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MARCH 22, 2012

Vol. 6 No. 36

For a Cause

St. Baldrick’s event set to raise money for cancer research Bugle File Photo

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

One in five children diagnosed with cancer will not survive.

Every three and a half minutes, a child is diagnosed with cancer.

It takes a community to cure childhood cancer. That’s why the St. Baldrick’s Foundation,

a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, will host one of its signature headshaving events at Romeoville High School on March 23.

This Saturday, more than 50 Romeoville High School students and staff will shave their heads at the annual fundraiser for the

St. Baldrick’s Foundation, raising money for cancer research while honoring the memory of children who lost their fight with the devastating disease.

Remembering Sammie and Colevin, two local children who died from cancer, individuals will shave their heads in solidarity

for children with cancer while requesting donations of support from family, friends and local businesses throughout Romeoville.

St. Baldrick’s is the world’s largest volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research, and the

Romeoville High School event is growing each year.

With a goal of $15,000, volunteers have already raised close to half of that goal. Two years ago, the “We Baldin Team” of Romeoville High School raised See BALDRICKS, page 2

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Construction plans set for all-day kindergarten

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

The Valley View School District 365U is moving forward with plans to bring all-day kindergarten to the district, approving a contract to design the extra space it will require.

The school board accepted a $650,000 proposal from Wight and Company for architect and engineering services for a portion of the design, documentation and bidding of the all-day kindergarten expansion project, which is slated for the 2012-13 school year.

While the district has not yet set a total project budget, the

school board has directed Wight and Company to try to minimize the financial impact of the project and keep total constructions under $12 million.

According to the district, the administration has been working hard to make all-day kindergarten available for all incoming kindergarten students for the next school year.

The transition from halfday to all-day kindergarten has increased steadily in the past 40 years. According to district Superintendent James Mitchem, student achievement results have shown consistently higher performance in those students that attend all-day kindergarten.

Some studies show that allday kindergarten, appropriate curriculum and good teaching can result in 85 percent of students completing their education without remediation services, which would drastically reduce remediation expenses for the district.

Wight and Company presented project expectations and goals to prepare kindergarten classrooms at each elementary school building in the district.

The company plans to adhere to design and quality goals that will provide an age-appropriate environment, size equity in each facility, and maintain district design and construction

standards.

After touring all 12 elementary school buildings, architects came up with a proposal to provide equity in each facility to create space that accommodates the program.

Wight’s proposal includes classroom space that would allow each room to accommodate for small-group reading, instruction and display walls.

Additions or renovations will be needed at all 12 elementary schools in the district to accommodate the program.

Renovations are needed at BJ. Ward and Oak View schools in Bolingbrook, and Irene King in Romeoville. Additions and

renovations would be needed at Independence, McGee, Salk and Woodview in Bolingbrook, and Skoff in Romeoville.

Full classroom additions and kindergarten renovations will be needed at Pioneer and Tibbott schools in Bolingbrook, and Hermansen and R.C. Hill schools in Romeoville.

In the summer of last year, district parents were sent a survey to gauge the interest in all-day kindergarten.The majority of parents were in favor of. A fee was also suggested at the time, but a set fee, if at all, has not yet been determined. katauskas@buglenewspapers.com

Child pornography charges filed against Romeoville man Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that aggravated child pornography charges were filed against a Romeoville man on March 16.

Jason C. Horton, 33, of 1613 Ashbury Lane, Romeoville, was charged with five counts of aggravated child pornography.

The charges are all Class 2

BALDRICKS Continued from page 1 over $8,600 and that number soared to $26,500 which means the 2012 team is already well on its way to meeting a three-year total goal of $50,000.

Worldwide, more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year, and it remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. With only four percent of all federal cancer research funding dedicated to pediatric cancer research, St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant funds are critical to continue the battle against this devastating disease.

The RHS St. Baldrick’s activities began with the third annual RHS “Peg a Cop” Dodge Ball Tournament held March 21.

Romeoville, Joliet and Plainfield police departments competed against RHS Students who were offered the opportunity to “Peg A Cop” just for the fun of it.

Prizes were donated by Target

Felonies that carry a potential penalty of up to seven years in prison upon conviction.

Horton was arrested on at his house following a two-month investigation conducted by the Will County State’s Attorney’s High Technology Crimes Unit, the Illinois Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children

Task Force, the FBI’s Innocent Images Task Force Chicago, the Romeoville Police Department and the Naperville Police Department’s High Technology Crimes Unit.

Horton was taken into custody after a search warrant was served on his house. Investigators seized three computers during the

of Romeoville, Eterna Med Spa of Shorewood, Back to Basics Chiropractic of Romeoville, and Ats A Nice Pizza of Romeoville.

The main event will take place at 1 p.m. March 23 in the RHS gym in front of RHS students and invited guests.

Members of the community

who would like to donate can visit http://www.stbaldricks. org/ events/mypage/5881/2012 If you would like to be a part of this event in any way, please contact Romeoville Police Detective Kelley Henson at khenson@romeoville.org or hensonkd@vvsd.org.

execution of the warrant. The investigation is ongoing.

Horton appeared in court March 16, where bond was set at $400,000. He must post 10 percent or $40,000 to secure his release while awaiting trial.

He is scheduled to appear in court next at 9 a.m. on April 4 for preliminary hearing or

arraignment.

The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office reminds the public that charges are not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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OfficeMax, Blockbuster reducing presence in area

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

The economy and online shopping have caused many national retailers to experience declines in sales, shrink their operations and close stores locally.

The latest in the mix is OfficeMax Inc. Making good on its forecast to close up to 35 stores nationwide in 2012, the Romeoville facility at Airport and Weber roads will close at the end of this month.

The writing is literally on the wall. Signs posting the store’s

final day on March 31 are offering deep discounts on merchandise it has had trouble selling to customers.According to a report from Reuters, consumers would rather shop at discount stores for school and office supplies, offering the rationale for slumping sales.

OfficeMax Inc told investors in November 2011 that it would close more stores, shrink existing ones, curb expansion and look for more ways to cut costs as it tries to cope with weak sales.

The company plans a net reduction in retail store count for the year with up to 35 store

closures and only one to two store openings in the United States. The company’s financial reports said it would direct some of its business to Mexico with up to nine store openings.

The OfficeMax in the Romeoville shopping center was an anchor store, and its closure leaves prime retail space vacant.

“This is a very good location for a retail business, and we are sure the developer will be able to solicit another user,” Community Development Director Steven Rockwell said. “Just because a store leaves does not always mean that the business has quit

paying rent to the developer.”

Blockbuster is another retailer leaving Romeoville. Facing stiff competition from online rental companies such as Netflix, Blockbuster is closing many of its stores, including its Romeoville location on Taylor and Weber roads. This location was in a retail strip mall that has several vacancies and is starting to show the signs of a declining market.

“The developer of the JewelOsco (the strip mall’s anchor store) has worked with us to bring businesses into the strip center in the past,” Rockwell said.

“It is often easier to fill second

generation retail space (space that has already built and been used) than it is to build a store on raw ground.”

Rockwell said the village’s senior economic development staff regularly attends International Council of Shopping Center events in Chicago and elsewhere. He said they have a list of specific retailers that the village would want to pursue for the space. In addition, he stated that the village would actively list the OfficeMax and Blockbuster vacancies on its economic development site, www.romeoville.org.

National Tornado Alert Center offering real-time warning system Tornadoes are trending more violent and more frequent.

This statement is supported by several records that have been set in the first eleven years of the 21st century. These records include: greatest swarm of tornadoes (187 tornadoes April 27 & 28, 2011); largest recorded tornado (2 ½ miles wide May 22, 2004 in Nebraska); most number of verified tornadoes in a month

(543 in May of 2003); costliest tornado in history (Joplin- May 22, 2011 estimated 2.8 billion in damages).

Reports from the Joplin and the Alabama tragedies last year found that victims were slow to react or didn’t react at all when the tornado sirens were activated in these local areas. Did you know that 40% of fatalities from tornadoes happen at night

while people are sleeping?

Last year, there were 59 killer tornadoes and 56 of those have occurred while under a tornado warning/ watch. 95% accuracy tells us that the technology is getting very good in detecting tornadoes, so with better and timely notifications, lives can be saved.

National Tornado Alert Center provides real time telephone

alerts 24 hours a day, seven days a week to residents in the affected counties in the United States. These alerts can be delivered in multiple languages within minutes of when a tornado warning or watch has been issued by a local National Weather Service office. These alerts can be delivered via an automated message for as little as $1/ month. For $12 per year,

which is the equivalent to two fast food lunches, subscribers can have peace of mind or a great “backup” to the tornado sirens ensuring that appropriate and necessary safety precautions are being taken to protect families from severe storms. 10% of all subscription revenues will be donated back to tornado victims to help rebuild their homes and their lives.

