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oPinion Proper training: look but don’t touch McCormick may not have the best job in the world, but he has one of the see Page 7 coolest

sPoRts Steelmen unbeaten

Joliet Central moves to 6-0 with win over Bolingbrook

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Staehely Toy Drive keeps Mark’s dream alive Sue Staehely of Shorewood never thought she would become a pseudo-Toys For Tots branch. But that’s what happened when her son Mark started a toy drive for his fellow oncology patients at then-Children’s Memorial Hospital in 2000. The 14th annual Mark Staehely Toy drive is underway, and donations of new, unwrapped toys are needed. Gift cards, cash and checks are accepted and appreciated as well. All donations can be dropped off at area d’Arcy Auto locations, the Troy Fire department and the Shorewood Village Hall. Mark’s story has been well-documented, from local newspapers to the Associated Press and even by Brian Williams, anchor of “Nightly News with Brian Williams” on NBC. See THe FuLL STorY oN PAGe 8

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mostly cloudy High: 41° Low: 31° Opening Night of Festival of Trees

Upon entering the Theatre, the oohs and aahs couldn’t describe the incredible sight of more than 50 decorated trees and wreaths of every size and color lighting up in the mirrors in the rotunda. News.....................................3 Police blotter..............................5 calendar...........................6 opinion................................7

Lee Street interchange project slated

The Illinois Tollway is scheduled to shift traffic next week on the Lee Street Bridge over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) as part of the Lee Street Interchange Project.

Valley View students go caroling at Senior Center The Romeoville elementary school students also joined the seniors for lunch.

Art League “Best of the Best” exhibit

Plainfield Art League announces the opening their annual “Best of the Best” exhibit running from Friday, Dec. 12, to Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.

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am showers High: 45° Low: 37° WEEKEND EVENT: The Lebanon District Health Unit Nurses Auxiliary will have their annual Christmas Around the World fundraiser at 4 p.m. on Dec. 14 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 18101 West Oak Avenue, Lockport.

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Annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ excursion successful Event began in 2008 to help local families in financial hardships

The Village will bring in the New Year in good financial condition

By jeanne millsap For the sentinel

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With the national news of late, it might perhaps be even more important to highlight the good that our police officers do for their communities. A good example was the 18 Shorewood police officers who each teamed with one underprivileged child in the Troy community Sunday morning to help them pick out a few Christmas gifts. The children were nominated by teachers in their school district and spent the morning scouring the aisles of the Shorewood Target store for gifts that would be put under the tree for them this year. Some of the older children chose gifts for their brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers, as well. It was the annual Shop with a Cop event, begun in 2008 to help local families in financial hardships provide Christmas gifts for their children, according to Shorewood D.A.R.E. officer Kimberly Giugler, who began the program and still organizes it each year. “I had the feeling I wanted to give more to the community,” Giugler said of the initial reason the program was started. The event grew from there and this year also involved free giftwrapping provided by residents of Shorewood Glen and ornaments and cookies from residents of the Shorewood Timbers. The children got to ride a Troy School District school bus to the store with the officers. It was also a great opportunity for the kids to get to know a side of the officers that they may not have seen before. Chief Aaron Klima said the event went well. “Both the police officers and the children get a different perspective,” Kima said. “We raise funds through donations. The public has been very generous.” In fact, early on in the shopping spree, an area resident

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(From top, going clockwise) Officer Kimberly Giugler and Sophia, the daughter of one of the officers, were happy volunteers.; Officer Kevin Frazier and a student look at a Legos display.; Shorewood Glen resident Geri Heintz helps wrap the gifts. who happened to be in the toy department shopping gave one officer an additional $20 for the cause. Some of the children had to be reminded they had plenty of time to pick out the perfect toys, as they rushed through the aisles throwing items in their carts. Others took their time, carefully browsing and allowing the officers to recommend certain toys. Parents had given prior written input as to appropriate items. Officer Kevin Frazier said some parents and grandparents tell the officers their child particularly needs sweaters or a coat or winter boots, items which the officers usually take the kids to pick out first. Other parents may request no toy guns or put the kibosh on other certain purchases. The boy with Frazier was keen on Lego items and anything to do with the Angry Birds video game. He also chose a sweater, a hoodie and a Chima Lego set. “It’s fun to see them so excited,” Frazier said.

It was Officer Adam Beaty’s first time on the shopping spree. The young boy with him was interested in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a walkie talkie set like the one Beaty had shown him he used earlier. Each officer kept a running total of the items as they went through the store. There was enough to spend $150 on each child, and that included batteries needed with some of the toys. The girl with Officer Danielle Malone bought her father a gift and herself a My Little Pony toy, among others. After the presents were paid for and some wrapped, the kids and cops headed back to the village hall for pizza and French fries, courtesy of Savarino’s Pizza. The same officers who shopped with them were seated with them for lunch. Giugler said it was good for the kids to get to know the police officers and interact with the seniors who volunteered. “That’s important,” she said, “and they love seeing the kids.”

