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MAY 2, 2012

Vol. 4 No. 22

Library App Downers Grove Public Library gets its own app for smart devices

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

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o longer does a patron have to go their computer to check their library account, because now in Downers Grove there’s a library mobile app for Android, Blackberry, iOS (Apple system), and Windows Mobile devices.

Residents are able to access library services from wherever they are. With the new app, they can reserve titles, search the library catalogue, access their account, find hours, get directions, or even download eBooks. “We have received a lot of comments from people See APP, page 2

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News

Attorney of former fire chief attempts to sue Westmont

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

In an effort to sue the village over unpaid wages, the attorney for former Westmont Fire Chief Frank Trout wants the village to turn over its employment records.

Trout is suing the village for more than $50,000 in damages and attorney fees, alleging that the village failed to pay him for work he performed while working with the Fire Department’s Duty Officer Program.

The suit, filed earlier this month, names all the members of the Village Board, Village Manager Ron Searl and Westmont Mayor Bill Rahn.

“We want time cards, or whatever they use to keep track of people’s time for wages,” Trout’s attorney Richard F. Blass said. “I’m not privy to the way their system works but we will find out once they turn over their documents.”

Blass contends that the village was responsible for paying Trout for the work he performed in a second assignment in conjunction with the fire department’s Duty Officer Program.

“He can not volunteer for an employer that he’s already getting paid for,” Blass said.“They have to pay you. If you want to volunteer for a non-for-profit that’s something different.”

The suit states that the “Duty

Officer Program ensured that a Fire Department employee in an officer rank was always either on duty or on-call, for 12hour shifts, to supervise all onduty personnel, including full and part time fire fighters, and dispatchers sand paramedics…”

Westmont Searl said that the village has received the order to produce the documents, but that they don’t agree that the village has done anything illegal.

“We feel it is without merit, and will vigorously defend it,” Searl said.

When asked why Trout now seeks compensation, Blass said that the former chief was not aware that the action was illegal.

“He’s not a lawyer,” Blass said.

Westmont to swear in fire chief

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

Westmont prepares to swear in its new chief, who has a long history in fire safety.

On April 16, the Village Board approved David Weiss, 57, to take over as the new Westmont Fire Chief, replacing Frank Trout.

Trout retired earlier this year after being charged for DUI.After Trout was placed on administrative leave,Weiss stepped in as interim fire chief. Trout was eventually acquitted of the charge.

“No one every wants to get a position this way,”Weiss said.“I’m honored that they put their trust in me.”

Weiss has been a member of the Westmont Fire Department since 1990. He has worked his way through the ranks earning the title of deputy chief in 1999, and he comes from a family of firefighters, including his father and several uncles. His father worked 44 years for the Montgomery Fire Department, where he retired as assistant fire chief. However, the appointment is a new high mark for Weiss’ family.Weiss said it is a new era as he is the first to make it to chief in his family.

He started his career in the fire service industry at Montgomery as a volunteer. He was 18-years-

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old. Weiss eventually worked for Lisle-Woodridge Fire Department, where he retired five years ago.

The new chief said that the promotion did not come as a

complete surprise. He and Trout had spoken about Weiss taking over the department once Trout retired this year.

“I’m looking forward to moving the department into the future and to giving the best service that we can,”Weiss said.

He added that he has already identified areas of improvement for the department.

“We have identified some areas that we need to do better, such as educations for kids and seniors,” he said.

The department used to conduct education academies, help with neighborhood block parties and attend schools See FIRE, page 3

“He found out that it was illegal, then he asked us to investigate and he asked us to file suit on his behalf.”

Blass also added that Trout kept records of the unpaid wages.

Trout retired earlier this year after being charged with DUI. He was initially placed on administrative leave, before the village announced that he would be taking an early retirement.

He was eventually acquitted of the charge. dlively@buglenewspapers.com.

APP Continued from page 1 who have downloaded the app and told us how easy the process is,” said Melissa Doornbos, a spokeswoman for Downers Grove Public Library, “In these economic times, they’re glad that we’re still being innovative.

This is where people are, and we need to be there too,” she said.

Previously patrons were able to access the library website, but they were forced to view the site via a handheld device. The app program is a modified version of all that the library has to offer.

“This is trimmed down for your phone,” said Doornbos, “You get the basics, and more and more libraries are doing it.”

To download the app, visit dgl. boopsie.com on your mobile device or scan the QR code to download the app.

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Midwestern asks village for permission to expand

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

Midwestern University is waiting to hear if the Downers Grove Village Board will allow it to move forward on a new 138,000-square-foot building that is expected to house a new auditorium.

School officials said that they would like to break ground on the $53 million project, which will include additional classrooms and more office space, by the end of May. The facility will service staff members from the university’s department of medicine and dentistry.

“Construction will start as soon as we can get full approval from the village of Downers Grove, and we’re hoping to break ground in about a month,” Kathleen H. Goeppinger, university president “To meet the needs of our students, we are always looking to see what we can provide,” said University President Kathleen H. Goeppinger, speaking of the university’s recent expansion projects.

Last year, the university broke ground on a facility for its new $120 million College of Dental Medicine-Illinois. The dental

Downers Grove Police hold child safety seat check

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

The Downers Grove Police Department is holding a safety seat program this week to help parents determine if their children are safe in their car seats.

The child safety seat event will be held Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Indian Trail Elementary School. Indian Trail is located at Stonewall and 63rd streets.

FIRE Continued from page 2 drills. However, many of those programs were cut due to budget constraints. Weiss said that the department would be looking for grant funds to replace some of those programs.

Weiss recently earned the redesignation of chief fire officer by the Commission on Professional Credentialing. This designation is presented to fire personnel who demonstrate a high level of competence, as witnessed by peers. Documenting professional,

“A certified tech will be there to tell [parents] about any [seat] misuse,” Downers Grove Police Officer Chris Fisher said, “ We’re not just checking and fixing seats, but we’re showing parents how to use their seats.”

According to National Center for Health Statistics from 2008, car crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages 3 to14. This fact is the direct result of non-use or improper use of child safety seats and See SAFETY, page 4

educational, technical, and community service achievement, and fulfilling prescribed standards of performance, ethics and conduct are also required for CFO. “Dave has been an asset to our fire department for many years,” Westmont Mayor Bill Rahn said.

“We are lucky to have such a dedicated professional working for our community.”

The public is invited to attend the official swearing-in that will be held on Monday, May 7 at Village Hall. A ceremony at the Westmont Fire Station Headquarters, 6015 S. Cass Ave., will follow the event.

facility and multi-level parking garage are currently being built at 3450 Lacey Road. Last August,

the university welcomed about 130 dental students into that new program.The dental school isn’t scheduled for completion for another two years, but students are currently attending classes at other buildings on campus.

The new auditorium will be constructed on the campus, located at 555 31st St., and all campus students will use it

during lecture presentations.

“Construction will start as soon as we can get full approval from the village of Downers Grove, and we’re hoping to break ground in about a month,” Goeppinger said.

The university does not yet have a name for the auditorium or the new building, she said. dlively@buglenewspapers.com

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Woodridge announces Westmont French market gets a name Congressional Art Competition winners

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

By Debbie Lively Staff Reporter

Over the weekend, a Downers Grove North High School student was selected as the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition, which was hosted by U.S. Representative Judy Biggert at the Woodridge Public Library.

“It’s pretty clear that we have a lot of talent here,” said Biggert before announcing the winner.

“If I had my pick, I would put every one of them (student artwork) here in the capital,” she said.

The Woodridge Public Library displayed the art entries for several days leading up to the announcement of the winner who was Kelly Egan, of Downers Grove North High School. During the ceremony, Egan talked briefly about her art piece titled,“Painted.”

SAFETY Continued from page 3 seat belts, officials said. Fisher said that 8 out of 10 seats are being misused in some form.

“Clearly the only way to adequately protect all passengers – and especially children – is to have them restrained,” police officials said.

Organizers will have several lanes set up for parents to drive through, and each lane will have a technician who will check the seat and help educate parents about the use of their seats.

Authorities may even replace

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The winning entry by Kelly Egan entitled “Painted.”

“The main message is that we all can have an outside personality that we show others, but that we also have an inside,” she said.

