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ON THE COVER Members of the Midwest Ghost Society and 30 members of the public held a paranormal investigation at the Sandwich Opera House on Jan. 28. During a previous investigation, audio recorders captured voices, including a young child’s voice, that could not be explained. See story on page 3. Photo by Katrina J.E. Milton - kmilton@shawmedia.com

PHS principal to step down Will be reassigned within District 88 By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Plano High School principal Eric Benson has resigned effective with the end of the current school year this spring, Superintendent Dr. Hector Garcia announced at a special board meeting Monday night. Benson’s letter of resignation was accepted by the four board members who were present: board president Tim Campbell, Paul Heller, Mike Jernigan and Estela Martinez. Garcia said the administration made the recommendation for Benson to step down, but he declined to elaborate. He said Benson will continue to serve as principal and then be reassigned to a new position for the 2017-18 school year. Garcia said Benson’s new position has not yet been determined. Garcia said he does not expect to create an additional position for Ben-

son. He added that he could not say at this time whether Benson would continue to be a member of the administrative staff in his new position. In a memo, Garcia read to the board he explained, “...we recognize Mr. Benson’s efforts over the last six years. We look forward to the future of Plano High School as Mr. Benson shifts to a new position for the 2017-18 school year. Mr. Benson will continue to support Eric Benson our goals and the work that has been the staple of our progress. The search for a new principal will begin immediately.” In a letter that was to be sent to parents, Garcia said of Benson, “He will continue with his responsibilities through the remainder of the school year. Day-to-day operations, activities, or school priorities will not be interrupted.” He said they planned to post the position on Feb. 8 and said they would advertise statewide for applicants to fill the vacancy. Staff members also will be invited to apply.

“Parents will have an opportunity to share their perspective and desired characteristics for the new principal through a parent focus group and the interview process. We have established the following tentative timeline for the search,” Garcia said. Focus groups will meet Feb. 13-17. Committee interviews will be held with prospective candidates March 1315, he added. When asked whether the committee will present its recommendation to him or the board, Garcia said they will have a process in which teachers, parents and administrators share their feedback, and other factors that will be weighed before making a final recommendation. The interviewing committee is expected to include teachers, administrators and parents. He could not say how many people will be asked to serve but added that he does not expect to limit the size of the group. Garcia said they expect to present a recommendation for a new principal to the board for approval at the March 20 board meeting. The new principal would start work on July 1.

School enrollment shows little growth 23 more students counted Jan. 1 from Sept. 2016; superintendent says no extra classrooms needed By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Growth in enrollment figures for Plano School District 88, as of Jan. 1, were small according to a report given to board members recently by Superintendent Dr. Hector Garcia. He said they are showing an increase of 23 students in the district, going from 2,393 at the start of the school year last fall to 2,416 on Jan. 1. The numbers were about what he expected for the year, so he does not expect much of a change for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. He said the high school saw an increase in the number of seniors this year, going from 152 to 185 on Jan. 1, but they expect to see that number to be more consistent next year. Garcia said there were no major

changes in the number of students moving from one grade to the next in any of the schools, so there will be no need to increase any classrooms. The report showed an increase in the number of preschool students, going from 108 to 127. But he noted that the preschool number is very difficult to predict because of many variables, including special needs students. “Therefore, I would not place a great deal of value in our projections of 127,” he said. He added that they would have more solid numbers before school opens for the 2017-18 year. The biggest increase for one school between Sept. 20, 2016, when the official count for this school year was made, and Jan. 1, is 23 students at PH Miller School. It increased to 452 from 429. The high school showed a decrease of 11 students this year, which Garcia

attributed to a large number of students transferring. “We expect this number to return to normal,” he said. Emily G. Johns School also showed a decrease of four students, but he said they do not see decreases as a trend. Garcia said some new town homes are being built behind Johns so district officials are working to predict the number of new students they think will attend the school. “Due to the limited number of new homes, I don’t predict a large number, but we will monitor the situation carefully,” he said. “However, if Johns does have an increase in students next year, it will not cause a problem because they have plenty of classroom space available,” he added. Garcia said they could see an increase of about 35 students in the district next year, but they will be scattered throughout the grade levels and schools so he does not see a problem in terms of staff or facilities at any grade level or building.

