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MAY 3, 2012

Vol. 6 No. 42

“There is no more discussion regarding Spangler—that will not happen. In addition, the Mayor and the village board have heard loud and clear the concerns of the residents regarding air quality and blasting and we are making sure the proper oversight is in play.”

Steve Gulden, village manager

RESIDENTS’ CONCERN OVER QUARRY BEING ANALYZED BY VILLAGE

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

With the last public hearing regarding a proposal from the Materials Service Corporation regarding its quarry canceled in February, the issue for residents has been sitting in limbo.

However, village officials say the matter is being extensively reviewed as the issues of concern to residents are being brought to the forefront.

Residents like Tomasz Suliga, who lives in the subdivision across from the quarry,have been questioning the company’s proposal

and current operations since it was first leaked that the company was looking to expand late last year.

Village Manager Steve Gulden confirmed that the plan for the quarry to expand onto the Spangler property is off the table.

“There is no more discussion regarding Spangler—that will not happen,” said Gulden. “In addition, the Mayor and the village board have heard loud and clear the concerns of the residents regarding air quality and blasting and we are making sure the proper oversight is in play.”

Residents have openly voiced their concern about white dust like clouds

overlapping the streets after a blast and sound levels based on scientific research likened to the decibel levels of a jet airplane.

Suliga said what residents fear most is that the expansion does not just mean by property, but that the proposal could include an “expansion” of underground mining, thus further adding to the problems of noise and disruption caused in his opinion by the current blasting. Within the village’s current agreement there is no concrete definition of mining.

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News

State Sen. Pat McGuire speaks on local issues

By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter

Small businesses and small business owners were the focus of the Lockport Chamber of Commerce luncheon with State Sen. Pat McGuire, last Friday.

The senator’s first 60 days in office was the official theme of the luncheon, which was held at Public Landing Restaurant, 200 W. Eighth Street, but the event was geared towards building relationships between McGuire and members of the Chamber.

“When he took over the position of state senator for the 43rd District, I thought it would be nice to organize this event so that the business district could

get together to meet him on a face to face basis,” Executive director of the Lockport Chamber of Commerce Mary Kay Campbell said.“Pat McGuire is just a great guy, we knew him as the Will County treasurer, and I put this event together just so the businesses could have the opportunity to meet him in the position of State Senator.”

McGuire also seemed eager to forge relationships with his business constituents in Lockport. After sharing a few humorous stories about his short time in the state capitol thus far, McGuire went on to tell a different type of anecdote.

While describing the typical day of a state senator in

Springfield, McGuire mentioned the numerous dinner invitations from lobbyists that he and other representatives regularly receive.

“I’m sharing this with you because you can’t come down to Springfield as small businesses owners and take me and my colleagues out to supper,” McGuire said. “So, I need to hear from you. I want to hear your voices too.”

McGuire proceeded to give his office and e-mail addresses to the attendees, before answering questions from the crowd.

Medicaid and pension reform were two common concerns that arose, and McGuire seemed to share the concerns of his

Children’s Advocacy Center honored

by Community Service Council The Community Service Council of Will County Inc. has chosen the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center to receive its Outstanding Agency in Human Services Award for 2012.

The Community Service Council has been honoring agencies and individuals who provide important services to the greater Will County community for 73 years. The honor was presented to the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center during its annual awards breakfast, “A Salute to Service,” on April 19 at the Jacob Henry Victorian Ballroom in Joliet.

“This distinguished honor is a testimony to the important work the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center performs on behalf of children who have fallen victim to dangerous predators,” Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow said.

“For 17 years, the center’s trained and caring staff has played a vital role in bringing dangerous child abusers to justice while simultaneously placing vulnerable children and their families on the path toward healing. We are truly humbled

that the Community Services Council has chosen to recognize our work.”

The Children’s Advocacy Center was established by Glasgow in 1995 to improve the way child abuse cases are investigated and to minimize the trauma to young victims.

The center’s staff performs child-sensitive interviews when there are allegations of sexual or severe physical abuse. These interviews, conducted by caring professionals in a non-suggestive, child-friendly environment, have been used to successfully prosecute hundreds of child predators.

Glasgow founded the center as a 501-c-3 non-profit organization so it would not impact local taxpayers. Glasgow and his staff have taken steps over the years to raise the funds necessary to operate the Center.

Under Glasgow’s direction, the center’s staff has: • Conducted 320 childsensitive interviews during 2011; • Provided 960 hours of on-site therapy for children by licensed clinical social workers at no cost to children or caregivers in

2011; • Conducted four successful “Men Who Cook” fundraisers to raise both funding for and awareness of the Children’s Advocacy Center; and • Established the Paws 4 Kids program, in which a licensed therapy dog greets and comforts abused children and their families.

The newest program, Paws 4 Kids, involves a Labrador Retriever named Jackson to welcome children upon their arrival at the Children’s Advocacy Center. Jackson keeps them company while preparations are made for interviews.

While he is not in the room when children are interviewed, Jackson stays to play with siblings and even their parents or caregivers while they wait for interviews to conclude. The program is available to children at no cost to taxpayers or the Center.

For information about the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, call 815-774-4565 or visit the Center online at www. willcountychildrensadvocacy. org.

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“It’s important that we deal with the pension and Medicaid problems before the hole they’ve created in the state budget becomes even bigger,” McGuire said after the luncheon.

“So that not only those two systems don’t collapse, but that collateral damage doesn’t occur in education, transportation, human services and public safety.”

Will Gilliam, member of the Chamber Board and Director of Advocate Christ Outpatient Center, was impressed with McGuire’s address. He thought the new senator came across as genuine and candid in his description of the way

state politicians interact with lobbyists.

“I appreciated his candidness in stating that there’s the big boys and this is the way it happens,” Gilliam said. “That he needs to come down and hear from the smaller companies [and] the smaller towns, so he can respond to the things we want.”

Although Gilliam and Campbell seemed to be impressed, it is still undecided whether the Will County and DuPage County Democratic parties are convinced. The decision could not be made until primary election results were certified, McGuire said. However, he expects a decision to be reached soon.

McAsey applauds COGFA recommendation on IYC-Joliet State Rep. Emily McAsey applauds the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) recommendation against the closure of the Illinois Youth Center in Joliet (IYC-Joliet).

“In this difficult economy, creating and maintaining goodpaying jobs and finding cost savings in the state budget should be priorities, but closing IYC-Joliet fails on both counts,” McAsey said. “Today, COGFA recognized that closing IYCJoliet does not make economic sense and is not the best option for the welfare of the population served by the Department of Juvenile Justice.”

On April 4, McAsey and other local officials argued against closure at a COGFA facility closure hearing in Joliet. COGFA voted to keep IYC-Joliet open.