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a seat if they determine that a particular seat is damaged and hazardous, Fisher said.

There is no charge for the service, and no appointment is necessary. Parents will be serviced on a first-comefirst serve basis. The police department generally holds the event once a year;. However, this year there will be two events. Another safety check is expected to be held in the fall.

For more information, contact Community Service officer Chris Fisher at cfisher@ downers.us or 630-434-5691, or visit www.seatcheck.net. dlively@buglnewspapers.com.

Westmont’s new market has a name – the Westmont Fresh Marketplace.

The Westmont Special Events Corporation, a not-for-profit volunteer organization, solicited help from the public in naming its new market, which will open this summer.

“We asked the public to send us their event name suggestions, and this name received the best feedback,” WSEC secretary Linda Sobotka said, “There is a lot of excitement regarding this new event. We’re looking forward to a great year.”

The market will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, June through August, in downtown Westmont on Burlington between Cass and Lincoln avenues. The market is expected to feature

fresh fruits and vegetables, specialty food products, flowers, and hand-made arts and crafts. It will be held in conjunction with Westmont Cruisin’ Nights.

The WSEC also solicited community feedback to select this year’s theme for the Taste of Westmont.The theme “Rock Your Tastebuds” was selected. WSEC volunteer Bob Mackert came up with the winning suggestion.

“Since the Taste of Westmont combines great food and great music, we wanted to combine these themes in our event slogan,” Mackert said. “The organization has also selected a rock concertstyle T-shirt designed to match the theme.”

The Taste of Westmont will be held July 12-15 in downtown Westmont on Cass Avenue.

For more information, contact WAEC at wsec@westmontevents. com, or call 630-829-9378.

Calendar ONGOING Third Thursday. 5 – 7 p.m. every third Thursday at the DuPage Children’s Museum.

Third Thursdays are a special time once a month for families of children with autism spectrum disorder, visual, and mobility impairments to come play at the Museum. All activities are free with admission or membership.

Flowering Annual Orders.

The Woodridge Junior Woman’s Club is taking orders for a variety of flowering annuals which will be available for pickup or delivery on Saturday, May 5th.

Petunias and Impatiens are available in a variety of colors, in either flats or hanging baskets.

Geraniums are also available in pots or hanging baskets. Prices start at $4. All proceeds will be used to help fund scholarships provided to high school seniors with a passion for serving their community. Call Andrea at 312405-8762 for information or to place an order. Orders should be placed by April 23.

B & B Ladies Golf League.

Join us for golf and fun every Friday morning. Season runs May 4-Sept. 28. 9 holes at Village Greens of Woodridge. For information call 630-985-3610.

Garage sale sign-up.

Tables are available for the St. Scholastica Council of Catholic Women annual Garage Sale of Hidden Treasures: Spring Cleanup on March 24. Tables are $17 each, or two tables for $30. For more information call Natalie Meyers at 630-985-9289.

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Group.

9:30-11:30 a.m. every Monday at the Downers Grove Library.

Topics for 2012 include: Middle East realignment, promoting democracy, Mexico, cybersecurity,exit forAfghanistan and Iraq, state of the oceans, Indonesia,and energy geopolitics.

Registration is not required. Call Nancy Peraino at 630-968-8706 for more information.

Birth after cesarean. 12-2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. meetings the first Monday of the month in Romeoville. Come for encouragement, supports, and information on planning for your next birth. Babes-in-arms are always welcome. Call Melanie in Romeoville at 253-861-5897 for more information, or e-mail VBACesarean@aol.com.

Do you want to stop drinking? Contact Alcoholics

Anonymous at 630-887-8671 to get help, or go online to www.aania.org to find a local meeting.

Alcoholics Anonymous.

Meetings daily at the West Suburban Alano Club, 17 W. Quincy St., Westmont. Open speaker meetings at 7 p.m.

Saturdays and 10 a.m. Sundays, other meetings listed by day and hour on www.wsacaa. org. Memberships available: inquire at the Club.

Baby andToddler Storytime.

10:15-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Westmont Library. Get ready for stories, songs, and interactive play.Young children and a caregiver can enjoy this weekly time together while nurturing a love of reading.

For ages 0-3.

Toddler & Me Playgroup.

10:45-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Westmont Library. Bring your young children to a special morning playtime in the library’s meeting room. Interact with other moms and caregivers while

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Saturday morning storytime. 9:30-10 a.m. at the Downers Grove Library. Join in every Saturday morning for storytime filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays. This program is for children of all ages and their caregivers. Adult participation is an important part of this storytime.

Job club. Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Woodridge Library, 3 Plaza Drive,Woodridge.

Job Club members learn to write résumés and cover letters,develop interviewing skills and find job leads. No sign-up, no fee, just drop in. For further information call 630-964-7899, email askus@ woodridgelibrary.org, or visit www.woodridgelibrary.org.

MAY 2 Paying too much for phone service? 6-8 p.m. at the Woodridge Library. Bring your recent phone bills to receive a free analysis by experts from the Citizens Utility Board. Register

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on woodridgelibrary.org.

MAY 3 Big Read event: Paula McLain. 7-9 p.m. at Ashton Place, 341 75th St., Willowbrook.

Enjoy personal reflections of Paula McLain as she discusses her motivation for writing “The Paris Wife,” her painstaking research, and her remarkable ability to immerse herself in the world she created. Register online at thebigread.org or by calling the Downers Grove Library at 630960-1200.

MAY 4 Motion Explosion. 2-5 p.m. in the Cypress Cove parking lot, Woodridge. This event combines the Bike Fest, Kite Fly, and the Touch-a-Truck components into one big Motion Explosion. Get up close and personal with a fire engine, a police car, and other big vehicles. Food items will be available for purchase.

Hop ‘n’ Bop Goes Bluegrass, See CALENDAR, page 6

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Police Blotter

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The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Downers Grove, Woodridge, and Westmont Police Departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

Downers Grove Pedro Ocampo-Zanzanares, 37, 21 W 556 Lynn Rd, Lombard, was arrested at 7:07 a.m. on April 4 at 2100 Ogden Ave. for no valid driver’s license.

Christopher Stoner, 22, 916 60th Place, Downers Grove, was arrested at 2:55 p.m. on April 20 at Washington and Webster for domestic battery.

Alex Montemayor, 18, 7332 Hartord Road, Downers Grove, was arrested at 6:45 p.m. on April 20 at 7300 Canterbury for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Edward Colon, 1645 Forest, LaGrange Park, was arrested at 7:04 p.m. on April 20 at 944 Curtiss for criminal trespass to property.

Sandra Bryant, 31, 417 Verret St., Elmhurst, was arrested at 1:38 a.m. on April 21 at Butterfield and Technology for driving under the influence and improper turn.

Artemio Martinez-Garcia,32,1287 Brookline Court, Naperville, was arrested at 500 block of Ogden Avenue for no valid driver’s license.

Evaldas Gudaitis, 44, 9986 S 84th Terrace, Palos Hills, was arrested on April 22 at 7349 Lemont for retail theft.

Ryan Brown,30,2623 Carrolwood Drive, Naperville, was arrested at 2:02 p.m. on April 22 at the police station on a warrant.

Fernando Fernandez, 37, 126 L. Lalonde, Addison was arrested at 3:38 p.m. on April 22 at Fry’s Electronics for retail theft.

Westmont Sometime between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on April 17, an unknown offender(s) stole a hand cart from the driveway of a residence in the 200 block of East 56th Street. The estimated loss is $60.

windows of a vehicle in the 6700 block of Echo Lane. The estimated damage is $800.

Sometime between 6:30 and 7:10 p.m. on April 18, an unknown offender(s) stole a cellular phone in the 200 block of West 59th Street. The estimated loss is $100.

Sometime between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. on April 20, an unknown offender(s) stole a cellular phone in the 100 block of Plaza Drive.

The estimated loss is $200.

At 1:34 a.m. on April 22, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of Chestnut Avenue.

Stephen L. Barnes, 35, 2720 South Highland Ave., Lombard, was arrested for driving under the influence. He was also cited for improper lane usage and driving without a valid driver’s license. Barnes was released on his own recognizance.