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Ash borer season returns to Will County

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

With the spring, almost summer-like weather, trees everywhere are beginning to bud.

Yet, the threat of trees being lost to the Emerald Ash Borer hangs in the warm air.

An invasive beetle, the Emerald Ash Borer, feeds on the inner bark of ash trees, effectively preventing the tree from transporting water and nutrients.

If the beetle is not addressed, it has the potential to wipe out the entire ash tree species.

The tree-killing beetle has now been confirmed in 14 counties in Will County including Bolingbrook, Channahon, Crete, Frankfort, Jackson Township, Joliet, Manhattan, Monee, Naperville, New Lenox, Peotone Township, Plainfield and Shorewood.

In Bolingbrook alone, where the EAB, was first discovered in the spring of last year, approximately 100 dead trees had to be removed and Public Works Director Mike Drey, said it is impossible to predict how many trees the village can stand to lose this year.

He estimates that there are 13,000 trees in the public parkway throughout the village and estimates at least double that amount on private property.

Drey said the village is experimenting with a insecticide to treat the trees in the town center, covering the trees that

line Briarcliff and Canterbury roads.

“But the insecticide is not even a sure thing,” said Drey.

“And it’s costly—it would be impossible to cover all the trees in the village. It would be cost prohibitive.”

He said the village received a small grant of $45,000 to help with the problem and is constantly looking to secure new grants that could curb some of the cost.

In most villages, as in Bolingbrook, the public works department will remove any dead or dangerous trees as they appear.

Residents with ash trees on their own property are responsible for treating it themselves. On average it can cost up to $40 a tree to treat for prevention.

According to the Illinois Arborists Association, if a tree has lost more than 50 percent of its canopy, it is probably too late to save the tree. But some studies have shown that it is best to begin using insecticides while ash trees are still relatively healthy.

In addition, new research is being conducted to find an alternative to stop the EAB, even bringing different insects that are predators of the EAB. Native to Asia, the EAB is an exotic beetle that was unknown in North America until June 2002 when it was discovered as the cause for the decline of many ash trees in southeast Michigan and

neighboring Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

It has since been found in several states from the East Coast spanning across the Midwest and in June 2006, it was discovered that it had taken up residence in Illinois.

According to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the green beetle – no bigger than a penny – has wreaked havoc on millions of ash trees in the Midwest and if not controlled it could wipe out the ash tree species in North America. The adult beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage.

The larvae (the immature stage) feed on the inner bark or cambium layer that is the crucial layer between the bark and wood of ash trees, disrupting the tree’s ability to transport water and nutrients. It is said that the EAB probably arrived in the United States on solid wood packing material carried in cargo ships or airplanes originating in its native Asia.

In November 2011, the IDOA expanded its quarantine, including Will County, because of a rapid expansion of the beetle.

“This is the eighth and largest amendment to the original EAB quarantine that was enacted after the beetle was discovered here in 2006,” said Warren Goetsch, IDOA bureau chief of Environmental Programs.

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Know your symptoms Left: The most visible sign of infestation is crown dieback. Branches at the top of the crown will die and more branches will die in subsequent years.

Bottom left: As the tree declines, “suckers,” or new young branches, will sprout from the base of the tree and on the trunk.

Below: Adult beetles are shiny green, and smaller than a penny.

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IDOA Quarantine includes...

• The emerald ash borer in any living stage of development • Ash trees of any size • Ash limbs and branches • Cut, non-coniferous firewood • Ash logs and lumber with either bark or the outer oneinch of sapwood, or both, attached • Bark from ash trees and

BEETLE Continued from page 4 detections this summer were in southern Illinois, nearly 125 miles from the closest previously known infestations.”

The quarantine is intended to prevent the artificial spread of the beetle through the movement of infested wood and nursery stock.

Since the beetle was first confirmed in the Midwest in the summer of 2002, it has killed more than 25 million ash trees.

The beetle often is difficult to detect, especially in newly infested trees. Signs of infestation

wood chips larger than one inch from ash trees • Any item made from or containing the wood of the ash tree that is capable of spreading the emerald ash borer • Any other article, product or means of conveyance determined by the IDOA to present a risk of spreading the beetle infestation.

include the presence of metallicgreen beetles about half the diameter of a penny on or around ash trees, thinning and yellowing leaves, D-shaped holes in the bark of the trunk or branches and basal shoots.

Anyone who suspects an ash tree has been infested should contact the Public Works Department.

EAB was first confirmed in Illinois in Kane County. How it arrived in the state is unknown, but the IDOA suspects it was transported here in contaminated firewood.To prevent future such occurrences, the department encourages residents to purchase only locally-grown nursery stock and locally-cut firewood.

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‘Say It Out Loud’ promotes childhood mental health services Will County’s All Our Kids Early Childhood Network has been selected as a “Say It Out Loud” state grant recipient for 2012.

The $10,000 grant, one of 10 awarded by the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership, will be used to help fund local AOK educational and professional training activities.

Will County AOK is a collaboration of nearly three dozen local agencies and organizations focusing on the promotion of early childhood mental health services, reducing stigma associated with mental health and provide education.

Some of the grant will be used in conjunction with AOK classroom activities scheduled

for March, April, and May in Bolingbrook, Braidwood, Crest Hill, Homer Glen, Joliet, Lockport, Plainfield, Rockdale and University Park. AOK representatives will be reading aloud to children in some 80 area preschool and kindergarten classrooms. The readings are designed to promote positive mental health by helping children to vocalize their feelings about life issues.

Grant dollars will also help support the fourth annual Will County AOK Training for Professionals set for May 18, at the Bolingbrook Community Center, address. The daylong training will focus on working with children and families.

Topics will include: counseling techniques, nontraditional resources, collaborations and

working with young parents.

The training will feature a keynote address from renowned mental health consultant and certified family life educator Peggy North-Jones,Ph.D.Based in St. Louis, North-Jones is currently the associate director of Caregiver Connections in Quincy, Ill., and an early childhood consultant for the Center for Family Policy and Research at the University of Missouri.

SIOL is a statewide campaign designed to promote mental health by encouraging people to talk openly about mental health concerns, while seeking the information and support needed for good mental health. For more information about SIOL or the Will County AOK Network, telephone Rebecca Deang at (815) 774-7328.

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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.

April Clearihue,205 Kirman Ave., was arrested at 8:51 p.m. on Feb. 29 and charged with a suspended registration and no driver’s license or insurance near Kirman Avenue and Murphy Drive.

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Rachel Darner, 26, 5405 Deerfield Drive, Morris, was arrested at 2:15 a.m. on March 1 and charged with DUI, no driver’s license and unsafe equipment on Joliet Road and Bluff.

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Teresa Arias, 32, 308 Division St., Joliet, was arrested at 5:02 a.m. on March 1 and charged with no driver’s license and no registration light near Route 53 and Airport Road.

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Keith Holmes, 25, 1910 S. 12th Ave., Maywood, was arrested at 12:24 a.m. on March 4 and charged with DUI, driving with a revoked license, illegal parking and loud music on the 400 block of Weber Road.

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Elisa Orelas, 27, 447 Montrose Drive, was arrested at 5:49 p.m. on March 4 and charged with driving without a driver’s license and disobeying a stop sign near Montrose Drive and Nelson Avenue.

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John Franklin, 30, 629 ChristianaAve,Chicago,was arrested at 9:50 p.m. on March 4 and charged with an expired registration, no registration light and driving with a suspended license near Windham Parkway and Lakeview Drive.

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Hector Trujillo, 20, 320 Fairfax Ave., was arrested at 7:44 p.m. on March 5 and charged with driving without a driver’s license, an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding near Taylor Road and Belmont Drive.

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at 6:12 p.m. on March 5 and charged with driving without a driver’s license, an uninsured motor vehicle and a failure to yield on the 100 block of Romeo Road.

Keith Simmons, 292 S. Oak Creek Drive, was arrested at 3:55 p.m. on March 5 and charged with intimidation on the 0-100 block of Alexander Circle.

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Quincey Jones, 21, 21551 Fullerton, Plainfield, was arrested at 2:19 a.m. on March 6 and charged with an expired registration, failure to display and an in-state warrant near Stonebrook and Dollinger.

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Deborah Benitez,20, 616 Avalon Ave., was arrested

Ervin Murry, 24, 27 N. Hickory St., Joliet, was

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Hare, 40, 212 14 Deondrick Eastern Ave., Joliet, was arrested at 2:40 a.m. on March 9 and charged with DUI, speeding, driving with a revoked license and transport of alcoholic liquor near Route 53 and Taylor Road.

