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Village Board approves five-year contract with Republic Services On Oct. 23, Village President Frank DeSimone and the Bensenville Village Trustees approved a five-year refuse service agreement with Republic Services. This new agreement will lower monthly payments by $1.24 or 5.01%.

The Village has re-negotiated a new contract with Republic Services, which will continue their services at a reduced rate.

China, who previously processed recycling for most companies in the U.S., has made significant changes in their refuse and recycling policies. Because of these changes, there will be a $0.25 fee per month, which can be rebated back if the recycling is net $0 or positive. With the new fee, the price will be $23.53, which is a $1.24 reduction in monthly bills.

Senior households will continue to receive a 15% discount on the regular garbage rate of $23.53. The senior rate for refuse and recycling will be $20.00 per month. The annual increase will be 3% each year beginning in 2020.

“This is a win for Bensenville residents,” said Village President Frank DeSimone. “While most of the surrounding communities will see an increase in their monthly refuse services, Bensenville residents will see a reduction of $1.24 a month because of the great negotiating done by Bensenville staff.”

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Bensenville company launches new website A technical project management company located in Bensenville known as CPT Network Solutions recently launched a new website.

Company officials said the new site has been streamlined to enhance the user’s experience with a “fresh, modern look and user-friendly features.” It highlights CPT’s national services like point-of-sale systems, wireless services, voice-data-video, electrical systems, low voltage services, technology deployments and maintenance services.

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innovative ways to … tell our story,” said CEO Tom Chesna. “After careful consideration, we decided it was time to revamp our website.”

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and manages technology for growing companies in retail, hospitality, healthcare and financial fields across the country. CPT has been named to the Inc. 5000 list twice and to the

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Following is a list of people who 1-28-19. have filed to appear on the ballot of Village of Bensenville the upcoming April 2, 2019 ConVillage Trustee (vote for 3): solidated General Election. This Rosa M. Carmona information was obtained from the Nicholas R. Panicola, Jr DuPage Election Commission. This Marie T. Frey list was labeled “Unofficial” as of Park Commissioner (vote for 2):

Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty.

CPT Network Solutions is located at 1062 W. South Thorndale Ave. in Bensenville. To see the new website, visit cptnetworks.com.

Richard “Rich” Johnson Gregory “Greg” Linder Library Trustee (vote for 3): Tina Lux Mandi Zalewski

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GOP lawmakers seek to stop ‘revolving door,’ pension payouts

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With increased state and national attention on ethics in politics, a pair of Republican lawmakers filed separate bills last week to add their own reforms to the mix.

One would restrict former lawmakers from quickly becoming lobbyists. The other would eliminate pensions for new lawmakers after 2020. Both, however, are unlikely to make it out of committee.

Introduced by State Rep. Margo McDermed of Mokena, House Bill 879 would ban lawmakers from registering as a lobbyist, or receiving or making payments as a lobbyist, for one year or the remainder of their term—whichever is longer.

“The people who spend time [in Springfield] tend to stay here,” McDermed said. “Is one year enough to break the relationships? Maybe. It’s certainly better than one minute.”

Alisa Kaplan, policy director for Chicago-based Reform for Illinois, agreed with McDermed that any amount of time is better than none.

Kaplan also outlined the main concern that comes with lawmakers quickly becoming lobbyists.

“The risk is that the legislator will pay more attention to a potential employer [a lobbying firm] than they will to their constituents,” Kaplan said. “You don’t want representatives to be supporting legislation that they think might get them the cushiest job when they leave.”

McDermed cited the recent example of former state Rep. Lou Lang, a Democratic leader from Skokie who resigned from office days before he was sworn in for a new term. Lang, who served for more than three decades, is now a lobbyist at Advantage Government Strategies based in Chicago.

He could not be reached for comment for this story.

But he is not the only state lawmaker in recent years to pivot quickly from politician to lobbyist.

According to McDermed, others include Matt Murphy, a high-ranking Republican senator of 10 years who resigned in August 2016 to become a contract lobbyist; former GOP Rep. Ed Sullivan, who in 2016 opted to start his own lobbying firm instead of seeking another term; Democratic Rep. Brandon Phelps, who resigned in September 2017 to lobby for the secretary of state’s office; and Democrat John Bradley, who quickly turned to lobbying for a tax credit program he helped craft while in office after losing a bid for reelection.

The so-called “revolving door” issue of lawmakers-turned-lobbyists has come up before, and not just from Republicans. In 2017, Democratic Sen. Heather Steans introduced a similar bill, with an additional clause that banned lawmakers from negotiating for future lobbying employment during their term.

“Elected officials and state employees should not be able to imme-

diately translate relationships built on state time into lobbying connections upon leaving public service,” Steans said in a news release at the time.

That bill did not make it out of committee. This bill likely will not, either.

“What I think will happen is that it will just never get out of rules committee,” McDermed said.

Meanwhile, GOP Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills is proposing an end to lawmaker pensions for new members after Nov. 3, 2020.

“We should lead by example,” McSweeney said. “Having a pension long-term shouldn’t be part of what the job description is.”

In fiscal year 2018, the General Assembly Retirement System paid out $23.2 million in benefits to participating lawmakers, which is far and away the smallest obligation of the state’s five pension systems.

But McSweeney said the move is not just symbolic. As for the four other state pension systems, he favors reform.

“The big issue is the 3 percent compounded annual increases,”

he said. “We need to get to a point where we’re adjusting those at half the rate of inflation.”

That would require a constitutional amendment, which needs a large threshold of approval from the General Assembly and Illinois voters to be successful. It would also draw much opposition from unions, McSweeney said.

Neither McSweeney’s nor McDermed’s recent legislation has been assigned to committee yet. Part of the holdup is that Republican lawmakers have not been assigned to committees, according to McSweeney.

Dare to Dream Conference empowers Latina middle school girls

The 11th annual Dare to Dream Conference, geared towards preparing young Latinas to further their education, was held at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on Jan. 26. Despite the bitter cold, we had 278 girls and 232 mothers/parents/mentors in attendance from schools representing DuPage County, Suburban Cook County, and one from Iowa. The students heard Latina role models speak of their careers and how they dealt with obstacles to achieve their dream of a better life through higher education. They also attended student life panels where they heard from Lati-

na high school panelists and college panelists on their challenges and achievements as well as moments of perseverance. There was also a separate program for moms.

