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The Hickory Street murder trial: days one through four Joshua Miner’s trial began Sept. 23 with testimony from Joliet officers By Stewart Warren staff reporter

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It was lies, sex and a videotaped confession. That’s a summarization of the first four days of Joshua Miner’s bench trial in Will County Judge Gerald Kinney’s courtroom. The proceedings began on Sept. 23 with the testimony of several Joliet police officers who explained the search of the crime scene >> see hickory | page 2

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>> hickory, from page 1 and the arrests of the defendants. But the most sordid and revealing aspects of the case came in Miner’s videotaped statement to police. He first told a story to cover up the crimes and later offered the truth. In between, there were disturbing details about sexual acts involving the victims’ bodies. Miner, 26, of 601 W. Jefferson St., Joliet,was arrested last year by Joliet police and charged with murder in connection with the Jan. 10, 2013, strangulation deaths of Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins, both 22, of Joliet. The two men were killed that night after dropping by 1121 N. Hickory St., Joliet, the home of Alisa Massaro, to have a few drinks, smoke marijuana and play video games. The other defendants in the case are Miner’s friends. Bethany McKee, 20, of 200 Westshore Drive, Shorewood; Massaro, 20, Miner’s off-and-on girlfriend; and Adam M. Landerman, 21, of 1053 Glenwood Ave., Joliet, the son of a Joliet police officer, also have been charged with murder. Two of those cases have been resolved. In late May, state prosecutors offered Massaro a deal if she would testify against the others. Massaro then pleaded guilty to reduced charges of robbery and

concealing a homicide. She has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. McKee was the first to go to trial, and the proceedings began in August in front of Kinney.Although Massaro’s testimony against her longtime friend was supposed to be sensational, it wasn’t. The real dirt came out when McKee’s videotaped confession was played in court. And, like Miner’s tape, it was shocking stuff. Massaro and Miner tried to have sex on top of the victim’s bodies, and Miner wanted to remove the face of one victim and wear it like a mask, McKee told the investigators. Kinney found McKee guilty on Aug. 29, and her sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 16. Landerman’s trial date has not been set but he will return to court at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 23 for a pretrial hearing.

An arrest and a confession Joliet police arrested Miner on the day of the murders and then interviewed him off and on during a 24-hour period, occasionally allowing him to nap on the floor of the interview room. On Sept. 24 and 25, an edited version of the tape was shown in separate segments. On the second day,the viewing was interrupted for about 30 minutes when there was

News a power failure at the courthouse and other downtown buildings. There already had been other technical problems. Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow apparently was unsatisfied with the video monitors in the courtroom and the quality of their sound, so the trial was delayed a few hours on Sept. 24 while new equipment was purchased and installed. When the videotape finally rolled, Miner lied to police, telling them repeatedly that the attacks began because one of the victims tried to rape McKee.Miner couldn’t recall the victim’s name and instead referred to him as the “bald black guy” on the video. McKee had kissed him willingly at first, but then it went too far, Miner said. “He took her pants off, and she was like,‘No, stop,’” Miner told the detectives. At the time, he had been making out with Massaro, and she became upset by her friend’s dilemma, Miner said. Miner pushed Massaro aside, got up and went after McKee’s aggressor.“I, like, just freak out,” he told police. “I was, like, trying to choke him out.” As the fight escalated, Landerman got involved, jumping the victim dubbed “the guy with the dreadlocks,” by Miner. During the confession, Miner briefly reenacted the deadly fight with the help of the police

officers. Miner had boasted that he’d staged many backyard battles with his friends, often squeezing an opponent’s neck until he lost consciousness. To demonstrate his moves, Miner put Joliet police detective Pat Schumacher into a chokehold. Once the actual fight was over and the victims were down, Landerman said repeatedly that he had jumped in to save his friend, Miner told police. Although Miner was adamant, the police didn’t buy his version of the events. “That not what (the other three) are saying, including Alisa, and she was right there next to you,” Schumacher said. “No one said anything about a rape.” Instead, the others had told police the attack was planned in advance of the victims’ arrival, Schumacher said. After that, Miner slowly began changing his story. Telling the truth In the hours before the victims arrived at the Hickory Street home, the group ran out of cigarettes and didn’t have any money to buy more. McKee had mentioned that Rankins wanted to stop by. He’d bring alcohol,she said.Plus Rankins usually carried a lot of cash, and McKee suggested robbing him, Miner said. But he told the police the idea didn’t interest him. Miner had just

gotten out of prison and did not want to go back. On the other hand, if there were any problems that night, Miner told police that he would “kick their ass, take their pants and make them run down the street naked.” The police still didn’t believe him. “The story you are giving us is not jiving with what everyone is saying,” Detective Ron Vironda said. After many more questions about the crimes, Miner finally told the truth. “(McKee’s) pants never came off,” Schumacher said. “No,” Miner said, shaking his head. He later admitted that they’d planned the robbery, even arranging a signal so that McKee and Massaro would leave the room. When the victims were dead, they riffled through their pockets,taking the money, marijuana and cocaine they found there.

Sex and the bodies Although Miner initially lied about some things that happened that night, he seemed perfectly happy to tell the truth about others. “Who was going to have sex on the bodies?” Schumacher asked. >> to see the full version of this story, check out buglenewspapers.com

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Feds approve next phase of Illiana plan The agency on Sept. 26 released a final Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement By nick reiher managing editor

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The Federal Highway Administration has approved the next step for the Illiana Tollway plan. The agency on Sept.26 released a final Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement, which proponents hope clears the way for a Record of Decision on this phase soon. The ROD initially was to have been issued in the summer, but issues with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held up the required EIS approval over concerns about several endangered species. The Final EIS describes the process, including the identification of transportation needs, consideration of dozens of alternatives,and a comprehensive analysis of the potential effects on environmental resources, such as wetlands, wildlife, cultural resources, air quality, and noise. The potential effects on future traffic operations caused by all of the proposed alternatives, including the noaction alternative, are outlined as well. In its report, the FHWA said parties still need to continue working with the Fish and Wildlife Service to iron out some likely effects to wildlife, including endangered species. Illiana coordinators also need to get public input on the updated Air Quality Report, the agency said. Issues that can be worked on after the ROD is issued include a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and change in access to the Interstate approvals from the FHWA. Proponents in both states say they can begin acquiring land for right-of-way after the ROD is issued. One local economic official was thrilled at hearing of the Tier 2 EIS approval. “The release of the Final EIS is the most significant step taken to date by Illinois and Indiana to move this project along,” said John Greuling, CEO of the Will

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The Federal Highway Administration has approved the next step for the Illiana Tollway plan. Here are the preliminary plans for that Tollway.

