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Tentative OKConditions required forBroken Arrow plan / 4
Joliet man diesWas involved in crashon icy Elwood bridge / 6
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Split for LewisWomen win vs. Tritons,men fall to UMSL / 21-22
Ed Czerkies, who gave$350,000 to the RialtoSquare Theatre for a newmarquee, has asked for hisdonation to be returned. Theproposed marquee’s designhas caused controversy.
Leading up to Gov.-electBruce Rauner’s inaugurationMonday, opponents of theIlliana Expressway are busygetting petition signatures inhopes of persuading Raunerto put a stop to the $1.5 billiontollway project.
Environmental groups – in-cluding the Sierra Club, Open-lands and the EnvironmentalLaw & Policy Center – beganpromoting the petitions on so-cial media, via email, and innewsletters last month, saidErica Dodt, with the SierraClub’s Illinois Chapter.
In all, the groups have col-lected more than 1,200 signa-tures so far and hope to havemore by the self-imposed Jan.20 deadline. Members of the NoIlliana 4 Us group are also cir-culating a printed-out versionof the Sierra Club’s petition,she said.
“We want to show him
there’s a lack of support forthis,” Dodt said, speaking ofRauner. “The petitions lay outthat there’s been resoundingopposition, from newspapersand editorial boards to taxpay-ers. We’re trying to drive homethe point that this will burdenthe taxpayers.”
Critics have called it a“boondoggle” that could leavetaxpayers with the short endof the stick if toll revenue pro-jections fall short. But support-ers argue the planned tollway,which would connect Inter-state 55 in Wilmington to I-65near Lowell, Indiana, wouldrelieve congestion on localroads and promote economicgrowth.
The Sierra Club’s petitionstates that the project “will bea major economic burden totaxpayers, is inconsistent withthe region’s plan, will nega-tively impact the agriculturaleconomy [of the region] andwill destroy globally rare na-tive habitats and public land.”
Rauner won in the Novem-ber election against outgoingGov. Pat Quinn – a major sup-porter of the Illiana. Oppo-nents hope Rauner will be theone to hang up the towel, saidAnthony Rayson, a leader ofNo Illiana 4 Us.
“I think we’re all anxious tofind out what he’s going to do,”Rayson said.
Since winning the No-vember election, Rauner hasbeen tight-lipped on whetherhe would support or object tothe Illiana project moving for-ward.
A Rauner spokeswomantold The Herald-News in No-vember that the governor-electbelieves the project “may havethe potential to be an economicdevelopment engine,” but thatthe state needs to make sureany potential public-privatepartnership deal doesn’t leavetaxpayers “holding the bag.”
The petition can be ac-cessed at http://noilliana.org/take-action.
Anti-Illiana groups hope tosway Rauner with petitions
ON THE COVERThe man who donated$350,000 for a Rialto SquareTheatre marquee project hasasked for his money back.See story page 3.
JOLIET – The Rialto SquareTheatre and a special prose-cutor for the Illinois AttorneyGeneral’s Office are headed totrial in March over a seven-year-old rent dispute.
The Will County Metropol-itan Exposition and Auditori-um Authority, which governsthe Rialto, is suing David Nealfor allegedly not paying $6,000in rent for office space, accord-ing to a 2013 Will County law-suit. The Rialto has office spacein addition to the theater.
A March 5 trial date was setThursday during a court hear-ing.
Neal works as an Illinoisstate’s attorney special prose-cutor on cases in Will County.His cases include the pendingmurder trial of Kenneth G. Ed-wards for a 2012 shooting out-side of a Joliet boxing gym. Healso is the former state’s attor-
ney of Grundy County.Calls made to Neal and his
attorney were not immediatelyreturned Thursday. The matteralso was mentioned at a Thurs-day meeting of the Will CountyMetropolitan Exposition andAuditorium Authority Board.
Rialto General ManagerRandy Green told the boardthat a trial date was set “inorder to hopefully get a finaldetermination on the actionagainst Dave Neal.”
According to a 2013 boardmemo, the WCMEAA enteredinto a monthly lease agreementin 2005 with Neal for Rialtooffice space at 116 N. ChicagoSt. The memo stated the officespace was called Law Offices ofDavid Neal & Associates andthe lease was $1,027 a month.
WCMEAA members suedNeal in 2007 with the inten-tion of evicting him to recoverall unpaid rent, as well as anyreasonable attorney and courtexpenses. According to the
memo, unpaid rent was $13,304and legal fees were $500.
In an out-of-court settlementin 2010, WCMEAA membersand Neal agreed he would pay$12,000.
However, WCMEAA allegesthere is an unpaid balance of$6,000.
Neal has given his ownpayment plan to the board,according to the memo, inwhich he would pay $3,600 in12 bi-monthly installments of$300 to the WCMEAA. Another$4,000 would be paid in annu-al installments of $1,000 to theRialto Square Theatre Founda-tion STAR program.
In August 2013, the WC-MEAA directed Green to rejectthe settlement proposal andpursue court action to collect$6,000 from Neal, along with le-gal fees.
New Lenox fire dept.gets education grantNEW LENOX – In a new
initiative to raise awarenessabout preventing dryer fires,Dryer Vent Wizard recentlyawarded grants of $500 eachto fire departments in NewLenox, Detroit and Newmar-ket, Ontario, Canada.Dryer Vent Wizard, which
specializes in dryer ventrepair, replacement, cleaningand maintenance of dryers,invited its franchisees tonominate fire departmentsthat conduct outstanding fireprevention education pro-grams in their communities,according to a news releasefrom the company.The New Lenox Fire Protec-
tion District, which serves acommunity of about 40,000people, was nominated byDVW franchisee Joe Enzen-berger. The award will helpthe department buy hands-onresources that can be usedduring safety presentations.
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3COVER STORYDonation’s return soughtCzerkies asks for his $350K back from Rialto following marquee dispute
By KATE SCHOTTand VIKAAS SHANKER
Shaw Media
JOLIET – After morethan a month of at timesheated debate over a pro-
posed new marquee for the Ri-alto Square Theatre, the manwho donated $350,000 that wasto be used for the project hasasked for his money back.
James Smith, presidentof the Rialto’s board, said EdCzerkies has asked for hisdonation to be returned, arequest that will be honored.
“I’m tremendously sorryfor what Ed and his wholefamily had to go through,”Smith said. “I’m especiallysorry because I think the ideaof a new marquee is not onlyneeded, I think it’s a goodthing we tried to do.”
Czerkies made his requestimmediately after the Thurs-day decision by the theater’sgoverning body, the WillCounty Metropolitan Exposi-tion and Auditorium Authori-ty Board, to table a resolutionthat spelled out the Rialto’scommitment in principle tothe donation from the Jo-liet-area businessman.
The proposed agreementstated the marquee wouldbear the inscription “InMemory of Michael & MaryCzerkies” and the inscriptionwould remain on the marqueefor at least 25 years.
The agreement also wouldhave ensured the marquee“shall be kept in good orderand repair for the life ofthe marquee” and that theassurance was being given “inconsideration of the generousgift made by Edward M. Czer-kies, and is a contractual rightgiven Edward M. Czerkies, hisheirs and assigns to enforcefor the duration of the assur-ance given herein.”
Smith said had the resolu-tion been approved Thursday,it would have allowed for afew weeks to finalize the exact
design.“Ed was fairly emphatic.
I tried to convey that to myboard as diplomatically asI could, he’d like to see thisagreement tonight,” Smithsaid.
Smith said he spoke withCzerkies, who was at the meet-ing, shortly after the motionwas tabled.
“And he said, ‘I’m sorry, Iknow you did your best, butI want my money back. I’mdone with this,’ ” Smith said.
Smith said the donationwill be returned.
“I know the honorablething is to give it back, andI want to do the honorablething,” he said.
“It was something alongthe lines of you are a generousman. I’m sorry you had to gothrough this. I know you hadthe best of intentions,” Smithsaid when asked about hisresponse to Czerkies.
Attempts Thursday eve-ning to reach Czerkies werenot immediately successful.
Weeks of controversyCriticism of the marquee
began almost immediatelyfollowing its Nov. 24 unveilingduring the annual Festival ofTrees, with the main concernbeing the prominent memori-al inscription to the donor’sparents, “In Memory of Mi-chael & Mary Czerkies.”
Some argued the designdidn’t fit with the 88-year-oldbuilding’s character, whileothers raised complaints asto why public input wasn’tsought and questioned ifthe process was transparentenough.
It prompted an onlinefirestorm of criticism frommany area residents on Face-book, a request for the IllinoisAttorney General’s Office todetermine whether the Histor-ic Preservation Commissionviolated the Illinois OpenMeetings Act, a call to cityofficials to withhold fundingfrom the historic theater, anda protest outside the theaterduring an event.
The negative reactionCzerkies personally receivedprompted him to write a lettersent to The Herald-News andother local media that hewould be happy to have hismoney back.
“Over the past few weeks,I have become aware of nu-merous negative and unkindcomments made by concernedcitizens about both myself andmy three sons. This publicreaction was completely unex-pected,” he wrote in the lettersent Dec. 22.
The letter also stateddonors want to know theircontributions would be ap-preciated, but he had “cometo the conclusion that thedonation made to the RialtoSquare Theatre and the city ofJoliet will not be viewed in apositive way.”
The board was suppliedduring Thursday’s specialmeeting with an updated draftdesign from Indiana-basedLandmark Sign Group. Itshowed the font for the memo-rial inscription was reducedby 20 percent. However, therest of the memorial remainedthe same.
While board membersand residents at the meeting
Shaw Media file photos
The marquee of the Rialto. Ed Czerkies has asked for his donation of $350,000 that was to be used for anew marquee to be returned.
A mockup of the proposed renovation to the marquee of the Rialto.
Ed Czerkies, a Jo-liet-area business-man, had soughtto have a memorialinscription on theRialto’s marquee.
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LOCKPORT – The Lock-port City Council on Wednes-day approved a controversialconcept plan for developingduplexes and other facilitiesat the Broken Arrow GolfCourse.
The council voted 6-3, withthe condition that its vote wasnot a “rubber stamp” for thedevelopment, saying it wantedto see issues raised by neigh-bors addressed. The conceptplan includes building 26 du-plexes and a banquet hall andcultural center near BrokenArrow Drive.
The concept plan outlinesthe site development; addi-tional votes would be neededto approve the preliminaryand final plans. Broken ArrowGolf Club owners intend to re-develop the par-3 golf course,but it only has one entranceand exit access road.
Many residents who livein the subdivision near Bro-ken Arrow and Apache driveswere concerned that devel-opment would increase traf-fic congestion, which wouldpose a safety hazard and delayemergency vehicles.
Safety and density concernsMichelle Pollos, whose
home is located on the course,reiterated Wednesday resi-dent pleas to reject the plan.She said she had a petitionagainst the plan with 220 sig-natures.
“Why should the businesscome before our safety in ourneighborhood?” she said.
Besides traffic congestion,neighbors expressed concernsabout overcrowded schools, adrop in property values and
drainage for houses that backup on Par 3.
Michael Chen, the golfclub’s general manager, saidthe owners want to developthe land for financial gain, butdeclined to give further detailson what those gains could be.
“The original plan backseveral years ago, a long time
ago, was to put up a conven-tion center. We have scaleddown,” he said.
He said a traffic studyis being done by a separatecompany and he expects itscompletion by mid-January.While the owners do not in-tend to have another road inthe new development, he saidemergency vehicles will haveaccess to another roadway notaccessible by the public.
Concept plan opponentsFourth Ward Alderman
Robert Perretta, 4th Ward Al-derman Denise Marynowskiand 2nd Ward Alderman KellyTurner voted against the con-cept plan.
Marynowski said it’s notthe city’s responsibility tomake a business profitableand asked Lockport officialshow they could justify in-creasing the density of a sub-division with one entranceand exit access road.
Turner said the subdivi-
sion was never designed tohandle the development Bro-ken Arrow Golf Club ownersare proposing. He said if atornado or another disasterstruck, the main roads wouldclog instantly.
“We’ll have [the Chen fam-ily’s] needs versus the needsof 440 families. This is not likedeveloping something in thedowntown,” he said.
He also was concerned thatonce the concept plan was ap-proved, the developers couldsell the property because itsvalue will go up with the newzoning. Developers also canuse concept plans in court toresist further changes to theplans, he said.
City Attorney Tom Thanassaid the concept plans wouldnot be binding, as long as therecord showed that approvalis not the final decision.
Concept plan supportersThird Ward Alderman Ja-
son VanderMeer, 3rd Ward
Alderman Darren Deskin, 2ndWard Alderman Brian Smith,1st Ward Alderman Pete Co-larelli and 1st Ward AldermanKris Capadona approved theconcept plan, and Mayor Ste-ven Streit also threw in hissupport.
Many of them said theywanted to see safety issuesraised by residents addressedlater, as well as specificationsfrom Lockport’s PlanningCommission.
“There is no doubt this isnot going forward unless youguys meet a lot of these re-quirements,” Streit said.
Colarelli said it’s necessaryto hear all sides in the debateand more research must bedone.
“That’s the thing about to-night. If we don’t allow this tomove forward, we’re not real-ly allowing that property own-er to investigate thoroughlywhat’s possible, what’s notpossible, what’s safe, what’snot safe,” he said.
An area ofthe BrokenArrowGolf Clubwhere 25duplexesand a ban-quet hallare beingproposed.Nearbyneighborshaveexpressedconcernsabouttraffic,over-crowdedschools,a drop inpropertyvalues anddrainagein thearea.
City Council and PlanningCommission conditions for BrokenArrow plans:• Reduce or eliminate variances in
residential portion of the develop-ment plan.• Conduct a traffic study and
show the traffic generated will notnegatively impact the subdivision.• Provide engineering documents
showing development will notcause flooding.• Justify the change in land use
since the location is designated aspark land.
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ELWOOD – A 31-year-oldJoliet man died after a colli-sion Thursday morning on theArsenal Road bridge.
Richard Wood lost controlof his 1998 Ford Explorer andcrossed the center line into thepath of an oncoming SUV, El-wood Police Chief Fred Hayessaid.
The accident happenedshortly before 7 a.m., and thebridge was icy, Hayes said.
A T-bone collision oc-curred. Wood’s SUV wasstruck on the driver’s side,
Hayes said. Wood had to be ex-tricated from the SUV and wastaken by helicopter to Advo-cate Good Samaritan Hospitalin Downers Grove, where hewas pronounced dead at 9:15a.m.
The other driver, LarryBuell, 63, of Naperville, wastaken to Presence Saint Jo-seph Medical Center in Jolietwith injuries that were notlife-threatening, Hayes said.Buell was driving a 2013 FordExplorer.
The Arsenal Road bridge isabout a half-mile east of Inter-state 55.
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down after the crash.After the departure of the
helicopter, which had landedon Arsenal Road, one lane wasopened. All lanes were openedat 10 a.m.
The Will County Sheriff’sDepartment is reconstructingthe accident and will do an in-vestigation.
No citations have been is-sued, Hayes said.
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MORRIS – Crews put outa small fire Thursday morn-ing at First Midwest Bank inMorris.
