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School board member resigns Top vote-getter in April race took full-time district job; 3 sworn in By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Just when the Plano School District 88 Board members thought they were within one person of having a full seven-member board, they learned a newly elected candidate had to forgo the position. Dwayne Love, who was top vote-getter out of four candidates for the board in the April 4 election, notified officials Monday night that he cannot accept the position. Love received 445 votes out of four candidates, putting him first above incumbents Jim Ward with 436 votes and Estela Martinez with 392 votes. In a letter read to the board, Love said, “After a great deal of contemplation and reflection, I must withdraw my name from the newly elected position of board of education member. As you know, I’ve always been passionate about finding ways to contribute to our school district and work directly with our kids. Recently, I have accepted the position of PBIS monitor at Plano High School,” he said. Positive Behavior Interventions and Support monitors work with students on academic and behavioral issues, according to information provided by the district. Love had been working for the district as a part-time coach, and was being paid less than $2,000 a year. Since then he was offered a full-time position with the district as PBIS monitor, which pays more than the $2,000 allowed for someone to be paid by the school district and still serve on the board. “When I started the election process, I thought that it would be easy to walk away from my direct involvement with students. Today, my dream would be to serve as a board member and an employee. Unfortunately, I have come to learn that this is impossible. While I’m overwhelmed by the community support, School Code prevents a board member from directly receiving a [school district] contract for more than $2,000,” he said, adding that doing so would result in

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Sworn in as members of the Plano School District Board of Education Monday night were (from left) Estela Martinez, Jim Ward and Tim Waldrop.

forfeiting the public office and being charged with a Class 4 felony. Therefore, since I must choose between the two positions, I would like to continue to work with our Plano students directly.” “I hope you are able to find an outstanding community member to fill the position and continue to move our school district forward,” he said in his letter to the district. Superintendent Hector Garcia said district officials are going through their list of persons who have applied for the position held by Michael Jernigan, who came in fourth for the three four-year board positions. His two-year position went to Tim Waldrop, who received 560 votes in the race for one of the two-year spots. Garcia said they now have two positions to fill – Jernigan’s spot and the four-year position Love would have filled. He said they hope to present names to the board at its next meeting to fill the two positions. Monday night, incumbents Ward and Martinez were sworn in for four-year positions and newcomer Waldrop for two years.

Spring Vendor Fair set for May 19 at PHS PLANO RECORD NHI (National Hispanic Institute) Club at Plano High School will be hosting its third annual Spring Vendor Fair from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 19, in the Plano High School main gymnasium. Admission is free. This fair helps local community vendors, small business and services promote their business, while supporting local student leaders. Funds earned will contribute to each qualifying member’s fee to attend the leadership programs during the summer at Augustana College (The

Great Debate) and Elmhurst College (LDZ Legislative Leadership Program). Each student in NHI Club at Plano High must raise $600 to $800 to attend these workshops, which will prepare them as young leaders in the community. Vendor registration is still open. Vendors participating include Norwex; Paparazzi Accessories; Younique; Rodan and Fields; Possibilities hair salon; Perfectly Posh; Mary Kay Cosmetics; Tastefully Simple; Five Dollar Fancies; LuLaRoe; Thirty One Gifts; Usborne Books; KEEP Collective; Fab-

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Mutual Ground officials: Stalemate has had dire effect By TONY SCOTT tscott@shawmedia.com

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State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, addresses a group of human services advocates April 12 at Mutual Ground in Aurora on the state budget. but has only received $56,500 of those funds, Meyer said. Mutual Ground is one of several rape crisis centers suing Gov. Bruce Rauner for breach of contract, Meyer said. The state’s budget crisis has been directly impacting Mutual Ground’s services, Meyer said. She said so far this month, the center has had to turn away seven adults and 11 children requesting shelter due to a lack of bed space. Since the beginning of the year, the facility has had to turn away 45 adults and 12 children, she said. The facility’s wait list has been full since December, she said. Meyer said those turned away are referred to other agencies, but she said those services might not be free of charge, like Mutual Ground’s services. Meyer said the organization

has been fundraising by various means, but that the state has not held up its bargain. “We’ve hired an advancement director to try and solicit more funding outside of government,” she said. “We held a very successful fundraiser recently. We are trying everything we possibly can. We’re applying for more grants, we’re doing everything in our power, but it doesn’t absolve the state from doing what they are required to do for its citizens. And there are citizens in this state, more than anybody even realizes, that are going through domestic violence and sexual assault issues that need help. The problem is, that help’s not going to be there the longer we go with this uncertainty.” Meyer said Mutual Ground is “trying to do more with less.”

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“We’re doing our part, the state needs to do their part,” she said. Andi Danis, the president of Mutual Ground’s board, said the fundraisers can “only bring in so much.” “All of the agencies here are competing for donations and sponsors, and corporations can only do so much, and individuals can only do so much,” Danis said. “We need the support that was promised to us through contracted services. We provided those services, now we need payment for those services, as any businessman would expect.” Vickie Smith, CEO and executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, encouraged residents to contact their elected officials about the budget issue and its effect on human services.

