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LOCAL BRIEF

By FELIX [email protected]

JOLIET – The Joliet CityCouncil approved a pay raisefor the city manager, as wellas filling 16 vacancies that in-clude patrol officers.

The City Council also re-ceived answers on a few ques-tions asked to the Will CountyMetropolitan Exposition andAuditorium Authority duringa discussion of the RialtoSquare Theater’s new mar-quee on Monday.

At Tuesday’s meeting, CityCouncil members unanimous-ly approved a 2 percent raisefor City Manager Jim Hock,increasing his salary from$185,000 to $188,700. The salaryincrease would apply next yearand would be retroactive toNov. 12, following his one-yearanniversary with the city.

Council members also ap-proved filling 16 vacancies oncity staff. Those vacancies in-clude six patrol officers, twosergeants, one captain, a fire-fighter and paramedic, a build-ing safety inspector, a utilitiessuperintendent and four main-tenance workers.

Liquor license changesAfter approving an ordi-

nance amending the JolietLiquor Code, nonprofit orga-nizations will now be able toapply for a Class J liquor li-cense, which will be less costlyfor them.

Previously, nonprofitscould only apply for Class A,B or E liquor licenses. Theycould also apply for a tempo-rary license on an event-by-event basis.

Gregory Peerbolte, JolietHistorical Museum executivedirector, had said the liquorlicense system before was toocostly and complicated.

New ambulance andpotential surplus property

The City Council also unan-imously approved authorizingthe purchase of a new Hortonambulance for $248,979 to re-place a 2006 model.

The Joliet Fire Departmentwill now be able to participatein the State of Illinois FederalSurplus Property Program toreceive surplus property fromthe state, such as equipmentor vehicles after unanimouscouncil approval Tuesday.

They must register with Il-linois Central ManagementServices Department to partic-ipate.

Rialto marqueeWCMEAA Chairman Jim

Smith visited the City CouncilTuesday to answer questionsaddressed to him by Council-man Jim McFarland, who wasabsent at the meeting.

One the questions regardedLandmark Sign, the companybehind the design of the mar-quee. Smith said LandmarkSign is a union company.

He also said four companiesresponded to the request fromthe WCMEAA to generatemarquee design plans, costsfor the marquee and provideconsultation services. OnlyLandmark Sign met the crite-ria, he said.

Smith also mentioned theWCMEAA will have a specialmeeting Thursday to discussthe marquee, litigation issuesand appoint an ethics officer.

“This is not going to be any-thing that’s covert or clandes-tine. The public is welcomeand we will accommodatethem,” he said.

Citymanager’s raise approved

ON THE COVERJoliet District 4 City Council-woman Bettye Gavin is greetedby supporters Tuesday afterthe Joliet Electoral Board ruledin her favor during a hearing.James Foster challengedthat Gavin obtained petitionsignatures illegally. The boarddenied Foster’s challenge.See story on page 3.

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Joliet releases potential priceof Evergreen Terrace takeover

By BOB [email protected]

JOLIET – The city of Jolietcould pay anywhere from $13.7to $23.5 million for the Ever-green Terrace housing com-plex, according to appraisalsfiled in federal court.

The city in September wona condemnation lawsuit to takeover the privately owned andfederally subsidized housingcomplex for low-income resi-dents. The city is preparing tonegotiate the price it will pay tothe current owners.

That final price may deter-mine whether the city can payfor Evergreen Terrace withrevenue from the property orif it will have to dip into otherfunds.

“No,” City Manager JimHock said when asked if heknew now if there is enough

revenue from Evergreen Ter-race to pay off the bonds thecity would issue to acquire theproperty.

Evergreen Terrace gener-ates $4.5 million a year in rev-enue, Hock said. But, he added,“I don’t know what the cost ofthe property is going to be. Idon’t know what the operation-al costs are going to be. I don’tknow what the bonded indebt-edness is going to be.”

Joliet submitted Friday tofederal court two appraisals:One at $13.76 million and theother $14.3 million, accordingto a city of Joliet news releaseissued Tuesday. EvergreenTerrace owners submitted anappraisal of $23.52 million.

Hock said the city will ap-proach the owners to begin ne-gotiating a possible settlementto avoid going to trial – sched-uled for March 10 – where a

jury would set the price.There is division on the City

Council as to whether Jolietshould proceed with the take-over, which was targeted forcondemnation in 2005 becauseof crime and conditions at Ev-ergreen Terrace.

Councilman Bob O’Dekirk,who is running for mayor inthe April 7 election, said a finalprice is likely to be somewherein the middle of the apprais-als. But, he added, “There isno plan. There is nothing firmin place that says, ‘If we’re go-ing to spend $18 million, this iswhat we’re going to do.’ ”

Mayor Tom Giarrante,who was on the council whenit voted to pursue condemna-tion and continues to supportthe takeover, said the city hashired Holsten Real Estate De-velopment Corp. to prepare forthe acquisition.

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site by a deputy coroner fromWill County. The coroner’s of-fice is conducting the autopsy.Craig was housed in a sin-

gle-inmate cell in a segregationunit and no one else had beenin the cell, according to a state-ment fromDOC. He enteredthe prison system June 3 afterhaving been in Lake County Jailfor about six months.

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JOLIET – An objection toJoliet City CouncilwomanBettye Gavin’s candidacy pe-tition by opposing candidateJames Foster failed at anelection hearing Tuesday af-ternoon after four of the fiveexhibits Foster attempted tointroduce were thrown out,and a fifth was retracted.

But Gavin said the damagehad been done.

Gavin, who is running forthe District 4 council seat inthe April 7 election againstFoster, Angel Guzman andPhillip A. Petrakos, said alle-gations that Foster raised atthe hearing damaged the im-age of the Forest Park Com-munity Center, where she isthe executive director.

“It has definitely put anegative spin on the center,”Gavin said, after an electionpanel comprised of councilmembers Jan Hallums Quill-man, Michael Turk and CityClerk Christa Desiderio de-nied the objection.

Foster alleged that Gavin’spetition circulators collectedsignatures at the center, aregistered 501(c)(3) organi-zation; federal law prohibitsthat type of political activityat a nonprofit.

He also said residentsweren’t properly informedof the rules at the center, andclaimed signatures were cir-culated at Birth into New LifeChurch of God in Christ nextdoor to the center.

Gavin, who was appoint-ed to the City Council inApril to fill the seat vacatedby Susie Barber, denied all ofFoster’s accusations.

The center’s mission is toserve and enrich the ForestPark community through ed-ucation, empowerment and asafer environment. It offersan early-learning programfor children ages 3 to 5, acomputer-training programthat includes GED classes

and workforce developmentprograms.

“The center is the heart-beat for that community,”Gavin said. “[Foster] made alot of accusations that I thinkare very unfair.”

Foster said he didn’t“think it dragged the centerdown. I believe in what thecenter stands for,” adding hewas “not upset at all” aboutthe ruling and doesn’t planon appealing it.

Objection deniedFoster filed the objection

Dec. 29. The election panelTuesday turned down the ob-jection after hearing testimo-ny from both sides.

After Joliet Mayor TomGiarrante recused himselffrom the hearing becausehe appointed Gavin, and letQuillman take his place, Fos-ter questioned Quillman’sconnections to Gavin.

Legal counsel said it wasfine with Quillman on theboard, then Gavin’s attorney,

Eric Mitchell, said the objec-tion should be dismissed be-cause it was too vague. Thedismissal failed.

Foster then attempted topresent five exhibits, includ-ing letters from residentsclaiming petitions were col-lected at the center. But thepanel threw out four of the ex-hibits, claiming they weren’trelevant to the objection andraised an issue that wasn’taddressed in the original ob-

jection. Foster retracted hisfifth piece.

Panel members statedsome of the letters regard-ing the alleged campaign-ing at the center containedtestimony from people whodidn’t even sign Gavin’s pe-tition. And the board foundanother letter was from aperson who was said to havesigned Gavin’s petition – butthe signature on the letterdidn’t match the signature on

Gavin’s petition. None of theletters were notarized.

“The burden of proof wason the objector,” Quillmansaid, adding that Foster didn’tprovide the proof. “I wantedto give everyone, [Gavin] andher attorney, [Foster] and thepeople, the right to speak,”she said.

Foster said he regrettednot having the authors of theletters present at the hearing,but “I think I got my pointacross.”

Forest Park reputationDuring Foster’s final re-

buttal, he claimed “therewere petitions kept in an of-fice, brought out to the frontdesk and signed and returnedback into that office.”

Roy Smith, the communitycenter’s board president andson of founder Louise Ray,tried to hold back tears as herecounted how the center hasimpacted the community.

“All I want is for the cen-ter not be slandered,” Smithsaid. “I went from seeing thecenter almost sink.”

Foster said he had no in-tention of putting down thecenter’s reputation.

“I didn’t come down hereto put on a show,” Fostersaid. “I came here to show il-legal activity.”

Foster said he will contin-ue campaigning.

“We’re getting preparedfor more of this because weknow that [the election race]can get crazy,” Gavin said.

Gavin says Foster’s allegations raised at hearing are damaging

Photos by Lathan Goumas – [email protected]

ABOVE: Joliet District 4 candidate James Foster speaks Tuesday during a Joliet Electoral Board hearing.Foster challenged that Councilwoman and candidate Bettye Gavin obtained petition signatures illegally.The board denied Foster’s challenge. BELOW: Gavin makes a statement Tuesday during the hearing.

OBJECTION THROWN OUT“The center is theheartbeat for thatcommunity. [Foster]

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JOLIET – Police saysomeone shot a woman whowas sleeping in her Joliethome early Tuesday.

Deputy Chief Ed Gregorysaid the incident was report-ed about 2:56 a.m. in the 1000block of Sherman Street.

“The 44-year-old victimwas sleeping in her bed-room when an unknownsubject walked up and firedmultiple shots through thewindow,” Gregory said.

The woman was struckonce in her left shoulder.She was taken to the hos-pital, but police reportsindicate her wound is notlife-threatening.

Gregory said officersfound shell casings outsidethe house and followed foot-prints in the snow to thecorner of Sherman Streetand Doris Avenue, where itappears the assailant left ina vehicle.

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WILL COUNTY – A newstate law making permanentsame-day voter registration –first piloted in the Novemberelection – is sure to be a $1-mil-lion headache for the county,Will County Clerk NancySchultz Voots told membersof the county board’s FinanceCommittee on Tuesday.

That’s about how much it’sgoing to cost to comply withSenate Bill 172, passed lastmonth, that requires Illinoiscounties with a population ofat least 100,000 to offer same-day voter registration at ev-ery polling place beginningwith the March 2016 election.

In the county’s case, that’s303 polling places – a substan-

tial increase from the fivelocations that offered same-day registration in the Nov.4 election.

Schultz Voots said thecounty will have to find mon-ey to equip each location withelectronic poll books – orcomputer tablets with vot-ing capabilities – as part ofthe state’s contracting withthe Electronic RegistrationInformation Center, a multi-state data-sharing systemthat streamlines voter datarecords. Those devices alonewill cost about $528,000, ac-cording to estimates.

Only 628 people registeredand voted on Election Dayin Will County, accordingto the county clerk’s office,leading some county boardmembers, including County

Board Speaker Jim Moustis,R-Frankfort, to believe the$1 million in start-up costsmight not be worth it. That’sequates to about $1,600 a vote.

“This involves so few vot-ers. How do you justify the ex-pense to let a handful of peo-ple vote?” Moustis said.

P e o p l e h a v e s e v e r a lmonths leading up to ElectionDay to register, and have theoptions of voting absentee orearly.

Schultz Voots said allow-ing same-day registrationin every election precinct isworrisome, noting the countydon’t have the technologicalmeans to prevent someonewho registers and votes inone precinct and one countyto do the same later in anoth-er.

Unlike in the Novemberelection pilot program, same-day registration votes willalso be fed directly into thesystem as valid without ques-tion, Schultz Voots said. Inthe last election, those voteswere considered provisionaland set aside until their valid-ity could be confirmed.

Court fee advancesIn other news, the county

board’s judicial committeevoted to push forward a $25court user-fee to help pay forconstruction of a new court-house. The county’s boardExecutive Committee willvote on the proposed fee atits Thursday meeting. No onespoke in objection to the feeat a public hearing held Tues-day.

By LAUREN LEONE–[email protected]

JOLIET – A deputy auditorsaid Tuesday a county systemthat puts money into 65 differ-ent bank accounts creates toomany opportunities for fraud.

The accounts totalingroughly $40 million are beingput under the microscope,members of the Will CountyBoard’s Finance Committeewere told.

Deputy Auditor CathyPleasant said the Will CountyState’s Attorney Office is com-piling a list of each accountand reasons why each wascreated.

She also will determinewhich accounts are mandat-ed by state law or county or-dinance to be separated fromthe county treasurer’s office.Some of the accounts are con-trolled by departments, orelected officials, rather thanbeing part of the county trea-surer’s office.

It was unclear at Tuesday’smeeting why the accounts are

being scrutinized now. ButPleasant said the county hav-ing 65 separate bank accounts“is huge” and that there’s a“larger ability to have fraudin that kind of environment.”

“Right now, if you have aseparately held account andyou’re purchasing whatev-er, we don’t know about it.It doesn’t come through the[county treasurer’s] accountspayable process. It goesthrough the accounts payableprocess in that department,”she added.

While there’s no proof of

any wrongdoing, Pleasantsaid there’s not enough safe-guards in place to preventfraud.

“You can actually ... [set upan account] with the county’sFEIN number at a local bank.The treasurer’s office can’teven do that without gettingsignatures from the treasurerand [County Executive] LarryWalsh combined. To be able todo that, I find it tremendouslyincorrect.”

Some of these separate-ly-held accounts are requiredby state law to be separated

from the county treasurer’soffice, such as schools and cir-cuit clerks, said Karen Hen-nessy, the county’s financedirector.

Determining the reasonsfor some of the accounts hasproven difficult.

Some of the accounts weregiven to the state’s attorney’soffice with simply a bank nameand account number, makingthe process “no small task byany means,” said Mary Tatroe,who is chief of the civil divi-sion of the Will County State’sAttorney’s Office.

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PLAINFIELD – Troyschool district teachers andsupport staff rejected a bar-gained contract just beforewinter break.

Troy Educators Associa-tion President Sarah Wellssaid more than 350 teachersand support staff met Dec. 18.A majority voted against acontract brought to them bythe negotiating team.

“At this time we are notclear as to why the contractwas not accepted,” Wells saidin an email response sentMonday to The Herald-News.“We will be meeting as a bar-gaining team within the nextweek and figure out wherewe go from here.”

The school district’s four-year contract with the TroyEducation Association, theteachers union, expired overthe summer. But SchoolBoard President Mark Gri-

glione said discussion on anew contract was delayeduntil late July because ofa change in district leader-ship.

