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Seasonal affective disorder more than the winter blues

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Huntley, Centegra break ice Village talks traffic, siting of new hospital By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com

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Justin Stone, 21, of Lake in the Hills poses for a portrait with his light-therapy box in his home Feb. 6. Stone always had withdrawn from his friends during the winter, and overall felt less energetic and motivated. Doctors told him he likely had seasonal affective disorder in 2011. By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com LAKE IN THE HILLS – For years, Justin Stone dreaded the onset of winter for the way it affected his mood. When winter hit, Stone would find himself withdrawing to his room, lethargic and lacking the desire to join his friends. “It was almost like I was unmotivated to do anything,” the 21-year-old from Lake in the Hills said. “I just didn’t care.” Last winter, Stone finally decided to

see a doctor, who told him he suffers from seasonal affective disorder. Commonly known as SAD, it is a mood disorder that can cause depression during the winter months. Many experts believe it is a result of depleted levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter, and melatonin, a hormone. Each is affected by a lack of light. “It’s not understood that it’s a neurochemical disorder,” said Dr. Douglas

Seasonal affective disorder It’s more common in: n Women n Individuals with family members who have it and nonseasonal depression n Adults (on average, the first episode of seasonal affective disorder occurs at age 23.) n Individuals who live far from the equator

Source: Mayo Clinic

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HUNTLEY – Village trustees focused on traffic flow and design changes Thursday in their first planning meeting with Centegra Health System officials about the proposed $233 million Huntley hospital. The meet-and-greet style meeting allowed trustees and Huntley Plan Commission members to question Centegra Chief Executive Michael Eesley and other officials about the look and feel of the fivestory, 128-bed hospital. Eesley explained that Centegra’s recent decision to move the proposed facility about a half-mile south of the original location at Haligus and Reed roads was driven primarily by a desire to make the hospital more accessible to those using the nearby Centegra Health Bridge and ambulatory care mall. “We think it will make a more viable campus and an opportunity for people to really engage in all levels of care, from wellness to acute care,” Eesley said. “It’s a better use of that property.”

“We think it will make a more viable campus and an opportunity for people to really engage in all levels of care, from wellness to acute care. It’s a better use of that property.” Michael Eesley chief executive of Centegra

See CENTEGRA, page A6

Ill. Senate votes to legalize gay marriage; House vote next By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – The push to allow same-sex marriages in Illinois got its biggest victory to date Thursday with a historic Valentine’s Day vote in the state Senate, and supporters expressed confidence that within two weeks President Barack Obama’s home state could join nine others that have lifted their gaymarriage bans amid shifting public opinion.

With a 34-21 vote, senators advanced the measure to the House, where it could be a tougher sell even though Democrats also hold a majority there. Gov. Pat Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, has pledged to sign it into law should the House pass it, too. Senate approval was a significant – and at times elusive – step forward for the issue, just two years after legislators approved civil unions. Never had a plan to lift the gay-marriage ban won approval on the

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floor of either chamber. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, called it “a vote for the history books.” She said the measure’s strong showing in the Senate – where it needed 30 votes to pass – and the support of one Republican were good signs of what’s to come. Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, said “the prospects are very good” in the House, although he declined to discuss the roll call so far or say when a hearing will be. But other

supporters said it could be within the next two weeks. “As soon as we can send this bill to the governor and it becomes the law of the land I will be a very happy person and so will tens of thousands of families across Illinois,” Harris said. Polls show voters’ feelings shifting rapidly in favor of gay rights. Obama said last year he supports same-sex marriage, and

See SENATE, page A6

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‘BLOOD FEUD’ LANDS MAN IN PRISON A McHenry man who shot another man and attacked him with a machete in an alleged blood feud that started in Mexico has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Armando FerralMujica, 21, had faced between six and 30 years in prison. According to police, the attack happened Dec. 3, 2011, outside the victim’s McHenry apartment. For more, see page B2.

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How they voted Illinois senators voted, 34-21, to approve a measure to allow samesex couples to legally marry. It now moves to the state House where Democrats also hold a majority. n Althoff, R-32nd

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becoming a falling object. In fact, we came across some fallen rocks on the highway of an Oregon mountain range. We were flatlanders from Iowa, and to see fallen rocks on the road was an amazing site. They could have hit us. We stopped at one place to move large rocks to the side of the road – something Iowans do naturally – but we kept one to remember the trip by. It was dubbed “Scott the Rock,” after one of our traveling companions, who we think slept the entire week in the back seat. “Scott the Rock” was as entertaining as “Scott the Person.” More than 35 years later, I still have “Scott the Rock,” a 40-pound boulder that has moved each time I have. Right now, it serves as a grave marker for our last dog, Rusty. “Caution: Falling Ice” is about as effective as “Caution: Wet Floor,” which are yellow floor signs spread out in the Illinois Governor Who Wasn’t Imprisoned Transportation Center for the duration of the winter. After a while, they lose their effectiveness. Warn me once, you get my attention. Warn me every day, and I stop paying attention. But not completely, because I have developed this year a healthy fear of falling on slippery surfaces. It’s be-

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coming hard-wired into my brain, and I don’t know whether it is a matter of age or common sense. But I have felt myself slipping – and that’s frightful – more this year than in years past. A sign I have not seen is one that merits consideration: “Caution: Pigeon Poop.” My bus stops have been rearranged this month, and my initial stop is under a building where pigeons roost overhead. There are two distinct circles about 9 feet in diameter and a few feet apart where the ground is splattered with a lot of pigeon poop. You would think people would see the poop circles and stand outside them. But, no, people stand inside them, seemingly unaware of what is likely to hit them. There’s a far higher likelihood of a person being bombed by a pigeon than struck by falling ice. And given the choice between the two, I think I would choose the falling ice. I’ve been pooped on by a pigeon in Chicago and it was disgusting. And, no, you don’t want to be looking up for falling poop, either. Especially so.

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8WATER COOLER Spotlight on ‘Houdini Horse’ for escape antics MIDLAND, Mich. – A horse with a knack for opening stall doors at a Michigan farm is getting attention after a video of her escape-artist antics was posted online. The Saginaw News reported Mariska, a 9-year-old Friesian, learned to open latches at Misty Meadow Farms. She’s been nicknamed “Houdini Horse” by the Midland-area’s farm owners Sandy and Don Bonem. A YouTube video Sandy Bonem posted has more than 700,000 views. The horse, Sandy Bonem said, “doesn’t like to be locked in.” Bonem said Mariska played with things in her mouth as a young horse and “she just kind of progressed.”

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Cartel kingpin Chicago’s public enemy By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO – A drug kingpin in Mexico who has never set foot in Chicago has been named the city’s new Public Enemy No. 1 – the same notorious label assigned to Al Capone at the height of the Prohibition-era gang wars. The Chicago Crime Com-

mission considers Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman even more menacing than Capone because he’s the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which supplies most of the narcotics sold in the city. “What Al Capone was to beer and whiskey during Prohibition, Guzman is to narcotics,” said Art Bilek, the commission’s executive vice

president. “Of the two, Guzman is by far the greater threat. ... And he has more power and financial capability than Capone ever dreamed of.” The commission – a nongovernment body that tracks city crime trends – designated Capone Public Enemy No. 1 in 1930. It has declared other outlaws public enemies, but Capone was the only one deemed

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No. 1. Until now. Guzman is thought to be holed up in a mountain hideaway in western Mexico, but he ought to be treated as a local Chicago crime boss for the havoc his cartel creates in the nation’s third-largest city, said Jack Riley, of the Drug Enforcement Administration, which joined the commission in affixing the title to Guzman.

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Former city comptroller gets nearly 20 years Dixon woman embezzled $53 million-plus By DON BABWIN The Associated Press ROCKFORD – A former city bookkeeper was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $53 million from her Illinois community, in what ranks as one of the worst abuses of public trust in the state’s corruption-rich history. “You stole an astronomical amount of money from the city, you crippled the city,” U.S. District Judge Philip Reinhard told Rita Crundwell, as he sentenced her to 19 years, 7 months in federal prison – just shy of the maximum 20 years. She was handcuffed and led away sobbing after he ordered her into custody immediately, saying he was con-

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Rita Crundwell, (right) the former comptroller of Dixon who pleaded guilty in November to wire fraud after admitting she stole more than $53 million from the city of Dixon, arrives with her attorney, Kristin Carpenter, at the federal courthouse in Rockford. cerned she could have money hidden and flee. Crundwell, 60, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for embezzling money from the city of Dixon from 1991 until her arrest in April. She tearfully apologized in the Rockford federal courtroom. “I am truly sorry to the city of Dixon, to my family

and my friends,” Crundwell said in court, her voice quivering. For more than two decades as comptroller for Dixon, a northern Illinois community best known for being the site of Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home, Crundwell siphoned city funds to pay for properties, vacations, luxury cars and a

horse-breeding operation that became nationally renowned. “You showed a much greater passion for the welfare of your horses than you did for the people of Dixon who you represented,” the judge said before imposing a sentence that means Crundwell will not be eligible for release until she is 77 years old.

Crundwell’s apology marked the first time she spoke publicly about her massive theft. Before she got her turn in court, she had to listen to people testify about the damage she had done. Heads of various departments took turns describing how Crundwell’s scheme devastated the city, forcing them to put off needed repairs and equipment purchases. Police didn’t get radio equipment and there wasn’t enough money to mow the grass in the cemetery. Michael Stichter, longtime superintendent of Dixon’s streets department, said miles of roadway could not be resurfaced and aging vehicles could not be replaced. He said Crundwell told him repeatedly that the city simply did not have the money. Officials in Dixon remain baffled by Crundwell’s scheme, which averaged more than $5 million a year during the past few years.