Calvin, 26, 905 16 Kedric Summit St., Joliet, was arrested at 10:20 p.m. on March 9 and charged with driving with a suspended license, an expired registration, no insurance and possession of cannabis near Airport Road and Route 53.

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Garcia de la Cruz, 13 Ciro 39, 7405 Woodward Ave., Woodridge, was arrested at 11:29 a.m. on March 7 and charged with disobeying traffic sign and no valid driver’s license near Normantown Road and Weber Road.

Hernandez-Arguello, 15 Jesus 42, 1589 Baytree Drive, was arrested at 8:34 a.m. on March 9 and charged with driving without a valid driver’s license, failure to yield and no seat belt near Wesglen Parkway and Taylor Road.

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Aurelia Alvarez-Andrick, 29, 5417 S. Pauline St., Chicago, was arrested at 5:38 a.m. on March 6 and charged with speeding and driving without a valid driver’s license near Dalhart and Corona.

Marcelina Tomas, 31, 111 Bridget Court, Bensenville, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. on March 5 and charged with driving without a driver’s license and without lights near Southcreek and Chicago Tube Drive.

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Velasco Jr., 231 17 Victor McKool Ave., was arrested at 1:59 a.m. on March 10 and charged with DUI, driving with a revoked license, no plate light, criminal trespass to vehicle and loud music near Greenwood Avenue and Route 53.

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arrested at 10:48 a.m. on March 10 and charged with the possession of cannabis on Weber Road and 135th Street.

Daniels, 31, 19 Terrance 3209 Knollwood Lane, Homewood, was arrested at 10:48 a.m. on March 10 and charged with driving with a suspended license near Weber Road and 135th Street.

Jose Sanchez, 1907 Addleman St., Joliet, was arrested at 6:40 a.m. on March 10 and charged with hit and run and following too closely near Weber Road south of Highpoint Drive.

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Melissa Garcia, 19, 472 Liberty St., Joliet, was arrested at 11:10 p.m. on March 10 and charged with driving with

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a suspended license, possession of drug equipment, no insurance, possession of cannabis or the improper use of registration near Troxel Avenue and Hamrick.

Jose Mendez-Balbuena,3304 W. North Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 11:41 p.m. on March 10 and charged with driving without a valid driver’s license and driving without lights near Taylor Road and Belmont Drive.

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Pagan, 19, 2053 22 Erran Wheatfield, was arrested at 3:06 a.m. on March 11 and charged with driving without lights and the possession of cannabis near Airport Road and Richfield Drive.

Nadine Coughlin, 34, 225 Haller, was arrested at 2:28 a.m. on March 12 and charged

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with battery and driving with a suspended license near Kirman Avenue and Murphy Drive.

Russell McComb, 35, 500 Kildare Avenue, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 2:28 a.m. on March 12 and charged with criminal damage to property, driving with a suspended license near Kirman Avenue and Murphy Drive.

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Gregg Globke III, 1507 Baltz Drive, was arrested at 10:54 p.m. on March 12 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Guest Columnist

Oh say, can you see, all the nonsense? I do.

The basketball season, in general, and the postseason, in particular—regionals, sectionals, supersectionals and right through the state tournament—is my favorite time of year on the high school sports calendar.

Usually, the higher-seeded teams live up to their billing and make deep playoff runs. Then there are those clubs that come out of nowhere and make you believe in miracles—such as this year’s Wheeling girls squad which became the first in IHSA history to advance to the Elite Eight with a losing record.

But my No.1 memory of Playoffs 2012 didn’t occur on the court. It took place during the National Anthem prior to a boys regional game I covered between Oswego East and Romeoville at Downers South High School.And it remains fresh on my mind for all the wrong reasons.

As I stood near the sideline facing the flag, listening to Downers South junior Danny Leahy sing the Star Spangled Banner—he did a terrific job, by the way—I couldn’t help but notice a contingent of around 15 Oswego East students huddled together in the first three rows of the east-side bleachers.

The middle-aged, baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet curmudgeon in me began to feel my middle-aged, baseball, hot

dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet cur mudgeon self doing a slow burn while continuing to observe this group of students.

There they were, arm-inarm, swaying from side-to-side throughout the Anthem as if they were experiencing a Kumbaya moment at summer camp.

What’s the over-under on how long a typical rendition of the National Anthem lasts? Two minutes? Maybe a little longer if you get a particular singer who thinks he or she is auditioning for American Idol?

Is it too much to ask some of our youngsters nowadays—note I said some; not all—to either stand still during the National Anthem, or refrain from making irritating cymbal-crash noises after just about every verse? (Sound effects I now routinely hear at basketball and football games.)

Apparently so.

I should pause at this point and give the boys and girls from Oswego East some props, though.

They did join Danny in the singing of our National Anthem, all right … right on through where they hit the high note on the verse,“Or the

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land of the free” completely out of key. (Good thing Danny held the microphone because without it, their shrill voices would have drowned him out.)

Having never attended an Oswego East basketball game, I don’t know if it’s standard protocol for those in the student section to lock arms, sway from side-to-side and sing the Anthem at what, to me, sounds like self-aggrandizing decibel levels.

If it is a tradition, then someone in authority at Oswego East ought to put a stop to it. Sorry, but what I witnessed at that regional basketball game dishonors the nation in which they’re fortunate to live, along with the brave men and women who’ve served—and are currently serving—in our armed forces.

Then again, might as well let the little darlings continue. The thought has crossed my mind that I’m perhaps making too big a deal out of this and should just let kids be kids.They certainly have a First-Amendment right to conduct themselves however they wish while the National Anthem is being played.

Yet when I see what I perceive as them disrespecting the flag with their flippant shenanigans, I figure I can exercise my rights under that same First Amendment and call them to the carpet for it.

Here’s a challenge for my young, fellow Americans from Oswego East … and to other youngsters, for that matter, who like to yuck it up and make cymbal-crash noises during the National Anthem.

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nauseam for a minute and Google these snippets of American history: The World War II battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, as well as the Battle of the Bulge. Find out how many of America’s finest—a fair percentage of whom were two, three years removed from high school—ended up giving their lives to preserve, protect and defend yours and my First Amendment rights, along with the other freedoms we enjoy.

Maybe the next time the public address announcer asks you to please rise for the National Anthem, you’ll remember these WWII heroes—as well as other service men and women who’ve paid the ultimate price over the years—and use the occasion to honor America instead of acting like class clowns.

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Shining light on alarming suburban addiction Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

More than 170,000 children ages 12-17 will be offered heroin this year. Of those, 34,000 will try it, and 8,500 will become addicts.

Those are the numbers, according to the National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.According to experts in addiction and enforcement, the Chicago area has the biggest problem in the nation.

How and why heroin persists in the suburbs, particularly among teens and young adults, is a complicated issue. But to understand the addiction, it’s good to understand what drives it.

“We’re used to the Internet, we’re used to everything being fast,” said addiction counselor Kim Groll, “So, when kids want relief, they look for a fast fix.”

Relief is exactly what heroin’s high brings, initially. Users describe the feeling as calming, relaxing and warm, like the following account: “The feeling … is impossible to fully describe with words…

Suddenly I’m breathing air that’s cooler and fresher than any air I’ve ever breathed before. Like when you’ve been under water for a while and you come up for that first gasp...

I gasped and breathed and at that moment, me and the whole world were brand new...It did not matter that I hated my job...

It did not matter what others thought of me. I was confident and happy with me.

It is such a profound sense of well being that I’m not sure winning the lottery could compare. It’s like God reached out his hands and wrapped you in his warmest blanket. All I could think about from that moment on was getting more heroin so I could feel that way again.”

Those were the words of a heroin addict named Tony, who shared his experience on and off the drug.

Tony said he became addicted to heroin after 18 months on OxyContin, prescribed for an injury. When the prescriptions ran out, Tony said he longed not for the pain relief, but for the sense of peace and ease he got from the opioid. When a friend suggested heroin as a replacement, Tony agreed,

without realizing or worrying about the addiction.

Today, Tony calls himself a struggling, but recovering addict.

But others, in growing numbers are moving into a world of heroin addiction, and they are getting younger every day.

Nearer to home Last week in Plainfield,teenager Tiffany Book was arrested and charged with four counts of manufacture-delivery of heroin after she allegedly tried to sell the drugs to undercover police.

Officers said she was driving into the city regularly for a supply she would price up and sell locally.

Will County police fear some of her customers were high school students, though they also said it was difficult to tell how much of the heroin she was selling, and how much was using to feed her own addiction.