Woodridge A theft occurred at approximately 6 p.m. on April 20 in the 2900 block of Tyler Avenue. Unknown persons removed a bike that was left unattended for a few minutes.

Sometime between 4:15 and 6:15 p.m. on April 18, an unknown offender(s) smashed out three

A criminal damage to property occurred at approximately 11:30

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supplies last. Event is sponsored by www.freecomicbookday.com.

the Bridge Board, which aids the homeless.

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DuPage Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble, Tiny Great Performances Series. 10:45 a.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum. Be entertained by classical standards and familiar tunes performed by the String Ensemble. A great way to introduce classical music and musical instruments to young children.The performance is free with admission or membership.

A Hop ‘n’ Bop™ Series Class (Ages 18-24 months).

9:30 – 10 a.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum. Dance to the fiddle and banjo, play a variety of instruments and discover the rhythm of classic bluegrass tunes.

Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Member/child partner $12, nonmember/child Partner $18.

Good Show! Gallery Opening, DCM Family Fun Friday Night.

5 p.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum. Enjoy the newest installment of child-created artwork in our Good Show!

Gallery. During the school year, DuPage Children’s Museum will have extended hours on Fridays (open until 8 p.m).

MAY 5 Free Comic Book Day. All day at the Westmont Library. Come to the Westmont Library today and receive your free comic while

Kids Flea Market. 1-3 p.m. at the Westmont Library. The meeting room will be turned into a small, kids version of a flea market. Come by and see what you can find. All items are priced $1 or less.

MAY 6 FUMC Four. 7-8:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Sacred and secular songs performed by Mark, Scott, Ward, and Brett.

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Proceeds benefit

MAY 8 Free Asthma Screening. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital, Health & Wellness Center, 3551 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. The screenings are part of the 16th Annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program, which is sponsored by the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (ACAAI).

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle, A Start in Literacy Series Class (Ages 4-6). 4 – 5 p.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum. Collage a caterpillar, print with fruit and fly around in your own butterfly wings while developing a taste for literacy. Pre-registration and prepayment are required. Member/ child partner $15, nonmember/ child partner $21.

p.m. on April 20 in the 2500 block of Crystal Court. Unknown persons damaged a parking lot lamp by throwing an unknown object at it.

A theft occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on April 21 at Hollywood Blvd Cinema in the 1000 block of 75th Street. Unknown persons removed a cell phone from a patron watching a movie.

At approximately 12:45 p.m. on April 22, Marcello Pillow, 27, 335 Menard, Chicago, was charged with forgery and identity theft after he attempted to cash a fraudulent check at the Fifth Third Bank in the 7500 block of Janes Avenue.

At approximately 12 a.m. on April 22, Kathryn Davis, 52, 2444 Kingsley Drive, Naperville, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and Robert Sibley, 40, from 80 E Armitage, Chicago, was charged with obstruction of justice following a traffic stop in the 10000 block of Werch Avenue.

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 22, Robert Moeller, 26, 509 Springwood Lane, Bolingbrook, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of cannabis, possession of drug equipment

Downers Grove. The screenings are part of the 16th Annual Nationwide Asthma Screening Program, which is sponsored by the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (ACAAI).

Paint in a Bubble, A Start in Art Series Class (Ages 2-3).

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum. Use colorful paint to decorate the inside walls of a giant plastic bubble found in the art studio. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Member/ child partner $15, nonmember/ child partner $21.

MAY 10 Writer’s Group. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Westmont Library. This interactive group is for adults interested in improving their writing skills and venturing into the world of publishing. For ages 12 and up.

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Free Asthma Screening. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital, Health & Wellness Center, 3551 Highland Ave.,

Astronomy for Everyone: Size and Scale of the Universe. 7 p.m. at the Woodridge Library.Astrophysicist

and driving while license suspended following a traffic stop in the 7500 block of Route 53.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. April 22, Bernell Howard, 37, 4833 Polk, Chicago, was charged with retail theft after he removed various items from Kohl’s in the 1000 block of 75th Street.

At approximately 11 a.m. on April 24, Natasha GillihanGarvey, 18, 225 Blackhawk Place, Bolingbrook, was charged with theft after she removed an unknown amount of U.S. Currency from a residence in the 2500 block of Waterbury.

At approximately 11 p.m. on April 25, Jennifer Greider, 34, 2521 White Oak Ln., Lisle, was charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug equipment, driving while license suspended and speeding following a traffic stop near the intersection of Hobson Road and Route 53.

A criminal damage to a vehicle occurred sometime between 7:30 p.m. on April 24 and 4 a.m. on April 25 in the 8300 block of Mendingwall Lane. Unknown persons damaged the driver’s side door leaving what appeared to be pry marks.

Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, has always been passionate about astronomy and wants to share the excitement with you.Learn about the size and scale of the universe, the stars, and other celestial wonders in this awe-inspiring, entertaining virtual tour through the universe. Following this indoor presentation, we will go outdoors to view objects in the night sky through a telescope.

Family Science Night. 5:30 p.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum.

Explore science activities in a family-friendly environment. During the school year, DuPage Children’s Museum will have extended hours on Fridays (open until 8 p.m.).

MAY 12 Organic Gardeners Plant Sale. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hummer Park, 4833 Fairview Ave., Downers Grove. This sale features vegetables, herbs, and native annuals and perennials.

For more information, visit www. dgorganicgardeners.blogspot. com.

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Herrick Middle School students win scholarships Alyse Bondarowicz and Sarah Fantinel, Herrick Middle School students and flutists, are among the American Wind Band Scholarship winners for 2012. They will perform their solos on May 6th at 3 p.m. during the American Wind Band Scholarship Concert at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street in Downers Grove.

The scholarships, which will be awarded at this concert, are intended to enable middle and high school students to continue their studies in the field of music performance.The concert is free and open to the public.

Alyse started learning and playing music at 6 years old.

Her first instrument was the violin and she moved to flute in 4th grade. She also learned to play the alto saxophone in the 7th grade and performs in the Jazz and Concert Bands at Herrick Middle School in Downers Grove. While in the band program, she has played 1st chair flute, auditioned, and earned the opportunity to perform at the IMEA Festival. She also performs with her mother, Kaaron, a violinist in church and at community events. Alyse lives with her mom, step-dad Steve, sister Josie, and brother Austin.

She studies flute with Karen Moffett. Alyse loves swimming and being with family and friends. She is looking forward to attending Downers Grove North H.S. in the fall.

Sarah started learning and playing music at 5 years old. Her first instrument was the piano.

She began studying flute in 5th grade where she was the only flute student and because of that her lesson pace was equal to those of the 6th graders. Sarah’s mother is a flutist and helped to guide her with private lessons at home. Sarah has attended Dr. Cate Hummel’s Flute Camp for the past three years and looks forward to returning this year.

Sarah currently is 1st chair in the Herrick Middle School Band.

She lives in Downers Grove with her parents James and Tammy and brother Brenden.

While her mother still helps with her lessons, Sarah has been taking private lessons with flutist Megan Moscato. Sarah also enjoys reading, crochet, knitting, acting in drama productions, working for her church and community, and spending time with her family and friends.

For more information about the American Wind Band visit AmericanWindBand.org.

Submitted Photos

First place winner Kelly Egan with Judy Biggert.

Right: Third place winner Jake Runnion.

Left: Second place winner Morgan Sandacz.

ART Continued from page 4 The Congressional Art Competition started in 1982 and provides an opportunity for Members of Congress to showcase the artistic talents of high school students in their districts. The winning artwork will be hung in the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.

for a year. The winner will also receive two airplane tickets to Washington to participate in a ceremony in June that will include winning students from each congressional district.

In the local competition, the second place winner was Morgan Sandacz; also from Downers Grove North, and third place winner was Jake Runnion, from Plainfield East.

The students’ work was judged anonymously by trained judges,

said Biggert.

About 75 people, including parents, along with art teachers from the various schools attended the reception. Biggert shook the hand of each student who participated before presenting them with an award.

Most of the students who participated were from high schools in Lockport, Hinsdale, Plainfield, and Downers Grove. dlively@buglenewspapers.com

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H o ro s c o p e s

Across

1 Golden Fleece seeker 6 Disputed strip 10 With 42- and 66-Across, words to an old friend, the end of which is a hint to this puzzle’s theme and grid 14 Nimble 15 Offenbach’s okays 16 Kentucky border river 17 The world according to Arp 18 Sailing attire for 1-Across?

