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VILLAGE NEWS

Operation Christmas Sale takes place for 46th year Volunteers aim to help out children and families in need, even after the holidays

BY RYAN OSTRY Bugle Staff @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com

The Christmas spirit has not faded away from the town of Bolingbrook just yet, as the Operation Christmas Garage Sale was once again up and running at the Bolingbrook Town Center Performing Arts Stage.

For 34 years, Lee Bush Sr., who is the Chairman of the event, has worked and operated the outing.

“I was permanently disabled

so this event gave me something to do throughout the holiday season and I have loved it ever sense,” Bush Sr. said. “It’s great helping the community and those who are in need.”

The garage sale consisted of numerous items that were donated throughout the entire year, with proceeds being used for next year’s operation.

For the Operation Christmas itself, Bush Sr. said that more than 473 families were helped out, and seeing the emotional

In total, 1,300 kids were taken care of for the holidays, with 17 towns being taken care of as well.

“The biggest enjoyment out of this is if let’s say someone is coming in here for food and they make a little bit too much for state support, they’re able to come in here and get food. By going through the gently used items shows how excited and thankful they all are on their faces,” said Lee Bush Jr., Co-Chairman of Operation Christmas. “Our goal is to make at least two people cry a day, and it’s tears of joy, we all just want to know that we are making a difference in someone’s life.”

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Tournament organizer signs 3-year agreement with Athletic Center

Blue Chip Commerce, the operators of basketball tournaments and One Day Shootouts, have reached an agreement with Romeoville to lease the basketball courts 49 weekends per year for the next three years at the Edward Hospital Athletic & Event Center.

Blue Chip is one of the largest basketball tournament providers in the Midwest. Even during these tournaments, the Village will still have space to offer other programs and events at the center.

“The Edward Hospital Athletic Center continues to be in great demand,” explained Mayor John Noak. “Tourna-

the holidays.

“A lot of kids and families of the less fortunate wouldn’t have Christmas if it weren’t for Operation Christmas,” Bush Sr. said.

“We don’t necessarily know who they are, their circumstances or anything else, but throughout the year people fall on hard times so we want to do whatever we can in order to help these kids and their families out.”

In the 46th year of the annual event, all areas of help included have been food, clothes, toys, household items and two new toys for kids in which each child receives two for Christmas.

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Blue Chip Commerce will lease the basketball courts 49 weekends per year

response from the recipients is something that drives him to keep going.

“I’ve seen plenty of people cry, I had a lady that came back today that said she received things for Christmas and she needed to come back and see who it was,” Bush Sr. said. “That same lady and her family said they were just overwhelmed what they received from us for Christmas, and it makes it all worth while.”

Bush Sr. also added that if it weren’t for Operation Christmas, many kids and families would be without a Christmas, and without a reason to be joyful around

ments like this give local athletes the opportunity to showcase their talent against top tier competitors. In addition, these events bring visitors from around the region which also support our local businesses.”

The Edward Hospital Athletic & Event Center is 76,000 square feet of turf, courts, meeting space, party rooms, and expo space housed in an award winning building. The center is owned and operated by the Village of Romeoville.

It hosts numerous sports tournaments throughout the year, holds open gym for the community, and has already partnered with three youth sports development programs. If you’d like to book space for meetings, events, tournaments, or practices or have questions, you can reach them at 815-552-3283.

Ordinance is designed to limit on-street parking during snow removal To keep our residents safe and streets cleared during the winter, the Village of Romeoville would like to remind residents of the Snow Parking Ordinance. Oddeven parking goes into effect upon the accumulation of 2 in. of snow on the Village streets.

It will remain in effect until snow removal operations are complete.

This ordinance is designed to limit on-street parking during snow removal to allow plows to access and clear the streets during the winter. Following are the guidelines: Odd/Even street parking requires residents to park along the odd-numbered side of village streets on odd-numbered calendar days and on the even-numbered side of village streets on even numbered calendar days. A calendar day shall commence at 6 a.m.

