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Batavia Citizen of the YearJ. Thomas Von Lunen, a member of the

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St. Charles resident HollySchlesser donated part of herliver to a friend’s daughter,10-month-old Madison Casey.Madison was diagnosed witha liver disease shortly afterbirth. There will be a fundrais-er for Madison and the Caseyfamily Jan. 16 at the Old CrowSmokehouse in Schaumburg. Forinformation, contact [email protected].

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‘Real giver’ named 2014 Batavia Citizen of the YearBy ASHLEY SLOBODA

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BATAVIA – A librarytrustee described as the “fa-ther” of the Rotary Club ofBatavia has been named the2014 Batavia Citizen of theYear.

Holly Deitchman, execu-tive directorof the Bata-v i a C h a m -ber of Com-merce, saidthe selectionc o m m i t t e ewas unani-mous whenchoosing J.Thomas VonLunen for the honor.

“Tom really stood out fromthe crowd,” she said, notingthere were seven nominees,three of whom had previous-ly been nominated.

“It was brought up a lotabout how he is the father ofthe Rotary Club in Batavia.”

Von Lunen, 68, will re-ceive the award at the Bata-via Chamber of Commerce’sannual recognition event inJanuary.

He said he was “floored”when he got the news, whichhe wasn’t expecting. In fact,he said, when Deitchmanmade an announcement forlast-minute nominations ata Rotary meeting, he beganthinking of those he felt weredeserving of the recognition.

“It’s a great honor to berecognized by your peers,” hesaid.

A committee of previousCitizen of the Year recipi-ents selected Von Lunen forthe award, which recognizesextraordinary contributionsto the community over thecourse of the recipient’s life-

time.Batavia Public Library

Director George Scheetzsaid he was inspired to nom-inate Von Lunen because hedoesn’t seek the limelight,and a lot of people likely don’trealize how much he’s donefor the community.

Scheetz said he has cometo greatly admire Von Lunenin the 10 years he has knownhim through Rotary and thelibrary, where Von Lunenhas served as trustee fornearly eight years.

Von Lunen exemplifiesthe Rotary’s motto “serviceabove self,” Scheetz said, de-scribing him as selfless and“a real giver.”

According to a news re-lease, Von Lunen’s leader-ship in fundraising withthe Rotary Club has helpedsupport numerous local proj-ects and initiatives. The list

includes the Peg Bond Cen-ter pavilion, Bulldogs Un-leashed, the Batavia River-walk boardwalk and gazebo,Batavia High School’s Inter-act Club and an annual schol-arship program for graduat-ing seniors at the school.

His community involve-ment also has included workwith Hesed House, bell ring-ing for The Salvation Army,serving as an usher at HolyCross Catholic Church, vol-unteering at Lazarus Houseand, among acts, helpingneighbors clear their drive-ways in the winter and re-move broken tree branchesafter a storm, according tothe release.

Deitchman said VonLunen’s volunteer efforts aregenuine.

“All of this is givenstraight from his heart,” shesaid.

J. ThomasVon Lunen

LOCAL BRIEFSRosary entranceexam set for Jan. 10AURORA – Eighth-graders

seeking admission to RosaryHigh School and considerationfor scholarships must take theentrance exam at 8 a.m. Jan.10, at Rosary, 901 N. EdgelawnDrive, Aurora.To register for the exam,

those interested shouldsubmit a completed Rosaryentrance exam registrationform, the $35 testing fee,and a copy of the final sev-enth-grade report card by Jan.5.For information, visit www.

rosaryhs.com/admissions,call Meg Olsen, director ofadmissions, at 630-896-0831,ext. 12, email [email protected] or register online atwww.rosaryhs.com/exam.All families who may be

in need of assistance areencouraged to apply throughthe FACTS Grant and AidAssessment website at www.factstuitionaid.com.Applications must be com-

pleted by Feb. 13.

Forest Preserve Districtto lead group hikeELBURN – Forest Preserve

District of Kane County natural-ists will lead a group throughBlackberry Maples ForestPreserve on a hike from 5 to 6p.m. Jan. 16.Blackberry Maples Forest

Preserve is at 43W231 Main St.,Elburn.Participants will learn about

animal adaptations for cold andsnow and how wildlife survivesthe season.All ages are welcome to this

free program. Advance registra-tion is required.Call 630-444-3190 or email

[email protected] register. Children must beaccompanied by an adult. Forinformation, visit www.kanefor-est.com.

Lazarus House invitescommunity to brunchST. CHARLES – Lazarus House

officials will invite the commu-nity for food, fellowship andmerriment at its annual Christ-mas brunch today at the Free

Methodist Church, 214 WalnutSt., St. Charles.Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

Dining will begin at noon andconclude at 2 p.m.This brunch is a community

family potluck. For those able tocook, a dish to pass is appre-ciated.Food should arrive between

11:15 and 11:45 a.m. in a dispos-able container, ready to serveat noon. Entrées, side dishesand appetizers are welcome.Details are available at www.

lazarushouseonline.com.For those who wish to attend

and/or provide a special dish,a courtesy RSVP with plans isappreciated, but not required.To RSVP, email donnab@

lazarushouseonline.com [email protected] call Lazarus House at 630-587-2144 between 9 a.m. and 4p.m. weekdays.

STC Episcopal Churchseeking volunteersST. CHARLES – St. Charles

Episcopal Church is lookingfor volunteers to help serve

a Christmas Day luncheon topeople in need who attend thesoup kitchen at Trinity Episco-pal Church in Aurora.St. Charles Episcopal Church

will serve lunch to about 150people who otherwise might gohungry that day.The meal is served restau-

rant-style, so many more handsare required.Anyone who can help set up,

serve or clean up today can call630-584-2596 or email [email protected] can sign up for all

or part of the day. The first shiftwill drive in a caravan from St.Charles Episcopal Church toTrinity Church Aurora, leavingat 9:30 a.m.Servers will need to be at

Trinity Church by 11:45 a.m.,and those cleaning up will startat 1:15 p.m.St. Charles Episcopal Church

is at 994 N. Fifth Ave. (Route25) in St. Charles, and offersthree Sunday morning services.For information, visit www.

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2 ’Frozen’ event inGeneva scheduled

WHAT: Elsa event in GenevaWHEN: Event starts at 1:30 p.m. SundayWHERE: It’s A Girl Thing, 618 W. State St.,Geneva

INFORMATION: It’s A Girl Thing will hostan Elsa event, where girls will be able totake a picture with Elsa, from the movie“Frozen,” and decorate a colorful wand.In addition, OS2 Salon in Geneva willbe on hand to do Elsa braids. A portionof the proceeds will go to Four Paws

Rescue Foundation. For information, call

630-234-2000.

3 New Year’s Evecelebration to be held

WHAT: New Year’s Eve celebration

WHEN: 10 to 10:30 a.m. (for families with

preschool children) and 11:30 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. (for families with students)

Dec. 31

WHERE: St. Charles Public Library, 1 S.

6th Ave., St. Charles

INFORMATION: The event will includemusic, dancing, hats and a spar-kling-juice toast. Watch “as the bookdrops down” to kick-off the new year.Register at www.stcharleslibrary.org orcall 630-584-0076. Families living out-side of the library district may attend for$2 a person on a space-available basis.

4Mind and Bodyfor the New Year

WHAT: “Mind and Body for the NewYear”

WHEN: 7 p.m. Jan. 2WHERE: Unity of Fox Valley, 230 WebsterSt., Batavia

INFORMATION: Prepare mentally, phys-ically and spiritually for the new yearwith inspiring, serene music and prayer.Unity of Fox Valley provides this medi-tative practice for new beginnings. Allspiritual beliefs and faiths are respect-ed; LBGT are welcome. Membershipis never required. For information, callRose Maxson at [email protected] or

call 630-879-1115.

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CamptonHills Electoral Board to deliberate Jan. 2By CHARLES [email protected]

CAMPTON HILLS – Fourcandidates whose springelection petitions were chal-lenged will have to wait untilnext year to find out whetherthey’ll be on the ballot.

The Campton Hills Elec-toral Board on Tuesday de-cided to begin deliberationson Jan. 2 regarding villagePresident Patsy Smith’s ob-jections to the four candida-cies.

This is the second time theelectoral board has recessedits meeting, which was firstcalled to order on Dec. 9.

The three-member boardon Tuesday did hear argu-ments on a motion to dismissthe objections, testimonyfrom Interim Village ClerkJohn Strauss and proposedfindings of fact from villageattorney Bill Braithwaite.As the village attorney,Braithwaite automaticallyis designated as the electoralboard’s attorney.

Electoral board memberJim Kopec said he wanted achance to digest the present-ed findings and board Chair-man Mike Millette said hewasn’t comfortable startingdeliberations on Tuesday.

“I don’t think a rushed de-cision is a good decision foranybody,” Millette said.

Smith on Dec. 3 filed objec-

tions to the nominating peti-tions of village Trustee Har-ry Blecker who is runningfor village president; Trust-ees Susan George and LauraAndersen who are seekingre-election; and trustee hope-ful Michael O’Dwyer. Smithand the four challenged can-didates attended Tuesday’smeeting.

In all of her objections,Smith wrote that the candi-dates did not circle the prop-er word on the statement ofcandidacy form; gave the

Team surprises Genevagirl with adaptive bike

By ASHLEY [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – A group ofkids this week saw the impactthey can make with a lemonadestand and water bottles.

Members of the Multis-port Madness Triathlon Teamraised $4,010 this year by sell-ing water bottles, lemonade andcookies, and then they reachedout to Tammy Simmons of Proj-ect Mobility to make sure theirfundraising would help a childget a bike, Simmons said.

“They see what we do hereall the time,” said Simmons,who also is affiliated with theBike Rack, where the teamtrains.

Project Mobility is a St.Charles-based nonprofit thataims to provide adaptive bikesto disabled children and adults.

Although individuals havedonated to Project Mobility,Simmons and her brother, Proj-ect Mobility Executive DirectorHal Honeyman, said such ateam effort was a first.

“They thought beyond them-selves and made a differencein someone’s life,” Honeymansaid.

Simmons said she used hercontacts to find a Geneva girlin need – 6-year-old Kayla Juan,who was diagnosed with abrain tumor in June 2013. Kay-la and her family came to theBike Rack on Monday night onthe pretense that the girl need-ed to be fitted for equipment forschool, Simmons said.

Instead, she said, MultisportMadness Triathlon Team mem-bers and others surprised Kay-la with an adaptive bike.

“Her reaction was pure joy,”Honeyman said, adding herparents were “totally blindsid-ed.”

Visit www.facebook.com/ProjectMobility.org to see videoof the surprise. Those wantingto help Project Mobility sur-prise more children with adap-tive bikes can do so through theJingle Bikes Campaign. Visitwww.gofundme.com/jingle-bikes for information.

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Six-year-old Kayla Juan of Geneva poses with her family Monday afterbeing surprised with a bike at the Bike Rack in St. Charles.

Two file as write-in candidates in Campton Hills races

CAMPTON HILLS – Two Campton Hills residents on Wednesday filedto run as write-in candidates in the spring election, interim villageclerk John Strauss said.As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nicholas G. Girka filed to run for village

clerk, and Steven Galloway filed to run as a trustee, Strauss said.There were no regular candidate submissions between Dec. 15

and 22 in Campton Hills, Strauss said. Three candidates who filed onNov. 24 to run for trustee seats and one who filed to run for villagepresident were challenged by village President Patsy Smith.The Campton Hills Village Board plan to deliberate on Jan. 2 about

the objections.A key argument in the challenge is whether the village will have

a primary election, something that is asserted by the challengedcandidates but not Smith.Smith, who did not file to run for re-election by the Dec. 22 deadline,

declined to comment Tuesday on whether she will run as a write-incandidate.Consensus on the exact deadline for write-in candidates in a

primary was unclear after Tuesday’s Campton Hills Electoral Boardmeeting, but Matthew Welch, the candidates’ attorney at themeeting, said the deadline for write-in candidates in a primary wasWednesday.If any office in the consolidated primary is uncontested, write-in

candidates must file a declaration of intent on or before the dateof certification, Dec. 26, according to the 2015 state Candidate’sElection Guide, which cites state statute.

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First Full Last New

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Sun and MoonToday Friday

Sunrise 7:19 a.m. 7:20 a.m.

Sunset 4:27 p.m. 4:28 p.m.

Moonrise 9:49 a.m. 10:27 a.m.

Moonset 9:05 p.m. 10:15 p.m.

Statistics through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperatures

High/low ....................................... 39°/34°

Normal high ......................................... 32°

Record high .............................. 55° (1982)

Normal low .......................................... 18°

Record low ............................. -22° (1983)

Peak wind .............................. W at 14 mph

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0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthyfor sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300Very Unhealthy; 301-500 HazardousSource: Illinois EPA

Reading as of WednesdayAir Quality

0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High;

8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme

10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.01”

Month to date ................................... 0.69”

Normal month to date ....................... 1.80”

Year to date .................................... 32.00”

Normal year to date ........................ 37.29”

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Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs ChgAlgonquin................. 3....... 1.38...... -0.08

Burlington, WI ........ 11....... 7.07..... +0.31

Dayton ................... 12....... 6.44..... +0.28

McHenry .................. 4....... 1.12..... +0.10

Montgomery........... 13..... 11.39...... -0.13

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Atlanta 54 34 s 57 37 s

Baltimore 51 32 pc 51 29 s

Billings 26 10 sn 26 13 sf

Boise 37 23 pc 35 21 pc

Boston 57 36 r 48 36 s

Charlotte 57 32 s 59 32 s

Chicago 40 35 pc 45 40 pc

Cincinnati 44 35 pc 51 39 s

Dallas 58 46 s 62 46 c

Denver 40 12 sn 18 4 sn

Des Moines 46 33 s 39 27 pc

Honolulu 81 68 c 80 67 pc

Houston 64 53 s 72 62 c

Indianapolis 40 32 pc 47 40 pc

Kansas City 49 38 s 46 28 pc

Las Vegas 52 36 pc 49 33 s

Los Angeles 64 46 pc 65 46 s

Louisville 46 36 s 53 41 s

Miami 77 68 c 80 70 pc

Milwaukee 40 34 pc 45 37 pc

Minneapolis 35 29 sn 31 20 sn

Nashville 50 35 s 57 39 s

New Orleans 58 46 s 68 59 pc

New York City 51 38 pc 48 39 s

Oklahoma City 56 41 s 54 32 s

Omaha 44 27 s 34 22 pc

Orlando 69 54 pc 76 63 pc

Philadelphia 54 36 pc 50 34 s

Phoenix 63 38 pc 56 36 s

Pittsburgh 41 32 sn 48 35 s

St. Louis 50 40 s 54 48 pc

Salt Lake City 33 21 sn 31 13 sf

San Francisco 57 45 pc 57 43 s

Seattle 46 35 pc 46 38 pc

Washington, DC 55 36 pc 54 36 s

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Baghdad 60 39 s 61 44 pc

Beijing 44 20 s 40 22 pc

Berlin 42 29 c 33 24 pc

Buenos Aires 86 71 s 87 71 t

Cairo 69 50 s 69 49 s

Calgary 30 17 pc 28 17 c

Jerusalem 61 42 s 60 44 s

Johannesburg 83 62 s 82 60 t

London 46 33 s 44 40 r

Madrid 52 32 pc 55 30 s

Manila 86 76 pc 86 74 pc

Mexico City 66 44 pc 69 45 pc

Moscow 20 8 sn 13 9 c

Nassau 83 67 pc 81 68 pc

New Delhi 61 43 c 61 41 c

Paris 47 34 pc 43 37 pc

Rio de Janeiro 86 74 t 88 74 s

Rome 58 46 c 56 36 sh

Seoul 34 15 s 31 16 s

Singapore 86 77 t 86 77 t

Sydney 85 69 t 80 65 pc

Tokyo 49 36 c 47 36 s

Toronto 40 31 c 43 34 pc

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Aurora 41 35 pc 47 40 pc

Deerfield 41 35 pc 45 39 pc

Des Plaines 41 36 pc 45 39 pc

Elgin 41 34 pc 46 38 pc

Gary 42 37 pc 47 40 pc

Hammond 44 35 s 49 41 pc

Janesville 40 35 pc 45 36 pc

Kankakee 40 35 pc 46 39 pc

Kenosha 40 34 pc 44 37 pc

La Salle 43 35 pc 47 40 pc

Morris 41 35 pc 47 40 pc

Munster 40 35 pc 46 40 pc

Naperville 41 34 pc 46 39 pc

Tinley Park 41 36 pc 46 40 pc

Waukegan 40 34 pc 44 38 pc

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Deerfield41/35

HarvardMcHenry41/33

Crystal Lake40/33 Algonquin

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Schaumburg41/35

Oak Park41/36

Chicago40/35

Orland Park41/36

Aurora41/35

Sandwich41/34

DeKalb40/33

Belvidere41/33

Rockford40/34

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By BRENDA [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – When herfriend’s baby developed a genet-ic liver disorder, Holly Schless-er of St. Charles said she did nothesitate to become a living do-nor to save the child’s life.