20 Miracle Mets star 21 “From __ Zinc”: vitamin slogan 22 Gives a facelift 23 Dearth of frost?

26 Rowan Atkinson character 27 Understood 32 Antenna shelter 35 Hosp. test 37 PayPal owner

38 Celebrated Talk Like a Pirate Day? 40 Regional poem?

42 See 10-Across 43 Funnyman Kinison 45 Run in 46 Comes down hard?

48 Sole man 50 Do some tweezing?

55 Players try to hit triples with them 59 Mama bear, in Madrid 60 First name in courtroom fiction 61 “I’ve completed the flag”?

63 Had a homecooked meal 64 Smack 65 Pate base 66 See 10-Across 67 Sounds of disapproval 68 Cans 69 Touch and shuffle

Down

1 Jazz pianist Ahmad __ 2 Disco era suffix 3 Tough tissue 4 It’s often traded in 5 Alumna identifier, perhaps 6 Chin hider 7 Sky lights 8 Turn sharply 9 “__ of Homecoming”: U2 song 10 Put in a clip 11 “Think I’m kidding?”

12 Evening, in ads 13 Former CIA director Porter __ 19 Glance 21 Some ales 24 “__ la Douce” 25 “Diana” crooner 28 Second or third, for instance 29 The orchestra tunes to one 30 Bankrolls 31 Dmitri’s denial 32 “The Book of __”: Jane Hamilton novel 33 Aral Sea locale 34 Starting half?

36 The old man’s old man 39 “Is there any group I haven’t offended?” satirist 41 Ranch addition?

44 French art song 47 Erupt 49 Ballets __: early 20th-century dance company 51 Yank’s home, briefly 52 Playground retort 53 “Well ... not exactly” 54 Magritte and Descartes 55 Queue before U 56 Pulls along 57 Writer Dinesen 58 WWII craft 62 Colorado sports nickname, with “the” 63 Singer DiFranco

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Minor mishaps can be easily rectified - but if left unchecked could balloon into a major headache.

Spending should be kept in check in the week ahead.

We all need someone we can lean on. Count your blessings for having a dear friend upon whom you can rely. Sage advice in the week ahead could prove insightful and solve a perplexing problem.

If your ship is headed toward a storm, you would do well to change course. If it is increasingly difficult to find the bright side in a relationship in the week to come, it may well be time to move on.

Don’t berate the inefficiency of others when you don’t have your own affairs in order. Playing the blame game is childish, so own up to shortcomings rather than passing the buck during the week to come.

Show your caring, compassionate nature. You’ll find that it’s easier to be sympathetic and generous towards others than it is to be selfish in the week ahead. Others will rely on your coolness under fire.

It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. The results may not turn out exactly as you hope in the week ahead, but it’s your work ethic that will draw the attention of the higher-ups.

Take things as they come. Adapt to the flow of events early in the week, as plans are likely to change and schedules could fall by the wayside. Keep working on current projects, but delay new contracts.

Look up to find the silver lining. No matter how gloomy the outlook appears, there is a positive side to everything. Don’t be too rigid in the week to come, as you may need to deal with a change in plans.

Order from the light menu. Use a brief respite to recharge your batteries and prepare for the week ahead.

Find enjoyable ways to pass the time and make time to handle the heavy workload.

Don’t get caught up in the hype. You may feel pressure in the week ahead to buy something you don’t need just for the sake of fashion. Hold onto your pennies for something that you actually need.

A good deed needs no reward. Be generous and helpful to others, even if there’s no chance of getting anything in return. When possible, put the needs of others above your own in the upcoming week.

Good poker players never shows their hand too early, even when holding all the aces. In the week to come, problems will go away if you can feign ignorance.

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INSIDE: Trojan gymnasts win conference title, page 12; Lockport and Downers North begin softball rivalry, page 13

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Dynamic Duo

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Meet Downers South senior catcher Katy LaCivita.

Straight ‘A’ student. Four-year varsity player for coach Ron Havelka’s Mustangs. Illinois Coaches Association all-stater (2011). A hostess at Home Run Inn pizza. Going to Loyola next year on a softball scholarship.

Oh, yes. LaCivita also goes by the title of “Headmaster of Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry” on her Facebook page.

“I just wrote that because I thought it was funny,” she says, laughing.

Additionally on Facebook, LaCivita and a friend won the voting for “Worst Case of Senioritis” by her DGS classmates—in a landslide, by the way.

“Yes, I did vote for them,” says Danielle Trezzo, the Mustangs’ star shortstop and a four-year varsity player herself who’s been good friends with LaCivita ever since they met in the fourth grade at Indian Trail Elementary school.

“It (the voting) was for a (Senior) Mock Award (for the school yearbook) that fits them really well. Just their personalities.”

LaCivita likes to keep things loose and joke around with her teammates, too, when the situation warrants.

The Mustangs happened to be winning a recent game at Proviso East by a landslide one afternoon.

Shortly after sophomore first baseman Kaley Smith motored around third base and touched home plate with another run for the Mustangs, LaCivita looked up at Smith on the dugout bench, grinned and quipped: “You’re fast … you remind me

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Downers South’s Katy LaCivita (left) and Danielle Trezzo are primed to lead the Mustangs deep into the playoffs.

of a moose.”

“I tell her that all the time,” LaCivita said. “It’s all in good fun.

I love every single one of those girls.”

“We give each other a hard time,”Trezzo said,“but since we’re so close, it’s all in fun and no one takes it personally because we all like each other.”

Between the white lines, though, it’s all business for LaCivita, Trezzo and their teammates. At the beginning of the year, Havelka has each player list their goals for the upcoming season. Two goals that LaCivita and Trezzo definitely agree on are: A.) to win the West Suburban Gold championship, and B.) to go as far in the postseason as possible.

The Mustangs have come close to securing a state tournament berth during LaCivita’s and

Trezzo’s careers. DGS advanced to the sectional title game last year, and the Mustangs went to the supersectionals their sophomore season.

LaCivita and Trezzo, both perennial all-conference and allarea players, would like nothing more than to finish their prep careers playing in East Peoria in June.

“I know that’s something me and Danielle have shared for four years,” said LaCivita, who had arthroscopic surgery on her right shoulder last January and resumed catching for the first time this season in late April.“It’s something that we want badly.

We got so close last year and sophomore year.”

“We’ve come really close,” Trezzo added.“We’re going to try our hardest this year and advance as far as we can. I think our (team)

defense is really our strong point, but we’re a solid team all the way around.”

Trezzo, like LaCivita, will be continuing her career in college.

She signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Illinois last November on the same day LaCivita inked with Loyola. They’re both looking forward to the challenges of playing college ball.

“I’m really excited,” said Trezzo, who is rock-solid defensively but has plenty of pop in her bat, as well. Last year, she hit eight homers and slugged 12 her sophomore year.

“It’s going to be a lot of hard work, but it will be a lot of fun to go to next level and play,” she said.

“I’m really excited, but I’m also a little anxious,” said LaCivita, who hit five homers through the

final week of April and batted .423 with 30 RBIs as a junior.

“I’m excited to get there, but at the same time it’s hard to leave the high school life behind, leave family and friends. Being a student-athlete is extremely difficult, with workouts, classes and homework .I think I’ll be able to handle it once I get into my groove and get settled in.”

Havelka said he believes the work ethic that LaCivita and Trezzo share will pay off for them at the next level.

“I know one thing: they’re going to work at it,” he said.“Both of these girls spend a lot of time working on their game in the off-season. Both coaches, Illinois and Loyola, saw a lot in them that they’re obviously willing to have them on the team. I think they’ll do fine.” mike@buglenewspapers.com

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Trojan gymnasts win WSS conference title The Trojans and Glenbard West went back and forth at Saturday’s West Suburban Silver boys gymnastics meet, but Downers North edged the Hilltoppers, 152.25 to 151.30, to capture the team championship.

was second in all-around (53.45).

Wychocki also tied for second in rings (8.25), was second on the horizontal bar (9.1) and took third in both the vault (9.2) and parallel bars (8.95).

