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Public schools make up a large portion of property tax bills.

With the emergence of dogparks all over the suburbs,it’s no surprise that dog-cen-tered events are popping up.Last year, the Batavia ParkDistrict decided to offer aDoggie Easter Egg Hunt at theBatavia Bark Park, 40W101W. Main St., Batavia, to keepup with that trend. Staff hadno idea what to expect, butthey saw an overwhelmingresponse.

“We wanted to startoffering more programs andevents at the Bark Park,” saidAmber Smith, facilities man-ager. “The Doggie Easter EggHunt was our first event, andI think we were all pleasantlysurprised by the turnout.”

Last year, almost 250 peo-ple and 75 dogs attended theevent. Dogs of all shapes andsizes made their way to thepark to search for treat-filledeggs. This year, organizersare hoping to increase thatnumber.

“Our goal is to have morethan 100 dogs attend,” Smithsaid. “We’ve added a lot ofvalue to the event, and thisyear we teamed up with An-derson Animal Shelter. Theydo a lot for the community, sothis is our way to give back tothem.”

Half of this year’s proceedswill benefit the shelter.

“Through our participa-tion in the Doggie Easter EggHunt, we hope to generate

interest and awareness ofAnderson Animal Shelteras well as find some foreverhomes for the adoptable petsthat will be showcased at theevent,” said Holly Alcala,director of development forAnderson Animal Shelter.

The Doggie Easter EggHunt will be at noon March23 at the Bark Park, rain orshine. The cost is $10 a dog.For families with more thanone pooch, the cost for eachadditional dog is $5.

On-site registration beginsat 11:30 a.m., but owners areencouraged to come early tobrowse sponsor booths andtake home pet-friendly prod-

ucts. Pre-registration may bedone by calling the BataviaPark District at 630-879-5235.The first 25 owners to registerwill receive a complimentarytreat bag for their pooch fromWet Nose of Geneva.

One thousand treat-filledeggs will be spread through-out the Bark Park at WestMain Community Park inBatavia. Select eggs will bemarked as prize eggs. A va-riety of prizes will be offeredcourtesy of local sponsors,including Pet Supplies Plus,DePaw University, AnimalHouse Veterinary Hospital,Petco of South Elgin, WiggleWaggles Pet Barkery and

Invisible Fence.All dogs must be leashed

and only two handlers will beallowed per dog during theevent. At the conclusion ofthe event, owners are encour-aged to stay and let their dogrun off leash in the three-acrefenced in park.

For information or toregister, visit the BataviaPark District at www.bata-viaparks.org or call 630-879-5235.

• Kari Miller is director

of marketing and publicrelations for the Batavia ParkDistrict. Contact her at [email protected].

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• On page 2 of the March12 edition of the KaneCounty Chronicle, a storyincluded incorrect informa-tion about sex offenders’ability to vote at schools,stemming from a source’serror. Kane County ClerkJack Cunningham clarifiedthat sex offenders are notallowed to be within 500feet from a school at anytime, including ElectionDay.Accuracy is important to

the Kane County Chronicle,and we want to correctmistakes promptly. Pleasecall errors to our atten-tion by phone, 630-845-5355; or email, [email protected]

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Retirement seminarin Sugar Grove

WHAT: The Sugar Grove Park District is of-fering a seminar on retirement planning. Theseminar explains the basics of the most com-mon retirement plans, and the investmentopportunities and tax and other rules associ-ated with those plans, with an emphasis ontraditional and Roth IRAs. Sample documentswill be discussed, and there will be plenty oftime for questions. The presenters are SugarGrove attorney Bill Durrenberger and MetLife financial planner Mark Durrenberger.Anyone interested in attending should call thepark district at 630-466-7436, go to the parkdistrict’s website at www.sgparks.org, or visitthe park district’s offices.WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. March 26WHERE: Sugar Grove Prairie Building, Westof the park district’s office at 61 Main St. inSugar Grove

Local author atSugar Grove library

WHAT: Local authorMelanie Jane Nicolaswill be at the Sugar Grove Public Library fora presentation and signing of her new book,“RaisingWealthy Kids.” The event starts with acomplimentary continental breakfast at 10 a.m.,

and features Gayle Deja-Schultz, a candidate forSugar Grove village trustee. The presentationbegins at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited.WHEN: Saturday. Continental breakfast is at10 a.m., Presentation is at 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Sugar Grove Public Library, Confer-ence Room B of the library, at 125 S. Munici-pal DriveINFO: To register or for information, contactDeja-Schultz at 815-603-0541, [email protected] or www.GayleDeja-Schultz.com.

Robotics programat Batavia library

WHAT: The Coyote Division of Fox ValleyRobotics and Batavia Robotics will demon-strate some of its competition robots.The program is presented in recognitionof Teen Tech Week. Registration is notrequired.WHEN: 1 p.m. SundayWHERE: Batavia Public Library, 10 S. BataviaAve

Audubon Societymeets at Hickory Knolls

WHAT: The Kane County Audubon Societywill meet at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center.

“The Secret Life of Birds” will be presentedby nature photographer Arlene Koziol. Themeeting includes snacks and a nature-relatedraffle.WHEN: 7 p.m. WednesdayWHERE: Hickory Knolls Discovery Center,3795 Campton Hills Road, St. CharlesINFO: Call Bob Andrini at 630-584-8386.

Clothing saleat Elburn school

WHAT: A clothing and toy resale event is setat Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School.Children and strollers are welcome. Paymentby check and cash will be accepted. There isno admission fee.WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. April 5 and 8 a.m. to noonApril 6WHERE: Kaneland John Stewart ElementarySchool, 817 PrairieValley St.,ElburnINFO: Thoseinterested inselling itemsat the eventshould [email protected].

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

FACE TIME WITH BRIDGETTE EVOLA

Sugar Grove residentBridgette Evola, 16, wasworking at the St. Patrick’sDay Turkey Dinner at St. GallCatholic Church in Elburnwhen she answered eightquestions for the Kane Coun-ty Chronicle’s Al Lagattolla.

What was your first job? Ido baby-sitting.Whatwould you like to

do? I want to work with ani-mals. Maybe be a veterinarian.Is there a book or amovie

youwould recommend? Iwould saymy favorite movieis “AWalk to Remember.”Do you have any hob-

bies? I like to cook. I like todraw.What is your favorite

local restaurant? Nick’sPizza & Pub in ElginDo you participate in any

activities? I am a soph-omore at Kaneland HighSchool. I do dance out ofschool at Dance Dynamics.How long have you been

doing that? About twoyearsWhat is an interesting

factoid about yourself? Iam adopted. I have a familyof seven. I have three broth-ers who are actually relatedto me by blood.

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YESTERDAY’S WEB POLL RESULTSShould voting be allowed in schools?

Yes, without exceptions (25%) Yes, but only if classes are not in session (22%)No, it provides too much accessibility (37%) It doesn’t matter (16%)

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SUGAR GROVE – Candi-dates for Sugar Grove raceshad a chance to share theirplatforms, and some answeredquestions ranging from videogaming to government trans-parency at a candidate forumTuesday.

Dozens of candidates fromalmost every race turned out toshare their positions with thepublic. Candidates for town-ship supervisor, trustee andvillage president answered afew questions.

Incumbent Sean Michels isfacing challenger Kevin Geary,a village trustee, for villagepresident. They were askedif they felt transparency hasbeen an issue with the VillageBoard.

Geary said he didn’t believethe village has been as open asit could be, adding he wants tosee village meetings streamedonline.

“Not everyone has cable,but most of us have access tothe Internet, or you could goto the library to view the livestream or archived meetings,”he said.

Michels, on the other hand,touted the Village Board’stransparency. He said the vil-lage has started sending outemail blasts, and it regularlyworks with local newspapers.He said meetings also allowfor public comment periods atthe beginning and end of eachmeeting, and he rattled off nu-merous organizations of whichboard members are a part.

“There’s lots of involvementbe people on the board,” hesaid. “The whole board is outin the community.”

The two candidates alsowere asked about funding forthe defunct Prairie Parkway.Michels said he has been work-ing “non-stop” since he foundout that project would not befunded and has been reachingout to different governmententities in the state and countyto reallocate funds toward theproject.

Geary said he supports us-ing Prairie Parkway money towiden Route 47 or build an I-88interchange. He said Route 47

“bottlenecks” as people headsouth, and it could be a safetyissue to resolve traffic condi-tions. He said that would at-tract businesses because trafficeasily would flow in and out ofthe village.

Trustee candidates also an-swered questions about whatthey feel are the biggest issuesin this race, how they feel aboutlegalizing video gambling andhow they would attract newbusinesses to the village.