Others stepped up, but nonewere a proper match. Schlesser,who is the same blood type asthe baby, turned out to be thebest match.

So, during this season ofgiving, Tanya and Erik Caseyof South Elgin received an un-quantifiable gift from Schless-er, a 36-year-old mother of threewho donated a lobe of her liv-er for transplant to their then9-month-old baby, Madison.

“In essence, my daughterhas a chance at a life becauseof Holly,” Tanya Casey said. “Itis something we can never re-pay.”

But Schlesser insisted it wasshe who received the larger gift.

“I get to see Madison livethe rest of her life and know Iplayed a part in it,” Schlessersaid. “I want to see her take herfirst steps … . I want to watchher get married and start a fam-ily … . Yes, it was uncomfort-able to have major surgery, butI gave a little girl her life. Whatis being uncomfortable from asurgery? Nothing.”

Schlesser said she did whatanyone would do.

“I believe in my heart thatanyone put in this situationwould do the same thing,”Schlesser said. “I don’t believeanyone qualified to donatewould not donate.”

Her husband, Jay, gives hercredit.

“My wife is a true inspira-tion as to the person I wouldlike to be,” he said. “And I couldnot be more proud of her for do-ing this.”

In 2013, 28,953 people re-ceived organ transplants, ac-cording to the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services.Each day, an average of 79 peo-ple receive organ transplants,but about 18 people die each daywaiting for transplants becauseof the shortage of donated or-gans.

Dr. Talia Baker, director ofNorthwestern Memorial Hos-pital’s living donor liver trans-plant program and one of thesurgeons involved in Madison’stransplant, praised Schlesser’sdecision to donate a portion ofher liver.

“Organdonationisthegreat-est gift anyone can give anotherperson,” Baker said. “It reallyis the gift of life. I am always inawe of the men and women thatstep forward to save someoneelse’s life, and Holly’s liver do-nation is a perfect example ofthis beautiful gift.”

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seys were brought together bytheir sons four years ago, whenTrenton Schlesser and MichaelCasey became best friends atthe Potawatomi preschool in St.Charles when they were both 2,Holly Schlesser said.

“They became instant bud-dies,” she said.

The families discoveredthey had a lot in common: ErikCasey and Jay Schlesser areboth firefighters, and TanyaCasey and Holly Schlesser areboth teachers, although bothare staying at home for now.

The Schlessers were joyfulfor their friends, when twinsMatthew and Madison Caseywere born Jan. 28.

But Madison’s color wasdark and after some testing, al-pha 1 antitrypsin deficiency liv-er disease was confirmed, HollySchlesser said.

That type of genetic liverdisorder usually presents itselfwhen a person is age 20 to 50,according to the Genetics Home

Reference of the National Insti-tutes of Health. But 10 percentwill develop liver failure as in-fants, as Madison did.

In the simplest terms, ErikCasey said, the disorder causesthe liver to make the antitryp-sin protein in the wrong shape.The protein then becomestrapped in the liver, causingproblems, including liver fail-ure.

“The protein is supposed toescape the liver and make itsway to the lungs,” Erik Caseysaid. “It protects the lungs andliver from damage from every-day use.”

The disease was identi-fied in 1974 by Swedish doctorCarl-Bertil Laurell, accordingto the National Institutes ofHealth.

In the past, those born withthe disorder often developedasthma or chronic obstructivepulmonary disease but didn’trealize the true source of theirillness, Erik Casey said. The

disease is now more under-stood.

“Most people do not have aseverely affected liver like mydaughter.” Erik Casey said.

When Madison became illat 6 months old with a distend-ed belly, the Caseys took herto Ann and Robert H. LurieChildren’s Hospital in Chicagowhere tests confirmed that herliver was failing.

The search for a donor be-gan immediately.

“My brother was tested, buthis liver was slightly too bigand had too many veins for amatch,” Tanya Casey said.“Some teachers I work withsaid, ‘OK, give us the paper-work.’ ”

Doctors did not want thegirl’s parents as donors – exceptas a last resort – because theycarried the genetic disease,Tanya Casey said.

As friends and family begantesting, Madison’s conditioncontinued to deteriorate, Holly

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St. Charles resident Holly Schlesser (left) donated part of her liver to a friend’s daughter, 10-month-oldMadison Casey. Madison was diagnosed with a liver disease shortly after birth. There will be a fundraiserfor Madison and the Casey family Jan. 16 at the Old Crow Smokehouse in Schaumburg. For information,contact [email protected].

Know more

The following is fundraisinginformation for Madison Casey,who received a liver transplant:nMadison Casey Benefit on

Facebook – www.facebook.com/MadisonCaseyBenefitn You Caring – www.youcaring.

com (search for “Madison Casey”)n Madhouse for Madison Benefit

and Fundraising – www.facebook.com/madhouseformadison

And below is more informationabout organ donation:n United Network for Organ

Sharing – www.unos.orgn U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services – www.orgando-nor.govn American Transplant Founda-

tion – www.americantransplant-foundation.orgn Donate Life America – do-

natelife.netn Life Sharers Organs – www.

lifesharers.org

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Schlesser said.“It went very fast. She was

very, very yellow and distend-ed like she swallowed a soccerball,” Holly Schlesser said.“Even her eyes were yellow.”

Then Holly Schlesser foundout she was the best match.

“They checked my liver en-zymes and did an MRI of myblood vessels,” Holly Schless-er said. “And a CT scan tomake sure that my artery wasbranching and a biopsy to seeif I had any fat in my liver.”

It took two weeks for all thetests and results, Holly Schless-er said.

“My last test was on aWednesday,” Holly Schlessersaid. “On Thursday, they said,‘You’re a match.’ And surgerywas scheduled for Monday,Nov. 10.”

• • •Holly Schlesser was at

Northwestern MemorialHospital and Madison was atLurie, with the two hospitalsconnected by an undergroundtunnel.

“There was a huge trans-plant team for each surgery,”Holly Schlesser said. “My teamremoved half to⅔of the left seg-ment of my liver, about 30 per-cent. Then two of my doctors,who were also on her team,walked it through the tunneland started her surgery.”

Holly Schlesser’s surgerytook three hours and Madi-son’s took about eight hours.

“My liver will regenerateabout 90 percent in about amonth, taking another twomonths to grow that last 10 per-cent,” Holly Schlesser said. “Intheory, Madison is cured. Myliver will make proteins theway it’s supposed to.”

Holly Schlesser said shewill train for a marathon onceher surgery is totally healed.In fact, she ran a 15K the daybefore the surgery.

“The ramifications for mylife will be an increased risk ofhernia because of the scar frommy sternum to the rib justabove my belly button – butthe rest should be fine,” HollySchlesser said.

Madison came home fromthe hospital last Thursday,well in time for Christmas. Shewill have to take anti-rejectionmedication the rest of her life,her parents said.

“She’s a very happy baby,”Tanya Casey said. “We’rehoping that everything staysgood.”

• • •The logistics of the trans-

plant surgeries and after-carerequired that both husbandsbe off work, Holly Schlessersaid, so their respective depart-ments either had co-workersdonate their days off or tradedthem.

In addition to TrentonSchlesser, that family also hasa daughter, Ainsley, 4 and an-other son, Declan, 2. Duringher six weeks of recovery, Hol-ly Schlesser could not lift morethan 10 pounds, so she neededher husband home to care forher, as well as for their chil-dren.

Though insurance coversmost of the surgeries, the Ca-seys still face some formidableexpenses, Holly Schlesser said.Those include keeping healthinsurance coverage while Tan-ya Casey is off of work, lossof wages, the cost of travelingback and forth to the hospitaland some prescriptions thatare not fully covered, she said.

The Caseys have fundrais-ing pages on social media, andfriends have set up a fundrais-er for next year. Madhousefor Madison will be from 5:30to 10 p.m. Jan. 16, at Old CrowSmokehouse, 1100 AmericanLane, Schaumburg. Tickets are$20 at the door, and the eventwill feature food and bands,a 50/50 raffle, a silent auctionand signed Blackhawks mem-orabilia.

To donate or for informa-tion, email [email protected].

• • •Holly Schlesser said she

shared her story to draw atten-tion to the fundraiser for Mad-ison and to highlight the needfor organ donation.

Although she always sup-ported organ donation, HollySchlesser said she was oblivi-ous to what was involved.

“There’s all these kids wait-ing for hearts and livers,” Hol-ly Schlesser said. “You don’trealize how much impact adonation can make until yousee somebody going throughthat. When we visited Madisonat Ronald McDonald House,I talked to a mom whose sonwas in the hospital for a yearwaiting for a heart. He’s 7. Youdon’t realize you can save alife.”

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wrong date of the election, in-dicating Feb. 24, as opposed toApril 7; and filed the nominat-ing petitions before the Dec.15 to 22 filing period, amongother deficiencies.

The candidates filed in No-vember because it was theirunderstanding that all non-partisan candidates must filenominating papers by thattime for the February consoli-dated primary election, Attor-ney Matthew Welch wrote inhis motions to strike and dis-miss Smith’s objections.

“[Specific sections of the Il-linois Municipal Code] governwhether a primary actuallymust be held, or whether thecandidates merely advance tothe April consolidated generalelection,” Welch wrote in themotions.

In other arguments, attor-ney Ken Shepro, representingSmith in the election chal-lenge, said Strauss clearly list-ed a December filing period inan open memo to the electioncandidates with no reference

made to a primary or a No-vember filing date.

Welch responded that thesame memo has a disclaim-er in bold type that said thememo was strictly informa-tional and candidates shouldseek independent legal ad-vice on election code require-ments.

W e l c h , S h e p r o a n dBraithewaite also referencedan Aug. 29, 2007, court orderthat was part of the village’sincorporation. Braithewaitewrote in his proposed findingsthat the order made no provi-sion for a primary election.

“Again, the parties haveoperated under this systemand cannot now complain,”Braithewaite wrote. “Toclaim otherwise is to drawevery election, every officerand every act of the corporateauthorities of the village ofCampton Hills into question.”

The electoral board meet-ing is scheduled to resume at2 p.m. Jan. 2 at the Congre-gational United Church ofChrist, 40W451 Fox Mill Blvd.,Campton Hills, pending avail-ability of the building, Mil-lette said.

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BRIAN SCOTT WYATTBorn: June 24, 1962; in St. Charles,IL

Died: Dec. 22, 2014; in Aurora, IL

Brian ScottWyatt, age 52,of Aurora, Illinoispassed away De-cember 22, 2014,at his home.He was born

June 24, 1962, inSt. Charles, Illinois to Dewey andBeverly Wyatt. He was united inmarriage to Kimberly Enger in LasVegas on April 11, 2009. Brian wasan avid San Francisco 49ers andNASCAR race fan.Brian is survived by his wife, Kim;

two sons, Brian Scott Wyatt, Jr.of Arizona and Tyler (Jacqueline)Wyatt of Sycamore; his parents,Dewey (Beverly) of Batavia; threesisters, Debby Wyatt Leden of Bat-avia, Nancy (Russell) Carlson of St.Charles and Linda (Jim) Vanthourn-out of Kentucky; his father andmother-in-law, Reid (Carol) Engerof Diamond; a brother-in-law, Erik(Kelly) Enger of Downers Grove; asister-in-law, Jodi (Jason) Marquithof Virginia; and many loving niecesand nephews.He was preceded in death by

a brother-in-law, Michael ScottLeden.Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m.,

Tuesday, December 30th at YursFuneral Home, 1771 West StateStreet, (Rt. 38), Geneva. Burial willbe at Abraham Lincoln NationalCemetery, Elwood, Illinois. Visita-tion will be Monday, 3:00 to 8:00p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contributionsmay be made to the family in hismemory.To leave an online condolence for

the family, visit the funeral home’sobituary page at www.yursfuneral-homes.com.For more information, please call

Yurs Funeral Home of Geneva 630-232-7337 or like us on Facebook.

EVELYN TURK YAGENBorn: Dec. 22, 1924; in Virgil, ILDied: Dec. 23, 2014; in Sycamore,IL

Evelyn TurkYagen, age 90,of Virgil, passedaway only oneday after her goalof ninety yearswas achieved.She peacefully

left this earthly world while sur-

rounded by the love and prayersof her family, Tuesday, December23, 2014, at The Grand Victorianof Sycamore, an assisted livingfacility, where she had recentlymade her home.She was born December 22,

1924, in Virgil, IL, the daughter ofFrank and Barbara (Hardt) Turk.Evelyn attended local schoolsin Maple Park, where she livedmost of her life. She was unitedin marriage to John “Bud” “Sully”Yagen on September 22, 1956 atSt. Mary’s of Maple Park.Prior to her marriage, Evelyn

was employed in the office of theElgin Watch Factory. Before herretirement, she was secretary atthe Maple Park Elementary Schoolfor eighteen years. Evelyn wasa clerk in the Virgil Post Officeand was Treasurer of the Villageof Virgil when it incorporatedin 1990. Evelyn was a long timefaithful member of S.S. Peter &Paul Catholic Church in Virgil.The joys in her life were the

vacations she and Sully tookin the fall to the New EnglandStates as well as their many tripsto Wisconsin for fishing, not tomention all the fun times spentwith dear friends. Evelyn also hadso many good times shopping andhaving lunch with her nieces. Shealso enjoyed attending sportingevents and playing in several localcard clubs. Evelyn always kept upon current events by reading thelocal newspapers, but indulgedherself in novels as well. Cardsand letters that came in the mailmade each day special and Evelyntreasured each and everyone.

