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JOLIET – The city has 8,460fire hydrants.
If you happen to live nearone of the 109 inoperable hy-drants, all is not lost, Council-man Mike Turk told the JolietCity Council last week.
“Fire Chief Joe Formhals... informed us public safety isnot at risk,” said Turk, a mem-ber of the council’s public ser-vice committee.
According to Formhals, Jo-liet has three trucks, each ca-pable of carrying 1,000 gallonsof water, that respond to fires.
“If a fire hydrant is out ofservice, there’s plenty of hoseto hook up to the next fire hy-drant and the truck with thewater can fight the fire in themeantime,” Turk said.
Turk said city staff is work-ing to repair the inoperablehydrants. Broken hydrantsare identified when they aretested and flushed. A new list
of inoperable hydrants will begenerated every year or two,Turk said.
The issue of broken hy-drants was brought to thecouncil’s attention a couplemonths ago by CouncilmanJim McFarland, who also sitson the public service commit-tee.
McFarland said he’s hadthree different residents con-tact him about inoperable hy-drants in front of their houses.
“Clearly this was an im-portant priority for the cityto address,” McFarland said.
“The hydrants are there for areason. There’s no reason forthem not to work.”
Fire hydrant repairs arecarried out by the sewer de-partment, McFarland said. Athird shift recently was addedto the department and it willbe used to help address the is-sue, he said.
The city also plans to incor-porate a geographic informa-tion system so it can digitallyidentify broken hydrants, aprocess that currently is car-ried out on paper, McFarlandsaid.
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David Gonzalez (front) andRoger Olivo of Duke’s Landscap-ing Servicemow the grass April29 at a commercial property inJoliet.See story on page 3.
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2 More than 100 Jolietfire hydrants don’t work
Joliet casino revenue, admissions dropBy LAUREN LEONE–[email protected]
JOLIET – Both admissionsand revenue totals were downat Hollywood and Harrah’s ca-sinos last month compared toApril 2013, in part due to thesuccess of Des Plaines’ RiversCasino.
According to the latest fig-ures from the Illinois GamingBoard, Rivers in Des Plainesgenerated 7 percent more rev-enue last month compared toApril 2013, while all other ca-sinos statewide saw declines.
Despite the slides, Harrah’sin Joliet continues to be thesecond highest money-makerin Illinois, having brought in
roughly $16.5 million in adjust-ed gross receipts last month,compared to Rivers’ $37.6 mil-lion. Elgin’s Grand Victoriawas third with $14.9 million.
Hollywood Casino Jolietgenerated $11.3 million lastmonth in adjusted gross re-ceipts, compared to $11.9 mil-lion in April 2013.
Decreased revenue trans-lates into decreased taxesgoing into Joliet and WillCounty. Local governmentcollected $669,069 and $967,589from Hollywood and Harrah’slast month, down slightly fromApril 2013.
Hollywood and Harrah’swere not alone in the declines.Of the 10 licensed casinos
statewide, just one – Rivers Ca-sino – bucked the trend in bothadmissions and adjusted grossreceipts. Overall, casinos in Il-linois saw a 5 percent declinein revenue and nearly 9 per-cent decline in admissions.
In the first four months of2014, admissions to Hollywoodand Harrah’s declined nearly13 percent from the same timelast year. Admissions weredown nearly 5 percent in thefirst four months of 2014 at DesPlaines’ Rivers Casino, alsodown from the same time lastyear.
Video gaming figures forthe month of April are due outfrom the state’s gaming boardlater this month.
Photo courtesy of Jim McFarland
A broken fire hydrant on Jefferson Street is marked with an out-of-service sign.
Joliet student placesin art competitionAURORA – U.S. Rep. Bill
Foster, D-Naperville, has an-nounced the winners of the11th District CongressionalArt Competition. Winnerswere selected by a panel oflocal art experts. Over 60art pieces were submittedby high school students ingrades 9-12.
Winners included:• First place – “Lost” by
Maria Padilla, DownersGrove South High School• Second place – “Delicate
Things” by Jessica Stacko,Downers Grove South HighSchool• Third place – “Vanity”
by Rebekah Salazar, JolietWest High School• Fourth place – “Melon”
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JOLIET – How’s the lawnlooking?
With the harsh winterover, the season of lawnmowing has begun, and withit, the need to keep the grassand weeds under control. Forthose who do not, the penaltycould be pricey under certainlocal laws.
Grass is growing latebecause of the long winterseason, but Brian Hamilton,owner of Joliet-based Ham-ilton’s Small Engine Repair,expects it will soon become alot to handle.
“We got plenty of mois-ture through the winter,” hesaid. “Once the heat hits, it’sgoing to grow like fire.”
Hamilton said people maybe mowing twice a week inthe spring before they areable to get the chore down toonce a week.
And they’ll need to keepthe grass under a certainlength in most cases. InJoliet, 8 inches is the limitfor grass and weeds onresidential, commercial andvacant property, said AlfredoMelesio, director of the city’sneighborhood services.
“It’s been agreed uponfor a long time if you’re at 8[inches], you got some prettylong grass,” he said.
The same maximumlength applies in Plainfieldand Lockport.
Melesio said notices aresent out to residents to gettheir grass cut if they arefound in violation. If theproblem isn’t fixed, theproperty is put on a list to getcut. He said the city will seekbids to have the propertiestrimmed. However, residentscan be taken to an admin-istrative hearing and couldface fines ranging between$150 and $750.
Notices are sent out inPlainfield and Lockport,as well. When they are notheeded, properties can be
subject to a lien until grassis cut.
Maintaining the grassand shrubbery on foreclosedproperty is a problem inJoliet and Lockport. TomFulton, Lockport code en-forcement officer, said thecity had to trim the lawnsof about 20 homes that wereforeclosed. The city usuallyseeks an outside contractorevery year to care for thelots.
“The city doesn’t usuallyrecoup the money until thebank takes possession of theproperty and clears up theliens,” he said.
Melesio said the city hasspent up to $50,000 maintain-ing abandoned and fore-closed properties.
Duke Doumanian, ownerof Duke’s Landscape Ser-
vices in Joliet, said caringfor foreclosed properties canbe rough. His mowing andcutting crews usually do notclean up those properties.
“A lot of homes are aban-doned and grass is growingout of control; and by thetime someone does some-thing about it, it’s too late,”
he said.People may need to get
the engines of their mowerschecked.
Hamilton said his com-pany has been fixing lawnmowing equipment nonstop.Most of the problems resultfrom leaving last year’s fuelinside the engines over thelong winter, which causesengines to build up varnish,he said.
May is the time to getstarted on mowing lawns,Melesio said. It’s possiblein the next several weeks, ifpeople aren’t mowing theirlawns they could be in vio-lation of the length require-ment, he said.
“By the time MemorialDay rolls around,” he said,“we are already issuing com-pliance tickets.”
City may be watching if lawn grows wild; fines issued if it exceeds 8 inches
Rob Winner – [email protected]
David Gonzalez of Duke’s Landscaping Service uses a mower to maintain the grass at a commercial building in Joliet on April 29.
TIME TO MOW THE GRASS
By FELIX [email protected]
Roger Olivo of Duke’s Landscaping Service uses a trimmer while ser-vicing a commercial property in Joliet on April 29.
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‘Safeway is nottalking to anyone’
By VIKAAS [email protected]
Safeway Inc. seems to bekeeping property owners andcity officials in the dark aboutthe replacement of its Domi-nick’s stores that closed in Jo-liet and Romeoville last year.
The two locations, at 2318Essington Road in Joliet and435 Weber Road in Romeo-ville, are part of a mass clo-sure that included more than50 Dominick’s stores through-out the Chicago area.
“The only thing right nowis that Safeway is not talkingto anyone,” Romeoville May-or John Noak said, addingthat city and village leadersin other areas with closedDominick’s stores also havehit a brick wall while tryingto communicate with thecompany.
Safeway is continuing topay the leases on unsold Dom-inick’s locations instead oftaking a buyout or ending it,according to Bill Shiner, themanager for the Romeoville
Towne Center property thatlost a Dominick’s on Dec. 28.
This allows Safeway tosell the lease on its own termswithout any required involve-ment with the village or eventhe property owners.
“We haven’t lost a lot ofanchor stores in my career,”said Shiner about his com-mercial real estate company.“But the way Safeway haschosen to deal with this ishighly unusual.”
Shiner said he calls Safe-way on a weekly basis to getan update, but all he has re-ceived is information that thestore has received some inter-est from buyers.
Noak and Joliet MayorTom Giarrante also said theyhaven’t heard anything fromSafeway about finding a re-placement in their locations– even after sending severalinquiries.
Giarrante said the lastupdate he received was two
Communication concerns mayors seeking
answers about closed Dominick’s stores
By MARY BASKERVILLEShaw Media Correspondent
WILMINGTON – Cut -ting-edge technology is pro-viding Wilmington residentsa real-time view of the con-struction work on the city’snew police station.
That may be the best mea-sure of just how much moremodern the police depart-ment building will be.
The future home of Wilm-ington police is quite differ-ent from the building thatnow houses the department’s11 full-time officers and twooffice staffers at 120 N. MainSt. in downtown Wilmington.The old police station hasbeen used since the 1980s butoriginally was built as a postoffice in 1957, Chief DarinPlotts said.
The new $2 million build-ing is across from City Hallat 129 Robert P. WeidlingDrive.
The webcam depictingconstruction can be accessedat www.wilmington-il.com.
New technology is replac-ing old ways in just about ev-ery way, Plotts said.
One example is finger-printing. At the new stationa live scan system will re-place the old “ink and roll”fingerprints that date backto the 1900s, he said. Withthe new system, fingerprintsare scanned and can be sentto federal, state and countyagencies for comparison. Thescans produce a more accu-rate fingerprint and speedup identification, makingrecords and files availablemore quickly, he said.
The project is fully fund-ed by a $2 million contribu-tion to the city as part of thedevelopment agreement forRidgePort Logistics.
T h e 8 , 5 0 4 - s q u a r e - f o o tbuilding will have eight cells,with two dedicated for juve-niles, Plotts said. The old jail
had only two cells, he said.Access to the cells at the newbuilding will be more secure:A 936-foot sally port will al-low police to drive squadsnext to a secure door and thecells.
The City Hall and newbuilding will share technol-ogy via an underground ca-ble, City Administrator TonyGraff said, adding that it willbe especially good for jointresponses to severe weatherand other emergencies. Thebuildings also can share theparking lots for overflowevents at either building, hesaid.
In addition, Graff said,there will be some benefitsto the proximity of the po-lice department during localcourt dates at City Hall.
The public also will bebetter served in the newbuilding, Plotts said. Thereis better access, and a betterwaiting room and bathroomfacilities. In addition, therewill be off-street parking.
The department plans themove in early summer andan Open House for the com-munity will be scheduled,Plotts said. The departmentis open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-days through Fridays.
Wilmington police willsoon get a new station
Vikaas Shanker – [email protected]
The former Dominick’s in Shorewood, which has been bought byMariano’s Fresh Market. Other Will County communities that usedto have a Dominick’s are having trouble finding out what the com-pany has planned for its former stores.
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weeks ago when Safeway toldthe city that another grocerystore was looking at the prop-erty.
“Usually they wait untiltheir lease expires and thenthey leave. But something isdifferent,” Giarrante said.“They’re also paying a pre-mium on their lease now. Itdoesn’t make sense.”
Noak said that the prob-lem isn’t just isolated to WillCounty, but there is a gen-eral consensus that Safewaydoesn’t seem to care aboutworking with communitiesafter several years of operat-ing in them.
“The bigger story is Safe-way’s lack of commitment tothis,” Noak said. “They’re noteven committed to work withthe owners of the buildingand the community to get thisdone.”
Another Dominick’s thatclosed in Shorewood at 950
Brook Forest Avenue wasbought by Mariano’s FreshMarket.
“We were fortunate enoughto have Mariano’s take overthe lease,” said Karen James,Shorewood’s community devel-opment director. “The pharma-cy has been open since Domi-nick’s closed. But the rest of thestore is slated to open mid-Ju-ly.”
James said she also foundit strange that Safeway wouldkeep paying the leases and takeover the search process at oth-er locations.
Noak said it’s concerningthat there is almost no commu-nication going on between theproperty owners and Safeway.
“I find it very disappointingthey wouldn’t do more to expe-dite the process in order to putall these sites into operation insome way,” Noak said.
Emails sent and phone mes-sages left with the SafewayReal Estate representative han-dling the Romeoville and Jolietlocations were not returnedlast week.
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No communication betweenSafeway and property owners
Joliet City Councilrestructuring could beon November ballotProposal would eliminate at-large seats
By BILL [email protected]
JOLIET – A communitygroup that last year helpedblock an immigration deten-tion center from locating inJoliet is taking on a new is-sue: City Council redistrict-ing.
“Our current system offive districts and three at-large [districts] simply is notequitable or just,” Maria Ro-sas, a member of ConcernedCitizens of Joliet, told thecity’s Diversity & Communi-ty Relations Committee lastweek.
The group plans to putthe issue on the Nov. 4 bal-lot and is circulating a peti-tion to gather the 1,500 sig-natures needed. The JolietFor Eight Districts petitionreads: “Should the city of Jo-liet be divided into eight dis-tricts with one council per-son to be elected from eachdistrict, but with the mayorto be elected from the city atlarge?”
Rosas-Urbano noted thatthree council members re-side in District 2, while twomore and the mayor residein District 3.
“This over-representationdefinitely does not lead to anequitable distribution of re-sources or attention to citi-zen issues,” Rosas said in aprepared statement.
The city’s five council dis-tricts each have about 30,000constituents. Council mem-bers representing Districts1 to 5 are required to live inthose districts. The councilalso includes three at-largemembers who can reside inany district.
“I think you’re on theright track to let the people
get involved,” said Jan Quill-man, one of the council’sthree at-large members.
Under the Concerned Cit-izens of Joliet plan, the citywould be divided into eightdistricts of about 18,000 con-stituents each. Council mem-bers would be required tolive in the district they rep-resent.
“This lower number willhelp the city council repre-sentative be more responsi-ble, visible and approachableto his or her constituents’needs,” Rosas said.
Rosas said one concernis lack of representation forthe approximately 57,000 His-panics living in the city.
According to the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau, the racial make-up of Joliet in 2010 was 67.5percent white, 16 percentAfrican-American and 27.8percent Hispanic/Latino ofany race.
The council includessix whites and two Afri-can-Americans. Two of themembers are female. Thelast Hispanic on the councilwas Alex Ledesma, who losthis District 4 council seat toSusie Barber in 2007.
Concerned Citizens ofJoliet is working on a re-districting map that groupsbelieve will offer more equi-table representation, Rosassaid.
“We have some idea ofwhat we want,” Rosas said.“We want to make sure Dis-tricts 4 and 5 don’t continue
to be disenfranchised.”City Attorney Jeff Plyman
said any changes to councildistricts ultimately wouldhave to be approved by thecouncil. Changes would takeeffect at the next mayoralelection, which will be April7, 2015.
“What you’re doing shuf-fling the whole deck andstarting over with new dis-tricts,” Plyman said.
Concerned Citizens of Jo-liet was formed in 2013 to op-pose Correction Corporationof America’s plan to open animmigrant detention centerin the city, and registeredvoters to help the cause.
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Bolingbrook hairdresser takes on mountainBy DAN FARNHAM
BOLINGBROOK – NancyKlimah has run marathonsand done triathlons, but inJune she will be reaching newheights.
The 57-year-old Boling-brook resident and hair dress-er will climb Mount Shasta inCalifornia as part of a fund-raiser for the Breast CancerFund.
Klimah said she has beencutting hair for more than 30years and has had many cli-ents with cancer.
“I have shaved way toomany women’s hair,” she said.
She could not sit back andwatch anymore.
Then she found out aboutthe Climb Against the Odds,an annual event where a teamof men and women climb the14,179-foot mountain in north-ern California.
“I thought, ‘Wow, this isbig,’ ” she said. “But I want-ed to do something big. Thesemen and women [with cancer]fight every day.”
One of the people Klimah isdoing the climb for is her sis-ter-in-law, Arlene Pappalardo.
Pappalardo, a three-yearbreast cancer survivor, saidshe is proud of Klimah butwas surprised that she wantedto climb a mountain.
“First of all, I thought shewas a nut because she’s such ago-getter,” she said.
As Pappalardo learnedmore about the event, she be-came more excited.
“I even thought about do-ing the climb, but I couldn’traise that much money,” shesaid.
Klimah’s goal was to raise$6,000, but she said she has al-
ready collected $11,000, mostlythrough friends and family.She hopes to raise more mon-ey by holding a garage sale onMay 17 and 18.
Klimah’s other work hasbeen training to climb themountain. She said it has beenhard to simulate hiking up amountain with the local flatterrain.
She has worked with her“mountain mentor,” TarekHusayni, who has her climb-ing up stairs while wearing aweighted backpack.
“Without his guidance, pa-tience and humor, I would notbe where I am strength-wise,”she said.
“He said, ‘With a name likeKlimah, you have to climb thismountain.’ ”
Klimah said she does notknow how she will react whenshe has to face a real moun-tain, but expects the experi-ence to make her more grate-ful for her life.
“I truly believe it’s going tochange me,” she said. “I tru-ly believe it’s going to go deepinto my soul.”
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Bolingbrook resident Nancy Klima prepares to begin her training ses-sion at the Swallow Cliff stairs in Palos Park on May 3.
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Note to readers: Information inPolice Reports is obtained from lo-cal police departments and the WillCounty Sheriff’s Office. Individualslisted in Police Reports who havebeen charged with a crime have notbeen proven guilty in court.
• Luis R. Urbina, 30, of the200 block of East 22nd Street inChicago Heights, was arrested byCrete police on May 4 on a chargeof delivery of drugs.• Latavious L. Bland, 28, of the
1100 block of Ingalls Avenue, wasarrested by Joliet police on May 5on a charge of vandalism.• Deandre D. Gardner, 23, of the
12500 block of South EmeraldAvenue in Chicago, was arrested byJoliet police on May 5 on a chargeof marijuana possession.• Ty L. Lutton, 58, of Palm Springs,
California, was arrested by Channa-hon police on May 5 on charges ofdrug possession and vandalism.• Carl Pritchett, 61, of the 800
block of North Center Street, wasarrested by Tinley Park police onMay 5 on a charge of shoplifting.• Fred B. Woods, 49, of the 400
block of Moen Avenue in Rockdale,was arrested by Joliet police onMay 5 on charges of delivery ofdrugs, drug possession and drivingon a suspended license.• Trevor M. Gant, 27, of the
14200 block of South Napa Circle inPlainfield, was arrested by sheriff’spolice on Tuesday on a charge ofviolating an order of protection.• Mark Garcia, 32, of Austin,
Texas, was arrested by sheriff’spolice on Tuesday on a chargeof aggravated unlawful use of aweapon.• Timothy J. Jurincie, 27, of the
20700 block of Frankfort SquareRoad in Frankfort, was arrestedby sheriff’s police on Tuesday oncharges of delivery of marijuanaand possession of drug parapher-nalia.• Armand K. Mondragon, 18, of
the 2200 block of Palmer Circle inNaperville, was arrested by Naper-ville police on Tuesday on chargesof drug possession and possessionof drug paraphernalia.• Antoinette D. Nickerson, 32, of
the 200 block of South Joliet Street,was arrested by sheriff’s police onTuesday on charges of shopliftingand obstructing justice.• Laura M. Bennefield, 28, of
the 300 block of Bruce Road inLockport, was arrested by sheriff’spolice on Wednesday on a chargeof theft.• Jessica Marino, 31, of the 7300
block of Woodward Avenue in Wo-odridge, was arrested by Napervillepolice on Wednesday on a chargeof drug possession.
