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NEWS Noak: much to be proud of in 2012

SPORTS Spartans finish second in SPC

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Vol. 7 No. 28

Flu epidemic hits Illinois influenza strain has been more severe, causing more hospitalizations and deaths

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

Clean. Cover. Contain.

That is, clean your hands; cover your cough, cover your sneeze; and contain your illness.

These three “Cs” just may be the best prevention in addition to a flu shot against an outbreak that is wreaking havoc across the nation, with 27 flu-related deaths reported in Illinois alone.

The Illinois Department of Health reports that the strain of flu predominately circulating throughout Illinois has historically

“...we have seen severe flu seasons before, and we will continue to work to reduce the number of people who become ill.”

Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Illinois Department of Public Health. been a more severe strain, causing increased numbers of hospitalizations and deaths than in previous years, with 368 flu-related intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations so far this year.

The majority of hospitalizations and deaths are of people in their 50s and older.

Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital alone reports that since the start of January, 195 people have been tested due to flu-like illness. Of those, 67 of them came back testing positive for flu.And not every person who comes in displaying flu-like symptoms is See FLU, page 4

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Noak: much to be proud of in 2012

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

Touting Romeoville as one of Illinois’ leading communities, Mayor John Noak highlighted the success of the village over the past year during the annual State of the Village address Jan. 8.

Held at Lewis University, the Romeoville Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event attended by area politicians and the local business community.

Noak boasted of a community that is thriving in development, job creation and improved infrastructure, attracting 90 new businesses and more than 800 additional jobs to the community.

“I am proud to say that we had yet another successful year for the village of Romeoville,” said Noak. “Remaining prudent with our financial management, we were able to complete numerous projects, which continue to position Romeoville as a premier location for development as well

as a dynamic community for both local business and residents.

I commend the village board and staff for staying focused, leveraging resources and working diligently to identify the needs of the community.”

Despite a recession, Noak painted a fiscally healthy picture of the village, stating the village anticipates an approximate $400,000 surplus for this year; noting a $1.5 million surplus last year and a restructuring of its debt service saving taxpayers more than $200,000.

He called quality infrastructure a key component to success, noting several projects completed this year, including more than $2 million in street resurfacing; completion of the sewer and manhole rehabilitation projects; and more than $2 million if upgrades to the Woods Lift Station.

Coining accessibility as of the village’s greatest assets, Noak said the village continues to advance regional projects such

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Mayor John Noak discusses state of village Jan. 8 at Lewis University.

as the Interstate 55 - Airport Road interchange and the I-55 and Weber Road interchange.

In cooperation with IDOT and Crest Hill, work continues on a major roadway construction project along Weber Road from Gaskin to the Wal-Mart entrance.

The village also has continued to work with CN and Metra to finalize the design of a Metra station to be located on New Avenue, as well as future projects for improvements to the Lewis University Airport.

With nearly 900,000 square feet

of new industrial development in 2012, Noak said Romeoville continues to thrive with projects such as the 600,000-square- foot warehouse facility from DCT and Ryan Companies; a new Sam’s Club expected to open in the fall and bring in 175 employees; a new FedEx facility bringing in a $37 million investment and more than 400 employees; Spectrum Technologies; and a completely renovated Mistwood Golf Course.

Highlighting the success of its TIF district, Noak pointed to strides being undertaken to revitalize the downtown area and the entire Route 53 corridor including the demolished Crazy Rock building; more than $5 million in improvements to the White Oak library, improvements to R.C. Hill Elementary and the anticipated demolition of a portion of Spartan Square.

Vital to the redevelopment of the downtown area, the village See SOTV, page 4

Community members honored

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

Recognizing residents and businesses that have upheld the community for decades were honored at Romeoville’s annual State of the Village address.

Rasmussen College was awarded the Large Business of the year award; Lou Aguirre of Lou’s Styling salon took home the Small Business of the Year award; Nancy Hackett received the Citizen of the Year Award for her volunteer work with organizations like Girl Scouts and for being the “hub’ of the Romeoville Historical Society for more than 20 years; and the Hampton Park Social Athletic Club was named the Service Organization of the Year.

Humbly accepting the Citizen of the Year award, 30-year resident Hackett took the opportunity to continue to promote the Historical Society, calling on residents to

submit any information they may have for an upcoming book she is producing.

She spoke of her love for Girl Scouting, still touring Will County with a display of artifacts from over the years; and for the library district where she worked as head librarian for 20 years and where has now earned a spot as a White Oak Library trustee.

Since 1959 when it was founded, the Hampton Park Social Athletic Club has been giving back to the community and has earned the Service Organization of the Year award.

With a membership of more than 200, the Hampton Park Social Athletic Club continues to be a vital part of the community, supporting numerous athletic organizations and community programs.

Through their fundraising efforts throughout the year, the club was able to honor nine students with $1,000 scholarships this year.

Jeff Stood accepted the award on behalf of the Hampton Park Social Athletic Club, thanking Mayor John Noak for the relationship the club has with the village.

Another long-time resident and business owner of Lou’s styling, one of the first salons in Romeoville that started providing services to residents in 1961, Aguirre took home the Small Business of the Year award.

After working for previous owner Lola Chambers, Aguirre took over Lou’s Styling 24 years ago. Aguirre was awarded for her excellence as a business owner and for her work in the community, including her involvement with the Chamber of Commerce since 2009; as a board member and chair of the membership development committee and for serving on the Romeoville Fire and Police Commission.

Aguirre said she chose to stay in town because of the people,

it is because of the people in this community that her business strives, also acknowledging her co-worker Belinda of 22 years.

Noak said the educational institutions in the village are showing their importance in the community, noting a new partnership with Rasmussen College and the Romeoville Fire Academy. That partnership was one only one of the reasons Rasmussen was chosen as this year’s Large Business of the Year.

Rasmussen opened the Romeoville campus in 2009, and has become an active member of the Romeoville community, creating more than 50 new jobs and numerous corporate partnerships with several local businesses. In addition, Rasmussen received the Community Partnership Award from Kiwanis and was nominated for the Business Achievement Award by the Romeoville Chamber of Commerce.

Campus PresidentAmy King also serves as the chair for Romeoville Chamber of Commerce as well as sits on the Board of Directors for the Will County C.E.D. Staff also serves as members of Kiwanis, March of Dimes and partners in education through the Chamber of Commerce.

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FLU Continued from page 1 tested. Some people may be treated and sent home because they don’t require hospitalization.

Valley View School District, one of the largest school districts in Will County, has seen attendance dip significantly, with peaks in November and the last weeks of December.

“There is no doubt we are experiencing a severe flu season.

However, we have seen severe flu seasons before, and we will continue to work to reduce the number of people who become ill,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck in a statement released Jan. 11. “It is important for people to take precautions - get vaccinated, stay home if you’re sick, and wash your hands frequently. Doing all these things will not only help keep you healthy, but the people around you healthy.”

In December 2012, 19 Will County patients required Intensive Care Unit hospitalization due to influenza-related issues.

Only one ICU hospitalization involving influenza was reported in December 2011. Sharp increases in influenza-related hospitalizations compel public health authorities to keep a wary eye on schools and long-term care facilities, where influenza can quickly spread.

The IDPH expects to see an increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths as more health care providers report cases from previous weeks as well as current cases. And the flu season is just getting started with a normal cycle ending in late March, though some cases have been reported as late as May, said Will County Health Department’s Vic Reato.

“These numbers speak volumes about what we are facing and should be taken seriously,” said Reato. “Viruses can mutate— they are much smarter than us, and they can genetically change themselves.”

Reato explains that flu vaccines are reformulated every year with experts comparing the 200 most common strains of viruses. The flu vaccine is composed of what is thought to be the top three most active viruses.

Public health officials agree it is not too late to get a flu vaccination.

“We’re seeing significant increases involving respiratory problems consistent with

Knowing your symptoms Common symptoms of flu include sore throat, high fever, cough, body aches and feeling fatigued.

The Health Department recommends you contact a health professional before going to an emergency department if you are experiencing flu symptoms. The majority of people suffering from the flu simply need to stay home, rest, use over-the-counter remedies as needed and let the flu run its course.

Several hospital emergency departments have recently had to refer patients with such symptoms to other hospitals as they were at capacity. Typically only people with severe respiratory illness who have trouble breathing need to visit a hospital emergency department.

Where to get a flu shot Vaccine is available at physician offices, pharmacies, many grocery stores, quick care facilities, and Will County Health Department offices in Joliet, Bolingbrook, and University Park. Persons with questions about the need for a flu shot should consult with a health care provider.

To find locations where flu vaccine is offered you can log onto www.idph.state.il.us and enter your zip code in the Flu Vaccine Finder.

Although flu vaccine is still widely available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some doctor’s offices and pharmacies have spot shortages. Therefore, call ahead before

influenza-like illness,” according to John Kahler M.D., FAAP, Chief Medical Officer for the Will County Community Health Center in Joliet. “At our facility, patients presenting with ILI have increased by at least 20 percent.

A flu shot is still a good idea for most of those who haven’t received one yet.”

The 2012-2013 flu vaccine will protect against an influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the influenza A H1N1.

The vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months and older. According to the IDPH, the estimated effectiveness of the vaccine is 62 percent. If you have been vaccinated but still get the flu, the vaccine can reduce the amount of time you’re sick and the severity of symptoms.

By getting vaccinated, you can also help protect infants, the elderly and those with chronic diseases that are at greatest risk for complications due to the flu.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that every year, influenza affects employers and businesses.The flu costs businesses approximately $10.4 billion in direct costs for

going to get a vaccination.

Will County Health Department Bolingbrook Office; 323 Quadrangle Drive call for appointments at 815-740-8143 Joliet; 501 Ella Avenue; 815-727-8480 Walk-ins available Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 1 to 6 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Romeoville • Walgreens 347 Independence Blvd.; 815-293-1152 498 N. Weber Road; 815-293-3465 680 Weber Road; 815-436-1628 • Osco Drug 20 S. Weber Road; 815-293-0858 • Target 349 Weber Road;815-524-9802 Bolingbrook • Walgreens 101 Lily Cache; 630-759-3011 695 W. Boughton Road; 630-771-1494 498 N. Weber Road; 815-293-3465 • Target 1188 Boughton Road; 630-378-1011 • Meijer 225 N. Weber Road; 630-679-6510 55 Boughton Road; 630-783-5310 • Osco Drug 1200 W. Boughton Road; 630-759-1362

hospitalizations and outpatient visits for adults. The CDC recommends two strategies this season for businesses and employers to help fight the flu: Host a flu vaccination clinic at low or no cost; and promote flu vaccinations for the community, bringing awareness to where families can get vaccinated.