County Center for Economic Development. “The fact is was done in under four years is monumental in itself. This gives assurance to the possible P3 (public-private partnership) bidding teams that the two states and the federal government are squarely behind this project.” And that support is critical right now for proponents. A movement led by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett seeks to remove the Illiana Tollway project from a regional planning agency’s long-range plan due to renewed funding concerns. The fast-moving, $1.3 billion Illiana plan —proposed to run some 50 miles from Interstate 55 in Wilmington to Interstate 65 in Indiana – hit a snag this time last year when some officials of the board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning fought the plan after their staff said the state’s user and revenue projections were flawed. Opponents said such flaws would result in too high a percentage of public funds given toward what was proposed as a bi-state, public-private partnership, or P3. Preckwinkle and Bennett, CMAP Board chair, say they want to bring the issue of removing the Illiana from regional funding at an Oct. 8 combined meeting of the CMAP Board and its Metropolitan Planning Organization. The CMAP Board last year

voted to reject the Illiana plan, but MPO Policy Committee, which decides the funding matters for CMAP’s 2040 plan, approved placing the Illiana on the funding list by an 11-8 vote. The latter vote took heavy lobbying and vote-counting by then state Transportation Director Ann Schneider, who chaired the MPO Committee, and Will County Executive Larry Walsh. As a new discussion and vote approaches, Schneider resigned several months ago amid charges of hiring favoritism, and Walsh is recuperating from prostate cancer surgery. Erica Borggren, the state’s Acting Transportation Director, will chair the MPO, and an alternate from Will County will stand in for Walsh at the Oct. 8 meeting if he is unable to attend. In a July letter to CMAP Executive Director Randall Blankenhorn, Preckwinkle asked that the agency revisit the issue. She was opposed to the Illiana then, Preckwinkle said, because CMAP staff said the state’s figures were flawed. She is more concerned now, she said in the letter, because state officials have said they plan to use more public funds to guarantee shortfalls, which have been estimated to be between $440 million and $1.1 billion. “It would be impossible of me to support a project like this that will compromise other, more fully vetted transportation improvements with greater benefits for Cook County,

metro Chicago and Illinois,” Preckwinkle wrote in her letter. Bennett said the state now wants to guarantee at least $750 million in public funds toward the Illiana plan, which he believes is too much of a burden on taxpayers. He and others also do not believe the tollway would draw enough users to pay back private investors, meaning the state would be on the hook for the remainder. Bennett made some waves at last year’s CMAP meeting on the issue when he referred to the Illiana project as a “political plan” and a “highway to nowhere land,” Bennett said in a Sept. 24 telephone interview he would have no problem if $2 billion instead were to be directed toward improving Will County roads. “That’s where all the congestion is,” he said. Bennett wrote to Borggren, asking her to consider using a super-majority vote that day instead of a simple majority, as does CMAP and other regional planning boards. “Our experience at CMAP is that this is an important aspect of building consensus and maintaining public respect for

the decisions of these boards and the institutions that they govern,” he said in the letter. “By requiring a super majority, the MPO Policy Committee would give greater weight to its decisions, which would better reflect the need for regional consensus that motivates CMAP at all times.” Regardless, a change to a super majority would not affect any MPO votes at the Oct. 8 meeting, said Thomas Garritano, CMAP spokesman. Any change to the MPO Policy Committee by-laws would require at least 30 days advance notice in writing to all MPO Policy Committee members, he said. That notice would also need to include an exact statement of any proposed changes, identifying the specific by-law to be amended. Then 13 of the committee members would have to vote in favor of any change, he added. Asked about the funding concerns by Preckwinkle and Bennett, IDOT spokesman Guy Tridgell said,“We look forward to discussing the issue with CMAP.” Greuling isn’t sure where Bennett got the $750 million figure. He said state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Chicago Heights, last session unsuccessfully attempted to pass a bill that would have guaranteed $250 million in state funds for the project. He has heard estimates since putting it at $450 million. Greuling said local supporters of the Illiana project met Sept. 24 to discuss strategy for the Oct. 8 meeting. He said they know the CMAP board again is likely to vote down the Illiana, as it did last year. They are concentrating on continued support from the MPO Committee, as they did last year. “This is almost like (the movie) ‘Groundhog Day,’” he said. The Final EIS can be viewed at http://www.illianacorridor. org/infor mation_center/ articles/illiana_corridor_final_ environmental_97105.aspx.

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Quinn details his support of Will County The governor had no specifics when State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow asked when Joliet Junior College will receive the $25 million grant owed to them By nick reiher managing editor

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Gov. Pat Quinn told local business leaders some things they didn’t want to hear as the keynote speaker at a Sept. 26 luncheon sponsored by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce. But he also challenged locals to

remember any governor who has invested more in Will County in the five years he has been governor. That included working with local legislators on public-private partnership plans for the longdormant South Suburban Airport and the proposed Illiana Tollway, the Arsenal Road interchange at Interstate 55 or the state’s part in developing the Joliet Multimodal Transportation Center in Joliet, including funds for high-speed rail from Chicago to St. Louis. “We want to get Cub fans to

Busch Stadium a lot faster,” Quinn said joking with the crowd at the Patrick Haley Mansion. Quinn said such investment in infrastructure helps grow the economy in Joliet,Will County and the state. Even more important is investing in education, he added, saying the much-debated income tax increase has helped not only pay down pension and other bills, but has allowed the state to provide at least some additional money for education. “If we invest in education, we get paid dividends for a lifetime,” Quinn said. “We have got to have good teachers.” >> see county | page 5

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Ben Stortz, president and CEO of Cornerstone Services, chats with Gov. Pat Quinn before his speech at the Sept. 26 Joliet Chamber luncheon at the Patrick Haley Mansion in Joliet.

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Joliet Union Station rail access closes Friday Rock Island commuters will use a platform along Michigan with access off of Eastern and south of Jefferson By nick reiher managing editor

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Beginning 10 a.m. Friday, Joliet rail commuters will have a new way to get to their trains. And it won’t be easy. As part of the city’s multimodal transportation work,Union Station access to the Rock Island and Heritage Corridor platforms will be closed just after the morning rush on Friday, said Lisa Dorothy, a civil engineer Joliet who is in charge of coordinating the multilayered project. After 10 a.m. Friday, commuters will be using temporary separate ticket offices and platforms for the Rock Island and Heritage Corridor lines. Rock Island commuters will use a platform along Michigan with access off of Eastern and south of Jefferson, Dorothy said, and a temporary ticket office will be located there as well. There will be short-term parking set up on Eastern to accommodate “kiss-and-ride” commuters, she added.

>> county from page 4 The governor had no specifics when State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow asked when Joliet Junior College will receive the $25 million grant owed to them from the state to open the new downtown facility on Chicago Street. It’s a “shell of a building,” Glasgow said. “It’s bureaucracy gone haywire.” Quinn reiterated his opening remarks of JJC, the nation’s oldest junior college, being one of Will County’s great educational advantages. But there was no timeline for the money. Instead, Quinn said state education stands to lose some $4 billion if the 3 percent income tax increase is allowed to lapse Jan. 1, 2015. Community agencies that depend heavily on state funding,

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After 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Rock Island riders will access trains from this new platform on Michigan/Art Schultz Drive, just south of Jefferson.