Olympian charged with murder Senate GOP blocks Hagel vote for now By GERALD IMRAY and JON GAMBRELL The Associated Press

PRETORIA, South Africa – Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs. Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the house, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said. Hours later after undergoing police questioning, Pistorius left a police station accompanied by officers. He looked down as photogra-

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Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius (right) leaves the Boschkop police station, east of Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday. Pistorius was expected to appear in court after a 30-year-old woman who was believed to be his girlfriend was shot dead at his home in Pretoria. phers snapped pictures, the hood on his gray workout jacket pulled up, covering most of his face. His court hearing was originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon

but was postponed until today to give forensic investigators time to carry out their work, said Medupe Simasiku, a spokesman for the prosecution.

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Thursday stalled the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation’s next defense secretary over unrelated questions about President Barack Obama’s actions in the aftermath of the deadly raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. Democrats called the vote “tragic” and vowed to revive the nomination after Congress’ weeklong break. By 58-40, with one abstention, the Senate fell short of the 60-vote threshold required to advance

Hagel’s nomination to a final, up-or-down vote on his confirmation. Four Republicans voted with Democrats to end the debate and proceed to a final vote: Sens. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mike Johanns of Nebraska. Obama reacted immediately, accusing Republicans of playing politics with the nation at war. At the last minute, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., switched his vote from yes to no, a procedural move that allows him to revive the nomination after the break. He set the vote for Feb. 26.

8STATE BRIEFS Advocacy group presses for Ill. preschool funding ST. LOUIS – Illinois lawmakers grappling with the state’s budget mess must make funding preschool a priority because after a decade of gains enrollment has slipped 20,000 over the past four years, a children’s advocacy group said Thursday in releasing its yearly progress report on the state’s young people. Punctuating the Kids Count report’s pro-education theme, Voices for Illinois Children’s President Gaylord Gieseke on Thursday also urged legislators to do what it takes to rid Illinois of a “very sobering” distinction – the nation’s worst in state funding for public education. “We feel we are at a crossroads. Budgets are about hard choices, and we challenge Illinois to do the right thing,” Gieseke told The Associated Press, singling out increasing the ranks of early childhood education as “our highest priority.”

Six prisons to set up temporary housing SPRINGFIELD – A prison watchdog said “bed space is trumping security” in Illinois correctional facilities as officials announced they plan to set up temporary bed space in a halfdozen mostly medium-security prisons. The change was announced Thursday in a letter from the Illinois Department of Corrections to the main employee union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. AFSCME said the move was in preparation for closing the women’s prison in Dwight. John Maki of the prison observer John Howard Association said the six prisons targeted are among the state’s most crowded. He opposes Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close Dwight to save money.

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Traffic study planned One Republican voted for the gay-marriage bill • CENTEGRA Continued from page A1 Plans now call for the 375,000-square-foot hospital to sit between the mall and health bridge, which faces Algonquin Road. The campusstyle design also leaves room for expansion to the Dave south. Johnson V i l l a g e Village Manager Dave manager Johnson started the meeting by listing features and amenities of the hospital. It likely will have 100 surgical beds, an eight-bed intensive care unit, full-service emergency center and a helipad for critical-need patients. Trustees focused many of their questions on traffic around the hospital that will serve the growing Huntley area and employ 1,100 people. But they also took time to joke with the Centegra officials. Trustee Harry Leopold playfully volunteered to be a simulated patient to test the emergency helipad.

Centegra will conduct a traffic study in coming months to see whether a main entrance, off Haligus Road to the west, is conducive to emergency access to the hospital. Eesley said Centegra likely will send formal architectural designs to the village in the next two months. Officials hope to break ground on the facility in October, nearly a year-and-a-half after a state board approved the Huntley project. Aaron Shepley, general counsel for Centegra, also updated the village on lawsuits by Centegra’s rivals that aim to squelch the construction. He said the lawsuits by Sherman Hospital and the Advocate and Mercy health systems should come before the Illinois Circuit Court in March. But Shepley said he doubted the courts would side with Centegra’s competitors. “We are disappointed that they chose to do this,” Shepley said. “They know how difficult it is to overturn a decision from [the state] planning board, especially with an application that was as clean as ours.”

• SENATE Continued from page A1 in November voters in four states either approved or voted down bans on gay marriage. Illinois wasn’t the only state where supporters of legalizing gay marriage picked Valentine’s Day to publicize their cause. In Oregon, the state’s leading gay-rights group formed a campaign organization to get a constitutional amendment on the November 2014 ballot. And in Minnesota, more than a thousand activists rallied at the state Capitol in support of legalizing gay marriage, just months after voters defeated a measure that would have banned it. Opponents have said they’re concerned the bill would force religious organizations to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their fellowship halls, parish centers or even in their sanctuaries. Steans has said that’s not the case. But before approving the measure Thursday the Senate attached an amendment that states no church or

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Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady speaks at a news conference Nov. 9, 2009, in Chicago. Brady has offered support for gay marriage, saying it is a civil rights issue. other religious organization may be sued if they don’t allow their parishes to be used for same-sex marriage ceremonies. The amendment was an effort to further assure Republicans in the hope of picking up at least some bipartisan support. It worked. Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Champaign, was the only Republican to vote yes. He said he was a no vote until the amendment, which he worked on with Steans.

Barickman received a round of applause from onlookers in the Senate gallery when he stood during floor debate and explained his vote. “I believe that the people of Illinois want our government to give individuals freedom over their life decisions,” Barickman said. “We want fairness under the law, and so for me, this is simply the right thing to do.” After picking up seats in November, Democrats entered the current legislative

session with control of 40 seats in the Senate, where 30 votes are required to advance most measures. The Senate Executive Committee approved the gaymarriage bill on a party-line vote last week, setting up Thursday’s floor action. Jim Bennett, regional director for Lambda Legal, said supporting same-sex marriage is “both politically smart and morally right.” “I think it’s a safer vote to vote with us than to vote against us at this point,” Bennett said. The issue has caused internal conflict among Republicans as the party works balance its efforts to appeal more to younger voters, minorities and women with the more socially conservative positions of some members. After Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady announced his support for gay marriage during the lame-duck legislative session, saying it was a civil rights issue, some Republicans called for his ouster. Opponents of gay marriage pledged to fund primary challenges to any Republican who voted in favor of the bill.

Disorder tough to diagnose • SAD Continued from page A1 Neal, a clinical psychologist who practices in Crystal Lake. “Some people think you should just push through it.” Seasonal affective disorder can be tough to diagnose because many people get the “winter blues.” “I call it the rule of ‘too,’ ” said Paula Briedis, a licensed clinical professional counselor with Samaritan Counseling. “If it’s happening too often, if it’s too intense, and if it lasts too long, that’s a problem.” The depression generally hits toward the end of fall and can present symptoms such as hopelessness, increased sleep, less energy and a loss of interest in activities the individual would normally enjoy. Seasonal affective disorder also can cause increased appetite – a rare contrast to nonseasonal depression, research shows. Doctors generally treat the disorder as they would other forms of depression, using talk therapy or prescribing antidepressant medication. But they also recommend light-box therapy. Patients sit in front of therapeutic light boxes for 15 minutes to an hour a day. The light from the boxes, which range from $70 to several hundred dollars, is said to raise levels of serotonin and melatonin, thus lifting a patient’s mood. But Neal warns that the boxes – and over-the-counter supplements said to help the body produce serotonin – work better for mild cases of seasonal affective disorder. After using a light box without much success, Stone eventually was prescribed the antidepressant Zoloft, which he takes from the end of fall through early spring. “The medicine has helped,” he said. “You don’t feel the same as the summer, where it’s nice outside. But it helps.” There is one other treatment that Shira Greenfield, clinical manager of Outpatient Behavioral Health at Centegra Health System, said is frequently sought by longtime sufferers. “In my experience, people who have a really hard time with it move,” Greenfield said. That remedy isn’t lost on Stone. He said he’s saving up money to move to California.