• Wayne L. Parker, 52, of the 1400block of East Washington Street,was arrested by Joliet police onWednesday on charges of burglaryand shoplifting.• Jimmy W. Phillips, 22, of the 700
block of Moen Avenue in Rockdale,was arrested by Rockdale police onWednesday on charges of drivingwith a suspended license anddriving without insurance.• George A. Denton, 22, of the
800 block of Eighth Avenue inRockford, was arrested by sheriff’spolice on Thursday for failing tocomply with the state’s sex offend-er registry requirements.• Justin L. Little, 26, of the 800
block of Maple Lane in Peotone,was arrested by Joliet police onThursday on charges of drug pos-session and forgery.• Jordan L. Reynolds, 25, of the
400 block of South Douglas Streetin Elwood, was arrested by statepolice on Thursday on charges ofdrug possession, possession of drugparaphernalia and driving under theinfluence of drugs and alcohol.• Devonte D. Williams, 20, of the
0 to 100 block of North CagwinAvenue, was arrested by Jolietpolice on Thursday on chargesof aggravated unlawful use of aweapon, unauthorized possessionof a firearm and driving with asuspended license.
When some staff membersat the Three Rivers PublicLibrary District think of Spar-kles the turtle, who formerlyresided in the children’s sec-tion at the Minooka branch,they get tears in their eyes.
But at last weekend’s bonvoyage party for Sparkles,it was a day of celebrationand fun as staff and librarypatrons bid adieu to theirlongtime friend.
Sparkles was donated tothe library in 2001, Children’sServices Director Lisa Bergersaid. At the time she was justabout 2 inches in diameter.She had a little tank that saton the top of a bookshelf.
Over the years, Sparklesbecame a familiar fixture onthe second floor of the Mi-nooka branch. Children andadults would routinely stopby to visit her and say hello.
The kids loved that Spar-kles was a very active turtle,spending her time swimmingaround in her tank or climb-ing out of the water to warm
herself under the heat lamp.They loved to watch her getfed.
But Sparkles also keptgrowing, Berger said, and hertank sizes had to be increased.
Recently, during a bit ofa health scare, Sparkles wasweighed at the veterinarianand she was over 3 pounds.She was probably about 7inches in diameter.
The staff decided theyneeded to make a difficultdecision and find a place forSparkles to live where theyknew she would have theproper care and perhaps havemore interaction with peopleor other creatures.
The staff at Stickney-For-est View Public Library inStickney stepped right upwhen the word got out. Thatlibrary already has a hermitcrab name Shellbert, andSparkles will make a greataddition to its menagerie ofcritters.
The nice thing about goingto another library is thatSparkles is used to seeing thekids, Berger said. Now Spar-kles will be meeting a newgroup of friends.
At her new home in Stick-ney, Sparkles is in the middle
of the room where the kidscan see her when they firstcome in, said Verna Austen,youth services clerk.
As soon as you walk upto her tank, Sparkles comesto the glass to say hello andstarts blinking.
“She is really sweet andfriendly. She’s very cute,”Austen said. “The kids loveplaying with Shellbert, sohaving Sparkles will be greatfor everyone, and for hertoo.”
The farewell party was achance for Sparkles’ friendsto celebrate the last 13 yearsof her life at Three Rivers andto have some fun.
There were green cup-cakes, turtle crafts and turtleparty favors. Some childrenbrought little gifts for Spar-kles, such as pictures theycolored and even a bouquet ofdandelions.
“We had a very good turn-out. It was fun,” Berger said.“And there were no tears, andthat was a good thing.”
• Kris Stadalsky writesabout people and issues inareas southwest of Joliet.Reach her at [email protected].
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Joliet man was a friendto all and loved sportsBy DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND
JOLIET – Every Tuesday,Donald Fox Sr. would waitoutside his Joliet home witha pop for the garbage truckdriver.
Donald would even ar-range his schedule to ensureit, according to his daughter,Cindy Clark of Plainfield.
But Donald did more thanhand off the drink, Cindysaid. He talked to the manand listened to his problems,which included a devastatingdivorce. Then one day, Don-ald, pop in hand, saw he had anew driver.
“The new guy said [theformer driver] had ‘quit life,’meaning he had taken hislife,” Cindy said.
Donald, known for hiswarm smile and the “besthandshakes,” made friendswith everyone: the mailman,his fellow bowlers and fisher-men (Donald only fished forwalleye), the parishioners atSt. John Lutheran Churchin Joliet, his co-workers atPlainfield Tool & Die Engi-neering (Donald retired in
2001), his breakfast buddiesat Nabby’s Restaurant andCatering in Plainfield, hisneighbors and the child withspecial needs who lived near-by, Cindy said.
“He’d mow the neighbors’grass,” said Caroline Fox,Donald’s wife. “He’d go overwith a soda and soon he’d behelping them.”
Even when sitting on hisporch, Donald was a magnetfor the world as he “attractedall kinds of people,” Cindysaid.
“I learned how to be afriend,” Cindy said, “and thatthere was good in everyone.”
Donald had grown up on aManhattan farm as one of sixchildren – four brothers andone sister, Cindy said. Amongthe recollections of raisingsheep and cows, Donald toldstories of hitting balls outin the field, which began alifelong love of sports.
It also caused Donald a bitof trouble.
“He kept hitting out thegarage windows and the barnwindows and his dad wouldhave to go out there and fixthem,” Caroline said. “Don
would say, ‘A bird did it,’ andhis dad would say, ‘Are yousure?’ Then one day, right af-ter he fixed a window, a birdflew at it and broke it.”
Caroline had met Donaldat a wedding; her cousin hadmarried Donald’s sister, shesaid. Donald had driven allthe way out from Manhattanto Yorkville for the privilegeof escorting her. Cindy’sfather was also a farmer andthe two “hit it off real good,”but that did not surpriseCaroline.
“Everybody liked him,”she said.
Don Fox Jr. of Crest Hill,
Donald’s son, said his fatherhad played both baseball andbasketball at Peotone HighSchool; he was also a cham-pionship horseshoe playerand bowler. Both father andson are members of the JolietBowling Association Hall ofFame, Don added.
Donald umpired for youthsports and he was a fairumpire, Don said, one thathad no problem “throwingout” his own son at homeplate. The family had the funof frequent trips because Don-ald played on adult softballleagues.
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Donald was 75 when hedied April 2 after a briefbattle with lung and esopha-geal cancer. On the followingTuesday, Cindy was standingoutside his house, pop inhand, waiting for the garbageman.
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INA M. BACHARABorn:May 15, 1932; In Paducah, KYDied:May 8, 2014; In Joliet, IL
Ina M. Bachara(nee Flood), age 81,of Plainfield,formerly ofMatteson, IL at restThursday, May 8,
2014 at Presence Saint JosephMedical Center with her family byher side.Born May 15, 1932 in Paducah, KY
to Hoy and Esther (neeThrogmorton) Flood. Member ofAmerican Legion #474 and UnitedChurch of Christ, both in Matteson,IL.Survived by two daughters, Teri
(Dale) Rutan of Joliet and Kelly(Ronald) Rimkus of Beecher;grandchildren, Dale Rutan, Jr.,Nicole (Ryan) Gerrick, Sarah Rimkusand Matthew Rimkus; great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn Gerrick;great-grandson, Tyler Gerrick;sister, Tilda Lampey; and manynieces and nephews also survive.Preceded in death by her husband
of 52 years, Louis A. Bachara(2009); son, Joseph Bachara (2013);sister, Barbara Johnson; and threebrothers, Robert, Delbert and J.B.Flood.Funeral Services for Ina M.
Bachara will be Wednesday, May14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Fred C.Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black atEssington Rd., Joliet. IntermentAbraham Lincoln NationalCemetery. Visitation Tuesday, from4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeralhome.For information: 815-741-5500 or
www.fredcdames.com
ROBERT JAMES BURNS"DENNY"
Denny Burnspassed away onFriday, May 9, 2014,at home surroundedby his loving family.He is survived by
his loving wife of 54 years, MaryJane (nee Erickson) Burns; his son,Dennis (Sherry) Burns; daughter,Jane Marie (Thomas) Wojcik; hissister, Ann Burns: sister-in-law,Arminta Burns; and many niecesand nephews.Denny was also the loving
grandfather of Tom, Jillian, Ally,Stephanie and Brennan. Hegenuinely enjoyed watching theirsporting events, taking them tolunch, attending their birthdayparties, and telling stories about hisyouth. As a lifelong resident of
you gJoliet, Denny had many dear friends,and enjoyed an active social life.An Army veteran of the Korean
War, Denny was a member andgenerous supporter of CantignyVFW Post #367. He retired fromJoliet School District #86.Denny was preceded in death by
his parents, Arthur and Marie (neeBrennan) Burns; and his brothers,Arthur "Bud" Burns and John Burns;and sister in law, Rose Burns.Funeral services for Denny Burns
will be Friday, May 16, 2014, at 9:15a.m. from the Fred C. Dames FuneralHome, 3200 Black at EssingtonRds., Joliet to the Cathedral of St.Raymond Nonnatus for Mass at10:00 a.m. Interment with fullmilitary honors will be in AbrahamLincoln National Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, memorials to Joliet AreaCommunity Hospice would beappreciated. Visitation Thursday,4:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.For information (815) 741-5500 orwww.fredcdames.com
PATRICIA R. CARNEYBorn: June 18, 1926; In Peoria, ILDied:May 6, 2014; In Joliet, IL
Patricia Rose (neeCleary) Carney, age87, died at PresenceSt. Joseph MedicalCenter on May 6,2014, from naturalcauses.
Born June 18, 1926, in Peoria, toHarold and Cecilia Cleary, Patriciaattended the Academy of Our LadyHigh School and graduated fromBradley University (1948) whereshe was a member of the Pi BetaPhi sorority. She later pursuedgraduate studies in Social Work atLoyola University in Chicago, andworked for the American Red Cross.On December 22, 1951, at St.
Mark's Church in Peoria, shemarried Lt. Col. John Francis Carney,MD, who proudly served duringWorld War II and Korea. They latermoved to Joliet, IL, where sheresided until her death.Patricia was a member of St. Paul
the Apostle Church and othercharitable organizations.Patricia will be especially
remembered for her unwaveringfaith in Jesus Christ and herdevotion to Our Blessed Mother.Following her miraculous cure fromHodgkin's disease in her twenties,she led many to come to know the
nyintercessory power of Saint FrancesXavier Cabrini. Patricia joyfullyshared the fruits of her Catholicfaith with her six sons and twelvegrandchildren.Patty enjoyed gazing out her
window at the gentle glow ofsunsets, the frenetic play ofsquirrels and raccoons, and thevibrant flowers encircling the familyhome on her "heavenly hill." Shederived her greatest joy fromspending time with her family.Watching her grandchildrenparticipate in Irish dance, basketballand tennis energized her. Just oneday prior to her passing, shewitnessed her granddaughterEileen's victory in a championshiptennis match. She also will beremembered for her compassionwhich included multiple missiontrips to Jamaica with her family,where a charitable dental clinic inher honor was established in 2005.Whomever she encountered wasgently and profoundly touched byher caring smile and genuineinterest.Some of her favorite quotations
include: "Don't give it more timethan it's worth," "Plans change,""Offer it up," "Bless it and releaseit," "Don't quit," "Stay sweet," "Itnever hurts to ask," “To thine ownself be true," “Rise above it,” “Irefuse to be ground down,”“Onward and upward,” and "It's anadventure and an experience." All ofher communications to her sonsclosed with, "Your proud andthankful Mom." Her favorite Bibleverse was, "I can do all thingsthrough Christ who strengthensme" (Philippians 4:13).Survivors include her sister, Ava
(late Robert) Ossenbeck of Peoria;her sons, John Michael Carney, MD,of Little Rock, AR, Patrick (Deborah)Carney, MD, of Medina, MN, Brian(Darena) Carney of Ft. Worth, TX,Paul Carney of Underwood, MN,James (Susan) Carney, DDS, ofNaperville, IL, and the Honorable
pe e, IL, aThomas (Anne) Carney of Joliet, IL;and twelve grandchildren.Patricia was preceded in death by
her husband, Dr. Carney, hermother, Cecilia Cleary (Render), andher father, Harold Cleary.The family would like to thank the
friends, extended family andmedical professionals who haveshared their prayers, support andlove.Memorial Services for Patricia
Carney will be held Tuesday, May13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul theApostle Catholic Church. Burial willbe at Woodlawn Memorial Park,Joliet.Memorials in her name to the
National Shrine of Saint FrancesXavier Cabrinicabrinishrinechicago.com, ChristianDental Society JamaicaMissionchristiandentalsociety.org orMissionaries of the Poormissionariesofthepoor.org would beappreciated.Visitation will be held Monday,
from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Fred C.Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black atEssington Rds., Joliet and onTuesday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. atthe church.For more information, 815-741-
5500 or www.fredcdames.com
WILBUR H. BROOKMAN,JR.
Wilbur H.Brookman, Jr., age69, at rest onWednesday, May 7,2014.
Wilbur is survived by his belovedwife of 44 years, MaryannBrookman (nee Jahneke); lovingchildren, Lorraine (Scott) Offermanand James (fiancée Christina)Brookman; cherished grandchildren,Tony and Jason Offerman; sister,Betty (Don) Axelsen; brother, Dan(Kathy) Brookman; as well asnumerous nieces, nephews, and
, neph s,cousins.Preceded in death by his parents,
Wilbur and Marie (nee Barten)Brookman; and sister, PhyllisBrookman.Wilbur served proudly in the
United States Army from 1963 to1966. He was a truck driver for over20 years and was employed at IDOTfor 8 years until retiring. Wilburloved to play golf and was an avidWhite Sox and Blackhawks fan.Wilbur will be greatly missed by hisfamily and friends.A Celebration of Wilbur's life will
begin on Wednesday, May 14, 2014with a visitation from 9:00 a.m.until the time of funeral service tobe held at 10:00 a.m. in the funeralhome chapel. Interment to follow atWoodlawn Memorial Park. Visitationwill also be held on Tuesday, May13, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00p.m. at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL.Obituary and Tribute Wall for
Wilbur H. Brookman, Jr. atwww.tezakfuneralhome.com or forinformation, 815-722-0524.Arrangements entrusted to:
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IDA CARUSI
Ida Carusi (neeAlberico), age 76,passed away Friday,May 9, 2014 at herresidence inMinooka.Born in Carmonico,
Italy and a longtime Minooka andJoliet resident. A member of theItalian American Cultural Societyand the Mariners Society. Amember of St. Anthony CatholicChurch.Preceded by her daughter, Livia
Carusi (1965); her parents,Domenico and Adelina Alberico.Survived by her loving husband of
50 years, Antonio Carusi ofMinooka; one daughter, Ida Carusiof Lockport; three sons, Domenicoof Minooka, Livio (Jenny) of CrestHill and Marurizio Carusi ofMinooka; two granddaughters,Danielle and Sarah; two cousins,Rose (the late Paul) Ciancanelli andAnn (Lenny) Horvat, both of CrestHill; and one brother-in-law, Vic(Phyllis) Carusi and family ofChannahon.Funeral Services for Ida Carusi will
be held on Wednesday, May 14,2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Fred C.Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black atEssington Rds., Joliet to the Churchof St. Anthony for a Mass ofChristian Burial to be celebrated at10:00 a.m. EntombmentResurrection Mausoleum. VisitationTuesday, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. atthe funeral home.For more information:
815-741-5500 orwww.fredcdames.com
MARY C. LAUTERBACH
Mary C.Lauterbach (neeHeitzman), age 66,passed awaypeacefully onThursday, May 8,2014 fromcomplications due to
a twenty-seven year battle withMultiple Sclerosis.Mary is survived by her loving
family, including her son, Michael(Kimberly) Denson; grandchildren,Kirsten and Ryland; mother, IreneHeitzman; sisters, Bernie McMaheland Susan (Bill) Cox; brother-in-law,Joseph Walters; nieces andnephews, Irene and Zoe Walters,Scott, Brian, and Lauren Deininger,Jared Sileven, Sarah, Wil, and JordanMeister; great-nieces and great-nephews, Lydia Vaz, Seth Walden,Tyler and Makayla Deininger;numerous aunts, uncles andcousins.Preceded in death by her father,
John E. Heitzman; sister, CarolHeitzman-Walters; numerous aunts,uncles and cousins.Mary was a lifelong Joliet area
resident. She was a graduate ofProvidence High School Class of1966 and Joliet Junior CollegeSchool of Nursing. She was adedicated Registered Nurse,spending most of her career atSilver Cross Hospital in Joliet, whereshe worked as both a floor nurseand a surgical nurse.Mary was a member of Faith
Lutheran Church in Joliet, where sheserved the congregation in manyways and developed several specialfriendships over the years. For thelast seventeen years, Mary hadresided at Sunny Hill Nursing Homein Joliet, where she servednumerous terms as President of theResident Council and received manyawards and recognitions for hercontributions as a volunteer andadvocate.Mary faced the pain, difficulties,
and struggles associated withMultiple Sclerosis with as muchbravery and dignity as possible. Shewas devoted to helping raise
elpingawareness about the disease andvolunteering to help educatenursing students about the care ofMS patients.The family would like to thank the
administration and staff of SunnyHill Nursing Home for providingMary with a long-term, caring andsupportive environment and theJoliet Area Community Hospice fortheir exceptional care during herfinal days.Funeral Services for Mary C.
Lauterbach will be held on Tuesday,May 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at theFred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, withPastor Jane Perkolup officiating.Interment Woodlawn MemorialPark.In lieu of flowers, memorials in
Mary's name to the Joliet AreaCommunity Hospice, NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society or theFriends of Sunny Hill would beappreciated.VisitationMonday, from 2:00 to
8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.For more information: 815-741-
5500 or www.fredcdames.com
BENJAMIN ENTWISLE,JR.
Age 88, resident of Lockport, ILpassed away on Saturday, May 10,2014.Beloved husband of Jo Ann nee
Jensen; loving father of Diana (Don)Johnson; cherished grandfather ofCourtney (Andrew), and Clifford;and great-grandfather of Austin.He was preceded in death by his
1st wife Doris L. Jones nee Natvig;and siblings William and RobertEntwisle, and Audrey Fergurson.Ben was a member of the Joliet
Area Garden Club, IndianaBeekeepers Association, theChicago Herpetological Society, and
icago Herp olog ociety,was a Master Gardner.Family will receive friends at
Goodale Memorial Chapel, 912 S.Hamilton St., Lockport, IL 60411 onWednesday, May 14, 2014, from9:00 AM until time of FuneralService at 11:00 AM. Interment willbe held at Kearney Cemetery inKearney, NE. In lieu of flowers,donations to the American CancerSociety, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite1210, Chicago, IL 60601appreciated.For information, 815-838-1533 or
www.goodalememorialchapel.com.
BRIDGET B. MCHUGH
Bridget B. McHugh (nee Bapst)“Bonnie”, age 91, of Romeoville,passed away Friday May 9, 2014, atPresence St. Joseph Medical Center.Born in Lockport, living most of
her life in the area. She wasemployed by A&P as a checker formore than 20 years until retiring in1982. Member of the St. DennisAlter and Rosary Society, and avolunteer member at theRomeoville Athletic Booster. Bonnieloved playing canasta, bingo, andbunco. She was an avid casinogoer.Preceded in death by her loving
by ghusband of 33 years Melvin; herparents Joseph and Ruth (neeDougherty) Bapst; two sisters HazelSchmidt and Elizabeth Fitzgerald.Also preceded by a niece KathleenMcCanna; two nephews DannyO'Leary and Joseph Schmidt.Survived by her loving son
Michael McHugh; sister Mrs.Margaret (the late Donald) Boyd.Numerous nieces and nephews andfriends also survive.In lieu of flowers, memorials to
Joliet Area Community Hospice orAmerican Lung Association wouldbe appreciated.Services will be held Wednesday,
May 14, 2014, at 9:30 am in theO'Neil Funeral Home Chapel to St.Dennis Church for Mass of ChristianBurial at 10:00am. Interment atResurrection Cemetery inRomeoville. Visitation Tuesday, May13, 2014, from 3:00pm until8:00pm.