The commission’s decision is non-binding, meaning the governor can still unilaterally close the facility.

McAsey says closing the facility would have a detrimental economic impact on the state’s public safety and finances. A University of Illinois study estimates 306 direct and indirect jobs are associated

with IYC-Joliet. Only 40 of those jobs would be replaced by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice if the Joliet facility closes, leaving many workers unemployed. IYC-Joliet serves an important function in Illinois’ juvenile detention system as the sole maximum-security facility for juveniles in the state.

The facility in St. Charles, where many current Joliet residents may be transferred if the Joliet facility closes, requires costly improvements the state cannot afford.

“I am pleased the COGFA recommendation recognized that there are many factors that go into deciding whether to close a state-run facility,” McAsey said.

“Closing IYC-Joliet means nearly 190 people would face unemployment at a time when the Will County unemployment rate is 10.2 percent, impacting local families and the economy.

It does not make economic sense, and it will remove a key piece of Illinois’ juvenile detention system. COGFA took a look at the facts presented at the facility closure hearing and made an appropriate decision to keep the facility operating.”

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Normantown branch library plans grand re-opening

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

Nearing completion on its $10 million renovation at the Normantown Road branch, the White Oak Library District is planning a grand re-opening just in time for summer.

Executive Director Scott Pointon said the project has remained on budget and is

relatively on schedule. Due to some unforeseen minor issues, the project was delayed slightly by two months.

The district is in the final phase of the project, including the overhaul of its upstairs, which will now be dedicated to the children’s department and circulation. The renovation will also create a spacious public meeting room to facilitate

different programs and a smaller meeting room with a capacity to house 10 to 15 people.

A new entrance now welcomes patrons with a new façade meant to coordinate with design elements of a future downtown area.

The staff hopes to move furniture into the new building

by Memorial Day and start the work of shelving its collections

and new materials. The process will require the library to close for one to two weeks. This will most likely begin the first week of June, with a possible opening day set for June 14.

The lower level was completed in January and houses the adult, teen and reference sections; computer labs; study rooms; mechanicals; and administrative offices that are now the

headquarters for the district’s three branches. Renovating and making use of the entire lower level nearly doubles the size of the library space.

The district just accepted construction bids for work to be completed for its Lockport and Crest Hill branches. Both of those projects are expected to be completed by the summer of 2013.

Help eliminate infant tetanus for the cost of a large coffee

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

In an effort to eradicate a painful disease that is easily avoided with a tetanus shot, the Bolingbrook/Romeoville Kiwanis Club is partnering with its national members and UNICEF, and is calling on the community to join the cause.

Maternal and neonatal tetanus kills one baby every nine minutes or 160 newborns each day. This deadly disease kills nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women worldwide each year.The effects of the disease are excruciating. Tiny newborns suffer repeated,painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and

QUARRY Continued from page 1 Gulden said the village is investigating how to better monitor the air quality with village oversight as well as the affects of ground vibration caused by blasting. The village has hired a hydrogeologist expert to formulate a quarry management plan before moving forward with any proposal from Material Services Corporation that will address air quality, ground water monitoring, and blasting.

“We are not stalling on anything; we are just not going to proceed until we have all the data we need,” said Gulden. “We need to complete our due diligence before we move onto the next steps. We need answers and we are getting them.”

Back in 1995, hundreds of residents opposed the arrival of the quarry. However, concerned the company would take its business to its neighboring community

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“A simple thing like a tetanus shot can save them,” Kiwanis President Michael Carpanzano said.

“It is heart-wrenching.We typically focus our efforts locally but with this project we are breaking away and hope people will see the big picture and how we can help.”

The “Eliminate Project” as it is called nationwide is a Kiwanis global campaign that hopes to save and protect the lives of millions of mothers and their future babies around the world. The disease is typically contracted through unhygienic childbirth practices.The goal of the project is to eliminate this swift, painful and highly preventable disease by vaccinating women of childbearing age, which

will not only protect the mothers, but also their future babies. “$1.80 can save a life,”Carpanzano said.“I think about that now when I realize what I pay for Starbucks.”

Locally, the group has been holding small fundraisers. Its booster clubs from area middle and high schools host bake sales and similar fundraisers. Hoping to bring the larger community together, a fundraiser will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on May 8 at Andy’s Frozen Custard. Andy’s will donate 20 percent of all its proceeds to the Eliminate Project.

As the world’s largest single donor, Kiwanis International is trying to raise$110 million by 2015 for the project, which will ultimately protect at least 61

across the street, the village opted to proceed.

Material Service owns nearly 100 acres at the quarry west of Route 53. Material Service’s most current agreement with Romeoville was

drafted in 1995 and allows daily blasting on its property. Material Service owns a total of 1600 acres and has additional operations east of Route 53 since the 1950s, up and down the I&M Canal.

million women and their future babies.

Locally, the group has a goal to raise $15,000 over the next three years.

“It’s a huge goal,but we are going to try to get as close as possible,” Carpanzano said.

The funding supports UNICEF and its partners who have already eliminated maternal and neonatal

tetanus in 20 countries.

For more information about the Eliminate Project, visit www.

TheEliminateProject.org.

To donate locally, contact Carpanzano at 708-699-4326, mcarpanzano@ mbfinancial.com or visit Bolingbrook/Romeoville Kiwanis on Facebook. katauskas@buglenewspapers.com

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JJC holding 5k run/walk for student scholarships

By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter

Alumni, current students and friends of Joliet Junior College will be on hand this Saturday for the fourth annual JJC Foundation 5K Run and Walk.

For the past three years, the event has raised increasing amounts of money for JJC student scholarships. Alumni relation manager Amanda Quinn said this year’s event is likely to continue that trend.

In 2009 the event raised $6,000, and by 2011 the 5K saw its fundraising total balloon to $25,000. Based on early returns, this year’s ambitious goal of $30,000 appears to be a bit modest.

“This year our goal is $30,000, and we’re already surpassing that goal,” Quinn said. “We expect to have it over that.”

The proceeds from the event are placed into a general scholarship fund that awards students scholarships based on academic standing, leadership, ethnic origin and financial need.

Last year the JJC Foundation awarded approximately $776,000 in scholarships to 600 students.

Kristi Mulvey is the executive director of the JJC Foundation, a not-for-profit that raises private funds for scholarships and other academic programs, and she said scholarships are more important now because of the economic climate.

“As the economy tanked a couple years ago, more students are coming to Joliet Junior College, and those students need scholarships,” Mulvey said.

Mulvey also thinks events like the 5K are crucial to the foundations success.

“It’s a way for the community to come out and do something healthy for themselves, and support students and there education,” she said. “That’s our future in this country, the education of students.”

