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DGTT Foundation forced to cancel Toby Keith benefit concert Event company files for bankruptcy days before event; Foundation out $340,000

By Dee Longfellow

a turn-key operation, meaning Imagn could deliver a successful event.”

2019. They defaulted on the note. ists that would be performing at the Events was fully responsible for all Imagn Events requested a loan The DGTT Foundation wired music venue with Toby Keith as the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Founda- facets of the event including all fi- from the DGTT for $248,750, doc- $248,750 to Madison Entertainment headliner. Online ticket sales opened tion announced on Wednesday, Aug. nancial obligations,” Gibbons said. umented by a written note that was in Nashville on March 1, 2019 as See CONCERT, Page 5 7 that Imagine Events (a/k/a Imagn “We trusted their assurances that they due to be paid back by August 1, an initial payment to secure the artEvents), the company handling event arrangements and ticket sales for the first-ever Freedom & Dignity Festival, had filed for bankruptcy.

The Festival, which was to feature a benefit performance by Toby Keith, was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Schaumburg Boomers baseball stadium.

Proceeds from the Festival were slated to benefit Café Liberty, a culinary education program for veterans and their families. Café Liberty was spearheaded by Gibbons, who also manages the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot held annually on Thanksgiving Day. The Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation regretfully informed ticketholders that the event had been cancelled. For ticket-related refunds, ticketholders were advised to contact Mike Birt of Imagine Events, LLC, at (630) 414-6219. All ticketing questions should be directed to Imagine Events.

According to Gibbons, Imagn Events was to provide a country music festival that would benefit Café Liberty, a charitable arm of the Foundation, at a music venue. The Foundation licensed the use of its name and agreed that Café Liberty would be a charitable beneficiary of the festival. The Schaumburg BoomMICHAEL KUDRA PHOTO Elmhurst Independent ers baseball organization, a supporter of veterans and their families, agreed to provide the venue for the music festival.

Kartwheels for Kids, a charity founded in 2014 by Elmhurst middle school students with a mission to feed hungry children, held “Imagn Events represented to us a fundraising block party on Sunday, Aug. 11. (front row, from left): Martha Miklyukh and Cece Wright; (back row): Emerson Graham, that they had the experience to stage Addie Morrow, Maryalice Shockey, Emma Wheatland, Cece Lampa, Katelyn Leonard and Grace Maniola. More photos inside. such an event and that it would be

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City ‘icons’ save one of their own Hospital cupola moving to Darrell Whistler Memorial Garden

Lee Daniels and Tom Marcucci need no introduction on the streets of Elmhurst. These Elmhurst friends both raised their families in Elmhurst. Both men are graduates of York Community High School. Both have served our community over countless volunteer hours with many charitable organizations.

Daniels spent more than 30 years in the Illinois General Assembly and is one of only two people to serve as Speaker of the Illinois House in the last 35 years. He currently heads a government and community relations firm, Lee Daniels & Associates, LLC. Marcucci is the only person to serve four terms as Mayor of Elmhurst. He runs Schaumburg-based Gonnella Baking Company as part of a three-person executive board.

These two good friends are passionate about the city they call home. They cherish the strong values they were taught growing up in Elmhurst. They appreciate its location, its people and its history. Among Elmhurst’s historical architectural gems they value, are the Glos Mansion, Elmhurst College’s Old Main, the Wilder Mansion, and the old Elmhurst Memorial Hospital on Berteau Avenue.

The former hospital building stood for more than 85 years and welcomed more than 150,000 babies into the world during its tenure. This historic building was razed in 2014. But not before Daniels and Marcucci, along with Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley and Alderman Kevin York, worked diligently with others to save the most recognizable feature of the building – the Cupola.

The Cupola (pronounced ‘locally’: KOOP-a-la) is the tower which sat atop the highest part of the building for more than 60 years. It could be seen for miles breaching the treetops from certain vantage points in and around Elmhurst.

“The Cupola became the visible symbol of that building…an updated version of which was the logo of the

new hospital which opened in 2011,” Daniels said.

“The Cupola literally topped off the Hospital and was a symbol of its important place at the center of our city,” Marcucci added.

Efforts to save this gem included a social media campaign, which helped gain support from Elmhurst residents, many of whom were born at the hospital. Daniels and his team reached out to the new owner of the property, Nitti Development, and its president, Joe Nitti, who agreed to give the Cupola to the City of Elmhurst. Daniels’ friend, Mike Meagher of James McHugh Construction Co., provided a crane and transportation to aid the effort.

On Oct. 7, 2014, the Cupola was removed from the building in one piece.

Shortly thereafter, it was separated into two sections and transported to the City of Elmhurst garage, where it has sat in outdoor storage ever since.

Fast forward to 2019. Along comes Community Bank of Elmhurst and its Board Chair, George Hammersmith, Jr. The Hammersmith family’s ties to Elmhurst are deep. Hammersmith’s great grandfather served as Elmhurst’s mayor from 1912-1919. Hammersmith, his wife, three daughters, and three siblings were all born at the old Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. His grandfather, George Hammerschmidt, served on the Hospital’s Board of Governors.

Hammersmith and Community Bank have agreed to provide a place to display the Cupola where all can enjoy its history. And what better place than the Darrell L. Whistler Memorial Prairie Garden behind Community Bank’s office at 330 W. Butterfield Road.

Whistler served on the Hospital’s Board of Governors for more than 25 years and served as that body’s Chair for 15 years.

“Darrell Whistler’s relationship with Elmhurst Memorial Hospital was of particular significance,” noted Marcucci. “He was always there to aid and support the institution he served for

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Pictured is the Cupola that once sat high atop Elmhurst Memorial Hospital for most of its lifetime and was removed when the new hospital was built. Two icons of Elmhurst, Lee Daniels and Tom Marcucci, are spearheading an effort to repair the cupola and move it to the Darrell Whistler Prairie Garden behind Community Bank of Elmhurst’s main branch on Butterfield Road.

many years.”

Daniels agreed.

“Darrell was awarded the Robert E. Soukup Award for Leadership by the Hospital,” he said. “The Cupola is a fitting addition to the Whistler Garden and represents his many contributions to Elmhurst.”

The Cupola, in need of some minor

repairs, will be moved to the bank site sometime in August. A volunteer crew will spend a few weekends restoring it. A ribbon cutting for the community will be scheduled sometime in September.

“There is no shortage of folks offering to help with the restoration,’ said Hammersmith. “Mention this project

and Darrell Whistler’s name in the same sentence, and people immediately offer to get involved.”

A local treasure saved by some of its own.

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Illinois leaders: Keep Blagojevich in prison

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEW ILLINOIS

Illinois political leaders from both parties on Aug. 8 said former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich should remain in prison despite Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that he was considering commuting the sentence of the ex-governor.

Trump reportedly made his remarks on Air Force One Aug. 7, saying Blagojevich has “been in jail for seven years over a phone call where nothing happens.”

“I would think that there have been many politicians—I’m not one of them by the way—that have said a lot worse over the phone,” Trump said, according to Politico.

“I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly. … And a lot of people thought it was unfair, like a lot of other things—and it was the same gang, the [former FBI Director James] Comey gang and all these sleazebags that did it.”

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, a Western Springs Republican, said Trump’s words were “politically driven” and “part of a theme” of the president aiming his

actions at “certain groups in the United States who don’t believe in the federal government.”

“He specifically mentioned the former FBI director, and, you know, somehow blaming him for this overreach by the FBI and Department of Justice is just wrong for those of us who lived through this,” Durkin said. “I don’t think he understands the different levels of corruption which the former governor was convicted of.”

Blagojevich began serving a 14-year federal prison sentence in 2012. He was convicted on 11 criminal counts related to his effort to sell the former U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama when he became president.

Blagojevich was also convicted on six counts related to campaign contribution shakedowns, including one count which said he essentially tried to trade $8 million in added state funding to pediatric specialists for a $25,000 campaign donation from a hospital CEO. In 2015, five of those counts were thrown out in appellate courts, although his 14-year sentence was reimposed months later.

Durkin said Trump’s comments attributing Blagojevich’s misdeeds to “a phone call where nothing happened” was a misrepresentation of the facts, and said talk of a commutation sends the wrong message to the American public.

“It just sends the message that if you become a folk hero within the

eyes of the president, and the president wants to use this as an example of why he doesn’t like James Comey, it doesn’t seem to be what the founding fathers believed that the executive power should be about,” he said.

He said Blagojevich’s conviction “goes to the heart of the problems that we’ve experienced in state government for decades” and a commutation “just gives you the signal that corruption is not that bad.”

Speaking at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Aug. 8, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Blagojevich should serve his full sentence.

“I think President Trump has some pretty important things that he ought to be dealing with, not the least of which is the mindless killings over the last weekend, gun safety, I wish he’d focus on that.

Governor Blagojevich should remain in prison,” Pritzker said.

Both Pritzker and Trump have a history with the disgraced former governor.

During Pritzker’s successful 2018 gubernatorial campaign, audio tapes of Pritzker and Blagojevich surfaced in which the two men can be heard discussing who should be appointed to Obama’s vacated Senate seat. Those recordings were obtained by an FBI wiretap via the corruption investigation during Blagojevich’s governorship which led to his eventual convictions. They were later published by the Chicago Tribune.

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It just sends the message that if you become a folk hero within the eyes of the president, and the president wants to use this as an example of why he doesn’t like James Comey, it doesn’t seem to be what the founding fathers believed that the executive power should be about.”

– Jim Durkin, Illinois House Minority Leader

Pritzker was never charged with any wrongdoing by the FBI and the phone recording did not implicate him in any of Blagojevich’s crimes.

The Blagojevich tapes did, however, force Pritzker to apologize for comments he made about former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, calling the African American leader too “crass” for an appointment to the vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Blagojevich was also once a contestant on Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” television show in 2010, after he was impeached as Illinois

governor but before he was convicted of the various crimes. Trump “fired” Blagojevich from the show in the season’s fourth episode.

On Twitter, Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, said Trump’s comments “make us very hopeful that our almost 11-year nightmare might soon be over.”

While Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, said he was empathetic to what Blagojevich’s family has gone through, he disagreed with the commutation.

“I empathize with the Blagojevich children who have had to deal with the pain their father’s actions have caused, and I believe the president recognizes that as well,” Brady said in a statement. “However, based on the evidence we were presented during our successful impeachment proceedings, and then at his subsequent fair trial, I believe the sentence should stand.”

Senate President John Cullerton, a Democrat who presided over Blagojevich’s removal from office in 2009 in the Senate, released a statement in response to Trump’s comments as well.

“With a unanimous vote the Illinois Senate removed him from office and barred him from ever serving here again, and there’s not a damn thing Donald Trump can do about that,” Cullerton, of Chicago, said in the statement.

A spokesperson for the Illinois Republican Party did not return an email request for comment.

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Consolidation will replace two other crime agencies Emergency Response & Investigation Team (MERIT) is the brainchild of leadership of the DuPage County Major Crimes Task Force, the DuPage Felony Investigative Assistance Team and the DuPage County Association of Chiefs of Police who recognized the benefit of consolidating both task force entities into a single county-wide effort that will now include the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office. The

new task force will replace both the Major Crimes Task Force and the Felony Investigative Assistance Team.

Membership to MERIT is limited to law enforcement agencies in DuPage County.

MERIT will be comprised of 11 operational components as follows: • Crisis Negotiations • SWAT • K-9 response • Major Crash Reconstruction • Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) • Planned Events • Crime Scene Investigation • Computer Forensics • Investigations • Major Crimes • Intelligence Change follows federal indictment alleging “The consolidation of these embezzlement from labor union agencies into one central task force ly conspire(d)” to embezzle from makes perfect sense and will furBy Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS the Teamsters Joint Council 25 and State Sen. Tom Cullerton was re- Teamsters Local Union 734. Cullerplaced as chairman of the Senate La- ton is also facing one count alleging bor Committee, a move that occurred he lied on health forms. a few days after he was indicted on The federal government, in court federal charges of embezzling money documents, claims the senator refrom a labor union. ceived $274,066 in salary and benIllinois residents will soon have a According to a spokesman for the efits between March 2013 and Febsenate president’s office, the shake- ruary 2016, a period of time during clearer picture of the state’s financup among committee chairs involves which prosecutors allege he did little es thanks to the efforts of State Sen. Tom Cullerton. three Senate committees. Sen. Omar or no work for the union.