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t D o nWhite resigned weeks be-fore the spring 2014 semesterended. His successor, Super-intendent Todd Koehl, washired at the June 18 SchoolBoard meeting and startedwork July 14.

“It’s taken a little longer,but it’s really not,” Griglione

said. “[Negotiations are] go-ing very well. The superin-tendent is well versed at thatand has done a great job atthe table so far.”

Wells said the bargainingprocess has worked well,and union leadership planson meeting with the districtsoon to set up more meet-ings.

“We recognize this is partof the process,” Griglionesaid. “We’re looking forwardto getting back to the table.”

Frigid forecast ahead for area

Lathan Goumas – [email protected]

Tony Purkart skis cross-country in Hammel Woods in Shorewood on Tuesday. Getting outdoors will be risky Wednesday, as the NationalWeather Service forecast for Joliet called for a high of minus 5 degrees with wind chills as low as minus 32. Many local school districtsannounced Tuesday afternoon they would be closedWednesday in anticipation of the cold. The temperature will climb as high as 12 degreeson Thursday, when there also is a 20 percent change of snow.

COURT BRIEFSHinton murdertrial soughtJOLIET – A judge’s illness will

delay a murder trial until nextweek at the earliest.Larry Hinton, 60, was sched-

uled to stand trial this week forthe September 2012 slaying ofhis younger brother, GeorgeHinton. Judge Daniel Rozak wasexpected to begin jury selectionMonday, but has been out sick.On Tuesday, Judge Dave Carl-

son, who is acting as the presid-ing felony judge, scheduled ahearing next week so Rozak andthe attorneys can pick anotherdate.The Hinton brothers lived

together but frequently fought,police said. On Sept. 15, 2012,Larry allegedly shot George, 55,with a rifle in the basement oftheir Lockport Township home.Larry Hinton came upstairs andtold other relatives his brotherhad shot himself during theargument, police said.Will County Sheriff’s investiga-

tors said at the time it was “un-likely” George Hinton’s woundcould’ve been self-inflicted.

Out-of-statewitness soughtJOLIET – A trucker from South

Carolina will have to answera subpoena by next week foranother trial to be held.The trucker reportedly

witnessed the July 30, 2012,confrontation between JamesA. Pacheco, 38, and two Jolietpolice officers.Officers Adam Stapleton

and Eric Zettergren pursuedPacheco minutes after he wasallegedly seen breaking out thewindows of his former land-lord’s house. When Pacheco’s

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NEW LENOX – New Le-nox’s economic developmentdirector has left her positionto be closer to her family, vil-lage officials say.

Nancy Hoehn left the lastweek of December to be inTexas, Village Administra-tor Kurt Carroll said. Everymonth, Hoehn would com-mute to New Lenox fromTexas, he said.

The position for economicdevelopment director is nowopen, but village officialswant to reevaluate its duties.

“Any time you have some-one from your staff thatleaves, it’s an opportunity totake a look and see what wewould like to see from thatposition,” Carroll said.

Hoehn worked for the vil-lage since 2011, and her hir-ing raised eyebrows sinceshe would be working from

Texas. Beforecoming to NewL e n o x , s h eworked withC a r r o l l i nShorewood asthe economicd e v e l o p m e n tdirector.

At the time of her hiring,she earned $60,000 – about$26,000 fewer than the previ-ous director – in base pay, aswell as up to $1,000 a monthin travel expenses. Carrollsaid she was in New Lenoxmore than Texas and she hada home in Shorewood.

Hoehn made a number ofcontributions to New Lenoxduring her time, such as en-suring cooperation betweenthe New Lenox Chamber ofCommerce and local busi-nesses, Carroll said.

“[She was] not only look-ing for new business butstaying in contact with ex-isting businesses and letting

them know of their impor-tance to us as a village,” hesaid.

When she first came tothe village, Hoehn made surebusinesses wouldn’t be over-whelmed by construction onRoute 30 and made sure theystayed open, Carroll said.

H o e h n a l s o r e c e i v e dpraise from Mayor Tim Bal-dermann for helping to bringPortillo’s to New Lenox. Car-roll also said she was instru-mental in the planned rede-velopment of the downtownarea.

With Hoehn gone, offi-cials want to examine howthe position of the economicdevelopment director couldbenefit the village more. Oneexample would be the direc-tor helping with events.

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MORRIS – A permanentDisaster Fund has been es-tablished to prepare GrundyCounty for the worst.

The fund is with the Foun-dation of Grundy County andhas $20,000 in it – $10,000 do-nated apiece by the foundationand Operation St. Nick. Themoney will grow in the fundand will be available immedi-ately, according to the founda-tion.

“We donated $10,000 eachto kick off the Disaster ReliefFund,” said Joe Schmitz, St.Nick president.

“We would like to build itup to $100,000 and hopefullynever need it,” he said.

St. Nick has made a one-time donation and the foun-dation is planning on makingannual donations, foundationExecutive Director Julie Bucksaid Friday.

United Way of GrundyCounty and We Care of Grun-dy County also team up withthe foundation and St. Nickwhen a disaster strikes, such

as the November 2013 EF2 tor-nado that damaged more than200 homes and businesses inDiamond and Coal City, pro-viding money through theirresources, Buck said.

The Disaster Fund is opento donations from the public.

After the area was hit bya flood and later a tornado in2013, the foundation, St. Nick,United Way and We Care cametogether to raise money to helpthose affected.

The organizations and theirvolunteers teamed up to helpwith immediate needs for peo-ple affected while they waitedon help from state and federalorganizations such as FEMA.

Families received minigrants formed from the fundsraised. The organizations gaveout more than $400,000 to areafamilies and businesses recov-ering from the tornado thathit the Coal City and Diamondarea.

Schmitz said the DisasterFund will assist with clothing,food, prescriptions and oth-er immediate needs victimshave.

What constitutes a disas-ter will vary on a case-by-case

basis, but is meant for eventsthat affect a wide range of peo-ple or areas, not, for instance,a single house fire, Buck said.

Response will depend onthe severity of the impact andthe status of state and federalhelp, she said.

The groups will form a com-mittee that will set guidelinesfor the fund’s use and will beready when, if ever, the nextdisaster strikes.

“Last year’s tornado in Di-amond and Coal City was aquick initiation for our area’sagencies and organizations.We all feel better preparedfor the future – we know ourstrengths and what resourceswe can quickly bring to the ta-ble and out to the community,”Buck said in the release.

How to help

To make a donation to the Disas-ter Fund, visit www.cfgrundycoun-ty.com/donate-online or donate viamail to the Community Foundationof Grundy County, 102 Liberty St.,Morris. For information, call 815-941-0852.

QUICK NEWSWill County preservesget dog park grantCRETE – The Forest Preserve

District of Will County saidTuesday it has received a$400,000 state grant that willhelp pay for a dog park andother facilities in Crete.The district plans to put the

off-leash dog park, a picnicshelter and a trail in the PlumValley Preserve access on Bur-ville Road, east of Route 394.Construction would begin in fall2015 or spring 2016, the districtsaid in a news release.The grant through the Open

Space Land Acquisition andDevelopment program will help

fund phase two of the project,the district said. Phase one willcost $650,000 and is beingpaid for through the district’sCapital Improvements Program.

Rialto board to holdspecial meeting ThursdayJOLIET – The board that gov-

erns the Rialto Square Theatre,the Will County MetropolitanExposition and AuditoriumAuthority, will hold a specialmeeting at noon Thursdayat the Rialto Square TheatreAdministrative Office, 15 E. VanBuren St. in Joliet.The agenda includes several

items under new business,

including appointment of anEthics Officer; Marquee DonorLetter of Agreement; and realestate report.

Giarrante endorsedby fire unionJOLIET – Mayor Tom Giarrante

has announced an endorsementfrom Joliet Fire Officers Local2369 in his bid for re-election.The union local represents

officers in the Joliet Fire De-partment. Giarrante, a formerJoliet firefighter, also has beenendorsed by Joliet FirefightersLocal 44. Giarrante once waspresident of Local 44.

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CHANNAHON – The Chan-nahon Village Board declinedMonday to vote on an inter-governmental agreement thatwould provide funding for alarge construction project atInterstate 55 and Bluff Road.

The board opted to wait un-til decisions come in from atleast two other major taxingbodies in the village.

The agreement is sched-uled for the ChannahonSchool District 17 schoolboard’s agenda Jan. 26 and theMinooka Community HighSchool District 111’s agendaJan. 15. The two districts com-bined receive 60 percent ofChannahon’s property taxes.

Other taxing bodies be-ing asked to participate arethe Forest Preserve Districtof Will County, ChannahonTownship, Channahon FireProtection District, Joliet Ju-nior College, Channahon ParkDistrict, Three Rivers LibraryDistrict and Will County.

The agreement asks thedistricts to rebate a portionof their property taxes to thevillage for the next 15 yearsto cover expenses that willbe used to improve the inter-change area.

The improvements willbe used to expand inter-state ramps, add turn lanesto Bluff Road, install trafficsignals, put a water line un-der the interstate and makeother improvements at theinterchange, all in prepara-tion for a 118-acre logistics/industrial center planned forthe northeast area of the in-tersection.

The land is zoned as agri-cultural and brings in mini-mal tax dollars.

Developer Industrial De-velopment International hasproposed to construct theChannahon Corporate Cen-

ter with up to four buildingsof about 500,000 square feetduring a 10-year period if im-provements are made to thesite, including village waterservice being brought in.

Cost estimates for the im-provements total $4.2 million,and the village plans on issu-ing 15-year general obligationbonds to fund them. Annualdebt would be an estimated$375,000, which would comefrom the tax abatements fromthe taxing bodies.

The agreement has been al-tered a few times during thepast year, with requests bythe school districts to changecertain specifications. Law-yers and village staff haveappeared before several of thetaxing bodies’ boards.

There is no hurry on thevillage’s part, Channahon Vil-lage President Joe Cook saidat Monday’s meeting.

“It’s an incredible amountof money we’re talking about,”Trustee Missey Schumach-er said, “and, personally, I’dprefer to wait to see how theschool districts feel about it.”

In other businessThe Channahon Village

Board also heard Monday anupdate on the senior rentalunits being planned for theTown Center area. Things areon track, with the developernegotiating with the CatholicDiocese of Joliet, which ownsthe property. The goal is con-struction of one- and two-bed-room homes on the propertyimmediately southwest of St.Ann Catholic Church.

Also at the meeting, Chan-nahon police Chief Jeff Woldannounced the department isscreening for two new policeofficers to replace ones whorecently resigned from thedepartment. Forty-one appli-cations have been submitted,Wold said, and 100 taken out.Testing will begin Feb. 14.

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Health Community Commissionrecently announced awards tothree area organizations.The foundationwill provide

$27,000 to Senior Services ofWill County to help fund quality oflife programs for senior citizens,the commission said in a newsrelease.Another $14,000will be provid-

ed to Bounce Back Social Servicesof Joliet. The agency providesveterans and their families withservices aimed at preventinghomelessness, preparing for jobsand careers and other goals.The commission also provided

$15,000 to theWarren-SharpeCommunity Center of Joliet,which provides a number ofservices, including after-schoolprograms and a food pantry.

Alleged shoplifternabbed in Homer GlenHOMER GLEN – Police say a

shoplifter was nabbed on his fifthtime at the same storeMonday.

Robert V.Mabbott, 47, ofthe 9500 block ofSouth Avenue Nin Chicago, wasfirst suspected ofremoving itemsfromMeijer,14169 S. Bell

Road, on Dec. 22, according toWill County Sheriff’s spokeswom-an Kathy Hoffmeyer.Investigators saidMabbott took

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security called deputies whofoundMabbott in an aisle with acart that contained three Go-Procameras that had their securitytags removed, as well as threebottles of liquor, Hoffmeyer said.After being questioned,

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ROMEOVILLE – Romeo-ville officials hope to buildon a busy year of retail andindustrial development tocontinue a booming economicphase for the village.

In addition to developmentalong the Route 53 corridor,plans continue in 2015 for anew train station, increasedtrain service for residents andconstruction on an Interstate55 interchange at Weber Road.

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e76,792-square-foot RomeovilleAthletic and Events Center,the village welcomed severalnew businesses in 2014, in-cluding a Sherwin Williams,Goodwill and T.J. Maxx.

“We expect to have anoth-er fantastic year for industri-al development,” Mayor JohnNoak said. “We’ve had a verystrong year with big job gen-erators.”

Route 53 corridorThe Route 53 corridor is

anchored by the RomeovilleAthletic and Events Center,which has hosted multipleregional and national tourna-ments in the Uptown Squaredevelopment since it openedin March.

A McDonald’s is expectedto open on the other side ofRoute 53, adding to severalother businesses that haveopened or will open in 2015.Most recently, a Dunkin Do-nuts and PT Solutions openedin the village.

“The staff and I have hadthe busiest December for de-velopment in a number ofyears,” Noak said. “It’s a signof what’s to come in 2015.”

Noak said several more an-nouncements related to Route53 economic development arecoming in the next couple ofmonths.

“Ashley Furniture is open-ing up this year, we have Val-ue Place Extended Stay hotelunder construction, and thereare a long list of things hap-pening,” Noak said. “We con-tinue to see a lot of existing

space for retail as well.”

Train serviceWhile construction for a

new train station on the Heri-tage Corridor line is expectedto begin in 2016, Romeovillecommuters may benefit fromexpanded train service alongthe line at other stations in themeantime.

“We’re working with Lem-ont, Lockport and Joliet on in-creased service from Metra,”Noak said.

Final architecture and en-gineering designs for the trainstation are expected to be fin-ished in 2015.

“Communities on the railsystem maintain higher prop-erty values,” Noak said, addingthat officials hopes a new trainstation will attract more com-mercial development.

Weber Road interchangeTraffic is backed up on a

daily basis at the I-55 WeberRoad interchange.

Plans in the works for thepast decade have attempted toget multiple jurisdictions onthe same page, but construc-tion is expected to ramp upduring 2015.

“It’s important for the We-ber Road corridor not only atthe interchange, but for north-south travel throughout thecounty and DuPage County aswell,” Noak said.

“The work that occurredand was completed this fallinstalled the embankment,which will be needed for thenew ramps for the inter-change,” Illinois Departmentof Transportation spokeswom-an Carson Quinn said in anemail. “Next steps are beingdeveloped and the departmentstaff will continue to workwith local and county staff.”

What to look for next year:

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later this month, but defenseattorney Jeff Tomczak told JudgeCarla Alessio Policandriotes onTuesday there has been “somedifficulty in tracking awitness

down.”Tomczak said thewitness and

his father are cross-countrytruckers who pulled over to stopfor the night near the tracksonWashington Street and theyoungman saw the incident.The judge notedwhile state

laws vary when someone isordered to appear in anothercourt, leaving the schedule as ismay give South Carolina processserversmore authority than ifthere was no pending trial.