ALEX A. PLUT
Alex “Alie” A. Plut,age 96, passed awaypeacefully at hishome on Thursday,May 8, 2014,comforted by thelove of his family.Alex is survived by
his beloved wife of61 years, Dolores(nee Papesh) Plut;loving children,
Marcia (nee Pudlik) (James) Lyons;David (Cheryl Jacobs) Plut, andRosann (Daniel) Cerovac;grandchildren, John (Traci),Michael, and Katherine Lyons,Spencer and Sadie Plut, Alex andKelsey Cerovac; great-grandchild,Margaret Lyons; two sisters, Jennie(the late Frank) Pryatel andBernadine (the late Paul)Madronich; sisters-in-law, Betty
h; w, tty(the late John), Ilene (the lateBernard), and Pat (the late Robert)Plut. Numerous nieces and nephewsalso survive.Preceded in death by his parents,
Alex and Jennie (nee Turk) Plut;brothers, Joseph (Mary), Frank(Sophie), Anton, Albin (Helen),Stanley; sisters, Mary (John) Anzelcand Mildred (Bill) Zugel.Alex retired from Union Oil in 1983
as the Warehouse Supervisor after43 years of service. He was a proudUnited States Army Air CorpVeteran and member of theAmerican Legion Post 1080. He wasalso a member of the KSKJ Lodge#29, St. Joseph Holy Name Society,St. Joseph Seniors, and JolietSeniors Association. Alie will beremembered fondly for his quickwit, tremendous love of family andfriends, and his smile that lit up theworld. He will be dearly missed byall of his feathered friends. Hispassing has already created a ripplein the birdseed futures market.The family would like to offer a
heartfelt thank you for thecompassionate care provided bythe Joliet Area Community Hospice“Red Team” and Alex's caregiver,Debi.Donations in Alex's name to Joliet
Area Community Hospice would beappreciated.A celebration of Alex's life will
begin on Tuesday, May 13, 2014,with prayers in the funeral homechapel at 9:20 a.m. then driving inprocession to St. Joseph CatholicChurch in Joliet for a Mass ofChristian Burial to be celebrated at10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at St.Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will beonMonday, May 12, 2014, at TezakFuneral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road,Joliet, IL from 2:00-8:00 p.m.Obituary and Tribute Wall for Alex
A. Plut atwww.tezakfuneralhome.com or forinformation, 815-722-0524.Arrangements entrusted to:
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1State school-fundingfix aimed atdisparities
SPRINGFIELD – The regionalbreakdown of impacts from aproposed overhaul of state schoolfunding explains the divided andemotional reaction it has receivedamong lawmakers and educators– and how difficult it will be toadvance such a proposal duringthis election year.In southern and central Illinois,
the proposed changes wouldmean a boost in state fundingfor 410 of 575 school districts,according to an analysis distrib-uted by the Illinois State Boardof Education last week.In Cook County, 69 of 78
districts would lose funding,including Chicago PublicSchools, with an estimated $28million drop under the proposal.In Chicago’s collar counties, 122of 143 districts would see majorfunding cuts, many to the tuneof 80 percent of current levels.The proposal, which would
require districts to demonstrateneed for state aid, was wel-comed by dozens of downstatesuperintendents who lobbiedin the Capitol for the changes,which they believe will bringmore equality to educationacross the state.But whether the Legislature
acts on the proposal or not, thestate’s top educators say thereaction is a net win as lawmak-ers learn more about the state’s17-year-old funding formula andmore people realize the currentdisparity in school funding fromone region to the next.
2Peoria reactedswiftly to fakeTwitter account
PEORIA – Peoria city officialsand police reacted swiftly to tryand dismantle a fake Twitter ac-count mocking Mayor Jim Ardis,
according to a published reportciting documents that alsoshowed contradictory state-ments from public officials.The mock account led to a
police raid at an area home lastmonth that generated headlinesand prompted criticism of offi-cials. No charges related to theTwitter account were filed.Once city officials discovered
the account in March, they triedto shut it down by contactingTwitter and assigning the city’scybercrimes investigator totake a closer look, accordingto a Peoria Journal Star storypublished Saturday. The news-paper cited hundreds of pagesof documents, including emails,obtained through an informa-tion request.Among them was a March
13 correspondence from Ardis
saying that he would “absolute-ly” prosecute, even as the city’spolice chief initially said thefake account didn’t appear tobe a criminal violation.
3Man hospitalizedafter police-involvedshooting
CHICAGO – The IndependentPolice Review Authority isinvestigating an officer-involvedshooting in Chicago left a manin critical condition.Chicago police said in Sunday
news release that officersresponded to a disturbance onChicago’s West Side around2:30 a.m. Sunday. The officerssaw a man with a handgun whostarted to run. The man alleged-ly pointed the handgun at theofficers, and one of the officersfired, striking the man.
The Chicago Sun-Timesreports Fraternal Order of Policespokesman Pat Camden saysthe injured man was thoughtto be in his 20s. He adds that asemi-automatic handgun wasrecovered from the scene.
4Ex-comptroller’sassets still underinvestigation
DIXON – The U.S. Marshals Ser-vice says it’s not done seizing andselling off the assets of a formercity comptroller who stole nearly$54million in public funds.The (Dixon) Telegraph reports
that themarshals are still workingto get hold of about a dozen otherassets belonging to former Dixonbookkeeper Rita Crundwell.Crundwell pleaded guilty to
embezzling money from Dixonfor decades to support a lavish
lifestyle. She’s serving a nearly20-year sentence.
5Illinois activistsdemand moratoriumon ‘petcoke’
CHICAGO – Registered nursesand community activists willtour petroleum coke sites inChicago Monday and publiclydemand city officials to declarea moratorium on creating thebyproduct they say is a hazardto city residents.National Nurses United is
planning a news conferencealongside the Southeast SideEnvironmental Task Force,Southeast Side Coalition toBan Petcoke, and ProgressiveDemocrats of America.Petcoke is a grainy, black
byproduct petroleum refining’– Wire reports
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Multiple sclerosis patient Harold Johnson gets tips from his wife, Jessica, April 9 on putting together a pork chop dish at their home inSwansea. The experimental drug, Lemtrada, has kept his symptoms at bay since 2009. The drug has not yet been approved by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration, but is under review.
Keeping the symptoms at bay
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Feds seek prison for ruralWashington pot growersSPOKANE,Wash. – The green-
cross storefronts of medicalmarijuana dispensaries arecommon inmuch ofWashington,and the state is plowing aheadwith licensing people to grow andsell recreational pot to adults.But a federal trial scheduled to
begin in the comingweeks forfive people in Spokane suggestsnot all is OKwith weed in thestate.Larry Harvey, a 70-year-old
medical marijuana patient withno criminal history, three of hisrelatives and a family friendeach facemandatoryminimumsentences of at least 10 years inprison after theywere caughtgrowing about 70 pot plants ontheir rural, mountainous property.The Harveys did have guns at
their home, which is part of thereason for the lengthy possi-ble prison time. They say theweaponswere for hunting andprotection, but prosecutors saytwo of the gunswere loaded andin the same room as a blue plastictub of pot.Medical marijuana advocates
have cried foul, arguing theprosecution violates Departmentof Justice policies announced byAttorney General Eric Holder lastyear that nonviolent, small-timedrug offenders shouldn’t facelengthy prison sentences.
Hagel: Military shouldreview transgender banWASHINGTON – The prohibi-
tion on transgender individualsserving in the U.S. military
“continually should be reviewed,”Defense Secretary Chuck Hagelsaid on Sunday.Hagel did not indicate whether
he believes the policy shouldbe overturned. However, hesaid “every qualified Americanwho wants to serve our countryshould have an opportunity ifthey fit the qualifications and cando it.”A panel convened by a think
tank at San Francisco StateUniversity recently estimatedthat about 15,450 transgenderpersonnel serve in the militaryand in the National Guard andReserve.
Gunmen storm Iraqibarracks, killing 20BAGHDAD –Militants in Iraq
launched an audacious attack onamilitary barracks in a remotearea in the country’s northand killed 20 troops overnight,including somewho had beenbound and shot at close range,authorities said Sunday as otherattacks killed 18.The killings at themilitary bar-
racks in the village of Ayn al-Ja-hish outside of Mosul mirroredtwo previous assaults earlier thisyear in the area targeting securityforces. It also represents thelatest blow to the government’sefforts to achieve stability inrestive Sunni-dominated areas.Gunmen staged the assault
late Saturday night, two policeofficers said, shooting some atshort rangewhile others diedfighting the insurgents when theystormed the barracks.
–Wire reports
Fed gov’t failed to inspecthigher risk oil, gas wells
By HOPE YENThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The gov-ernment has failed to inspectthousands of oil and gas wellsit considers potentially highrisks for water contamina-tion and other environmentaldamage, congressional inves-tigators say.
The report, obtained byThe Associated Press beforeits public release, highlightssubstantial gaps in oversightby the agency that managesoil and gas development onfederal and Indian lands.
Investigators said weakcontrol by the Interior De-partment’s Bureau of LandManagement resulted frompolicies based on outdatedscience and from incompletemonitoring data.
The findings from theGovernment AccountabilityOffice come amid an energy
boom in the country and theincreasing use of hydraulicfracturing, or fracking. Thatprocess involves pumpinghuge volumes of water, sandand chemicals undergroundto split open rocks to allowoil and gas to flow. It has pro-duced major economic bene-fits, but also raised fears thatthe chemicals could spread towater supplies.
The audit also said theBLM did not coordinate effec-tively with state regulators inNew Mexico, North Dakota,Oklahoma and Utah.
The bureau has become asymbol of federal overreachto industry groups opposedto government regulationsrelated to oil and gas drilling.Environmental groups saythe Obama administrationneeds to do more to guardagainst environmental dam-age.
In the coming months, the
administration is expected toissue rules on fracking andmethane gas emissions.
The report said the agen-cy “cannot accurately andefficiently identify whetherfederal and Indian resourcesare properly protected or thatfederal and Indian resourcesare at risk of being extractedwithout agency approval.”
In response to the report,Tommy Beaudreau, a princi-pal deputy assistant interiorsecretary, wrote that he gen-erally agreed with the rec-ommendations for improvedstate coordination and updat-ed regulations.
The report makes clearin many instances that theBLM’s failure to inspecthigh-priority oil and gas wellsis due to limited money andstaff. BLM officials said theywere in the process of updat-ing several of its policies laterthis year.
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Downtown Vernal, Utah is shown Feb. 10, 2011. State health officials are pledging to look into claims thatstillbirths are on the rise in the Eastern Utah community of Vernal, that is home to a boom in gas and oildevelopment. Activists say a climbing rate of neonatal deaths in the Uinta Basin stems from industrialsmog. But researchers and health officials aren’t ready to draw such a link.
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PROPOSED BUDGET HEARING
The City of Lockport will hold a publichearing at 7:00 p.m. on May 21, 2014, inthe boardroom at Central Square, 222 E.9th Street, Lockport, IL, for the purposeof hearing oral and written commentsfrom the public concerning the tentativebudget for the fiscal year beginning July1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014(also known as Fiscal Year 2014 Stub).
All interested citizens, groups, and orga-nizations are encouraged to attend andsubmit comments.
A copy of the entire budget is availablefor public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to4:30 p.m. weekdays at City Hall, 222 E.9th Street, Lockport, IL 60441 and on theCity’s website at www.CityofLockport.net.(Published in The Herald-News May 12, 2014)
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FormerWisconsin governor Lucey dies at 96The ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILWAUKEE – FormerWisconsin Gov. Patrick Lucey,a hard-nosed Democratic pol-itician who later became theU.S. ambassador to Mexico, hasdied. He was 96.
Lucey, who also ran for vicepresident of the United Statesas an independent in 1980, diedSaturday night at the Milwau-kee Catholic Home after a briefIllness, said his son, Paul Lu-cey, of Milwaukee. He said fu-neral arrangements are pend-ing.
“Governor Lucey was adedicated public servant wholoved Wisconsin,” RepublicanGov. Scott Walker said in astatement. He called it “a par-ticular joy” to be with him lastsummer for the 40th anniversa-ry of the Kikkoman Foods Inc.soy sauce plant in Fontana.
Patrick Lucey was elect-ed governor in 1970 and won
re-election in 1974, but left mid-way through his second term toserve as then-President JimmyCarter’s ambassador to Mexi-co.
In Wisconsin, he will per-haps be remembered most forpushing to merge the Univer-sity of Wisconsin in Madisonwith the state college system,a fierce battle that created to-day’s system of 13 four-yearstate colleges.
Lucey was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 1918.He worked as a grocery storemanager from 1937 until 1940and served in World War II inthe Caribbean. He was electedto the state Assembly in 1948and became executive directorand later chairman of the stateDemocratic Party. He served aslieutenant governor in 1966.
Lucey’s biggest legacy wascreating the modern UW Sys-tem. Before he was governor,the University of Wiscon-
sin-Madison, UW-Milwaukee,UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside,10 freshman-sophomore cen-ters and the extension systemoperated outside the chain ofnine other state schools suchas Platteville and Eau Claire.Each group had its own boardof regents.
Lucey felt that was wastefuland called for a merger. Buthe faced stiff opposition fromcritics who felt lumping theMadison campus in with therest of the schools would suckmoney from it and eat away atthe university’s control of itsown affairs.
Lucey was able to musterenough support to make it hap-pen. In October 1971, the stateSenate gave the final go-aheadto force consolidation by onevote.
Carter tapped Lucey toserve as his ambassador toMexico in 1977, a year beforeLucey’s second term as gover-
nor would have ended. In 1980,Lucey turned around and be-came independent John Ander-son’s running mate in a failedbid to defeat Carter and Repub-lican Ronald Reagan, who wonthe election.
Lucey continued to remainactive in politics and everybit as opinionated well intohis 90s. He briefly served withformer Gov. Tommy Thomp-son as honorary co-chairmenfor Justice David Prosser’scontentious campaign for Wis-consin Supreme Court in 2011but withdrew his support justbefore the election because ofwhat he called “a disturbingdistemper and lack of civility”in Prosser, though he did notcite specifics.
Lucey, in fact, was respon-sible for breaking the all-maledominance of the state’s highcourt when he appointed nowChief Justice Shirley Abraha-mson to it in 1976.
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Americans in Yemen shooting were getting haircutsBy AHMED AL–HAJThe Associated Press
SANAA, Yemen – One ofthe two officers at the U.S.Embassy in Yemen who shotand killed a pair of suspectedal-Qaida gunmen was getting ahaircut at a barbershop whenthe attempted abduction tookplace, Yemeni security officialssaid Sunday.
The attempted kidnappingApril 24 is the latest evidence ofal-Qaida’s expanding presencein the capital, a serious chal-lenge to the authority of thealready weak central govern-ment. It also could strain tiesbetween Yemen and the U.S.,which has launched an aggres-sive campaign of drone strikesagainst suspected al-Qaidafighters in the country.
The barbershop, owned bya longtime Indian resident, ison Heda Street, a commercialroad in the southern part of thecity where some of Sanaa’s bestrestaurants, supermarkets andhigh-end boutiques are located.
The Yemeni officials saidthe armed militants arrived ina battered SUV and burst intothe shop shouting: “Police! Po-lice!” The officials said one ofthe two Americans was having
his hair cut, while the secondwaited for his turn.
They said one of the Amer-icans killed both militantsbefore the pair jumped intotheir waiting SUV and droveoff. Owners of nearby storesrushed to the barbershop onhearing the gunshots but theAmericans already had left, theofficials said.
Yemeni authorities ques-tioned the two Americans andlater gave them permission toleave the country, the officialssaid. The two fully cooperatedwith the Yemeni governmentinvestigation, they said. The of-ficials spoke on condition of an-onymity because they were notauthorized to brief journalists.
Late Friday, the U.S. StateDepartment said the two Amer-icans, whom it did not identi-fy, were at a Sanaa businessat the time of the attack andhave since left Yemen. Citingunidentified U.S. officials, TheNew York Times has reportedthat the Americans were a CIAofficer and a lieutenant colonelwith the elite Joint Special Op-erations Command.
Yemeni authorities merelyidentified the two as “Ameri-can security personnel” andsaid the two who tried to kid-
nap them hailed from the prov-ince of Maarib east of Sanaa, anal-Qaida stronghold.
They said the two gunmenwere suspected members of anal-Qaida cell operating in Sa-naa who focus on the abductionof foreigners for ransom. Thesuspected head of that cell, theysaid, was killed last Tuesday inSanaa during a clash with secu-rity forces.
The U.S., which trains Ye-men’s counterterrorism forces,has been waging a heavy cam-paign of drone strikes in Ye-men against suspected al-Qa-ida targets, launching morethan 100 such strikes since2002, according to the nonpar-tisan public policy instituteNew America Foundation. Ci-vilian casualties in the dronestrikes have sparked anger inthe country and among humanrights groups
The U.S. considers Yemen’sbranch of al-Qaida, also knownas Al-Qaida in the ArabianPeninsula, to be the most dan-gerous in the world. The groupis blamed for a number of un-successful bomb plots aimedat Americans, including anattempt to bring down a U.S.-bound airliner with explosiveshidden in the bomber’s under-
wear and a second plot to sendmail bombs hidden in the toner
cartridges on planes headed tothe U.S.
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By HARUNA UMARand MICHELLE FAULThe Associated Press
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Oneof the teenagers who escapedfrom Islamic extremistswho abducted more than 300schoolgirls says the kidnap-ping was “too terrifying forwords,” and she is now scaredto go back to school.
Sarah Lawan, a 19-year-old science student, spokeSunday as Nigerians prayedfor the safety of the 276 stu-dents still held captive. Theirprayers were joined by PopeFrancis.
“Let us all join in prayerfor the immediate release ofthe schoolgirls kidnapped inNigeria,” the Roman Catho-lic leader tweeted, using thetrending #BringBackOur-Girls.
Lawan told The Associat-ed Press that more of the girlscould have escaped but thatthey were frightened by theircaptors’ threats to shoot them.She spoke in the local Hausalanguage in a phone interviewfrom Chibok, her home andthe site of the mass abductionin northeast Nigeria.
The failure to rescue thosewho remain captive fourweeks later has attractedmounting national and inter-national outrage. Last week,Nigeria was forced to acceptinternational help in thesearch, after ignoring offersfor weeks.
More experts are expectedin Nigeria to help rescue thegirls, including U.S. hostagenegotiators and others fromBritain, France, China andSpain.
“I am pained that my othercolleagues could not summonthe courage to run away withme,” Lawan said. “Now I cryeach time I come across theirparents and see how theyweep when they see me.”
Police say 53 students haveescaped. Nigeria’s home-grown Boko Haram terroristnetwork is threatening to sellthose who remain in captivityinto slavery.
In churches across thenation, Nigerians prayed forthe girls, whose plight hasbrought together ordinarypeople in a year that had seengrowing dissension betweenMuslims and Christians, dis-agreements exacerbated by
the increasingly deadly at-tacks of the Boko Haram ter-rorist network. Africa’s mostpopulous nation of 170 millionhas almost equal numbers ofChristians and Muslims.
The Rev. Stephen Omaleprayed at a church in Abuja,the Nigerian capital.
“Wherever they are, Godwill bring them out in hisown mercy, he will see thatthey are brought out safely,without harm and also thatthis act will bring an end to
all those who are perpetrat-ing these acts,” he told con-gregants.