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A group of domestic violence shelter representatives and other human services advocates gathered at Mutual Ground’s headquarters in Aurora on April 12 to again make a plea for a resolution on the state’s budget crisis and to call attention to two bills designed to fully fund such organizations. The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence organized the event, which featured speakers from Mutual Ground and the Community Crisis Center in Elgin, as well as state Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, who was the only state legislator invited who attended the event. A dozen elected officials were contacted and invited to the event, according to Mutual Ground officials. Michelle Meyer, Mutual Ground’s executive director, said the organization will be $510,000 short on state funds by the end of the fiscal year in June. Meyer said Mutual Ground entered into a contract with the state last July for $489,000 in funding. The state last sent a payment on that contract in August, she said. To date, the state has sent the organization only $116,000, and that was federal pass-through funds, she said. The organization also entered into an agreement with the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which entered into an agreement with the state, for $194,000 in funds

“We’re asking the community to talk to their elected officials,” Smith said. “The elected officials have to understand what this is going to cost their communities in their districts by the time this is over. It will be over someday. We all hope that we’re still standing to see that. We are gonna work as hard as we can to make sure that happens.” Gretchen Vapnar, executive director of the Community Crisis Center in Elgin, said the donors who have been generous in their communities have already paid their taxes, which should be paying for those services. “The people in our community who support us so well, understand us totally, they already paid their taxes,” she said. “They paid the state with the idea that some of that money would go to support their interest – domestic violence, sexual assault services, homeless services. They considered that that would happen. ‘Sure, I’ll pay in, I’ll pay on time, I’ll pay the amount you requested, because I support these line items.’ Now I’ll admit that isn’t always a conscious decision, but we do believe that the state is doing some of the things we want them to do with the money we pay. That didn’t happen.” Holmes, who began her first term in office in January 2007, pointed out that she served in the legislature under Gov. Rod Blagojevich. “I was elected during the Rod Blagojevich administration,” she said. “The most difficult time I have spent in Springfield has been the past two years. Who would have thought that the Rod Blagojevich days were the good ol’ days?”

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Oberweis’ bill imperils public’s right to know Dissemination of information to residents through publication of public notices protects the public’s right to know. Through public notices, units of government inform the public about what they are doing or proposing, which, in turn, helps the public effectively engage in the democratic process. The cost for public notices is minimal to each unit of government, usually less than one-tenth of a percent of the budget. Legislation that took effect five years ago goes further. The Illinois Legislature unanimously approved a bill requiring newspapers to post all public notices they print on a public, free-access centralized website at no additional cost to government. That website is PublicNoticeIllinois.com. The system works well. Newspapers disseminate public notices and then certify that governments have

complied with public notice laws. The public is served efficiently, in print and online. However, some people want to change it. Senate Bill 2032 would allow units of government to bypass publishing notices in local newspapers and, instead, post public notices on their own websites or on a state-run website. State Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, introduced the bill in February; a Senate committee is reviewing it. Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti is a strong supporter; a task force she headed issued a report in December 2015 that favors the concept of “modernizing public notices.” Frankly, we are appalled by their cavalier attitude toward public notices and government transparency. As a respected, independent third party, newspapers reliably transmit this information in print and online. Newspapers for centuries have played

a key role in the legal process of public notices by publishing, certifying and archiving them. It’s a long-proven process. By contrast, government is unreliable. The Citizens Advocacy Center reviewed Illinois local governments’ track records for posting notices online in three basic areas – public meeting notices, public meeting agendas and approved minutes from public meetings – as required by law through the Open Meetings Act. Of more than 750 websites surveyed, only 73 percent of governments complied with posting meeting notices, 57 percent complied with posting an agenda, and a mere 48 percent complied with posting approved meeting minutes. That’s unacceptable. What can the public expect if local governments bypass newspapers and post public notices online? The same dismal record of noncom-

pliance and lawbreaking. That would be a terrible blow to transparency. We are unconvinced that public notices, if placed only on government-controlled websites, would have anything close to the same readership they have now. Senate Bill 2032 is a radical departure from the proven public notice system that all other states use. Government inevitably would become less transparent, especially for people who aren’t online. And the public’s right to know, rather than being protected, would be diminished. Politicians such as Oberweis and Sanguinetti ought to know better. They should realize that public notices in Illinois were “modernized” more than five years ago through legislation establishing the centralized website. The bill should be defeated.

It’s high time for Illinois to legalize marijuana use Yorkville Police Chief Rich Hart is one of a growing chorus of law enforcement officials who are in favor of marijuana legalization, as long as it’s regulated properly. “Prohibition just hasn’t worked and it’s never going to work,” he said. “At this point, it’s better if there’s proper regulation.” Years ago, the concept of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana would be as foreign as flying cars or a cure for cancer, but luckily these days the idea is getting more and more popular and a pair of Illinois legislators have filed bills seeking legalization. House Bill 2353 and Senate Bill 316 both seek to legalize, tax and regulate the recreational use of marijuana in Illinois. The bills were proposed by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy and state Sen. Heather Steans, two Chicago Democrats. Support has been shown even among law enforcement, with a Pew poll in January showing 68 percent of police officers believe marijuana should be legal in some form – 32 percent of those surveyed said they favored both medical and personal use of marijuana. Hart said that, from a police officer’s perspective, he would rather deal with someone who’s consumed marijuana than someone who’s downed a few Jack and Cokes or beers.