As a large employer,Valley View School District offered free flu shots to its employees, with 324 employees taking advantage so far.

As Health Services Coordinator at Valley View,Cathy Rigali,has said the district has seen a combination of those experiencing both 24-hour-related illnesses and those associated with a true case of influenza, including many staff members.

Rigali said the best defense is common sense. If you are sick, she recommends the basics—rest and fluids.

“Sometimes common sense is so uncommon,” said Rigali.

“When you are sick, you need hydration, rest, vitamins, fluids and good, healthy eating habits.

Unfortunately, that is all you can do for the flu.’

And for parents of sick children—keep them home until they are fever free for 24 hours.

She also stresses being proactive, paying attention to when you are in contact with germs the most.

A list on tips to avoid the flu is posted on the district website at www.vvsd.org.

“When you are out in public and are in contact with others, do not touch your face, your mouth, nose, eyes-where germs can affect you,” said Rigali. “Just think about touching a cart and take a stroll through the store and watch what some people do. Wash your hands. Do not touch your face—I cannot stress that enough.”

Staying home to contain the virus is equally important agree public officials.

In fact,MaryAnderson,Infection Control Manager of Edward Hospital, recently announced that in light of the current prevalence of flu, and in order to help keep its patients, staff and community safe, Edward Hospital is asking people with the flu or flu-like symptoms to refrain from visiting family members and friends who are patients or employees at Edward Hospital.

SOTV Continued from page 3 broke ground in late fall 2012 on the new proposed Romeoville Athletic and Event Center, which is expected to be a catalyst for economic development.

Noak stressed the village’s goal to strengthen and continue valued partnerships within the community including Lewis University and Rasmussen College and the Valley View School District.

“Our goal is to collaborate with our stake holders and create a common vision that embraces the present and secures our future,” said Noak.

“I believe we have done that by creating partnerships between business, education and the community. We firmly believe that supporting local business is a sound investment.”

Noak also called attention to the recent success of the Valley View School District and Superintendent James Mitchem presented a banner for both the village hall and White Oak library that showcases that success.

Recreation also saw improvement in 2012 with new infrastructure for older parks, the second phase of the Veterans Memorial Project including the addition of Murphy Park; improvements to the Dale Blum Football field; the O’Hara Woods Trail Development Project; the Nancy Aldridge Pavilion; and more than 236 acres of property annexed by the Forest Preserve District to extend the village’s boundaries.

Noak also pointed to opportunities for 2013 that include more than $2 million of improvements to Taylor Road thanks to a federal STP grant; improvements to the Joliet Port District Airport; a new studio for RPTV along with live productions at the amphitheater; a multifamily housing project with Celtic Development; the addition of another deep well; and improvements to village park.

Noak is running for reelection in the April 9 election, along with former Chicago Bear Steve McMichael, and former Romeoville Mayor Fred Dewald.

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A New Era

Spartan Square begins to tumble in downtown Romeoville

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

The landscape of Romeoville’s downtown area is changing—starting with the long-anticipated demolition of a portion of the retail strip mall in Spartan Square.

Village officials and members of the Downtown Redevelopment Committee came out to watch the first grocery store in Spartan Square on Route 53 and Normantown Road begin to tumble Jan. 10, a ceremonial move marking the hope of a new development and a new downtown.

“Tearing down the Spartan Square building is definitely the end of a chapter in Romeoville’s history, but also the beginning of a new chapter with great things on the horizon, such as the Athletic and Event Center to be completed this year and a redeveloped downtown area complete with a village square,” said Mayor John Noak.

Adjacent to the old grocery store sits the site of the proposed Romeoville Athletic and Event Center whose anticipated completion date is December 2013.

The Spartan Square demolition will be completed in two phases to accommodate leases that will expire in June.

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Trustees Linda Palmiter, who worked at the Jewel-Osco for 28 years, and Brian Clancy, who held his first job there, were front and center ready to help knock down a building that was fraught with issues over the years, glad to see its demolition and the first step to the rebirth of the downtown area.

“This is progress,” said Trustee Brian Clancy.

Trustees Linda Palmiter, who worked at the Jewel-Osco for 28 years, and Clancy,

who held his first job there, were front and center ready to help knock down a building that was fraught with issues over the years, glad to see its demolition

and the first step to the rebirth of the downtown area.

The building itself was a beast, without enough buckets to keep the water out, raining through bricks, and fraught with enough issues that the building was not worth saving, said Palmiter.

Noak calls the opening of the new athletic and event center and development of the downtown retail outlots the village’s largest project. Harbour Contractors was hired last year as the master developer of the project. Recently announced at the annual State of the Village Address, joining Harbour’s team is Next Realty, which holds an investment portfolio valued at approximately $250 million, containing approximately 1 million square feet of retail space nationwide.

“With the expertise of Harbour Contractors and the success rate of Next Realty, we are confident that this will be a successful endeavor that will foster retail opportunities that our residents deserve, as well as attract economic development to the Route 53 corridor,” Noak said during the State of the Village.

Village Manager Steve Gulden said there are ongoing discussions with possible investors to bring a grocery store into the area; a need the community has been adamant about for years.

Old Silver Cross poised to shine, again

By Stewart Warren Contributing Writer

Volunteers of America might bring jobs to Joliet.

Some of them would be for local tradesmen. Others would be for managers and social service professionals.

The Chicago-based not-forprofit group has proposed an apartment complex for veterans and their families for an empty parking lot that once served the now-vacant Silver Cross Hospital, 1300 Copperfield Ave., on the city’s East side. If approved by the Joliet City Council, the three brick buildings would ring a grassy courtyard and provide stable housing for veterans with families.

The project also would fill a part of a gap in an older part of the city. In late 2007, Silver Cross Hospital unveiled a plan to leave the 50-acre Joliet site on

Copperfield Avenue and build a new campus in New Lenox.

When the news was announced, it wasn’t clear what would happen to the former home of the hospital.Although the city of Joliet fought the move, the new $400 million facility opened to great fanfare in early 2012.

Some uses have been found for the property. The Department of Veterans Affairs is turning the old emergency room into an outpatient clinic for veterans. And Aunt Martha’s Youth Services is building a health center specifically for East side residents on the site.

Now Volunteers of America wants to build Hope Manor Joliet. Besides helping veterans, the project also might provide something that can be scarce these days: work.

During a town hall-style meeting held Thursday night at Joliet City Hall, Nancy Hughes, Volunteers of America’s CEO,

told a small group of residents and officials that union labor will be used during the construction project that could total $14 million. The general contractor will hire subcontractors who are local people, Hughes said.

Kathaleen (cq) Williams, 55, of 1400 Demmond St., has lived in the neighborhood surrounding the old hospital since she was a child. She wanted to know if any other jobs would be created.

“We are anticipating that there will be 10 full-time jobs in operations,” Hughes replied.

Volunteers of America needs people to manage the complex, do maintenance and provide inhouse services for the residents.

The group would prefer to hire veterans and local residents for the positions, she said.

“We push to employ veterans as often as we can,” she added.

One employee-related issue still was up in the air, however.

“The bigger question for us

is the security,” Hughes said, explaining that the group could hire its own team or use an outside vendor.

Hughes told the group that veterans who also were senior citizens were welcome to live in Hope Manor Joliet. But some older people might not want

to live next door to families with children, she noted. So the group might do a marketing study to learn more about older veterans’ housing preferences.

“We may look at building an additional building that is really targeted for senior vets,” Hughes said.

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Police Blotter

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

Anthony Delpercio, 25, 5 Elgin Ave., was arrested at 6:31 a.m. Dec. 14 and charged with the manufacture/deliver of cannabis, possession of drug equipment, firearm without FOID card on the 0 to 100 block of Elgin Avenue.

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Nicole Deutscher, 25, 510 Camden Ave., and Steven Paul, 23, 513 Camden Ave, were arrested at 11:27 p.m. Dec. 21 and charged with the possession of cannabis and paraphernalia on the 700 block of North Independence.

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Marquis Huff,22,2S Fernwod Drive, Bolingbrook, and Kareem Stoval, 21, 42D Fernwood Drive, Bolingbrook, were arrested at 1:13 a.m. Dec. 22 and charged with public fighting and littering on the 1600 block of Rose Circle.

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Joseph Doyle, 23, 581 Belmont Drive, was arrested at 5:02 a.m. Dec. 30 and charged with DUI, failure to reduce speed and an uninsured motor vehicle near the 500 block of Montrose Drive.

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Rohelia Marshall, 34, 1121 Richards Street, Joliet, was arrested at 5:57 a.m. Dec. 31 and charged with driving without a driver’s license, an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding near Route 53 and University Parkway.

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A resident in the 300 block of Macon reported a residential burglary at 12:44 a.m.

Jan. 1. Several TV’s and jewelry were taken from the residence.

Estimated cost of the items taken is $945.

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A resident in the 0-100 block of Harmony Lane reported a burglary from motor vehicle at 12:14 p.m. Jan. 1. A window of a vehicle that was parked in the street in front of the residence was broken and a wallet was taken from the vehicle. Estimated cost of the damage to the vehicle and the contents of the wallet is $672.

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A business in the 400 block of South Weber Road reported a burglary at 7:47 a.m.

Jan. 3.An entry door was damaged and a safe and register drawer

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were taken from the business.

Estimated cost of the damage and the items taken is $2,926.42.

driving with a suspended license, uninsured and a traffic sign violation near Poplar Avenue and Romeo Road.

A business in the 1100 block of Crossroads Parkway reported a theft at 8:29 a.m. Jan. 3. A trailer and several bundles of gaylords were taken from the shipping dock where the trailer was parked. Estimated cost of the trailer and the gaylords is $10,400.

Sarah Garay, 19, 513 Willow Court, was arrested at 6:53 p.m. Jan. 3 and charged with possession of a controlled substance, no registration light, and a defective windshield near Dalhart and Normantown Road.

Dominique Arrington, 18, 100 Woodview Lane, East Peoria, was arrested at 1:39 a.m.

Jan. 2 and charged with speeding,

Phillip Marrero Jr., 19, 6307 Dakota Ridge Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. Jan. 3 and charged with retail

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theft on the 400 block of S.Weber Road.

Page, 21, 607 13 Christopher Lynn, was arrested at 1:27 a.m. Jan. 4 and charged with the possession of drug equipment on the 600 block of Lynn.