Signed into law Wednesday, Aug. Aquino, D-Chicago, was named to According to the indictment, Culreplace Cullerton on the Labor Com- lerton also received holiday bonuses 7, House Bill 313 requires the Illimittee; Cullerton was named as the for three years, and collected about nois comptroller’s website to display the amounts and dates of expendinew chair of the Veterans Affairs $60,000 from January 15, 2015, tures by state agencies to vendors, Committee; and Sen. Cristina Castro, through the end of January 2016. the salaries of each state employee D-Elgin, former chair of Veterans Cullerton has denied the allegaand graphical data whenever possiAffairs, has been named fill Aquino’s ble. former post as chair of the Govern- tions.

“Senator Tom Cullerton is honored “Illinois taxpayers have a right ment Accountability and Pensions to serve the Illinois Senate in any ca- to know how their money is spent,” Committee.

“After a discussion, it was a mutu- pacity requested of him,” a spokes- Cullerton said. “While this online al decision that this was for the best,” person for Cullerton said Aug. 6 in database provides residents with an John Patterson, a spokesman for Sen- an emailed statement. “As an honor- excellent resource, this legislation ate President John Cullerton, said in ably discharged veteran of the United will expand the scope of the website an email. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park States Army, he is incredibly proud to create an even clearer picture of Democrat, is a distant cousin of the to work closely with our distin- the state’s finances.”

The website currently shows all senate president, a Chicago Demo- guished veterans. Sen. Cullerton also vows to not let up on his work in the of the state financial records and recrat.

On Aug. 2, Tom Cullerton, 49, legislature with regards to the deadly ports, with the same up-to-date numwas charged with 40 counts in an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in bers and information that are used by the comptroller’s office in carrying indictment alleging he “knowing- our state.”

On Wednesday, Aug. 7, law enforcement officials from throughout DuPage County, including State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, Sheriff James Mendrick and nearly two dozen local police chiefs, announced the formation of a new county-wide task force charged with leading investigations into serious crimes, critical incidents and other law enforcement endeavors.

The County’s new Metropolitan

Cullerton replaced as Labor Committee chair

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(Continued from front page) contract, nor was the Foundation in a on April 19, 2019.

“Periodic conference calls assured financial position to agree to their ulus that everything was going ac- timatum of $406,250,” Gibbons said. cording to plan,” said Gibbons. “We “When we looked at the … numbers trusted their assurances, as this was … the Foundation determined that the first event of its kind for our foun- Imagn Events was not in a position dation.” to stage the concert.”

When tickets sales were questioned, Imagn Events assured every- Contract terminated, one they were “on pace” for an event tickets still sold of this type.

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the FoundaThe Foundation was able to se- tion terminated the agreement with cure sponsors for two suites, one for Imagn Events, but unfortunately, $50,000, another for $15,000, for Imagn Events continued to sell tickwhich the Foundation paid the full ets, Gibbons said. $65,000 in advance to Imagn Events, “Over a 24-hour period, the Schawhich they requested in order to pay umburg Boomers and the Foundation for expenses. worked tirelessly together to salvage On a conference call that took the music festival, with each entity place just five days before the event, considering taking on or continuing Gibbons was told to give another to take significant losses to adjust $406,250 or the event would be can- matters,” he said. “The Foundation celed. continued to believe in the event and “This was not a part of our original the venue. However, the operation-

ther advance our commitment to public safety,” Berlin said. “By pooling our resources, we will be able to dedicate the best of the best to any situation that may be beyond the ability of one particular community to respond to effectively in terms of expertise, manpower and/ or equipment available at any given time.”

MERIT activations are considered of the highest priority and will take precedence over normal duty assignments. Any patrol officer from a member of MERIT will have the authority to request activation of a MERIT component.

Upon request of MERIT activation, the component commander will review the request and, if appropriate, authorize activation of the component.

MERIT will be governed by a 12-member Executive Board.

Information about finances available online

al hurdles remaining and the limits facing the Foundation as a result of loans made to Imagn to allow the booking of the performers, prevented the Foundation from saving the event, despite our very best efforts and cooperation from the Boomers.”

On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Imagn Events filed for bankruptcy.

“The Foundation has the best interests of veterans and their families as its central mission,” Gibbons said.

“It has worked for their benefit for 35 years. In 2018, Imagn Events, itself comprised of veterans, offered to provide the festival that would benefit the Foundation, specifically Café Liberty.

“When Imagn Events failed to perform and told the Foundation that it was unable to perform, the Foundation realized not only its longstanding reputation was at issue but also that the circumstances posed risk to

out its constitutional duties, including employee salaries. Cullerton urges Illinois residents to visit illinoiscomptroller.gov/financial-data/ state-expenditures/employee-salary-database to inspect state revenues, expenses, contracts and salaries.

In addition to increasing transparency about individual employee salaries, the new law will also extend to information about private-sector firms that seek contracts from the state.

“Our goal is to ensure this comprehensive financial database gives taxpayers an up-to-date and reliable method to inspect state revenues and expenditures to improve fiscal transparency in our state,” Cullerton said.

The bipartisan legislation passed the General Assembly with unanimous support and goes into effect immediately.

This was submitted by the office of State Sen. Tom Cullerton.

hard working people, law enforcement and ticketholders.

“The decision not to proceed was a difficult decision. The Foundation remained hopeful that the event would lead to a significant donation benefitting those it serves.”

For ticket-related refunds, contact Mike Birt of Imagn Events, LLC, at (630) 414-6219. As of Aug. 7, tickets had been sold via EventSprout amounting to $287,223. Other tickets were sold on Groupon, but those numbers are not yet known.

“We sincerely hope that all ticket holders are refunded but that is out of our control,” Gibbons said.

At present, all ticket revenue and funds remitted to Imagn Events have yet to be accounted for by them. At present, Gibbons said, the Foundation’s financial outlay and potential losses are in excess of $340,000.

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port of a suspicious vehicle at Golden Meadows Park where the occupants parked their car and walked into the park, near the train tracks.

The reporting officer found two juvenile suspects to be in possession of vape devices. The first suspect told police that his vape device contained THC and was issued a citation for possession of cannabis. The second suspect was issued a citation for possession of an alternative nicotine device. They were released on the scene to their respective parents.

The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations.

Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

Assault, battery Aug. 2 Florian Tochie-Feussi, 22, was charged with battery at Elmhurst College at around 2:33 a.m. Police said the suspect grabbed the victim, causing a scratch and grabbed her by the neck.

Domestic battery, domestic incident Aug. 6 A 20-year-old Elmhurst woman was charged with domestic battery at Elmhurst Hospital at around 11:20 a.m. A complainant told police that the suspect and the victim came into the hospital seeking treatment for an injury. It was learned the injury occurred when the suspect allegedly grabbed the victim’s wrists during an argument.

Aug. 4 Police said officers responded for a 911 hang up call in the 500 block of W. Grand at around 10:32 p.m. A victim told police that the suspect punched her, pushed her and prevented her from calling 911 to report the battery.

The suspect told the officer that he knew the victim had an order of protection against him but came to her room and an argument ensued.

The suspect was charged with domestic battery, violation of an order of protection and unlawful interference with the reporting of domestic violence.

Aug. 3 Police said officers responded to the 400 block of E. Vallette at around 5 p.m. for the report of a domestic battery. The reporting officer spoke to the suspect who refused to give any information other than that he was involved in an argument with the victim. The reporting officer observed visible marks on the victim. The suspect, a 25-year-old Elmhurst man, was charged with two counts of domestic battery.

A 30-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 500 block of W. Grand at around 7:35 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a verbal argument, the suspect threw his cell phone at the victim, which struck the victim in the head.

A suspect in the 400 block of S. Fairview told police at around 10:11 p.m. that he was involved in a verbal argument with the complainant and nothing physical occurred. However, the complainant stated the suspect struck her, then told another officer that she had not been hit. Due to no signs of injury and conflicting stories, no arrests were made.

DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, open alcohol in public, consumption of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication Aug. 7 Jonathan R. Ortiz, 21, of Clarendon Hills, was charged with DUI, speeding (allegedly

CALL 800-222-TIPS driving 106 mph in a 50 mph zone) subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 and Butterfield at around 12 midnight.

Aug. 6 Robert E. Correll, 48, of Bartlett, was charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a property damage accident subsequent to an alleged hit and run traffic crash in the 100 block of W. North at around 6:03 p.m.

Michael S. Rowland, 47, of Glendale Heights, was charged with aggravated DUI, unlawful possession of a fraudulent identification card, driving while license revoked, no insurance, disobeying a traffic control device and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident subsequent to a traffic crash near North and Route 83 at around 12:20 a.m. Police said Rowland also was found to have three warrants.

Adaliliar Salgado, 31, of Poplar Grove, as charged with DUI subsequent to the report of a driver allegedly asleep behind the wheel near Lake and Route 83 at around 1:10 a.m. Police said Salgado was found to be intoxicated.

Aug. 4 Edward D. Antonio, 24, of Berwyn, was issued citations for tinted windows and possession of cannabis, while Briana Dandrea Gamez was issued citations for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia subsequent to a traffic stop near Spring and Butterfield at around 9:11 p.m.

Buddy Blazek, 27, of Villa Park, was issued citations for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, improper display of registration and no valid driver’s license (expired less than one year) subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and Sturges at around 4:23 p.m.

Aug. 3 Aaron J. Holmes, 21, of Broadview, was issued a citation for possession of cannabis subsequent to a roadside safety check near Industrial and York at around 11:26 p.m.

Police said that subsequent to an investigation of a suspicious vehicle near Myrtle and Third at around 2:41 a.m., two juvenile suspects were found to be in violation of curfew.

Juvenile suspect 2 was issued citations for curfew violation and possession of cannabis.

Both suspects were released on scene to their respective parents.

Aug. 4 Abel Lopez-Garcia, 27, of Bensenville, was charged with aggravated DUI, driving while license suspended and no insurance subsequent to a roadside safety check near York and Industrial at around 12:59 a.m.

Aug. 1 Deja L. Simmons, 24, of Chicago, was issue citations for possession of cannabis, tinted windows and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and Fair at around 4:18 p.m.

Aug. 3 Justin Jarvis, 27, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near Grand and York at around 4:12 a.m.

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Aug. 2 Jocelyn M. Santos, 26, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, driving while license suspended and improper parking on the roadway subsequent to the report of a driver allegedly passed out behind the wheel near York and North at around 12:04 a.m.

Possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, possession of alternative nicotine product Aug. 7 Trent C. Caffey, 30, of Chicago, was issued citations for possession of cannabis and an improper turn subsequent to a traffic stop near St. Charles and York at around 3:41 p.m.

Calvin Glover, 25, of Dolton and Devin K. Wright, 21, of Dolton, both passengers in a vehicle, were both issued citations for possession of cannabis subsequent to a traffic stop near Myrtle and North at around 9:36 p.m.

Aug. 5 Police said an officer responded to the re-

Aug. 5 Police said a reporting officer assisted the Villa Park Police Department with securing a perimeter for a possible armed and barricaded subject at around 12:28 p.m. A short time later, the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody.

Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/ deceptive practice/ obstruction/robbery Jan. 2-Aug. 6 Identity theft was reported in the 600 block of N. Emory. A victim told police that approximately seven months ago, she provided remote access to her computer and her bank account to a suspect posing as a Microsoft employee. On Aug. 6, the suspect related he deposited $8,000 into her account and he wanted the money returned. The victim was provided information to protect herself from identity theft.