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Consequences of failure laid out in budget fight By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – A new plan by Senate Democrats to head off severe spending cuts in two weeks got an icy reception from Republicans on Thursday as administration officials stepped forward to lay out the biting consequences that could come if no deal is reached soon: thousands of air traffic controllers sidelined, on-and-off idling of meat plants nationwide, slashed food aid and nutrition education for low-income women and children, locked gates at wildlife refuges, 10,000 laid-off teachers and much more. As part of their solution to the impasse, Democrats are proposing a minimum tax on the wealthy, a nonstarter with the GOP, as well as cuts to much-criticized farm subsidies and more gradual

reductions in the Pentagon budget than will happen if the automatic cuts, known as sequester, kick in. Republicans vowed to kill the Democratic legislation when a vote is called the week of Feb. 25 – just days before the acrossthe-board cuts would start to slam government operations and the economy. Release of the plan set off a predictable round of bickering in a capital that remains at a loss over how to prevent the sequester, even as more and more details on the impact of the cuts are being released by panicked agency heads. “Their whole goal here isn’t to solve the problem, it’s to have a show vote that’s designed to fail, call it a day and wait for someone else to pick up the pieces,” Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said of Democrats. “Well, my message this morning is sim-

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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks Thursday at the Decatur Recreation Center in Decatur, Ga., about his plans for early childhood education. ple: There won’t be any easy off-ramps on this one.” Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, DWash., called the Democratic measure, with its 50-50 mix of new tax revenue and spend-

ing cuts, a “fair and balanced approach” that “protects our country from moving into a very, very fragile position.” The debating points quickly formed. “Now, Republicans in Con-

gress face a simple choice,” said Jay Carney, President Barack Obama’s spokesman. “Do they protect investments in education, health care and national defense or do they continue to prioritize and protect tax loopholes that benefit the very few at the expense of middle- and working-class Americans?” The automatic cuts the Democratic bill is trying to avoid would drain $85 billion from the government’s budget over the coming seven months, imposing cuts of at least 8 percent on the Pentagon and 5 percent on domestic agencies. Medicare payments to doctors would be cut by 2 percent. Actual cuts may be on the order of 13 percent for defense and 9 percent for other programs because lawmakers delayed the impact of the sequester, requiring savings to be achieved in a shorter

time. Administration officials, in testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee or letters to the panel, gave more shape to what they say is likely to happen without a breakthrough. Lawmakers were told that 15,000 air traffic controllers would be laid off for more than two weeks, the furloughing of inspectors for up to 15 days would force intermittent closures of meat and poultry plants, a relief fund for disaster victims would lose $1 billion, 70,000 pupils would be removed from the Head Start pre-kindergarten program, and mental health treatment could be denied to more than 373,000 people who need it. More than 3.8 million people out of work six months or longer could see their unemployment benefits reduced by close to 10 percent.

8BRIEFS Officials confirm remains are fugitive ex-LAPD cop BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. – Fugitive ex-policeman Christopher Dorner was hiding at least five days in a mountain condominium before surprising the owners, tying them up and stealing their car just hours before his death in a fiery confrontation with police, the couple said. Karen and Jim Reynolds said Dorner was upstairs in their rental condo in the San Bernardino Mountains around noon Tuesday when they arrived to clean it to rent to vacationers. The remains found inside the burned out cabin were positively identified Thursday as Dorner. The Reynoldses emerged Wednesday night in Big Bear Lake to hold a brief news conference to clarify that they were the ones held by Dorner – not two cleaning women, as was widely reported.

Hundreds of students brawl at Minn. school MINNEAPOLIS – A food fight quickly turned into a brawl involving hundreds of students at a Minneapolis high school Thursday, forcing police to use a chemical spray to break up the melee. Four people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, including a staff member who was hit in the head with a bottle, according to the school and police. The 15-minute fracas broke out during lunchtime at South High School. No weapons were used, but about 200 to 300 students were involved, Minneapolis police spokesman Sgt. Bill Palmer said. No arrests were made, but police plan to review surveillance video, which may lead to charges, Palmer said.

VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple PORTLAND, Ore. – The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki granted a waiver of department policy to allow the burial of Nancy Lynchild’s ashes, the agency said in a statement Thursday. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who called Shinseki last month to lobby for the action, said the Oregon couple will become the first same-sex couple buried together in a national military cemetery. The VA was trying to determine whether that was true. The waiver, which was first reported by The Oregonian, only applies to retired Lt. Col. Linda Campbell and her spouse, Lynchild, and does not signal a formal change of policy. Campbell said the burial will be a private gathering for friends and family. No date has been set.

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In this aerial photo, passengers congregate Thursday on an upper deck of the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph as it is towed to harbor in Mobile Bay, Ala.

Crippled cruise ship docks at Ala. terminal By JAY REEVES and RAMIT PLUSHNICK–MASTI The Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. – A cruise ship disabled for five nightmarish days in the Gulf finally docked with more than 4,000 people aboard late Thursday, passengers raucously cheering the end to an ocean odyssey they say was marked by overflowing toilets, food shortages and foul odors. “Sweet Home Alabama!” read one of the homemade signs passengers affixed alongside the 14-story ship as many celebrated at deck rails lining several levels of the stricken ship Triumph. The ship’s horn loudly blasted several times on its final docking approach as some gave a thumbs-up sign and flashes from cameras and cellphones lit the night. About an hour after the ship pulled up at 9:15 p.m. CST, a steady stream of passengers

began making their way down the glass-enclosed gang plank, some in wheelchairs and others pulling carry-on luggage. One man gave the thumbs up. An ambulance pulled up to a gate at the bottom of the gang plank and then its lights went on and it pulled away. As the ship pulled up, some aboard shouted, “Hello, Mobile!” Some danced in celebration on one of the balconies. “Happy V-Day” read one of the homemade signs made for the Valentine’s Day arrival and another, more starkly: “The ship’s afloat, so is the sewage.” A few dozen relatives on the top floor of the parking deck of the terminal were waving lights at the ship as it carefully made its way alongside. Those about were screaming, whistling and taking pictures. Hundreds gawked from dockside at the arrival at the Alabama cruise terminal in

Mobile, the state’s only seaport, as the Triumph docked. Taxis were lined up waiting for people, and motorists on Interstate 10 stopped to watch the exodus of passengers from the cruise ship. Some still aboard chanted, “Let me off, let me off!” It took six grueling hours to navigate the 30-odd-mile ship channel to dock, guided by at least four towboats. Nearly 900 feet in length, it is the largest cruise ship ever to dock at Mobile. It was expected to take four to five hours for all the 3,000 passengers to be off, said Carnival senior vice president of marketing Terry Thornton. In texts and flitting cellphone calls, the ship’s passengers described miserable conditions while at sea. But for the moment, they waved towels at the throng at dockside and even motorists who stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 10 near the port to watch the ship

Afghan army training women for special forces By RAHIM FAIEZ The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan army is training female special forces to take part in night raids against insurgents, breaking ground in an ultraconservative society and filling a vacuum left by departing international forces. “If men can carry out this duty, why not women?” said Lena Abdali, a 23-year-old Afghan soldier who was one of the first women to join one of the special units in 2011. Night raids long have been a divisive issue between Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who doesn’t want foreign troops entering Afghan homes, and the U.S.-led coalition that says the raids are essential to capturing Taliban commanders.

Many Afghans, however, have complained the house raids are culturally offensive. Having male troops search Afghan females is taboo. So is touching a family’s Quran, the Muslim holy book, or entering a home without being invited. Another focus of anger has been the disregard for privacy and Afghan culture because women and children are usually home during the raids. The raids now are conducted jointly by U.S. and Afghan forces, but the female Afghan special forces soldiers play an important role. Their job: round up women and children and get them to safety while guarding against the potential dangers of female suicide bombers or militants disguised in women’s clothes. The missions have taken on increasing importance

and the Afghan government and the U.S.-led coalition have stepped up training of the Afghan special forces as international troops prepare to end their combat mission in 23 months. President Barack Obama announced earlier this week that he will withdraw about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan within a year. He did not spell out what U.S. military presence would remain after 2014. Afghan women have been part of their nation’s security forces for years, but they didn’t start being recruited for the special forces until 2011. Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi said more than 1,000 women were in the army — a small fraction of the total force of 195,000.

come in. Carnival said passengers have the option of a sevenhour bus ride to the Texas cities of Galveston or Houston or a two-hour trip to New Orleans. Some also can stay in Mobile. “I can’t imagine being on that ship this morning and then getting on a bus,” said Kirk Hill, whose 30-year-old daughter, Kalin Christine Hill, is on the cruise. “If I hit land in Mobile, you’d have a hard time getting me on a bus.” Up to 100 buses were standing by to take the passengers to their next stop. Galveston, Texas, is the home port of the ill-fated ship, which lost power in an engine-room fire Sunday some 150 miles off Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. It was the end of a cruise that wasn’t anything like what a brochure might describe. Thornton said the ship had been fully cleared by customs and Border Patrol, and that

should speed up the process. Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill apologized at a news conference. “I appreciate the patience of our guests and their ability to cope with the situation. And I’d like to reiterate the apology I made earlier. I know the conditions on board were very poor,” he said. “We pride ourselves on providing our guests with a great vacation experience, and clearly we failed in this particular case.” While the passengers are headed home, Triumph will head to a Mobile shipyard for assessment, Thornton said. Earlier Thursday – four days after the 893-foot ship was crippled by an engineroom fire in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico – the 4,200 passengers and crew members suffered another setback with towline issues that brought the vessel to a dead stop for about an hour just when it was getting close to port.

Pope’s resignation lifts Vatican’s veil of secrecy By VICTOR L. SIMPSON The Associated Press VATICAN CITY – For an institution devoted to eternal light, the Vatican has shown itself to be a master of smokescreens since Pope Benedict XVI’s shock resignation announcement. On Thursday, the Vatican spokesman acknowledged that Benedict hit his head and bled profusely while visiting Mexico in March. Two days earlier the same man acknowledged that Benedict has had a pacemaker for years, and underwent a secret operation to replace its battery three months ago. And as the Catholic world reeled from shock over the abdication, it soon became clear that Benedict’s postpapacy lodgings have been under construction since at least the fall. That in turn

put holes in the Holy See’s early claims that Benedict kept his decision to himself until he revealed it. Vatican secrecy is legendary and can have tragic consequences – as the world learned through the church sex-abuse scandal in which bishops quietly moved abusive priests without reporting their crimes. And the secrecy is institutionalized. “You have to understand that actually every Vatican employee and official takes an oath of secrecy when they assume their job,” said John Thavis, author of “The Vatican Diaries,” an investigation into the workings of the Holy See. “And this isn’t something that is taken lightly. They swear to keep secret any office matters and anything pertaining to the pope.”