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Members of the Midwest Ghost Society prepare equipment before their paranormal investigation of the Sandwich Opera House on Jan. 28. From left are Rachel Shuning of Earlville, Michelle Lemire of Plano, founder of MGS, and Ray Buchanan Jr. of Newark. The second floor was a community center, where shows by traveling troupes, lectures, recitals, high school graduations, political rallies, temperance meetings and church gatherings were held. Since the initial investigation in January 2016, the MGS has held four guided paranormal investigations open to the public at the opera house. On Jan. 28, 11 of the group’s 16 members led the society’s fifth guided investigation for 30 members of the public. “We hosted this event and other public investigations to introduce people to what we do,” Lemire said. “We want people to get involved, learn about our equipment and have a good experience.” Lemire started MGS in 2010. Since its founding, the MGS has traveled across the country to investigate public locations, businesses and private residences. For some of the locations that are farther away, the group spends the night or even a few days in the building while they investigate. Ray Buchanan Jr. of Newark, one of the MGS’ original members, described the investigations as fun, social group

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outings. “I love being in a goal-oriented team environment,” Buchanan said. “Many of us have a love of history and historical places. There are a few locations that we visit regularly. The events are fun, but we use scientific methods in our investigations to both disprove and prove if anything is out there. I am both a believer and a skeptic, but it’s hard not to believe.” Some examples of phenomena the MGS has reported and can’t explain include seeing spheres of light in dark rooms, having chairs pushed over and hearing mysterious noises such as whispers, screams and whistling. Tammy Hawke of Hinckley, who has been with the MGS for more than five years, said she had her first paranormal experience after having a nightmare as a child. “I remember waking up from a horrible nightmare, and there was an old lady sitting at the foot of my bed,” Hawke said. “She told me, ‘It’s OK, honey, go back to sleep.’ That’s when I realized that ghosts were real. I work for Fermilab. I believe very strongly in using science to debunk what we

see. However, some things can’t be explained by science.” To try to debunk phenomena, the group uses electromagnetic field sensors, REM-pods with temperature detection, video cameras with night vision capabilities and audio recorders. They also use a converted AM/FM radio to generate white noise, hoping to capture electronic voice phenomena, or EVPs. Setting up and taking down the equipment and wires is the most time-consuming task of investigations. Reviewing the collected video, audio and data can take two weeks or longer. “When we investigate, we ask the spirits or entities questions and record audio to see if there are any EVPs,” said Joseph Lemire, lead investigator and Michelle’s husband. “Humans can usually only hear around decibels 20 Hertz and louder. Dogs and electronics can pick up the lower decibels. But sometimes, our technology can’t explain what we hear or see. Most of us have theories about what they are, though.” When the group was investigating the Tinker Swiss Cottage in Rockford, Hawke had a direct response when she asked aloud, “Can you say my name?” “Right now, we don’t know what they are or why we can see or hear these things,” Hawke said. “Maybe they are from another dimension or are souls or energy left behind when a person passes on. Some people call them ghosts, but we use the terms spirits or entities. We have also witnessed shadow figures, dark shadows with no features.”

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SANDWICH – Chris Roe believes in the paranormal. She has heard tales of real-life experiences and has witnessed firsthand what she describes as “things not quite what they appear to be.” Roe is the executive director at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich. After having one or two odd experiences at work, she decided she would try to determine what was happening. But instead of calling the Ghostbusters, she invited members of the Midwest Ghost Society, which is based in Plano, to the opera house to conduct a private investigation. “Once, as cleanup for an event was ending, I was told that the lights in the basement were on,” Roe said. “I knew nobody had been down there because the door was locked. When I went downstairs, the lights were on. I don’t know how that happened. “Also – this was years ago – but the opera house had a problem with flickering lights. As the maintenance man was fixing the problem, he unplugged the lights. They were still flickering,” she said. Others have reported of unnatural phenomena occurring in the building, including random drops in temperature and people saying they can feel an aura. Michelle Lemire, founder of the MGS, said that during the private investigation, audio recorders captured voices, including a young child’s voice, that could not be explained. At least one funeral service was held in the opera house, that of Sandwich Mayor Julius M. Hummel in 1930. Then-mayor Hummel had commissioned the building of the Sandwich City Hall and Opera House, which was completed in 1878. When first built, the building housed all the functions of city government, including city offices, the police department, a jail and the fire department.