Many candidates acknowl-edged that video gaming is ahot topic, and most said theywould follow voters’ decisionsafter they vote on an advisoryreferendum regarding the is-

sue in April. The board recent-ly reversed its ban on videogaming and plans to revisit theissue after the advisory refer-endum.

Trustee candidate GaleDeja-Schultz said her vote onvideo gambling would be basedon the referendum. She said ifit continues to go forward, shewants to look at video gamblingon a case-by-case basis.

“If people are real gamblers,they’re not going to the Amer-ican Legion, they’re going toAurora where I’d personallylike to keep gambling,” shesaid.

Candidate Sean Herron saidhe’s glad the matter is on the

ballot, adding he has no stancebecause “it’s up to the people ofSugar Grove.”

“I don’t have an agenda. Ihave no preconceived ideas of

what will or won’t work. If peo-ple say bring it, I will. It’s yourcall,” he said.

Incumbent Robert Bohlersaid he did agree to go alongwith the advisory referendumbecause of the strong feelingsthe community has about theissue, adding he thinks videogambling evens the playingfield for businesses.

“I feel we need to be busi-ness friendly, and I hear timeand time again that businessisn’t friendly,” he said.

C a n d i d a t e S t e p h a n i eLandorf said it makes no differ-ence to her if video gambling islegal, but given the number ofpeople who spoke out the nightof the vote, she would have re-considered making a decision.

“I wasn’t exactly thrilledthat the board approved it be-fore putting it out to a vote,”she said. “I’ll support whateverthe residents voted for. Theyshould decide.”

Incumbent Rick Montaltosaid he changed his mind whenthe American Legion came for-ward and asked to legalize gam-ing so it could generate enoughrevenue to stay open.K

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Sun and MoonToday Thursday

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Sunset 6:58 p.m. 6:59 p.m.

Moonrise 7:46 a.m. 8:18 a.m.

Moonset 9:19 p.m. 10:20 p.m.

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High/low ....................................... 35°/27°

Normal high ......................................... 45°

Record high .............................. 72° (1990)

Normal low .......................................... 28°

Record low ................................. 6° (1998)

Peak wind .............................. W at 23 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

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Month to date ................................... 1.96”

Normal month to date ....................... 0.89”

Year to date ...................................... 7.41”

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Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs ChgAlgonquin................. 3....... 1.91..... +0.40

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ST. CHARLES – Set againsta red backdrop on the Arca-da Theatre’s stage, the fourSt. Charles mayoral hopefulsTuesday talked business ata forum sponsored by the St.Charles Chamber of Com-merce.

Legislative CommitteeChair Susan Parker moderat-ed the hourlong event, whichused questions generated bychamber members.

The candidates – John Rab-chuk, Ray Rogina, JothamStein and Jake Wyatt – haddifferent approaches to revi-talizing the empty storefrontsdowntown.

The answer, Rabchuk said,is a communitywide, com-prehensive effort that wouldcreate an atmosphere attrac-tive to businesses. Make St.Charles a cycling hub, offerfree entertainment and, hesaid, turn the Fox River into awhitewater river.

“Let’s use it to drive busi-ness,” he said of the naturalresource.

Lifting the restrictions im-

posed by the downtown over-lay district would be a “solidfirst step” toward generatingfoot traffic, Rogina said, ref-erencing a topic aldermendiscussed Monday in commit-tee. Arts and entertainment,as well as a college presence,also would boost downtown,he said.

“An education componentis a plus,” Rogina said. “Neverforget that.”

Stein said his solution ap-plies citywide: Bring morebusinesses to the city. In addi-

tion to refocusing the Econom-ic Development Department,he proposed creating a councilfor business that will foster di-alogue between business andcity leaders. He doesn’t wantSt. Charles to be the No. 1 cityfor families, he said.

“We want to be the No. 1city for business,” Stein said.

Wyatt said the city must fo-cus on retaining the existingbusinesses and filling the va-cancies. He supports a quar-terly forum that would seekinput from business leadersand having a monthly festivalto generate foot traffic.

“This is not going to bean easy task,” Wyatt said ofdowntown revitalization.

Aldermen have discussedcreating a business district onthe city’s east side to revitalizethe area.

Such districts can work,Rogina said, noting Yorktownin Lombard as an example.He would support a sales taxincrease for an eastside busi-ness district only after a favor-able public hearing and whenthere’s a plan in place. He saidthe benefits must outweighthe costs.

As with modifying theoverlay district, Stein saidcreating a business districtwould put the cart before thehorse.

“I say no, it’s not the righttime now,” Stein said. “Wewill be wasting lost and lost of

time and money.”Wyatt reiterated the im-

portance of retaining existingbusinesses and said incen-tives for businesses should beconsidered.

“Are we willing to maketax concessions?” Wyatt said.

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STILL GOING UPProperty tax bills expected to rise again in county as schools bump levies

By JONATHAN [email protected]

Later this spring, thousandsof homeowners in Kane Coun-ty will renew a time-honored– and, for most, dreaded – rite ofthe season: Opening their prop-erty tax bills.

While county officials haveyet to finish computing thebills, most local taxpayersshould expect increases thisyear ranging from a few dozendollars to several hundred dol-lars more, depending on wherethey live.

And such increases shouldcontinue a yearslong trend oflarger property tax paymentsfor most living in the Tri-Citiesand elsewhere.

From 2007 to 2012, moneycollected in property taxesby Kane County on behalf ofschool districts, cities, park dis-tricts, fire protection districtsand dozens of other local taxingbodies has increased about 24percent, rising over those fiveyears from $948 million to $1.17billion, according to data pro-vided by the Kane County Trea-surer’s Office.

In years before 2007, theproperty tax burden also in-creased in Kane County. Butmuch of that increase wasfueled by years of economicgrowth, allowing local govern-ments to spread the burdenover an increasing number ofnew property taxpayers whoseproperty also was increasing invalue.

In recent years, that trendhas reversed itself because theonset of the Great Recessionproduced years of declininghousing values.

Last year, the equalized as-sessed value of property withinthe county fell to about $12.8billion. That represented a 19percent decline in Kane Coun-ty’s property value since 2008.

And that decline in propertyvalue, coupled with a contin-ued escalation in property taxlevies overall, has resulted inlarger tax bills for most resi-dents of Kane County.

In local townships, tax billsjumped about 20 to 27 percent,rising to as much as $8,700 on a$300,000 home.

That rising burden has

helped Kane County maintaina dubious distinction nation-wide as one of the counties withthe highest local tax burdens.

According to the nonparti-san Tax Foundation, in 2010,Kane County ranked No. 30among counties for the medi-an property tax paid on homes;No. 32 in taxes paid as a per-centage of home value; and No.26 among counties in the cate-gory of property taxes paid asa percentage of median house-hold income. The report indi-cated that in 2010, Kane Countyhomeowners paid about $5,500in property taxes to local gov-ernments, accounting for about2.3 percent of their homes’ val-ues and about 7 percent of theirannual income.

Such trends resulted inchanges at units of local gov-ernment: Elections brought innew officials or pressure from

voters built. Some cut costs.Some, such as Kane Countyand other cities, froze their taxlevies.

But cities and counties ac-count for about 15 percentof a typical property tax bill,dwarfed by school districts,which claim about two-thirdsof property taxes paid in KaneCounty.

And those districts have in-creased their levies.

According to data providedby the Kane County Clerk’s of-fice, the Tri-Cities school dis-tricts – Geneva District 304, St.Charles District 303 and Bata-via District 101 – and KanelandDistrict 302 have grown theirlevies by 12 to 17 percent, de-pending on the district, since2007.

And those increases in theschool districts’ tax levies,coupled with declining prop-

erty values, have translated tobig jumps in homeowners’ taxbills because tax rates in thedistricts increased even moresharply than the levies, risingby about 23 percent in the pastfive years.

In fall, local school districtsagain increased their levies.For some – such as District304, which opted for a 1.5 per-cent levy bump – the increasewill be less than in past yearsand will be half of the increasethe district was allowed understate tax cap law to claim thisyear.

But Donna Oberg, District304’s assistant superintendentfor business, said the districtis estimating the increase stillwould translate into a $150bump in the tax bill for theowner of a $300,000 home.

She said District 304 has con-trolled its operational spending

in recent years because teach-ers have agreed to a pay freeze.The district has applied thosesavings to debt generated inprevious years, mitigating theneed for larger levy increases.

But Oberg said the districtstill must pay more for employ-ee benefits this year becausehealth insurance costs havecontinued to rise.

District 101’s levy increasewill cost taxpayers a bit more,edging bills higher by about $33a home.

But in District 303 and Dis-trict 302, levy increases of morethan 3 percent could shoot billshigher by hundreds of dollarsthis summer.

