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RETURN TO NATUREVETERANS GROUP RESTORES THE OUTDOORS. PAGE 4.

Sandy Bressner - [email protected]

Jacob Honaker of Geneva clears brush from an area of the Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. Honaker works as part of the Veterans Conservation Corps., which is a program run by the KaneCounty Forest Preserve.

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On page 11 of the Feb. 5edition of the Kane CountyChronicle, the years JohnWredling spent as super-intendent were incorrect,because of incorrect infor-mation provided. Hewassuperintendent from 1958to 1972.Accuracy is important tothe Kane County Chronicle,andwewant to correctmistakes promptly. Callerrors to our attention byphone, 630-845-5355;email, [email protected].

IN FOCUSA weekly feature by Sandy Bressner, photo editor at the Kane County Chronicle

Ispent some time Tuesday

night with the Mooseheart

boys varsity basketball

team before its home game

against Alden-Hebron.

Although I stayed to shoot

the irst quarter, I generally

focused on the team during

its pre-game routine and

warm-ups.

As soon as I arrived to the

Mooseheart ield house, I

saw Makur Puou, a 6-foot-

8-inch senior from Sudan,

jumping rope and tossing a

ball around with teammates

in the hallway. I think he al-

most hit his head on his way

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Fermilab to host Big Bangprogram tonightBATAVIA – A program,

“What Do Scientists KnowAbout The Big Bang?” is setfor 8 p.m. today at Fermilab,

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Auroraland Archerswill host fun shoot

WHAT: The Auroraland Archers Club will hostan open house and fun shoot. Shoot fees forthose under 15 years old are $2, and $5 forthose 15 years old and older. Special awardswill be given for hitting the most heart shapedtargets. Archery instructor Kevin Helwig willensure proper instruction and safety for allparticipants.WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon SundayWHERE: Lippold Center, 2001 S. River St.,BataviaINFO: Visit www.auroralandarchers.org.

‘Discovery Days’at Hickory Knolls

WHAT: This year’s theme is the “Ex Files” – anextensive look at animals that used to callIllinois home. Visitors to the “Extinct is Forever”program on Feb. 15 will be able to view asample of mastodon fur and other displays thatshow types of animals that will never be seenagain. For anyone who wants a chance to bein the same room as a live wolf, come to theNature Center on Saturday, when the expertsfrom Big RunWolf Ranch will bring one of theseembattled animals along to help explain whatlife is like today for wolves and coyotes andother threatened wildlife species.WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday in

FebruaryWHERE: Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795Campton Hills Road, St. CharlesINFO: Visit www.stcnature.org.

Steel Beam TheatreImprov workshop set

WHAT: Registration is now open for the SteelBeam Theatre Improv ActingWorkshop, “TheShowMust Go On.” Actors ages 10 to 16 areencouraged to register online at www.steel-beamtheatre.com/programs_classes.htm. Thisperformance-based workshop will be directedby resident instructor Lori Holm. The cast willreceive a T-shirt and two comp tickets for theperformance. Tuition is $195, with scholarshipsavailable to families in need.WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.every Saturday in FebruaryWHERE: Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St.,St. CharlesINFO: Contact Lori Holmwith questions at 630-887-7269, or at [email protected].

Vegas-style showat Villa Verone

WHAT: Vito Zatto has planned a Vegas-styleshow. The show includes singing, comedicimpersonations, audience participation anddancing. Tickets are $30 each and will includean Italian buffet. All proceeds to benefit Fox Val-

ley Volunteer Hospice, a nonprofit organization,

offering support for those with life-threatening

illnesses and the bereaved, medical equipment

loans, community education on end-of-life care

and grief and a community lending library.

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. SundayWHERE: Villa Verone, 416 Hamilton St., Geneva.INFO: Buy tickets online at www.fvvh.org or bycontacting Kathy at 630-232-2233, ext. 221 or

at [email protected].

Laugh into Spring

Comedy Show setWHAT: TheDuKaneChapter of ABATE of Illinoishas planned its fifth annual Laugh into Spring

Comedy Show fundraiser. The event benefits the

DuKaneABATE 28thAnnual Toy and Food Run,

Mutual Ground Inc. and St. Vincent’s Food Pantry.

Everyonewho attends is asked to bring nonper-ishable food to the show. Therewill be six comics

onstage, and the CRSBand opens the show.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 28WHERE:Arcada Theatre, 105 E.Main St., St.Charles

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Kane County Chronicle staffers pick the best of what to do in your free timeandAboutOut

FACE TIME WITH KATHRYN JONESChicago resident Kathryn Jones,

30, was shopping at a militaryhistory fest in St. Charles when sheanswered 10 questions for the KaneCounty Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Where did you grow up?

ChicagoWhowould play you in themov-

ie of your life?Me. I would totallyplay me.First job? At a custom jewlry

storeAs a kid, what did you want to

be when you grew up? I wantedto raise horses and sing. I am anadministrative assistant at anintellectual property law firm.A book you’d recommend? The

Leviathan trilogy by Scott Wester-feldDo you play an instrument? I

sing.What game showwould you be

on? “Jeopardy”Favorite local restaurant? Chili’s

in St. CharlesWhat is an interesting factoid

about yourself? I auditioned at theGuilde of St George, I sang and did amonologue, and I was chosen. I por-tray Mistress Thomasina de Paris atthe Bristol Renaissance Faire.Who is this person? She was

gifted to Queen Elizabeth I. Dwarveswere considered good luck. She hadfour of them. I have been portrayingThomasina for 11 years.

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Protecting, preserving Veterans ConservationCorps works to restore

By ASHLEY [email protected]

To U.S. Marine Corpsveteran Ben Haberthur, acountry worth protecting isa country worth preserving.

It’s that belief and a deepsense of patriotism that is athe root of the work of the Vet-erans Conservation Corps ofChicagoland, an organizationHaberthur created in 2012 tomake a positive difference inthe lives of veterans and thelandscapes in which they liveby giving them hands-on res-toration experience.

Haberthur – who is a veter-an of the 2003 Iraq invasion –said nature can be a source ofsolace to veterans strugglingwith issues such as post-trau-matic stress disorder and de-

pression when they return tocivilian life.

“When I got out, I had myown trouble transitioningback to normal life,” he said,noting long hikes would givehim a sense of regeneration.

Unemployment tends tocompound veterans’ strug-gles, as they tend to feel likethey have no sense of pur-pose, said Haberthur, now arestoration ecologist for theKane County Forest PreserveDistrict.

This winter, Haberthurhas put a small group of veter-ans to work with the supportof a $56,000 Audubon ToyotaTogetherGreen InnovationGrant awarded to the Veter-ans Conservation Corps.

The veterans are learn-ing about ecological resto-

ration while restoring oakwoodlands, prairies and wet-lands at the Dick Young For-est Preserve near Batavia.Haberthur said the locationis fitting because the forestpreserve is named after a dec-orated World War II veteran.

Through the five-monthtransitional job-trainingprogram, veterans will gainreal-world skills that shouldhelp them secure employ-ment in ecological resto-ration. Last month, for ex-ample, participants earnedtheir chainsaw certificationand soon would earn theirpesticide license, Haberthursaid.

For Brian Stark, 28, theVeterans Conservation Corpsaligned with his college de-gree. The Army veteran stud-

ied conservation biology andenvironmental geology at theUniversity of Michigan, hesaid.

Stark described the resto-ration work as a good fieldfor veterans because it isphysically demanding and re-quires teamwork and cama-raderie – elements familiar toveterans.

The veterans spend mostof their eight-hour days inthe field conducting suchwork as clearing the forestpreserve of invasive brush,Haberthur said.

“It’s exhausting,” he said.B u t i t ’ s w o r k J a c o b

Honaker, 24, welcomes. Afterleaving the Army early lastyear, Honaker said he workedat Walmart for three weeksand realized how much he

hated being indoors and be-ing surrounded by people.

Cutting down trees andseeing the finished product isenjoyable, he said.

“To be able to see a planwork out is phenomenal,”Honaker said. “To me, there’sreally no better feeling.”

Those interested in help-ing Veterans ConservationCorps members with resto-ration work can attend publicvolunteer events, which areheld monthly.

The next event is set for9 a.m. to noon Feb. 22. Thethird and final brush clear-ing event is set for March 15,and a planting event is be-ing planned for the spring,Haberthur said.

Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

Larry Thompson of Big Rock uses a chainsaw to break down non-native plant species in an area of the Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia.Thompson works as part of the Veterans Conservation Corps of Chicagoland, which is a program run by the Kane County Forest Preserve.

TO BE ABLE TO SEE A PLANWORKOUT IS PHENOMENAL. TOME, THERE’SREALLY NO BETTER FEELING.”Jacob Honaker, U.S. Army veteran on working outdoors“

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By BRENDA [email protected]

The race for the Republi-can nomination in the March18 primary for Kane CountyClerk pits a three-term incum-bent against a County Boardmember in the midst of histhird term.

Incumbent Jack Cunning-ham, an Aurora resident whohas been clerk since 2002, saidhe wants to use his educationand experience to serve atleast one more term.

Mark Davoust, a St. Charlesresident, has been a CountyBoard member for nine years.His current term does not ex-pire until 2016. Davoust saidhe wants to be the county clerkto bring a fresh attitude to theoffice.

The county clerk’s office isresponsible not only for elec-tions, but also for maintaining

vital records ofbirths, deathsand marriages,a well as thetax extensionrecords of lev-ies of each lo-cal taxing body.

“I’ve alwaysbeen involvedin public ser-v i c e , ” C u n -ningham said.“I enjoy publicservice, and Iwould like an-other term. I amrunning on myqualificationsa n d a c c o m -plishments. Ibrought this of-fice into the 21stcentury. It isone of the mostcomplex in thecountry.”

Cunningham said underhis leadership, election equip-ment went from punch cardsto a totally electronic systemthat is one of three in thestate. The other two are PeoriaCounty and the city of Peoria.

“We’re known as one of theforefront leaders in electiontechnology,” Cunninghamsaid.

Davoust said the clerk’soffice under Cunningham has“taken an approach of beingreactive instead of proactive.”

“I believe the clerk’s officeis ... more than managing elec-tions and data,” Davoust said.“There is responsibility to beactively pursuing voter reg-istration and voter turnout. Ithink it is essential for the suc-cess of our local governmentsystem of democracy to havethe most people involved [invoting] as possible.”

Davoust said, as clerk, he

would pursue voter registra-tions and voters more actively.

“Term limits in today’s po-litical world, the answer fora long time is, ‘We have termlimits. They are called elec-tions.’ That can be true, butnot when you have turnoutsthat are barely reaching [per-centages in] double digits.”

Davoust said rolling out thevoter mobile and banners andflags prior to elections is notenough.

“There has to be a messagecoming out all the time, a re-lentless pursuit of educatingpeople, informing people, en-couraging people, proddingpeople to come out and vote,”Davoust said.

Davoust said it is the clerk’sjob to push the message, atleast to boost voter turnout tobe more than 50 percent.

“Seventeen-year-olds cancome to vote in the primary if

they will be 18 by Election Dayin November,” Davoust said.“There has to be educationinformation in our schoolsabout local government andresponsibility and privilege ofvoting.”

Cunningham counteredthat with the Motor Voter Act,more people register to votewhen they get their driver’slicenses.

“We already have deputyregistrars. All the precinctcommitteemen take that train-ing. We work with the Leagueof Women voters,” Cunning-ham said.

Cunningham said it’s theclerk’s job to have fair and ac-curate elections.

“And that’s what we’re do-ing, having secure elections,”Cunningham said.

The winner of the primarywill run in the general electionon Nov. 4.

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Batavia group to talk about genetically engineered foodKANE COUNTY [email protected]

BATAVIA – The BataviaEnvironmental Commissionwill show the movie “The Fu-ture of Food” at 7 p.m. Satur-day in the Batavia City Coun-cil chambers at the BataviaGovernment Center, 100 N.Island Ave.

Eco-friendly exhibitorswill be there at 6:30 p.m.

The film, a documentaryby Deborah Koons Garcia,distills the complex technol-

ogy and consumer issuessurrounding major changesin the food system today – ge-netically engineered foods,patenting, and the corporati-zation of food – into terms theaverage person can under-stand. It strives to empowerconsumers to realize the con-sequences of their food choic-es on our future.

After the film, there will bediscussion led by Jess Fujan,of the group Food & WaterWatch, about legislation tolabel genetically engineered

foods.Admission is free, and par-

ticipants are urged to bring

their own reusable cups andbowls for free drinks and pop-corn.

Information about the filmis available by going to www.thefutureoffood.com.

Cunningham, Davoust differ on views

Temple B’nai Israelselling soup SundayAURORA – The Sisterhood

of Temple B’nai Israel hasannounced its fourth annualChicken Soup lunch sale from11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundayat 400 N. Edgelawn Drive,Aurora. The event includeshomemade chicken soup withmatzo balls and noodles will beavailable at $8 per person fordine-in or take-out, and includessoup, salad and dessert. For

information, call 630-892-2450.

Mr. Steve to performMonday at Elburn libraryELBURN – The Mr. Steve Fun

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GENEVA – The city of St.Charles will have to submitto Kane County Judge DavidAkemann a list of items thatneed to be completed or re-moved at Clifford Mcllvaine’sproperty.

Akemann made the requestduring a hearing Thursday onthe case. Akemann previouslyallowed the city of St. Charlesto proceed with the repairing

of Mcllvaine’s property at 605Prairie St., including correct-ing an unfinished roof.

The city also will have toshow why the items need to becompleted or removed. Ake-mann is set to make a rulingon the list of items at the nextcourt hearing on March 18.

Mcllvaine attorney PhilipPiscopo said he was happy tohear the judge’s request.

“They have never beenclear of what they expected ofMr. Mcllvaine,” Piscopo said.

The city sued Mcllvaine in2010, pushing him to get thedecades-long home improve-ment project finished, anda work schedule later wasagreed upon in court. Mcll-vaine was briefly jailed in2012 when he refused to com-ply with the city’s plumbingcode as part of the project.

City officials are askingpermission to remove vehi-cles, construction materialsand rubbish from the outsideof Mcllvaine’s house, and

move it to a storage facility athis expense. Piscopo objected.

“They are trying to takethe property maintenancecode and make him comply toit, regardless of whether it hasto do anything with the con-struction activity,” he said inaddressing Akemann.

Attorney Phillip Luetke-hans, representing the cityof St. Charles, told Akemannthat Mcllvaine has beenin contempt of court for 18months.

“Judge Mueller (previous-ly assigned to the case) ruledthat he would be in contemptof court until he finished theproject,” Luetkehans said.“We want him to comply withthe consent decree. That’s allwe are asking for. I don’t himin jail. What I want is the proj-ect finished, and that’s whatthe city wants.”

The project was supposedto be completed by the end ofSeptember 2012, according tothe order.

Judge wants city to submit list in caseST. CHARLES

City attorney: ‘What I want is the project finished, and that’s what the city wants’

8LOCAL BRIEFS

Free star party plannedfor SaturdayGENEVA – The Fox Valley

Astronomical Society will hosta free Public Star Party at 7 p.m.Saturday at Peck Farm Park,4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva.The evening will begin with a

short presentation in the Orien-tation Barn titled, “How ManyPlanets?” Then participants willhead outside to see the moon,Jupiter, Pleiades and the OrionNebula through a telescope.Participants may bring theirown.

For information, visit www.fvastro.org.

College funding availableto Kaneland alumsELBURN – The Elburn Scholar-

ship Fund will award grants forstudies at the college level.Eligibility for an Elburn

scholarships is limited to Kane-

land High School alumni andmembers of Kaneland’s currentsenior class who will attenda local community college orone of the state universities inIllinois.Former alumni whose pursuit

of a degree was interrupted orwho would like to pursue a newcareer should call 630-665-

2776.All applications must be

postmarked no later thanMarch 1, 2014. Applications andsupporting documents shouldbe returned to The ElburnScholarship Committee, 611Plamondon Court, Wheaton, IL60189.