Almost 25 schools attended including: Blackhawk Middle School, Chippewa Middle School, Churchville Middle School, Indian Trail Junior High, and Wood Dale Junior High.

Conference highlights Highlights of the conference were Lombard Deputy Chief Cyndy Velazquez’s keynote speech on motivation to pursue a career and Dr. Eiliana Silva’s topic on Suicide Preven-

tion. The Moms’ program speakers were Diana Diaz-Espindola – Effects of Negative Communication; Teresita Marsal-Avila – Immigration; Elizabeth Gómez de la Casa – Financial Assistance; and Laura Pineiro, M.D. – Women’s Health.

At the end of the program, the Mothers/Parent and daughters created and exchanged a letter on how they will help each other to achieve their dreams and the emotions that each expressed were priceless. Girls who attended will also receive a personalized certificate from State Representative Kathleen Willis for their participation.

District 88 holds legislative roundtable discussion On Jan. 25, District 88 held a panel session with DuPage County school board members and administrators featuring several newly elected or re-elected officials.

Participants included State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, (48th District); State Rep. Michelle Muss-

man (56th); State Rep. Diane Pappas (45th); State Rep. Karina Villa (49th); State Rep. Kathleen Willis (77th); and DuPage Regional Office of Education Regional Superintendent Dr. Darlene Ruscitti. The meeting was an opportunity for DuPage County education leaders

to meet and speak with legislators who were recently re-elected or newly elected.

The event was hosted by Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) DuPage Division, Illinois Principals Association (IPA) DuPage Region, Legislative Edu-

[left photo]: On Jan. 25, local legislators participated in a panel session at District 88 with DuPage County school board members and administrators. They are (back row, from left): State Rep. Michelle Mussman (56th District), State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (48th), State Rep. Kathleen Willis (77th); (front row): State Rep. Karina Villa (49th District) and State Rep. Diane Pappas (45th District). [middle photo]: District 88 Superin-

cation Network of DuPage (LEND) and DuPage Regional Office of Education and took place at the District 88 Administrative Office.

LEND Executive Director Peg Agnos welcomed everyone, and the panel participants introduced themselves and shared the areas

in which they plan to focus while in office. A question-and-answer session then took place, and topics included school safety initiatives, amortization of debt, pension reform, flexibility with school hours and the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act.

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tendent Dr. Scott Helton (right) greets Addison Trail alumni (from left) Jay Irvin, District 88 Board Vice President, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (77th), District 204 Board President Michael Raczak, and State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (48th) at the Jan. 25 meeting. [right photo]: Peg Agnos, Executive Director of Legislative Education Network of DuPage (LEND), introduces the panel on Jan. 25.

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Wood Dale expands special events for 2019 Wood Dale City Council recently approved plans to move forward with multiple new special events for the 2019 season. For the past several years, there has been a strong desire within the community to expand special event offerings in Wood Dale.

These added events, now in the early planning stages, include a Cruise Night series to be held select Monday evenings throughout the summer on Commercial Street near City Hall, as well as a Sounds of Summer concert series. That series will take place on certain Friday nights in the green space at Wood Dale Rd. and Commercial St. The always-popular Prairie Fest in July will also grow this year with the addition of a judged car show on Friday night.

“We’re all very excited to provide these events,” said Marketing & Special Events Manager Grant Paplauskas. “We’ve seen how the community responds to Prairie Fest, as well as how it brings business into Wood Dale, and we’re looking forward to adding even more fun opportunities for both residents and visitors to enjoy.”

Also planned later in the year is the return of the incredibly popular “Trunk or Treat” event, initiated in 2018, in which the City partnered with Wood Dale School District #7 to provide activities and a safe place for children to trick-or-treat.

The event saw more than 1500 participants and several Wood Dale businesses took part in decorating vehicles, handing out candy and

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Pictured here are Mike and Joe performing at Wood Dale’s annual Prairie Fest in July 2018. Summer planning has already begun for the 2019 season and will include new events like Cruise Night and a concert series.

interacting with community members.

“It was an amazing turnout,” said Paplauskas. “We planned on about 500 children for the whole day, and ended up seeing that many in the first half hour alone.”

The Bensenville Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons who are charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the victim’s privacy. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are School District 100 (Fenton): considered innocent unless proven Board Member (vote for 1): To Serve An Unexpired 2 Year guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

Term: Paul Wedemann Jan. 30, 10:54 a.m. in the 1100 Penelope R. Rhodes block of S. York Road, Danny L. Board Member (vote for 3): Sander, 36, of Hillside, was arTo Serve A Full 4 Year Term: rested for several failure to appear Kittipon Tingpalpong warrants and is also under investiLeonel T. Figueroa gation for identity theft and fraud.

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Resident named to Dayton Dean’s List The University of Dayton honored Bensenville resident Max Eichhorn for making the fall 2018 dean’s list for achieving a minimum 3.5 GPA for the semester.

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Jan. 29, 1:40 p.m. in the 200 block of S. Center St., a complainant reported that while scraping ice off his vehicle, a subject pointed a handgun at the complainant. This case is under investigation. BV19001315.

Jan. 29, 2:13 p.m. in the 100 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported that her credit card was used in Bensenville after it was reported lost in Chicago. This case is under investigation. BV19001319.

Jan. 29, 7:38 p.m. in the 400 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported that a subject left the store without paying for items displayed for sale. This case is under investigation. BV19001346.

Jan. 29, 2:37 a.m. near Grove Avenue and Henderson Street, Ulyses Benitez, 20, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

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Jan. 28, 3:53 p.m. in the 300 block of E. Green St., a 25-yearold Addison man turned himself in on a warrant for domestic battery.

BV19001231 Jan. 27, 11:16 p.m. in the 300 block of E Green St., a juvenile had sent nude pictures to an unknown subject.