Morris Fire Protectionand Ambulance District ChiefTracey Steffes said an enginearrived at the bank, 220 W.Main St., within minutes ofreceiving a call that reportedsmoke in the building.
“A small fire was on thestove in the basement of thebuilding,” Steffes said. “Thefirst engine on the scene ex-
tinguished the fire. We wereat Station One, so basicallywhen we walked out the door,we were on-scene.”
First Midwest Bank Pres-ident Tom Tesdal said thecommercial division on thesecond floor remained openfor business, but smoke onthe first floor and basementcaused them to close the tellerline all day Thursday. Safetydeposit boxes were still acces-sible to customers throughoutthe day.
Customers who requiredteller services Thursdaywere directed to the Bedford
Road branch in Morris or anyother First Midwest Bank forservices. Jim Roolf, corporaterelations officer and presi-dent of First Midwest Bank,said the bank plans to reopenthe teller line on Friday.
“Most of the damage isin the basement,” Tesdalsaid. “The fire departmentdid a good job getting thefire out and the smoke dis-persed. You’d never want togo through this, but the firedepartment knew what theywere doing and it’s nice to
know they are on top of theirgame.”
Steffes said it’s unknownhow a burner on the electricstove turned on, but it causedthe paint-like finish on thecabinets to catch on fire,which spread to other itemson the break room counter-top, including plastics, whichcaused a great amount ofblack smoke.
“We are estimating about$10,000 in damages, $1,000 tothe cabinets, the rest in smokedamage,” Steffes said.
COAL CITY – The CoalCity School Board approvedWednesday having an inter-im superintendent if neededto fill in as SuperintendentKent Bugg deals with a familymedical issue.
Bugg said in a phone inter-view Wednesday night thathis daughter, Megan, was di-
agnosed Dec. 30with cancer andhas started che-motherapy.
“During thenext 30 days orso, Dr. Bugg willprimari ly bewith his daugh-
ter,” Coal City School BoardPresident Ken Miller readfrom a statement at Wednes-day’s meeting. “He may workfrom time to time, either inthe district or at the medicalfacility, as he is able. But Dr.Bugg’s focus right now needsto be with his daughter.”
The board approved the ap-pointment of Tammy Elledge,director of curriculum andassessment, to serve as actingsuperintendent on days whenBugg is unable to work.
Miller said there are cer-tain things only a superin-tendent can do, so the boardneeded to appoint someoneto be acting superintendentwhen Bugg is not available.
“That was the hardestthing I’ve had to read,” Millersaid after the meeting.
Bugg said he was awareof the situation and appreci-ates the board has given hima 30-day leave of absence if heneeds it.
“I don’t know if I will needit, but I’m glad they offered itto me,” Bugg said.
He said someone with a su-perintendent’s endorsementwas needed for the interimpost, and Elledge has one, sohe is confident in the deci-sion.
Stove fire interrupts business at bankCOAL CITY MORRIS
SPRINGFIELD – Local law-makers were split along partylines on legislation approvedThursday requiring a specialelection in 2016 to replace thelate Comptroller Judy BaarTopinka.
Some local lawmakers, in-cluding newly sworn-in StateRep. Margo McDermed, R-Mo-kena, questioned the timingof the bill’s pas-sage. The leg-islation passedboth the IllinoisHouse and Sen-ate down partylines, but notbefore heateddebate.
M a n y R e -publican lawmakers arguedDemocrats were attemptingto strip power from incomingGov. Bruce Rauner and thatthe special election in 2016 is apolitical move designed to helpDemocrats secure the position.
“Why have a special electionwhen we’ve never needed to dothis before? Why do it now, as aDemocratic governor is on hisway out? Suddenly, it becomesan emergency,” McDermedsaid. “There was no reason fordoing this last-minute.”
Topinka died last monthafter complications from astroke, just weeks after win-ning a second four-year term.Rauner has said he’s opposedto the idea of a special election.But the person he recently ap-pointed – Joliet native LeslieMunger – said she doesn’t mindat all.
Munger, who lost in No-vember to Democratic stateRep. Carol Sente for a seat inChicago’s northwest suburbs,said “assuming she’s in goodstanding,” she plans to run forcomptroller in 2016.
“I’ve got big shoes to fill. Ilook at this as I’ve got a verybig job to do,” Munger said.“I’m going to focus on doing agreat job, and I’m going to hitthe ground running. I’m notworried about 2016 right now.”
Rep. John Anthony, R-Plain-field, said in a statement thata special election goes againstthe state’s constitution, whichprovides that “elected officers
of the Executive Branch shallhold office for four years andbe elected in nonpresidentialyears.”
“The Illinois Constitutionis pretty clear,” Anthony saidin the statement. “There’s avacancy coming on Jan. 12 andGov.-elect Rauner has the au-thority to fill that vacancy. Theterm of a comptroller, as wellas all executive branch offi-cers, is set for four years.”
The legislation would applyto other vacan-cies that mightoccur in state-wide constitu-tional officesgoing forward,except the gov-ernor’s office.
Rep. NatalieManley, D-Jo-liet, said thespecial electionis about “lettingthe voters de-cide.”
“ H o n e s t l y ,and it has noth-ing to do witha Republican
governor getting to decide,it’s about giving the people achance to decide. I always airon the side of letting people de-cide,” Manley said.
The Illinois Senate ap-proved the measure by a 37-15vote. The Illinois House ap-proved the measure 66-40.
Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet,Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-El-wood, Jennifer Bertino-Tar-rant, D-Plainfield, and Manleyall voted yes. McDermed vot-ed no, while Sen. Sue Rezin,R-Morris, and Anthony wereout of state and did not vote.
A second piece of legislationrelated to the comptroller’soffice didn’t move Thursday,but was discussed, involvedthe merging of the comptrollerand treasurer’s offices. Beforeher death, Topinka often talkedabout how such a move wouldsave the state money.
The comptroller’s office wascreated in the wake of a 1950sscandal, in which then-Audi-tor of Public Accounts OrvilleHodge embezzled more than $6million from the state.
• The Associated Press con-tributed to this report.
Rep. NatalieManley
Rep. JohnAnthony
Rep. MargoMcDermed
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11OBITUARIESJOHN F. AIROLA, JR.
John F. Airola,Jr., age 79 years,passed awayunexpectedly onSaturday, January3, 2015, at SarasotaMemorial Hospital
with his loving family by his side.Born in Joliet and a life-long area
resident. He retired from MetLifeafter 17 years. He was an activemember of the Church of St. An-thony and a former member of theJoliet Chapter of UNICO.Preceded in death by his parents,
John M. and Odelia (nee Garrone)Airola.Survived by his loving wife of
58 years, Norma (nee Garavalia)Airola; four children, Tammy Airola,Debbie (Jim) Bayci, Michael (Kim)Airola and John (Jayne) Airola; eightgrandchildren, Jonathan and GiannaBayci; Anthony, Tara, Jordan, Colin,Nicholas and Kaylee Airola; twosisters, Jean (Ron) Lund and SandraBock; one brother, Dale (Nan)Airola; one sister-in-law, Janet(Ernie) Hintz; Numerous nieces andnephews also survive.Funeral Services will be held
from the Carlson-Holmquist-SaylesFuneral Home 2320 Black Road onSaturday, January 10, 2015 at 9:15am to the Church of St. Anthony fora mass at 10:00 am. EntombmentWoodlawn Memorial Park Mau-soleum. Visitation on Friday, Jan.9th from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. In lieuof flowers, memorials to JuvenileDiabetes Research Foundation(Illinois Chapter, 1 North LaSalle St.Suite 1200 Chicago, Il 60602) orProvidence Catholic High Schoolwould be appreciated.
PETER CONESETBorn: April 24, 1936; in Chicago, ILDied: Jan. 6, 2015; in Romeoville, IL
Peter Coneset, age 78, of Romeo-ville, passed away on Tuesday,January 6, 2015, surrounded by hisfamily.Pete was born on April 24, 1936,
in Chicago, to Peter and Phyllis(Guzzo) Coneset.He is survived by his wife of 57
years, Fidelia “Dale” (Martoccio);his three children, Phyllis, Peter andJohn (Colleen); his five grand-children, Chelsea, Caitlyn, Ciara,
Peter and Carina; his brother, NickConeset; and brother-in-law, John(Lee) Martoccio.Pete was a loving, proud husband,
father and “papa” and was cher-ished by his family and friends. Hewas the beloved uncle of Joan, Dinaand Marianne. Pete was a man ofintegrity and strength and alwayshad a smile on his face; a true friendwhose handshake was his bond. Heenjoyed sports, and most especiallyfootball. A player at Austin HighSchool and member of the 1953championship team; a long-timeIHSA referee and always a fan.Visitation will be 3:00 to 9:00
p.m., at Anderson Memorial Home,21131 W. Renwick Road, Cresthill, ILon Friday, January 9, 2015. Funeralservices for Pete will be at St. Den-nis Church, 1214 S. Hamilton Street,Lockport, IL on Saturday, January10, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will followat Queen of Heaven Cemetery inHillside, IL.For information, www.Anders-
onMemorialHomes.com Phone,815-577-5250
LORRAINE HARRISONBorn: Sept. 25, 1922; in Joliet, ILDied: Jan. 7, 2015; in N. Lauderdale,FL
Lorraine Harrison, age 92, of NorthLauderdale, Florida, formerly ofJoliet, passed away January 7, 2015.The beloved mother of Holly of N.
Lauderdale, Florida.Preceded in death by her husband,
Merle Harrison.Visitation will be held Sunday,
January 11, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:00p.m., at Kraeer Funeral Home, Mar-gate, FL. Phone, 954-972-7340. Shewill be interred next to her husbandat Fort Lauderdale Memorial Park,Fort Lauderdale, Florida.“She will be loved for the world
we go.”
PAUL T. LATIF, SR.
Paul T. Latif Sr., age 52, late ofMokena. Beloved husband of Kath-ryn nee Lynch for 32 yrs. Lovingfather of Paul T. Latif Jr., Jessica M.Latif, Kristin N. Latif and MatthewJ. Latif. Proud grandfather of LillahSophia Latif. Caring brother of LisaPellack, Jennifer Callo, Tony Hen-drickson and Steven Hendrickson.Dear friend to his dog Charlie.Funeral Service Saturday, January
10, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., at theVandenberg Funeral Home, 19604S. Wolf Road, Mokena, IL. 60448.Interment is Private. VisitationSaturday, January 10, 2015, from1:00 to 7:00 p.m.For information, 708-479-1210 or
www.vandenbergfuneralhome.com
CLARA J. LIKER
Clara J. Liker(nee Smigielski),age 99, passedaway Wednesday,January 7, 2015,at the Joliet AreaCommunity Hospice
Home.She was preceded in death by her
husband of 61 years, Ikey Liker, Sr.Clara is survived by her children,
Patricia (late Harold Patrick)Graham, Myra (Richard) Stefanich,Linda Schultz, Ikey (Peggy) Liker,Jr. and Janet Stash; grandchildren,Colleen (Thomas) Dow, Christine(Matthew) Gambs, Matthew (Heidi)Stefanich, David (Carole) Stefanich,Richard Stefanich, Laura (Travis)Gray, Mary Callier, Tricia Papesh,Kelly Liker, Kent Liker, Clare (Ben)Himes, Michael (Nicki) Brencze-wski, and Shannon Stash; and 16great-grandchildren.Clara’s greatest treasure was her
family. Her fearless, adventurous,and faith-filled spirit lives on in herbeloved family. Clara modeled a lifeof unconditional love and stronglyencouraged her children, grand-children, and great-grandchildrento pursue education and service toothers.Clara was a proud member of the
Cathedral of St. Raymond Councilof Catholic Women, the CathedralSeniors Club, and the Will CountySeniors. She also cherished fondmemories of her membership in theSt. Raymond Mother’s Club and theMoran Club Auxiliary.Clara always expressed her
heartfelt gratitude to her family,friends, caregivers and visitors. Fol-lowing her example, Clara’s family
is eternally grateful to the staff atWillow Falls, where Clara residedfor 13 years, and Clara’s angels atthe Joliet Area Community HospiceHome, where Clara spent her finalnine months.Funeral Services for Clara J. Liker
will be held on Saturday, January10, 2015, at the Cathedral of St.Raymond Nonnatus, 604 N. RaynorAvenue, Joliet, where Mass will becelebrated at 11:00 a.m. IntermentWoodlawn Memorial Park.In lieu of flowers, donations in
Clara’s name to Joliet Area Commu-nity Hospice would be appreciated.Visitation SATURDAY MORNING
at the church, from 10:00 a.m. untiltime of Mass.For information, 815-741-5500 or
visit her Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com
LUIS MASCOTE PARAMOBorn: Oct. 9, 1921; in Cuamio,Michoacan, Mexico
Died: Jan. 5, 2015; in Joliet, IL
Luis MascoteParamo, age 93,passed awayMonday, January 5,2015. Born October9, 1921 in Cuamio,Michoacan, Mexico
and was a lifelong resident of Joliet.Luis is preceded in death by his
wife, Herlinda Ortiz Chavez; and oneson, Pablo Mascote.He survived by his nine children,
Victoria (Vicente) Paramo, Ventura(Gorgonio) Alipio, Dieonisio (Virgin-ia) Mascote, Emeterio (Angelina)Mascote, Hermelinda (Pedro)Ramirez, Eugenia (Pascual) Reyes,Genaro (Soleda) Mascote, RosalinaMascote, Santiago (Emilia) Mas-cote. Also survived by numerousgrandchildren, great grandchildren,great-great grandchildren, familymembers and friends.Luis was a wonderful husband,
father, grandfather and friend. Hewill be greatly missed by all whoknew him.Visitation and DVD Memorial,
Sunday, January 11, 2015, from 3:00to 7:00 p.m., at Delgado FuneralChapel, 400 Landau Ave., Joliet.Live Visitation Webcasting alsoavailable on-line call for details,
815-774-9220. Funeral Services,Mass of Christian Burial will be cele-brated at Delgado Funeral Chapel at5:30 p.m., Sunday, January 11, 2015,officiating, Fr. Jose Luis Torres, O.Carm. of Our Lady of Mount CarmelCatholic Church, Joliet. Repast atFuneral Chapel following funeralmass services. Burial, Cuamio,Michoacan, Mexico.Funeral arrangements in care of
Delgado Funeral Services.Online guest book at: www.
DelgadoFunerals.com
PATSY ANN PEARSONBorn: Dec. 22, 1934Died: Dec. 25, 2014
Patsy Ann Pearson, was a lifelongresident of Joliet. Graduated fromJoliet Central High School, and JolietJunior College, and Governors StateUniversity. Mrs. Pearson taughtgrade school at Fairmount gradeschool for 38 years.Preceded in death by mother, Ann
French; and father, James French.Survived by son, Mark B. Pearson;
sister, Nancy Rollings; grandson,Mark Pearson Jr.Memorial services will be held
Monday, January 12, 2015, at 11:00a.m., at Minor Morris Funeral Home112 Richards St., Joliet, IL.In lieu of flowers, donations would
be appreciated to purchase schoolsupplies and books for children thatMrs. Pearson dedicated her life to.