The initial entry fee was $25 but increased to $30 after the April 26 deadline passed.

However, Quinn hopes that a $10 discount on the registration fee for JJC students will encourage more of them to participate.

“We’ve tried to open [the race] up to students at the college,” she said. “We really want the students to be involved, but also the community as well.”

As its name suggests, the JJC Foundation 5K is open to runners and walkers. Quinn said that they want the event to be open to anyone able to participate.

“They don’t have to be the fastest in the pack, and they

Commuters beware: road repairs coming to area The city of Joliet has announced several road repairs that could affect driver’s commute.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has tentatively postponed the Ruby Street Bridge closure. The scheduled maintenance work will now begin May 7. The work is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 8. Detour information will be posted.

Southbound traffic on Route 53 will be detoured west on Theodore Street to Plainfield Road (Route 30), south on

Plainfield Road (Route 30) to Jefferson Street, and east on Jefferson Street to Ottawa Street (Route 53).

Northbound Route 53 traffic will be detoured west on Cass Street to Center Street, north on Center Street to Plainfield Road (Route 30), north on Plainfield Road (Route 30) to Theodore Street, and east on Theodore Street to Broadway Street (Route 53).

Additionally, the Canadian National Railroad began repair work on the Charlesworth

Avenue underpass, which is located between Woodruff Road and Williamson Avenue, on April 24.

The road will be reduced to one lane with a flagger directing traffic. The work will take place Monday through Friday with no work taking place on the weekends. Work is expected to be completed by June 8.

Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes.

For additional information contact Joliet Public Works Department at 815-724-4200.

shouldn’t feel uncomfortable if they aren’t,” she said.

A one-mile kids’ race for children under the age of 12 is also aimed at increasing the level of community participation. The kids’ race is new to this year’s event, and Quinn said the goal was to make it more family friendly.

“Since we’re already doing this event, its kind of nice to just tack it one and have some family-friendly stuff,” she said. “If one parent is going to come out and run, the other parent could come out and have their kid do the race.We also have hospitality students doing face painting.

We’re adding just an element of kids’ activities. We really want the families to come out and support the race.”

Participants in the main race also will experiences a couple firsts of their own. Chip timing

will eliminate the usual army of stopwatch volunteers that are typically needed for these types of events. Additionally, the path participants take will be another unique feature of the 2012 event.

“Chip timing is another big thing with races,” Quinn said.

“It calculates their time from when they cross the start line to when they cross the finish line.

And, half the race is on the forest preserve trail, so it’s a really nice piece of scenery.”

The event begins at 9:30 a.m., and registration opens at 7:30 a.m. For more information or to register contact Quinn at 815280-2218 or aquinn@jjc.edu, or visit www.jjc.edu/info/5k. For more information on or to apply for JJC scholarships, visit www. jjc.edu/info/scholarships. jsamples@buglenewspapers.com

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Pension funding problems in Valley View’s future

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

A proposal by Governor Pat Quinn to provide for complete funding of pension systems by 2042 has the Valley View School District more than concerned, fearing such a move would cost it millions and force further cuts to the educational system.

Within the Governor’s “public pension stabilization plan,” there would be a phasing-in of the responsibility for paying normal costs of pensions to each employer, including school districts, community colleges and public universities.

The school districts locally are saying such a move would be detrimental, explaining that they are already cash-strapped and adding the responsibility of pensions would be catastrophic to their budget, resulting in a cut to its education program.

According to a release from the Governor’s office, it is hoped that the plan would secures public workers’ retirement while fixing the state’s pension problem that has been created over decades of fiscal mismanagement. The

proposal is expected to save taxpayers $65 to $85 billion based on current actuarial assumptions.

“Unsustainable pension costs are squeezing core programs in education, public safety and human services, in addition to limiting our ability to pay our bills,” Governor Quinn said in the release. “This plan rescues our pension system and allows public employees who have faithfully contributed to the system to continue to receive pension benefits. I urge the General Assembly to move forward with this plan, which will bring a new era of fiscal responsibility and stability to Illinois.”

However, according to information from the school district, the proposed plan would shift the “normal costs” of the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), about one third of the total pension liability, onto the budgets of local school districts.

Superintendent Dr. James Mitchem said it is likely there will be no property tax levy to generate revenue to pay this new cost. The school district has estimated this cost could reach

$7.8 million.

“Shifting the pension costs to our local school district could mean a cut in the education program,” said Mitchem.

The Governor’s proposal provides for complete funding for pension systems by 2042 and makes the following changes to the current plan: • 3 percent increase in employee contributions • Reduce COLA (cost of living adjustment) to lesser of 3 percent or half of CPI, simple interest • Delay COLA to earlier of age 67 or five years after retirement • Increase retirement age to 67 (to be phased in over several years) • Establish 30-year closed ARC (actuarially required contribution) funding schedule • Public sector pensions limited to public sector employment State Rep. Emily McAsey said it is premature to analyze the Governor’s plan without any legislation to define how to proceed with the plan.

“How we move forward with these details is not out there yet,” said McAsey.“I can generally say that any shift of cost to the

Plainfield 5k to benefit Wounded Warriors

By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

Operation Welcome You Home, a local support organization for military families, is planning a 5K Run/Walk with all proceeds to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

The event will start at 8 a.m., May 26 at Settler’s Park in Plainfield. Runners and walkers are welcome, and the organization also is seeking volunteers for this day to help pass out water and support other activities. Volunteers will need to be at Settlers Park at 6:30 a.m.

Potential volunteers can email judi@welcomeyouhome.org for details.

The Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) began when several veterans and friends, moved by stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, took action to help others in need. What started as a program to provide comfort items to wounded service members has grown into a complete

rehabilitative effort to assist warriors as they recover and transition back to civilian life.

All WWP programs are free. To participate, veterans must have incurred service-connected wounds, injuries, or illnesses on or after September 11, 2001.

Runs such as the one at Settler’s Park are how the WWP raises funds to support these free programs for veterans.

“We wanted to support the Wounded Warrior Project because of the work they do for our military servicemen and women,” said Douglas Soika, chairperson of the event. “We think it’s important that we support our troops, especially those who have been wounded in their service to our country. “ It’s easy for each of us to get lost in our daily routines but this Memorial Day is a great opportunity to come out and join your friends and neighbors for some exercise and to show your support for those that make our nation free,” he added.

Soika said OWYH hopes to raise between $6,000 and

$10,000 for WWP. “Being that this is our first event we hope to build off this year’s success, and host it annually,” he said. “We already consider it a success based upon the support and feedback we’ve received from veterans and their family members.”

Online pre-registration for the Plainfield event is $25 and can be accessed through the welcomeyouhome.org website (WWP5K tab). Register online by May 10 to reserve a complimentary performance event t-shirt.