VIEWS Tony Scott “Most of the time, intoxicated [drunk] individuals can get violent,” he said. “You rarely see that with cannabis, unless it’s mixed with other drugs or alcohol. If it came down between the two, I’d rather deal with somebody who’s high on cannabis than I would an intoxicated individual.” I asked Hart about the federal government’s stance on marijuana legalization, since Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said he’s not in favor of it. “The federal government’s going to have to step up on this, and they’re just going to have to flat out do what the federal government does in situations like this, regulate it just like they do tobacco and alcohol,” Hart said. “They’re going to have to give the states the guidelines to work from.” Hart said he still has concerns about driving-under-the-influence cases increasing, as he has heard from some Colorado law enforcement colleagues, and he wants to see continued education about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana for children. “The biggest thing is, there’s got to be a continued education process,

like we do with tobacco and alcohol,” he said. “Really, we won’t be able to gauge how this worked until 10 years from now, how this will affect the 15- to 25-year-olds, that generation.” But it appears that the two proposed Illinois bills address some of the concerns, as consuming marijuana in public, consuming marijuana while driving, or driving under the influence of marijuana will remain illegal. A percentage of the tax revenues would go toward substance abuse treatment and public safety campaigns about the risks of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, and residents could grow up to five plants out of reach of children and away from public view in their home. The state has taken baby steps already toward legalization. Legislators approved a medical marijuana pilot program in 2014, but that comes with several restrictions on who can be prescribed marijuana for medical purposes. Last July, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law legislation that makes the possession of 10 grams of marijuana or less a civil law violation that is punishable by a fine, rather than jail time. In Yorkville, for example, someone caught with that amount of marijuana can be fined between $100 and $300 for a first offense. Although these steps are well-meaning, they leave the state’s thriving black market for pot intact. The

National Survey on Drug Use and Health states that around 750,000 Illinois residents consume 327 metric tons of marijuana every year, but only 17,000 of those residents participate in the medical marijuana pilot program. That’s a lot of pot, reefer, weed, or whatever you want to call it, that is being consumed and not taxed. The idea of legalizing marijuana has become more popular over the past decade or so, to where people who wear “Make America Great Again” caps and people who sport Planned Parenthood shirts come to agreement on it. Liberals and conservatives, coming together for a cause. What could be more beautiful? A Gallup poll of 1,015 American adults in October showed 60 percent support marijuana legalization nationwide. In that survey, 42 percent of Republicans were in favor of legalization, while 67 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of independents were in favor. Younger people were more in favor than their parents’ generation: 77 percent of those 18 to 34, 61 percent of those 35 to 54, and 45 percent of those 55 and older favored legalization. Let’s get with the program, Illinois. If the law enforcement community is ready, then we’re ready.

• Tony Scott is the news editor for Record Newspapers.

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To the Editor: For those that don’t know, a reminder for those that do know: The United States fought North Korea in 1950 with our ally, South Korea. This was called a conflict. China, an ally of North Korea, entered the conflict. The U.S. and South Korea were outnumbered about 10 to one. Today North Korea and China have a much stronger military, better trained and updated equipment and, yes, missiles. The U.S. under the last administration let our military grow weak and forced discharges of men and women. Our military is spread thin all over various countries. I hope the present administration does not do anything stupid and gets the U.S. in another conflict. Clifford Lewin Sandwich

Running the existing cast iron plowshares through the soil didn’t polish them. Instead, the soil stuck to the shares, weighing them down and requiring sometimes several yokes of oxen to pull them. Then John Deere, working in his blacksmith shop over in Grand Detour in western Illinois, had a brainstorm. He knew steel, unlike iron, could be polished to a bright shine. Might not steel plow blades act the same? Deere used a broken sawmill blade to make his first steel plowshare. In shape, it was little different from the iron/wood plowshares of the era. But that was where the resemblance ended. John Deere As the plow was pulled through the Illinois prairie soil, the force of its passage polished the entire share to mirror-like smoothness. The black loam did not stick, and a team of horses could plow land that it formerly took two or more yokes of oxen to work. All of a sudden, agricultural production took one of those quantum leaps suggested above. Since horses work much faster than oxen, the amount of land that could be plowed by one man increased dramatically. From that point on, things just got better in terms of farm productivity. But there was a price to pay. As plows became larger, and were ganged into multi-bottomed tools pulled by tractors, a problem began to pop up. As the bottom of the plowshare is forced down on its passage through the soil, the dirt underneath is compacted. As fields were plowed at the same depth year after year, this “plow pan” is created. Eventually, plow pan can become almost like concrete. Now, though, farmers are plowing less and are using minimum and no-till methods more and more. That means instead of plowing, tools almost like giant Rototillers are used to prepare fields for planting, and the debris from the previous year is left on top. Plows seem to have now advanced so far that we may no longer need them.

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With the official arrival of spring late last month, a young man’s fancy naturally turned toward spring plowing. Preparing fields for planting has been going on here in the Fox Valley for thousands of years. During the past 60 years, the preparation has been done entirely by machine. Before that, lots of horseflesh provided the power, and before that, human hands wielding hoes and mattocks did the trick. The good thing today is that we have the technology available to feed the world on increasingly less farmland. Plowshares these days, for instance, come in large groups pulled by machines that 50 years ago would have been called construction equipment. Although the goal is to prepare agricultural land for planting, the interesting thing is that fewer farmers are actually plowing their fields every year, and that is good news for all of us. More on that later. First, though, we ought to talk about the plow – the tool that really revolutionized agriculture here and around the rest of the world. Agricultural practices evolved just like everything else, a little at a time, although they sometimes took a quantum leap ahead, mimicking Stephen Jay Gould’s “punctuated equilibrium” theory of evolution. Thousands of years ago, agriculture arose in the “Fertile Crescent” we all learned about in grade school. The first plows were apparently sharpened logs that were first pulled by people and later by domesticated livestock of one kind or another. Those plows of the earliest designs did duty for thousands of years – and in fact are still being used in some parts of the world today. Gradually, plows began to take on a more modern appearance, although appearances in this case were deceiving. Plow blades continued to be made of wood for generations, although cast iron