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8SKETCH VIEW

Let’s exceed expectations Just about everyone expects turnout to be light for the Feb. 26 Consolidated Republican Primary Election. A handful of township races are the only ones on the ballot. It’s in the middle of winter. There aren’t any high-profile races, such as governor or president of the U.S. Setting aside the primary, even the Consolidated Municipal Election, which is For the record April 9 this year and will include It’s election season again. Be many more con- prepared to vote. tested races than the primary has, historically has seen low voter turnout. But just because history tells us we should expect a turnout of no more than 10 percent to 15 percent doesn’t mean that voters can’t pull off a surprise. Why not give it a try? Grafton, Nunda and Algonquin townships all have contested primaries. Grafton Republicans will nominate candidates for township supervisor, clerk, assessor, highway commissioner and trustees. Nunda will nominate a supervisor, clerk and highway commissioner. And a supervisor, clerk and trustees will be voted on in Algonquin. The winners of the primary election will move on to the April 9 ballot. While the primary is Feb. 26, early voting already has begun. Registered voters from any of the three townships can cast ballots from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Tuesday through Friday next week on the second floor of the McHenry County Administration Building. There also are early voting hours from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23. Voters from Algonquin Township can early vote at their township offices in Crystal Lake from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Tuesday through Friday next week, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23. Voters from Grafton Township can early vote at their township offices in Huntley from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Tuesday through Friday next week, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23. Voters from Nunda Township can early vote at their township offices in Crystal Lake from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Tuesday through Friday next week, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23. If you’re a registered Republican voter and live in any of these townships, consider voting in the primary.

8ANOTHER VIEW

No Saturday delivery Will there be some pain once the U.S. Postal Service cuts service on Saturdays? No doubt. But, honestly, what should Americans expect, long after they dropped shipping much of their everyday correspondence through the postal carrier? The Internet, apparently, is here to stay. The U.S. Postal Service has laid out a plan that would take delivery from six days a week to five, leaving Saturday without regular mail, starting in August. Package delivery, a post office service seeing gains, still would go to customer doors on Saturdays. The savings would be about $2 billion each year, postal officials said. The change is past due for an agency running in the red and that has been forced to reconfigure how it processes the mail. Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Ind.

8IT’S YOUR WRITE Money-making bill To the Editor: The Internet Horse Racing Bill is stuck in Springfield. Apparently, members of the General Assembly are unaware of the money this Internet bill would provide to our broke state. No wonder nothing ever gets done. They worry about how they can raid the pension funds for teachers, civil workers, and others, yet are ignorant of a money-making bill. Merrily Fantus Crystal Lake

Metra’s capital needs To the Editor: Thank you for your editorial regarding our change in 10-ride ticket prices (Our view, Feb. 7). We share your goal of containing fare increases and making sure our fiscal house is in order. Over the past two years, we have been honest and open about our needs and have taken many steps to operate more efficiently and effectively. One reason for last year’s increase was that regional sales tax proceeds have lagged due to the faltering economy. Another was our decision to stop using money from our capital budget to cover large operating deficits. A third was the fact that our costs, particularly diesel fuel costs, have risen. That increase and our efforts to cut costs put our operating budget on firmer ground, and we did not need to raise fares for operations in 2013. However, there still is a huge shortfall in our capital budget,

which pays for infrastructure improvements. We need $7.4 billion over the next decade to maintain our system, and we expect just $2.6 billion from traditional state and federal sources. The 10-ride change will generate about $8.3 million, most of which will go to our capital budget. We hope to use that money as a match to draw more federal dollars. We know riders prefer no fare increases, but we must address our capital needs. We also know – because many riders told us last year – that smaller, regular increases are preferable to significant, infrequent increases. This year’s change is consistent with that preference. Thank you for your support of Metra. Alex Clifford CEO, Metra

Better life? To the Editor: Re: our immigration problem. This is a complicated matter, and illegal entry into America isn’t just from Mexico. Having said that, I have a problem with senators and TV commentators repeatedly saying the illegal immigrants who cross our borders are coming here for a “better life.” So that means it’s OK to break our laws? In that case, I’m going to hold up my local bank and expect to get away with it because I just want a “better life” and I need the money to send my children to college. Marita A. Buss McHenry

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Proven track record To the Editor: Pam Fender is the natural choice for Grafton Township supervisor. She served two terms as a Huntley trustee, voted against tax increases, fought ComEd, saw to the completion of municipal programs including Algonquin Road and Route 47 widening, Interstate 90 full exchange, and the leaf-burning ban. Pam lobbied for our new Centegra Hospital. With $50 of her own money and big plans, she created the Huntley Fall Festival, a community event that netted $50,000 profit in its first year. When a neighbor’s child was diagnosed with brain cancer, she created fundraisers to offer significant financial help. Pam organized volunteers and donations to paint apartments and supply landscaping for an apartment complex for low-income seniors and disabled adults. Pam has been the president of many organizations and won three community service awards. She is a leader with a proven track record.

related to the Feb. 26 primary is 5 p.m. today. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor. Submit letters by: • E-mail: letters@nwherald.com • Mail: Northwest Herald “It’s Your Write” Box 250 Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250

Please vote her Feb. 26 and April 9. Cory Ladd Lake in the Hills

Appalling misinformation To the Editor: Re: Scott Reeder’s Feb. 8 column in the Northwest Herald. The amount of misinformation that appeared in this column is appalling. Lawmakers don’t invest any pension money; the elected/ appointed boards of each state retirement system are responsible for investment decisions. As a “veteran statehouse reporter,” you should have known better. As a retired teacher, I’m more than happy with Teacher Retirement System investment returns. The board makes a far better return than I could ever hope to make on my own. The problem lies with the state’s chronic underfunding. Pension systems can’t make investment returns on money they don’t have and haven’t received, as promised back in 1939, from the state. Marti Swanson Ringwood

The brevity of Silent Cal, and what Obama can learn from him WASHINGTON – Before Ronald Reagan traveled the 16 blocks to the White House after his first inaugural address, the White House curator had, at the new president’s instruction, hung in the Cabinet room a portrait of Calvin Coolidge. The Great Communicator knew that “Silent Cal” could use words powerfully – 15 of them made him a national figure – because he was economical in their use, as in all things. Were Barack Obama, America’s most loquacious president (699 first-term teleprompter speeches), capable of learning from someone with whom he disagrees, he would profit from Amity Shlaes’ new biography of Coolidge, who she calls “our great refrainer” with an “aptitude for brevity,” as when he said, “Inflation is repudiation.” She says that under his “minimalist” presidency, he “made a virtue of inaction.” As he said, “It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.” During the 67 months of his presidency, the national debt, the

Editorial Board: John Rung, Dan McCaleb, Kevin Lyons, Stacia Hahn, Jon Styf, Kate Schott

national government, the federal budget, unemployment (3.6 percent) and even consumer prices shrank. The GDP expanded 13.4 percent. In 1898, at 26, he won his first of 10 public offices, a seat on the City Council of Northampton, Mass. Like Reagan, Coolidge benefited from being underestimated: The letter of reference he carried when elected to the Massachusetts’ General Assembly said, “Like the singed cat, he is better than he looks.” Tougher, too. During the chaos of the 1919 Boston police strike, Gov. Coolidge electrified the nation with these 15 words: “There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.” Nine months later, Republican leaders in the famous “smokefilled room” in Chicago’s Blackstone Hotel decided to nominate for president Ohio Sen. Warren Harding, whose dreadful rhetoric (“not nostrums, but normalcy ... not surgery, but serenity”) drove H.L. Mencken to rhapsodies of disgust: “It reminds me of a string of wet sponges; it reminds me of tattered

VIEWS George Will washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean soup, of college yells, of dogs barking idiotically through endless nights.” The convention produced a rhetorically balanced ticket by stampeding for Coolidge as vice president. He wrote to his father: “I hope you will not mind.” Harding was a reprobate with bad judgment about friends but good instincts about policy. The former produced unpleasantness about Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 3, aka Wyoming’s Teapot Dome. The latter produced prosperity. When Harding died in August 1923, Coolidge had not seen him since March, but the new president, assisted by a splendidly named former congressman, C. Bascom Slemp, continued Harding’s program of cutting taxes, tariffs and expenditures. “I am for economy.

8THE FIRST AMENDMENT

After that, I am for more economy,” said the 30th president, whose administration’s pencil policy was to issue one at a time to each bureaucrat, who if he or she did not use it up had to return the stub. Coolidge and Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon advocated “scientific taxation,” an early iteration of the supply-side economics theory that often lowering rates will stimulate the economy so that the government’s revenue loss will be much less than the taxpayers’ gain. Soon Coolidge was alarmed that economic growth was producing excessive revenues that might make government larger. He met his wife, the vivacious Grace, after hearing her laughter when she saw through a window him shaving while wearing a hat. Shlaes’ biography would be even more engaging had she included this oft-repeated anecdote: When President and Mrs. Coolidge were being given simultaneous but separate tours of a chicken farm, Grace asked her guide whether the rooster copulated

more than once a day. “Dozens of times,” she was told. “Tell that to the president,” she said. When told, Coolidge asked, “Same hen every time?” When the guide said, “A different one each time,” the president said: “Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge.” In 1924, after the lingering illness and death of his 16-year-old son from blood poisoning, Coolidge demonstrated – if only our confessional culture could comprehend this – the eloquence of reticence: “When he was suffering he begged me to help him. I could not.” Coolidge, says Shlaes, thought his office “really was one of ‘president,’ literally one who presided.” And “the best monument to his kind of presidency was no monument at all.” This absence, however, is a kind of admonitory presence for him who said, “It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man.” The 1933 funeral service for this man of brevity lasted 22 minutes.