Steve Spurling, president ofthe District 303 Board of Educa-tion, said the demands of debtservice also have driven levyincreases in his district.

Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

Public schools make up a large portion of property tax bills.

By the numbers

How much more are publicschools costing you now comparedto five years ago? Here are the ap-proximate amounts of property tax-es collected by local school districtsin 2007 and 2012 from the owner ofa home valued at $300,000 in eachof the local school districts:St. Charles District 303: $5,017

in 2012; $4,051 in 2007Geneva District 304: $5,733 in

2012; $4,663 in 2007Batavia District 101: $5,783 in

2012; $4,699 in 2007Kaneland District 302: $5,962 in

2012; $4,841 in 2007West Aurora District 129: $5,160

in 2012; $4,125 in 2007Source: Tax rates posted on

website of Kane County Clerk

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Former topofficials getbig pensions,study says

By ERIC [email protected]

Several former area schoolsuperintendents topped the listof those collecting the biggestpensions among Kane Countyeducators, according to a studyreleased Tuesday by the Chica-go-based organization, Taxpay-ers United Of America.

“Illinois is in horrible fi-nancial shape, and yet taxpay-ers are still expected to pourtheir hard-earned money intoa failed government pensionsystem,” Taxpayers Unitedof America President Jim To-bin said in a news conferenceat Baymont Inn and Suites inNorth Aurora.

With an annual pension of$172,837, former Batavia schoolsuperintendent Ed Cave isranked fourth on the list. Ac-cording to the study, Cave hascollected $984,531 to date.

Former West Aurora schoolsuperintendent Sherry Eagle,who has an annual pensionof $171,791 and has collect-ed about $1.1 million to date,ranked fifth, the study said.

Sixth is former St. Charlesschool superintendent FrancisKostel, who has an annual pen-sion of $167,179 and has collect-ed about $1.2 million to date,according to the study. Eighthis former St. Charles schoolsuperintendent John Vanko,who has an annual pension of$148,129 and has collected about$2 million to date, according tothe study.

Currently, 104 retired KaneCounty educators are collect-ing pensions of more than$100,000 a year that accumulateto as much as $8 million in es-timated lifetime pension pay-outs, Tobin said.

The full list is at the group’swebsite, www.taxpayersunit-ed.org. The group also did astudy of top pensions amongWaubonsee Community Col-lege employees as of October2012. With an annual pensionof $230,596, former WCC pres-ident John Swalec topped thelist. He has collected $2.2 mil-lion to date, the study stated.

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$125K at telethonBy NICOLEWESKERNA

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SUGAR GROVE – The listof people waiting for servicesfrom the Association for In-dividual Development hasgrown to more than 1,250, andAID leaders hope a telethonwill raise enough money toserve them.

AID already serves 5,000people in Kane and Kendallcounties, providing assistanceto those with developmentaldisabilities and mental ill-nesses. It also assists those incrisis, said Kathy Hazelwood,vice president of marketingand development for AID.

The organization’s goal isto raise $125,000 at its 14th an-nual telethon Saturday. Theevent will be in the auditori-um at Waubonsee Commu-nity College in Sugar Grove.Hazelwood said 90 cents out ofevery dollar raised during thetelethon – the group’s biggestfundraiser of the year – goes

toward providing programsand services to those in need.Services and programs rangefrom providing transporta-tion and behavior health tohousing and crisis interven-tion.

Several local television sta-tions will broadcast the livetelethon, which is slated tolast 10 hours. Hazelwood saidlocal talent will take the stagethroughout the day, and somelocal government officials willmake an appearance.

Two vie for fire boardByMARTHAMADDI

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ELBURN – Two candidatesare vying for one four-yearterm trustee seat on the Elburnand Countryside fire protec-tion district board in the April9 election.

James Childress believeshis experience working for thecity of Geneva as an IllinoisEPA Public Drinking WaterSupply Operator would be ben-eficial to the board.

“Working for a municipali-ty, I feel that I have a good un-derstanding of certain policiesand procedures for a govern-ment body so that I can addinput to the board to assist indecision making,” Childresssaid.

Stephen Fuller said hisbackground speaks for itself.For nine years, he worked forthe St. Charles Public WorksDepartment, and for 38 years,he worked at the Aurora andSt. Charles fire departments,rising through the ranks offirefighter/paramedic, lieu-tenant, captain, deputy chief ofoperations, assistant fire chiefand fire marshal.

“I have a spotless recordserving the public,” Fullersaid.

Childress said he believeshis background in mechanicswould be helpful when the dis-trict needs to purchase or re-pair fire and EMS vehicles andmechanical equipment.

“I would like to bring anoutside fresh opinion to theboard of trustees and contin-ue to work with the membersand leadership staff toward avery positive and progressivedepartment,” he said.

If elected, Childress said hewould pursue increasing theboard from three to five trust-ees. He feels that the size of thefire district and the tax reve-nue that it collects warrants a

larger board.“Three trustees do not pro-

vide adequate representationfor the district,” he said.

Childress wants to see afire station constructed in thenorthern part of the district tohelp reduce response times tothat area.

Fuller retired in 2009 andworks for the Kane County Re-gional Office of Education, con-ducting health and life safetyinspections in schools. He add-ed that his knowledge of build-ing and fire codes, fire groundoperations, management ofsupport services, budgetingand community developmentmake him a strong candidate.

He said he is proud of thefinancial decisions he’s madefor the St. Charles Fire Depart-ment.

“In 2007, when the housingmarket went south, we main-tained good financial stability,and taxes weren’t raised,” Full-er said. “I guided the ship, andwe weathered the storm.”

If elected, Fuller said he willdo everything he can to holdthe line on any tax increasewhile keeping a close eye onthe needs for future growth.

SUGAR GROVEELBURN

Election Central

To learn moreabout the candidatesin the April 9 con-solidated election,visit the Kane County

Chronicle Election Central websiteat www.kcchronicle.com/elec-tion.

More information

To volunteer for the Associationfor Individual Development’sannual telethon Saturday, callWendy Bialek at 847-931-2294.To donate during the telethon,call 630-466-2494. The telethonwill be live on several local sta-tions. Visit www.the-association.org to download the list of localstations.


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Spurling, who has servedon the school board since 2009,said increasing property tax-es is among the most difficultthings board members must do.

“It’s not just raising taxes onmy neighbors,” Spurling said.“It’s raising taxes on me, too.

“Taxes in this state are crim-inal already, so anything wecan do to lessen it, we’re trying.But unfortunately, that debt isthere.”

However, the increasing taxburden has begun to draw theattention and ire of taxpayerswho say, in years past, theywould have paid their tax billswithout too much grumbling.

Rich Phillips, a retired for-mer government worker ofGeneva, said his tax bill has in-creased almost every year since

he relocated to Geneva fromColorado Springs more than adecade ago.

He said he believes the in-creasing tax bills are compel-ling people like him to move toplaces where the tax burden islower.

To date, Phillips said the de-sire to be near family is keepinghim in Geneva. But he ques-tioned why local governments– and school districts, in partic-ular – have not yet actively con-sidered policies to ensure thatretirees and other “low-impacttaxpayers” – those who contrib-ute more in taxes than they costin services – can afford to con-tinue to stay in the region.

“My taxes now are doublewhat they were in Colorado,”Phillips said. “My house issmaller now, and I see no ap-preciable difference on theservices I receive now, versuswhat I got in Colorado.”

ALEX N. MAKAROPLOSBorn: Feb. 22, 1923; in ChicagoDied:March 11, 2013; in St. Charles

BATAVIA – AlexN. Makaroplos,90, of Batavia andformerly of Chica-go, died Monday,March 11, 2013, atRosewood CareCenter in St. Charles. Alex wasborn Feb. 22, 1923, in Chicago,the son of Nicholas and Bessie(nee. Genoplos) Makaroplos. Hewas united in marriage in 1965 toChivas Overstreet in Chicago.He is survived by his wife,

Chivas; two daughters, Cathy(Tom) Hall of Arizona and Mary JoMakaroplos of Orland Park; four

grandchildren, Christopher andJonathon of Arizona, and Nicholasand Josh of Orland Park; a dearfriend, James (Lan) Brooks; twosisters-in-law, Jeana (Tony) Pau-lauskas and Amber Sullivan; and abrother-in-law, Dennis Overstreet.He was preceded in death by

his parents; four sisters, Stella,Katherine, Helen and Irene; and abrother-in-law, Kirk Overstreet.The visitation will be from 4

p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, atMoss Family Funeral Home 209S. Batavia Ave. in Batavia. Privateinterment will take place.For information, call Moss

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Four seek 3 board seatsBy STEPHANIE KOHL

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KANEVILLE – Voters inthe village will choose fromfour candidates for three spotson the Kaneville Village Boardfor the April 9 election.