David Williams, 41, 903 Meadowsedge Lane, Joliet, was arrested at 2:08 p.m. Jan. 4 and charged with an accident involving an injury, an uninsured motor vehicle, driving with a suspended license and improper lane use

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near Joliet and Bluff Roads.

Enrique Rangel-Hernandez, 46, 419 N. Briggs Street, Joliet, was arrested at 11:48 p.m. Jan. 5 and charged with disobeying a traffic device, uninsured, with no driver’s license near Route 53 and Normantown Road.

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Anna Sumba, 35, 5141 S. Kenneth, Chicago, was arrested at 4:32 p.m. Jan. 7 and charged with driving without a driver’s license and speeding near Dalhart and Corona.

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Letter to the Editor

Consider all with Medicaid Dear Editor I congratulate Sen. Kirk on his recovery from a severe stroke.

My sister, Billie Irene Brendel, was hit by a drunk driver at 6 a.m. in the morning on a stretch of Ogden Ave near Sandwich, Ill. The person who did this got a three-year sentence (DUI) and I am sure is probably free by now to live the rest of his life any way he chooses, he was not ordered to pay any sort of restitution at the time of conviction, while my sister is stuck in a wheelchair in a body that no longer function’s.

Had my sister had the same opportunities afforded to Sen. Kirk as a member of congress I know that she would be better off today. She is limited to 10 physical therapy visits per year as a Medicaid patient, not nearly enough to keep her body from the atrophy that she continues to battle. She was discharged twice from same Rehab Institute that he had access to because

as a Medicaid patient she had to make progress quickly or be evicted, unfortunately for our family she didn’t progress as quickly as they demanded.

He is financially far better off than the average Illinois citizen, and even though he had what is considered excellent employersponsored health insurance, he had to dip into his savings and his retirement fund to pay out of pocket costs for care.

I appreciate his promise to do something to help Illinois Medicaid enrollees who suffer strokes and who are not allowed the rehabilitation services he received. But we should also consider also people with Medicare who face prohibitive co-pays or caps on therapy sessions; workers, including the Federal employees who work for our Country that cannot afford the premiums for decent coverage under the FEHBP that he had.

One reform, and one only, will serve these people and the

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millions of others who suffer premature death, permanent disability, homelessness, bankruptcy, and other ills because the United States is the only industrialized country in the world to rely on the for-profit health insurance industry for our health system financing.

I hope that he will join his colleagues in the House and Senate who support a singlepayer health care system for the United States and work for passage of HR 676, or S915/HR 1200.

He has told stroke patients to not give up; I hope that all American’s will not give up.

That they join me to fight until every person in the United States has access to all necessary health care, with no financial barriers or burdens, from birth to death.

Sincerely, Jackie Traynere Will County Board Member

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Schools

VVSD teachers earn national certification Four Valley View School District 365U teachers have achieved the coveted National Board Certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

Oak View Elementary School English as a Second Language teacher Adelina Rivera, Beverly Skoff supported education resource teacher Mary Arp, Irene King fifth grade special education teacher Karen Trajkovich and Bolingbrook High School AP U.S. history teacher John Flynn all earned the honor.

“Teachers who become National Board Certified are highly effective and strengthen student achievements,” said Ron Thorpe, president and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. “They demonstrate the powerful impact that accomplished teachers have daily in their classrooms.”

Rivera has been with Valley View for seven years, spending the past two years as an ESL teacher at Oak View. She has also been an ESL teacher at both Pioneer and Beverly Skoff. Prior to joining VVSD, she taught for four years in the Chicago Public Schools system. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from DePaul and a Master’s from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

“I’m very happy to have received such an honor, and I look forward to serving our diverse English Language Learners,” she said. “I wouldn’t have been able to successfully complete this journey without the love and support of my family.”

Arp, who spent two years in the Rockdale school district before coming to Skoff six years ago, holds a Bachelor

Photo courtesy of Valley View School District

Valley View School District’s newest National Board Certified Teachers were honored at Monday night’s School Board meeting. They are (from left) Adelina Rivera (Oak View), Mary Arp (Skoff), Karen Trajkovich (King) and John Flynn (Bolingbrook High School).

of Science in Education Degree with an emphasis on art from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Arts in Multicategorical Special Education Degree from Governors State University.

“I am grateful for the support of my family, friends and co-workers while I worked on my National Boards,” she said.

Trajkovich has been at Irene King since 2007, serving as a special education co-teacher for the past three years. Prior to coming to Valley View, she taught for a year in a multi-needs

program in Lombard and a year as a resource teacher in Clarendon Hills. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Illinois State University and a Master’s in special education from National Lewis University.

“I am beyond overjoyed at receiving this honor,” she said. “I am convinced that hard work, a genuine passion for teaching, and high expectations of all students will achieve amazing results.”

Flynn, who teaches modern world history in addition to AP U.S. history, came to BHS seven years ago, after serving as a long-term substitute math

and computer sciences instructor at Brooks Middle School for a year. The former President of Callero Management Information Services holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in business and psychology from Augustana College and a Master’s in Education from the University of St. Francis.

“The National Board Certification process offered me fantastic insight into what a good teacher must do in the classroom in order to help students be successful,” he said.“Achieving NB status is just a beginning as it comes with a great deal of responsibility to become a true leader as we try to focus on positive change within our district.”

The NBPTS is widely recognized as the source for the highest standards and practices that lead to improved teaching, leading and learning. National Board Certification, a voluntary assessment program designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers, and to embed ongoing school improvement in schools nationwide, is achieved through performance-based assessment and testing that takes one to three years to complete.

While state teacher credentialing programs set the basic requirements to teach in each state, National Board Certified Teachers must demonstrate advanced teaching knowledge, skills and practices.

Completion of the NBPTS certification process signifies that teachers have developed and demonstrated the skills required of an accomplished education professional.

All four were honored before the Valley View board Jan. 14.

Hermansen receives IAASE grant for autism materials Hermansen Elementary School has received a minigrant for as much as $1,200 to purchase a video modeling social skills curriculum for Valley View School District’s Structured Teaching and Learning program.

The program serves students on the autism spectrum, as well as students who have severe language and social skill delays.

For the past few years, school and district experts have been searching for new ways to provide a standardized curriculum to systematically teach social language and

behaviors to autistic students.

The “Time for School” video, produced by “Model Me Kids,” demonstrates a skill, such as saying hello to a friend, and then breaks it down into steps. The different steps are also available as pictures for students to practice sequencing the activity in a small group or one on one.

Shannon Cribaro,Valley View’s Student Services Administrator, and speech language pathologist Katherine Yun worked together to seek the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education mini grant.

Yun and the staff at Hermansen expressed excitement about being able to implement use of the videos. She is hopeful that these materials will help teachers in targeting skills that Hermansen students need to be successful when interacting with their peers and in the community at large.

The school’s STLR team will focus on the curriculum materials that accompany the video. Funds from the grant also allowed Hermansen to purchase the entire video library, which will be used as supplementary materials.

Calendar ONGOING Daddy-Daughter Ball, a Magical Dinner Date Night.

6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 9. It’s your chance to get all dressed up girls. Dads, bring your daughter(s) age 3 to 10 out for a special night of fun.

At the ball, you will enjoy dinner, drinks, cookies and dancing the night away. Your daughter(s) will also make a special Valentine’s Day craft to bring home. Capture this special night with a picture of you and your daughter(s) taken at the ball. Fee is $24 per daddy-daughter couple ($36 non resident) and includes dinner, drinks, cookies, craft and a picture. Additional daughters are $10 per Romeoville resident ($15 non resident). Pre-registration is required and will be taken until Jan.18. No registration will be taken at the event. Make your daughter’s night even more special by ordering a corsage that will be available to pick up at the event. Don’t worry about having to make an extra stop at the store or flower shop. Order forms are available at the front desk. Contact the Romeoville Recreation Department at 815886-6222 for more information or to place an order.

Golden Age Club. Thursdays noon to 4 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department.Members must be 50 years and up to join, and may do so by coming to any Thursday meeting.Transportation is available by calling the Recreation Department at 815886-6222 at least 24 hours before the event. For more information about the club, call Noel Maldonado at the Recreation Center.

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment. Every third Monday of the month at 6-7:30 p.m. at SOS Children’s Village, 17545 Village Lane, Lockport.

This volunteer non-profit environmental organization is dedicated to serving Will County and the surrounding area. For more information or a meeting agenda, call Ellen Rendulich at 815-834-1611.

Are you affected by someone’s drinking? Open meetings are held every third Friday of the month from 7 p.m.8:30 p.m. at 265 Republic Ave. in Joliet. Contact Al-anon/Alateen at 815-773-9623 or visit www.niafg. org for more information.

Large Food Pantry. Power Connection’s food pantry is open on the second and fourth

Mondays of the month from 1 p.m.-6:45 p.m. at 999 Remington Blvd, Suite F, Bolingbrook. Enjoy your shopping experience. For a $20 donation you can shop the aisles of canned/boxed goods, drinks, desserts, snacks, breads, fruits & vegetables. You will also receive a pre-selected bag of meat.

There is no income verification, and ALL residents of Illinois are welcome.The Resale Connection is also open from 9 a.m.-6:45 p.m. on those Mondays. Donations accepted Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (630) 679-6899 or visit www.thepowerconnection. org for more information.

JANUARY 17 Panera Bread Milk & Cookies Story Time. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Story time on the first & thirdThursdays,January - May 2013, held at Panera Bread, 714 E. Boughton Road. Attendee must be between the ages of 2 Years and 6 Years old. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www.fountaindale.org.

Fitness: Nifty @ Fifty. 10 to 11 a.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. This low impact cardio and resistance exercise class will incorporate functional moves so that you can keep your range of motion and reflexes sharper than ever! For adults, ages 50 and older. Be sure to bring a bottle of water. Attendee must be a resident of Fountaindale Public Library District. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www.fountaindale.org.

Knitter’s Nest - Weekly Knitting and Crochet DropIn. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook.

Join us for a weekly morning drop in knitting and crochet group. For more information, call 630-7592102 or visit www.fountaindale. org.

Drop-In Craft: Journal Making. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the

Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook.

It’s a brand new year and you’ll have lots to do. Keep track of all important dates and upcoming events in your very own journal.

You will be able to customize everything from the cover to what’s inside. This is a drop-in program and it will continue while supplies last or until the program is over, whichever comes first. Light snack will be provided while supplies last. For more information, call 630-7592102 or visit www.fountaindale. org.