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$50.00.

Officers will patrol Village streets and immediately issue parking citations and a 24 hour tow notice to any vehicles found in violation of the odd-even parking ordinance.

Vehicles parked on streets designated as parking prohibited after two inches of snow fall will be ticketed and towed immediately.

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Parking citations for blocking the sidewalk will not be issued until the snow removal operations are complete.

These restrictions do not apply to Grand Haven, Highpoint, Wespark (Besides Wespark Pkwy, Wespark Circle and Wespark Blvd.), Lakewood Falls (Unincorporated), Carillon, Remington, Malibu Bay Townhomes and Romeo Gardens.

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VILLAGE NEWS

18-year-old dies from gunshot suffered in Romeoville On Friday, Jan. 18, one day after being shot in the head, 18-year-old Carlos Gasca was ruled brain dead at 2:49 p.m.

On Friday, Jan. 18, one day after being shot in the head, 18-year-old Carlos Gasca was ruled brain dead at 2:49 p.m.

AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Bolingbrook, according to the Will County Coroner’s office.

The former Plainfield Academy student’s death is being investigated by the Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force.

Two men are in jail awaiting a court date for the crime.

Eric Alhourani, 19, of the 300 block of Richfield Trail, Romeoville faces 17 felonies, including six counts of armed violence, possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis, possession of LSD, manufacturing ecstasy, manufacture/delivery of cannabis, four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID card and reckless discharge of a firearm.

He remains jailed on $1.25

Keep Calm and Knit On! AVM’s Knitting and Crochet Club Everyday after school throughout VVSD, teachers and staff members facilitate and nurture the interests of students through extra-curricular activi-

million bond and is due in court Feb. 7.

Marco Mesina, 20, of the 1900 block of Wheatfield Drive, Romeoville is also charged with six counts of armed violence, possession of LSD, manufacturing ecstasy, possession of a controlled substance, manufacture/ delivery of cannabis, possession of cannabis and four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID card.

Mesina also remains jailed, according to Will County records, with his bond set at $1 million. He is also due in court Feb. 7.

ties. Many of the activities are well-known such as athletics and the performing arts.

But there’s also a myriad of other clubs formed by teachers and students to meet the specific, and sometimes esoteric interests of our students. Come with us to visit the A. Vito Martinez Middle School Knitting and Crochet Club, advised by 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher Mrs. Vicki Witt. For one student, his participation fits like a glove!

Reunion at BJ Ward B.J. Ward 1st grader Manuel Nunez’s dream is to become a Navy SEAL. If he follows through on that dream, he will be the second soldier in his family. You see, Manuel’s mom,

A GoFundMe page has been set up at www.gofundme.com/ always-in-our-heartscarlosgasca.

The page calls the shooting an “accident that will change the lives of so many forever,” and goes on to say, “We want the world to know that we are not losing his precious life because of a violent act caused by hatred or anyone wanting to do harm to him. This was an accident that could have been avoided and we want to urge the world to remember guns are dangerous and can change lives in the blink of an eye.”

Jacquelyne Rock is a member of the United State Army. Pvt. Rock was deployed right after Manuel’s birthday in October and had not seen Manuel since, so when she had a window of time to come home for the Holidays, she surprised Manuel by showing up unannounced to greet Manuel at B.J. Ward on the final day of school before Christmas.

Bolingbrook HS Boys’ Basketball Team to Appear in Televised Games The Bolingbrook HS Boys’ Basketball team has been a regular member of the Chicago Sun-Times Top 25 this season

and will be making two TV appearances this weekend. On Fri. Jan. 18 Bolingbrook HS will visit Homewood-Flossmoor HS at 7 p.m., and on Mon. Jan. 21 Bolingbrook HS will face Morgan Park HS at 2 p.m. in the CitySuburban Shootout at Fenwick HS. Both games will be broadcast live on WCIU’s UToo Channel 26.2. The UToo can also be found on Xfinity 230 & 360, RCN Cable 35, WOW Cable 170, DISH Network 48, and U-Verse 24.