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• Douglas A. Norris, 46, of the 1100block of Magnolia Avenue in Joliet,was arrested by Joliet police on Dec.29 on charges of aggravated drivingunder the influence of alcohol,driving with a suspended licenseand driving without insurance.• Jose A. Sandoval, 21, of the 500

block of Redwood Drive in Boling-brook, was arrested by Bolingbrookpolice on Dec. 29 on charges of ag-gravated driving under the influenceof alcohol, driving with a suspendedlicense and hit-and-run.• Richard R. Benedict, 35, of the

1900 block of Calla Drive in Joliet,was arrested by Joliet police onDec. 30 on a charge of aggravatedbattery.• Christopher R. Decesare, 27, of

the 7600 block of West MoorefieldDrive in Frankfort, was arrestedby sheriff’s police on Dec. 30 oncharges of theft and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.• Patricia A. Ellis, 56, of the 1600

block of Rose Lane in Romeoville,was arrested by Shorewood policeon Dec. 30 on charges of forgeryand driving with a suspendedlicense.• Quintana Harris, 26, of the

4300 block of Lindenwood Drive inMatteson, was arrested by Rockdalepolice on Dec. 30 on a charge ofburglary.• Nicholas T. Hogan, 18, of the

1800 block of Brogan Drive in NewLenox, was arrested by sheriff’spolice on Dec. 30 on charges ofdelivery of marijuana, marijuanapossession and possession of drugparaphernalia.• Joseph S. Phillips, 33, of the 0

to 100 block of North Broadwayin Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’spolice on Dec. 30 on a charge ofdelivery of drugs.• Edward B. Carlisle, 21, of the

2600 block of Thirteenth Avenue inRockford, was arrested by Joliet po-lice Wednesday on a charge of theft.• Sandra A. Riley, 58, of the 300

block of Marble Street in Joliet,was arrested by Romeoville policeWednesday on a charge of shop-lifting.• Jerrell M. Amos, 22, of the 300

block of Fifth Avenue in Joliet, wasarrested by Joliet police Thursday

on charges of aggravated assault,aggravated unlawful use of a weap-on, unauthorized possession of afirearm and possession of a firearmby a street gang member.• Jose Arias, 27, of the 200

block of South Comstock Street inJoliet, was arrested by Joliet policeThursday on charges of aggravat-ed unlawful use of a weapon andreckless discharge of a firearm.• Eugene M. Roberts, 24, of the

3400 block of Hoffman Street inPlano, was arrested by Braidwoodpolice Thursday on charges ofdrug possession, driving under theinfluence of alcohol and driving witha suspended license.• Shawn D. Sabo, 34, of the 900

block of Hampton Lane in Yorkville,was arrested by Shorewood policeThursday on a charge of aggravatedbattery.• Brandon L. Watt, 29, of the 0

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SHIRLEY ERWINJanuary 7, 1957

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OBITUARIES

EVELYN D. CLEARYBorn: Aug. 16, 1925; in Hillsdale, ILDied: Jan. 5, 2015; in Moline, IL

Evelyn D. Cleary,89, of Port Byron,IL, diedMonday,January 5, 2015, atHeartland HealthCare Center, Moline,IL.

AMass of Christian Burial will beheld 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January8, 2015, at Our Lady of GuadalupeChurch, Silvis, IL. Visitation will befrom 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday atGibson - Bode Funeral Home, PortByron. Burial will be in the RockIsland National Cemetery.Evelyn was born August 16, 1925,

in Hillsdale, IL, the daughter of JohnandMargaret (Scheff) Vroman. Shemarried James J. Cleary on Septem-ber 9, 1950, at St. Patrick’s Church inJoliet, IL. Evelyn loved to travel withher husband and bake.She is survived by her daughter,

Carol (George) Johnson, Joliet, IL;grandchildren, Brandi (William)Kornit, James (Stephanie) Johnson,Dawn (Michael) Musson, KellyJohnson, Katie (Charles) Graves,Christopher Johnson, StephenJohnson, Sarah Johnson; 14 greatgrandchildren; 7 siblings.In addition to her husband, shewas

preceded in death her husband and6 siblings.Share a memory or condolence at

www.gibsonbodefh.com

LORRAINE FRASERBorn: Feb. 22, 1923; in White River,SD

Died: Jan. 5, 2015; in Cary, IL

Lorraine “Babe” Fraser (nee Hight)of Cary and formerly of Edina,Minnesota passed away peacefullyat homewith her family on January5, 2015.Shewas born February 22, 1923, in

White River, SD to Charles and EdithHight.In 1946, she happily married James

Fraser inMinneapolis, Minnesota.Lorraine was a devout Catholic whogavemany years of service to herchurches. Lorraine had a generousand caring heart, going out of herway to help numerous relatives andfriends. Her impact on themwillnever be forgotten. Lorraine’s quickwit and fun-loving character alwaysbrought a smile or chuckle to all whoknew her.She is preceded in death by her

parents; siblings, Harold, Harlan,Maurine, Irene, Donald, Ray, Sally,

Roy, and beloved daughter-in-law,Cheri FraserLorraine is survived by her dearest

sister, Dorothy and her lifelongfriend, Phyl Flach. Also surviving areher children, Mickey (Paul) Sara, Ji(Deb) Fraser, Rick Fraser, Betty (Roly)Madrid, Mike (Stacy) Fraser and Jeri(Brad) Hoven. Her grandchildren,Courtney, Jason, Lindsay, Jon, Josh,Steve, Stacey, Leah , Kelci, Chrissy,Mike, Adam, Alli, Marissa, Mandy,David, Justin, Amber, Sabrina andAlyssa. As well as her great grand-children, Riley, Hunter, Owen, Noah,andMichael Patrick. There are alsomany nieces and nephews and theirfamilies that Lorraine adored.Visitation will be Thursday, January

8, 2015, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home,403 Silver Lake Rd., Cary. Funeral andburial will take place in Edina, MN.In lieu of flowers, donations to Jour-

ney Care Hospice www.journeycare.orgFor info: 847-639-3817 or

kahlemoore.com

NATHAN E. GAINES

Nathan E. Gaines,age 41, at rest onTuesday, January 6,2015.Nate is survived

by his lovingchildren,Miranda

D., Nicholas R., and Logan T. Gaines,andAubreannaChambers; lovingmother and step-father,Marlene (neeWhalen) andCharles Todd;motherof his children, AmieGaines; dearbrothers, Timothy Todd andBrandonGaines; dear sister,Michelle Gaines;aswell as numerous nieces, nephews,and cousins.

Preceded in death by his father,Richard EdwardGaines; brothers,Kevin andChadGaines.Natewas employed atMillwright

Local #1693 for 13 years. He enjoyedworking on cars and attending carshows.Most of all his passionwasspending timewith his children,whether it be sharing his love formusic at concerts, attending localComic-con events, or any otheractivity thatwould allow them tobe together. Natewill be sincerelymissed by his family and friends.A Celebration of Nate’s lifewill begin

on Friday, January 9, 2015,with avisitation from3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 PlainfieldRd, Joliet, IL 60435. A funeral servicewill be held at 7:00 p.m. in the funeralhome chapel, Ken Plese officiating. PerNate’swishes cremation riteswill beaccorded.Obituary and TributeWall for Nathan

E. Gaines atwww.tezakfuneralhome.comor for information, 815-722-0524.Arrangements entrusted to:

JERILYN KAY GIWABorn: Jan. 24, 1942; in Foley, MODied: Jan. 2, 2015; in Joliet, IL

Jerilyn KayGiwa, of Joliet, diedFridaymorning, January 2, 2015.Fondwife,mother and friend, she

was strong, kind and caring to family,friends and strangers alike.Shewas born to ThomasMcKinney

and KarenMenephee (McKinney/Scott) in Foley,Missouri on January24, 1942.She had a green thumb, loved

reading and had boundless curiosityto explore everything from interiordesign, calligraphy and stained glassto Feng Shui. Between the X-RayDe-partment andUltrasoundDepartment,sheworked at Silver CrossHospitalfor 33 years, enjoying her job andher interactionswith patients and

co-workers. She had a knack for look-ing past the surface of people, objectsand situations, alwaysmanaging tosee the fabulous shirt behind the horri-ble buttons, the beautiful chair behindthe dated fabric, the possibilities of ascenario, or theworth and potentialof people beyond the surface. Greatlyadmired, she brought out the best ineveryone.She is survived by a loving husband,

MusibauGiwa; and daughter,Suwebat Giwa; brothers, Ian (Linda)McKinney, ThomasMcKinney,D’Andre (Freda) Scott; sisters, BarbaraBall, Georgina Jordan, Joanne (Wayne)Morris,MarianMcKinney; stepmother,Wilma JosephineMcKinney; and ahost of nieces, nephews, cousins andfriendswhowill forever cherish hermemory andmiss herwise and lovingcounsel.Shewas preceded in death by her

mother, Karen Scott; father, ThomasCaseyMcKinney; stepfather, GeorgeScott; sister, Charlotte Knox; brother,Martin Scott; first husband, JamesPoe; and beloved son, James Poe, Jr.(Jamie).Amemorialwill be held on Saturday,

January 10, 2015, from 10:00 to 11:30a.m., at BrownChapel AMEChurch,1502 E.Mills Rd., Joliet, IL 60433,withrepast/reception from 12:00 p.m. to3:00 p.m., at Cherlynne’s Chateau,205 E. Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432.In lieu of flowers, pleasemake

donations to theMultipleMyelomaResearch Foundation, 383MainAvenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT06851,www.themmrf.org

COLETTA L. HOLDER

Coletta L. Holder(neeWeith), age64, at rest Sunday,January, 4, 2015,at Presence SaintJosephMedicalCenter.

Born in Chicago, shewas a longtimeJoliet area resident. A graduate of Lu-ther NorthHigh School in Chicago, shealso attended TheAntoinette Pope

Culinary School, Chicago. Shewasemployed as a Secretary and FinancialOfficer at St. Peter Lutheran School.Formermember of St. Peter LutheranSchool Parent/Teacher League andthe Board of Education. ShewasTreasurer, Flower Chairperson ofthe Altar Guild at St. Peter LutheranChurch. Shewas a voracious reader,who loved to cook and garden, andalso enjoyed video games.Surviving are her husband, Ronald

B. Holder; three daughters, Elizabeth(Jason) Dowling, Emily (Devin) Olsonand Leslie Holder (Paul Paternostro);two granddaughters, Faye andBeatrice Dowling.Coletta L. Holderwill Lie in State on

Friday, January 9, 2015, at St. PeterLutheran Church, 310N. BroadwaySt., Joliet from9:00 a.m. until timeof services at 10:00 a.m. IntermentAbrahamLincoln National Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations in her

name to St. Peter Lutheran Schoolwould be appreciated.Visitation Thursday, from2:00 to

8:00 p.m., at the FredC. Dames Fu-neral Home, 3200Black at EssingtonRds., Joliet.For information, call 815-741-5500

or visit her BookMemories atwww.fredcdames.com

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WILLIAM C. LIMACHER,D.D.SBorn: Aug. 29, 1916Died: Jan. 4, 2015

Dr. William CarlLimacher, age 98,passed away inhis home, Sunday,January 4, 2015.His last hours, likehis entire life, were

spent with his familyand Billie, his belovedwife of 70 years.Bill was born

August 29, 1916, inJoliet where he lived his entire life.Hewas the third of four sons of Dr.John and Lillian Limacher. Hewas agraduate of St. Raymond CatholicSchool, attended De La Salle HighSchool andwas the Valedictorianof the first graduating class of JolietCatholic High School. He graduatedfrom Loyola dental school in 1939with a DDS degree andwas awardedthe coveted Blue Key Award forAcademic Excellence, the OmicronKappa Epsilon National Honor Societyfor excellence in Dentistry andScholastic grades.He played on the golf teams at De

La Salle, Joliet Catholic and Loyola.Following graduation, he began hisDental Residency at the United StateMarine Hospital on Staten Island,NY. After Pearl Harbor, he applied fora dental commission in the DentalCorp of the United States Navy andreceived the Commission of Lt. JG.Before serving In Okinawa, hewasstationed at the Naval Air TechnicalTraining Base in Norman, OKwherehemarried the love of his life, BillieLouise Ratliff.After the war, he returned home

to Joliet, raised his family, practicedDentistry for 75 years, 24 of themwith his father, Dr. John A. Limacherand played golf. Hewas President ofthe Aescalapian Society, President ofthe St. Raymond Holy Name Society,a foundingMember of St. Paul theApostle Parish, President of the Joliet

Catholic Parents Association andPresident of the Joliet Country Club,where hewas amember since 1946.He supportedmany charitable

causes with his time, his moneyand his dentistry. In 2005, hewasawarded the De La Salle Awardby Lewis University. He taught hisentire family, children, grandchildren,in-laws and great-grandchildren toplay golf.He is survived by his lovingwife,

Billie Louise (nee Ratliff); fourchildren, William Patrick (Sandra) ofWinnetka, James Thomas (Agnes) ofJoliet, Mary Therese (Ronald) Dell ofWheaton and Susan Louise (Douglas)Parrett of Champaign; grandchildren,Eli (Jodi) Limacher of Shorewood,Kirk (Hillary) Limacher ofWinnetka,Meghan (Brian) Grienenbergerof Chicago, Zachary Limacher ofSeattle, Catherine Limacher of Joliet,Jacob (Caroline) Dell of DownersGrove, Adam (Lisa) Dell, Mariah Dell,Elizabeth Dell, John (Crystal) Parrett,all of Chicago and Anne Parrett ofMilwaukee; great-grandchildren,Andrew, George, Henry, Ava, Audreyand Amelia Limacher.Hewas loved andwill be remem-

bered for his wisdom, faith and hiswonderful sense of humor.Funeral Services for Dr. William

C. Limacher will be held Thursday,January 8, 2015, at 9:15 a.m. from theFred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to St.Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for10:00 a.m.Mass. Interment St. JohnCemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials in his

name to Joliet Area Community Hos-pice, Lewis University or St. FrancisUniversity would be appreciated.VisitationWednesday, 4:00 to 7:00

p.m.For more information: (815) 741-

5500 or visit his Book of Memories atwww.fredcdames.com

ERIC F. PRESTEGAARDBorn:May 4, 1949Died: Jan. 4, 2015

Eric F. Prest-egaard, age 65,of Minooka, IL,passed peacefully,with his family athis side, Sunday,January 4, 2015.He was born May

4, 1949, to the lateJosephine (neeMaple) and HaroldPrestegaard in

Sandwich, IL where he was raisedand educated, graduating withthe class of 1967 from SandwichHigh School. He also attendedWaubonsee Community College.A U.S. Army Veteran, he servedduring the Vietnam war and wasawarded the Bronze Star.Beloved husband of 32 years to

Maureen (nee Brannick) Prest-egaard; loving father of SharonKavadas, Erica (Rocky) Garvey,Joseph and Matthew Prest-egaard; proud grandpa of Noraand Amelia; dear brother of thelate Ed Prestegaard, Pam Rud andAaron Prestegaard. Numerousnieces, nephews and cousins alsosurvive. Preceded in death by hisparents; and brother, Ed.Eric retired from Burlington

Northern Railroad after over 20years of dedicated service asa Conductor. He was an avidCubs and Bears fan. His hobbiesincluded hunting, fishing andboating, however nothing madehim happier than spending timewith his grandchildren.Funeral Services for Eric Prest-

egaard will be held Saturday,January 10, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. atthe Fred C. Dames Funeral Home,3200 Black Rd., Joliet. CremationRites will be accorded followingthe services.In lieu of flowers, memorials to

his family would be appreciated.Visitation Friday from 2:00 to

8:00 p.m. and Saturday morningfrom 9:30 a.m. until the servicesbegin at the funeral home.