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HAROLD W. DEUTSCHERBorn: Oct. 5, 1936Died: Feb. 4, 2014

BATAVIA– Harold W.Deutscher, 77,of Batavia, diedTuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at his home.He was born Oct. 5, 1936, in

Chicago, the son of the late Ervinand Margaret Deutscher.Harold was employed for 33 years

at Economy Engineering in Bensen-ville before he started Skyjack in St.Charles. He was an avid woodwork-er, loved antiques and coin collect-ing, besides being a big ChicagoBears fan. But his real enjoymentwas his family and grandchildren.He especially enjoyed attendingtheir sporting events.He is survived by his wife of

20 years, Jacqueline, and theirblended family, Mark (Andrea),Michael (Rita), Scott, Steve,Amanda Dzierlinga, Todd (Lori)Bruggeman and Lori Ann (Layton)Clark; 16 grandchildren; and onegreat-grandchild. He also is sur-vived by four sisters, Sharon Funk,Paula (John) Maynard, Chris (Jack)Krueger and Robyn (Mike) Olson;and one brother, Dennis Deutscher.The memorial visitation will be

from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9,followed by the memorial serviceat 4 p.m. at Yurs Funeral Home, St.Charles.Please sign the guest book at

www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

REBECCA ‘BEKAH’ ANNSPERANSKEBorn: June 26, 1987Died: Jan. 16, 2014

DESERT HILLS,Ariz. – Rebecca“Bekah” AnnSperanske, bornJune 26, 1987, ofDesert Hills, Ariz.,and formerly ofBatavia, passed away unexpect-edly Thursday, Jan. 16, in NewRiver, Ariz. She is survived by herparents, Jeff and Vicki Speranskeof Desert Hills; two sisters, Jamie(Douglas) Saam of Batavia andKatie Speranske of Desert Hills;her nephews, Dexter, Tucker and

Maximilian Saam; grandmother,Jan Speranske of Desert Hills andformerly of Wheaton; and manyother beloved family and friends.Bekah attended cosmetology

school at Wheaton Hair Profes-sionals. She worked as a hairstylistthrough her own business, as wellas SportClips. Many of her clientsshared that she was the onlyone who their children would sitfor during a haircut and the onlyperson they would trust to cuttheir own hair.Bekah also was a nanny to four

children in Arizona. Bekah show-ered love, knowledge, kindnessand structure over them. Sheenjoyed taking the kids to story-time at the library, helping withtheir projects and homework andspending lots of playtime outdoorsand in the pool.Bekah had a light inside of her

that shined through her love andbeaming smile. She had a strongChristian faith and desire to growher relationship with her Lordand Savior. She was devoted inher friendships and relationships.Bekah enjoyed traveling, especiallyto sunny beaches. Bekah loved tolaugh, particularly while watching“Ellen,” “New Girl” or “Friends.”Country music ran through her

veins. Bekah was always first inline for Country Thunder and firston the line to win tickets to anyupcoming country concert.Bekah loved cuddling and taking

naps with her nephews, whom sheadored. Bekah recently hiked Pin-nacle Peak and Squaw Peak, trulyenjoying the Arizona landscapeand weather.Bekah was an avid Blackhawks,

White Sox and Packers fan.Bekah delighted in giving her

time to serve others through herchurch nursery, shaving heads forthe St. Baldrick’s Foundation andvolunteering where needed.Bekah will be missed by all those

who were blessed to meet her andget a glimpse of her light and love.A memorial service will be at

4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, atShannon Hall at 14 N. Van BurenSt., Batavia, with a celebration oflife to follow directly after.“The Nanny McB Memorial Fund”

has been created to honor Bekah’slife and love.Bekah had an amazing love and

kindness for kids. Contributionsmade to this fund will be used tosupport children in need as a wayto honor Bekah’s life.Donations are accepted at any

Chase Bank location; please use

the full name of the fund whenmaking the donation.Please sign the guest book at


ANGELO LoMONACOBorn: Jan. 3, 1925Died: Feb. 4, 2013

GENEVA – An-gelo LoMonaco,of Geneva, andformerly of OakPark, passed away on Tuesday,Feb. 4. He was born Jan. 3, 1925,in Chicago, the son of Charles andMarietta (Lombardo) LoMonaco.Angelo graduated from TooleyHigh School and attended Roos-evelt University. He proudly servedin the U.S. Navy during World WarII.Angelo married Dorothy M.

Kennedy in 1954, and the couplemoved to Oak Park where theyraised their two children, Pamand Mark. They moved to Genevain 1985 and were surrounded bywonderful neighbors.Angelo was a commercial real

estate broker and appraiser,licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin.For several years he was employedat R.J. Ward in Batavia. Angelo’sgreatest pleasure was spendingtime at the family cottage in LakeGeneva with family and friends.He is survived by his children,

Mark and Pam; son-in-law, FrankBrewe; and cousins, Mary Graceand Maura LoMonaco.Funeral services will take place

at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, atMalone Funeral Home, 324 E. StateSt. (Route 38), Geneva.Burial will be at Mount Carmel

Cemetery in Hillside.A visitation will take place from

9 a.m. until the time of the serviceMonday, Feb. 10, at Malone Funer-al Home.In lieu of flowers, memorials to

Home Health Care Physicians, c/oCadence Health Foundation, 0S050Winfield Road, Suite 200, Winfield,IL 60190, will be appreciated.For information, call 630-232-

8233 or visit www.malonefh.com.Please sign the guest book at


Francis “Frank” William

Carlborg: A service willbe held in his memory at1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, atCreek Bend Nature Center atLeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve,37W700 Dean St., west of St.Charles.

Bettye Frunzar: Privateinterment will be in River HillsMemorial Park in Batavia.A celebration of life will beFriday, June 13, at a loca-tion yet to be determined.Condolences to the familyand memories shared may beforwarded to Healy Chapel,332 W. Downer Place, Aurora,IL 60506. For information, call630-897-9291.

Karen L. Kraus: The visita-tion will be from 4 to 8 p.m.Friday, Feb. 21, at Moss-NorrisFuneral Home, 100 S. Third St.(three blocks west of the riverand one block south of Route64) in St. Charles. A memo-rial service will be at 1 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 22, at ChristCommunity Church, 37W100Bolcum Road, in St. Charles.Interment will be private.

Jerry P. Perrone: A celebra-tion of life visitation will beSaturday, Feb. 8, from 4 to

7 p.m., at Malone FuneralHome, 324 E. State St. (Route38), Geneva. There will be apresentation by the AmericanLegion at 5:15 p.m., followedby a time of sharing from 5:30to 6:30 p.m., where friendswill be invited to share theirmemories of the man, thecommunity leader and thefriend that Jerry was.

Carrie E. Petrie: A celebrationof her life will begin at 3 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 22, at ElburnAmerican Legion Post 630,112 N. Main St., Elburn. Ar-rangements are being handledthrough the care of ConleyFuneral Home in Elburn.

John W. Snider: A memorialservice will be at 2 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 8, at UnitedMethodist Church of Geneva,211 Hamilton St., Geneva.

Daniel Michael Venard Sr.:

The memorial service will benoon Friday, Feb. 7, at YursFuneral Home, 405 E. MainSt., (Corner of Routes 64 and25), St. Charles. Inurnmentwill be at Abraham LincolnCemetery, Elwood. The me-morial visitation will be Fridayfrom 10 a.m. until the time ofthe service.

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Fermilab to hostFamily Open HouseBATAVIA – The Family Open

House is set from 1 to 5 p.m.Sunday at the U.S. Departmentof Energy’s Fermi National Ac-celerator Laboratory, inWilsonHall. Fermilab is at Pine Streetand Kirk Road, Batavia. Theevent will include hands-on sci-ence exhibits to tours of someof the lab’s attractions – includ-ing themassive electromagnetthat was brought to Fermilablast summer. Highlights includea series of performances byJerry Zimmerman asMr. Freeze.About a dozen scientists will beready to answer questions onthe 15th floor ofWilson Hall.In the atrium, families can

enjoy a “physics carnival.” Noregistration is required to attendthe Family Open House.For information, visit www.fnal.gov or follow Fermilab onFacebook at www.facebook.com/fermiab.

Parents invited to classELGIN – From 6 to 8 p.m.

Monday at the Gail BordenPublic Library, 270 N. GroveAve., Elgin, parents are invitedto learn about the role they playin helping students prepare forhigher education.The priority of schoolwork,

financial aid and culturalperceptions of educationwill betopics of discussion. Timewillbe dedicated to questions fromthe audience as well.The presenter is Dianha Orte-

ga-Ehreth, executive director ofthe Youth Leadership Academy,a nonprofit organization servingstudents in the community whowish to gain access to a collegeeducation.The event will be held in the

Elgin Room and is sponsored bySchool District U-46, Renz Cen-ter, Youth Leadership Academyand the library. For information,call 847-742-3545, ext. 264.



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ST. CHARLES TOWN-SHIP – A Geneva man wassentenced to four years inprison this week after beingconvicted of possessing up to15 grams of cocaine, a felony.

Court records show Hec-tor Romero-Luna, 37, pleadedguilty in December and wassentenced by Associate KaneCounty Judge Clint Hull.

Romero-Luna will get cred-it for time served and pay a

fine of $8,185,records show.

Romero-Lu-na first wascharged in De-cember 2011a f t e r K a n eCounty Sher-iff’s deputiesraided a house

he was renting on the 400block of Chalmers Street, fol-

lowing a tip that drugs werebeing dealt from there, offi-cials said.

He initially was chargedwith unlawful possession of acontrolled substance with in-tent to deliver, unlawful pos-session of marijuana with theintent to deliver, unlawfulpossession of marijuana andunlawful possession of a fire-arm without a firearms own-ers identification card andwith four counts of unlawful

possession of a controlledsubstance, records show.

Also arrested with Rome-ro-Luna was his nephew,Julio Rubio, 23, who sharedthe rented house on Chalm-ers with him. Rubio pleadedguilty in August to felonycharges of possession of acontrolled substance. In Oc-tober, Hull assessed a fine of$3,185 and sentenced Julio to30 months of probation, courtrecords show.

GENEVABATAVIA

Man gets 4 years for drug charges

HectorRomero-Luna

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BATAVIA – The BataviaPublic Library’s “One Book,One Batavia” programs willfocus on sustainability.

A discussion of “The GoodFood Revolution,” by Will Al-len, will take place at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday at the library, 10 S.Batavia Ave., Batavia. Copiesof the book are available atthe library.

Also, librarian Lee Blakleywill present two programs,“Homemade Natural Toilet-ries” and “Homemade Natu-ral Cleaners,” at 7 p.m. on Feb.17, and Feb. 24, respectively.A master gardener from theUniversity of Illinois exten-sion will offer tips for suc-cessful gardening, from sitepreparation through harvest,during “Planning and Plant-ing a Vegetable Garden” at 7p.m. March 3.

“Raising Chickens” inthe backyard is the subjectof Holly Kammes presenta-tion at 7 p.m. March 10. At 7p.m. March 17, Charles andKaren Lorence will explain“Beekeeping for Beginners.”On March 20, the library willhost two “One Book, One Bat-avia” events. At noon, Jen-nifer Downing will review“The Good Food Revolution”during Books Between Bites.

Landscape historian andeducator Barbara Geigerwill be the featured speakerat the “One Book, One Bata-via” main event at 7 p.m. Allprograms are free of charge.Registration is required forall programs except Books Be-tween Bites.

For details and to register,visit www.OneBookOneBat-avia.org, or call 630879-1393,ext. 200.

Activitiesplanned in‘One Book’program

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St. Charles Chamber of Commerce and city officials recently held a ribbon cutting for Body and Brain Yoga, which is at 2000 W. Main St.,Unit IB, in St. Charles.

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Village president:Elburn has bright future

By AL [email protected]

ELBURN – Village Presi-dent Dave Anderson on Thurs-day described Elburn as agrowing town, looking aheadto such highlights as the exten-sion of Anderson Road, includ-ing over the railroad tracksthat divide the town, as well asthe recent approval of ElburnStation, which potentiallywould double the size of the vil-lage’s population.

Anderson delivered a Stateof the Village address at theElburn Chamber of Commercemeeting at the BlackberryMasonic Lodge on Route 47 indowntown Elburn. He praisedthe village’s public works de-partment for its work duringthe harsh winter season, say-ing that despite heavy snow,“the streets have been plowed,

and I think everybody hereis grateful for that.” And helooked forward to the build-ing of a new fire station on thenorth side of Route 38.

But there is always room formore. Asked about what newbusinesses might be coming in2014, Anderson said he has hadinquiries about a hardwarestore, and “I’ve really got myheart set on a florist shop.”

“At one point we had two,”Anderson said of florist shopsin the village. “And they bothdid well.”

Peg Bendowski, the admin-istrator of the Elburn Cham-ber, said of all the calls she getsfrom people, the top desire is aflorist, as well as a bakery or ataxi service.

Anderson looked back ona busy 2013, mentioning thecreation of an Economic De-velopment Commission, the

approval of video gaming, thesuccessful vote on Elburn Sta-tion, the completion of a com-prehensive land-use plan, thehiring of a finance director andthe welcoming of several newbusinesses, among other high-lights.

He talked at length aboutthe Anderson Road extension,emphasizing the importanceof the bridge, as he said UnionPacific has plans to add a thirdtrack “that goes right throughElburn.”

“This very simply meansmore trains,” Anderson said,adding that while the trainsare needed, “we want to getfrom one side of the tracks tothe other.” And, with the newfire department headquartersset to be built close to Ander-son Road, he said the bridgewill provide a big help for fire-fighters.

8LOCAL BRIEFS

Boy Scouts to hostpancake breakfastELBURN – Elburn Boy

Scout Troop 7 has plannedan all-you-can-eat pancakebreakfast from 7 to 10:30a.m. Saturday at the ElburnAmerican Legion Hall, 112 N.Main St., Elburn. It will includepancakes, sausage links fromReam’s Elburn Market, juiceand coffee.The cost is $5 for those

ages 4 and older. It is free forthose younger than age 4.For information, visit www.troop-7.org.

Volunteers sought forliteracy workshopST. CHARLES – Literacy Vol-

unteers Fox Valley is seekingvolunteers to help teach En-glish to adults. A four-sessiontutor training workshop willbe from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tues-day and Thursday and Feb.18 and 20, at the St. CharlesPublic Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave.,St. Charles. Volunteers donot need to know a secondlanguage or have a teachingbackground.Volunteer tutors teach for

one hour each week at a timeand public location that isconvenient. To register for theFebruary workshop or for afuture workshop, visit www.lvfv.org or call Peg Coker at630-584-4428.


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Batavia

• A woman attempted to steal$1,744 worth of merchandise onTuesday, Feb. 4, from Walmart,801 N. Randall Road. The suspectwas pushing the cart out of thestore and then left it behind afterbeing approached by store securityofficers.• Two Bluetooth music receivers

valued at $59.99 each were report-ed taken Tuesday, Jan. 28, fromRadio Shack, 21 N. Randall Road.• Two compact drill driver kits

valued at $219.99 each and twocutoff tools valued at $119.99 eachwere reported taken Tuesday, Jan.28, from Sears Appliances andHardware, 3 N. Randall Road.• Michael G. Espinoza, 44, of the

400 block of Irving Street, Joliet,was charged Sunday, Jan. 26, withaggravated driving under the influ-ence of alcohol, failure to securea child under 8 in an appropriatechild seat, disobeying a trafficsignal and operating an uninsuredvehicle.

Geneva

• Stephen C. Treadwell, 56, of the5N000 block of Middlecreek Lane,St. Charles Township, was chargedSunday, Jan. 26, with two countsof domestic battery, aggravatedassault and interfering with thereporting of domestic violence, allmisdemeanors.

• Kaycee M. Znalezniak, 23, ofthe 400 block of South Avenue, St.Charles, was charged Sunday, Jan.26 with driving under the influence,driving with a blood-alcohollevel greater than .08 percent anddriving without a rear registrationlight.• Michael J. Verta Jr., 66, of the

400 block of South First Street,St. Charles, was charged Tuesday,Jan. 28, with driving under theinfluence.

St. Charles

• Columba Ordonez-Vasquez, 28,of the 1300 block of West MainStreet, St. Charles, was chargedTuesday, Feb. 4, with driving with-out a license and speeding. Shewas also arrested on a St. Charleswarrant for failing to appear incourt on a charge of driving with-out a license.• Heather L. Douglas, 36, of the

1900 block of Moore Avenue, St.Charles, was charged Saturday,Feb. 1, with retail theft for report-edly stealing toys, grocery itemsand clothing from Target, 3885 E.Main St., St. Charles.• Carl Steven Morrison, 23, of the

100 block of East Grand Avenue,Bensenville, was charged Sunday,Feb. 2, with driving under theinfluence of alcohol, driving witha blood-alcohol content greaterthan 0.08 percent, driving withoutinsurance and improper lane use.

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Fire department: Keephydrants accessibleST. CHARLES – Because fire

hydrants can quickly becomecovered from snowfall, snowpushed by plows and snowthrown by snowblowers, theSt. Charles Fire Department isreminding residents to keephydrants visible and accessibleat all times.Fire officials recommend

clearing the snow aroundthe hydrant and down to theground to ensure accessibilityin an emergency. For infor-mation, contact Fire Chief JoeSchelstreet at 630-377-4458.

Steel Beam to host showabout MLK Jr. speechesST. CHARLES – Marcus Gentry

will present “I Have a Dream:A King’s Journey” at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 23 at Steel Beam Theatre,111 W. Main St., St. Charles.The one-man show recreates

the speeches of Dr. MartinLuther King. Gentry is knownas Marcus “Dr. Respect”Gentry, and is the founder andpresident of Marcus Gentry &Associates.Tickets are $20 and available

at www.steelbeamtheatre.comor by phone at 630-587-8521.

‘Peter Pan Jr.’ play willbe performed in MarchGENEVA – St. Peter Catholic

School will present “Peter PanJr.” Performances are set for 7p.m. March 7 and 1 p.m. March8. Tickets are $7 for adults and$5 for children and are availableat the door. St. Peter School isat 1881 Kaneville Road, Geneva.


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Geneva wins 2013Snowfighting Award


GENEVA – Geneva wasrecognized with a 2013 Safeand Sustainable Snowfight-ing Award from the Salt In-stitute for excellence in envi-ronmental consciousness andeffective management in thestorage of winter road salt, of-ficials said.

Geneva was the only Kanemunicipality to receive theaward, one of 10 in Illinois,and one of 90 in the U.S. andCanada, according to a listprovided by the Salt Institute.The institute is a nonprofittrade association dedicated toadvocating the benefits of salt.

Geneva Streets Superin-tendent Chris Bong said heapplied for the award a yearago and a representative fromthe Salt Institute came outduring the summer to inspecttheir operation.

“They look at your planand see what it looks like,your facilities, and they sendthe awards out during thewinter,” Bong said.