For questions or sponsorship opportunities please email Soika at wwp5k@ hotmail.com.

Kids can run/walk the 1.5 mile walkers course for free, and $25 gets them their own runner’s t-shirt. Soika said the group is working at securing other activities at the event, including a bouncy house, clowns, and balloons.

“Who knows, we may even have a flash mob,” he quipped. sdauskurdas@buglenewspapers.com

school district, considering they are not responsible for its costs now, would be a change for them and I know how much school districts are struggling now. I share their concern.”

She said the plan is a starting point and the issue of pension management is a huge challenge for the state and one that legislators need to address.

Valley View School Board President Steve Quigley said the school district has to plan for the worst case scenario if the state drops pensions and says the picture would be bleak.

For the 2011 property tax levy, Valley View has reached its rate limit in the Education Fund of $4 per $100 of property value.What

this means moving forward is that the district will be unable to capture any revenue growth within the Education Fund if the value of property continues to decline by even $1.

“Here we are trying to make adjustments and do what we can and along comes the state and essentially tells us we could lose up to $8 million a year--What do you do?” said Quigley.

“There is no doubt that would lead to more cuts that would start to affect the education of our students.”

McAsey said she would expect to see a bill proposed before the legislative session is out on May 31. katauskas@buglenewspapers.com

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Police Blotter

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

Honeytree.

Arnulfo Garcia, 20, of the 4700 block of Roscoe, Chicago, was arrested at 11:40 a.m. April 7 in the 300 block of N. Independence for retail theft and illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.

Brittany Decker, 26, of the 100 block of Yale Court, Shorewood, was arrested at 9:52 a.m. April 19 and charged with retail theft in the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Allen Estrada, 20, of the 400 block of Healy, Romeoville, was arrested at 8:32 p.m.April 12 for criminal damage to property in the 400 block of Healy. In the same incident, Kevin Powell, 20, of the 170 block of Park Street, Glidden, Wis., was arrested for battery.

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Alejandro VelazquezRobledo, 19, of the 400 block of Tallman, Romeoville, was arrested at 4:59 p.m.April 14 and charged with retail theft in the 200 block of S. Weber Road.

Allison Ruth, 18, of the 24000 block of John Adams Dr., Plainfield, was arrested at 5:52 a.m. April 15 for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor on Romeo Road and Hemlock. At the same time, Sean Bitto, 28, of the 700 block of Dexter Ave., Romeoville, was for driving under the influence, no insurance, and driving too fast for conditions.

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At 6:57 p.m. April 15, a 17-year-old juvenile was arrested for retail theft in the 200 block of S. Weber Road.

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Carmella Flores, 34, of the 600 block of Hamrick, Romeoville, was arrested at 12:47 a.m. April 17 and charged with driving without a valid license and driving without lights near Route 53 and Phelps Ave.

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Tasheanna Humphrey, 31, of the 700 block of Saybrook, Romeoville, was arrested at 2:14 p.m. April 17 and charged with driving under the influence, no driver’s license on person, improper lane use, no registration light, and no insurance near Route 53 and

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Antonio Chavez, 29, of the 400 block of Catalpa, Joliet, was arrested at 8:21 a.m. April 19 for driving without a valid license and speeding near Route 53 and Taylor Road.

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James Turcotte, Jr., 19, of the 14900 block of Huntington Court, Orland Park, was arrested April 19 at 11:04 a.m. for possession of drug equipment and speeding on 135th St. and Heritage Parkway.

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Rashid Banks, 26, of the 200 block of Trenton, Romeoville, and Narvell Scott, 19, of the 100 block of Valley Drive, Bolingbrook, were both arrested April 19 at 3:09 p.m. and charged with retail theft in the 1000 block of Windham Parkway.

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Nicholas Presi, 22, of the 1100 block of Roosevelt Ave., Joliet, was arrested April 19 at 5:40 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct in the 200 block of Romeo Road.

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Franklin Meeks, 47, of the 200 block of Creekside, Bolingbrook, was arrested April 19 at 7:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of W. Romeo Road on an in-state warrant.

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Jesse Ramos, 19, of the 400 block of Tallman, Romeoville, was arrested April 19 at 9:39 p.m. for battery in the 300 block of Eaton Avenue.

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Keandra Dorsey, 22, of the 1300 block of Harvest Dr., Crest Hill, was arrested April 21 at 4:09 a.m. for in-state warrant, obstruction of identification, driving with a suspended license, no insurance, speeding, and expired registration near Renwick Road and Gaylord Road.

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Miguel Solis, 28, of the 200 block of Yellow Pine Dr., Bolingbrook, was arrested April 21 at 4:09 a.m. for no insurance, no valid driver’s license, and

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Two 15-year-old juveniles and a 14-year-old juvenile were arrested on April 22 at 6:10 p.m. in the 0-100 block of Montrose for criminal trespass to property.

Jesse Ramos, 19, of the 400 block of Tallman, Romeoville, was arrested April 23 at 3:30 pm. For driving with a revoked driver’s license and no insurance near Arnold and Belmont.

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Kristiyan Stoikov, 20, of the 500 block of Pullman Road, Romeoville, was arrested April 23 at 10:32 a.m. for driving without a license, improper lane use, and violating a traffic sign near 135th

Lucas Garcia, 35, of the 600 block of Fourth Ave., Joliet, was arrested April 25 at 12:14 a.m. for driving with a suspended license, improper lighting, and illegal use of a

lighting system near Route 53 and Montrose.

Marco Monreal, 38, of the 100 block of Farm Gate Lane, Bolingbrook, was arrested April 25 at 2:35 a.m. for driving without a valid license, improper lighting, and no insurance.

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Dejanerha Barrett, 18, of the 600 block of Parkshore Dr., Shorewood, was arrested April 25 at 7:14 p.m. for retail theft in the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Students fine-tune skills at Valley View Writers Conference Nearly 200 budding young authors learned the finer points of being a writer at the fifth annual Valley View School District Middle School Student Writers Conference April 25 at Bolingbrook Golf Club.

Many of the students were handpicked by their language arts teachers to “celebrate their successes and to help propel them into future successes,” Brooks Middle School language arts teacher Julie Hurder said.

“We want to inspire them.”

Hurder was one of the event organizers.

Author James Kennedy served as the main inspiration, helping students understand how he wrote his best-selling book ,“The Order of Odd Fish.” He also put them through a writing exercise

that culminated in imaginary battles in his famous “Dome of Doom.”

“No matter how terrible your first effort might be, you can be a published author,” Kennedy told the sixth through eighth grade students.“You’re going to fail a lot.

Just throw ideas out there even if they’re terrible. Ninety percent of what you write is going to be terrible. Don’t worry.”