Merry Christmas, Shorewood! My wife Shirley and I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year and that you are well for the holidays to come. The Village will bring in the New Year in good financial condition. We also have outstanding leaders throughout the organization to lead us into the next decade. I feel very fortunate to have a staff of professionals of such caliber and dedication. It’s nice to finally have Shorewood running on all eight cylinders again. Public Works as usual is prepped and ready for the winter season. Plows are on the trucks, and we have an adequate supply of salt. The drivers and support crews are ready for anything that comes our way. Rest assured that Shorewood is as ready as any community in the Chicago area. In fact, I would be hard pressed to find

one in better condition. The Police Department undergoes constant training in all areas of law enforcement. Our officers on patrol are dedicated to serving the people of Shorewood. They are doing their utmost to keep us safe. With them, along with their support staff and the best equipment available, we should all rest easy waiting to hear Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve. For that matter, we should feel secure every night of the year. The admin group has been put together to serve the people of Shorewood. There are some new faces at the windows in the village hall who will greet you with a smile and a helpful attitude. They understand that the job is to help our residents through the process of government, not make it more difficult. Stop in and say Hi, I’m certain you will get a friendly Hi back! In closing, let me repeat, Merry Christmas, Shorewood. If you are of a different faith, have a happy holiday season. Mayor Rick Chapman

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RE/MAX announces addition of 3 experienced brokers RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals, with offices in Plainfield and Shorewood, Ill., has added three leading local real estate brokers to its ranks. The new arrivals push the total number of brokers affiliated with the two RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals offices to 25. Suzanne and Steve Jeziorski, a husband-and-wife team who have been successfully collaborating in real estate sales for the last decade, are now affiliated with the RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals office at 24402 W. Lockport St., Plainfield. Residents of Minooka, the Jeziorskis deal primarily with residential properties in Will,

Grundy and Kendall counties. Early this year the Jeziorski team was honored for writing sales contracts totaling more than $13 million in 2013. Joining the RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals office at 576 Brookforest Ave., Shorewood, is Susie Scheuber, who has won wide recognition for her achievements as a broker since earning her license in 2001. She was designated a Five Star Agent for 2013 and 2014 in Chicago Magazine and was named among “America’s Best Real Estate Agents” for 2013 and 2014 in the annual ranking compiled by REAL Trends, a leading real estate industry publication.

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Joliet Job Corps organization turns 35 Joliet Job Corps Center supports program’s mission of teaching eligible young people skills to become employable, independent By Stewart Warren staff reporter

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At Joliet Job Corps, the students call him Mr. John. He’s their math tutor, the guy who helps them improve their skills. And he does it one problem at a time. John St. Aubin, 65, of Lockport, is a retired civil engineer who

works with the students at 1101 Mills Road, Joliet, for about 10 hours every week. When it comes to math, some of them are at the grade school level, he said. Others are ready to enroll in junior college or a university. Quite a few of the students want to enter the military, and St. Aubin helps them prepare for the testing. Although St. Aubin volunteers at Job Corps because he wants

to give back to the community, the volunteer work is good for him too. “Their successes are my successes,” he said. St. Aubin is just one of the many people who make Joliet Job Corps a great place to be. The no-cost education and career technical training program is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, and it helps young people aged 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives. The Joliet Job Corps Center supports the program’s mission of teaching eligible young people the skills to become employable and independent, and it either places them in meaningful jobs or furthers their education. This year, the center is celebrating an important milestone: it’s been operating in Joliet for 35 years. As part of the anniversary, the center’s community relations council had a breakfast on Dec. 3 for local leaders, volunteers and others. Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante, Will County Board Member Denise Winfrey, D-Joliet, and Joliet City Manager Jim Hock attended, and the students in the center’s culinary program prepared a special spread for everyone to enjoy. After everyone ate, Jan Larsen, the center’s business community

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Robert Topps, 23, of Aurora, talked about everything he’s accomplished at the Joliet Job Corps during a special breakfast event held on Dec. 3. liaison, outlined a long list of recent accomplishments. The Joliet Job Corps is now rated third in the country for studentmeasured outcomes, she said. “We are No. 1 in literacy,” Larsen added. Near the end of the event, Robert Topps, 23, a student from Aurora, talked to the group about everything he’d been able to do while in the program. He’s been learning facility maintenance, leadership skills and become president of his dorm. Job Corps has changed his life for the better,

Topps said. The center’s teachers had been very helpful, paying attention to everything that he did, both the good and the bad. “They built me up,” Topps said. When he’s finished at the Joliet Job Corps, Topps wants to attend an advanced program in Kentucky and learn the skills to earn a commercial driver’s license, or CDL. St. Aubin smiled as Topps spoke. “To see that success – how can you not be excited by this place?” he asked.

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Nearly century-old rail structure will become museum Old Union Station will remain, partly as it is now for weddings and other functions By nick reiher

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Generally, workers might complain when they have to use old, outdated equipment. Jim McCormick thinks it’s pretty neat. McCormick is operator for the Metra tower next to old Union Station. The two structures grew up together – Union Station opening in 1912 and the Tower in 1913 – as centerpieces of Joliet’s prominence in regional rail. Only a handful of years earlier, the tracks running through Joliet from all directions were elevated above street level in part to ease congestion from growing street traffic. Since that time, railroad companies have come and gone or merged with others. Now there is the Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe with two tracks each running through Joliet. Freight runs on those lines, as do Metra passenger trains and Amtrak trains. McCormick has handled the Metra passenger traffic for the past 14 years or so. Dozens of trains each day, some crisscrossing on the “diamond” pattern of tracks near Union Station. McCormick said one of the biggest challenges train controllers have had to deal with for 100 years or so: When the Rock Island passenger trains stopped to load and unload at Union Station, the tail end of that train blocked diamond, and freight trains coming across that diamond from a different direction. That changed in September when the city closed Union Station to passengers as it began the meat of its plan to build a new transportation center. Rock Island passengers would load from a new platform built to the east of Union Station, far enough so that the Rock Island trains wouldn’t block the passenger trains. “My job’s gotten easier,” McCormick joked. But his job also is coming to an end soon. A Joliet and the state works toward building a new transportation center around the old Union Station, trains