For information: 815-741-5500or www.fredcdames.com

BERTHA L. SARIBorn: Aug. 7, 1923; in Joliet, ILDied: Jan. 6, 2015; in Joliet, IL

Bertha L. Sari, nee Hornicak,age 91, a resident of Plainfield,IL since 1975, passed awaypeacefully on January 6, 2015, atRosewood Care Center in Joliet,IL. She was born on August 7,1923, in Joliet, IL to John andBarbara Hornicak.Bertha is survived by her

loving grandsons, Stephen(Sarah) DiGiovine and Brad(Ra-chael) DiGiovine; her cherishedgreat-grandchildren, Aubrey andAndrew DiGiovine; and her dearsister, Fran Wroblewski.She was preceded in death by

her devoted husband, AndrewSari in 2007; and their children,Robert Sari and Paula (Joe)DiGiovine.Bertha was a longtime member

of St. Mary Immaculate Church,Plainfield. She lived for her familyand enjoyed spending her timewith her children and grandchil-dren. She will be deeply missed.For those who would like to

leave a lasting tribute to Bertha’slife, memorials to the Alzheimer’sAssociation would be greatlyappreciated.Visitation will be Saturday, Jan-

uary 10, 9:00 until 10:30 a.m. atthe Overman-Jones Funeral Home& Cremation Services, corner ofRoutes 30 & 59, Plainfield. TheMass of Christian Burial will becelebrated at 11:00 a.m. at HolyFamily Catholic Church, 600Brook Forest Ave., Shorewood.Interment will follow at St.Mary Immaculate Cemetery inPlainfield, IL.For info please call 815/436-

9221 or visit www.over-man-jones.com

EDWARD C. SHERMANBorn: Nov. 7, 1944Died: Jan. 4, 2015

Edward Charles Sherman, “FastEddie”, age 70, passed awaySunday, January 4, 2015, with fam-ily at his side. Born November 7,1944, in Chicago and was currentresident of Joliet.Edward is survived by his loving

wife, Judy Rambert Sherman;one son, Gino (Tiffany Morales)Galella; one stepdaughter, Amy(John) Brennan; Papa of, Kody,Becca, “Papa’s little Angel” Bellaand future Little Gino; loving dogs,Sparky and Angel.Edward will always be remem-

bered as an old school Italianand one of the Goodfellas, “Buon’anima” (Rest His Soul).Funeral services private.Funeral arrangements in care of:

Delgado Funeral Chapel400 Landau Ave. at Jackson

St(Rt.6), Joliet, IL. (815) 774-9220Online guest book at: www.

DelgadoFunerals.com

MARY S. STEFFEN

Mary Sharon Steffen, 74, ofJoliet, passed away, Saturday,January 3, 2015. Life long residentof Joliet. Bartender at Elks Club,Irving Club, and Double J’s in Joliet.Survived by her daughter, Kim-

berly Stoltz; nephew, Jeff Wright;and niece, Penny Jo Newton.Preceded in death by her son,

Jeff Stoltz; son, Robert Stoltz;mother, Bernadine Tezak; step fa-ther, Howard Tezak; father, JamesF. Steffen; sister, Michelle Breen;brother, James Frederick Steffen.A celebration of life at Double

J on Essington Rd., Joliet, IL, onWednesday, January, 14, 2014, at6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

IN MEMORIAM

JULIA G. TORRESGod has you in his arms.We have

you in our hearts. Happy BirthdayMa.Husband and children.

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1Disease list formedical marijuanacould grow

CHICAGO – Dozens of condi-tions and diseases can qualify apatient to use medical marijua-na in Illinois’ new pilot program,but the list doesn’t includepost-traumatic stress disorder,arthritis or migraines – condi-tions some other states allow.This week, Illinois began

accepting petitions frompeople who want to expandthe list. Michael Montel, 30, ofthe southern Illinois village ofCrainville, wants his disablingcondition added: a liver diseasecalled nonalcoholic steatohep-atitis. Cannabis eases his jointpain and increases his appetite,he said.He doesn’t like the side

effects of the opiate painkillershe’s been prescribed. They are“short-lasting, if they’re effec-tive at all, and they’re expen-sive. You don’t have as muchcontrol over the dose,” Montelsaid. With marijuana, “you canhave half a puff, or a puff, andself-administer in relation toyour pain level.”Medical marijuana is legal

in 23 states and the Districtof Columbia. California allowsdoctors to recommend it fora broad range of conditions,including arthritis, migrainesand “any other illness for whichmarijuana provides relief,”according to the language ofthe 1996 ballot initiative thatmade the state the first to allowmedical marijuana.Illinois is far more restrictive

and is “one of the most heavilyregulated medical marijuanastates,” said Chris Lindsey,legislative analyst for the Mari-juana Policy Project, a nationalgroup that supports legallyregulated marijuana. The Illinoislaw lists dozens of conditions

and diseases that can qualify apatient to use medical marijua-na with a doctor’s signature,including cancer, glaucoma,HIV, hepatitis C and multiplesclerosis.

2Illinois senatorspromote legislationcombining offices

SPRINGFIELD – Two Illinoislawmakers are calling forlegislation to be consideredduring a special session thisweek that would combine theoffices of the state comptrollerand treasurer.Republican Sen. Matt Murphy

and Democratic Sen. KwameRaoul filed legislation mergingthe two offices in 2013. Thebill has been stuck in commit-tee ever since. Murphy saysThursday’s special session isthe perfect time to consider ad-vancing the bill. Outgoing Gov.

Pat Quinn had called lawmakersto Springfield to vote on holdinga special election in 2016 toreplace the late ComptrollerJudy Baar Topinka.The idea of a merger has been

around for decades. Opponentssay separate offices maintainchecks and balances over thestate’s fiscal matters.The comptroller is in charge

of writing state checks. Thetreasurer invests state funds.

3Candidates vyingto replace Frerichsin Illinois Senate

CHAMPAIGN – Local Dem-ocratic party officials arepreparing to choose someoneto replace Treasurer-elect MikeFrerichs in the Illinois Senate.The Champaign News Gazette

reports as many as 13 peopleare scheduled to be interviewedfor the job Wednesday night.

Frerichs, who is from Cham-paign, will take office as IllinoisTreasurer on Monday. He stillhas two years remaining on hisSenate term.Party chairmen in Champaign

and Vermilion counties willchoose someone later thismonth to fill the vacancy.

4UIUC asked togauge 20 percentcut in state money

CHAMPAIGN – University ofIllinois officials at the Cham-paign-Urbana campus say thestate has asked them to puttogether a report reflecting a 20percent cut in state funding.The Champaign News-Gazette

reports that means the campus’$670 million state appropri-ation would be cut by about$134 million. The Illinois Officeof Management and Budgetand the Illinois Board of Higher

Education asked for the reportlast week.Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner’s

transition team previouslyasked state agencies, includinguniversities, about how a roll-back of the state’s temporaryincome tax would affect them.

5Proposal to changeIllinois high schoolfootball fails

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois HighSchool Association membershave rejected a proposal thatwould have changed footballmatchups in the state. WREX-TV in Rockford reports Tuesdaythat the IHSA says Proposal 10failed 395-212. The proposalwould have replaced currentfootball conferences with eightgeographic regions. The top fourteams from each region wouldhave gone to the playoffs.

– Wire reports

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News from across the state

Max Gersh – Rockford Register Star

Demolition workers knock down part of a building while firefighters tried to extinguish a large warehouse fire in near zero temperaturesearly Tuesday in Rockford. Rockford Fire Chief Derek Bergsten says firefighters from across the region were called at about 1:30 a.m. tothe former Asher Tool and Machines Sales warehouse. Water from their hoses formed a crust of ice around the building as white smokebillowed upward. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Firefighters battle massive Rockford warehouse blaze

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Bill: Firms could skirthealth law by hiring vetsWASHINGTON – On the new

Congress’ first day, the Houseunanimously approved Republi-can legislation Tuesday makingit easier for smaller companiesto avoid providing health carecoverage to their workers byhiring veterans.The measure was approved

412-0 and is the first of manyexpected GOP bills aimed atPresident Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, which was enact-ed over Republican opposition.That 2010 law is phasing in arequirement that companieswith more than 50 full-timeworkers provide medical cover-age for their workers. The Housebill, sponsored by Rep. RodneyDavis, R-Ill., would exempt fromthat threshold veterans whoalready get health care from theVeterans Affairs Department orthe military.

Jury’s makeup seen ascritical in bombing caseBOSTON – To try to save him

from the death penalty in theBoston Marathon bombing,Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers willprobably look for jurors who areintellectually curious and eagerto learn about other culturesand religions. Prosecutors, inturn, will no doubt try to pickconservative, patriotic typeswho have steady work habits,have lived comfortable lives andare particularly sensitive to therandomness of the terror attack.

Such is the conventional wis-dom among jury consultants andother legal experts who say thequestion of whether Tsarnaev re-ceives a death sentence will beall but decided during jury selec-tion. Tsarnaev, 21, is accused oftaking part in the twin bombingat the finish line of the raceon April 15, 2013, killing threepeople and wounding more than260. He is also charged in theslaying of an MIT police officer.

Group seeks new grandjury in police shootingST. LOUIS – The NAACP’s Legal

Defense and Educational Fund,citing “grave legal concerns,”is asking a Missouri judge toconvene a new grand jury toconsider charges against theFerguson officer who fatally shot18-year-old Michael Brown.The letter submitted Monday

to St. Louis County Circuit JudgeMaura McShane also asks for aspecial prosecutor to overseethe case and an investigation ofthe grand jury proceedings thatended with a decision not tocharge Officer Darren Wilson.Lawyers and other experts who

analyzed grand jury transcriptsfor the fund raised concernsabout the decision to allow awitness to provide false testimo-ny, erroneous legal instructionsto grand jurors, and “preferentialtreatment of Mr. Wilson by theSt. Louis County ProsecutingAttorney’s Office,” said SherrilynIfill, the fund’s president.

– Wire reports

GOP takes charge in Congress,but runs into swift veto threat

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WASHINGTON – In a blendof pageantry and politics, Re-publicans took complete con-trol of Congress for the firsttime in eight years Tuesday,then ran straight into a WhiteHouse veto threat againsttheir top-priority legislationto build the Keystone XL oilpipeline.

Republicans condemnedthe unexpected announce-ment, which came at the sametime they were savoring thefruits of last fall’s electionsand speaking brightly aboutpossible bipartisan compro-mises in the two years ahead.

“I’m really optimisticabout what we can accom-plish,” said Kentucky Sen.Mitch McConnell, momentsafter he was recognized asleader of the new Republicanmajority on one side of theCapitol.

At the other end of themajestic building, Rep. JohnBoehner of Ohio easily won athird term as House speakerdespite attempts by tea par-ty-backed dissidents to topple

him. He said the 114th Con-gress would begin by passinglegislation to “develop moreNorth American energy”among top priorities, adding“We invite the president tosupport and sign these bipar-tisan initiatives into law.”

It was an offer the WhiteHouse could and did refuse –in advance. “If this bill pass-es Congress, the presidentwouldn’t sign it,” presidentialpress secretary Josh Earnestsaid before Boehner spoke. Hesaid the measure would un-dermine a review underwayby the administration.

The events spilled out rap-idly on a day that offered aglimpse of the political forcesat work in an era of dividedgovernment – the intrapartystruggle among House Repub-licans, the coordination thatGOP leaders in both housesshowed in pursuing a conser-vative agenda and the block-ing power of a Democraticpresident.

There was well choreo-graphed pageantry as well ona day Republicans installed a54-46 majority in the Senate

and took 246 of the 435 seats inthe House, the most in morethan 60 years.

Vice President Joe Bidenpresided over swearing-in cer-emonies in the Senate, leadingnew senators and re-electedveterans alike in an age-oldoath to “support and defendthe Constitution of the Unit-ed States.” He reserved hiswarmest greeting for formerVice President and Sen. Wal-ter F. Mondale, 87, who ac-companied Minnesota Sen. AlFranken down the chamber’scenter aisle to an oath-taking.

The House played host to ayounger crowd as lawmakerswere sworn in for two-yearterms – children in their bestclothes, babies in their par-ents’ arms. “Mommy, mom-my,” yelled out one girl, nolonger content to sit in the lapof her congressman-father.

Republicans were eagerto turn to an agenda tailoredto suit conservatives. Theyhave signaled plans to write abudget that eliminates federaldeficits in 10 years or less andto pass an overhaul of the taxcode.

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22 Clasheswith ISISin Iraq kill23 people


BAGHDAD – A suicideblast targeting Iraqi securityforces and subsequent clasheswith Islamic State extremistson Tuesday killed at least 23troops and pro-governmentSunni fighters in the country’sembattled western province ofAnbar, officials said.

The day’s heavy toll forthe Iraqi forces came as theystruggle in battles againstthe Islamic State group andtry to claw back territorylost to the extremists duringthe militants’ blitz last year.Iraq’s prime minister vowedon Tuesday to dislodge IslamicState militants from all areasunder their control.

Police officials said a sui-cide bomber first struck agathering of pro-governmentSunni fighters near the townof al-Baghdadi, about 110 milesnorthwest of Baghdad, in themorning hours.

Soon after, ISIS militantsattacked nearby army andpolice positions, setting offhours-long clashes. Police andhospital officials said 23 werekilled and 28 were wounded inall on the government side.

They did not give the deathtoll on the militants’ side, say-ing only that the attackers“sustained some casualties”and declining to provide fur-ther details.

All officials spoke on thecondition of anonymity be-cause they were not autho-rized to speak to the media.

In Baghdad, Prime Minis-ter Haider al-Abadi pledgedthat Iraq’s forces would retakeall areas that fell to IslamicState during last summer’sstunning blitz.