Attendees also had an opportunity to participate in three break-out sessions led by VVSD staff members.

“You can’t live life passively and be a writer,” Lukancic Middle School teacher Mark Levine said.

“You have to be a people watcher.

There are lots of stories in your life experiences. Sometimes they’re funny. Sometimes they’re

S.T.E.P. students ‘like family’ to Locker Room owner Eighteen months ago, Tom Pondel took a chance and hired Valley View School District 365U S.T.E.P. program students Luz Maria Delgadillo and Carmello Bell to work part time for The Locker Room, his Bolingbrookbased t-shirt company. Today he is elated that he made the move and he is urging other local companies to “jump right in” as well.

“It’s very important to us to have community partners like Tom,” said Blain Duesing, vocational coordinator for the S.T.E.P. program which is designed to help teach life skills to young adults with special needs.

“I’ve seen what caring things these teachers do for these kids,” said Pondel, a lifelong Romeoville resident who attended Valley View Elementary School and West View (now Martinez) Middle School. “I just want to find a way to somehow give back to the community.”

When Duesing first approached Pondel almost two years ago about employing S.T.E.P. program students, the conversation focused on nonpaying positions.

“But after a week or two, he told me he can’t not pay these kids,” Duesing recalled.“He treats them like family, talks to them like family. If there’s a holiday and they’re supposed to work, he still pays them. Plus he buys

them lunch.”

“We are all family here. That’s just the way I want to run my store. That’s how I was raised,” Pondel said.

But being treated like family also means Luz Maria and Carmello are expected to work hard, just like Pondel’s daughter, Susan, and his parents, Tom and Marianne, who started the company more than 30 years ago.

“This is a hard job. When they come in, they work the entire time. They don’t get tired and ask if they can sit down,” Pondel said. “A lot is expected of them.

They do their job. They’re great workers. They work just like anyone else.”

Their job includes folding and boxing t-shirts after they come out of the machine that affixes lettering to the shirts, a job Pondel says “is not easy because they have to keep all the orders straight and keep things organized.” Luz Maria and Carmello also help keep the store clean.

“It’s so hard to get our kids paid positions like this. These positions at The Locker Room are probably the first two paid positions these kids have ever had in their life,” Duesing said.

“Being able to work is such a boost for their self esteem.”

“We want to do whatever we can to help out,” Pondel said.

“These kids deserve a shot.”

painful. Sometimes they’re emotional. But there’s a story behind every situation.”

Brooks Middle School teacher Chanice Artis issued specific tips on how to create characters in a session called “It’s Alive! It’s Alive!”

“Make your character feel like a real person,” she said, suggesting that in addition to age, height, weight and color, an author needs to spend time contemplating a character’s emotional scars, physical limitations, friends and enemies, and current problems. “Ask yourself: why is this character worth writing about? How is this character different? Do you like this character? Why will this character be remembered by your readers?”

Sally Green and Amy Ligmanowski from Brooks Middle School led a session called “Here’s My Story…

What’s Yours?” Students were given a specific scenario about tripping over a trap door in the hallway at school and asked to finish writing the story. As a twist, participants were stopped halfway through and asked to pick up one of their classmates’ stories and finish it.

The original Writers’ Conference five years ago involved Brooks Middle School students and was held at the Fountaindale Library. Fountaindale has been a partner in the expanded event ever since, with Bolingbrook Golf Club hosting the last four conferences.

Olive Garden provided lunch for the students.

Submitted photo

Humphrey sixth grader Trinity Scott dresses up as Ytinirt The Cheetah Destroyer of Love, a character she created, at the VVSD Writers Conference.

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

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

Birth After Cesarean. Meet other moms who are planning their natural birth after cesarean section.Come for encouragement, support and information to plan your next birth. Meetings at noon the first Monday every month in Romeoville. Call Melanie at 253861-5897 -VBACesarean@aol. com Need a Job or GED Classes?

Education Service Network NFP Inc.’s Career Seekers GED/ Workforce program, a program of the Regional Office of Education is located at 179 North Chicago St. Joliet, Illinois 60432. We offer GED classes/resume preparation/ job placement for participants between the ages of 16 and 21.

Classes meet Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon; Tuesday and Thursday evenings

from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. We also offer GED classes at our satellite site at the Friendship Centre at HighPoint, 175 South HighPoint Drive, Romeoville on Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

For more information call 815774-8902 or 815-774-8922.

Are you affected by someone’s drinking? Open meetings are held every 3rd Friday of the month from 7 p.m.8:30 p.m. at 265 Republic Ave. in Joliet. Contact Al-anon/Alateen at 815-773-9623 or visit www. niafg.org for more information.

Circle of Hope Al-Anon Family Group. Sundays at 1:302:30 p.m. at Joliet Alano Club (back entrance), 265 Republic Ave. in Joliet. This on-going support group with no fees or dues is for all families and friends of problem drinkers, especially those who are affected today by growing up in an alcoholic home. For more information contact Al--Anon/Alateen 815773-9623 or visit www.niafg.org for more information

MAY 3

Game Time. 4-5 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Play board games, create them, or learn some new ones. For ages 6-12.

No registration is required.

MAY 5 Mother and daughter glamour day. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Come and make your appointment to get glamorous. Avon Specialist Terri Gray will be on hand to share makeup and tips with you and your daughter or mother.

Child participants must be at least eight years old, and all appointments are 15 minutes long. Register at the reference desk or call 815-886-2030.

Super Hero Saturday. 1-3 p.m. at the Romeoville Library.

Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? Showcase your superpowers while crafting accessories to show off your super style. Enjoy crafts, games, and a cool super hero photo opportunity. Register at the reference desk or call 815-8862030.

The Backyard Mechanic’s Guide to Library Resources.

2-3 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. The library offers a variety of resources for the amateur auto mechanic, from the Chilton online database to a wide selection of Mitchell repair manuals. Learn how to use the

THE BUGLE MAY 3, 2012 library’s resources to learn how to do your own auto repair and maintenance. Register at the reference desk or call 815-8862030.

MAY 7 Children’s Book Week Read-in. 6-7:30 p.m. at the Gaylord Building in Lockport.

Come celebrate Children’s Book Week with an evening of stories, songs, and special guest readers.

Look at the display of children’s book fan art, or try your hand at creating your own.This is a family event for all ages. No registration is required.

MAY 8 Teen Crafts: Gocks. 6:30-8 p.m. at the Romeoville Library.

For grades 7-12. The library is making “gocks,” which are goth sock puppets. Make something actually useful and cool at Teen Crafts. Register at the reference desk or call 815-886-2030.