Boko Haram claimed twobomb blasts that killed about100 people and wounded morethan 200 in the capital lastmonth.
Britain, Nigeria’s formercolonizer, has said it hopesto help rescue the girls andto halt the 5-year-old Islamicuprising that has killed thou-sands of Muslims and Chris-tians and has driven some
750,000 people from theirhomes.
U.S. Defense SecretaryChuck Hagel cautioned that itis “going to be very difficult”to find the missing girls. In aninterview with ABC’s “ThisWeek” that aired Sunday, hesaid “ It’s a vast country... Butwe’re going to bring to bearevery asset we can possiblyuse to help the Nigerian gov-ernment.”
The office of Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanya-hu said in a statement thatthe leader spoke with Nige-ria’s president and told him:“We are ready to assist in lo-cating the girls and fightingthe brutal terrorism inflictedon you.”
It did not elaborate onwhat kind of assistance Israelis offering. Israel has securi-ty relations with Nigeria aswell as other African nations,including Kenya whom Israelhelped with security advisersin the Nairobi mall attack.
A Nigerian security expertwarned that militants mayhave laid land mines to dis-courage any pursuit, and saidstrategists may be consider-ing starving them out.
AP photo
Brigid Turner, a Jamaican national who lives in Brooklyn, holds a signwhile chanting during a rally in front of the Nigerian consulate Satur-day in New York.
By PETER LEONARDThe Associated Press
DONETSK, Ukraine – Nine-ty percent of voters in a keyindustrial region in easternUkraine came out in favor ofsovereignty Sunday, pro-Rus-sian insurgents said in an-nouncing preliminary resultsof a twin referendum that iscertain to deepen the turmoilin the country.
Roman Lyagin, electionchief of the self-styled DonetskPeople’s Republic, said around75 percent of the Donetsk re-gion’s 3 million or so eligiblevoters cast ballots, and the vastmajority backed self-rule.
With no international elec-tion monitors in place, it wasall but impossible to verify theinsurgents’ claims. The pre-liminary vote count was an-nounced just two hours afterthe polls closed in an electionconducted via paper ballots.
A second referendum or-
ganized by pro-Russian sep-aratists was held Sunday ineastern Ukraine’s industrialLuhansk region, but no imme-diate results were released.
Ukraine’s central govern-ment and the West had con-demned the balloting as a shamand a violation of internation-al law, and they have accusedMoscow of orchestrating theunrest in a possible attempt tograb another piece of the coun-try weeks after the annexationof Crimea.
The results of the two ref-erendums could hasten thebreakup of the country andworsen what is already thegravest crisis between theWest and Russia since the endof the Cold War.
Although the voting in thetwo regions with a combinedpopulation of 6.5 million ap-peared mostly peaceful, armedmen identified as members ofthe Ukrainian national guardopened fire on a crowd outside
the town hall in Krasnoar-meisk, and an official with theregion’s insurgents said peoplewere killed. It was not clearhow many.
The bloodshed took placehours after dozens of armedmen shut down the voting inthe town.
The shooting starklydemonstrated the hair-triggertensions in the east, wherepro-Russian separatists haveseized government buildingsand clashed with Ukrainianforces over the past month.
Even before the resultswere announced, Ukraine’sForeign Ministry called thetwin referendums a “crimi-nal farce.” The U.S. and otherWestern governments saidthey wouldn’t recognize theoutcome.
Earlier in the day, the headof the referendum organizersin Donetsk said the ultimatestatus of the region would bediscussed later and would in-
clude the possibility of seces-sion or annexation by Russia.
“We are just saying to theworld that we want changes,we want to be heard,” electioncommission head Roman Ly-agin said.
The violence in Krasnoar-meisk, about 30 kilometers (20miles) from the regional capi-tal, Donetsk, came hours afterarmed men, one of whom saidthey were from the nationalguard, put a stop to the votingand took control of town hall.
In the evening, more armedmen arrived in a van, and ascuffle broke out with peoplegathered around the building.Then the men fired shots.
An Associated Press pho-tographer who witnessed theshooting said two people laymotionless on the ground. In-surgent leader Denis Pushilinwas quoted by the ITAR-Tassnews agency as saying therewere an unspecified number ofdeaths.
Over the past few weeks, theUkrainian government and theWest have accused Russia oftrying to destabilize the coun-try or create a pretext for an-other invasion. Russia – whichannexed Ukraine’s CrimeanPeninsula just days after vot-ers there approved secessionin a March referendum – hasrejected the accusations.
Russian President VladimirPutin had asked the organizersof the latest referendums todelay the vote in an apparentattempt to ease the crisis. Theinsurgents refused.
At one polling station at aschool in Donetsk, turnout wasbrisk in the first hour of vot-ing. All voting slips that couldbe seen in the clear ballot box-es showed that self-rule hadbeen selected.
Most opponents of sover-eignty appeared likely to stayaway from the polls ratherthan risk drawing attention tothemselves.
Insurgents say Ukraine region opts for sovereignty
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Vice President and Publisher
Robert Wall
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Kate Schott
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.THE FIRSTAMENDMENT
AREA LEGISLATORS
President Barack ObamaTheWhite House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414
Comment: 202-456-1111
Gov. Pat Quinn207 Statehouse
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U.S. SENATORS
Dick Durbin, D-Ill.230 S. Dearborn, Suite 3892
Chicago, IL 60604
312-353-4952
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
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387 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVES
Bobby L. Rush, D (1st District)3235 147th St.Midlothian, IL 60445708-385-9550
2268 Rayburn House Office Bldg.Washington, DC 20515202-225-4372
Robin Kelly, D (2nd District)600 Holiday Plaza Dr., Suite 505Matteson, IL 60445708-679-0078
2419 Rayburn House Office Bldg.Washington, DC 20515202-225-0773
DanielWilliam Lipinski,D (3rd District)Central Square Bldg.222 E. 9th St., 109Lockport, IL 60441815-838-1990
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Bill Foster, D (11th District)195 Springfield Ave., Suite 102Joliet, IL 60435815-280-5876
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1797W. State St., Suite AGeneva, IL 60134
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332 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
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AdamKinzinger, R (16th District)628 Columbus St., Suite 507
Ottawa, IL 61350
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STATE SENATORS
Napoleon Harris, D-Flossmoor(15th District)369 E. 147th St., Unit H
Harvey, IL 60426
708-893-0552
M-108 Capitol Bldg.
Springfield, IL 62706
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Donne E. Trotter, D-Chicago(17th District)8729 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60619
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Springfield, IL 62706
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Michael E. Hastings,D-Orland Park (19th District)813 School Road
Matteson, IL 60443
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Michael G. Connelly, R-Naperville(21st District)1725 S. Naperville Road, Suite 200
Wheaton, IL 60189
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PO Box 260
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Chicago Heights, IL 60411
708-756-0882
See LEGISLATORS, page 19
Reasonable people can dis-agree vehemently on the mean-ing of the First Amendment,as demonstrated by the 5-to-4margin of Monday’s SupremeCourt ruling on prayer. The courtruled that the First Amendmentpermits even a Christian prayerat the start of a government boardmeeting, as long as there is noattempt to proselytize or pressurecitizens to go along.
That seems a reasonableinterpretation of what the FirstAmendment actually says. Theamendment does not permit thefederal government to prohibitthe free exercise of religion byAmericans, nor does it permitthe government to establish areligion.
Does a voluntary prayer beforea meeting – something with a longtradition in America – establish astate religion and force others topractice that religion? Only by themost extreme interpretation. Inthe real world, people are perfect-ly free to ignore the prayer, leavethe room or petition their electedrepresentatives to alter or dropthe prayer. They may safely join
any religious group they wish, ordecline to believe altogether.
The First Amendment, inshort, is a bulwark of liberty,protecting the right of people toexpress religious ideas even inpublic settings. But this guaran-tee of freedom does not precludecitizens from showing respect fordiverse beliefs. Those who seekGod’s blessings at the start ofgovernment meetings may do soin a non-sectarian manner, striv-ing not to exclude or offend anybelievers. Or they may eschewany prayer at all. Those approach-es would be our strong preferenceto a sectarian prayer, which canhurt people’s feelings and sowdivisions.
In her dissent, Justice ElenaKagan cited George Washington’sfamous 1790 letter to Newport’sTouro Synagogue, in which heembraced America’s support forreligious liberty. Quoting theBible’s Old Testament, Washing-ton wrote: “every one shall sit insafety under his own vine andfigtree, and there shall be none tomake him afraid.” He added: “Forhappily the Government of the
United States gives to bigotry nosanction, to persecution no assis-tance, requires only that they wholive under its protection shoulddemean themselves as good citi-zens, in giving it on all occasionstheir effectual support.”
It seems clear, although, thatneither Washington nor the otherFounders regarded public prayersas giving sanction to bigotry andassistance to persecution. Indeed,in his role as president, Washing-ton issued a proclamation callingfor a national day of prayer andfasting in service to “that greatand glorious Being who is thebeneficent author of all the goodthat was, that is, or that will be.”While America is markedly morediverse and secular than it wasin Washington’s day, we shouldstrive to emulate his support forreligious liberty, and to give nosanction to bigotry. Surely, as freepeople of good will, we can do thatwithout eradicating the freedomto express religious ideas andwithout banishing prayer frompublic life.
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Tom Cross, R-Oswego (97th District)24047 W. Lockport St., Suite 213Plainfield, IL 60544815-254-0000
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Natalie A. Manley, D-Joliet(98th District)2701 Black Road, Suite 201Joliet, IL 60435815-725-2741
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Continued from page 17
JOLIET DISTRICTS SHOULDBE DIVIDED DIFFERENTLYTo the Editor:
Fair representation in aneight-district plan is overdue.Our current system of five
districts and three at-large issimply not equitable, nor just.Six council people live within afour square mile area (Joliet is62.77 square miles). Currently,District 2 has three councilmembers living within it; Dis-trict 3 has two council membersliving within it and the mayor (avoting position) living within it.This over-representation defi-
nitely does not lead to an equi-table distribution of resourcesor attention to citizen issues.Currently the five city districts
have approximately 30,000living in each. Under our plan
for eight districts, only 18,000constituents will live in each.This lower number will help
the city council representativebe more responsible, visibleand approachable to his/herconstituents district needs.We are passing along a
petition asking our fellow Jolietcitizens to sign. With enoughsignatures we can place thisimportant issue on the Nov. 4,2014, ballot. We need your help,by signing the petition.The petitions are going to
be available at Sacred HeartChurch 337 S. Ottawa St., inJoliet. Or email [email protected] forinformation.Thank you for your support.
Maria Aracelia Rosas-Urbano
Chair of Concerned Citizens of Joliet
BATTLE MAY BE LOST
AGAINST ASIAN CARP
To the Editor:
The battle may already be
lost against Asian carp enter-
ing the Lake Michigan.
DNA has been detected in
Lake Michigan. Eggs can be
transported on boats, birdfeathers and feet, or fishswimming through a drop inthe electric current.Who is to say the lake habitat
is as hospitable as the Illinoisand Des Plaines river for thejumping silver carp?The water is much clearer
and cleaner in Lake Michigan
without the muddy organic
sediment of the river making
feeding much more difficult,
plus there are a whole different
set of predators in the lake,
such as lake trout and salmon.
Actually in the far east and
orient carp are considered
good food and can also be
used as fertilizer.
Closing the Sanitary and
Ship Canal would create an
impediment to navigation and
stopping the limited flow of
Lake Michigan down the canal
would inhibit the disposal of
treated sewage.
Sincerely,
Thomas Cechner
Lockport
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Joliet Junior College’s TJ Condon watches as a long hit ball goes foul during the secondinning of a game Saturday against the College of DuPage at Joliet Junior College.
Lathan Goumas – [email protected]
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JOLIET – TJ Condon ad-mits he was not doing well inschool. That’s why he did notplay baseball last spring at Jo-liet Junior College.
Now the 2012 Minookagraduate has turned the page.
If things break right for JJCthe rest of the season, if theWolves earn a trip to the NJ-CAA Division II World Seriesand have some success there,Condon could be in the dis-cussion for Division III Play-er of the Year. The freshmancatcher is enjoying that kindof season.
The Wolves won the week-end’s three-team, double-elim-ination sectional event toadvance to next weekend’sbest-of-three Region IV sec-tional championship series atSchaumburg, Condon went 5for 12, knocked in four runsand is hitting .438 with an.486 on-base percentage and aslugging percentage hoveringaround .700.
Many of the other Wolves,including Condon’s Minookateammates Nick Fleischauerand Tyler Thorson, are sport-ing batting averages that arenearly as high. And severalare close in the race to lead theteam in on-base percentage.
But Condon, with 14 dou-bles, seven triples and threehome runs among 64 hits,is the ring leader in terms ofslugging. Any time you slug.700 and throw an OPS of near-ly 1.200 on the resume, to gowith 44 RBIs, it does not go un-noticed.
“TJ is one of those kidswho just goes out and plays,”Fleischauer said. “He is apure athlete and a great kid.He has always been a leader.It was that way at Minooka.”
“After I took the year offwhen I wasn’t doing wellin school, I worked hard allsummer,” Condon said, offer-ing an explanation for thisspring’s success. “Our coach-es work real well with us. Wework our butts off, and it’spaying off.”
Indeed, JJC (39-17) hasbeen winning consistentlysince returning from the sea-son-opening southern trip.The Wolves haven’t alwayslooked pretty, but the offensehas been there consistently.
“We have a lineup wherethere is always somebody get-ting hot,” Condon said.
JJC coach Wayne Kingsaid the combination ofColton Trager and Condon,in the 4-5 spots in the lineup,have done a yeoman’s job allseason.
“TJ is hungry, that’s thebig thing about him,” Kingsaid. “He messed up in theclassroom, and he worked hisbutt off to get back where heis. He was very disappointedhe couldn’t play last year.”
C o n d o n , F l e i s c h a u e r ,Thorson, Alex Bebar, SteveWittkamp and starting pitch-ers Josh Jiminez and KevinRuff all were members of theMinooka team that finishedfourth in the 2012 Class 4Astate tournament at SilverCross Field.
“All my Minooka guysbeing here, that gives me
more of a connection,” Con-don said. “It’s fun to catch[Jiminez and Ruff].”
Of course, saying Condonis having fun with the gameis an understatement.
In Saturday’s 6-5 sectionalescape over DuPage, he ledoff the bottom of the eighthinning with a double and
went belly-flopping around
the bases to score the tying
run.
The first flop came on the
head-first slide into second as
he legged out a double, beat-
ing the throw on a close play.
Then when Fleischauer sin-
gled up the middle, Condon
went headlong into the dust
at third base while the ball
was in center field. He final-
ly scrambled to his feet and
headed home, scoring with
another head-first dive.
It appeared Condon ap-
proached third base thinking
Fleischauer’s ground ball
had been fielded by a middle
infielder. But that was not
the case.
“When I was getting to
third base, I tripped and was
sort of falling. I didn’t want to
just fall, so I made it look like
I was sliding in,” Condon said
with a smile.
“Then when I ran for
home, [Ron Sessler, the next
batter] told me to get down,
so I did. I could have stayed
up and scored, but I did what
he said.”
It was a fun play, the type
that seems to involve Con-
don. He is back where he feels
he belongs, making things
happen on the diamond.
After year off, Condon back with a vengeanceJOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE BASEBALL
JJC catcher continuing to hit, enjoy game
SUBMITTED REPORTS
JOLIET – It was Mother’sDay weekend, and Nick Fleis-chauer gave his mom the per-fect present.
The Minooka graduatecompleted a huge weekendSunday as he slugged a grandslam, triple and double, anddrove in six runs to lead Jo-
liet Junior College to a 15-1win over Rock Valley in thetitle game of the three-teamRegion IV Division III Sec-tional at Wayne King Field.
The top-seeded Wolves(39-17) advance to next week-end’s best-of-three sectionalchampionship series againstNo. 3 Waubonsee, which JJCbeat twice in the regular sea-
son. Waubonsee edged No.2 Harper, 4-3, in the final ofthat sectional series.
The championship serieswill be played beginning Fri-day night at Boomer Stadiumin Schaumburg, with the win-ner advancing to the DivisionIII World Series at Tyler, Tex-as.
Waubonsee finished third
last year, and JJC won the2012 national title.
Fleischauer finished 9 for12 with 10 RBIs in the Wolves’three weekend victories. Hisslam went the other way, ashis drive hit right-field foulpole at the 275-foot sign,
TJ Condon (Minooka)chipped in three hits andthree RBIs and Alex Bebar
(Minooka) doubled in a 16-hitattack.
Rock Valley scored afirst-inning unearned runoff Kevin Ruff (Minooka),who has been pitching wellof late. He settled in and al-lowed five hits over seven in-nings, striking out five. MattDeGraw (Lockport) finishedwith two shutout innings.
Fleischauer, Joliet Junior College baseball belt Rock Valley
Lathan Goumas – [email protected]
Joliet Junior College’s T.J. Condon warms up a pitcher before game against Saturday the College of DuPageat Joliet Junior College.
“We have a lineup wherethere is always some-body getting hot.”
TJ Condon
Joliet Junior College catcher
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Baseball
Lincoln-Way Central at Thorn-
wood, 4:30 p.m.
Joliet Catholic Academy at Naza-
reth Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Mount Carmel at Providence Cath-
olic, 4:30 p.m.
Joliet West at Homewood-Floss-
moor, 4:30 p.m.
Lockport at Sandburg, 4:30 p.m.
Lincoln-Way North at Lincoln-Way
West, 4:30 p.m.
Lincoln-Way East at Joliet Central,
4:30 p.m.
Stagg at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.
Kaneland at Morris, 4:30 p.m.
Plano at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.
Manteno at Reed-Custer,
4:30 p.m.
Seneca at Sandwich, 4:30 p.m.
Tri-Point at Gardner-South Wilm-
ington, 4:30 p.m.
Dwight at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Romeoville at Lisle, 4 p.m.
Providence Catholic at Lin-
coln-WayWest, 4 p.m.
Plainfield Central at West Chicago,
4:30 p.m.
Geneva at Plainfield North,
4:30 p.m.
Joliet Catholic Academy at Lock-
port, 4:30 p.m.
Bolingbrook at Hinsdale South,
4:30 p.m.
Streator at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
Bolingbrook at Proviso West,
5:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Joliet Catholic Academy at
Yorkville, 4:30 p.m.
Plainfield North at Naperville
North, 4:30 p.m.
Minooka at East Aurora, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Track
Dwight, Seneca, Providence
Catholic at Coal City Black Diamond
Invitational, 4 p.m.
Softball
Lincoln-Way Central at Brad-
ley-Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m.
Joliet Catholic Academy at Provi-
dence Catholic 4:30 p.m.
Lemont at Plainfield North,
4:30 p.m.
Joliet West at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.
Thornridge at Lincoln-WayWest,
4:30 p.m.
Bolingbrook at Joliet Central,
4:30 p.m.
Plano at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.
Manteno at Reed-Custer,
4:30 p.m.
Seneca at Sandwich, 4:30 p.m.
Tri-Point at GSW, 4:30 p.m.
Dwight at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.
Sandburg at Lincoln-Way East,
6:30 p.m.
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Lemont cruises in showdown vs. Plainfield N.STAFF REPORTS
LEMONT – With Lemontand Plainfield South owninga combined 44-4 record en-tering Saturday’s showdown,the expectation would be thatof a close game.
L e m o n t h a d o t h e rthoughts.
Bolstered by an eight-runfourth inning, the Indians(23-1) made quick work of theTigers (22-4), winning 13-1 infive innings.
Lemont’s fourth consistedof a solo home run by NickWisz, an RBI double by MikeWisz, RBI singles by MikeGralla, Danny Dowlarz andRyan Folliard and a two-rundouble by Nick Wisz.