Last month, 17 bags of heroin were taken during a traffic stop in Bolingbrook, from two women, aged 21 and 18.

Arrests like these,coupled with seven heroin-related deaths in 13 months in nearby Naperville, have forced discussion of heroin use out of the shadows in suburban communities, as parents seek answers and law enforcement seeks help.

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are from,” said Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. “If you take that drug one time, it has a hold on you like nothing else.”

Will County officials reported there were 30 heroin overdoses last year in 14 different towns.

DuPage reported 59 seizures and undercover purchases in 2011.

Naperville alone had 47 heroin arrests last year.

“Kids have gotten very creative and very resourceful in this underground world that we have created,” Glasgow said at a community forum last week in Wheatland Township. “The moment you see your kids with anything that looks odd, you’ve got to check it out.”

It’s shocking to many parents, for whom heroin is often remembered as a drug used by rock stars and severe addicts. Thoughts of junkies in back alleys, shooting tar into their veins come to mind, not suburban kids on canopy beds in four-bedroom homes.

But heroin, according to

research, has completely shifted its customer base. Use among older adults, while still a problem, is down dramatically, as is use in metro areas.Today, teens with little or no knowledge of the drug, living in middle-high income suburbs are being sought out as the new market.

Recent statistics show that among 20-24 years olds heroin hospital discharges from 19982007 declined by 67 percent.

During the same time period in the collar counties, such instances increased 200 percent.

Nearly 70 percent of teenagers being admitted for heroin treatment at public facilities in Illinois were white. Experts say that if they could add in the numbers at private treatment centers, that number would rise.

Part of the problem is access.

Mexican heroin production has increased dramatically over the past decade, as it has in Afghanistan. Much of that heroin ends up in our suburban streets, and with increased supply, comes lower costs. Users can get high for less than ten bucks, well within the spending allowance or part-time earnings of many suburban teenagers.

Unrecognized risks Another problem is acceptance.

According to Dr. David Lott, medical director of the chemical dependency program at Linden Oaks at Edward, heroin’s close association with accepted prescription medicines like Vicodin and OxyContin lead teens, and some adults, to believe that heroin is not a big deal, just a cheap street version of a common painkiller.

And when its in the family medicine cabinet, or Mom‘s purse, it doesn’t seem so scary.

But it should be,Lott said,because along with heroine abuse, adult abuse of prescription opioids is on the rise, and holds many of the same characteristics of addiction when too much is taken for too long.

One major difference,however, is the risk. Whereas prescription drugs are carefully produced, and amounts of the drug in each pill are standardized, heroine users are going in blind.

“The thing about using heroin, the thing that really makes it scary, it that it’s just so easy to die,” said Lott.

And he’s not talking about

purposeful heroin-induced suicide as in the case of rocker Kurt Cobain, or crazed thrillseeking celebrities, like John Belushi,who died mixing alcohol, cocaine and heroin.

“You can die easily,by accident,” Lott said.

That’s because when it comes to heroin, it’s so incredibly uncertain what you are getting.

Experts say the heroin of two decades ago came to drug users at about three percent pure, laced with everything from baking powder to baby laxative.

Today, the same hit averages 60 percent pure heroin.

“Take a hit that is just a little purer, and you could be dead,” he said.

Heroin works on the body as a powerful depressant.That warm, calming effect addicts rave about comes as the body slows its functions. Heart rate, breathing, it all slows. Like Dorothy and friends asleep in the poppy fields in the Land of Oz, heroin users will pass out, fall into a stupor, seemingly asleep. But this is no fairy tale. A little too much heroin, and breathing stops altogether.

“The first few times someone uses heroin, it’s exciting, it’s for the high, for fun,” Lott said. But after just a couple times, users are no longer taking the heroin for the love of the high. They are using to avoid a horrible withdrawal.

“Heroin withdrawal is one of the worst experiences anyone can have,” he said. “Vomiting, stomach cramping, diarrhea, pain, fever…it’s the absolute worst withdrawal symptoms imaginable.”

“It’s just so incredibly uncomfortable, it makes it very hard to stay off the drug,” he added.

A call for information Talk to young addicts and they will tell you they knew little or nothing about the addictive nature of the drug, about dope sickness, or the severity of the drug’s hold, counselors attest.

Myths about the drug abound, Lott said. Teens believe it’s not addictive if it’s snorted, or that they think they can use it intermittently, like pot or ecstasy.

A recent study by the Robert Crown Institute suggests that teens don’t believe they are

getting needed information from school drug programs, and many say had they realized, they never would have imbibed.

But after seven heroin-related deaths in just over a year, schools and parents are clamoring for better information.

The Will County Regional Office on Education is working with Robert Crown to devise a better educational program related to heroin, and focused on teens and young adults. The office also is helping schools coordinate speakers for students and presentation for parents, all designed to heighten education on the topic of heroin abuse.

They are working directly with Will County HELPS (Heroin Education Leads to Preventative Solutions) an initiative that began in County Executive Larry Walsh’s office last year, after Walsh attended a rally on heroin awareness, which featured the fathers of two young addicts who lost their lives in 2009.

Moved by what he had heard and shocked at the size of the problem in the suburbs, Walsh came back to his Joliet office and began reaching out—to judges, to law enforcement-to care facilities—in an effort to build awareness.

Today, that initiative is hosting informational sessions for parents, designing educational programs with specialists, and putting speakers into schools to address teenagers directly.

At Joliet Township High See HEROIN, page 10

Calendar UPCOMING WILCO Nursing Assistant Basic Training Program.

7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday,From June 5 to August 28 at Wilco Area Career Center, 500 Wilco Blvd, Romeoville.

Prerequisites for the program are: Must be 16 years of age; speak the English language; and have a current AHA Healthcare Provider CPR Card. Course fee is $875 and payment must be made prior to attending the class. Register online at www.wilco.k12.il.us or in-person at 500 Wilco Blvd., Romeoville. Phone number is 815-838-6941.

MARCH 22 Golden Age Club. Noon to 4 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department, 900 W. Romeo Road. Members must be 50+ to join, and may do so by coming to any Thursday meeting.

Stop in, join up, and make some new friends. Transportation is available to members by calling 815-886-6222 the day before a meeting or event.

MARCH 23 Insect Zoo. 10 a.m. to noon at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N.Washington St., Naperville.

The experts from Anderson Pest Solutions will introduce children to good bugs, like Hercules beetles, giant lubber grasshoppers, giant pumpkin millipedes, and more. For all ages.

For registration information, visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum. org or call 630-637-8000.

MARCH 27 Creative Kids. 4-5 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Get ready to use all your creative talents as you learn the art of storytelling.

For ages 8 and up. Stop by the library or call 815-886-2030 to sign up.

Evening of anime. 6:30-8 p.m. at the Romeoville Library.

Do you like anime and manga?

Come to the library to watch episodes from several series to be announced, and enjoy some free snacks.

Library District Board Meeting.

7-8:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Library, 201 Normantown Road. The White Oak Library District Board Meeting is held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. All meetings are open to the public, and visitors are welcome.

Planning/Zoning Commission Meeting. 7 p.m.

in the Village Hall Conference Room, 1050 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.

MARCH 26-APRIL 1 Monochrome Drawing Studio Drop-in.

During opening hours at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville.

Explore the science of color and the world of hue, shade, and tint in this science activity.

Morning and afternoon sessions are scheduled most days. For more information, visit www. dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000.

MARCH 28 Golden Agers Senior Dropin Day. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department, 900 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Get together with other active 50+ adults for a day of gaming and conversation.

Games played include dominos, cards, and many other board games. Please bring a dish to pass. For more information call the Recreation Department at 815-886-6222.

Internet safety. 6:30 p.m. at Martinez Middle School. Joseph

Melone, a 16-year veteran police officer,will talk to the community about Internet safety. The adultonly event will be held in the Martinez gymnasium. Free child care will be provided for schoolage children.

MARCH 29 Brick building club. 4-5 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Have fun building your own creations with LEGO bricks supplied by the library. Your finished work will go on display until the next session, when the club meets again to start all over. For ages 6 and up.

MARCH 31 Breakfast with the Bunny and Egg Hunt. 9-11 a.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny will be coming for breakfast and an egg hunt. Get your picture taken with a bunny, play in inflatables, and have a good time.

Register by Friday, March 23.

Call the Recreation Department at 815-886-6222 for cost and registration information.

APRIL 3 Creative Kids. 4-5 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Get ready to use all your creative talents as you learn the art of storytelling.

THE BUGLE MARCH 22, 2012 For ages 8 and up. Stop by the library or call 815-886-2030 to sign up.

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Romeoville Library. Play your favorite board games, or learn a new one. For ages 6-12. No registration required.