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School forums gave info on difficult topics School District 308 and Yorkville School District 115 have hosted special forums over the past two weeks to present information on important, yet extremely difficult topics affecting today’s students and parents. A program on youth suicide and depression was presented by Northbrook-based Elyssa’s Mission on Jan. 26 at Yorkville Middle School. School officials noted that program was especially important due to the loss of a YMS student to suicide last October. Katie Baker, program director with Elyssa’s Mission, said the organization uses the S.O.S. or “Signs of Suicide” national program when they teach suicide prevention and they will be bringing the program to eighth-grade classrooms at Yorkville Middle School later this spring. Over at Oswego High School, sexual assault, sex-

ual harassment and social media use by teens were among the topics addressed Jan. 30 by representatives from a social service agency (Mutual Ground), a licensed clinical psychologist, and the district’s two high school resource officers from the Oswego Police Department. Rhonda Annala, Mutual Ground’s prevention education coordinator, said educators from Mutual Ground give age-appropriate prevention education to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Annala noted that sexual abuse crosses all demographic boundaries. “It doesn’t matter how much money you make, it doesn’t matter what color your skin is, where you go to church. None of that matters. It crosses every single solitary boundary,” she said. Dr. Lorna London, a psychologist based in Naperville, suggested parents should keep an eye on their

kids’ social media presence, and let them know that they are protecting them as parents. Perhaps even more importantly, London said parents should model good behavior themselves when they are online. Unfortunately – but not surprisingly in today’s hectic world of working parents – both forums were sparsely attended. Despite the light turnout, the school districts should be commended for hosting the forums and attempting to inform parents and the community at large about how they are helping students deal with these extremely difficult issues. From our perspective, the overriding message from both forums is that parents should strive every day to be fully engaged and involved in their children’s lives, and if that is not enough they should not hesitate to reach out to school officials for help and/or a referral.

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Music and dancing on offer Feb. 12 at Plano American Legion

The Plano American Legion will host an afternoon of music and dancing from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. The Legion is located at 510 E. Dearborn St., Plano. Admission is $5 per person with the proceeds benefiting local veterans. Music will be provided by the Talk of the Town Swing Band. Musical selections will be from the Big Band era of the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s. A cash bar will be available.

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I suspect that most of us really would like to believe that race doesn’t matter as much as it used to. And in some ways, that’s a fair statement. Until Jan. 20, a black man sat in the Oval Office in the White House, a black man has been chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two black women in both Republican and Democratic administrations have served as National Security Advisors, and we’ve become used to seeing all manner of black celebrities, from sports heroes to TV stars. But the legacy of slavery and the pernicious effects of Jim Crow still persist, as we see in those all-too-frequent headlines. On the positive side, it’s been a while since we had our last major race riot. The most recent disturbances, with residents of black neighborhoods rioting, were caused by real and perceived unfairness, bias and prejudice in the justice system. In fact, I suspect many of us tend to think of riots concerning race and racial issues as relatively recent things. The ones that stick in the minds of most of us Baby Boomers, for instance, are those that occurred after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in the late 1960s, during which large portions of several major cities were destroyed. But race riots have a much longer and more complex and violent history. Most all of those earlier riots, including those in New York City and Chicago during the Civil War, involved whites attacking blacks. One of the most violent race riots in U.S. history happened here in Illinois in East St. Louis in 1917. At least 50 persons were killed (the actual toll was probably much higher) and 240 people were reported injured. Damage was set at $1,400,000 ($26 million in 2016 dollars).