• George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Weather TODAY

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Cloudy with a chance of snow

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Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

at Chicago through 4 p.m. yesterday

Harvard 24/10

Belvidere 28/10

TEMPERATURE HIGH

Crystal Lake 28/12

Rockford 28/9

LOW

Hampshire 28/11

Waukegan 25/10 Algonquin 29/10

Aurora 28/10

Sandwich 30/11

Oak Park 28/14

St. Charles 28/12

DeKalb 28/12 Dixon 28/10

McHenry 29/10

Much colder air will drop south from Canada keeping highs a 10 degrees below normal today. It will still be a bit breezy as northwest winds could gust up to 20 mph along with a passing flurry. It will be a chilly, but dry start to the weekend with highs only in the lower 20s. Winds will shift out of the south and southeast Sunday, warming temperatures to near 30.

LAKE FORECAST WATER TEMP: Chicago Winds: NNW at 12-25 kts. 28/13 Waves: 3-6 ft.

Orland Park 30/13 35°

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20°

Record high

62° in 1954

Record low

-11° in 1905

What is a brown blizzard?

PRECIPITATION Trace

Month to date

1.75”

Normal month to date

0.78”

Year to date

5.18”

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2.51”

SUN AND MOON

The combination of drifting snow and blowing dust.

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest.

FOX RIVER STAGES as of 7 a.m. yesterday Flood

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6:50 a.m.

New Munster, WI

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5:26 p.m.

McHenry

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Algonquin

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AIR QUALITY Thursday’s reading

0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 Hazardous Source: http://www.epa.state.il.us/air/aqi/index.html

UV INDEX TODAY The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

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SECTION B *Friday, February 15, 2013 Northwest Herald

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8COMMUNITY NEWS

McHENRY MAN FACES POT CHARGES WOODSTOCK – A McHenry man faces drug charges after the sheriff’s deputies found more than 500 grams of marijuana in his home, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Michael A. Damore, 26, was charged Wednesday with felony counts of possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver and possession of marijuana. Deputies acting on a tip that Damore was selling marijuana were granted permission Wednesday to search the home at 1732 Court St. They confiscated about 500 grams of cannabis – estimated to be worth $4,000 – and $10,000 in cash, it said. Damore posted 10 percent of his $25,000 bond and was released from the McHenry County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

No closures in sight, D-47 says Decision in spite of falling enrollment, budget deficit, excess space By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – District 47 will not close a school anytime soon, although it is faced with falling enrollment and doing so could save the cash-strapped district up to $1 million a year. Superintendent Donn Mendoza presented these findings earlier this week to the district’s Demographic Committee.

The elementary and middle school district has seen declining enrollment for several years, and according to the report, there will be 347 fewer District 47 children between the 2012-13 and 201516 school years. Districtwide enrollment is expected to drop to 4,517 students from 4,863 in that time. Closing a school could mean between $766,870 and $1 million in annual savings, the study found.

By the numbers The district is bracing for a $124,697 shortfall next year, and the deficit grows to $698,372 in the 2015-16 school year.

That figure includes salary costs, maintenance, utilities and miscellaneous expenses. The district is bracing for a $124,697 shortfall next year, and the deficit grows to

$698,372 in the 2015-16 school year. Districtwide, there are 209 usable classrooms, of which 188 are occupied. It jumps to 200 rooms in use in the 2015-16 school year, mainly because full-day kindergarten is expected to take 15 classrooms and the district is taking more special-education students back into schools. Empty classrooms are spread throughout the district.

The report based its findings on a district guideline that limits class sizes to 25 students. Should the school board elect to increase that parameter, it would increase the amount of free classroom space. School board member Rob Fetzner rejected the notion of closing a school or modifying class sizes.

See ENROLLMENT, page B3

– Lawerence Synett

D-155 OFFERS iTS PARENT UNIVERSITY CRYSTAL LAKE – District 155 has set its fifth annual Parent University to help parents guide current and future district students through their high school years. The free “university” of practical information runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23. The registration deadline is today. Licensed clinical counselor Lorena Gorey will be the keynote speaker. She will talk about the changes to the parent-child relationship during the high school years. A former District 155 guidance counselor, Gorey will discuss productive ways in which parents can be part of their child’s life, how to ask questions without interfering, how to be supportive but not controlling, and how to be an effective cheerleader for one’s child. Participants can choose two breakout sessions with topics on bullying, college preparation, teen sexuality, teen depression and more. A full list of courses and information can be found on the district’s website at www.d155. org, or by calling 815-455-8500.

– Chelsea McDougall

RED CROSS wiLL TEACH BABY-SITTING CARY – An official Red Cross Babysitting Class will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road. The class is for children ages 11 to 14 and provides them with with the knowledge and skills to safely baby-sit children and infants. They’ll learn leadership skills, how to develop a business, safety and basic first aid, and how to help children behave. Participants will learn the ins and outs of baby-sitting from a certified Red Cross instructor. There is a $50 nonrefundable registration fee for the class. Attendees are asked to bring lunch and a drink to class. This class is open to everyone, not just Cary library cardholders. For information, call 847639-4210 or visit www. caryarealibrary.info.

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8LOCAL DEATHS Edith Slapke 88, McHenry Jule Francis McGovern Foster 71, Woodstock OBITUARIES on page B5

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Debbie DeGraw, vice president of marketing and development for Home of the Sparrow, shows the renovated living room and kitchen of a home on North Street in woodstock. The home will be used by Home of the Sparrow to provide housing for low-income women and children.

A place to call home By JiM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Construction has finished on 11 affordable-housing units in Woodstock and Fox River Grove that will allow 40 women and children to move from homeless shelters into permanent homes. In September, Home of the Sparrow, a transitional housing service for low-income women and children, partnered with the Housing Opportunity Development Corp. to renovate

and build the affordable, low-rent homes. Three duplexes were built, one three-unit home was restored in Woodstock and one two-unit home was renovated in Fox River Grove. John Jones, executive director of Home of the Sparrow, said the added housing is the next step for women and their children to get back on their feet. “Our mission is to move women and children from homelessness to self-sufficiency,” Jones

“One thing we discovered is that we had people staying 18 to 24 months in our shelters. The best practice is to get them back to self-sufficiency and move them out of those shelters more quickly.” John Jones Executive director of Home of the Sparrow

See SHELTERS, page B3

Thorntons Inc. pulls bid for Route 31 gas station By JANE HUH jhuh@shawmedia.com McHENRY – In the wake of a public outcry, Thorntons Inc. on Thursday withdrew its application to build a gas station on Route 31, but said it will be back with another plan in months. The City Council was scheduled to vote Monday on the proposal to put a Thorntons gas station at 1404 N. Richmond Road, which is zoned residential. The Louisville, Ky.-based gasoline retailer plans to “come back with a better design in March or April,” said Mike MacKinnon, the company’s real estate manager. The site at the northeast corner of Richmond Road and Pearl Street will not change, he said. Nearby residents and parishioners of St. Mary Catholic Church, which is across Richmond Road from the proposed site, organized a petition and campaign against Thorntons’ plan after a Planning and Zoning Commssion public hearing Jan. 17. “We believe that we can address many of those concerns by modifying our development plan for the subject

“We believe that we can address many of those concerns by modifying our development plan for the subject property.” Mike MacKinnon Thorntons Inc. real estate manager Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com

property,” MacKinnon said in a letter sent to city administrators Thursday. Thorntons was seeking city approval for a zoning change, a conditional-use permit for a gas station and variances for landscaping and parking. Pat Wirtz, a resident and chairman of the city’s Landmark Commission, has said a gas station does not belong in the neighborhood with historical homes. He and others expressed traffic safety concerns for pedestrians and schoolchildren attending Montini Catholic School, adjacent to St. Mary church at 1401 N. Richmond Road.

See GAS, page B5

Deputy Chief Bill Gitzke celebrates his retirement Thursday with co-workers during a reception in his honor at the Cary Fire Protection District. Gitzke turns 70 today. He joined the district in 1962.