tips were eventually added. That design worked tolerably well in cutting through thin topsoil, with the soil laid over in a long strip by the wooden moldboard. When the first colonists arrived in North America, they brought their European plows with them. In those days, the plow was pretty much the only animal-drawn tool used, not only to prepare fields for planting by turning the soil, but also to cultivate young plants. And those plows worked pretty well in the thin rocky soil along the East Coast. Much of the land first farmed out east was former forest land with a thin coat of soil over a rocky base. In those conditions, it didn’t pay to cut a furrow too deeply because you could easily break the plow on submerged rocks. Some efforts were made to improve plows, but it wasn’t until settlement ran out of forest in western Indiana that a real need for an improved plow was felt. When the first pioneers broke out of the eastern forest and saw gently rolling tallgrass prairie lands geographers call “The Prairie Peninsula” stretching as far as they could see, they were awed. And disappointed. At first, it was felt this huge treeless expanse stretching west all the way to the Mississippi wasn’t fit to grow anything. But it didn’t take long for our ancestors to figure out that they had come upon the richest grain-producing soils on Earth. Initial settlement nibbled around the edges of the prairies while the pioneers took advantage of the hardwood timber in the groves that grew along watercourses and in stretches of wet prairie. Settlement technology was timber-intensive, relying on logs for cabins, outbuildings and rail fences. Eventually, advancements in building technology developed here in the Midwest made it possible to settle those rich but timber-scarce prairies, even miles from the nearest timber. But it all depended on farmers somehow getting crops to grow on that rich soil. It was easier said than done, given the tough mat of prairie plants that protected the rich, deep soil below. And even after the prairie was “broken” or turned over for the first time, the black loam clung to the plowshares of the 1820s and 1830s like glue.

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Continued from page 3 Holmes said she understands that its difficult for organizations to manage their budgets when they don’t know what money is coming from the state and when. “If I tell you, ‘I don’t know if or when you’re getting your next payment,’ what in the hell are you supposed to do?” she said. “It’s really difficult to manage your business and do the services you do.” Holmes said the crisis is also affecting businesses and the education system, with students deciding not to attend Illinois colleges. “This two-year glitch in the budget is going to have ramifications 20 years from now,” she said. “If you’re in college right now studying to be a teacher, where are you going to come out and teach? If you are the best and the brightest, where are you going to go teach? You’re not going to come to a university in Illinois that doesn’t even know if their doors are going to be open in a couple months. So you’re going to go to another state. We’ve impacted our universities for probably two generations.” There are two bills currently in the General Assembly that would provide approximately $18.6 million in funding promised to domestic violence

service providers for the current fiscal year, according to the coalition. The bills are House Bill 3259, which is currently in the House Appropriations Committee, and Senate Bill 1695, co-sponsored by Holmes, which is in the full Senate. The House bill’s sponsors include state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, and state Rep. Steven Andersson, R-Geneva. The Senate bill’s sponsors including Holmes, state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and state Sen. Karen McConnaughay, R-West Dundee. Carrie Boyd, the director of policy for the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said the House bill needs 60 votes for passage, and it is short 20 votes. She said, however, that a meeting was happening April 12 with state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, the chairman of the appropriations human services committee, and some of the domestic violence organizations regarding the House bill. “We are hopeful that we can push for this bill to at least have a fighting chance and get called out of committee,” she said. Boyd suggested that residents contact Harris regarding the House bill and contact Senate President John Cullerton and state Sen. Don Harmon regarding the Senate bill. Contact information can be found on the General Assembly website at ilga.gov.

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Order plants through May 1 SHAW MEDIA The Plano Middle School Leadership Club is sponsoring its fifth annual native plant sale to raise funds for native landscape improvements at the school and to encourage homeowners to incorporate plants that support Illinois wildlife into their gardens. Orders will be taken through Monday, May 1. Pickup dates will be Wednesday, May 17, from 2:40 to 6:30 p.m. for 17 plant species with earlier growth habits and Wednesday, June 14, for five plant varieties with later growth habits. Pickup location is at the district maintenance building, 802 S.

Hale St. in Plano. Eight species of woodland plants such as Virginia Bluebell and Shooting Star sell for $4 per plant. Sun-loving prairie forbs and grasses like Meadow Blazing Star, Butterfly Weed, Little Bluestem and Prairie Dropseed sell for $2 per plant. Order forms are available at the main offices at Plano Middle School, Emily G. Johns School or the District Administration Building. If you would like an order form emailed to you, contact Amy Hamilton at 630-392-4394 or ahamilton@plano88.org, or Angie Carreno at 630-552-3608 or acarreno@ plano88.org.

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The Plano High School child development classes with Ms. Deb Chatman will be setting up activity days for preschoolers in May. The high school students will be providing interactive, age-appropriate interest centers for the children. Dates listed below are available on a firstcome, first-serve basis. There are two

one-hour spots each day – 8 to 9 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dates available include: preschoolers (4- and 5-year-olds that are potty trained) – May 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12. Parents are welcome to stay or leave but are asked to be prompt at pickup. There is no charge for this program but advance registration is required. To sign up, email dchatman@plano88.org or call 630-552-3178.