At first, they did not bother us (we watched from the basement window), they remarked that ‘white people live in that house, that is not a nigger house.’ Later, someone must have tipped them that it was a ‘nigger’ house, because, after leaving us for about 20 min. they returned and started shooting in the house, throwing bricks and yelling like mad ‘kill the nigger, burn that house.’ “It seemed the whole house was falling in on us. Then some one said, ‘they must not be there; if they are they are certainly dead.’ Then some one shouted ‘they are in the basement. Surround them and burn it down.’ Then they ran down our steps. Only prayer saved us, we were under tubs and any thing we could find, prayPhoto provided ing and keeping as quiet as possible, The failure of authorities to protect innocent black citizens during the 1917 St. Louis riot because if they had seen one face, we prompted protests across the nation, such as this one in New York City where 10,000 would have been shot or burned to people marched down Fifth Avenue in a Silent Parade of support for the riot victims and death. Sister tipped to the door to see if the house was on fire. She saw the their families. reflection of a soldier on the front door Trouble had been brewing in East only hope was to get to the Municipal and pulled it open quickly and called St. Louis for months, inflamed when Free Bridge and cross the Mississippi for help. All of us ran out then and was 470 black workers were hired to to St. Louis, Missouri. Many made it taken to the city hall for the night. The replace whites who had gone on strike to safety, but many more did not, and next morning, we learned our house against the Aluminum Ore Company. were hung, shot or burned to death by was not burned, so we tried to get proOn July 1, citing a need to maintain the mob. tection to go out and get our clothes public order, city police and National Among those who did make it was and have the rest of the things put in Guardsmen visited homes of black Daisy Westbrook. Westbrook was the storage. We could not, but were sent families to demand their weapons. director of music and drawing at Linon to St. Louis. Had to walk across the coln High School in East St. Louis. She bridge with a line of soldiers on each Most families complied, even though described her experiences in a letter throughout the day, black residents side in the hot sun, no hats and scarcewritten on July 19, just 17 days after received warnings that rioting would ly no clothing. the riot, recounting the terror of the begin that night. “On Tuesday evening [July 3] at city’s black residents: According to the testimony of a 6 o’clock our house was burned with “It started early in the afternoon. white woman, the actual riot started two soldiers on guard. So the papers about noon, when a black man came to We kept receiving calls over the stated. We were told that they looted ‘phone to pack our trunks and leave, her house to deliver gasoline. Whites the house before burning it.” attacked the man, but the woman held because it was going to be awful that Riots of any kind, especially those night. We did not heed the calls, but the mob at bay with a revolver while with racial connotations, are horrisent grandma and the baby on to St. the man attempted to escape through ble things. During this year’s Black Louis and said we should ‘stick’ no the back door. The mob pursued him History Month, it might be useful to matter what happened. At first when and killed him. contemplate the bitter racial history of the fires started, we stood on BroadNot all the mobs were comprised our nation and why it’s so hard for us way and watched it. As they neared of men. Scott Clark, a black teamster to, as Rodney King once put it, to just our house we went in and went to who was next to be killed, was stoned get along. the basement. It was too late to run to death by women in the mob as he then. They shot and yelled some thing was dragged through the streets by a • Looking for more local history? awful. rope around his neck. Visit http://historyonthefox.word“Finally they reached our house. Most black families decided their press.com.

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Farm-to-table restaurant coming to Yorkville By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com The owners of Crusade Burger Bar are planning to open their next project on that same block of Bridge Street in downtown Yorkville sometime this spring. 1836 Drink Lab & Provisions is set to locate in the former Cobblestone Bakery & Bistro space at 101 W. Van Emmon St., with an opening planned for sometime in April. Dale Lewis, owner/partner of the restaurant, said it would be a farmto-table concept restaurant similar to Sovereign restaurant in Plainfield, of which he is also owner/partner. “1836 will have a similar style of menu,” he said. “It’s going to be locally-sourced products, no freezer, no microwave, a chef-driven menu, prepped daily. It will be just good old American comfort food, slightly elevated. And we’re going to focus on wine and cocktails.” The restaurant will offer smallbatch spirits and wines made in the United States, he said. Lewis said there will be changes to the building’s interior from when it was Cobblestone. He said there were five different entrances to the building,

Lewis said the interior of the main dining area will be changed to make it “more of our style.” “It will be more like 1920s, ‘30s Gothic-type atmosphere, a little darker but not too sinister,” he said. “And we’re going to redo the bar and it will have a ton of display space for all the wines and whiskeys we’re going to be housing.” Lewis said new high-back leather booths will be added to the dining room area. The former Mongolian 211 and Bridge Street Cafe space will be broken up into two spaces, and part of it will be used as a workspace for meat processing. He said the meat processing for the restaurants has been in high demand. “Now that we’re adding a third Tony Scott - tscott@kendallcountynow.com restaurant, and two more in Plain1836 Drink Lab & Provisions will be locating in the former Cobblestone restaurant site at field, we’re going to need more room to the northwest corner of Van Emmon and Route 47/Bridge Street in downtown Yorkville process and dry-age more of our beef, make our sausage, pork loins, stuff like sometime in April. that,” Lewis said. which confused customers. The main Bridge Street will remain for those The meat production space will entrance will be off Van Emmon, with that need access, he said. The former open before fall, he said. double doors, and the former bakery western entrance will be blocked off, The main dining space in the forarea will “become part of the foyer.” he said. mer Mongolian restaurant will become “So that people will clearly know The former wine tasting area will a processing area, he said. The former where to go in to get to the restaurant,” become a beer bottle shop, he said. hibachi area will be turned into a meat he said. “That will be a retail-type establishThe at-grade east entrance along ment, once we get that done,” he said. See RESTAURANT, page 7

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like a hangout,” he said. “We’re just gonna focus on old man beers that our grandfathers used to drink, and it will just have bar snacks, nothing crazy,” he said. “Just a place to be casual and hangout and not have to worry about ordering food or dressing up or being pretentious.” That bar will probably be the last project they open in that block, he said. Lewis said Crusade Burger Bar, down the block at 209 S. Bridge St., is “killing it.” “Yorkville’s been good to us with that store,” he said. “It’s done an amazing job. Revenues are solid, staff is solid, you couldn’t ask for a better environment.”