The institute uses a check-list to grade safety and ser-vice, equipment, materialsusage, snow plowing perfor-mance, tactical operationsbefore and during a storm,

storage and safety, and envi-ronmental measures.

“Now it recognizes yourplan and your ability to useand store salt responsibly,”he said. “Prioritizing roads isone of the main things.”

When the salt shortagebecame apparent earlier thisyear, Bong mixed a third ofthe street spread with sand,stretching out the city’s saltsupply. The city also limitsits salt use to the main roads,the snow routes, hills, aroundschools and stop sign intersec-tions, Bong said.

“We do not do end-to-endon residential streets,” Bongsaid. “An ice storm is the onlytime we salt end-to-end.”

An average winter has 22inches of snow, Bong said,but the current season hasdumped 47 inches, with moreforecast by this weekend.

“In a normal winter, weuse 2,000 tons of salt. Thisyear so far, we have used 3,000tons,” Bong said.

The snow put the city’s pri-oritization plan to the test thiswinter, he said.

“Facebook and Twitter hadpositive feedback like crazy,”Bong said. “That’s kind ofrare in this business. Usuallyyou get more complaints thancompliments.”

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Cabaret of love songsto be performedST. CHARLES – Steel Beam The-

atre, 111W.Main St. in downtownSt. Charles, presents “OnMyWayto You,” a cabaret of love songsperformed by PascaleM. Trouillotat 8 p.m. Feb. 14 and Feb. 15.Trouillot will be accompanied

by Richard Trost of South Elgin onpiano, Nick Anderson of BuffaloGrove on drums and John Sum-mers of Schaumburg on bass.Select tunes include “My Funny

Valentine,” “The First Time Ever ISaw your Face,” “Someone LikeYou” and “Crazy.” Tickets are$20, with reservations suggested.To purchase tickets, visit www.

SteelBeamTheatre.com or call630-587-8521.

Home show set for thisweekend in St. CharlesST. CHARLES – The Old House

NewHouse Home Show is set fortoday through Sunday at Pheas-ant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St.,St. Charles.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $7 for adults, $4for those older than 62 and freefor those younger than 18. Freeparking.A portion of the ticket proceeds

will benefit Habitat for Humanityof Northern Fox Valley and itsReStore based in Elgin. For eventdetails and a $1-off admissioncoupon, visit www.kennedypro-ductions.com or call 630-515-1160.


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DEKALB – Northern Illi-nois University will remem-ber the lives of five studentslost Feb. 14, 2008, with a mo-ment of reflection and thetolling of five bells at 3:06p.m. Feb. 14.

Although most of today’sstudents were not on campusthe day the five – Gayle Du-bowski, Catalina Garcia, Ju-lianna Gehant, Ryanne Maceand Daniel Parmenter – werekilled by a gunman in ColeHall, NIU maintains a com-mitment to remember themevery year, said spokesmanPaul Palian.

The sixth annual remem-brance will be more subduedthan last year, when friendsand families of the deceasedlaid wreaths and flowers nextto five marble slabs dedicated

to each of the fallen.A memorial garden, adja-

cent to Cole Hall, is intend-ed to be a place of peacefulreflection. It consists of agently-curving walk set in agroup of trees with a red gran-ite reflection wall bearing thestudents’ names and a sculp-ture centerpiece. Benchesare placed opposite the wallto encourage all to pause andremember, Palian said.

“NIU is committed to re-membering and honoring thespirit of the cherished Hus-kies lost that day,” said NIUPresident Doug Baker, whois spending time with theirfamilies before the anniver-sary. “The bells serve as areminder of the ‘Forward,Together Forward’ spirit ofour students and communityas we reflect and honor thoselost.”

Kelly Wesener Michael,

associate vice president forstudent affairs and dean ofstudents, said it was a natu-ral transition for the campus’remembrance of the tragedy.

“A moment of reflection isa way in which NIU can con-tinue its tradition of markingan unforgettable moment inits history, remembering theresiliency of our communityand, most importantly, hon-oring those we lost,” Michaelsaid.

The NIU Scholarship Of-fice also plans to announcethe winners of the Forward,Together Forward Scholar-ship on Feb. 14. The Forward,Together Forward Scholar-ship Endowment was creat-ed through the generosityof more than 1,770 donors tohonor the memory and spiritof Dubowski, Garcia, Gehant,Mace and Parmenter.

Plans moment of reflection, bells for Friday afternoon

NIU to mark anniversarySt. Charles Park Districtwants kids to be safeST. CHARLES – A St. Charles

Park District program, “Safeon My Own,” aims to provideyouths the basic skills theyshould know if they are everhome alone. American RedCross safety informationincludes how to recognize, pre-vent and prepare for emergencysituations. Internet safety willbe covered.It is for ages 6 to 10. The class

meets from 4 to 5 p.m. March 11at the Pottawatomie Commu-nity Center, 8 North Ave., St.Charles.The fee is $16 for residents

and $24 for nonresidents.Advance registration requiredat www.stcparks.org.

Mary Todd Lincolnsubject of dinner theaterBATAVIA – The Batavia Depot

Museum will present the 12thannual Lincoln Dinner Theatreat 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at theLincoln Inn Banquets, 1345 S.Batavia Ave., Batavia.This year’s event will feature a

portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln’slife during the years after theassassination of PresidentLincoln, written and performedby Dr. Maria Boundas Bakalis.The cost is $38, which

includes buffet dinner and per-formance. Tickets are on sale atthe Batavia Park District CivicCenter, 327 W. Wilson St., theEastside Community Center, 14N. Van Buren St., or the DepotMuseum, 155 Houston St. Forinformation, call the BataviaPark District at 630-879-5235or the Batavia Depot Museumat 630-406-5274.

Cookie Mouse to show upat storytime in ElburnELBURN – An event, Story

Time with Cookie Mouse, is setfor 11 a.m. today at the Townand Country Public Library,320 E. North St., Elburn. CookieMouse, a children’s book char-acter created by Laura Numer-off, will visit the library.Children will hear stories

about Cookie Mouse and hisfriends. As with previous bookcharacter visits sponsored by

Barnes and Noble of Geneva,there will be time after theprogram for kids to hug CookieMouse and for parents to takepictures.This story time is open to

everyone. For information, visitwww.elburn.lib.il.us.

Bowling Against Bullyingevent Sunday in AuroraAURORA – P.E.A.K. for Kids,

which stands for promotingenrichment and kindness,will have a fundraising event,Bowling Against Bullying, setfor Saturday at Parkside Lanes,34W185 Montgomery Road,Aurora.The organization is putting

on the event with the KindnessCampaign, in partnership withthe N.E.H. Foundation. Sponsorsare needed.For information, visit www.

peakforkids.org/fundraising/bowling-against-bullying.

Hospital hosts AmericanHeart Month eventELGIN – In celebration

of American Heart Month,Advocate Sherman Hospital ishosting the Heart of DiabetesFamily Health Fair from 9 to 11a.m. on Saturday.This free event will educate

attendees on the link betweenheart disease and diabetesand the steps they should taketo keep their family healthy.Sherman Hospital is at 1425N. Randall Road, Elgin. Attend-ees will receive one-on-oneexpert health advice fromAdvocate Sherman physiciansand clinicians, along with freeblood pressure, cholesterol andglucose screenings. Attendeescan take an online heart riskassessment and receive instantfeedback on their heart diseaserisk and follow-up recommen-dations. This event will featurehealthy snacks and giveaways,including a Wii Fit grand prizefor one lucky raffle winner. Theevent will take place on thefourth floor of Advocate Sher-man Hospital’s Medical OfficeBuilding. To register, visit www.advocatehealth.com/sherman-classes.


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BLOOMBERG NEWS

Three days of hearings

on Capitol Hill about the

jaw-dropping data breach-

es at Target and Neiman

Marcus brought to light

one new apology and at

least two familiar lessons.

The lessons are worth

reiterating.

First, there’s fresh evi-

dence that retailers have a

hard time admitting when

they’ve been hacked. Once

they do, they find it hard

to tell the whole story.

Target said nothing

about the breach until

an independent security

researcher disclosed it on

his blog. In its initial state-

ment, the company said the

attack involved 40 million

card accounts. Three weeks

later, Target revealed that

other records affecting 70

million customers also had

been stolen.

Finally, after repeating

“how sorry we are that

this happened,” a Target

executive divulged that the

breach had lasted three

days longer than initially

admitted. Neiman Marcus

has been similarly evasive.

This is the kind of

slow-motion, piecemeal

response that infuriates

consumers. A uniform fed-

eral standard mandating

how retailers report data

breaches, which some in

Congress are advocating,

would be an improvement

over the varying state-by-

state disclosure laws now

in effect.

The second lesson is to

speed adoption of smart-

chip cards, which have

encrypted chips embedded

in them and often require

a password to use.

Merchants and issuers

are expected to finally

adopt the technology in

the United States by Octo-

ber 2015.

Target, commendably,

now plans to accelerate its

transition and have the

gear in place by early next

year.

As other retailers watch

Target contend with in-

vestigations, lawsuits and

the ire of consumers and

investors alike, doing the

same might start looking

cheaper and cheaper.

Editorial board 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. First Amendment, U.S. Bill of Rights

Jim Ringness Kathy Gresey

Al Lagattolla Jay Schwab

The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on public issues.Letters must include the author’s full name, home address and day andevening telephone numbers. We limit letters to 400 words. All letters aresubject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor.Letters can be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 630-444-1641 and mailed to Letters, Kane County Chronicle, 333 N. Randall Road,Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.

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Bipartisan support for immigration reform on display inWashingtonBy EMILY GRAY

[email protected]

At a time when our electedofficials in Washington seemto be paralyzed by partisanpolitics, it is encouragingto see both sides of the aislemoving forward on an issue ofcritical national significance –immigration reform.

During his State of theUnion address Jan. 28, Presi-dent Barack Obama voiced hissupport for passing immi-gration reform in 2014, whileRepublicans in the House ofRepresentatives released their“Standards on ImmigrationReform” on Jan. 30, outlininga set of broad principles tomake this issue a priority thisyear.

As the executive director ofan organization that provideslegal services to almost 4,000immigrants in the Chicagoarea this year, this is a very

personal issue for me, myteam and the people we serve.In our Immigrant Legal Ser-vices Department, we encoun-ter countless individuals andfamilies hurt by the brokenimmigration system – fami-lies split apart, children leftwithout parents, promisingyoung people whose dreamsare dashed and victims ofcrimes afraid to report theoffenses to the police. Thesetragedies tear apart not onlythe immigrants and theirfamilies, but our communitiesand our country.

Like many other Christianleaders across the nation,I was disappointed thatimmigration reform was notbrought to a vote in the Houseof Representatives in 2013, par-ticularly given the widespreadsupport among business, faithand law enforcement leadersacross the U.S. The releaseof the Republican principles,

however, show that ourelected officials in both partiesfinally have realized that fix-ing our broken immigrationsystem is a priority.

Although broad, the Re-publican standards offer animportant framework to beginCongress’ work on the issue.The principles rightfully in-clude improvements to bordersecurity and internal enforce-ment mechanisms, updatesto our outdated legal immi-gration system, and a processthrough which immigrantsthat do not have legal statuscan earn legal presence here.These immigrants – includingthose who were brought hereas children – contribute untoldbenefits to our economy, our

community and our churches,and both our Christian faithand our American heritageinstruct us to welcome themwith open arms.

Immigration reform is aneconomic and civic issue, buteven more so, it is a biblicalone. Many of the most import-ant figures in the history ofthe Christian faith were immi-grants, refugees and travelerswhom God used for his pur-poses. I hope that our federallegislators will help ensure thecontinuation of that traditionby making the United Statesa place where immigrants arewelcomed.

I encourage U.S. Reps.Roskam, Duckworth, Hult-gren, Foster and the rest ofour Congressmen and womenin Washington to work to-gether to make immigrationreform a priority in 2014. Fix-ing our immigration systemwill require both courage and

compromise, and althoughwe can expect that no onewill be completely satisfiedwith the final product, wewill continue to pray thatour representatives will finda workable solution. Thepresident’s comments andthe Republican standards arepositive steps forward, butnow they must be followed bylegislative action on immi-gration reform. We have wait-ed long enough – the time toact is now.

• Emily Gray is executivedirector of World ReliefDuPage/Aurora, a Christianorganization that works toempower the local church toserve the most vulnerable byproviding services in threemain areas: refugee resettle-ment, education and immi-grant legal services. Contacther [email protected].

EmilyGray

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Church in Batavia plansinterfaith worshipBATAVIA – The Congregational

Church of Batavia has planned amonthly interfaith Taize worshipfrom 7 to 7:30 p.m. on thesecond Friday of each month atthe church, 21 S. Batavia Ave.,Batavia. There is no cost.For information, email bat-

[email protected], call630-879-1999 or contact SusanPrice at [email protected] 630-362-6980. A meditativeapproach to worship character-izes the Taize service: singingchoruses multiple times so themusic can sink into your soul,a Scripture reading (usually aPsalm) and periods of centeringprayer.A time of lighting candles and

bringing them forward leadsinto a longer time of silentprayer.

Tickets available forHarry S. Truman dinnerAURORA – The Kane County

Democrats will celebrate theannual Harry S. Truman Dinneron Feb. 23 at Pipers Banquets,1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora.The event will open its doorsat 4 p.m., with a cash bar andmusic by Barbara St. John. Din-ner will be served at 5 p.m. Thekeynote speaker is lieutenantgovernor-candidate Paul Vallas,and volunteers will be awardedfor their contributions duringdinner. Tickets will be $80 aperson if bought before Feb.17 and $90 each if secured byphone by that date.A table of 10 may be pur-

chased for $800 and includesa full-page ad in the TrumanDinner program book. After Feb.17, guests may buy a ticket atthe door for $100 if space isavailable. For ticket information,call 630-513-1588 or send anemail to [email protected].

Forum to be heldon Syrian civil warELGIN – Fox Valley Citizens

for Peace and Justice will hosta forum on the Syrian civil warfrom 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday atHighland Avenue Church of theBrethren, 783 W. Highland Ave.,

Elgin. “Syria: The Three-SidedCivil War, International Solidar-ity and the Peace Movement”will include panelists NaderHashemi and Danny Postel ofthe University of Denver Centerfor Middle East Studies. Theyare also co-editors of a newbook, “The Syria Dilemma.”Postel is a contributing editorof “Logos: A Journal of ModernSociety.” He also blogs for“Critical Inquiry,” “Truthout”and “Huffington Post.”Fox Valley Citizens for Peace

and Justice member Mary Shes-green will moderate the forum.Each panelist will give openingpresentations followed byquestions and comments fromthe audience. The forum is free,but donations will be acceptedfor humanitarian aid to Syria.Copies of “The Syria Dilemma”will be for sale.

Emergency responsecourse starts in AprilNORTH AURORA – A Commu-

nity Emergency Response Teamtraining course begins in April inNorth Aurora. The course is in-tended to teach citizens how tobetter cope with the aftermathof a disaster by training them inbasic disaster-response skills.The topics of the course aredisaster preparedness, disas-ter fire suppression, disastermedical operations, light searchand rescue operations, disasterpsychology and team organi-zation and course review anddisaster simulation.The free course will be held

from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays,starting April 1 in the commu-nity room at the North AuroraPolice Department, 200 S.Lincolnway St. Participantsmust be 18 years of age orolder. Preference for admissioninto the course will be given toNorth Aurora residents. Appli-cations to attend the coursecan be picked up at the NorthAurora Police Department oronline at www.vil.north-aurora.il.us/forms.aspx.Questions can be directed

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Get ready for St. CharlesRestaurant WeekST. CHARLES – St. Charles

Restaurant Week is set for Feb.24-28. The 34 participatingrestaurants will give those whopresent an event coupon a 25percent discount on dine-inorders. Some restrictions apply.Visit www.stcharlesil.gov/restaurant-week for informationor to get a coupon.

Aurora University openhouse set for SaturdayAURORA – A graduate business

program’s open house event is setfor 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the PerryTheatre Atrium in the CommunityFoundation of the Fox River ValleyCenter. The Perry Theatre Atriumis at 349 Gladstone Ave., Aurora.Register at www.aurora.edu/gradbusiness.

Learn about the sideeffects of sugarBATAVIA – An event, Sugar

Blues and Green Smoothies withMichelle Mansfield, is set from 1to 3 p.m. Feb. 16, at Shine YogaStudio, 5 N. River St., Batavia.Learn the side effects of sugar,the science behind cravingsand how to add sweetness toyour life without the ill effectsor the guilt. The cost is $25. Forinformation, call 630-482-9700,email [email protected] orvisit www.just-shine.com.

FAFSA seminars comingto East Aurora High SchoolAURORA – State Rep. Linda

Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, andState Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Au-rora, are collaborating with theIllinois Student Assistance Com-mission to host a series of FreeApplication for Federal StudentAid completion seminars at EastAurora High School. 500 Tom-cat Lane, Aurora. The presen-tation will include informationincluding scholarship searching,how financial aid is determinedand the costs and accessibilityof student loans. There willalso be an opportunity to askquestions regarding individualcircumstances. The events willbe held in the Tomcat CareerCenter and Library, from 9:30 to11 a.m. Feb. 15, and from 5:30 to

7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Conservation district tocollect water samplesST. CHARLES – The Kane-DuP-

age Soil and Water ConservationDistrict is promoting groundwa-ter safety by sponsoring a watertesting program. A $45 test kitchecks water samples for ni-trate, nitrite, ammonia, chloride,sulfate, soluble phosphorus,silica and specific conductivity.A pesticide screen for $70 willindicate the presence of triazineherbicides and lasso, dual orharness. A test for 46 differentvolatile organic chemicals is$75, and the test for 23 differentmetals is $90. Water test kits areavailable from the Soil and WaterConservation District, 2315 DeanSt., St. Charles, or Kane CountyFarm Bureau, 2N710 RandallRoad, St. Charles, fromMondaythrough Feb. 21. Water samplesmust be returned Feb. 24. Kitsmust be purchased upon pickup.Results are mailed in four to sixweeks directly to participants.All results are confidential. Forinformation, call 630-584-7961,ext. 3.