She is survived by her brother,Joseph Turk; sisters-in-law, MaryAnne Schramer and Guyla Yagen;over fifty nieces and nephews,great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews; as wellas a close circle of friends.She was preceded in death by

her parents; her husband andtheir two still born sons; twosisters, Dolores “Sis” Turk and Ro-salie (Jerry) Berkes; two brothers,Peter and Francis Turk; sisters-in-law, Marge Turk and Dolores HartTurk; her nephew, Thomas Berkes;and the many beloved Yagen in-laws whom she held dear.Visitation will be from 9:30 to

10:45 a.m., with a mass to followat 11:00 a.m., Friday, December26, 2014, at S.S. Peter & PaulCatholic Church, 5N939 Mere-dith Rd., Virgil, IL. Fr. PerfectoVasquez, pastor of the church,will officiate with interment tofollow at S.S. Peter & Paul Ceme-tery, Virgil.In lieu of flowers, a memorial

has been established in Evelyn’sname. Checks may be made tothe “Evelyn Yagen Memorial”and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66,Elburn, 60119.Tributes may also be forwarded

to the same address or on theweb at www.conleycare.com.Arrangements were handled

with care by Conley FuneralHome, Elburn, IL.The family would like to thank

KishHealth System Hospice, thestaff at Grand Victorian, Dr. Chris-topher J. Berry and her churchfamily for their loving care andmany heartfelt prayers.

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Maria A. Erday: The funeralservice will be at 11 a.m.Tuesday, Dec. 30, at St.Peter Catholic Church, 1891Kaneville Road, Geneva. Thevisitation will be from 10 a.m.Dec. 30 until the service atthe church.

Evamarie Matalonis: The gath-ering of family and friends willbe on Saturday, Dec. 27, from1 to 3 p.m., sharing a celebra-tion at Cesarz, Charapata andZinnecker Funeral Home, 237N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha,Wisconsin.

Suzanne Raysa: The celebra-tion of life will be at 10:30a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at St.Mark’s Episcopal Church, 320Franklin St., Geneva.

Joyce S. Sweigert: Thevisitation will be from 4 to 8p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at MossFamily Funeral Home, 209 S.Batavia Ave. (Route 31), Bata-via. The funeral service will beat 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27,at Calvary Episcopal Church,222 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.The Rev. Michael Rasicci willofficiate. Interment will followin West Batavia Cemetery.

Geneva librarymakes counter-offer on Sixth Street propertyBy BRENDA SCHORY

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GENEVA – The GenevaPublic Library Board recent-ly voted to direct its presidentto propose a counteroffer toKane County in connectionwith a real estate contractfor the purchase of the SixthStreet School property.

T h e v o t e f o l l o w e d aclosed-session meeting, afterthe board’s monthly meeting,last week, officials said.

Subject to consultationwith its legal counsel, theboard voted 5-0 to have boardPresident Robert Shifflermake a counteroffer of con-tract modifications to changelanguage in two areas, offi-cials said.

“Striking the language inparenthetical in paragraph2e that says ‘but subject to ause restriction requiring useby a public entity for publicuse purposes,’” notes a state-ment released by library di-

rector Christine Lazaris.“And also striking the

footnote on page 4 that dealswith the ALTA [AmericanLand Title Association] sur-vey not depicting the locationand dimensions of the build-ing and that we ask to haveit also include the height ofthe building,” notes the state-ment.

Library board member PatLord said no final action hasbeen taken toward buying theSixth Street School property.

“It is fair to say we are dis-cussing language for a pro-posed agreement,” Lord said.“It’s a counteroffer in termsof the language of the agree-ment. They proposed somelanguage, and we proposedsome different language … .We have steps to take yet.”

Kane County Board Chair-man Chris Lauzen could notbe reached for comment.

For three years, the li-brary considered buying theCetron property at 7 Richards

St. for $2 million, then termi-nated a purchase contract inSeptember 2013 because of anenvironmental review.

Lauzen had said in Jan-uary that the county wouldbe ready to sell the formerschool site, which houses theRegional Office of Education.

The library has the rightof first refusal. Officials havesaid if they buy the property,they would still need voterapproval to build a new facil-ity.

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2 resignation letters detail reasons for leaving Geneva library boardBy BRENDA SCHORY

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GENEVA – In one week,the Geneva Public LibraryBoard lost two of its membersbecause of resignations: onefrom its board president, Es-ther Steel, and the other fromTrustee Susan Shivers.

Library officials releasedboth resignation letters. Steelcited moving out of the dis-trict as her reason to resign.Shivers, a local attorney, gavean increasing workload as herreason.

Steel did not respond to re-quests for comment, and Shiv-ers responded “no comment”in an email.

Steel, who was on theboard for 12 years, 10 of themas president, moved to Elburnbecause of an opportunityto buy a property where she

could keep her horses closeby, “a goal I have had for sev-eral years,” she wrote in herDec. 12 letter.

“This was an extremely dif-ficult decision for me,” Steel’sletter stated. “The library hasbeen a major part of my life.”

Steel also wrote that thelibrary board “made an ex-cellent choice” in ChristineLazaris as the new director.She praised fellow boardmembers for their commit-ment to the library and thelibrary staff for its profession-alism.

Shivers’ resignation letter– sent in a Dec. 18 email – citesher law practice’s increasingwork schedule, coupled withthe belief that more or lon-ger board meetings would berequired, as her reason to re-sign.

“I am not in a position to

continue to devote the time tothe library that it deserves,”Shivers wrote.

Library officials redacted aportion of Shivers’ letter, cit-ing three exemptions under

the Freedom of InformationAct. Two exemptions regard-ed personal information, andthe third exemption was for“preliminary drafts, notes,recommendations, memoran-

da and other records in whichopinions are expressed.”

Shivers was elected in 2011.Previously, she had served onthe Geneva School District 304Board.

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Holiday sleigh ridesset at Primrose FarmST. CHARLES – Holiday sleigh

rides will be offered at PrimroseFarm during the holiday season,regardless of whether thereis snow on the ground. If theweather doesn’t cooperate, thefarm’s large wheeled hay wagoncan be pulled by a tractor.Holiday sleigh ride sessions willbe offered from 6 to 7 p.m., 7 to8 p.m. and 8 to 9 p.m. on Fridayand Saturday, Jan. 2 and 3. Thoseages 15 years and younger must

be accompanied by a payingadult, which is $10 a person forresidents, $15 for nonresidents.At the end of the approximate-ly half-hour ride, guests areinvited to the farm’s kitchen forcookies and hot chocolate whileChristmas songs from the eraplay from an actual 1920s-periodworking radio. Primrose Farmis at 5N726 Crane Road, St.Charles. For information, visitwww.primrosefarmpark.com orcall 630-513-4370.

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Greg Paulus (center), a resident of Marklund at Mill Creek gets some help from his mom, Ardith Paulus ofNorth Aurora (right), and nephews Caleb Ganesan, 5, (far left) and Eli Ganesan, 3, with opening Christmasgifts Wednesday morning at the Geneva home for disabled adults.

ABOVE: Kay Borchardt of Oak Brook helps her daughter, Shelly, openChristmas gifts. BELOW: Jason West of Barrington (center) and hisdaughters, Ashlie, 9, (far right) and Halie, 14, helpWest’s sister, Jackie(left), open Christmas gifts.

Christmas Day. It’sthe day that children lookforward to all year round,eagerly making lists forSanta Claus and hangingornaments on the tree. It’sthe day that families cher-ish as a time to be together,giving gifts and enjoying abreak from the hustle andbustle of everyday life. It’s theday that I find to be one of themost special of the year. Is itbecause of Christmas magic?Perhaps. But I think there’sa deeper meaning to this spe-cial season than the one thatsociety has attached to it.

We hear it a lot, don’twe? “The true meaning ofChristmas.” It’s the basis ofnearly every holiday movie,the phrase found in Hall-mark Christmas cards andsomething parents constantlyremind their kids of in hopesof quelling pre-Christmasconsumerism. But whatexactly is the “true meaningof Christmas”? We hear thesewords so often that perhapsthey’ve lost their effective-ness. However, when we lookdeep down, we can find theessence of what makes thistime of year so special.

These days, Christmas ismore of a societal, consum-eristic norm than anythingelse. We spend money onlavish gifts for those we love.We spend hours decoratingboth inside and outside ourhouses with everything fromflashing lights to festivegarlands. We stress out aboutholiday plans and who’sgoing where for Christmasdinner. But, when we thinkabout it, is this what Christ-mas is supposed to be? Astressful, extravagant, showyoccasion that’s almost a reliefto be through with? Not at all.There’s a reason people gettime off work and school tocelebrate. It’s supposed to bea break from the craziness oflife and provide a chance forus to reflect on what’s trulyimportant.

And what is truly import-ant? Some people may saythe presents. Others may saythe festive activities aroundtown. While these are all good

things that help make Christ-mas a special time of year,they don’t provide an answeras to why we celebrate. In-stead, it’s the simpler thingsthat matter – the things thatcan’t be found in the bargainaisle at Wal-Mart or blinkingin light displays. It’s the joyof a family, sitting around theChristmas tree on Dec. 25,with their gifts to each otherserving as an expression oftheir love. It’s the camarade-rie between those in a churchon Christmas Eve, whobelieve that the birth of theirSavior is the reason for theseason. It’s the happiness ofa needy person who receivesthe help of volunteers onChristmas, making their hol-iday season infinitely better.See the difference here? So-ciety’s all about the outside,with the gifts and lights andshopping. The true meaningof Christmas is found on theinside, where the gladnessof togetherness, faith andservice makes Christmastimea truly special time of year.

So, this Christmas, feelfree to enjoy the pleasuresof the season. I know that Inever turn down a deliciouscookie or a charming movie!But, also, I hope you’ll looka little deeper this year.Instead of seeing just thegift, see the person who gaveit to you with love in theirheart. Instead of focusingon overspending, focus ongiving something thoughtfulto someone you care about.There’s more to the holidaysthan what meets the eye –because the true meaning ofChristmas is what’s found inthe heart.

• Emma Chrusciel is afreshman at Geneva HighSchool. In addition to writing,she loves Broadway musicals,playing piano and spendingtime with her family andfriends. Contact her at [email protected].

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ANOTHER VIEW

Yes, Virginia , there is a Santa ClausNote to readers: This

timeless piece was written byFrancis Pharcellus Church,an editorial writer for theNew York Sun, in responseto a letter from the daughterof a Sun reader. It originallywas published Sept. 21, 1897.We reprint it today – in an ed-ited version – on Christmas.

Dear Editor:

I am 8 years old.

Some of my little friends say

there is no Santa Claus.

Papa says, “If you see it in

THE SUN it’s so.”

Please tell me the truth; is

there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon115 West Ninety-Fifth Street

VIRGINIA:

Your little friends are wrong.They have been affected bythe skepticism of a skepticalage. They do not believe except[what] they see. They think thatnothing can be which is not com-prehensible by their little minds.All minds, Virginia, whether theybe men’s or children’s, are little.In this great universe of ours,man is a mere insect, an ant, inhis intellect, as compared withthe boundless world about him,as measured by the intelligencecapable of grasping the whole oftruth and knowledge.Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa

Claus. He exists as certainly aslove and generosity and devotionexist, and you know that they

abound and give to your life its

highest beauty and joy. Alas!

How dreary would be the world

if there were no Santa Claus. It

would be as dreary as if there

were no Virginias. There would

be no childlike faith then, no

poetry, no romance to make tol-

erable this existence. We should

have no enjoyment, except in

sense and sight. The eternal light

with which childhood fills the

world would be extinguished.

No Santa Claus! Thank God!

He lives, and he lives forever. A

thousand years from now, Virgin-

ia, nay, ten times ten thousand

years from now, he will con-

tinue to make glad the heart of

childhood.

‘True meaning of Christmas’

EmmaChrusciel

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RISING ABOVE THE REST

By ERIC [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – In choosinga name for their first restau-rant, Hampshire couple Nathanand Amanda Drafall tried tocome up with something thatreflected the excellent food andservice the establishment aimsto provide.

Top Table restaurant openedin September at 1 W. IllinoisAve., Suite 170, St. Charles, inthe Fox Island Square center.Bistro One West, which closedin November 2012, formerlyoccupied the space.

“It is something that risesabove – the best of the best,”Amanda Drafall said of therestaurant’s name.

The couple runs the restau-rant along with Amanda Dra-fall’s mother-in-law, CynthiaDrafall. For the couple, openingthe restaurant truly is a dreamcome true.

“We dated in high school,and he used to wine and dineme and take me out to reallynice restaurants when we wereyounger,” Amanda Drafallsaid. “He would always say,‘Wouldn’t it be funny if whenwe were older one day we couldown a restaurant. And here weare.’”

They spent a lot of timerenovating the space to make ittheir own, including installingbooths to provide additionalprivacy.

“We added our own personaltouch to it to give it the warmthand feeling that we would wantif we went to a restaurant, if myhusband was taking me out todinner,” she said.

Top Table serves such fare assteaks, seafood, chops, burgersand ribs. In planning the restau-rant’s menu, the couple thoughtabout the items they would liketo see if they were going out fora night on the town.

That includes baked frenchonion soup, which is one of thesoups featured on Top Table’smenu.

“Before Top Table opened,we went to every other restau-rant to try and find out whohad the best one,” AmandaDrafall said. “My husband isa big meat-and-potatoes guy. Ilove fish, and I really love pastadishes. We don’t offer too manypastas, but there is a chickenziti dish that the chef makesthat is outstanding.”

The restaurant’s execu-tive chef, Josef Yurisich, is afamiliar face in the area as hepreviously worked at PheasantRun Resort in St. Charles foralmost 23 years.

“He was used to running andmanaging four kitchens at thesame time and not just one,”Amanda Drafall said. “He defi-nitely has the experience. Hispresentation and passion aloneare outstanding. We are verythankful every day that he ishere, because of the magnificentdishes that he creates.”

Top Table is open for dinnerand recently started servinglunches. In the new year, TopTable will be serving lunch onWednesdays, Thursdays andFridays, Amanda Drafall said.

The restaurant’s most popu-lar items include such dishes asa crowned filet, Mediterraneanmahi-mahi, chicken ziti and adry aged Tomahawk steak.

“People who appreciate goodsteaks, they said they reallydo appreciate our restaurant,”Amanda Drafall said. “They ap-preciate what we have broughtto the table.”

Her favorite item on themenu is Amanda’s slow roastedprime rib.

“It has nothing to do withit being named after me,” shesaid. “I love it because I justlove how tender the meat is andthe flavor.”

All of the food is prepared in-house, she said. For some of itsdesserts, Top Table works with

Kimmer’s Ice Cream, whichalso is located in the Fox IslandSquare center.

“That’s probably the onlything we don’t make in-house,”Amanda Drafall said. “Every-thing else the chef makes fromscratch.”

The word is starting to getout about Top Table, and therestaurant has been seeingrepeat customers.