Teen Advisory Group. 6:307:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Do you want to have a say in what goes on in the library?

What programs do you want, and what supplies should be purchased? There will be snacks and soda, as well as games. For grades 7-12. Stop by the library or call 815-886-2030 to sign up.

Magical Spring Break. 2-3 p.m. at the Romeoville Library.

Bored during spring break?

Experience a week of magic programs while school is out.

Today’s topic is Stage Magic.

Stop by the library or call 815886-2030 to sign up.

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Golden Agers Senior Dropin Day. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department, 900 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Get together with other active 50+ adults for a day of gaming and conversation.

Games played include dominos, cards, and many other board games. Please bring a dish to pass. For more information call the Recreation Department at 815-886-6222.

Magical Spring Break. 2-3 p.m. at the Romeoville Library.

Bored during spring break?

Experience a week of magic programs while school is out.

Today’s topic is Wizardry. Stop by the library or call 815-8862030 to sign up.

APRIL 5 Game Time. 4-5 p.m. at the

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Creative Kids. 4-5 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Get ready to use all your creative talents as you learn the art of storytelling.

For ages 8 and up. Stop by the library or call 815-886-2030 to sign up.

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Tensions over an issue could make you spring into unnecessary action. In the week to come, let cooler heads prevail. Tread with care when navigating through relationship matters.

the week to come, the best course of action to take is to not take any at all. What captures your fancy or seems like a good investment may be in direct opposition to what is best.

To forgive is divine.

Don’t hold a grudge over a trivial issue, as it will ultimately result in more harm than good. Paying attention to the words of a friend or colleague may yield a lucrative opportunity.

Spend only what you have to spend. Stay within your means and avoid getting yourself into debt as you may have a hard time getting out of it. This week remember that the best things in life are free.

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HEROIN Continued from page 8 Schools last week, John Roberts, a retired Chicago Police officer told high school seniors about the day he lost his own son to heroin abuse.

AnastasiaTuskey works directly for Walsh and handles much of the coordination of programs for Will County HELPS, and even participates in the events like

the one last week.

“John spoke to four or five different groups of students at Joliet West on Friday, and after every single session, one or two students would come up and tell him about their own, personal experiences with heroin,” she said.“One had a mother who was an addict, another had a friend.

It’s amazing.

That response, Tuskey commented, is the crux of the need for education.

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Tuskey is organizing similar speakers for schools in Romeoville and Bolingbrook, and hopes that all area schools will get on board and plan for heroin education to be part of their programming.

“You can’t keep sticking your

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Don’t dip into your savings to make a frivolous or extravagant purchase, as you will regret doing so later. Overlook criticism from someone in your inner circle - and don’t read too much into praise in the week to come.

Some say that bravery is when you are afraid, but move forward nevertheless. You may have doubts about your current project but the only way to progress is to press on in the upcoming week.

Bide your time.

Tensions over an issue could make you spring into unnecessary action. In the week to come, let cooler heads prevail. Tread with care when navigating through relationship matters.

Keep it in neutral. In the week to come, the best course of action to take is to not take any at all. What captures your fancy or seems like a good investment may be in direct opposition to what is best.

To forgive is divine.

Don’t hold a grudge over a trivial issue, as it will ultimately result in more harm than good. Paying attention to the words of a friend or colleague may yield a lucrative opportunity.

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Patience is a virtue.

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Take nothing for granted. You may be quite content and happy with your current relationship, but a partner may be feeling neglected. In the week ahead, let loved ones know that you care.

Keep the clamoring crowds content. It falls on you to make sure family problems are solved in the week to come. Talk things out with loved ones to maintain a happy and productive home.

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Bugle Kids

INSIDE: Kuhn leads badminton team, page 15; Madness abound in the Voyager Media brackets. See the results, page 18

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By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

In the third annual Voyager Media Girls AllStar game, the North squad scored the first six points of the game en route to a 74-51 win Sunday night at Plainfield Central.

The North, which consisted of players from Maine South, Benet, Bolingbrook, Downers South, Maine East and Westmont never trailed in the game and built a 23-10 lead on a basket by Benet’s Taylor Valentine.

The South squad, which comprised of girls from Plainfield East, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Plainfield North, Joliet Central, Joliet West and Minooka and coached by Romeoville’s See GIRLS, page 14

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Sunday night’s fourth annual Voyager Media Prep Shootout boys senior all-star contest between the North and South featured plenty of end-to-end action, athleticism, dunks and three-pointers.

For the most part, it also was a tightly contested matchup until the South pulled away late and won, 112-101.

The South finished the first half with an exclamation point. Three straight dunks—two from Andre Norris (Plainfield Central) and one from game MVP Marlon Johnson of Joliet West—lifted the South to a 48-41 halftime See BOYS, page 16

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GIRLS Continued from page 13 Julio Carrasco, kept the game close though and trailed 37-27 at the half on four free throws by Plainfield North’s Tiffany Wayne.

“I had a lot of fun,” Wayne said.

“There were a lot of girls that I’ve known for the last four years and it is great to play with them one more time before we go off to college.”

A steal and basket early in the second half by Maine East’s Monay Crawford gave the North squad a 45-31 advantage, but North responded and got to within nine at 45-36 on a basket by Khadija Cooley.

A 10-point run by North, with five points from Bolingbrook’s DeLacy Anderson made it 57-38.

An eight-point run soon after on four points from Allie Hill made it 65-42.

“It felt good playing again with my teammates,” Anderson said.

“It is good to see how different players have different styles of play.”

Hill ended up scoring nine straight points for the North squad down the stretch and Alison Dec of Downers South scored the final four.

“We are rivals all year and

tonight we all came together and played together and it was really fun,” Hill said.“It was great.”

“It was really fun and really cool,” Dec said. “There’s a few girls I played (against) at Benet, so I kind of knew them. I knew Sidney (Prasse) and Madeline (Eilers). It was cool playing with the Bolingbrook girls. It made it a faster pace. I could tell everyone was out of shape so it was kind of a street ball thing, which is cool. I like that; it’s fun and it was a good experience.”

South finished with four points apiece from Cooley and Plainfield Central’s Brigid Hanley, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

“I had a great time, it was fun,” Cooley said. “I got to play with girls I’ve never played with and played against some of them. For us to come out and do as good as we did with no practice, I think it was a nice game, I like it. It’s an honor to be known as an All-Star and to come out and play with these girls and show what we can do, I like it.”

“It was really fun and really special to have it in our own gym,” Hanley said. “I knew like half the girls on my team and a few of the girls on the other team. It was fun because I played with them when I was younger.”

Crawford was awarded the MVP award of the game after finishing

Sports with eight points to go along with several steals and assists.

“It feels good,” said Crawford, who has enlisted in the Air Force.

“I worked hard, and it feels good to win the MVP.” Hill finished with a game-high 12 points, while Benet’s Sidney Prasse and Anderson each scored 10 points. Dec finished with six points and her teammate Erin Bommersbach scored five.

“We have all been rivals over the years, but it was great to get out there and play with some of these girls from the area,” Prasse said. “We all have something in common.That is part of basketball, to put the rivalry behind you and leave it all on the court and I thought we did that and played well. It was a lot of fun.”

South was paced by 10 points apiece from Plainfield East’s Dominique Hartsfield and Cooley.

Joliet Central’s Nijea Dixon added eight points and Wayne scored seven.

“We had to come out and play with confidence no matter who we were playing,”Cooley said.“We knew who we were up against and we just went out and played our hardest. We just had to get as many rebounds as we could and limit their touches inside.”

“I just wanted to try to get back in a rhythm one last time,” Hartsfield said. “I think it had

a great deal to do with how I played. It was fun to play against Bolingbrook because I play against them over the summer and it was like another pickup game.”

“I had a wonderful game,”Dixon said. “I had a great time playing with everyone. I’m not from here, but I still had a good experience playing with everyone. I did the best I could and I hung in there and gave good effort.”

The South team was pleased with their performance against girls from state powerhouse teams such as Bolingbrook and Benet.

“I felt pretty good playing against them,” Wayne stated. “We were proud of the way we played against them. My favorite moment at the end was when at the end of the game we saw the score, but the girls kept their enthusiasm and cheered for one another.”

“We did pretty good against them,” Hanley said. “If they had Morgan (Tuck) playing, that could have changed things. We did pretty good against them.”

Meanwhile, it was fun for the North girls to play with the Bolingbrook girls.

“They were good (referring to playing with the North team and the Bolingbrook girls),” Crawford said. “They were open-minded and friendly, and we connected immediately. I know they were

fun to play with.”

“Being from such a small school, I was just honored to be invited to play in this game,” Westmont’s Jackie Zakhem said.