Aug. 5 Kris Tollkuci, 64, of Elmhurst, was charged with retail theft at a store in the 600 block of W. North at around 4:31 p.m. According to police, a complainant stated she observed Tollkuci rub off an original price tag of $4.99

and switch it for a price tag of $1.99. Tollkuci allegedly fled the scene prior to the officers’ arrival. Police said officers searched the area and Tollkuci was located.

Residential burglary was reported in the 200 block of N. Highview at around 1:05 p.m. A victim told police that he found his back door was open and items were missing from his home office. A neighbor’s home surveillance camera captured two suspects fleeing the area and entering a red compact vehicle, which was parked on the next block. An investigation is pending. Both suspects were described as either a white or Hispanic male with dark hair.

Aug. 3-Aug. 4 Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of W. Grand. A victim told police that an unknown suspect entered the cab area of his pickup truck and removed his property.

The victim is unsure if the truck was locked. A reporting officer did not observe any signs of forced entry to the vehicle.

Aug. 3 Burglary to a vehicle was reported near Montrose and Hillside at around 11:22 p.m.

A victim told police that he left his wallet in plain view in his unlocked vehicle. Upon returning the vehicle, his wallet was missing.

The victim’s driver’s license was entered into LEADS.

Aug. 2-Aug. 3 Theft was reported in the 100 block of N. Michigan. A victim told police that an unknown suspect removed cash from the top of her nightstand. The victim did not have any guests or workmen in her apartment sometime during the above dates.

Residential burglary was reported in the 400 block of N. Shady Lane. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect(s) stole tools, an air compressor, two portable gas generators and plumbing fixtures sometime between the above dates.

Aug. 2 Brandon W. Marshall, 21, of Chicago, was charged with attempted forgery, obstructing identification, disobeying a stop sign and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop near Prospect and Winthrop at around 4:05 p.m.

Police said Marshall was found to have provided a false date of birth. He was placed under arrest and transported to the police station.

A search of the vehicle yielded counterfeit currency according to police.

Forgery was reported at a restaurant in the 100 block of E. Butterfield at around 12:35 p.m. A complainant told police that two suspects purchased a slice of pizza, each paying with counterfeit $20 bills. The suspects both received $13.46 in change. The reporting officer took possession of the counterfeit bills and placed them into evidence. Total loss of $26.92. Both suspects were described as black males, between 19 and 22 years old, around 5’7”, 150 pounds with dark complexions, wearing gray T-shirts and baggy, skinny jeans.

One of the suspects had a tattoo of RR (Rolls Royce logo) tattooed on his face and neck, as well as an unknown tattoo over one of his eyebrows.

Forgery was reported at a restaurant in the 100 block of E. Butterfield at 1:26 p.m. A complainant told police that two suspects entered the store, purchased a donut using a counterfeit $20 bill and received $18.63 in change. The suspects requested two additional counterfeit $20 bills to be broken down to smaller bills.

The total loss is $58.63. Three counterfeit $20 bills were submitted into evidence. Both suspects were described as black males, between

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New Gaming Board chairman vows credibility, integrity Charles Schmadeke tells board gaming expansion will pose significant challenges

By Peter Hancock

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The new chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board said Thursday he has no illusions about how tough of a job lies ahead.

“We all know that those tasks are substantial. In ordinary times our work would be challenging, but these are not ordinary times,” Charles Schmadeke said as he opened his first meeting as head of the state’s gambling regulatory agency.

Earlier this year, the General Assembly passed the largest expansion of legal gambling in state history. It authorized the construction of up to six new casinos in the state, including one in Chicago, as well as legalized sports betting.

Revenue from those activities is earmarked for a massive, $45 billion capital improvements program, branded as

“Rebuild Illinois.”

But Schmadeke said it will be successful only if the new, expanded gambling industry in Illinois has public trust and confidence.

“Maintaining that confidence must undergird everything we do,” Schmadeke said. “Achieving and preserving the integrity of the gaming industry in Illinois will be at the heart of my tenure on this board, and based upon what I know I believe that also applies to the board as a whole and to the staff. We

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July 31-Aug. 1 Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 300 block of W. Grand. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect(s) broke into three trailers that were parked on the south end of the rear parking lot.

In his remarks to the board, Schmadeke said the expansion of legal gambling is intended to serve three purposes—“assisting economic development, promoting Illinois tourism and increasing state and local government revenue.”

“The governor and General Assembly have recognized, however, that these goals only can be achieved if the public has confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity of the gaming operations in this state,” he said.

Lawmakers seek ways to tighten financial aid reviews without imposing burdens on worthy applicants

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Municipalities can do more with hotel/motel taxes

Aug. 1 Identity theft was reported in the 800 block of S. Euclid at around 1:52 p.m. A victim told police that an unknown suspect used his personal information and opened a fraudulent Verizon Wireless account. The victim has no financial loss.

the Illinois attorney general’s office.

Pritzker also named Anthony Garcia, an attorney for Boeing Co., to serve as a member of the board.

The Gaming Board is a five-member body appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation. It has general authority to implement the state’s gaming laws, including the granting and revocation of gaming licenses, approving the sale or transfer of gaming establishments, and enacting regulations that govern the industry.

Higher education officials say guardianship scam is not widespread problem

Officials from several public universities in Illinois told a panel of state lawmakers Aug. 8 they do not believe there is widespread abuse of court-ordered guardianships that have enabled some students from wealthy backgrounds to obtain need-based student financial aid.

“We don’t believe that this is a Legislation to allow local govern- wide national scandal,” Andy Borst, ments to use hotel tax revenues to director of undergraduate admissions promote economic development was at the University of Illinois, said recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

“This legislation provides a smart solution to help fund much-needed Karen Sue Barnes, 71 infrastructure improvement projects Karen Sue Barnes passed away and invest in new economic devel- July 30th, 2019 at the age of 71. Beopment initiatives,” said State Rep. loved of Michael Veltum; Loving Terra Costa Howard (D-Glen Ellyn) sister of Larry (Deborah) Barnes; who backed the bill.

Preceded in death by her parents Roy Senate Bill 1217 will allow local and Libby Barnes; Cherished cousin governments in DuPage County to and friend of many. Karen worked at invest a portion of hotel tax revenues Elmhurst Hospital for more than 40 on capital infrastructure or econom- years. ic development projects. Previously, A Memorial Visitation will be held hotel tax revenues were restricted to Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 from 3-8 promoting tourism and conventions p.m. with service at 7 p.m. at The within each hotel’s home municipal- Oaks Funeral Home, 1201 E Irving ity.

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(Continued from page 6) 19 and 22 years old, around 5-7, 150 pounds with dark complexions.

Theft was reported in the 500 block of S. Spring at around 5:43 p.m. A complainant told police that she runs a charity that sells yard signs for donations. An unknown suspect entered the store and said she was there to pick up the donation money and left-over yard signs on behalf of the complainant’s charity organization. The suspect was given several signs and cash.

will undertake our responsibility as effectively and as efficiently as possible, but we will not compromise on issues of integrity.”

Gov. J.B. Pritzker named Schmadeke to head the gaming board July 29. He was partner-in-charge at the Springfield office of the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP. Before joining that firm in 2003, he held a number of positions in state government, including general counsel to the Illinois state comptroller and chief of the General Law Bureau in

Thomas F. Alexander Forrest Thomas “Tom” Alexander of Chesterfield, Missouri, born in Rockford, Ill., on August 19, 1957, passed away on August 4, 2019. Beloved husband for 27 years of Stacey Alexander (nee Smid); loving son of Joan (Don) Alexander and the late Forrest William Geiken; son-in-law of Jan and the late Barbara Smid; dearest brother of Vanessa (Jim) Clohessy; brother-in-law of Stephen (Susan) Smid and Brian (Stephanie) Smid; grandson of the late William and Blanche Geiken, Christ “Papou” and Bessie “Yaya” Velis and Alexander and Victoria Zivich; dear nephew of Esther Velis and Ronald Geiken and the late Anne (Constantine “Gus”) Kangles; dear uncle of James and Joanna Clohessy, Alexis (Bret) Laughlin, Sean Stryker, Ethan Smid, Nicholas Stryker and Janna and Brian Smid; cousin of Suzanne Geiken and the late Nicholas Kangles; beloved godfather of Megan Tully.

Tom was blessed with the constant unwavering love of his mother and two loving fathers -- one from birth and one who taught him life skills and professionalism. He cred-

during a special hearing in Chicago.

“We saw something happening that we felt wasn’t right and we wanted to bring it to light as much as possible and correct it.”

Borst said he first became aware of the practice in May 2018 when he received a call from a high school guidance counselor asking why a particular student was being offered a university-funded scholarship that is normally reserved for students with significant financial needs.

After further review, he said, offi-

ited this solid family foundation for making him the person he was. Tom was a kind and generous person with a quick wit and positive outlook on life. He made life-long friends wherever he lived and worked. He loved to travel and especially enjoyed good food and wine. Tom was very proud of his 26-years of volunteer service as a Reserve Police Officer for St. Louis County Police Department. Tom also volunteered as a Duo TOUCH therapy team with all three of his beloved canine companions: Thunder, Maggie and Nitro.

Funeral Service was held at Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, 2501 S. Wolf Road, Westchester, on Monday, August 12. Interment followed at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery, Oakbrook Terrace. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The BackStoppers, Inc., 10411 Clayton Rd., Suite 203, St. Louis, MO 63131; BJC Hospice, P.O. Box 790369, St. Louis, MO 63179-9917; or St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Family Life Center, 4967 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108. Funeral info 630-8343515 or ahlgrim.com Martin E. Schmitt Sr., 77 Martin E. Schmitt Sr., of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 77. Beloved husband of the late Nancy L. nee Noah; loving father of Martin E. Schmitt Jr. and Carrie L. Schmitt; cherished grandfather of Emily, Allison and Martin III; brother of Edward (Char) Schmitt, Beverly (James) Phelan and Henry (Barbara) Schmitt; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Services 11:00 a.m.

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cials determined the student’s parents were still providing financial support, and the student’s financial aid package was adjusted. He said the university also forwarded the information to the U.S. Department of Education’s inspector general as well as the Illinois attorney general’s office.

At the time, Borst said, university officials thought it was an isolated incident.

But in the fall of 2018, he said, he received another call from a different high school counselor describing a similar situation involving another student. That prompted a review of all students at the university who had indicated on their financial aid application forms that they were in a guardianship arrangement.

“This led to the discovery of a number of other instances of this ethically questionable maneuver,” Borst said.

Since then, Borst said, the University of Illinois has put a number of procedures in place to prevent similar abuses, and it has referred additional cases to the U.S. Department of Education and the state attorney general for further investigation.

But Michelle Trame, director of student financial aid at the university, said her office has the ability to adjust only financial aid awards that come directly from the university, and it has no authority to adjust federal aid such as Pell grants or state-based aid like the Monetary Award Program, or MAP grants, all of which are determined based on information provided in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA form.

“Again, we want to be clear that this practice appears to be legal, and we have no authority to deny these students MAP or federal aid to which they are eligible according to their FAFSA and the formula set by their funding agency,” Trame said.

The problems at the University of Illinois became public when ProPublica Illinois, a nonprofit investigative news organization, published a story July 29 suggesting there may have been as many as 40 such cases, mainly from upscale communities in the north Chicago suburbs of Lake County.

By placing their teenage children in the custody of a guardian, the students were legally able to declare themselves financially independent from their parents, thereby qualifying for need-based financial aid.

But while the practice appears to

have happened several times at the University of Illinois, officials from other universities said they have seen no indication of it happening at their schools.

“I can tell you that I have seen no indication of families having intentionally changed legal guardianship for financial aid purposes,” said Terri Hare, financial aid director at Western Illinois University.