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Plano Community Library has announced upcoming programs. The library is located at 15 W. North St. in Plano. For more information, call 630-552-2030 or visit planolibrary. info. Knit and Crochet Group: Thursday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal group works on their own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps each other with new or tricky patterns. They love to watch each other’s projects develop. Participants bring their own supplies. They invite you to stop by and “yarn” awhile. No registration required. Writers’ Group: Thursday, Feb. 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come join other writers to discuss your work. Meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the Library Board Room. No registration required. Open to adults and high school students. New Life for Old Bags: Saturday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Help make sleeping mats for the homeless. Volunteers will meet at the library on the second Saturday of every

month to make “plarn” (discarded plastic shopping bags cut into strips for crocheting). Volunteers are also needed to crochet mats at home. Donated plastic bags for the project can be dropped off at the library. For more information, contact Ceil Carey at jackandceil@att.net or 708-846-1704. Wednesday Night Book Group: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1 to 3 p.m. Get together with other readers for an interesting discussion. “Dead Wake” by Erik Larson will be discussed. The book for March, “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson, will be available at the Check-Out Desk. No registration required. Newcomers are welcome any time. Be Prepared for an Emergency or Natural Disaster: Saturday, Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Meeting Room. Do you know what to do if a tornado is headed your way? What if a family member is burned or has a seizure? Find out how to be ready in this free program provided by the American Red Cross. Registration is required. Call 630-552-2030, stop by the library, or email jvalentine@planolibrary.info to sign up.

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PLANO RECORD The Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating its 40th anniversary at its Annual Dinner and Awards Night, which is set to take place on Thursday, March 2. As part of the celebration, the chamber would like to invite all past member businesses and past board members to participate in the evening. “Without the support and dedication from members over the past 40 years, we certainly wouldn’t be here today,” said Alethia Hummel, executive director of the chamber. “We hope anyone that has been a member of the Sandwich Chamber will join us at our Annual Dinner so we can properly recognize those that have made this anniversary possible,” Hummel said. Registration is currently open for the event, and sponsorship opportunities are available. Tickets for the din-

ner are $50 per person. If you would like to register for or sponsor the event, call 815-786-9075. The chamber would like to thank those businesses that have already pledged their support for this event. Spotlight Members: First Midwest Bank, First National Bank, Just In Time, KishHealth System part of Northwestern Medicine. Featured Sponsors: A&B Exteriors and KishHealth System part of Northwestern Medicine. Reception Hour Sponsors: RB & Associates Consulting, The Waters Dental Group and Waubonsee Community College. Table Sponsors: Mark Weinhold, DDS, Resource Bank and Speed Wrench Garage. For more information about the Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce, call 815-786-9075, “like” them on Facebook at facebook.com/sandwichchamber or visit sandwich-il.org.

Continued from page 3 Attendees of the opera house event had their own theories. David Lemmons of Aurora attended with his son and two family friends. “I’ve never done a ghost hunt before, but I’ve seen them on TV and they’re really interesting,” Lemmons said. “I haven’t seen a ghost, but there’s always a first time for everything.” Amateur investigators Lisa Seifrid of Hinckley and Lynette McNamara of Batavia used an EMF sensor and a camcorder during the sessions. Both Seifrid and McNamara heard odd noises

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Plano man gets 8 years in prison PLANO RECORD A Plano man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison for selling cocaine to undercover police officers, Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis recently announced. Kendall County Judge Timothy J. McCann sentenced Arturo Pulido, 52, of the 300 block of Prairie Street, Plano, to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. A Kendall County jury found Pulido guilty of multiple drug offenses last November, Weis said, and he has remained in custody since the jury trial. According to Weis, the sentencing range for Pulido’s actions ranged from six to 30 years. The jury trial consist-

ed of testimony mainly from members of the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, who purchased cocaine from Pulido on three separate occasions. Pulido was arrested in March 2015 after a search warrant was conducted at his residence, where an additional 50 grams of coArturo Pulido caine was found. Pulido’s attorney, Domingo Vargas of Blue Island, argued that his client had been entrapped by the police into dealing cocaine. Weis, who tried the case along with Assistant State’s Attorney Frank Gorup, said, “The jury saw through

Pulido’s attempt at painting our officers as overzealous. Pulido delivered cocaine to an undercover police officer on three separate occasions and had a large amount of additional cocaine in his home. That is not something that an entrapped person would do, but it is something a drug dealer does all too often.” Weis complimented the Kendall County Police Assistance Team on using their resources to target drug dealers operating in the Kendall County area. “These officers go where the evidence takes them, and if they learn that an individual is a drug dealer, they are going to gather the evidence needed to bring the drug dealer to justice,” Weis said.