“We will emerge as victori-ous and the day our lands areliberated is nearing,” al-Abaditold a group of newly graduat-ed army officers, speaking atthe Military Academy as Iraqmarked Army Day. “Our goal... is that peace and prosperi-ty prevail in Iraq and end thisdark period in Iraqi history.”

Gov. Quinn takes look backThe ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinnis characterizing his tenureas one of fairness – trying tocreate jobs by inking a capitalconstruction plan, legalizingsame-sex marriage and end-ing Illinois’ death penalty –and hinted Tuesday that he’llstay focused on that principleby returning to his activistroots after leaving office.

With just days until Repub-lican Gov.-elect Bruce Raunertakes over Illinois, the Chica-go Democrat offered a snap-shot of how he would like toframe his legacy during anemotional goodbye speech tothe City Club of Chicago.

Focusing on achievements,like doubling the earned in-come tax credit and the state’sfalling unemployment rate,Quinn painted a self-portraitof a leader tasked with hardchoices at a difficult time inIllinois history. Unaddressedwere parts of his record thatpolitical experts see as amixed bag, such as his strug-gle to connect with lawmakersand leaving behind volumi-nous financial problems.

Quinn – tapped as lieu-tenant governor to run thestate after two predecessorsas governor were engulfedin scandal – didn’t stick to achronology during his ad-dress. He oscillated betweenhis political philosophy tobenefit “the common good,”

his past as an organizer, hissigning of landmark legisla-tion, his task of consideringclemency petitions and thefuture.

“It’s important that we al-ways be progressive and bewilling to make tough deci-sions on fundamental reformsthat may not be popular atthe time, but stand the testof time,” he told an audiencethat included civic leadersand administration members.“I’m always looking for causeslike that.”

He previewed his futureplans for the first time sincelosing on Nov. 4, saying he’dlike to pursue issues like vet-erans rights and organize pe-tition drives.

It was a glimpse of vintage

Quinn, who became a politi-cal organizer in the 1970s. Headvocated term limits andhelped push through a con-stitutional amendment cut-ting the number of lawmak-ers in the legislature beforehe was elected treasurer andlieutenant governor. He tookover as governor in 2009, afternow-imprisoned ex-Gov. RodBlagojevich was indicted oncorruption charges.

“Illinois was a laughing-stock,” Quinn said, describinga “crisis of corruption,” the re-cession and fiscal problems. “Iinherited all that.”

Few disagree with Quinn’scharacterization of that timeand experts credit some of hisinitial moves with helpingchange the state’s reputation,

including signing campaignfinance regulations, legisla-tion abolishing the death pen-alty and a $31 billion capitalplan.

“He may not rank amongthe absolute top governors ofIllinois,” said John Jackson atSouthern Illinois University’sPaul Simon Public Policy In-stitute, “but he was not a fail-ure across the board and hadsome successes that are cer-tainly worth noting and beingremembered for.”

Still, Quinn wasn’t able tofully capitalize on relation-ships with lawmakers or al-ways successfully negotiatewith legislative leaders. Heespecially irritated lawmak-ers by withholding their pay-checks over the pension crisis.

“He picked fights that wereunnecessary and that hurthim with the General Assem-bly and his effectiveness,”said Kent Redfield, a professoremeritus at the University ofIllinois at Springfield. “Quinnjust falls short in terms of real-ly having made a mark on thegovernor’s office. There’s a lotof unfinished business there.”

That includes a lingeringbacklog of billions in unpaidbills, a massive revenue dropfrom the expiring income taxincrease Quinn couldn’t getlawmakers to make perma-nent and an uncertain out-come of the pension overhaul,a law Quinn signed but is un-dergoing legal challenges.


PANGKALAN BUN, In-donesia – At least two diversplunged into the choppy wa-ters early Wednesday duringa break in the bad weather tosearch for two large objectssuspected of being chunks ofthe fuselage of the AirAsiaplane that crashed more thanone week ago, an Indonesianofficial said.

A U.S. Navy ship, the USSFort Worth, detected the lat-est two objects on Tuesday

at a depth of 92 feet near theKarimata Strait off Indonesia.

“We will start to identifythe wreckage, which appearsto be part of the jet’s body, asquickly as possible,” Indone-sian search and rescue op-eration coordinator TatangZainudin said, adding thatteams equipped with a re-mote-operated vehicle willalso try to capture images ofthe objects.

So far, seven objects sus-pected to be parts of the planehave been detected by sonaron the ocean floor, but strongcurrents, silt and mud havekept divers from seeing orreaching them.

Zainudin said the bad

weather that has held up thesearch was “frustrating.”

Two more bodies wereretrieved Tuesday, bringingthe total to 39. But there areconcerns that it will becomeharder to find the remain-ing corpses from Flight 8501,which crashed Dec. 28 with162 passengers and crewaboard.

The crash has put a spot-light on Indonesia, wheredozens of new airlines havepopped up in recent years tomeet booming demand, but astring of deadly accidents hasraised concerns about safety.

Experts say poor main-tenance, rule-bending and ashortage of trained personnel

are largely to blame. Infra-structure has also failed tokeep pace with exploding de-mand.

The country’s transpor-tation ministry said it wascracking down after it wasdiscovered that Flight 8501did not have a permit to flybetween Surabaya, Indonesia,and Singapore on the day ofthe crash.

It suspended two minis-try officials and five workersat Surabaya’s main airportTuesday for allowing theflight. Others are still underinvestigation.

All AirAsia flights on thatroute also have been canceledfor the time being.

Divers enter water in search of jet wreckage

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Gov. Pat Quinn talks about on his tenure as governor of Illinois duringa speech Tuesday to the City Club of Chicago.

Two more bodiesfound from crash

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Bonds rally while oil,stocks extend slumps


NEW YORK – The U.S.economy ended last year ona tear, but financial marketsare saying the outlook for thisyear is less bright.

Stocks continued to retreatfrom their recent record highson Tuesday, weighed downby an ongoing plunge in theprice of oil. Bonds rallied asinvestors bought the safest as-sets, pushing the yield on thebenchmark 10-year Treasurynote back below 2 percent forthe first time in three months.

The moves suggest that in-vestors have little confidencethe U.S. economy will contin-ue to grow at the 5 percent an-nual pace reached in the thirdquarter of last year. As a con-sequence, company earningswill suffer. The reason for thegloomy prognosis is a slow-down in growth elsewhere inworld, particularly Europe.

The slump in the price ofoil, which dropped well below$50 a barrel Tuesday from $107in June, has also prompted asharp shift in the mood of in-vestors.

“Oil prices falling is a goodthing for the economy over-all,” said Randy Frederick,managing director of tradingand derivatives at the SchwabCenter for Financial Research.“But there is a point when theyfall far enough that it could po-tentially be a problem.”

The Standard & Poor’s 500index dropped 17.97 points, or0.9 percent, to 2,002.61. The in-dex fell as much as 28 pointsearlier. The Dow Jones in-dustrial average closed down130.01 points, or 0.7 percent, at17,371.64. The Nasdaq compos-ite dropped 59.84 points, or 1.3percent, to 4,592.74.

While drivers filling up atgas stations are welcominglower oil prices, investors aregetting worried about the con-sequences of the slump, whichhas pushed the oil down bymore than half in six months.On Tuesday, the price of oil fell$2.11 to $47.93, its lowest levelsince April 2009.

If prices stay low, somecompanies in the energy in-dustry will go out of businessbecause the cost of extractingoil will exceed its price.

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Hannah Kohut, Bob Okonand Kate Schott

Challengesfor Rauner

Governor-elect Bruce Raunersays he likes a challenge, and he cer-tainly will get many when he takescharge of Illinois on Jan. 12.

Some positive news for taxpayerswill make his job that much hardershort term. The state’s temporaryincome tax rate ended on Jan. 1as promised, which will mean onaverage an extra $1,000 in stateresidents’ pockets this year. Butbecause of poor planning by thelegislature and Gov. Pat Quinn,the state’s budget is expected to beabout $1.4 billion short.

Rauner no doubt will have tomake some harsh choices to handlethat shortfall. But if programs andservices aren’t cut, lawmakers prob-ably will try to push more costs ontolocal property taxpayers as theyhave with education.

Just remember that Raunerinherited this mess from Quinn andthe Democrats who have controlledthe state for years.

They failed to spend wisely ingood times, and failed to figure outhow to significantly improve thestate’s finances despite $25 billion inextra revenue from that temporarytax.

Quinn’s administration contin-ues to compound Illinois’ problemson its way out the door. On Tuesdaythe state said it wouldn’t meet itsself-imposed deadline to issue med-ical marijuana cultivation licensesby Wednesday. Applicants paid a$25,000 nonrefundable fee just toapply, but they are not getting eventhe courtesy of an explanation forthe delay, or when the decisions willbe made.

Quinn’s people have had time todo other things: get his campaignmanager a cushy $160,000-a-year jobon a public payroll, and pardon 102people on New Year’s Eve, includingthree abolitionists from 1843. Buta program intended to help sickpeople? No rush on that.

Jan. 12 can’t get here quicklyenough.

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Minimum wage hike would hurt least able to bear itSPRINGFIELD – Many years ago, I

was a minimum-wage worker making$3.35 an hour writing obituaries forthe Galesburg Register-Mail.

More than a few times duringthat college summer break, I had aneditor holler at me, “There is no “a” incemetery!”

But I learned how to meet dead-lines, deal with the public and spella bit better. Most people I know havehad similar first-job experiences.They didn’t earn a whole lot, but theylearned enough to help them a get abetter job down the road.

Back in the days before email andfax machines, several reporters wouldtake dictation over the phone from fu-neral directors. Like so many low-skilljobs, technology has reduced the needfor such positions.

Newspapers, like all businesses,are always looking for ways to per-form the same tasks for less money.

We could spend a lot of timebemoaning the loss of low-paying po-sitions to innovation or we can simplyaccept that businesses will seek themost cost-effective solutions.

That’s why talk of raising the

state’s minimum wage is troubling.While it will result in pay raises forsome lucky individuals, it will resultin fewer jobs for the state’s low-skillworkers. As the cost of labor goes up,the demand will go down.

When I mentioned this economicprinciple to a friend, he asked: “Thenwho will do the work, if positions areeliminated?

Look no further than McDonaldsfor the answer. According to a recentMalcolm Berko column, the fastfood chain anticipates adding touchscreens in 2,000 of its 15,000 restau-rants in 2015. Customers rather thanemployees will be the ones pecking atthe touch screens and sending theirorders directly to the kitchen.

According to the Berko analysis,this will result in the elimination offour to six employees per location,reducing labor costs by $110,000 perlocation. Many of these fast food work-

ers who would see their jobs eliminat-ed earn the minimum wage. Raisingthe minimum wage will accelerate theloss of these and other jobs.

Most folks earning minimum wageare either under 25 or working parttime, a 2012 study conducted by theCato Institute found.

This runs contrary to the narrativeof Gov. Pat Quinn and others.

In November, Quinn said, “Ourminimum wage is $8.25. It is notenough for a Mom, a Dad or anyone toraise a family on.”

He’ll get no argument from me onthat. But the Cato study found thatless than 5 percent of those earningminimum wage are heads of house-holds. So raising the minimum wagewill do little to help those trying toraise families and will do much tohurt young people trying to enterthe workforce. And, in this economy,that’s the last thing we want to do.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran state-house reporter and a journalist withIllinois News Network, a project ofthe Illinois Policy Institute. He can bereached at [email protected].

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Plainfield South’s Dexter Oyewo drives to the basket for a layup Tuesday against Plainfield East at Plainfield South High School in Joliet. South won, 65-55.

SOUTHWESTSTUNNERPlainfield South one game away fromconference lead after victory over East / 26

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Ritter, Plainfield South stun East

By DICK GOSSdgoss@shawmediacom

JOLIET – Hard work even-tually pays off.

The point was driven homeTuesday night when PlainfieldSouth stunned Southwest Prai-rie Conference leader Plain-field East, 65-55, throwing analready balanced league into agenuine tizzy.

The Cougars are a mere 3-9overall, but they improved to2-2 in the SPC and are one gameout of the lead. East (8-5, 3-1) be-gan the night as the only un-beaten in the eight-team con-ference. Plainfield North andOswego were 2-1, and everyoneelse was 1-2.

“When you’re having a sea-son like we have had, it canbe tough coming to practiceevery day,” South coach TimBoe said. “But these kids havepracticed hard. You don’t beata team like East without prac-ticing hard. I’m so happy forour seniors. We won that gamein practice.”

In fairness to the Bengals,University of Illinois-boundAaron Jordan, coming off anMVP effort in the Pekin Holi-day Tournament, was hobbledand sat out the first three quar-ters. He entered to start thefourth quarter and East wenton an immediate 5-0 run tochop South’s lead to 44-39.

But on this night, the Cou-gars were not folding. Jordandid score seven points whileplaying most of the fourthquarter with the limited move-ment, but after the Bengalsclawed back within five, Southwent about the business of put-ting the game away.

“That kid [Jordan] is a greatplayer,” said Cougars seniorforward Shane Ritter, whoscored 15 of his game-high 20points in the second half, 10 inthe fourth quarter. “I wish hewas out there, but we playedagainst who was out there, andwe got the ‘W.’ ”

“That’s still a good team

with Jordan out,” Boe said.“I’m proud of how our guyshandled their runs. They’re thebig dogs in the conference. Thisis as well as we have played.”

After East got within 44-39early in the fourth quarter,South’s Nick Welter converteda bank shot and free throw for

a traditional three-point play,Ritter and Welter hit 3-point-ers, Jacob Buchner scored ona spin move to the bucket andWalter dropped in a rebound asthe Cougars extended the leadto 57-46 with 2:15 left. They ledby as much as 64-50 in the finalminute.

Buchner closed with 18points, nine in the third quar-ter, and Welter scored eight ofhis 10 in the fourth quarter.South hit 5 of 9 from 3-pointrange in the second half. Rit-ter, Welter and Dexter Oyewoall grabbed six rebounds on thenight.

“This is a big confidencebooster for us,” Ritter said.“We really felt it all going ourway there in the second half.It’s a great feeling when it feelseverything you throw up thereis going in.

“This is the best team we’veplayed, and it’s our best gameoverall.”

East used its superior sizeto earn a 47-33 rebounding ad-vantage. However, the Bengalsshot only 30.2 percent on 19 of63, including 1 of 14 from be-yond the arc.

Elyjah Goss finished with13 points and 11 rebounds andWynston Wright chipped in 13points six boards for the Ben-gals.

“ A a r o n [ J o r d a n ] w a sbanged up a bit. He couldn’tgo,” East coach Branden Ad-kins said. “But we have otherguys who can score. Tonight,they didn’t show it.

“We had to take care for theball and we didn’t do a goodjob of that [19 turnovers]. Wedidn’t finish at the rim and wedidn’t rotate defensively, didn’trotate to their shooters. We didnot establish ourselves.”