Incumbents Jon Behm andNick Garifalis and newcomersEric Kroehnert and Carl Haus-er will face off.

Behm said his experiencewith building and construc-tion make him a good candi-date. He has served as a trusteesince his appointment in 2006.Kaneville incorporated in 2006to prevent it from being an-nexed or absorbed into othervillages.

“I am a hands-on person,”he said. “I have a vested inter-est in the success of the villagebecause I am raising my chil-

dren here and also have a busi-ness within the village.”

Kroehnert said when atrustee position became avail-able, he was interested.

“I felt the necessity to ex-tend my experiences andtraining to the local commu-nity,” he said. “As a resident,I also share the need to main-tain the unique, small, ruralagriculture identity my fellow

residents envision, in keepingKaneville as Kaneville.”

Kroehnert added his di-verse experience and formaleducation make him a goodcandidate for the job. His ex-periences range from militaryservice to facilities planning/management to business own-er and more.

Hauser said his interest ina position stems from his de-sire to be more involved withthe community.

“I’m just trying to put backtoward the community whatthe community has done forme over the years,” he said.“A lot of it is, I care about whatgoes on in our community. ... Ilike Kaneville the way it is andI want to keep it that way asbest we can.”

Garifalis could not bereached for comment.

By ERIC [email protected]

BATAVIA – Portola Pack-aging will close its plant at951 Douglas Road in Bataviain August when it expands itsfacilities in Kingsport, Tenn.and Tolleson, Ariz.

The closure will affect 76employees. Portola’s planthas been operating in Bata-via for 20 years.

Portola Packaging man-ufactures tamper-evidentplastic closures, bottles,equipment for the beverage

and food industries, plasticclosures and containers forthe cosmetics industry, ac-cording to its website.

The company will begintapering off production inmid-April, and expects toclose the plant no later thanAugust, according to a newsrelease from Portola Packag-ing.

“After extensive analysisand careful thought, we cameto the conclusion that closingthis facility and upgradingproduction at our other twoplants was the best decision

for our customers and com-pany,” Portola president andCEO Kevin Kwilinski said ina news release.

He said the company willbe helping those employeeswith services so they can finda new job. He said 15 corpo-rate employees in the Bata-via plant will join the rest ofthe corporate employees in anew, larger corporate facilityin Naperville.

Portola Packaging is mak-ing a $12 million capital in-vestment to its plants in Ten-nessee and Arizona.

Plant to close, lay off 76 people

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Board member: Increasingproperty taxes is difficult

Election Central

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County Chronicle Election Centralwebsite at www.kcchronicle.com/election.

Board chairman seeksqualified candidatesGENEVA – Kane County

Board Chairman Chris Lauzenseeks resumes from qualifiedindividuals who would liketo serve as Kane County'srepresentative on the Region-al Transportation AuthorityBoard of Directors. Resumesshould be submitted to hisoffice no later than noon,March 22 at 719 S. BataviaAve., Geneva, IL 60134, orvia email to [email protected].

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Genealogical Societytomeet tomeet in ElginELGIN – The Elgin Genealogical

Society will meet at7 p.m. March 21 in the first-floormeeting room of theGail Borden Library, 270 N. GroveAve., Elgin. After the business

meeting, BeckyHiggins will present theprogram “Using Evernote.” Thisis a computer interest program.The public isinvited. Visit the Elgin Genea-logical Society website at www.elginroots.com for informationon the society and programs.

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Elburn Station votemight be pushed backBy AL LAGATTOLLA

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ELBURN – There was de-bate Monday over a paragraphin the plans for the ElburnStation development, and itappeared the issue could pushback the vote on the annex-ation agreement that was totake place at next week’s Vil-lage Board meeting.

Village leaders also seemedlikely to delay a vote to adoptthe 2013 comprehensive planbecause trustees said therewere too many unansweredquestions on the topic.

The board looks to vote nextweek on allowing video gam-bling in the village, althoughTrustee Ken Anderson foughtagainst putting the issue on theconsent agenda.

Heading into Monday’sCommittee of the Whole meet-ing, village leaders appearedpoised to vote on all three is-sues at next week’s meeting.Village President Dave Ander-son previously set Monday forthe vote on the long-debatedplan for Elburn Station, whichwould bring 2,215 new homes tothe village over 20 years.

Dave Anderson and boardmember Ethan Hastert werenot at Monday’s Committee ofthe Whole meeting. But DougElder, who has been serving asvillage administrator as ErinWillrett has been out on ma-ternity leave, brought a para-graph in the Elburn Stationagreement to the attention ofthe board. Village attorney BobBritz said that the developer,Geneva-based ShoDeen, had an

issue with an item that stated“area 1” must be completedfirst.

Britz saidShoDeen offi-cials told himt h e y w o u l dnot agree tothat. ShoDeenPresident DaveP a t z e l t d i dnot attend themeeting. Whenreached Tues-day, Patzel tsaid that wasaccurate.

Trustee JeffWalter tookthat to meanthat ShoDeen

wished to build apartmentsfirst. And Walter said he wouldnot support that.

“My feeling is he’s goingto come in and put in apart-ments right away … and Idon’t want to see that,” Waltersaid. “That’s not the kind ofdevelopment I’m looking for.”

Board members proposedchanging the statement toclarify that the constructionof improvements in “area 1”must be completed first, butthey were not optimistic thatShoDeen would support that.

No homes would be builtuntil the completion of a proj-ect to extend Anderson Roadand build a bridge that wouldprovide a crossing of the traintracks. The project includesmore than $21.7 million in fed-

eral, state and local funding.A possible delay in the plansworried board member JerrySchmidt, who has fought tomove the project along, say-ing he fears that any furtherdelays might put the fundingin jeopardy.

“We need this develop-ment,” Schmidt said.

On the comprehensiveplan, board members saidthey had too many questionsto vote on the issue next week.Elder suggested that officialswith Images Inc., which puttogether the plan, be contact-ed and asked to come backat a future Committee of theWhole meeting.

DaveAnderson

ELBURN

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Batavia projects are concerningTo the Editor:What is the City Council of Batavia trying

to do downtown other than destroy it?The council approved giving monetary

grants to several businesses to help fillsome vacant storefronts, yet it is still de-bating the relocation of the most importantbusiness in downtown, Walgreens.Now the City Council has recently

announced another streetscape projectstarting in June. It appears that none ofthe downtown businesses were informedas to the scope that will disrupt not onlydowntown but the entire city.What the streetscape envisions will add

maybe five – no, make that six – bumpouts. Bump outs only reduce the width andthe amount of available vehicle parking onWilson Street. River Street was the firststreetscape project. Review the bumpouts and lack of street parking. How manyWilson Street parking places will have to beremoved to accommodate the bump outs?The streetscape work will increase the

width of the sidewalks so Batavia becomespedestrian friendly. When was the lasttime anyone noticed a walker purchasinga television or a bicycle? Pedestrians onlyvisit the services available, like financialinstitutions, beauty salons and restaurants.Overall these services do not generate alarge amount of sales tax for Batavia.After the streetscape is completedwhat

will downtown Batavia have other than bumpouts and less parking? But there will be widersidewalks for the pedestrians when crossingWilson Street over the brick pavers.Illinois is broke, but the Illinois Transpor-

tation Enhancement Program, a federallyfunded competitive grant program, is fund-ing $1.5 million of the estimated total costof $3.5 million for the streetscape project.This is suppose to promote alternativetransportation, bike and pedestrian travel,plus beautification. But, in the long term,will it also ruin downtown Batavia?

JackMcCabe

Batavia

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Important steps in labeling

genetically modified foodsBLOOMBERG NEWS

Is a truce in the long war overgenetically modified food in theworks? Not entirely. But newsreports that U.S. food producers andretailers may finally be willing to la-bel such foods suggest the industryis preparing to take an importantstep forward.

Last week, Whole Foods MarketInc. became the first major grocerychain to say it will require label-ing of all foods on its store shelvescontaining genetically modifiedorganisms. The mandate will comeinto full effect in five years.

The pervasiveness of geneticmodification is a well-kept secret.Ingredients in as much as 75percent of packaged food have hadtheir DNA altered to resist pests,tolerate excessive heat or grow withless water. For two decades, seedcompanies, agricultural productmakers and food processors suc-cessfully rebuffed calls for labeling.Last year, in a campaign filledwith exaggerations and half-truths,food companies spent more than$40 million to defeat a Californiaballot initiative that required GMlabeling.

The battle is far from over, how-ever. After their loss in California,label advocates pressed ahead withsimilar drives in almost two dozenstates. Amid boycott threats, neg-ative publicity and the prospect ofwaging expensive campaigns acrossthe country, food companies seemto be ready to concede the point; thepublic-relations cost of opposing ba-sic disclosure has grown too high.