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PLANO POLICE REPORTS Multiple charges after crash Plano police arrested Nathan D. Adams, 28, of the 4000 block of Hoffman Street, Plano, for driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and improper lane usage following a crash Feb. 1 at 3:02 a.m. on Route 34 at Waubonsee Drive. Police said Adams lost control of his vehicle and it left the roadway, ending up on Waubonsee Community College property. Police said Adams fled the vehicle after the crash but was later located in the area of Boyer Lane and Hoffman Street. Motorist injured, ticketed A Sterling resident, Matthew J. Fugate, 28, of the 1000 block of Seventh Avenue, received minor injuries when the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier he was driving struck a parked vehicle in the 300 block of East Abe Street Feb. 1 at 10:52 a.m., Plano police reported. Police said Fugate was transported to a local hospital and was later cited for driving on a suspended license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Ticketed in bus crash Plano police cited Josh Martin, 28, of the 2100 block of 4250th Road, Sheridan, for disobeying a traffic control device and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in connection with a crash involving a Plano School District 88 school bus Jan. 31 at 2:43 p.m. on Route 34 at West Street. Arrested on two warrants Plano police arrested Jose O. Ortega Jr. 48, of the 800 block of West Route 34, Plano, while responding to a report of a possible domestic situation at his residence Feb. 1 at 10:51 p.m. Police said Ortega was wanted on two outstanding warrants, one issued in Kane County and the other in DuPage County. Theft report Plano police arrested Erin N. Kelly, 37, of the 400 block of West Knights Road, Sandwich, on a charge of theft at a business in the 200 block of East South Street Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. Police said they were summoned to the business on a report of an employee theft. Police said a court date for Kelly is pending.

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Woman charged in fatal overdose of Oswego man By JOHN ETHEREDGE jetheredge@shawmedia.com The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office has charged an Aurora resident, Stevi Myerscough, 29, with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, in connection with the death of an Oswego man last summer. According to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 0-50 block of West Anchor Drive in Oswego Township Aug. 24 on a report of an unresponsive man who was later identified as Chester Secor, 44, of Oswego. Police said Secor was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy later

determined that his death was due to a heroin overdose. While investigating the incident, police said they determined that Myerscough, an acquaintance of Secor, had provided him with the fatal dose of heroin. Members of the U.S. Stevi Myerscough Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force took Myerscough into custody without incident Feb. 1 and transported her to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville, where she remains in custody. Her bond was set at $100,000.

KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Shots fired incident County sheriff’s deputies were summoned to the 100 block of Harbor Drive in Oswego Township on a report of shots fired Feb. 5 at 11:59 p.m. Police said they are investigating. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Laura Ashley Tinsley, 21, of the 100 block of Beauwick Road, Boulder Hill, at her residence while responding to a reported domestic situation Feb. 6 at 10:41 a.m. Police said Tinsley was taken into custody after they determined she was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior charge of child endangerment. Motorist transported to hospital A Sandwich resident, Wade Preston Johnston, 56, of the 0-100 block of Country Side Estates, was taken to an area hospital as a precautionary measure after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident in the 12000 block of Fox Road in Fox Township Feb. 1 at 5 p.m., according to the county sheriff’s office. Police said Johnston was driving westbound on Fox Road when his vision became obstructed by the sun. He drove through the intersection of Fox Road and West High Point Road and struck a pine tree, police said. DUI charge in crash Two motorists received non-life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash on Ridge Road south of Wheeler Road in NaAuSay Township Feb. 5 at 10:37 p.m., according to the county sheriff’s office. Police identified the injured as Margaret M. Szczepanik, 38, of the 5400 block of South Komensky Avenue, Chicago, and Quovadis Nabor, 51, of the 3000 block of West Evergreen Street, Chicago. Both drivers were transported to Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