“It’s all by word-of-mouth,”Amanda Drafall said. “We havequite a few repeat customers,which is nice and heartfelt.”

Top Table will ring in thenew year with a New Year’sEve party that will feature liveentertainment. For the conve-nience of its customers, www.opentable.com takes all of TopTable’s reservations.

Information about Top Tableis available by going to its web-site, toptablestc.com, or callingthe restaurant at 630-945-3740.Top Table also is available forprivate parties.

Top Table aims to provideexcellent food, service

Photos by Sandy Bressner - [email protected]

Among the dishes Top Table in St. Charles serves are fresh seared scallops (above) with sautéed arugula, whitebean and fennel, served with orzo and a bacon vinaigrette; and pepper crusted filet mignon skewers (below) ona bed of sweet tomato salad with blue cheese bacon fondue dipping sauce.

Top Table in St. Charles serves panko-crusted lump crab cakeson a bed of citrus slaw tossed with a lime vinaigrette withchipotle aioli. Top Table is located at 1 W. Illinois Ave., Suite170, in St. Charles.

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FREE TOURS FRIDAY AT PENROSE BREWERYWHEN: 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26

WHERE: Penrose Brewing Co., 509 Stevens St., Geneva

COST/INFO: Penrose Brewing Co. is offering free tours of its brewery Friday, giving visitors a behind-

the-scenes look at the brewing process. No sign up is required. For information, visit penrosebrewing.

com/events/detail/free-tour-friday.1122

PASSAGE TO INDIA WITH

DEBRA JOHNSONWHEN: The morning session will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; the lunch ses-

sion will be from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m.; and the afternoon session will be from 2:30

to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27

WHERE: Shine Yoga Studio, 5 N. River St., Batavia

COST/INFO: After returning from the Iyengar Institute in Pune, India, with Geeta

Iyengar in celebration of her 70th birthday, Debra Johnson will host a three-

part special event featuring the Iyengar Approach to Hatha Yoga. The morning

session ($30) will consist of standing poses, back bends and twists; the lunch

session ($20) will consist of a vegetarian Indian lunch buffet and casual Q-and-A

with Johnson; and the afternoon session will consist of forward bends, reclined

postures and pranayama. For information, visit just-shine.com.

INDOOR FARMERS

MARKETWHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 26

WHERE: Baker Memorial United Methodist

Church, 307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles

COST/INFO: The church farmers market

is located on the main floor, inside of the

church. The market includes locally raised

and produced food products, bakery goods

and artisan crafts. For information, visit

www.bakermemorialchurch.org or call 630-

584-6680.

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33THE BODEANS

AT ARCADAWHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27

WHERE: Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St.,

St. Charles

COST/INFO: The BoDeans, a rock band

that garnered critical acclaim after the

release of its debut album, “Love & Hope

& Sex & Dreams,” will return to its rock

roots while taking on new directions,

such as country and soul. Tickets start

at $39. For tickets and information, visit

oshows.com.

5HOLIDAY SLEIGH RIDES

AT PRIMROSE FARMWHEN: Friday, Dec. 26, and Saturday, Dec. 27

WHERE: Primrose Farm, 5N576 Crane Road, St. Charles

COST/INFO: Primrose Farm will host old-fashioned, tractor-drawn

bobsled rides around the fields and trails. Attendees also will be able

to enjoy cookies, a cup of hot chocolate and holiday music by the

glow of the farm’s wood stove. In the event of no snow, participants

will enjoy a wagon ride. The cost is $10 for residents and $15 for

non-residents. Children ages 1 and younger will be admitted free

of charge. Advance registration is required. To register, visit www.

primrosefarmpark.com.

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‘Modern Family’ producer buys film rights to local author’s book, ‘Real Santa’By KARA SILVA

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On the cover of author Wil-liam Hazelgrove’s latest novel,“Real Santa,” a starred reviewby Booklist states, “If somebodydoesn’t make a movie out of thisbook, there’s something wrongwith the world.”

Well, someone has decidedto do just that.

“Modern Family” pro-ducer Vicki Rocco recentlybought the film rights to “RealSanta” for her productioncompany – Small But MightyProductions – with an eye for afeature or made-for-televisionmovie. This news comes on theback of Hazelgrove’s summerannouncement that he sold therights to his fifth book, “ThePitcher,” to producer Ed Bates,who currently is adapting thescreenplay.

Kane County ChronicleFeatures Editor Kara Silvagot to chat with the CamptonHills resident about his recentsuccesses and living the literarydream.

Kara Silva: Can you brieflyexplainwhat “Real Santa” is allabout?

William Hazelgrove: It allstarted when my daughterstarted to doubt Santa Claus.We live in this sort of Victorianfarmhouse. [It has] three chim-neys … and kind of a flat roof. I[was] looking out the window,thinking about Santa, andthen I’m like, “You know, youcould land reindeer on the roof,and going down the chimneywouldn’t be that hard.” What ifthere was this crazy mechani-cal engineer, and he decides todo it; to do the physics of it – tobe the real Santa. How wouldyou do it?

So, I started researchingand trying to figure out how toput reindeer on the roof; howto actually create the illusionof flying, and from there it justsnowballed, so to speak. It’s all[about] what would you do foryour kid? How far would yougo?

Silva: How long did it take towrite?

Hazelgrove:First draft wasless than six months.

Silva: Howmuch of yourself doyou put in your characters?

Hazelgrove:You really dohave to have yourself in there.And you have to have some-thing to lose. If [readers] don’tcare about the characters,they’re not going to care aboutthe book. You have to write likethat’s you. In “The Pitcher,”“Real Santa” [and] “Jack Pine,”there are pieces of me.

Silva: You’ve had a pretty goodyear. The last two books you’vewritten, “Real Santa” and “ThePitcher,” you sold themovie rightsto, and now they are going to bemade into films.

Hazelgrove: [Bates] is stillwriting the script for “ThePitcher.” He’s going to givethat right to Kevin Costner. Hethinks it’ll be ready in January.

I think [“The Pitcher”] is areally cinematic book, and if theright person reads [it], I thinkit’s going to be great. So, I think

also that’s why he’s taking solong – to get the screenplayright.

“Real Santa” is a little moreamped up. It’s a very high-con-cept kind of Christmas movie.[It could be] in the Hollywoodgenre, but it could easily beturned into a made-for-TV mov-ie, because [Rocco] had talkedabout using the same crew thatshoots “Modern Family” tomake the movie.

So, it’s hard to say whichway it’ll go – feature or [televi-sion movie].

The rule is television moviesget made a lot faster. Features,you have to get all of the bigpeople interested. So, I think it’sa little more involved.

Silva: Do you have a prefer-ence?

Hazelgrove: I really don’t.

Silva: Are there any nervesabout yourwork being turned

into amovie and then it not beinggood?

Hazelgrove: It’s great whensomething is made into amovie because it gets that bigaudience. Even a [bad] movie,people will hear about it more.That’s such a different medium.I will say this, most movies failbecause they have [bad] storiesat their core. They’re flimsy. It’snot thought out. My novels aregood stories at their core.

“Real Santa,” if it does comeout as a made-for-TV movie,there is a chance that it couldbe kind of goofy – it could bethis goofy movie. And you couldmiss all of the dimension of it.

Silva: Do you think you’ll beon set for either film or go to thepremieres when they come out?

Hazelgrove: I’d love to beon set.

Silva: Thatwould be amazing.Sit in a littlemovie director’s chairand hang out.

Hazelgrove:Hang aroundthe food truck (laughs). It’llprobably be done in Hollywood.I would love to go. But, I am thelow man on the totem pole.

Silva:What about the pre-miere?

Hazelgrove: I would love to goto the premiere. But my think-ing is probably not. Because I’mjust the writer, ya know. Holly-wood is such a weird place.

Silva: Is this the dream for youor is there more to be done?

Hazelgrove: Probably get ona bestseller list and stay there.

Obviously, see the moviesproduced – seeing both moviesout would be great.

I try not to get too far aheadof myself because it’s a brick-by-brick career.

[Right now,] I have bookswaiting to be written that I’vealready signed for, and that’sgreat because it allows you tohave focus as a writer. For [a]long time, I’d write books andthink, “I don’t know if this willever get published.”

Silva: I feel like I would dothis, but do you ever go to Barnesand Noble for an ego boost? Tosee your own book on displaythere.

Hazelgrove: Good question.Here’s what I do. At Barnesand Noble, the books are allon tables, so what peopledon’t know is that publisherspay to get their bestsellers onthose tables. The rest of theauthors have to fight for shelfspace.

So, my book, “Real Santa,”is [organized] really neat.[Barnes and Noble] put it faceout instead of spine out. Butit’s not on the tables.

So, I [find] my book; I pickit up. I walk over to the table,shove a few [books] over andthen plop – I put it on the holi-day table.

When people walk inBarnes and Noble, they lookat the tables. I probably havebeen to 20 Barnes and Noblesin the Chicago area.

Silva: Ever think about movingto Hollywood and becoming ascreenplay writer?

Hazelgrove: Never say never.The only way that would hap-pen is if I continue to publishpretty high-concept books inthe future. And they continueto get bought and made [intomovies].

Silva: So, what’s next for you?Are you writing anything at themoment?

Hazelgrove: Yeah, there’s abook coming out in the springcalled “Jack Pine.” It’s a bigNorthwoods epoch aboutloggers and environmental-ists. It’s sweeping, and it’s in alocation that I think is prettyinteresting to people.

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TOP: Campton Hills resident William Hazelgrove, 52, is seen with theGrinch character at Magic Tree Bookstore in Oak Park during a book sign-ing for “Real Santa,” of which the movie rights were recently sold. RIGHT:“Real Santa” is Hazelgrove’s sixth book.

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Family affairRonzone family running strong at Rosary,

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SPORTS Have some sports news?Contact Sports Editor Jay Schwab at 630-991-8070 or at [email protected].

ONCAMPUS: SZARMACH SEES HEROWNSUCCESSESThe St. Charles East alumna scores big on the volleyball court for Elmurst College,as well as in the classroom where she will graduate with three majors and be

named an Academic All-America, writes Vinnie Duber. PAGE 19

Family affairThe Ronzone children pose fora photograph in their backyardSaturday in Batavia. Picturedleft are Madison, Megan andMichael.

Jeff Krage for Shaw Media

Ronzone family running strong at Rosary,

Marmion for cross country, track teams / 18

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By KEVIN [email protected]

Rosary junior MadisonRonzone paused to rememberwhether she took a trainingrun last Christmas.

It’s a safe bet her dad knows.Now that his three children

are immersed – and excellingin – his favorite sport, MattRonzone finds himself fully in-vested, too, making up for losttime when Madison, Michaeland Megan were growing upin Batavia.

Oh, Matt Ronzone wasaround then, he just wasn’thovering. He tries not to hov-er now, although he can’t helpbeaming or asking his kidsabout their mileage everynight at dinner.

“He definitely never pushedus into it,” said Michael Ron-zone, a Marmion freshman.“He’d bring it up. ‘You guyscould be really good at this.’But he never made us. Andthen once we got into it, he’sjust been so passionate. A lotof support from him, too.”

Matt Ronzone met his wife,Liz, through a mutual friendwhile both competed as NotreDame track and field athletesin the late 1980s. Their rela-tionship started thanks to run-ning; their sense of family hasgrown because of it.

Ask any Ronzone siblingabout his or her top crosscountry or track achievementto date, and a correspondingbrother or sister seems to re-call the events just as vividly.

With both parents also nostrangers to the neighborhoodpavement, the Ronzones enjoya built-in pastime, if not con-versation piece.

“I think it’s nice that we allhave something in common,”said Madison Ronzone, an all-state finisher at November’sClass 2A state cross countrymeet in Peoria. “It’s kind of re-ally easy to talk about it andshare how we’re improving,just common success and hav-ing the same enjoyment from

it.”Fittingly, all three Ronzone

children will attend the broth-er-and-sister schools Marmionand Rosary next school year.

M e g a n R o n z o n e , a neighth-grader who helped Ro-tolo Middle School to an IESAClass 3A state title in October,will enroll at Rosary in the fall.She’s looking forward to devel-oping the same fellowship shefound in middle school.

And, ideally, similar ela-tion.

“My teammates and mycoaches’ reaction to us get-ting first place, I don’t thinkwe expected it as much,” Me-gan Ronzone said. “We wentin there with a lot of differentthoughts and we were ner-vous. When they called ournames, we were shocked andcrying. It was a great season. Alot of emotion and a lot of fun.”

Like many runners beforeand since, Matt Ronzone em-braced that atmosphere incross country and track, in hisnative Indiana and at NotreDame.

He cherished a sport thatnot only hailed individual

strides and success, but some-how made it contagious towant the same for the runnersmoving along at either sideeach day.

He met his future wife, andsoon after, they were marriedand started a family. Whilethere’s no revelation story forMatt Ronzone to tell – suchas wanting three children toround out a five-member teamcross country score with heand his wife – it’s no secretwhich direction he wanted

them to go.“If I was somebody on the

outside looking in, it might be,‘Oh, you’re just going to makeyour kids run,’ ” Matt Ronzonesaid. “I didn’t want to be likethat. I really wanted them tofall in love with the sports likeI did. When I hear my kids talkabout running, it’s not, ‘Oh, Ibeat so and so.’ It’s the cama-raderie they developed withtheir teammates.”

Batavia clanchock-full ofaccomplishedrunners

Photos by Jeff Krage for Shaw Media

ABOVE: The Ronzone family poses for a picture inside their family room at their Batavia home. From left:Matt, Madison, Michael, Liz and Megan. BELOW: A collection of medals sit on a table at their Batavia home.They were won by Madison, Michael and Megan Ronzone in both track and cross country.

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FRIDAYBoys basketball: Batavia vs. Os-

wego at Jack Tosh Holiday Classic,4:30 p.m.; Geneva vs. Aurora Cen-tral Catholic at East Aurora Tourna-ment, 4 p.m.; Wheaton Academyvs. Chicago Noble College Prep atEast Aurora Holiday Tournament,5:45 p.m.; Marmion vs. Sterling atChuck Dayton Tournament,5 p.m.; St. Charles East vs.Glenbrook North at Chuck DaytonTournament, 8 p.m.; AuroraChristian vs. Newark at PlanoChristmas Classic, 10:30 a.m.;Burlington Central vs. Kaneland atPlano Christmas Classic, 5:30 p.m.;St. Francis vs. GlenbardWest atGlenbardWest Shootout, 8 p.m.Girls basketball:Geneva vs. St.