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der investigation. BV19001228 Jan. 26, 2:51 p.m. in the 900 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported that an unknown subjected entered into his locked apartment and took guns, tool and a speaker. This case is under investigation. BV1900118 Jan. 26, 4:12 p.m. in the 100 block of E. George St., a complainant reported that an unknown subject took his front and back license plates of off his vehicle. This case is under investigation. BV19001189 Jan. 24, 3:28 a.m. near E. Green St. and Marion Court, Jesus Benitez, Jr., 21, was cited for possession of cannabis. BV19001052.

Jan. 23, 9:02 a.m. near E. Red Oak St. and S. York Road, Isaiah C. Zeigler, 22, of Chicago, was cited for possession of cannabis.

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Jan. 23, 6:52 p.m. in the 700 block of E. Grand Ave., a complainant reported that she received a fraud alert from her bank and found her debit card to be missing. This case is under investigation. BV19001036.

Jan. 23, 11:32 p.m. near E. Green St. and S. York Road, Jose Auturo Quintero, 45, was arrested on two Bensenville warrants for retail theft.

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In 2018, there was a great increase in attendance at the City’s special events. In fact, more than triple the number of participants attended the Public Works Open House, Bike With A Cop, and Police Night Out in addition to a larg-

at Monmouth College for the Fall 2018 semester. She is a member of the Class of 2019 and a biochemistry major. Laura is the daughter of Victorino and Maria G. Sanchez of Bensenville.

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Addison Jan. 31 A 26-year-old Addison woman was charged with domestic battery at around 2:10 p.m. Police said the suspect pushed the victim, put her hand around the victim’s neck and punched the victim in the face.

Jan. 29 Police said Prateek N. Srivastava, 32, of Lombard, had an original warrant out of the Kane County Sheriff’s Department for disorderly conduct and making a false 9-1-1

Jan. 24 Martin Jarillo-Sanchez, 35, of Maywood, was charged with transportation of open alcohol by the driver, no valid driver’s license and driving without a registration light near North and Villa at around 1:15 a.m.

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Jan. 27 Police said a 35-year-old Addison man had two failure to appear warrants out of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Department—one for domestic battery and the second for driving while license revoked near Addison and Palmer at around 9:48 Jan. 23 p.m. He was additionally cited for A 46-year-old Lombard woman driving while license revoked. was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 300 block of W. Jan. 26 St. Charles at around 8:07 p.m.

Police said Martin Silva, 23, of Addison, had a failure to appear Jan. 22 warrant out of the DuPage County A 28-year-old Villa Park man was Sheriff’s Department for residential charged with two counts of domesburglary in the 700 block of E. Lake tic battery, resisting and unlawful at around 12:46 a.m. use of a weapon in the 500 block of W. Division at around 1:28 p.m.

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Raul R. Valencia, 51, of Addison, was charged with aggravated driving while license revoked, tinted windows and obstructed windshield near St. Charles and Ardmore at around 1:32 p.m.

A 36-year-old man from Las Vegas, Nev., was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 300 block of E. Roosevelt at around 10:01 p.m.

Jan. 17 Theft was reported at a local store at around 4:30 p.m. Police said an unknown suspect stole a cell phone that was inadvertently left on the checkout counter.

Jan. 8 Marcin M. Grobelny, 30, of Park Ridge, was charged with aggravated assault, resisting and disobeying a traffic control device near North and Ridgeland at around 9:35 a.m.

Dec. 18 Lasheila M. Saffold, 27, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at a local store at around 12:48 a.m.

Sept. 3, 2018 Jan. 19 Alicia D. Washington, 21, of Retail theft was reported at a local store at around 6:45 p.m. Police said Plainfield, was charged with theft at unknown suspects removed items a local store on the above date.

Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage

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Regional rollout Mark Grant, Illinois director of the National Foundation of Indepen-

dent Business, favored a regional rollout of the minimum wage similar to what the New York and Oregon Legislatures have enacted.

In New York, there is a higher wage for workers in New York City than upstate New York and the rest of the state. The bill also has different wages for large and small employers – those with more than 10 employees, and those with 10 or fewer.

In Oregon, the rate is higher in the Portland metropolitan area and lower in non-urban counties.

Lightford said a regional rollout has been discussed, but she questioned the constitutionality of it and said it would further divide Illinois counties along economic lines.

State Sen. Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) also asked about a geographic approach and noted that the cost of living is much more expensive in suburban Kendall County than it is in Springfield.

“You bring up something so valid in that no one on minimum wage would be able to live in Kendall County,” Lightford said. “You create a divide between poverty. Those who work and can live in Kendall County and those who work and will never be able to live in Kendall County.”

While labor advocates said the money generated from a minimum wage increase would go back into the economy, Grant said the bill would cause businesses to close, costing almost 100,000 jobs for the lower wage workers the bill is designed to help.

State Sen. Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) asked how many businesses left the state from 2006 to 2010 when the last minimum wage increase occurred, and Grant did not have an answer.

“So you’re making a broad statement, but yet you can’t give me any statistical facts that any businesses

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Fun at Fullerton’s Family Tech Night

Fullerton School held a Family 24. Parents had the opportunity to tion on Internet safety as well as the Tech Night event on Thursday, Jan. attend a session that shared informa- Sangha® and Seesaw® apps that are being used for increased communication between home and school.

The sessions were offered in both English and Spanish.

While their parents were learning, the students enjoyed visiting stations such as QR Codes Games, Ozobot Races, Coding Dance Party, and Trivia with Plickers, where they had a chance to create and experiment with technology.

In spite of the frigid weather, the Family Tech Night drew a good crowd. Each family that attended received a set of earbuds and 12 lucky students--two from each grade level--won Ozobot robots to take home.

Addison School District 4 Superintendent John Langton takes a picture with Fullerton students at the Selfie Station on Family Tech Night held at the school on Thursday, Jan. 24.

One of the stations allowed students and their mothers take part in a Coding Dance Party. From the looks of their faces, moms and kids alike enjoyed themselves.

A Fullerton student and his father watching the Ozobot follow the path that the student had designed using color codes to control the tiny robot’s movement. It was all part of Family Tech Night held at Fullerton School on Jan. 24.

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Slices of life

Parenthood, the future wouldn’t exist without it

In my opinion

My husband and I did it. Many of us did. We jumped into the deep end and never looked back.