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LILLIAN G. SPOTOFORA
Lillian Giorgiana Spotofora(nee Randolph), age 88, of Joliet,passed away Tuesday, January 6,2015, at Presence Saint JosephMedical Center.Lilly was a homemaker. She
enjoyed cooking, baking, musicand poetry, and had some of herpoetry published. She also enjoyedreading and growing plants.Survived by her husband, Jack;
and her daughter, Candice AnnSetina and son-in-law, William Set-ina. Also surviving are one grand-son, Scott Setina and his wife,Danielle; and her great-grand-daughters, Allie and Skylar.Preceded by her parents, Adolph
and Pauline (nee Zupancic)Randolph; sisters, Isabelle (Lloyd)Kemp and Virginia June McCarthy;brothers, Edward Irvin Randolphand Adolph Randolph, Jr., ininfancy.Funeral Services for Lillian
G. Spotofora will be Saturday,January 10, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. theFred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200Black at Essington Rds., Joliet.Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.Visitation Friday, from 2:00 to4:00 p.m., and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.,at the funeral home.For more information: 815-741-
5500 or visit her Book of Memoriesat www.fredcdames.com
JANET WOODMANBorn: Feb. 12, 1924; in Glasgow,Scotland
Died: Jan. 6, 2015; in Joliet, IL
Janet Woodmannee: Fyfe, age90, passed awayTuesday, January 6,2015, at PresenceSt. Joseph MedicalCenter surrounded
by her family.Survived by three daughters,
Jeanne (Dan) Pearson, Barbara(Gary) Brennwald, and Karen (Hal)Hightower; grandchildren, Amanda(Keith) Kraker, Christine andBill Pearson, Scott and StephenBrennwald, and Jeremiah (Christy)Hightower; great-grandchildren,Kyle and Tyler Hightower; andnumerous nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by her hus-
band, Donald; parents, James andMargaret (Nimmo) Fyfe, Sr.; onebrother, James Fyfe, Jr.; and onesister, Annie (Sam) Hillock.Janet was born February 12,
1924, in Glasgow, Scotland. Shewas a member of RidgewoodBaptist Church. In years past, sheworked for George Baldwin Insur-ance and G.A.F. Corporation.Funeral services will be held Fri-
day, January 9, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.,at Blackburn-Giegerich-SonntagFuneral Home. Visitation will beheld on Thursday, from 6:00 until8:00 p.m., and Friday, from 9:00until 10:00 a.m. Interment will beheld at a later time.Memorials to Ridgewood Baptist
Clariann Woolardof Joliet, lovingmother, grand-mother and greatgrandmother,passed awayDecember 22, 2014,
at the age of 87. Born to Joseph andRella Rapp on November 14, 1927, inRaleigh, Illinois.She is survived by three chil-
dren, Ellen (Don) Miller of Arizona,Charles (Robbie) Woolard of Califor-nia, and Paula (Thomas) Narducciof Joliet; nine grandchildren, Karla(Dave) Guseman, Heather (Matt)Fried, Matt (Lisa) Narducci, C.J.(Kate) Woolard, Kim (Jim) DeVitto,Nick (Michelle) Woolard, Marianne(Aaron Reichlin) Miller, Jeremiah(Julia) Miller and Sarah Miller; eigh-teen great grandchildren, Tyson,Nate, Taea, Connor, Brian, Brady,Nick, Jacob, Luke, Mia, Abby, Grace,Rocco, Vinny, Isabella, Cole, Noah,and Talia; and one brother-in-law,Guy Woolard.Preceded in death by her husband,
Charles; her parents; a brother,Joseph Rapp; and a sister, PaulineHarbison.Special thanks to her loving care-
givers Lori Colvin and Jackie Bati.Clariann was a retired teacher,
principal, and Will County Assis-tant Superintendent of schools fortwelve years, retiring in 1987. Shethoroughly enjoyed spending timewith family and friends. She alsobelonged to Delta Kappa Gama(Rho Chapter) and was an activemember in the Joliet Retired Teach-ers Association and Grace UnitedMethodist Church.Our hearts are sad because we
will miss her love, guidance, friend-ship and strength.Family will greet friends at Grace
United Methodist Church located at1718 Avalon and Larkin Avenue fora memorial service on January 10,2015, at 10:00 a.m. Private inurn-ment at Abraham Lincoln NationalCemetery.Memorials to Grace United Meth-
odist Church or Joliet Area Commu-nity Hospice would be appreciatedin lieu of flowers.
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thanked Czerkies for his$350,000 donation, the boarddecided to table the resolu-tion until the new design iscompleted. The board alsowanted answers to questionsraised after Cheryl Grate,president of Joliet-basedGrate Signs Inc., told themThursday that her company,which has worked with theRialto in the past, wasn’tallowed to bid on the sign’sconstruction.
“We would like moretime,” board member DaveThornton said.
Board Vice Chair DanielVera made a motion to tablethe agreement “until thequestions raised today areanswered and having seen[the new design] for the firsttime, that this come backbefore the board on Jan. 28.”
What’s nextThe withdrawal of the
donation means a hit finan-cially for the theater. Thetheater now owes $350,000 toCzerkies, and is in con-tract to the sign companyfor about $200,000, as themarquee already was underconstruction. About $120,000of that is paid, Smith said, sothe theater is in the hole forabout $430,000.
When asked if the city
could bail out the Rialto,Mayor Tom Giarrante saidno.
“I thought I made it prettyclear, don’t come to the citybecause we don’t have it,” hesaid. “If in fact this stands,they’re going to have to goout and find a way to raisethe money.”
When asked what’s next,Smith said it was “back tothe drawing board” when itcame to the marquee.
“Several people in thebusiness community that Irespect say finish the signand work on some sort ofsome of fundraising cam-paign to pay for it,” he said.
If the board decides tocontinue down that path,Smith said the first focuswould be on fundraising,and the second would be thedesign.
“I’d love to have anoth-er donor, either private orcorporate,” Smith said whenasked how the Rialto wouldgo about raising the money.“Quite frankly, I’ve heardfrom a number of cornersof the community, and evensome of the opponents, whohave said they wouldn’t beadverse to some sort of com-pany or corporate name upthere. The main contentionwas this ‘In memory of Mi-chael and Mary Czerkies.’ ”
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Ex-hockey star dies at 73The ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. – J.P.Parise, a Minnesota NorthStars standout who helpedCanada beat the Soviet Unionin the landmark Summit Se-ries in 1972, has died. He was73.
Parise died Wednesdaynight at his home in subur-ban Prior Lake, the Parisefamily said Thursday in astatement. He was diagnosedwith lung cancer a year agoand was in hospice care.
“We appreciate the out-pouring of support we havereceived from family, friendsand the entire hockey com-munity during this difficult
time,” the family said. “J.P.was a great husband, fatherand grandpa and will begreatly missed by all of us.”
NHL Commissioner GaryBettman issued a statementcalling Parise “a consummateplayer, teacher and adminis-trator in the game” and recog-nizing his “commitment andpassion for the NHL” livingon through son Zach, a starfor the Minnesota Wild.
Parise had 238 goals and356 assists in 890 regular-sea-son games from 1965-79 withthe North Stars, Boston, To-ronto, the New York Island-ers and the Cleveland Barons.He made two All-Star teamswhile with the North Stars.
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1Ill. man in terrorismcase negotiatingpossible deal
CHICAGO – An attorney for asuburban Chicago man accusedof trying to join al-Qaida-affili-ated fighters in Syria says thedefense has begun negotiationswith prosecutors on a possibleplea deal.Abdella Ahmad Tounisi’s at-
torney, Molly Armour, disclosedthe development at a Thursdaystatus hearing in U.S. DistrictCourt in Chicago. She told thejudge the sides are in “prelimi-nary plea negotiations.”The 20-year-old was arrested
in 2013 at O’Hare InternationalAirport trying to board a planefor Turkey. Prosecutors saythe then-teenager from Aurorahoped to join Nusra Front.Tounisi pleaded not guilty to
attempting to provide materialsupport to a terrorist group. Hismaximum prison term would beseveral decades. Prosecutorstypically recommend lowersentences if defendants agreeto plead guilty.Tounisi’s next hearing is set
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Illinois’next state treasurer says heplans to run an audit of his newoffice after he’s sworn in onMonday.Democratic Treasurer-elect
Mike Frerichs told the Daily Her-ald editorial board Wednesdaythat he’ll also consider releas-ing at least part of an internalreport about allegations againstGOP Treasurer Dan Rutherford.Rutherford had the report
done after former stafferEdmund Michalowski filed alawsuit last year. Michalows-ki claimed Rutherford made
unwanted sexual advances to-ward him and forced him to docampaign work on governmenttime. Rutherford has repeatedlydenied the claims.Frerichs says he’d like to
release at least part of thereport but he needs to consultan attorney first to see if thereare any liability issues.
3Illinois medicalmarijuana patientsnow number 650
CHICAGO – Illinois approved50 new patient applicationsfor medical marijuana duringDecember, bringing the totalto 650 patients with completepaperwork.Illinois Department of Public
Health spokeswoman MelaneyArnold said Wednesday almost13,000 have registered online
and started an application. Shesays about 1,800 people havesubmitted at least part of theapplication.She gave no explanation for
the apparent slow pace ofsubmissions and approvals.Qualifying patients pay an an-
nual fee of $100 for a marijuanacard. Patients aren’t allowed togrow their own cannabis, and,for now, are waiting for thelegal industry to start up.Gov. Pat Quinn’s administra-
tion hasn’t yet revealed whichbusinesses will be authorized togrow and sell marijuana.
4FBI searching forman suspected in4 bank robberies
CROWN POINT, Ind. – Federalofficials are searching for a mansuspected of robbing four banks
in Illinois and Indiana within thepast several months.FBI officials say the most
recent robbery happenedWednesday at a BMO HarrisBank branch in Crown Point,Indiana. The agency says thesame man has robbed threeother banks since November.The agency says at least oneof those banks was robbed atgunpoint.The FBI says the robbery spree
began on Nov. 21 when theman robbed a BMO Harris Bankbranch in Carol Stream. It sayshe used a gun to rob a FifthThird Bank branch in Cary at thebeginning of December.The agency says the man also
robbed a Chase Bank branchin Grayslake on Dec. 26, threedays after he attempted to roba branch in Valparaiso, Indiana.
5Starved Rock StatePark saw highestattendance in 2014
UTICA – New data showStarved Rock State Park hadits highest-ever attendance in2014.The LaSalle News-Tribune re-
ports the northern Illinois statepark had 2.3 million visitors lastyear. That breaks the previoushigh by more than 100,000visitors.It was an unlikely year for the
park to mark the milestone. Astorm had closed trails for amonth.Nearby, Matthiessen State
Park recorded its best atten-dance year since 2003. Thepark finished 2014 with nearly380,000 visitors. That’s a 53percent increase over 2013.
– Wire reports
STATEILLINOISROUNDUP
News from across the state
Zia Nizami – Bellville News-Democrat
People arrive at Nashville Middle School on Thursday to pay their respects to the Gutzler family. Nine-year-old Piper Gutzler and her par-ents, Marty, 48, and Kim, 49, were killed along with 14-year-old relative Sierra Wilder when the small plane piloted by Marty crashed onJan. 2. The Gutzlers’ other daughter, Sailor, survived andmanaged to trek amile for help. The family was returning from a Florida vacation.A private funeral for the Gutzlers will be held Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Illinois town pays respects to plane crash victims
More online For longer versions of these stories and more news from across the state of Illinois, visit TheHerald-News.com.
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California DemocraticSen. Boxer to retireWASHINGTON – California
Democratic Sen. BarbaraBoxer, a tenacious liberal whoseelection to the Senate in 1992heralded a new era for womenat the upper reaches of politicalpower, announced Thursday shewill not seek re-election to anew term next year.Boxer’s retirement sets off a
free-for-all among a new genera-tion of California Democrats,who have had few offices toaspire to while Boxer and Sen.Dianne Feinstein had a lock onthe state’s U.S. Senate seats.
Dad accused of killing hischild called lawyer ‘God’ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Just
12 hours before police said JohnJonchuck threw his 5-year-olddaughter off a bridge – perhapswhile she was still alive – thefather calmly told a sheriff’sdeputy he didn’t want to hurthimself or his little girl and had“new clarity in his life.”The officer had made a point of
interviewing him in person be-cause Jonchuck’s own attorneycalled 911 to report that he wasacting “strange.” The attorney,Genevieve Torres, said Jonchuckhad called her “God” and askedher to translate a Bible in Swed-ish when they met Wednesdayto talk about Jonchuck’s custodycase for his daughter, Phoebe.Police found him a short time
later at a church, and everythingseemed fine. Officers decidedthey didn’t have enough evi-dence to commit Jonchuck.
How lower oil prices couldfuel more hiring in U.S.WASHINGTON – In June, when
oil cost $107 a barrel, U.S. em-ployers added a healthy numberof jobs – 267,000. Now, with oilbelow $50, hopes are rising thathiring in the United States ispoised to intensify.Goldman Sachs forecasts that
if oil stays near its current price,the economy will add 300,000more jobs this year than if theprice had remained at its Junelevel. Stronger job growth isforeseen at retailers, auto deal-ers, shipping firms, restaurantsand hotels – all of which willlikely show gains in Friday’s jobsreport for December.From gas-station prices to
utility bills, consumers and busi-nesses are now enjoying savingson basic energy costs. It meansmore people can splurge on pur-chases from clothing and appli-ances to vacations and dinnersout. That stronger demand willlikely require some businessesto step up hiring, which wouldcirculate more money throughthe economy and perhaps fuelfurther job growth.Just as critically, cheaper gas
is suppressing overall U.S. infla-tion. Lower prices keep downyields on U.S. Treasurys. Loweryields, in turn, serve the housingmarket by reducing mortgagerates and potentially producingmore construction jobs.This week, for example, the
average rate on a 30-year fixedmortgage sank to 3.73 percent,its lowest point since May 2013.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with Sen. John Barrasso (left), R-Wyo., and Senate MinorityWhip John Cornyn of Texas (right), talks Wednesday with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington aftertheir first GOP policy meeting since Congress reconvened yesterday.
GOPmoves veto-bait billson health care, oil pipeline
By ALAN FRAMThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON – In com-mand and ready for a fight,defiant Republicans ignoredtwo White House veto threatsand advanced bills in Con-gress Thursday curbing Pres-ident Barack Obama’s cher-ished health care overhauland forcing construction on aproposed oil pipeline. The topHouse Democrat predictedher party would uphold bothvetoes.
On the new Congress’third day of work, a Senatecommittee approved a mea-sure dismantling Obama’sability to block the KeystoneXL oil pipeline, which has be-come a flashpoint pitting theGOP’s jobs agenda againstDemocrats’ environmentalconcerns. The Senate plannedto begin debate next week andpassage there seemed likely,while the House was poisedto approve its version Friday.
Meanwhile, the House ap-proved legislation narrow-ing the definition of full-timeworkers who must be offered
employer-provided healthcare from those working 30hours weekly to a 40-hourminimum. The vote was amostly party-line 252-172 –short of the 290 needed, as-suming all members voted,for the two-thirds majorityrequired to override a veto.