Heritage Corridor and Amtrak passengers will have access to a temporary platform along Michigan north of Jefferson, just west of Silver Cross Field. A temporary ticket office will be set up there as well, she said, and the platform is ADA accessible. The Heritage Corridor platform, since the city already has spent $1.5 million on the temporary structure, will not have as nice of shelters as the permanent Rock Island platform, she said. But they are working to find places where commuters can wait when the weather gets bad. They also will be working with local taxi companies since they will have to move as well. Dorothy strongly urged

rail commuters to visit www. cityofjoliet.info and click on the “Joliet Gateway Center” icon. They can sign up from there for up-to-the-minute tweets and Facebook alerts, and also see any changes to the plan. When the new center is completed sometime in 2015 or 2016, there will be a new railroad station featuring new platforms, as well as a passenger bus station. New parking lots already have been created. Dorothy said they are working to find uses for the old Union Station, such as renting out the upper floor for parties, and using the lower floor to highlight the city’s community services groups.

such as Cornerstone, also will be hard hit, he said. Asked what can be done to help the traffic congestion around the intermodal facilities that make Will County the largest inland port in North America, Quinn said business and government needs to continue to work together to find answers. Quinn also said he knows it’s a tough thing to say in front of a chamber of commerce, but raising the state’s minimum wage is crucial to helping workers have a workable, living wage. And since the economy is 70 percent consumer driven, he added, putting more wages in people’s hands will help local, county and state growth as well. After fielding a half dozen or so questions, which his opponent

Bruce Rauner did not do when he visited the chamber lunch several months ago, Quinn said he was off to Aurora, where a contract employee grounded flights at O’Hare and Midway by setting a fire in the basement of an Aurora Federal Aviation Authority facility after cutting the feeds to the radar and damaged the communications system. Asked his response to Quinn’s speech, Chamber President Russ Slinkard said he was impressed with what the governor had to say, and that he was willing to take questions from the audience, and willing to tell a chamber he supports a higher minimum wage. He also agreed with Quinn’s assessment that the governor has done a lot in and for Will County.

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The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet Police Department. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

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A juvenile, 13, was arrested at 10:04 a.m. Sept. 19 at 2001 Wildspring Parkway for underage possession of tobacco.

Juantrelle D. Quarles, 20, 605 Pasadena, Crest Hill, was arrested at 9:01 p.m. Sept. 19 at 301 N. Bluff for criminal trespass to real property.

A juvenile, 16, was arrested at 9:07 p.m. Sept. 19 at 521 Morgan for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and criminal trespass to real property.

Raymond Garcia, 30, 3700 W. 68th, Chicago, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Sept. 19 at 22 W. Cass for possession of a controlled substance and obstructing a peace officer.

Christopher A.Yates, 31, 808 Mills Road, was arrested at 1:19 a.m. Sept. 19 at Water and Munroe for possession of controlled substance.

Albert J. Augello, 50, 1836 Kendall Ridge, Plainfield, was arrested at 1:08 a.m. Sept. 19 at 2204 Steward for domestic battery.

Larry Sims, Jr., 25, 513 1/2 Pontiac, was arrested at 2:57 p.m. Sept. 20 at 2424 W. Jefferson for retail theft.

Isabel Aguilar, 28, 1348 W. Alder Creek Drive, Romeoville, was arrested at 4:02 p.m. Sept. 20 at 3340 Mall Loop Drive for retail theft.

Nicholas K. Gregory, 20, 1211 Clement, was arrested at 5:42 a.m. Sept. 20 at 1841 Venson for burglary from motor vehicle, obstructing identification, and a warrant. Peji C. Patterson, 23, 2219 W. Jefferson, was arrested at 11:01 p.m. Sept. 20 at 2219 W. Jefferson for violating an order of protection.

M. Gonzalez, 23, 11 Letiticia 593 N. Second Ave, Coal City, was arrested at 3:47 p.m. Sept.21 on the 700 block of Raynor for DUI-alcohol and DUIBAC over .08. M. Naszkiewicz, 12 Robert 35, 8215 W. Norwood, Frankfort, was arrested at 3:09 p.m. Sept. 21 on the 800 block

of Winthrop for DUI-alcohol and DUI-BAC over .08.

p.m. Sept. 21 at 104 S. Eastern for reck-less conduct.

of controlled substance and obstructing identification.

Lourdes Vieyra, 28, 635 Cleveland, was arrested at 6:14 p.m.Sept.21 at 635 Cleveland for loud and unnecessary noise.

Miranda J. Sullivan, 25, 3310 Concord Court, was arrested at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at 3310 Concord for domestic battery.

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A juvenile, 16, was arrested at 2:55 p.m. Sept. 21 at 604 Elmwood for residential burglary.

Peggy A. Villareal, 33, 227 Pell Ave., Romeoville, was arrested at 8:55 p.m. Sept. 21 at 2424 W. Jefferson for criminal trespass to real property and retail theft.

Timothy R. Churnovic, 23, 635 Central, was arrested at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 21 at 635 Central for violating an order of protection.

Vanessa H. Tellez, 18, 1117 Canyon View Lane, and Amanda L. Diaz, 26, 1030 Rowell Ave., were arrested at 3:29 a.m. Sept. 21 at 1124 N. Raynor for possession of controlled substance. Diaz also was arrested for possession of cannabis.

Ian A. Grajeda-Cano, 18, 155 N. 22nd Ave., Melrose, was arrested at 2:06 p.m. Sept. 21 at 3340 Mall Loop Drive for retail theft.

Jorge Guzman-Rodriguez, 32, 408 Third Ave., was arrested at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at 408 Third Ave. for domestic battery.

Matthew J. Zook, 27, 4200 Ella, was arrested at 6:40

Aaron D. McGee, 23, 408 Wilcox, was arrested at 11:55 p.m. Sept. 21 at 832 Plainfield Road for battery.

Robert L.Weis, Jr., 44, 36130 Zilm Road, Custer Park, was arrested at 10:49 a.m. Sept. 22 at 50 E. Jefferson for liquor on a public way.

Robert L.Weis, Jr., 44, 36130 Zilm Road, Custer Park, was arrested at 7:58 p.m. Sept. 22 at 14 E. Jefferson for liquor on a public way.

Omar E. Pena, 31, 306 N. Ottawa,was arrested at 9:35 a.m. Sept. 22 at 150 W.Washington for domestic battery. D. Nobles, 21, 508 26 Shawn S. Ottawa, was arrested at 7:50 p.m. Sept. 22 at Desplaines and Munroe for possession

Shorewood Ernesto Torralba, 26, of 451 Scott St., Joliet, charged with suspended driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and speeding at Earl Road and West Jefferson Street on Sept. 19.

Robert C. Cooper, 45, of 906 Bittersweet Lane, Shorewood, charged with driving under the in-fluence on Sept. 13 at Nightshade Lane and Wildflower Drive. John P. Miraglia Jr., 46 of 2526 Red Oak Trail, Crest Hill, charged Sept. 24 with driving while license revoked, no insurance and failure to signal at Jefferson and McDonald Avenue.