By Just keep swimming. We did. Lap JILL after lap. From low tide to high.

PERTLER Contributor Now we find ourselves not in the water but poolside, beachside.

Watching, and this time around it’s different because it isn’t us swimming upstream. This time we serve as invented since I was in the baby witnesses to the action. Sometimes, business. I’ve recently learned about this new role feels even more intense the importance of things like boppies than living it out personally. and white noise machines; sensory Of course it isn’t. But we are balls and books; weighted sleepers, reliving the past and wondering just smart socks and a product aptly how the heck we did it. We aren’t named the SnotSucker. I kid you snot. super heroes or superhuman, but There’s one thing that hasn’t somehow we eked it out. changed much: diapers. Babies still Now our daughter and her husband fill theirs with the most appealing are doing the same. Doing what so of substances. They are messy little many of us have been doing since the beings, and I’m not just talking about beginning of time. Adam and Eve had lunchtime. their Cain and Abel. Lucy and Desi When my daughter and her hubby had Desi and Lucie. Lois and Peter aren’t tracking baby’s poop progress have baby Stewie. Carol and Mike on a handy baby cell phone app they Brady had a whole bunch. are doing what compelled my actions Parenthood. The future wouldn’t and consumed my every waking Marlena and Don). I used to love Soap exist without it. moment for at least 21 of the last 27 Opera Digest and TV Guide. I used to But it is hard, sometimes. Oh, lots years: pursuing the elusive state of love candy bars. I used to love dying of times it is hard. And I’m reliving sleep. my hair. (L’oreal 5RB). I used to love it just a bit through my daughter and Oh, the treasured eight consecutive big rollercoaster parks. son-in-law. hours of a good night’s sleep that Our loves change as we age, ‘tis First a caveat: she and her husband you don’t value until it is no more. normal and good. There may come a are infinitely glad for the privilege Beautiful baby granddaughter is day when I do not love pizza. I doubt it. to be parents. They wouldn’t give teething (we suspect) and getting up a If I can choose a way to die (first it up for the world. Neither would few times in the middle of the night. would be to go in my sleep), I will I. This grand parenting gig is pretty Despite the teething medication she’s have just finished a lovely meal of sweet. Our gorgeous granddaughter is probably in pain. She’s rather be pizza and home-baked cookies. I settle beyond sweet. sleeping peacefully. We all understand in to a comfy spot (not an apple tree) Still, it is a 24/7 job and I don’t that. She doesn’t want to cry out in the with book in hand, soft music playing. think anything can ever prepare middle of the night.

And I just clunk over. Hopefully after I you for that. Is it worth the 24/7 But she is tiny, and helpless, and finished my book. commitments? Undoubtedly and when she wakes up in pain the only We do not get to orchestrate such unequivocally, without hesitation, one resource she has is her lungs. The only things, so for now, I will make a point hundred percent yes, yes and yes! language she has is crying. The only to enjoy my loves while I can. My But babies come with just a small comfort she has is her parents. Well, loves are simple things. What about amount of baggage, and I mean that that and the weighted sleeper and yours? Have you identified them? in the literal sense. When the young white noise machine.

Incorporated them into your life? family comes to visit us, they require And the boppy, let’s not forget the If not now, when? a travel trailer to haul all the gear boppy.

We’re all going to clunk over needed to clothe, diaper, occupy, Jill Pertler is an award-winning someday. Make this the year you nurture, feed and otherwise keep syndicated columnist, published experience more of what you love. a baby alive and happy for the playwright, author and member of Come on over. I’m making cookies. afternoon. I was kidding about the the National Society of Newspaper And maybe we’ll order a pizza. travel trailer part, but you get my gist. Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow Kelly thanks you for the well wishes Numerous inventions have been the Slices of Life page on Facebook. regarding her Barnes & Noble day!

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Experience more of what you love

I love trees. I had an apple tree in my backyard growing up, a low spreadout kind of tree. Big thick branches came together to form a seat with back support where I nestled in with a book and could read comfortably.

What do you love? I love trees, majestic trees, a glorious grove of pines. I love the border of evergreens in my current yard waving in the wind.

I love natural places, the great outdoors. I love a walk in the woods, I love cliffs overlooking the lake, I love mountains. Not craggy rocky severelooking mountains, green lush ones, like in Vermont and New Hampshire.

And I love Wisconsin and rolling hills.

I also love wide-open spaces where I can see the stars in the sky.

I love pretty places, as in Paris and other locales with amazing architectural beauty. Ah, beauty, that’s what I love, be it a building, a bird, or a brooch.

I love pizza. I don’t eat it as often as I used to (8 days in a row is my record), but when I do, that first bite is taste bud heaven. Certain home-baked cookies are old loves too. Again, I partake much less, but the enjoyment is still sublime.

I love books. Stories that take me away and books that help me go deeper within to find the truth in me. I am like Thomas Jefferson, “I cannot live without books.”

I love music. I often play music

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when I write. We always have dinner music and we dance in the kitchen.

We go to concerts and musicals. Live music touches my soul.

I love exploring and discovering, when we travel some of the greatest thrills are stumbling onto unplanned delights. It’s good to have a general plan of where to go and what to take in, and it’s sheer joy to find a quaint town off the beaten path.

I love quaint.

I love history.

I love true stories. I love inspiration.

I love love. Watching strangers’ proposals or weddings or airport reunions makes me feel mushy goodness.

There are some things that I used to love that I no longer do. Dr. Pepper or any caffeine soda; gum, even my beloved Trident White, and storebought packaged cookies. Those three were my main food groups for years.

I used to love loud crowded bars.

I used to love soap operas, with characters like Cliff and Nina, and Marlena and Roman (even before that,

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during the last minimum wage increase left the state or closed shop?”

Grant responded that over the past decade, many businesses have left Illinois for “a variety of reasons.”

“The businesses that told me they would leave in 2003 were the same businesses that told me in 2006 that they would leave, who were the same businesses in 2010 who told me that they would leave,” Lightford said. “I have not been given any data at any point that told me that businesses shut down because of a minimum wage increase.”

State Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) floated the idea of having a statewide minimum wage with regional opportunities for tax breaks for employers.