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Thursday, May 18. The training session will be in the Jury Assembly Room at the Kendall County Courthouse, 807 W. John St., Yorkville. This seminar is open to all elected or appointed officials of Kendall County taxing districts and public bodies. There will be a presentation on the Illinois Open Meetings Act, complete with examples and illustrations. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation. This seminar should be of interest to all members of public bodies and taxing

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PHS names students and staff of the month PLANO RECORD Plano High School recently announced its students and staff of the month for April. PHS staff nominated students for Student of the Month for the month of April. Students are nominated for PRIDE behavior (Personal responsibility, Respect, Involved academically, Demonstrates safe behavior, and Excellence in what they do). Some reasons for nomination include extra effort in class, sharing a positive attitude and leadership skills, personal accountability, mentoring other students, consistently turning in quality work, showing enthusiasm for activities, qualifying for IDEA (board drafting competition), showcasing model student behavior, going beyond expected requirements and helping other students feel at ease. Students of the Month for April are Demond Williams, Hailey Stark, Crystal Perez, Ryan Pesina, Ryan Lugo, Adam Nebel and Allison Arguezo.

Students and administration nominated staff members for Staff Member of the Month for April. Reasons for nomination include going beyond helping students, going the extra mile in seeing the students be healthy, being positive through adversity in classroom as well as extra-curricular groups, always having a friendly anecdote to share with others, hard work in the production of “Joseph” and making sure the school looks great. Staff Members of the Month for April are Dan Taylor, Sue Gerardot, Karen Franks, Derek Sturn, John Parpet and the second-shift custodians. Students and staff members received a certificate and a breakfast in their honor. The staff and student of the month process is coordinated by Kate Collingbourne, social worker with Student Services at Plano High School. This process is part of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) in place at Plano High School.

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Pictured are students nominated for the month of April at Plano High School: Ryan Lugo, Ryan Pesina, Adam Nebel and Demond Williams. Not pictured are Hailey Stark, Crystal Perez and Allison Arguezo.

Pictured are Derek Sturn and Dan Taylor, staff members nominated for the month of April at Plano High School, with Kate Collingbourne, coordinator of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports program. Not pictured are Karen Franks, Sue Gerardot, John Parpet and the second-shift custodians, who also were nominated staff members of the month.

SHAW MEDIA School superintendents from Yorkville School District 115, along with School District 308 and two Newark school districts, have joined more than 400 school chiefs from across the state, representing 1.35 million students, in calling for the Illinois General Assembly to immediately pass a state budget. The grassroots initiative – called “Pass Illinois’ Budget!” – also urges lawmakers and the governor to improve the state’s education funding formula, and pay school districts millions of dollars owed in unpaid bills this year. As legislators return to Springfield following spring break, school districts are using school marquees to share their frustration with the state budget crisis and taking to social media with a call to #PassILBudget.

For example, District 115 is now owed more than $4 million in state money, and has been operating without a full budget for the past 22 months. “I stand with more than 400 superintendents from across the state in a call for action,” said District 115 Superintendent Dr. Timothy Shimp. “We need to end the impasse and move forward with a budget that will serve the two million K-12 Illinois public school students who represent our future.” The superintendents are calling on members of the Illinois General Assembly and the governor to do the following: immediately, and with bipartisan support, end the state budget impasse; improve the state’s education funding formula and invest in students and schools, including higher education, throughout the state; and pay school districts what they are owed this year. State revenue accounts for about 25 percent of

District 115’s budget and consists of General State Aid (17 percent) and mandated categoricals – state payments that support special education, bilingual education, transportation, and other important services (8 percent). The General State Aid payments, which support general operating expenses, are being paid on time, but the categorical payments are not. District 115 has only received one partial categorical payment this year. While K-12 education has benefited from a partially-funded state budget, Illinois schools, students, families and communities will continue to suffer without a full state budget and if mandated categoricals do not get paid this year, the superintendents said. The shortfall means District 115 will need to reduce expenses or spend down reserves next school year.

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Pictured are some of the Open Door residents, along with volunteers from Tommy’s Gift and the community who helped build the deck and the pergola.

Back yard retreat project completed at Open Door PLANO RECORD Tommy’s Gift from the United Methodist Church of Plano enhanced the quality of life of special needs and physically disabled residents from the Open Door Rehabilitation Center by building a 30-by-30-foot state-of-the-art, fully accessible backyard retreat at the residents’ home. The design of this raised deck dramatically increases the outdoor living space and accessibility for the resi-

dents, many of whom are wheelchair users, and will allow them to freely spend time outdoors in a safe and controlled environment. Builders also added a pergola, which offers a shaded area to protect the residents from the sun. “Tommy’s Gift is proud to help these residents and bring them more independence and joy and let them know that they are cared for and supported by the community,” said a news release from the group.

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The American Legion Riders from Sandwich Post 181 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the Sandwich VFW (713 S. Main St. in Sandwich).

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PLANO POLICE REPORTS Domestic battery charge Plano police arrested Alberto Ojedo-Cortes, 40, of the 4100 block of Dillon Street, Plano, at his residence April 20 at 12:14 a.m. while responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. Police said they made contact with both parties involved in the altercation and placed Ojedo-Cortes under arrest on a charge of domestic battery. Police said Ojedo-Cortes

Facing theft charge Plano police arrested Thomas Frenden, 29, of the 9000 block of South 53rd Avenue, Oak Lawn, on a charge of theft at a business in the 400 block of West South Street April 21 at 9:26 p.m.