Kudos for Noteworthy Achievements Three VVSD middle school cheer teams competed at the IESA State Cheerleading Championships on Sat. Jan. 12 at the Peoria Civic Center.

Brooks Middle School placed 7th in Small Team Cheer. Jane Addams Middle School placed 7th in Medium Team Cheer. A. Vito Martinez Middle School placed 9th in Large Team Routine. Brooks Middle School 7th grader Sumaiya Idress was the last speller standing and champion of the Brooks Spelling Bee. Finishing second was 7th grader Baraka Mujitaba, and third was 8th grader Aaliyah Glover. Sofia Aragon was the winner of the 6th grade title.

The 2019 Spelling Bee Champion at Jane Addams Middle School is 6th grader Ishika Rana.

Her winning word was “exordium”. Finishing in 2nd place was 7th grader Yulian Lezama and 3rd place was claimed by 8th grader Nathan Dowuonah.

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JOLIET – Area job seekers are invited to attend a weekly job fair from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Workforce Center of Will County.

Among the positions available are forklift operators, machine operators, material handlers, picker/packer, flex officers, security officers, production line worker, customer service representative, HVAC maintenance

CALENDAR January 24 • Plainfield Cookie Decorating. Milette’s Cakes

service/installation technician, maintenance technician, production manager, quality assurance technician, assembly line worker, cycle counter, security officer, warehouse associates, extrusion operator associate, thermoforming operator associate and caregivers.

WCWC Manager Susan Flessner said the events allow job seekers to meet with several employers at once.

“Someone looking for a job can make many contacts in one day and employers are able to interview people on the spot,” she said.

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U P CO M I N G E V E N TS I N YO U R A R E A Registration is now open.

January 31 • Shorewood Bob Ross Family Art Night. At the

presents a program is intended for those ages 6 to 10. Decorate cookies to share with friends and family in celebration of Valentine’s Day. For more information, email kids@ plainfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 815439-2877.

Shorewood-Troy Library. Meeting Room A from 6 – 7 p.m. Join us as we paint along to one of Bob Ross’ classic pieces! All materials will be provided. First Grade and up with parent.

January 26 • Lockport Family Fun With LEGOS® 11 a.m.

February 1-14 • Shorewood DIY Valentines. All day, every day

– 2 p.m. At the White Oak Library, Lockport Branch in the Children’s Program Room. A Saturday drop-in program for families. Make a creation to be put on display. Questions, call Cathy Weltsch at (815) 552-4265.

at the Shorewood-Troy Library. Love is in the Library. Spread some love by making your own Valentine! All supplies are provided, just bring a little love.

January 29 • Bolingbrook Professional Headshots - (Drop in). From 4 – 8p.m. at the Fountaindale Public Library - Meeting Room B. Get a high-quality digital portrait to use for your business, résumé, LinkedIn profile, publicity and more.

January 30 • Joliet Cupcake Decorating 101. From 7-8 pm at the Joliet Public Library Black Road Branch. Meeting Room D, Meeting Room E, Meeting Room F. Come to this fun cupcake decorating demo.

Sue Peltzer, owner of Delicious Creations, will teach you different ways to utilize tips and other tools to achieve different designs. Every guest will leave with a cupcake.

Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100. The day and times vary.

Will County Executive Larry Walsh encourages job seekers to be prepared to take advantage of the weekly events.

“The Workforce Center of Will County is the place to go to find a job,” he said. “Susan Flessner and her staff work hard to organize these weekly job fairs that bring multiple employers to one location at one time.”

For additional information about the Workforce Center of Will County, go to www.will.works

February 1 • Shorewood Embroidery Heart Sampler.

From 10 - 11 a.m. at Shorewood-Troy Library - Studio 650. Learn different hand stitches that will create a lovely heart. Design is created by Rachel Meyer on Adventures-In-Making.com All supplies will be provided. Don’t forget your readers (glasses).