Preschool Playtime. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Get ready for music, games and fun on Thursday mornings at the library. In the Activity Zone, we’ll play with big toys for big fun.

Add imagination to Duplo blocks in the Construction Zone and build with our library blocks. Or shake and shimmy in the Music Zone, with a dance mix designed to get you moving. Drop in for your favorites, or come every week. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

Social Networking (Facebook) Level 1. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Prerequisites: Basic computer skills, as well as basic Internet skills, are needed.

Learn how to use Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends. Learn how to create your profile and add a profile picture. You will see the parts of the Facebook Welcome page and the News Feed page, as well as the different areas of your Profile page, including your Wall.You will also learn about Facebook Friends and Friend Requests. We’ll show you how to post comments, and how to respond to the posts of your Friends. Most importantly, you will learn how to change your Privacy Settings, so you only share the information you chose to share. Then, when you are

THE BUGLE JANUARY 17, 2013 ready, Friend us at the White Oak Library! Call, visit, email or instant message our Adult Services desk to register. Class meets in the Computer Lab. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

Brick Building Club. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Have fun building your own creations at the library.We’ll supply the LEGO bricks,you supply the imagination.

Your finished work will go on display until we meet again and create something new! Ages 6 to 12. Registration is requested, but drop-ins are welcome as space permits. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

JANUARY 18 Using Morningstar to Research Your Investments.

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Learn how to use Morningstar Investment Research Center to evaluate stocks, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds.

All levels of investing knowledge are welcome. Register today to win a Morningstar themed item. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

Preschool Activity Time.

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook.

We have so many toys for you to play with! Meet your friends and have a wonderful time together at this special program just for you! For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www. fountaindale.org.

Teen Movie Friday. 3 to 5 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Watch a movie in the Vortex with friends. All movies rated PG-13 and below.

Contact the Vortex for movie title information at 630-685-4199. For more information, call 630-759-

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JANUARY 19 Grab Some Green in 2013 at LifeStyles, 10 a.m. at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Center, 200 S. Lindsey Lane, Bolingbrook.We’ll have free fitness demonstrations beginning at 7 a.m., drawings/raffles, healthy snacks, body fat testing and other surprises. We’ll also be selecting members for trips inside the cash booth for a chance at prizes. Stop in today and talk to a customer care staff member about the benefits of being a member at LifeStyles. For a full schedule, visit www.bolingbrookparks.org.

Celebrate National Blood Donor Month. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bolingbrook Fire Station 5, 1901 Rodeo Drive. In celebration of January National Blood Donor Month, Heartland Blood Centers, an independent not-for-profit blood center serving 47 hospitals in a 12-county region in Illinois and Indiana, invites all healthy members of the community to share their good health through blood donation. To be a blood donor, individuals must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with written parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds; be symptom free of cold, flu and allergies; and be in general good health. Donors who have traveled outside the United States within the past 12 months should contact Heartland at 1-800-7TO-GIVE to determine eligibility.

E-mail Básico. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Esta clase basica, de un solo tiempo, de dos horas, cubre los conceptos básicos del correo electronico. Usted aprenderá cómo crear un correo electronico, y aprender los fundamentos de como preparer y recibir mensajes. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www.fountaindale.org.

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Four held on $10 million bonds for double homicide

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

The Joliet community still is trying to understand how and why four young adults would lure two young men into a home and strangle them.

The four –Adam M.Landerman, 19, of 1053 Glenwood Joliet; Alisa Massaro, 18, of 1121 N. Hickory, Joliet; Bethany McKee, 18, of 200 Westshore, Shorewood; and Joshua Miner, 24, of 601 W. Jefferson, Joliet, each are being held at the Will County Jail on $10 million bond for the murders of Eric Glover, 22, and Terrence Rankins, 22.

The four were to appear Monday in Will County Court on their charges.

Adam M. Landerman.

Alisa Massaro

Joliet Police say they received a call around 4 p.m. Jan. 10 that there were possibly two dead bodies at 1121 N. Hickory, which later they would discover was Massaro’s residence.

When they arrived, officers saw people moving in the residence, so they entered to secure the scene, according to the report.

Once inside, they saw the

Bethany McKee

Joshua Miner

bodies of Glover and Rankins, as well as Landerman, Massaro and Miner. All three were arrested and taken to the Joliet Police Department. McKee later was arrested with the help of the Kankakee Police Department.

Autopsies performed Jan. 11 showed that Glover and Rankins died from strangulation, police say.

Peterson given hearing for new trial arguments Drew Peterson, convicted of killing his fourth wife Kathleen Savio, was in court again Jan. 10 for a hearing to be scheduled to argue posttrial motions.

The defense had requested a new trial based on claims of ineffective assistance by

attorney Joel Brodsky. The state filed a response to the motion, and Judge Edward Burmila set the hearing date for Feb. 19. Barring the event of a new trial, a sentencing hearing will then be held.

Peterson faces up to 60 years in prison.

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H o ro s c o p e s The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Frequent phone calls can interrupt concentration. Plan ahead; arrange for a period of peace and quiet in the upcoming week to master a new skill or study.

You shot an arrow into the air, it comes to earth you know not where. If you commence a serious study or research business techniques in the week ahead, it may snowball into something valuable.

If you put your “getup-and-go” on full throttle, you can go far in the week ahead. Be a mover and a shaker in the business world to receive recognition and attention. Pursuing amorous fancies is futile.

Put on your thinking cap. Other people challenge you to think things through this week. Develop a plan of action for the future. Rather than acting on every passing whim, consider the big picture.

Sharpen your wits to remain on the cutting edge. The people you meet in the week ahead might not remain in your life very long, but could offer powerful insights and open your eyes to exciting possibilities.

Forget your fear of heights. Honesty is not only the best policy, but the only policy that will get you up the ladder of success in the week ahead. Investigate and discover the facts and take time to study.

Receive rave reviews.

Start any matter that needs to receive widespread publicity to succeed or where your people skills can be used to your advantage. Remain open to progressive concepts this week.

Polish your public image in the week ahead. What you think of yourself is more important than what other people think of you. Your resourcefulness and flair at work can bring you attention or recognition.

Sometimes the teacher learns the most from the students.

During the upcoming week, you may understand more when called upon to show someone how to perform a task or explain a concept.

Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do. In the week ahead, you will be able to visualize future possibilities. Your evaluation of people and potential is better than usual.

It’s not what you know, but whom you know that counts. Form alliances with powerful people this week, and fame and fortune could rub off on you. A special someone could show extra affection.

Sail with the current, not against it. The latest news, the most recent fads, and most innovative technology may attract you in the week ahead. You may be easily distracted if paid a compliment by an admirer.

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INSIDE: Spartans fall to Cougars, page 14; Slammers hire coach, page 15, Romeoville at MLK Day of Hoops, page 17

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Spartans second overall in SPC

By Scott Taylor Sports Editor

While Romeoville was unable to take home its first boys bowling Southwest Prairie Conference title, it was able to win the conference championship.

With the overall title comprised of both regular season and tournament play, the Spartans finished second overall with 90 points. Minooka, which went 7-0 in SPC play during the season, took first overall with 104 points.

The Spartans bested the Indians at the tournament 6,186-6,118 Saturday, Jan. 12 at Parkside Lanes in Aurora.

“It was kind of tough,” Romeoville senior Brandon LisakTalley said.“We were battling for it. We were hoping to win it, but in the end we just fell short.”

“We had a good day today,” Romeoville’s Dakota Vostry said.

“We just couldn’t get enough points and couldn’t get enough help from other teams that we were looking for. The last game we stepped up a lot and made a run for it and came pretty close.

We didn’t win the last three games, which we needed.”

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to finish the day, Romeoville defeated Minooka 1,033-1,010.

“The last game we really rallied,” Lisak-Talley said. “We were really up and the energy was going.We needed that all three games and not just one (in the afternoon).”

Lisak-Talley (1,211) and Vostry (1,286) were All-SPC members this year, as the award goes to the top 12 individuals throughout the conference season.

“I was surprised,” Lisak-Talley said.“I didn’t know if I was going to make it or not. I’m just glad I went out with a bang.”

Talley said. “We feel this is the year, so next week is pretty big for us.”

“I kinda wanted this one,” said Vostry, who placed third overall.

“I was second freshman year and sophomore year. I wanted to get first, but it’s still a good feeling to get All-Conference.”

Corey Minchuk had the best finish on the day,shooting a 1,335.

Kyle Zaremba added a 1,219 and Jacob Young had a 1,135.

Now the Spartans head to the Plainfield North Sectional at AMF Lanes in Bolingbrook, hoping to make it to state for the third Scott Taylor/Bugle Staff

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Brandon Lisak-Talley helped Romeoville to a second-place finish in the SPC.

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Spartans fall to Plainfield South, three-ball

By Scott Taylor Sports Editor

Romeoville ran into an offensive machine Friday, Jan. 11, falling to Plainfield South 71-49 at South.

The Cougars (5-11 overall, 2-3 in the Southwest Prairie Conference) were 11-of-19 from beyond the arc.

“They shot well,” Romeoville coach Jeff Bambule said. “You have to give them credit, they played very well tonight. They handled our pressure, knocked down some shots and killed us on the boards. They were ready to play and we weren’t and that, quite frankly, is on me. How you practice is how you play and we did have a poor couple practices.”

“Everything looks better when the ball goes in the basket,” South coach Tim Boe said. “Credit our guys for playing unselfish basketball and finishing the guy who was open. We’ve been preaching assists and tonight I was proud of the way we played.

It’s not easy playing against a zone because we don’t see that often, but tonight we made the right plays.”

“We played very unselfish tonight,” South senior guard Alonzo Garrett said. “If we can play like that every game, we’ll be good and we can turn the season around. This is definitely a learning experience for the whole team.”

South led 9-6 after one and 3420 at the half, despite a half court buzzer beater from Romeoville’s Bobby Leach.

The Spartans were able to cut the lead to nine on multiple occasions in the second half, but could get no closer.

“We came out of a timeout with a set play and we had a three second call because we got stagnant,” Bambule said.

“That’s the kind of stuff that you can’t afford to do when you dig yourself a hole.”

Romeoville was led by Christian Diaz, who scored 11 points, while Rashad Steele added nine. Garrett finished with

16 points, Miles Snowden had 14 (12 in the second half) and Delvin Harris had 11 for South.

“In spurts we made some nice plays (on offense),” Bambule said. “Christian made some nice moves and got to the basket and kicked it out to the open guy and we knocked down some shots.