Cary deputy fire chief retires By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com CARY – At the end of Deputy Fire Chief Bill Gitzke’s shift Thursday evening, firefighters in their turnout coats and helmets lined up to form a tunnel in the engine bay. Gitzke then walked toward his grandchildren, under pike poles held by the firefighters. Gitzke retired from the Cary Fire Protection District on Thursday

after being with the department since 1962. He turns 70 today and has worked as a paid on-call firefighter, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and deputy chief. He usually worked at the department two or three times a week. Gitzke still runs his business, G Communications, out of his house in Cary. He has set up and fixed radios and communication systems

See CHIEF, page B5

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WOODSTOCK: COURTS

‘Blood feud’ attack nets 16-year prison sentence By SARAH SUTSCHEK ssutschek@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A McHenry man who shot another man and attacked him with a machete in an alleged blood feud that started in Mexico has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Armando Ferral-Mujica, 21, previously pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony, and had faced between six and 30 years in prison. He entered a blind plea, meaning there was no deal with prosecutors as to his sentence, and an attempted murder charge was dropped in exchange for the plea. Chargesagainsthisbrother, Orlando Ferral-Mujica, 32, remain pending. That case had been scheduled for trial last month but was postponed after the defense attorney withdrew because of health issues. According to police, the attack happened Dec. 3, 2011, outside Jesus Agaton’s apartment at 3701 James St.,

McHenry. Agaton’s girlfriend and now wife, Senaida Castaneda, dropped him off about 8 p.m. after he finished work so he could change clothes. She waited for him, police said. The Ferral-Mujicas are accused of shooting Agaton once in the chest near the heart. The bullet passed through his chest and lodged in an arm, near the armpit. At one point, the gun jammed, and Agaton was attacked with the machete, prosecutors said. He was struck in the head and the face along the left jaw line, and one of his thumbs was nearly severed. He was able to get away and jumped into the back seat of the car driven by his girlfriend. Agaton was released from a hospital about four days later. At the sentencing, defense attorney Dan Hofmann outlined two factors in the attack: Agaton allegedly killed the Ferral-Mujicas’ uncle in Mexico in what Hofmann

said a blood feud between families. And Agaton’s nowwife previously was in a longterm relationship with a man who might have solicited the attack, Hofman said. McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said her previous relationship continues to be investigated and no charges have been filed against the man. Kenneally said Agaton continues to suffer headaches and is traumatized by the attack. Hofmann said the alleged killing by Agaton of the uncle was provocation. The uncle’s death left three daughters without a father, he said. “Although it doesn’t excuse or justify criminal conduct, it is a factor in this matter,” he said. In handing down his sentence, Judge Gordon Graham noted that a doctor’s report said one of Agaton’s injuries was millimeters away from a significant artery.

For information or to receive a scholarship application, call Conni Stinek at 847-658-5688, ext. 15, email her at cstinek@ crystallakeparks.org, call Rob Laue at 847-658-5688, ext. 14 or email him at rlaue@ crystallakeparks.org. Applications should be returned to Stinek at The Racket Club, c/o Crystal Lake Park District, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

known performer in the Chicago area, will tickle the ivories on his accordion and the piano during a performance at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St. Basin left Latvia for Russia, where he trained, performed and competed in many music competitions before immigrating to Milwaukee with his family. This event is free and open to the public. For information, call 815-9434671 or visit www.harvarddiggins.org.

8LOCAL BRIEFS The Racket Club offers youth tennis scholarships CRYSTAL LAKE – The Racket Club, a Crystal Lake Park District facility, has tennis scholarships through the Walter S. Herrick Sr. Memorial Fund for youths and teens from 10 to 16 years old. Walt Herrick Sr. was a founding father of The Racket Club and a dedicated proponent of tennis in the community. Scholarships awarded by the fund are based on dedication, academics, attitude, service, financial situation and current level of tennis achievement.

Musician to perform at Harvard Diggins library HARVARD – Mike Basin, a well-

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School raises money, heartbeats

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Ashley Riley (left) and Rachel Schiltz race each other Thursday at one of the 16 stations at Martin Elementary School’s fourth Hoops for Heart. The Lake in the Hills has been raising money for the American Heart Association for more than 20 years. This year’s Hoops for Heart was in memory of third-grade teacher Joanna Malinger’s father, Tom Malinger, who died of heart disease a couple of months ago.

CRYSTAL LAKE: MCC

Forensics team to host bowling fundraiser after tournament win NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – The McHenry County College forensics team captured three first-place awards and one fifth-place at the Frank-Ly Speaking College of DuPage Forensics Tournament on Jan. 19. The team also placed fourth in team sweepstakes. Bob Gibbons of Crystal Lake took top honors in Speech to Entertain for his experiences as a young adult diagnosed with a brain tumor. Devin Lasker of Cary and Greg Waldyn of McHenry won first for their Dramatic

Duo Interpretation of “The King’s Speech.” Waldyn also won first place for Prose Interpretation of the short story, “Sleepwalk with Me,” and Lasker took fifth in Dramatic Interpretation of a short play by MCC alumna Lauryn Lugo, “After Juliet.” The MCC Forensics Team willhostabowlingfundraiser at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Brunswick Zone, 1611 S. Randall Road in Algonquin. Bowling opens at 2:30 p.m. for MCC students and at 5:30 p.m. for the public. The cost is $15 for two hours of bowling, including

shoes, pizza and soft drinks. Proceeds will go toward the team’s trip to national competition in the spring. The public is invited to watch a preview of the national competition performances when the team presents a spring showcase in MCC’s Black Box Theatre, Room D167. It will be at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 9 and 11 and at 7:30 p.m. April 10. To sign up for bowling or for information about the MCC forensics team, call Bonnie Gabel at 815-4558684.

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WOODSTOCK: NUPTIALS

Valentine’s a marry day at courthouse Eleven couples tied the knot Thursday By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Danielle and Evan Larson first met at a Halloween party five years ago. Across a bonfire, the two locked eyes. She was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and he was a kung fu master. On Thursday, the two chose another holiday to mark a milestone in their relationship. The Larson’s were one of 11 couplestomarryonValentine’s Day at the McHenry County Courthouse. The annual day of love always sees a spike in marriages, courthouse administrators said. “We wanted a day to signify love, and what more perfect day than Valentine’s Day,” Danielle Larson, 31, said. “We picked a great day.” After the short ceremony,

the newlyweds sat with bright eyes and interlocked fingers as they talked about what made them fall in love. “She’s the only one who can put up with me besides my mom,” Evan, 29, said, laughing. “He’s very kind,” Danielle said. “He’s my soulmate. He keeps me grounded.” Marco and April Cartina decided last week to get married on Valentine’s Day because they knew several of their family members were going to be in town. “Everyone was here, so it just seemed like the time was right for it to be done,” Marco Cartina said. The two met in high school, but didn’t really know one another other than being friends on Facebook. Marco posted a message on the social media website, asking whether any-

one wanted to go on a walk with him. April responded, and they have been together ever since. “I have a daughter from another dad and [Marco’s] given 100 percent,” the 23-year-old April said. “He’s been great.” “It’s the best feeling in the world,” Marco, 23, said of his new family. “Words can’t describe how I feel right now.” One of the last couples to get married was Kyle Averkamp and Nicole Janssen. Nicole skipped the white dress and opted for a red top and red skirt in celebration of Valentine’s Day. The two have been dating for one year, but have known each other since middle school. They are expecting a baby in September. “She grounds me. She’s my anchor,” Kyle, 26, said. “We’re best friends. You couldn’t ask for anything better.”

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Newlyweds Kyle and Nicole Averkamp share a quiet moment after being married on Valentine’s Day at the McHenry County Courthouse. The couple have been dating for one year but have known one another since middle school. They are expecting a baby in September. “She grounds me. She’s my anchor,” Kyle, 26, said. “We’re best friends. You couldn’t ask for anything better.”

Committee agrees to analyze class space • ENROLLMENT Continued from page B1

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Jessica Hotaling (left), associate director at Housing Opportunity Development, and Home of the Sparrow employees, Emily Landis of McHenry and Keeva Griego of Crystal Lake, tour a unit during the September reconstruction groundbreaking in Woodstock. The 11 units of affordable housing were obtained by Home of the Sparrow and will serve about 35 to 45 people.

Renovated homes provide women, children safe place outside shelters • SHELTERS Continued from page B1 said. “One thing we discovered is that we had people staying 18 to 24 months in our shelters. The best practice is to get them back to self-sufficiency and move them out of those shelters more quickly.” AtanopenhouseThursday, Home of the Sparrow unveiled drastic improvements to the three-unithomeinWoodstock. It was renovated throughout, and new furnaces, plumbing and electrical wiring were installed. The kitchen and bathrooms were new, and lead-based paint was removed. The roof and siding were replaced, and a porch was added.

“The exterior looks so muchnicernow,”saidRichard Koenig, executive director of Housing Opportunity Development Corp. “It’s really an asset to the community.” The $1.9 million project was paid for through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority. The tenants will move from the shelters and into the units in mid-March, Jones said. Debbie DeGraw, vice president of marketing and development for Home of the Sparrow, said churches and other homeless shelters can be unsafe for women and children. The homes provide a safe environment for them.

“[Women] don’t belong in shelters,” DeGraw said. “Little children with their parents do not belong in a shelter environment. That’s not a good environment. We’re working to provide a housing solution that’s safer for women and children.” The permanent housing willallowthechildrentoenroll in a school, DeGraw said, and they no longer will be pulled out and moved elsewhere because of uncertain living arrangements. Home of the Sparrow and the HDOC, a nonprofit organization that develops affordable homes in Chicago’s northern suburbs, are looking to renovate other properties for other women and children in shelters.

“I’m personally opposed to that,” Fetzner said. Instead, the committee agreed that now armed with a formula by which to analyze classroom space, it can revisit the issue annually and determine whether thresholds need to be changed. “We know we have declining enrollment, and I believe it is important that we keep our eyes down the road at what’s happening so we’re not making decisions

“We know we have declining enrollment, and I believe it is important that we keep our eyes down the road at what’s happening so we’re not making decisions in a vacuum.” Nancy Gonsiorek School board member in a vacuum,” school board member Nancy Gonsiorek said.