Officials at Southern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University and Northeastern Illinois University all said substantially the same thing.

Lawmakers, meanwhile, appeared unsure about how to prevent such abuses from happening in the future.

While some suggested imposing tighter controls on financial aid applications, others suggested the problem might be the skyrocketing cost of higher education.

“A system that drives families to cheat is a broken system,” said Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, chair of the House Higher Education Committee.

The concern for many lawmakers is that by tightening rules on financial aid or guardianship could end up hurting those children who need those services the most.

Borst and Michelle Trame, director of student financial aid at the University of Illinois, offered three recommendations they said would make it easier for school officials to catch potentially fraudulent financial aid applications.

Those included re-evaluating the state’s guardianship laws; giving school financial aid officials more authority to adjust financial aid packages downward, based on reasonable information they have that might not be reflected in their FAFSA form; licensing and regulating independent education consultants who advise students on how to maximize their financial aid awards; and investing more of the state’s education budget hiring high school guidance counselors.

Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, the Republican spokesperson on the higher education budget committee, said he believes the problem is rooted in something that state government might have little ability to influence.

“I think we find ourselves in uncharted waters here,” Brady said, “and I don’t know, as well-intended as all of us are on this committee, … how we get to a point where we legislate moral and ethical behavior.”

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Conroy appointed to Task Force on Property Tax Relief In continuance of her fight to lower property taxes, state Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, was appointed to serve on the newly created Property Task Relief Task Force to find effective ways to combat skyrocketing property taxes.

“It is unacceptable that working families and seniors in my community struggle to stay in their homes due to out of control property taxes,” she said. “We must be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and find real solutions to lower their tax burden.

I’ve worked to reduce the tax burden on local families by passing legislation making DuPage County a leader in local government consolidation to reduce the cost of government.”

Conroy voted to pass Senate Bill 1932, which created the Property Tax Relief Task Force, a bipartisan delegation tasked with determining

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Conroy has long been an advocate for responsible spending of taxpayer dollars by reducing the size of government and increasing efficiency through local government consolidation. She will bring this perspective to the table to advocate for solutions to incentivize efficiency and bring relief to middle-class homeowners.

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Coroner Richard Jorgensen, MD releases 2018 Opioid Statistics usage and cause of death than heroin alone. I and my office remain committed to continue our efforts to fight against this plague through education, support of drug treatment and the DuPage County Narcan Program”.

2018 17 = Heroin alone 34 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture 30 = Fentanyl alone 17 = Opioid based Prescrip-

tion Medications 2016 2017 Total deaths (illegal Drugs) 36 = Heroin alone 23 = Heroin alone = 81 (13% increase over totals 26 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture 32 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture in 2017) 16 = Fentanyl alone 17 = Fentanyl alone Total deaths (all opioids) = 17 = Opioid based Prescrip23 =Opioid based Prescrip98 (3% increase over totals in tion Medications tion Medications 2017) Total deaths (illegal Drugs) Total deaths (illegal Drugs) Past Years: = 78 = 72 2015 Total deaths (all opioids) = 95 Total deaths (all opioids) = 95 36 = Heroin alone 7 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture 8 = Fentanyl alone Total deaths=51 186149

DuPage County Coroner, Richard Jorgensen MD, has completed evaluation of the Opioid related deaths for 2018.

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Heritage Foundation plans for annual Craft Beer Fest Foundation Members also Back by popular demand, Barbeque Tickets reduced Heritage save. Discounts will not be available Jim’s Catering will offer a full array on the day of the event. Volunteers of food items. The fest will also feastill needed to help out on Fest ture musical entertainment, t-shirts, before Sept. 7 are Day. If you can help, please con- and much more.

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest to be held on the grounds of the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave, Elmhurst on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Early entry from 12 to 1 p.m. and general admission is 1 to 6 p.m. To view ticket information, please visit elmhurstcraftbeerfest.com. Tickets include Early Bird purchase pricing through Sept. 7 and Elmhurst

tact EHM Executive Director Dave Oberg at 530-3321. Proceeds benefit educational programs and exhibits at the Elmhurst History Museum and Churchville Schoolhouse.

The Fest will feature 100 special beers and ciders from more than 50 craft brewers from the Chicagoland area as well as around the country.

An ever-growing list of brewers can be found on the website as well.

The Explore Elmhurst Trolley will be making its usual rounds through Elmhurst during the Fest. So if you live near a trolley stop, you can leave your car at home!

The Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest is presented by the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization supporting the Elmhurst History Museum and the Churchville One-Room Schoolhouse.

Park Palooza coming Aug. 24 Celebrate the end of summer on a high note at Park Palooza on Saturday Aug. 24 from 5-10 p.m. at Berens Park.

Food trucks, a beer and wine garden, plus plenty of activities for the kids, including an inflatable circus train for little ones, 60’ inflatable obstacle course for big kids, face

painting and balloon twister. The Hub’s Spray Ground and miniature golf will also be free to use during the event.

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Resident celebrates 95th birthday at York Township

Pictured here is Elmhurst resident June Irmis with York Township Supervisor John W. Valle, who surprised her on Friday, Aug. 2 with a cake to help celebrate her recent 95th birthday. June is a regular at the York Township Senior Nutrition Center, 1502 South Meyers Road in Lombard. Supervisor Valle led the Senior Center lunch crowd in a rousing chorus of “Happy Birthday” after which June made a wish and blew out the candles. Per her request, the cake was cut and shared with everyone as dessert after lunch.

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Vis celebrates pastor’s 30th anniversary

Surrounded by his immediate family members, Rev. Greg Skowron, pastor of Visitation Parish in Elmhurst, recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. Rev. Skowron was ordained in Poland on June 10, 1989. Following a special Mass which included a full choir, and visiting priests and the Knights of Columbus participating in a procession, 240 family members, friends and parishioners gathered at a sit-down reception in Visitation’s Valentino Center.

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Rock ‘N Wheels welcomes Starship, Fortunate Sons tribute to Credence Clearwater Revival!

Addison’s “Rock ‘N Wheels” Thursday concert and festival series continues Aug. 15 with “Remembering Woodstock Night, a 50-year Lookback.” Headlining the night is Starship featuring Mickey Thomas. Admission is free and the venue opens at 6 p.m.

Fortunate Sons performs at 6:30 p.m. and Starship at 7:30 p.m. on the 95.9 The River Stage.

Classic car, bike show opens at 6 p.m.

Come out for the Bike and Car Show held in conjunction with the free concert in the park. If you have a custom, classic or antique car or bike, show it off, where Army Trail Road dead ends into Lake Street. The street opens at 6 p.m. and closes when capacity is reached. Space is limited so come early. No preregistering is required just make sure your car is show worthy.

While visiting, guests can choose from nine food vendors with items for $5 or less. While enjoying the Village Green, walk over to our Historical Museum and Craft Fair. A list of all menus and upcoming concerts can be found at ithappensinaddison.com.

More about the band Mickey Thomas joined Jefferson Starship in 1979. Mickey’s voice had become legendary after recording “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” with the Elvin Bishop Band and he was planning to pursue a solo career. Jefferson Starship quickly proved to be the right decision as they recorded their first hit, “Jane”, almost immediately after getting together.

In 1985, Starship released the album that would come to define the 1980s, Knee Deep in the Hoopla. Featuring two #1 hits – “We Built this City” and “Sara” – the album reached #7 on Billboard and went platinum.

Starship followed-up their initial success with another #1 single, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” featured on the soundtrack for Mannequin. As Starship continued to reach the top of the charts, MTV infiltrated pop culture and the band released videos for all of their hits that are still popular today. Starship music is featured in the soundtracks for “Rock of Ages,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Skeleton Twins,” and most recently on the popular TV series “Glee”.

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Pictured is the band Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, who will perform at Addison’s “Rock ‘N Wheels” Thursday concert on Aug. 15 with “Remembering Woodstock Night, a 50-year Lookback.” Admission is free and the venue opens at 6 p.m. Fortunate Sons performs at 6:30 p.m. and Starship at 7:30 p.m. on the 95.9 The River Stage.

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Hospital, clinic welcome new professionals Kathryn Pardue, Au.D, an audiologist, has joined Elmhurst Clinic.

Dr. Pardue is currently accepting new patients offices at Elmhurst Clinic, 1200 S. York St., Suite 4180 in Elmhurst. To schedule an appointment, call (331) 221-9004.

Sakeena Haq, DPM and Kenneth Zygmunt, DPM, who specialize in podiatry, have also joined ElKathryn Sakeena Kenneth Gerald Michael Anastasia mhurst Clinic. Both are accepting Pardue, Au.D Haq, DPM Zygmunt, DPM Lynch, MD Palash, DO Munoz new patients at Elmhurst Clinic’s Dr. Lynch is accepting patients at new office location in Naperville at EEHealth.org/find-a-doctor or call geon, and Michael Palash, DO, (630) 983-5694. family medicine physician, have Elmhurst Clinic’s offices at 1200 S. 552 S. Washington St., Suite 116.

Gerald Lynch, MD, general sur- joined Edward-Elmhurst Health.

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Lake St., Suite 230 in Oak Park.

Dr. Michael Palash, a board certified family medicine physician, is accepting patients at Elmhurst Memorial Medical Group’s office at 932 Lake St., Suite 300 in Oak Park.

Dr. Anastasia Munoz, a board-certified family medicine physician, is accepting new patients at Elmhurst Clinic’s offices at 303 W. Lake St., Suite 200 in Addison. For an appointment, visit EEHealth.org/find-a-doctor or call (331) 221-9001.

Military vehicle ‘convoy’ to stop at Cantigny The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park is planning a warm welcome for more than 50 historic military vehicles and their owners on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Their visit is part of a two-day stop in DuPage County during the 2019 Transcontinental Motor Convoy, sponsored by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association

(MVPA).

The convoy—beginning Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., and ending in San Francisco on Sept. 14—commemorates the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army’s first motor convoy across the United States in 1919, along the famed Lincoln Highway.

“We began a partnership with

MVPA back in 2009 when the 90th anniversary convoy stopped here on its way to California,” said Ian Richardson, historic vehicles program director for the First Division Museum. “They were so impressed with how we treated them that this time around, a decade later, they’re making a multi-day stop in Wheaton, specifically to enjoy the

museum and the park. The MVPA has been good to the museum, contributing to the success of our own historic vehicle fleet.”

The restored vehicles will be staged at Cantigny Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 20. Visitors are invited to come see them and interact with their owners, most of whom are vet-

erans and collect military vehicles as a hobby.

As MVPA members, they enjoy educating the public on the importance of the vehicles during their time in national service.

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Cherry Farm Tudor

A perfect blend of classic architecture and modern amenities, this renovated Tudor in Cherry Farm is like no other. Updated kitchen and baths, custom millwork including beamed and coffered ceilings, new light and plumbing fixtures, plantations $1,099,900

FIRST OFFERING! Cherry Farm Tudor A perfect blend of classic architecture and modern amenities, this renovated Tudor in Cherry Farm is like no other. Updated kitchen and baths, custom millwork including beamed and coffered ceilings, new light and plumbing fixtures, plantations shutters, a fully finished basement which includes a 4th bedroom, full bath, wet bar, playroom, rec room, home theatre, and loads of storage. Radiant heat for basement, outside walkways and back patio. Unique master suite includes a renovated spa bath with his and her closets and attached loft/office/nursery which includes wet bar and bath. New concrete driveway with an oversized 2 car garage with walk-up storage plus irrigation system. A tremendous value with A+ location and schools, set on a 1/4-acre lot, steps from the Prairie Path and walkable to town. $1,099,900 0x 10

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Woodside Estate in OB

Woodside Estate in OB

This rebuilt 2-story w/ walkout basement takes on a English Cottage feel w/ its design & exposed stone walls. On a -lot w/ mature landscaping, & in-ground heated pool. Beautiful hardwood floors, formal dining & living rooms separated by a $869,900 NEW PRICE!