T h a t w a s m o r e t h a nenough cushion for LSU-bound Jake Latz, who heldPlainfield North to three hitsand a walk while striking outsix. Josh Garner had a doublefor one of the three Tiger hits.
PREP BASEBALLMount Carmel 8, Providence
Catholic 6: Dylan Rosa hit atwo-run homer for the Celtics(16-11, 7-6 Chicago CatholicLeague Blue), while Phil Kun-za had a double and two RBIs.
Herscher 6, Coal City 3: Los-ing pitcher Nate Chapmanhad two hits for the Coalers(11-13, 6-7 Interstate Eight),
while Brad Littleton had apair of RBIs.
Elk Grove 5, Plainfield East 4:Jordan Dobyne had two RBIsto lead Plainfield East (11-14-1).
Edwardsville 3, Lockport 0:Cole Bellair was strong on themound for Lockport (12-13)and pitched six innings, scat-tering five hits and strikingout four. Jeremy Quade went2 for 3 to lead the offense.
BOYS TRACK & FIELDConant ABC Invitational: Mi-
nooka won the 11-team eventfor the fourth straight year.The Indians swept the polevault, as Ryan Pullara (A,13-6), Brennan Loughran (B,11-0) and Marcus Hayden (C,12-0) all won. Minooka alsoswept the 400-meter, withChris Wilson (A, 49.37 sec-onds), Kyle Shelton (B, 52.85)and Matt Szymel (C, 53.11) allcrossing the line first. Minoo-ka’s Shabari Bailey (A, 14.68)and Bobby Kaluza (B, 15.17)each won the 110 hurdles. Mi-nooka also took first in all ofthe relays.
The 4x800 relay of JustinWolz, Chris Drey, MichaelBozue and Matt Sak won in8:21.28, while the 4x100 teamof Devin Ingram, Chris Hop-kins, Mitch Miller and Wil-son won in 42.49. The 4x200team of Miller, Victor Turpin,
Matt Dlugopolski and Wilsonwon in 1:29.61 and the 4x400team of Shelton, Kyle Brown,Szymel and Wilson won in3:24.24.
PREP SOFTBALLJoliet Central 6, Dwight 1:
Jaelyn Tate was 4 for 4 withtwo doubles and three RBIsto lead the Steelmen (5-15).Taelor Martin was 2 for 3,while Myrnda Campos hadan RBI. Winning pitcherHannah Gawenda struck outeight.
LaSalle-Peru 6, Joliet West 5:Kylie Robb went 3 for 4 withan RBI to lead the Tigers (21-6).
Providence Catholic 6-11,Carmel 0-5: Kendal Judgethrew a no-hitter in theopener, striking out the first13 hitters she faced. She fin-ished with 18 strikeouts.She also had three hits ofher own, including a double.Jessica Cothern had two hitsand two RBIs. In the secondgame, Providence (15-10, 9-5)got three hits, including twohome runs, and four RBIsfrom Courtney Pych, whileCothern (two doubles) hadfour hits. Maeve Garvey andNicole Krockey each hom-ered for the Celtics.
Downers Grove North 6, Lin-coln-Way Central 4: ColleenMcLaughlin was 3 for 4 with
a home run and two RBIsfor the Knights, while BreeSchultz (home run) and Jack-ie Farbak each had two hits.Melanie Bakotic struck out10.
New Trier 15, Lincoln-WayCentral 8: Nicole Rote was 2for 3 with a triple and fourRBIs, while Hannah Hostywas 2 for 4 with an RBI forCentral (14-12).
GIRLS SOCCERLincoln-Way North 3, Joliet
West 1: On Senior Day at Jo-liet West, senior Synthia Gar-cia scored the Tigers’ lonegoal in the second half with40 seconds left.
COLLEGE BASEBALLUSF to open tourney in Geor-
gia: University of St. Franciswill travel to Lawrenceville,Georgia, for the 2014 NAIAB a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i pOpening Round beginningMonday. USF (36-20) willopen play in the five-teamdouble-elimination tourna-ment against Westmont Col-lege (38-17) Monday at 10 a.m.If USF wins Monday after-noon, it will take on GeorgiaGwinnett at 5 p.m.
If the Saints lose Mondayafternoon, they will returnto action Tuesday at 10 a.m.against either Southeasternor William Woods.
SUBMITTED REPORTS
JOLIET – Route 66 Race-way has announced ShirleyMuldowney as the grandmarshal of the O’Reilly AutoParts Route 66 NHRA Nation-als presented by Super StartBatteries scheduled June 26to 29 at Route 66 Raceway.
Muldowney will appearthroughout the four-dayweekend at various auto-graph sessions and cham-pionship Sunday’s pre-raceceremonies and track walk.
Named the fifth-best driv-er in sport history by theNHRA in 2001, Muldowneymade a career of outclassingmost of the men in her fieldwith 18 NHRA national eventwins.
The first came in 1976,which was the first victoryby a woman at a NHRA na-tional event.
The ascent to legendarystatus continued when shewon the 1977 Top Fuel worldchampionship, becomingthe first woman in historyto claim drag racing’s elitecrown.
She won the same title in1980, making her the firstdriver, male or female, tocapture the championshiptwice in a career.
Muldowney also won theAHRA championship in 1981,and followed that with herthird Top Fuel world champi-onship crown in 1982, whilesimultaneously being award-ed the Top Fuel Driver of the
Year for the second consecu-tive season.
Her career also featuredits share of adversity, includ-ing a near-fatal 1984 crashthat could have ended hercareer.
A tire failure caused acrash at more than 250 mph,resulting in a myriad of inju-ries, including severely bro-ken legs.
After several months ofgrueling rehab just to beginto walk, Muldowney wasback in a dragster and earn-ing 1986’s “Comeback Driverof the Year” award.
As a member of both theMichigan Sports Hall ofFame and the Don Garlits In-ternational Drag Racing Hallof Fame, Muldowney is wide-
ly recognized as one of thesport’s true pioneers. Withfemale drivers currentlyonly one win shy of 100 in Na-tional events, they can thankMuldowney and her 18 winsfor laying the foundation.
Tickets to the O’ReillyAuto Parts Route 66 NHRANationals, including newtailgating parking on thenorth side of the track, areon sale.
Every ticket is a pit pass,and fans can buy tickets on-line at www.Route66Race-way.com, by calling 888-629-RACE, through the Route 66Raceway mobile app or byvisiting the Route 66 Race-way administrative office8:30-5 p.m. Monday throughFriday.
Muldowney grand marshal for NHRA event in June
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Minooka journalist accompanies veterans to professional sporting events during April
Baseball fans grow updreaming about seeing agame in every major leagueballpark.
The month of April 2014is one 23-year-old TommyStokke of Minooka never willforget.
Stokke, a Minooka HighSchool graduate and a formersports correspondent for TheHerald-News, works for Fan-Rag Sports as the lead writeron fanrag.com. FanRagrepresentatives met in thepreseason with a companyin the Chicago area that ar-ranges for veterans to attendprofessional sporting events,and the trip was on.
Stokke’s mission wasto write his impressions ofthe games he witnessed onfanrag.com. He saw 32 gamesin 30 days, including someimportant NBA and NHLgames.
And with much of thetravel confined to what hereferred to as the GreyhoundHotel, he saw things outsidethe arenas, as well.
“You see all that stuff inbus stations ... I don’t careif I don’t see a bus stationagain,” he said.
Stokke flew to Dallas,Boston, Seattle and Oaklandat various junctures. Oth-erwise, it was the good ol’Greyhound.
Each stop included meet-ing with veterans and accom-panying them to the events.
“Many of them havePTSD, some are amputees,some were burned, about90 percent were wounded,”Stokke said. “Some may nothave been wounded but werelongtime members of themilitary.
“There were over 100veterans and Gold Star fam-ilies that we accompanied togames. Hearing their storiesputs everything in perspec-tive. When someone tells yougoing to an Orioles game isthe best day of his life, it getsyou.”
The itinerary began April1 with a flight to Dallas forRangers and Astros gamesand an Oklahoma City Thun-der game. Then to Boston fora Celtics game, followed thenext day by a doublehead-er of Bruins and Red Soxcontests.
New York offered a Metsgame, a doubleheader daywith the Yankees and Devils,and a Rangers game. TheNationals, Wizards and Capi-tals all played in Washingtonwhen Stokke was there.
Next, an Orioles game inBaltimore, 76ers, Flyers andPhillies games in Philadel-phia, and then it was back toBoston for a highlight of thetrip.
“It was the anniversaryof Boston bombings,” Stokkesaid. “It was the Celtics’ lastgame, and they honored thevictims of the bombings onthe court.
“To actually hear them
tell their stories was touch-ing. The veterans said theysigned up for the militaryand knew what they weregetting into. But these peoplein Boston didn’t sign up foranything.”
Next up was a Piratesgame in Pittsburgh, Indi-ans in Cleveland, Tigers inDetroit and then to Chicagofor the Cubs twice – Stokkeis a huge Cubs fan – and theBulls once.
Then it was a plane to Se-attle for the Mariners, a flightto Oakland for two games,plus a Golden State vs. L.A.Clippers playoff game, the Gi-ants in San Francisco and itwas on to Los Angeles for twoDodgers games, an Angelsgame and the Clippers’ firsthome game following the banof owner Donald Sterling.
A Diamondbacks game inPhoenix wrapped things up.On April 30, it was time to flyhome.
Stokke said his favoritevenue was Yankee Stadium.
“The tradition and historyis right there,” he said. “Youcan feel it. We toured Memo-rial Park and the museum atYankee Stadium, and it wasspecial. It’s one of the onlystadiums where you can lookat all the greats.”
As for NBA arenas, hesaid he especially enjoyedthe Thunder vs. San AntonioSpurs game.
“The atmosphere was thebest there,” he said. “Thegame had a playoff feel.”
He returned home with anew appreciation for hockey.
“There may not be abetter moment in sport thanwhen a goal is scored andyou see it live,” he said. “Thecelebration after a goal maybe the best, probably betterthan a home run or a bigdunk.”
Stokke is a regular onSteve Brandy’s “Brando’s
Garage” show on WJOLRadio, which airs from 9 to10 a.m. Wednesday. He is onto talk sports for the final 15minutes.
And, he continues to writefor fanrag.com. Yet the timewas right for this type ofexperience.
“I’m 23,” he said. “I feelit’s the perfect age to do this.I was in a spot where I couldafford to take out that month.Most people can’t.
“We’re talking aboutdoing it again sometime,but there’s nothing definite.Baseball games in April canbe cold, not as many fans arethere and it’s hard to get thereal good experience in thecold.
“So maybe if we did itlater in the season...”
• Joliet Herald-Newssports editor Dick Goss canbe reached at [email protected].
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Tommy Stokke, 23, of Minooka holds some of the game tickets from his journey around the United States. He accompanied veterans and saw32 games in 30 days.
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Lynch among9 rookies tosign with Bears
By ARTHUR [email protected]
The Bears on Sunday con-
firmed the signings of nine un-
drafted rookies, including North-
ern Illinois quarterback and
Heisman finalist Jordan Lynch.
The Bears also signed Louis-
ville defensive tackle Brandon
Dunn, Wisconsin guard Ryan
Groy, TCU guard James Dun-
bar, Alabama linebacker Tana
Patrick, Florida State lineback-
er Christian Jones, East Caroli-
na defensive tackle Lee Pegues,
Temple offensive tackle Cody
Booth, and South Florida line-
backer Devekeyan Lattimore.
Lynch is listed as a running
back on the team’s news release.
After foregoing adding a
linebacker during the draft, the
Bears signed three, including
Jones, widely considered one of
the best prospects to go undraft-
ed. NFL.com projected him as a
second-to-third-round prospect.
He is an athletic, 4-3 outside line-
backer who had 56 tackles last
year for the national champions.
Groy was a third-to-fourth-
round prospect who played in
a Wisconsin-record 54 games in
his career, starting all 13 games
at left guard last season.
General manager Phil Em-
ery couldn’t get into specifics on
undrafted players who had yet
to sign as of his post-draft news
conference Saturday night, but
he said there was a lot of talent
left from one of the deeper draft
classes in recent memory.
“[There] definitely still were
a lot of quality players left on the
board,” Emery said. “We spent
a lot of time between the fourth
round – that second fourth-round
pick and before the sixth – re-
working the board. And then as
soon as our second sixth-[round]
pick was done – because there
were a lot of picks between that
one and the seventh – reorganiz-
ing ourselves and making sure
we were on the right players post
draft.”
The Bears are at their maxi-
mum roster limit of 90 players.
Their eight draft picks and nine
undrafted free agents will meet
for a rookie mini-camp at Halas
Hall beginning Friday.
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Lynch will add sizzle to Bears’ summer
LAKE FOREST – The
Bears had made all eight of
their draft picks.
The annual title of Mr.
Irrelevant – given to the last
player selected in the final
round at No. 256 overall
– had gone to some safety
from Memphis.
And then it happened.
“BEARDOWN!!!”
The all-caps scream came
from Jordan Lynch’s Twit-
ter account.
All of us knew what it
meant.
It meant this summer
just got a lot more interest-
ing. It meant that training
camp practices on August
afternoons in Bourbonnais
just became must-see sports
theater. It meant that North-
ern Illinois’ star quarter-
back was going to the Bears
as an undrafted free agent
to compete for a coveted
spot on the 53-man roster.
What say you, Bears gen-
eral manager Phil Emery?
“We’re not allowed to
comment until they’re
signed,” Emery said with
a smile when he was asked
about Lynch’s happy tweet.
“So I’ll just say that Jordan
had a really good visit here,
and he expressed a strong
desire to be a Chicago
Bear.”
And …?
“We both let each other
know that if things didn’t
work out in the draft and he
was still there,” Emery said,
“we would love for him to
be here.”
OK, got it.
Some final paperwork
has to be completed, but
Lynch is headed to play for
his hometown team. Expect
the Bears to announce a
full list of undrafted free
agents Sunday once all of
the agreements have been
finalized.
Now, for the fun stuff.
What position is Lynch
going to play, anyway?
“I think he’s a really
fine runner,” Emery said
when asked about Lynch’sattributes. “I think the facthe can throw and throwwith accuracy in a shortarea is good, too. I think youwant as many athletes whocan do as many things aspossible, and he certainlypresents options that way.
“But the thing that I wasreally impressed with – Isaw him live against West-ern Michigan. I think hereset his [rushing] recordthat night, I think about 320,326 yards, just his skill as arunner.
“He’s got a great set ofeyes. He’s very instinctive,especially for a quarterbackbetween the tackles. Heknows where to find the softspots and take that littlesidestep and keep grindingforward and keep movingforward while he’s makinghis moves. He’s got reallygood contact balance. Hedoesn’t go down easy.
“I like all those things.”Clearly, Emery is a big
fan of Lynch. He could havemumbled a boring answerabout how Lynch was a pro-ductive player, but he wentinto deep, specific, glowingdetail.
It turns out that Emerywas about 3 feet from thepin with his recollection ofLynch’s monster game Nov.26 against Western Michi-gan. Lynch rushed for 321yards that night, breakingthe record of 316 yards thathe had set against CentralMichigan.
Yes, the Bears havea franchise quarterbacknamed Jay Cutler. Yes, theBears have a veteran back-up in Jordan Palmer anda rookie prospect in DavidFales.
But Lynch is dynamic,and Bears coach MarcTrestman is creative.
Could Lynch find a spoton the Bears’ roster as arunning back-slash-passingthreat? It’s absolutely wortha shot.
Trestman said he waseager for next week’s rookiemini-camp, where all ofthe team’s new players willhit the practice fields andstart their professionalcareers. Rookie mini-campstarts Friday and continuesthrough Sunday.
“I’m excited for themto meet their teammates,as well, because we havea great locker room here,guys that I think are goingto be welcomed,” Trestmansaid. “We’ve got a lot ofgreat mentors in the lockerroom that are going to helpthese guys move along veryquickly. I know the coachesare excited to get togetherwith them as well.”
Everyone is excited.Or, as Lynch would say:
BEARDOWN!!!
• Shaw Media sportscolumnist Tom Musick canbe reached at [email protected] and onTwitter @tcmusick.
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Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch and safety Jimmie Ward shake hands after winning, 30-27,over Iowa on Aug. 31 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Lynch was picked up as an undrafted freeagent by the Bears this past weekend.
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Danica Patrick surprise of Kansas with career-best runBy DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Dan-ica Patrick added another Maymoment to cherish.
“Chicks rule, huh?” crewchief Tony Gibson playfullytold her at Kansas.
She may not have totallyruled, but she put on a perfor-mance that recalled her betterones at the Indianapolis 500.Patrick showed that she can bea serious driver who can crafta complete weekend and con-tend for a top-five finish.
Patrick was the surprise ofSaturday night with her sev-enth-place finish at KansasSpeedway, the best of her Cupcareer.
Stewart-Haas Racing bossand teammate Tony Stewart,Gibson, and her parents wereamong the throng of well-wish-ers in the garage that made it acelebratory scene straight outof her dazzling Daytona 500 tokick off 2013.
“I’ve always believed inmyself and with the right situ-ation, a good car, that I can doit,” she said.
She easily had her bestweekend of the season, spend-ing most of the race inside thetop 10, and brought a neededjolt of electricity in a raceduring which the lights wentout on the backstretch, pass-ing teammate Stewart andDale Earnhardt Jr. to moveinto third with 95 laps left.
She also passed six-timechampion Jimmie Johnson ona late restart, adding him tothe collection of heavy hittersleft in the rearview mirror.
“The most rewarding partof my night was probablywhen I drove around the out-side of the No. 48 on a restart,”he said. “That was probablymy most rewarding thing ofthe night. I say that with allthe respect in the world. It’s abig deal because he is JimmieJohnson.”
Patrick hadn’t finishedbetter this season than 14th atFontana and her lone top-10 inthe Cup series was eighth inthe 2013 Daytona 500. She wona pole at Kansas in IndyCar in2005.
Patrick qualified ninthfor her second straight top-10start, and SHR teammate Kev-in Harvick said a little 15-min-ute pep talk may have spurredher to another solid qualifyingrun.
“She just basically need-ed to quit thinking about itand smash the gas,” he said.“That’s what she said. She’sdone a great job in trying totake in all the information.”
She has the support systemand even the car necessary tofinish better than in the backof the pack. Patrick wants toreward their faith in her.
“It’s really cool when youhave teammates that are un-conditional like that, that wantto help you,” she said. “And
when everyone is better andwe all get better, it pumps theteam up and everybody wantsit even more.
“I guarantee you we’re go-ing work even harder now. It’snot just sitting back. We’re go-ing to work harder because welove where we’re at, and this iswhat we work for. When youtaste it, you don’t want to letit go.”
Patrick’s finish came outof nowhere because there waslittle to indicate she was build-ing toward any kind of break-through. She hadn’t finishedbetter than 22nd in any of herlast five races and a brief flirta-tion with the lead at Talladegaended after she bumped BradKeselowski.
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DIAMONDBACKS 5, WHITE SOX 1 BRAVES 5, CUBS 2
Cubs’ hitting strugglescontinue in loss to Braves
Ventura unhappy,Sox lose to D-backs
By BRIAN SANDALOWThe Associated Press
CHICAGO – White Soxmanager Robin Ventura madeit pretty clear how he felt aftertheir 5-1 loss Sunday to the Ar-izona Diamondbacks.
He was happy with starterHector Noesi’s effort. The resthe’d rather forget.
“[Noesi] threw well but itwas pretty uninspired by usall the way through,” Ventu-ra said. “It started from thefirst play of the game and con-tinued on and it stunk, prettymuch the whole thing. Hectorpitched a heck of a game to atleast give us a chance, every-thing else stunk.”