One D-47 school suits library The District 47 report found that only one of its buildings fit the Crystal Lake Public Library’s expansion requirements. At the behest of the library, the district agreed to look into the viability and cost implications of closing a school. The study determined that Husmann Elementary School was the only building that would meet the library’s minimum requirements: at least 4.6 acres, 75,000 square feet and 225 parking spaces. Husmann is on 5.2 acres with 83,456 square feet. At the top end, the library seeks 7.7 acres, a building of 85,000 square feet and 382 parking spaces.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Clifford Francis Eiring Jr.: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Morizzo Funeral Home, 2550 Hassell Road (at Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the funeral home, proceeding to St. Hubert Parish, 729 Grand Canyon St., for the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-752-6444. Jule Francis McGovern Foster: Memorial service will be 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Jerry Glenn Jensema: The visitation from will be from 10 a.m. until the memorial service at noon Saturday, Feb. 16, at Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, Mulford Chapel, 1860 S. Mulford Road, Rockford. Elsa Balk Klein: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, until 8 p.m. at KahleMoore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. The memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday Feb. 16, at Salem United Methodist Church, 115 Lincoln Ave., Barrington. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817. Beata S. Kogut (nee Zabrinski): The visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb.

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15, at Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Immaculate Conception Church, 508 Grand Ave., Waukegan. Interment will be in Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville. For information, call the funeral home at 847-746-1234. Alice Marie (Woodcock) McDonald: A celebration of Alice’s life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Park Place, 406 Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411. Laura Jane Motz: There will be an interment service April 27 in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Pa. For information, call 570-385-2647. Anthony J. “Tony” O’Donnell: The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral service at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Burial will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710. Joanne M. Penza: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the SchneiderLeucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta

Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710. Bruno H. Rogalski: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral Mass celebration at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Huntley. For information, call the funeral home at 847-5158772. Sybil Aileen Rupe: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the remembrance service at noon Saturday, Feb. 16, at Davenport Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in St. Albans, W.Va. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411. Edith Slapke: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, continuing from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, until the Mass celebration at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Interment will be in the church cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-3850063. Marcella “Sal” Smith: The visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until prayers are said at 10:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591

Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, leaving for the funeral Mass celebration at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg. For information, call the funeral home at 815-3850063. Michael Paul Stasiak: A celebration of life will be from 2:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the family home, 8502 Elm St., Wonder Lake. There also will be a gathering of friends Thursday, Feb. 14, at Oberheids Tavern on East Main Street Road, Cary. For information, call 224-678-6252. William (Bill) Stuart Strout Jr.: The family will be available one hour before the memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake. A memorial celebration will follow the service at Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills. Interment will be private in Crystal Lake Memorial Park Cemetery. Gerda Ida Wedekind: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the memorial service at noon Friday, Feb. 15, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 178 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Tomahawk, Wis. For information, call the funeral home in Crystal Lake at 815459-3411.

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home state of West Virginia and wondered why people would want to live anywhere else. Her garden also was a favorite pastime and was a joy to all who visited. She loved the beautiful colors of every season. Sybil faithfully walked with the Lord all of her life and was a genuine, quiet example of what a Christian life should be. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. The family would like to thank the caregivers and staff at Bickford Memory Care in Crystal Lake, Odyssey Hospice and Mary Jones for their kind and compassionate care. We will miss our Mother and Nana, but know that angels are smiling at your joyful family reunion in heaven. She is survived by two sons, Jim (Rose) of The Villages, Fla., and Joe (Pat) of Crystal Lake; eight grandchildren, Beverly (Tim) Taylor, Rick (Tammy) Barthelmess, Jimmy (Jennifer) Rupe, Steve (Diana) Barthelmess, Brett (Angie) Barthelmess, LeAnn (Kevin) Wooten, Eric Rupe and Beth (Jimmy) Williams; 16 great-grandchildren, Joe, Justin and Anne Taylor, Colby, Alec, Erin and Megan Barthelmess, Christopher, Kristen and Kaylee Wooten, Amanda, Jenna, Tom and Jon Rupe, and Nicholas and Caden Williams; and one great-great grandchild, Peyton Wooten. Sybil was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arnold; and daughter, Shirley Barthelmess. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until a remembrance service at noon Saturday, Feb. 16, at Davenport Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in St. Albans, W.Va. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-4593411. For online condolences, visit

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8OBITUARIES JULE FRANCIS MCGOVERN FOSTER Born: Oct. 3, 1941; in Oak Park Died: Feb. 13, 2013; in Woodstock WOODSTOCK – Jule Francis McGovern Foster, 71, of Woodstock, passed away peacefully at Woodstock Hospice on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. She was born Oct. 3, 1941, in Oak Park, to Robert Francis and Rosemary Kane McGovern. Jule was a passionate and awardwinning quilter. She loved the Green Bay Packers and shopping for her granddaughter, Maggie Mae. She enjoyed these pastimes and passions after her retirement from the U.S. Post Office. Jule loved her family, and her generous spirit and selfless heart were felt by all who knew her. She was a fighter until the very end and will be tremendously missed. She is survived by her children, Sean Edward Foster, Meagan Ann Burns and Kevin Patrick Foster. She was the loving grandmother of Maggie Mae Foster. She is further survived by brothers, Robert Francis and Michael Kane McGovern. She was the beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews and will be missed by many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Patrick Timothy; partner, Warren Stowe; her father and mother; and favorite twin brothers, Timothy Francis and Thomas Francis McGovern. The memorial service will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Sign the guest book at www. NWHerald.com/obits

Born: April 2, 1914; in Garretts Bend, W. Va. Died: Feb. 13, 2013; in Crystal Lake CRYSTAL LAKE – Sybil Aileen Rupe, 98, passed away Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013, at Bickford Memory Care in Crystal Lake. Born April 2, 1914, in Garrretts Bend, W.Va., she was the daughter of James and Lina (Escue) Halstead. She married Arnold Rupe at the age of 20. They were married for nearly 65 years before his death in 1999. Sybil was a resident of West Virginia for 90 years. She resided primarily in the St. Albans area until 2004, when she moved to Crystal Lake to live with her son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Pat. Sybil’s primary focus in life was her family. She loved being a homemaker and caring for others. Some of her happiest times were spent rocking babies and playing with children. She was an excellent cook and loved feeding a crowd. Her family fondly remembers many fried-chicken dinners and lively conversations around her kitchen table. She also enjoyed baking and made countless birthday and wedding cakes. Sybil was an expert seamstress and spent many hours crocheting, quilting and embroidering. Over the years, she gave dozens of her quilts, afghans and other handmade gifts to friends and family. She loved her extended family of cousins, aunts and uncles. She was especially fond of her Granddad Escue and the lazy summer days spent with him at his camp on the Coal River in St. Albans as a young girl. She loved the outdoors and her

EDITH SLAPKE Born: May 13, 1924; in Chicago Died: Feb. 12, 2013; in Elgin McHENRY – Edith Slapke, 88, of McHenry, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the Greens of Elgin. Edith was born May 13, 1924, in Chicago, the daughter of Salvator and Lena (Demarco) Cavallo. On Nov. 29, 1947, in Chicago, she married Chester J. Slapke. She enjoyed time with her family, cooking and traveling. She graduated from Austin High School, Class of 1941. She is survived by her children, John, Philip (Susan), William (the late Judy), Richard (Erica) Slapke and Mary (Michael) Krok; grandchildren, Brett (Heather) Slapke, Kimberly (Adam) Krok Collins, Jessica Slapke, Jennifer Slapke and Adam and Angela Carlson; and a great-grandchild, Blake Ava Slapke. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester; her parents; and brothers, Charles, Alphonse, Ernest and Martin Cavallo. The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, and from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, until the funeral Mass celebration at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Odyssey Hospice, 85 W. Algonquin Road, Suite 100, Arlington Heights, IL 60003. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063 or visit www.colonialmchenry.com. Sign the guest book at www. NWHerald.com/obits

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Gitzke still intends to help department • CHIEF Continued from page B1 for fire departments and police departments in many municipalities, fire Lt. Andy Veath said. He currently is helping the Cary district with an upgrade of its radio system. “I’m sure we’ll still see him around the station assisting with that,” Veath said. Gitzke always kept the radio on at night when he was away from the station. The department used to tabulate who made the most calls in a year and Gitzke often led. “When the alarm went off, he was there,” Veath said. “Fifty-one years of getting up and going, that’s enough,” Gitzke said. Over the years, Gitzke had to adjust to changes in firefighting and medical calls. For medical calls, firefighters once would check a person’s airway and then it was off to the hospital. Now firefighters stay on the scene, administer drugs if needed, hook up patients to monitors, and then transport them to hospitals. Gitzke was one of the first EMTs for Cary. He also helped start the mutual aid box system in McHenry County, under which departments assist one another in larger fires.

“Fifty-one years of getting up and going, that’s enough.” Bill Gitzke Recently retired Cary deputy fire chief

Firefighters used to fight fires with the equivalent of a garden hose, Gitzke said. Now there are larger water lines and trucks have more electronics on board. Equipment to keep firefighters safe has advanced,too,withprotective masks and cameras to help determine sources of fires. “A lot of things change in the fire service,” said Gitzke, who comes from a firefighting family. His father, Pete, was a firefighter in Cary, and his son is part of the fire district. Even his daughter-in-law is a firefighter, and so was his father-in-law. “It’s in your blood,” Gitzke said. He said he’ll spend time with his grandchildren in retirement, relax for awhile and enjoy life. But he’ll continue to run his business and will be a consultant for the fire department he said. Gitzke was the longestserving member of the department. “He’s a wonderful guy. He always has a smile on his face,” Veath said.