This rebuilt 2-story w/ walkout basement takes on a English Cottage feel w/ its design & exposed stone walls. On a -lot w/ mature landscaping, & in-ground heated pool.

Beautiful hardwood floors, formal dining & living rooms separated by a stone, seethrough fireplace w/ Anderson bay windows providing tons of natural light. 3 floors of living space is set up for an in-law or multigenerational living w/ 5 bedrooms & 5 full baths. The LL offers an office/6th bedroom, full bath, & party room with wet bar that flows out to a screened porch overlooking your pool parties. $869,900

Heart of Downtown Elmhurst!

Heart of Downtown Elmhurst!

Great opportunity to own this all brick 3 bedroom, 1.5 half bath Cape Cod in the heart of Elmhurst surrounded by million dollar homes. Walking distance to downtown Elmhurst, Metra, restaurants, schools, parks, & public pool. Convenient to $369,900 NEW PRICE!

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Here’s the house you’ve been waiting for to hit the market! Nothing to do but back up the moving truck. Center of town 2-story home in pristine, move-in ready condition. Over 4,300 SF of beautifully finished living space. Open kitchen, huge island, granite counters, & SS appliances.

Open family room w/ gas fireplace. Formal dining, bright living room, powder room, & laundry/mudroom. 4 beds up, huge master suite w/ spa bath & large WIC, custom closets in all bedrooms. Finished basement, professionally landscaped, paver patio, pergola & playset. 2 car garage. Hawthorne GS, Sandburg JRHS, & York HS $695,000

Steps to Downtown Elmhurst

Steps to Downtown Elmhurst

In-town beautifully updated 3 bed/2.1 bath townhome just steps to Restaurants, Metra Train, Wilder Park, AwardWinning Library/Museums & Elmhurst College. $100k in updates include luxurious custom kitchen (2016) with Jenn$505,000

Turnkey Brick Ranch

Turnkey Brick Ranch

Large, move-in ready brick ranch in sought after SW Elmhurst.

Updates include a remodeled, white kitchen w/ stainless steel appliances, freshly painted, new light fixtures, refinished hardwood floors, 3 large bedrooms w/ bonus closet space, full

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Large, move-in ready brick ranch in sought after SW Elmhurst. Updates include a remodeled, white kitchen w/ stainless steel appliances, freshly painted, new light fixtures, refinished hardwood floors, 3 large bedrooms w/ bonus closet space, full bath w/ double sink vanity, large finished basement w/ wet bar, separate laundry & storage rooms, and 2 car detached garage. New tear off roof in 2016 and newer vinyl replacement windows throughout. Exceptional curb appeal w/ paver brick entryway & professionally landscaping + large concrete patio. Steps from Visitation and walking distance to Jefferson, Butterfield Park, Prairie Path, and Smalley Pool. $395,000

Great opportunity to own this all brick 3 bedroom, 1.5 half bath Cape Cod in the heart of Elmhurst surrounded by million dollar homes. Walking distance to downtown Elmhurst, Metra, restaurants, schools, parks, & public pool.

Convenient to expressways & major shopping centers. Updated kitchen & baths, HW floors throughout. Newer complete tear-off roof, siding, high efficiency dual zone furnace, water heater, central air conditioning, dishwasher, & dryer.

Replacement windows, double sump pumps w/ battery back-up, & 2-1/2 car garage w/ concrete driveway & large apron for plenty of cars.

Fabulous backyard w/ deck. $369,900

In-town beautifully updated 3 bed/2.1 bath townhome just steps to Restaurants, Metra Train, Wilder Park, Award-Winning Library/ Museums & Elmhurst College. $100k in updates include luxurious custom kitchen (2016) with Jenn-Air/Bosch appliances & Cambria quartz counters. Master bath (2019) features oversized shower and exquisite tile work. Light-filled open floor plan featuring family room with 11ft ceilings that opens up to large deck, spacious bedrooms with walk-in closets, and large unfinished basement that could turn into your dream man cave/rec room/play room. $505,000

Cherry Farm Opportunity

Cherry Farm Opportunity

Exceptional value in Elmhurst’s most sought-after neighborhood. Walkable to City Centre, Metra, Prairie Path, and award-winning schools. A 2-story foyer and grand staircase welcome you to a nicely laid out 1st floor with $800,000

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Exceptional value in Elmhurst’s most sought-after neighborhood. Walkable to City Centre, Metra, Prairie Path, and award-winning schools. A 2story foyer and grand staircase welcome you to a nicely laid out 1st floor with separate formals, office, mudroom, butler’s pantry, huge kitchen with eating area, large island for entertaining, open to family room with see-through fireplace to vaulted ceiling sunroom with skylights. 4 beds up with 3 full baths, a large master suite with WIC’s and spa bathroom, and 2nd floor laundry.

Generous bedrooms with large closets.

Beautifully landscaped and fenced rear yard with deck. 3 car attached garage. $800,000

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320 S Kenilworth Avenue

Welcome to 320 S Kenilworth, a classic English Tudor set on a premium 90 x 190 lot within blocks of downtown Elmhurst, its Metra station, Museum campus, Wilder Park, and awardwinning schools. Designed with the materials and attention to $1,225,000

NEW PRICE! 320 S Kenilworth Avenue Welcome to 320 S Kenilworth, a classic English Tudor set on a premium 90 x 190 lot within blocks of downtown Elmhurst, its Metra station, Museum campus, Wilder Park, and award-winning schools. Designed with the materials and attention to detail expected with this architecture, the owners have pulled off an exceptional expansion and restoration of this timeless home. All the modern amenities were put into place – multi-zone HVAC, chef’s kitchen with high-grade SS appliances, Pella windows, master suite with spa bath, heated floors, heated sunroom, 2nd floor laundry, and attached 2.5 car heated garage. In keeping with the home’s original character, you will find vaulted barreled ceilings with wood beams, an impeccably maintained slate roof, restored original doors, exquisite millwork, custom built-in’s, 3 fireplaces, french doors, a vined courtyard, two 2nd story balconies and multiple paver brick seating areas overlooking lush, professionally landscaped grounds. $1,225,000 Market Square Townhome

Set in the epicenter of Elmhurst’s City Centre and walkable to everything. The main level living space offers all hardwood floors and an open layout with a large living room with has fireplace, powder room, eat in kitchen, peninsula island, and $499,900 Downtown Elmhurst

Set in the epicenter of Elmhurst’s City Centre and walkable to everything. The main level living space offers all hardwood floors and an open layout with a large living room with has fireplace, powder room, eat in kitchen, peninsula island, and deck for entertaining. Upstairs: large master with a spacious master bath and closets, 2nd bedroom with full bath, and laundry. Ground level offers access to your attached 2 car garage and a walkout family room with sliding doors flowing to a paver brick seating area. The basement can function as an office, workout room, or 3rd bedroom. $499,900

Move Right In!

Move Right In!

Charming 3 bed / 2 bath brick move-in ready home features hardwood floors throughout. Large living / dining room combo, updated kitchen with stainless appliances & large lower level family room. Convenient first floor bedroom and full bath. $337,500 NEW PRICE!

On the Prairie Path

On the Prairie Path

Red-brick Georgian in sought after south Elmhurst location just steps from the IL Prairie Path & the York/Vallette Business District. 3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage with screened in porch overlooking large, fenced in backyard. Home has vinyl $399,000

Red-brick Georgian in sought after south Elmhurst location just steps from the IL Prairie Path & the York/Vallette Business District. 3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage with screened in porch overlooking large, fenced in backyard. Home has vinyl replacement windows, living room fireplace and unfinished basement with potential. Great schools - Hawthorne GS, Sandburg JRHS, and York HS. Close to parks, Smalley Pool, and 1 mile to downtown Elmhurst and its Metra Station. Premium lot size and ideal location for new construction - 58 x 150 lot size. $399,000

Best in Brynhaven!

Best in Brynhaven!

Want to walk to EVERYTHING Elmhurst has to offer? Then this is the right home for you! This meticulous 3 BR Split Level has been lovingly cared, features include: WHITE Eat In Kitchen w/ open concept, Gorgeous Hardwood Floors, Fresh $384,900

Perfect Stratford Hills Home!

Perfect Stratford Hills Home!

This meticulously-maintained 3 BR/2 BA Home is as beautiful outside as it is inside! Long time owners added a fantastic 1st flr FR addition you’ll spend ALL your time in. Home has tons of Charm w/ Chair Rail & Crown Moldings, Lovely Formal Living $374,900

This meticulously-maintained 3 BR/2 BA Home is as beautiful outside as it is inside!

Long time owners added a fantastic 1st flr FR addition you’ll spend ALL your time in.

Home has tons of Charm w/ Chair Rail & Crown Moldings, Lovely Formal Living Room w/ Brick Surround, WBFP, Dining Area, 3 LARGE BR’s, 1st Floor Full BA, HWD flrs, Sunny Kitchen w/ bay window.

Full Finished Basement is a wide open space w/ 1,200 sqft w/ FP/wet bar/BATH. Outside is INCREDIBLE, any green thumb’s dream w/ all the hard work done for you and ready for you to enjoy! $374,900

Charming 3 bed / 2 bath brick move-in ready home features hardwood floors throughout. Large living / dining room combo, updated kitchen with stainless appliances & large lower level family room. Convenient first floor bedroom and full bath. Spend the Summer months outdoors enjoying your large deck (new 2013) and great backyard space. Windows, siding & roof replaced in 2014. Just steps from beautiful 47 acre Eldridge Park- playgrounds, soccer/baseball fields, tennis courts, walking/biking trails, sledding hill & fishing pond. Walk to great schools Jackson/ Bryan/Timothy Christian $337,500

Want to walk to EVERYTHING Elmhurst has to offer? Then this is the right home for you! This meticulous 3 BR Split Level has been lovingly cared, features include: WHITE Eat In Kitchen w/ open concept, Gorgeous Hardwood Floors, Fresh Paint & Cozy Fireplace. 3 BR’s & Full Bath UP. HUGE Lower Level Rec Room has wet bar perfect for entertaining plus full bath & tons of natural light overlooking your fenced in yard. Backyard offers so much w/ 2 decks & tons of greenspace PLUS a storage shed.

Arterial Location w/ both privacy & ease of walking to K-8 schools & Park! $384,900

3 New Home Sites

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Choose from 3 luxury home sites being built by long-time Elmhurst builder, Forma Nova Homes and work alongside your own interior designer to pick out all the finishes and fixtures. Fresh, new front elevations and floor plans, sure to

Choose from 3 luxury home sites being built by long-time Elmhurst builder, Forma Nova Homes and work alongside your own interior designer to pick out all the finishes and fixtures. Fresh, new front elevations and floor plans, sure to stand out from all the rest and all set in Elmhurst’s most sought-after neighborhoods.

Offering over 4,500sf of finished living space with gracious 10 ft first floor ceilings, hardwood floors & extensive trim/ceiling detail throughout, 5 beds, 4.5 baths, 3-car garage, custom kitchen, high-end appliance package, and a finished basement with bar, wine room and more! Call (630) 279-9500 for pricing/ floor plans/locations.

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Bedalov takes helm of Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance Returns to DuPage roots after leading two state agencies

The Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance has announced that Greg Bedalov has been hired as its new president and CEO. He will be responsible for a Greg Bedalov host of duties including developing, planning, and implementing strategies to promote DuPage County as an ideal business and industry location. He will also be in charge of member management, partner networking, and effectively working with the 39 distinct communities within DuPage County.

Bedalov previously served in this same role from 2010-15, before his appointment by then Governor Bruce Rauner to lead the Illinois Tollway as its Executive Director. After three years with the Tollway, Bedalov left

to become chief of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. He will return to his role as President and CEO of Choose DuPage effective Sept. 3.