Medicare, and Most Insurances!

Medicaid reimbursement While Kelly and the SEIU advocated for the need for health care workers to be paid more, Pat Comstock, executive director of the Healthcare Council of Illinois, a health care facility advocacy group, said the state’s Medicaid reimbursement rate makes doing so difficult.

She said Illinois reimburses Medicaid-funded nursing homes at a rate of $55,000 per person annually, while it costs closer to $70,000 to care for a patient. That number makes Illinois 49th in nursing home reimbursement rates. Several homes have closed recently because of this, she said.

“Right now, the crisis that we have been talking to you about is happening,” she said.

“We want to pay whatever the state of Illinois decides that we should be paying our workers. But there’s no more room in our system to do this without help from the state of Illinois in our Medicaid wages.”

Comstock said the Healthcare Council would introduce a bill or work with Lightford to increase the reimbursement rate along with minimum wage increases.

Tipped workers Shirley Holden, a Chicagoan who works in the service industry, testified to the “instability” and “constant stress and anxiety” she has felt in her 20 years as a worker whose pay is based on tips.

State law requires employers to pay 60 percent of the $8.25 minimum wage, with the other 40 percent made up of tip money. That equals a minimum wage of $4.95 paid by employers, an obligation that would increase if the other 40 percent of the $8.25 is not met by tip income.

Holden said despite the tip minimum wage, wage theft is a problem in the service industry. Noonan, the IRA lobbyist, said there are a few bad actors and the industry was committed to exploring options to hold them accountable.

Lightford added that strengthening labor laws for tipped workers would be on the agenda as discussions progress as well.

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Addison Trail-Willowbrook boys swimming team third at conference Burns wins two individual events

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Addison Trail-Willowbrook boys swimming program had a fine showing at this past weekend’s West Suburban Conference Gold Division meets held at Hinsdale South in Darien.

The AT-Willowbrook varsity finished third, while the frosh-soph team took second.

“We did well,” said AT-Willowbrook coach Neil Wahlgren. “The guys put together a great meet overall. We took third on the varsity, but that only was by five points. We were close to getting into the top two. Our frosh-soph was second overall and did really well. We saw major drops (in time) on all levels.

At the frosh-soph level, we took first in the majority of the events. It was cool to see these young guys stepping up and finishing their taper and finishing their season strong. It also showed us

what the future will look like.”

At the varsity level, Jack Burns took first in the 50 and 100 freestyle events and was part of two second place finishes for AT-Willowbrook’s three relays..

Burns, Evan Zimmerman, Aidan Nichols and Marco Chaidez took second in the 200 medley relay. “Each guy dropped time in the medley,” said Wahlgren.

Zimmerman also won the backstroke and took second in the 50 free.

Wahlgren pointed out AT-Willowbrook enjoyed a clean sweep in the 50 free. Ray Brisbois won the JV 50, while Cole McGinnis took first at the frosh-soph level and Burns won the varsity 50 with Zimmerman in second place.

Burns, Zimmerman, Eric Hoda and Chaidez were second in the 200 free relay, while Hoda, Sean Pienkos,

Chaidez and Michal Niemirski were second in the 400 relay.

Nick Mitchell won the 100 butterfly and the backstroke at the frosh-soph level. The Addison Trail student also was part of the frosh-soph-winning 200 relay.

“It was really cool to see,” said Wahlgren. “Overall, for the guys on the JV and the frosh-soph, this was their last meet of the year. They all finished strong. Everyone cut time. It was exciting to watch.”

AT-Willowbrook now is gearing up for next weekend’s sectional meet at York High School in Elmhurst.

“It’s our one shot at state,” said Wahlgren. “Hopefully we can squeeze at least Jack Burns in there and maybe more. The guys are tapering down and that will be their fastest meet of the year. I’m excited to see the times each guy puts forth.”

Willowbrook girls bowling team wins regional title Jones wins individual regional championship with 1,236 series

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The hits keep coming for the Willowbrook girls bowling team.

The Warriors recently won the Glenbard East regional title at Brunswick Zone in Glendale Heights.

Willowbrook rolled a 5,675 team score, well ahead of second-place York, which finished at 5,452.

It’s the Warriors’ second regional title in a row. Willowbrook heads to Brunswick Zone Woodridge Lanes Saturday for the Hinsdale South sectional where the Warriors will be in search of their second state qualification in a row.

In Glendale Heights, Makaylah Jones, a junior at Willowbrook, won the individual regional title with a 1,236 series.

She had plenty of help behind her as all Willowbrook competitors broke 1,000 pins for six games. Senior Holly Helsper was fourth overall with an 1,171. Senior Brianna Bryant was sixth at 1,161. Senior Paula Williams was 15th with a 1,054 and senior Katie Pettinger was 16th with a 1,053.

Willowbrook finished the season 12-1 overall and won the West Suburban Conference title, going 8-0 in dual matches and also winning the John Ryan conference invitational title.

The Warriors also recently won the Leyden invitational, which featured a 22-team field. Willowbrook finished with a 5,512 team score.

Jones finished fourth at Leyden with an 1,182. Helsper rolled 1,139 and took sixth, while Pettinger had the team’s high game of the day with a 234 in the fourth game.

At the Ryan West Suburban Conference invitational, the Warriors won that event as well with a 5,741 team score.

Helsper won the conference invite individual title with a 1,317. Bryant,

Pettinger, Williams and Jones all finished in the top 20 there. Helsper had the high game of 266, while Bryant turned in a 257 at the conference invite.

Pettinger, Helsper, Bryant, Jones and Williams all earned all-WSC honors.

Heading into the regional, Helsper was averaging a 189, while Pettinger was at 185.

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High rolling Warriors

The Willowbrook girls bowling team won the West Suburban Conference title this season. The Warriors went 8-0 in conference play and then won the John Ryan conference invitational with a 5,741 team pitfall total. Senior Holly Helsper won the WSC individual invite title with a 1,317, while seniors Brianna Bryant, Katie Pettinger and Paula Williams, along with junior Makaylah Jones all finished in the top 20 and all earned all-WSC accolades.