Open house, meeting tofeature Bruce RaunerBATAVIA – An open house and

town meeting featuring BruceRauner, Republican candidatefor governor, is set from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 15, at WaterStreet Studios, 160 S. Water St.,Batavia. There is no charge forattendance. Coffee and pastrieswill be available. For informa-tion, visit www.brucerauner.com.

‘Anime Club’ to havemonthly meetingBATAVIA – The monthly

meeting of the “Anime Club”will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13at the Batavia Public Library, 10S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. Teensages 13 and older are invited towatch anime movies, previewnew shows on DVD, and meetother anime and manga enthusi-asts. No registration is required.For information, teens can writeto [email protected].


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SPORTS The Geneva Hall of Fame will honor this year’s inductees athalftime of tonight’s boys basketball game. In this year’s classare Jeff Ainsworth, Jim Klein and Jackie Santacaterina. PAGE 22

HALL OF FAME SET UP

ON THE BRINKGENEVA GYMNASTICSWAS CLOSE TO CAPTURING A

REGIONAL TITLE THURSDAY NIGHT IN GENEVA. PAGE 20

SPRING TRAININGALMOST ARRIVESShawon Dunston Jr. (left)is one of a handful of KaneCounty Cougars pros-pects, likely to join theCubs Class-A afiliate. Thisand more about the Cou-gars, writes sports writerKevin Druley. PAGE 21

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Geneva’s Claire Scatterday competes on the beam during the IHSA Regional Gymnastics meet Thursday at Geneva High School.

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WHAT TO WATCH

TODAYBoys basketball: St.

Charles North at Batavia,7:15 p.m.; Streamwood atGeneva, 7:15 p.m.; Marmionat Glenbard South, 7 p.m.;Kaneland at Rochelle, 7 p.m.Girls basketball: Rosary

at Aurora Central Catholic,7 p.m.; Burlington Central atNorth Boone, 7 p.m.; ChicagoChristian at St. Francis, 7 p.m.;Aurora Christian at WheatonAcademy, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s college basketballManhattan at Canisius,

6 p.m., ESPNUSetonHall at Villanova, 6 p.m.,

FS1Detroit at Valparaiso, 8 p.m.,

ESPNUDePaul at Creighton, 8 p.m.,

FS1Men’s college hockey

Ohio State at MichiganState, 5:30 p.m., BTNWestern Michigan at Miami

(Ohio), 6 p.m., CBSSNMaine at Notre Dame,

6:30 p.m., NBCSNMinnesota at Wisconsin,

8 p.m., BTNPro hockey

Wolves at Iowa, 7 p.m.,WCUUBlackhawks at Phoenix,

8 p.m. CSNWinter Olympics

Ceremony, 6:30 p.m., NBCWomen’s Hockey: United

States vs. Finland, 2 a.m.(Saturday), NBCSNWomen’s Cross-Country –

Skiathlon Gold Medal Final;Men’s Speedskating – 5000Gold Medal Final 4:30 a.m.(Saturday), NBSCN

GENEVA GYMNASTICS REGIONAL

‘CONSTANTLY CONSISTENT’By KEVIN DRULEY

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GENEVA – Geneva girlsgymnasts were on the verge ofchecking the latest item off theiritinerary Thursday, seizing asafe lead at the midway point ofa home regional in the comfort-able surroundings of the MackOlson gym.

“Cozy” encapsulates theseVikings in a few other ways,namely their camaraderie. Thegroup that combined for a 73.3team score through the vaultand bars – nearly six pointsbetter than the U-46 co-op – con-tains just six members. Themeet ended too late for this edi-tion. Log on to kcchronicle.com/preps for final results.

“Definitely it’s a lot morestress, because you know thatyou have to be healthy,” Genevasenior Dominique Brognia saidof the team dynamic this week.“You can’t have any injuries,and you have to hit your rou-tines perfectly because the pres-sure’s on you. You don’t havetoo many people, but, I mean, Idefinitely like having a smallerteam.”

The top five finishers in eachevent and the all-around ad-vanced to Tuesday’s WheatonWarrenville South Sectional.Megan Beitzel won the vaultfor Geneva with a 9.6, starting asweep that included teammatesClaire Ginsberg (9.55), Brognia(9.475), McKenna Merges (9.425)and Grace Ginsberg (9.3).

Claire Ginsberg capturedthe bars title with a 9.4, and willbe joined at sectionals by Brog-nia (9.05, third) and Beitzel (8.45,fifth).

Geneva, which establisheda program-best team score of149.15 at the Upstate Eight Con-ference meet last week, wonthe Illinois’ Best Invitational atWheaton Warrenville South inlate December.

By then, the Vikings alreadyhad strong premonitions that aspecial season was upon them.With much of the nucleus re-turning from a fifth-place stateteam in 2013 – plus the additionof freshman Claire Ginsberg,younger sister of Grace – it wassimply a matter of trusting their

skills.

“We just are constantly con-

sistent with our routines,” Ge-

neva senior Claire Scatterday

said this week. “We just try to

focus on sticking every time

and keeping our routines clean,

which helps us get really nice,

high scores as a team.”

It’s been a banner week for

the graceful sports set at Gene-

va. On Saturday, the competi-

tive dance team captured the 2A

state championship at U.S. Cel-

lular Coliseum in Bloomington,

and was greeted by the student

body during a parade through

the school halls during first

hour Monday morning.

Brognia’s younger sister,

sophomore Diana, is part of the

dance team. The siblings oc-

casionally talk shop about the

overlap between their sports,

which for Dominique largely is

limited to the floor exercise.

“A lot of the lines and point-

ed toes and the arms and stuff

like that, just to look nice and

pretty,” Dominique Brognia

said. “That definitely is the

same.”

Vikings gymnasts still aren’t

afraid to roll up their sleeves,

though, as evidenced by their ef-

ficiency in helping prepare the

gym for competition.

“It’s very quick. Veryquick,”

Vikings coach Kim Hostman

said this week. “We set up the

whole floor and the bars and ev-

erything down there. It used to

take us two hours. Now it takes

us about 40 minutes, if that.”

At sectionals, such heavy

lifting will be left to Wheaton

Warrenville South athletes or

administrators.

Tonight, the St. Charles co-

op will compete for sectional

berths at the York Regional. On

Tuesday, Batavia sophomore

Megan McGee advanced from

the Wheaton Warrenville South

Regional in the vault (third-

place finish) and all-around

(fifth).

At-large qualifiers for each

event and the all-around will be

announced Monday.

Photos by Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

Geneva head coach Kim Hostman congratulates Grace Ginsberg after her vault during the IHSA RegionalGymnastics meet Thursday at Geneva High School. Go to KCChronicle.com to see a photo gallery fromThursday’s regional. BELOW: Geneva’s Grace Ginsberg competes on the uneven bars.

Geneva girls gymnastics starts strong at regional at home

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GENEVA – Cougars fansexercised great faith wellbefore their club becamea Class-A Cubs affiliate inSeptember 2012.

Being a diehard whenmore “L” flags than “W”flags are part of the prospec-tus is one thing. It’s quiteanother when you don’tknow which players you’llbe rooting for until April.

Single-game tickets forthe 2014 Cou-gars seasonwent on saleThursday, a fewweeks beforeCubs minorleaguers beginspring train-ing. In lieu ofscratching yourhead to predictthe roster, envision a groupthat’s wet behind the ears.

“We’ve gotten to a pointin our organization wherewe’ve gotten pretty youngand we’ve been the youngestat most of the affiliates,”said Cubs assistant directorof player development andinternational scouting AlexSuarez. “This is what we’vebeen trying to get to as anorganization, is get young-er but also bring in impacttalent.

“To say at this pointwho will end up being here,we’ve still got [two] months,but it’ll be a young, dynamicgroup of kids, because we’vegot some young kids comingthat are pretty interesting asevidenced by the club thatplayed in Mesa and Boisethis year.”

Center fielder ShawonDunston Jr., who turned 21Wednesday, is likely to fitthe bill. Naturally, springtraining goes a long wayin determining a player’slanding spot, but after bat-ting .290 with 12 steals in 49games at Short-A Boise in2013, Kane County is the log-ical next step on the ladder.

An 11th-round pick of theCubs in 2011 and the son offormer All-Star Cubs infield-er Shawon Dunston, Dun-

ston Jr. has shown resilience

since a demotion from Boise

early in the 2012 season. He

missed three weeks with a

leg injury late in the 2013

season but has worked back

to full speed this winter.

“As long as he keeps hit-

ting the benchmarks of his

player plan and he continues

progressing through spring

training, he obviously has a

shot to compete for a spot on

this club,” Suarez said.

Baseball America rated

a few players who spent

significant time with Boise

last season among the Cubs’

top 2014 prospects.

Right-hander Paul Black-

burn, a 2012 first-round pick,

headlined that list at No. 12.

Righty Dillon Maples – who

pitched with the Cougars in

parts of 2013 – is 18th, while

second baseman Danny

Lockhart ranked 30th. Lock-

hart also is a major league

legacy; his dad, Keith, spent

most of his 10-year career as

an Atlanta Braves’ second

baseman.

As Suarez said, spring

training “dictates a lot, you

know.” Until camp breaks,Cougars fans know thismuch: Midwest League open-ing day is set for April 3, andthe home opener is April 8.

Family field trip: Shane Far-rell’s boss knows all aboutthe Boston Red Sox, so therewere no tussles over hiswhereabouts on the nights ofOct. 27, 28 and30, 2013.

Farrell, aCubs amateurscouting assis-tant, attendedthe final threegames of theWorld Serieslast fall. Farrellis the son of John Farrell,who managed the Red Sox to

a title against the St. Louis

Cardinals in six games.

Cubs president of base-

ball operations Theo Epstein

served as Red Sox general

manager for Boston’s past

two World Series winners

– in 2004 and 2007 – and

Farrell is optimistic his own

organization can capture

that success. Ideally, his

dad will be on hand to see

it, returning his son’s favor

from 2013.

“I mean, hopefully we’re

there one day and he’s

pulling for us, but it was a

pretty special time and a

great experience to be there

in October and to be with

my whole family when they

won it,” Farrell said. “It was

great. It was a great expe-

rience. Looking forward to

the day that we’re there, as

well.”

Giving back: Farrell, Su-

arez and newly minted play-

er development and inter-

national scouting assistant

Kenny Socorro – a Cougars

coach last season – offered

tutelage Saturday at Fifth

Third Bank Ballpark as part

of a Cougars youth coaching

clinic.

“This is a great experi-

ence, something I can relate

to and think back to when

I was growing up,” said

Farrell, a former college

pitcher. “I’m sure a few of

my coaches went to events

like this and it paid off for

me, so it’s great to help them

out any way I can.”

• Kevin Druley is a

sportswriter for the Kane

County Chronicle. He can

be reached at 630-845-5347 or

[email protected].

Follow him on Twitter at

@kevindruley.

KevinDruley

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Dunston Jr. likely among new batch of Cougars

Photo provided by Scott McDaniel/Boise Hawks

Cubs outfield prospect Shawon Dunston Jr. batted .290 in 49 games for Short-A Boise in 2013, stealing 12 bases in 14 attempts. Dunston is likelyto begin the season with the Class-A Cougars.

“To say at this point who will end up being here,

we’ve still got [two] months, but it’ll be a young, dy-namic group of kids, because we’ve got some young

kids coming that are pretty interesting as evidenced

by the club that played in Mesa and Boise this year.”

Alex SuarezCubs assistant director of player development and international scouting

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By JAY [email protected]

Jeff Ainsworth returned

to his alma mater in 2008, as-

sisting the Geneva football

program’s freshman team.

Originally, his plan was

to re-establish his Vikings

ties long before then.

“That was the year of my

40th high school reunion, so

that was kind of my joke with

everyone – ‘Well, it took me

40 years, but I finally made it

back,” Ainsworth said.

Ainsworth, a Class of 1968

Geneva football and wres-

tling standout, is among

three inductees tonight to

the Geneva High School Ath-

letics Hall of Fame.

Although Ainsworth said

he unsuccessfully tried to

launch his career as a teach-

er and coach at Geneva after

completing his college foot-

ball career at Northern Illi-

nois University, he ended up

deeply satisfied by his long

tenure at nearby West Chica-

go High School.

“I wouldn’t trade the 37

years working with children

there for anything,” said

Ainsworth, who remains an

assistant in West Chicago’s

track and field program.

“Just awesome relation-

ships. [West Chicago] is not

known for its athletics too

much there but there have

been some kids that have

gone on to some super things,

and I just really appreciated

working with those kids.”

Ainsworth was a stalwart

offensive and defensive line-

man on legendary Vikings

coach Jerry Auchstetter’s

first Geneva team in 1967,

helping Geneva’s program

climb out of a malaise to fin-

ish with a 6-2 record.

Auchstetter also helped

groom Ainsworth into a

wrestler who finished with a

25-3 senior season, although

a season-ending loss to an

opponent from Mooseheart

“has stuck with me a little

bit” over the years, he said.

Ainsworth wrestled at

180 pounds as a sophomore

but joked that he put on 40

pounds over the next couple

of summers thanks to work-

ing at Geneva’s Dairy Queen.

Bulking up allowed him

to develop into a starting

lineman at NIU, where he

played for three different

coaches during his career.

Ainsworth’s coaching ca-

reer at West Chicago includ-

ed an early highlight – in his

second year, 1974, he was an

assistant for the West Chi-

cago football team that went

13-0 and won a Class 3A state

championship.

“Our toughest competi-

tion that year was Geneva,

and we beat them 14-7 at

Geneva [in the regular sea-

son],” Ainsworth said. “My

dad wouldn’t talk to me after

that for two weeks. My dad

was a big Viking fan.”

Ainsworth, who spent

five years as West Chicago

football’s varsity coach from

’84 to ’88, lives in Batavia,

and his son, Jake, played

cornerback for the Bulldogs

in the mid-2000s.

Ainsworth said his re-

connection with Geneva’s

football program in 2008

came thanks to his relation-

ships with Vikings coach

Rob Wicinski – also an NIU

football alum – and Vikings

freshman coach Kevin Bell,

a longtime friend.

Tonight’s hall of fame in-

duction has the potential to

play havoc with Ainsworth’s

emotions.

“My sisters are going to

be here, and we just spent

our first Christmas togeth-

er in a long, long, long time,

so them coming here [from

San Antonio] is pretty neat,”

Ainsworth said. “And my

son will be here of course, so,

I don’t know, I’m honored.

I’m very honored. As long

as I don’t have to talk, I’ll be

fine.”

Ainsworth’s fellow 2014

inductees will be Jim Klein

and Jackie Santacaterina.

Klein (Class of 1990) was

a standout football and track

and field athlete who was a

college receiver at Western

Illinois and, later, Illinois

under former coach Lou

Tepper. He is a professor of

education and counseling at

Illinois-Springfield.

Santacaterina (Class of

2006) excelled in soccer and

basketball for the Vikings

and later advanced on to

professional soccer for the

Chicago Red Stars. Santaca-

terina, who played college

soccer at Illinois, is found-

er of “TRUE,” a sports per-

formance training program

that helps mentor young ath-

letes.

Vikings to introduce Hall of Fame inductees at basketball game tonight

Girls basketball playoffseeds releasedThe IHSA on Thursday re-

leased the seeds for the Class4A Addison Trail Girls Basket-ball Sectional, which includeseach of the four Tri-Citiesschools.Batavia (No. 3)

and Geneva (No.5) are near thetop of the 21-team sectional,with St. CharlesNorth (No. 9)and St. CharlesEast (No. 11)next. Batavia isone of four regional hosts with-in the sectional; pairings are setto be released at 4 p.m. today,and play begins Feb. 17.In Class 3A, Kaneland is part

of the five-team Plano Regional,while Aurora Central Catholic,Rosary and top-seeded Burl-ington Central help are in thesix-team ACC Regional.Both regionals are part of the

Belvidere Sectional. St. Francis,a regional host, and WheatonAcademy are part of the Glen-bard South Sectional.Aurora Christian, the Chroni-

cle area’s lone 2A team, is thesecond seed in the Ottawa Mar-quette Regional.The Eagles begin postseason

play against the host Crusadersin a regional semifinal at 8 p.m.Wednesday.


GENEVA ATHLETICS

Huskies taking advantage of fertile South Florida recruiting groundBy STEVE NITZ

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When Northern Illinoisfootball coach Joe Novak ar-rived in DeKalb before the1996 season, he knew thatin order to turn around theprogram, he would have torecruit the Chicago areawell.

N o v a k d i d j u s t t h a t ,bringing in players such asRyan Diem, Michael Turn-er and Justin McCareins.Jerry Kill and Dave Doerencame in and did the same.

Rod Carey, the currentcoach, holds the same phi-losophy, and his second re-cruiting class, which wasannounced Wednesday, con-tained nine prospects fromthe Land of Lincoln.