On both bills, GOP leaderswould face uphill fights mus-tering the two-thirds Houseand Senate majorities neededto override vetoes. But bothmeasures had some supportfrom Democrats, and Repub-licans could use them to por-tray themselves as champi-oning bipartisan legislation,only to be thwarted by Obamaand his Democratic allies.
“Given the chance tostart with a burst of biparti-san productivity, the presi-dent turned his back on theAmerican people’s priori-ties,” House Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, told report-ers Thursday, adding, “Wewere taking our oath of officewhen they were issuing vetothreats. Come on.”
House Minority LeaderNancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said
Democrats would sustainObama’s vetoes on both billsand said it was Republicanswho have blocked progress.
“The president has alwaysextended the hand of friend-ship. Some say too much,” shetold reporters.
She said Democrats woulduphold a promised Obamaveto on a third measure roll-ing back some regulationson the financial industry en-acted after the 2008 economiccrash. That bill fell short inthe House this week but isexpected to pass on a re-votenext week.
Obama’s 2010 health carelaw, a perennial GOP target,is phasing in a requirementthat companies with morethan 50 full-time workers of-fer health care coverage orface penalty payments to thegovernment.
Backed by the U.S. Cham-ber of Commerce and otherbusiness groups, Republicanssay defining full-time employ-ees as those working at least30 hours is pressuring firmsto save money by cuttingworkers’ hours or jobs.
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By ELAINE GANLEYand JAMEY KEATENThe Associated Press
PARIS – Police SWATteams backed by helicopterstracked two heavily armedbrothers with al-Qaida sympa-thies suspected in the news-room massacre of a satiricalFrench weekly that spoofed Is-lam, homing in Thursday on aregion north of Paris as the na-tion mourned the dozen slain.
Authorities fear a secondstrike by the suspects, whoU.S. counterterrorism offi-cials said were both on theU.S. no-fly list, and distributedtheir portraits with the notice“armed and dangerous.” Morethan 88,000 security forceswere deployed on the streetsof France.
T h e y a l s o e x t e n d e dFrance’s maximum terroralert from Paris to the north-ern Picardie region, focusingon several towns that mightbe possible safe havens for thetwo – Cherif Kouachi, 32, andSaid Kouachi, 34.
A senior U.S. official saidThursday the elder Kouachihad traveled to Yemen, al-though it was unclear whetherhe was there to join up withextremist groups like al-Qaidain the Arabian Peninsula,which is based there. Witness-es said the attackers claimed
allegiance to al-Qaida in Ye-men during the bloody attackWednesday.
Both were on the U.S. no-fly list, a senior U.S. counter-terrorism official said. Theofficials spoke on condition ofanonymity because they werenot authorized to discuss for-eign intelligence publicly.
A French security officialsaid American authorities hadshared intelligence indicatingthat Said Kouachi had traveledto Yemen several years ago fortraining and French authori-ties were seeking to verify theaccuracy of the intelligence.The official spoke on conditionof anonymity because of thesensitivity of the matter.
The worst spasm of ter-ror violence in more than ahalf-century stunned France.The lights of the Eiffel Towerwent out Thursday night in atribute to the dead from theelegant iron lady that symbol-izes France to the world. Atnoon, the Paris Metro cameto a standstill and a crowd fellsilent near the Notre Dame
Cathedral.The attack struck a chord
beyond French borders andsimilar tributes were heldaround Europe and elsewhere.
“Terror is no match forfreedom and ideals we standfor,” President Barack Obamawrote in a condolence bookduring a visit Thursday tothe French Embassy. He con-cluded his lengthy entry with“Vive la France!”
Nine people, members ofthe brothers’ entourage, havebeen detained for question-ing in several regions. In all,90 people, many of them wit-nesses to the grisly assault onthe satirical weekly CharlieHebdo, were questioned forinformation on the attackers,Interior Minister Bernard Ca-zeneuve said in a statement.
The minister confirmed re-ports the men were identifiedby the elder brother’s ID card,left in an abandoned getawaycar.
A third suspect, 18-year-oldMourad Hamyd, surrenderedat a police station Wednes-day evening after hearing hisname linked to the attacks. Hisrelationship to the Kouachibrothers was unclear.
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Women light candles Thursday in front of the French Embassy in Berlinto commemorate the victims killed in an attack at the Paris offices ofthe weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
NATION BRIEFObama proposes freecommunity collegeWASHINGTON – The White
House on Thursday announceda proposal that PresidentBarack Obama said wouldmake community college “freefor everybody who is willingto work for it.” But adminis-tration officials provided nodetails about the program’scosts or where the moneywould come to pay for it.Obama planned to formally
announce the plan Friday atPellissippi State CommunityCollege in Knoxville, Tennes-see. He gave a preview in avideotaped message shotaboard Air Force One andposted on Facebook.“It’s not just for kids,” he
said. “We also have to makesure that everybody has theopportunity to constantly trainthemselves for better jobs,better wages, better benefits.”Obama provided few spe-
cifics, and White House andEducation Department officialssaid Thursday evening that thedetails would come out laterwith the president’s budget.
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Hannah Kohut, Bob Okonand Kate Schott
Thumbs-up: toChannahon officerfor aiding woman
The Herald-News Editorial Board offers this week’s thumbs-up and thumbs-down:
Thumbs-up: to Channahon Police Officer John Blough, whoduring what he thought was a routine traffic stop Dec. 22realized something else was going on. The more he talked withthe driver and his passenger, the more red flags he saw. Thepassenger turned out to be a Joliet woman who allegedly hadjust been thrown off a second-floor balcony and forced into thevehicle to be taken to an unknown location. The driver wasarrested and charged with several counts, including aggravat-ed domestic battery. Who knows what the woman’s fate wouldhave been had Blough not noticed something was amiss? Policeofficers have a difficult, often dangerous job, and Blough is tobe commended to putting this woman’s safety first.
Thumbs-down: to Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante, for this gemof a statement earlier this week: “You’ll get transparency ifand when I bring his name up.” For a mayor seeking anotherterm in office, this is a particularly tone-deaf way of saying hedoesn’t want to discuss a potential candidate for the Will Coun-ty Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. Weunderstand the Rialto marquee controversy must be a sourceof frustration. But we expect our public officials to be transpar-ent; the name of a person seeking to sit on a board isn’t askingtoo much.
Thumbs-up: to area teens Katelyn Dombrowski of Lockportand Ravina Thakaar of Plainfield for tackling projects thatdaunt even many adults – writing and publishing full-lengthbooks. Although many teens engage in activities that requiredrive and determination, the process of making and perfectingart is a solitary, behind-the-scenes endeavor and often lacksthe encouragement from others that is built into more-visibleprojects. To persevere to the end requires inner strength and asolid commitment. These teens showed they have both.
Thumbs-down: to another state mandate that appears to havebeen enacted without any consideration for the cost to localgovernment. Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots said thisweek it will cost the county $1 million to put into effect a newstate law that allows voters to register to vote on Election Day.Making it easier to vote is always a worthy cause; however,someone in this state has to start thinking about the cost ofdoing things that are politically popular. This convenienceto some – and only 628 people registered on Election Day inNovember – comes at a high price to all.
Thumbs-up: to Will County Deputy Auditor Cathy Pleas-ant for taking a closer look at a system that now puts countymoney in 65 different bank accounts. Some separate accountsare required by state law. But the county does not even havea grasp right now on why all those different accounts exist.And, Pleasant told the county’s Finance Committee this week,not enough safeguards are in place to prevent fraud. We hopenothing is amiss. But it’s sure worth making sure.
Another day, another comptrollerWe don’t know what shoe
size the late Illinois Comp-troller Judy Baar Topinkawore, but her replacementhas some big shoes to fill.
That goes for her 24-dayreplacement, Jerry Stermer,named Dec. 19 by outgoingGov. Pat Quinn to fill theremainder of Topinka’s firstterm.
It also goes for her four-year replacement, LeslieMunger of Lincolnshire,named Monday by incomingGov.-elect Bruce Rauner tofill all of Topinka’s secondterm, which will beginMonday.
Whether Munger, 58, aformer corporate execu-tive and unsuccessful 2014legislative candidate, servesthe full four years won’t beimmediately known.
For one thing, lawmak-ers, during a special sessionof the Illinois GeneralAssembly on Thursday,approved legislation tohave a special election for
comptroller in conjunctionwith the 2016 election. Thewinner would serve outthe remaining two years ofTopinka’s second term.
For another, Raunerand Munger support theconsolidation of the comp-troller’s office with the statetreasurer’s office, so thatthe check-writing duties andinvestment duties are com-bined in one streamlinedoffice – a stance, by the way,that Topinka supported. Itwould take a constitutionalamendment, approved byvoters in 2016 or later, tobecome a reality.
Be that as it may, Topin-ka’s strength as an electedofficial was derived fromher extensive experience instate government and her in-dependence. She knew whatshe was talking about, andshe wasn’t afraid to speakher mind.
Munger, who grew upin the Joliet area, and is agraduate of the University
of Illinois with a master’sdegree in business adminis-tration from NorthwesternUniversity, has experiencein director and managementpositions at Proctor & Gam-ble and Helene Curtis Indus-tries. That experience, whiledifferent from Topinka’s,should serve her well.
But Topinka owed herposition to the voters. Mung-er will owe hers to the newgovernor.
Whether that relation-ship works to the advan-tage of the people won’t beknown for a while.
Rauner had this to sayabout his appointee: “Lesliehas always been laser-fo-cused on fiscal and econom-ic issues; and as comptrol-ler, she will do everythingwithin her power to help fixour state’s broken financ-es.”
Here’s hoping the newcomptroller can fill Topin-ka’s shoes with similar com-petence and independence.
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Lockport’s Cameron Roat turnsLincoln-Way Central’s Brian Renfoin the 132-pound match Thursday.
Roat won the match, 4-3.
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AREA ROUNDUP
WRESTLING: LOCKPORT 32, LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 30
Lockportwins finale to edgeLincoln-WayCentralBy CURT HERRON
LOCKPORT – Thursday’sdual meet between Lockportand Lincoln-Way Central fea-tured just about everything awrestling fan would want.
Those included severalmatches that went down to thewire, the return of one of thenation’s top individual wres-tlers, a big comeback by oneteam to force a dramatic finish,and the other side capping offits win with a pin in the finale.
The Porters wound up pre-vailing, 32-30, over the Knightswhen Abdullah Assaf recordeda fall in the final match.
Lockport, which had TylerJohnson in the lineup for thefirst time this season, took a23-6 lead at the midpoint. ButCentral stormed back to goup, 30-26, heading into the lastbout.
“We won eight matches, butwe didn’t get enough bonuspoints, and we gave up waytoo many bonus points,” Por-ters coach Josh Oster said. “Wecouldn’t have ended in a betterplace since Abdullah has beenspot-on for this year. One thingthat you can expect from himis that he’s going to 100 percentand keep attacking, and he canscore from anywhere.”
The Porters only needed amajor decision at 113, whichAssaf was in a good position todo. But he prevented the needfor criteria to determine theoutcome by recording a fall in2:46.
“I like securing wins for myteam,” Assaf said. “We knew
that it would come down to thelast couple of matches, but wedidn’t know that it would bethat close since some matchescould have gone better thanothers. Our team is really deep,and we have a lot of young kidswho are going to get better.Having those guys really helpsus moving forward.”
After Lockport grabbeda 17-point advantage, theKnights needed to get somewins in a hurry, and that’s justwhat happened when BrandonDominski got a fall in 3:39 at 170and Jake Dudeck followed witha win by technical fall to make
the score 23-17.At 195, Joe Brandt got a take-
down with six seconds left tobeat Chris Murino, 6-4, to pullCentral to within three points,and then Johnson captured a7-4 victory over Sean Kelly inhis return.
“I felt like I was ready beforethe match, but I was facing agood opponent in Sean Kelly,”Johnson said. “I thought thatI could handle it, but I’m still alittle out of shape after comingback since I only got clearedtwo days ago. It felt good, but Iwas a little embarrassed since Ididn’t pick up the slack for the
team – but I thank Abdullah forhelping me out on that.”
Lockport owned a 26-20lead after Johnson’s win, butthat was gone after top-rankedheavyweight Bryan Ditchmanrecorded a fall in 1:28 in thevery next match.
Austin Rudsinski put theKnights in front for the firsttime since the opening matchwhen he won, 9-0, over DaltonDwyer at 106, but the Assafgot his team’s lone pin to endthings.
“We can’t put the dual on ourlast guy – that was our biggestproblem,” Ditchman said. “But
coming back from a 23-6 defi-cit was really good for us. Ourteam is getting better every day.From 132 to 160, we used to giveup three to four pins – and nowwe’re giving up maybe one, ifthat, in each dual. We’re defi-nitely wrestling as a team.”
Central got a fall from Vin-nie Piunti in 1:42 in the openerat 120, but the Porters respond-ed with three straight one-pointwins to grab a 9-6 advantage.
Sam Fuentes got a takedownwith six seconds left to win, 5-4,over Matt Crnich; CameronRoat used a third-period re-versal to claim a 4-3 win overBrian Renfro; and Zach Reesegot a third-period takedown tohelp him to a 4-3 win over NickOlson.
After Shayne Oster cap-tured a 16-2 victory at 145, Trev-ell Timmons and George Wolfefollowed with wins by techni-cal fall for the Porters.
“It was a lot of fun,” Knightscoach Jason DePolo said. “Oth-er than the pin at the end wherewe [got] caught in a headlock,we didn’t give up any pins. Wewere giving up four or five pinsearlier this season, and nowwe’re giving up one. That’ssomething we can build on.”
Ashford 3-pointers sink University of St. FrancisSUBMITTED REPORTS
CLINTON, Iowa – AshfordUniversity made a school-re-cord 17 3-point field goals enroute to an 82-50 nonconfer-ence win Wednesday nightover the University of St.Francis men’s basketballteam.
Anthony Woods connectedon 9 of 11 from behind the arc
as Ashford (7-10) finished thenight 17 of 24, a 70.8 percentclip.
Woods led all scorers with29 points, while DiamontaeMcKinley added 22 on 6-of-7shooting from 3-point distance.
Ashford outscored St. Fran-cis (12-5) 20-8 in the final 8:44of the first half to take a 42-27lead and were not threatenedin the second half.
Juniors Ilya Ilyayev andEd Presniakovas (PlainfieldSouth) paced St. Francis with12 and 11 points, respectively.
Ashford gained a split inthe season series. St. Franciswon the first matchup, 65-59,on Dec. 3 in Joliet. The Saintsreturn to Chicagoland Colle-giate Athletic Conference playSaturday afternoon at Roos-evelt.
GIRLS BOWLINGLockport 2,017, Lincoln-Way
North 1,612: Nikki Mendez hada high game and series for thePorters (243 game, 457 series),while Abby Turnbough rolleda 444 at Tinley Park Lanes.
GIRLS BASKETBALLLincoln-Way North 37, Lin-
coln-Way Central 34: CandaceFinnin led the Knights (5-8,
1-3) offensively with 13 pointsand six rebounds. Central’sRebecca Gorman recorded adouble-double with 10 pointsand 10 rebounds in the South-West Suburban loss.