The Food and Drug Administra-tion could have spared everyone thetrouble. Instead, the FDA concludedmore than a decade ago that GMfoods are indistinguishable fromunaltered foods, and that labelingwas therefore unnecessary. Thepolicy is out of synch with those inother industrialized nations, includ-ing the European Union and Japan.Even China and Brazil have tighter

requirements.More information in the hands

of consumers isn’t a bad thing.Quite the opposite. Polls consistent-ly show a large percentage of Amer-icans favor GM labeling. In 2007,candidate Barack Obama backedlabeling, although as president hehas failed to follow through.

While GM labeling is the rightdestination, some in the pro-label-ing camp have made the journeyunnecessarily difficult, in part byspewing alarmist epithets such as“Frankenfood.” It’s not unusual tohear an assortment of ills ascribedto GM foods, from obesity and can-cer to infertility and genetic defects.The claims, including an oft-cited,but flawed, French study of ratsthat developed tumors after con-suming GM corn, aren’t supportedby scientific research.

Such attacks obscure the virtuesof GM crops. Engineered to thrivein extreme weather, they can im-prove food security.

Legitimate questions remain.Do pests develop resistance to GMcrops, requiring farmers to applyeven more toxic chemicals to keepthem in check? What happens whenGM crops crossbreed with non-GMcrops? These issues deserve thor-ough investigation.

Meanwhile, we support a truce.In exchange for proper GM labelingby food producers and retailers, op-ponents of GM food sources shouldobserve a moratorium on scien-tifically dubious claims and otherforms of scaremongering. Thisshouldn’t be too hard. In January,Mark Lynas, a British environmen-talist and leader of the Europeanopposition to GM foods, apologizedfor his role in whipping up hysteriaand organizing vandalism raidson farms conducting trials of GMcrops.

With GM labeling, consumerswill be better-informed about theirfood. With a lid on opponents’ scaretactics, they will be better-informedabout the science, as well.

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SPORTS Kaneland volleyball’s Lyndi Scholl practices daily acts of kindnesswith special needs students after experiences a teammate’stherapy and recovery, writes sports editor Jay Schwab. PAGE 19

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St. Francis’ Zach Prociuk walks off the court after Tuesday’s 55-50 loss to Bartonville Limestone in the IHSA Class 3A Supersectional at Northern Illinois University.

SUPERSEASONENDEDST. FRANCIS BOYS BASKETBALL

CAN'T PULL OUT TIGHT

SUPERSECTIONAL GAME AGAINST

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IHSA CLASS 3A NIU SUPERSECTIONAL: BARTONVILLE LIMESTONE 55, ST. FRANCIS 50

Turnover bug bites late

By JAY [email protected]

DeKALB – The St. Francisboys basketball team enteredthe fourth quarter of Tues-day’s IHSA Class 3A NIU Su-persectional plus-five in theturnover battle with Barton-ville Limestone, and nursing asmall lead.

But St. Francis committedsix turnovers in the fourthquarter while Limestone han-dled the ball flawlessly, so it’sno coincidence that the game’sbottom-line statistic – thescoreboard – also went southon the Spartans. Limestone’sability to frazzle St. Francisin crunch time allowed theRockets to prevail, 55-50, andadvance to the 3A state semi-finals this weekend in Peoria.

“They definitely picked upthe intensity on defense,” St.Francis senior Andrew Kim-ball said. “We just made somebad decisions. We weren’tthinking. We lost our com-posure, and when one or twohappens, then you start over-thinking, and then four andfive come, and that can’t hap-pen if you want to win.”

The Spartans took four-point leads four differenttimes in the second half, in-cluding at 36-32 advantage ona Kevin McShea layup earlyin the fourth quarter. Butthe Rockets (24-9) scored thegame’s next 10 points in a cru-cial stretch capped by a Loren-zo Burns free throw to make it42-36 with 4:24 left in the game.

The Spartans were reel-ing, but guard Jason Pisar-ski canned a top-of-the-key3-pointer to slice the deficitin half, senior Matt Bonnerscored inside and fellow se-nior Tim Zettinger made twofree throws to put the Spartansup, 43-42, with 2:30 to go.

St. Francistook its final lead

at the 1:53 mark when Bonnerducked in for a baseline layupto make it 45-44 Spartans, butLimestone’s Hank Mathewsdrilled a 3-pointer to give histeam a 47-45 edge with 1:40 left,putting Limestone on top forgood.

The Spartans’ fourth quar-ter turnover woes then re-turned when Zettinger lostthe ball on a drive, and theRockets were in strong posi-tion from there against a St.Francis squad that, for thesecond straight year, made anunexpectedly deep postseason

push. Last year’s Spartans ad-vanced to a sectional final, andcoach Bob Ward’s team wentone step further this time.

“We always come out withthe mindset hat we can beatanybody – tonight, we justdidn’t have it,” Zettinger said.“Last year, we went out andbeat some Chicago teams, thisyear we came out and beatsome good teams out west.… Tonight, we played a goodgame, but we came up short.”

Pisarski led St. Franciswith 13 points, including abanked-in 3-pointer that gave

the Spartans life, down 50-48,with about 20 seconds to go.

But Limestone’s Mathews,the son of coach EddieMathews, converted fourstraight free throws to keepthe Rockets in command,and the Spartans ended theirseason with a 22-8 record.Mathews led Limestone with17 points.

“Obviously he’s a verygood free-throw shooter butsometimes you don’t have theopportunity to foul the rightguy,” Ward said. “The ball cer-tainly goes in his hands late.”

Kimball, who drained six3-pointers and scored 21 pointsin Friday’s sectional final winagainst Rockford Lutheran,was limited to five 3-point at-tempts against Limestone,making two of them. With thespringy, 6-foot-3 David Ander-son blocking five shots for theRockets, Limestone could af-ford to focus on perimeter de-fense.

“We know [Kimball] is agreat shooter … he was a dead-red, knockdown shooter, so westayed home,” coach Mathewssaid. “We stayed home. Weasked our guards to containand play one-on-one and see ifthey could make plays on us.It just helps when Anderson’sabove the rim. His timing isuncanny.”

St. Francis was in a 14-6hole after the first quarterbut played its best basketballof the night over the first twominutes of the second quar-ter, coming all the way back toknot the score at 14. Limestoneled, 20-18, at halftime.

Bonner had 10 points while

junior forward Kilian Brown

scored six points to go with six

rebounds off the bench for the

Spartans, who started five se-

niors.

With such a veteran team,

it’s no surprise emotions were

high after the loss. Ward called

his senior class “the best.”

“These are not tears of re-

gret,” Ward said. “Sometimes

in the locker room at the end

of the year, kids regret, hey I

could have done this, or what-

ever. These are just tears, you

know what, something special

kind of came to an end.”

A Spartan fan reacts to a no call with about a minute to play.

Photos by Jeff Krage – For the Kane County Chronicle

St. Francis’ Andrew Kimball races up the court during Tuesday’s IHSAclass 3A super-sectional against Limestone at Northern Illinois Uni-versity. The Spartans lost 55-50.

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St. Francis •Senior • Boys Basketball

ANDREW KIMBALL

St. Francis senior AndrewKimball was a key part of thewinningest stretch in St. Francisboys basketball history. Kimball, aGeneva resident, was a role playeron last year’s team that advancedto a sectional final, and emergedas the leading scorer on this year’steam that advanced to the 3ANIU Supersectional before fallingto Limestone on Tuesday, 55-50.Kimball, who scored 21 pointsagainst Rockford Lutheran andcanned a couple 3-pointers in theLimestone game, is the St. CharlesBank & Trust-Kane County Athleteof theWeek. He spokewith Chron-icle sports editor Jay Schwab afterthe Limestone loss. The followingis an edited transcript:

How much did you enjoy

this ride?

It was a blast. I love this team,every single one of us. No onethought we’d be here, that’s whatmakes it sweeter. It was justgreat playingwith these guys. Thewhole community and the school

waswith us. It was just great.

Do you think these teams thepast couple years really raisedthe profile of boys basketball atSt. Francis?Most definitely. Back to back re-

gionals and a sectional, not manyteams do that, especially for asmall school like us. Hopefully, wecan getmore kids coming hereand keep the tradition alive.

You hoping to keep playingbasketball after this or is thisthe end?This is prettymuch the end. I’m

going to be going toMissouri.Actually, four of our five seniors(all except Tim Zettinger) are allgoing toMissouri with each other.

Is that by accident?Kind of. My brother is there

right now, he’s a freshman, andonce he went, then I visited,and then I got everyone else tovisit, and everyone just fell in

love with it and decided to go.