Illinois always should beNIU’s bread and butter, nomatter who is leading theHuskies’ charge.

However, part of NIU’srecent success on the fieldhas been a result of takingadvantage of the fertile re-cruiting ground in SouthFlorida, and the Huskies did

so again this year.Current Huskies players

who hail from South Floridainclude receivers TommyleeLewis (Riviera Beach) andAngelo Sebastiano (CoconutCreek), as well as linebackerJamaal Bass (Miramar).

All three should be keycontributors to next sea-son’s team.

In the Class of 2014 ,five South Florida playerssigned with NIU – receiversChristian Blake (Fort Lau-derdale), David Senior (FortLauderdale) and Ezra Saf-

fold (West Palm Beach), aswell as defensive backs De-ion Hallmon (Weston) andAlbert Smalls (Miramar).

The Chicago area is NIU’sbackbone when it comes tobringing in talent, but Car-ey said the Orange Bowlappearance in 2012 helpedexpand the Huskies brandnationally, as well.

“I think that that openedthe door, not just down [inSouth Florida], but acrossthe rest of the regions, in-cluding our own back doorhere,” he said. “That real-

ly opened the door for con-versations that maybe wehadn’t had before with otherpeople.”

And even with signatureprograms such as Florida,national championship Flor-ida State and the Universityof Miami, not to mention aschool such as Central Flor-ida, which is coming off ofa BCS bowl win, recruitingtalent from Dade, Browardand Palm Beach counties,there still is plenty of goodprospects left over for thenon-BCS programs.

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Ainsworth finds his way back

GHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction

Tonight, halftime of 7:15 p.m. boys basketball game vs. StreamwoodInductees: Jeff Ainsworth (class of 1968, football, wrestling); Jim Klein(class of 1990, football, track and field); Jackie Santacaterina (class of2006, soccer, basketball).

BY MARK POTASH

Chicago Sun-Times

G L E N D A L E , A r i z . –

Asked what he did during the

Blackhawks’ two-day break

in Las Vegas last week, Brent

Seabrook just smiled and

shook his head – the univer-

sal sign for ‘’What happens

in Vegas stays in Vegas’’ ap-

parently.

“There’s a lot to do in Ve-

gas,’’ Seabrook said Thurs-

day after the Hawks prac-

ticed at Jobing.com Arena

in preparation for tonight’s

game against the Phoenix

Coyotes. “Get away from the

game a little bit and have a

little break. We’ve played

a lot of games. The Black-

hawks have done a good job

of breaking it up and give

back to us a little bit and

have a little fun. I think it’s

good.’’

The Vegas trip isn’t the

sole reason the Blackhawks

have started to recapture

their early season form

through five games of the six-

game ‘’ice show’’ road trip.

But even coach Joel Quenne-

ville acknowledged the side

trip as a factor in the team’s

resurgence that not coinci-

dentally has occurred during

a two-week road trip.

“It’s good bonding for the

guys [on the road],’’ Quen-

neville said. ‘’It seems like

you get that excitement on

the bench and in the locker

room. The guys are together

24/7. We’ve got a close-knit

group here where spending

a little extra time with one

another, there are no distrac-

tions. Everybody’s focused in

the right areas.

“I think that diversion [of]

taking the group to Vegas

certainly is a nice change of

scenery. It’s healthy for [ev-

erybody].’’

Heading into the trip, the

Hawks were 4-3-5 in January.

“We were kind of wonder-

ing going into it how we were

going to be,’’ Quenneville

said.

The Hawks have respond-

ed by getting better every

step of the way. They’re 3-0-2 on this trip, with threevictories in their last fourgames. In their 2-0 victoryover the NHL-leading, butslumping, Anaheim Duckson Wednesday night, theHawks were at their cham-pionship finest – timelygoals from Marian Hossaand Jonathan Toews, greatgoaltending from CoreyCrawford and a playoff-lev-el focus on critical penaltykills.

‘’That’s something thatreally wasn’t present forawhile ... in January,’’ Toewssaid. ‘’The last five games orso it’s really come back.’’

The Blackhawks havebeen the best road team in theNHL (118-67-32) since Quen-neville became their headcoach in 2008. But they’vebeen particularly good on theextended circus and ice-showtrips – 13-1-4 in the past twoseasons.

That’s arguably an indi-cation of the special chem-istry the Hawks have had intheir Stanley Cup-winningseasons, when they’ve playedtheir best at the most criti-cal situations. These guysplay together well – wheth-er the road trip takes themto the Honda Center, the Ve-gas Strip or the Dexter LakeClub.

“I don’t think it’s as muchVegas as it is being with theguys,’’ Seabrook said. “Beingable to have a couple of dayswith nothing to do but havesome fun, play some cards,have some beers – it’s goodfor our guys.

“Comaraderie is sucha big thing in this game.T h e B l a c k h a w k s h a v edone a good job – starting atNotre Dame this year, takingus to Vegas – of doing littlethings that bring guys to-gether and allow us to have alittle fun.’’

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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Itwill be ‘’business as usual,’’as captain Jonathan Toewsput it, when the Blackhawkshit the ice without wingerPatrick Kane against thePhoenix Coyotes on tonightat Jobing.com Arena.

But their hearts also willbe with their teammate,who will be in Buffalo, N.Y.,for his grandfather’s funer-al.

“I think moments liket h i s m a k e y o u r e a l i z ethere’s more to life than

hockey, and [that] fami-ly’s far and away most im-portant,’’ Toews said. ‘’It’sdefinitely important forhim to go home and spendtime with his family ... andwe’ll be thinking of him [to-night].’’

Kane left the team afterWednesday night’s 2-0 victo-ry over the Anaheim Ducksto return to Buffalo for thefuneral of his grandfather,Donald Kane, who diedMonday at 87 in Buffalo.

“He’s our buddy and wejust want him to be with hisfamily,” said goaltender Co-rey Crawford, who will start

again tonight. ‘’It’s kind ofhard to find something tosay to him right now. Heknows,though, that we’revery supportive of him.Anything he needs, we’rethere for him.”

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U.S., Canada hope to brawl for gold in women’s hockeyBy DAVE SHEININThe Washington Post

SOCHI, Russia – Imaginethat the Washington Redskinsand Dallas Cowboys were sovastly superior to every oth-er team in the NFL that theyhad combined to win the past19 Super Bowls, ultimatelyforcing the commissioner tochange the rules to give otherteams a chance. Imagine theyplayed each other upward of10 times a year, allowing theirdisgust for each other to sim-mer and stew. Imagine that,on occasion, the animosityoverwhelmed them and therespective players paired offin full-scale, 11-on-11 brawls.

Imagine all that, then pic-ture them all on ice skates,with ponytails hanging outthe backs of their helmets, andyou have a pretty good idea ofwhat it looks like when theU.S. and Canadian women’shockey teams face off. And ifthe gloves stay on during the2014 Sochi Olympics tourna-

ment, which begins Saturday,it will be because the stakesare too high to risk the pen-alty minutes or suspensions– not because everybody sud-denly decided to get along.

“This rivalry,” said TeamUSA forward Meghan Dug-gan, “fuels our fire everyday.”

This may be the best rival-ry you’ve never heard about– arguably the fiercest in all ofinternational hockey and in allof women’s team sports. It wasonly six weeks ago that a five-on-five brawl broke out at theend of the Americans’ 4-1 victo-ry in Grand Forks, N.D., in thefifth of a seven-game, pre-Sochitune-up series. As the arenaDJ quickly cued up the themefrom “Rocky,” the players wentat each other, some wrestlingon the ice, some on their skatestrading haymakers. When itwas all sorted out, the refereeshad called 10 major penaltiesfor fighting, as well as assortedminors.

“If [Canadian] players are

going to take cheap shots atour players,” U.S. coach Kat-ey Stone said at the time,“there’s going to be an an-swer for that. We will not getpushed around.”

It was the second timed u r i n g t h e s e v e n - g a m e“friendly” series that theAmerican and Canadianwomen staged an all-outbrawl, the other one comingin October in Burlington, Vt.,when the Canadians objectedto a U.S. skater running intotheir goalie.

“It just got pretty intense,”Canadian veteran MeaghanMikkelson said of the brawls.“We play each other a lot.They’re not going to let off thegas pedal and neither are we.”

But a good rivalry re-quires mutual relevance, inaddition to mutual hatred,in order to take off – and theinternational dominance ofthe Americans and Canadi-ans represents an instanceof overkill. Since 1990, whenthe sport’s international gov-

erning body introduced thewomen’s version, the U.S. andCanada have won all 19 worldchampionships – 13 by the Ca-nadians, but four of the pastsix by the Americans – includ-ing the four Olympic Games(the U.S. in 1998, Canada in2002, 2006 and 2010).

It reached the point – afterthe Vancouver Games, whenthe teams drubbed their pre-liminary-round opponents byan aggregate score of 72-3, be-fore Canada beat the U.S., 2-0,in the gold-medal game – thatJacques Rogge, at the time thepresident of the InternationalOlympic Committee, warnedthat the sport could lose itsOlympic standing unless it be-came more competitive.

Partly as a result, the SochiGames will feature a tweakedformat, with the world’s fourtop-ranked teams – the U.S.,Canada, Finland and Swit-zerland – grouped together inthe same division. But to en-sure they don’t all knock eachother out of the tournament

in the preliminary round,all four teams from Group Aare already qualified for themedal round, with the prelimsonly mattering for seedingpurposes.

In addition to preventing– at least theoretically – arash of 18-0 scores, the uniquegrouping ensures that the U.S.and Canada will face each oth-er in the preliminary round,a matchup that comes at 4:30p.m. Sochi time Wednesday atthe Shayba Arena.

In the lead-up to Sochi,both the U.S. and Canadianteams have tried to lay claimto the underdog mantle, theAmericans citing the Canadi-ans’ historic dominance, theCanadians citing the Ameri-cans’ recent success – includ-ing four wins in the recentseven-game tune-up series.But when it comes to whatmatters most, the Olympicgold, it is the U.S. that has theadded motivation, having lostthree straight to the Canadi-ans.

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TriCity Family Services to host

Trivia Night fundraiser Feb. 8KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE

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GENEVA – TriCity Fam-ily Services will host TriviaNight on Saturday, Feb. 8, atthe Batavia Moose Lodge, lo-cated at 1535 S. Batavia Ave.(Route 31), Batavia.

The social hour will takeplace from 6 to 7 p.m., withtrivia questions beginningat 7 p.m.

The Friends of TriCityFamily Services and the“Charge of the Trivia Bri-gade” team – November 2013trivia champions – will hostthe fundraiser.

Trivia Night teams con-sist of six to eight people(maximum 10). Teams areencouraged to come up witha creative name and theme.

The evening event alsowill have additional games

and a 50/50 raffle.The event is BYOF (Bring

Your Own Food) and attend-ees are encouraged to bringfood for their table to share.There will be a cash bar. Nooutside alcohol is permitted.

To register, visit www.tricityfamilyservices.org orcall 630-232-1070.

The cost to attend is $10 aperson and all proceeds willbenefit TriCity Family Ser-vices.

Due to the increasingpopularity of Trivia Night,space is limited and reg-istration in advance is re-quired.

TriCity Family Servicesprovides counseling andother mental health servicesfor children and teens, theirfamilies and communitymembers across all incomelevels and life stages.

NeXt gallery announces featured student artistsKANECOUNTYCHRONICLE

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ST. CHARLES – The neXt gal-lery recently announced the stu-dent visual artists to be featuredin the latest in a series of Pop-UpArt Galleries produced and spon-sored by the St. Charles ArtsCouncil and its volunteers.

Local and regional studentvisual artists’ artwork will be ex-hibited and sold in the pop-up gal-lery located at BMO/Harris Bank(next to Smitty’s), 11 E. Main St.,St. Charles.

There will be an opening Re-ception of the neXt gallery onEast Main Street from 6 to 9 p.m.Friday, Feb. 14. The gallery willbe open from Friday, Feb. 14,through Sunday, March 9.

Participating artists• From All Things Art Studios: Ki-

ara Biwer, Mayah Butzman, CateCostello, Reese Gilmore, AlanaKing, Sean Miskowiec, Jay Trib-

ble, Olivia Vosburg, and AnaghaIla.

• From Batavia Public School Dis-trict 101:Brian Grebner, Irena Hix,and Cassandra Sychta.

• From Elgin Community College:Madeline Kirmse.

• From Kaneland CommunitySchool District 302: Zoie Cooley,Chase Kruckenberg, Megan Noel,Amanda Mederich, Maya Le-sniak, and Peyton Maloney.

• From Mansio Mens MontessoriSchool: Sophie Burt, Lex Griffith,Will Hansberger, Tylia Pastorel-lo, and Charlotte Spicer.

• FromSchool of theArt Institute ofChicago:Megan Cline.

• From St. Charles School Dis-trict 303: Francesca Furio, KiaraTymec and Kyle Gustafson.

• From Tony and Friends: TommyHofmeyer.

• From the D-303 permanent col-lection: Thomas Adams, Brook-lyn Allred, Melissa Alonzo,Kyla Augustine, Jacob Banks,Michael Bruns, Danny Buetow,

Julia Daley, Sarah Garvin, ErikaGrauzinis, Jacob Heller, TommyHofmeyer, Julia Holcomb, Bailey

King, James Kucaba, Alyssa Mile-ham, Nicholas Mazzara, OrbanelNavarro, Pamela Nelson, Grace

Penniall, James Petno, SerafinaPruim, Riley Rooney, MadisonSchilke, Madalene Schultz, Pip-er Shead, Katie Siriphong, JackSmiley, Ann Spagna, Hailee Stay,Halie Stevenson, Veronica Swan,Makayla Thomas, Renee Unter-berg, and Nikendra Webber.

• From Water Street Studios’ ArtFlow Program: Corbin Copper,Chanel Davenport, Rriel Daven-port, Gabby Garcia, Kevin Gar-cia, JJ Martinez, Emily Tratar,Tyera Adams, Karen Altamira-no, Janiya Bibbs, Reyna Fuente,Emir Haskovic, Erna Haskovic,Shatavia Leonard, Raven Mar-shall, Melissa Gonzalez, and Om-ari Maxey.

More informationArtists interested in neXt

gallery opportunities shouldcontact the council by calling630-443-3794 or emailing [email protected].

For more information, visitwww.nextgallerystcharles.org.

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Local and regional student visual artists’ artwork will be exhibited andsold in the pop-up gallery located at BMO/Harris Bank (next to Smitty’s),11 E. Main Street, St. Charles, beginning Friday, Feb. 14.

Renz Addiction Counseling Centerexpands services forminority women

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ELGIN – The Renz Addiction Counseling Center, aElgin-based nonprofit organization, has expanded sub-stance abuse treatment services for minority women.

With funding providing by a federal grant from theSubstance Abuse Mental Health Services Administra-tion, minority women ages 18 and older will have ac-cess to trauma informed services that will provide freesubstance-abuse treatment, mental-health counseling,psychiatric services, case management, a recoverycoach, HIV testing and counseling, parenting supportand education, free childcare, access to transportationassistance, and other supportive services to decreasebarriers to treatment and increase their ability to be-gin recovery, states a news release.

“The impact of trauma on women and the lack ofaccess to integrated substance abuse treatment, men-tal health and primary health care, HIV preventionand other support services can create a barrier to re-questing or receiving help,” said Director of ClinicalServices and SUPPORT Project Director Colleen Kon-cilja in the release. “The SUPPORT program will fill

this need.”The program is a collaboration between local agen-

cies, including the Renz Center, Breaking Free Inc.,Community Crisis Center, Mutual Ground and VNAHealth Care.

SUPPORT program services are free to eligibleminority women and are offered in both English andSpanish. Services can be accessed at two locations –the Renz Center in Elgin by calling 847-742-3545 andBreaking Free in Aurora at 630-897-1003.

The Renz Center provides a continuum of care ded-icated to the prevention, intervention and treatment ofaddictive behaviors related to alcohol, drugs and gam-bling, states the release. Services range from preven-tion programs for youth in the schools to outpatienttreatment programs for adolescents and adults. Offic-es are located in Elgin, St. Charles and Streamwood.

Renz Addiction Counseling Center is funded, inpart, by the federal government, Central Kane CountyUnited Way, The Illinois Department of Human Ser-vices, Hanover Township, Geneva and St. Charles 708boards and other local community organizations.

To find out more about Renz Center’s programs,call 847-742-3545 or visit www.renzcenter.org.


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University of New HavenJennifer Hewitt of Batavia was named to the

dean’s list at the University of New Haven inWest Haven, Conn., for the fall 2013 semester.Full-time undergraduate students must have a3.5 or better cumulative grade-point averagefor the semester to be eligible for the dean’slist.

Skidmore CollegeKurt Hanebrink, a member of the class of

2017 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs,N.Y., earned term honors for the fall semester.He is the son of Dan and Wendy Hanebrink ofSt. Charles. Term honors are awarded for aquality point ratio of 3.65 from a possible 4.0,for students who have completed 14 credithours.Skidmore recognizes academic excellence in

several ways. In addition to earning term hon-ors based on work completed each semester,a student may be elected to the Skidmorechapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Edgewood CollegeCaroline Lindberg of Geneva has earned

semester honors for the fall 2013 semesterat Edgewood College in Madison, Wis. Full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade-pointaverage for the semester are eligible for thehonor.