Photos by Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media

East’s Wynston Wright looks to drive to the basket in between Plainfield South’s (40) Nick Welter and Jonathan Allison (11) on Tuesday night atPlainfield South. BELOW: Allison drives pass Plainfield East’s Vinny Tarello (12).

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Tigers hold off Wildcats’ comebackBy CURT HERRON

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PLAINFIELD – Theredidn’t look like there would bemuch drama when PlainfieldNorth’s boys basketball teamjumped out to a 22-point sec-ond quarter lead over Plain-field Central.

Although things didn’t lookgood for the visiting Wildcats,they refused to toss in the tow-el and got to within 12 at half-time of Tuesday’s SouthwestPrairie Conference game.

Central kept up the pres-sure after the break andclosed to within four pointsbefore missing a trey thatwould have made it a one-point deficit before the Tigerssettled for a 63-48 win.

“In the first half, the guys

pressured the ball, and likewe’ve worked on, they ran theoffense like we asked themto,” North coach Bob Krahu-lik said. “But in the last fourminutes our defense slippedand we started playing de-fense with our hands insteadof our feet and allowed themto get back into it, which gavethem confidence going intothe second half.

“Then in the second half,we went back to our old waysof running no offense at all.Instead of moving the ball viathe pass, we started moving itvia the dribble and there wasmore one-on-one and creatingfor yourself instead of look-ing for others, which we didin the first quarter. When wedo that, it looks like we’re apickup team and we struggle.”

The Tigers (9-3, 3-1) sawtheir lead cut to 43-35 goinginto the final quarter andthe Wildcats (4-11, 1-3) twicepulled to within five points be-fore Chris Bowitz (six points)hit a jumper with 4:40 left tomake it a 48-44 contest.

It nearly became a one-point game, but JohnnyKostelz saw his 3-point at-tempt spin out of the hoop andNorth went on an 11-0 run tofinally end the drama.

“They’re a good basketballteam and we had them ontheir heels a little bit duringthe second half and it all start-ed when we stuck with it andwon the last four minutes ofthe first half,” Central coachSteve Lamberti said. “Ourguys fought back and put usin a position where we were a

ball rolling out from it being aone-point game.

“We feel like we won 17or 18 minutes of that game,but our problem is that the14 minutes that we lost, we’dlost badly. We’re going to keeptalking about the things thatwe can do, like win more min-utes and more possessions.We played without our lead-ing scorer [Robbie Brooks] to-night and a lot of guys steppedup and made some plays forus.”

Trevor Stumpe (26 points,seven rebounds) scored 19points in the first half to helpNorth jump out to a decisiveadvantage.

But Central began to chipaway by closing out the open-ing half with an 11-3 run,which was sparked by five

straight points from Logan Ivy(nine points, eight rebounds).

N i c k T h o m a s t o n ( 1 4points), a 6-foot-10 senior,tossed in three of his four3-pointers in the final half andJustin Windt added a basketand three free throws to aidthe Wildcat cause.

But just as Central lookedlike it might overcome the biglead, the Tigers responded tothe threat as Cameron Bragg(six points) hit a 3-pointer andthen Stumpe hit two layupsaround a similar effort fromJake Nowak (seven points) tomake it a 59-44 game.

North also received 10points from Kevin Kriegerand seven points from CodyConway while Scott Gus-tafson chipped in with sevenpoints for Central.

Walker’s 3s help lead Morris past CoalersBy ROB OESTERLE

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MORRIS – Coming off of athird-place finish at the PlanoChristmas Classic and beforejumping back into NorthernIllinois Big 12 play Friday atGeneseo, the Morris boys bas-ketball team had a chance totune things up Tuesday nightagainst Coal City.

They made quick work ofthe Coalers in their 61-39 win,and were able to get signifi-cant minutes on the floor forplenty of players. It was thesecond win of the year forMorris (9-4) over Coal City –the Redskins won, 48-36, inthe Coal City Turkey Tourna-ment.

Morris, and guard JakeWalker in particular, got off toa quick start. Walker made hisfirst three 3-point attempts,then hit a shot in the lane togive Morris an 11-4 lead.

After Christian Johnsonscored for Coal City, GriffinSobol hit a pair of baskets forMorris for a 15-6 advantage.Evan Bjelland and JacksonShannon then sandwichedbaskets around a hoop by Coal

City’s Isaiah Washington anda pair of free throws by team-mate Keegan Clampitt as Mor-ris took a 19-10 lead at the endof the first quarter.

Coal City got quick bas-kets by Washington and Se-

gal Arias to start the secondquarter, closing the gap to 19-14. Johnson then made a freethrow to make it 19-15 beforeSobol scored on a putback bas-ket and Bjelland delivered ona drive down the lane to put

Morris up 23-15.A bucket by Washington

and a free throw by KurtisSmith pulled the Coalers towithin 23-18, and Bjellandscored on a fast break to putMorris up 25-18. Clampitt end-

ed the first-half scoring with afree throw, and the Redskinsled, 25-19, at halftime.

The Redskins opened thethird quarter on a 17-3 run enroute to a 42-24 lead enteringthe fourth. Sobol scored thefirst five points on an old-fash-ioned three-point play and abasket from the block.

Cody Niewinski followedwith a 3-pointer from the cor-ner before Bjelland hit a treyfrom the right wing. He fol-lowed that with a steal and alayup to give Morris its big-gest lead yet at 38-22.

Shannon then extended thelead to 40-22 with a pair of freethrows before Austin Patter-son made his first basket ofthe game with 2:01 left in thethird for a 42-22 lead.

Coal City answered byscoring the last basket of thethird quarter, then the firstseven points of the fourth topull to within 42-31 with 6:23to play, Segal Arias scoredthe last basket of the thirdquarter, and hit a 3-pointer tomake it, 42-31.

In between, the Coalers gota free throw by Johnson and a3-pointer by Cody Krug.

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Morris’ JakeWalker (middle) attempts to split Coal City defenders Ryan Horrie (left) and Kurtis Smith duringTuesday night’s game in Morris.

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AVALANCHE 2,BLACKHAWKS 0

Men’s volleyball opens season with huge victorySUBMITTED REPORTS

IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 9Lewis men’s volleyball teamout-hit No. 8 Cal-Irvine 0.430to 0.265 to sweep the four-timenational champion Anteaters,25-22, 25-21, 25-23, in the seasonopener for both squads. Thewin is the first for Lewis overIrvine.

Greg Petty led offense with18 kills, tying a career highfor a three-set match. Fellowoutside hitter Geoff Powell fin-ished with eight kills.

Lewis out-blocked the Ant-eaters 8-4, with setter ScottFifer notching six and JacobSchmiegelt recording five.

“One of our focuses fromlast year is first ball controland the guys did a nice jobfrom the serve-receive line,”Lewis coach Dan Friend said.“Another focus is closing outclose games and in all threesets we had guys step up andclose them out.”

Fifer finished with 30 as-sists.

“Scott did a great job,”Friend said. “He found the hothand in Greg and establishedthe middle. We talk about be-ing over the 13 kills per gamethreshold, and with 43 kills inthe match we did that.”

GIRLS BASKETBALLLincoln-Way West 46, Lin-

coln-Way Central 41: West’s

Dani Morgan had a team-high 15 points, while KaitlynMathews chipped in eight.Morgan scored her 1,000thpoint for the Warriors (14-0,3-0).

Providence 53, Coal City 27:Nicole Borgetti led the Coalers(10-6, 4-0) with 15 points andseven rebounds.

Peotone 47, Momence 31:

Cora Graffeo and CarleyMaupin had 17 and 10 pointsfor Peotone (15-3).

Oswego East 36, Minooka 32:Sydney Arlis had 15 points forthe Indians (10-5, 2-3) in theSouthwest Prairie conferenceloss.

GIRLS BOWLINGLockport 2,022, Lincoln-Way

West 1,902: Lockport’s KierstinVandenburg had a high seriesof 436 and high game of 236.MaKayla Turner led West witha 422 series.

BOYS BOWLINGLincoln-Way West 1,940, Lin-

coln-Way Central 1,876: Central(3-8, 2-8) split with West bywinning the first game 1,013 tothe Warriors’ 970. Andy Ryderhad a game of 231, Nate Fraca-ro a 199 and Brandon Brzowskia 242.

BOYS SWIMMINGWest Chicago 92, Lincoln-Way

Central 77:The Knights (2-1, 1-0)lost in a nonconference meet.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLSt. Francis’ Gonnering cited:

After posting her eighth dou-ble-double of the season in anupset win over No. 18-rankedSt. Ambrose, St. Francis se-nior Katie Gonnering earnedher fourth Chicagoland Col-legiate Athletic ConferenceWomen’s Basketball Player ofthe Week honor of the season.

Gonnering scored 26 pointsand collected 18 rebounds inthe Saints’ 98-95 overtime winover St. Ambrose. Sixteen ofher 26 points came at the foulline on 16-of-18 accuracy, in-cluding a pair with 2 secondsremaining in regulation to tiethe game at 86 and force over-time. She also added a pair ofassists and one block in thegame.

Gonnering, who earnedher 13th career CCAC Play-er of the Week award, leadsNAIA Division II in pointsper game (26.5) while rankingfifth in rebounds (10.8) and20th in free-throw percentage(0.840).

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The Colorado Avalanche celebrate Maxime Talbot’s goal as Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp (left) and goal tender Corey Crawford skate awayTuesday during the first period at the United Center.

Hawks getshut out

WEDNESDAY’S EVENTSGirls BasketballGardner-South Wilmington at

Illinois Lutheran, 5:45 p.m.Boys BowlingJoliet Central at Plainfield

South, 4 p.m.Lockport at Plainfield North,

4 p.m.Minooka at Bolingbrook, 4 p.m.Girls BowlingPlainfield Central at Romeo-

ville, 4 p.m.Neuqua Valley at Plainfield

North, 4 p.m.Plainfield South at Lake Park,

4:30 p.m.Herscher at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.WrestlingJoliet Central at Lincoln-Way

East, 5:30 p.m.Seneca, Wilmington at West-

mont, 5:30 p.m.Men’s BasketballSt. Francis at Ashford, 7 p.m.JJC at Triton, 7 p.m.Women’s BasketballJJC at Triton, 5 p.m.

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CHICAGO – NathanMacKinnon scored and setup a goal by Maxime Talbotin the opening 1:17, SemyonVarlamov finished with 54saves for his third shutoutof the season and the Col-orado Avalanche beat theBlackhawks, 2-0, on Tues-day night.

Colorado was outshot by30 but held on for its thirdwin in four games behindVarlamov’s 16th careershutout. The Avalancheimproved to 7-3-2 in theirlast 12. Corey Crawford fin-ished with 22 saves for theHawks, who had a seasonhigh in shots and domi-nated the pace as the gameprogressed. However, theHawks were blanked for thethird time this season.

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ST. JOE’S PONY BASEBALLOn-line

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Joliet’s Premier YouthBaseball League!

Boys and Girls Ages 4-14

In person registration to be held at St. Joe’s Park on:Saturdays, January 10 & January 31, 9 am - Noon

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NHLWESTERN CONFERENCE

Central DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 39 26 9 4 56 119 90Blackhawks 40 26 12 2 54 124 87St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 118 99Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 103 96Dallas 39 18 15 6 42 121 128Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 107 110Colorado 40 16 16 8 40 103 117

Pacific DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110San Jose 41 22 14 5 49 113 108Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 109 98Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 92 124Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27 88 135

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 138 110Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93Detroit 39 20 10 9 49 109 99Toronto 40 21 16 3 45 130 122Boston 40 19 15 6 44 104 108Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97Ottawa 39 16 15 8 40 103 107Buffalo 41 14 24 3 31 78 140

Metropolitan DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 118 94N.Y. Islanders 39 26 12 1 53 121 109Washington 38 20 11 7 47 112 99N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11 4 46 113 90Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 100 121Philadelphia 40 15 18 7 37 108 121New Jersey 42 15 20 7 37 94 118Carolina 40 12 24 4 28 79 105NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for

overtime loss.Tuesday’s Results

Colorado 2, Blackhawks 0Philadelphia 2, Ottawa 1, SONew Jersey 4, Buffalo 1Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2Nashville 3, Carolina 2San Jose 4, Minnesota 3, OTColumbus 4, Dallas 2St. Louis at Arizona (n)Detroit at Edmonton (n)N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver (n)

Wednesday’s GamesWashington at Toronto, 6 p.m.Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Detroit at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCECentral DivisionW L Pct GB

Bulls 25 10 .714 —Cleveland 19 16 .543 6Milwaukee 18 18 .500 7!Indiana 14 22 .389 11!Detroit 11 23 .324 13!

Atlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 24 10 .706 —Brooklyn 16 18 .471 8Boston 11 21 .344 12Philadelphia 5 28 .152 18!New York 5 32 .135 20!

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Atlanta 26 8 .765 —Washington 23 11 .676 3Miami 15 20 .429 11!Orlando 13 24 .351 14!Charlotte 12 24 .333 15

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Memphis 25 9 .735 —Dallas 26 10 .722 —Houston 23 11 .676 2San Antonio 21 15 .583 5New Orleans 17 17 .500 8

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Portland 27 8 .771 —Oklahoma City 17 18 .486 10Denver 15 20 .429 12Utah 12 23 .343 15Minnesota 5 28 .152 21

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

Golden State 27 5 .844 —L.A. Clippers 23 12 .657 5!Phoenix 21 16 .568 8!Sacramento 14 20 .412 14L.A. Lakers 11 24 .314 17!

Tuesday’s ResultsPhoenix 102, Milwaukee 96Detroit 105, San Antonio 104

Wednesday’s GamesUtah at Bulls, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.New York at Washington, 6 p.m.New Orleans at Charlotte, 6 p.m.Houston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.Memphis at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.Boston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Orlando at Denver, 8 p.m.Phoenix at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m.Indiana at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

NBA NBA

WHAT TO WATCH

Divisional PlayoffsSaturday

Baltimore at New England, 3:35 p.m. (NBC)Carolina at Seattle, 7:15 p.m. (FOX)

SundayDallas at Green Bay, 12:05 p.m. (FOX)Indianapolis at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS)

Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 18

NFC, 2:05 p.m. (FOX)AFC, 5:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 25At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Super BowlSunday, Feb. 1

At Glendale, Ariz.AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5 :30 p.m. (NBC)

BASEBALL

Stretching the limits: 4join Hall of Fame lineup

By RONALD BLUMThe Associated Press

NEW YORK – RandyJohnson, Pedro Martinez andJohn Smoltz dominated in anera of offense, each in theirown way.

The 6-foot-10 Big Unit be-came the tallest of 215 play-ers elected to baseball’s Hallof Fame and the 5-foot-11Martinez the shortest pitch-er picked for Cooperstownsince Whitey Ford in 1974.