"Twentyfirst century technology meets 19th century”

won’t be controlled from the old tower anymore. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe will operate its tracks remotely from Fort Worth, Texas; the Union Pacific from its Omaha, Neb.- headquarters; and Metra from Chicago. Although with hightech equipment these days, McCormick said, “they could be operating from the moon.” So why not replace the old tower earlier if there was updated equipment? For one, McCormick said, the old circuits and switches work just fine, and secondly, there was no money to replace the tower controls. Now, with the Joliet transportation center redesign, the money can pay for the new technology. Federal, state and local dollars will pay for a lot of other parts to the new transportation center: a new platform coming for Heritage Corridor and Amtrak trains; a new passenger station for train traffic and one for buses. City officials hope to have all of this in place by the end of 2016. Old Union Station will remain, partly as it is now for weddings and other functions, but also possibly for community service organizations to display their historical wares. The old tower will remain, in part because it’s more costeffective to leave it standing. But also, because of the work of Bill Molony, president of the Blackhawk Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, and others who lobbied to keep the historic structure. Molony said he ran the idea of the old tower as a museum past then-City Manager Tom Thanas three years ago. There’s already a museum like it in Harrisburg, Pa., he said, and it’s doing pretty well. While museums generally don’t bring in money, he said, they can bring in people who might like to see what train controls from the

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(From left, going clockwise) John Totos, Metra Capital Signal Project Engineer, explains the function of the relays and switches in the control tower at Union Station. The tower is being phased out as part of the city’s transportation center project. It will be turned into a museum as the center is completed in the next two years. ; Many of the old relays and switches in the tower at Union Station still are being used to control rail traffic about a half mile around the station.; The signal tower east of Union Station has been used since 1913. Signaling operations will be transferred to other locations by May, and the tower will be turned into a museum.; Tower operators wait for the next train to pass the diamond at Union Station in Joliet. All of the switches and signals are controlled from the tower. early part of the 20th century look like. People who bring money to shop in other local places. Jon Ditter, an architect with Knight Engineers & Architects, already has been working on the plans to transform an old train control tower into an old train control tower museum. There will be two entrances, he said, an ADA-compliant access from Art Schultz Drive and other from the train platform. They will take out the old, metal, spiral staircase to the second floor and replace it with a lift, he said. Then they’ll take out a bathroom and put in a set of

stairs. There will be new windows and drywall. They won’t need to keep the two computers, one linked to the UP office, the other to the BNSF. “Twenty-first century technology meets 19th century,” McCormick joked. But that old equipment – the wall-length case of circuits on the first floor, and the row of “pistol grip” controllers on the second floor. Maybe the old bullhorn will stay, too. Even with the various horns and buzzers, McCormick now and then still will have to open the window and yell a warning to a worker or people on

the tracks taking pictures. “But not too often,” he said. Maybe the old “Y” stick will stay so that the museum docent can show visitors how controllers in the tower would place messages for passing train personnel on the stick. That docent just might be McCormick. He said he doesn’t really want to move to another old Metra tower (there’s one other at 11th Street in Chicago). He would prefer to stay with this one, even if it’s a museum. “I would like that,” McCormick said. “I could show them which levers I pulled.”

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

SHOREWOOD Andre D. Sangster Jr., 23, of 911 Salvia Lane, Joliet, charged with obstructing justice, driving while license suspended and unlawful use of a license or permit on Nov. 23 at Cottage Street and Oak Drive.

Michael S. Queener, 27, of 201 Suzy Court, Plano, charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug equipment, illegal transportation of alcohol, driving while license suspended, no insurance and no seatbelt on Nov. 28 at Ridge and Danny drives.

Justin A. Jackson, 23, of 17085 S. Auburn Ridge Drive, Lockport, charged with domestic battery on Nov. 29 in the 700 block of Sunset Lane.

Charles A. Barga, 35, of 2617 Mirage Ave., Plainfield, charged with reckless operation of a watercraft on Nov. 30 at 103 E. Jefferson St.

JOLIET Lluvia Carrio Magal, 21, 824 Tamms Lane, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 5:45 p.m. Nov. 26 at 1115 Plainfield for sale of tobacco to minors.

Gabriella Campos, 32, 357 Columbia St., was arrested at 6:06 p.m. Nov. 26 at 10 Ohio for sale of tobacco to minors.

Maranda J. Jarvey, 20, 14 Manor Court, was arrested at 5:43 p.m. Nov. 26 at 1401 W. Jefferson for sale of tobacco to minors.

Mahmood Shihadeh, 25, 8451 W. 79th, Justice, was arrested at 6:26 p.m. Nov. 26 at 555 E. Cass for sale of tobacco to minors.

Erick Y. Garcia, 18, 1207 Oneida, was arrested at 6:40 p.m. Nov. 26 at 1601 E. Cass for sale of tobacco to minors.

Jametra A. Hampton, 30, 159 Clement, was arrested at 6:40 p.m. Nov. 26 at 2424 W. Jefferson for sale of tobacco to minors.

Omar A. Alrawashdeh, 24, 827 W. Jefferson, was arrested at 6:52 p.m. Nov. 26 at 825 W. Jefferson for sale of tobacco to minors.

Marcus I. Ingram, 26, 827 N. Lake St., Aurora, was

arrested at 6:54 p.m. Nov. 26 at 2314 Glenwood for sale of tobacco to minors. Dwight Hunter, age not given, 11616 S. Laflin, Chicago, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at 111 McDonough for sale of tobacco to minors.