MAY 9 Golden Age Club Annual Bunco Party. Doors open at 5 p.m.at the Romeoville Recreation center, play begins at 6 p.m. $5 at the door (there will be food and soda for additional charge) Great prizes and free coffee and dessert at the intermission. Romeoville

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Recreation Department 900 W. Romeo Rd. (135) Romeoville Il. 60446 (815) 886-6222 www. romeoville.org Book discussion. 11 a.m. to noon at the Romeoville library.

Discussion will be on “In the Garden of Beasts: Love,Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin” by Erik Larson. This harrowing story takes you on a journey to Berlin during Hitler’s first year in power, 1933, in the company of a real-life father and daughter from Chicago who suddenly find themselves transported to the heart of the city about to be plunged into the horrors of World War II. Pick up a copy of the book at the reference desk.

MAY 10 Tween Scene: Crest Hill.

4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Crest Hill Library. Come to Tween Scene to do cool things like science, trivia, and crafts. This month, make a kite and have a kite-flying contest. Registration in advance is preferred, but drop-ins are welcome. For ages 9-12.

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

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

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

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

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In what is now a front-runner in an online contest as one of the top marriage proposals, Joliet residents Joe LaGiglia and Kandice Chilar, hope their memorable engagement will win them a free Sandals Resort Honeymoon.

When Chilar, who grew up in Romeoville, went to the IPIC Theater in the Bolingbrook Promenade for a girl’s night out back in January, she had no idea, the event would change her life.

Little did she know that more than 100 of her family and friends

preview, entitled “The Proposal,” hit the screen that she realized her fiancée Joe LaGiglia was popping the question.

A montage of famous love scenes were played, along with the song “Marry Me,” by Train. It wasn’t until the end, when Chilar heard the words “The Proposal...

Coming to this theater... Right Now!” and a picture of the couple appeared on the big screen that she realized what was happening.

“The night of the proposal I was clueless,” said Chilar.“To me it was a typical girls night out for dinner and a movie while Joe was out of town. Little did I know it would end up being one of the best moments in my

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and beyond what I could ever all her friends and family there, imagine, I knew I was saying yes he wouldn’t be able to pull it off to the most amazing man ever!” without her knowing.

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

Spending should be kept in check in the week ahead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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INSIDE: Badminton places fourth in SPC, page 15; Lewis men’s volleyball headed to NCAA Final Four, page 16

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By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

With a new coach and new direction for the Romeoville baseball team, this season is all about getting the young players adjusted to the new system, while keeping the seniors vital in the program for their final season.

One of the seniors that have bought in to the program and is one of the success stories thus far is catcher Matt Venn.

“We are a young team with not too many seniors,” Venn said. “The younger guys have to really step up.”

The senior has led by example this season.

Venn currently leads the Spartans in all major offensive categories. He has a .343 batting average, he has a .443 on base percentage, a .567 slugging percentage and a 1.010 OPS, which is on base plus slugging percentage.

“He is doing a nice job so far,” said first year head coach

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Dave Haskins. “He is squaring the ball up. He is off to a good start. He is a great baseball player and even a better person. He is a great young man.”

Venn has posted a teambest 23 hits and is tied with three home runs. He has 21 RBI, seven more than the next highest total. Venn is tied for second on the Spartans with 11 walks on the year.

“I put a lot of work in the offseason and it is paying off,” Venn said. “I have just been squaring the ball up really well.All of the work I have put into the offseason has really, really helped me this season.”

Venn does not want to be a one-dimensional player, so he works on all aspects of his game in the off season.

“I think hitting is my stronger suit, better than the catching part, but to play at the next level,” he said, “you have to be able to do both well. So I don’t focus on one thing, I work on them both equally.”

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Behind the plate, Venn has a .971 fielding percentage, recording only five errors in 170 chances.

“No matter if its blocking, receiving, framing, it is a tough position but I love it,” Venn said. “It really keeps me in the game.”

Unlike many catchers, Venn took to the position rather late in his baseball growth.

“It was at Lukancic in eighth grade I started playing catcher and it took off from there,” he said.

Venn will play next season at Black Hawk College in Moline, where he will catch and play first base.

Black Hawk College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IV and the Arrowhead Conference, which includes seven community college athletic programs in northern Illinois.

This season, the Braves have posted a record of 36-7. mark@buglenewspapers.com

Mark Gregory/Bugle Staff

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Spartans show improvement; finish fourth in SPC

By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

Romeoville has taken big strides this year, and it may only have just begun.

The Spartans, with only four seniors, took fourth place Saturday at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet at Plainfield South. Oswego won the conference title.

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Fernanda Baez took first place at No. 10 singles for Romeoville Saturday at the SPC meet.

They had several girls playing in third place matches, which is a positive sign.

“Over the course of the season we found our niche,” Romeoville coach Chaz Kuhn said.“We knew we were going to be improved and almost all of these kids are coming back. It’s good for them to gain some experience and parlay that into next year. It’s a building block, of course.”

The top finisher for the weekend was Fernanda Baez.

The junior took first place at No. 10 singles and placed second with teammate Kiran Raza at No.

5 doubles.

“It means a lot,” Baez said of her title.“I practiced a lot during the season and I think I did good.

The key was to smash more and the momentum was a big thing.

I think hard work pulled it off.

At the beginning of the season I never was expecting this. But, I did better than I expected. We’re going to go celebrate.”

Third-place finishers were Rosalinda Vasquez at No. 3 singles, Cynthia Moreno at No. 4 and Alyssa Espinado at No. 6. Finishing fourth were Summer Wilburn at No. 1, Esmerelda Vergera at No. 5, Klaudia Kuklinski at No. 8 and the No. 3 doubles team of Vasquez and Empinado.

“Fernanda did what she knew she could do,” Kuhn said.

“Rosalinda and Cindy played really well. Alyssa at No. 6 was probably the most surprising.

She ended on a high note and we need her next year.”

Wilburn, senior, and Vasquez, a junior, earned All-SPC honors.

“We had a couple singles players get All-Conference,” Kuhn said. “To have an All-Conference

player is really good for these younger kids to try to inspire to be. It’s definitely a learning experience and to have some AllConference members and third and first-place finishers definitely sets it up for next year.”

“I’m pretty excited because I worked really hard this season,” Wilburn said. “Last year I was No. 8 singles and this year I was No. 1, so it’s a big jump. It was an accomplishment. I’m not disappointed because the competition was really good. It was a good way to end up. The hard work paid off. I wanted to prove myself and I think I did that.”

BOYS TRACK Romeoville paced fifth Friday at the Warrior Invitational at Lincoln-Way West.

Perez Ford brought home the titles in both the 100 (10.5) and 200-meter races (21.1).