John Schubert notched thirdplace finishes in the horizontal bar (9.05) and the pommel horse (8.6).

ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

Downers North, which finished third at the state meet last season, was led by senior Luke Wychocki, who scored a 9.6 to win the floor exercise and

The Trojans came up with a run in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Willowbrook, 4-3, April 26 in a West Suburban Conference crossover game.Matt

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Underdown earned the victory on the mound. Joe Provenzano and Troy Southard each tripled for the Trojans, while Connor Kopach and James Sheldon added doubles.

Downers North also defeated Glenbard West on consecutive days, blanking the Hilltoppers 2-0 on April 27 behind a fivehit shutout from senior David Wilk, and then winning 5-3 on Saturday. Wilk and Provenzano each doubled in the Trojans’ shutout victory. Pat Lowry was the hitting star with two doubles and three RBI. •After dropping both games of

a doubleheader to Addison Trail on April 21, Mustang senior lefty Nick Vanek got the Mustangs back on the winning track by pitching six innings of threehit ball and leading DGS over the Blazers, 9-0, April 24. Vanek blanked the Blazers through six innings while striking out seven.

Offensively, Chris Eberhart went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The Mustangs made it two straight triumphs April 26 by whipping Lyons Township, 7-1.

Leading 2-1 after six innings, DGS plated five runs in the seventh to seal the win. Brian Glowicki was the winning pitcher; Alex Galik

hit a triple, and Zach Taylor and John Drevney each doubled.

GIRLS SOCCER Lily Stanicek found the back of the net four times as the Trojans routed Proviso West, 8-0, in their West Suburban Silver game played on April 24.

Heather Muno, Gianna Marconi, Bianca Romay and Sarah Costello each scored goals, while Carrie Smith played well defensively.

Freshman goalkeeper Izzy Greenblatt kept Proviso West off See TROJAN, page 15

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Local rivalry takes off

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

For two softball programs like Downers Grove North and Lockport that are separated by only 18 miles on the road and historically separated by only a few spots in the Chicagoland softball rankings, it surprised a lot of people that they had never played each other in a regular season game until last Tuesday.

SOFTBALL “I called her this year and now we will be on the schedule every year,” said Downers Grove North coach Mark Magro.“We will play every second Saturday in April.

Our goal is to be a program like Lockport. Year after year after year, they are near the top.”

The teams have been working on the game since the winter.

“We always play South and

we have never played North,” said Lockport coach Marissa Chovanec. “We talked about it in January and our ADs made it happen. This is one thing we try and do, we want a good, tough schedule. We know that these games are the ones that will help us at the end of the season.”

The Porters (17-4) claimed the first meeting, winning 2-0, getting a run in the first and sixth innings.

“We had to keep plugging and not be satisfied with only the one run,” Chovanec said.“I was happy we were able to push the across in the bottom of the sixth.”

Lockport did the damage against North’s (17-4) ace pitcher

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Dale Ryndak.

“I am really pleased,” Chovanec said. “She is a great pitcher and we were patient and had good at bats. We didn’t want to pop the ball up, which is easy to do against a good rise ball pitcher.”

Ryndak wanted the win over her friends.

“I knew a bunch of girls on the team from summer so I wanted blood,” she joked.

Taylor Weissenhofer pitched the shutout for Lockport.

“Taylor was good on the mound and we played defense behind her and made the routine plays,” Chovanec said.

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Dale Ryndak pitched well in defeat against Lockport.

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Benet spikers second at own invite

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

BASEBALL 1. Plainfield North 2. Niles West 3. Joliet Catholic 4. Maine South 5. Downers South 6. Minooka 7. Lockport

SOFTBALL 1. Benet 2. Lockport 3. Downers North 4. Minooka 5. Downers South 6. Plainfield South 7. Plainfield Central

GIRLS SOCCER 1. Plainfield North 2. Downers South 3. Benet 4. Lockport 5. Plainfield Central 6. Maine South 7. Plainfield South

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 1. Downers North 2. Benet 3. Minooka 4. Downers South 5. Maine South 6. Notre Dame 7. Plainfield South

BOYS TRACK 1. Plainfield South 2. Minooka 3. Maine South 4. Niles West 5. Plainfield North 6. Joliet West 7. Benet

GIRLS TRACK 1. Minooka 2. Plainfield North 3. Downers South 4. Downers North 5. Bolingbrook 6. Lockport 7. Benet Rankings are compiled by Mark Gregory and Scott Taylor.

Benet’s boys volleyball team (22-5) hosted its own invitational last weekend and ended up placing second to Waubonsie Valley after losing the title game, 25-22, 16-25, 25-23.

ROUNDUP Pat Dougherty piled up 39 assists in the match, and Luke Ladowski recorded 19 kills and seven digs. Bobby Wehrli chipped in with 15 kills and seven digs.

The Redwings, however, breezed past Joliet Catholic, 2516, 25-18 in an ESCC contest on April 24.Wehrli led Benet with 11 kills, while Sawyer Yazel had four blocks and four aces. Ladowski added four kills.

Nazareth surprised the Redwings by taking the first game,26-24,onApril 26,but Benet clobbered the Roadrunners in the last two games, 25-8, 25-6, to win the match. Nathan Parisi rang up 17 kills for the Redwings and

Jon Simmons added eight kills and eight digs. Kevin Withers added 18 digs, while Dougherty notched 34 assists.

BASEBALL The Redwings, behind winning pitcher Jordan Rajewski,knocked off Nazareth in ESCC play, 5-1, on April 23. Rajewski scattered six hits; Joe Boyle doubled for the Redwings.

•Westmont played a homeand-home Interstate Eight series vs. Lisle April 23 and 24. On April 23, Lisle broke a 2-2 tie going into the sixth and ended up winning 10-5.

Jean Pietrzak, Sebastian Drozdz and Ryan Schlicher had two hits apiece for Westmont, with one of Drozdz’s hits being a double.

Drozdz, Pietrzak and Zach Moran each had RBIs. The following day, Westmont was limited to one hit—a single

by Ryan Schlicher—in a 5-0 loss to the Lions.

Westmont held a 3-1 lead at Wilmington on April 27, but

Wilmington ended up defeating the Sentinels, 4-3. Danny Dwyer doubled for the Sentinels.

SOFTBALL Benet beat up on Oswego East, 12-1, April 23. The Redwings broke the game open with a 6-run sixth inning and won by the slaughter rule.

Maeva McGuire launched her eighth and ninth homers of the season in the victory and had three RBIs. The Georgia recruit is hitting over .600 for the Redwings, who are hitting over .400 as a team. Molly Moran fanned nine while picking up the win.

Kendall Duffy was 4-for-4 with two RBIs, and Julianne Rurka doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs.

On April 25, Redwings defeated another quality opponent, Glenbard South, 3-2. Glenbard South was the third-place

finisher at last year’s Class 3A state tourney. McGuire cracked a double as the Redwings scored all of their runs in the third inning. Moran recorded her 21st victory of the year.

•The Sentinels had a home-andhome series vs. Lisle. Westmont lost twice to the Lions—who placed fourth at last year’s Class 2A state tourney—by scores of 7-3 April 23 and 10-4 April 24.

Kristen Skala doubled twice and Maria Prete also hit a double.

On April 24, Lisle led 10-0 after four innings and went on to win, 10-4. The Sentinels avoided getting beat by the slaughter rule after scoring three runs in the top of the fifth. Prete cracked two doubles and Skala added a double.

GIRLS SOCCER Benet

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BASEBALL Batting Average

Chris Tschida, JCA Derek Bangert, Lockport Kevin Ross, Niles West Mario Cerda, Joliet Central Kyle Richardson, Maine South Tom Vachon, Plainfield East Scott Foltz, Bolingbrook Dan Sullivan, Lockport

.556 .508 .492 .457 .456 .433 .429 .419

Runs Steve Heffernan, Plainfield Central Nick Sharrow, Plainfield East Tom Vachon, Plainfield East Matt Underdown, Downers North Ryan Peter, JCA Chris Tschida, JCA Joe Sparacio, Plainfield Central Mike Rogala, Plainfield East

25 21 21 21 20 19 19 19

Hits Derek Bangert, Lockport Tom Vachon, Plainfield East Ryan Czachor, Notre Dame Chris Tschida, JCA Danny Hyde, Notre Dame Scott Foltz, Bolingbrook Matt Walsh, Notre Dame Ryan Peter, JCA Zach Melone, JCA Nick Sharrow, Plainfield East

31 29 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 22

RBI Joe Sparacio, Plainfield Central Nate Searing, JCA

25 23

RIVALRY Continued from page 13 today and we didn’t hit real well, but it was a good game,” said Magro.