“Then there were some times where we just didn’t handle their pressure well. That was partly due to their effort and quickness and partly our fault with poor decisions.”

The Spartans have been trying some different things on the offensive end, which Bambule hopes will pay off during the second half of the season.

“We’re trying a few new things,” Bambule said. “The movement wasn’t what we wanted, but it’s only been a week-and-a-half that we’ve been experimenting with it. Hopefully that will come around.”

A bright spot for the Spartans was the play of juniors Mitch See FALL, page 18

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Jaylon Richardson and the Spartans fell to a hot-shooting Plainfield South team.

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Slammers introduce coaching staff

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

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New Slammers manager Mike Breyman is flanked by hitting coach David Garcia (left) and GM Chris Franklin.

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When the Joliet Slammers officially introduced Mike Breyman as the team’s field manager for the 2013 season, it was not only a hiring of the second manager in franchise history, but also a commitment to the fans of the Slammers that the new ownership group, Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment, LLC, wants to win.

The Slammers could have hired an ex-big leaguer with name recognition and a draw to get fans in the seats. Instead, they hired a Frontier League veteran who knows how to win in minor league baseball.

“The ultimate question we asked when hiring our field manager is can we see this guy holding a championship trophy above his head. I want winners,” said Josh Schaub.“We could have gone and gotten an ex-Major Leaguer, but he has no proof of performance as a manager. Our games are going to be fun and they are going to be a show, but

ultimately we are the City of Champions.”

The 31-year-old Breyman was the hitting coach for the Gateway Grizzlies in 2012 and held the same position in 2010 and 2011 with the River City Rascals. In 2010, the Rascals won a Frontier League Championship and Breyman was named the Frontier League’s Coach of the Year in 2011, when the Rascals were again in the league championship series, but lost to the Slammers.

While with the Rascals, Breyman worked with Joliet native Chris Franklin, who was the General Manager of the Rascals during those seasons and was hired to be GM of the Slammers this year.

Franklin said familiarity was not what won Breyman the job.

“He is a passionate, hardworking,very dedicated individual that I have some history with,” Franklin said. “We have history, but he earned this job during the interview process.”

His resume also spoke for itself.

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BOYS Points per game Jean Pietrzak, Westmont Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Matt Mooney, Notre Dame Nick Norton, Downers North Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook David McCoy, Niles West Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Ryan Peter, JCA Jordan Cannon, Downers South Darrin Myers, Minooka Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central John Solari, Maine South Alonzo Garrett, Plainfield South Robert Mara, Downers South Duante Stephens, Notre Dame Kenny Williams, Bolingbrook Corey Evers, Plainfield South South David Robinson, Lockport Kendall Guyton, Bolingbrook Carl Terrell, Joliet West Curtis Harringron, Plainfield Central Joe Younan, Niles West Miles Snowden, Plainfield South

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Jake Maestranzi, Notre Dame Justin Halloran, Notre Dame Jimmy Moon, Romeoville Jake Hogen, Minooka Danny Quinn, Maine South Marcus Fair, Plainfield North Frank Dounis, Maine South Kendal Interial, Plainfield North Brandon McCullum, Joliet West Rebounds per game Robert Mara, Downers South Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Jean Pertrzak, Westmont Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Devo Goodlow, Plainfield Central Ryan Peter, JCA Eddie Serrano, Notre Dame David McCoy, Niles West Andre Hardy, Joliet West John Solari, Maine South Josh Smith, Plainfield East David Robinson, Lockport Matt Mooney, Notre Dame Mohammad Qureshi, Niles West Corey Evak, Plainfield North Kevin Fervil, Plainfield East Andre Hardy, Joliet West Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North

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Dave Edwards, Downers North Scott McNellis, Downers South Keith Craig, JCA Assists Jake Maestranzi, Notre Dame Donte Stephenson, Notre Dame Kris Pierce, Westmont Caleb Demarigny, Maine South Danny Spinuzza, Downers South Christian Diaz, Romeoville Frank Dounis, Maine South Ahmad Gibson, Niles West C.J. Redmond, Bolingbrook Curtis Harringron, Plainfield Central Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Daniel LoGiuarto, Westmont Perry Jones, Minooka Kendall Guyton, Bolingbrook Ryan Peter, JCA Marcus Fair, Plainfield North Shakar Washington, JCA Darrin Myers, Minooka David McCoy, Niles West Matt Mooney, Notre Dame Danny Quinn, Maine South Keegan Tyrell, JCA Daniel Dwyer, Westmont Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Isiah Webster, Plainfield North Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Jean Pietrzak, Westmont John Solari, Maine South Kendal Interial, Plainfield North Tray Simmons, Downers South

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Steals Donte Stephenson, Notre Dame Jake Maestranzi, Notre Dame Kris Pierce, Westmont Tray Simmons, Downers South Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Jean Pietrzak, Westmont Kendall Guyton, Bolingbrook C.J. Redmond, Bolingbrook Curtis Harringron, Plainfield Central Daniel LoGiuarto, Westmont John Campbell, Lockport Danny Spinuzza, Downers South Caleb Demarigny, Maine South Carl Terrell, Joliet West David McCoy, Niles West Christian Diaz, Romeoville Ryan Peter, JCA Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North Nick Norton, Downers North

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Jake Hogen, Minooka Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Brandon McCullum, Joliet West Daniel Dwyer, Westmont Keegan Tyrell, JCA Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Danny Quinn, Maine South James Boyd, Romeoville

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MLK day of hoops a must-attend for fans

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

While most schools are closed Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, Joliet West and Joliet Central will be hopping.

There are no classes for the district as they honor the holiday, but both campuses will be filled with show-stopping basketball games all day. The day of hoops brings in teams from right around the corner to teams from all over the greater Chicagoland area and features styles and players that local basketball addicts are not able to see in one day.

The boys will be at Central campus, beginning at 10 a.m., while the girls varsity games will tip off at 10:30 a.m. at West.

Cost for the event is only $5 per campus for the entire day.

BOYS 10 a.m. – Lincoln-Way West vs. LaSalle-Peru A one-win team, the Warriors are a team in a rebuilding stage.

West opened the season losing games by 20-plus points and although the wins have not come, the team has been more competitive of late.

LaSalle-Peru is coming of a 1-3 showing at the Pekin Holiday tournament, where one of their losses was in overtime to Mt. Carmel. Jens Soderholm leads the team in both scoring average and rebounds per game.

11:30 a.m. – Romeoville vs.

Yorkville The Spartans struggled to open the season, but won two games and placed fourth in its own Christmas Classic. All four Romeoville wins this season are against non-conference teams.

Senior guard Jimmy Moon is a bona fide scorer for Romeoville and has the ability to take over a game at any time.

The Foxes have posted an 8-6 record this season with an all new team than they had last year. Of the teams’ new players, the quartet of Brett Assell, Josh Gengler, Carter and Cody Knudsen contribute the most.

1 p.m. – Bloom vs.

Danville Bloom comes in with a 13-3 record, with one of the losses being a three-point loss to Tyler Ulis and Marian Catholic in the final of the McDipper Holiday

Tournament. James Coleman and Dejahown Freeman pace Bloom in both scoring and rebounding.

Danville brings a 2-10 record to Joliet and is 1-4 in a Big Twelve Conference that has only two teams with more than six overall wins on the season.

3 p.m. – Joliet West vs.

Crete-Monee In what might be the best game of the day, the star power will shine for sure.

The Tigers are riding a resurgence of senior guard Morris Dunnigan, who is just now at 100 percent healthy after a torn ACL forced him to miss his sophomore year. Dunnigan is averaging 16 points per game this season.

The Warriors (13-3), enjoyed their last trip to the Joliet area, as they won the WJOL Thanksgiving tournament at the University of St. Francis in their first time involved. When they were in Joliet last time, however, they were without the services of Laquon Treadwell, the No. 1 ranked wide receiver in the nation, who was helping the Warriors win their first-ever football state title.Treadwell and Mark Conner are the leaders of the Warriors as they hope to get starting guard Marvie Keith back after an injury suffered at the McDipper.

4:30 p.m. - Bolingbrook vs.

Plainfield North On paper, the Raiders might be all about SMU-recruit Ben Moore, however, the Raiders have regularly placed four players in double digits. Kendall Guyton, Kenny Williams and Prentiss Nixon have shown the ability to score if teams focus too much attention on Moore.

The Tigers have a solid mix of senior leadership in the form of Kurt Palendech, Kendall Interial and Marcus Fair and a talented young scorer in Trevor Stumpe.

Big man Corey Evak is emerging as a threat in the Joliet area.

6 p.m. – Sandburg vs. Rich Central The Eagles have struggled this season, posting a 1-13 record as part of the tough SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division. Niko Cahue leads Sandburg in scoring this season.

Rich Central brings a strong defensive pressure to the floor and an inside force on offense in Jamaal Murray.The Olympians

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Plainfield North’s Trevor Stumpe is one of the featured scorers at the Joliet MLK Day of Hoops.

can hit the outside shot and count on Munang Ekoi, Jaylen Miller and Will Berry for that.

7:30 p.m. - Joliet Central vs. Mt. Carmel The Steelmen have a pair of pure scorers on the roster in Jonah Coble and Jalen Heath, with either – or both – able to go off for 20 points in a game and make it look effortless.

Central is battle-tested 7-7, playing in the tough SouthWest Prairie Conference Blue Division, where they have a 3-1 record. They also played in the McDipper Holiday Tournament.

Mt. Carmel comes in with a record of 5-6 and has a trio of juniors who do the bulk of their scoring, as 6-foot, 4-inch Gabriel Grant leads the team with 10.2 points per game. He is followed by 6-3 forward Malik Garrett, who averages 8.8 points per game and 5-11 guard Christian Searls, who averages 7.5 points per game.

GIRLS 10:30 a.m. Lockport vs.

Yorkville Lockport (6-8) is battling

to get back to the .500 mark this season. A young team, the Porters do not have a senior on the team averaging more than five points per game. Their top senior is Nora Polaski, who averages 4.8 points per game.

Lockport is led by JCA junior transfer Naomi Mayes, who scores 12.2 points per game and junior Anna Novak, who tallies 8.4.

Yorkville comes in with a 13-1 record after just defeating Plainfield South in its last trip to the Joliet area Jan. 10.

12 p.m. – Lemont vs.

Lincoln-Way West Lemont comes in with a 12-5 record and are a balanced team, with Kelsey Motto, Courtney Toth, Kim Jerantowski and Ashley Pulla.