February 2 • Shorewood Jump Fest! Don’t let Winter bring you down, jump around at Jump Fest. This great event will feature various inflatables all located inside the warm Walnut Trails School Gym. Each jumper will pay $10 for a wristband that gets you unlimited jumping fun until 4 p.m.

January 30 • Shorewood New Year’s Resolution Jar Craft.

February 2 • Crest Hill Stitch in Public Day: Wizard of Oz-themed Embroidery. From 11

Shorewood-Troy Library from 6 – 7 p.m. Teens, join us as we celebrate the new year and make new resolutions. We will write them out, decorate them, and decorate our Resolution Jars as well! No resolution is too big or too small to set.

a.m. - 12:30 p.m. At the White Oak Library, Crest Hill Branch. In honor of World Stitch in Public Day today, we’ll stitch an original Wizard of Oz-themed that’s been designed

by Crest Hill Branch Manager, Amy Byrne, specifically for this event.

February 5 • Crest Hill KidsZone: Heart Sun Catchers.

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the White Oak Library, Crest Hill Branch Children’s Program Room. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we are making sparkly suncatchers. This program is intended for ages 5-9. For information, call Brittany Whyte at (815) 552-4290 or email at bwhyte@whiteoaklibrary.org

February 6 • Bolingbrook Cozy Winter Cottages - A Painting Workshop. At Fountaindale Public Library – Vortex. From 6:30 -8 p.m. Learn to use some basic watercolor pencil techniques. Then create your own beautiful painting under the guidance of art teacher Christine Thornton. Grades 6–12.

February 7 • Bolingbrook Advanced T-Shirt Design. 6:30- 8 p.m. at Fountaindale Public Library - Studio 300. Create multi-color, multi-layered designs to adhere to fabric. This class is suggested for patrons who have taken the basic class.

Note: Bring your own cotton t-shirt or other garment to class.

February 9 • Joliet Hawaiian Luau. At the Joliet Library Black Road Branch. (All ages) Got cabin fever? Join us from 1 to 3 p.m. for an all-out beach bash in the middle of winter at the Joliet Public Library! Kids and adults can drop in to sip their delicious tropical drink along our “seashore,” play games, listen to music, and picture themselves on a faraway beach.

February 9 • Warrenville SEE CALENDAR PAGE 11

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BOYS BASKETBALL

TWO OUT OF

THREE Raiders win two of three games against top teams — starting with blowout of Homewood-Flossmoor

BY MARK GREGORY Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com

One would think game planning for Bolingbrook would be relatively easy — limit Division-I seniors Tyler Cochran and Joseph Yesufu and make someone else beat you.

The problem with that philosophy is — there is always someone else ready to step up.

Friday night it was junior guard Darius Burford that scored 24 points and led the Raiders’ (14-4) 89-63 blowout win at Homewood-Flossmoor.

“I was just hot and my teammates did a good job of finding me and I need to give credit to them,” Burford said. “The coaches got us ready for the game and it was fun. They did an extremely, extremely good job getting us prepared for this game. There was nothing out there that we didn’t go over in practice. The scouting was perfect.”

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POINTS FROM BURFORD AGAINST H-F

Burford’s offensive explosion may have been a surprise to some fans who expected to see the NIU-bound Cochran or Yesufu, a Drake recruit, but that was not a shock to coach Rob Brost.

“Everyone talks about how good our backcourt is and one of the reasons it is that good is because of Darius,” Brost said.

“He is one of the best guards in the state and he proved that tonight.”

Burford tallied 17 of his points in the first half before H-F all but duct taped Damen Trice, Jr. to Burford’s hip in the second half.

“At the start it was frustrating, but then I realized that it was a four-on-four and if I set screens for them, it was a four-on-three and our team could just go to work and I just wanted to be a team player,” Burford said. “Our coaches make sure we are not selfish and we are always lookSEE RAIDERS PAGE 7

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MARGIN OF DEFEAT TO MORGAN PARK

PHOTO BY MARK GREGORY

Darius Burford and the Raiders won two of three games agains some of the state’s top teams.