Joseph atMontini Tournament,8 a.m.; Batavia vs. Huntley atMon-tini Tournament, 11:30 a.m.; AuroraCentral Catholic vs. Lemont at Os-wego East Tournament; St. CharlesEast vs. Glenbrook South atWhea-tonNorth Tournament, 7:30 p.m.;St. Charles North vs. Resurrection atDundee-CrownTournament, 5:30p.m.; BurlingtonCentral vs. Bartlettat Dundee-CrownTournament,7 p.m.; Aurora Christian vs. BelvidereNorth at Dixon Tournament, Noon;Rosary vs. United Township at DixonTournament, 7:30 p.m.; St. Francis,WheatonAcademy at Lisle HolidayClassic

SATURDAYBoys basketball: Batavia at

Jack Tosh Holiday Classic; AuroraCentral Catholic vs. Neuqua Valleyat East Aurora Tournament, 4 p.m.;Geneva vs. Chicago Urban Prep atEast Aurora Tournament,2:30 p.m.; Burlington Central,Aurora Christian, Kaneland at PlanoTournament, TBD; St. Francis vs.TBD at GlenbardWest Shootout,TBD;Wheaton Academy vs.Lincoln-Way Central at East AuroraHoliday Tournament, 5:45 p.m.Girls basketball: Batavia, Gene-

va atMontini Tournament, TBD;Aurora Central Catholic at OswegoEast Tournament, TBD; St. CharlesEast atWheaton North Tourna-ment, TBD; Burlington Central, St.Charles North at Dundee-CrownTournament, TBD; Aurora Christian,Rosary at Dixon Tournament, TBD;St. Francis, Wheaton Academy atLisle Holiday Classic, TBD

PREP SCHEDULE

WHAT TO WATCHNBA

L.A. Lakers at BULLS, 7 p.m.,TNTOklahoma City at San Antonio,

1:30 p.m. ABCCleveland at Miami, 4 p.m. ABC

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VinnieDuber

ON CAMPUS

3 majors, 4 years of volleyball devotion for SzarmachIt hit Sam Szarmach before

this season: She needed tohave some fun.

Szarmach’s been workinghard for the past four years atElmhurst College. Really hard.The St. Charles East alumnahas endured the rigors of fourseasons of college volleyballand has been working evenharder on the academic sideof things. She’ll graduate withthree majors.

Oh, and she was just namedan Academic All-America.

So Szarmach, the eternalhard-worker, needed to havesome fun this year.

“Going into my seniorseason, I just really wanted tohave fun, and I kind of madethat my goal this year,” shesaid. “As I’ve gone throughthe program, I’ve learned alot, and I’ve realized that’sthe most important thing,

that everything good kind ofstems from having fun. I candefinitely say I had a lot offun this year, and it was myfavorite season of volleyball,I’d have to say, even though wedidn’t end on a high note like Iwanted to.”

Despite an impressive 31-9record, the season didn’t endthe way Szarmach and herteammates had hoped, with aloss in their second round ofthe Division III NCAA tourna-ment. But it was her role onthe team that produced thisseason she’ll never forget.

“I had to be a leader formy teammates. I was the onlyplayer on the court who had alot of experience starting,” shesaid. “So obviously they weregoing to look to me to keepthem level-headed. So I had tobe calm myself, and the waythat I do that is just by having

fun, playing one point at atime 100 percent. That’s sort ofthe role I had to play for thisteam.”

Having fun on the volley-ball court was important forsomeone who works as hardas Szarmach in the classroom.As with any student-athlete,the balance between athleticsand academics are important.When you have three majorsand good enough grades to be-come an Academic All-Amer-ica, it’s even more important,and Szarmach admits thebalance has been tough,though she enjoys both sides ofthat coin.

She said she’s fortunate she

has those who help her withthat balancing act.

“I take a lot of pride in whatI do, so I put a lot of pressureon myself to try and do thebest work that I can,” saidSzarmach, who is studyingeconomics, international busi-ness and supply chain. “It ishard during the season. I triedto stay away from taking someof toughest classes during fallbecause I want to put a lot oftime into them. If I can’t thenI know I won’t get the resultsI want.

“ … We have really greatprofessors at Elmhurst, andthey’re willing to work withyou. This semester I had to doan independent study with oneof my professors just becauseI wouldn’t have been able tomake the class due to practiceand games. So they’re reallyaccommodating, they want

you to succeed, and I reallyappreciate everything they’vedone for me and continue to dofor me.”

Szarmach is planning ondoing some more balancingbetween work and fun in thefuture, applying to a programthat pairs former NCAA ath-letes with universities in En-gland that are trying to buildathletics programs. She’d beplaying volleyball while study-ing to earn her master’s degreein the United Kingdom.

That sure does sound fun.“I think I’ll regret it if I

don’t do it,” she said.

• Vinnie Duber writes theweekly On Campus column forthe Kane County Chronicle. Ifyou have a column idea aboutarea athletes competing in col-lege, contact him at [email protected].

Liz Ronzone called oldestdaughter, Madison, “kind ofour guinea pig.” She was firstinvolved in competitive swim-ming, a sport the Ronzonesthought would boost her en-durance if she ever leanedtoward running, and Meganeventually followed.

Megan also is a legacy atAnnunciation School in Au-rora, where she and both sib-lings have competed in track.Because Annunciation doesnot offer cross country, how-ever, Michael and Megan rancross country at Rotolo.

Madison did not take upcross country until arrivingat Rosary in 2012, but that ex-perience influenced her sis-ter.

“Megan wanted to startrunning earlier than Madi-son did because she watchedMadison [in high school],”Liz Ronzone said. “It’s been agood road for Megan.”

Meantime, Michael felt in-fluential pulls from a varietyof sources.

“Knowing that my dad hadrun in college, that’s whatreally drove me,” he said.“Before [Madison] got com-petitive in it, I wanted to be

competitive. It really hit usaround the same time.”

In July, the Ronzonestraveled to Mackinac Island,Michigan, as part of their va-cation. Naturally, they couldnot stomach a respite fromrunning. Some vacation dayswere planned around a daily

workout.In Michigan, each fami-

ly member took aim at thetask of running around theisland’s perimeter, approxi-mately eight miles, they said.Following the recent norm –Madison estimates Michaelsurpassed her as the fastest

Ronzone a couple years ago– everyone ran at a differentpace.

Some even went in differ-ent directions.

“We’d come face-to-facewith each other as we wererunning,” Madison said, “soit was nice to see a familiar

face.”Next school year promises

perhaps the biggest dose ofdeja vú for the family’s sistersyet.

Rosary’s season openerstill won’t be the first time thesiblings have been at the samemeet site. Repaying Megan forthe youngest-child factor shecouldn’t exactly control, Mad-ison and Michael rooted fortheir sister at several Rotolomeets.

Conversely, Megan willalready be well-versed withPeoria’s Detweiller Parkwhenever she lines up inthe starter’s box for her firstIHSA state meet. She has sup-ported her sister there before,and hoped to do the same forMichael before he narrowlymissed the cut at sectionals inNovember.

“It was a bummer, beingtwo tenths of a second awayand one point as a team,” Mi-chael said. “But I definitelylearned that I have a lot moreto improve. … I’m taking it forwhat it’s worth and I’m see-ing it as a motivator for nextyear.”

If he ever should lose sightof that goal, Michael needonly leave his room. Even if itisn’t dinnertime, it’s likely atleast one family member hasrunning on the brain.

Madison, Michael and Megan look to continue Ronzone family success• RONZONESContinued from page 18

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Two IHSA state medals, one for track and one for cross-country, won by Rosary’s Madison Ronzone, sit on

a table at the Ronzone’s Batavia home.

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IN THE GROOVE

JAKE ESP,MARMION, SR., F

What he did: Esp averaged 31 points agame in the Cadets’first two games atthe Chuck DaytonClassic, including a39-point bonanzaonMonday inMar-mion’s win againstEisenhower.

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What the Saints did: East is living upto its top-seededbilling at the ChuckDayton tournament,averagingmore than95 points in its firsttwowins of the tour-nament. The Saintshave scored 70 ormore points in all butone game of their current, eight-gamewinning streak, the exception being a62-54win against Larkin.

HITTING REWINDKanelandwanted to change its mojo

during the Plano Christmas Classic, andso far, so good. The Knights snappeda six-game losing streak in Tuesday’stournament-openingmatchup againstIndian Creek, andwill look to build onthat victory Friday against BurlingtonCentral.

COMING ATTRACTIONGeneva opens its tournament run at

East Aurora on Friday against AuroraCentral Catholic as the Vikings seek todefend their East Aurora tournamenttitle.The Vikings, whowere unbeaten at

Crystal Lake Central’s Thanksgivingtournament, figure to face their toughestpool-play threat at East Aurora againstNeuqua Valley, a 5:45 p.m. tipMonday.The tournament runs through Tuesday.

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prep boys basketball

St. Charles East’s long string ofrecent victims probably don’t believethe Saints need additional help butboys basketball coach Pat Woodshas nonetheless brought up a recentreinforcement.East coach Woods is giving a varsity

shot to forward Justin Hardy, who hasseen minutes off the bench this weekat the Chuck Dayton Classic in DeKalb.While East’s commanding leads have

made it easier for Woods to slot in Har-dy, the Saints’ coach suggests Hardywill – at some point – play a major rolefor the program.“He’s a big, strong kid,” Woods said.

“We’re just kind of giving him somelooks right now. We figured now’s thebest time to do that over Christmas,but he will be a future star in ourprogram. He’s 6-foot-4 and 200-pluspounds, and he can dunk the ball andshoot it really well, too.“He had a torn meniscus back in July,

otherwise he probably would have beenup sooner. He rehabbed it, it was kindof like a Derrick Rose situation wherehe needed six months, came backreal slow. He played like three or fourgames at the freshman level and prettymuch had his way down there. We’rejust going to kind of see where he fitsin, but you’ll be hearing that name a lotin the future.”In some years, a promising, young

talent such as Hardy might find his wayinto the varsity rotation on a regularbasis. But this year’s Saints – 10-1 andon an eight-game winning streak en-tering Friday’s Chuck Dayton semifinalagainst Glenbrook North – have a deep,productive bench and intense competi-tion for playing time.“We’ve just got so many guys that

can score on any given night,” Woodssaid. “I just think that’s what’s makingus have the success we’re having now.”

About that time of yearSt. Charles North opens play in the

Pontiac Holiday Tournament at 9 a.m.Monday against Warren, the first ofeight games on the day at Pontiac.North coach Tom Poulin said his

program has come to love taking partin one of the state’s most prestigiousChristmas tournaments.“During the season, that’s like the

kids’ favorite memory every year whenwe talk at the banquet,” Poulin said.“We’d like to make the state tourna-ment the highlight at the end and that’sthe goal this year, but Pontiac, thepeople there are phenomenal. It’s an

incredible experience just to go watch.”North made a name for itself down-

state last year, taking Chicago power-house Simeon to triple overtime in aneventual loss. Simeon takes on hostPontiac in the first round of the tourna-ment Monday night.Simeon, Curie, Plainfield North and

West Aurora are among the teams tobeat in this year’s field. The North Stars(6-4) enter the tournament on a four-game winning streak but will not haveplayed in nine days by the time Mondayrolls around.Poulin expects the high-end competi-

tion at Pontiac to be a plus for his NorthStars, who have another date to lookforward to Jan. 3 in a matchup at theUnited Center against Kaneland.

“You could be in the loser’s bracket

and face one of the best teams in the

state, so it’ll be another opportunity for

us to grow,” Poulin said.

Holiday treat

Longtime former Batavia coach Jim

Roberts made an appearance at Batavia

practice Wednesday morning.

“Great to have Coach Roberts stop

by practice today and talk to players,”

read a tweet from the Bulldogs’ Twitter

account.

Roberts stepped down in 2012 after

27 years and 455 wins coaching the

Bulldogs.

– Jay Schwab,[email protected]

NOTEWORTHY

Sandy Bressner file photo – [email protected]

St. Charles East’sMick Vyzral (right) tries to get a shot past Mundelein’s Nick Lawrence(left) Monday in the Chuck Dayton Classic at DeKalb High School.

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Cutler expects unexpected as season’s end nearsBy MARK POTASH

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LAKE FOREST – Jay Cut-ler is a realist. No matter whathe does Sunday against the Vi-kings, Monday will be an inter-esting day at Halas Hall.

“I think you’ve just got toprepare yourself that anythingcan happen – that’s kind ofwhat I’m prepared for,” Cut-ler said Wednesday. “I mean,everyone could stay. Everyonecould get axed. You just nev-er know what direction it’sgoing to go. You have to stayopen-minded and know thatthings happen for a reason.”

The fate of Marc Trestmanand his coaching staff and gen-eral manager Phil Emery is allthat’s left of one of the mostdreadful seasons in Bears his-tory – the 5-10 Bears play the6-9 Vikings in the season finaleSunday at TCF Bank Stadiumin Minneapolis. And Cutlerknows that his future with theBears will be impacted by thedecisions that are made Mon-day.

It could be a rough day allaround.

“Coaches could leave. Play-ers could leave. I could leave,”Cutler said. “That’s part of it.”

But Sunday’s game againstthe Vikings is just a game. Ameaningless game for prideand little else. It is unlikely toimpact Cutler’s future with theBears one way or the other.

“I don’t know. I’m not theone to answer that question,”Cutler said. “All I know iswe’ve got a good game plan.

The guys worked hard yester-day and today and we’re goingto go out there and give every-thing we have.”

The reality – again typify-ing a difficult Bears season – isthat more bad than good cancome out of this game, whereCutler is concerned. If he’sgood, the Bears finish 6-9 and

move down as many a fourslots in the draft order. But ifCutler gets injured, it couldimpact his value in a potentialtrade.

Trestman wasn’t makingmore of Cutler’s start in the fi-nale than what it is – he’s gotenough to worry about, actu-ally.

“We’re playing the game asan independent entity,” Trest-man said. “Jay’s got to go out– as do the rest of us and histeammates go – and play attheir best. I don’t look at it asany more than that. We’ve gotto play well enough to win andwe’ve got to play well at quar-terback to win, too.”

Cutler’s return as the Bears’starter Sunday typifies a sea-son of wild twists and turns.He figured his season was overwhen he was benched in favorof Jimmy Clausen last weekagainst the Lions. But Clausensuffered a concussion – thatwasn’t diagnosed until Mon-day because of “delayed symp-toms” – and Trestman namedCutler the starter against theVikings on Monday.

“I knew [Clausen] took ashot,” Cutler said, referring tothe direct helmet-to-helmet hitfrom Lions defensive end Zig-gy Ansah. “But he did his post-game press conference. He saidhe was cool. I went home think-ing, ‘I was gonna watch anoth-er game.’ But it’s been one ofthose years where you neverknow what’s gonna happen.”

One of those years, indeed.“You’ve got to expect the

least expected,” said Cutler,whose 28 touchdown pass-es and 89.5 passer rating thisseason are career-high marks.“Hopefully, we make it throughthe next couple days withoutsomething else happening.You never know, though.”

Cutler said he has not hadtime to reflect on this wretchedseason – what went wrong andwhat could be learned from it.All he knows is that it’s beenunlike any other season in hisnine-year NFL career.

“Yeah, it’s a different sea-son. It’s a weird season,” hesaid. “A lot of things have hap-pened. A lot of things haven’tgone our way for numerousreasons.”

H. Rick Bamman file photo – [email protected]

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Dear Doctor K: I saw my doc-tor because of pain in my pelvisand heavy menstrual bleed-ing. Tests showed that I havefibroids. What are fibroids andhow are they treated?

Dear Reader: A fibroid is alump or growth in the uterusthat is not cancerous. Fibroidscan be as small as a pea or aslarge as a basketball. They areusually round and pinkish incolor, and they can grow any-where inside or on the uterus.The number of fibroids, theirsize and how fast they growvaries from one woman to an-other. (I’ve put an illustration offibroids on my website, AskDoc-torK.com.)