Juan Tornero placed second in the 3200 run with a time of 10:38.8. staylor@buglenewspapers.com

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Lewis men’s volleyball headed to Final Four BASEBALL 1. Plainfield North 2. Niles West 3. Joliet Catholic 4. Maine South 5. Downers South 6. Minooka 7. Lockport

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

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

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

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

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

Lewis men’s volleyball has earned the No. 3 seed in the NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, the NCAA announced on Sunday.

The Flyers will play No. 2 seed Southern California on Thursday at 10:00 PM. Lewis was awarded the automatic bid after winning the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship on Saturday against defending National Champion Ohio State.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL The 2012 championship is hosted by USC at the Galen Center.Thursday’s contest will be broadcasted for free on NCAA. com. Should Lewis defeat USC, the Flyers would advance to the National Championship match on Saturday (May 5) at 7 p.m.

PT/9 p.m. CT. Saturday’s national championship match will be aired live on ESPNU. No. 1 seed UC-Irvine will play No. 4 seed Penn State in the other semifinal match.

Lewis enters the semifinals 26-6 and ranked No. 7 in the nation. USC owns a 23-5 record and is ranked No. 1 in the nation.

•Thanks to 21.5 blocks, Lewisl team won its first MIVA since 2004, on Saturday with a 3-2 (2025, 25-17, 22-25, 27-25, 15-10) comeback victory at No. 10 Ohio State.

“This is a culmination of all the work that has been put in since I got here to rebuild the program and return it to where it was,” Lewis coach Dan Friend said. “Ultimately, it was this great group of guys that came through to accomplish the goal but there has been several classes in my time at Lewis that has helped us reach this pinnacle.”

The Flyers took the fifth set, thanks to five kills in the frame by senior Jay Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North). Petty had kills for points 14 and 15. He was named the MIVA Tournament MVP. Petty, along with senior middle hitter Aaron Flick (North Ridgeville, Ohio/St. Edward), sophomore setter BJ Boldog (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) and freshman outside hitter Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./ Claremont) were selected to the All-Tournament team.

Lewis responded after dropping the first set with a win in the

second set thanks in large part to Flick. The fifth-year Flyer had seven kills and two block assists in the second set. He slammed down an OSU overpass to give the Flyers a 10-7 advantage.

The fourth set was the tightest of the match, featuring nine ties and four lead changes. Lewis cruised to a 15-9 lead before seven straight OSU points gave the lead to the Buckeyes. The Flyers responded, and led 21-19 when OSU went on a 3-0 run to grab the lead back. Lewis, however, was the first to set point after an attack error by OSU gave Lewis a 24-23 lead. The Buckeyes denied two set points until a block by freshman Greg Petty (Downers Grove,Ill./Downers Grove North) and senior Matt Gallik (Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice) gave the

set to the Flyers.

“All the tough losses and great wins this year built character and made us mentally tougher to give us the opportunity to take advantage of this situation tonight,” Friend said. “We were really good up to 15 tonight but to get those next ten we had to grind out some points and in the fourth set we did that.”

Jay Petty finished with 25 kills, eight digs and six blocks. Powell added 17 kills and five blocks.

Flick finished with 11 kills and no errors. Gallik added 12 blocks (one solo).

“When you have four guys on the all-tournament team, it shows how well everybody played,” Friend said. “But we rode Jay in many matches this year and he pulled us through tonight.”

Sports

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Hockey helping a cause Members of the Romeoville Rampage Women’s Hockey team and the Old Duffers Men’s team raised more than $8,000 for the Mario Lemieux Foundation.

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THE BUGLE MAY 3, 2012

Hunting success is all about the setup

By Dan Stefanich

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not a bad way to spend Easter Sunday.

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

Photo courtesy of Dan Stefanich

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

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

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

Gone are the days of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Travel

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Adventure Travel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Real Estate & Business

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

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

Most of us in business don’t like the overused term, “micromanagement”, but sometimes that’s what we have

to do with ourselves so someone else doesn’t have to.

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

I put totals at the bottom to see the numbers in determining

CALENDAR

Spiritual Gardens Room second floor, 600 Edwards Drive. On display will be a wide array of products designed to help in school, work and daily living.

Continued from page 9 a.m. to noon at the Edward Hospital Education Center.

Classroom-based, video-driven course led by an AHA Heartsaver of Basic Life Support instructor.

Upon successful completion of all course requirements, students received a course completion card, valid for two years. Register by calling 630-527-6363.

Joliet Mall storytime. Noon to 1 p.m. at Westfield Louis Joliet Mall. Come to this free drop-in storytime in the Carson Pirie Scott Court (behind the big tree) to hear great stories, dance to fun songs, create a craft, and enjoy a snack. All ages are welcome.

MAY 12 Community Garage Sale. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Romeoville. A publication of homes participating in the garage sale will be available at the Romeoville Recreation Department and Village Hall beginning May 7. Residents who wish to include their home and sale items in the publication must pick up a registration form at the Recreation Department and return it no later than April 27. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 815-886-6222.

MAY 15 Chicago Lighthouse Road Show. 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Senior Star at Weber Place,

Teen murder mystery. 5:307:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Tonight, we will be solving a murder! The future is bright for all but one at Mayhem High. With so much excitement surrounding the homecoming court election, everyone is planning on being in attendance at the dance to see who will be crowned royalty – but someone is going to die. Pizza will be provided. For grades 7-12.

Register at the reference desk or call 815-886-2030.

MAY 19 Childbirth express. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, 333 N. Madison St., Joliet. This class is designed for expectant parents in the last trimester of pregnancy.

This fast-paced class will include pregnancy issues, labor and delivery basics, comfort measures, and postpartum. Tour of unit included. Lunch will be provided. Cost is $50. Call 815725-9438 for more information.

‘May’ the Force be with you.

10-11:30 a.m. at the Gaylord Building in Lockport. Come celebrate the Star Wars movies with trivia, games, Yoda Soda, and Wookiee Cookies – plus some special guests. This event is for children of all ages, and no registration is required. For more information call 815-838-0755.

life balance. This can be as detailed or as simple as you like.

I dressed it up with a picture of a rowing team to make it look inspirational, gave it the title “Mike Row Management” (get it?) and put it in prominent places in my workspace, my home office, and my Franklin Planner I carried around at that time. Now I guess I’d make it my screen on my cell phone. A couple of my associates at the time noticed it was working for me so I helped them make theirs. One had the initials “SAV,” so we made his “SAVe Time” with a picture of a clock.