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Geneva product D’Amicopart of national title teamPOINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – Ge-

neva alumnus Jeremy D’Amicohelped the Cardinal Stritchmen’sbasketball team defeatWilliamPenn, 73-59, on Tuesday to winthe NAIA Division II nationalchampionship Tuesday.D’Amico scored 12 points for

theWolves (35-3), who had fourplayers in double figures, led byDarrenMoore (21). D’Amico’snight included a 2-for-5 effortfrom the 3-point line, as well astwo steals.

Second-seeded Cardinal StritchoutscoredWilliam Penn, 34-23, inthe second half to roll in its firstchampionship game appearance.D’Amico added five reboundsand two steals. He entered thegame averaging 8.8 points, thefourth-best total on the team.

North boys waterpolo rallies for winST. CHARLES – John Pretet

scored four goals – includingthe game-winner with 3:03 left– to lift the St. Charles Northboys water polo team to a 10-9

victory against WaubonsieValley.North (3-2) trailed, 5-2, at

halftime.

North girlswater polo rollsAURORA – The St. Charles

North girls water polo teamimproved to 4-1 with a 12-2rout of Waubonsie Valley.Sarah Stern scored four goals

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PALATINE – Like mostg i r l s s o c c e r t e a m s , S t .Charles East optimisticallylists the Class 3A state tour-nament at North Central Col-lege at the end of its scheduleonline.

The Saints would boast aformidable full-circle storyshould they still be playingJune 1.

E a s t n a v i g a t e d b l o w -ing snow early and trudgedthrough slick, glistening ar-tificial turf throughout Tues-day’s season-opening, 1-0 lossat Fremd. While the Saintscreated more chances thanthe Vikings and had a goaldisallowed, they’re still lia-ble to enjoy the recollectionof this novel match down theroad.

“It was a good experience,”East junior forward ShannonRasmussen said. “We playedwell, kept the ball, playedpossession. I mean, we’veall played in different condi-tions since we play all year-round. It’s Illinois, but it wascool. Definitely never thismuch snow.”

Fremd senior midfielderMichelle Mottonen provid-ed the lone goal when she

streaked down the left flankand snuck a shot past Eastkeeper Kendra Sheehan with15:50 to play.

The tally came about sev-en minutes after refereesdisallowed an apparent Eastgoal, ruling the Saints hadkicked the ball after sprawl-ing Fremd keeper ChristinePiasecki controlled a Ras-mussen corner kick.

“ I w a s t h i n k i n g I ’ mprobably not going to get an-other opportunity as openas this, so I’ve got to finishit,” Mottonen said. “I justtried to put it as accuratelyas I could.”

Piasecki survived an ear-ly surge of Saints chancesthat saw senior Amanda Hil-ton and junior Anna Corirosiprovide plenty of first-halfpressure from the midfield.

Given East’s attackingedge against a top opponentand overall lack of outdoortraining time since springpractices started, Saintscoach Paul Jennison be-moaned little but the finalscore.

“We kept connecting pass-es. We were all working hard.Getting behind the ball, win-ning 50-50s,” Rasmussensaid. “We just couldn’t fin-ish.”

GIRLS SOCCER: FREMD 1, ST. CHARLES EAST 0

Mackenzie Curran wasLyndi Scholl’s big

sister in the Kaneland volley-ball program’s big sister/littlesister mentoring program.

In March 2010, Curransuffered an arteriovenousmalformation in her brain,and her life was turned onits ear. She needed extensivetherapy to rebuild many of thecognitive functions that oncecame naturally, and she hadplenty of helping hands alongher road to recovery.

Schollobservedthe popularCurran’s chal-lenging recov-ery closely,and the ideaof assistingstudents withspecial needs

began to carry appeal.Now a Kaneland se-

nior, Scholl is making hermark uplifting many ofKaneland’s special needsstudents with daily acts ofkindness.

“I knew it was going to bean impact but I didn’t thinkit was going to be life-chang-ing, but it definitely haschanged my life in a big, bigway,” Scholl said.

Scholl, who committedin January to play collegevolleyball at KishwaukeeCollege, is spending the fi-nal months of her Kanelandyears doing all she can tomake sure other Kanelandstudents receive the caliberof support that Curran did.

Two of the Kanevilleresident’s class periods arespent working with specialneeds students, includinga P.E. leadership class thatshe was supposed to take forone semester, but was askedto continue for the entireyear because she was sucha great fit. She also regu-larly eats lunch with thestudents.

“They’re all my bestfriends,” Scholl said. “Yousee them in the hallway andthey’re always saying ‘Hey,’they’re like the happiestpeople ever. You see them,and it’s just awesome. It justmakes your day awesome.”

Kishwaukee women’svolleyball coach StephanieGooden – a former boys vol-

leyball coach at St. CharlesEast – called Scholl a “rolemodel” in addition to prais-ing the versatile hitter’svolleyball skills.

Scholl plans to extendher community serviceefforts beyond the Kanelandcampus. She recently tookpart in a Polar Plunge eventwith her father in Joliet tohelp raise money for SpecialOlympics.

She said she likely will gointo physical therapy withan emphasis on workingwith the disabled.

At Kishwaukee, Schollwill reunite with formerKaneland teammate GraceFabrizius, who will be asophomore for the Kougarsnext season. Scholl said thepresence of Fabrizius at theMalta school helped her se-lect Kishwaukee over a fewfour-year, in-state options.

“She wasn’t sure if shewant to play college volley-ball and then at end of yearher senior year she decidedto go to Kish,” Scholl said.“I went and watched her soI knew who the girls were,who the team was, so it wasalways in the back of mymind. I was always thinkingabout that school.”

Scholl is enthused aboutliving at University Plaza onthe NIU campus.

“I get all the benefits ofbegin an NIU student, butI go to Kish, and it’s likea five minute drive, andthere’s a bus that takes me

[to campus], so I don’t evenneed to drive,” she said.

• Jay Schwab is sportseditor of the Kane CountyChronicle. He can be reachedat 630-845-5382 or [email protected].

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HOROSCOPE BookNotes: ‘The Longevity Kitchen’By RAE PADILLA FRANCOEUR

GateHouse News Service

We’ve weathered theworst of winter. March ishere and for many, thatmeans it’s time to step onthe scale and see what dam-age the winter has wrought.

Next step, diet. Thereare a lot of ways to go aboutit, some perhaps wiserthan others. One way is tochoose an eating plan thathas the potential for weightloss, and at the same time itsets you up with a healthyeating plan you can rely onfor life.

“The Longevity Kitch-en” by Rebecca Katz andMat Edelson offers up the“Super Sixteen.” These 16antioxidant “power foods,”rich in omega-3, are at thecore of this eating planaimed at, of course, a lon-ger and healthier life.

The super foods are:asparagus, avocado, basiland mint, blueberries, cof-fee, dark chocolate, garlic,green tea, kale, olive oil,pomegranates, sweet pota-toes, thyme, walnuts, wildsalmon and yogurt. Foodnurtures, delights andheals, writes Katz, in herlikable, upbeat approach tohealthier eating.

Her book is one part nu-tritional primer and fiveparts cookbook. Each of the125 recipes, many illustrat-ed with luscious photog-raphy, comes with its ownmini-introduction and ad-ditional nutritional infor-mation.

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Katz spoke with scien-tists and elders from “not-ed longevity hotspots” likeOkinawa, Greece and Swe-den for this book. Thoughit’s designed to help withchronic conditions like di-abetes, arthritis, heart dis-ease, high blood pressureand inflammation, it morebroadly aims to prevent theonset of such life-threaten-ing diseases.

You can think of it as“food is medicine” as longas you understand that therecipes presented here arecreated with flavor as a No.1 priority. Thyme onionmuffins, Moroccan mint

lamb chops, herby turkeysliders, hot and sour sesa-me soba noodles, Tuscanbeans and greens – it’s hardto think of any of this asmedicine.

She writes that there is a“delectable connection be-tween outstanding flavors,power-packed nutrition,and longevity.” No recipeescapes her FASS taste test.

The FASS formula – theratio of fat to acid to salt tosweet – is different for eachrecipe, but Katz says we in-nately expect a particularbalance of these tastes ineach of our foods. She usesGrade B maple syrup, ol-ive oil, lemon juice and seasalt, along with a vast num-

ber of herbs and spices toarrive at the robust flavorsin her recipes. Ingredientsfor a lime vinaigrette withtoasted cumin seeds, forexample, includes lime andlemon juice, lemon zest, seasalt, cayenne, toasted cum-in seeds, maple syrup andolive oil.

An Indonesian drizzle,good for chicken or fish,contains cilantro, mint,parsley, lemongrass, gin-ger, lime juice, fish sauce,olive oil, maple syrup, seasalt and cayenne.