Charles J. Parise, 18, of 310 Chippewa, Minooka, charged on a Grundy County warrant for bat-tery on Sept. 24 at Butterfield Circle and West Fieldstone Lane.

Enrique M.Peyton,32,of 526 Grand Ave., Aurora, charged with possession of cannabis and resisting a peace officer on Sept. 25 at 416 Thames Drive.

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Use your head on spotting signs of Ovarian Cancer By nick reiher managing editor

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About seven years ago, we did a family campout up in Minnesota after my daughter Jillian’s high school graduation party. All Tammy’s brothers and sisters and their families were there as we camped in a new spot,at least for me,Madison Lake. This place, according to Tammy, was upscale for camping.That is, there were indoor showers. I still preferred Ely, but, hey. At least at night, there still was the campfire and s’mores. As I sat there one night, the little dustmop dog belonging to my brother-in-law’s fiancé sat on my lap, practically purring. Not just that night; every night we were there. Now, every time I have seen that dog since, it has growled and snapped at me, and treated my lap as if it were a gas chamber. The only difference between then and now is, now I don’t have a six-inch infection in my colon that could burst at any time. I knew I was having a bad bout of diverticulitis, but I didn’t know how bad. But the dog seemed to. Dogs, as many know, can sense things the rest of us might not: drugs, bombs, diabetes, epileptic attacks and now, ovarian cancer. I heard a presentation on this recently when I had the honor

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So, here are the warning signs. Women, and men, write these down: Bloating Difﬁcult menstrual cycles Headaches Unusual weight gain Sleepless nights Sense of urgency or higher frequency to urinate Abdominal pain Difﬁculty eating or feeling full quickly Fatigue Indigestion Back pain Pain with intercourse Constipation

of appearing on WJOL’s “Lynne, Mary and Natalie Show.” My friend Lynne Lichtenauer had invited me specifically to hear a presentation by Vallie Szymanski, Executive Director and CoFounder of Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness. This was an emotional topic for Lynne. She said on the radio this was the first time she had disclosed she is a survivor of ovarian cancer she had some 35 years ago. She knows she was amazingly lucky because ovarian cancer has a survival rate of an astonishingly low 40-plus percent. One of the reasons ovarian cancer claims more than half of

its victims, Szymanski told us, is because the warning signs are not always that obvious. By the time they get worse, it often is too late. As you can see, many of these are can be symptoms of other illnesses.The key, Szymanski said, is if one or more of these persists for a couple weeks. If they do, see your doctor immediately. Men, get the woman in your life to go. A blood test and ultrasound can help with the diagnosis. And an early one is crucial. Now, Szymanski said, scientists are working with another early detection system. His name is Olin, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever that is being trained to identify odorants associated with ovarian cancer cells. Dogs can do this, she added, because dogs can have between 125300 million scent receptors, depending upon the breed, while we humans have some 5 million. Believe me, I thank God every time that little dustmop dog snarls at me these days. But until they can get Olin and a bunch of other dogs trained to use their noses to help detect ovarian cancer, we’ll have to use our brains. Cut out that list above, and if you or the woman you love is suffering with these symptoms, get to a doctor … now. Please don’t wait. I want you reading for a long time.

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Abuse should not exist in a civilized society It seems that many times, celebrities, politicians, athletes, get treated differently

Abuse should not exist in a civilized society. Recent reports indicate that several cases of abuse occur every minute of every day, 24/7/365. Abuse comes in many forms: physical, mental and financial, to mention a few. Lately, physical abuse has been in the headlines and can be among many types, mainly domestic, spousal, elder,

and/or child abuse. Disagreements occur between people all the time. Domestic and financial issues, plus children’s behavior can push a person under stress to act inappropriately. However, explanation doesn’t qualify as an excuse. It seems that many times, celebrities, politicians, athletes, or those politically and/or financially connected individuals get treated differently than we common folk when it comes to these and/or criminal issues. This should not be tolerated. Morals, ethics, and the law should be equal for all.

If anything, those of position or status should be role models and held to a higher authority. We need to strongly teach at home, houses of worship, school, and work that abuse of any kind is not to be tolerated. When abuse backed up by strong evidence like video and/or pictures, and/or physical injury exist, action should be swift and strong. Likewise, accusations without definite proof should be turned over to law enforcement for investigation and recommendation prior to action. We need to eliminate abuse in any form from our society.

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IDOT woos investors for South Suburban Airport State and county officials are confident the South Suburban Airport plan is a win for the entire region By rex robinson for the bugle

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State officials hoping to get plans for a South Suburban Airport off the ground in Peotone via a public/private partnership shifted into full sales pitch mode Tuesday to entice potential investors to climb aboard and come fly with

them. While difficult to tell exactly how many investors attended what Illinois Department of Transportation officials coined an “international industry forum,” about 150 were on hand for IDOT’s “Partnering for Progress: Innovative Delivery of the South Suburban Airport” event held Tuesday morning at the Tinley

Park Convention Center. Mixed in with the investors (mainly equity firms and banks), business and aviation industry professionals were Will County board members and staff, as well as various state and local elected officials. After presentations by Susan Shea, director of IDOT’s Division of Aeronautics, and Roger Driskell, director of IDOT’s office of Innovative Project Delivery, and a brief statement from Acting IDOT Secretary Erica Borggren, officials met one-on-one with investors to get feedback on the project. Two big screens set up on each side of the stage flashed statistics and other aspects of the airport plan as Shea and Driskell gave their presentations. The media were not invited to stay for any of the one-on-one meetings, and potential investors declined to speak to members of the press. State and county officials are confident the South Suburban Airport plan is a win for the entire region and will spur economic growth for not only the south suburbs, but the entire state. “Today’s forum and your involvement here is another sign that Illinois is open for business,” Borggren said, adding that she looked forward to hearing feedback from potential investors and get their ideas on moving forward with the project. If the financial part of the puzzle and other pieces fall into place, construction on the project could get underway in 2017,officials said. Shea said the airport is designed for very long-term economic growth, an infrastructure project that will remain relevant for 50, 75, even 100 years and be here for “our children’s children.” IDOT, to date, has spent more than $80 million and acquired 3,600 acres of the estimated 5,800 needed for the inaugural airport. Land acquisition, according to Shea, is continuing. The state is in condemnation proceedings with 11 property owners and has made offers with another 19 land owners, according to Shea. Shea has said recently the federal government is requiring the state to buy land for the airport as part of its Tier 1 Record of Decision. Property owners in the area have wondered why such a thing could occur. While there is still much more planning to be done and financial

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A number of Will County officials were on hand for the international industry forum held Tuesday morning at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Pictured (from left) are board members Mark Ferry, Denise Winfrey, Speaker Herb Brooks and Nick Palmer, chief of staff for Will County Executive Larry Walsh.