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Arrest two for trespassing County sheriff’s deputies arrested Richard J. Debenedetti, 30, of the 100 block of Bertram Drive, Yorkville, and Taylor L. Baker, 21, of the 400 block of North Center Avenue, Bradley, on charges of criminal trespass to real property in the 8000 block of Galena Road in Bristol Township Feb. 3 at 10:11 p.m. Police said they were summoned to the area by a burglar alarm. Vehicle burglary A vehicle parked in the 1000 block of St. George Street in Oswego Township was burglarized Jan. 31, according to the county sheriff’s office. Police said they are investigating. Domestic investigation County sheriff’s deputies responded to • Continued on page 13

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An Aurora resident, James F. Olden, 56, of the 800 block of North Fordham Avenue, has been sentenced to a fiveyear prison term by Kendall County Judge Timothy McCann under terms of a plea agreement, according to Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis. Olden was charged with delivering cocaine to an individual who was working with the Kendall County Cooperative Po-

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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS • Continued from page 12 a report of domestic battery and criminal damage to property at a residence in the 5700 block of Route 34 in Oswego Township Jan. 31 at 9:34 a.m. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s police arrested Landon Christopher Perry, 27, of the 8000 block of Van Emmon Road in Bristol Township at his residence Feb. 1. Police said Perry was wanted on a warrant issued by authorities in Rockford. Traffic violations • Daniel M. Quinn, 33, of the 1000 block

SHAW MEDIA Two Aurora residents, Rosalio Ramirez, 54, of South Bishop Road, and Lino Sosa, 36, of Rural Street, were both recently sentenced to prison by Judge Timothy J. McCann for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance pursuant to negotiated plea agreements, according to Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis. Both Ramirez and Sosa pleaded guilty to the crimes, Weis said. Ramirez will serve a 10-year jail term, while Sosa will serve nine years for his role in a cocaine delivery that occurred last February. According to Weis, charges were filed against both Ramirez and Sosa after an investigation by members of the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team (CPAT) revealed that Ramirez was selling cocaine.

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During the investigation, officers learned that Sosa was also involved in the sale of illegal narcotics to undercover officers. Both Ramirez and Sosa were caught on authorized overhears discussing the sale of cocaine with undercover officers just prior to their arrest. Weis stated that because a high volume of narcotics was involved in this case, over 100 grams of cocaine, truth in sentencing would apply to their jail sentences. As a result, neither offender will be eligible for release from prison after only serving half of their sentence. Ramirez is a twice-convicted felon and has been sentenced to prison on a prior occasion. Assistant State’s Attorney Frank Gorup prosecuted the cases. Attorney Richard Irvin represented Ramirez. Attorney Liam Dixon represented Sosa.

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of East Fifth Street, Sandwich, driving on a revoked license. • Alexis Licandro Tecaxco, 17, of the 700 block of Gates Street, Aurora, driving on a suspended license. • Chester A. Graham, 58, of the 1000 block of Route 30, Oswego, no valid driver’s license. • Mariano Guadalupe Garcia Ascencia, 35, of the 200 block of Forest Avenue, Aurora, driving on a suspended license. • Tremaine M. Givens, 38, of the 300 block of Spruce Street, Aurora, driving on a suspended license. • Chelsey J. Weathersby, 26, of the 800 block of Victoria Drive, Montgomery, driving on a suspended license.

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Plano plays it safe in regional preview If Reapers defeat Sandwich, they’ll clinch first I-8 title By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com

MaKayli Vann, her right leg wrapped, put her warmup jacket back on and took a seat on the bench. The Plano star’s night was over. Better safe than sorry. Vann, a junior guard, scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds for the Reapers in Monday’s nonconference game at Rosary. But she sat the entire fourth quarter of Plano’s 64-37 loss in Aurora. “I’m not sure what happened,” Vann said. “I hit my shin. Whatever it was, I felt some pressure. Especially with regionals next week and a game for the conference title coming up, best to stay out.” Indeed, the Reapers’ (18-8) biggest games lie ahead. They play at Sandwich Thursday, and with a win can clinch the first conference championship in program his-

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By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com It had to end eventually. Peotone snapped Plano’s eightgame winning streak on Tuesday 54-47, and in the process handed the visiting Reapers their first Interstate Eight loss and first defeat since December. Nathan Shead scored 19 points and Elijah Maisonet added 10 for Plano (176, 7-1), which shot just 35 percent from the floor. The Reapers held a 10-point lead early, and took an 18-17 advantage into halftime. But Peotone surged ahead with a 24-15 third quarter. Jack Halverson had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Peotone.