Lincoln-Way West holds a 10-7 mark and is paced by senior guard Amanda Hozzian, who averages 10 points per game and is among the area leaders in three-pointers made. The Warriors have a small team and play an up-tempo style of play that relies on the three-point shot.

1:30 p.m. – T.F. North vs.

Plainfield East Plainfield East is one of the more exciting teams around, as it features sophomore sensation Faith Suggs along with a multitalented supporting cast.Transfer Nikia Edom has stepped right into the role as another premier scorer alongside Suggs. Gabby Williams takes care of the post, while point guard Nina Maggio makes the team run.

T.F. North comes in with a 2-9 mark on the season.

3 p.m. – T.F. South vs. Joliet Central A young team in the middle of a rebuilding stretch, Central is improving every time it hits the floor.The Steelmen feature a solid top option in Bernasia Fox, who was injured in a recent game. Fox is a true floor leader that commands attention from opposing defenders.

T.F. South is 2-7 coming in to the day of hoops.

4:30 p.m. – West Aurora vs.

Romeoville This is the year Romeoville See MLK, page 18

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STATS Continued from page 16 Derrick Lockhart, Lockport David Robinson, Lockport Jaylon Richardson, Romeoville Isiah Webster, Plainfield North Alonzo Garrett, Plainfield South Robert Mara, Downers South Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Nick Norton, Downers North Romeo Magliore, Niles West Darrin Myers, Minooka Alex Darville, Niles West Romeo Magliore, Niles West Frank Dounis, Maine South

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FALL Continued from page 14 Lafond and Jaylon Richardson.

“I thought Mitch had tremendous hustle out there,” Bambule said.“He got a few steals and some tips. I thought Jaylon Richardson did a good job. We

MLK Continued from page 17 fans have been waiting for, when the quartet of talent became seniors. The Spartans are not letting them down as

SLAMMERS Continued from page 15 A solid player in his own right, Breyman played his college baseball at the University of Kentucky. Prior to college, he hit .810 his senior year of high school in Attica, Ohio. The .810 batting average is the highest ever recorded in a single high school baseball season in American history.

His professional career brought him to the Frontier League, where he played with Gateway for five seasons from 2004-08, finishing with a .325 career batting average

SPC Continued from page 13 straight year. The top two teams and top two individuals not on those teams will qualify.

The Spartans know this year they have to start quicker and can’t depend on a late rally.

“I think if we have energy, we will do good at sectionals,” LisakTalley said. “Me personally, I’ve always been bad in the morning.

When the afternoon comes I

Danny Spinuzza, Downers South Andrew Palucki, Maine South Corey Evers, Plainfield South 3-pointers Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Jimmy Moon, Romeoville Joe Younan, Niles West Alonzo Garrett, Plainfield South Daniel Dwyer, Westmont Jordan Cannon, Downers South Caleb Demarigny, Maine South Rashad Steele, Romeoville Danny Spinuzza, Downers South Deivis Skirgalia, Downers North Neal Tyrell, Minooka Carl Terrell, Joliet West Corey Evers, Plainfield South Andrew Palucki, Maine South Mitch Young, Plainfield Central

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moved him out to the point of the press.

“We were able to get back into the game in the second half, I was just disappointed in the effort in the first half.”

GIRLS BOWLING

Jake Smith, Minooka Jake Nowak, Plainfield North Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Kendall Interial, Plainfield North Marcus Fair, Plainfield North Darrin Myers, Minooka Adam Holstine, Minooka Alex Darville, Niles West Myles Farley, Downers North Jean Pietrzak, Westmont Points per game Liz Rehberger, Resurrection Carlie Corrigan, Plainfield North Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Nikia Edom, Plainfield East Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Kiera Currie, Romeoville Jacqui Grant, Maine South Faith Suggs, Plainfield East

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Nicole Jeffrey led the Spartans with a 626. Romeoville fell to Rich South 2,587-2,520 as Jeffrey shot a 615.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bernasia Fox, Joliet Central Sarah Costello, Downers North Regan Carmichael, Maine South Naomi Mayes, Lockport Kaitlyn O’Boye, Plainfield North Jaida Green, Downers North Gabby Williams, Plainfield East Angelica Osusky, Romeoville Nina Maggio, Plainfield East Abby Smith, Romeoville Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Alyssa Ruehl, Resurrection Anna Novak, Lockport Brianna Harris, Romeoville Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Izzy GreenBlatt, Downers North Mackenzie Duffy, Maine South Nicole Pease, Plainfield Central Hailey Schoneman, Maine South Jenae Rowe, Joliet West

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Brianna Harris and Kiera Currie each scored 10.

Earlier in the week the Spartans beat rival Oswego East 57-33. Harris tallied 15 points, Vazquez had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Currie had 11 points and Smith chipped in six points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

Plainfield East took eight of 10 points from Romeoville.

Romeoville beat Plainfield South 60-25 Friday. Abby Smith led the way with 13 points, Rosie Vazquez added 11 and

Abby Smith, Angelica Osusky, Brianna Harris and Kiera Currie are all contributing this season, leading to a 14-3 overall record and perfect 4-0 mark in the Suburban Prairie Conference.

West Aurora is 8-9 overall this season and 3-4 in the DuPage Valley Conference. The trio of

Amanda Skaggs, Alexis Wiggins and Abriya Zeitz lead the Blackhawks.

6 p.m. – Crete-Monee vs.

Joliet West Much like Central, Joliet West is in the midst of a rebuilding process that has the team 5-9 on the season and good enough

to be competitive in most of its games. Aaliyah Stepney, Monica Barefield and Tay Wright have all paced the Tigers.

Crete-Monee is enjoying the same success as its boys team this season and comes in the shootout with a 17-2 record.

and a .999 career OPS. “I owe the Gateway Grizzles a lot because when I was done playing (in 2009), they created a spot for me as bench coach and without that, I’m not sure I’d be here now,” Breyman said. “At that time, I set a five year plan to be a manager. It’s no surprise that you cannot make a living as a hitting coach in this league. I appreciate this team and this community for giving me that shot to fulfill my goal. Rest assured me and my staff will leave no stone unturned to have this be a very good summer for this team and this organization.”

His staff will include Northern Illinois University alum Dave

Garcia as the team’s new hitting coach. He spent the past four seasons with the River City Rascals and was the bench coach for the 2010 team that won the Frontier League championship. Garcia worked alongside Breyman on the Rascals’ coaching staff in 2010 and 2011. In 2011 the Rascals tied the Frontier League record for wins (68) during the regular season before falling to the Slammers in the Frontier League Championship Series. Six of the players Garcia has coached have been signed to affiliated baseball.

New pitching coach Eric Coleman brings managerial

experience in the Frontier League to the Slammers. For three seasons (2008-2010), Coleman was manager and Director of Player Development for the Midwest Sliders/Oakland County Cruisers.

Prior to coming to the Frontier League,Coleman was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for Niagara University. He spent 11 years holding similar roles at the junior college level.

Eighteen of the players Coleman has coached have advanced to the Major Leagues and more than 100 players he’s coached have gone on to some level of professional baseball.

always bowl a lot better. I feel some of the other guys are like that too. We have to get the energy going early on and wake up.”

“Spares will be the key,” Vostry said. “We can’t get down. We need to be positive the whole tournament. We were positive today and came out in first.

“We’re usually a good comeback team, so hopefully we can bowl good the whole tournament. You want to get to state, but there is no pressure. We can do it. We’ve beaten these teams plenty of

times before and we can do it again.”

The Spartans are used to AMF Lanes. They took second there in a tournament earlier this year and Vostry won the individual tournament title there last year.

“I’m liking it,” Vostry stated.

“I think the team is liking it. We are going to be going there to practice this week to get a feel for it again. I can’t wait for sectionals, it’s going to be a good time.”

After the strong showing at conference, the team is ready.

“This is a good feeling going

into next week,” Vostry said. “We beat all the teams here that we will see at sectionals, so that is a good feeling. Hopefully we will be able to do it again.”

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GIRLS BOWLING Romeoville placed ninth at the Morris Invite Saturday,Jan.19 with a 5,180. Oswego East won with a 5,909. Jeffrey shot a 1,163 to lead the way. Kaitlyn Maquera added a 1,070 and Taylor Chaziniski shot a 1,067. staylor@buglenewspapers.com

BOYS BOWLING 1. Minooka 2. Romeoville 3. Lockport 4. Plainfield North 5. Plainfield Central 6. Bolingbrook 7. Joliet West

GIRLS BOWLING 1. Minooka 2. Lockport 3. Joliet West 4. Plainfield East 5. Plainfield North 6. Plainfield Central 7. Downers South

BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Benet 2. Notre Dame 3. Maine South 4. Bolingbrook 5. Joliet West 6. Downers South 7. Joliet Central

GIRLS BASKETBALL 1. Plainfield East 2. Bolingbrook 3. Maine South 4. JCA 5. Romeoville 6. Downers South 7. Benet

WRESTLING 1. Lockport 2. Plainfield Central 3. Minooka 4. Downers North 5. Notre Dame 6. Downers South 7. Niles West Rankings are compiled by Mark Gregory and Scott Taylor.

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Moore, Bolingbrook beat buzzer, West

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Big time players make big time plays.

That has been said over and over and it was proven Friday night in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division showdown between Joliet West and Bolingbrook.

West’s star senior Morris Dunnigan tallied 20 of his game high 27 points in the second half to lead a furious comeback, only to be answered by the Raiders, giving West the one point lead with 3.3 seconds remaining in the game.

That was when Bolingbrook’s star senior, Ben Moore, who admittedly had an off night, came through.

The 6-foot, 8-inch SMU recruit caught the pass, delivered from Kendall Guyton under the West basket. Moore landed, turned, used a screen from center Kenny Williams, took two large dribbles and layed the ball in the basket at the buzzer to give Bolingbrook the 66-65 win in thrilling fashion.

“Coach drew up a great play and he told me I would have enough time to get to the basket,” Moore said. “Coach (Rob) Brost knew how much time.”

Brost said it was the same play twice in the huddle.

“I drew up that play in our timeout and told them not to show it because we knew West would call a timeout,” Brost said.

“I told Ben three seconds is enough time to take two dribbles and get to the rim. To his credit, he hadn’t been playing up to his normal level of play up to that point, but he still finished and won us a game.

“To (Kendall’s) credit, he threw a great pass and (Kenny) set a great screen. It was exactly how we drew it up and we won the game. We had Prentiss (Nixon) in the corner if Ben wasn’t open.”