BOYS SWIMMINGLincoln-Way Central 108, Lin-
coln-Way West 59: The Knights(2-1, 2-0) beat SouthWest Sub-urban rival LWW.
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Lincoln-Way Central’s Matt Crnich and Lockport’s Sam Fuentes struggle for an advantage in the 126-poundmatch during Thursday’s dual meet. Fuentes won the match, 5-4.
“ ... coming back from a23-6 deficit was reallygood for us. Our team isgetting better every day.”
ROMEOVILLE – A women’sbasketball team is not rankedNo. 2 in NCAA Division IIwithout having a multitude ofweapons.
Lewis 5-foot-10 senior for-ward Jess Reinhart stepped tothe forefront Thursday nightat Neil Carey Arena, leadingthe unbeaten Flyers to a his-toric, 78-59 Great Lakes ValleyConference victory over Mis-souri-St. Louis. The Flyers (14-0, 4-0) established a school re-cord for consecutive victoriesin a season.
Reinhart finished with 19points on 9-of-13 shooting togo with six rebounds, threeassists and two steals. Moreimportantly, she accumulatedher statistics at a time in thegame when the pesky Tritons(6-5, 2-1) were refusing to goaway.
“They’re a scrappy team,”Lewis coach Lisa Carlsen said.“There were times when theyoutworked us. They took awayour touches in the paint, whichis something we rely on.
“But we’re a team that goeson spurts and can put teamsaway. Jamie [Johnson] hitthose two big 3s in the secondhalf to get us a little bit of acushion.”
Johnson, averaging ateam-leading 19.9 points com-ing in, finished with 13. UMSLhad crawled back within 38-37early in the second half whenJohnson’s consecutive 3-point-ers re-established which teamwas in control. After the sec-ond 3-pointer ignited a 12-0run, Lewis (14-0, 4-0) led, 53-39,and the Tritons never serious-ly threatened again.
“Coach has confidence me,and I have confidence in me,”Johnson said of stepping upand draining the key 3-pointerson a night when she strugglingto generate her usual offense.
Alyssa Dengler came off thebench and chipped in 13 pointsfor Lewis. Mariyah Brawn-er-Henley had 11 points and 13rebounds, and Kristin Itschnerscored 10.
“Sometimes some of us areon and some aren’t,” Johnsonsaid. “I thought Alyssa Siwek[seven points] and Dengler
came off the bench and hadone of their best games. And[Reinhart] had the hot handtonight.”
“Dengler usually comesin to help us defensively,”Carlsen said. “For her to comein and score 13 points (on 4-of-6shooting, including 3 of 4 frombeyond the arc), is icing on thecake. It is evidence of the bal-ance we can get.
“If we rebound, we can getour transition offense going,and we then have a lot of peo-ple who can score. But we haveto rebound first.”
Reinhart and Brawner-Hen-ley give Carlsen and the Flyersa post tandem that can playaround the basket and step outand hit the mid-range jumper.
“Both of them are versatile.They can shoot it from 15 to 18feet,” Carlsen said. “It’s a niceluxury.”
“I was just hitting myshots,” Reinhart said. “I’monly about 5-9, and I had bigpost players on me, so I steppedout and I hit a few jumpers.
“Our defense struggled fora bit tonight, but in the secondhalf, we shut them down.”
The game was tight for thefirst 10 minutes. But sparkedby Reinhart, Lewis went on an18-5 run to lead, 33-19, with 4:22left in the half.
Missouri-St. Louis then ranoff eight straight points to getwithin 33-27 before Brawn-er-Henley closed the first-halfscoring with a 3-pointer for a36-27 lead.
Reinhart hit 5 of 8 shotsfor 10 points and had five re-bounds and three assists in thefirst 20 minutes. She provideda spark as Brawner-Henleyand Johnson, who are averag-
ing nearly 39 points per gamebetween them, combined for amodest 12 before the break.
Lincoln-Way East gradu-ate Kelly McGovern, a seniorguard/forward for Missou-
ri-St. Louis, scored six pointsand had four steals and twoassists in 37 minutes. She is av-eraging 7.4 points and leads theTritons in rebounds, steals andassists for the season.
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TOP: Lewis University’s JamieJohnson shoots for a 3-pointer.LEFT: Lewis’ Jess Reinhart eyes thebasket for a left-hand shot in frontof University Missouri-St. Louis’Jordan Fletcher during Thursdaynight’s game at in Romeoville.Reinhart scored 19 points to leadLewis in its 78-59 win.
“ ... we’re a team thatgoes on spurts and canput teams away. Jamie[Johnson] hit those twobig 3s in the second halfto get us a little bit of a
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ROMEOVILLE – The Lew-is University men’s basketballteam prides itself on defense.
However, in Thursdaynight’s 87-83 Great Lakes Val-ley Conference loss to Missou-ri-St. Louis at Neil Carey Are-na, the Tritons’ offense won thewar.
UMSL shot 54.2 percent fromthe field, including a devastat-ing 9 of 15 from 3-point range.And when the Flyers desper-ately tried to get back into thegame down the stretch, the Tri-tons hit their free throws withdeadly accuracy. They finished26 of 32 from the line.
Lewis (10-2, 2-1), which camein ranked 21st in NCAA Divi-sion II, was without injuredpost man Kyle Nelson. BradFoster, a 6-foot-8 junior centerfrom Lincoln-Way Central,filled in admirably. He hit 6 of7 shots for 12 points to go withsix rebounds, two blocks andtwo assists.
However, Foster and Da-vid Higgins, his support in the
post, had difficulty handlingMissouri-St. Louis’ 6-foot-7senior Tylor Wimbish, whofinished with a game-high 19points. With Wimbish scoringinside and Brandon Marquardt(16 points) nailing 4 of 5 from3-point range, the Tritons fin-ished hitting 26 of 48 shots.
“We knew his [Wimbish’s]fade-away was tough to stop,”Foster said. “We wanted to tryto limit him and try not to foul.They’re a pound-and-grind of-fense, and he’s a good player.
“Personally and as a team,we definitely could have played
better defensively. I feel I hada good game overall, got theoffense going a little early on –which was good – but we’ve gotto work on our defense. Eighty-three points is enough to score.Eighty-seven is way too manyto give up.”
The Lewis offense was bal-anced. Jeff Jarosz and GabeWilliams, who scored 20 pointsbetween them in the final5! minutes, finished with 18apiece. Ryan Jackson had 14,Max Strus 13 and Foster 12.
However, in contrast to theTritons, the Flyers were 6 of 23
from beyond the arc“We aren’t going to beat
many teams shooting 6 of 23from three,” Lewis coach ScottTrost said. “And from a de-fensive standpoint, that wasas bad a game as we have hadmaybe since I’ve been here.
“At [Thursday’s] shoot-around, I sensed that our en-ergy and activity level werenot very good. Then tonight, itwasn’t very good. It was a dis-appointing effort.”
The Flyers started sluggish-ly and fell into a 10-2 hole. Butthey recovered, with Fosterproviding a lift, had a brief leadon a couple of occasions andwere within 33-31 at halftime.
Foster finished the half with10 points on 5-of-5 shooting andhad a team-high four reboundsin the first 20 minutes.
Lewis came in shooting 40.1percent from 3-point range butwas limited to 1 of 9 in the open-ing half, when the Tritons were5 of 10 from beyond the arc.
The Flyers probably will bewithout Nelson on Saturday,when Maryville visits Neil Car-ey Arena. He has a shoulder in-jury and has an MRI scheduledMonday.
“Maryville will be anothertough one,” Foster said. “Welost to them in double overtimeat their place last year, so wehave revenge in mind.”
MEN’S BASKETBALL: MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 87, LEWIS 83
Lewis Universi-ty’s Jeff Jaroszlooks to driveto the basketas he is held byUniversity Mis-souri-St. Louis’Derek Williamsduring Thursdaynight’s game atNeil Carey Arenain Romeoville.
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Let’s start with this –George McCaskey is on a hotstreak.
First, he stepped upagainst long odds and didthe hard job of cleaning outhis front office at the cost ofmillions of dollars and thereputations of two good menin Phil Emery and MarcTrestman, because it had tobe done if Bears fans were tohave any hope of champion-ships.
Now he’s gone againstthe grain again, ignored theobvious candidate for generalmanager in Chris Ballard – inspite of his excellent creden-tials and strong ties to theorganization – to hire a freshface from outside the buildingin Ryan Pace to guide hisfamily business forward.
Forget Jay Cutler; forgetthe head coaching vacancyfor the moment; don’t worryabout whether Pace will be a4-3 or a 3-4 guy – or any of theother minutiae we’ve all beenforced to wallow in thanksto the Bears’ front-office dys-function over the past threedecades.
More than anything, theBears need a change – a com-plete redesign and refurbish-ing of their football operation.
Ballard is an excellent can-didate for a general managerjob, and I expect he will getone soon.
He was just the wrong can-didate for the Bears job.
At the end of the day,Emery got the job more thananything because he was theguy Ted Phillips knew. Doingit again with Ballard wouldhave been a huge mistake,and I believe McCaskey knewit.
We need to understand a
couple things here.First, there are six general
managers working todaywho’ve built Super Bowl-win-ning teams, while three orfour dozen have come andgone in just the last decadewho haven’t.
Ultimately, that is howPace will and should bejudged, but there’s never aguarantee you’ve got that guywhen you hire him.
You look for the best cre-dentials possible to get there,and I’m told by a lot of folksaround the league that Pacehas them.
Second, forget everythingyou’re about to hear from“various sources” about whyBallard, Brian Gaines andLake Dawson didn’t get thejob.
They now have to spin thestory to make it seem it wasthe Bears’ mistake and nottheir fault that they didn’tget the job so it doesn’t followthem to their next interviewfor the next open GM spot– and their agents will beworking overtime to get thosestories out.
I can tell you with greatconfidence that Pace wasn’tchosen because of differ-ences over feelings aboutCutler, how much power thecandidates would have orwho their coaching choices
would be.Ryan Pace isn’t here to
figure out how to work withinthe Bears’ existing footballoperation – he’s here to tear itdown and build a brand newone.
What is there to like aboutPace?
He started as a gopher inNew Orleans and has doneevery job there is to do in anNFL front office operation.
He’s learned from anexcellent general manager,as Mickey Loomis is one ofthose rare Super Bowl teambuilders – and he couldn’tspeak more highly about himor more dejectedly aboutlosing him.
The Saints were one of thelaughingstocks of the leaguewhen he got there, and unfor-tunately the Bears are now.
With the Saints manage-ment team, he went throughKatrina, built that SuperBowl team, went throughBountygate and the atten-dant suspensions, and helpedthem get back to the playoffsand Super Bowl contentionagain.
Are you worried he’snow the youngest GM in theleague by three years at theage of 37?
Three years ago, RyanGrigson was hired by theColts as the league’s youngestGM at 39, and so far he’s gotthree 11-win teams, threeplayoff trips and an executiveof the year award – and hetook over a 2-14 team.
Is Ryan Pace a good hire?Check back in three years,and we’ll have some realevidence to judge.
In the meantime, it’s OKto smile if you’re a Bears fan,because Pace is the right hire.
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Pittsburgh 40 24 10 6 54 120 97N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 123 112Washington 40 21 11 8 50 120 104N.Y. Rangers 37 22 11 4 48 117 91Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 100 121Philadelphia 41 16 18 7 39 111 123New Jersey 43 15 21 7 37 94 121Carolina 41 13 24 4 30 84 107NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.Thursday’s Results
Blackhawks 4, Minnesota 2Boston 3, New Jersey 0Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, OTCarolina 5, Buffalo 2St. Louis 7, San Jose 2Nashville 3, Dallas 2, OTOttawa at Colorado (n)Winnipeg at Arizona (n)Florida at Vancouver (n)N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles (n)
Friday’s GamesBlackhawks at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Columbus at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.Florida at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Thursday’s ResultsCharlotte 103, Toronto 95Houston 120, New York 96Miami at Portland (n)
Friday’s GamesBulls at Washington, 7 p.m.Boston at Indiana, 6 p.m.Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Denver at Sacramento, 9 p.m.Cleveland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
NBA
BoxingDarleys Perez (31-1-0)
vs. Jonathan Maicelo(21-1-0), for vacant WBAinterim lightweight title,at Santa Ynez, Calif.,8 p.m., ESPN2Welterweights, Dusty
Hernandez-Harrison(24-0-0) vs. TommyRainone (22-5-1);middleweights, TureanoJohnson (17-1-0) vs.Alex Theran (17-1-0), atNew York, 9 p.m., FS1
Pro golfPGA Tour, Tourna-
ment of Champions,first round, at Kapalua,Hawaii, 3:30 p.m., TGC
Men’s collegebasketball
Akron at Toledo,6 p.m., ESPNUGreen Bay at Milwau-
kee, 8 p.m., ESPNUMen’s college hockeyDartmouth at New
Hampshire, 6:30 p.m.,NBCSN
Pro hockeyBlackhawks at Ed-
monton, 8:30 p.m.,CSNCleveland at Golden
State, 9:30 p.m., ESPNPro basketball
Bulls at Washington,7 p.m., ESPNCleveland at Golden
State, 9:30 p.m., ESPNWomen’s college
basketballButler at St. John’s,
7 p.m., FS1
WHAT TO WATCH BLACKHAWKS 4, WILD 2
FRIDAY’S EVENTSBoys BasketballPeotone at Streator, 5:45 p.m.Carl Sandburg at Joliet West, 6:30 p.m.Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way
North, 6:30 p.m.Thornton at Lincoln-Way West,
6:30 p.m.Minooka at Plainfield South, 6:30 p.m.Oswego East at Plainfield Central,
6:30 p.m.Minooka at Plainfield South, 6:30 p.m.Romeoville at Plainfield North, 6:30 p.m.Oswego at Plainfield East, 6:30 p.m.Coal City at Seneca, 6:45 p.m.Eisenhower at Lemont, 7 p.m.Reed-Custer at Herscher, 7 p.m.Wilmington at Plano, 7 p.m.Gardner-South Wilmington at Illinois
Lutheran, 7:15 p.m.Longwood at JCA, 7:30 p.m.Stagg at Lockport, 7:30 p.m.Morris at Geneseo, 7:30 p.m.Dwight at Clifton Central, 7:30 p.m.Girls BasketballCoal City at Seneca, 5:30 p.m.Lockport at Stagg, 6 p.m.Plainfield South at Minooka, 6:30 p.m.Plainfield Central at Oswego East,6:30 p.m.Plainfield North at Romeoville,
6:30 p.m.Lemont at Eisenhower, 6:30 p.m.Plainfield East at Oswego, 6:30 p.m.Lincoln-Way East at Bolingbrook,
7 p.m.WrestlingCoal City, Reed-Custer, Wilmington at
Princeton Invite, 4:30 p.m.De La Salle, Providence at St. Ignatius,
5 p.m.Carmel, St. Patrick at Joliet Catholic,
5:15 p.m.Joliet West at Joliet Central, 5:30 p.m.Lincoln-Way East at Lockport,
5:30 p.m.Lincoln-Way West at Andrew,
5:30 p.m.Bolingbrook at Homewood-Flossmoor,
5:30 p.m.Men’s VolleyballLewis at Stanford, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY’S EVENTSBoys BasketballPlainfield North at Deerfield, 6 p.m.Coal City at Momence, 7:15 p.m.Wilmington at Grant Park, 7:15 p.m.Girls BasketballWaubonsie at Lockport, 11:30 a.m.Reed-Custer at Momence, 12:30 p.m.JCA at Benet, 2:30 p.m.Providence at Marist, 2:30 p.m.Wilmington at Grant Park, 5:45 p.m.Boys BowlingJoliet Central, Joliet West, Lincoln-Way
Central, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport,Bolingbrook, Lincoln-Way East at SWSCTournament, 9 a.m.Minooka, Plainfield Central, Plainfield
South, Romeoville, Plainfield East, Plain-field North at SPC Tournament, 9 a.m.Girls BowlingBolingbrook at IMSA Invite, 8 a.m.Lincoln-Way West, Romeoville, Plain-
field North at Oak Forest Invite, 8:30 a.m.Lockport, Minooka, Lemont at Prospect
Invite, 8:30 a.m.Morris at Matt Clark Invite, 9 a.m.Plainfield Central, Plainfield East at
at Joliet West, 9 a.m.Joliet Catholic, Lemont at Waubonsie
Valley Mega Duals, 9 a.m.Lincoln-Way East at Oswego Mega
Duals, 9 a.m.Morris, Plainfield East at Lincoln-Way
West Mega Duals, 9 a.m.Plainfield Central at Geneva Newbill
Invite, 9 a.m.Romeoville at Prairie Central Invite,
9 a.m.Boys SwimmingLockport, Lincoln-Way East at Evan-
ston, 1 p.m.Lemont at Hinsdale South Invite, 1 p.m.Boys DivingLockport, Lincoln-Way East at New
Trier Diving Invite, 9 a.m.Men’s BasketballMaryville at Lewis, 3 p.m.St. Francis at Roosevelt, 3 p.m.Wilbur Wright at JJC, 3 p.m.Women’s BasketballMaryville at Lewis, 1 p.m.St. Francis at Roosevelt, 1 p.m.Wilbur Wright at JJC, 1 p.m.Men’s VolleyballLewis at BYU, 4:30 p.m.Men’s SwimmingOlivet Nazarene at Lewis, 1 p.m.Women’s SwimmingOlivet Nazarene at Lewis, 1 p.m.