Female hormones encouragefibroids to grow. Fibroids con-tinue growing until menopause,when production of femalehormones drops off.

Often, fibroids cause nosymptoms. A woman may notrealize that she has a fibroiduntil her gynecologist feels itduring a pelvic exam. Whensymptoms do occur, they can in-clude pain and heavy menstrualbleeding, abdominal swelling,infertility and repeated miscar-riages.

If fibroids are small and arenot causing any symptoms, theydo not need to be treated. Youmay need regular pelvic exams

to make sure your fibroids arenot growing rapidly. If yourdoctor thinks a fibroid is grow-ing so rapidly that it may sooncause symptoms, he or she mayprescribe medications to tempo-rarily shrink it. In addition, inrare cases, about one woman inevery 50,000 will have a cancerin the uterus that at first isdiagnosed as a fibroid.

Your fibroids may need to beremoved if they cause signifi-cant symptoms, interfere withyour fertility or if your doctorcannot determine whether theyare fibroids or cancer. Thereare several options for remov-ing fibroids:

• Myomectomy. In this surgi-cal procedure, fibroids are cutout of the uterine wall. This sur-gery may be done through smallincisions or a larger incision inthe lower abdomen, dependingon the number and size of thefibroids. Myomectomy allowsa woman to keep her uterus incase she wants to have children.

• Hysteroscopic resection.A viewing instrument called ahysteroscope is inserted intothe uterus through the vagina.

Surgical instruments attachedto the hysteroscope removefibroids from the uterus.

• Uterine artery emboli-zation. Material is injectedinto specific blood vessels tostop blood flow to a fibroid orfibroids. Without blood, thefibroids shrink.

New fibroids can appear anytime before you enter meno-pause after any of these proce-dures.

• Hysterectomy. The uter-us is removed, along with thefibroids within it. This proce-dure may be the best option iffibroids are numerous or large,and causing bothersome symp-toms that are not responding totreatment. Obviously, a womanwho still wants to be able tohave children should not have ahysterectomy. Fibroids cannotgrow back after a hysterectomy.

Fibroids are more likely tooccur in women who are Afri-can-American; started menstru-ating before the age of 10; havehad fewer than two pregnan-cies; eat lots of red meat; or whohave vitamin D deficiency (asindicated by a blood test).

• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard Medi-cal School. Visit www.AskDoc-torK.com to send questions andget additional information.

Dr.Wallace: I met

Nate at a wedding we

both attended about

a year ago. Both of us

had just ended steady

relationships and were

on the rebound. His

girlfriend dumped him

for another guy and I

decided my steady was

not really the one for

me so I had ended our

relationship. Nate and

I hit it off immediately

and had a great time at

the wedding. We contin-

ued to date, and I was

beginning to believe that

we might be on the way

to a long-term romance.

We are both 19 now.

Then, one day last

week, Nate called

and told me that his

ex-girlfriend had

called and told him she

had dumped her new

boyfriend and that she

wanted to go out with

him again.

I was totally taken off

guard when he said that

he had thought it over

and he really wanted to

give it one more try with

Sherry.

I don’t know what

my next move should

be. Should I wait and

see how things develop

or should I “fight for my

man?” – Darlene, India-napolis, Indiana

Dear Darlene:Nate

isn’t really your man

once he decided to

return to an ex-girlfriend

who had dumped him.

Even if he is dumped by

her again, don’t take him

back. When considering

marriage, the partner-to-

be must have eyes only

for you. Never allow

yourself to be satisfied

being a “secondhand

rose.”

Dr.Wallace: I’m

getting a few blackheads

on my forehead and

around my nose. This

surprises me because

I’m very careful about

maintaining a clear

complexion. I eat no

junk food, and I wash my

face at least three times

daily, so I don’t think

they are caused by dirt.

What exactly does cause

them? – Nameless, Monc-ton, British Columbia.Canada

Dear Nameless:During

the teen years, the

body manufactures an

excess of oil. When a

pore becomes plugged,

the excess oil hardens

and turns black when it

hits the surface. It’s the

same chemical reaction

as when a peeled apple

turns brown shortly

after being exposed to

the air.

Dr.Wallace: I dream

a lot, and most of my

dreams are not pleasant.

My boyfriend says that

he also dreams a lot, but

his dreams are great. He

said that every night he

eats a half of a banana

and he thinks that the

potassium in it produces

great dreams.

I’ve tried eating half

a banana before going

to bed, but I still get

unpleasant dreams.

Help! – Jasmine, Mobile,Alabama

Dear Jasmine:Food

consumption does not in-

fluence the type of dream

a person will have. Un-

pleasant dreams appear

because of concerns

that are suppressed in

daylight hours, but show

up when sleeping. Sleep

experts report that stud-

ies show an afternoon

nap can produce more

pleasant dreams.

• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: I have been mar-ried for more than 10 years andhave two children. My wife hasa hard time making decisions,which has resulted in someissues such as hoarding, neverhaving gotten a living room set,not replacing old carpets (whichis causing potential healthissues), not buying a new car orpainting the house.

She is always saying, “I’ll de-cide tomorrow, next week, etc.,”but it never happens. She refusesto accept that she has a problemand seek help. I’m ready to giveup on her, but I’m worried for thechildren. What should I do andwhere can she find help? – Can’tMake A Decision

Dear Can’t Make A Decision:Give your wife a deadline bywhich to make a decision aboutthe deferred “projects,” then

make the decision for the both ofyou. Your wife can find help byasking her doctor for a referral toa licensed mental health provid-er, but it won’t happen until sheis willing to admit to herself thatshe needs it and finally decides todeal with her indecisiveness.

Dear Abby: My mother and Ihaven’t spoken in five years. Shedidn’t go to my wedding, nor hasshe met my children. I want tomake up with her and the family,but our argument is not the rea-son preventing me from reachingout. It’s my stepfather.

He has been my dad since Iwas 5. When I was a teen, he got

caught “peeping” at me inap-propriately. When my brotherdiscovered it, they got into analtercation. The whole familyknows about it, but my mothertook no action other than blam-ing me and telling me to be morecareful.

Now, with my own daughter, Iworry it could happen to her oneday. I miss my family, but am Ibetter off leaving things how theyare and remaining strangers? –Estranged In California

Dear Estranged: Yes, becauseyou know your stepfather is apeeping Tom – which has beenknown to escalate – and yourmother was willing to tolerate itrather than insist on his gettingthe help he needed.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Wife’s indecision driving husband away

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Teen shouldn’t be‘secondhand rose’

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By EUGENIA LASTNewspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – Your strength and resilience will be tested this year. Even if theodds aren’t in your favor, you have the wisdom to outsmart any opponent. Ifyou’re confident and optimistic, you will discover your strengths through thechallenges you overcome, leading to an eventful year.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Focus on entertainment and family togeth-erness, leaving any professional concerns behind you. Time has a way oftempering problems that develop due to stress. Sit back, and let a window ofopportunity open.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Your energetic approach to everything willenable you to go the extra mile. Family and colleagues will be impressed anddelighted with your helpful, cooperative input.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’ll tend to be defensive or overly emotionaltoday. Reduce your anxiety by stepping back from confrontational or awk-ward conversations. A long walk will do you good and help clear your mind.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Problems will occur if you take your partner forgranted. If you show appreciation, you will get the kind of response you arelooking for. Take care of financial concerns that have been weighing on you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Cash will slip through your fingers. Don’t allowyour generosity to take a toll on your budget. Organizations will ask for dona-tions, but consider your financial situation before you comply.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your trusting nature will lead to disappointmentif someone lets you down. If you can no longer rely on someone, you shouldre-examine the relationship.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You will gain wisdom by listening to an experi-enced family member. Visiting relatives and friends or entertaining people inyour home will spur interesting, informative conversations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Don’t forget about an ailing or elderly relative. Visitthose who cannot come to you. Including others in year-end festivities willbring you happiness and good karma.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Overindulgent people will compromise yourposition or wallet. Emotions will be difficult to control, making it necessary tothink carefully before you say something you may regret.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Sharing your thoughts and plans will be anentertaining and enjoyable way to spend time with family. Delegate year-endchores so that no one gets upset or overwhelmed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You will interact with people who are demand-ing or overbearing. Refuse to let what others do or say ruin your day. Considerthe source, and don’t take hurtful or negative comments to heart.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Shopping or traveling to visit relatives willbe taxing. Include low-key entertainment that will give you greater control byallowing you to set a comfortable pace.

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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

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First of all, I wish all of my read-ers a very happy holiday season.

The gifts have been opened, andthe children or grandchildren areplaying with their new toys. So nowyou have time to enter this year’sChristmas Competition. Ignore thegiven East-West hands; they willchange in the column of Jan. 23when the answers to questions oneand two will be given. The otheranswers will be on Jan. 24, and thewinners announced on March 21.

1. How should South plan theplay in seven spades after West leadsthe heart jack? Trumps are 1-1.

2. With South the dealer and theopponents silent, suggest an auction.

3. Look at only the South hand.You open one spade. With theopponents silent, what would yourebid after partner responds (a)one no-trump; (b) two clubs; (c) twodiamonds; (d) three spades (game-in-vitational limit raise); (e) four clubs,a splinter bid showing at least four-card spade support and game-goingvalues with a singleton or void inclubs; and (f) four spades (a weakfreak)?

4. Look at only the West hand.What would you respond after part-ner opens (a) one diamond; (b) oneheart; (c) three hearts; given thatSouth always passes?

5. Look at only the East hand.North opens one no-trump, andSouth raises to three no-trump.What would you lead?

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY LOAN PROGRAM ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING LOAN AGREEMENTORDINANCE NUMBER 2014-04

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the WASCO SANITARY DISTRICT of Campton Hills, Kane County, Illinois to borrow funds from the Public Water Supply Loan ProgramWHEREAS, the Wasco Sanitary District of Campton Hills, Kane County, Illinois operates its public water supply system (the "System) in accordance with the provisions of the Sanitary

District Act of 1936, 70 ILCS 2805/1, et. seq. and the Local Government Debt Reform Act, 30 ILCS 350/1 (collectively the "Act"), andWHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Wasco Sanitary District (''the Corporate Authorities") has determined that it is advisable, necessary and in the best interests of public health,

safety and welfare to improve the System, including the following:REHABILITATION OF WATER TOWER

together with any land or rights in land and all electrical, mechanical or other services necessary, useful or advisable to the construction and installation ("the Project"), all inaccordance with the plans and specifications prepared by consulting engineers of the Wasco Sanitary District; which Project has a useful life of 25 years; and

WHEREAS, the estimated cost of construction and installation of the Project, including engineering, legal, financial and other related expenses is $558,945.00, and there are insufficientfunds on hand and lawfully available to pay these costs; and

WHEREAS, the loan shall bear an interest rate as defined by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 662, which does not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended,30 ILCS 305/0.01 et seq., at the time of the issuance of the loan; and

WHEREAS, the principal and interest payment shall be payable semi-annually, and the loan shall mature in 20 years, which is within the period of useful life of the Project; andWHEREAS, the costs are expected to be paid for with a loan to the Wasco Sanitary District from the Public Water Supply Loan Program through the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency, the loan to be repaid from revenues of the System and the loan is authorized to be accepted at this time pursuant to the Act; andWHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Wasco Sanitary District is authorized to borrow funds from the Public Water Supply Loan Program in the aggregate principal

amount of $558,945.00 to provide funds to pay the costs of the Project;WHEREAS, the loan to the Wasco Sanitary District shall be made pursuant to a Loan Agreement, including certain terms and conditions, between the Wasco Sanitary District and the

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency;NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Corporate Authorities of the Wasco Sanitary District of Campton Hills, Kane County, Illinois, as follows:

SECTION 1INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLES

The Corporate Authorities hereby find that the recitals contained in the preambles are true and correct, and incorporate them into this Ordinance by this reference.SECTION 2

DETERMINATION TO BORROW FUNDSIt is necessary and in the best interests of the Wasco Sanitary District to construct the Project for the public health, safety and welfare, in accordance with the plans and specifications, as

described; that the System continues to be operated in accordance with the provision of the Act; and that for the purpose of constructing the Project, it is hereby authorized that funds beborrowed by the Wasco Sanitary District in an aggregate principal amount (which can include construction period interest financed over the term of the loan) not to exceed $558,945.00.

SECTION 3PUBLICATION

This Ordinance, together with a Notice in the statutory form (attached hereto as Exhibit A), shall be published once within ten days after passage in the Kane County Chronicle, anewspaper published and of general circulation in the Wasco Sanitary District, and if no petition, signed by electors numbering 10% or more of the registered voters in the Wasco SanitaryDistrict (i.e., 202) asking that the question of improving the System as provided in this Ordinance and entering into the Loan Agreement therefore be submitted to the electors of the WascoSanitary District, is filed with the Wasco Sanitary District Clerk within 30 days after the date of publication of this Ordinance and notice, then this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect. Apetition form shall be provided by the Wasco Sanitary District Clerk to any individual requesting one.

SECTION 4ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES

If no petition meeting the requirements of the Act and other applicable laws is filed during the 30-day petition period, then the Corporate Authorities may adopt additional ordinances orproceedings supplementing or amending this Ordinance providing for entering into the Loan Agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, prescribing all the details of theLoan Agreement, and providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the, so long as the maximum amount of the Loan Agreement as set forth in this Ordinance is not exceededand there is no material change in the Project or purposes described herein. Any additional ordinances or proceedings shall in all instances become effective in accordance with the Act orother applicable law. This Ordinance, together with such additional ordinances or proceedings, shall constitute complete authority for entering into the Loan Agreement under applicable law.

However, notwithstanding the above, the Wasco Sanitary District may not adopt additional ordinances or amendments which provide for any substantive or material change in thescope and intent of this Ordinance, including but not limited to interest rate, preference, or priority of any other ordinance with this Ordinance, parity of any other ordinance with thisOrdinance, or otherwise alter or impair the obligation of the Wasco Sanitary District to pay the principal and interest due to the Public Water Supply Loan Program without the written consentof the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 5LOAN NOT INDEBTEDNESS OF WASCO SANITARY DISTRICT

Repayment of the loan to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by the Wasco Sanitary District pursuant to this Ordinance is to be solely from the revenue derived from revenues ofthe System, and the loan does not constitute an indebtedness of the Wasco Sanitary District within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.

SECTION 6APPLICATION FOR LOAN

The Clerk is hereby authorized to make application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a loan through the Public Water Supply Loan Program, in accordance with theloan requirements set out in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 662.

SECTION 7ACCEPTANCE OF LOAN AGREEMENT

The Corporate Authorities hereby authorize acceptance of the offer of a loan through the Public Water Supply Loan Program, including all terms and conditions of the Loan Agreementas well as all special conditions contained therein and made a part thereof by reference. The Corporate Authorities further agree that the loan funds awarded shall be used solely for thepurposes of the project as approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 8AUTHORIZATION OF PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE LOAN AGREEMENT

The President is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Loan Agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The Corporate Authorities may authorize by resolution aperson other than the President for the sole purpose of authorizing or executing any documents associated with payment requests or reimbursements from the Illinois EnvironmentalProtection Agency in connection with this loan.

