER sports@kendallcountynow.com

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Sibling rivalry may exist between Plano’s Vann sisters, but it is nowhere in sight when they’re on the hardwood together. MaKayli and MaKenzie Vann combined for 33 points and 25 rebounds to lift the Reapers to a 50-35 Interstate Eight victory over visiting Seneca on Monday night. The Reapers enjoyed a 41-26 rebounding edge. “A lot of our points come off of rebounds and transition or getting second-chance shots down there,” MaKayli Vann said. “I think a lot of rebounding has to do with my younger sister, MaKenzie. She is the smallest on the team, yet she gets the most rebounds. I think she encourages all of us to get in there and fight for the ball because she gets pretty beat up down there.” Seneca (9-10, 3-4) actually led 19-16 midway through the second quarter, but the Reapers closed the quarter on a 10-0 run to take a 26-19 lead at halftime. “We picked it up defensively a bit and extended our pressure,” Reapers coach John Chernick said. “We didn’t shoot super well early on and that comes and goes, but you can always play defense and I think from the middle of the second quarter on we only allowed 14 points.” Seneca’s longtime coach Barb Beck, who is retiring at the end of the season, saw too many missed opportunities. “We missed far too many good looks and we knew we’d be limited so we had to make them,” she said. “You’ve got to put the ball in the hole to win the ball game and we didn’t do it. We had breakaway layups, the ball in the post and we couldn’t make anything, and you can’t do that against a good team.” The Plano defense not only limited the Lady Irish to shooting 28 percent (15-of-53) from the field, but also forced 22 turnovers. “We started pressuring more outside the three-point line and that really helped,” Plano senior Bradi Gann said. “We started to get into passing lines and we picked up our rebounding. We didn’t give them many second chances after that.” Plano (14-4, 7-0) surrendered a basket early in the third quarter, but responded with an 11-0 run to break the game open. MaKayli Vann (19 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, four blocks),

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Vann sisters rack up points in win

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ABOVE: Plano’s Makayli Vann (34) takes a shot against Seneca’s Lexi Greve (30) during a girls varsity basketball game at Plano High School on Monday. TOP RIGHT: Plano’s Bradi Gann (5) puts up a long jumper between Seneca defenders Cora Wilkinson (12) and Paige Hacker (22). BOTTOM RIGHT: Plano’s Lexi Tisberger (13) lofts a shot over Seneca’s Emily Misener (14) at Plano High School on Monday. sparked the run with seven of the 11 points. “To still be undefeated at this point in the season is a good spot to be in,” she said. “We’ve got the conference tournament coming up so we think we’re ready for that. We’ll see how it turns out.” Besides the Vann sisters, Demetra

Phylactos (five points) and Gann (four points) were the only other Plano players to score more than two points. “This is a nice win for us,” Chernick said. “Anytime you can get Seneca, that’s a good win. Coach Beck does a great job and always has them prepared. We’re going to miss seeing her, but not going against her.”

“A lot of our points come off of rebounds and transition or getting second-chance shots down there. I think a lot of rebounding has to do with my younger sister, MaKenzie. She is the smallest on the team, yet she gets the most rebounds. I think she encourages all of us to get in there and fight for the ball because she gets pretty beat up down there.” MaKayli Vann

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SIBLING SUCCESS Vann sisters tally 33 points in Reapers’ win over Seneca / 15

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Plano’s Makenzie Vann (33) collides with Seneca defender Sara Cahill (15) during a girls varsity basketball game at Plano High School on Monday.