My newest idea came to me after discussing this topic with my first mentor, my wise ole (not old) dad. He said that as a

school teacher, he didn’t have to worry as much about time management during the day because he worked from bellto-bell. So a bell went off in my head (or maybe it was my wife ringing my bell?) and I’ve started using the alarm feature on my cell phone. Because I’ve had the bad habit of working right up to the time of my next appointment, making me late, I now set an alarm in enough time for me to get to a stopping point with what I’m doing and travel to the appointment. Because I’ve had a bad habit of working through the normal lunch hour, when most people are unavailable for phone calls and questions anyway, then eating late or not eating at all, I set an

alarm for lunch at noon. Because I’m in outside sales, which my boss reminds me are two words: “outside” (as in out of the office) and “sales” (as in selling, not shuffling papers), I set an alarm in the early afternoon with a reminder popping-up on my screen. Last but not least, because I tend to be a workaholic, I set an alarm for 6 p.m. that says “It can wait ‘til tomorrow – go home!”

Now if I could just get out of the bad habit of hitting the “Snooze” button, like I do for the 6 a.m. alarm…

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

THE BUGLE MAY 3, 2012 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 22 Harmony Lane Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 16th day of May, 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. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. Plaintiff V. Arunas Bukmanas; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 3591 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 14-11-21207 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 4/19, 4/26, 5/3

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1578 Arborwood Circle Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 23rd day of May, 2012, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: BMO Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris, N.A f/k/a Harris Trust and Savings Bank Plaintiff V. Jose Benavides; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 4724 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 14-11-32273 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 4/26, 5/3, 5/10

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 249 Gladiolus Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 23rd day of May, 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 fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff V. Everett Areliano a/k/a Everett Arellano; et. al. Defendant.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1867 S. Wentworth Circle Unit #1867 Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 23rd day of May, 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. Plaintiff V. Kathryn Kinlaw a/k/a Kathryn Marie Kinlaw a/k/a Kathryn M. Kinlaw; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 09 CH 5216 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Case No. 11 CH 3813 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.

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.

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.

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 14-09-33782 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 4/26, 5/3, 5/10

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 14-11-23221 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 4/26, 5/3, 5/10

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 724 Farragut Ave., Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single family residence with attached garage). On the 30th day of May, 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. ABEL OMANA, MARIA OMANA, and BANK OF AMERICA (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 2103 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: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC 111 East Main Street, Suite 200 Decatur, Illinois 62523 217-422-1719 217-422-1754 (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 5/3, 5/10, 5/17

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1693 Rose Circle Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 30th day of May, 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 fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff V. Eduardo D. Aguilar a/k/a Eduardo Aguilar; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 3528 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 14-11-16384 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 5/3, 5/10, 5/17

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LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE

LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE

ROMEOVILLE

ROMEOVILLE

ROMEOVILLE

ROMEOVILLE

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

Arunas Bukmanas; et. al.

Defendant. No. 11 CH 3591 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 1st day of February, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 16th day of May, 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: THAT PART OF LOT 13, IN HOMETOWN HIGHPOINT CARRIAGE HOMES FIRST RESUBDIVISION, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 THROUGH 18, INCLUSIVE AND LOTS A THROUGH H, INCLUSIVE, IN HOMETOWN HIGHPOINT CARRIAGE HOMES, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 THROUGH 81, INCLUSIVE,AND LOTS A THROUGH C, INCLUSIVE, OF HIGHPOINT CARRIAGE HOMES ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2002-148885, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 13; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 70.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 34.46 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 22.28 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 1.97 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 48.47 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 32.49 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.0538 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CREATED ON THE PLAT OF HOMETOWN HIGHPOINT CARRIAGE HOMES FIRST RESUBDIVISION, AFORESAID, FOR THE PURPOSES OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER LOTS D AND G ON THE PLAT OF HOMETOWN HIGHPOINT CARRIAGE HOMES FIRST RESUBDIVISION, AFORESAID; ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 22 Harmony Lane Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 04-07-209-092 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 (g1) 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 14-11-21207 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 4/19, 4/26, 5/3

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff, vs.

Everett Areliano a/k/a Everett Arellano; et. al.

Defendant. No. 09 CH 5216 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 8th day of February, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 23rd day of May, 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 299 IN WESGLEN SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 4 UNIT 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF WES GLEN SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 4 UNIT 1 AND A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 1, 2001, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2001-66927, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 249 Gladiolus Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 04-07-311-013 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 14-09-33782 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 4/26, 5/3, 5/10

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO Harris Bank N.A. f/k/a Harris, N.A f/k/a Harris Trust and Savings Bank Plaintiff, vs.

Jose Benavides; et. al.

Defendant. No. 11 CH 4724

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.

Published 4/26, 5/3, 5/10

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff,

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 8th day of February, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 23rd day of May, 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 752 IN WESGLEN SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 6, 2001 AS DOCUMENT R200123922, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as: 1578 Arborwood Circle Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 04-07-101-145

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-32273 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff County

LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE

PLEASE

of

Will

vs.

Kathryn Kinlaw a/k/a Kathryn Marie Kinlaw a/k/a Kathryn M. Kinlaw; et. al.

Defendant.

No. 11 CH 3813 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 8th day of February, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 23rd day of May, 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 followingdescribed real estate: PARCEL 12-2 THAT PART OF LOT 12 FALLING IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 5 POD 23, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 200, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2000-119314, AND AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2001-012683 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 2002 AS DOCUMENT R2002-022304, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE SOUTH 10 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST, 26.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST, 72.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST, 28.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 59 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST, 24.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 20 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST, 90.03 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A CURVE NONTANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE BEING CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 132.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 65 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 24.14 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 39 SECONDS WEST, 92.28 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

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LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE Commonly known as: 1867 S. Wentworth Circle Unit #1867 Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 03-12-404-080 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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-23221 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 4/26, 5/3, 5/10

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ROMEOVILLE

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

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

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff,

Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff,

vs.

ABEL OMANA, MARIA OMANA, and BANK OF AMERICA (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant. No. 11 CH 2103 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 24th day of January, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 30th day of May, 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 14, in Block 3 in Hampton Park Subdivision No. 5, a Subdivision of part of the Southeast One Quarter (1/4) of Section 28, in Township 37 North, and in Range 10, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded June 28, 1960, as Document No. 906786, in Plat Book 32, Page 71, in Will County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 724 Farragut Ave., Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single family residence with attached garage P.I.N.: 12-02-28-410-020-0000 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: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC 111 East Main Street, Suite 200 Decatur, Illinois 62523 217-422-1719 217-422-1754 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 5/3, 5/10, 5/17

vs.

Eduardo D. Aguilar a/k/a Eduardo Aguilar; et. al.

Defendant. No. 11 CH 3528 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 8th day of February, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 30th day of May, 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 WESGLEN SUBDIVISION, NEIGHBORHOOD 3, UNIT 3, BEING 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 AUGUST 18, 2000, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2000-89186, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1693 Rose Circle Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 11-04-07-305-021-0000 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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-16384 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 5/3, 5/10, 5/17

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