Jessenim G. Reyer, 18, 919 Westwood, was arrested at 6:36 p.m. Nov. 26 at 334 N. Collins for sale of tobacco to minors.

Juan J. Melendez, 30, 2905 Warren Dorris, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 26 at 150 W. Washington for retail theft.

Norman J. Seitz, Jr., 43, 613 E. Third, Lockport, was arrested at 2:07 a.m. Nov. 26 at Fifth and Eastern for solicitation of sexual act.

Latonya A. Travis, 38, 1503 Fairview, was arrested at 2:07 a.m. Nov. 26 at Fifth and Eastern for possession of drug equipment and prostitution.

Jason H. Voss, 34, 2627 E. 139th St., Burnham, was arrested at 11 p.m. at Elmhurst Police Department for domestic battery, interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, unlawful restraint and criminal trespass to residence.

Amber L. Peters, 31, 25625 S. Route 53, Elwood, was arrested at 2:50 a.m. Nov. 26 at Chicago and Patterson for DUI — BAC over .08.

Vytautuas Sudintas, 36, no address given, was arrested at 2:45 a.m. Nov. 27 at 3111 W. Jefferson for DUI — aggravated and DUI — BAC over .08.

Darryl Williamson, 45, 956 Woodruff Road, was arrested at 8:44 a.m. Nov. 26 at 956 Woodruff for domestic battery.

Michael L. Davis, 32, 205 Iowa, was arrested at 3:37 a.m. Nov. 28 at 333 Madison for criminal trespass to real property.

David E. Perez, 26, 7441 Tennessee Drive, Willowbrook, was arrested at 12:18 a.m. Nov. 26 at 1745 Route 59 for possession of cannabis.

Larry Sims, Jr., 25, 513 Pontiac, was arrested at 11:38 a.m. Nov. 28 at 3340 Mall Loop for retail theft.

Darvel J. Alexander, 29, 515 Garnsey, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Marion and Joyce for sex offender — failure to register and criminal damage to property.

Antonio Cardenas, 22, 410 Bridge, was arrested at 1:45 p.m. Nov. 27 at 1100 Clement for possession of cannabis.

Berto T. Artega, 67, 2309 University, Crest Hill, was arrested at 7:22 p.m. Nov. 27 at Black and Larkin for DUI — Alcohol.

Omaar I. Fahim, 24, 6536 W. Woodlawn, Chicago, was arrested at 8:08 p.m. Nov. 27 at 1403 Fairview for DUI — aggravated, no valid driver’s license, operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

Tiffany M. Morris, 24, 1631 Bunker Hill, was arrested at 3 p.m. Nov. 28 at 3340 Mall Loop for theft.

William F. Simpson, 64, 723 Plainfield, was arrested at 3 p.m. Nov. 28 at 723 Plainfield for dog bite.

Eric L. Crawford, 20, 1410 Fairmount, was arrested at 3:54 p.m. Nov. 28 at 1410 Fairmount for theft and criminal damage to property.

Marcos Flores, 26, 501 Abe, was arrested at 5:20 p.m. Nov. 28 at 501 Abe for domestic battery.

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I don’t know what it is, but I am fascinated by trains. I love hearing them pass by, even in the night when I’m ready to fall asleep. We have some busy tracks not too far from our Joliet home, so on a nice, summer night, I can listen to the railroad lullaby. OK, I’m not real fond of waiting in a line of cars watching a line of rail cars blocking me for a few minutes. But even then, I wonder where these things have been and where they’re going … and hope they get out of my way soon. When I was very young, one of my cousins had railroad layout. Oh, you can bet I wanted to be “ChooChoo Nick” and run the controls. But that was one of those extra special no-nos, like jumping off the porch or hiding Dad’s car keys. Since my cousin had little trust in my ability to prevent myself from jumping his train set, I rarely got to see it. Nasty, but probably true. About that time, Santa brought

my brother Gordy and me a Lionel train set: the oval track with the heavy, black locomotive that spewed realistic smoke from its stack … after you put a couple drops of a noxious liquid in the stack. Mom and Dad said we should wait until we get a nice plywood board to set the track on so it will run smoothly. Back in the day, there was nothing open on Christmas morning except the packages Santa brought. Nowhere to get a sheet of plywood for our train base. Sooo … Ever resourceful, Gordy and I laid out some old, flat encyclopedias in a pattern just barely big enough to set the track on. Yes, it did work, for a while. We even got to smell the noxious smoke from the locomotive’s stack. But engineers – railroad and otherwise -- know you can’t build a railroad on shifting turf. Before long, we got tired of encyclopedia-tectonics and just put it on the carpet. That did not work well. The locomotive fell over and nearly burned a hole in the carpet. So the track and the train got put back into the Lionel box on a high, “no-no” shelf. Wish I knew what happened to it. Probably worth thousands by now.

But the box of memories came down from the shelf when Lisa Dorothy, a Joliet civil engineer coordinating construction of the new multi-modal transportation center, told me about the old control tower near Union Station in Joliet. She had my tongue hanging out when she related the tower was nearly 100 years old, and Metra still uses some of the original equipment. I got freelance photographer and longtime friend John Patsch – even more of a train enthusiast than me – to come along and take some pictures of our visit. It was even better than I thought. Imagine a life-sized train set where you control the switches and signals for two freight lines and two passenger lines. Running the show was Metra tower controller Jim McCormick. He likes the place so much he asked if he could be the docent when Metra and the city turn the old tower into a museum in the next few years. I know how he feels. McCormick may not have the best job in the world, but he has one of the coolest. As Metra’s Tower Operator for the past 14 years or so, McCormick has gotten to hang out in a century-old building using equipment that is the same age to guide passenger and freight rail traffic through Joliet.