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29 years and counting for O'Boye Plainfield resident still running top shootout

BY MATT LE CREN For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com

Jim O’Boye never intended to be the impresario of the most prestigious high school girls basketball shootout in the Chicago area.

He just wanted to give his twin daughters, Shannon and Jackie, some exposure to college recruiters. They entered high school in the fall of 1990 and played at the now-defunct Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westchester.

“I went to the summer league at Maine West and watched what Coach (Derril) Kipp was doing during the summers,” O’Boye said. “I thought, ‘geez, I wonder if we can do something in the middle of the school year that would attract coaches.

“My daughters were basketball players and I told myself, ‘maybe they can get recruited.’”

Thanks to O’Boye, who has resided in Plainfield for the past 10 years, thousands of high school girls have gotten that opportunity. The 29th edition of what is now called Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest was staged last weekend at Willowbrook High School and consisted of 16 games spread over two days.

The first shootout was hosted by Northwestern in 1991.

It moved to DePaul for three years and has been played at Willowbrook since 1995.

O’Boye watches all of the games from a comfortable courtside seat, greeting high school and college coaches as well as members of the media, many of whom he has known for decades. His is a familiar face even though he originally planned to make himself scarce once his daughters, who played in the first four shootouts, graduated.

“I told Derril Kipp and (current Fenwick coach) Dave Power that I’m done,” O’Boye said. “I’m

PHOTO BY MARK GREGORY

Plainfield resident Jim O’Boye (right) chats with fans and coaches from his court-side seat at the Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfestat Willowbrook High School. This is the 29th year of the shootout O’Boye started. not a shoe company; I don’t have any interest in it.

“They said, ‘well, there’s no one else doing this. It’s the only one of its’ kind, you’re getting all the top teams and you’re getting really good out-of-town teams.

This is good for girls basketball.

You can’t quit.’”

Power and Kipp, who passed away in 2016, are Hall of Fame coaches who played a huge role in building girls basketball in the Chicago area through their high school and AAU teams. They succeeded in getting O’Boye to help their cause.

“I said I’ll do it for a couple more years and then it just kept going and going and here we are in Year 29,” O’Boye said. “I’m

planning on Year 30, then I don’t know. I take it year by year right now.”

O’Boye, 71, regularly pairs top Chicago-area teams with elite teams from surrounding Midwestern states, mainly from Indiana. Though crowds have dwindled in recent years, fans regularly packed the gym to see players such as Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika and Tauja Catchings, Erin Lawless, Tricia Liston, Devereux Peters and Jewell Loyd.

Legendary DePaul coach Doug Bruno is a fixture at the shootout. The majority of his players hail from the Chicago area and many have played at the shootout, including Megan

Lucid, who played in the first edition for Mother McAuley and was the Illinois Miss Basketball in 1992. Lucid’s daughter, Marist freshman Mary Clare Brusek, played in this year’s shootout.

“What Jim O’Boye has done for women’s basketball and girls basketball in the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago has just been magnificent,” Bruno said.

“This tournament has been a staple since the early ‘90s and it’s just a great opportunity to come out here and see so many teams.”

College coaches do the bulk of their recruiting during the summer league season and AAU tournaments, but O’Boye’s event gives them a rare in-season

chance to evaluate top players in one place.

“During the season the NCAA only lets us go out a certain amount of time,” Bruno said.

“So to be able to go out on one day and see 16 teams like I’m going to see today, in the middle of the season, is a very beneficial event for all college coaches but specifically for those of us recruiting Chicago players.”

The showcase also benefits high school coaches and players. Coaches like it because it prepares them for the playoffs and players enjoy the atmosphere and challenge of playing unknown opponents.