Willowbrook girls basketball team wins West Suburban Gold title Addison Trail, Willowbrook wrestlers advance to sectional round

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Willowbrook girls basketball team recorded a 57-43 win over Morton to secure the West Suburban Conference Gold Division title.

In other recent action, the Warriors were 54-23 WSC Gold winners against Leyden on senior night.

Willowbrook led 14-2 after the first quarter and 31-13 at halftime.

Willowbrook outscored Leyden 10-2 in the third quarter and 13-8 in the fourth quarter.

Cecilia Lizasuain led the Warriors with 10 points and six rebounds.

Megan Schmid added nine points, while Maura Henneghan had eight points. Emma Barrington finished with seven points. Grace Tumilty had six rebounds and four steals.

Stephanie Dasbach had six rebounds and Maureen Schmid had

four steals. Willowbrook’s bench scored 34 points.

The Warriors also dropped a 5547 non-conference game to Elk Grove. Elk Grove led 21-16 after the first quarter and 33-30 at halftime. Elk Grove outscored Willowbrook 10-4 in the third quarter.

Tumilty led the Warriors with 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals. K’aliyha Herron had eight points and six rebounds, while Lizasuian had eight points. Dasbach had six rebounds.

Addison Trail wrestling The Addison Trail wrestling team took second at the recent Class 3A Chicago Lane regional, but advanced a host of wrestlers to this weekend’s sectional round.

The Blazers finished with 147.5 points. Oak Park-River Forest won the regional with 293 points.

Guillermo Juarez took second at 106 pounds. The senior is now 31-7.

Sophomore John Asiuras was second at 113 pounds and will bring a 26-13 mark into the sectional.

Yuanxu Zhang was third at 120 pounds for Addison Trail and advanced. He’s 7-3 on the season.

Raul Gonzalez took second at 126 pounds and has 11 wins this season.

Sophomore Jake Matthews was second at 132 pounds and brings a 34-7 mark into the sectional.

John Ramos finished third at 138 pounds and won his third-place match via fall in 4:37.

Brian Reyes won the 145-pound regional title for the Blazers. He’s 29-9 and won the title match by ultimate tiebreaker (3-2).

Xavier Sierra was second at 160 pounds for Addison Trail and is now 29-13. Nick Skamra was second at

182 pounds and now has a 30-10 record.

Willowbrook wrestling The Willowbrook wrestling team took fifth at the recent Chicago Lane regional with 92 points.

Gabriel Yu was third for the Warriors at 113 pounds. He won his third-place match via pinfall in 38 seconds. He’s 23-15 on the season.

Zachary Seymore was second at 120 pounds and now is 31-7 heading into sectionals. Richard Scheelk was third at 126 and is now 27-12 this season. He won the third-place match by a 6-2 count.

Elijah Brockie was third at 182 pounds. The sophomore won his third-place bout by a 6-0 count and now is 29-9.

John Peterson took second at 195 pounds for the Warriors. He’s 22-10 heading into the sectional.

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District 4 third graders learn about crayfish Addison School District 4’s third grade classes welcomed crayfish into their classrooms this week to help students learn about animal life cycles.

The crayfish are part of the science

curriculum, which allows students to have hands-on experience handling and observing the animals’ structures, functions, and behaviors.

The crayfish will be in the class-

rooms for the next two months. Not only do the students get the opportunity to observe the crayfish as they grow, but they will also learn about the environmental impact that can occur

if living organisms used in classroom lessons are released into the wild. The students will learn about the negative effects an invasive species, like the resilient crayfish, can have on aquatic

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Addison’s classroom crayfish will be released to the Cosley Zoo in Wheaton when the science unit is completed.

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Thursday, Feb. 14 Beginning at 7 p .m., the Addison Art Guild will hold its monthly meeting at Addi-son Trail High School, 213 N. Lombard Road, Forum Room B. Enter door #4 at the Addison Center for the Arts. The program, given by guest artist Bala Thiagarajan, will feature a demonstration with acrylics, using her own special method of painting. She pipes acrylic paint using pip-ing bags and squeeze bottles in patterns inspired by henna art, creating one-of-a-kind paintings on canvas. Free and guests are welcome.

School (COHS). The library is providing a limited number of free scholarships to qualified adult learners who are looking to advance their careers, prepare for workforce entry, or continue their education. You must live in Addison and be 21 or older. Call 630-458-3334 or visit addisonlibrary.org• Toddler Story Time Get out some energy with dancing, singing, and rhymes at a story time designed for little ones who like to move from 10-10:30 a.m. at the Addison Public Library. Open to children 2 to 3 years with a caregiver. This meets on Feb. 4, 11 and 18. Info: addisonlibrary.org or call 630-458-2228.

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• Get your high school diploma • Political Discussion Group The Addison Public Library is now The Political Discussion Group meets offering adults the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma every first Wednesday of the month from and career certificate online through 7-8:30 p.m. at the Addison Public Lia new program, Career Online High brary, 4 Friendship Plaza. Conversations

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• Birth to 3 Jamboree Join the Addison Public Library from 11:15-11:45 a.m. for a story time for babies and toddlers that will include stories, songs, and activities. The Jamboree is for ages birth to 3 years with a caregiver. This meets on Feb. 7, 14 and 21. Info: addisonlibrary.org or call 630458-2228.

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Addison Trail girls bowling team advances two to sectional round Soucie and O’Connell to compete this weekend for shot at state meet

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

Addison Trail girls bowling coach Steve Gilliam recently called this season one of the program’s “best in a while.”

He wasn’t kidding.

The Blazers advanced two bowlers out of the recent Glenbard East regional at Brunswick Zone in Glendale Heights.

As a team, Addison Trail finished seventh with a 4,692 score.

Individually, Addison Trail junior Heather Soucie advanced to sectionals after shooting a 1,006 series.

Joining her Saturday at Woodridge Lanes in Woodridge is senior Clare O’Connell who finished with a

qualifying score of 978.

The Blazers finished the regular season with a 3-6 overall mark and went 2-6 in West Suburban Conference play.

“The girls did get better,” said Gilliam. “We didn’t have one superstar bowler. Everybody got better.

We ended up being pretty consistent within the conference.”