“My family and I have been in DuPage County for more than 25 years now and I’m looking forward to returning to my role with Choose DuPage and building a strong engine of economic development for our community,” Bedalov said. “DuPage County is home to nearly 90,000 businesses. Together, these companies represent more than 653,000 jobs across a variety of industries. My primary duty is to lead Choose DuPage in our efforts to support business retention, expansion and attraction efforts in DuPage County.

“I’m in a unique position to hit the ground running on day one—my experience gives me the opportunity interface with a lot of people across a multitude of disciplines and I’m excited to be at the helm of the always changing economic development landscape of our region.”

DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin weighed in on the decision.

“Greg’s experience gives him the

tools he needs to drive the mission of Choose DuPage,” he said. “As I said when Greg first stepped into the role in 2010, this is a competitive environment as every county seeks to attract economic development and create new jobs. I have no doubt Greg will fully embrace this challenge and apply the experience he has gained over the past several years to find new ways to enhance economic development in DuPage County.”

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(Continued from page 14) uncommon and require many local support teams along the 3,200-mile route. Cantigny is pitching in by donating fuel for each historic vehicle and meals for the owners and their families.

The convoy riders will camp at the DuPage County Fairgrounds for two nights. Those who want to see the vehicles but are unable to visit Cantigny can stop by the fairgrounds on Wednesday, Aug. 21, a convoy rest day. The vehicles resume their cross-country journey at 7 a.m. on Aug. 22.

be the First Division Museum’s own World War I “Liberty Truck,” which joined the museum’s fleet in 2018 following a lengthy restoration process.

The truck is not in the convoy, but it does run—one of the few models of its kind that still function.

“The convoy participants are eager to tour the museum and I know a few are especially excited to see the Liberty Truck,” Richardson said.

Members of MVPA conduct convoys of various lengths throughout the year. Transcontinental convoys are

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Public Notice NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 77036 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on JULY 22, 2019, wherein the business firm of A & G TRUCKING LOCATED AT 517 E. STIMMEL STREET, WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: NAME OF PERSON(S) MARTIN ALVARADO, HOME ADDRESS 517 E. STIMMEL STREET, WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 9 signed into law a measure aimed at preventing workplace sexual harassment and protecting victims who come forward.

The measure, Senate Bill 75, was unanimously passed in both the state House and Senate earlier this year.

The omnibus legislation was the result of months of legislative negotiations which combined several anti-sexual harassment initiatives into one all-encompassing bill.

According to a news release from the governor’s office, the new law “strengthens protections for employees, responsibilities for employers and accountability for abusers,” with particular attention given to hotels, casinos and state government.

“Sexual harassment is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the state of Illinois,” Pritzker said in a statement. “… This commonsense law makes it clear that the days of turning a blind eye to sexual harassment in the workplace are over.”

The new will take effect Jan. 1, 2020, with new casino and hotel regulations beginning July 1, 2020.

It requires all employers to provide workplace sexual harassment training at least once a year and advises workers on steps they can take after reporting incidents of harassment or discrimination. Restaurants and bars will be required to provide specialized training and to adopt anti-harassment policies.

It also requires employers to report findings and settlements concerning sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination to the Department of Human Rights.

Under the new law, failure to train employees or report these instances could result in a $500 penalty to businesses with fewer than four workers for the first offense, $1,000 for the second and $3,000 for offenses after that. For businesses with four or more employees, the fines would be up to $1,000, $3,000 and $5,000 for each respective offense.

The new law also prohibits employers from requiring employees to keep quiet or waive their rights regarding harassment, discrimination and retaliation. It bans employers from retaliating against employees who do speak out. It also allows victims of gender-related violence to take unpaid leave from work to

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York graduate Lee looking forward to Canadian hockey opportunity Will join teammate Billy Paschen on juniors team in northwestern Ontario

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

Last week, the Independent talked to recent York graduate Billy Paschen about signing, along with teammate Christopher Lee, with the Cochrane Crunch juniors hockey team in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Cochrane is a member of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

This week, the Independent caught up with Lee, who is equally excited about the opportunity to play the sport at the next level in a town that borders the province of Quebec.

“I do not know how to speak French,” Lee deadpanned. “I studied Spanish throughout high school.

This is my first time going to Canada. It’s going to be a good experience. We’re both excited.”

Lee said he and Paschen had expected to play with a juniors team in the U.S. “This is an opportunity we did not expect—playing in Canada,” he said. “I’m super excited about it.

I’m going to Canada and playing with Billy. That will help me a lot. I won’t be as nervous, and I get to live with Billy with the same billet family (Paschen and Lee will live with a local lawyer while in Cochrane).

It’s certainly going to be a lot less nerve-wracking because I’m going up there with Billy, instead of going to a whole different country and not knowing anybody.”

Lee, like Paschen, an all-state performer at York, noted the Crunch saw the two York players at a showcase event. “We had gone to a couple of showcases and got a couple offers,” he said. “The Crunch saw us in St. Louis at the Americas showcase. That was our best offer. We waited a little bit and talked it over with our parents and decided to play there. They won the championship in 2018 and this past year made it to the final four. It’s definitely a spot we want to play in. It’s a good team with a good home crowd. The area loves hockey.”

Lee is a defenseman who has been playing the position his entire hockey career. “I can see the ice more and I like the physical part of it,” he said. “But I do like scoring, so I’d say I’m more of the offensive type of defenseman.”

Lee started in the sport at the age of four and by the time he was five he was in the YMCA program. Lee played for the Chiefs travel program where his dad was the coach.

In eighth grade he switched to the Blues travel team and made the varsity team at York as a freshman. His brother, Nicholas, also played hockey at York.

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Recent York graduate Christopher Lee will continue his hockey career with the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. Lee and York teammate Billy Paschen were scheduled to leave for Canada this week.

“Playing varsity as a freshman helped me a lot,” said Lee. “It made me stronger, faster and smarter, playing with all those older guys.”

Like Paschen, Lee said the goal is to continue to progress up the hockey ladder. “The goal for next year is

to move up a level of juniors,” he said. “After that, it would be getting a scholarship in college. My main goal is to play Division I hockey in college, and after that professional hockey would be the goal.”

Lee said his time in the York

program overall was spectacular.

“There is nothing like playing high school hockey,” he said. “Instead of seeing your teammates during practice and then over the weekend at tournaments, I got to go back to school and see them every day.

There’s no feeling like that.”

Paschen and Lee were scheduled to depart for Canada this week.

“We’ve talked to the coach over the phone,” Lee said. “This is great.

It’s going to be a journey, for sure, but it’s going to be a fun ride.”

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Defending state-champion Knights open play Aug. 30 IC Catholic Prep football team starts with two road non-conference games

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The IC Catholic Prep football team has no walk in the park out of the gates as it begins defense of its state title.

The Knights will embark on a pair of road games to start the 2019 season. IC Catholic Prep again heads to Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington on Friday, Aug. 30 to face Belleville-Althoff in a non-conference game. The Knights won 5014 against Althoff in 2018. Game time is 7 p.m.

IC Catholic Prep then heads to Joliet to face Joliet Catholic Academy on Friday, Sept. 6. Joliet Catholic reached the state championship game last year in Class 5A. IC Catholic

Prep won last year’s meeting by a 42-0 count. This year’s meeting happens at Joliet Memorial Stadium and has a 7:30 p.m. start.

The Knights then open defense of their Metro Suburban Conference Blue Division title against Wheaton Academy on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:15 p.m. at home.

IC Catholic Prep will head to Kankakee on Friday, Sept. 20 to continue its recent rivalry with Bishop McNamara in another MSC Blue game. Kickoff is 7:15 p.m. Of course, the Knights defeated McNamara 3121 for the 2018 Class 4A state title.

The Knights welcome Aurora Christian to town on Friday, Sept. 27 for a 7:15 p.m. kickoff, ahead of Aurora Central Catholic coming to El-

mhurst on Friday, Oct. 4 (7:15 p.m. start).

IC Catholic Prep closes a threegame home stand on Friday, Oct. 11 against Elgin St. Edward (7:15 p.m. start).

The Knights square off against St. Francis in Wheaton on Friday, Oct. 18 (7:30 p.m.), before heading to Riverside-Brookfield to close out the regular season on Friday, Oct. 25 (7:15 p.m. start).

IC Catholic Prep has four home games this season and will face six teams on its schedule that made the 2018 state playoffs, including two state finalists in Joliet Catholic and Bishop McNamara, plus an Aurora Christian team that made it to the state quarterfinals.

IC CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2019

DAY DATE Friday August 30 September 6 Friday Friday September 13 Friday September 20 September 27 Friday Friday October 4 October 11 Friday Friday October 18 Friday October 25

OPPONENT Belleville Althoff (at Illinois Wesleyan) at Joliet Catholic (at Joliet Memorial)* Wheaton Academy* at Bishop McNamara* Aurora Christian* Aurora Central Catholic St. Edward* at St. Francis* at Riverside-Brookfield

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York football team to face new Week 1 opponent this year Dukes head to Schaumburg on Aug. 30 to kick things off

CORRESPONDENT

The York football team will have a new opponent to line up against in Week 1 this season.

The Dukes new opening week foe is Schaumburg out of the Mid-Suburban Conference. York will head to Schaumburg to kick off the 2019 season on Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Schaumburg, like York, went 4-5 last season and did not make the playoffs.

Week 2 is also kind of new for the Dukes. York opens a two-year West Suburban Conference crossover series against Downers Grove South

out of the WSC Gold Division. That game takes place Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

York opens WSC Silver Division play on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Downers Grove against Downers Grove North.

The Dukes face Lyons Township at home on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in another Silver Division game.

York heads to Glen Ellyn for a Saturday matinee 1 p.m. contest on Saturday, Sept. 28 against Glenbard West.

The Dukes then host Hinsdale Central on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m., before heading to Villa Park

on Friday, Oct. 11 (7:30 p.m.) to face WSC Gold Division defending champ Willowbrook in the annual meeting of the two teams.

York hosts Oak Park-River Forest on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m., before wrapping up the regular season on Friday, Oct. 25 in Hillside against Proviso West (7:30 p.m. start).

York will play only four home games this season.

The Dukes will play four teams that made the 2018 state playoffs and those four games occur in succession starting on Sept. 28 in Glen Ellyn and ending Friday Oct. 18 against Oak Park-River Forest.

YORK HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2019 DAY DATE Friday August 30 Friday September 6 Friday September 13 Friday September 20 Saturday September 28 Friday October 4 Friday October 11 Friday October 18 Friday October 25

Dukes take part in numerous 7-on-7 competitions

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The York football team got after it this summer.

Dukes coach Mike Fitzgerald noted the team conducted 24 practice days. “We were pretty busy throughout the summer,” he said. “We took these last two weeks off and now we’re getting ready for the season.”

Fitzgerald said one key takeaway from the summer was the simple fact this is the start of his second season at the helm. “The kids understand the expectations,” he said. “And schematically we are not starting from ground zero. They understand the terminology offensively, so we are way ahead of where we were a year ago with installing the offense with the skill set we have, instead of trying to teach things from scratch. And this being my second year, I’m more connected to the kids having been in the building with them for a full year and building those relationships and trust.”

York played in a number of 7-on7 events, including one at Nazareth Academy and one at Whea-

also think our skill players on offense are really good and really talented.

They are very dynamic. We’re excited about that.”

Fitzgerald said York has an ongoing competition for the starting quarterback position. “Our quarterback competition has been very good,” he said. “Max Assaad has played very well this summer. He’s taken grasp of the offense, and Patrick Cote is a dynamic guy who moves all over the field.”

Owen Pechous is back for York at wide receiver. “Owen will be a mentor for the guys and plays well at the slot receiver,” said Fitzgerald. “He does a lot of different things for us.”

Senior Nick Conroy is back at running back, a position that also will be helped by the presence of junior Patrick Kastner. “Nick does a lot of great things and Patrick is very talented,” said Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald is equally excited about the defense. “We have some very good motors on the defensive line and have some guys who can fly around the ball and play hard.”