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“It was their night. Peotone is a good team,” Plano coach Kyle Kee said. “They seemed to hit every shot and we were sluggish. We couldn’t get anything going to the basket, couldn’t get any rhythm.” Plano came into Tuesday fresh off a resounding 60-35 win over Streator on Friday. Shead scored 14 points, Maisonet and Anthony Martinez 12 in that game. The Reapers return to action Friday, when they host Manteno. It’s also Senior Night and Hall of Fame induction night. “We hadn’t lost in a while,” Kee said. “It’s one of those things that we’ll watch the film, learn from it and move on to Senior Night.”

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Ivan Garcia remembers his first regional title like it was yesterday. “Freshman year, we were at Chicago Agriculture,” said the Plano junior. “I teched the first kid, moved onto finals and pinned a kid in the third period.” It’s been a long road, but Garcia looks like he’s back. Dominating the 138-pound bracket at the Class 2A Plano Regional on Saturday, Garcia led a group of three Reapers into the sectional meet at Sterling. Garcia will be joined at Sterling by teammates Jake Krotz, third at 126 pounds, and Michael Marshall, second at 152. Ottawa won the team regional championship. Nobody was as relieved by the regional results as Garcia. A state qualifier as a freshman, he missed all of last year with a broken ankle and barely wrestled in November and December this season. “I finally feel like myself again,” Garcia said. “It feels great to get after it.” He certainly got after it Saturday. Only seeded fourth, probably because of lack of match results this year, Garcia (13-4) pinned Joliet Catholic’s Luke Singletary in 46 seconds and won an 11-0 major decision over Streator’s Mike Dunkelberger, then decisioned Ottawa’s Jacob McCarrens 10-6 in the final. “Ivan got absolutely zero respect in the seeding meeting and he plowed right through the bracket,” Plano coach Sean Masten said. “Ivan wrestled today like I heard he wrestled before I came to town. I hope he can carry it forward.” He’s put in the work, practicing twice a day after school first at Plano and then at Martinez Wrestling Club. “Everybody doesn’t really know who I am in Class 2A so I think they underestimate me,” Garcia said. “I want to keep staying low on the radar.” Marshall, a football and track standout, was off the wrestling radar before this year. He had not wrestled since he was in the sixth grade.

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Garcia in top form at 2A regionals

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Plano’s Michael Marshall battles Manteno’s Jimmy Silva in the 152-pound championship match during Saturday’s Class 2A Plano Regional. Marshall, who took second place at 152, will be one of three Reapers at the sectional meet at Sterling. He approached Masten about joining the team days into the season, and reaped his rewards Saturday. Marshall (14-23) pinned Sandwich’s Eli Thielk and LaSalle-Peru’s Jake Fitzgerald to reach the finals before taking a pin against Manteno’s Jimmy Silva. “He was raw when we first got him. Great strength, great quickness, great speed,” Masten said. “To see him qualify for sectionals four months later is

just outstanding.” Krotz (27-7) was in as fierce as any bracket at regionals, with the two of the top six 126-pounders in Class 2A at Plano. Krotz was pinned by sixth-ranked Caleb Boudreau of Manteno in the semifinals, but came back to take a 4-0 decision over Zach Saler of Morris. “It could have been my last match ever if I had lost. I was definitely think-

ing about it,” Krotz said. “I could have done better. I’m still a little beat up right now.” That was apparent afterward, as Krotz had a wrap applied to his left shoulder. His bid for a fourth straight state meet, though, is still alive for another week. “I’m going to celebrate this for now,” Krotz said. “Once I see the brackets, I’ll start thinking more about sectionals.”

scorer and rebounder back from a sickness for Thursday’s game at Sandwich. “It’s tough without her,” MaKayli Vann said. “Going from summer ball not playing together to school ball where we play together every day, there is a difference. There is a part of me that knows that I have to step up without her.”

Plano did in two previous games, beating Streator 53-52 in overtime on Feb. 2 behind MaKayli Vann’s 21 points and Gann’s 11, and 65-42 over Somonauk on Feb. 4 behind Vann’s 26 and 14 from Hannah Hupe. Plano’s next opponent, Sandwich, is near the bottom of the pack in the Interstate Eight, but Chernick knows to expect a battle from the neighboring

school. Plano beat Sandwich 52-43 in the conference tournament, a game the Reapers trailed at half. “It won’t be easy – Sandwich played us extremely tough in the tournament,” Chernick said. “It sure would be a nice reward for these kids. They work extremely hard and have done everything we’ve asked of them.”

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Plano’s Ivan Garcia turns Ottawa’s Jacob McCarrens in the 138-pound championship match during the Class 2A Plano Regional on Saturday.