Junior Kasey Fiermuga led the team with a 159 average during the regular season. Junior Yuli Macias averaged 156, while Soucie had a 155. Senior co-captain Yvette Beltran had a 148 and O’Connell, another captain, had a 147.

“The good thing is we have those three juniors, Kasey, Yuli and

Heather, coming back,” said Gilliam.

Gilliam saw numerous facets of the team’s game take steps forward.

“We got much better picking up the 10-pin spare,” he said. “We struggled for a while throwing a good first ball, but we cleaned up our games and started getting the spares and the scores started to go up.”

Gilliam noted junior-varsity bowler Araceli Olascoaga bowled a

229 game in a WSC match against York. She ended up averaging 141 at the JV level.

“We have been pretty consistent,” he said late last week. “We’re hoping at the regional tournament to hit a couple big scores.”

Gilliam has had a blast coaching this year’s group. “It’s a great group that is very coachable,” he said.

“They are great young ladies who work hard. We’re striving to be like

Willowbrook is in the conference (Willowbrook won the WSC this year). With the girls we have coming back and some solid JV girls coming up, we’re excited about the direction we are headed in. We have a couple girls (Fiermuga and Macias) who bowl in leagues and we’re working on getting others involved in off-season leagues. They want to keep improving. We’re very excited about next year.”

Fenton wrestlers advance to sectional round Bison girls bowler Jagniatowski headed to sectionals

The Fenton wrestling team will be well-represented in this weekend’s Class 2A sectional round.

The Bison qualified nine wrestlers for sectionals out of the Class 2A Ridgewood regional in Norridge.

Fenton finished second as a team with 183 points. Niles Notre Dame won the regional with 287 points and earned a dual-team sectional bid.

Fenton sophomore John Quinto was third at 106 pounds. He won his third-place match via fall in 1:00 and will bring a 21-14 mark into sectionals.

Sophomore Manuel Lozada was third at 126 pounds. He won his third-place match 8-4. He’s 19-19 on the season.

Junior Jeremy Piskorz won the 138-pound regional title. He will bring a 30-7 mark into the sectional. Junior Daniel Ramirez won the 152-pound title via pin in 1:30. He’s 34-5 on the season.

Senior Ramiro Bracamontes won the 160-pound title with a 7-6 win in the final. He’s 22-10 this season. Junior Kevin Guevara finished second at 170 pounds and now has 12 wins on the season.

Junior Ricardo Saucedo was second at 195 pounds and has 15 wins.

At 220 pounds, junior Filip Reduta was third. He won his third-place contest via fall in 2:16. He has seven wins this season.

Sophomore Dominiquinn Wilcoxen was third at 285 pounds. He won his third-place bout via fall in 1:43 and has 10 wins this season.

Fenton girls bowling The Fenton girls bowling team placed sixth at the recent Glenbard East regional at Brunswick Zone in Glendale Heights.

The Bison finished with a 4,723 pinfall total.

Senior Leah Jagniatowski will head to sectionals as an individual after earning one of the qualifying spots with a 987 series.

Viridiana Juan-Flores finished

with a 966 series for Fenton. Emily Sanchez had a 951 series, while Samantha Novak finished at 920.

Vanessa DeLaO had a 745 and Katie Balog also competed in the regional for the Bison.

Fenton girls gymnastics The Fenton girls gymnastics team took fifth at the recent Hoffman Estates regional. The Bison finished with a team score of 105.725 and did not have any automatic sectional qualifiers.

Fenton girls basketball The Fenton girls basketball team has the No. 16 seed in the Class 4A Batavia sectional. Fenton opens postseason play Monday in the Class 4A Rolling Meadows regional against No. 17 seed DeKalb. If Fenton wins that game, it will advance to the regional semifinals on Tuesday against No. 1 seed Rolling Meadows. The regional title game is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Rolling Meadows.

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Stories untold: Carbondale woman chronicles Southern Illinois’ black Civil War soldiers

By Gabriel Neely-Streit THE SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN

MOUND CITY—For 50 years, Corene McDaniel has walked through the rows of graves at Mound City National Cemetery to visit her father, who lies in rest there alongside thousands of other veterans.

But it was only a few years ago that she noticed an abbreviation chiseled into some of the oldest white headstones: USCT. It stands for United States Colored Troops, she learned—the name given to about 200,000 black men who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Representing some 10 percent of the entire Union Army, and 25 percent of its Navy, the men played an instrumental role in preserving our nation’s unity and cementing the freedom promised to them by the Emancipation Proclamation.

However, McDaniel discovered, very little is known about the USCT servicemen buried at Mound City.

“We know they’re here, but not necessarily where they are, or how many,” McDaniel said. She spoke to Mound City Cemetery representative Alex Kment, who contacted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. “They said the best way to start was to walk and document,” McDaniel said.

In the last year, McDaniel, walking alone or with friends and family, has identified 350 USCT graves.

“It’s an experience that gives you goosebumps,” McDaniel said. “It is so wonderful to walk here peacefully and know that all of these soldiers have served this country.”

She’s got all the soldiers’ names written in a pocket-sized pink-and-blue notebook, plus the numbers on their headstones, which indicate their location in the cemetery.

“Felix Mattingly, 4497; Thomas Richardson, 4498; Calee Prewitt, 4452; Solomon Brooks, F4465.”

McDaniel, of Carbondale, hopes her records can be added to the directory at the cemetery museum, allowing future visitors to more easily find and visit the USCT graves. That could benefit history buffs, and even families, who frequently visit the cemetery in search of Civil War-veteran relatives, Kment said.

But McDaniel has a second, more ambitious goal. She wants to tell the stories of these soldiers.

A headstone at Mound City National Cemetery shows the abbreviation U.S.C.T., which stands for Corene McDaniel, of Carbondale, checks her re- United States Colored Troops, the name given to search on black Civil War soldiers buried at Mound black soldiers who served in the Civil War. City National Cemetery.

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“I’m interested in the contribution that was made,” McDaniel said. “There may be so many people that do not know the role they played. In the Civil War we’re thinking about slavery, and not necessarily the sacrifice these soldiers made.”

Their service was indispensable.

“Without the military help of the black freedmen, the war against the South could not have been won,” President Abraham Lincoln said in 1865.