Smoltz, who found un-usual success both as a start-ing pitcher and a reliever,also was voted in Tuesdayalong with Craig Biggio, thefirst time since 1955 writerspicked a quartet of players inone year.

For many, the election ofJohnson and Martinez wasthe long and short of it.

“You’re talking aboutfreakish talent,” Smoltz said.“I’ve never seen at each per-son’s height anybody come

close to what they were ableto do.”

Johnson, Martinez andSmoltz were crowned by bigmargins on their first tries,and Biggio made it on histhird attempt after fallingtwo votes shy last year.

Steroids-tainted stars Rog-er Clemens, Barry Bonds,Mark McGwire and SammySosa again fell far short ofhalf of the votes and appearto have little chance of reach-ing the necessary 75 percentduring their remaining timeon the Baseball Writers’ As-

sociation of America ballot.“It’s actually sad, to be

honest. It’s sad,” Martinezsaid. “People I admired arenot going in with me.”

The quartet will be induct-ed in Cooperstown on July26.

The BBWAA had not votedin four players together sinceselecting Joe DiMaggio, Gab-by Hartnett, Ted Lyons andDazzy Vance 60 years earlier.

A five-time Cy YoungAward winner with 303 vic-tories and 4,875 strikeouts,Johnson was selected on 534of 549 ballots by BBWAAmembers who have been withthe organization for 10 con-secutive years at any point.The left-hander appeared on97.3 percent of the ballots, theeighth-highest mark in thehistory of voting.

Outfielder Dave Winfield(6-foot-6), elected in 2001, hadpreviously been the tallestHall of Famer, according toSTATS.

By the numbers

Randy Johnson: selected on534 of 549 ballots

Pedro Martinez: selected on500 ballots

John Smoltz: selected on 455ballots

Craig Biggio: selected on 454ballots

NBA: Utah at Bulls, 7 p.m.,CSNJimmy Butler, who is startingto enterthe MVP discus-sion because ofperformances likeMondaynight’s, and the Bulls lookfor their 14th win in 16 gamesagainst the Jazz (12-23).

Pro basketballHouston at Cleveland,6 p.m., ESPNPhoenix at Minnesota, 8:30p.m., ESPN

Men’s basketballPurdue at Wisconsin,6 p.m., BTNN.C. State at Virginia,6 p.m., ESPN2Temple at Tulane, 6 p.m.,ESPNEWSSyracuse at Georgia Tech, 6p.m., ESPNUMaryland at Illinois, 8 p.m.,BTNDePaul at Creighton, 8 p.m., FS1Colorado at Utah, 8 p.m.,ESPN2TCU at Kansas St., 8 p.m.,ESPNEWSKansas At Baylor, 8 p.m.,ESPNUCalifornia at USC, 10 p.m.,ESPNU

Pro hockeyBoston at Pittsburgh,7 p.m., NBCSNN.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 9:30p.m., NBCSN

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BySARA MOULTONThe Associated Press

My mom started travelingabroad when I was in highschool. And after each of hertrips, we cooked a meal fromthe country she’d just visited.

It was after her trip toItaly that I became a hugefan of veal. Veal, of course, isnotoriously bland, so what’sthe appeal?

I love it because it func-tions mostly as a firm landingstrip for the delicious sauceof your choice, and I’m a nutfor sauces. Recently, I figuredout that tofu plays the samerole for vegetarians as vealdoes for carnivores.

Made from soybeans,water and a coagulant, tofu isnotably healthy – low in cal-ories, devoid of saturated fatand a great source of protein,calcium and iron. But there’sthe little matter of tofu’s flab-by texture and its flavor (orlack thereof), which is whyI’ve always shied away fromthe stuff.

It turns out, though, thatproperly prepared tofu isa great sponge for flavor, anatural fact exploited to goodeffect in this light entree forthe new year.

The first step is to lose theexcess water in tofu, whichwill water down your dish.So you force out the excesswater by putting a weightedplate on top of the tofu and let

it press and drain for about30 minutes. The tofu becomesfirmer and less watery thelonger you press it. This alsoensures that when you cookit, the tofu will have a springytexture and a crispy exterior.

The crispy slices of tofuare a wonderful foil for thisrecipe’s intense chili-orangesauce. The sauce is comple-mented with broccoli and redpepper. Serve it on brownrice and you’re looking at aone-dish meal, light but fill-ing. My husband, a die-hardcarnivore, had no idea thatthis was a healthy vegetariandish. He just scarfed it downand said thank you.

Sautéed Tofu WithBroccoli and Red Peppersin Chili-Orange SauceStart to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 4

14-ounce package extra-firmwater-packed tofu

! cup fresh orange juice! cup water2 tablespoons hoisin1 tablespoon soy sauce2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce1 tablespoon cornstarch" teaspoon sesame oil4 tablespoons vegetable oil,divided

1 red bell pepper, cored and cutinto thin strips

6 cups medium broccoli florets,blanched until crisp-tender,

then drained2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger2 teaspoons minced garlicBrown rice, cooked, to serveToasted cashews, to garnish

Cut the block of tofu in halfhorizontally to create 2 thick slabs.Wrap each slab in a clean kitchentowel and place on a plate. Placea second plate on top of the tofu,then weigh it down with severalheavy cans. Press in this mannerfor 30 minutes to drain water fromthe tofu and firm it up. Unwrap thetofu and cut each slab into!-inchpieces. Set aside.In a medium bowl, whisk togeth-

er the orange juice, water, hoisin,soy sauce, chili-garlic sauce, corn-starch and sesame oil. Set aside.In a large nonstick or stick-resis-

tant skillet over medium-high, heat1" tablespoons of the vegetableoil. Add half of the tofu pieces,sprinkle with salt, then cook,stirring occasionally, until goldenbrown on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes.Use a slotted spoon to transferthe tofu to a medium bowl. Repeatwith another 1" tablespoons of oiland the remaining tofu.Return the skillet to the heat and

add the remaining 1 tablespoon ofoil. Add the red pepper and cook,stirring, until it is almost tender,about 3 minutes. Add the broccoliand cook for 2 minutes. Add theginger and garlic and cook, stirring,for 1 minute. Whisk the sauce inthe bowl to make certain the corn-starch is dissolved, then add to theskillet, whisking. Bring to a boil tothicken, then add the tofu and cook

just until heated through.Arrange a mound of rice on each

of four serving plates, then topwith the tofu mixture and cashews.

Nutrition information per serving:490 calories; 230 calories from fat(47 percent of total calories); 26 gfat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0mg cholesterol; 49 g carbohydrate;8 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 18 g protein;580 mg sodium.

• Sara Moulton was executivechef at Gourmet magazine fornearly 25 years, and spent a de-cade hosting several Food Networkshows. She currently stars in publictelevision’s “Sara’s WeeknightMeals” and has written three cook-books, including “Sara Moulton’sEveryday Family Dinners.”

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Sautéed tofu with broccoli and red peppers in chili-orange sauce.

PRESS ONReady to give up on

healthier eating?Flavorful tofu maychange your mind

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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

CELEBRITY CIPHER

PUZZLES

Kary Mullis, who won the 1993 No-bel Prize in chemistry, said, “Examplesinclude the double helix in biology ...You make observations, write theoriesto fit them, try experiments to disprovethe theories and, if you can’t, you’vegot something.”

Yesterday we saw a deal in whicha good trump fit increased the value ofa hand. If one fit is good, just imaginewhat a double fit will do.

How would you and your partnerbid today’s North-South hands? Southopens one heart, and North raises totwo hearts. (Yes, North has a maxi-mum and the Losing Trick Count saysthat he is worth a game-invitationalraise, but unless that diamond suit isuseful, the hand will prove disappoint-ing to partner. Starting with two heartsseems right to me.) What shouldhappen after that?

South might jump to four hearts,but that is overly hasty. It is muchbetter to rebid three diamonds. Yes,North will think that is a help-suitgame-try, which might be made with aweaker suit, but South is interested inhis partner’s diamond holding.

Here, North’s hand could not bebetter. Typically, he would either signoff in three hearts or jump to fourhearts.

Now, though, he should raise tofour diamonds. This announces thedelicious double fit. And South shouldsee the expediency of bidding sixdiamonds, not six hearts, because theclub ruff(s) will be in the shorter trumphand.

In six diamonds, South takes onespade, five hearts, five diamonds and aclub ruff in his hand.

Note, though, that there are only 11tricks with hearts as trumps.

A double fit isdouble the fun

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15 Jason who wasthe 2000 A.L.M.V.P.

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politician Clay24 Lady’s man25 Breaking point?27 ___ soda29 Issue to discuss33 Loath

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40 A cousin?41 Overwhelm44 Support47 One rounded up

in a roundup48 Part of a return

address?50 “Swing Shift”

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sweetheart34 Org. employing

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capital49 Some TVs and

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56 React to terriblenews, say

57 As well

58 “Make a joyfulnoise ___ theLord”

59 Paradise lost

60 Entertainmentcenters, maybe

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Dear Doctor K: Myson is going to get hisdriver’s license in a fewmonths. How can I helphim get ready for thisnew responsibility?

Dear Reader: Takingthe test to get my firstdriver’s license was oneof the most emotionallycharged moments of myteenage years. Beingable to drive oneselfaround is an importantstep toward indepen-dence. Boy, did I wantthat independence.

I aced the writtentest of driving rules.But there also was thetest of my driving skill.More on that later.

When your kids gettheir driver’s licenses,it’s liberating for allof you: You no longerhave to drive them ev-erywhere, and they nolonger have to dependon you for rides. But italso means more wor-ries for you. Motor-ve-hicle accidents are theNo. 1 cause of death foradolescents.

Here are some stepsyou can take to helpyour son drive safely:

• Don’t rely solely ondriver’s education programs.These courses can behelpful, but you are stillyour child’s key rolemodel. Make sure yourson always sees youwearing your seat belt,driving within the speedlimit, driving defensive-ly and taking responsi-bility for your vehicle.

• Limit night driving.Driving at night is moredifficult, especially forless-experienced driv-ers. In addition, it is atnight that kids are morelikely to be driving withmore passengers, moredistractions and a great-er likelihood of alcoholuse.

• Do not allow pas-sengers. Passengers,especially other teens,are a major risk factorfor accidents involvingteen drivers. They causedistractions that newdrivers cannot handlewell.

• Practice driving withyour son. Help him learnto handle difficult situa-tions like night drivingand heavy traffic bypracticing with him.

• Insist seat belts beworn at all times. Makeit a family rule thateveryone must wear aseat belt when drivingor riding in any car.

• Do not allow drinkingand driving. Urge yourson NEVER to drink ifhe is driving and NEV-ER to accept a ride fromsomeone who has beendrinking.

• Plan for emergencies.Make sure your sonknows what to do incase he (or a friend)has been drinking andwas supposed to drivehome. Let him knowthat he can call you andyou will pick him up,no questions asked. It isalso a good idea to makesure he has enoughmoney with him at alltimes for public trans-portation or cab fare.

• Choose cars carefully.Base your decision onsafety and not image. In-vestigate the crash-testperformance of differentvehicles. Spend moneyto have certain safetyfeatures installed. It iswell worth it.

Oh yes, my drivingtest. The examiner –let’s call him DarthVader – failed me forgoing 27 mph in a 25-mph zone. He wantedto impress upon me theimportance of speedlimits. Fortunately,when I returned formy repeat driving test,Darth was nowhere tobe seen, and the Forcewas with me.

• Contact Doctor Kat askdoctork.com, orwrite: Ask Doctor K,10 Shattuck St., Sec-ond Floor, Boston, MA02115.

Parents: Place limitson new teen drivers

Anthony L.Komaroff

ASKDOCTOR K

TODAY – Sticking to the status quowill not enable you to move forward.Changes are necessary, but staying incontrol will also weigh heavily on yourshoulders. Falling in with someoneelse’s plans will lead to a professionalcompetition that doesn’t bode well. Doyour own thing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don’tupset friends or family by neglecting tonurture important relationships. Taketime out of your busy schedule to listento and make plans with the people whomean the most to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A profes-sional partnership will bring financialrewards. If you spend time with peoplewho share your interests, it will sparkyour imagination and motivate you topursue your goals.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Keep youreyes and ears alert for new opportuni-ties. Being well informed will give you anadvantage when faced with competi-tion. Update your resume and strive toadvance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You willgain experience if you try somethingdifferent. Social activities will result in aneducational or travel opportunity. Con-sider home improvements or a changeof location.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Rethink yourstrategy and search for important facts.False or misleading information will leadto mishaps. Keep your emotions undercontrol and you will come out on top.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your fiery na-ture will help to set the stage for fun andexcitement. Time spent with someoneyou love will bring you closer together.Socialize, network and enjoy interactingwith others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Self-disciplineis required in order to succeed. Help willbe given if you ask for it. A colleaguewill be interested in one of your ideas orskills. Share your plans and intentions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A partnership willturn out better than you anticipated.Your compassionate nature and experi-ence and insight will help someone who

faces a troublesome time. Romance is inthe stars.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Businessnegotiations will not turn in yourfavor if you divulge secret information.Ensure that parity is paramount in jointventures, or you will end up doing themajority of the work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Minor changeswill make you more marketable per-sonally and professionally. Your uniqueoutlook will impress all the right people,leading to an appealing offer. Romance islooking good.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You willhave problems convincing others to joinyour quest. Don’t waste time arguing.Collaborating with people who under-stand and appreciate your motives willbring higher returns.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Temp-tation will be your downfall. Stick to abudget. Overspending will cause addi-tional stress. It is your personality andwit that will make the best impression,not your cash.

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Dear Abby: My sister hasbeen seeing a married manfor two years. He has toldher the only reason he isstaying in this lovelessmarriage is for his daughter(standard lie of a cheatinghusband).

His wife found out mid-way through this “relation-ship,” but forgave him whenhe swore he would stop,which of course he didn’t.When I told my sister howwrong this relationship isand that she deserves better,I ended up alienating her.

I have recently learnedthat his wife just had asecond child, and my sisteris pregnant, too. I’m sick tomy stomach with all of this.I told her how crazy her sit-uation is, but she refuses tosee how horrible “the manshe loves” really is. She saysshe is fine raising this childalone, and if her lover is intheir lives, then she will besatisfied with that.

I am the only one freak-ing out about this. How do Ideal with it and not totallylose my sister? – FreakingOut in Illinois

Dear Freaking Out: Your sis-ter is an adult. She has madeher choices and may have tolearn the hard way what youhave been trying to tell her.Realize that as much as youlove her, you cannot live herlife for her. Let her knowyou’re there for her and thebaby, because she’s goingto need all the support shecan get.

Dear Abby: I am 30 and myhusband, “Brent,” is 35. Wehave had some financialtroubles lately and recentlyhad to move in with mymother-in-law.