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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Sheriff’s deputy among injured in three-vehicle crash A Kendall County sheriff’s deputy and two motorists were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Eldamain Road north of Schaefer Road in Little Rock Township April 19 at 5:35 p.m. Police said the accident occurred as Deputy Robyn Williams was out of her squad car checking on an unoccupied vehicle that was in a ditch near the road. According to police, a vehicle driven by Shelby Zimmerman, 25, of the 200 block of Sheridan Road, Sheridan, went out of control and struck another vehicle that was driven by Frederick M. Moore, 36, of the 100 block of Pamela Drive, Bolingbrook. Zimmerman’s vehicle then hit the vehicle that was in the ditch. Deputy Williams was injured while trying to avoid being struck by Zimmerman’s vehicle. Moore and Williams were both transported to an area hospital, while Zimmerman was cited for driving too fast for conditions and not having a valid registration. Police said Eldamain Road was shut down for approximately two hours following the crash.

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lice said Greaves was charged with driving under the influence. He was transported to the county jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Ring reported stolen County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the theft of a diamond engagement ring from a residence in the 100 block of Kevin Lane in Oswego Township sometime between April 15 and April 18. Property damage reported County sheriff’s deputies took a report of criminal trespass and property damage at a residence in the 8600 block of Galena Road in Bristol Township April 23. Police said someone attempted to break into a pole barn on the property. No property was taken, but damage to the building was estimated at $100, police said.

Ticketed in crash County sheriff’s deputies ticketed Edward Gardner, 19, of the 400 block of Windsor Drive, Oswego, after the vehicle he was driving in the 3100 block of Collins Road in Domestic battery charges Oswego Township left the road and struck County sheriff’s deputies arrested Kyle An- a ditch embankment April 22 at 2:30 p.m. thony Rhoden, 23, of the 0-100 block of InPolice said Gardner sustained minor injuries gleshire Road in Boulder Hill April 23 at 9:37 in the crash. He was ticketed for failure to a.m. on a charge of domestic battery. Police reduce speed to avoid an accident and drivsaid they were summoned to Ingleshire ing an uninsured motor vehicle, according Road on a report of two males fighting in the to police. street. Police said they arrested Rhoden on three counts of domestic battery, with two Protection order violation counts involving a female victim and the County sheriff’s deputies arrested Zackary third count involving a male victim. Police Aaron Cherry, 24, address unknown, on a said Rhoden was transported to the county charge of violation of an order of protection jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. April 22 at 3:33 p.m. at a residence in the 7000 block of Old Grove Road in NaAuSay Warrant arrest Township. County sheriff’s deputies arrested Luco Timothy Pavone, 39, of the 200 block of East Warrant arrest Steward Street, Plano, April 23 at 4:01 p.m. County sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephon in the 15000 block of Griswold Springs Road, Reese Wesby, 55, of the 100 block of North Little Rock Township, on a Kendall County Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora, April 23 at 8:51 warrant for failure to appear in court on a a.m. at a residence in the 60th block of Coprior charge of domestic battery. dorus Road in Boulder Hill. Police said Wesby was wanted on an in-state warrant. He was DUI charge after crash taken into custody and transported to the County sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephen county jail pending court proceedings. Howard Greaves, 27, of the 200 block of Park Avenue, Sheridan, after the vehicle Respond to domestic he was driving April 22 at 9:57 p.m. in Fox County sheriff’s deputies responded to Township went through a stop sign at Fox a domestic situation at a residence in the Road and West High Point Road, crashed • Continued on page 13 through a fence and landed in a pasture. Po-

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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS 0-100 block of Brighton Way in Boulder Hill April 21 at 10:11 p.m. Police said a male and female subject both were reported to have been battered in the incident. Deputies were also told that the male subject had damaged the review mirror on the female’s vehicle. No charges were filed at the scene, according to police. Bristol man arrested County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jesse Isaac Martinez, 19, of the 0-100 block of Quincey Lane in Bristol Township April 22 at 8:28 a.m. at his residence on charges of domestic battery, criminal damage to property and resisting a police officer.

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Vehicle side-swiped Get more news on crime in Kendall A Chicago resident told county sheriff’s County at KendallCountyNow.com/ deputies that an unknown motorist sidenews/crime-and-courts. swiped his vehicle while it was parked in the lot of a business in the 200 block of Catersubject and a physical altercation ensued. pillar Drive in Oswego Township April 19. The incident is still under investigation, according to police. Motorist hurt A Plano resident, Keith Lobdell, 37, of the Warrant arrest 13000 block of Faxon Road, Plano, was inCounty sheriff’s deputies arrested Madilyn jured April 19 at 5:43 p.m. when the vehicle Rose Gorges, 18, of the 100 block of West he was driving struck a culvert in the 9300 Main Street, Yorkville, April 17 at her residblock of Millbrook Road in Fox Township, dence on an outstanding warrant. Police according to the county sheriff’s office. said Gorges was transported to the county Police said Lobdell was transported to an jail pending court proceedings. area hospital with minor injuries. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Michael Vega, 21, of the 100 block of Harbor Drive, Oswego Township, at his residence April 20 at 10:22 p.m. Police said Vega was wanted on an outstanding Kane County warrant. Respond to domestic on Rt. 71 County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a domestic battery and the theft of a debit card at a residence in the 300 block of Route 71 in Oswego Township April 17 at 1:30 p.m. Police said a female subject allegedly took a debit card from a male