Returning on the defensive line are Chris Eckard, Josh Mathiasen, along with Liam Enright and Max Devereaux.

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York football team enjoys successful summer slate ton-Warrenville South. “The Red Grange tournament at Wheaton South we played some very good competition such as Rochester, Glenbard North, Batavia and Naperville Central.”

Fitzgerald noted York lost late by a point to Rochester and also lost a close one to Naperville Central.

“We won against Batavia and rotated a lot of guys in against Glenbard North and played very well,” he said. “This gave the guys a lot of confidence because it showed we can play with these top teams.”

York also took second out of eight teams at another 7-on-7 hosted by Wheeling.

“We did very well in the 7-on-7s,” said Fitzgerald. “Our skill players got the opportunity to compete.”

York’s linemen finished in the topfive in the linemen challenge at the Red Grange event at Wheaton-South.

“Again, that’s a good accomplishment,” said Fitzgerald. “They competed with the best teams in the state.”

Heading out of summer camp, Fitzgerald said York’s offensive line will be a major strength. “It will be a very strong point for us,” he said.

“We have four of the five guys back and those four guys are very good.

We’re really going to rely on them. I

OPPONENT at Schaumburg Downers Grove South at Downers Grove North Lyons Township at Glenbard West* Hinsdale Central* at Willowbrook* Oak Park-River Forest* at Proviso West

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YORK FOOTBALL TEAM The York football team took second out of eight teams at a 7-on-7 competition hosted by Wheeling High School this summer. The Dukes also finished in the top five of the linemen challenge at the Red Grange 7-on-7 event hosted by Wheaton-Warrenville South.

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Park District welcomes Chamber

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Elmhurst Park District Board President Vince Spaeth (left) and Park District Execu- sponsored the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Membership Breakfast. tive Director Jim Rogers greet guests on Wednesday, July 24, when the Park District It was held outdoors under the tent in the gardens of Wilder Park.

Correction

In last week’s Elmhurst Independent story on two York High School products signing contracts to play for the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the name of one of the players was spelled incorrectly.

The correct spelling of York graduate Billy Paschen’s last name is Paschen, not Pascien.

The Elmhurst Independent apologizes for the error.

• Football

(Continued from page 25) “Those are four seniors who all will be a big part of our defense,” said Fitzgerald. “Our back seven has seen a lot of great competition in practice for spots. They also have had a good summer. We have a lot of guys competing for positions there.

I like how we have improved on the defensive side of the ball.”

Fitzgerald cited Eckard in particular for strong effort in the summer.

“Chris Eckard, pound for pound, is one of the strongest kids in our program,” he said. “He’s a wrestler who understands leverage. His motor is relentless. He never stops. He’s a tremendous leader for us.”

Fitzgerald likes where things are headed. “These are coachable guys who have us going in the right direction,” he said. “Our goal here is to make the playoffs. That hasn’t been done in a while. We talk about it, but day in and day out our goal and largest focus is to get better. That’s what we are working toward.”

Community calendar Thursday, Aug. 15 • From 6-8 p.m., all are invited to the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 at Spring Road and Butterfield in Elmhurst, for “Cars Under the Stars & Stripes,” a car show for the whole family. Visitors are invited inside the Legion to enjoy $5 food specials.

• From 6:30-8:30 p.m., the Spring Road Business Association invites the public to Music At The Gazebo, Spring Road and the Prairie Path.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets, picnics. NO ALCOHOL. This week: Mr. Myers Band, reggae, calypso and beach music.

Saturday, Aug. 17 • From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Jaycees Charity Carnival will host Special Kids Carnival Day, where kids with special needs and their families are invited to come and enjoy having the carnival all to themselves. Enjoy free rides, games, goodies and other attractions with fewer lights and softer sounds to make it easier for disabled kids to enjoy.

• The Elmhurst Public Library hosts its second-annual Local Author Fair, where guests can meet local authors who discuss, answer questions, sell, and sign copies of their books. Submissions from local authors are accepted now through

Aug. 10. An Elmhurst Public Library card is not required to participate. Approved applicants are able to sell books at the fair.

the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 at Spring Rd. and Butterfield in Elmhurst, for “Cars Under the Stars & Stripes,” a car show for the whole family. Visitors are inSaturday, Aug, 17 vited inside the Legion to enjoy $5 From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Men food specials.

In Brotherhood Lodge #1178 A.F. & A.M. is hosting Motorcycle Show Saturday, Sept. 7 at 159 W. North Ave. Open to all From 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the makes and models. Food and re- 6th NE District Masonic Blood freshments will be available.

Drive will be held at the Elmhurst Masonic Building at 159 W. North Thursday, Aug. 22 Avenue. For information, call Mark From 6-8 p.m., all are invited to Entwistle at 630-707-3646 or Reno the Elmhurst American Legion THB Reguya at 312-479-6341. AppointPost 187 at Spring Road and Butter- ments are encouraged, but walk-ins field in Elmhurst, for “Cars Under are welcome as well. Photo ID is rethe Stars & Stripes,” a car show for quired. Remember to eat well, stay the whole family. Visitors are in- hydrated and wear something that vited inside the Legion to enjoy $5 allows easy access to your arm. food specials.

Thursday, Sept. 12 Thursday, Aug. 29 From 6-8 p.m., all are invited to From 6-8 p.m., all are invited to the Elmhurst American Legion THB the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 at Spring Road and ButPost 187 at Spring Road and But- terfield in Elmhurst, for “Cars Unterfield in Elmhurst, for “Cars Un- der the Stars & Stripes,” a car show der the Stars & Stripes,” a car show for the whole family. Free and open for the whole family. Free and open to the public. Visitors are invited to the public. Visitors are invited inside the Legion to enjoy $5 food inside the Legion to enjoy $5 food specials. specials.

Saturday, Sept. 14 Thursday, Sept 5 The 5th Annual Elmhurst Craft From 6-8 p.m., all are invited to Beer Fest will be held on the grounds

of the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., featuring 100 special beers and ciders from craft brewers from the Chicagoland area and around the country.

Ongoing programs: Elmhurst Farmers Market • Every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. now through Oct., the Elmhurst Farmers Market will be held at the municipal lot just east of York Road on Vallette. Local farmers, bakers and others will have fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, pastries, cheese, flowers, honey, soaps and more. For best parking, come before 10 a.m. or after 12 noon. Info: yorkandvallette.com • Widows or Widowers (WOW) meet every third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 537 S. York Road. Admission: $5 per person includes live entertainment. Info: Dave at 630-6204060 or visit WOW.cfsites.org.

• The Elmhurst American Legion, T.H.B. Post No. 187, hosts a fish fry every Friday night from 6-8:30 p.m. New York steaks are available first Friday of the month. Musical entertainment follows. Karaoke on the second Friday of each month.

Bingo on Wednesdays, starting with Early Birds at 6:45 p.m. Info: 630833-7800.

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Pritzker calls for federal action to address gun violence Remarks come in the wake of week with three mass shootings in U.S.

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 5 called on congressional leaders, particularly Republicans, to push for strong federal gun control laws, including universal background checks and a ban on high-capacity

magazines.

“Remember, it takes leadership in Congress,” Pritzker said. “It is usually the Republican leaders who are unwilling to do this, and so I would call on the leadership in Congress and the president to stand up and address the issues of gun violence, to address the issues of high-capacity magazines, to address the issues of universal background checks.”

Pritzker responded to questions from reporters during an event Aug. 5 in Chicago. His remarks came in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting Aug. 3 in El Paso, Texas, that left at least 22 people dead. That

was followed by another shooting Aug. 4 in Dayton, Ohio, in which nine people were killed.

Days earlier, a shooter in Gilroy, Calif., opened fire on a crowd attending the town’s annual garlic festival July 28 that left four people dead, including the gunman.

Pritzker’s remarks were given shortly after President Donald Trump delivered a televised address.

Trump suggested he could support stricter background checks for gun purchases, possibly in combination with changes in immigration law, but he stopped short of calling for restrictions on assault weapons

or high-capacity magazines such as those used in a number of recent mass shootings.

“The president seems to like to pretend he’s going to do something … and then he does nothing about it or reverses himself on it. So we need action, and we need action now,” Pritzker said.

Soon after taking office in January, Pritzker signed a bill passed during the 2018 legislative session requiring federally-licensed gun dealers in Illinois to also obtain a state license.

That new law also imposes a number of new restrictions on gun dealers.

But speaking on Aug. 5, Pritzker

said individual states like Illinois are limited in what they can do on their own, and he said only the federal government can make meaningful changes.

“Because as you know, people can go across the border into Indiana and to Missouri and to Kentucky where they have very little limitation on people’s ability to get high-capacity magazines or guns, and they just cross right back over the border,” Pritzker said. We’re doing everything we can to interdict those, because those are illegal transfers of guns across the border, but federal legislation would go a long way here.”

State’s municipalities seek clarifications on recreational marijuana legalization Trailer bill likely to help clear local governments’ confusion

By Rebecca Anzel CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

The state organization representing local units of government is asking leaders in the General Assembly to make clarifying changes to the recreational marijuana law before it

takes effect Jan. 1.

Brad Cole, executive director of the Illinois Municipal League, said the 1,298 cities, villages and towns in the state need guidance on four aspects of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, signed into law by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in late June.

There is confusion, he said, about how law enforcers will know a person who is growing cannabis in their home is doing so legally as a prescribed medical marijuana user. Municipalities also are uncertain how they may regulate the drug.

Cole is asking legislators to write

Programs coming to Elmhurst Public Library

Friday, Aug. 16 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Ukulele Circle It takes less than a minute to learn a few chords on the ukulele, and you’re ready to start playing! Jam with a rhythm section or listen to music ranging from folk to rock. We have ukuleles to try, or bring your own! If you need an instrument, registration required. No registration required if you bring your own ukulele.

what is known as a trailer bill, a companion measure that clarifies a statute. The idea has bipartisan support.

Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, one of the statute’s framers and her chamber’s sponsor, said, “We are likely to be doing a trailer bill.”

Republican Sen. Jason Barickman, from Bloomington, said he thinks his colleagues spent “a lot of time on the legislative language,” and any subsequent bill should be consistent with the goals of the original negotiations.

“I understand and support the idea of a trailer bill to make clarifications that the various stakeholders have brought forward. I think it’s very likely we’ll see one for multiple reasons, and we may see it as early as this fall,” he said. “I anticipate hearing from many stakeholders about

clarifications they would like to see.

By and large, that’s what the IML is seeking here.”

In a letter to lawmakers, Cole highlighted four points the league’s members would like the General Assembly to address. Each one, he said, was mentioned in his testimony before a panel of legislators in late May before the recreational marijuana bill became law.

“These are common sense issues” to determine what is legal and what is no, Cole said.

The new law allows those who have a medical marijuana card to grow no more than five plants in their home without needing to be a licensed cultivation center or craft grower. The League’s concern, Cole wrote in his letter, is the lack of “registration or notification requirements

to municipalities or their police departments” about which residences can legally grow cannabis plants.

“We’re saying, we need to know,” he said. “How do we know if these are five legal plants or five illegal plants?”

Steans said the idea of “a registry had been raised,” but some interest groups expressed concerns it might be a civil rights violation. She added local governing bodies would know if the plants were legal by asking whether their owner had a medical marijuana card.

Barickman said the issue is one with “wildly different” viewpoints.

“I think you’re going to have those in law enforcement presumably asking for some type of registry, and I think you’re going to have others adverse to that,” he said.

Report: Illinois underfunds tobacco cessation program Analysis comes after laws raising age to buy nicotine, tax on cigarettes and e-cigarettes

By Rebecca Anzel Saturday, Aug. 17 or Monday, Aug. 19 from 9:30-9:50 a.m.