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Passion with regards to the Rialto Theater is understandable Marquee is a kind of temporary decoration and changes are required occasionally for repairs In regard to the article “A sign of the times:” The Joliet Historical Preservation Commission has openings on the Commission we have been trying to fill for months. We meet once a month generally. It would be great if people that are interested would attend and give us their input. The agenda is published well in advance but seems that it goes unnoticed even by some Council members. Passion with regards to the Rialto Theater is understandable and was dully considered in our approval of

the planned new marquee. We were presented with the following facts: 1. There was a gift for the cost of a new marquee. 2. The marquee is in bad shape internally, and posting the acts on it was difficult and takes two people. 3. The marquee is 3rd or 4th generation, not the original. 4. The sub-structure is in near mint condition. 5. The Rialto Theater General Manager likes the plan. The marquee is a kind of temporary decoration and changes are required

occasionally for repairs and aesthetics. I know I have an opinion of its design, and everyone that sees it will have an opinion. I would disregard the quote from one member of the Facebook group as an uninformed cavalier comment. The commission had it on the agenda and advised accordingly. It is a very nice marquee and one that was carefully and thoughtfully designed. I believe an artist’s conception won’t do it justice, and I will rely on the designer’s vision with expectations of a premier rendition. Kevin Heinemann Chairman Joliet Historical Preservation Commission

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Staehely Toy Drive keeps Mark’s dream alive The 14th annual Mark Staehely Toy Drive underway By Annie Alleman for the bugle

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Sue Staehely of Shorewood never thought she would become a pseudo-Toys For Tots branch. But that’s what happened when her son Mark started a toy drive for his fellow oncology patients at then-Children’s Memorial Hospital in 2000. The 14th annual Mark Staehely Toy Drive is underway, and donations of new, unwrapped toys are needed. Gift cards, cash and checks are accepted and appreciated as well. All donations can be dropped off at

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Mark Staehely at his final toy drive in 2005. His dream lives on through his mother Sue’s efforts. area D’Arcy Auto locations, the Troy Fire Department and the Shorewood Village Hall. Mark’s story has been welldocumented, from local newspapers to the Associated

Press and even by Brian Williams, anchor of “Nightly News with Brian Williams” on NBC. A cancer patient, Mark felt horrible that so many of his friends on the floor weren’t

getting toys at Christmas. So he called his neighbor and asked if she could collect some toys. Over the years, the effort snowballed until he collected 12,000 toys the year he died in 2006. Before he died, he asked his mom to keep it going. She had her reservations, but she promised him that she would. “I work really hard to keep my promise and keep Mark’s dream alive. I thought that after Mark died, the toy drive would die out also. He was the face and the voice of the drive,” she said. “People have been so generous over the years. Even when the economy was really bad – not that’s it good now – but when it was really bad, we got in a record number of toys. People are good. We’ve always been able to give toys to children in hospitals.” Last year, they collected more than 45,000 toys. What started as giving toys to kids on the oncology floor has turned into collecting toys for all the kids in the hospital. Now, in addition to the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, she gives toys to the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital and Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. The past few years, she has collected enough toys to donate to the Spanish Community Center, MorningStar Mission, the Forest Park Community Center and other local charities.

“We’ve pretty much become Toys for Tots in this area,” she said. “I don’t hang on to one single Matchbox car. It’s gone. And I think that’s what people like about this toy drive, they know exactly where the toys are going.” She has even collected enough monetary and gift card donations to provide for the oft-overlooked teenage patients. “For the last couple of years, we’ve been lucky enough to be able to take care of the older kids, plus give every family a Target gift card,” she said. She admits that it’s been a slow start this year, and thinks it might be because Thanksgiving fell late in November. “I never know from year to year. We’ve been blessed, people remember Mark and his toy drive year after year,” she said. “I always hope I can help other organizations, but my first priority is the kids in the hospital.” She doesn’t do much Christmas for herself – she’s so wrapped up with the toy drive, she’s lucky if a tree gets put up. People ask her why she is still doing this drive, eight years after Marks’ death. “The answer is because it’s because it was what Mark’s heart was,” she said. “I made that promise to him, and those kids are still out there. They still need toys, regardless of whether Mark’s here or not.”

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boys hoops

Steelmen unBeAten Joliet Central moves to 6-0 with win over Bolingbrook

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As a unit, the Joliet Central boys basketball team missed several free throws down the stretch of its 46-44 win over SouthWest Suburban Conference opponent Bolingbrook – except for the two that counted. Central guard Jerry Gillespie was fouled in the corner and buried a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to give the Steelmen their sixth-straight victory Friday night. “At some point the missing of the free throws will haunt us,” said Central coach Jeff Corcoran. “We were 5-of-12 on Wednesday and 1-of-6 in the second half before the end. I guess we’ve made them when they count, but t some point it will burn us, so we need to step to the line with confidence.” It was the second game in a row Central struggled from the line, as they struggled the game prior, a 42-39 win over LincolnWay East. “Wednesday, I don’t want to say we didn’t play with purpose, but it was the odd night. Jerry and TQ (Taquan Sims) and Ternell ( Jordan), the guards, I don’t think they said more than three words to us all week and not because of anything wrong, just because of the hard time they are going through,” Corcoran

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said. “They rallied around each other and had a great practice and executed a game plan” Despite not having two starters in Devon Sam and Julian Torres, Bolingbrook (3-2, 0-1) held a lead late into the third quarter and at times looked poised to take the game over. “Our decision making was bad all throughout the game and it was bad at the end,” said Bolingbrook coach Rob Brost. “We didn’t have Devon and Julian, two of or top four players, but we didn’t play well and we got beat. No excuses, we need to get better. We didn’t play well enough. We had who we have and we will continue to play with who we have. Obviously if we had our full compliment of players would have helped, but we didn’t. “There is a reason they are 6-0. They played well enough to win Photo By maRk GReoGRy

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taquan Sims had 12 points in joliet central’s win over Bolingbrook Friday.