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LEWIS UNIVERSITY

McCullum named to Bevo Francis Award top 100 Lewis University’s Kendale McCullum (Elgin, Ill./Elgin Larkin) has been named to the Small College Basketball Clarence “Bevo” Francis Award Top 100 Watch List announced on Tuesday (Jan. 15).

The list consists of the 100 finest men’s basketball players in the country who compete in the affiliations of NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA and NCCAA. “I’m extremely happy for Kendale,” Lewis head men’s basketball coach Scott Trost said. “To be included in this list is a testament to the season he’s having.”

McCullum leads the Flyers in scoring (15.2 ppg), assists (5.8 apg) and is third on the team in rebounding at 4.6 per contest. He was named the GLVC Player of the Week for his performance in the win over Findlay back on Dec. 19.

McCullum is currently ranked second in the conference in assists and 10th in scoring.

The Bevo Francis Award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball.

Considerations will be season statistics and individual achievements, awards, personal character

O’BOYE FROM PAGE 6 “This is why we come here,” Wheaton South coach Rob Kroehnke said after his team beat Trinity on Monday. “It gives you a different atmosphere because you’re not playing the teams you normally see.

“We’ve played Hillcrest, Bolingbrook and New Trier.

We’re not going to see those teams in our sectional or conference.”

Wheaton South senior guard Mira Emma played in the shootout for the fourth consecu-

RAIDERS FROM PAGE 5 ing ahead and always keeping our head up and looking for our teammates. We are a very good team. We are very dangerous and it is hard for teams to defend us.”

Jordan Myrick picked up some of the scoring in the second half,

and team achievements. This is an incredibly prestigious award, as this award will only be given to one player within Small College Basketball per season.

This marks the fourth season of the Bevo Francis Award, as the award was previously given to Dominez Burnett of Davenport (Mich.) in 2016, Justin Pitts of Northwest Missouri State in 2017 and Emanuel Terry of Lincoln Memorial last season.

On February 15, SCB will publish the next Watch List with 50 players. The list will be narrowed down to 25 players in a Watch List published on March 15. The finalists will be announced in a highlight video that will be released on April 6.

The 2019 Bevo Francis Award winner will be announced on April 8. The award will be presented to the award winner on May 11 at the SCB National Awards Show in conjunction with the SCB Alumni Association’s Celebration of the Game event at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

• The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced on Monday (Jan. 21) that Lewis University forward Jessica Kelliher (Waukesha, Wis./

Waukesha North) has been named the GLVC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 20.

It’s her third player of the week honor this season and 16th for her career.

Kelliher scored 26 points and recorded career-highs in rebounds (17) and blocked shots (7) in the Flyers 70-57 win at Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon. She shot 57.1 percent from the floor and scored half of her points in the opening quarter on 6-of-7 shooting, including making her first six shots of the game.

It was the 11th time she’s scored 20 or more points in a game this season and 51st in her career. It was also her sixth double-double of the year and 30th in her career.

Kelliher currently leads the GLVC in scoring (22.9 ppg) and is third in rebounding (9.2 rbg).

Lewis’ women’s basketball team got back in the win column defeating Indianapolis 70-57 on Saturday afternoon at Nicoson Hall in Indianapolis, Ind. The Flyers (14-2, 5-1 GLVC), ranked 10th in the D2SIDA Media Poll and 18th in the WBCA Coaches Poll, never trailed in the contest.

Kelliher led the way with 26 points and recorded career-highs in rebounds (17) and blocked shots (7) in the contest. The seven blocked shots are the second most in a game in school history. Rachel Hinders (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) finished with 11 points while Allison Utterback (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) added eight points.

Lewis shot 42.6 percent (29for-68) from the field, was 8-of-24 from downtown and perfect at the foul line. They outrebounded the Greyhounds (6-9, 0-5 GLVC) 42to-41 and blocked 11 shots which is tied for third most in a game in school history.

Kelliher dominated in the opening quarter hitting 6-of-7 shots and scored 13 of the Flyers 22 points in the frame. Lewis led by as many as 10 points after a jumper from Hinders with 1:01 left in the stanza.