Katz, with medical writ-er Mat Edelson, talks aboutour organs, what they re-quire to operate efficiently,and what foods best sup-port the 100 trillion cellssupporting our 10 majororgan systems.

She explains the linksbetween type 2 diabetes andAlzheimer’s, for example,and looks at how food canhelp set us up for a health-ier future.

Each body, she says,assimilates food and nu-trients slightly different-ly. Some people assimilatevitamin C more efficientlywith broccoli than bell pep-per, for example, therebyproving the value of vari-ety.

She presents a “Culi-nary Pharmacy,” a compre-hensive listing of foods andtheir attributes.

When you eat almonds,make sure you eat the skinsince half the antioxidantsare in the skin. “Apples aretheir own little medicinechest.”

Absent here are thehighly processed foods likewhite bread and white ricethat pique appetites andwreak havoc with sugarsand metabolism.

Each recipe features nu-tritional information, stor-age tips and prep times.

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Dr.Wallace: I have

been reading your

column for a long time,

and I have noticed that

many teens resent their

grandparents when they

are old and come to live

with their family.

Some of the teens

complain about how

“nosey” their grand-

mother is and how their

grandfather always

wants to watch sports on

TV, and some complain

that their grandparents

embarrass them in front

of their friends.

Not long ago, my

grandmother came to

live at our house. She

was in a wheelchair and

always wanted to be in

the family room where

everybody else was

because she didn’t want

to miss anything.

This was OK with me,

but when my friends or

a date came over, she

always wanted to talk

to them and ask a lot of

questions. After a while,

I became annoyed and

wished she would move

into a retirement home.

Then one day she got

sick and had to go to the

hospital. I thought she

would just be gone for a

week or so and looked

forward to a few days

without her. However,

when she suddenly

had a heart attack and

died, I was shocked and

saddened.

After a couple of

weeks, I found I really

missed her. I realized

that I had not considered

her feelings.

She probably felt like

an intruder, and she was

trapped in her wheel-

chair in poor health, a

lonely widow dependent

on our family for every-

thing.

So, I’d like to tell

teens that they should

take the time to get to

know their grandparents

who come to live in their

home when they are old.

I’m really sorry that I

didn’t do more for my

own grandmother, but

now it’s too late to tell

her I loved her. – Name-less, Seattle, Wash.

Dear Nameless:Thanks for sharing your

experience with our teen

readers.

Most grandparents

are very observant and

wise. Even though you

and your grandmother

had your disagreements,

deep down she knew you

loved her, and she loved

you.

Dr.Wallace:A girl

recently moved into our

neighborhood and start-

ed attending our school.

She invited a few

of us girls to a slum-

ber party next week

to get acquainted. My

best friend and I were

both invited, and I was

looking forward to going

and to have the new girl

as a friend because she

seemed to be very nice.

My friend Jan called

me last night and told

me she wasn’t going to

the party. When I asked

her why, she said that

she heard that the new

girl was involved in sex

and drugs at her old

school and had a bad

reputation.

I don’t know what

to do because I’m not

that kind of girl, and I

sure don’t want to ruin

my reputation by going

to her party. What do

you think I should do? –Nameless, Tulsa, Okla.

Dear Nameless:Rumors have a way

of being both vicious

and unfair. Sometimes

they are motivated by

jealousy. I think you

should plan on attending

the party.

It will be a good way

for you to make up your

own mind about the new

girl. If for some reason

you don’t feel comfort-

able with what is going

on at the party, you can

simply call your parents

and have them take you

home.

• E-mail Dr. Robert [email protected].

Dear Abby: I have been married30 years and have raised four chil-dren to adulthood. I recently foundout my husband has been havingan affair with a prostitute from astrip club. He paid all her livingexpenses and promised to marryher. She was 26 when it started; heis 56. He told her his wife had runaway with another man and thathe was divorced. When I confront-ed him, he lied, lied, lied.

He wants to continue livingtogether and pretend nothinghappened. He went to counselingand quit. He says he wants tomake up for his mistake with me,but all the while he was havingunprotected sex.

I doubt he’ll ever stop lying tome because he always has.

During this long affair, he wasbrazen, arrogant and abusive tome. Now he wants to be attentive,but he makes me sick. What doI do? – Can’t Trust Him In NewJersey

Dear Can’t Trust Him:Only youcan decide that, but in order todo it rationally, without anger orvengefulness, I’m advising you tomake up your mind AFTER somesessions with a psychologist on

your own. What your husbandwants at this point is far lessimportant than what YOU want.And why you would want to con-tinue in a marriage to an abusivephilanderer is something only youcan answer.

Dear Abby: I am a gay man whohas been single for seven years.I met this guy, “Mark,” about 10months ago and we hit it off imme-diately. We have almost every-thing in common except that I’m aDemocrat and he’s a Republican.We both know how we feel aboutour political differences and decid-ed to continue dating anyway.

My problem concerns my othergay friends, mostly Democrats,who don’t like Mark because he’sa Republican. I have tried explain-ing to them that we overlook ourdifferences and concentrate on themany things we have in common,and they should try to do thesame. But they no longer inviteme to gatherings and their phone

calls have ceased.I feel hurt and rejected by my

closest friends, some of whom Ihave known my whole life.

Is it wrong to continue my rela-tionship with my boyfriend at theexpense of my friends? – Political-ly Incorrect

Dear Politically Incorrect:Twenty-twelve was a particularlyheated election year, with import-ant issues at stake and negativecampaigning bringing out theworst in many people. Now thatthe election has been decided, onewould hope that inflamed emo-tions will settle down.

I know several couples whohave strong and happy “mixed”marriages in which the spousesdo not always agree politically. Itis a shame that you would be re-quired to choose between the manyou care for and your longtimefriends.

I see nothing wrong withcontinuing your relationship withMark; however, I think it may betime for you to expand your circleof friends.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Dear Doctor K: I know lots offoods raise cholesterol levels. Butare there any foods that lowercholesterol?

Dear Reader: Indeed there are.But before talking about them, it’sworth saying a few words aboutfoods that raise your cholesterol.

Except for a very few peoplewho inherit genes that cause themto have high cholesterol, most ofus who have had a “cholesterolproblem” (which includes me) doit to ourselves by the foods we eat.

Foods with lots of cholesterolraise our blood cholesterol levels.But foods with lots of saturatedfats and trans fats (the “bad fats”)are even worse. They cause yourliver to make lots of cholesterol.

Foods rich in saturated fats in-clude whole milk, butter, cheese,ice cream, red meat and coconutproducts. Foods rich in trans fatsinclude hard margarines, partial-ly hydrogenated vegetable oils,many deep-fried fast foods andmost commercial baked goods.

These are the foods you wantto eat less of, to avoid raising yourcholesterol. What about foods toeat more of, to lower your choles-terol? Some cholesterol-loweringfoods have a lot of soluble fiber,which sticks to cholesterol in

the gut. When that happens, thecholesterol is not easily digested,so it passes out of your body in abowel movement instead of enter-ing your blood. The same thinghappens with foods rich in plantsterols and stanols. Other choles-terol-lowering foods are rich in the“good fats” (monounsaturated andpolyunsaturated fats) that directlylower LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Here are five foods you canstart with to get your cholester-ol-busting under way:

• Oats. Choose oatmeal or acold oat-based cereal such as Chee-rios for breakfast. It gives you 1to 2 grams of soluble fiber. Add abanana or some strawberries foranother half-gram.

• Beans. Beans are especiallyrich in soluble fiber. They alsotake a while for the body to digest,meaning you feel full longer aftera meal. With so many choices –from navy and kidney beans tolentils, garbanzos, black-eyed peasand beyond – and so many waysto prepare them, beans are a very

versatile food.• Nuts. Eating almonds, wal-

nuts, peanuts and other nuts isgood for the heart. Eating 2 ouncesof nuts a day can slightly lowerLDL. And nuts have additionalnutrients that protect the heart inother ways.

• Foods fortified with sterolsand stanols. Companies areadding sterols and stanols to foodsranging from granola bars to or-ange juice and chocolate. They’realso available as supplements.

• Fatty fish. Eating fish two orthree times a week can lower LDLin two ways: by replacing meat,which has LDL-boosting saturatedfats, and by delivering LDL-low-ering omega-3 fats. Omega-3s alsoreduce triglycerides, a type of fatin the bloodstream.

If you’re buying packaged foodat the market, check the NutritionFacts label to see how much ofeach kind of good fat and bad fat,and how much fiber, are present.It’s much easier to eat healthytoday.

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

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Eating the right foods is oneway to lower cholesterol

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Carl Sandburg, a poet whowon three Pulitzer Prizes, said,“A politician should have threehats: one for throwing into thering, one for talking through,and one for pulling rabbits out ofif elected.”