hurdles to pass before the first shovels are dug into the ground to make way for the first runway, Shea said the project is moving forward. “It’s not a matter of ‘if,’ ” she said, “it’s a matter of ‘when.’ We are ready to move into the public/ private partnership.” She said the airport is needed for jobs, increased commerce from expected cargo business, as well as the estimated 1.7 million potential air passengers in the region now and the 2.3 million expected by 2030. “There is truly unlimited potential,” Shea said. The state needs investors on board in order for the estimated multi-million project to take flight. Estimates for the first phase of the airport (what officials refer to as the inaugural airport plan or IAP) which includes plans for 9,500foot commercial runway would cost a total of $702 million. Driskell outlined how the public/private partnership would work. He said bringing in the private sector allows a better way of balancing risk, as the investors are going to demand a “reasonable rate of return” on their investment. Shea and others pointed out the South Suburban Airport is needed to reduce congestion at the region’s two other main airports – Midway and O’Hare – and Peotone is the best location.There is plenty of room for expanding the airport as well as land for other economic development around the proposed airport, they said. Will County Executive Larry Walsh, Will County Center for Economic Development CEO and President John Greuling and

other county officials said they know if the private investors don’t come to the table and the airlines don’t commit to landing planes there, the airport will not come to fruition. However, all are confident that the plan is solid and the potential for economic growth both in the region and the state is huge. The next critical step is the approval of the master plan by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2015. A public/private partnership airport plan has never been done in Illinois, and there are only a couple of examples of others around the country. However, Greuling said there are a number of public/private partnership funded airports around the world. The South Suburban Airport is not the only public/private partnership project the state is attempting to sell to investors. The Illiana Tollway, estimated to cost $1.25 billion, if constructed would run from Interstate 55 in Wilmington to Interstate 65 in Lowell, Ind. The forum Tuesday was a way for officials to gauge interest from prospective investors. “We’re trying to get a sense of how many players there are,” Will County Board member Denise Winfrey, D-Joliet, said just before forum got underway. Winfrey said while she is sensitive to the property owners who will be impacted by construction of the airport, she is confident the project is needed to bring jobs and economic growth to the region. Will County board Speaker Herb Brooks Jr. agreed. “We need the jobs,” he said.

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INSIDE: A look ahead at this week’s football games in Playbook, page 12; JCA volleyball looking to peak at right time, page 13

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Tigers have bump in playoff road By Mark Gregory sports reporter

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Joliet West coach Jason Aubrey could not have said it any better Saturday after a 50-14 loss to Bolingbrook when he called the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division unforgiving. Since its evolvement out of the old SICA conference, the SWSC has been a league that has been a three-horse race at the top, with all the other teams battling for mediocrity and it has been tough for any team to turn the corner and challenge the teams like Bolingbrook, HomewoodFlossmoor and Lincoln-Way East. “The conference is unforgiving,” Aubrey said.“I have been here for nine years and I have been trying to turn that corner for a long time and we are just now getting there. Our kids see that they are doing things off the field, in the classroom, on the practice field and in games and they see that when they do things the right way, good things happen.” West has shown that ability to hang with the big boys in spurts, but ultimately falling at the hands of the top teams in the league. “We feel as if we can play with anyone in this conference,” Aubrey said. “We don’t feel that >> see BUMP | page 14

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Alex Tibble sits in the pocket and looks for a receiver in West’s 50-14 loss to Bolingbrook.

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bolingbrook @ lockport The details: I don’t think Joliet West coach Jason Aubrey will be getting any thank you cards in the mail from Lockport (1-4, 1-2) this week. After all but sleepwalking through three games, West woke the Raiders (4-1, 3-0) in the first half last week and coach John Ivlow was not happy with how they answered the bell. Lockport is coming off its first win in the Dan Starkey era and will have to be flawless to compete. Keys to the game: I’m sure Lockport had coaches in the stands Saturday at Joliet West and it saw what not to do against Bolingbrook – make mistakes.

game time Friday, 7:30 p.m. errors and the downfall of Lockport in their losses this season have been self-inflicted mistakes. The key for the Porters here will be perfection, while Bolingbrook has to come off the bus firing on all cylinders and not wait until after halftime. This is the final game for the Raiders before H-F and LincolnWay East.

The details: For one half last week, Joliet West (3-2, 1-2) looked like it would hang in against Bolingbrook and then the Tigers made mistakes that turned the game around in a hurry. For The Griffins (4-1, 3-0) the season has been anything but consistent. East barely beat a struggling Lockport team and then went out and outscored H-F down the stretch for the win. Keys to the game: West has to take care of its side of the football and let the game come to them. For

game time Friday, 7:30 p.m. a team that is just now learning how to win, the Tigers need to show they know how not to lose. Mistakes will happen against good teams, but West has to limit them and not let them snowball. Hang in early and let Alex Tibble work some magic at the end of the game. -compiled by Mark Gregory

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Aubrey said after the game that Bolingbrook feeds off opponent’s

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JOLIET C. @ STAGG The details: Steelmen (0-5, 0-3) finally got away from the big dogs in the league and were able to do some things early in the game against Sandburg. Stagg (2-3, 0-3) beat both non-conference games but failed to win a league tilt yet.

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MINOOKA @ PLAINFIELD E. The details: The Bengals (4-1, 2-1) return home after the difficult loss to Plainfield North, 27-26. Minooka is fresh off a 16-12 win over Plainfield Central to move to 3-2, 2-1 in the SPC. East’s defense looked vulnerable for the first time this year against North after allowing 300 yards rushing, although the pass defense was still strong. The passing offense had one of its best games this year after Cole Kotopka threw for 212 yards. The Indians have had a hard time getting things going this season and have yet to fully commit to riding senior Nathan Gunn to the promised land. Keys to the game: I know

game time Friday, 7:30 p.m. Minooka wants to be a pass-first team, but in high school football you have to play with what you have and what the Indians have is potentially the best back in the league. Minooka has to show that it will go to Gunn over and over again. It did so last week when Gunn carried 40 times for 200plus yards, including 24 times in the second half. -compiled by Scott Taylor and Mark Gregory

Keys to the game: The Steelmen just need to improve. Central features a young team and every time on the field is a good time. Stagg is by no means an automatic

game time Friday, 7:30 p.m. loss here and if Central can stay the course and limit its own mistakes, who knows what could happen. -compiled by Mark Gregory

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The details: After traveling to Woodstock to face Marian Central Catholic, the Hilltoppers (4-1, 3-0) return home to play Marian out of Chicago Heights. JCA has only one loss, when it was beat up pretty good against Providence Catholic and the way the Celtics are playing, that loss isn’t looking so bad anymore. Keys to the game: If JCA continues to pound the football and do what it does best, it may find itself in contention for a league title.

game time Friday, 7:30 p.m. What the Hilltoppers have to avoid here is the chance of a trap game with a big game against the preseason top pick in the league Nazareth up next week. -compiled by Mark Gregory

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Maddie Naal passes a ball in JCA’s loss to Benet.