The lead expanded 12 less than two minutes into the second quarter after buckets from Kelliher and Utterback.

UIndy answered with five straight points of its own to cut the margin back to single digits but Lewis countered with an 8-4 run to extend the lead to 11. However, the

Greyhounds scored the final three points of the half to cut the Flyer lead to 34-26 at halftime.

UIndy scored four of the first six points to begin the third quarter to trim the lead to six after a jumper from Mickey Sasson but Lewis responded with a 6-1 spurt to extend the lead back to double figures.

Katie Sowa cut the margin under 10 hitting a three-pointer with less than four minutes to play in the quarter but that would be the closest the ‘Hounds got the rest of the contest.

The Flyers outscored UIndy 9-2 over the final 3:16 of the quarter to take a 17-point lead into the final frame.

Lewis led by as many as 18 points in the final quarter as the two sides traded baskets for the first six-plus minutes of the stanza.

The Greyhounds used an 8-0 to cut the deficit to 67-57 with less than a minute to play but Utterback sealed the victory hitting her second trey of the contest on the ensuing possession.

The Flyer defense held UIndy to 33.3 percent (21-for-63) shooting in the contest and 4-of-14 from three. The ‘Hounds did shoot 85 percent (11-of-13) at the foul line.

tive year. But she was a spectator before that.

“I remember coming back when Meghan Waldron [a former Wheaton South star who played at DePaul] played, so I would always come to this game because we had the day off school and I had nothing to do,” Emma said.

“The gym was packed.

“It’s nice to get a different experience and environment to play in, see teams that you might see in the playoffs down the road.”

Kroehnke said fans can see some really good players, who of

course are the stars of the show.

But he credits O’Boye for putting it altogether.

“He does a real good job of organizing it,” Kroehnke said. “It’s a full day but everything runs smoothly.”

O’Boye, who oversaw the IHSA’s television coverage for 20 years, is officially retired but gets help in running the shootout from his wife, Jonlyn, who edits the official program and takes care of all the secretarial work.

After nearly three decades, he’s got a process worked out “It takes planning, but now I

start way in advance,” O’Boye said. “I’m already working on next year’s out-of-town teams.

“The hardest thing for me is you end up making friendships with the coaches and then you have to disinvite somebody. Everybody thinks their team will be good, but (we need) to have star players and star teams.

That’s what shootouts are supposed to be.”

But Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest has also been a family affair for O’Boye, who keeps busy by driving a school bus for special needs children in District 204 and just

completed his 35th season as the public address announcer for St. Rita football games.

O’Boye has 13 grandchildren, including two granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Dana O’Boye, who played in the shootout four times for Plainfield North.

“That was a thrill,” O’Boye said. “I never thought I’d see that day, but as they got closer to playing basketball in high school, I could see that they were interested in it.

“It was fun. I’ve got maybe one more (grandchild) coming along (who may play) in a few years.”

scoring all 14 of his points after the intermission.

Anthony Thompson (10), Tyrique McMurrin (10), Yesufu (12), Cochran (13) rounded out the half-dozen double-digit scorers for Bolingbrook – something that was not unique to this one game.

“Our No. 1 key on offense is to

share the basketball, no matter who we play or where we play,” Brost said. “You can see out team is hard to guard because we share. It is hard to match our speed and once we get ahead, it is really hard to guard us.

“Any time you are up 30 at H-F, that is a good thing. They are one of the best teams in the state for

a reason. I think we were up 10 at half and they got it to four at one point and then we really put it on them for about five minutes and really put it on them.”

The Raiders defeated stateranked Evanston, 70-6 Saturday at the War on the Shore Shootout at Evanston High School.

On Monday, Bolingbrook fell

67-65 to perrenial Class 3A power Morgan Park.

The Mustangs’ highly-recruited junior guard hit a shot as time expired to give Morgan Park the win.