Drake UniversityThe following local residents were named

to the dean’s list of Drake University in DesMoines, Iowa, for the fall 2013 semester:Jacob Gilmore, Alexandra Howland-Lopez,Graham Isaacson and Christopher Rockwoodof Aurora; Alexandria Hanna, Stuart Kofronand Brandon Phillips of Batavia; Kelly Shawof Elburn; Emily Bowman, Callie Kruegerand Shannon Lyons of Elgin; Kelley Dunlop,Nicholas Iwan, Jennifer Konrad, SamuelMcKinney and Kevin Potts of Geneva; NicoleMcSweeney, Anna Suminski, Morgan Cannataand Kevin Maisto of St. Charles; and ConnorMcCourtney of Sugar Grove.Students must achieve a grade-point aver-

age of 3.5 or above to earn the honor.

Grand Valley State UniversityLocal students named to the Grand Valley

State University in Allendale, Mich., dean’s listfor the fall 2013 semester ending in Decemberare: Richard M. Arndorfer, Sean A. Canning,Danielle M. Pallardy, Megan L. Rodawoldand Allyssa K. Simmons of Aurora; KevinM. Lafond, Nickolas M. Pappas and SkylarA. Schoen of Batavia; Paityn C. Andrekusof Campton Hills; Katelin E. Plantz of Elgin;Samantha J. Billek, Dominque M. Donatelli,Julie A. Orwig and Michael J. Ratay of Geneva;Kevin R. Durkop, Jennifer A. Jordan, Sarah M.Oberle and Emily A. Pierce of St. Charles; andElizabeth G. Webb of Sugar Grove.The list includes the students who have

maintained a 3.5 grade-point average andhave been enrolled in a minimim 12 credits.

8NEIGHBORS BRIEF

Batavia student performsat All-State festivalHallie Gaitsch of Batavia re-

cently represented her schoolat the Illinois Music EducatorsAssociation All-State Festivalin Peoria, the group’s highesthonor for high school musi-cians.She traveled to Peoria for

the festival, which took placeJan. 22 through Jan. 25. At theevent, she joined other gifted

young musicians from acrossthe state.Gaitsch made it to the honors

orchestra for the second yearin a row.She also was recently named

co-principle chair violist withthe Chicago Symphony YouthOrchestra.She is the daughter of Tom

and Lisa Gaitsch. She is ajunior at Batavia High School inBatavia.

Local home-care agency receivestrusted provider distinction

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SOUTH ELGIN – LocalHome Care agency Visiting An-gels of South Elgin received theCertified – Trusted Provider dis-tinction from Home Care Pulse,a third-party research compa-ny that created the Certified –Trusted Provider distinction tomeasure client satisfaction inareas such as timeliness of care-givers, compassion of caregiv-ers, services being provided aspromised and overall quality ofcare.

The South Elgin office hasbeen recognized as one of the na-tion’s best home care agencies,states the release.

“We started our agency withhumble beginnings, and in 2013we celebrated our 10-year anni-versary,” said South Elgin officeowner Arlene Petersen in the re-lease. “Throughout these years,we have set high standards forourselves as an employer andfor our caregivers as well. ... .”

For more information on-Visiting Angels of South Elgin,visit www.visitingangels.com/southelgin.

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Bill and Arlene Petersen own Vis-iting Angels of South Elgin, whichjust received the Certified –Trusted Provider distinction fromHome Care Pulse.

With no fanfare, Ford introduced theFiesta in model year 2010.

Sales totaled 23,273 that year andimproved to 71,073 in 2013. That 2013sales total of Fiestas in North Americarepresents a modest percentage of Ford’stotal sales of 2.4 million vehicles.

Fiesta has not been wildly popularin the marketplace and the 2014 modelcontinues its pleasant but unremarkabledisposition. An $18,800 Titanium hatch-back model was in for a recent test week.Fiesta prices start this year at $14,100 fora base model and top out at $21,400 foran ST, so the Titanium was right in themiddle as far as pricing is concerned andrepresents what is good and bad aboutthis subcompact, front-wheel-drive, four-door, five-occupant, inline four-cylindercar. Hatchbacks cost $500 more than se-dans, no matter the model chosen. Exceptfor a 1-liter EcoBoost in the SE sedan andhatchback models, the base S, Titani-um and ST models are equipped with a1.6-liter engine. The ST’s is tweaked toproduce 197 horsepower, otherwise buy-ers will have to settle for 120.

Transmissions are five-speed manualor six-speed automatics. The test Tita-nium had the automatic mated to the120-horsepower engine and it did OK onthe interstate with three adults aboardand also was adequate on secondaryroads covered with recent snowfall. But,distance is required when passing slowertraffic, and care must be taken when nav-igating through heavier doses of snow.This could be good as the Fiesta does notencourage bold, adventurous action onroadways. Safety is almost forced on thedriver. What is true of the Fiesta, as faras power is concerned, could be said of allthe subcompact competition.

Fuel usage strikes a good note asthe 2,575-pound car averaged 33.7 milesper gallon during the test week with anaverage of two persons aboard in roughwinter weather. The Environmental Pro-tection Agency rates the Titanium modelat 32 mpg city and 39 mpg highway. Thecar has a 12.4 gallon tank for unleadedregular fuel.

Acceleration from 0 to 60 miles perhour will take 10 seconds. Braking from60 mph to a stop will take 130 to 135 feet ondry pavement. Brakes are discs in frontand drums in the rear. The 16-inch paint-ed aluminum wheels support all-terraintires.

This is a lightweight vehicle and does

not have the electronic nanosecond sus-pension system of luxury vehicles costingthree times as much. Fairly tight as far asinsulating factors are concerned, there islittle or no engine noise or sound intru-sion from outside traffic. The suspensionsystem depends on struts in front and atwist beam in the rear.

The rear seats do not fold flat but angleupwards in this hatchback to expand stor-age space to 25.4 cubic feet. The leaningseats allow for a relatively flat load floor.A cargo cover is cardboard or a facsimileand can easily be removed (undo ties totwo hooks and lift off) if it gets in the wayof storage purposes.

The rear portion of the floor can belifted up to gain access to the temporarywheel and tire, or removed for cleaningpurposes. This is a neat touch by Ford.That rear floor got removed, shaken and

cleaned several times during the testweek as the cargo area received a lot ofuse.

The 40-watt, four-speaker standardsound system is weak and so is theoptional 80-watt, six-speaker system thatis standard on upgrade Fiestas, such asthe Titanium. Volume is controlled bya knob, and this is sensible. Tuning iscontrolled by punching a color touchscreen. There are presets for AM-FM-Sir-iusXM satellite radio. Fiesta gets a singlecompact disc and MP3 players and twoauxiliary input connection.

Warranty coverage is three years or36,000 miles, and five years or 60,000 mileson the powertrain as well as roadsideassistance.

This car is not a rerun of the compa-ny’s noisy 1970s Fiesta. Seats are firm andcomfortable in front. Fit and finish areabove average. Leg room is OK in frontbut cramped, as expected in a subcom-pact, in the rear.

With the onset of the nation’s eco-nomic collapse in 2008, Ford Motor Co.suffered a $14.9 billion loss in 2009.

Looking ahead to 2010, Ford had theFiesta, a nameplate that was put to restin North America in the 1980s, returningto the automotive market. Ford had nomoney to do a traditional launch of thesubcompact. A traditional launch meanttelevision (Super Bowl, World Series),radio, magazine and newspaper advertis-ing, plus inviting automotive writers tonumerous costly events.

“Our back was against the wall,”Ford’s marketing chief Jim Farley saidat the time. What could the company do?Well, Farley launched the Fiesta in anon-traditional manner. It was throughthe social media of the day and that wasbloggers. Facebook and Twitter camelater. Ford called the launch the FiestaMovement as 100 cars were delivered tobloggers for their thoughts and opinionsbefore the 2010 Fiesta hit the market.

Today Ford promotes the Fiesta in tra-ditional (newspapers, magazines, radio,television) and non-traditional ways.

The Fiesta will be on display in theFord booth at the Feb. 8-17 Chicago AutoShow.

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The Titanium model of Ford’s 2014 Fiesta is powered by a 1.6-liter, 120-horsepower, four-cylinder engine mated to either a five-speed manualor six-speed automatic transmission.

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HOROSCOPE The real Philomena findsHollywood endingBy ANNEMIDGETTETheWashington Post

WASHINGTON – Even to-day, there’s a lingering stigmaabout women who choose toplace their children for adop-tion. Unnatural, people say,and jump to conclusions aboutthe woman’s lifestyle, charac-ter and state of mind. If timeshave changed, it’s only in thatthe stigma used to attach uni-laterally to unwed mothers.And that stigma was strongenough to keep PhilomenaLee silent for 50 years.

The world now knowsabout Philomena Lee. In 2009,journalist Martin Sixsmithpublished a book about theson whom she bore in anIrish convent, and whom thenuns tore from her when hewas 3 years old and sent offto America with a new set ofadoptive parents. In 2013, thebook became the basis fora film starring Judi Dench,who has been nominated for abest-actress Oscar for playingthe role of Philomena – moreor less.

“I was a bit of a dumb cluckin the film,” the real Philome-na says, chuckling. “Some ofthose things I didn’t say. Butit had to bring a bit of laughterinto it. Because it’s so sad, youknow.”

Philomena is now 80. Shewas sitting in a Ritz-Carl-ton in Washington last weekwith her daughter, Jane, aspart of her ongoing campaignto drum up support for legalchanges that would allow chil-dren adopted from Ireland toaccess records that would helpthem to trace their biologicalparents. It’s part of a wave ofpublicity in the wake of thefilm that will crest at the Os-cars, which the two womenwill attend on March 2.

Sitting in her hotel suite atthe end of three days of non-stop interviews, nibbling onroom service between ques-tions and talking about ev-erything from meeting Dench

(“She didn’t want to meet meat first – but it went absolutelyfine”) to the gown she got towear when she spoke onstageat the Golden Globes (“Theylet me keep it!”), Philomenais living out a fairy-tale end-ing to a tragic and traumaticstory – something she couldnever have imagined in 2003when she finally confessed toJane that, before Jane and herbrother were born, she hadhad another son.

Once upon a time, beforethere was Guatemala, beforethere was Ethiopia, beforethere was China, before therewas Romania, there was Ire-land – a country to whichAmericans traveled whenthey wanted to adopt children.And before there was Angeli-na Jolie, before there was Ma-donna, there was Jane Rus-sell, a star who went abroadto adopt in 1950 and brought15-month-old Thomas homeafter reaching an agreementwith his mother.

The resulting scandalabout baby-buying madeheadlines and shook up theIrish administration, butdidn’t eradicate the draconi-an practices of the church,which had made itself respon-sible for the problem of unwed

mothers and took it upon itselfto treat these supposedly hor-rible sinners – in some casesteenage victims of rape or in-cest – with the strictness it feltthey deserved.

If the film takes libertieswith the present-day Philome-na, it sticks to the facts of herpast. Pregnant after a chanceencounter with a man she metat a fair, she was turned overto the nuns, in a dormitorywhere unwed mothers spentthree years delivering theirchildren and then workingat manual labor – Philomenaworked in the laundry room– for the church’s profit. Themothers did get to see theirchildren every day, but theydidn’t always fully realize thatthose children were offeredfor adoption, as orphans, toAmerican couples. Thus itwas that Anthony Lee, age3, was whisked off to Ameri-ca where he became MichaelHess and grew up in St. Lou-is. Philomena never saw himagain.

Like her son, Philomena’sstory has made its way in theworld in all kinds of ways shecouldn’t have expected. Six-smith’s book focuses largelyon the biography of the son,Michael/Anthony, who be-came the chief legal counselto the Republican NationalCommittee in the 1980s beforedying of AIDS-related compli-cations at 43.

The movie, adapted by JeffPope and Steve Coogan, goesa step farther into fiction anddepicts Dench’s Philomenaand Coogan’s Sixsmith goingtogether on an oddball roadtrip to Washington in searchof Philomena’s son – a tripthat never actually happened.It also, predictably, takes dra-matic license with some ofthe story’s highlights: havingthe Sixsmith character, for in-stance, discover on the Inter-net, while sitting in the hotelbreakfast room, that Anthonyhas died.

“The way we found out

wasn’t much better,” saysJane. Both Anthony and Phi-lomena repeatedly returnedto the convent over the years,trying to find out more infor-mation about each other. Thenuns told them they weren’table to help. Finally, Jane wasable to gain some traction.“I’m sorry to tell you he’sdead,” Philomena says thenun told them.

Philomena’s story hashighlighted one side of theoften ill-understood phenom-enon of adoption. Having de-cided to come forward afterso many years, she receivesabundant messages and que-ries from around the world.However, the letters come notfrom other mothers, but, over-whelmingly, from adoptees –particularly people who wereborn in the convent.

The book also helps dis-mantle the stubborn myth thatsilence is the best policy; thatchildren should be shelteredfrom the facts of adoption; andthat love and material comfortwill conquer all.

She has made her peacewith the church, even thoughthe deceptions continued un-til the very end of the story.Having learned that her sonhad died, and that he had cho-sen to have his ashes buriedin Ireland at the place of hisbirth, she and Jane traveled tothe abbey again, but were toldthat there was no other infor-mation about him.

“And then we met MartinSixsmith in between times,”Jane says, and “he found allthe American side of things.”The following year, they re-turned and told the nun theyhad located Anthony/Mi-chael’s family. “And the nunwent to the cupboard andgave me all the paperworkthat she could have given methe year before,” Jane says.“But had she given it to methe year before, there wouldhave been no book, no film,none of this. So, they really dohave themselves to blame.”

Photo by Astrid Riecken

The story of Philomena Lee in-spired an Oscar-nominated filmand thrust her into the role ofglobal advocate.

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Dr. Wallace: My

parents are not wealthy,

but they are also not

poor. I’m 13, and I never

have any money for

anything. I’m too young

to earn any money, and

my parents won’t give

me money because they

say that I don’t need any

and that their parents

didn’t give them any

when they were young.

Both of my parents were

born in Korea. I know

that you can’t make

them give me money,

but maybe they would

if you suggest that teens

need a little money. –Nicole, San Diego, Calif.

Dear Nicole: Show this

information to Mom

and Dad and they might

allow you to have a little

spending money.

International Com-

munications Research

conducted a survey and

found that 84 percent of

teens between 13 and 17

receive spending money

from their parents

as needed. Forty-one

percent of the surveyed

teens receive an allow-

ance, and 80 percent of

them said the allowance

was tied to household

chores.

Is it possible that

your parents would

agree to this arrange-

ment? Discuss this with

Mom and Dad. I agree

that teens should have a

“little spending money.”

Dr. Wallace: When a

person passes out from

drinking, is it better to

let him sleep it off or to

have him walk it off?

My boyfriend gets into

a lot of chug-a-lug con-

tests with his buddies,

and he keeps drinking

until he collapses. I

always let him sleep it

off in my apartment.

His sister thinks that

his friends and I should

encourage him to walk

it off instead. She thinks

it’s dangerous to let a

drunken binge drinker

sleep it off.

Do you have any

information on this

subject? Ken is really

a sweet guy when he is

not drinking. – Name-less, West Chicago

Dear Nameless: Your

boyfriend’s sister is

correct. When a large

amount of alcohol is

consumed in a very

short time (drinking

a full bottle of vodka

or other spirits in 10

minutes, chugging a

large quantity of beer,

etc.), the blood alcohol

level rises rapidly and

can cause the part of

the brain that controls

the breathing to slow or

shut down.

This is known as

alcohol poisoning and

can cause the drinker

to fall into a deep sleep,

which can result in

death. When a person

passes out because of

chugging alcohol, he or

she should never be al-

lowed to sleep it off. The

person should be kept

awake by any means

possible and taken to

the nearest medical

facility.

Your boyfriend is

highly competitive,

but he could die while

proving he’s the fastest

“chug-a-lugger” in

Illinois.

Your concern for

his well-being needs to

go beyond helping him

walk off his next binge.

I urge you and his sister

to try to convince him

to get help. Alcoholics

Anonymous would be a

great place to start. The

number can be found in

the white pages of your

local telephone direc-

tory.

If you can’t convince

him that he’s in serious

trouble, stop seeing

him.

• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: I have been datingsomeone for about six months. Wefell in love very quickly and spendalmost every second together.

Our relationship has hit arough patch ever since he foundout that I have dated Afri-can-American men. He can’t seemto get over it, but he keeps sayinghe wants to try to make it work.He says cruel things sometimeswhen he gets mad, and it seems tobe on his mind constantly. I don’tknow what to do or how to makethis better.

This isn’t a big deal to me.I have always dated people Ithought were good people. Heseems to view it as disgusting.I thought he was my soul matebecause we connected so well oneverything else, but I’m afraid hewill never get past this issue andI may be wasting my time. Whatshould I do? – Rocky Road In TheSouth

Dear Rocky Road:Give him ahug and let him go. You are thesum total of your experiences andyour upbringing, and the same is

true of your boyfriend. He comesfrom a background of racialprejudice. When a person is raisedthat way, the mindset can be verydifficult to change.

As much as you might want to,you can’t fix this man; only he cando that.

Dear Abby: I’m writing to youin the hope that you will sharesomething with your readers.When I travel, I stay in hotels andit never ceases to amaze me howinconsiderate my fellow travelerscan be. Late at night, the drunkenparty animals carry on, often untilthe sun rises. Then families withsmall children invade the halls,and the kids race up and down thehalls screaming.

Behind every one of thoseclosed hallway doors there maybe a person who is trying to sleep.Fellow travelers, please be consid-

erate! Walk softly and talk quietlyin the halls.