It was the third loss for the

BENET Continued from page 14 win of the season by blanking Providence, 5-0, on April 25.

Christina Stopka earned the shutout in goal for the Redwings.

Jessica Smetana scored twice, and Jamie Borges picked up two assists to go along with a goal.

TROJAN Continued from page 12 the scoreboard.

•Downers South snapped a two-game skid with a 2-0 shutout of Hinsdale South behind senior goalkeeper Cassidy Herrmann.

The Mustangs tallied both of their goals in the first half. Sarrah Ludwig assisted on Flo Beshiri’s

Matt Venn, Romeoville Keenan Kelly, Maine South Matt Koran, Joliet West Danny Hyde, Notre Dame Jeff Gersch, Joliet West Mike Bentson, Plainfield Central

21 19 19 17 17 17

Homers Kyle Richardson, Maine South Eric DeLoach, Plainfield Central Matt Venn, Romeoville Alex Voitik, JCA Matt Koran, Joliet West Matt Underdown, Downers North Matt Kramer, Plainfield East

4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Doubles Joe Sparacio, Plainfield Central Tom Vachon, Plainfield East Nick Sharrow, Plainfield East Matt Underdown, Downers North Max Gawenda, Joliet Central Derek Bangert, Lockport Scott Foltz, Bolingbrook Tevin Brown, Bolingbrook Matt Walsh, Notre Dame Danny Hyde, Notre Dame Troy Southard, Downers North

16 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

ERA Kevin Duchene, JCA Jake Herron, Joliet West Joe Lewicki, Plainfield East Danny Hyde, Notre Dame Troy Southard, Downers North Nick Davito, Lockport Tim Blake, Plainfield Central Brad Elmore, Bolingbrook

0.26 0.64 1.08 1.14 1.27 1.62 1.74 1.81

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Stephanie Abello, Benet

Wins Brian Glowicki, Downers South Nick Davito, Lockport Kevin Duchene, JCA Tomas Aguilar, Plainfield Central Adnan Sator, Notre Dame Jake Herron, Joliet West

5-0 5-2 4-0 5-2 4-2 4-3

Strikeouts Jake Herron, Joliet West Brian Glowicki, Downers South Kevin Duchene, JCA Tomas Aguilar, Plainfield Central Brad Elmore, Bolingbrook Tim Blake, Plainfield Central Steven Waldrop, Bolingbrook Evan Martens, Lockport Nick Davito, Lockport David Wilk, Downers North

58 48 44 43 41 38 30 29 28 25

SOFTBALL Batting Average Maeve McGuire, Benet Julianne Rurka, Benet Marissa Panko, Benet Kendall Duffy, Benet Kelli Holstine, Minooka Emily York, Benet Morgan Vogt, Plainfield Central Tresa Fahrner, Joliet West Cailey Baker, Plainfield Central Jusse Bunn, Plainfield East Kaleigh Nagle, Plainfield Central Michelle Spillman, Romeoville Abby Smith, Romeoville

.618 .543 .538 .514 .488 .475 .470 .458 .455 .452 .443 .441 .431

.430

Runs Maeve McGuire, Benet Kendall Duffy, Benet Julianne Rurka, Benet Marissa Panko, Benet Nina Maggio, Plainfield East Stephanie Abello, Benet Ali Michalik, Benet Morgan Vogt, Plainfield Central Jessica Rio, Plainfield East

48 36 31 31 31 27 24 22 21

Hits Maeve McGuire, Benet Marissa Panko, Benet Emily York, Benet Julianne Rurka, Benet Kendall Duffy, Benet Stephanie Abello, Benet Jusse Bunn, Plainfield East Morgan Vogt, Plainfield Central Cailey Baker, Plainfield Central Carly Dundee, Lockport Alyssa Manucci, Plainfield South

47 42 38 38 38 34 33 31 30 30 30

RBI Emily York, Benet Kendall Duffy, Benet Maeve McGuire, Benet Stephanie Abello, Benet Julianne Rurka, Benet Jusse Bunn, Plainfield East Marissa Panko, Benet

48 40 33 32 32 29 21

Homers Maeve McGuire, Benet Kendall Duffy, Benet Stephanie Abello, Benet

9 7 7

Sam Yeager, Downers North Dale Ryndak, Downers North Michelle Spillman, Romeoville Katie McKay, Joliet West

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7 5 4 4

Doubles Maeve McGuire, Benet Carly Dundee, Lockport Jusse Bunn, Plainfield East Sam Yeager, Downers North Rowan McGuire, Downers North Angelina Medo, Plainfield South Julianne Rurka, Benet Kendall Duffy, Benet

20 10 9 8 8 8 8 8

ERA Elaine Heflin, Downers North Dale Ryndak, Downers North Taylor Weissenhofer, Lockport Kaleigh Nagle, Plainfield Central Sara Novak, Minooka Jackie Lilek, Minooka

0.43 0.75 1.05 1.12 1.14 1.34

Wins Molly Moran, Benet Jordan Harbacek, Plainfield South Annie Molek, Plainfield East Taylor Weissenhofer, Lockport Elaine Heflin, Downers North

21-3 15-4 13-7 11-3 10-3

Strikeouts Taylor Weissenhofer, Lockport Elaine Heflin, Downers North Sara Novak, Minooka Jordan Harbacek, Plainfield South Annie Molek, Plainfield East Molly Moran, Benet Dale Ryndak, Downers North Carly Dundee, Lockport

150 147 123 106 98 99 72 48

Trojans to a team ranked in the top 10.

“We are down because we lost some games, but we lost to Glenbard West who is ranked in the top 10, we lost to Benet who is No. 2 and now Lockport,” Magro said.“We are playing good, but we have to do better job at

some things. We gave them both runs and we have to work on that.”

Magro said he is not concerned about where the Trojans fall in the rankings.

“Rankings don’t matter,” he said. “We were in the top five all year last year and we lost in the

regionals. This year, we want to be in the rankings at the end of the year. This is a good learning moment. Playing good teams is good and only helps us.”

Ryndak said it is just taking time for the young players to mold into roles.

“I think when we get runs

scored on us early in a game,” she said. “We have a hard time coming back. We are a young team, we have one senior.We are all in a gray area when it comes to leadership. I said before it was a wake-up call, but this is really a wake-up call for us.”

Katie Liber and had a goal and an assist, with Amanda Kaiser contributing a goal.

The next day, the Redwings and Wheaton North played to a 2-2 tie in the Naperville Invitational tournament. North, however, ended up advancing in the tourney on penalty kicks.

Katie Liber gave Benet a 1-0 lead in the first half. The Falcons tied the game, but Madie Burke

put Benet in front, 2-1, with her second-half goal prior to North tying things up once again.

•Westmont won the first tournament title for girls soccer in school history by shutting out a quality Lisle team, 2-0, in the championship game of the Timothy Christian tournament on Saturday. The Sentinels also defeated Montini and Timothy Christian en route to the crown.

Jackie Zakhem scored an unassisted goal in the first half to put Westmont in front, 1-0.

Emma Guinn netted Westmont’s second goal five minutes into the second half with assists going to Zakhem and Maggie Frodin.

Goalkeeper Heidi Schlueter turned aside 20 shots to get the shutout.

Earlier in the week, the Sentinels lost two Interstate Eight

matchups—4-0 to Manteno on April 24 and 2-1 to Peotone April 26. Guinn tallied the Sentinels’ only goal with an assist from Frodin. Schlueter played well in defeat and made 15 saves.

goal that provided DGS with a 1-0 advantage, and then Ludwig found the back of the net almost 13 minutes later on a header off a throw-in from Jess Bronke.

The Mustangs were 1-0 winners against Conant in the Naperville Invitational on April 26. Jessica Pikul tallied the game’s only goal with 2:21 left in the first half on a rebound of a shot off the crossbar by Bronke.