“It was awesome to play with girls that I look up to. They were the sweetest people to play with, and I’m glad we pulled out a win.

“It’s always nice to play with a lot of good players,” Maine South’s Michelle Maher said.“And it was nice to put the (Maine South) jersey on one more time.

They’re so athletic (referring to the Bolingbrook girls) and so it’s really nice to play in a game like this with them.”

“It was great to play with girls from all over the area,” Benet’s Nicole Valentine said. “It was fun because girls that we really didn’t like before, we became really good friends with. When we played Bolingbrook (in the playoffs), we obviously didn’t like to play against them, but we realized they are all really nice girls and it was a lot of fun.”

After the game, Hanley was awarded with the Jeremy Izzo award, which is given to a senior All-Star that displays great character. Hanley overcame a pair of ACLs to set the District 202 scoring record.

“It’s really nice to get,” Hanley said.“I didn’t expect that at all. It’s a really nice honor.”

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Kuhn third coach in as many years for Spartans

By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

There will be a different coach roaming the courts for the third straight year for Romeoville.

Chaz Kuhn, an assistant last year, has taken over the head coaching job.So far,the transition has been pretty smooth.

“It’s been a huge change, but every coach has something new to bring us,” Romeoville senior captain Kiran Raza said.

“Everything they teach us works for us. We just have to listen to them and do what they tell us to do.”

Kuhn has brought in a lot of players this year, including girls who play in other sports.

“We have some varsity basketball and volleyball players,” Kuhn said. “We were able to extend the opportunity to those kids and we hope it pays dividends on the court. We have 60 kids, so it is a program that people want to be a part of.”

“We have like five or six seniors and a lot of freshmen

this year,” Raza said.“That is really important because that brings in more competitiveness.”

One of those players is junior Rosalinda Vasquez.

Rosalinda Vasquez was on JV last year and she has beaten every player she has faced so far this year at least once,” Kuhn stated.

“She’s a varsity basketball player and they won conference, so she was surrounded by winners.

Having a winning background is huge and I expect her to do really well.”

The team had success last year on the JV level and Kuhn hopes that follows to the varsity level this year.

“A lot of our JV girls I had last year won conference championships,” Kuhn said.

“Some of them are now up on varsity with us. So they have some background of winning, which is nice.”

That has led to high hopes this season for the team.

“I think the team is better than its been before,” senior captain Esmerelda Vergara said.

“We have to realize we can do

it as a team. Even though it’s an individual sport once you go out there, with support we can really get through conference.”

“We have high hopes of doing really good,” Raza added. “It’s a really competitive level and it’s really important that we are on top of our game.”

“I think we have a very good chance of doing some damage at the conference level and at sectionals,” Kuhn said. “The goal is to win every meet, even if it is by one. We’re going to have challenge matches for positions and everyone will know what’s going on.”

Both senior captains are looking to finish their careers in style.

“I’m trying to get up to No. 1 singles,” Vergara said. “I’m working hard. I had to be off my knee for a while so I wouldn’t miss the season. I’m trying to get back in shape. I had tendonitis in my knee, but it’s fixed now and I’m looking forward to the season. I want to get Downstate.

I was so close to making it last year at sectionals.”

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Melanie Underwood (right) and Cynthia Moreno took third at the Joliet Central Birds of Steel Tournament.

“I really want to make it to state this year,” Raza said. “And to be a conference champion would be amazing. I’ve been working towards that. The more practice, the better.”

Some of the other top players for the Spartans are Summer Wilburn, who started the season

at No. 1 singles, and Melanie Underwood.

Romeoville opened with a 13-2 win over Morton.

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Johnson added some three pointers to his dunks and scored 18 points.

“I am working on my shot because I am going to play at the next level and I have to be able to knock something down,” he said. “I got to the rim and dunked a few and had a lot of fun.”

Johnson is the second Joliet player to win the MVP award in four years, as Anthony Shoemaker won two years ago.

“It’s nice to win,” Johnson said.

“It is good to hold the torch.”

Despite giving away height to a taller South squad, the North took its first lead since midway through the first half, 50-48, thanks to 7-0 run to begin the second half. Benet’s Bobby Wehril (13 points) rifled in a three-pointer to give the North the lead.

“It is nice to get out here and play with all these different guys,” Wehrli said.“I have played against the Notre Dame kids for four years in conference and I just played against Bolingbrook in the regional, so it was great to play with them. Some of these

guys I have played with and against since sixth grade in AAU ball.

Rob Mahlke of Downers North, who had all of his eight points in the second half, made it 59-53 with a bucket inside.

Kevin Honn of cross-town rival Downers South, who tallied 12 of his 14 in the second half, scored four straight points that later put the North on top, 6964. But the South later regained the lead, 74-70, after outscoring the North, 10-1. Robinson and Jaylen Nunn (Romeoville) each connected from beyond the arc during this sequence.

Yet the North responded with a 10-1 run of its own to open up its 80-75 margin.

However, the South regained an 82-80 advantage following a 7-0 run that was capped by a trey from Plainfield East’s Austin Robinson (12 points).

Alec Boyd of Bolingbrook answered for the North with a three to make it 83-82, but the South sprinted ahead for good, outscoring the North 16-4 to surge ahead, 98-87. Norris and Brian Bennett (Plainfield East) combined for nine points during the run.

The 6-11 Johnson put his team over the century mark, 102-92, with a dunk—one of two he had during the second half.

Sports Courtney Cole (Lockport) complemented Johnson offensively with 17 points.

“Some of them I’ve played with outside of school, but this was the first time I’ve played

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Sports BOYS Continued from page 16 team,” Cole said. “It was good to see I could play with some other good people.”

Nunn contributed 13 and K.T. Carpenter (Joliet Central) scored 12.

“It felt good to play with the guys I’ve been playing against since the seventh and eighth grade,” Nunn said. “It was about having fun. Those are like our rivals, Bolingbrook and Downers Grove South. We don’t like them over here, the Lockport, Romeoville and Plainfield. I like how it is split up, it’s good. It was fun watching Marlon dunk everything.”

“It’s good because I’ll never get to play with these guys again.

I’ll be going up against Nate (Washington) in college next year. We’re happy with how we represented Romeoville.”

Nunn’s teammate, Uchenna Akuba, played in the shootout in his only season as a Spartan.

“I’m happy with how I played,” Akuba said. “I got to play with players from our conference who are the same level as me, so it was great playing with them. It was also great to play with my teammates, Jaylen and Nate for the last time. It’s good to keep the tradition going. My favorite moment was throwing the dunk down. It was a good dunk.”

Norris added nine points in his last game on his home floor.

“It felt good to play in my gym and play with the other players,” Norris said. “It feels good to get out here one more

time. I was happy with how I played. I didn’t want to take it too serious, but it was good to get out and play. We wanted to play good team ball and have fun.”

Other District 202 players enjoyed their final high school game.

“It was fun seeing them play last year, but it was fun playing this year and showcase my skills in this one,” Plainfield East’s Dee Brown said. “It’s always fun playing with your teammates and with guys on different teams. It was good to finish out that way, plus we got the win.

This is like the real NBA game.

We came out here in the first half and played around. We came out in the second half and that’s where we finished it off.”

“Coming out here and shooting and do what you do is fun,” said East’s Austin Robinson.“It’s kind of bittersweet, knowing I’m wearing the uniform one last time. It’s always fun to play with good competition and we got the win too.”

It was also the final game for Plainfield South’s Edvinas Presniakovas, who set the career scoring record this season.

“It was fun playing with everybody,” he said. “Most of them are my friends and I know them. We were messing around a little bit, but then we got behind and we didn’t want to lose.”

For the North, Josh Little of Bolingbrook finished with 15, including 11 in the first half.

Downers South’s Jamall Millison added nine.

“It was fun out there. I knew a lot of guys and had a really good time,” Little said. “We got

to play with different guys and see what everyone. We saw the big guys like Marlon (Johnson from Joliet West) hitting threes out there, so it was a great time.

It is nice to come out here and represent Bolingbrook.”

Little was joined by Boyd (five points), Nick Malonga (seven points) and Cam Burnett (four points).

“They had the height, but I had all the speed,” joked the 5-foot, 6-inch Burnett.“I was able to dribble through and hit some open shots. I could have shot better, but all around the whole thing was a good experience. I really had fun. I play with a lot of those guys on the same AAU team with the Illinois T-Wolves.

It is nice to keep the Raiders coming to the game. We had four of our guys here today and it was really great to play with them.”

Notre Dame forward Joe Ferrici tallied seven points in the game for the North squad.