And parents, please teach yourchildren manners. This includesnot playing noisily where peopleare trying to sleep. – SleeplessNear Seattle

Dear Sleepless: I have experi-enced the same difficulties thatyou have while traveling. Here’show I deal with it: I pick up thephone and notify the front desk orsecurity if there are rowdy drunkskeeping me awake after 10 p.m. –and the same goes for neighborswho have the volume on theirtelevision sets turned up so high Ican’t sleep. If the problem persists,I ask to be moved to a quieterroom.

As for the screaming childrenchasing each other in the hallways– I have been known to poke mysleepy head out the door and askthem to please quiet down. MaybeI have just been lucky, but theyusually do.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Dear Doctor K: I’m a man. Whyare my breasts suddenly gettingbigger?

Dear Reader: Everything thathappens to a woman’s breasts canalso happen to a man’s breasts,including cancer. Enlargement ofa man’s breast is known as gyne-comastia (guy-ni-co-MAST-ia). Itis usually harmless and is oftenreversible.

It’s an oversimplification, butbasically a breast is filled withbreast glands and fat. Some menhave prominent breasts becausethey are overweight. The extra fathas deposited not only around thebelly but also inside the breasts.That’s not really gynecomastia –that’s just fat breasts.

True gynecomastia is causedby an enlargement of the breast’sglandular tissues, not by excessfat. The glandular tissue is con-centrated under the nipple, so thenipple area is enlarged more thanthe rest of the breast.

Gynecomastia actually is quitecommon in kids. About half ofmale babies have it, though itgoes away. Then half (or more) ofboys experience it at puberty. It isusually mild and short-lived.

It is less common in adult-hood. But even then, the breastenlargement is usually mild andpainless – although some men docomplain of tenderness.

The most common causes ofgynecomastia in adult men areliver disease and certain medica-tions:

• Liver disease. One of theliver’s many purposes is to breakdown estrogens. Estrogens arecalled the “female hormones”and androgens the “male hor-mones,” but the fact is that men’sbodies make some estrogensand women’s bodies make someandrogens.

Liver disease, especially alco-holic cirrhosis, weakens a man’sability to break down estrogens.As a result, estrogen levels in theblood often rise, which enlarg-es the breasts. If liver functionimproves, the breasts can returnto their usual size.

• Medications. Certain drugsmay cause breast enlargement.These include some drugs usedfor heart disease and high bloodpressure (spironolactone, digox-in, calcium channel blockers).Some drugs that treat ulcers andheartburn (such as cimetidine) doit. Some drugs that treat pros-tate cancer or enlarged prostate(flutamide and finasteride) do it,

because they reduce androgenlevels. Even the anti-anxiety drugdiazepam can do it.

Finally, herbal remedies thatcontain phytoestrogens (plant-de-rived estrogens) can cause breastenlargement. So, can street drugssuch as marijuana, amphet-amines and heroin. Men who takeor abuse male steroid hormonescan also develop gynecomastia.

If a person stops taking theoffending drug or medication,the breasts will return to theirnormal size.

Less common causes ofgynecomastia include testicularcancer, an overactive thyroidgland and testosterone levels thatare declining with age. Thesediverse disorders have two thingsin common: low androgen levelsand high estrogen levels.

Breast enlargement in menis usually more worrisome thanserious. Still, see your doctor torule out a more dangerous cause.And if you feel a lump inside yourbreast, as contrasted with justsoft swelling, definitely checkwith your doctor. Although it israre, men can get breast cancer.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard MedicalSchool. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and getadditional information.

Romance deflates over racial prejudice

Breast enlargement in men is often reversible

Teens should have alittle spendingmoney

RobertWallace

’TWEEN

12 & 20

JeannePhillips

DEAR ABBY

Anthony L.Komaroff

ASK

DOCTOR K


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Alfred Adler, an Austrian psy-chiatrist who died in 1937, said,“There is no such thing as talent.There is pressure.”

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Look at the South hand. Aftertwo passes, what would youopen?

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This notice is to advise citizens of their opportunity to review andcomment on the draft Kane-Elgin Consortium's Housing and Com-munity Development Annual Action Plan for 2014. The draft plan,which is subject to review and approval of the Kane County Board,contains projects and activities proposed to be undertaken duringProgram Year 2014 (6/1/2014 - 5/31/2015) with Community De-velopment Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment PartnershipsProgram funds provided by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban De-velopment. Copies of the draft plan are available for review at theKane County Office of Community Reinvestment (719 South BataviaAvenue, Geneva), Elgin City Hall (150 Dexter Court, Elgin), andKane County's website at www.countyofkane.org/Pages/ocr.aspx .Those wishing to submit written comments must do so by 4:30 p.m.on Monday, March 11, 2014. Comments may be sent to the KaneCounty Office of Community Reinvestment, 719 South Batavia Av-enue, Geneva, Illinois, 60134. For more information, please call630-444-2960.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

1. Homeownership Education/Counseling $25,0002. 2014 Foreclosure Redevelopment Program $312,0003. 2014 Resurfacing/Sidewalk Project (Carpentersville) $276,5094. Fulton Street Sidewalk Project (South Elgin) $36,0005. 2014 Rear Yard Watermain Relocation (North Aurora) $225,0006. Ecker Center Parking Lot &

Walkway Rehabilitation (Elgin) $50,9687. NIFB Salvage, Waste, & Recyling

Area Expansion (Geneva) $100,0008. Lazarus House Emergency Shelter $38,1609. PADS of Elgin Emergency Shelter $27,00010. PADS Emergency Shelter (Aurora) $30,24011. Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) $21,80012. River Corridor Redevelopment Plan (Batavia) $10,00013. Program Administration/Planning $189,008TOTAL $1,341,685

HOME PROGRAM

1. Owner-Occupied Housing Rehab. Program $165,7652. 2014 Foreclosure Redevelopment Program $900,6823. Administration $57,600TOTAL $1,124,047

NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCUR PRE-AWARD COSTS

The public is hereby notified that Kane County and/or its subrecip-ients may incur costs associated with the CDBG activities identifiedabove and described in the county's Action Plan for Program Year2014 prior to the effective date of a grant agreement with HUD. Citi-zens are advised that such pre-award costs will have no affect on fu-ture grants, and will be in compliance with the regulations that gov-ern the CDBG Program (24 CFR Part 570) and the EnvironmentalReview Procedures stated in 24 CFR Part 58. The total amount ofany pre-award costs incurred will not exceed $300,000 or 25% ofthe amount of the county's anticipated 2014 allocation of CDBGfunds. Questions should be directed to Josh Beck at the aforemen-tioned phone number.

Christopher J. Lauzen, ChairmanKane County Board

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle, February 7, 2014.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Kane County is accepting bids(06-014 Roofing ReplacementProject) seeking Contractor to pro-vide equipment, labor and materialnecessary for the removal and re-placement of the existing roof at401 Campbell St., Geneva, IL.

A ONE-TIME (1) Pre-Bid Meetingwill be held on Wednesday, Febru-ary 26, 2014 at 10 a.m. at 401Campbell St., Geneva, IL 60134.

Bid will be accepted in the KaneCounty Purchasing Office, until3:30 PM, Wednesday, March 5,2014, when they will be publiclyopened.

Christopher RossmanCounty Purchasing Director

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 7, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received atthe Office of the Purchasing Man-ager, Two East Main Street, St.Charles, Illinois, no later than11:00 a.m., Monday, February 24,2014, for 2014/15 ConcreteReclamation.

Bids will be opened publicly andread aloud in the Council Cham-bers at 11:00 a.m., Monday,February 24, 2014.

Specifications and bidder infor-mation may be obtained at the Of-fice of the Inventory Control & Pur-chasing Manager, City of St.Charles, 200 Devereaux Way, St.Charles, Illinois.

All sealed envelopes must beclearly marked for which proposalthey pertain to.

CITY OF ST. CHARLESMichael W. ShortallInventory Control &

Purchasing Manager

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 7, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUESTRELEASE OF FUNDS

January 30, 2014

Lowell D. ToschExecutive DirectorCommunity Contacts Inc.100 S. Hawthorne St.Elgin, IL 60123(847-697-8800)

On or about February 11, 2014(AT LEAST ONE DAY AFTER THEEND OF THE COMMENT PERIOD)the Community Contacts, Inc. willrequest THE Illinois Housing Devel-opment Authority to submit a re-quest to the HUD Regional Office,77 West Jackson St., Chicago, ILto authorize the release of HOMEInvestment Partnership funds underTitle (II) of the (National AffordableHousing Act) of 19(90), asamended, to undertake a projectknown as (Community Contacts,Inc., Single Family Owner-Occu-pied Rehabilitation Program, HO-50845, for the purpose rehabilita-tion assistance for the benefit oflow- and very low-income buyersof single family dwellings in DeKalband Kendall Counties, Illinois.$330,000 has been set aside forthis moderate rehabilitation, andprogram related administrative ex-penses.

The activities proposed ARE CAT-EGORICALLY EXCLUDED UNDERHUD REGULATIONS AT 24 CFRPART 58 FROM NATIONAL ENVI-RONMENTAL POLICY ACT RE-QUIREMENTS An EnvironmentalReview Record (ERR) that docu-ments the environmental determi-nations for this project is on file atABC Services, 909 East Rexford,Centralia, IL 62801 and may beexamined or copied weekdays(9:00) A.M. to (4:00) P.M.

CONDITIONS

The current Environmental Re-view Record represents the first of atwo-tiered review. The Environ-mental Review identifies whichstatutes will be reviewed and whatsteps taken to complete the reviewfor each specific site.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agencymay submit written comments onthe ERR to the Homeownership De-partment, Illinois Housing Develop-ment Authority, Suite 700, 401 N.Michigan, Chicago, IL 60611. Allcomments received by February11, 2014 will be considered by theIllinois Housing Development Au-thority prior to submission of a re-quest for release of funds to the De-partment of Housing and Urban

partm gDevelopment.

RELEASE OF FUNDS

The Illinois Housing Develop-ment Authority certifies to HUD thatLowell D. Tosch in HIS capacity asExecutive Director consents to ac-cept the jurisdiction of the FederalCourts if an action is brought to en-force responsibilities in relation tothe environmental review processand that these responsibilities havebeen satisfied. HUD's acceptanceof the certification satisfies its re-sponsibilities under NEPA and al-lows Community Contacts, Inc. touse Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TORELEASE OF FUNDS

The Department of Housing andUrban Development will accept ob-jections to its release of funds andthe certification for a period of fif-teen days following the anticipatedsubmission date or its actual receiptof the request (whichever is later)only if it is on one of the following

y ngbases: (a) the certification was notexecuted by the Certifying Officer ofthe Illinois Housing DevelopmentAuthority's; (b) the Illinois HousingDevelopment Authority's has omit-ted a step or failed to make a deci-sion or finding required by HUDregulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c)the grant recipient has incurredcosts not authorized by 24 CFRPart 58 before approval of a re-lease of funds by HUD; or (d) an-other Federal agency acting pur-suant to 40 CFR Part 1504 hassubmitted a written finding that theproject is unsatisfactory from thestandpoint of environmental quali-ty. Objections must be preparedand submitted in accordance withthe required procedures (24 CFRPart 58) and shall be addressed tothe HUD Community Planning andDevelopment Director at 77 WestJackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.Potential objectors should contactHUD to verify the actual last day ofthe objection period.

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 1, 4, 5, 6, 7,8 & 11, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 30, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as AIR PLANTCOTTAGE located at 5N588Creekview Ln., St. Charles, IL60175.

Dated: January 30, 2014.

/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, January 31, February 7& 14, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given thaton January 23, 2014 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, con-cerning the business known as AQNAILS located at 241 Genesis Dr.Suite 104, North Aurora, IL 60542which certificate sets forth the fol-lowing changes in the operationthereof:

Vicky Pham Vo has ceased do-ing business under the abovenamed business and has no furtherconnection with or financial interestin the above named business car-ried on under such an assumedname.

Dated: January 23, 2014


(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, January 24, 31 &February 7, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on February 6, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as CLUTTERCLEAN UP located at 520 HartfordAvenue, Aurora, IL 60506.

Dated: February 6, 2014.


(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 7, 14 & 21,2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 23, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as DANIELLE B.INTERIORS located at 3027 Cook-son Avenue, Elgin, IL 60124.




PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 29, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-

y tynois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as JRBSSOLUTIONS located at 904 Vine-yard Lane, Aurora, IL 60502.



(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, January 31, February 7& 14, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 22, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as L'ENFANTTERRIBLE located at 2020 HeatherRd., Geneva, IL 60134.




PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 23, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as RED LETTERCOTTAGE located at 450 EricksonCourt, Elburn, IL 60119.


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Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 16, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as STANDINGOVATION VIDEO PRODUCTIONlocated at 410 Hoxie Ct., Elgin, IL60123.





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Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 16, 2014 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as VR PRODUC-TIONS located at 23 River RidgeDrive, Dundee, IL 60118.





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Public Notice is hereby given thaton February 04, 2014 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, con-cerning the business known asYEM TECHNOLOGIES located at1586 Millbrook Dr., Algonquin, IL60102 which certificate sets forththe following changes in the opera-tion thereof:

Daniel Fishkin has ceased doingbusiness under the above namedbusiness and has no further con-nection with or financial interest inthe above named business carriedon under such an assumed name.

Dated: February 04, 2014


(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 7, 14 & 21,2014.)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOISBANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,PLAINTIFFvs.CHRISTOPHER BLANKENSHIPA/K/A CHRIS BLANKENSHIP;NICOLE BLANKENSHIP; WESMERECOUNTRY CLUB ASSOCIATION; UN-KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,DEFENDANT

12CH 05653PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publi-cation having been filed, notice ishereby given to you, CHRISTO-PHER BLANKENSHIP A/K/A CHRISBLANKENSHIP; and UNKNOWNOWNERS AND NONRECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendant in theabove entitled suit, that the said suithas been commenced in the CircuitCourt of the 12th Judicial Circuit,Will County, Illinois by the plaintiffagainst you and other defendant,praying for the foreclosure of a cer-tain mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows towit:

LOT 1003 IN WESMERE SUBDI-VISION AREA 10 UNIT 2, BEING ASUBDIVISION OF PART OF THESOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 32,TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9,EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPALMERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THEPLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTO-BER 16, 1998, AS DOCUMENTNO. R98-123026, AS AMENDEDBY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONRECORDED OCTOBER 21, 1998AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-125084,AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIONRECORDED OCTOBER 28, 1998AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-128280,IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1715Emerald Point Circle, Plainfield, Illi-nois 60586

P.I.N.: (06)03-32-401-112and which said mortgage was

signed by CHRISTOPHERBLANKENSHIP A/K/A CHRISBLANKENSHIP, NICOLE BLANKEN-SHIP, mortgagor, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems,Inc., as nominee for CMG Mort-gage, Inc., as Mortgagee, andrecorded in the Office of the

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND PUBLICATION FOR BIDS

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Elector of New Lenox Town-ship, notice is hereby given of the sale of two parcels of real property asset forth herein:

RESOLUTION OF THE ELECTORS OFNEW LENOX TOWNSHIP, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the electors of New Lenox Township, Illi-nois, pursuant to 60 ILCS 1/30-50, at a duly held Annual Town meet-ing held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, hereby state their interest to sell,separately, the two following described properties.

1. A vacant unincorporated 2.7 +/- acre parcel, comprised of two con-tiguous parcels, bearing, current property index numbers of 15-08-17-200-038-0000, zoned A-1 and 15-08-17-200-021-000 zoned R-2said parcel being name fully described as follows:

LOT 12 (EXCEPT THE EAST 40 FEET THEREOF) IN BANBURY, A SUB-DIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 8 AND PARTOF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH,RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 29, PAGE 30, AS DOC-UMENT NO. 702281, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOISAndTHAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 35NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALINE 250 FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THENORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE CENTERLINE OF HICKORY CREEK, THENCENORTH ALONG SAID LINE WHICH IS 250 FEET EAST OF THE WESTLINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 TO THE SOUTH LINEOF SECOND ADDITION TO BANBURY, ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 909244; THENCE EASTER-LY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECOND ADDITION TO BANBURYSUBDIVISION AND THE SOUTH LINE OF BANBURY SUBDIVISION TO APOINT WHICH IS 46 FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 12 IN BAN-BURY SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE FOLLOWING DE-SCRIBED LINE TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID LINE WITH THE NORTHLINE OF ELMDALE SUBDIVISION AND THE CENTER THREAD OF HICKO-RY CREEK, SAID LINE IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: IT EXTENDSSOUTH FROM A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF BANBURY SUBDIVI-SION WHICH IS 46 FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 12 IN SAIDSUBDIVISION TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF ELMDALE SUBDIVI-SION WHICH IS 256 FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINEOF LOT 5 IN ELMDALE SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISION; THENCEWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ELMDALE SUBDIVISIONAND THE CENTER THREAD OF HICKORY CREEK AND TO THE POINT OFBEGINNING; IN WILL COUNTY,

2. A vacant unincorporated .4+/- acre parcel consisting of two contigu-ous parcels bearing current Property Index Numbers 15-08-17-202-011 and 15-08-17-202-012 being zoned R-3 and more fully de-scribed as:

LOT 5 IN ELMDALE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17 AND PART OF THE WEST 1/2OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH,RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 21, 1957, IN PLAT BOOK30, PAGE 44, AS DOCUMENT NO. 830549, (EXCEPT THE EAST 34FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THE WEST 110 FEET THEREOF) IN WILLCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Said properties to be sold as is.