“It will always be a tough game against Joliet West,” said Nixon, who ended with 15 points, including four second-half three pointers.“It is always going to be a game. If we are up 10, they are going to come back and if they

are up 10, we are going to come back. Tonight, we found a way to win.”

West led 21-13 after one quarter, but Bolingbrook, paced by seven points from reserve forward Shakur Triplett, outscored the Tigers 18-7 in the period and took a 31-28 lead into halftime.

Bolingbrook (12-4, 4-1) opened the lead to 61-51 midway through the fourth thanks to three threepointers from Nixon.

“Prentiss hit some big shots in the second half,” Brost said. “He did a really good job of picking his spots, he didn’t force any shots.”

Then, as he has the last few games, Dunnigan took over with a huge second half.

“Joliet West is very, very good,” Brost said. “They are very well coached and Morris is one of the best players in the state, but we have some of the best players in the state too.With Morris, you just want to keep him in front and force him to take tough shots, but he made some tough shots tonight. He is an All-State player for a reason, just like Ben Moore is an All-State player for a reason.

We had the ball at the end and our All-Stater made the play.”

The respect for the opposition was mutual.

“Basketball is an awesome game and it is a cruel game at the same time,” said Yaklich. “We did everything we possibly could to put us in position to win. We made some incredible defensive stops, made some incredible shots and executed everything we wanted to do. We got beat by a great player making a great play.

We wanted to make them catch it in front of us and dribble and we didn’t finish off the possession and Ben made a great play, so hats off to coach Brost and Bolingbrook. We took their best punch and then they took our best punch and they were one better today. We will learn from this loss and move on.”

Ryan Modiest added 18 points for West (9-5, 3-2) and nine from Carl Terrell, while Guyton scored 14, Williams 12 and Moore nine for the Raiders. mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Prentiss Nixon scored 15 points in Bolingbrook’s 66-65 win over Joliet West.

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Real Estate & Business

Dealing with boss’s son can be a delicate matter Q. My boss’s son thinks he is God and is suppose to become a partner. He’s ruining the policies, workplace and general morale. Is there any way to stop him without losing my job?

A. The power to stop this guy actually lies only with his father. However, you do have the power to influence his father.

Be comforted by the fact that I’ve worked extensively with family-run businesses as a consultant, and these situations are tricky even for me with 32 years experience fixing family problems. Parents and children have intense, complicated relationships. When you add the dynamics of the workplaces, things really get difficult.

Whatever you or your coworkers do, make sure you do not fight directly with the son.

Be prepared as well that if you cannot influence his father to get the son out of the business, your best strategy is to exit this

company.

I realize this is not a fair situation.

Yes, the son shouldn’t be capable of just coming in and wrecking the company you’ve all worked so hard to build. I want to validate your position so you’ll avoid arguing about the facts. The problem is not the facts; it is the emotional factors.

I’d imagine your boss, the father, also has a significant investment in seeing his company thrive. You do have the power to help him see the impact his son is having on his company.

You mentioned in your letter that the son’s new policies are destructive. I’d like you to make a list of the problems you or your coworkers see.

You and your coworkers need

to go to the father with one of these problems at a time. Do not blame the son for these problems.

State optimistically that you know there is a “changing of the guard” for “good reasons.” Then simply ask the dad for help in implementing these new policies so these challenges can be overcome.

You’re doing the slow drip awareness program for the father.

If every day he is facing another “challenge” in implementing the changing of the guard, he will become concerned.

When an adult child comes into an organization with this level of entitlement and a God complex, the problem is that he or she was probably catered to as a kid. Many parents with the best of intentions never want their children to suffer.

As a result, the child is often protected from rules, discipline and consequences of his bad decisions.

A child raised in this manner

will enter the adult world expecting everyone in his environment to allow him to be a dictator. The adult world will soon teach this young man that business rewards results, not a grandiose ego.

If his father has allowed this guy to act like this since he was 2 and learned the word “No!” then you and your coworkers may be in for a long slog while his father learns to get his child in line.

Parents who have raised entitled kids have a very hard time being the “bad guy” so they can teach their kid to function in the real world. Only you can decide if the job you currently have is worth the price you will have to pay to see if your boss will control his son.

Last word(s) Q.I’ve lost my job,my marriage and a parent this year, and I am wondering if it is even possible

to turn things around with this many losses. Can people find a job and cope when their life is turning upside down?

A. Yes, severe loss hits a complete reset button on our old programming. Let your heart’s deepest longing serve as a lighthouse to create your new life in your new upside-down world.

Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www. interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.

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Who pays deceased’s student loans, bills?

Dear Dave, My daughter died. She was 32 years old and single, and she had lived with me for the last few years because she was recently disabled. I did not support her financially, and when she died she had no assets and no will.

Is it my responsibility to pay the student loans and medical bills she left behind?

Jim Dear Jim, I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this kind of grief.

Losing a child is a heartbreaking experience, no matter their age.

The short answer is this: If you didn’t sign for it, you’re not liable. If a friend were to move in with you, that doesn’t make you responsible for their debts.

The fact that it was an adult family member doesn’t matter either. She was a legal adult who signed her name on the debts in question.

If I were in your shoes, I’d try to find any papers attached to these debts and make copies of them. Then, I’d write up a form letter stating the total debt amount and the fact that she died with no assets. By doing this you’re notifying them that she passed away, and they’re not going to be paid. There’s no will

or estate to be probated, so they can close the accounts.

Doing this will make creditors aware of the situation, and it should also protect you from getting hammered with collection calls. But the creditors get nothing in this kind of situation.

God bless you, Jim. — Dave

Make decisions together Dear Dave, My husband doesn’t like dealing with money. For years, I’ve handled everything from paying the bills to making the decisions, and he just does whatever I tell him. This makes things really hard on me, but he says financial issues cause him stress. Do you have any suggestions?

— Carol Lee Dear Carol Lee, The plain truth is you need your husband to step up and be a man. I’m sure he’s a nice guy,

but it’s unfair for you alone to carry the weight of all financial and household decisions. It would be unfair, too, if he were the one carrying it all. This isn’t a gender issue.

My wife and I are involved in all the decisions in our home, and that’s especially true when it comes to money.

We do a budget, and we decide together where the money’s going. It’s not a situation where she’s a little girl, and her daddy named Dave takes care of her and everything else. That’s the kind of thing you’ve got going on now. You feel like his mom rather than his wife, and that’s not what a healthy marriage is about.

You need to sit down with him and explain why this is so important to you and how it makes you feel. You’re not asking him to be a number cruncher, but he has to grow up and become part of the team.

You can play the role of CFO and write all the checks. But you and he together are the board of directors.You just need 15 to 20 minutes of his time each week, so you guys can discuss what’s going on and how to handle things—together!

— Dave

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 66 FREESIA DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE, IL 60445 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE). On the 6th day of February, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff V. GABRIEL SORIANO JR.; SUSANA SORIANO; WESPARK MASTER ASSOCIATION; WESPARK DETACHED TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 3482 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: David T. Cohen & Associates, Ltd. 10729 West 159th Street Orland Park, IL 60467 708-460-7711 708-460-3426 (fax) PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 1/10, 1/17, 1/24

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1711 SIERRA TRAIL ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE).

On the 13th day of February, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, Plaintiff V. MARIA M. ORTIZ a/k/a MARIA MARGARITA ORTIZ; SANDRA ORTIZ; LAKEWOOD FALLS PHASE 5 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 6924 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Gomberg, Sharfman, Gold and Ostler, P.C. 208 S. LaSalle Street Suite 1410 Chicago, Illinois 60604 312-332-6194 312-332-4083 (Fax) PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 1/17, 1/24, 1/31

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ROMEOVILLE

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS )

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS )

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff,

SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, Plaintiff,

vs.

vs.

GABRIEL SORIANO JR.; SUSANA SORIANO; WESPARK MASTER ASSOCIATION; WESPARK DETACHED TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. No. 12 CH 3482

MARIA M. ORTIZ a/k/a MARIA MARGARITA ORTIZ; SANDRA ORTIZ; LAKEWOOD FALLS PHASE 5 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant. No. 10 CH 6924

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 7th day of August, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 6th day of February, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the followingdescribed real estate: PARCEL 1: LOT 253 IN WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 1, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 13, 1998, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R98-003865, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 OVER THE COMMON AREAS AS DEFINED IN PLAT OF WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 1 AFORESAID RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R98003865, AND RECORDED WESPARK DECLARATIONS. Commonly known as: 66 FREESIA DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE, IL 60445 Description of Improvements: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE P.I.N.: 11-04-07-208-028-0000

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 25th day of June, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 13th day of February, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: THAT PART OF LOT 62 IN LAKEWOOD FALL UNIT 5 POD 22, BEING AS SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 12, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NO. R99-124554, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 62; THENCE SOUTH 11 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST, 106.52 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST, 40.91 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, 117.95 FEET TO A POINT OF A CURVE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A NON-TANGENT CURVE BEING CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 255.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 75 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 27.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1711 SIERRA TRAIL ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE P.I.N.: 03-12-409-028-0000

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: David T. Cohen & Associates, Ltd. 10729 West 159th Street Orland Park, IL 60467 708-460-7711 708-460-3426 (fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Gomberg, Sharfman, Gold and Ostler, P.C. 208 S. LaSalle Street Suite 1410 Chicago, Illinois 60604 312-332-6194 312-332-4083 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

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Lockport resident, Lewis University professor elected Chair of the Board for the Society of Composers Lewis University Professor of Music Mike McFerron has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Society of Composers, Inc. SCI is a professional society dedicated to the promotion, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music.

McFerron, a resident of Lockport, has been a member of SCI for nearly 20 years and served on its board as SCI Webmaster, where he coordinated a team of other volunteers to manage web services of SCI.

CALENDAR Continued from page 9 What’s the Interest In Pinterest? 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook.Have you wondered what the “Pin It” button is on different websites? Have you heard about Pinterest but not sure what it is? Come and learn what it is, and how it is used by many people every day. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www.fountaindale.org.

X Meets Y Book Club. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. We are a book club for 20- and 30- somethings, who meet every third Saturday of each month at 2 pm at Bar Louie in the Promenade. Come join us for some of the most cutting edge titles out in publication! Books can be picked up at the third floor Information Desk. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www.fountaindale.org.