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Angels looking to build off loss By Mark Gregory sports reporter

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Two weeks is a long time to go without playing a game in any sport, but that was what the Joliet Catholic Academy

girls volleyball team went through recently. And when the Angels did get back on the court, it was against Benet Academy – the team that has played for three-straight Class 4A state titles the last three seasons. “We have been on a two-

week layoff, so we have just been practicing and conditioning,” said JCA coach Christine Scheibe. “We had tried to reschedule matches and couldn’t get anyone to switch.” >> see build | page 15

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Sports >> bump, from page 11 we were 41 points worse than H-F a couple weeks ago, but we made mistakes and didn’t take advantage of opportunities and that night they were 41 points better. Same here today, we didn’t take advantage of chances and made mistakes and they beat us.” West (3-2, 1-2) got a 19-yard touchdown pass from Alex Tibble to Evan French early and trailed only 16-7 after the first half. Tibble ended the game 8-for-16 for 90 yards. Backup quarterback Mitch Dolak scored the other TD on four-yard late in the game. That was the first time Bolingbrook had been challenged since its week-one loss to Hinsdale Central and the

combination of West waking a sleeping giant and feeding it with turnovers, allowed the Raiders to score 27 unanswered third-quarter points and win going away. “You cannot make mistakes and win football games or make mistakes and keep the scoreboard close. You cannot do that,” Aubrey said. “We put the ball on the ground a couple times, threw an interception and that was it. Things just roll and that is what Bolingbrook lives on. They live on other team’s mistakes. We didn’t make any in the first half. “We want to be able to play teams like this because first round of the playoffs, we are going to see teams like this and we will be ready.”

That reachable goal of the playoffs is what the Tigers are looking at, not the two losses to top-tier teams. “I told our kids that this game changes nothing from our ultimate goal of making the playoffs, it is just a bump in the road. Sure, a bump in the road hurts when you run over it but you are still going to go and there are things down the road to take care of.” Next up for West is LincolnWay East, who has been a Jeckyl and Hyde team this season, as it barely beat Lockport two weeks ago and shocked H-F this week. “We have to take care of our side of the ball and we are going into every game the rest of the year as if we can win,” Aubrey said.

Sports >> build, from page 13 Scheibe said the layoff wasn’t all bad. “You get to start and then get two weeks to see what you need to work on and make adjustments,” she said. “But, ultimately, you want to be playing and for them to be the first one back was tough.” The Angels fell JCA 25-17, 25-19 in the East Suburban Catholic contest. “We went through a rough patch but as a team, I think we have started to pick it up. We had two tough weeks

of practice and that really showed tonight,” said senior Mary Murphy. “After watching this (on tape) and seeing all the good things we did and the mistakes that we need to fix and taking that into practice will have us coming out fighters. We showed tonight that we will be a good team.” Murphy led JCA with seven kills and five assists, while Megan Melone tallied six assists and Mallory Krzysciak had 15 digs. “I saw some encouraging things out there,” Scheibe said. “We had a pretty aggressive

defense and got some balls up. I thought our right sides played well. I thing serve receive still seems to be a problem with us and we keep working on that.” The match was the second one JCA (5-6, 0-1) has played against a Class 4A state finalist this season, also losing this year to defending 4A champion Mother McCauley. “Two of our better matches we have competed in are Benet and (Mother) McCauley,” Scheibe said. “I think if we can step into these matches and play like this and now step into other matches and

THE BUGLE/SENTINEL OCTOBER 1, 2014 play like this I think we will be a team to contend with in a month.” Scheibe said the toughest part thus far in the season is finding the right mix of six players to be on the f loor together at the same time. “We are not where I expected with how many returners we have. We have 15 girls who can play on the f loor and this is the hardest year I have ever had finding the right combination to put out there. I am using 10 or 11 in the rotation now and I am comfortable with the bench,” Scheibe said. “I have

a lot of seniors on the team, but I use a lot of younger players in matches and in roles on the team that once we come together, it could be interesting by the end of the season what we could do and the potential we have. We have had teams where we have peaked too early.” This season, the teams in the ESCC play each other twice, which Schiebe said will be a good measurement of growth. “It will be a good test to see when we play them again and see how much we hopefully have improved,” she said.

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USF falls to St. Xavier Sparked by a pair of long touchdown passes from John Rohde, Saint Xavier University defeated University of St. Francis 28-13 in a clash of NAIA top-15-ranked football teams Saturday at SXU’s Deaton Field. The No. 12-ranked Saints and No. 13-ranked Cougars played to a 7-7 tie after two quarters. Saint Xavier (3-1) scored on its second possession of the game when a Mark Strbjak 1-yard run capped a 7-play, 40-yard drive. St. Francis (3-

1) answered midway through the second stanza on a 30-yard scoring strike from junior Trace Wanless (Glen Ellyn, Ill./ Glenbard South) to senior Troy Torrence (Chicago, Ill./ De La Salle). St. Francis took its only lead of the game early in the third quarter on a 40-yard field goal off the foot of sophomore Jordan Patsch (Ormond Beach, Fla./ Seabreeze), but the Cougars recaptured the advantage at the 4:18 mark of the third stanza when Rhode

and Randall Wells hooked up on a 53-yard touchdown pass to put Saint Xavier on top to stay at 14-10. After Rhode’s 3-yard TD run on the opening play of the fourth quarter increased the Cougars’ lead to 21-10, St. Francis responded with a Patsch 37-yard field goal with 10:46 left in the game. From that point on, the Saints’ offense managed only 3 yards on 15 plays. Saint Xavier sealed the win with a 66-yard TD pass from Rhode to Stephen Simms at the 6:58 mark. Rhode finished the game 13-of-32 for 232 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Senior Jesse Hogan (Lawrenceville, Ga./ Grayson) and sophomore Mikail Davis (Peoria, Ill./ Richwoods) each had a pair of interceptions against Rhode. Hogan’s two picks gave him 11 for his career, tying him for fourth place on the USF all-time list. Wanless rushed for 158 yards on 25 carries and completed 10 of 23 pass attempts for 90 yards before leaving the game early the fourth quarter. Torrence caught six passes for 98 yards. His TD reception was the 17th of his career, good for a share of second place in USF history. He also became the seventh player in school history to surpass 100 catches in a career (102). USF suffered its sixth consecutive loss to the Cougars and fell to 1-14 in the all-time series. The Saints return home next Saturday to kick off Mid-States Football Association Mideast League play against Concordia (Mich.) University. Game time at ATI Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium is set for 4 p.m. • University of St. Francis sophomore kicker Jordan Patsch (Ormond Beach, Fla./ Seabreeze) has been named Mid-States Football Association Mideast League

Special Teams Player of the Week. Patsch connected on a pair of field goal attempts in the Saints’ 28-13 loss to No. 13-ranked Saint Xavier University this past Saturday in Chicago. He hit from 40 yards out early in the third quarter to give St. Francis – which entered the game ranked 12th in the NAIA – a 10-7 lead. He was then good from 37 yards away at the 10:46 mark of the fourth quarter. Patsch also converted his lone extra-point attempt. Patsch, who earned his first career MSFA weekly award, has been perfect on three PAT and two field goal attempts this season.