Black soldiers were prohibited from joining the Union Army until about a year after the war began, when Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862 recognizing the urgent need for black soldiers.

Freedmen from throughout the North enlisted at a staggering rate, with some even returning to the U.S. from Canada to serve.

USCT recruitment intensified with the Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863. The Proclamation freed slaves in secessionist Southern states and publicly announced that any who so desired would be welcomed into the Union military.

“Make no mistake, the Emancipation Proclamation was aimed at Southern slaves,” said Frank Smith, director of the

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During the last two years of the war, from 1863 to 1865, black soldiers “fought in every major campaign and battle,” according to the museum’s website, earning 52 Medals of Honor, and helping to capture major strategic targets like Charleston, South Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.

Black women, including Harriet Tubman, worked as nurses, spies, and scouts to support the Union cause, although they couldn’t enlist in the military.

Because of the prejudice against them, many black soldiers were withheld from combat and instead were placed in support roles as carpenters, chaplains, cooks, and laborers, according to the National Archives.

Still, nearly 40,000 black soldiers died over the course of the Civil War, and they endured some of the war’s harshest and

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They received lower pay, insufficient supplies, and often stronger punishments when captured by the Confederates.

Their segregated regiments also received greatly inferior medical care, with many white physicians unwilling to treat black soldiers and just three black physicians serving the Union Army’s 166 black regiments, according to the news website OZY. McDaniel, who comes from a proud military family, said she hadn’t given much thought to the ugly truths her project might uncover in Southern Illinois. But she’s prepared for them.

“What we have is a sign of the times,” McDaniel said. “This is the way it was then, it’s not the way it is now. I’ll be looking for information without being judgmental about what I find. The goal is to be informed and help people be more informed.”

But researching the USCT soldiers at Mound City is going to take determination.

Very few black soldiers originated in Southern Illinois, as the state had just one black regiment, said P. Michael Jones, director of the General John A. Logan Museum in Murphysboro. Both during and after the war, the USCT soldiers who ended up in the region came from far and wide.

Now a town of just a few hundred people, Mound City was then home to a naval shipyard and one of the largest Civil War hospitals, serving thousands of wounded.

“It was one of the most strategically important locations in the Civil War, second only to the capital,” Kment said.

Wounded soldiers were brought to Southern Illinois by ship from all over the south and Midwest, via the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

Those who died in treatment were

(Continued from page 16) buried at Mound City, and in many cases, the cemetery has no record of where the soldiers came from.

After the war ended, thousands more soldiers came to Mound City, when the Army undertook a massive project to dig up soldiers lying in battlefield graves and transfer them to newly created national cemeteries like Mound City, Kment said.

That led to another influx of soldiers about whom very little is known, disinterred from makeshift cemeteries near battles at Cairo, Illinois; Belmont, Missouri; and Paducah, Kentucky. Many of them were reburied as unknown soldiers Still, there are reasons to be hopeful.

The growth of genealogical research and the digitization of government records continue to make it easier to find relevant information.

Jones, the museum director and a former schoolteacher, has profiled almost 40 black veterans who moved to Elkville, De Soto, Murphysboro and other Southern Illinois towns after the Civil War. He’s used muster rolls and census and pension records to dig up their military histories and a surprising amount of biographical information.

“Particularly in the pension records, there is a wealth of information: where people were born, who they belonged to, when they were enslaved, who they married, who their children were,” Jones said.

While black Illinoisans still faced discrimination and violence after the war, Jones’ research indicates the USCT veterans received special respect.

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The soldiers of Company E of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry are pictured at Fort Lincoln, in Maryland. About 200,000 black men served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

veterans were left. They may have called them black veterans, but there was respect for those men and what they did.”

The USCT soldiers’ service “changed the image of black people in the world,” Dr. Smith agreed.

But it has often gone undervalued and under-recognized—a historical neglect that, to Smith,

exemplifies the unequal treatment black Americans still face today.

McDaniel hopes continued research on the USCT troops buried at Mound City, most of whom died in wartime, will help set the record straight.

And she’s got a long list of interested helpers, from her fellow members of the local Zeta Phi Beta sorority, to area historical

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AGREEMENT VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS On February 26, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., a public hearing will be held by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Bensenville in the Village Hall Board Room, 12 S. Center St. Bensenville, Illinois, 60106 for the purpose of considering and hearing testimony concerning a proposed annexation agreement relating to the annexation of properties into the Village of Bensenville.

The properties that are the subject of the proposed annexation agreement are generally located contiguous to the Village on the west side of Church Road, north of Fischer Woods, south of 3rd Avenue, and are identified by the following Addresses and PIN numbers: 4N401 Hawthorne, 0323303001; and 4N360 Hawthorne, 0323303012.

Comments, including objections, to the proposed annexation agreements may be made in writing and filed in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Bensenville, 12 S. Center St. Bensenville, Illinois 60106 before the public hearing, or may be made in person during the public hearing. All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and will be given the opportunity to be heard. ________________________ Nancy Quinn, Village Clerk February 7, 2019 (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Independent Feb. 7, 2019) 338130

societies, to fellow volunteers at the African American Museum of Southern Illinois, which McDaniel co-founded with her husband.

She’s certain the project will continue to grow. After all, you can Google anything these days, she said.

When the weather gets nicer this spring, McDaniel will return to the cemetery to complete her walk and add the last few names to her notebook.

Then she’ll reach out to her volunteers and figure out what’s next.

One thing she’s sure of: She’ll be getting young people involved.

Each year, the African American Museum of Southern Illinois hosts a month-long youth summer program, taking children on educational trips throughout the region.

In future years, McDaniel hopes to have a new piece of the story to share with the students when she brings them to Mound City.

“I would hope when this is all done that we would have a great story to tell to our kids, grandkids, students, adults, to anybody that wants to listen,” McDaniel said.

“And in telling the story there are going to be some things that aren’t so rosy, but that’s life.”

[Ed. note: This series is a project of the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and the Illinois Press Association, and will include about 10 stories related to important dates and events--Labor Day, Memorial Day, Black History Month, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Martin Luther King Day, Veterans Day, 1969 Moon Landing, 9/11, Fourth of July.]

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