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Saints remain perfect in CCAC The University of St. Francis men’s basketball team remained unbeaten in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play with an 81-69 win over host Purdue University North Central Saturday night. St. Francis (8-3, 3-0 CCAC) fell behind by five points in the game’s first few minutes, but rallied to take a 47-29 lead at the break. USF remained in control the rest of the way, leading by as many as 25 points early in the second half. Juniors Jens Kennedy (Dwight, Ill./ Dwight) and Ilya Ilyayev (Los Angeles, Calif./ Palisades) each notched double-doubles as the Saints improved to 5-3 on the road. Kennedy scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Ilyayev finished with 15 points and 10 boards. Junior Edvinas Presniakovas (Plainfield, Ill./ Plainfield South) also tallied double digits with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. Sophomore Jake Raspopovich (Merrillville, Ind./ Merrillville) handed out a

game-high six assists. Clarence Heath paced Purdue North Central (2-9, 0-4) with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Cody Nelms also registered a doubledouble with 14 points and 10 boards.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Led by Jamie Johnson’s 36 points, Lewis University – the No. 3-ranked team in NCAA Division II women’s basketball – defeated University of St. Francis 95-61 Saturday afternoon at the Sullivan Center. Lewis (7-0) jumped out to a 24-4 lead six minutes into the contest and remained on top by at least 15 points the rest of the period. A 3-point shot by USF junior Alexis Brown (Shiloh, Ill./ Belleville East) with seven seconds remaining in the half made the score 45-30 at the break. St. Francis (2-10) outscored the Flyers 13-6 during the first 3:38 of the second stanza to pull to within eight points of the lead, 51-43. Leading 59-49 at the 13:46 mark, Lewis went on

a 14-3 run to go up 73-52 – its largest advantage of the game to that point – with 9:26 left to play. The Flyers outscored USF 20-4 during the game’s final 6:32. Johnson made 14 of 17 attempts from the field, including four of five from 3-point distance. Jess Reinhart finished with 18 points, while Mariyah Brawner-Henley notched a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds to go along with five assists. Freshman Christina Ekhomu (Bolingbrook, Ill./ Bolingbrook) led the Saints, who suffered their sixth consecutive loss, with 17 points and five assists. Brown added 13 points, and sophomore Kamari Jordan (Bolingbrook, Ill./ Bolingbrook) contributed 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. Lewis outshot the Saints 51% to 40% from the floor and enjoyed a 48-28 rebounding advantage. • Last week after turning in the top single-game scoring

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Crest Hill’s Davito honored Lewis University junior rightside hitter Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) has received 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Honorable Mention accolades. Davito led the conference and ranked 52nd in the nation in aces per set (0.45) in 2014. Her 46 total aces are the most in a single season by a Flyer during the rally-scoring era (2001-present). Her 46 aces also led the GLVC and ranked 62nd in the nation. She had 16 matches with two more aces, including six against eventual region champion Grand Valley State (Oct. 17) and four in the conference tournament versus Missouri S&T (Nov. 13). She led the Flyers in kills (357) and kills per set (3.47). Davito already earned AVCA All-Region First Team, All-GLVC First Team and Daktronics All-Midwest Region honors this season as well as being named to the GLVC/ GLIAC Crossover All-Tournament Team. “Alexis is an extremely hard worker,” Lewis head coach Lorlee Smith said. “I know she is honored by this award and will be equally driven to push herself higher next year. She is the type of player that just continues to improve and set high standards.” Davito was also named to the All-Midwest Region team. “Alexis has improved each year she’s been at Lewis and this year was no different,” Smith said. “She proved herself this season

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Alexis Davito was honorable mention All-American as one of the most dangerous servers in the region as well as one of the best hitters.”

The Flyers earned a 22-8 record in 2014 and a ninth-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth.

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14 saints | from page 12 output in NAIA Division II this year with a 52-point outburst, University of St. Francis senior Katie Gonnering (Seymour, Wis./ Freedom) has claimed her second Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award this season. Gonnering, who earned her second CCAC weekly award of the year and 11th of her career,

Wedn esday, Decem ber 10, 2014 | bug lenewspapers.com averaged a double-double for the week with her 36.5 scoring and 12.0 rebounding numbers, while shooting .571 from the field (24-of-42) and 25-of-28 from the free throw line (.893). She also averaged both 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. Gonnering recorded the top single-game performance this season by converting 20-of-33 field goals and 12 of her 14 free throws in a 126-112 setback

against conference foe Olivet Nazarene University on Tuesday. She also produced 16 rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in the contest. She followed that outing with a 21-point, 8-rebound effort in an 86-51 loss against No. 4-ranked Davenport University, where she made all but one of her 14 free throw attempts. The big offensive week put Gonnering atop the NAIA scoring charts with her 26.8 points per game. She also ranks tenth in the nation in rebounding averaging 10.6 boards per game.