A bridge declarer should havethree hats: one for counting hislosers, one for counting his win-ners, and one for watching hisentries – our theme this week.

In today’s deal, how would amilliner play in three no-trumpafter West leads the spade queen?

The South hand has only 21high-card points, but it is strongenough to open two clubs insteadof two no-trump. Count two foran ace and one for a king. A typ-ical two-no-trump opening totalsseven. This hand tallies to nine.Upgrade when you have a lot ofaces and kings.

North is nearly worth aslam-invitational rebid of fourno-trump, but not quite. With nofive-card suit or 4-4 fit, you nor-mally need a combined 33 pointsfor six no-trump.

South starts with seven toptricks: two spades, two hearts,two diamonds and one club. Hewould hope to get a third dia-mond trick, assuming the miss-ing cards split 3-2. But declarerwould still need another winner.It is much simpler to take threeclub tricks. However, Southmust be careful both not to blockthe suit and to have a dummyentry available after driving outthe club king.

Declarer must take the firsttrick in his hand with the spadeking, cash the club ace, and playanother club – and keep leadingthat suit until West takes hisking. With the spade ace stillon the board, the contract isguaranteed.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF: JEFFREY W. BAURERAddress: 617 Logan Ave., Geneva,IL 60134Date and Place of Death: Novem-ber 27, 2012, Joliet, IL

Case No. 13 P 100PUBLICATION NOTICE

INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION

TO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES

1. Notice is hereby given of thedeath of Jeffrey W. Baurer whodied on November 27, 2012, aresident of Geneva, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: Margaret J. Baurer.

3. The Attorney for the estate is:John J. Hoscheit / Hoscheit,McGuirk, McCracken & Cuscaden,P.C., 1001 E. Main Street, Suite G,St. Charles, Illinois 60174.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before August 27,2013. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Gene-va, IL 60134-112, with the Repre-sentative or both. Any claim notfiled within that period is barred.Copies of a claim filed with theClerk must be mailed or deliveredto the Representative and to the at-torney within 10 days after it hasbeen filed.

5. On February 22, 2013, anOrder Admitting the Will to Probatewas entered.

6. Within forty-two (42) days af-ter the effective date of the originalOrder Admitting the Will to Probate,you may file a petition with theCourt to require proof of the validityof the Will by testimony or witness-es to the Will in open Court, or oth-er evidence, as provided in ArticleVI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after theeffective date of the original OrderAdmit-ting the Will to Probate, youmay file a petition with the Court tocontest the validity of the Will asprovided under Article VIII 5/8-1 ofthe Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

8. The estate will be administeredwithout Court supervision unless aninterested party terminates indepen-dent supervision administration byfiling a petition to terminate underArticle XXVIII 5/28-4 of the ProbateAct (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

/s/ John J. HoscheitExecutor's Attorney

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 27, March 6 &13, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


In the Matter of the Estate:LYDIA ANN ANDERSON FKABRYANT726 West Highland Ave, Elgin, IL60123Date and Place of Death: Novem-ber 8, 2012, Elgin, Illinois


INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,

UNKNOWN HEIRS & LEGATEES1. Notice is hereby given of the

death of Lydia Ann Anderson fkaByrant who died on November 8,2012 a resident of Elgin, KaneCounty, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: Susan Hovell, N20279Hovell Lane, Galesville, WI 54630.

3. The Attorney for the estate is:James M Kiss, LTD, PC, 96 NKennedy Dr, Carpentersville, IL60110.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before August 27,2013. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Gene-va, IL 60134-112, with the Repre-sentative or both. Any claim notfiled within that period is barred.Copies of a claim filed with theClerk must be mailed or deliveredto the Representative and to the at-torney within 10 days after it hasbeen filed.

5. On February 21, 2013 an Or-der Admitting the Will to Probate

gwas entered.

6. Within forty-two (42) days af-ter the effective date of the originalOrder Admitting the Will to Probate,you may file a petition with theCourt to require proof of the validityof the Will by testimony or witness-es to the Will in open Court, or oth-er evidence, as provided in ArticleVI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months afterthe effective date of the original Or-der Admit-ting the Will to Probate,you may file a petition with theCourt to contest the validity of theWill as provided under Article VIII5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS5/8-1).

8. The estate will be adminis-tered without Court supervision un-less an interested party terminatesindependent supervision adminis-tration by filing a petition to termi-nate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 ofthe Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

/s/ Raymond R GeimerAttorney

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, February 27, March 6 &13, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF: STEWART C. CROCKETTAddress: 53 N. Jane Drive, Elgin,Illinois 60123Date of Death: January 23, 2013


INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES1. Notice is hereby given of the

death of Stewart C. Crockett whodied on January 23, 2013 a resi-dent of Elgin, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: Rebecca N. Crockett, 445South Street, Elgin, Illinois 60123.

3. The attorney for the estate is:Ted A. Meyers / Meyers & Flowers,LLC, 3 N. Second Street, Suite 300,St. Charles, Illinois 60174.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before September 15,2013. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Gene-va, IL 60134-112, with the Repre-sentative or both. Any claim notfiled within that period is barred.Copies of a claim filed with theClerk must be mailed or deliveredto the Representative and to the at-torney within 10 days after it hasbeen filed.


6. Within 42 days after the effec-tive date of the original Order Ad-mitting the Will to Probate, youmay file a petition with the Court torequire proof of the validity of theWill as provided under section 6-21 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat.Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 6-21).

7. Within 6 months after the ef-fective date of the original OrderAdmitting the Will to Probate, youmay file a petition with the Court tocontest the validity of the Will asprovided under Section 8-1 of theProbate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 1101/2, Par. 8-1).

8. The estate will be administrat-ed without Court supervision unlessan interested party terminates inde-pendent supervision administrationby filing a petition to terminate un-der Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Pro-bate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

(7 )./s/ Ted A. Meyers

Attorney for Executor

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, March 13, 20 & 27,2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF: PAUL F. KUDLACHAddress: 1950 Larkin Avenue, El-gin, Illinois 60123Date of Death: January 11, 2013


INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES1. Notice is hereby given of the

death of Paul F Kudlach who diedon January 11, 2013 a resident ofElgin, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: John S. Kudlach, 6N658Splitrail Lane, St. Charles, Illinois60174.

3. The attorney for the estate is:Ted A. Meyers / Meyers & Flowers,LLC, 3 N. Second Street, Suite 300,St. Charles, Illinois 60174.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before September 15,2013. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Gene-va, IL 60134-112, with the Repre-sentative or both. Any claim notfiled within that period is barred.Copies of a claim filed with theClerk must be mailed or deliveredto the Representative and to the at-torney within 10 days after it hasbeen filed.


6. Within 42 days after the effec-tive date of the original Order Ad-mitting the Will to Probate, youmay file a petition with the Court torequire proof of the validity of theWill as provided under section 6-21 of the Probate Act (IL Rev. Stat.Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 6-21).

7. Within 6 months after the ef-fective date of the original OrderAdmitting the Will to Probate, youmay file a petition with the Court tocontest the validity of the Will as

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lidityprovided under Section 8-1 of theProbate Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. 1101/2, Par. 8-1).

8. The estate will be administrat-ed without Court supervision unlessan interested party terminates inde-pendent supervision administrationby filing a petition to terminate un-der Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Pro-bate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

/s/ Ted A. MeyersAttorney for Executor


PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on March 4, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, set-ting forth the names and addressesof all persons owning, conductingand transacting the businessknown as ASSOCIATES INBIOFEEDBACK located at 14 NRiverside Ave, St. Charles, IL60174.

Dated: March 4, 2013.

/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk


PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on March 5, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, set-ting forth the names and addressesof all persons owning, conductingand transacting the businessknown as PROFESSOR PLUMB lo-cated at 1189 Lyon Road, Batavia,IL 60510.




PUBLIC NOTICE


Public Notice is hereby giventhat on March 4, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, set-ting forth the names and addressesof all persons owning, conductingand transacting the businessknown as TYNAN CONSTRUCTIONlocated at 229 N. Jackson,Batavia, IL 60510.




PUBLIC NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given thaton February 25, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, con-cerning the business known asMIND, BODY, SPIRIT HEALING lo-cated at 802 S Jefferson St,Batavia, IL 60510 which certificatesets forth the following changes inthe operation thereof:

I, Kelly M. Young, do certify that Ihave a financial interest in the busi-ness being conducted and transact-ed in Kane County, Illinois underthe above named business and thatthe address of such business willbe: 232 S. Batavia Avenue Suite B,Batavia, IL 60510.

Dated: February 25, 2013



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Offered at $1,750,000

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