My question is, how oldshould a child be beforehis mother quits walkingaround naked in front ofhim?

My mother-in-law stillwalks around completelynude in front of Brent andhis 39-year-old brother. Al-

though she is in good health,she always seems to needBrent’s help getting in andout of the shower.

She also parades nude infront of me, and it makes mevery uncomfortable. I havetalked to Brent about it a fewtimes, and he said she’s beenthis way his whole life.

Is this normal behavior?Am I overreacting? I havea daughter, and I don’t getnaked in front of her. Howdo I approach this withoutcausing hurt feelings? – Cov-ered Up in the Midwest

Dear Covered Up: Obviously,in the household that yourhusband was raised, thisbehavior WAS normal. Iam puzzled, however, thatyour mother-in-law needshelp getting in and out of theshower. What are the “boys”supposed to do -- scrub herback?

Because her nuditymakes you uncomfortable,the most tactful way toapproach this would be forBrent to explain to his moth-er that you were not raisedthis way, and that you bothwould appreciate it if she’dwear a robe when you’rearound. It’s worth a try.

Dear Abby: If I sit at the endof a pew in church and some-one comes in after me insist-ing I move because it’s his/her “favorite” seat, should Ido it or ask the person to sitsomewhere else? – Got HereFirst in Pennsylvania

Dear G.H.F.: If you’re sittingin God’s house, you shouldbe on your best behavior.Don’t commit a sin of omis-sion; be an angel and shoveover.

• Write Dear Abby atwww.dearabby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

Woman’s affair seemsto upset only her sister

JeannePhillips

DEAR ABBY

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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITWILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONTO CHANGE THE NAME(S) OF Ed-win Romero TO Edwin Garcia

CASE NO: 14 MR 3079

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that theundersigned on behalf of herselfand Edwin Romero, shall appear inthe Will County Court Annex Build-ing, 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, Illinois,60432 courtroom 236 at 9 a.m.on the 17 day of February, 2015before the judge assigned to hearsaid matter, and then there presenta petition requesting the names ofEdwin Romero be changed to Ed-win Garcia.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORTHE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOISJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.PLAINTIFFVs.Chicago Title Land Trust Companyas Trustee LaSalle Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee u/t/a datedJune 16, 2004 a/k/a Trust Number132823; Unknown Beneficiaries ofChicago Title Land Trust Companyas Trustee LaSalle Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee u/t/a datedJune 16, 2004 a/k/a Trust Number132823; Unknown Owners andNonrecord ClaimantsDEFENDANTS

14 CH 02059NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Un-known Beneficiaries of Chicago Ti-tle Land Trust Company as TrusteeLaSalle Bank National Association,as Trustee u/t/a dated June 16,2004 a/k/a Trust Number 132823Unknown Owners and NonrecordClaimants That this case has beencommenced in this Court againstyou and other defendants, prayingfor the foreclosure of a certain Mort-gage conveying the premises de-

scribed as follows, to-wit:LOT 36 IN BLOCK 6 IN

MARYCREST FIRST ADDITION, BE-ING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OFTHE NORTHWEST QUARTER OFSECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 35NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED JUNE 22, 1953, INPLAT BOOK 28, PAGE 2, AS DOC-UMENT NUMBER 730431, IN WILLCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS:2216 Marmion AvenueJoliet, IL 60436and which said Mortgage was

made by: Chicago Title Land TrustCompany as Trustee LaSalle BankNational Association, as Trusteeu/t/a dated June 16, 2004 a/k/aTrust Number 132823 the Mort-gagor(s), to JPMorgan ChaseBank, N.A., as Mortgagee, andrecorded in the Office of theRecorder of Deeds of Will County,Illinois, as Document No. R2006111432; and for other relief;that summons was duly issued outof said Court against you as pro-vided by law and that the said suitis now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESSYOU file your answer or otherwisefile your appearance in this case inthe Office of the Clerk of this Court,

Pamela J. McGuireClerk of the Court

57 N. Ottawa StreetJoliet, IL 60432

on or before February 6, 2015, ADEFAULT MAY BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTERTHAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COM-PLAINT.CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff15W030 North Frontage Road,Suite 100Burr Ridge, IL 60527(630) 794-5300DuPage # 15170Winnebago # 531Our File No. 14-14-16981

NOTE: This law firm is deemedto be a debt collector.I639954(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 7, 14, 21, 2015)

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PUBLIC NOTICEVILLAGE OF MINOOKA

GRUNDY, WILL, AND KENDALLCOUNTY, ILLINOIS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Village of Minooka will re-ceive sealed proposals for the fol-lowing improvement project at theClerk's office, 121 E. McEvillyRoad, Minooka, Illinois 60447 un-til 10:00 A.M. on January 19,2015.

DEMOLITION OFEXISTNG BUILDING

101East McEvilly Road

Sealed proposals for the Demoli-tion of an Existing Building in theVillage of Minooka will be publiclyread aloud at the Village Hall at10:05 A.M. on January 19, 2015.No bid shall be withdrawn after theopening of the proposals withoutthe consent of the President of theBoard of Trustees and the Board ofTrust Village of Minooka fo

Trustees, Village of Minooka for aperiod of sixty (60) days after thescheduled time of closing of the re-ceipt of bids.

All proposals shall be sealed inan envelope, addressed to the Vil-lage of Minooka, Attn.: VillageClerk. The name and address ofthe bidder and the name of theproject shall also appear on theoutside of the envelope. Proposalsmust be submitted on the formsprovided by the Engineer.

The Contract Documents, includ-ing specifications, are on file at theoffice of the Engineer, RobinsonEngineering, Ltd., 10045 West Lin-coln Highway, P.O. Box 1267,Frankfort, Illinois 60423-1267,and may be obtained from the En-gineer's office at a cost of $25.00.The contract documents will be is-sued until 5:00 P.M. on January16, 2015. No refund will be givenfor documents received from theEngineer.

A certified check/bank draftdrawn on a solvent bank or bidbond, payable without condition tothe Village of Minooka in anamount not less than ten percent(10%) of the bid shall be submit-ted with each proposal, as a guar-antee that, if the proposal is accept-ed, a contract will be entered intoand the performance of the contractis properly secured.

The bid security of the successfulbidder will be held as a perfor-mance bond for the faithful perfor-mance of the contract.

Pre-qualification of bidders is re-quired.

Bidders are advised that thisContract will be subject to the Illi-nois Prevailing Wage act.

The awarding authority reservesthe right to waive technicalities andto reject any or all proposals asprovided in the said “Supplemental

Specifications.”

By order of the Presidentand Village BoardVillage of Minooka, Grundy County,Kendall County and Will County, IL

(Published in the Herald-News andthe Morris Daily Herald, January 6,7, 8, 2015. HN1552)

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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITWILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS

Estate of John R. Schunick, Sr,Deceased.

No. 2014 P 0688NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of thedeath of John R. Schunick, Sr. Let-ters of Office were issued to JulieSchremser, 2279 Gleneagles Drive,Naperville, Illinois 60565, as inde-pendent executor, whose attorneyof record is Timothy A. Hickey ofBishop & LaForte, Ltd., One LincolnCentre, 18Wl40 Butterfield Road,Suite 930, Oakbrook Terrace, IL60181.

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 a petition to termi-nate to the Clerk.

Claims against the estate maybe filed in the Office of the Clerk, 14W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432,or with the representative, or both,on or before July 15, 2015, or ifmailing or delivery of a notice fromthe representative is required bysection 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of1975, the date stated in that no-tice. Any claim not filed on or be-fore that date is barred. Copies of aclaim filed with the Clerk must bemailed or delivered by the claimantto the representative and to the at-torney within 10 days after it hasbeen filed.

Timothy A. HickeyAttorney, PetitionerBishop & LaForte, Ltd.One LincoIn Centre18Wl40 Butterfield Rd, Suite 930Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181Attorney No. 6217465

(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 7, 14, 21, 2015. HN1565)

PUBLIC NOTICEAdvertisement for Bids

The FOREST PRESERVE DIS-TRICT OF WILL COUNTY will receivebids at the District Office until 9:30a.m. prevailing time on Wednes-day, January 21, 2015 for:

Extended Management Contractfor OMMA Projects at Hadley

Valley Preserve and Messenger

Woods Nature Preserve

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 inva-sive species control, prescribedburn management, and overseed-ing in 180 acres at Hadley ValleyPreserve and 90 acres at Messen-ger Woods Nature Preserve. Foradditional information and todownload Bid Documents, pleasevisit our website at www.ReconnectWithNature.org. Partici-pants must register in full to be eli-gible to receive addenda and tosubmit for the bid.

A Mandatory pre-bid meeting willbe held on January 14, 2015, at10 a.m. at the Hadley Valley Main-tenance Substation (15808 W.Maple Road, New Lenox IL60451).

Contract Documents can be ob-tained between 8:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m., Monday through Fridaybeginning January 7, 2015 from:Forest Preserve District of WillCounty, 17540 West LarawayRoad, Joliet, Illinois 60433.Phone - 815-727-8700.

The FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICTOF WILL COUNTY reserves the rightto accept any bid or any part orparts or combinations thereof, towaive any informalities, and to re-ject any or all bids.

By Order of the Board of Commis-sioners of the Forest Preserve Dis-trict of Will County.

(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 7, 2015. HN1564)

PUBLIC NOTICEAdvertisement for Bids

The FOREST PRESERVE DIS-TRICT OF WILL COUNTY will receivebids at the District Office until 9:00a.m. prevailing time on Wednes-day, January 21, 2015 for:

Invasive Species Control atHadley Valley and McKinley

Woods Preserves, 2015

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 consists ofmaintaining a 496-acres of naturalareas within three sites by control-ling invasive plant species througha variety of methods. For addition-al information and to downloadBid Documents, please visit ourwebsite at www.ReconnectWithNature.org. Participants must regis-ter in full to be eligible to receiveaddenda and to submit for the bid.

Contract Documents can be ob-tained between 8:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m., Monday through Fridaybeginning January 7, 2015 from:

Forest Preserve District of WillCounty, 17540 West LarawayRoad, Joliet, Illinois 60433.Phone - 815-727-8700.

The FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICTOF WILL COUNTY reserves the rightto accept any bid or any part orparts or combinations thereof, towaive any informalities, and to re-ject any or all bids.

By Order of the Board of Commis-sioners of the Forest Preserve Dis-trict of Will County.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Certificate #29653 was filed inthe office of the County Clerk of WillCounty on January 2, 2015wherein the business firm of

Red Liger Studios

Located at 5 Arbury Court, Boling-brook, IL 60440 was registered;that the true or real name or namesof the person or persons owningthe business, with their respectivepost office address(es), Is/are asfollows:Sebastian Ortiz5 Arbury CourtBolingbrook, IL 60440

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and OfficialSeal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,this 2nd day of January, 2015.

Nancy Schultz VootsWill County Clerk

(Published in the Herald-NewsJanuary 7, 14, 21, 2015.HN1554)

PUBLIC NOTICEAmerican Towers LLC is propos-

ing to increase the ground spacefor an existing telecommunicationstower compound by 18.5' x 20'along with a 30ft buffer surround-ing the current and proposed leasearea, at 16700 South Dranden Rdin Plainfield, Will County, Illinois.American Towers LLC seeks com-ments from all interested personson any potential significant impactthe proposed action could have onthe quality of the human environ-ment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section1.1307, including potential im-pacts to historic or cultural re-sources that are listed or eligible forlisting in the National Register ofHistoric Places.

Interested persons may comment orraise concerns about the proposedaction by submitting an e-mail to

[email protected].

Paper comments can be sent to:American Towers LLC, Attn: Envi-ronmental Compliance, 10 Presi-dential Way, Woburn, MA 01801.Requests or comments should belimited to environmental and his-toric/cultural resource impact con-cerns, and must be received on orbefore January 29, 2015. This in-vitation to comment is separatefrom any local planning/zoningprocess that may apply to thisproject.

(Published in the Herald-News De-cember 31, 2014, January 5, 7,2015. HN1545)

PUBLIC NOTICEJOLIET PARK DISTRICT

INVITATION TO BID

PROJECT TITLE: Printing of the Joli-et Park District 2015-2017Brochure series

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: BID FORMAND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SAIDBID STATED ABOVE CAN BEPICKED UP AT THE JOLIET PARKDISTRICT GENERAL OFFICES AT3000 W. JEFFERSON STREET,JOLIET, ILLINOIS 60435 FROM8:00 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M., MONDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY EXCLUDINGHOLIDAYS.

THE JOLIET PARK DISTRICT WILLRECEIVE SEALED BIDS AT ITS AD-MINISTRATIVE OFFICES LOCATEDAT THE PRESENCE SAINT JOSEPHINWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB, 3000WEST JEFFERSON STREET, 2NDFLOOR, UNTIL 10:30 A.M. LOCALTIME ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY21, 2015 WHEN ALL BIDS WILLBE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READALOUD. PLEASE LABEL 2015-2017 Brochure printing.

THE JOLIET PARK DISTRICT BOARDOF COMMISSIONERS RETAINS THERIGHT TO WAIVE ANY IRREGULARI-TIES AND REJECT ANY OR ALLBIDS ACCORDING TO THE DISTRIC-T'S BID POLICY.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS, JOLIET PARKDISTRICT 3000 WEST JEFFERSONSTREET, JOLIET ILLINOIS, 60435.

Brad Staab,Director of PR/Marketing

Dominic P. Egizio,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(Published in the Herald News Jan-uary 7, 2015. HN1561)

PUBLIC NOTICELEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that theBoard of Education, ManhattanSchool District #114, Will County,Manhattan, Illinois, is seeking RFPsfor a district wide wireless project.Specifications for the bids are avail-able on the District website - www.manhattan114.org. A mandatorypre-bid meeting will be held onJanuary 15, 2015, 8:00 a.m. atWilson Creek Elementary School,25440 S. Gougar Road, Manhat-tan, Illinois, 60442. Bids must bereceived in the District office,25440 S. Gougar Road, Manhat-tan, IL 60442 by no later than10:00 a.m., January 29, 2015, atwhich time the bids will be publi-cally opened.

Dawn Murphy, SecretaryBOARD OF EDUCATIONMANHATTAN SCHOOL

DISTRICT 114Will County, Illinois


PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Board of Education of TroyCommunity Consolidated SchoolDistrict 30-C, Will County, Illinois,is accepting sealed bids for cashrental of approx. 50 acres of farm-land located at 400 Essington Rd,Joliet, Illinois.

Bid specifications are available atwww.troy30c.org Departments>Fi-nance and Operations>Bids andContracts.

Deadline for submission of bids isdue February 10, 2015 at 9:00a.m.

The School District reserves the rightto reject any or all bids and towaive any informality in bidding.

(Published in the Herald-News Jan-uary 7, 8, 2015. HN1562)





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