Golf clubs stolen Golf clubs valued at $625 were stolen from a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 30th block of Hampton Road in Boulder Hill April 18, according to the county sheriff’s office. Police said the clubs were stolen overnight and they are investigating. Credit card fraud reported County sheriff’s deputies took an ID theft report from a resident in the 0-100 block of Ingleshire Road in Boulder Hill April 18. Police said the victim’s credit card company

notified her of suspicious charges made to her account. Police said the victim did not lose any money in the incident. Vehicle stolen; tires slashed County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an incident in which a vehicle was stolen overnight April 18 from a residence in the 0-100 block of Hillstone Road in Boulder Hill. Police said the owner of the vehicle later located it in the parking lot of the Boulder Hill Market. Police said the tires on the vehicle were slashed, but no other damage was found. ID theft reported A resident of the 0-100 block of Long Beach Road in Boulder Hill filed an identity theft report with county sheriff’s deputies April 18. Police said someone used information from one of the victim’s accounts to purchase goods. Violation of protection order County sheriff’s deputies arrested Donnal William Riley, 21, of the 0-100 block of Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill, and Ashley Louise Dilling, 19, of the 0-100 block of Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill, on charges of violation of an order of protection in the 100 block of Fernwood Road April 18 at 11:10 p.m. Police said both suspects were transported to the county jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings.

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Suspect sought County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an incident in which a male subject wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt was observed damaging a vehicle parked in the 100 block of Heathgate Road in Boulder Hill April 19 at 7:40 p.m. Police said the person fled the scene with three other males.

was found to be wanted on a Kendall County warrant and taken into custody.

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In honor of Earth Day on Saturday, representatives of the Kendall County Forest Preserve, the Forest Foundation of Kendall County and members of the 100+ Women Who Care Oswego/Montgomery/Yorkville held a volunteer work and play date in Hoover Forest Preserve near Yorkville. ABOVE: Members and friends of 100+ Women Who Care of Oswego/Montgomery/Yorkville present a check for $5,100 to the Forest Preserve District of Kendall County that will help build a children’s water play feature in the play space. Two-yearold Emmett Badgley of Oswego lets his curiosity run wild in Stephanie’s Garden during the Earth Day Garden Planting and Family Play Date.

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SPORTS PREP TRACK AND FIELD

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Plano’s Tom Wicklatz takes the handoff from teammate Ryan Jernigan during the 3,200 relay at the Plano Field of Dreams Track Invitational on Saturday. Plano won the event in a time of 8:52.56.

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Short-handed Reaper boys win Field of Dreams Invitational; girls third By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com In track, teams can never have too much depth. Plano’s proved useful last weekend. The Reapers were missing almost half their girls team for their Field of Dreams Invitational, including top sprinter Brielle Tucker. On the boys side, top runners Israel Adeoti and Mauricio Perez still are working their way back from injury. “We kind of had one hand tied be-

hind our back,” Plano coach Brad Kunz said. The Reapers’ depth, though, paid dividends. Plano won the boys portion of the meet with 146 points, just outdistancing Aurora Central Catholic (131) and Lisle (116). The girls, with 105 points, took third behind Westmont (125) and Aurora Central Catholic (123). “It’s tough, but we survived,” Kunz said. “We had some people really step up. We are continuing to develop our depth and get these freshmen and sophomores who are going to be great some

experience. It worked out well.” Plano was strong in the relays. The boys won the 1,600 relay, the team of Michael Marshall, Ryan Jernigan, Kevin Dixon and Sebastian Esparza running in 3:32.38, and the 3,200 relay team of Marshall, Jernigan, Tom Wicklatz and Esparza won in 8:52.56. The Reapers took second in the 800 relay (1:36.23) and third in the 400 relay (45.47). “It was Michael’s first time running the 4x8, and he did great,” Kunz said. “Michael’s been injured but these last

two meets at Seneca and Plano he’s been back to himself.” Jernigan and Esparza took second and third, respectively, in the 400 in 52.33 and 52.95. “We are really blessed to have the distance and middle distance group that we have,” Kunz said. “Ryan normally runs the 800; we put him in the 400 and he did a great job for us. It’s fun to watch those two guys run.” Plano was led in the field events by

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Foxes’ junior strikes out 10 in 1st start, homers in 3 straight games By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com

Ty Liaromatis Yorkville junior

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Yorkville starting pitcher Ty Liaromatis delivers a pitch during last year’s regional game. Liaromatis struck out 10 over six shutout innings in his first start this spring. last year, and started the Foxes’ regional game, his bat has made big strides since then. He’s hitting .447 with a team-best 1.245 OPS (on-base plus slugging), five doubles, 19 RBIs and six multiple hit games. “He had a really good summer, saw the ball well and I think that gave him confidence,” Luken said. “He’s exceeded our expectations in terms of offensive production.” Liaromatis admitted that

he put too much pressure on himself at the plate last year. He didn’t feel comfortable in the batter’s box, didn’t trust his hands and wasn’t selective enough. Since then he’s worked with his dad on his swing, had some sessions with his hitting instructor and made a few tweaks to his approach. He now rests his bat on his shoulder until the pitcher delivers, and his leg kick is much quicker. “The high leg kick threw

off my timing,” Liaromatis said. “I changed my stance and load, and I’m much more comfortable.” His strength is no secret. “Ty’s completely dedicated himself to getting bigger and stronger,” Luken said. “He’s changed his body the last couple years, is a much bigger kid. From that standpoint, you tip your cap. You see the results of his labor. “If he connects, the ball is going to go.” Liaromatis’ return to starting makes Yorkville’s rotation that much deeper. Liaromatis, who posted the lowest earned run average among conference pitchers last year, was expected to make his second start against Morris. “We don’t want to throw him to the wolves, but at the same time we know he’s capable,” Luken said. “He’s composed on the mound, he can throw three pitches for strikes and he wants the ball. He’s a competitor. I know it was eating at him to not help the team starting. The way he’s handled himself over the last month and worked his way back, it’s great to see.”