Adopted this 16th day of April, 2013, by the duly constituted actionsof New Lenox Township at its 2013 annual meeting.

Yeas: 11 Ronald M. Whitaker, ModeratorNays: 0

Appraisals of both properties shall be available for public inspectionat New Lenox Township Hall, 1100 Cedar Road, New Lenox, Illinois.Said sales shall be as is. Interested bidders must submit their bids, stat-ed in dollars and cents, bids for each parcel shall be submitted in sepa-rate envelopes, indicating which parcel to bid is for. Each bid shall in-clude a bid bond, a cashier's check or money order in the amount of$500.00, which shall be non refundable. Bids shall be accepted at theNew Lenox Township Hall, 1100 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox, Illinois60451. All bids must be received by 4:00 p.m., on March 12, 2014.Bids will be opened by the Township Clerk at the Township Hall onMarch 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the New LenoxTownship Board of Trustees. Bids will be accepted or rejected in accor-dance with Illinois Statutes.

Annette BoydTownship Clerk

(Published in the Herald-News February 7, 2014. HN115)

Recorder of Deeds of Will Countyas Document No. R2009001811;and for such other relief prayed;that summons was duly issued outof the Circuit Court of Will Countyagainst you as provided by law,and that the said suit is now pend-ing.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TOSAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IG-NORE THIS DOCUMENT.

By order of the Chief Judge ofthe Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judi-cial Circuit, this case is set forMandatory Mediation on February20, 2014 at 1:00 pm at the WillCounty Court Annex-3rd Floor (Ar-bitration Center), 57 N. OttawaStreet, Joliet, Illinois. A lender repre-sentative will be present along witha court appointed mediator to dis-cuss options that you may haveand to pre-screen you for a poten-tial mortgage modification. For fur-ther information on the mediationprocess, please see the attachedNOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIA-TION.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE ME-DIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOURRIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMI-NATE.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESSYOU, the said above defendant, fileyour answer to the Complaint insaid suit or otherwise make yourappearance therein, in the Office ofthe Clerk of this Court in Will Coun-ty at Will County Court House 14West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL60432 on or before the March 4,2014, default may be enteredagainst you at any time after thatday and a judgment entered in ac-cordance with the prayer of saidcomplaint.

Pamela J. McGuireCircuit Clerk

Johnson, Blumberg, &Associates, LLC230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125Chicago, Illinois 60606Ph. 312-541-9710Fax 312-541-9711JB&A # IL 12 3733I585688(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 31, February 7, 14, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TION, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FORREGISTERED HOLDERS OF SPE-CIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESI-DENTIAL FINANCE TRUST, MORT-GAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CER-TIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC5,PLAINTIFFvs.DAVID A. JONES; LORI A. JONES;STATE OF ILLINOIS; CITIBANK(SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A.; CAPITALONE BANK (USA), N.A.; FOX BENDHOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UN-KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,DEFENDANTS

13 CH 2689

PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publi-cation having been filed, notice ishereby given to you, DAVID A.JONES; FOX BEND HOMEOWNERSASSOCIATION; and UNKNOWNOWNERS AND NONRECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendants in theabove entitled suit, that the said suithas been commenced in the CircuitCourt of the 12th Judicial Circuit,Will County, Illinois by the plaintiffagainst you and other defendants,praying for the foreclosure of a cer-tain mortgage conveying the

gage eyingpremises described as follows towit:

LOT 36, IN THE FOX BENDP.U.D. UNIT THREE, BEING A SUB-DIVISION IN THE EAST HALF OFTHE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OFSECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 35NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED JUNE 17, 1997, ASDOCUMENT NO. R97-50693, INWILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

COMMON ADDRESS: 419 GlenMor Drive, Shorewood, Illinois60404

P.I.N.: (05)06-08-407-001and which said mortgage was

signed by DAVID A. JONES, LORI A.JONES, mortgagors, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems,Inc., as nominee for AcceptanceCapital Mortgage Corporation, asMortgagee, and recorded in the Of-fice of the Recorder of Deeds of WillCounty as Document No.R2006147382; and for such otherrelief prayed; that summons wasduly issued out of the Circuit Courtof Will County against you as pro-vided by law, and that the said suitis now pending.


By order of the Chief Judge ofthe Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judi-cial Circuit, this case is set forMandatory Mediation on March20, 2014 at 1:00 pm at the WillCounty Court Annex-3rd Floor (Ar-bitration Center), 57 N. OttawaStreet, Joliet, Illinois. A lender repre-sentative will be present along witha court appointed mediator to dis-cuss options that you may haveand to pre-screen you for a poten-tial mortgage modification. For fur-ther information on the mediationprocess, please see the attachedNOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIA-TION.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE ME-DIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOURRIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMI-NATE.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESSYOU, the said above defendants,file your answer to the Complaint insaid suit or otherwise make yourappearance therein, in the Office ofthe Clerk of this Court in Will Coun-ty at Will County Court House 14West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL60432 on or before the March 4,2014, default may be enteredagainst you at any time after thatday and a judgment entered in ac-cordance with the prayer of saidcomplaint.

Circuit ClerkJohnson, Blumberg, &Associates, LLC230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125Chicago, Illinois 60606Ph. 312-541-9710Fax 312-541-9711JB&A # IL 13 8026I585952(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 31, February 7, 14, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE



WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGEASSOCIATION,PLAINTIFFvs.JASON E. STABOSZ A/K/A JASONSTABOSZ; JENNIFER L. STABOSZA/K/A JENNIFER STABOSZ; MORT-GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FORCOUNTRYWIDE BANK, A DIVISION

OF TREASURY BANK, N.A.;HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES CREDITUNION; UNKNOWN OWNERS ANDNON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,DEFENDANT

13CH 03798

PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publi-cation having been filed, notice ishereby given to you, JASON E.STABOSZ A/K/A JASON STABOSZ;JENNIFER L. STABOSZ A/K/A JEN-NIFER STABOSZ; and UNKNOWNOWNERS AND NONRECORDCLAIMANTS, Defendant in theabove entitled suit, that the said suithas been commenced in the CircuitCourt of the 12th Judicial Circuit,Will County, Illinois by the plaintiffagainst you and other defendant,praying for the foreclosure of a cer-tain mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows towit:

LOT 101 ARBOR OF PLAINFIELDUNIT 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OFTHE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTH-WEST 1/4 AND PART OF THE EAST1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUM-BER R94-89124, IN WILL COUN-TY, ILLINOIS.

COMMON ADDRESS: 16164 S.Arbor Dr., Plainfield, IL 60586

P.I.N.: 06-03-22-101-022and which said mortgage was

signed by JASON E. STABOSZA/K/A JASON STABOSZ, JENNIFERL. STABOSZ A/K/A JENNIFER STA-BOSZ, mortgagor, to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems,Inc., as nominee for CountrywideHome Loans, Inc., as Mortgagee,and recorded in the Office of theRecorder of Deeds of Will Countyas Document No. R2005-107869;and for such other relief prayed;that summons was duly issued outof the Circuit Court of Will Countyagainst you as provided by law,and that the said suit is now pend-ing.


By order of the Chief Judge ofthe Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judi-cial Circuit, this case is set forMandatory Mediation on March 6,2014 at 1:00 pm at the Will Coun-ty Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitra-tion Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street,Joliet, Illinois. A lender representa-tive will be present along with acourt appointed mediator to discussoptions that you may have and topre-screen you for a potential mort-gage modification. For further infor-mation on the mediation process,please see the attached NOTICE OFMANDATORY MEDIATION.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE ME-DIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOURRIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMI-NATE

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESSYOU, the said above defendant, fileyour answer to the Complaint insaid suit or otherwise make yourappearance therein, in the Office ofthe Clerk of this Court in Will Coun-ty at Will County Court House 14West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL60432 on or before the March 4,2014, default may be enteredagainst you at any time after thatday and a judgment entered in ac-cordance with the prayer of saidcomplaint.

Pamela J. McGuireCircuit Clerk

Johnson, Blumberg, &Associates, LLC230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125

Chicago, Illinois 60606Ph. 312-541-9710Fax 312-541-9711JB&A # IL 13 8820I586762(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 31, February 7, 14, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE

F13100023IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF


WILL COUNTY- JOLIET, ILLINOIS

Champion Mortgage CompanyPlaintiff,vs.Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Al-ice Sorensen aka Alice MarieSorensen aka Alice M. Sorensen;Debra Tennant-Green aka Debra L.Tennant-Green aka Debbie Ten-nant; David Sorensen aka David J.Sorensen, Individually and as Inde-pendent Executor of the Estate of;United States of America; UnknownOwners and Non-Record ClaimantsDefendants.Property Address:20001 West Kahler Road,Wilmington, Illinois 60481

13 CH 3992

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publi-cation having been filed, notice ishereby given you, Unknown Heirsand Legatees of Alice Sorensen akaAlice Marie Sorensen aka Alice M.Sorensen and UNKNOWN OWNERSand NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,defendants in the above entitledcause, that suit has been com-menced against you and other de-fendants in the Circuit Court for theJudicial Circuit by said plaintiffpraying for the foreclosure of a cer-tain mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows, towit:

THE NORTH 208.7 FEET OF THEEAST 208.7 FEET OF THE SOUTH-EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWN-SHIP 33 NORTH AND IN RANGE10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPALMERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-NOIS.

Property Address: 20001 WestKahler Road, Wilmington, IL60481

P.I.N.: 18-32-400-003-0000Said property is commonly

known as: 20001 West KahlerRoad, Wilmington, Illinois 60481,and which said mortgage(s)was/were made by Alice M.Sorensen and recorded in the Officeof the Recorder of Deeds as Docu-ment Number R2007078986 andfor other relief; that Summons wasduly issued out of the above Courtagainst you as provided by lawand that said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TOSAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IG-NORE THIS DOCUMENT. By orderof the Chief Judge of the CircuitCourt of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,this case is set for Mandatory Medi-ation on March 11, 2014 at 1:00pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. Alender representative will be presentalong with a court appointed medi-ator to discuss options that youmay have and to pre-screen you fora potential mortgage modification.For further information on the medi-ation process, please see the NO-TICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATIONon file with the Clerk of the CircuitCourt or by contacting the Plaintiff'sattorney at the address listed below.YOU MUST APPEAR FOR THE PRE-MEDIATION CONFERENCE ORYOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILLTERMINATE

NOW THEREFORE, unless you,the said above named defendants,file your answer to the complaint inthe said suit or otherwise makeyour appearance therein, in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the Court at WillCounty on or before March 10,2014 default may be taken againstyou at any time after that date anda Judgment entered in accordancewith the prayer of said complaint.

This communication is an at-tempt to collect a debt and any in-formation obtained will be used forthat purpose.Steven C. LindbergFREEDMAN ANSELMOLINDBERG LLC1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150Naperville, IL 60563-4947630-453-6960866-402-8661630-428-4620 (fax)I586763(Published in the Herald-NewsFebruary 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILL COUNTY IL

Estate of THERESA JACKSON

Case No: 2013P00839

Notice is given of the death ofTheresa M. Jackson whose addresswas 2501 Garden Street, Joliet,County of Will, IL 60435.

Letters of Office were issued on,January 9, 2014, to GeraldineDiaz, 2810 Buckingham Ave,Westchester, IL 60154 as Indepen-dent Executor, whose Attorney isBrendan Burns, Law Offices ofBrendan Burns, 7330 W CollegeDrive Suite 103, Palos Heights, IL60463, (708) 361-0404.

Notice to Heirs, Creditors,Claimants and Legatees

Notice is hereby given of theabove proceeding. The estate willbe administered without Court Su-pervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755ILCS 5/28-4) any interested personterminates independent administra-tion at any time by mailing or de-livering a petition to terminate tothe Circuit Court Clerk.

Claims against the estate maybe filed in the Office of PamelaMcGuire, Clerk of the Circuit Court3208 W. McDonough, Joliet, IL60431, or with the representativeor both on or before August 8,2014, any claim not filed withinthat period is barred. Copies of aclaim filed with the Circuit Courtmust be mailed or delivered to therepresentative and to the attorney,within ten (10) days after it hasbeen filed.

(Published in the Herald-NewsFebruary 7, 14, 21, 2014.HN116)

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOISCOUNTY OF WILL


THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

ESTATE OF GRACE E. WITZKE

CASE NUMBER 13 P 848

Notice is given of the death ofGrace E. Witzke whose addresswas 21555 Empress Ln., Plain-

Emprfield, IL 60544.

Letters of Office were issued onDecember 26, 2013 to GayleHohe, 5824 Prospect Ave., Berke-ley, IL 60163 as: Independent Ex-ecutor whose attorney is Brian A.Forgue, Forgue and Forgue, 925 S.Route 83, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

NOTICE TO HEIRS

AND LEGATEES

The estate will be administeredwithout Court Supervision, unlessunder section 28-4 of the ProbateAct of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4)any interested person terminates in-dependent administration at anytime by mailing or delivering a peti-tion to terminate to the Circuit CourtClerk.

Claims against the estate maybe filed in the Office of Pamela J.McGuire, Circuit Court Clerk, 3208McDonough St., Joliet, IL 60431,or with the representative or bothon or before July 24, 2014, anyclaim not filed within that period isbarred. Copies of a claim filed withthe Circuit Court Clerk must bemailed or delivered to the represen-tative and to the attorney within ten(10) days after it has been filedwith the Circuit Clerk.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRECircuit Court Clerk

Will County, Illinois

Forgue and ForgueAttorney for Executor925 South Route 83Elmhurst, Il 60126(630) 833-4311

(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 24, 31, February 7, 2014.HN069)

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS


THE 12th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILL COUNTY - IN PROBATE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJOHN F. DALENBERG, DECEASED

CASE NO. 13 P 857

CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is hereby given of thedeath of John F. Dalenberg, date ofdeath being September 20, 2012.Letters of Office were issued on Jan-uary 22, 2014, to MB FinancialBank, N.A., whose address is 6111North River Road, Rosemont, Illi-nois, 60018, whose attorney ofrecord is Scott D. Dillner of the law-firm of Hiskes, Dillner, O'Donnell,Marovich & Lapp, Ltd., 16231Wausau Avenue, South Holland,Illinois, 60473.

The estate will be administeredwithout court supervision unlessunder Section 5/28-4 of the Pro-bate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992,Ch. 755, Par. 5/28-4) any interest-ed person terminates independentadministration at any time by mail-ing or delivering petition to termi-nate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate maybe filed in the office of the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court at Court Annex,3208 McDonough Street, Joliet,Illinois, 60431, or with the repre-sentative, or both, within sixmonths of the date of the first publi-cation or, if mailing or delivery of anotice from the representative is re-quired by Section 5/18-3 of theProbate Act, the date stated in thatnotice. Any claim not filed on orbefore that date is barred. Copiesof a claim filed with the Clerk mustbe mailed or delivered by the

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Pamela J. McGuireClerk of the Circuit Court

By: MB Financial Bank,N.A., IndependentExecutor of the estate ofJohn F. Dalenberg, deceased

(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 24, 31, February 7, 2014.HN071)

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(Published in the Herald-NewsFebruary 7, 2014. HN113)

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Latrine Removal andReplacement

at which time the bids will be pub-licly opened and read.

Bids must be submitted in accor-dance with the Contract Docu-ments. Bid shall be accompaniedby the proper bid security.

This project generally includes

proj ge llythe removal of existing latrines, thereplacement of latrines with precastconcrete vault units, and associatedconcrete work. For additional infor-mation and to download Bid Docu-ments, please visit our website at

www.ReconnectWithNature.org.Participants must register in full tobe eligible to receive addenda andto submit for the bid.

There will not be a pre-bid meet-ing for this project.

Contract Documents can be ob-tained between 8:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m., Monday through Fridaybeginning February 7, 2014 from:Forest Preserve District of WillCounty, 17540 West LarawayRoad, Joliet, Illinois 60433.Phone - 815-727-8700.

Reduced-size plan sets areavailable free of charge.

The FOREST PRESERVE DIS-TRICT OF WILL COUNTY reservesthe right to accept any bid or anypart or parts or combinations there-of, to waive any informalities, andto reject any or all bids.



PUBLIC NOTICE

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The FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICTOF WILL COUNTY will receive Pro-posals for Professional Services atthe District Office until February 21,2014 prevailing time at 2:00 p.m.,for:

Veteran's Memorial TrailMonument System

Proposals must be submitted inaccordance with the Request forProposals and Qualifications forProfessional Services.

This project includes: (4) Inter-pretive wayside signs to be installedalong the length of the VeteransMemorial Trail. Locations includethe northern trailhead at Interna-tionale Parkway, the trail crossingat Bluff Road, the trail intersectionwith Centennial Trail at KeepatawWoods, and the southern trailheadat Schneider's Passage- 135th

Street. For additional informationand to download this request forprofessional service and qualifica-tions proposal, please visit ourwebsite at www.ReconnectWithNature.org.

A Request for Proposals andQualifications for Professional Ser-vices can be obtained between8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday beginning Friday,February 7, 2014 from: Forest Pre-serve District of Will County, 17540W. Laraway Road, Joliet, Illinois,60433. Phone: 815/727-8700.

The FOREST PRESERVE DIS-TRICT OF WILL COUNTY reservesthe right to accept any proposal orany part or parts or combinationsthereof, to waive any informalities,and to reject any or all proposals.



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