SOCCER Calumet College of St. Joseph scored twice in the game’s final 20 minutes to defeat visiting University of St. Francis 2-0 in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s soccer play Saturday afternoon. The teams combined for only one shot on goal in the first half. The match remained scoreless until the Crimson Wave’s Stewart Thur found the back of the net in the 72nd minute. Nick Barango scored Calumet’s second goal with just under eight minutes remaining in the contest. Johnathan Brenner made three saves for the Crimson Wave (4-5, 1-1 CCAC) en route to the shutout. Each team attempted seven shots on the afternoon; USF held a 3-2 edge in shots on goal. St. Francis (1-7, 0-2) returns home Wednesday evening to take on Cardinal Stritch University at 7:30 p.m. • Three different Saints scored as the University of St. Francis women’s soccer team defeated host Calumet College of St. Joseph 3-1 in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon.

Calumet (3-6, 0-2 CCAC) got on the board first when Carly Bermes tallied 14 minutes into the contest. St. Francis scored twice 12 seconds apart on goals by senior Liceth Robles (Chicago, Ill./ Lane Tech) and sophomore Alex Truhlar (Plainfield, Ill./ Plainfield South) late in the opening period. Robles’ second goal of the year came at the 33:21 mark, followed by Truhlar’s team-leading fifth of the season at 33:33. Sophomore Yessica Reyes (Joliet, Ill./ Joliet Central) provided St. Francis (4-4, 2-0) an insurance goal in the 60th minute to help the Saints notch their second straight win and third in their last four outings. Sophomore Jessica Kiely (Wheaton, Ill./ Wheaton North) collected four saves to raise her season record to 3-2. USF held a 16-7 edge in shots and an 8-6 margin in corner kick attempts.

TENNIS University of St. Francis hosted NCAA Division II Quincy University and NCAA Division III Illinois Wesleyan University in a non-team scoring singles and doubles event Saturday at Challenge Fitness. Quincy won five of the six singles flights and swept all three doubles flights. Junior Danielle Hoffman (Tinley Park, Ill./ Andrew) captured USF’s lone title as she went 2-0 at No. 2 singles. Sophomore Gabriella Demchenko (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Stevenson), freshman Eva Lopez (Zaragoza, Spain) and junior Ashley Golda (Manhattan, Ill./ LincolnWay Central) each split their matches at Nos. 1, 3 and 4 singles, respectively. In doubles action, Demchenko and Hoffman went 1-1 at the No. 1 spot, while Golda and Lopez split two matches at No. 2.

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Dear Dave, unselfish and putting Do you recommend others first. that people continue —Dave tithing and giving while getting out of debt? Two free spirits Sarah Dear Sarah, Dear Dave, If you’re tithing, that What’s your advice to would refer to you being a couple when they’re Says a Christian or of the Dave both Free Spirits with money advice Jewish faith. To the best by dave ramsey money? of my knowledge, those Steve are the only two religions where Dear Steve, tithing is taught as a part of the faith. Being a Free Spirit just means The word literally means “a tenth,” you don’t major in details. You’re as in a tenth of your income. not the number cruncher, and you If you are an evangelical don’t wear a pocket protector. But Christian, what does Scripture say? being a Free Spirit doesn’t mean It says to take the tithe off the top you can’t be a grown up. Maturity before you do anything else. You isn’t what I’m talking about here, keep doing it always, not from a and neither is initiative. I’m just legalistic perspective, but because talking about your personality it’s part of God’s instructions on style, and how you address life in the best way to live. It gives you a general. baseline for giving and generosity. In my house, I’m the Nerd and Then, get yourself and your my wife is the Free Spirit. I’m a household cleaned up and in good naturally detail-oriented person financial shape before engaging who likes a solid, well-reasoned in other acts of giving, which are plan. My wife enjoys a plan, and called offerings.This is the normal she doesn’t mind sticking to process that Scripture outlines. one, but that’s not her default But remember, God is crazy about button. It doesn’t mean you’re you and loves you very much. not a grown up just because your When you give, it’s the act of being default button doesn’t go straight

to spreadsheets. And just because you’re like that doesn’t mean you can’t lay out a game plan and say, “Hey, we make too much money to waste it all. We have too much coming in every month to be deep in debt and broke!” Being a Free Spirit just means you have to concentrate a little harder on the details, because those kinds of things just aren’t your nature. I mean, you have to pay attention to enough of the basic details if you want to win with money, but that’s true with almost any endeavor. Want to know something else I’ve noticed about Free Spirits? In most cases, they’re extremely generous people. When they care about something or someone, they really care.And the fact that you’re thinking about these things leads me to believe you’re going to be all right. Just be intentional, Steve. Do it with a goal and a plan in mind, and do it on purpose! —Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business.He has authored five NewYork Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids.The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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County sets wildlife rabies record The record-setting case involves a bat found in an attached garage of a home on the 800 block of Winchester Green

A bat found live in the garage of a Wilmington residence represents Will County’s 13th confirmed case of wildlife rabies for 2014. This incident marks the fourth rabid bat collected fromWilmington this year and establishes a new record for Will County wildlife rabies cases in a single calendar year. The previous record (12 cases), was set in 2012. “We want to make sure area residents are mindful of the health risks posed by rabies,and recognize the need to avoid contact with bats or any other wild animal,”according to Will County Health Department Executive Director John Cicero.

“We believe people are getting the message and reporting potential exposures to their nearest Animal Control authority in a timely manner. Rabies is extremely dangerous and people need to know how they can minimize their potential exposure risk.” The record-setting case involves a bat found in an attached garage of a home on the 800 block of Winchester Green. Will County Animal Control trapped the bat September 23, and immediately transported it to the Illinois Department of Public Health for laboratory analysis. Animal Control and the Will County Health

Department’s Infectious Disease Control section received word of a positive rabies confirmation late Wednesday, Sept. 24. Human rabies is a vaccinepreventable disease which is almost universally fatal in unimmunized persons. There is no substitute for seeking timely medical intervention after suspected rabies virus exposure. Many warm-blooded animals can acquire rabies and transmit it to humans through a bite or scratch. Skunks, raccoons and foxes are often linked to rabies transmission, but bats are most often associated with Illinois wildlife rabies cases. All of Will County’s 2014 rabies confirmations have been bats. Across Illinois, at least 34 bats from 12 counties have tested positive for rabies this year.