SECTION 9SEVERABILITY

If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of thisOrdinance.

SECTION 10REPEALER

All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts thereof, which conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.PASSED by the Corporate Authorities on December 18, 2014.Approved December 18, 2014Thomas A. BihunPresidentWasco Sanitary District Kane County, Illinois

AYES: 3NAYS: 0ABSENT: 0

Published in the Kane County Chronicle on December 25, 2014.RECORDED in the Wasco Sanitary District Records on , 20 .

ATTEST: Charlie FoulkesWasco Sanitary District ClerkWasco Sanitary District Kane County, Illinois

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle, December 25, 2014.)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

14 MR 1020NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

REGARDING NAME CHANGE

Public notice is hereby given thaton February 3, 2015, in CourtroomNo. 110, of the Kane CountyCourthouse, 100 South ThirdStreet, Geneva, Illinois, at the hourof 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafteras this matter may heard, a Petitionwill be heard in said Courtroomfor the change of names of JASONMICHAEL CASTILLO to CHLOEMICHELLE CASTILLO pursuant to735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq.

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ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Tuesday, December 09,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known asJj Straight Line Courier at 146Feece Dr, Batavia, IL 60510.

Dated: December 09, 2014.

/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 18, 25,2014 & January 1, 2015.)

PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Tuesday, December 09,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known asHONEY BEE WELLNESS CENTER at115 Campbell St, Geneva IL60134.



(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 18, 25,2014 & January 1, 2015.)

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Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Monday, December 1,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known asKITCHEN ISLAND MECCA at 224Exeter Lane, Sugar Grove, IL60554.



(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 11, 18 & 25,2014.)

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(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 25, 2014January 1 & 8, 2015.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

14 MR 734NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

REGARDING NAME CHANGE

Public notice is hereby given thaton January 30, 2015, in Court-room No. 110, of the Kane CountyCourthouse, 100 South ThirdStreet, Geneva, Illinois, at the hourof 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafteras this matter may heard, a Petitionwill be heard in said Courtroomfor the change of names ofMOHAMMED ABDUL DOSANI toALEXANDER AARON JAMESDOSANI pursuant to 735 ILCS5/21-101 et seq.

Dated December 18, 2014 at St.Charles, Illinois.

/s/ Mohamed DosaniPetitioner

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Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey

Mark (left) and Hallie Burrier have dressed up their Frederick, Maryland, rowhouse for the holidays with wit and whimsy.

A Victorian house gets hip for the holidays

When Hallie and Mark Burrierfirst saw the Victorian row-house in Frederick, Maryland,

dusted with snow in January 2010,their thoughts turned to Christmas.

“This was a Christmas house,” saysHallie, who was house-hunting at thetime. “I could picture our family andfriends gathered in the formal diningroom for dinner and our tree in thebay window. It felt good and right.”

Now the Burriers are on their fifthholiday in this 1890 home, and Mark,35, and Hallie, 37, have establishedtraditions that they look forward toall year. Using a mix of modern ma-terials and traditional trimmings, theBurriers bring the holiday to every

room in the house. Silver balls fill theapothecary jar in the master bath-room, and above their bed, a wreathadorns a cardboard deer headfrom Target. Garlands are wrappedaround the staircase, and a festivebar is set in the living room on WestElm’s Sculpted Geo Console table.

“My family has always been big ontraditions,” says Mark, who grew upin the town of Myersville, about 15minutes away. “I’m glad Hallie and Iare creating our own.”

The Burriers own two local shopswithin a few blocks of their home:Relish Decor and Treaty GeneralStore. Like many other shop owners,the Burriers work seven days a weekfrom Black Friday to Christmas Eve.Hallie used to be in visual merchan-dising at Bloomingdale’s, Britches

and Urban Outfitters, and she worksat the Burriers’ two businesses fulltime. Mark has a job at EnformeInteractive doing graphic and Webdesign in an office around the cornerfrom their house, and he pitches inon evenings and weekends. Eachyear, the Burriers go into marathonmode trying to produce the perfectholiday for their customers, so theymust do their own decorating veryearly.

“On Thanksgiving, we have a tra-ditional homemade dinner at noonat Mark’s grandmother’s house inMyersville, and we hang out,” Halliesays. “We come home just as it’s get-ting dark and start decorating.” First,they pull the tree from a red storagebag, a narrow, 9-foot-tall, pre-lightedMartha Stewart tree from Home De-

pot. It’s the best choice for their lim-ited free time and space. To replicatethe missing fresh fir scent, Hallie useslots of fresh greens around the houseand burns spruce-scented candles.

They don’t play Christmas carols.“Holiday music is on the banned list,due to too much mall retail,” Halliesays. So it’s likely to be some NewOrder or the Cure. Lucy, their wheat-en terrier, watches them decoratewhile curled up on the sofa next toa red pillow that spells out “Cheers”(from T.J. Maxx) that has just beenunpacked for the season.

Hallie and Mark met on a traingoing from Washington to New York.They were married in 2008 and firstlived in an apartment in Virginia.

By JURA KONCIUSThe Washington Post

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They moved to Frederick for thewonderful architecture, affordable pricesand charming village atmosphere, and tobe close to Mark’s work and family. The15-foot-wide brick house with its originaloak floors and long back yard is in theFrederick Historic District, just steps fromshops and restaurants.“The home was very pretty when we

bought it, but it didn’t feel like youngpeople lived here,” Hallie recalls. “Iwanted to cut the elegant part withsome modern and whimsical.”They repainted every room, added

some wallpaper, bolstered the existingcrown molding, added window benchesand renovated the master bathroom.They made the first floor more dramat-ic, painting the dining room BenjaminMoore Black and the living room SealGrey by Glidden. They added KellyWearstler’s Imperial Trellis black-on-black wallpaper above the living roommantel.While renovating, Hallie began selling

contemporary and vintage accessoriesfor entertaining. In 2013, the coupleopened Relish Decor, a shop that spe-cializes in entertaining and kitchen items.In October, they opened Treaty GeneralStore, a mix of well-designed utilitarianitems such as terrariums, wool campblankets and canvas laundry bags.

Decorating is a pleasure for Hallie, whohas an eye for creating vignettes andunexpected combinations.Each year, she comes up with a differ-

ent look for her mantels, centerpiecesand tablescapes.“I decided to go natural on the mantel

this year to balance the fake tree,” shesaid. “I wanted a bit of sparkle and glam-our and a collected feeling.”She put up cedar garland and pine

cone balls from Target. The sparkly

reindeer with a fur collar, a gift from hermom, added the glitz. On the diningroom she created a low centerpiece ona linen runner from Relish Decor usingmagnolia clusters, bay leaves and clem-entines. This year for their holiday dinnerparties and on Christmas day, Hallie willbe staging a hot chocolate bar, with herWedgwood Barbara Barry china tea cupsand stirring sticks of dark chocolate withmarshmallows or peppermint.The couple is looking forward to

having that hot chocolate on Christmasmorning. The retail crush will be over,and Frederick is calm and peaceful. TheBurriers spend the day at home withHallie’s parents, who are usually visitingfrom Virginia Beach, and other familyand friends.“It’s just perfect,” Hallie said. “The

church bells ring, the shoppers are goneand the streets are quiet. We eat a lotof food, play Monopoly and stay in ourpajamas all day.”

• HOLIDAYSContinued from page 2

Washington Post photos by Katherine Frey

LEFT: Mark and Hallie Burrier spent Thanksgiving night decorating the tree that shines from the bay window in their 1890 rowhouse inFrederick, Maryland. RIGHT: Lucy, the Burriers’ wheaten terrier, likes to sit on the sofa and admire the tree.

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The American dream of homeown-ership may not be as hard to attain asmany people seem to fear.A few intriguing facts and hints can

help.

The factsWhile existing home sales have risen

recently, the National Association of Re-altors’ annual Profile of Home Buyers andSellers found that the share of first-timebuyers recently fell to its lowest level (33percent) in nearly three decades.Many first-time buyers experience ob-

stacles on the path to homeownership,including difficulty saving for a downpayment and tight credit conditions.

The hints• Find and work with an expert Realtor

who knows the neighborhood. Nothingcan replace the local knowledge andreal insight that professional Realtorscan provide to first-time buyers as theynavigate the complex home buyingprocess.According to the Profile of Home

Buyers and Sellers, while most homebuyers in the past year began theirhome search online, 90 percent ended

up purchasing their home through anagent. Realtors are not only the sourceof online real estate data, they also use

their unparalleled local market knowl-edge and resources to help close thedeal for buyers and sellers.

• Meet with a lender to determinehow much you can afford. Last year, themedian price a first-time buyer spent ona home was $169,000. Chances are, youdon’t have that amount of cash lyingaround. That’s why 95 percent of first-time buyers who bought a home in thepast year financed their purchase.Find out what you can afford with a

preapproval from a lender. A lenderwill check your credit history, currentdebt obligations and other expenses todetermine the amount of money you’requalified to borrow at a specific interestrate. Don’t forget to consider the othercosts of homeownership, such as taxes,insurance and utilities.• Identify your housing wish list.

Although 46 percent of first-time buyersgot a single-family home in the suburbs,you may prefer a condo in an urbanenvironment near public transportation.Regardless of your preferences,

identifying and sharing your wish listcan help your Realtor focus on the righthome for you, scan listings and connectwith those who represent sellers to zeroin on homes for sale that meet yourbudget and criteria.Keep this advice in mind and you may

soon find yourself waking up in the homeof your dreams.

How to purchase a first home in 2015

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40W160 Campton Crossing Drive, St. Charles IL 60175 630-488-3300Bottom line...

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Elgin $369,900Better than new 4BR/3.1BA home in WestPoint Gardens! Corner lot, stunning backyard,dream interior! 1st floor master, full finishedbsmt w/2nd kitchen. Upgrades galore, all brick,walk to parkÖ WOW!

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St Charles $394,9004BR/2.1BA ranch home in The Windings!Wooded & landscaped lot, tiered deck, paverfront walk, porch & courtyard. Vaulted &beamed ceilings, skylights, updated eat-inkitchen, office, wet bar & more!

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Maple Park $25,000Great value for one of several lots we canshow you! I-88 access, university, colleges,shopping, health & wellness facilities,entertainment all nearby. Public utilities to site.Use your builder or ours.

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Sugar Grove $249,900Income potential in this ranch style duplex onquiet street backing to farm. Each unit has3BR/1BA, eat-in kitchen, porch, deck & 1-cargarage. New roof in 2012, new furnaces & ACin 2012. Must see!

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St Charles $89,900Absolutely perfect wooded acre lot in desirableBriargate subdivision. Very private, ready foryour dream home! Septic soil tests arecomplete. Price as listed with your own builder!

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Sugar Grove $224,9004BR/2.1BA home on wooded, fenced lot. Lushlandscaping, two ponds, paver patio. Hdwdthroughout, updated kitchen w/stainless &granite. Dining room w/woodburning stove,vaulted master & more!

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St Charles $419,900Meticulous 4BR/3.1BA Fox Mill home w/all theupgrades & amenities! Unbeatable price,gourmet eat-in kitchen, vaulted family room,full finished bsmt. 3-car garage, paver patio,deck and much more!

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Montgomery $175,000Completely rehabbed 3BR/1BA ranch home onfenced lot in quiet neighborhood. New HVAC,water heater & roof. Hdwd floors, eat-inkitchen, enclosed porch. Heated garage &outdoor shed. Move-in ready!

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St Charles $345,000Downtown condo for sale steps from river,shopping, library & more. 3BR/2.1BA, 1-cargarage, private balcony. Volume ceilings,skylights, gas log fp. Master suite w/luxurybath, gourmet kitchen & more.

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Elburn $154,900Great 1+ acre lot, use your builder or ours(Homes by Steve Hed). Great location inpopular Blackberry Crossing subdivision. Justmoments west of Randall Road. Soil testavailable on request.

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Sugar Grove $329,900Custom 5BR/2.2BA home in Windstone Manor!Cul-de-saclot, immaculate condition. Hdwdfloors, stunning master suite with luxury bath,finished basement. Large deck on premium lot,great location!

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Geneva $329,900Spacious 4BR/2.1BA Mill Creek home on cul-de-sac lot backing to golf course. Woodlaminate floors, vaulted ceilings, neutral decor.Gourmet eat-in kitchen, master w/luxury bath,full bsmt w/rough-in.

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Bartlett $234,9004BR/1.5BA brk/cdr ranch, wooded corner lot,great location, courtyard, patio, garden, heatedgarage, large LR/DR combo, fam rm w/b-ibookcases, neutral, clean, natural light. Moveright in!

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Batavia $399,900Unbeatable homesite on Fox River in front ofbike path! 1.3 wooded acres with river views.Close to Geneva. Build your dream home withSjodin Custom Homes or bring your ownbuilder!

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St Charles $539,900Immaculate 5BR/3.1BA 4200 sq ft home inThree Lakes! 1.5 acres, lush landscaping &patio. Intricate millwork, 2 story family room,gourmet kitchen. Finished lookout bsmt.Superior craftsmanship!

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St Charles $484,9003BR/3.1BA end unit townhouse in Oak Crest.Pristine inside & out. Hdwd, millwork,upgrades, 1st flr master. 2 fpls, loft, finishedbsmt. Heated garage, large deck, outstandinglocation, just move right in!

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Maple Park $27,500Build your dream home on this cul-de-sac lot inMaple Park. Public utilities, just minutes fromMetra (Elburn), NIU, I-88 access and more!Enjoy the charm of this friendly village.

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Elburn $369,900New construction in Blackberry Creek! Custom4BR/2.1BA home by Old Oak Homes. Hdwd, 9’& vaulted ceilings, family room w/fp, eat-inkitchen. Master suite w/luxury bath, 3-cargarage, porch & more!

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St Charles $159,900Mint condition 3BR/2BA upper unit condo inHunters Woods Commons! Light & brightdecor, open floor plan, huge living room w/fireplace. Eat-in kitchen, sun room, mastersuite w/walk-in closet & bath.

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St. Charles $409,000Unique 4BR/3.5BA 2-sty, wooded 1+ac.,fenced, ingrd pool, spa, sauna, amenities &upgrades! Circular drive, 3-car htd gar., deck.Fpl in sunken LR & master, wet bars, gourmetkitchen and more!

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Maple Park $119,000Open floor plan in this 2BR/2BA ranch duplexin Heritage Hills. Brick front, backyard deck,2-car garage. Vaulted ceilings, skylights &wood laminate floors. Master w/private bath &walk-in closet.

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Geneva $359,0002500 sq ft Mill Creek home on landscaped lot.Vaulted clgs, hdwd floors, gourmet kitchen w/granite & stainless. 2nd flr laundry, mastersuite w/luxury bath. Deep pour bsmt w/bathrough-in, 3-car garage.

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Elburn $299,9004BR/4BA home on wooded acre lot! St Charlesschools! Covered porch, paver patio, &balcony. Hdwd floors, eat-in kitchen, hugeenclosed porch. 1st floor master suite, 2ndfloor bonus room & more!

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Maple Park $25,000Corner lot, great subdivision in Maple Park.Utilities to site. 6 miles to I-88 access, 15 min.to colleges, university, shopping, health &wellness facilities, entertainment, dining. Useyour builder or ours.