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS Chicka Chicka Baby Drop-in Illinois compared favorably to Twenty minutes of songs and rhymes perfect for infants. Make visiting the other states in a report by a national library a regular part of your baby’s week. No registration required. advocacy group evaluating cancer reduction policies in all but one area— Saturday, Aug. 17 from 1-4 p.m. funding for its cessation program.

Local Author Fair After a legislative session in Meet local authors who discuss, answer questions, sell, and sign copies of which the General Assembly raised their books. No registration required. the minimum age to buy tobacco products, increased the usage tax Monday, Aug. 19 from 2-4:30 p.m. on cigarettes and implemented a tax Summer Flicks: Arrival on e-cigarettes for the first time, an Step in out of the heat for a film and popcorn. No registration required. analysis by the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network found Monday, Aug. 19 from 7-8 p.m.

Illinois does not spend enough monKickstarting Creativity: Ukulele ey helping those addicted to nicotine Have the desire to be creative but don’t know where to start? Get a taste of to quit. ways to inspire yourself to try new creative endeavors. Registration required.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 1-3 p.m.

Illinois spend $136.7 million on a Open Bridge & Pinochle Club tobacco prevention and cessation Enjoy an afternoon of card games every week. Prior experience is re- program. According to the report, quired. No registration required.

Illinois allocates $9.1 million to the initiative, 6.7 percent of the recomWednesday, Aug. 21 from 12-2 p.m. mended level.

In Stitches Needleworkers “There is plenty of work to be Knitters, crocheters, and needleworkers of all skill levels: Bring a project done in Illinois to really prevent on which to work, share knowledge with others, and have fun! No registra- cancer and ensure that our policies tion required. are matching our priorities,” Shana Crews, government relations direcThursday, Aug. 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. tor for the American Cancer SociOpen Bridge Club ety’s Cancer Action Network, said.

Enjoy an afternoon of bridge every week. Prior experience is required. No “Every year, it’s interesting to see registration required. which states are really excelling and Information: (630) 279-8696 • elmlib.org/events which states have room to grow. A

lot of times in Illinois, people take for granted that we’re on the forefront of this, that and the other. The tobacco control funding is one area of improvement for sure.”

The solution, the advocacy group recommends, would be for the state to spend more money on its cessation program from a multi-state lawsuit it won against the tobacco industry in the late 1990s. Called the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, companies agreed to pay several states annual sums to compensate for medical costs related to smoking.

Illinois is being paid more than $9.1 billion through 2025 as a result of the lawsuit, according to the Department of Public Health.

“The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network challenges states to combat tobacco-related illness and death by funding comprehensive tobacco control programs at CDC- recommended levels or above, implementing strategies to continue that funding over time and applying the specific components delineated in the CDC’s best practices guide,” according to the report.

A spokesperson from the Illinois Department of Public Health said in an email that Illinois will spend about $20 million of settlement-related money this fiscal year on “health related programs”—$4.1 million to run the Quitline, $5 million for anti-smoking program grants to local health departments and additional funds allocated to an assortment of other health programs for community health centers.

“Illinois is spending the largest share of funding as intended, on the medical costs of those who have suffered health issues as a result of tobacco,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “The majority of the funds ($200 million) are allocated for Medicaid to pay for health care costs because tobacco is a major contributing factor in cancer and other diseases. By using the funds on Medicaid-related health-care costs, we obtain federal matching dollars, which allows Illinois to spend additional dollars on critical health care.”

It is important to fully fund initiatives to help those addicted to nicotine quit or to prevent youth from beginning to use tobacco products, according to the Action Network report, because states will experience a “greater and quicker” cost savings impact.

No state supports its tobacco prevention and cessation program at the level the CDC recommends, according to the report. Only four states allocate enough money to fund their program at 50 percent of what the CDC prescribes.

“This year was such a big year for tobacco control in Illinois, and really making some strides and gains in preventing one of the most preventable types of cancer. We’re very pleased with how lawmakers voted this year,” Crews said. “We still have some strides to go when it comes to other prevention tactics we know work. A lot of it is all things

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In my opinion

Focus on the good things

There are a million reasons to feel discouraged, down in the dumps, bleh. There are also a million reasons to feel encouraged, uplifted, peaceful. When you feel your internal scales start tipping to the side of woe, make a conscious choice to do one small thing to lean you back over into the side of hope and goodness.

Any little thing can do the trick.

Turn off the news. Phone a friend.

Watch a funny two-minute video.

Smile at a stranger. Hold the door open for someone. Wave and make funny faces at a baby.

Pet a puppy. Or a kitty. Or a turtle.

Listen to music. Sing a song. Tap your feet. Sway. Lip sync.

Notice when you feel the weight of the world press down on you.

That’s the time to take a pause, inhale a deep cleansing breath, and hit reset. The world is not going to hell in a handbasket. There have always been trying times since civilization began. Civil war, anyone? Today is just today.

gone well today.

Think of ONE small thing that has gone well this year.

By Think of ONE small thing that has KELLY gone well in your lifetime.

SIMMONS Columnist If you can think of three reasons a day to feel encouraged about the world, that can counteract the “reasons” to think otherwise. Three things a day for a year is 1,065 Science and studies and research reasons. That is just the tip of the prove that you can take a few iceberg. minutes to regain your perspective.

There are a million reasons (more, Reading for six minutes can reset of course) to feel okay about life. If your outlook. So can going for a you focus on three a day for the next walk for 10 minutes. Even staring twenty years, that’s 21,900 reasons. out the window, preferably at a What if you choose to think of green space, can do wonders. ten10 reasons a day why life is Watch the birds or squirrels or the okay? That’s 3,650 a year. Do it for leaves blow on the trees.

20 years. That’s 73,000 reasons.

Close your eyes and feel your Still shy of a million, but you get chest rise and fall as your breathe. the idea.

Stroke your hand with your other Things go well every day. Almost hand and feel skin on skin. Touch 4 million babies are born every year your hair and notice what it feels in the US. That’s FOUR MILLION like. (If you have no hair, touch your reasons to be hopeful. head,) Over 1,500 planes take Think of ONE small thing that has off and land at Los Angeles

International Airport every single day. That’s 547,500 successful flights a year just at ONE airport.

There are about 150,000 flights a day over the world. That’s a 150,000 reasons every single day to celebrate a successful and safe landing.

How many cars travel to and from work and school every day without incident? How many goals are met?

Proposals? Weddings? Promotions?

Every day someone is learning to ride a bike. Getting a gift from the Tooth Fairy. Learning how to read.

Passing a test. Becoming a mechanic.

Performing a successful surgery.

SO MUCH GOODNESS GOING ON that we turn a blind eye to!

When you are feeling a little low, take a moment and swing your pendulum back the other way. Smile at a little kindness, goodness, or good deed. Pass one on. That is how we keep the scales tipped. There a million reasons to feel encouraged.

Carry on!

Write Kelly at kellyjoysimmons@ gmail.com.

Slices of life

Water, wonderful water

My grandbaby has started talking.

One of her first words was “water.”

It’s a multi-tasking multi-purpose word in her life. When she’s in the bath she’s surrounded by water.

When she’s in the lake she swims in water. When it rains, water falls down on her from the sky to create puddles for splashing. When she drinks from her cup she tastes water. When I pour a glass of wine, she calls it water.

And I guess she’s mostly correct.

Wine is mainly comprised of water – 85 percent, to be exact. (Wink.)

I’ve touched on the subject of water before. But it warrants revisiting because water is nothing short of miraculous and I’m about to explain why.

The make-up of water is relatively simple; two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen combine to form one of the most simple and most complex of substances in existence.

Water – good old H2O – is a necessary component to all life.

Life. All. Life. At least here on earth.

Every living thing needs water to survive – plants, animals, insects, people, reptiles, birds, amoeba and of

When rain freezes to make snow, it tops – without water. forms crystals – each unique in and of By granddaughter was surrounded itself. Not to mention beautiful. It’s by water even before she was born.

By hard to wrap your brain around that.

Amniotic fluid filled the sac that held JILL Every snowflake is uniquely formed. her until she officially made her entry PERTLER Contributor Uniquely beautiful. Uniquely water. to this world. Babies in the womb We drink water and it detoxifies literally swim in their mother’s bag of our body via sweat and urine. water. It cushions their environment.

We take a bath or a shower and it If the amniotic sac breaks, baby can course the obvious: fish. detoxifies our skin. Water helps us no longer survive inside mom’s body.

When water is frozen it can cool regulate body temperature – via sweat It makes sense then that one of my our drinks, but that’s merely the tip or a shower or a dip into the lake. grandbaby’s first words was water. of the iceberg regarding the topic It nourishes our internal organs and It’s been a necessary part of her life of frozen water. Glaciers carved out helps fight wrinkles. It lubricates our long before we officially knew her rivers, lakes and streams. They forged joints. It carries oxygen throughout as the unique person she is. Besides, mountains and formed canyons. our body (via our blood, which is 90 she’s a smart baby. Can’t wait until Water literally sculpted Mother Earth, percent water). It provides a cushion she learns to swim – again. as well as infamously sinking the for the brain and spinal cord. It aids Jill Pertler is an award-winning Titanic. digestion and helps maintain blood syndicated columnist, published Water gives life and takes it away. pressure. playwright, author and member of Water forms clouds which produce Impressed yet? the National Society of Newspaper rain that feeds the grass, trees, ponds, We can go three weeks without Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow rivers, streams, lakes and oceans. food (some experts claim twice that the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

More than 70 percent of the earth much) but only a few days – a week is covered with water. The human brain and heart are nearly equal to that number. It’s astounding – Mother Earth and our hearts and brains all (Continued from page 23) contain relatively the same proportion union official from representing ceives a copy of the inspector genof water. Let that sink in. both a victim of sexual harassment eral’s summary report “shall keep and the alleged harasser in a disci- the report confidential and shall not plinary proceeding. disclose the report prior to the pub(Continued from page 27) It also makes several changes to lication of the report by the Legislayou learned way back when in health linois was recognized in the Action state ethics laws by ensuring harass- tive Ethics Commission.” Any comNetwork report as a “success story” ment victims: have a right to testify plainant who violates this part of the class.”

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law for these initiatives. before an ethics commission, can bill “shall be subject to an adminis“Tobacco 21,” a measure raising the “Prevention is hard because make an impact statement as part trative fine by the Legislative Ethics legal age to purchase products con- there’s no immediacy to it, but it ends of the inspector general’s report, re- Commission of up to $5,000.” taining nicotine—including ciga- up paying off the most in the long ceive notice of their rights and the “While we have made significant rettes, e-cigarettes, vapes and chew- run,” Crews said. inspector general’s decision to open strides within state government to ing tobacco—from 18 to 21 in early She added the American Cancer or close an investigation, and can make sure those who have endured April. Illinois is the first state in the Society’s Cancer Action Network’s review any inspector general sum- unacceptable behavior are heard Midwest to have such a statute. legislative goals for the upcoming mary report and suggest redactions. and respected, this measure expands And included in a law funding session include measures that will Victims will also have a right to our focus to acknowledge the chalvertical infrastructure projects is a ensure “the whole cancer patient is file a response to a summary report. lenges faced by women and at-risk usage tax increase of $1 on cigarettes taken care of,” such as access to diThe bill, however, says any per- individuals throughout our workand a new tax on e-cigarettes of 15 agnostics and screenings as well as son, including those filing sexual force,” state Rep. Ann Williams, percent of the wholesale price. Il- treatment and survivorship care. harassment complaints, who re- D-Chicago, the bill’s chief House

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The bill also requires local governments to provide for reporting and independent review of sexual harassment involving local elected officials, and expands the Human Rights Act to prohibit harassment against contractors.

Rep. Mark Batinick, a Plainfield Republican, was one of dozens of House co-sponsors on the bill.

“This year I was proud to sponsor many pieces of legislation to protect women and ensure their safety in the workplace,” he said in a statement.

“This bill is a necessary addition to our arsenal and a step forward in making workplaces across our state better and safer places to work for every employee.”

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