AREA SCHEDULE
Bickell scores 2 in Blackhawks’ winThe ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. –Bryan Bickell scoredtwice in the third period,Corey Crawford made aseason-high 42 saves andthe Blackhawks held onto beat the heavy-heartedMinnesota Wild, 4-2, onThursday night.
Patrick Sharp andPatrick Kane also scoredfor the Hawks, who have
won four of six.The Hawks entered
the night two points be-hind Nashville atop theCentral Division.
Jason Zucker and Ja-son Pominville scoredfor Minnesota, which haslost nine of 11.
The Wild played itssecond straight gamewithout left wing ZachParise. His father, formerMinnesota North Star
J.P. Parise, died Wednes-day night after battlinglung cancer.
Z a c h P a r i s e , w h omissed Tuesday’s gameto be with his family,has been designatedas a non-roster play-er to give him time togrieve. A moment ofsilence was held beforethe game and Wild play-ers wore “11” decals ontheir helmets.
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Whiskey dinner at new Bolingbrook venueBy DAWN AULET
Shaw Media Correspondent
BOLINGBROOK – Like wine, whis-key comes in many varieties: bourbon,rye, Scotch and Irish.
On Thursday, attendees to thewhiskey pairing dinner at Sage Kitch-en + Bar will learn about the differenc-es during a four-course meal with avariety of whiskeys prepared by SageKitchen + Bar Executive Chef CamilaElias-Boyer.
“I did have to do a little bit ofresearch,” Elias-Boyer said. “I am defi-nitely not a whiskey expert, at leastnot like I am with wine.”
Elias-Boyer will give diners detailsabout the food while a guest represen-tative at the event will provide detailsabout the whiskey.
Attendees will learn how whiskeyis made, the aging process, the color-ing of whiskey and the type of grainsused, Elias-Boyer said. They also willlearn a little on balancing the tastes ofwhiskeys with various foods.
A whiskey tasting dinner is a lotlike a wine pairing dinner, which SageKitchen + Bar has hosted in the pastbut is only just starting to catch on.
“It’s not so popular in the suburbsyet,” Elias-Boyer said.
Elias-Boyer said experimenting tofind the best matches was a great expe-rience. Her selection of shepherd’s pieto pair with the Scotch was based notonly in taste but in history.
“I know [shepherd’s pie] plays verywell with the flavors of [Scotch],”Elias-Boyer said, “but with the rye, Iam doing something lighter ... some-thing creamy that is going to cutthrough the bitterness of the rye.”
Paired with the rye is a smokedsalmon chowder.
For Elias-Boyer, deciding on whatfoods to pair with what whiskeys hadanother element of enjoyment.
“It’s a lot of fun for me because itgets me out of the routine of doingthe same dishes we do for the wintermenu,” Elias-Boyer said.
That winter menu itself is new,having launched Tuesday.
“We change it with the seasons be-cause they like to use the ingredientsthat are fresher during the season,”Elias-Boyer said.
On the winter menu, Elias-Boyerhighlights one particular dish as hergo-to – the teres major steak, a shoul-der tender.
Elias-Boyer is intimately familiarwith the flavor of dishes. A native ofBrazil who has lived in the UnitedStates for six years, she describes herhomeland’s cuisine as simple but withbold flavors.
“I really do like to cook Brazilianfood,” Elias-Boyer said, “just because
it brings me back to home.”Interestingly, working in the culi-
nary arts was not Elias-Boyer’s firstpick. She began her training for a lawcareer in Brazil.
“My parents are lawyers in Brazil,and I went into it. But it’s a five-yearthing, and about half way through,I realized that it wasn’t for me,”Elias-Boyer said. “[Cooking has]always been a passion of mine, and Idecided to go back to school.”
Elias-Boyer has been at Sage Kitch-en + Bar for about two months, butshe previously worked with GeneralManager Michael Beymer at Zest inDowners Grove.
She said she ran into him and heexpressed a need for someone to comeinto Sage to work on the seasonalmenus, to re-concept it and work theback of the house.
Elias-Boyer has been a chef forabout five years, and she had not in-tended to live in the United States.
“I wanted to come out here [to theUnited States] and spend a coupleyears abroad,” Elias-Boyer said.
But her plans have changed, andshe is planning to stay.
“I am married now here, so I don’tthink my husband is planning to movedown there,” Elias-Boyer said. “If itwas me, I would definitely run awayfrom this winter.”
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The event will boast a cocktail hour withpassed hors d’oeuvres beginning at 7 p.m.The menu is as follows:Passed hors d’oeuvres – Smoked duck
sausage crostini: with brie and tomatomarmalade and apple and cheddar tarts:garnished with spicy raisin chutney.First course – Smoked salmon chowder:
garnished with chive oil and lemon confit,paired with rye whiskey.Second course – Shepherd’s pie: with
braised lamb, winter vegetables and parme-san crusted potatoes, paired with Scotch.Third course – Bourbon braised ribs:
served with chipotle fig slaw and corn frit-ters, paired with bourbon.Dessert – Guinness ginger cake trifles:
layered with white and dark chocolatemousse, paired with Irish whiskey.
If you go
WHAT:Whiskey pairing dinnerWHEN: 7 p.m. ThursdayWHERE: Sage Kitchen + Bar, 627 E. Bough-
ton Road, BolingbrookTICKETS: $65 per person, plus tax and
gratuity. Reservations required.RESERVE: 630-914-5870 or email mi-
Executive Chef Camila Elias-Boyer works the back of the house at Sage Kitchen + Bar inBolingbrook. She said part of the fun of hosting a whiskey dinner is experimenting withthe different pairings.
“I know [shepherd’s pie] plays very well with the flavors of [Scotch], but with the rye, I am doing something lighter ...something creamy that is going to cut through the bitterness of the rye.”
Camila Elias-Boyer, executive chef at Sage Kitchen + Bar in Bolingbrook
Local 4-H members learnto decorate gingerbreadMANHATTAN – Ten Will County
4-H members honed their cakedecorating and cooking skillsDec. 6 at the 2014 Will CountyGingerbread Decorating Work-shop.Each participant learned how
to make, measure, mix andtint royal icing, and to fill anduse an icing bag with variousdecorating tips. They adornedtheir creations with a buffetof candies and other snacks –Necco wafers and mini shreddedwheat for roofs, pretzels forsiding, spice drops for holidaylights and marshmallows turnedinto shrubs, trees, snowmen andeven farm animals.The instructor was Master
Gardener Nancy Eleder, who alsois known for her baking and dec-orating skills. Master GardenerTim McPherson assisted.
Mokena Park Dist. youthclasses for tennis, danceMOKENA – The Mokena Park
District is offering a Lincoln-WayArea Youth Tennis program onTuesdays, from Jan. 13 throughFeb. 17, for those ages 5 to 10;and classes in ballet, hip-hop,jazz and modern dance onSaturdays from Jan. 17 throughMay 9 for those ages 3 throughhigh school.Tennis professional Cindy Heid-
kamp will teach the play-basedprogram using age-appropriateequipment and courts scaled forthe size of players. Classes willbe at the Oaks Recreation andFitness Center, 10847 La PorteRoad, Mokena.Classes for kids ages 5 to 7 are
4 to 4:45 p.m. The cost is $52 forresidents and $62 for nonres-idents. Classes for kids ages 8to 10 are 5 to 6 p.m. The cost is$58 for residents and $70 fornonresidents.A second session will be of-
fered on Tuesdays from Feb. 24to March 31.The dance classes – at
Program Center, 10925 La PorteRoad, Mokena – will developproper form, technique, posture,flexibility, coordination, self-con-fidence and presence. Studentswill perform a recital in May. The
cost is $115 for residents and$138 for nonresidents. For infor-mation and to register for eitherprogram, call 708-390-2401 orvisit www.mokenapark.com.
Van Horn Woods Westskating area now openPLAINFIELD – The Plainfield
Park District’s skating area atVan Horn Woods is now openduring regular park hours.The skating area has under-
gone some improvements inthe past few weeks, with a linerunderneath the ice surface andwood edging that park officialssay will provide a better skatingexperience.Van Horn Woods West is at
17201 S. Lily Cache Road, southof Route 30. Skating is permitteduntil sunset seven days a weekas weather permits. Patrons areadvised to dress appropriatelyfor the cold weather conditions.For information on Plainfield
Park District programs andevents, call 815 436-8812 or visitwww.plfdparks.org.
Joliet Park Dist. acceptingdance instruction sign-upsJOLIET – Register your child
now for Winter/Spring Dance atthe Joliet Park District. Danceclasses will be held at theMulti-Purpose Center, at 3000W. Jefferson St. Dance classesare for children ages 2 to 16;choose from ballet, tumbling, hiphop and more.For information, call 815-741-
7275 or visit jolietpark.org.
Limacher Park in Joliet tooffer youth drama classesJOLIET – Beginning Jan. 17, the
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Parkin Joliet will offer “Class Act”youth drama classes for youthin grades first through 12. Theclasses will run for six Saturdaysand end Feb. 21.
Topics to be covered includecreative dramatics, improvisa-tion, pantomime, script work,rhythm exercises, theatertechniques and terminology,stage directions, enunciation andprojection.Grades first through fifth will
meet 9 to 10:15 a.m.; the cost is$60. Grades six through 12 willmeet 10:30 a.m. to noon.; thecost is $65. Only checks andcash are accepted.Classes meet on the indoor
stage. Children should wearcomfortable clothes. For the finalclass, students will present a skitto demonstrate the skills theyhave learned.Students may preregister by
calling or emailing [email protected] with thechild’s name, grade and phonenumber.The official registration form
and payment may be turned inthe first day of class. The form is
available at the park on the firstday of class or online at www.bicentennialpark.org/kids%20events/kids.html.
Nine Dist. 202 musiciansselected for All-State festPLAINFIELD – Nine student
musicians from Plainfield East,North and South high schoolswill take part in the 67th annualIllinois Music Educators All-StateConference festival Jan. 28 to 31in Peoria.Participation in this event is
one of the most prestigious hon-ors in high school music in thestate. The students auditionedlast fall for the state event duringdistrict-level performances.The students will perform with
the best high school musiciansin the state and work withworld-renowned conductors. Thefestival will close with a concertat the Peoria Civic Center arenaJan. 31.These District 202 student
musicians will participate atthe IMEA All-State Conferencefestival:• Plainfield North High School:
Jordan Barry, senior, All-StateChoir, Soprano I; Jacob Profeta,senior, All-State Honors Choir,Bass I; Mary Pat Robey, junior,participant in the Future MusicEducator’s Seminar, choir; Tom-my Krohn, senior, All-State Band,bass clarinet; Cassie Schmuhl,senior, All-State Orchestra,French horn• Plainfield East High School:
Zachary Weitendorf, senior,All-State Choir, Bass I; MeaghanGlavac, senior, All-State Choir,Alto II• Plainfield South High School:
Keegan Eich, junior, All-StateChoir, Tenor I; Ben Wyland,senior, participant in the FutureMusic Educator’s Seminar, band
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Saturday• “Hooks, Needles and More” – 1 to 2:30 p.m.,
Sunday• Chat About Downton Abbey – 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Lockport Branch Library, Meeting Room B, 121 E. 8thSt., Lockport. Discussion, tea and scones. Registra-tion preferred; walk-Ins welcome. Register at www.whiteoaklibrary.org or 815-552-4260.• Ice Fest – 1 to 3 p.m. Downtown Frankfort at the
Village Green, White and Kansas streets. Ice sculp-ture displays and demonstrations, Heated trolleyrides. www.villageoffrankfort.com.
Wednesday• “New Year, New Gear” – 6:30 p.m. Plainfield
Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. Librarystaff will show residents how Roku devices work andanswer questions. Library has five devices for check-out. Attendees will be entered into a free drawing towin a Roku. Register at www.plainfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 815-436-6639. Visit www.roku.com.
Thursday• New Year’s Eve Ballroom Dance – 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. RiverRoad, Shorewood. Music by Del Bergeson Orches-tra and vocalist Sandi Haynes. Free and open to thepublic. Call 815-609-0669 or visit www.timbersof-shorewood.com.
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Willing WiltonWorker 4-HClub memberJoe Simpsonput his buildingskills to workby constructingpretzel 2-by-4sand adding acustom deck tohis gingerbreadhouse at the2014 Will Coun-ty GingerbreadDecoratingWorkshop.
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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
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Shirley Conran, an English novelistand journalist, said, “First things first,second things never.”
In bridge, though, you do have toworry about second things, especiallysecond suits. In this deal, for example,how should South play in four heartsafter West leads the spade king andcontinues the suit when his partnerencourages with the ten?
In the auction, South’s two-clubrebid was NewMinor Forcing, whichartificially announced at least game-in-vitational strength. Without threehearts, North rebid two diamonds.South mentioned his second suit,which instigated a game force. Andwhen North bid three hearts to showhigh-honor-doubleton, South decidedto play in four hearts. (If he hadcontinued with four clubs, North wouldhave raised to five clubs, a contractthat would have made easily with thetrumps 3-2.)