“It was just about having fun,” he said. “I’ve been out of this (the Notre Dame) uniform for about two or three weeks and it was just nice to get back in it and play. It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of up-and-down. It was like an AAU tournament. I liked the pace.”

Notre Dame teammate Greg Leifel scored eight points said he would like to walk on and play either basketball or golf at a Division III school.

“It was fun,” Cole said. “It was a good experience playing here.

It was a good time. We came out here to have fun, but coming away with the win was a bonus.

It was a nice way to end my career.”

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Uchenna Akuba goes up for a dunk in the Voyager Media Shootout.

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www.buglenewspapers.com/madness

Madness all over as brackets bust standings

1 Kentucky

1 Syracuse

Mark Gregory Katie Hartanovich Marge Taylor Brian Dunn Gary Taylor Chris Askew Tom Harper Scott Taylor Edward Gladstone Michael Kay Dan Leach Joe Sparaciao Dave Hartanovich Nikki Lunardini Brian Dudczyk Mandie Copley Briana Wilder Laureen Crotteau Jackie Gregory

4 Indiana

4 Wisconsin

3 Baylor

6 Cincinnati

10 Xavier

2 Ohio State

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By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

After a fairly dull first day, the NCAA Tournament heated up over the weekend.

The first day saw just two upsets, with Colorado beating UNLV and VCU holding off Wichita State, which was the only real game that was decided in the final seconds.

It also featured a lot of controversy as top seeded Syracuse rallied to beat UNC

1 Michigan St.

Champion

1 North Carolina

4 Louisville

13 Ohio

3 Marquette

11 N.C. State

7 Florida

2. Kansas

Ashville, thanks in large part to the refs.

Friday started off hot and didn’t cool off the rest of the weekend.

It opened with a 19-point comeback in the second half for Texas, only to fall short in the end against Cincinnati.

Then came what appeared to be the upset of the tournament as No. 2 seed Missouri, thanks to a lucky shooting day from No. 15 seed Norfolk State, became just the fifth No. 2 seed to lose

in the first round in an instant classic. Three people picked the Tigers to win the National Championship in our contest.

Then came the real shocker a few hours later when No. 2 Duke, winner of four titles in the past 21 years, fell to No. 15 Lehigh. Meanwhile, No. 13 seed Ohio was busy shocking No. 4 Michigan. The night ended with Notre Dame losing to Xavier on a lane violation.

The weekend competition as just as fierce, with great game

on top of great game, especially Saturday as nearly every game went to the wire.

Now that the Sweet 16 is set, it is time to see what will happen next. All four No. 1 seeds are in play, as well as two No. 2 seeds, so there are still plenty of teams in play for the title.

In the Midwest bracket, both North Carolina and Kansas get double digit seeds, so there is a good possibility of the two meeting up.

The top two seeds in the

East, Syracuse and Ohio State, both have tough matchups with Wisconsin and Cincinnati, respectively.

The South has the rematch between Kentucky and Indiana and a Kentucky/Baylor regional final would be fun.

In the West, Michigan State and Louisville should be a great defensive battle, while Marquette and Florida could be a highscoring affair.

No matter what happens, expect the unexpected!

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Serve a different kind of green for springtime One of the highlights of the springtime harvest for me is the arrival of fresh local asparagus. And, yes, nowadays you can find asparagus in the markets virtually year-round thanks to international shipping. But the finest flavor and texture will almost always come from fresh asparagus grown closer to home and quickly whisked to market after harvest.

I especially like the so-called “pencil” asparagus. As the name applies, these spears are as thin as pencils, being harvested while still very young, and they have a subtle flavor and delicate texture that seems to me the essence of spring.

Pencil asparagus need very little in the way of preparation.

All you have to do is rinse them and then bend them near their cut stem ends to snap off any woody part. They are so tender and mild that you can even serve them raw as part of a vegetable

platter with dips. To cook them, they turn perfectly al dente, tender but still slightly crisp, after just a couple of minutes of steaming, boiling, grilling, or - if first cut into bite-sized pieces stir-frying.

But one of my favorite ways to prepare these early crops of asparagus is to turn them into a subtly flavorful, beautiful pale green asparagus soup. For such a preparation, you just have to chop up the asparagus spears into small pieces and then simmer them in a mixture of mildly onion-scented broth and cream.

Once the asparagus is tender, all that remains to do is puree it in a food processor or blender, pass it through a sieve to remove any fibers and achieve absolute smoothness, and then add a final accent of fresh lemon juice.

The result of this process that takes less than half an hour is a bright, light-green soup that tastes like springtime in a bowl.

Serve it as the first course of your springtime dinner - and then go on enjoying it regularly as long as fresh asparagus is in season. (c) 2012 WOLFGANG PUCK WORLDWIDE

FRESH SPRINGTIME ASPARAGUS SOUP Serves 6

1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion 4 cups organic chicken broth 2 cups heavy cream, plus 1/2 cup extra lightly whipped for optional garnish 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon salt, plus extra as needed

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper, plus extra as needed 2-1/2 pounds fresh organic pencil-thin asparagus, trimmed and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley or chives

Heat the olive oil in a nonreactive pot over medium heat. Add the butter. When it foams, add the onion, reduce the heat to low and saute, stirring frequently, until the onion turns translucent and very tender, about 7 to 10 minutes, taking care not to let the onion brown.

Stir in the broth, 2 cups cream, honey, salt, and pepper. Raise the heat to medium-high, bring to a simmer, and continue simmering for 5 minutes.

Stir in the asparagus and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove the pot from the stove. Working in batches to avoid overfilling, and following manufacturer’s instructions for working carefully with hot liquids to avoid spattering, use a food processor or blender to puree the soup.As each batch is pureed, pour it into a fine-meshed strainer held over a large mixing bowl, pressing it through with a rubber spatula and then discarding the fibers left in the strainer.

Return the pureed soup to the pot and reheat gently, stirring in the lemon juice. Taste and, if necessary, adjust the seasonings with more salt and white pepper.

Ladle the soup into heated bowls. If you like, add a dollop of whipped cream to each serving.

Serve immediately, garnished with parsley or chives.

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Real Estate & Business

Gratitude is the best power tool at work Q. I’m trying to move ahead in my company and have been reading a lot of success books.

What do you consider one of the best attitudes to cultivate that are common to people who get ahead in corporations?

A. Gratitude is one of the most effective workplace power tools. Surprisingly, in today’s self-centered business world, gratitude is also one of the most underutilized career tools. Even Oprah (who has launched many careers than anyone) was quoted as observing that she can count the people who have thanked her on one hand.

To bring the power of gratitude into your career, get out a sheet of paper and think of everyone who has helped you. Go year by year and month by month through your history and make

notes about what each person did for you.

Now begin to put together a gratitude action plan. You can write appreciative e-mails and send written cards or even flowers or treats. The Internet makes finding and sending small gifts to anyone in the world an easy task.

Make sure that with every thank-you you send out, you tailor what you write or do for the person you are appreciating.

Cookie-cutter thank-you cards come across as canned and insincere. Genuine personal thoughts and feelings about the person who has helped you are always the right color and right size.

A little known secret about men is they enjoy flowers just as much as women. If you have a special male mentor, you’ll be surprised how impressed and flattered he is by fresh flowers.

Remember, everyone who walks by a desk with flowers asks whom they are from. He will

be reminded of your thoughtful gesture every time someone asks.

After you’ve finished with your past, look at your workplace, customers and coworkers through a lens of gratitude.

Believe me, no one in your workplace ever goes home and complains about how they had too much appreciation that day at work. When a coworker, customer, or even your boss goes out of their way to help you, let them know you appreciate it!

People sometimes talk about having an “attitude of gratitude” because it sounds snappy and rhymes.Beyond a popular phrase, it is an uncommon perspective, especially in the workplace. If you can cultivate and practice the art of appreciating what people do for you, they’ll be more motivated to help you in the future.

No one gets ahead without a network that is invested in seeing you succeed. Learn to put gratitude into the banks of those

who invest in you, and watch the dividends of success roll in.

The last word(s) Q. My boss just hired his favorite brother to work on our team. The guy is completely inept. My coworkers think I should just tell our boss the truth. Is there a diplomatic way to let our boss know he needs to fire his brother?