Noesi (0-3) was indeed sol-id but needed more help, go-ing six innings and allowingthree runs and eight hits whilethrowing 117 pitches. TheSox were limited to just fourhits – two against Arizona’sChase Anderson (1-0) in his bigleague debut.
Noesi also fell behind 1-0in the first thanks in part toshaky defense.
Gerardo Parra led off thegame with what appeared to
be a routine fly to center, butAlejandro De Aza misjudged itand stumbled before missingthe ball, allowing Parra to getto third on what was ruled atriple. Martin Prado’s sharpsingle to right then drove inParra to give the Diamond-backs an early lead.
“I don’t know. They werejust flat, couldn’t get anythinggoing,” Ventura said. “Some-thing is going to happen. Idon’t know what yet, but some-thing.”
Besides Moises Sierra’ssolo homer in the sixth, notmuch happened for the WhiteSox. Anderson at one point re-tired 12 straight batters.
“I don’t think it’s lack ofeffort. We did seem a little, Iguess, lethargic could be theword. I couldn’t tell, I reallydon’t know,” catcher TylerFlowers said. “[Anderson] dida good job shutting us down.I guess next time we need topick up a little more rah-rah orsomething; that ought to keepeverybody motivated and go-ing.
“But again, we didn’t quiton that game or anything. Thatguy did better than we did.”
By CHARLES ODUMThe Associated Press
A T L A N T A – T h r e estraight losses to Atlanta pro-vided more evidence of theimprovement needed fromthe weak-hitting Cubs.
The Cubs had 14 strikeoutsand came up empty too oftenin key situations in its 5-2 lossto the Atlanta Braves on Sun-day.
The Cubs began the dayin the National League’s bot-tom three in hitting and runsscored. Chicago was held tofour runs as the Braves sweptthe three-game series.
On Sunday, Cubs hitterswere 1 for 8 with runners inscoring position and left eightrunners on base.
Manager Rick Rente-ria said hitting coaches BillMueller and Mike Brumleyare trying to change the waytheir hitters approach differ-ent situations, including at-bats with runners in scoringposition.
“That’s something that’songoing,” Renteria said. “Ithink that all the guys are,
hopefully, learning from allthese experiences, becausewe’ve got to take somethingaway that will help us downthe road. We’ve got to keepplugging ... do a better job ofunderstanding the situation,not getting ourselves too ex-cited.”
Ryan Kalish, Chris Cogh-lan and Wellington Castil-lo each had two strikeoutsagainst Aaron Harang (4-3).Among NL teams, only theMarlins have more strikeoutsthan the Cubs’ 341.
“They have a young, ag-gressive team over there andI think I was able to take alittle advantage of that, know-ing how aggressive they are,”Harang said.
The Cubs, last in the NLCentral, have dropped sevenof eight.
Harang pitched six stronginnings and was backed byhome runs from Evan Gattisand Jason Heyward.
Cubs’ Edwin Jackson (2-3)allowed three runs on six hitsand two walks in six innings.
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Cubs’ Chris Coghlan loses his bat as he bats in fifth inning of Sun-day’s game against the Braves in Atlanta.
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Oakland 23 15 .605 —Los Angeles 19 17 .528 3Seattle 19 18 .514 3½Texas 19 19 .500 4Houston 12 26 .316 11
Sunday’s GamesArizona 5,White Sox 1L.A. Angels 9, Toronto 3Minnesota 4, Detroit 3Houston 5, Baltimore 2Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 5Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Yankees 5Boston 5, Texas 2Oakland 9, Washington 1Kansas City 9, Seattle 7
Monday’s GamesWhite Sox at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.Detroit at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.
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Atlanta 21 15 .583 —Miami 20 18 .526 2Washington 19 18 .514 2½New York 17 19 .472 4Philadelphia 17 19 .472 4
WEST DIVISIONW L Pct GB
San Francisco 24 14 .632 —Colorado 23 17 .575 2Los Angeles 20 19 .513 4½San Diego 18 21 .462 6½Arizona 15 25 .375 10
Sunday’s GamesAtlanta 5, Cubs 2Arizona 5,White Sox 1Cincinnati 4, Colorado 1N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4, (11 inn.)Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Yankees 5Oakland 9, Washington 1San Diego 5, Miami 4San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 4, (10 inn.)St. Louis at Pittsburgh (n)
Monday’s GamesCubs at St. Louis, 7 p.m.N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.Washington at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.Atlanta at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.
PLAYOFFS
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7, x-if necessary)
Sunday, May 11
Blackhawks 2,Minnesota 1, Blackhawks
lead series 3-2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 1, series tied
3-3
Monday, May 12
Boston at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Blackhawks at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
x-N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBD
x-Montreal at Boston, TBD
Thursday, May 15
x-Minnesota at Blackhawks, TBD
Friday, May 16
x-Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBD
Thursday’s Results
Boston 1, Montreal 0 (OT)
Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2
Friday’s Results
Minnesota 4, Blackhawks 2
N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1
Saturday’s Results
Boston 4, Montreal 2, Boston leads
series 3-2
Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 0, series tied 2-2
PLAYOFFSSECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7, x-if necessary)Sunday
L.A. Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 99,series tied 2-2Indiana 95, Washington 92, Indiana leadsseries 3-1
Monday, May 12Miami at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.San Antonio at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14Brooklyn at Miami, TBDx-Portland at San Antonio, TBD
Thursday, May 15x-Indiana at Washington, TBDx-Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, TBD
Friday, May 16x-Miami at Brooklyn, TBDx-San Antonio at Portland, TBD
Sunday, May 18x-Washington at Indiana, TBDx-L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, TBDx-Brooklyn at Miami, TBD
Monday, May 19x-Portland at San Antonio, TBD
Thursday’s ResultsMiami 94, Brooklyn 82San Antonio 114 Portland 97
Friday ResultsIndiana 85, Washington 63Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Clippers 112
Saturday ResultsBrooklyn 104, Miami 90,Miami leads
series 2-1San Antonio 118, Portland 103, San
Antonio leads the series 3-0
WHAT TO WATCH
College baseballNebraska at Michigan State,
noon, BTNWake Forest at NC State,
5 p.m., ESPNUCycling
Tour of California, Stage 2,4 p.m., NBCSN
NBA playoffsPlayoffs, conference semifi-
nals, Game 4, Miami at Brook-lyn, 7 p.m., TNTConference semifinals, Game
4, San Antonio at Portland,9:30 p.m., TNT
HockeyIIHF, World Championship,
Russia vs. United States,12:30 p.m., NBCSN
Pro baseballCubs at St. Louis, 7 p.m.,
CSN,White Sox at Oakland,
9 p.m., WCIUNHL playoffs
Conference semifinals,Boston at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.,NBCSNConference semifinals, Los
Angeles at Anaheim, 9 p.m.,NBCSN
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
5-HOUR ENERGY 400
SaturdayAt Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, Kan.Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)1. (13) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 119.4rating, 47 points.2. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 137.7,44.3. (17) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 115.5,
42.4. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 128.7, 41.5. (22) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267,109, 40.6. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 103, 39.7. (9) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267, 101.4,37.8. (12) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 90.4, 36.9. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267,100.2, 36.10. (28)Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 81.3, 35.11. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267,92.7, 33.12. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 89.4, 32.13. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 89.9, 32.14. (15) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 267, 82.9, 30.15. (24) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 75.3, 30.16. (10) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 79, 28.17. (16) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 266, 70.4,
27.18. (30) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 266, 70.6, 26.19. (19) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 266, 68.5,25.20. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 266, 94.9, 24.21. (26)Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 266,59, 23.22. (20) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 265,
62.1, 22.23. (23) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 264, 59.9, 21.24. (25)Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 264, 58.2, 20.25. (34)Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 264,49.1, 19.26. (27) CaseyMears, Chevrolet, 264, 52, 18.27. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 263, 60.8, 0.28. (36) ColeWhitt, Toyota, 263, 42.2, 16.29. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 263, 66.9,15.30. (29) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet,262, 50, 14.
AUTO RACING
GOLF
PGA
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium CoursePonte Vedra Beach, Fla.Purse: $10 millionYardage: 7,215; Par 72
Final Round$1,800,000Martin Kaymer 63-69-72-71—275 -13$1,080,000Jim Furyk 70-68-72-66—276 -12$680,000Sergio Garcia 67-71-69-70—277 -11$440,000Justin Rose 67-71-71-69—278 -10Jordan Spieth 67-66-71-74—278 -10$313,000David Hearn 70-71-68-70—279 -9Rory McIlroy 70-74-69-66—279 -9Francesco Molinari 72-70-67-70—279 -9Jimmy Walker 75-68-71-65—279 -9Lee Westwood 67-71-71-70—279 -9$240,000Brian Davis 72-67-73-68—280 -8Gary Woodland 67-71-70-72—280 -8$187,500K.J. Choi 74-70-72-65—281 -7Chris Kirk 71-73-70-67—281 -7George McNeill 71-68-69-73—281 -7Steve Stricker 71-70-71-69—281 -7$135,333Russell Henley 65-71-80-66—282 -6
Justin Hicks 73-70-71-68—282 -6Morgan Hoffmann 71-70-70-71—282 -6Matt Jones 70-69-69-74—282 -6Matt Kuchar 71-71-69-71—282 -6Brian Stuard 67-76-69-70—282 -6$96,000Marc Leishman 70-72-74-67—283 -5Hideki Matsuyama 70-71-72-70—283 -5Daniel Summerhays 74-68-69-72—283 -5$69,500Kevin Chappell 72-68-75-69—284 -4Bill Haas 68-71-72-73—284 -4Billy Horschel 72-70-75-67—284 -4Zach Johnson 69-71-72-72—284 -4Ryan Moore 70-74-67-73—284 -4John Senden 70-69-68-77—284 -4Brendan Steele 69-73-75-67—284 -4Bo Van Pelt 71-70-70-73—284 -4$52,750Erik Compton 72-70-74-69—285 -3Russell Knox 72-72-73-68—285 -3Scott Langley 71-72-72-70—285 -3Henrik Stenson 71-70-70-74—285 -3$38,000Angel Cabrera 70-74-71-71—286 -2Stewart Cink 70-70-70-76—286 -2Jamie Donaldson 74-67-74-71—286 -2Luke Donald 73-69-75-69—286 -2GonzaloFdez-Castano 67-77-72-70—286 -2Charley Hoffman 77-67-71-71—286 -2Justin Leonard 68-73-70-75—286 -2Kevin Na 70-69-76-71—286 -2Rory Sabbatini 71-73-69-73—286 -2Adam Scott 77-67-69-73—286 -2
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‘WE ARE NOT DOG CATCHERS’Frankfort Township Animal Control ‘Spring Fling’ celebrates the joys of pet ownership
By DENISE M. BARAN–[email protected]
MOKENA – Karen Zobjeckanswered her phone. The wom-an on the other end was callingfrom her car. She was afraid topull up to her garage.
An opossum was sitting onthe garbage can and staringdown her cat, which was moni-toring the opossum through thewindow, Zobjeck said.
So Zobjeck, animal controlofficer for Frankfort TownshipAnimal Control, reassured thewoman. The opossum, Zobjecksaid, would eventually moveaway and the cat would think,“OK, he’s gone home,” and findsomething else to do.
Zobjeck has helped ownersround up runaway dogs, hunt-ed down pet food donations forowners struggling to take careof their pets, found low-costveterinarian care and soughtout rescue groups for pets thatneed a new home.
It’s all part of running a no-kill animal control, one thatis focused on animal welfareand community outreach ed-ucation, Zobjeck said. That’sthe reason for the third annual“Family and Pet Spring Fling”scheduled for Saturday andwhy Zobjeck loves her job.
“Animals can’t speak forthemselves. They need some-one else to speak up for them.”Zobjeck said. “We had over 800calls last year. Residents arefinding out that we are here tohelp them.”
Frankfort Township Su-pervisor Jim Moustis said theday is a social event for ownersand pets, a chance for the pub-lic to learn about animal con-trol’s many resources, whilethe agency dispels fear-basedmyths about the role of animalcontrol. All pets are welcome,Moustis said: dogs, cats, birds,fish, reptiles and exotics.
“It’s a fun event to celebratepets,” Moustis said. “I like tosay, ‘We are not dog catchers.’ ”
Moustis said FrankfortTownship Animal Control ed-ucates and assists people with
their pets, works diligently toreunite owners with their petswhen a pet goes missing – sim-plified because of microchip-ping – and contacting rescueagencies when a pet cannot oris unable to return home.
“We don’t do any euthani-zation,” Moustis said. “We’renonkill and we only work withnonkill agencies.”
At the forefront of Frank-fort Township Animal Con-trol’s mission is Zobjeck, whohas “embraced” the agency’sphilosophy, Moustis said. Butthen Zobjeck, who’s worked
in animal control for 15 years– eight of them with FrankfortTownship – and owns five dogs,two cats and two horses, grewup assisting vets and workingin pet shops. Plus, her parentsshowed horses, she said.
“I was always in tune withdifferent kinds of animals,”Zobjeck said.
Zobjeck said as people be-gan perceiving pets as familymembers, animal control’s roleevolved to fit that view. Peoplebecome distraught when fami-ly members are lost or injured,she said.
That’s why Zobjeck doesn’twant owners, already franticbecause of a missing pet, seeingher vehicle and gasping, “Oh,there’s the dog catcher, come totake my dog and put it to sleep.”
“That’s the farthest thingfrom my heart,” Zobjeck said.“I want people to stop me andsay, ‘Hey, I saw this animalrunning down the road!’ ”
That extra bit of knowledge–along with physical descriptionand information on collar, tags,microchips – helps Zobjeck asshe scours the area in her vehi-cle, walks through any nearbywoods and scans the Lost DogsIllinois Facebook page.
She understands that, de-spite an owner’s best efforts,animals sometimes get looseand that every dog runningaround town isn’t a neglectedstray. That’s why Zobjeck cau-tions people against retrievinga lost animal. It’s better to snapits picture and call Zobjeck.
“Maybe he just had a bathand he doesn’t have his collar,”Zobjeck said. “Or the kids arehome and they opened the gateand then, oh my gosh!”
Furthermore, Zobjeck un-
derstands owners sometimesget in “over their heads.” May-be they have tender hearts to-ward homeless animals andwind up opening their doors tomore pets than they can han-dle.
Zobjeck then helps themdecide which ones to keep andwhich ones to send to a rescue.Or maybe the breadwinner haslost his job and proper care forthe beloved pet is low priorityon the budget.
“It’s tough out there,” Zob-jeck said. “Sometimes I’ll bringa bag of cat food to help out. I’drather they kept their animalsthen get rid of them at a shel-ter.”
Zobjeck added that manyshelters are now full, com-pounding the problem. That’swhy she wants residents to callFrankfort Township AnimalControl first when they haveconcerns and say, “I need help.What are my options?”
Even in clear cases of own-ers breaking leash laws orcomplaints from neighborsabout barking dogs, Zobjeckis less about fines and moreabout verifying informationand addressing problems. Sheis not “the mean old dog catch-er,” which the community cansee for itself Saturday. By lastyear’s attendance, Zobjeck ex-pects a crowd.
“We served 200 hot dogs,”Zobjeck, “and they were gonebefore it ended.”
Photos by Rob Winner – [email protected]
ABOVE: Karen Zobjeck returns to Frankfort Township Animal Control with a dog she found Friday near theintersection of Wolf and West Steger roads in Frankfort. BELOW: Zobjeck shows some affection for the dog.
If you go
n WHAT: Family and Pet SpringFlingn WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturdayn WHERE: Frankfort TownshipAnimal Control, 9434 W. LaPorteRoad, Mokenan INFORMATION: Dogs, cats andother pets welcome. Each animalmust be either leashed or in a cageand have current rabies vaccinationtag or certificate.n VISIT: www.frankforttownship.com/p/animal_control
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Cache Creek Animal Rescuewill host its first “Roll for theRescue” 9-pin, no-tap bowlingfundraiser at Crest Hill Lanes,905 Theodore St., Crest Hill.Check-in is at 4:30 p.m.
Bowling begins at 5:30 p.m.905 Theodore St, Crest Hill.The event includes threegames of bowling, shoes andbuffet. Cost is $30 for adultsand $20 for children 12 andyounger. The buffet-only op-tion is $20 for adults and $10
for children 12 and younger.Early registration deadline is
Friday. Contact Joanne Oddoat 815-212-9970 or [email protected]. Walk-insare welcome. Lane sponsorand raffle opportunities stillavailable.Upcoming events: June
27 – Joliet Slammers game.Visit the website for details.There is a new adoptioncenter is at 20654 Burl Court,Joliet. For information, call815-582-4062 or visit www.cachecreekanimalrescue.com.
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PETS BRIEF
PETSOF THEWEEK
Cody is a young, friendly shih tzu/poodle mix. Hegets along with other dogs and loves people. VisitCody at theWill County Humane Society, 24109W.Seil Road, Shorewood. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Call 815-741-0695 or visit willcountyhumane.com.
Timothy is a male siamese cat,approximately 2 to 3 years old. Heis affectionate, outgoing and lovespeople. Visit Timothy at the WillCounty Humane Society, 24109 W.Seil Road, Shorewood. Hours arenoon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday,Saturday and Sunday. Call 815-741-0695 or visit willcountyhumane.com.
Ursula is 19 months old, spayed and playful. Shegets along with humans and other animals. Con-tact Wendy at 708-478-5102 or [email protected] to meet her.
Therapy dog helps troops deal with postwar stressBy LOLITA C. BALDORThe Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Af-ter three deployments to Iraqand three to Afghanistan, StaffSgt. Dennis Swols is agitated,prone to bouts of anger andunable to really talk about histime on the battlefield.
But as Swols sits in a smalloffice in the Robinson HealthClinic at Fort Bragg, his handdrops to the furry head besidehim and his mood brightens.Settled at his feet, Lexy, a5-year-old German shepherd,gives Swols a few moments ofdistraction.
It’s her job. And, accordingto Swols, she’s good at it.
“I have a hard time talkingto people about my deploy-ments and everything,” saidSwols, who is with the 82ndAirborne’s 4th Brigade Com-bat Team. After taking part inthe invasion of Afghanistanin 2001 and the march intoBaghdad in 2003, he’s been di-agnosed with post-traumaticstress. “But having her here,I just pet Lexy. Or I’m just sit-
ting here and we won’t talkabout deployments, we’ll just[talk] about the dog. ... My dayis better every time I come in.”
For 82nd Airborne psychia-trist Maj. Christine Rumayor,Lexy is a partner, a conver-sation starter and a living,breathing medical tool thatcan calm a patient and makea therapy appointment a littlemore enjoyable.
A slowly evolving form oftreatment, animal therapy isused in only a few other Armyinstallations, including Wal-ter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center in Bethesda,Maryland. A small number ofdogs like Lexy are being usedalmost as co-therapists. Oth-ers routinely work as serviceanimals and are often used foranimal-assisted therapy, in-cluding in visits to patients inthe hospitals.
Lexy’s move into therapywas unexpected. Rumayordecided to put her new puppythrough the training whenshe realized Lexy was lessof a guard dog and more of acalm cuddler. So, Lexy went
through about 2½ years oftraining before she was able topin on her rank – she’s a lieu-tenant colonel – and becomecertified as Fort Bragg’s onlytherapy dog.
As the Army struggles toaddress the broad swath ofstress disorders and mentalhealth problems brought on bymore than a decade of war, oneof the biggest hurdles is get-ting soldiers to put aside thebravado and seek treatment.Lexy, it turns out, is particu-larly good at that.
Van Woodruff, who was asergeant first class, went to hisscheduled appointment just afew days before he was set toget his medical retirement andmove out of the Army after 13years in the service.