indoor track Two Saints met NAIA national-qualifying standards as the University of St. Francis women’s track & field team

steelmen | from page 11 tonight. Jeff does a great job over there and they play hard and they deserved to win.” Bolingbrook senior Prentiss Nixon led all scorers with 21 points, while the Raiders added seven from Broderick Thomas, who is playing with a broken finger on his shooting hand. It was Nixon’s free throws

opened its 2014-15 indoor campaign Friday at Grand Valley State University’s Laker Early Bird Invitational. Senior LaChrissa Safforld (Glenwood, Ill./ HomewoodFlossmoor) won the shot put competition with a distance of 13.34 m (43’ 9.25”), and freshman Jenna Moody ( Joliet, Ill./ Plainfield Central) took top honors in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.18 seconds. Both marks met the national automatic-qualifying standard, thus earning Safforld and Moody a spot in the 2015 NAIA National Championship Meet. In all, 12 Saints participated in the meet. USF placed sixth among 11 teams with 26 points. St. Francis returns to action January 16 at Grand Valley

State’s Mike Lints Open. • The University of St. Francis men’s track & field team opened its 2014-15 indoor season Friday at the Grand Valley State University Laker Early Bird Invitational. Junior Tevin Hopkins (Minooka, Ill./ Minooka) turned in the Saints’ top finish, with a third-place performance in the 600-meter run (1:23.87). Freshmen Jordan Duncan (St. Charles, Ill./ St. Charles East) and Nathan Costello (Godley, Ill./ Reed-Custer) each recorded a fifth-place finish, Duncan in the 60-meter dash (7.07 seconds) and Costello in the 600-meter run (1:26.32). Eleven Saints competed in the season-opening meet. USF placed seventh out of 13 teams with 22 points.

that gave the Raiders a twopoint advantage inside of two minutes Sims and Jordan, who finished with 12 points each were key down the stretch for Central, while Malik Fuller added eight points. “It stings now,” Brost said of the loss. “Our players are disappointed and rightfully so.

We need guys to step and play once we get our team back with the full compliment of players and the team is healthy and no one is playing with a broken finger, we will be a good team. But until then we have to learn to deal with what we have. Joliet West is as good as they have been in a couple of years, so we have our work cut out for us.”

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JCA shows improvement vs. bigger schools Boys hoops season picks up steam By Mark Gregory sports reporter

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For the first time since Joe Gura took over the Joliet Catholic Academy basketball team, the Hilltoppers got a win in the WJOL Thanksgiving Classic. While that was nice, Gura was just as happy at the fact that the team was in two other games late with chances to beat bigger schools. “This is the first time in three years we had a win here. I think the kids are coming along. They are learning to play together more and more,” Gura said. “Our competition is tough, heck this tournament, we are the smallest school here, but we come in and we battle. These kids don’t give in.” While the names on the JCA roster may sound familiar, like they have been around a while, the Hilltoppers are still a young team, paced by junior guards Harold Davis and Jalen Jackson. “We still have four juniors and a sophomores and I know I keep on saying we are young, but we are,” Gura said. “We will get better and better.” With the competition it plays, JCA may again go into the playoffs with a not so pretty record. “We play 18 4A schools and 15 or 16 of them are top notch,” Gura said, “We are battle tested by the end of the year, but our record sometimes doesn’t show it.” While the Hilltoppers would like to win now, Gura knows the mission is greater than a few quick Ws. “It’s about the journey,” he said. “I didn’t come here to get a flashy win/loss record, I came here to build a program and I think that’s what the kids are doing.”

JOLIET WEST The Tigers spent the beginning of the season playing in their own holiday tournament, taking second to defending champion Plainfield North. That was a solid finish for a young group that coach Nick DiForti says play extremely well together. “We have four sophomores and they are just a really good team chemistry-wise and I will

take that over a lot of things,” he said. “They practice as hard as they play and they are a really fun team to coach, it really is. “With young guys, you have to take the valleys with the peaks. We make some bone head mistakes, but at the same time we have a great group of seniors that keep us mellow. They have been to the game, whatever clichés you want to use.”

MINOOKA The Indians opened play over Thanksgiving weekend with the WJOL Invite at the University of St. Francis, battling in a pair of overtime contests. “We are a real young basketball team and this has been good for us in terms of playing really close games and playing some really good basketball teams,” said Indians’ coach Scott Tanaka. “Our kids are growing up game by game.” Led by brothers Joe and Jon Butler, the Indians feature a young lineup that still has varsity experience. “We still need to get better and we are able to get experience and see what we need to improve on,” Tanaka said. With a host of shooters, Minooka can fill up the basket, but also feature a dominant post player in Blake Parzych. “We can really shoot the ball well,” Tanaka said. “But we have a really good big man and we have to get him the ball more.”

LOCKPORT The Porters will feature a team this season that will have the ability to play at a pace suitable to the team and the game, depending on the opponent. They will also have defense able to limit opponents’ scoring chances. The way they play this season may not always be pretty, but coach Larry Thompson will take that, as long as its effective. “We told the kids there will be games where we have to play a zone and really get after it,” he said. “It has to work. The kids are getting better at doing certain things. We really play well together this year. I am proud of how they work.”

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Jalen Jackson will be one of the key parts for Joliet Catholic this season.