Four hearts needed careful han-dling. After ruffing the second spade,if South had drawn trumps, he wouldhave turned it into a no-trump contractand gone several down.
When declarer has a two-suiter andneeds to gain tricks from the secondsuit, it is usually correct to play on theside suit first. So South led a club todummy’s king, returned a club to hisace, and played a third club to West’squeen. East discarded a diamond.
When West led his spade queen,South ruffed and played off dummy’stop diamonds. East ruffed the second,but had no riposte.
If he had returned a heart, declarerwould have drawn trumps and cashedhis club winners.
When East played another spade,South crossruffed home.
With two suits,the second first
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17 He playedMaxwell Smart in2008
18 Energy19 Idée origin20 The end of
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diciotto27What may drop
in disbelief30 Certain union
member31 Show signs of life33 Kind of acid used
in fireproofing35 “Encore!”
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39 Greenwich-to-New Haven dir.
40 They might comewith trains
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29What “many aman hath morehair than,” inShakespeare
31 Browningselection?
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36 Social eventin “No, No,Nanette”
37 Rx writer
38 Showed signs oflife
43 Ancient gamemuch studied ingame theory
45 Options for targetpractice
47 Early touter of airbags
48 Home tobaseball’s OrixBuffaloes
49 Sanskrit for “theauspicious one”
50 Canon element
52 Unexploded
53 “___ Modiste”(Victor Herbertoperetta)
55 Eyeball, in a way
58 Gulper ___
59 Bestow, to Burns
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Dear Doctor K: How canI encourage my daughterto eat a healthy lunch atschool, whether she buyslunch or brown-bags it?
Dear Reader: Childrenneed a healthy lunch to re-fuel after a long morning ofworking hard. The middaymeal also provides energyand nutrients for kids tostay healthy and grow aswell as possible.
If your daughter is go-ing to buy lunch at school,encourage her to:
• Eat items from eachof the five food groups.If your daughter selectsa hamburger, she canaccompany it with a salad,an apple and low-fat milk.
• Choose more fruitsand vegetables. Saladsaren’t the only way to dothis. Your daughter canadd lettuce and tomatoesto her sandwich, or ask forextra tomato sauce on herspaghetti.
• Avoid unnecessaryfats and choose lower-fatoptions. For example,spread mustard on a sand-wich rather than mayon-naise, and choose pretzelsover potato chips.
When packing lunch-es at home, a nutritiouslunch would typicallyinclude:
• One serving of fruit• One serving of vege-
table• Two servings of grains
(bread, cereals, rice, pasta)• One serving from the
meat group• One serving from the
dairy groupHere are some sugges-
tions for packing lunches:• Sandwiches travel
well. Make them witha variety of breads. Fillsandwiches with leanmeats, egg salad, tuna sal-ad, peanut butter, cheese,hummus or vegetables.
• Serve potato salad orpasta salad mixed withhard-boiled eggs, beans,peas or small cubes of meatfor additional protein. Goeasy on the mayonnaise.
• Cut up raw vegetables,such as carrots, celery,green peppers, broccoli,cauliflower and cucum-bers. Send them with a
small container of low-fatdip.
• Include a piece of fruitfor dessert, washed andready to eat, or a containerof fruit salad.
• Try cubes of re-duced-fat cheese or stringcheese with whole-graincrackers.
• Avoid prepackagedconvenience foods, whichtend to be high in fats.
• Involve your child indeciding what to make forlunch together.
• Be sure all lunch itemsare easy to eat. Peelingand slicing fruits andvegetables at home oftenmakes them easier to eatat school.
Teaching your childto make healthy choicesstarts at home. Set a goodexample with your owneating habits.
Your child’s healthychoices also can beinfluenced by the schoollunch program. I’ve hadpatients complain to methat they got their kidsused to eating healthylunches, but the lunchesserved at school were fullof unhealthy, but popular,foods – pizza, for example.The delight other kids tookin these foods made theirkids feel they were missingout on the fun. So the kidsbegan to complain.
I advised these parentsto get involved in their lo-cal PTA. One reason manyschool lunch programshave improved is theaction of PTAs all aroundthe country.
• Contact Doctor K atAskDoctorK.com, or write:Ask Doctor K, 10 ShattuckSt., Second Floor, Boston,MA 02115.
Help your kids to choosehealthy school lunches
Anthony L.Komaroff
ASKDOCTOR K
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Pearls Before Swine
Dear Abby: I am worriedabout how my 10-year-oldson, “Jake,” will take somenews he’s not aware of yet.I wasn’t able to have chil-dren, so my husband and Iturned to in-vitro, using adonated egg from a familymember. We thank Godthis method worked.
Our plan was to explainit to Jake when he got older,once he understood aboutthe birds and the bees. NowI am starting to get this fearthat he will be very upsetwhen he learns about it andbe angry with us.
I don’t want him to gointo a depression over it.What should we do? Shouldwe wait like we planned?Should we have told himalready? Or should we saynothing? – Mom in Chicago
Dear Mom: Not knowingJake, I can’t gauge his levelof maturity. I’m not surewhy being told how specialhe is, and how grateful youand your husband are tobe his parents would sendhim into a depression. Butbecause you think it might,discuss this with a childpsychologist before talkingto your son. Please don’tput this off, because if oth-er family members knowabout the egg donation,it is only a matter of timebefore the cat will be out ofthe bag, and it’s better thatJake hears this informa-tion from you.
Dear Abby: I am a 23-year-old woman in grad school,and I have noticed some-thing about my malefriends. Whenever theymeet a new girl, the firstcomment out of theirmouths is about her looks.Then they will expoundat length on her physicalassets (or lack thereof).
Abby, it makes mefurious. Not only does itmake me feel self-conscious
about my own body, it alsomakes me angry that thesetalented, charming andoutgoing girls are judgedfirst by their cup size.
Is there anything Ican say to my friends tomake them amend theirbehavior? Or am I beingoverly sensitive and needto accept that this is a “guything”? Thanks for your in-put. – Objectified in Omaha
Dear Objectified: It’s a guything. That they talk thisway in front of you mayindicate that they consid-er you “one of the guys.”Since it bothers you, speakup and suggest they knockit off. If you do, it may jarthem back to reality.
Dear Abby: My wife andI would love your take ona disagreement we’ve hadsince we were married. It’sthe age-old question, “So,where did you two meet?”
We met abroad at auniversity exchangeprogram and were intro-duced to each other byour school sponsors in thebar where all the studentshung out. We shook hands,exchanged greetings and Ileft right afterward.
I answer the question bysaying, “We met in a bar.”My wife says, “We met inuniversity.” Who’s right? –Bar None? In Texas
Dear Bar None: You bothare, but have you neverheard the adage, “A happywife makes for a happylife”? My advice is to stickwith her version.
• Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.
Secret of son’s parentageweighs on mother’s mind
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TODAY – Help is available. Accept the assis-tance and wisdom of experienced colleaguesand friends. Beneficial alterations can be madeif you implement new ideas and concepts withmethods that have proven effective in the past.A positive change in direction is apparent.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Use yourwillpower. Overspending and overindulgencewill cause unhappy and unnecessary setbacks.Self-control will bring you greater satisfactionand happiness, as well as peace of mind.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Once you havemade up your mind, stick with it. Sec-ond-guessing and self-doubt will confoundthose around you, leading to continued strife.Don’t be discouraged by what others do or say.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Keep it simple.
Be mindful of the circumstances around youand remain informed about your adversaries.Domestic problems will evaporate if you arediplomatic. Make love, not war.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You will beintrigued by different cultures or beliefs.Quench your thirst for knowledge by scouringthe Internet or your local library. Expand youroutlook and you will motivate onlookers.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Promote yourideas every chance you get in order to makeprogress. Potential partners will surface atseminars or group discussions. If you getinvolved in your community, you will getsomething in return.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Strive to keep anoptimistic outlook. An unexpected turn of
events will leave you wondering which way toturn. An elderly friend or relative will providethe answer to a mysterious question.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Your persistencewill pay off. If you give up every time someonedisagrees with you, nothing will be gained.Stick with the basics, and proceed one step ata time.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – A financial gain is withinyour reach. You will get your point acrosseffectively by sticking to the facts. Exagger-ation or stretching the truth will backfire anddamage your reputation and status.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Irreconcilabledifferences due to an emotional confrontationare apparent. Make concessions to prevent anegative situation from escalating. Compro-
mise may be difficult, but you should weigh thepros and cons and consider the consequences.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Preparation andconcentration will enable you to market anunusual idea. Keep your plans under wrapsuntil the final product can be revealed withouta flaw.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Think before youspeak. Making empty promises will cost youyour credibility. Dealing with an elderly relativewill be trying but rewarding if you step up andtake care of matters swiftly.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Don’thesitate to take on a challenge. If someone istrying to make you look bad, your adaptabilityand resiliency will help you demonstrate whatyou are capable of doing.
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TODAY – Changes in your life will reduce yourstress and improve your stature. Personalrelationships will turn out to be very fulfilling ifyou are willing to nurture and compromise. Yourcareer will take an unanticipated but upwardturn if you take on bigger challenges and moreresponsibility.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Your ability tomanipulate situations will broaden your rangeof options and bring beneficial results. Make acommitment that is geared toward improvingyour financial status to gain peace of mind.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Get busy and startsomething new. You have plenty to contrib-ute, and if you look for people who share yourdedication and resourcefulness, a promising
opportunity will unfold.PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Your unpredictablemood will make it difficult for you to decidesomething. If you are observant and open-mind-ed, you will be able to come up with a workableplan.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Hard work coupledwith your ability to be a team player will bringcash your way. The ability to clearly express yourideas and plans will be valuable.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Increase thescope of your job search both online and off.A higher-paying position will be worth addedresponsibilities and time. Don’t be afraid to learnas you go.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t feel guilty about
the things you want to pursue. If your heart tellsyou that the path you want to take is the rightone, proceed down it. Love and romance arelooking good.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Your kindness andcompassion will make a difference to someone inneed. Assisting people in crisis will end up beinga stepping-stone to a new career.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You won’t be able toplease everyone. Put your needs first, andforget about getting others’ approval. You willaccomplish more if you stop worrying aboutwhat others think.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Tensions at home willmount if you laze around or become bored. Getout and enjoy a change of scenery. An old friend
will be worth reconnecting with. Enjoy catchingup.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Communicationsand travel are highlighted. Be honest with yourpartner about your feelings and motivations. Ashort trip will provide inspiration for a new hobbyor project.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Get your plan up andrunning, even if you still have changes to makeand problems to solve. You will learn via themistakes you make and the challenges you face.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – An unexpect-ed dilemma will cause concern. You will haveto deal with this matter immediately to avoidsetbacks. Put your regular schedule on hold forthe time being.
SATURDAY HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015
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Food Service
PM COOK NEEDEDWe are looking for a positive, up-beat person to work in oursenior living community. Qualifications are: High school graduateor equivalent. Ability to read and write English. Two (2) years'experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking. Ability toread and prepare recipes provided by Holiday Retirement. Knowledgeof and ability to conform to Food Service sanitation practices.Effectively communicate in English with residents and otheremployees. Must demonstrate high standards of ethics andpersonal accountability. 40 hour work week with great benefits.
Please send all resumes to901 Essington Rd., Joliet, IL 60435, Attention: Cindy
Or you may fax to 815-744-0459 Attn: Cindy
WE PAY THE BEST!For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans
with or without titles.630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833
HANDYMAN – PART TIME forJoliet rental property. Must havetools & vehicle. Daytime hours
only. Call 815-726-2000
LANDSCAPE LABORERHawthorne Landscaping, Inc.needs 15 temp Landscape Labor-er $12.72 hr and $19.08 hr OTM-F 6:30 AM to 3:30 PM from04/01/15 to 11/30/15. No experi-ence required and minimum OTJtraining provided. Mow, cut, water,edge lawns: rake and blow leaves;dig holes and trenches; pull, chopweeds, prune and haul topsoil andmulch. Involves bending, stooping,lifting and stretching on a frequentbasis. in the Will County area.Mail resumes to 931 Brian Dr.Crest Hill IL 60403 No drop insplease. Possibility of performancebased raise.Transportation provided to jobsite
from central location.Must be able to lift 25 lbs often.
Restaurant
HOST / HOSTESSFull Time.
Apply in person Tuesdays thruFridays from 3:30pm-5pm
Al's Steak House1990 W. Jefferson St
Joliet 815-725-2388
DATA ENTRY Position AvailableTemporary. Flexible hours. Email:
new dog that looks like aSheltie (similar to a smallCollie), please ask aboutthe dog-or call one of thenumbers below so that wecan check to be sure that
the dog is not our lostKallie. We are hoping thatsomeone has found Kallieand does not know that theowners are so sad abouther loss. A large reward isbeing offered for the return
of this family pet.Thank You
Natalie 309-824-0107
LOST SHELTIEKALLIE
Answers to Name KallieKnows the word treats
Scared will run,don't chase, please call
309-824-0107REWARD
Vintage The Beatles OrnamentFigurines – In Original BoxHallmark Keepsake 30th
Anniversary Set 1964-1994,Stage w/ accessories, Mint in Box
$125. 815-436-4222
All Round Tablecan be used as end table $10
815-436-4222
Hand made Solid WoodEnd Table w/ Drawer $25.
815-436-4222
Twin Headboard/Bookcase$30.
815-426-4222
Toasting FlutesMacy's Wedding, New in Box,
Online Exclusive$15. 815-436-4222
Canister Set - 4pc. Set pluscandy dish & spice jars, turquoiseglass embossed exterior - $75.815-723-7260 10am-4pm
Dishes – Blue & white floraldinnerware – service for 5plus serving pieces & racks
$70. 815-723-7260 10a-4p
BOOKSWorld Book Encyclopedia38 Volumes – Like New
Asking $300Call 10:00 am -4:00 pm
815-723-7260
HP Color LaserJetprinter/scanner/copier 2840
great cond, downsizing must sell,$250/obo 815-263-2717
Open Positions atCenter for Disability Services
RN, Cila Supervisor,Direct Care Staff, Teacher Aid,
FUR COATS (2) ~ Ebony LongHair Beaver and Indigo White FoxJacket, no reasonable offer refused.
815-436-9366
Bed Queen size,Pauyl Bunyon Cannonball bed,
HB, FB SR, very good cond. $50815-409-7740
ReceptionistPERMANENT PART-TIME
OVERNIGHT RECEPTIONISTThe Timbers of Shorewood, anindependent and assisted livingretirement community, seeks apart-time receptionist to work thefront desk overnight 3 nights aweek. Additional hours may beavailable. Computer skills re-quired, customer service experi-ence preferred. Experience work-ing with seniors a plus.