“It’s hard for me to come tothese appointments. I can’t re-ally sit in the waiting room,”said Woodruff, who suffersfrom obsessive-compulsivedisorder. “I don’t look forwardto this whole process of beinghere. ... The whole process ofbeing here is something that’sagitative to my diagnosis.”
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The temptationscontinue to tempt
An old proverb goes: Goodhabits result from resistingtemptation.
That can apply at the bridgetable. South is in four hearts.West leads the diamond queen.What temptations must declareravoid?
In the fourth chair, it wasreasonable for South to openfour hearts. A slam was unlikelyopposite a passed partner andprobably this opening wouldsilence the opponents, whomight have been able to do wellin another suit.
From West’s lead, Southknows that East has the diamondace. So it is tempting to playlow from the board. However,here that would give West achance to be a genius by shiftingto the spade eight. And whendeclarer plays the queen fromthe dummy, East ducks it. (Heknows West would have leda singleton if he had one, andwould not have shifted from fourlow spades.) Then the contractwould fail; as it would if Westhad initially led a spade and Easthad ducked.
So, South covers withdummy’s diamond king, ruffsthe second diamond and drawstrumps. It is then tempting tolead a spade to force a way intothe dummy to take the temptingclub finesse. However, if East,reading West’s spade eight as thestart of a high-low with a double-ton, ducks, the contract must fail.Declarer will lose two spades,one diamond and one club.
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Dear Abby: I have beenmarried for 18 years to awonderful woman whowas diagnosed with stage4 cancer a few yearsago. We don’t know howmuch time she has left,but she feels the cancerhas robbed her of her “re-tirement.” She is tryingto persuade our familyto move to Florida so shecan enjoy some warmweather.
Abby, for many rea-sons I do not want tomove. We have lived inthe Midwest all our lives.My elderly parent wouldbe all alone if we move,and I have a sibling whoalso is terminally ill.
I have had the samejob for 25 years, and Idon’t want to give it up
because I have the free-dom to do much of mywork from home, whichallows me to help mywife and have income aswell. If we move, therewould be no guaranteeI could find a similarwork situation that is sobeneficial.
My wife says I’mbeing selfish because I’munwilling to leave myjob, family and friends todo as she wants. I under-stand her desire to livein a warmer climate, butI think she’s the one whois being selfish. What do
you think? – Wants ToStay Put
Dear Wants To Stay Put:I think the winter in theMidwest was brutal thisyear, and now the springrains have arrived,which also are depress-ing. But in a short timethe flowers will bloomand the warmth of sum-mer and autumn will lastfor the next half-year.
Why not take a vaca-tion (or leave) from yourjob for the next three orfour weeks? If you tele-commute, you still couldget some work done andlet your wife have herdose of sunshine. Surelysomeone can check onyour parent and keep youinformed about your sib-ling for that short time.
I do not recommendmoving anywhere per-manently because there’sno guarantee you’d find ajob that compensates youas well as the one youhave, and you might needthe income.
Dear Abby: A tall,attractive man cameinto the insurance officewhere I work to buy anauto insurance policy. Ihaven’t talked with menoutside of my churchin a long time, so I wasnervous. I thought myheart would explode frombeating so fast.
He will be coming backin a couple of weeks, andI’m afraid if I don’t askhim out, I will regret it.I don’t know how to ap-proach him or ask a guy
out at all. Help! – Ner-vous Out West
Dear Nervous: Theman might be married,so take it slowly. If hecomes in before noon,casually mention there’sa restaurant not far awaythat serves good food,and offer to show him. Ifhe comes in later, use theold “want to grab a cupof coffee?” gambit. Eitherof these will give you achance to talk with himand find out more abouthim without being overlyobvious.
• Write Dear Abby atwww.dearabby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los An-geles, CA 90069.
JeannePhillips
DEAR ABBY
Bell’s palsy symptoms are frightening, but treatableDear Dr. K: I went to my
doctor with some alarmingsymptoms and he diagnosedme with Bell’s palsy. I don’tknow anything about thiscondition.
Dear Reader: Bell’s palsy,named after the personwho first reported it in themedical journals, CharlesBell, is a weakness of themuscles on one side of theface. All muscles in yourbody take their orders fromnerves leading to them.When you think of muscles,you probably think of thebig, bulky muscles in yourarms and legs. But there aresmall muscles in your faceas well.
There are two mainnerves leading to the facialmuscles, one on each side ofyour face. (Smaller branch-es of the facial nerves go tothe tongue and ear.) Bell’spalsy occurs when a facialnerve (usually just one ofthe two) becomes inflamedand swollen and stopssending signals to musclesin your face. (I’ve put anillustration that shows aninflamed facial nerve, ashappens in Bell’s palsy, onmy website, www.askdoc-tork.com.)
Your early symptoms
might have includedchanged sensation in partof your face, pain in oraround your ear, changein hearing and impairedtaste. As the conditionprogressed, you might havehad trouble closing yourmouth or one eye. Perhapsyou were unable to holdfood in your mouth, or youreyes made more tears thanusual (or made none, caus-ing the eye to become dryand gritty).
Researchers suspect thenerve inflammation thatcauses Bell’s palsy often istriggered by an infectionwith a virus, such as herpessimplex. That’s the samevirus that causes cold sores.Some of the other membersof the herpes virus familyalso might be responsible.
If your symptoms arevery mild, you might notneed treatment. Otherwise,doctors usually prescribe acorticosteroid called pred-nisone. Prednisone reducesinflammation and swellingin the affected facial nerve
and decreases pain. Somedoctors prescribe a combi-nation of prednisone andan antiviral drug that actsagainst the herpes virus.
If Bell’s palsy is makingit difficult to close youreyes or to make tears, yourcornea can become dry andget scratched. (Your corneais the curved, transparentdome at the front of youreye.) To prevent this, youmust protect your eyes fromwind and dust by wearingglasses. You will need tokeep your eyes moist withartificial tears during theday and by lubricating youreyes at night with a sterileeye ointment. The doctormight suggest you wear aneye patch to keep the eyeclosed.
The symptoms of Bell’spalsy can be frightening,but in most people, symp-toms start to improve bytwo weeks. Most peopleare back to normal by sixmonths.
• Write to Dr. Komaroffat www.askdoctork.com orAsk Doctor K, 10 ShattuckSt., Second Floor, Boston,MA 02115.
Dr. AnthonyKomaroff
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TODAY Aim for harmony in your business and personal
relationships this year. You will fall short of your goals if you
give in to self-doubt. Spend more time doing things that
relax and revive you. Size up your situation until you know
what you want, and make your dreams come true.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You are always ready to lend
a hand, and it will win you many friends and valuable allies.
An associate will provide the key needed to help you realize
a professional opportunity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You will be admired for your
creative talents. You may be in a mood to party, but don’t
give in to excess. Overindulgence will lead to stress and
weight gain.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Problems with your partner
may require professional help. If you are not getting the
honest feedback you need, get legal advice. Taking a casual
“wait and see” attitude could be costly.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can’t take things at face
value. Someone may be stretching the truth. Rather than
depend on others, you will need to do some independent
digging to get the real story.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- This is not a good time to
lend or borrow. Someone may try to take advantage of you.
Steer clear of any loan requests, and keep tabs on your
possessions.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Concentrate on personal plea-
sures rather than group involvements. Take time to pamper
yourself. It will help dispel the worry and uneasiness that
are distracting you from your goals.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- It may be a favorable time
to invest. Look into antiques, art or other objects that have
the potential to increase in value. Choose items that also
enrich your life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t be deceived by
a fast talker. Your trusting nature could cost you. Rely on
your instincts. If something seems too good to be true, stay
away.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will get ahead if you
overcome your shyness. Others cannot help you until they
know what you have to offer. Be self-assured and promote
your assets and potential.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It’s important to clear up
unfinished business and stay on top of small details. Do
whatever it takes to prepare for obstacles that may stand
between you and your goals.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your partner may be trying
to keep something from you. If you are getting conflicting
information, keep the conversation going until you find out
exactly what’s going on.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t be deterred by cynics.
Be committed to your choices, and you will be able to forge
ahead and get what you want in the end.
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(Matt Lanter, Greg Finley) turn to Grayson (Grey
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on Sophia and Lukas (Brina Palencia, Titus Makin Jr.)
to help smuggle the bomb out of the sector.
± 7 p.m. FOX 32 24: Live Another Day: Jack
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new revival of the hit suspense series opens. Although
he’s technically no longer a Counter Terrorism Unit
operative, he finds himself in the thick of another mis-
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returns as tech expert Chloe O’Brian; Benjamin Bratt
and Michael Wincott also star.
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tragedy in his past, Norman (Freddie Highmore) is on
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Essington Rd, Large, Clean 2BROpen kitchen, appl, built-in-micro,2 A/C, ceil fans, elec entry. No pet,Troy Schools 815-744-5141
Twin Oaks West, Updated Spotless1BR, appl, D/W, ceiling fan,
mirrored closet drs, walk-in closet.Free heat, no pets. 815-744-1155
Joliet - Affordable CathedralStudio/1BR, utilities included.
Elevator, Laundry, Guest Library,Near Bus & Downtown.
$105-$150/wk. $455-$650/mo.815-726-2000
Joliet Room - Big,Clean,Furnishednewly renovated, wood flrs, fridgemicro or stove, laundry, elevator,on bus line. $95/wk $412/mo
815-726-2000
JOLIET ~ 1 BEDROOM C0NDO1 bath, laundry facility, no pets/
smoking, 1 parking place.$725/mo + sec. 773-531-6540
Plainfield/Joliet Area - Warehouse30 x 40, 14' overhead door,
heated with restroom, $900/mo.No automobile repair or bodyshop. 815-741-8389
Cubs Jersey, Size XLBlue w/ red trim - $25
815-436-4222
Coffee & End Table – Solid WoodMust Sell – Moving - $45/OBO
815-436-4222
Double DresserNo Mirror - $50815-436-4222
Entertainment Unit, BeautifulSolid Oak 21”D x 51”H x 54”WMust Sell – Moving – $75/OBO.815-922-8896 Leave Message
Love Seat – Black VinylGreat for College Student
or Mancave - $15 – won't last815-436-4222
Solid Oak Mirror w/ ShelfCustom Made, 56”W x 24-1/2”TExcellent Condition, Must see to
Appreciate -$50. 815-436-4222
Writing DeskIdeal for college student!Can easily be refinished
$25 – won't last.815-436-4222
3-Way Massage Chairw/ Massaging Ottoman
3-way Positioning – Like NewMust See to Appreciate
$150/OBO. 815-436-6717or email [email protected]
for details & pictures
Decorative Baseball Ceiling Fanw/ Light, Hunter, Must see to
Appreciate, Excellent ConditionMoving, $50. 815-436-4222
WII Fit Gamew/ Balance Board
$25. 815-436-4222
Hand & Machinist Tools -$25 - $100 815-423-6720
2002 Suzuki GSX-R600Blue & White ,mint, modified
exhaust, real nice bike $2,500/obo815-272-1640 call or text.
WE BUY TREES – Spruce andPine, branched to the groundCall BigTrees 815-475-4665
Yamaha Keyboard – Like NewUsed Once - $125
815-354-1199 8am-10am
Ladies Line Dancing Apparel8 Fancy Shirts, Red Hat & Red
Dress Shoes - $65/OBO815-476-7414 WEST JOLIET–modern, furnished
rooms for rent w/whole houseprivileges. 815-573-7618
HP LAPTOP14” screen, remote start,Windows Vista, web cam,
DV2000, AMD Turion 64 x 2,1.8Ghz, 1982 RAM, 32 Bit
operating system, factory settings,works perfectly, very clean $150
815-838-0239
MANHATTANHuge Fundraiser Garage Sale to
support Type 1 Diabetes.FRI - SUN, MAY 16-18, 8-5.
25547 O'CONNEL LNNO PRICE TAGS! Name Your Price
to Donate for a Cure.Proceeds go to “The Artificial
Pancreas Project” through JDRF.
Joliet: very nice 2BR condo,across St. Joe's Hospital, incl.
appl., secure bldg, Laundry on site630-699-2399
Cresthill~All Masonry Building2000 sq ft, 3 phase wiring.
12x12 garage door, $900/mo.630-850-7341
Lockport – 2 Bdrm in older 2 flat,Very Clean, in nice neighborhood,$800/mo+sec. Avail. Immediatelyno pets, Joanne 630-863-8611
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO REMEDIATECITY OF LOCKPORT
3rd Publication
TO: LORMA F. MICHAELS SOLEHEIR OF CLARENCE MICHAELS,MTAG SERVICES, AND UNKNOWNOWNERS
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP-ERTY; LOT 1 IN BLOCK 14, INSOUTH LOCKPORT, A SUBDIVISIONOF THE NORTH 100 RODS OF THENORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26,IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING OTTHE PLAT THEREOF RECORDEDJUNE 13TH, 1845, IN BLOCK 1,PAGE 466, AS DOCUMENT NO.5461, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N. 11-04-26-101-001-0000
COMMON ADDRESS: 1701 DAVIESS ST., LOCKPORT, IL.
TO: LORMA F. MICHAELS SOLEHEIR OF CLARENCE MICHAELS,JOESPH HOLICH, AND UNKNOWNOWNERS
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROP-ERTY; LOT 2 IN BLOCK 14, INSOUTH LOCKPORT, A SUBDIVISIONOF THE NORTH 100 RODS OF THENORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26,IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING OTTHE PLAT THEREOF RECORDEDJUNE 13TH, 1845, IN BLOCK 1,PAGE 466, AS DOCUMENT NO.5461, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N. 11-04-26-101-002-0000
COMMON ADDRESS: 1701DAVIESS ST., LOCKPORT, IL.
This is formal notification thatpursuant to 651LCS 5/11-31-1(e), the Building Official of the Cityof Lockport designated to be incharge of enforcing the City's Build-ing Code has determined that thebuilding located at 1701 DaviessSt., Lockport, II. is open and vacantand an immediate and continuinghazard to the Lockport Communityin which the building is locatedand unless this building is demol-ished, repaired, or enclosed, andunless the garbage and debris areremoved so that an immediate andcontinuing hazard to the communi-ty no longer exists, then the build-ing may be demolished, repaired,or enclosed, and/ or the garbageand debris may be removed by theCity of Lockport thirty (30) days af-ter the third publication of this no-tice.
Keith Rooney
Sofa Bed, $200Glass and Marble Coffee Table,$100, Glass Sofa Table $75.
ALL MUST GO! 815-953-1438
2 Framed & Signed w/AuthenticityMichael Jordan Jersey Shirts, $400for both; Scottie Pippen signed &framed w/authenticity - $300,
815-942-0021 or 815-999-7223
Plainfield – Office/Retailestablished Rt. 59 location, approx500 sf. Generous build out terms.
815-436-3783
Collection of 18 pc. Antique IrishLace, including a tablecloth
$45/obo815-725-5925 after 4pm.
Dining Room Set and Hutch6 chairs and leaf to extend table,
good condition! $1000/obo.LA-Z-BOY Chair/Recliner, like new!$200/obo. 815-729-9656 aft 6p
ROCKDALE 2 Brdm, remodeled,C/A,1 Car Gar, $970/mo+ 1 BdrmApt. very good cond, $710/mo+
pets welcome 815-407-1618
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Public Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by theFairmont School District #89 Boardof Education, in the County of Will,State of Illinois, that TentativeAmended Budget for said SchoolDistrict for the fiscal year beginningJuly 1, 2013, will be on file andconveniently available for public in-spection at 735 Green GardenPlace, Lockport, IL 60441, in this
poSchool District from and after 3:00PM on the 16th day of May, 2014.Notice is further hereby given that aPublic Hearing on said AmendedBudget will be held at 5:30 PM onthe 18th day of June, 2014 at 735Green Garden Place, Lockport, IL60441, in this School DistrictNumber 89. Dated this 7th day ofMay, 2014, Fairmont School Dis-trict #89 Board of Education, in theCounty of Will, State of Illinois.
Approved by:/s/ Robert Loewe, SecretaryDate May 7, 2014Fairmont School District #89Board of Education
(Published in the Herald-News May12, 2014. HN581)
2010 Toytota Camry LE $10,000OBO. Black on black interior , 185khighway miles, extra sharp. 815—998-2627
Stoneville – glasstop table with 4chairs, nevwr used
$200 815-744-1959
LOCKPORTGRACE BAPTIST
CHURCHYARD MART
Friday May 168am – 5pm
Saturday May 178am – 1pm
501 N. State Street
Huge selection ofused items !
Donations accepted!For info please contact the
church 815-838-0718
Quartz Vanity Top w/ SinkNever Used, Excellent Condition37” x 22-1/2” - Gray, Cream& Black Swirl on the Granite,Retails for $150, Asking $75
815-521-9032
Sue Grafton Novels - From“A for Alibi” to “T for Trespass”,
20+ books - $25/OBO.815-634-0537
Stoneware - “Western Crock”#10 Oak Leaf, mfg. by Western
Stoneware, Monmouth, IL$90. 815-436-4479 daytime
WHEEL CHAIRWeight Capacity 250lbs.
$25. 815-436-4479 daytime
MINOOKA ! SPACIOUS CONDO3 Bedroom, 3 full bath, W/D,
frplc, 2 car heated garage. No pets/smoking, $1,650. 815-954-9600http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/ata/
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WEST JOLIET 2 BEDROOM TH1.5 bath, 2 car garage, large loft.All appliances, clubhouse w/pool.$1400/mo. 630-730-9544
Crest Hill – 2Bd, 1 Bth, Kitchen,Living room, Basement, W/D Hookup, Garage, Central HVAC, $1050
815-436-7399
CAMPER ~ 2006 21 foot TrailSport Camper. A/C, Shower/Tub,
Awning, Used 3 times, Mint Condi-tion, Stored inside, $9000. 815-953-6087 or 815-478-3636.
Joliet – Holy Cross Area, newremodel, 2 Br, 1 Ba, C/A, deck,fncd yard, W/D hook-up, Bsmt
$850/mo.+ dep 815-719-0862
MINOOKA ~ 3 BEDROOM TH2 bath, huge 2 car garage in
secluded area. No pets/smoking,$1100/mo + sec. 815-325-3973
Great Lakes finished hardwoodflooring from Menards, Solid Oak,
Partial Box - 24 sq. ft.New/Excellent Condition
$50/OBO. 815-436-6717
Electric Massage Chair w/Ottoman, both have separatemassagers & many features,3 way positioning, Like New,
$150/obo. Call for info815-436-6717 or [email protected]
WANTED ~working or not, prefer older audio
stereo equipt. Ham, CB, Short waveradios, Musical instruments ~
guitar, amps & drums,Call - Wayne 708-927-1871
1997 Softtail, burgundy extrachrome, extended controls
24,000k $7,0001998 Softtail, black 2,500k
$7500 815-941-0143
MINOOKA - 2 BEDROOMLarge living rm & kitchen, water &cable incl. Gas heat, C/A, no pets.$810/mo + sec. 815-467-6826
Kids Power Wheels Jeep, Red,2 Seater, Sold at Toy R Us,
Needs Batteries, Retails $350,Selling for $75. 773-315-9677
Canister VacuumSears Kenmore w/ Deluxe Beater
Bar & Attachments, ExcellentCondition, Was $350, Asking
$100. 773-315-1700
VICTROLA/EDISONPatented early 1900's,
works good, $400.815-467-6964 8am-6pm
PLAINFIELD ~ 2BR, 1BA2nd floor, stove, refrig, D/W, A/C.Coin laundry, $1,050/mo + util.Available 6/1. 815-478-4316
2010 Mazda 5 One owner, wellmaintained with service records,loaded 30+ mpg hwy $11,200/obo630-244-2653 / 815-423-5138
Joliet/West Side 2BR CondoNice secure building.