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A properly budgeted Christmas is definitely possible You can have a wonderful, loving, quality Christmas without spending a lot of money Dear Dave, My wife and I are still paying off debt, so we didn’t budget anything for Christmas. How much do you think we should spend on close friends and family members? Dan Dear Dan, Not having a budget for Christmas probably isn’t a great

idea if you want to have a happy marriage! It’s really not that difficult. I don’t know if there’s a certain amount that works for everyone, because everybody’s circumstances are different. But you must have a plan when holidays or other special occasions come along — especially when you’re trying to get out of debt.

back rub any time she’s If you have kids, feeling stressed and tired. you certainly need to Maybe you could find a budget for them. They nice but inexpensive frame may not get everything and put a favorite picture they want, but there’s of the two of you inside. no reason there can’t Things that come from the be something from heart, or that include little Santa under the tree. Dave Says You also need to budget money advice by acts of kindness or serving the other person, can go a little something for dave ramsey a long way. Those kinds your spouse. The good of things are especially thing is you can have a little fun with these gifts and make meaningful to most folks during them more from the heart than the holiday season. Trust me, Dan. You can have the wallet. What if you gave your wife a a wonderful, loving, quality coupon that says you’ll cook a real Christmas without spending a lot dinner for her and the kids once a of money. You’ll have to spend week for the next three months? a little here and there, but just Or perhaps it’s a voucher for a free make sure it’s an amount that’s

appropriate for your financial situation. If you’re making $200,000 and trying to get out of debt, that’s one thing. But if you’re making $20,000 a year and trying to get out of debt, you need to do things that are creative and don’t require a lot of cash! —Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTYJOLIET, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank N.A., successor to the FDIC, as Receiver for Park National Bank, Plaintiff vs. JDS Management LLC, , et al, Defendants. 14CH 1882 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 44 IN GRANDVIEW, A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 53, AND PART OF BLOCKS 51 AND 52 IN SCHOOL SECTION ADDITION TO JOLIET, IN THE CITY OF JOLIET, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED ONOVEMBER 16, 1889, IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 57, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Common Address: 221 S. HUNTER, JOLIET, Illinois 60436 PIN: 07-16-110-059-0000 Improved with: a multi unit apartment building Mortgagor: JDS Management LLC Mortgagee: Park National Bank. U.S. Bank N.A., is the successor to the FDIC, as receiver for Park National Bank. Recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, IL, as Document

No. R 2005199999 Present owner of the property is the above-mentioned mortgagor. Notice is also hereby given you that the said Complaint prays 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. Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, Joliet Court House Annex Building, Room 213, 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, IL, on or before December 26, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. Pamela J. McGuire, Clerk. This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ROBERT L. PATTULLO, JR., Attorney 312-281-3860 70 West Madison, Suite 3970 Chicago, Illinois 60602 I635031 Published 11/26, 12/3, 12/10

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MCHS announces Illinois State Scholars Minooka Community High School Principal Matt Wikoff announced that 81 MCHS students from the graduating class of 2015 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency committed to helping to make college accessible and affordable for Illinois families, bestows this prestigious recognition to top Illinois high school students annually. This year, over 18,800 elite honorees join the other top state students honored for their academic achievements since the designation was first introduced in 1958. Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors, hailing from 671 different high

schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work with ISAC to determine the winners. The following MCHS students were named 2015-16 Illinois State Scholars: Jordan Airola, Alyssa Alexander, Rebecca Alexander, Philip Amos, David Aschenbrenner, Nolan Barajas, Julia Barich, Crystal Bautista, Chloe Bell, Lily Benig, Joseph Bergmann, Rachel Bieker, Elizabeth Boeringa, Matthew Brandt, Henry Bugajski, Calvin Cady, Ryan Cardwell, Matthew Chellino, Brynn Christensen, Connor Cobb-Spencer, Megan Coleman, Colleen Coyle, Liam Cureton, Mishel Daletski, Rachel

Deluga, Ivy Diaz, Emily Dunn, Kyle Dunnagan, Kirk Fortelka, Paige Franzen, Alyssa Gagnon, Michael Geyer, Julia Goggins, Megan Graham, Christopher Hiscock, Harrison Hudson, Kimberly Ingold, Brooke Jacobson, Jocelyn King, Jeffrey Klank, Emily Knaub, Valerie Kolb, Olivia Kostueck, Gabriel Lake, James Lay, Patrick McBrady, Audrey Mitchell, Nolan Murphy, Jacob Null, Adam Pichman, Dylan Pickett, Ryan Pullara, Rachel Rahn, Sarah Rains, Joelle Rappelt, Alexandra Renison, Mark Reynolds, Morgan Rhoades, Cassandra Ringelsten, William Roberts, Tiffany Robson, Naomi Rodriguez, Jackie Russell, Olivia Salazar, Cristian Sanchez, Julianna Scarcelli, Mark Siegel, Paul Sokolowich, Andrew Spreitzer, Daniel Staggs, Eric Strand, Haleigh

Sullivan, Doyle Thompson, Benjamin Ubert, Jason Viehman, Taneika Warner, Kasey Watts, Joseph Wiegmann, Emily Wielbik, Jack Wilhelm, and Paige Wissel. “Being named an Illinois State Scholar is an impressive honor that requires a distinct dedication to academics,” Wikoff said. “MCHS congratulates these students on this accomplishment and encourages them to continue this dedication to academic excellence as they continue their academic careers beyond high school.” While this distinguished recognition does not include a monetary prize, recipients are encouraged to cite the honor on applications for college admission and scholarships. In addition, students are urged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student

Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after Jan. 1. The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal and state aid, including Illinois’ need-based Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant, as well as for many forms of aid offered through colleges. A calendar of free financial aid and college access events, including FAFSA completion workshops to assist students and families with the form, is available on ISAC’s website, www.ISAC.org. Students can visit the agency’s website for a wealth of additional financial aid and college planning information and tools, as well as applications for grants and scholarships administered by ISAC. In addition, students can find out how to access free one-on-one assistance and mentoring in the college-going process.

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