Herrmann recorded her second

shutout in as many games.

big hit for DGS in its 7-3 nonconference triumph over Neuqua Valley on April 26. She belted a three-run triple in the Mustangs’ seven-run seventh inning (Downers South was trailing 3-0 going into the seventh). Teammate Jessie Andre collected four hits in five plate appearances, and Caitlyn Daly also doubled.Aleisha Bozek (8-5) picked up the win.

SOFTBALL The Mustangs throttled Proviso East, 21-0, on April 23.

Kelly Schmitt no-hit the Pirates in the slaughter rule-shortened five-inning game. Katy LaCivita, catching in her first game of the season, slugged a three-run homer, her fifth.

LaCivita delivered another

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Hunting success is all about the setup

By Dan Stefanich

A thundering gobble broke the pre-dawn silence. “They’re close,” I whispered “They’re real close.” I let out another owl call and was answered by three gobbles as we stared into to darkness trying to pinpoint their location. I was hunting with my son Kyle on the second day of the Illinois Youth Wild Turkey Season. It also happened to be Easter Sunday. But bunnies and easter eggs were the furthest things from our minds.

The day before, we had set up and called three beautiful toms within 35 yards of our blind, but the birds hung up on a row of briars and wouldn’t come any closer. We could see them strutting back and forth on the far side of the briar row, but that was as close as they would come. After an hour of calling, the birds moved off in another direction— prooving that the setup is one of the most important factors in hunting wild turkeys.

Turkey hunting is tough, with little margin for error. When setting up on roosting birds in the morning, follow these steps to increase the odds of putting a bird on the ground.

• Get close. Try to set up as close to the roosting birds without giving away your location. Sneak in early, at least an hour before it gets light, and set up.

• Know what lies between you and the roosted birds. It’s important to make sure there are no obstacles that might impede the birds approach. Creeks, fences, and as in the previous

example, a briar patch or thick cover can cause the birds to “hang up”. Once turkeys get on the ground and start strutting, they tend to take the path of least resistance so make it easy for them to get to you.

• Get in their way. Try to get between the roosted birds, and where they may be going once they get on the ground.

• Make sure you have clear shooting lanes. Turkeys are constantly moving, so it’s important that you be patient and wait for a good shot. It helps to have plenty of openings so when the big boy puts his head up, you’re ready.

Back to the hunt. The treed toms continued to announce the coming Easter sunrise in a symphony of gobbling. But we didn’t make the same mistake as the previous day. We set our blind closer to the roosted birds, and without a row of briars between us.

After they flew down, a few clucks on my slate call had them coming in on a string. I told Kyle they were in range and take the shot when he was ready. Boooom! The woods reverberated in an echo of 20 gauge aftershock. “I got him!”

Kyle yelled as he jumped out of the blind and made the 23-yard dash to his downed tom.

By pinpointing the roosting birds and knowing the natural obstacles, we ended the hunt at 6:48 am of the second day. We still made it to Grandma’s house for ham.

Not a bad way to spend Easter Sunday.

For more turkey hunting tips, visit www.danstefoutdoors.com.

Photo courtesy of Dan Stefanich

Kyle Stefanich took this dandy gobbler in Will County on Easter Sunday, the second day of the Illinois Youth Turkey Season.

#4 - Rick Nelson, Director of Instruction, Bolingbrook Golf Club & Rabito Golf

True golf fans have to be enjoying the new wave of play on the PGA Tour.

Gone are the days of

By Scott Taylor watching a golf tournament, knowing Tiger Woods was going to win.

The competition level the past two years has been raised and this year has seen a bunch of different strong champions in a bunch of competitive tournaments.

That again was the case this past weekend at the Zurich Classic.

There were a handful of different golfers, a lot with big names, in contention throughout the weekend.

In the end, it was Jason Dufner who beat Ernie Els in a playoff to win.

It was great redemption for the man who finally won his first tournament in 164 tries.

He held a four-shot lead over the closing holes last year at the PGA Championship and was in the lead in the third round of the Masters.

The man with the stoic look held off the pressure and got the job done, which was great to see.

He is playing red-hot right now and don’t be surprised to see him in contention again soon.

Speaking of coming up, the next two weeks have loaded fields at the Wells Fargo and at the Players.

Phil Mickelson and Woods are slated to be at both and it should be a couple of fun tournaments to watch. staylor@buglenewspapers.com

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Thrill-seeking in Europe a major trend in tourism Adventure travel continues to be a major trend in the tourism industry, and while I’m not going to suggest you drop everything to climb the Matterhorn, Europe has plenty of thrills and chills to carbonate a stodgy vacation.

Over the years, I’ve tried windsurfing at Spain’s Costa del Sol, mountain biking in Switzerland’s Berner Oberland, surfing in Munich’s English Garden, glacier-walking in Norway, and hut-hopping in the Italian Dolomites.

Last summer I learned that - even if I wasn’t blessed with wings - I’ve got an abundance of hot air, and you can fly quite well with little more than that.

I’ve always loved Cappadocia in central Turkey, so I took a majestic hot-air balloon ride over the fairy-chimney formations of that exotic landscape. From the moment our basket slipped from the land into the sky, I gazed in wonder, mesmerized at the erosion-shaped countryside.

Arguably the best hot-air balloon experience in the world is reason enough to get up at 4:30 a.m.,spending $200 for a morning float above the rock formations.

As I stood in the basket of my balloon, the rhythmic bursts of flame punctuated the captain’s jokes while warming my wide eyes. Illogically, the stripes on his epaulets made me feel safe as we lifted off.

If you want to be more grounded, go to the Alps to take a wild ride on a summer luge (“Sommerrodelbahn,” summer toboggan run).It’s a quintessential alpine experience. You take a lift up to the top of a mountain, grab a wheeled sled-like gocart, and scream back down the

mountainside on a banked course made of concrete or metal. Then you take the lift back up and start all over again.

Operating the sled is simple: Push the stick forward to go faster, pull back to apply the brake. Novices find out quickly their personal speed limits. Most are cautious on their first run, speed demons on their second ... and bruised and bloody on their third. A woman once showed me her travel journal illustrated with her husband’s dried, fiveinch-long luge scab. He had disobeyed the only essential rule of luging: Keep both hands on your stick. To avoid getting into a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam, let the person in front of you get way ahead before you start.

You’ll emerge from the course with a windblown hairdo and a smile-creased face.

A handy summer track, the Tegelberg Luge, is near Neuschwanstein, “Mad” King Ludwig’s castle in Bavaria (www. tegelbergbahn.de). In Austria, try the Biberwier Sommerrodelbahn between Reutte and Innsbruck (www.bergbahnen-langes.at), which has the longest run in Tirol.

Even veteran travelers can find new thrills. Visiting my favorite village in the Swiss Alps, it occurred to me that I’d already ridden the lifts and hiked all the trails around Gimmelwald.

But there was one experience listed in our book that I had yet to do personally: traverse

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For the thrill of a lifetime in Switzerland, try hiking along a via ferrata, a mountain route with fixed cables, metal loops, and ladders.

a cliffside cable-way known to mountaineers as a “via ferrata.”

These are extremely steep routes with fixed cables, ladders, and metal rungs for steps. So, my friend Olle and I pulled on mountaineering harnesses and clipped our carabiners onto the first stretch of a two-mile-long cable, setting off with a local guide on the “iron way” from Murren to Gimmelwald (www. klettersteig-muerren.ch).

The route takes you along the very side of the cliff, like a tiny window washer on a geologic skyscraper.The“trail”ahead of me was a series of steel rebar spikes jutting out from the side of the mountain. The cable, carabiner, and harness were there in case I passed out. For me, physically,

this was the max. I was almost numb with fear.

After one particularly harrowing crossing - gingerly taking one rebar step after another - I said to the guide,“OK, now it gets easier?” And he said, “No. Now comes ‘die Hammer Ecke’ (Hammer Corner)!” For about 500 feet we crept across a perfectly vertical cliff face - feet gingerly gripping rebar loops, cold and raw hands on the cable, tiny cows and a rushing river 2,000 feet below me, a rock face rocketing directly above me - as my follow-the-cable path bended out of sight. When we finally reached the end, I hugged my guide like a full-body high-five, knowing this was an experience of a lifetime. For the next several

nights I awoke in the wee hours, clutching my mattress.