The Raiders were paced by 21 points from Yesufu and 19 from Cochran. Kam Leonard added 13.

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COLUMN >> DAVE SAYS

Timeshares are a complete waste of time and money DEAR DAVE, How do you feel about timeshares, and the free trips and dinners they offer as part of their sales pitches? Is it possible to win with these things?

DAN DEAR DAN, In my opinion, timeshares are a complete waste of time and money. Lots of folks go into this kind of thing believing they’ll play the

game and win. They think they’ll get a vacation weekend and other free stuff, then just say “no” when the time comes. The problem is, most people aren’t as tough a sell as they think. Besides, do you really want to waste a weekend of your life letting some pushy salesperson twist your arm? That’s not my idea of fun.

As a whole, timeshares have an incredibly high dissatisfaction

rate. It’s almost impossible to find anyone who’s happy they bought into one, and there are good reasons for this. Why would you pay thousands of your hard-earned dollars for a tiny place you may or may not get a chance to visit once a year? Add to this the fact that you have no equity in the place, and you’re stuck paying ongoing maintenance fees.

My advice? Don’t take a chance

TA K E 5 M I N U T E S FOR YOURSELF!

playing the game, Dan. There are much better uses for your time and money!

—DAVE Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 14 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @ DaveRamsey.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 152 Balmoral Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (Single Family Home). On the 31st day of January, 2019 to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff V. Isabel Lopez; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 18 CH 0439 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. 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, Illinois 60527 P: 630-794-5300 F: 630-794-9090 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.

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LEGAL LISTINGS 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 TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

OF

THE

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Isabel Lopez; et. al.

Defendant. No. 18 CH 0439 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 October, 2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 31st day of January, 2019 , commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 23 IN BLOCK 7 IN BOLINGBROOK UNIT NO. 8A A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 11 TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8 1967 AS DOCUMENT NO. R67-13061 IN WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 152 Balmoral Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 12-02-11-412-009-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. 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, Illinois 60527 P: 630-794-5300 F: 630-794-9090 MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

Published 1/10, 1/17, 1/24

Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Rosie Lee Humphries

KENNETH A. INNIS; BARBARA E. INNIS; SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC; ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE SPECIAL FINANCE UNIT LLC; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC; FOUNDATION FINANCE COMPANY LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS,

Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

Defendant(s). gage Foreclosure

Residential

Mort-

Case No.: 18CH2074 Property Address: 560 Hillcrest Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, this case has been commenced in this Court against you and others, asking for foreclosure of the Mortgage held by the Plaintiff on the property located at 560 Hillcrest Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440, more particularly described as: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY LOT 265 IN BLOOMFIELD VILLAGE UNIT FOUR, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE VILLAGE OF BOLINGBROOK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 10, 1997 AS DOCUMENT R97-089269, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED APRIL 20, 1998 AS DOCUMENT R9841825, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 02-21-202-0170000 Commonly known as: 560 Hillcrest Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440 UNLESS YOU FILE your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the Office of the Circuit Court of Will County at the Will County Courthouse located at 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432 on or before February 19, 2019, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. 233 S. Wacker Drive, 70th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 566-0040 Fax: (312) 566-0041

Published 1/17, 1/24, 1/31

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee for Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust PLAINTIFF Vs. Bobbie Madison; United States of America - Department of Housing and Urban Development; Haley Meadows Homeowner’s Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Rosie Lee Humphries; Kelly Madison; Matthew Hall; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Rosie Lee Humphries (deceased)

18 CH 1985

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Plaintiff, v.

DEFENDANTS

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

S TAY I N F O R M E D W I T H L E G A L L I S T I N G S

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 950 Blue Aster Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 and which said Mortgage was made by: Bennie Humphries Rosie Lee Humphries the Mortgagor(s), to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2006113213; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 03/19/19 at 2:15 pm at the Will County Court Annex3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Andrea Lynn Chasteen Clerk of the Court 57 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before February 25, 2019, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-18-122255 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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