For appt call. 708-609-1010
AVAILABLE NOW!!JOLIET PARKVIEW ESTATES
2BR Duplexes starting at $800per/mo and Single Family Homes
Call for move in Specials!815-740-3313
Copodemonte original from Italycenterpieces and candle holders
$ assorted prices andOld Joliet City directories $10/ea
815-725-2634
PUBLIC NOTICE
To: Robert A. Aegerter Occupant,358 Theodore St., Crest Hill, IL60403, Susan K. Aegerter JeffreyCouch Robert A. Aegerter Lisa AnnJones Susan K. Aegerter NatashaJohnson Susan K. Aegerter JodieCouch Barbara Barna CharlesettaDavis Kathy Lindsey First NationalBank of Ottawa Sunnyland SanitaryDistrict City of Joliet, c/o City ClerkNancy Shultz Voots, County Clerk;Parties in occupancy or actual pos-session of said property; Unknownowners or persons interested in saidland or lot.
TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 79FILED: 4/14/2014
TAKE NOTICECounty of. . . WillDate Premises Sold. . .11/22/2011Certificate No. . . 10-01153Sold for General Taxes of(year) . . .2010Sold for Special Assessment of(Municipality)and special assessment num-ber...N/AWarrant No. . . . . . . N/AInst. No. . . . . . N/A
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property located at . . . 358THEODORE ST., CREST HILL, ILLI-NOIS
Legal Description or Property In-dex No. . .11-04-33-409-020-0000
This notice is to advise you thatthe above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that theperiod of redemption from the salewill expire on 10/2/2014.
The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may befurther increased if the purchaser atthe tax sale or his or her assigneepays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to re-deem the property from subsequentforfeitures or tax sales. Check withthe county clerk as to the exactamount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise youthat a petition has been filed for atax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of thisproperty if redemption is not madeon or before 10/2/2014.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit Court of this county inthe Will County Court Annex, 57 N.Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL 60432, on10/16/2014 at 9:00 a.m. inCourtroom 236.
You may be present at this hear-ing but your right to redeem will al-ready have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEMIMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made at anytime on or before 10/2/2014 byapplying to the County Clerk ofWill, County, Illinois at the Office ofthe County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.
For further information contactthe County ClerkADDRESS: 302 N. Chicago Street,Joliet, IL 60432TELEPHONE: (815) 740-4615Hyde Park Tax Lien - LB, LLCPurchaser or Assignee.Dated: April 28, 2014I605542(Published in the Herald-News May5, 12, 19, 2014)
PUBLIC NOTICE
To: Amerpol Custom Homes, Inc.Amerpol Custom Homes, Inc., RA:Witold Kobylak Witold Kobylak,President of Amerpol CustomHomes, Inc. State Bank of Country-side BMO Harris Bank, N.A.Krzysztof Kobylak K-W Exteriors,Inc., RA: Krzysztof Kobylak NancyShultz Voots, County Clerk; Partiesin occupancy or actual possessionof said property; Unknown ownersor persons interested in said land orlot.
TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 80FILED: 4/14/2014
TAKE NOTICECounty of. . . WillDate Premises Sold. . .11/22/2011Certificate No. . . 10-01304Sold for General Taxes of(year) . . .2010Sold for Special Assessment of(Municipality)and special assessment num-ber...N/AWarrant No. . . . . . . N/AInst. No. . . . . . N/A
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES
Property located at . . . 13717S. HAMPTON CT., HOMER GLEN,ILLINOIS
Legal Description or Property In-dex No. . .16-05-05-201-028-0000
This notice is to advise you thatthe above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that theperiod of redemption from the salewill expire on 10/2/2014.
The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may befurther increased if the purchaser atthe tax sale or his or her assigneepays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to re-deem the property from subsequentforfeitures or tax sales. Check withthe county clerk as to the exactamount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise youthat a petition has been filed for atax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of thisproperty if redemption is not madeon or before 10/2/2014.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit Court of this county inthe Will County Court Annex, 57 N.Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL 60432, on10/16/2014 at 9:00 a.m. inCourtroom 236.
You may be present at this hear-ing but your right to redeem will al-ready have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEMIMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made at anytime on or before 10/2/2014 byapplying to the County Clerk ofWill, County, Illinois at the Office ofthe County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.
For further information contactthe County ClerkADDRESS: 302 N. Chicago Street,Joliet, IL 60432TELEPHONE: (815) 740-4615Hyde Park Tax Lien - LB, LLCPurchaser or Assignee.Dated: April 28, 2014I605543(Published in the Herald-News May5, 12, 19, 2014)
1994 Chevrolet S10 Pickupruns good, new tires $2900 obo
815-723-6266
Upright Vacuum CleanerKenmore, Includes extra bags
& attachments, very goodcondition - Paid $275,
Asking $75. 815-254-1015
I PAY CASH FOR HOUSESAny Location. Any Condition.Ron Orloff 815-730-1300
JOLIET-West Side 2 bedroom,1 updated bath, very clean, newwindows, gas and water included
off street parking $750/mo+sec/bkgrd check 815-693-0104
2006 Ford F150 XLTSuper Crew Auto,
Loaded, 2WD,Only 59,000 miles.Serious Inquiries Only
$13,250 OBO815-476-9409
1980 Corvettemaroon, 70k orig. good condition
ready to run $7,995/obo847-400-5243
LOVESEAT2 piece and oversized chair,
chocolate brown, $400.815-263-7061
TABLE ~ CANADELCustom, black wooden table
with 4 chairs, $400.815-263-7061
MICROWAVEWhirlpool – Stainless,
Over the Range,Model WHM3205XVS-21000 Watt, 1.7 cu. ft.
Excellent Condition - $115.815-347-8369 after 4pm
CENTRAL LOCKPORT - 2 Br. NoPets. Gas & Elec. Paid by tenants,$700/mo. 1St, last sec. dep. Creditcheck and Bkrnd check req.
Avail 6/1. 815-545-9137
Rocker $40, couch $40, sewingmachine $40, 32” TV $40, high-chair $20 815-727-2340
Plainfield ~ 24027 Hazelcrest2BR, 1BA, 2nd floor, balcony, huge
kit, new carpet, pets OK, on sitelndry, $800/mo. 815-671-1005
China ~ Hand PaintedEmpress pattern, service for 12,88 pieces, excellent condition!$150/all. 815-436-5964
GreenHouse/Walk in, 6'5” high,4'6” wide, reinforced, zipper front,never used. $100 815-725-3720
Refrigerator – Kenmore25 cu. ft., Ice & Water In Door,
Silver – Side by Side - $250/OBO.815-838-4510 1pm-7pm
Motorcycle Swap Meet
MORRISSUNDAY, June 1
8AM - 3PMGrundy County Fairgrounds
Morris, IL$6 Admission & $40 Booth
630-985-2097
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PUBLIC NOTICE
INVITATION TO BIDAux Sable Creek Basin Wastewater Treatment Plant, Effluent Pump Addition
CITY OF JOLIET CONTRACT NUMBER 1998-0614CITY OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS
The City of Joliet, Illinois, will receive sealed Bids for construction of the effluent pump addition until 10:15a.m. local time, May 27, 2014, at the City of Joliet, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432, at which timethe Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The Work includes installation of a centrifugal wastewater pump, variable frequency drive, and associatedmechanical and electrical work.
Bids are to be addressed to the City Clerk, City of Joliet, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432, andshall be marked “Sealed Bid--Aux Sable Creek Basin Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Pump Addition--Cityof Joliet Contract No. 1998-0614.”
The entire bound, completed, Project Manual shall be submitted as CONTRACTOR's Bid. All Addenda shallbe acknowledged, not only on the Bid Form, but on the outside of the sealed opaque envelope. Bids receivedwithout acknowledgement of Addenda, if any, on the outside of the sealed opaque envelope shall be returnedto Bidder unopened.
Each addendum shall be acknowledged separately on the envelope; (i.e., .Addendum No. 1 of [DATE],Addendum No. 2 of [DATE]).
Those desiring to bid may obtain electronic copies of the Contract Documents on compact disk (CD) for anon-refundable $25 fee from the office of City Clerk, City of Joliet, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432,(815) 724-3780, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Checks should bemade payable to the City of Joliet. Overnight mailing and electronic mailing of Bidding Documents in any formwill not be provided. Prospective bidders must be on the City of Joliet's prequalification list to obtain biddingdocuments.
Addenda will be provided in an electronic format (.pdf format) via e-mail. All Bidding Document holdersmust provide a name, address, and e-mail address to receive electronic addenda and must reply to the e-mailto indicate receipt of the addenda.
Bidding Documents may be examined at the offices of the City of Joliet, Office of the City Clerk, betweenthe hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and are on file at the following:
City Clerk's Office, City of Joliet Contractor's Assn. of Will and Grundy Counties150 West Jefferson Street 200 North Hammes AvenueJoliet, IL 60432 Joliet, IL 60435
Bidders who submit a Bid must be a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing Office. Bids from Bidders whoare not on the Plan Holders List may be returned as not being responsive.
Bidders will be required to comply with all laws, including those relating to the employment of labor andthe payment of the general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in which the work is to be performedfor each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform such work, also the gen-eral prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work (including, but not necessarily limited to 820 ILCS130/1-12 the “Prevailing Wage Act”) as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor for Kendall County, Illi-nois shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform such work.
If at the time this Contract is executed, or if during the term of this Contract, there is excessive unemploy-ment in Illinois as defined in the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, 30 ILCS 570, as twoconsecutive months of unemployment exceeding 5%, CONTRACTOR agrees to employ a work force that con-sists of at least 90% Illinois laborers. An “Illinois laborer” is defined as any person who has resided in Illinoisfor at least 30 days and intends to become or remain an Illinois resident. The Bidder shall require all subcon-tractors (if any) to conform with said laws, and any rules or regulations now and thereafter issued pursuant tosaid laws by Bidder, his subcontractors, and/or anyone working through or on behalf of Bidder or Bidder'ssubcontractors.
No Bid will be received unless accompanied by a cashier's, certified or bank check, or a Bid Bond equalto at least 10 percent of the maximum Bid payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that after a Bid is accepted,Bidder will execute and file the Agreement and 100% Performance and Payment Bonds within 15 days afterthe Notice of Award.
The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any technicality. Award will bemade to the low, responsive, and responsible bidder. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 120 daysafter the time set for receiving Bids.
Prequalification pursuant to Ordinance No. 7345 is necessary. A bidder shall become prequalified in oneof the following ways:1) If a company is currently prequalified by the State of Illinois (via IDOT or the Capital Development Board),
such person shall submit a copy of said prequalification to Office of the City Clerk prior to the date andtime set for the bid opening.
2) If a company is not State of Illinois prequalified as described above, they shall submit a City of Joliet Pre-qualification Form and a financial statement. The prequalification forms can be obtained from the City ofJoliet website at http://www.cityofJoliet.info/index.aspx?page=97. This prequalification MUST be renewedyearly. The current price for City of Joliet prequalification is $175, which offsets the costs for independentauditor review of the documents. Those documents are to be submitted to City Clerk's Office, City of Joliet,150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432, at least 6 days prior to the bid opening and must be accompa-nied by $175 and need to be updated annually. In addition to the form being submitted, a financialstatement prepared or certified by a duly certified public accountant should be also submitted. The certi-fied public accountant shall also certify that he/she is presently a duly certified public accountant in thestate in which he/she is certified. This financial statement must include the company's latest balance sheetand income statement showing the following items: Current Assets (e.g., cash joint venture accounts, ac-counts receivable, notes receivable, accrued income, deposits, materials inventory, and prepaid expens-es). The evaluation of the independent auditor shall determine the amount of prequalification. Prequalifi-cation shall be valid for a period of twelve (12) calendar months following the date of verification by theindependent auditors.
3) Bids from bidders who have not submitted required prequalification documents as required in subsection(1) or (2) above shall not be opened.
The Strand Associates project manager is Troy W. Stinson, P.E., who can be contacted at Strand Asso-ciates, Inc., 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715, (608) 251-4843 regarding the project.
All Bids are subject to the requirements of Ordinance No. 7345.
James Hock, City ManagerMargaret E. McEvilly, Purchasing/Contract Administrator
(Published in the Herald-News May 12, 13, 2014. HN573)
PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICECITY OF JOLIET
ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS
CONTRACT NO. 1997-0614PROJECT NAME: ROCK 1,ROCK 2, & ROCK 3 WELLHOUSE UPGRADES-2014
JOLIET, ILLINOIS
The City of Joliet, Illinois, doeshereby invite sealed bids for the re-moval and replacement of roofstructures and building modifica-tions to the well houses at ROCK1, ROCK 2, & ROCK 3; Joliet, Illi-nois.
Bids will be received at the Officeof the City Clerk, City of Joliet Mu-nicipal Building, and 150 WestJefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois60432-4156 until 10:00 A.M. lo-cal time on, May 27, 2014, atwhich time they will be opened andpublicly read aloud.
There will be a pre-bid meet-ing on Wednesday, May 21,2014, at 10:00 AM, beginning at1021 McKinley Avenue, Joliet,Illinois. Contractor shall providetheir own transportation. Atten-dance is voluntary.
Those desiring to bid may exam-ine the bid documents and detailedspecifications at the above address,between the hours of 8:00 A.M.and 4:30 P.M., Monday throughFriday. All bidders will be requiredto submit Bid Security in the form ofa Certified Check, Cashier's Checkor a Bid Bond in the amount of Tenpercent (10%) of the Base Bid,payable to the City of Joliet.
The successful bidder will be re-quired to post performance Securityand to provide a Certificate of Insur-ance as set forth in the Invitation ofBid and the General Terms & Con-
ditions.The City of Joliet reserves the
right to reject any and all bids,parts of any and all bids, or towaive technical errors or omissionsin bids.
The Contract shall be subjectto the provisions of the PrevailingWage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 etseq.) to the extent required bylaw.
ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECTTO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THECITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENTCODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 ofthe Code of Ordinances)
JAMES D. HOCKCITY MANAGER
MARGARET E. MCEVILLYCONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR
(Published in the Herald-News May12, 13, 2014. HN574)
eyBuilding OfficialCity of Lockport
(Published in the Herald-News May12, 2014. HN567)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Certificate #29152 was filed inthe office of the County Clerk of WillCounty on May 1, 2014 whereinthe business firm of
Zircle Nutrition
Located at 1210 Violet LN, Joliet,IL 60431 was registered; that thetrue or real name or names of theperson or persons owning the busi-ness, with their respective post of-fice address(es), Is/are as follows:Fredy Zamora1210 Violet LNJoliet, IL 60431
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and OfficialSeal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,this 1st day of May, 2014.
Nancy Schultz VootsWill County Clerk
(Published in the Herald-News May12, 19, 26, 2014. HN579)
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bythe Board of School Inspectors,Joliet Public Schools District No.86, Will County, Illinois, that a ten-tative amended budget for saidschool district for the fiscal year2013-2014, is on file and avail-able for public inspection at the of-fice of the Secretary of the Board ofSchool Inspectors, 420 N. RaynorAvenue, Joliet, Illinois.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHERGIVEN that a PUBLIC HEARING onthe tentative amended budget willbe held at 7:30 P.M. on the 11thday of June, 2014, at the J. F.Kennedy Administrative Center,420 N. Raynor Avenue, Joliet, Illi-nois, in this school district.
By order of theBoard of School Inspectors
(Published in the Herald-News May12, 2014. HN572)
PUBLIC NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Will County Public Buildingcommission is accepting sealedbids from interested and pre-quali-fied trade contractors for bid pack-ages for the “Sunny Hill NursingHome of Will County 6th Avenue &Administration Renovation”. Thework consists of the following bidpackages: 02A Demolition Work,02B Asbestos Abatement Work,06A General Trades Work (mason-ry-metals-glazing-DFH-drywall-spe-cialties), 06B Millwork, 09A Floor-covering Work, 09B PaintingWork, 09C Ceramic Tile Work, 13AFire Protection Work, 15B Plumb-ing Work, 15C HVAC & ControlsWork, and 16A Electrical and Lowvoltage Work. The work of each ofthe bid packages shall include alllabor, supervision, materials, sup-plies, transportation, equipment,and services necessary for the com-plete performance of all require-ments for such work in accordancewith the entirety of the project docu-ments and their intent. Bids will bereceived from pre-qualified firmsonly. All bidders must be qualifiedwith the Construction Manager,Poulos Construction. The pre-quali-fication form may be obtained bycontacting Poulos Construction at(773) 626-8600 or online athttp://www.bidroom.net/poulos/shwdasph6.html.Completed applications can be re-turned by via Email: [email protected], fax (773)626-8646 or US Mail to: PoulosConstruction, 735 S Laramie Ave.,Chicago, IL 60644 and MUST bereceived no later than May 23,2014. Those submitting bids whoare not pre-qualified will have theirproposal returned unopened. Therewill be a MANDATORY Pre-bidmeeting for bid packages 02 thru09 on May 20, 2014 9:00 amand bid packages 13de thru 16 onMay 21, 2014 9:00 am. Bids willbe received by the Will CountyPublic Building Commission, 57 N.Ottawa St. Suite 512, Joliet, IL.60432 until 01:00 pm CDST May29, 2014 at which time the bidswill be publicly opened and readaloud. The Will County PublicBuilding Commission has enteredinto a Project Labor – ManagementAgreement with the Three RiversConstruction Alliance. In accor-dance with that agreement, thecontractor to which the contract isawarded, and all subcontractors,shall be required to enter intoProject-Labor Agreements with the
oj Agrappropriate labor organizations.The bidding documents will be re-leased on or about May 9th andmay be examined at the followinglocations:1. Office of Will County Public
Building Commission, 57 N.Ottawa Street, Suite 512, Joli-et, IL. 60432.
2. Offices of Farnsworth Group,Inc. at 1144 W. JeffersonStreet, Suite 300, Shorewood,IL. 60404.
3. Construction Market Data,O'Hare Lake Office Plaza,2400 E. Devon Ave., Suite268, Des Plaines, IL. 60018
4. Illinois Valley Contractors As-sociation, 1120 First St., POBox 411, LaSalle, IL. 61301
5. Contractors Association of Will& Grundy Counties, 233Springfield Ave., Joliet, IL.60435
Bid documents may be viewedor obtained at the offices of PoulosConstruction, 735 S. Laramie Ave.,Chicago, IL, 60644. In accordancewith the “Instructions to Bidders”Drawings may be acquired througha refundable deposit of $300.00per set (2 set limit) with said de-posit returned to a bonafide bidderupon the return of drawings ingood condition within 15 days ofbid opening. The Will County Pub-lic Building Commission reservesthe right to accept or reject any andall bids and to waive any informali-ty in the bidding.
(Published in the Herald-News May1, 7, 12, 2014. HN511)
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET
Notice is hereby given that a ten-tative budget and appropriation or-dinance for road purposes of theNew Lenox Township Road Districtin the County of Will, State of Illi-nois, for the fiscal year beginningApril 1, 2014, and ending March31, 2015, will be on file and con-veniently available to public in-spection at the New Lenox Town-ship Road District Building, 12551Harvey Drive, New Lenox, Illinoisfrom and after 9:00 o'clock a.m.,Monday, March 10th, 2014.
Notice is further given herebythat a public hearing on said bud-get and appropriation ordinancewill be held at 7:15 o'clock p.m.,Thursday, June 12, 2014 at theNew Lenox Township Office Build-ing, 1100 South Cedar Road, inthis New Lenox Township RoadDistrict and that final action on thisordinance will be taken at the hear-ing to be held at 1100 SouthCedar, New Lenox, at 7:15 o'clockp.m., on the 12th day of June,2014.
Dated this 9th day of May, 2014.
Annette Boyd, Clerk
(Published in the Herald-News May12, 2014. HN580)
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