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THE BUGLE/SENTINEL OCTOBER 1, 2014 LEGAL SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF ILLINOIS-COUNTY OF WILL U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as successor by merger of U.S. Bank National Association ND, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND DEVISEES OF LONNIE J. GREEN, deceased; GERALD NORDGREN, not personally, but as Special Representative of the Estate of Lonnie J. Green, deceased; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON- RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 14CH 01192 Property Address: 2125 Belmont Avenue Joliet, Illinois 60432 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND DEVISEES OF LONNIE J. GREEN, deceased, Defendant(s) in the above-entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff(s) against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 19 IN BLOCK 2 IN WYNDHAM, UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 16, 1961, AS DOCUMENT NO. 931503, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 2125 Belmont Avenue, Joliet, Illinois 60432 PIN: 07-12-202-020-0000 and which said Mortgage was made by Lonnie J. Green, as Mortgagor, to U.S. Bank National Association ND, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois as Document No. R 2007038940; And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant(s), file your answer to the complaint in this case or otherwise file your appearance in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, Will County Court Annex, Room 213, 57 North Ottawa, Joliet, Illinois on or before October 24, 2014, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCES TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, Will County, Joliet, Illinois Name: Sheryl A. Fyock Address: LATIMER LeVAY FYOCK LLC Attorneys for the Plaintiff 55 West Monroe Street Suite 1100 City: Chicago, Illinois 60603 Phone: (312) 422-8000 (312) 422-8001 (fax) ARDC No. 06204378 I626423 Published 9/24, 10/1, 10/8

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‘Sleepy Hollow’ Season 2: Tom Mison on ‘Ichabbie,’ Jealousy and the Battle with War Variety sat down with star Tom Mison at the Television Critics Association summer press tour to find out what’s in store for season two By Laura Prudom

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Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” returned for season two on Sept. 22, and as the premiere opened, War came to town - in the form of Ichabod Crane’s (Tom Mison) long-lost son, Jeremy (John Noble). Bitter and vengeful after years of parental abandonment and manipulation by the demon Moloch, Jeremy has joined forces with the Headless Horseman to wreak havoc on the town and its inhabitants, which is bad news for everyone in Sleepy Hollow, since its protectors are currently trapped - Ichabod in a pine box six feet underground,and partner Abbie Mills in Purgatory, after freeing Crane’s bewitching wife Katrina (Katia Winter). The first season finale also left Abbie’s sister, Jenny (Lyndie Greenwood), at death’s door after an attack from Headless, and Captain Frank Irving (Orlando Jones) behind bars, leaving the odds stacked rather uncomfortably in favor of the apocalypse. Variety sat down with star Tom Mison at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour to find out what’s in store for season two, including love triangles, Ichabod’s quest to redeem Jeremy and where we find our characters after last season’s shocking cliffhanger. Laura: The finale left Ichabod in a somewhat sticky situation, having been buried alive by his son - I imagine that situation has to resolve itself fairly quickly, to avoid the whole season taking place with Ichabod in a box? Tom: Not too quickly! I think that it would be a shame to leave all the characters in those predicaments and then just get them out instantly. The really nice thing is, the writers decided to put everyone in the worst possible situations before they worked out

how to get them out. So all of the questions that we, that everyone watching, has about how they get them out, those were the questions that the writers gave themselves. And then I think they just left thinking,“Well, what’s the coolest way of doing it?” And I think they’ve managed to achieve that. Laura: Much has been made of the sexual tension between “Ichabbie.” From your perspective, how does Ichabod see Abbie at this point? How do you approach their relationship in terms of his motivations? Tom: She’s a partner.They need each other. If they had a choice of partners, who knows whether they would choose that person or not? The really nice thing about it is that it’s not such a black and white answer. There are lots of things that they really, really respect about each other and lots of things that just annoy the tits off each other... as with lots of relationships, which is probably why so many people go into the shipping thing with them. I love the moments where they annoy each other, probably more than the moments where they work in a perfect harmony. That’s sexy. So in that respect, it’s a very sexy relationship. But yes, for them, in the front of their mind it’s that they need each other, they’re partners and they respect each other. Laura: And they have to save the world, so they have other priorities. Tom: Exactly. There’s an apocalypse coming. Let’s not get all doe-eyed at each other. Laura: And, as you and the producers have noted before, he’s a happily married man... Tom: Oh, yes. That should’ve

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Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” returned for season two on Sept. 22, and as the premiere opened, War came to town - in the form of Ichabod Crane’s (Tom Mison).

been the first thing I said.[Laughs.] D--n, yes, he’s married. Laura: But he and Katrina haven’t spent much time together over the centuries, what with him being asleep and her in Purgatory. So it’s arguable that he knows Abbie better than he knows Katrina at this point, given that Katrina has been keeping a few secrets from him. Tom: Yes. This is brought up in season two, the deceit. And of course, that’s going to be a problem. But he’s a man of honor and he loves his wife.

Laura: During your TCA panel, executive producer Len Wiseman said that thanks to“other characters that come in around [Ichabod and Abbie], you see jealousy come out in ways that are more interesting,” but that Ichabod and Abbie might also be reevaluating their feelings for each other this season. Can you expand on that? Tom: Well, reevaluating their feelings I think is a hangover from the last season where there’s questions of trust in the partnership. In terms of the love interest, yes, there’s a new character, played brilliantly by Matt Barr. And yes, he brings a completely new dynamic. Much

as Ichabod loves his wife and respects Abbie as a Partner with a capital P, someone comes in and if he starts distracting her, then that’s going to be a problem, and who knows when jealousy might creep in if someone starts taking her attention away? Laura: So it’s more a case of, “Pay attention to me,Abbie!”? Tom: Exactly. “Look at me. I’ve got long hair and a nice coat!” Laura: The show will also introduce one of Ichabod’s exgirlfriends, Mary, this season. Given the fact that Ichabod’s not from around here, that seems to imply that something supernatural may be afoot in her reappearance? Tom: There may well be. As with every glimpse into Ichabod’s past, it has knock-on effect in the present and she is certainly the case. It also reveals a lot of secrets from certain other characters... Laura: I hear we’ll also see more of the Headless Horseman in his non-headless form as Abraham, Katrina’s former flame. Tom: And I’m really pleased. Neil [Jackson] came in to join us to play Abraham only very briefly last season and I loved working with him. So he comes back into it an awful lot more. Again, that’s another problem: Katrina is with the Headless Horseman, but she hasn’t seen him as the Headless Horseman, she remembers him as Abraham, her one-time fiance, who turned bad purely because of his love for her. Laura: Which is kind of romantic, in a twisted way. Tom: Absolutely romantic. I think it’s desperately romantic of him to do that, to risk everything for the woman that he loves.So yes,

that does bring an interesting new dynamic to their relationship. And it’s also nice to explore Katrina a lot more because last year, she came in, she gave information and she was the quest for Ichabod, but now, Katia is getting to play around a lot more with more depth to the character and more understanding of who she is and why she’s here. Laura: On a literally related note, Jeremy is back and already causing a lot of trouble as War. How much is his predicament weighing on Ichabod, given that his abandonment - through no fault of his own - contributed to turning his son into this vengeful monster? Tom: There’s a war on.And one of the leaders of the opposition is your son. And that’s a very interesting direction to take with it and the various dilemmas that that brings. And that’s one of the good things about the show, it always comes back down to the characters and the reality of [deciding] what you do when you have to fight against your son. Do you fight against him as an enemy or do you try to appeal to him as a member of your family? And that’s one of the dilemmas that Ichabod finds himself in. I think the writers are very clever with this, to always bring every predicament - whether it’s a battle like that, or [choosing] which creatures appear in each episode down to “what effect do you want on the characters?” And I think that’s what, if I may say, elevates the show above a lot of the other fantasy shows. (c) 2014 REED BUSINESS INFORMATION, A DIVISION OF REED ELSEVIER INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

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