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To Ty Liaromatis, starting was relief. The Yorkville junior was projected to pick up where he left off last spring, atop the Foxes’ rotation. A strained tendon in his elbow, though, put those plans on hold. He was limited to three innings in two relief appearances over the first month of the season. Liaromatis looked every bit the ace in his first start back. He struck out 10 batters over six shutout innings, allowing just three hits, with zero walks, to lead Yorkville to a 4-0 win over DeKalb and series sweep last Thursday. “It honestly felt amazing,” Liaromatis said. “[Yorkville] coach [Scott] Luken approached me about starting, and he gave me the night before to prepare. It felt like I was myself again.” It was the cherry on top of a big week on the diamond for Liaromatis. At the plate he homered in three consecutive games, and drove in eight runs as part of a six-game Yorkville winning streak. For his efforts with the bat and arm, Ty Liaromatis is the Record Athlete of the Week. “It was great to have him back in a starting role,” Luken said. “We knew he would be

one of our top pitchers. I’m sure it was frustrating for him the first couple weeks.” Liaromatis feels no pain in his elbow now, which is itself a relief. The genesis of his injury started in the weight room, where he hit it hard right after football season and he believes worked out the wrong muscles. His shoulders tightened, and it put more strain on his elbow. Liaromatis felt soreness throwing a bullpen in open gym, but felt good after taking two weeks off. He advanced to a 50-pitch bullpen, but there felt a sharp pain in his elbow. A doctor sent him to physical therapy to loosen up the shoulder, and he didn’t do much throwing over the next three to four weeks. The first couple games he was a designated hitter, and has played mostly outfield as the arm strength was built back up. “I threw 64 pitches last week and it felt good, no pain,” Liaromatis said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do next.” Liaromatis added football to his athletic plate in eighth grade, but baseball was always his first love. His dad, Jason, played in high school and college, and now coaches Ty’s little brother on the U-13 Yorkville Fury. While Liaromatis was a fixture in Yorkville’s rotation

“I threw 64 pitches last week and it felt good, no pain. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do next.”

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Continued from page 16 Andrew Basden, who cleared 11 feet, 6 inches to win the pole vault. On the girls side, Raven Russell made a strong debut in the 200-meter dash with a win in 29.58 seconds. “First time she’s run the 200 in her life. She didn’t even use blocks,” Kunz said. “She usually runs the 800. She wanted to try the 200 out and she did really well.”

Plano’s Alyssa Smith, Jazreil Hill, Daisy Mendoza and Alyssa Dolan won the 400 relay in 52.99 seconds. Dolan, a sophomore, took second in the 100 hurdles (17.64) and third in the 300 hurdles (53.45). In other highlights, Mendoza (14.02) and Smith (14.21) were second and third, respectively, in the 100 and Hill cleared 4-10 for second in the high jump. Both teams will be at the Interstate Eight Conference meet at Seneca on May 4.

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Plano 6, Westmont 4: Kaylee Read struck out 12 and went 3-for-3 with a double and home run to pace the Reapers (8-14, 2-7 Interstate Eight) on April 24. Kayte Thwaites and Aubrey Flodstrom each had two hits.

Westmont 2, Plano 1 (9 innings):

Thwaites, Flodstrom and Bri Lupa had Plano’s three hits on April 25. On the mound, Lupa struck out 14 and scattered eight hits and three walks, allowing zero earned runs. Westmont scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie it and another in the ninth for the walk-off win. Herscher 12, Plano 1: Lexi Tisberger and Hannah Hupe each had doubles for Plano on April 21. Plano 10, Newark 0: Lupa threw a no-hitter and doubled, and Ashley Mar-

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Plano 1, Harvest Christian 0: Bradi

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Plano baseball coach John Parpet preaches the value of first-pitch strikes to his pitchers. Carlos Martinez is the mold. Martinez, the Reapers’ senior ace, has reached 85 percent first-pitch strikes. Sophomore Bryson Schmidt hit close to 65 percent in his Tuesday start against Westmont. “We’re trying to get that to rub off on our young pitchers, to take a look at where we are with first-pitch strikes,” Parpet said. “They’ve bought in. Our pitching has been lights out lately.” Indeed, that is the case. Martinez earned a 10-6 win over Westmont on Monday, hardly indicative of how well he pitched. Martinez allowed zero earned runs over six innings, striking out five. Will Benson went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, Danny Nunez 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Tyler Ward and Alec Tisberger 2-for-3.

Ward struck out five over six innings on April 21 at Herscher, but the Tigers scored three runs in the seventh to walk off with a 5-4 win. Ethan Kee went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the loss. On Tuesday, Schmidt allowed just one earned run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts, but the Reapers (9-13, 5-4 Interstate Eight) were no-hit 2-0 by Westmont sophomore Alex Marotta. “What a pitchers’ duel,” Parpet said. “That was old school two sophomore phenom pitchers. Each guy was going out throwing well. They got the best of us, but that’s the best Bryson has pitched for us.” The Reapers resume conference play Thursday at Wilmington, then get the weekend off for prom before starting a home-and-home with Sandwich next Monday. “Our pitching has been lights out lately and our defense has been amazing,” Parpet said. “We’re doing a lot of good things; our bats have just cooled off a bit. We just have to wait for the bats to get going a little bit.”

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