While hiking a via ferrata might not be your ideal vacation experience, thoughtful, rewarding travel goes way beyond collecting famous sights.

It’s leaving our comfort zones to have experiences that surprise, challenge, enrich, and inspire us. Try a European thrill; it will create memories that you’ll treasure forever.

(Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. Email him at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.)

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Where Does the Time Go? Quick time management and life balance tips There are so many articles, books, seminars and tools on time management that we can spend so much time on it that we never get anything done… right?

We all have our sometimes overwhelming “To Do” lists including projects at work, home, our health, church, civic and social commitments, juggling the kids’ schedules, and trying to somehow find some “down-time”. Pondering this ongoing struggle, I thought I’d share two personal strategies; One I’ve used previously, and a new one I’m just starting.

Most of us in business don’t like the overused term, “micromanagement”, but sometimes that’s what we have to do with ourselves so someone else doesn’t have to.

I made an Excel worksheet (You can use a calendar, a piece paper, or whatever works for you.) of all the waking hours in the week in half-hour increments, like a “Week-ata-Glance” if you’ve seen that tool. Then I shaded in all of my weekly appointments in one color, my meal times in another color, my scheduled office hours in another color,

and personal family time in another. I put totals at the bottom to see the numbers in determining life balance.

This can be as detailed or as simple as you like. I dressed it up with a picture of a rowing team to make it look inspirational, gave it the title “Mike Row Management” (get it?) and put it in prominent places in my workspace, my home office, and my Franklin Planner I carried around at that time.

Now I guess I’d make it my screen on my cell phone. A couple of my associates at the time noticed it was working for me so I helped them make theirs. One had the initials “SAV,” so we made his “SAVe Time” with a picture of a clock.

My newest idea came to me after discussing this topic with my first mentor, my wise ole (not old) dad. He said that as a school teacher, he didn’t have to worry as much about time management during the day because he worked from

bell-to-bell. So a bell went off in my head (or maybe it was my wife ringing my bell?) and I’ve started using the alarm feature on my cell phone.

Because I’ve had the bad habit of working right up to the time of my next appointment, making me late, I now set an alarm in enough time for me to get to a stopping point with what I’m doing and travel to the appointment. Because I’ve had a bad habit of working through the normal lunch

hour, when most people are unavailable for phone calls and questions anyway, then eating late or not eating at all, I set an alarm for lunch at noon. Because I’m in outside sales, which my boss reminds me are two words: “outside” (as in out of the office) and “sales” (as in selling, not shuffling papers), I set an alarm in the early afternoon with a reminder popping-up on my screen. Last but not least, because I tend to be a

workaholic, I set an alarm for 6 p.m. that says “It can wait ‘til tomorrow – go home!” Now if I could just get out of the bad habit of hitting the “Snooze” button, like I do for the 6 a.m. alarm…

Mike Reid is a Registered CPA and full-time Advertising Consultant for Bugle Newspapers and Voyager Media Group. His monthly business series is available on buglenewspapers.com in the Features section.

THE BUGLE MAY 2, 2012 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS 2010 CH 02586 Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Eric C. Johnson a/k/a Eric Johnson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/27/2012, John Zaruba, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois will on 6/7/12 at the hour of 10:00AM at Dupage County Sheriff’s Office 501 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DuPage and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-13-204-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2000 Maple Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-15690.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS RESIDENTIAL BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP PLAINTIFF Vs. Jonathan Briones a/k/a Jonathan Y. Briones; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2010 CH 00804 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/9/2010, John Zaruba, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois will on 6/14/12 at the hour of 10:00AM at Dupage County Sheriff’s Office 501 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DuPage and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-25-105-016 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7301 Catalpa Avenue Woodridge, IL 60517 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-03948.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS 2011 CH 003739 CitiMortgage, Inc., as successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. Halyna Mykhalyuk; et. al.

DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/3/2012, John Zaruba, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois will on 6/5/12 at the hour of 10:00AM at Dupage County Sheriff’s Office 501 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DuPage and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 09-05-111-009 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4129 Main Street Downers Grove, IL 60515 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-22601.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DUPAGE, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-NC5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC5, Plaintiff(s), vs.

MARY GRECO, WATERBURY CONDOMINIUM , NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

11CH 4843 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois, will on June 12, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DuPage, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit: Common Address: 2449 SPRING STREET, #3802, WOODRIDGE, IL 60517 P.I.N. 08-36-109-086 Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property is improved by a condominium, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

Attorney No. 22638 LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Ira T. Nevel Timothy R. Yueill Greg Elsnic Lauren Lukoff Marny Joy Abbott Richard Drezek 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 I429781 Published 5/2, 5/9, 5/16

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS WILLIAM E. LEAHY; RIVER CROSSING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 1118 8315 ROUTE 53 UNIT B-21 WOODRIDGE, IL 60517 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, WILLIAM E. LEAHY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: RESIDENTIAL UNIT B-21 IN RIVER CROSSING CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: ALL OF WEATHEREDGE UNIT NUMBER 1, A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 25, 1968 AS DOCUMENT R68-32983; TOGETHER WITH PARTS OF LOT 1 IN NEGLEY-WALLING ASSESSMENT PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TAKEN AS A TRACT, EXCEPT THAT PART DEDICATED FOR STREET PURPOSES, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R79-50972, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 8315 ROUTE 53 UNIT B-21 WOODRIDGE, IL 60517 and which said Mortgage was made by, WILLIAM E. LEAHY; Mortgagor (s), to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DU PAGE County, Illinois, as Document No. 009152337; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Chris Kachiroubas DuPage Judicial Center 505 N. County Farm Rd. Wheaton, Illinois 60187 on or before May 18, 2012 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1202950

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS 2011 CH 003739 CitiMortgage, Inc., as successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. Halyna Mykhalyuk; et. al.

DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/3/2012, John Zaruba, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois will on 6/5/12 at the hour of 10:00AM at Dupage County Sheriff’s Office 501 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DuPage and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 15 IN BLOCK 2 IN LITTLEFORD’S SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 9, 1925 AS DOCUMENT 190965, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 09-05-111-009 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4129 Main Street Downers Grove, IL 60515 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-22601.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS 2010 CH 02586 Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Eric C. Johnson a/k/a Eric Johnson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/27/2012, John Zaruba, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois will on 6/7/12 at the hour of 10:00AM at Dupage County Sheriff’s Office 501 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DuPage and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 17 IN BLOCK 28 IN FIRST ADDITION TO DOWNERS GROVE GARDENS, A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1, 2, AND 7 AS SHOWN ASSESSMENT PLAT OF LAND OF JAMES K. SEBREE IN SECTIONS 7 AND 18, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID FIRST ADDITION TO DOWNERS GROVE GARDENS RECORDED AUGUST 20, 1924 AS DOCUMENT 181565 IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-13-204-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2000 Maple Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-15690.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DUPAGE, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-NC5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC5, Plaintiff(s), vs.

MARY GRECO, WATERBURY CONDOMINIUM , NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

11CH 4843 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois, will on June 12, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DuPage, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit: UNIT 3802 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN WATERBURY CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R79-57993, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common Address: 2449 SPRING STREET, #3802, WOODRIDGE, IL 60517 P.I.N. 08-36-109-086 Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property is improved by a condominium, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

Attorney No. 22638 LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Ira T. Nevel Timothy R. Yueill Greg Elsnic Lauren Lukoff Marny Joy Abbott Richard Drezek 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 I429781

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS RESIDENTIAL BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP PLAINTIFF Vs. Jonathan Briones a/k/a Jonathan Y. Briones; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2010 CH 00804 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/9/2010, John Zaruba, the Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois will on 6/14/12 at the hour of 10:00AM at Dupage County Sheriff’s Office 501 North County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of DuPage and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 802 IN THE HIGHLANDS (AMENDED), BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 16, 1964 AS DOCUMENT NO. R64-6164, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN DUPAGE COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 08-25-105-016 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7301 Catalpa Avenue Woodridge, IL 60517 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-03948.

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I427321 Published 4/18, 4/25, 5/2

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