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St Charles $414,890Quality 4BR/3.1BA new construction, SilverGlen Meadows, 1.25-ac. lot, gourmet kit. w/granite & stainless, 1st floor den. Master w/His& Her walk-in closets, luxury bath. Lookoutbmt, 3/4 bath rough-in.

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Geneva $259,900Beautiful 2BR/2BA condo on the 3rd floor inRiver North. Private balcony w/river views.Walk to downtown. 9’ & vaulted ceilings,gourmet kitchen, huge living room, mastersuite w/walk-in closet & bath.

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Geneva $489,9004BR/3BA Eagle Brook home on golf course lot!3-car garage, pro landscaping, hdwd floors &2-story family room. Spa room w/hot tub,master suite & 1st flr den. Outstanding location& Geneva schools!

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St Charles $349,9003000+ sq ft Harvest Hills home backing topond! 4BR/2.2BA home w/walkout bsmt,2-story family room, eat-in kitchen & vaultedmaster suite w/walk-in closet & private bath.3-car heated garage!

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Batavia $649,900Exceptional 5BR/5.5BA 2-sty, super location,fin. bmt, custom in & out, hwd, granite,millwork, screened porch, gourmet kit, master /exc rm & office, 1st flr guest suite, mudroom,everything!

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Maple Park $149,100Spacious 4BR/1BA ranch home in greatcountry atmosphere. Close to shopping,transportation, parks & more. New carpet, newkitchen flooring, updated bath, all new lightfixtures. Huge corner lot!

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St Charles $479,9003100+ sq ft Hunt Club beauty! 5BR/3.1BA onmanicured lot w/deck & patio. Hdwd, eat-inkitchen w/granite, den, sun room, loft. Masterw/luxury bath. Finished bsmt w/full bath. Greatlocation!

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LaFox $324,900Vintage 5BR/3BA home, 1.3 ac. in quiet LaFox!New foundation, new 2-car gar., all newmechanicals! Orig. period trim, pocket doors, b-ichina cabinet. Horses allowed, room for thefamily!

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ST. CHARLES $839,900EXCEPTIONAL 6,000 SQ FT...home on a lushly landscaped private lot w/expansive flagstonepatios & in-ground waterfall spa -Spectacular! Extensive millwork, elegant décor, 4-1/2 bths, 3 fps, finished English bsmt…Huge granite kitch, dramatic fam rm, super mbdrm retreat! Likenew condition - Cannot be duplicated at this price!!

BATAVIA $550,000EXCEPTIONAL HOME…

on a cul-de-sac lot backing to acres of scenic preservedland! Amazing trim & detail, maple hwd floors… Fam rmw/soaring 2-sty fp… Fabulous granite kitch w/custommaple cabs… Mbdrm suite… Quality finished deep pourbsmt w/fp & media rm… Shows better than new!!

ST. CHARLES $549,500MANY POSSIBILITIES!

For home office, in-law arrangement, etc. in this 5-acre estatesetting! Light bright quality blt home w/impressive office addition- There is also a coach house steps from the main dwelling!Mbdrm w/private balcony, fam rm w/beamed ceil, vaultedsunrm… Amazing lot w/stocked pond, gardens & views!!

ST. CHARLES $350,0001 ACRE CUL-DE-SAC...

lot! 3,000 sq ft home w/9ft ceils, new granite bths… Bigeat-in kitch w/SS appls, dramatic 4-season sunrm w/14ftceil… Huge mbdrm w/vaulted beamed ceil, sit area &luxury bth w/oversized shower… Finished bsmt, expansivedeck w/gazebo & hot tub… Excellent condition!!

ST. CHARLES $324,000CUSTOM STONE…

& cedar home on a wooded cul-de-sac lot! Dramatic livrm w/fp… Fam rm w/full wall river stone fp, corian islekitch… Mbdrm w/16x13 luxury bth… Versatile 4-seasonsunrm, screened porch, 3-car garage, finished bsmt…Community pool, parks & trails!!

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ST. CHARLES $450,0006/10 ACRE...

private yard in prime East Side location! Granite kitch w/custom maple cabs & SS appls… Mbdrm w/sit rm, vaultedluxury bth & 22x6 wic w/walls of blt-ins! Hwd floors in mostrms, French doors, transom windows… Den, 3-car garage,finished bsmt… Wonderful home & neighborhood!!

NORTH AURORA $325,900PRISTINE RANCH...

with an open floor plan on a private lot!! Arched openings, 9 &12 foot ceils, maple hwd floors, transom windows… Spaciousgranite kitch w/huge isle & walk-in pantry… Mbdrm in separatewing w/luxury bth & custom walk-in closet… Fam rm w/fp,heated garage, full bsmt… Quick access to I-88 & shopping!!

BATAVIA $385,000IN-TOWN PARADISE!

Rare wooded lot backing to acres of scenic preserve!Dramatic home on a one-of-a-kind 3/10 acre lot! Hugegranite kitch w/tons of cabs… Mbdrm w/new luxury bth…Soaring 2-sty fam rm & foyer… Look-out bsmt, 3-car garage…Totally updated move-in condition! Quick access to I-88!!

ST. CHARLES $425,000TRUE IN-LAW ARRANGEMENT!

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Charming Cape Cod in excellent condition! Open Floorplan, glistening hwds on entire 1st floor, huge bdrms, kitchw/ SS appls… 1st or 2nd floor master bdrm… Full bsmt…Great neighborhood walk to parks & close to downtown!!

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According to the U.S. Census Bu-reau, homeowners spent $130 billionon remodeling projects last year. Ifyou hope to join them anytime soon,there are a few things you’ll wantto keep in mind. After all, a kitchenremodel can give you one of the bestreturns on investment as long as youknow where to save and where tospend.

I help homeowners who dislike theirkitchens evaluate all their options,from cabinets to countertops. Hereare a few tips for a kitchen renovationthat’s worth the time and investment.

• Play with color. You spend a lotof time in the kitchen and you want itto be an inviting, comfortable place.One way you can really spice thingsup and show your true personality iswith paint. Go bold or lighten thingsup with your favorite wall color; it’sreally up to you and your personalstyle. It’s also one of the most inex-pensive things to change down theroad, so don’t be afraid to go outsideyour comfort zone or experiment withthe latest color trends.

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Play with color in the kitchen; it’s inexpensive and allows a homeowner to make a bold statement or lighten things up.

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Batavia1210 Trillium Ct: Sold on orbefore 112614 by DahlbergTrust to Robert K Leistra & Jen-nifer G Leistra; $228,000.001323 Halladay Dr: Sold onor before 112614 by MichaelJ Sheehan to Stacy T Curtis &Jann M Curtis; $322,000.001376 Clybourne St: Sold onor before 112614 by Thomas JJassoy to John Gurnack & LingGurnack; $165,000.001457 Clybourne St 9D: Soldon or before 120214 by Thom-as M Foley to Paul N Yorke;$170,500.00228 N Van Nortwick Ave:Sold on or before 120214by Kane County Sheriff toProperty Partner Of Fox Valley;$138,000.00527 Mckinley St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Spillane &Sons Inc to Phillip Limonez;$204,000.00707 Morton St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Robert MNishikawa to Bryan Strand &Cristin Strand; $214,500.00710 Lathem St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Norton &Norton Llc to Philip M Nuz-

bach; $164,000.00969 Ekman Dr: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Janet Her-lehy to Grandview Capital Llc;$436,000.00

Campton Hills41W035 Oak Hills Ct: Sold onor before 120214 by VincentR Bailey Sr to Steven Kuhl-man & Maribeth Kuhlman;$967,500.00

Elburn1202 Sears Cir: Sold onor before 120214 by AlfredH Chrishop to William CStahmer & Laurie L Stahmer;$185,000.001323 Lance Ave: Sold onor before 120214 by MichaelLong to Nina A Butchko &Jason R Butchko; $361,000.0041W129 Sylvan Dr: Sold onor before 112614 by SmithTrust to Brent King & TinaKing; $399,000.0043W085 Thorndon Ridge Dr:Sold on or before 112614 byFederal Home Loan Mtg Corpto Derek Barrow & RebeccaBarrow; $200,000.0044W703 Lone Rd: Sold on

or before 112614 by MarkThomas Lund to Esther BarclaySteel; $260,000.00609 Stetzer St: Soldon or before 112614 byHud to Ethan Jg Menges;$172,000.00Geneva11 N 5th St: Sold on or be-fore 120314 by State Bank OfGeneva to Havlicek PropertyManagement; $150,000.001640 J Pankow Dr: Sold onor before 112614 by Donald CWerner to Annette T Buffing-ton & Lawrence R Weiland;$420,000.0018 Woodlawn St: Sold onor before 120114 by ThomasSparacino to Joshua Bedwell;$218,000.002373 Vanderbilt Dr: Sold onor before 120214 by StallmanTrust to Edward G Schnei-der & Karen L Schneider;$172,500.0033W518 Fabyan Pkwy:Sold on or before 112614by Dps Enterprises Ii Llc toGeneva Contractors Yard Llc;$250,000.00

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• Mix and match materi-als. Combining materialsof different textures – suchas stainless steel, concreteand reclaimed wood – addswarmth and visual interest.Invest in a marble slab forbaking prep and a coordinat-ing laminate or solid surfac-ing on other surfaces. This isyour kitchen; get creative.

• Make a statement withcountertops. One place youcan make a big statementis with countertops. Theamount you spend on thisitem should account for onlyaround 10 percent of yourkitchen renovation budget.For this reason, I preferworking with Formica brandlaminate. Through the latestdesign and print technolo-gies, you can get the look ofgranite and marble without

breaking your budget. Forexample, the 180fx line oflaminates captures the truescale and color variation ofexotic, natural surfaces but ata fraction of the cost.

• Update your cabinets.While this can be a priceyendeavor, new cabinetscan completely transformthe look of your kitchen.No budget to replace themcompletely? You can createa unique look by addinglaminate to the fronts ofcabinet doors and drawers.Even more simple: Updatethem with a coat of paint,add new hardware and you’llbe all set.

For more tips on renovatingand getting the best bang foryour buck, visit the Knowl-edge section at www.formica.com.

• Mr. Young is a licensedcontractor, electrician and TVhost.

• KITCHENContinued from page 6

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TV host James Young recommends Formica laminate to get the look ofgranite without the high cost.

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3911 Ridge Pointe Dr: Soldon or before 120214 byBlue Geneva Llc to Nvr Inc;$57,000.0040W259 Napleton Ct: Sold onor before 120214 by Et Cet EraLand Co to Shodeen HomesLlc; $75,000.00531 N Randall Rd: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Portillos HogDogs Llc to Richport PropertyLlc; $4,900,000.00540 Kingston Dr: Sold on orbefore 120114 by James VKoplja to Stephan M Erickson;$180,000.00838 Sunflower Dr: Sold onor before 112614 by KeimDevelopment Ltd to JacquelynB Carrier; $641,500.00

Maple Park1S511 County Line Rd:Sold on or before 120114by Kirk Trust to Ness Trust;$1,419,500.0045W700 Ic Trl: Sold on or be-fore 120314 by Ross I Johnsonto Joseph P Miller; $139,500.0047W885 Route 38: Sold onor before 120314 by SinibaldiTrust to Paul Putzer & CarolynPutzer; $135,000.005N958 Sunset St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Us Bank NaTrustee to Nicholas D Scanlan;$75,000.00

North Aurora610 Princeton Dr: Sold on

or before 112614 by Bank OfAmerica Na to Vat PropertiesLlc; $78,000.00615 Wingfoot Dr: Sold onor before 112614 by DaveR Calvet to Sarah Carey;$206,000.00681 Hammer Ln: Sold on orbefore 120214 by Scott Gue-rard to Chipp Xiong & ShouaXiong; $259,500.00704 Terry Ln: Sold on orbefore 120214 by Janet TJastremski to Matthew RDietrich & Tanja I Leonard;$204,000.00

St. Charles112 Fairview Dr: Sold on orbefore 112614 by R Dane Cur-tis to Damien William Keena &Patricia S Dedios; $204,000.001155 Reserve Dr: Sold onor before 112614 by Mer-itus Homes Inc to Brett CBecker & Jennifer L Becker;$539,500.001791 Cumberland Green Dr:Sold on or before 120314 byFannie Mae to Pasquale Petti-nato & Cathy Pettinato; $0.002015 Dean St 7 A: Soldon or before 112614 byOld Second National Bankto Lifa Jiang & Ming Y Ng;$230,000.003715 King George Ln: Soldon or before 120114 byLorianne Hupe to William HBeckman; $240,000.003895 E Main St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by RichportHoldings Llc to Richport Prop-

erty Llc; $3,100,000.0039W445 Overcup Ct: Soldon or before 112614 byNovak Trust to Foley Trust;$260,000.003N825 Bonnie Dr: Sold on orbefore 120114 by Fannie Maeto Jennifer E Niederbrach;$130,000.0040W905 Bridle Creek Dr:Sold on or before 112614by Brian J Wiley to MatthewRieger; $240,000.0041W641 Empire Rd: Soldon or before 112614 byMadalene Pearson to JamieA Abete & Daniel Pattelli;$209,000.004655 Foxgrove Dr: Sold onor before 120114 by MeritusHomes Inc to Blaise Trust;$656,500.006N950 Maple Ave: Sold onor before 120314 by AdamHansberger to HansbergerManagement Llc; $39,000.007N066 Littlehip Ct: Sold onor before 120214 by BryanMiller to N P Dodge Jr Trust-

ee; $685,500.007N066 Littlehip Ct: Soldon or before 120214 byN P Dodge Jr Trustee toAnnamalai Subramanian& Alagammai Annamalai;$660,000.00810 Van Buren Ave: Sold onor before 112614 by B3 EquityInc to Angela J Eskew Knorr &Ian M Knorr; $214,500.00South Elgin100 N South Elgin Blvd:Sold on or before 112614 byRuth J Traub to Michael WGroch & Michelle C Groch;$121,000.001260 Raymond St: Sold onor before 112614 by Norton &Norton Llc to Aimee N John-son; $105,000.00236 Kane St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by Norton &Norton Llc to Luis M Marti-nez & Emmanuel Martinez;$135,000.00455 Spruce St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by KatherineA Hinterlong to Scott Laden-

dorf & Rebecca L Ladendorf;$160,000.00581 Terrace Ln: Sold on orbefore 120114 by CharlesMartin Schwartz to Marin MPetkov & Kristine D Mogul;$404,000.00615 E Thornwood Dr: Soldon or before 112614 by 9thStreet Properties Llc Thorto Artur B Dryja & Emilia MReyes; $350,000.00722 Ashton Ln: Sold onor before 120314 by Dan-iel J Horvath to Cain Trust;$475,000.00Sugar Grove343 Capitol Dr A: Sold onor before 112614 by James RWilliams to Gregory P Wojda;$135,000.00738 Queens Gate Cir: Soldon or before 120314 by JamesR Mccue Jr to Jeffrey R File &Laura R File; $360,000.00914 Oak St: Sold on orbefore 112614 by WebberTrust to Kenneth A Schubert;$300,000.00

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