A. Yes, let the facts speak to your boss and remain silent unless you are ready to look for a new job.

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. (c) 2012 INTERPERSONAL EDGE

THE BUGLE MARCH 22, 2012 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1489 CALENDULA COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (WHITE ALUMINUM TWO STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE). On the 18th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR PARK NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff V. CARLOS F ESCOBAR AND NORMA LUCIO Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 4023 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. Judgment amount is 204,891.67 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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 5/151512(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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (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 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 511 N. Frieh Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 18th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: PNC Bank, National Association Plaintiff V. Michael G. Haile; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 5925 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 5/15-1512(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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-10-32567 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 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 41 Freesia Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single family). On the 18th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff V. STACIE K. HAYNES; RILEY T. HAYNES; WESPARK MASTER ASSOCIATION; WESPARK DETACHED TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION A/K/A WESPARK DETACHED TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 2183 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 5/151512(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: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (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 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 70 Kenilworth Avenue Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single family). On the 18th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE (NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE), IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF VCM TRUST SERIES 2009-2 Plaintiff V. TONY L. DIGGS; NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MARQUETTE’S CROSSING EAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; Defendant.

Case No. 06 CH 3360 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: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (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 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006 SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2006-WM4 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WM4 Plaintiff, -v.MARIO GALVEZ, et al Defendants, 1 : 10 CV 8309 JUDGE MATTHEW F. KENNELLY NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 14, 2011, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 1:00 PM on April 20, 2012, at the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street front door entrance JOLIET, IL, 60431, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 222 NIPPERT AVENUE, Romeoville, IL 60446 Property Index No. 04-04-110-020. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $158,687.32 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP , 9191 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410, (219) 769-1313 FAX #: 219-769-6806.

Please refer to file number 14374.5644.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP 9191 BROADWAY Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 769-1313 Attorney File No.: 14374.5644 Case # 1 : 10 CV 8309 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 752 HILLCREST DRIVE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 ((none available)). On the 4th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff V. BRUNO AND CAROL LORGUS Defendant.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 224 S. Alder Creek Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Condo/Townhouse). On the 11th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff V. Sonya A. Stamatis; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 4359 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Case No. 10 CH 6739 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. Judgment amount is 189,738.86 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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 5/151512(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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (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 3/8, 3/15, 3/22

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 362 Daffodil Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single famliy, two story). On the 4th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff V. BRIAN W. O’SULLIVAN A/K/A BRIAN O’SULLIVAN; MEGAN A. O’SULLIVAN A/K/A MEGAN O’SULLIVAN; USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK (USAA FSB); WESGLEN MASTER ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 3342 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 5/151512(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: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (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 3/8, 3/15, 3/22

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 5/151512(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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-10-33317 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 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1886 LAKE SHORE DR., ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE). On the 11th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , Plaintiff V. SEHBA MASOOD, WESLAKE COUNTRY CLUB AND ARIF MASOOD, Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 2241 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 5/151512(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: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N. FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 201 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 (312) 357-1125 (312) 357-1140 (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 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 620 HUDSON AVENUE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (FRAME SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE DETACHED 2 CAR). On the 18th day of April, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff V. CHRISTINE AND EDWARD VONDRAS Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 1769 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. Judgment amount is 170,517.09 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (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 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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

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

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

PNC Bank, National Association Plaintiff,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff,

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

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006 SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2006-WM4 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WM4 Plaintiff, -v.MARIO GALVEZ, et al Defendants, 1 : 10 CV 8309 JUDGE MATTHEW F. KENNELLY NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 14, 2011, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 1:00 PM on April 20, 2012, at the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street front door entrance JOLIET, IL, 60431, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 27, IN BLOCK 9, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 13, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 4, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 4, 1967, AS DOCUMENT NO. R67-10856, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 222 NIPPERT AVENUE, Romeoville, IL 60446 Property Index No. 04-04-110-020. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $158,687.32 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP , 9191 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410, (219) 769-1313 FAX #: 219-769-6806. Please refer to file number 14374.5644. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP 9191 BROADWAY Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 769-1313 Attorney File No.: 14374.5644 Case # 1 : 10 CV 8309 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR PARK NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, vs.

CARLOS F ESCOBAR AND NORMA LUCIO Defendant. No. 10 CH 4023 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 9th day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 18th day of April, 2012, 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: PARCEL 1: LOT 34 IN WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 2, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 16, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NO R98-123087, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 OVER THE COMMON AREAS AS DEFINED IN PLAT OF WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 2 AFORESAID, RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO R98-123087 AND RECORDED WESPARK DECLARATIONS. Commonly known as: 1489 CALENDULA COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: WHITE ALUMINUM TWO STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE P.I.N.: 11-04-07-206-108 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.

Judgment amount is 204,891.67 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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Michael G. Haile; et. al.

Defendant. No. 10 CH 5925 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 4th day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 18th day of April, 2012, 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: LOT 181, IN MARQUETTE’S ESTATES - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 11, 2003 AS DOCUMENT R2003084680 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED APRIL 20, 2004 AS DOCUMENT R200467439, EXCEPTING THERE FROM THE PARCEL DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 181; THENCE NORTH 82 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 23 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 120.00 FEET; THENCE ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHWEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1080.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING SOUTH 06 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, 34.99 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 35.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 84 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 120.00 FEET; THENCE ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHWEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 960.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING NORTH 06 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST, 30.49 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 30.49 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 511 N. Frieh Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 02-32-309-013 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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-10-32567 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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STACIE K. HAYNES; RILEY T. HAYNES; WESPARK MASTER ASSOCIATION; WESPARK DETACHED TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION A/K/A WESPARK DETACHED TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. No. 10 CH 2183 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 12th day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 18th day of April, 2012, 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: PARCEL 1: LOT 276 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, ILLNOIS. PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL ONE OVER THE COMMON AREAS AS DEFINED IN PLAT OF WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 1 AFORESAID RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R98-003865, AND RECORDED WESPARK DECLARATIONS. Commonly known as: 41 Freesia Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single family P.I.N.: 04-07-208-043 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: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE (NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE), IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF VCM TRUST SERIES 2009-2 Plaintiff, vs.

TONY L. DIGGS; NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MARQUETTE’S CROSSING EAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; Defendant. No. 06 CH 3360 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 12th day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 18th day of April, 2012, 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: LOT 131, IN MARQUETTE’S CROSSING EAST, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 1, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2002-073954 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED OCTOBER 8, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2002-167720, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 70 Kenilworth Avenue Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single family P.I.N.: 04-07-112-022 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: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

BRUNO AND CAROL LORGUS Defendant. No. 10 CH 4359 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 20th day of December, 2011, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 4th day of April, 2012, 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: LOT 30 IN BLOCK 7 IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NUMBER 5 A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 752 HILLCREST DRIVE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: (none available) P.I.N.: 02-28-407-018 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. Judgment amount is 189,738.86 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/8, 3/15, 3/22

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, vs.

BRIAN W. O’SULLIVAN A/K/A BRIAN O’SULLIVAN; MEGAN A. O’SULLIVAN A/K/A MEGAN O’SULLIVAN; USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK (USAA FSB); WESGLEN MASTER ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. No. 11 CH 3342 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 22nd day of December, 2011, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 4th day of April, 2012, 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: LOT 860, IN WESGLEN SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 4 UNIT 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 17, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2001-140322, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 362 Daffodil Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single famliy, two story P.I.N.: 04-07-313-043-0000 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.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/8, 3/15, 3/22

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Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

BANK OF AMERICA, ASSOCIATION , Plaintiff,

Sonya A. Stamatis; et. al.

Defendant. No. 10 CH 6739

vs.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 28th day of December, 2011, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 11th day of April, 2012, 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: UNIT NUMBER 3321603, IN CREEKSIDE OF ROMEOVILLE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: CERTAIN LOTS IN PASQUINELLI’S CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 22, 2005 AS DOCUMENT R2005-66952 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2005-173623; WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2005-182333, AND AS AMENDED, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 224 S. Alder Creek Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Condo/Townhouse P.I.N.: 11-04-07-405-016-1003 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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-10-33317 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

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SEHBA MASOOD, WESLAKE COUNTRY CLUB AND ARIF MASOOD, Defendant. No. 11 CH 2241 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 5th day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 11th day of April, 2012, 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: LOT 385 IN WESLAKE SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 4 UNIT 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 3, 1996, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R96-89462 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 12, 1996 AS DOCUMENT R96-110905, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1886 LAKE SHORE DR., ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE P.I.N.: 03-12-205-002 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: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N. FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 201 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 (312) 357-1125 (312) 357-1140 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, vs.

CHRISTINE AND EDWARD VONDRAS Defendant. No. 11 CH 1769 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 3rd day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 18th day of April, 2012, 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: LOT 11, IN BLOCK 7, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33 AND IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE TOWNSHIP, INCLUDING A PORTION OF ROGERS’ SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 23, 1958, AS DOCUMENT NO. 851430, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 620 HUDSON AVENUE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: FRAME SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE DETACHED 2 CAR P.I.N.: 12-02-33-206-033 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. Judgment amount is 170,517.09 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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