CLUBHOUSE DIRECTORLooking for a Clubhouse Directorfor Romeoville Communitysubdivision. Association andproperty management experi-ences a plus. Full time position.If interested, email your resume
CITY OF JOLIETThe City is accepting applica-tions for Maintenance Workersin the Roadways Division forcurrent and future vacancies.This position performs a varietyof tasks including trimmingtrees, constructing, maintaining,and repairing City streets andoperating equipment. In order toapply you must have/provide acopy of a valid State of Illinois“CDL” motor vehicle operator'slicense. Prior experience is pre-ferred. Salary range: $45,832-$86,433. Applications areavailable on the City's website:www.cityofjoliet.info or at theHuman Resources Division,150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL60432. Application deadline isJanuary 20, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.
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PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Case No. 13-037 Amend 1 (Annexation & Zoning)
PETITIONER(s): South Creek 10, LLCPROPERTIES: 20340 and 20352 Airport Road
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, the Planning & ZoningCommission of the Village of Romeoville, Will County, Illinois, (the"Village") will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING in the Village Hall BoardRoom at 1050 W. Romeo Road, on January 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM orsoon thereafter on the aforementioned date(s) for the purposes ofconsidering testimony and other evidence on the following applicationsfor Annexation and Rezoning (the "Applications"), which South Creek10, LLC has filed applications on or about November 1, 2014 with theVillage of Romeoville, in accordance with the requirements described bythe Romeoville Code of Ordinances, as amended, which governs suchapplications.
The properties which are the subject of the "Applications" are generallylocated as follows: the north side of Airport Road at 20340 AirportRoad and 20352 Airport Road, and legally described as follows:
PARCEL I (FILOTTO):THE EAST 173 FEET OF THE WEST 400 FEET OF THE SOUTH 308 FEETOF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OFSECTION 8, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PIN: 11-04-08-400-003-0000
PARCEL II (EDGAR):THE WEST 227 FEET OF THE SOUTH 308 FEET OF THE SOUTHWESTQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, INWILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PIN: 11-04-08-400-006-0000
The application request, if approved, would annex the property andallow the property to be zoned P-B, Planned Business District. Theproperty is planned to be developed for warehouse and industrial uses.
Documentation concerning this matter is available for public inspectionin the Department of Community Development, 1050 W. Romeo Road,Romeoville, Illinois, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday.
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE HEARING ARE INVITEDTO DO SO AND WILL BE HEARD. The meeting is accessible to peoplewith disabilities. If you need assistance, please contact the Departmentof Community Development at 815 / 886 - 7200.
The above referenced public hearing may be recessed from time to timeto another date or dates, if notice of the time and place of suchadjourned public hearing is publicly announced at the preceding publichearing.
This notice was prepared by the Village of Romeoville, Department ofCommunity Development in accordance with the requirements of theIllinois Compiled Statutes, 2010 State Bar Association Edition andVillage Ordinances, on January 7, 2015.
William Caron, ChairpersonPlanning & Zoning Commission
(Published in the Herald-News January 9, 2015. HN1575)
PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Case No. 13-037 Amend 1 (GDP)
PETITIONER(s): South Creek 10, LLCPROPERTIES: 20340 and 20352 Airport Road
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, the Planning & ZoningCommission of the Village of Romeoville, Will County, Illinois, (the"Village") will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING in the Village Hall BoardRoom at 1050 W. Romeo Road, on January 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM orsoon thereafter on the aforementioned date(s) for the purposes ofconsidering testimony and other evidence on the following applicationsfor a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development - GeneralDevelopment Plan (the "Applications"), which the applicant filed on orabout November 1, 2014, in accordance with the requirementsdescribed by the Romeoville Code of Ordinances, as amended, whichgoverns such applications.
The properties which are the subject of the "Applications" are generallylocated as follows: the north side of Airport Road at 20340 AirportRoad and 20352 Airport Road, and legally described as follows:
PARCEL I (FILOTTO):THE EAST 173 FEET OF THE WEST 400 FEET OF THE SOUTH 308 FEETOF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OFSECTION 8, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PIN: 11-04-08-400-003-0000
PARCEL II (EDGAR):THE WEST 227 FEET OF THE SOUTH 308 FEET OF THE SOUTHWESTQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, INWILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PIN: 11-04-08-400-006-0000
The application request, if approved, would allow the development ofthe site with warehouse / industrial buildings through an amendmentto the Planned Unit Development - General Development Plan(ORD 14-1102) as set forth in the application.
Documentation concerning this matter is available for public inspectionin the Department of Community Development, 1050 W. Romeo Road,Romeoville, Illinois, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday.
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE HEARING ARE INVITEDTO DO SO AND WILL BE HEARD. The meeting is accessible to peoplewith disabilities. If you need assistance, please contact the Departmentof Community Development at 815 / 886 - 7200.
The above referenced public hearing may be recessed from time to timeto another date or dates, if notice of the time and place of suchadjourned public hearing is publicly announced at the preceding publichearing.
This notice was prepared by the Village of Romeoville, Department ofCommunity Development in accordance with the requirements of theIllinois Compiled Statutes, 2010 State Bar Association Edition andVillage Ordinances on January 7, 2015.
William Caron, ChairpersonPlanning & Zoning Commission
(Published in the Herald-News January 9, 2015. HN1576)
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Request for and Proposals for aVideo Display System for
Silver Cross FieldThe City of Joliet, Illinois does
hereby invite sealed proposals for aVideo Display System for SilverCross Field.
Proposals will be received atthe Office of the City Clerk, Cityof Joliet Municipal Building,150 West Jefferson Street,Joliet, Illinois, 60432, until11:00 A.M. local time onMonday, January 26, 2015, atwhich time they will be openedand publicly read aloud.
Those desiring to submit propos-als may examine the documentsand detailed specifications at theabove address between the hoursof 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.,Monday through Friday. Proposerswill not be required to submit a BidSecurity.
The successful Proposer will berequired to provide a Certificate ofInsurance and Performance andPayment Bonds as set forth in theContract Documents.
The City of Joliet reserves theright to reject any and all propos-als, parts of any and all proposalsor to waive technical errors oromissions in submitted proposals.No submitted proposal may bewithdrawn until a period ofone-hundred and twenty (120)days after the proposal openingdate, without written consent of theCity of Joliet.
The Contract shall be subject tothe provisions of the PrevailingWage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 etseq.) to the extent required by lawand the City of Joliet Procure-ment Code (Section 2-430 2-453of the Code of Ordinances).
JAMES D. HOCK
City ManagerMARGARET E. MCEVILLY
Purchasing/Contract Administrator(Published in the Herald-NewsJanuary 9, 12, 2015. HN1572)
PUBLIC NOTICEAdvertisement for Bids
The FOREST PRESERVE DIS-TRICT OF WILL COUNTY will receiveProposals for Professional Servicesat the District Office until 9:00 a.m.prevailing time on January 23,2015, for:
2015-2016Plum Valley Greenway
Herpetological Inventory
Proposals must be submitted in ac-cordance with the Request for Pro-posals and Qualifications for Pro-fessional Services.
This project consists of a compre-hensive inventory of herpetologicalspecies within the Plum CreekGreenway: Goodenow Grove Na-ture Preserve, Plum Valley Preserve,Moeller Woods, and Plum CreekRavines. For additional informa-tion and to download this requestfor professional service and qualifi-cations proposal, please visit ourwebsite at www.ReconnectWithNature.org.
A Request for Proposals and Quali-fications for Professional Servicescan be obtained between 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday beginning January09, 2015 from:
Forest Preserve District of WillCounty, 17540 W. Laraway Road,Joliet, Illinois, 60433. Phone:815/727-8700.
The FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICTOF WILL COUNTY reserves the rightto accept any proposal or any partor parts or combinations thereof, towaive any informalities, and to re-ject any or all proposals.
By Order of the Board of Commis-sioners of the Forest Preserve Dis-trict of Will County.
(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 9, 2015. HN1566)
PUBLIC NOTICELegal notice is given to the generalpublic of application for title to a1983 Jeep,VIN#1JCCN87E4DT057660 pur-
suant to 625ILCS513-104 (i) and735ILCS512-206. To contest con-tact Will County Courthouse refer-ence case number 14MR02999.
(Published in the Herald-News De-cember 26, 2014, January 2, 9,2015 #1534)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Certificate #29656 was filed inthe office of the County Clerk of WillCounty on January 5, 2015wherein the business firm of
Sidelines Sports Bar
Located at 2006 W. JeffersonStreet, Joliet Il 60435 (815) 725-
(8 )1579 was registered; that the trueor real name or names of the per-son or persons owning the busi-ness, with their respective post of-fice address(es), Is/are as follows:Paul Knorr3204 Wexford Ave.Joliet IL 60431(815) 955-2450
Marie Knorr3525 Bankview DriveJoliet IL 60431(815) 245-9540
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and OfficialSeal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,this 5th day of January, 2015.
Nancy Schultz VootsWill County Clerk
(Published in the Herald-NewsJanuary 9, 16, 23, 2015.HN1574)
PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF LIEN SALE
On January 16, 2015 a salewill be held at TransChicago TruckCenter located at 19521 NEFrontage Rd. Shorewood, IL60404 to sell the following vehicleto enforce a lien existing under theState of Illinois mechanics lien actfor $34,765.47 in labor, parts,storage and materials
Expended on said vehicle at therequest of the designated owner:
“Highpoint Logistics”2002 Freightliner C120Bearing serial no.1FUJA6CG02LJ9970
(Published in the Herald-News De-cember 26, 2014, January 2, 9,2015. HN1528)
Petition.PAMELA J. McGUIRE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Andrea HoeflichLaw Office of Andrea Hoeflich7501 S. Lemont Rd. #252Woodridge, IL 60517630 963 [email protected]
(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 9, 16, 23, 2015. HN1568)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Certificate #29636 was filed inthe office of the County Clerk of WillCounty on December 24, 2014wherein the business firm of
CG Entertainment
Located at 722 Rosanne St., Lock-port, IL 60441 was registered; thatthe true or real name or names ofthe person or persons owning thebusiness, with their respective postoffice address(es), Is/are as follows:John Louis Griffin
722 Rosanne St.Lockport, IL 60441
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and OfficialSeal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,this 24th day of December, 2014.
Kimberly A VargaWill County Clerk
(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 2, 9, 16, 2015. HN1546)
LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE
Crown Castle is proposing toadd antennas to the tower andexpand the compound at thefollowing site: #873160
ngCloverdale located at Blooming-dale Rd, Glendale Heights,Dupage Co. - lat: 41-55-48.76long: 88-05-14.05: and Crownwill increase the tower height atthe following site: 875660Dykes located at 9842 W 187thSt., Mokena, Will Co. - lat: 41-33-4.33 long: 87-51-33.96.Crown Castle invites commentsfrom any interested party thatbelieves the proposed actionmay have a significant impacton the environment or on anydistricts, sites, buildings, struc-tures or objects significant inAmerican history, archaeology,engineering or culture that arelisted or determined eligible forlisting in the National Register ofHistoric Places and/or specificreason the proposed action mayhave a significant impact on thequality of the human environ-ment. Specific information re-garding the project is availableby calling Barbara Hamilton at724-416-2564, during normalbusiness hours. Comments mustbe received at Crown Castle USA- 2000 Corporate Drive,Canonsburg, PA 15317 attnLegal Dept. by January 25,2015.
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PUBLIC NOTICESTATE OF ILLINOIS )
)COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
PROBATE DIVISION
THE ESTATE OFMARGARET T. WOLTEMADE,Deceased
No. 2014 P 798CLAIM NOTICE
Notice is hereby given tocreditors of the death of Margaret T.Woltemade, of Lockport, Illinois.
Letters of office were issued onDecember 15, 2014, to Timothy C.Hartford, 15263 W. 147th St.,Homer Glen, Illinois 60491, asIndependent Executor, whoseattorney is Michael J. Korst,Michael J. Korst, P.C., 2720 CatonFarm Road, Joliet, Illinois 60435.
The estate will be administeredwithout Court supervision, unlessunder Section 28-4 of the ProbateAct (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any inter-ested person terminates indepen-dent administration at any time bymailing or delivering a petition toterminate to the Circuit Court.
Claims against the estate maybe filed in the office of the Clerk ofthe Court at the Will County Court-house, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joli-et, Illinois 60432 or with the repre-sentative, or both, on or before July10, 2015, or if mailing or deliveryof a notice from the representativeis required by Section 18-3 of theProbate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3),the date stated in that notice. Anyclaim not filed on or before thatdate is barred. Copies of a claimfiled with the Clerk must be mailedor delivered by the claimant to therepresentative and to the attorneywithin 10 days after it has beenfiled.
(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 9, 16, 23, 2015 #HN 1573)
PUBLIC NOTICEF14090279 WELLS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY JOLIET, ILLINOISWells Fargo Bank, N.A.Plaintiff,vs.Donald A. Horodecki; Hwa SunHorodecki; Unknown Owners andNon-Record ClaimantsDefendants.1401 Raymond Street,Joliet, Illinois 60431
CASE NO. 14 CH 2314NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
The requisite affidavit for publi-cation having been filed, notice ishereby given you, Donald A.Horodecki, Hwa Sun Horodecki,and UNKNOWN OWNERS andNON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defen-dants in the above entitled cause,that suit has been commencedagainst you and other defendantsin the Circuit Court for the JudicialCircuit by said plaintiff praying forthe foreclosure of a certain mort-gage conveying the premises de-scribed as follows, to wit:
LOT 506, IN LONGLEAT UNITNO. 7-K, BEING A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF THE NORTH HALF OFSECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 35NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED MAY 8, 1989 AS DOC-UMENT NO. R89-21641, IN WILLCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N.: 06-02-116-023-0000Said property is commonly
known as 1401 Raymond Street,Joliet, Illinois 60431, and whichsaid mortgage(s) was/were madeby Donald A. Horodecki and HwaSun Horodecki and recorded in theOffice of the Recorder of Deeds asDocument Number R2012081767and for other relief; that Summonswas duly issued out of the aboveCourt against you as provided bylaw and that said suit is now pend-ing.
NOW THEREFORE, unless you,the said above named defendants,file your answer to the complaint inthe said suit or otherwise makeyour appearance therein, in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the Court at WillCounty on or before FEBRUARY 9,2015, a default may be takenagainst you at any time after thatdate and a Judgment entered inaccordance with the prayer of saidcomplaint.
YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TOSAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IG-NORE THIS DOCUMENT. By orderof the Chief Judge of the CircuitCourt of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,this case is set for Mandatory Medi-ation on February 10, 2015 at2:15pm at the Will County CourtAnnex-3rd Floor (ArbitrationCenter), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet,Illinois. A lender representative willbe present along with a court ap-pointed mediator to discuss optionsthat you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgagemodification. For further informa-
tion on the mediation process,please see the NOTICE OF MANDA-TORY MEDIATION on file with theClerk of the Circuit Court or by con-tacting the Plaintiff's attorney at theaddress listed below.
YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE ME-DIATION DATE GIVEN, OR YOURRIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMI-NATE.
This communication is an at-tempt to collect a debt and any in-formation obtained will be used forthat purpose.Steven C. LindbergFREEDMAN ANSELMOLINDBERG LLC1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150Naperville, IL 60563-4947630-453-6960866-402-8661630-428-4620 (fax)Attorney No. Cook 26122,DuPage 293191,Kane 031-26104,Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL03126232(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 9, 16, 23, 2015)
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