JANUARY 20 Celebrate National Blood Donor Month. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Life Lutheran Church, 249 N. Bolingbrook Road. In celebration of January National Blood Donor Month, Heartland Blood Centers, an independent not-for-profit blood center serving 47 hospitals in a 12-county region in Illinois and Indiana, invites all healthy members of the community to share their good health through

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Mike McFerron

“I am very honored to take on this leadership role in this national organization. I think my involvement will be a good

blood donation. To be a blood donor, individuals must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with written parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds; be symptom free of cold, flu and allergies; and be in general good health.Donors who have traveled outside the United States within the past 12 months should contact Heartland at 1-800-7TOGIVE to determine eligibility.

JANUARY 21 Documentaries: ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement’. 12 to 8 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and the Civil Rights Movement with a day of documentaries. For more information, call 630-7592102 or visit www.fountaindale. org.

Knitter’s Nest - Weekly Knitting and Crochet DropIn. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road,Bolingbrook.

Join us for a weekly morning drop in knitting and crochet group. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www. fountaindale.org.

Monday Kids Club. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Anything can be discovered between the pages of a book! Come to Monday Kids Club to learn about science, animals, art, history and more!

This program is for children 5 to 12 years of age. The program

thing for our students and school,” McFerron said.

SCI organizes and hosts a national conference, a student national conference, and up to eight regional conferences across the country each year.

For several years, McFerron has chaperoned Lewis University students to conferences held by the SCI. For many music composition students in the United States, a SCI conference is often where a composition student receives their first professional performance.

McFerron is also founder and co-director of the

Electronic Music Midwest.

The organization promotes electroacoustic music and organizes an annual festival that has programmed over 500 new electroacoustic compositions since 2002.

McFerron’s original compositions continue to be performed around the world, and in 2011, his opera scene, “Loving Is” premiered at Carnegie Hall.

Lewis University is a Catholic university offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 6,500 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers

is limited to 25 kids, so please register at the children’s services department to reserve your spot.

This week we will be reading Mazes Around the World by Mary Lankford, and making our own marble mazes! For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

friends. Play games like Mario Kart, Mario Party and Wii Sports on a big screen. For children 6 and up. Registration is required.

Contact the Children’s Services Department for more information.

For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

JANUARY 22 Bolingbrook Community Chorus. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Bolingbrook Community Center, 201 Canterbury Lane, Door B. Practices begin for the community chorus. Must be 16 years old to participate. All voices welcome. No tryouts. No fees. For more information, call Jack at 630-739-9473.

Microsoft Word 2010 Level 1. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Learn how to create a document, edit, format your text, and copy and paste. You’ll master all of these tasks and so much more! Basic computer skills are required prior to taking this class. Registration is required and begins one month prior to the class date. Call, visit, email or instant message our Adult Services desk to register.

Class meets in the Computer Lab. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

Tween Scene: Gaming. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. You may have video games at home, but it’s WAY more fun to challenge your

Teen Crafts: Button Bangle Bracelets. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Do you love hearing that jingle of a bangle bracelet?

Do you like buttons? Well, We have the craft for you! Bangle Bracelets made out of buttons.

Forget crocheted doilies and itchy knit sweaters! Get your craft on with practical, simple, and decidedly unboring projects for everyone. Grades 7-12. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

JANUARY 23 Fitness: Conquer Your Core. 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Work on your abs to tighten your stomach and bottom while improving your functional strength. When properly exercised, these muscles contribute to improve posture and balance, protect against injury by responding efficiently to stresses and when strengthened, the abdominal muscles provide flexibility as well.Attendee must be a resident of Fountaindale Public Library District. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www. fountaindale.org.

multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates.

The seventh largest private notfor-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.

JANUARY 24 Fitness: Nifty @ Fifty. 10 to 11 a.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. This low impact cardio and resistance exercise class will incorporate functional moves so that you can keep your range of motion and reflexes sharper than ever!

For adults, ages 50 and older. Be sure to bring a bottle of water.

Attendee must be a resident of Fountaindale Public Library District. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www. fountaindale.org.

Internet básico. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fountaindale Pubic Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Esta clase de un solo tiempo, de dos horas, cubre los conceptos básicos de Internet.

Usted aprenderá cómo realizar búsquedas simples en Internet, y aprender los fundamentos de un navegador web. For more information, call 630-759-2102 or visit www.fountaindale.org.

Preschool Playtime. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Get ready for music, games and fun on Thursday mornings at the library. In the Activity Zone, we’ll play with big toys for big fun.Add imagination to Duplo blocks in the Construction Zone and build with our library blocks. Or shake and shimmy in the Music Zone, with a dance mix designed to get you moving. Drop in for your favorites, or come every week. For more information, call 815-886-2030 or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

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Variety

Low-rated TV shows can’t defy gravity

By Brian Lowry Variety

Every TV season triggers a media scavenger hunt to identify new trends, only to witness some of them proven wrong at breakneck speed.

Two related themes to quickly emerge from this fall are DVRs have changed everything, and networks - suddenly content to settle for lower ratings have become more patient in wielding the executioner’s ax.

“What does a series have to do to get canceled these days?” asked a Salon piece a few weeks ago. “The new normal for ratings - low, very low - seems to be precipitating a new normal for patience.”

Like a lot of attempts to chart the next evolutionary phase in TV’s model, the premise has a kernel of truth, surrounded by creamy layers of nonsense.

True paradigm shifts seldom happen overnight. So while the networks have been slower to yank under-performing new programs, their perceived acceptance of mediocrity

merely represents postponing the inevitable, not preventing it.

The DVR doubtless plays some role in this, since data covering the first seven days a program airs lags a few weeks behind the initial telecast, throwing a monkey wrench in demand for instant analysis and snap judgments. With so much delayed viewing, it’s not preposterous to think a show (particularly one scheduled opposite an established hit) could exhibit genuine promise meriting a second chance - or if nothing else, a longer look - in playback mode.That said, it was pretty clear early on “Partners” and “666 Park Avenue” were unlikely to survive into 2013 and “Animal Practice” would be euthanized. Networks might not be in as much of a hurry to excise struggling shows, but there’s scant evidence with something like “The Mob Doctor” of a new-found desire to throw good money after bad.

It is true networks are learning to live with lower ratings -

an inevitable by-product of viewers’ plethora of options.

Reading about the death of “Dallas” star Larry Hagman reminds us we’ll likely never see another drama produce the kind of “Who Shot J.R.?” moment that simultaneously galvanized such a wide swath of the country. By virtually every measure, this has become a more niche-oriented age. The happy fallout from that has been not only to cultivate great shows but make them viable on channels perfectly willing to get by with a couple million viewers.

With apologies to a slogan the Trio network coined to help recycle reruns, “brilliant” and “canceled” no longer automatically go hand in hand. Even perceived hits can be relatively narrow cultural phenomena. “Sons of Anarchy” does fine for FX, but when Entertainment Weekly put the dark drama on its cover, many newsstand gawkers could be forgiven for thinking “Sons of Who?” Lena Dunham has garnered Emmy nominations, a lucrative book deal and controversy over cutting a video to support President Obama, but most conservatives harrumphing about her political excursion have almost surely never seen an episode of “Girls.”

Frankly, real patience remains the province of pay cable, where HBO has stuck with programs like “Treme” and “Enlightened” under a mysterious formula that’s as much art as science.

And even that has limits, as evidenced by Starz’s cancellation of “Boss” - which the network picked up for a second season, questionably, before the first premiered.

The popularity of multi-night reality shows - with programs like “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Voice” and “The X Factor” each occupying three hours a week - has also swallowed up

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real estate and reduced the number of new fall programs, particularly in vulnerable, highrisk timeslots.

Networks shouldn’t be credited with striking out less, in other words, just because they took fewer atbats. Despite such wrinkles, the major broadcasters - who remain, after all, the main focus of the fall - still mostly abide by the old rulebook. Ratings can be meticulously dissected and concerns about lead-in retention downplayed, yes, but ultimately, they’re not in the business of marketing coffeetable books nobody reads.

DVRs and diminished expectations have complicated the calculus in deciding what survives, but the wispy latticework of spin, hope, intuition and testing (now there’s an appropriate anagram) has only slightly altered the adsupported world’s fundamental principles. For all the forces reshaping TV, at least for now, there’s still no defying gravity. (c) 2013 REED BUSINESS INFORMATION, A DIVISION OF REED ELSEVIER INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

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Making home senior-friendly can also lower your bills More seniors than ever before are choosing to stay in their homes as they age. According to a study by the AARP, only five percent of Americans ages 65 and older live in group quarters like nursing homes.

From narrow hallways to steep stairs, design elements in typical houses can make remaining at home difficult in our golden years. However, basic upgrades, like handrails and ramps, can go a long way toward making homes safer for seniors.  And there are other small senior-friendly changes that can even make homes more environmentally friendly, which can help lower utility bills. “The aging process can be gradual for some, however others can move quickly from independent living to a cane to a walker,” says Joyce Polhamus, Chair of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design for Aging Knowledge Community. “You don’t need to completely remodel your home; there are small things you can do now to make it more accessible as the aging process evolves, while also making it better for the environment.” Automate to Conserve One of the best ways to help ensure senior safety is to have a

friendly.

With newer dishwasher and refrigerator models, you can open doors and drawers between hip and shoulder height, which won’t require reaching up or bending down.

Additionally, replacing older appliances with newer, more energy-efficient appliances can help you reduce your carbon footprint.

Or you can place existing appliances, like front-loading washing machines, on platforms.An architect can help you redesign any room around appliances to make it safer and more senior-friendly.

Seasonal design

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With a few updates, you can live in peace knowing your home is designed for aging.

well-lit home. But it sometimes can be difficult to reach outlets and to remember to turn lights on and off as you move about your house. Installing sensors, so lights go on and off automatically when you enter and leave rooms, will cut back on electricity costs and ensure

better visibility.

As we age, tasks that formerly seemed simple, like watering plants, can be difficult and energy-consuming. Polhamus recommends setting automatic timers on sprinkler systems to eliminate the need to do this task yourself, while also helping

to conserve water.

Update appliances Emptying the dishwasher or putting a load of laundry in the washing machine, can put a strain on the body. Consider installing newer appliances designed to be more senior

The majority of heat gain and loss comes from windows.

Electronic curtains can alleviate the burden of repeatedly opening and closing traditional curtains and are more airtight to better keep cold air outside.

If electronic curtains aren’t an option, Polhamus recommends ensuring windows are properly sealed and considering shrubs or bushes outside to act as a buffer against wind and cold air.

To find an architect who can help make your home greener and more comfortable for seniors, visit http:// architectfinder.aia.org/.

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