Neighborhood safety among critics’ issues • GAS Continued from page B1 At a City Council meeting earlier this month, Beth Taylor, a District 156 school boardmember, spokeagainst Thorntons’ proposal, asking city officials whether “the history of this neighborhood and its future worth risking in exchange for some possibly promising sales tax revenues.” “I realize how important strong sales tax revenues are to a community,” she said at the Feb. 4 meeting. “But a safe neighborhood and a strong real-estate tax base are equally important.” Thorntons estimated to city officials that the business would produce $300,000 to $350,000 a year in tax revenue for the city. MacKinnon said

“We believe that substantial changes can be made to the architectural elevations of our proposed improvement.” Mike MacKinnon Thorntons Inc. real estate manager Thorntons “is trying to find the best situation to become a part of the community.” “We believe that substantial changes can be made to the architectural elevations of our proposed improvement and that modifications can be made to the site plan that will be designed to improve traffic flow and enhance pedestrian safety,” he said.

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Balanced Huntley takes title By PATRICK MASON pmason@shawmedia.com BELVIDERE – Huntley girls basketball players Haley Ream and Sam Andrews could be seen yelling, but no sounds came out. Well, there probably was, but their cries were drowned out by the Red Raiders’ fans as the two were presented with the Class 4A Belvidere North Regional championship plaque at scorers Belvidere North the table. Regional The Red Raiders Friday’s championship started fast and never let Huntley 60, Belvidere up in a 60-41 North 41 winoverhost Belvidere Huntley will play Harlem at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday North. Huntley advances in a semifinal of the Rockford East Sectional to the Rockford East Sectional to face Harlem in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. “We knew going into this regional that it was going to be extremely difficult with the quality of teams, and I’m so proud of the effort they gave these past two games, especially with the balance we played with tonight,” Huntley coach Steve Raethz said. Huntley had four players score in double-digits, including Ali Andrews with 14, Ream (12) and Bethany Zornow (11) while playing stifling defense against the Blue Thunder.

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Cary-Grove sophomores Rachael Underwood (left) and Riley Mahoney are key members of the Prairie Ridge co-op girls gymnastics team, which competes today and Saturday at the state meet in Palatine. They are best friends who are constantly trying to beat each other.

C-G sophs Underwood, Mahoney power Prairie Ridge co-op By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com Riley Mahoney and Rachael Underwood, both Cary-Grove sophomores, are best friends and two of the top girls gymnasts in the state. They will lead the Prairie Ridge’s co-op team, the favorite to bring home the team

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title, to the gymnastics state meet at 5 p.m. today at Palatine. But the dynamic of gymnastics is different than in most sports. Although Mahoney and Underwood are teammates, they also are competitors. And Mahoney and Underwood always compete in the same four events in meets. So one moment you are rooting

for your best friend, the next you are trying to beat her score. “It’s an interesting concept,” Mahoney said. “[Rachael] is my little healthy competition, I guess you could say. She keeps me motivated. I look at her as a friend.” Underwood admits sometimes it is difficult competing against Mahoney.

“It makes us work harder and we always end up doing about the same,” Underwood said. “It can be difficult sometimes, but it’s kind of fun. It’s like the best of both worlds because we go through everything together. We’re so close. It means a lot.”

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Retiring Jacobs coach Hinkle: ‘This is my time’

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Jacobs’ Jim Hinkle will retire after this season, his 50th as a boys basketball coach.

ALGONQUIN – Sometimes Jim Hinkle curses his mistress for her insatiable appetite for attention. She is relentless, overtaking every thought almost every hour of every day. It has been this way ever since Hinkle can remember. Even when he was married to Barb, the love of his life, his mistress was there, begging for his consideration. Hinkle’s mistress is basketball. Together, they have had a fantastic ride for 50 years, and when it’s over, there will be countless memories. The 71-year-old Jacobs boys basketball coach will retire after this season, which will include at least four more games, all at home. “No question I’ll miss it,” he says. “But, at the same time, I don’t have any reservations about saying, ‘This is my time.’ I’m not second-guessing that at all.” HInkle – or as people around Jacobs call him “Hink” – is outspo-

PREP ZONE Joe Stevenson ken, funny and old-school. His quick wit is appreciated by coaching peers, colleagues, assistant coaches, players and especially reporters. Next year, he will continue at Jacobs as attendance specialist, checking up on students who are tardy or missing class. Then, at 3 p.m., he will leave. He knows it will seem strange departing from school when there still is sunshine. Hinkle was set to leave with Barb in 2007. They were going to retire to travel and just enjoy one another’s company. But Barb was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 54 and died in 2010 at age 58. When Barb’s health deteriorated to the point that she was moved downstate to a nursing home

near her mother, Dorothy Lee, Hinkle turned to basketball for salvation. “He needed it so badly after Barb passed,” said Tom Peterson, Hinkle’s assistant coach for the past seven seasons. “It was his second love, and his first love was gone.” Hinkle says his favorite thing to do is coach and win, and his secondfavorite thing is to coach and lose. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it for 49 years,” Hinkle said. “If you’re not having fun, I don’t know what you’re doing it for.” Hinkle bought T-shirts over the summer that read “70” on the front, and “If we score our coach’s age and you score your coach’s age, we win,” on the back. He told his team every time it scored 70 points, he would take the players to Buffalo Wild Wings across Randall Road from the high school.

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What a ride Some highlights of Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle’s 50-year career that is coming to a close after this season: • 460-425 career high school coaching record (Canton, Mo., Chester, Crown, Dundee-Crown and Jacobs) • 539-535 overall career record (including seasons at Elgin Community College) • 136-87 in 17 seasons at Jacobs • Member Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame • Five Fox Valley Conference championship teams

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Report: Lakers’ Buss hospitalized with cancer LOS ANGELES – Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized with cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The 79-year-old Buss has spent time in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the Times, which quoted Buss’ son, Jim, Thursday saying his father was “doing fine.” Several current and former Lakers players, including Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson, have visited Buss. Team spokesman John Black said the team has no plans to comment on Buss’ health out of respect for the family’s wishes.

Tucker says he embraces challenges with Bears LAKE FOREST – We’ll dive into the question of who Mel Tucker is as he inherits a Bears defense that is laden with veteran playmakers. But first, let’s go over who Tucker is not. He is not Lovie Smith. He is not Rod Marinelli. He is not George Halas or Dick Butkus or Buddy Ryan or Mike Singletary or Richard Dent or anyone else who has worn the “C” on their shirt or their helmet through the years. He is Mel Tucker. And he is perfectly OK with that. “I’m different,” Tucker said Thursday at the Walter Payton Center, where he was introduced along with the rest of the Bears’ new assistant coaches. “I’m not going to try to be someMel Tucker one that I’m not. But as guys get New Bears to know our staff, I think they’ll defensive like what they see.” coordinator Before he was named as the Bears’ defensive coordinator last month, Tucker was unknown to most Bears fans. He worked for the past four years as the defensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he worked for one year before that in the same role with the Cleveland Browns. Tucker carried an impressive résumé, as do most NFL coaches. He played defensive back for four years at Wisconsin. He developed as an assistant coach under leaders such as Nick Saban at LSU and Jim Tressel at Ohio State and Romeo Crennel with the Browns. But Tucker’s latest job will be his biggest. He has to win over a group of players who loved and respected their former defensiveminded coaches, Smith and Marinelli. The Bears’ defense feasted on takeaways and touchdowns under the old regime, and more than a few players were angry after Smith was fired one day after wrapping up a 10-win season. Now, in comes the new guy. Is Tucker up to the task? Will veteran players buy in to his coaching? “It’s a trust-respect deal,” Tucker said. “It’s earned.” If Tucker’s meetings with his players go anything like his meeting with head coach Marc Trestman, then he will earn their respect in no time. Unlike Trestman’s cadre of Canadian Football League carryovers, the new head coach never had known Tucker before he interviewed him. Several hours later – after talking about life, leadership and football – Trestman had his guy. “He’s got tremendous potential as a leader,” Trestman said. “And his ability as a teacher is as good as anybody I’ve been around.” The new coaches are alike in a lot of ways. Both men describe themselves as teachers. They are methodical. They are positive. “I only raise my voice in enthusiasm, so you can look forward to that,” Tucker said with a smile. “It’s an up-tempo, very positive, very high-energy, attention-to-detail [style]. We’re based in technique and fundamentals. “The most important time of the day is when you’re on the field, on the grass. That’s a very, very special time, and we don’t have time to waste, so we’ll get after it.” But we’re talking about professional football players who earn millions of dollars here. By the time they have made it this far, how much of a difference can teaching really make? “Teaching is the difference,” Tucker said. “Guys, they will respond to you when they know that you can help them play better. And that comes through teaching in the classroom and on the field. “Whether it’s a young player or a veteran player just trying to sharpen his saw, to speak, it’s all about teaching. Guys need to understand why they’re doing what they’re doing. That’s when you get the best type of buy-in – when they understand the why.” It’s a style Chris Harris appreciates. Harris spent eight seasons as an NFL safety, including parts of four seasons with the Bears, before he traded his helmet for a clipboard last month to become the Bears’ defensive quality control coach. Harris’ final stop as a player was in Jacksonville, where he played for Tucker. “I think it’s a good approach,” Harris said. “Everybody has their different coaching style, their different ways of teaching things. It’s different strokes for different folks. “Some players adapt to it. Some can’t. You’ve just got to feel out your players. But I think Mel does a tremendous job in his approach to teaching the game.” At times, Tucker’s positivity could be tested. Bad practices will happen. Gut-wrenching losses will occur. Tough questions will emerge. All the while, expectations will be sky high. Because under Smith and Marinelli, the Bears’ defense already was good. Really good. “I understand that,” Tucker said. “It’s a challenge, but we’re up to it.” • Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

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Drivers Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talk Nov. 3 as they wait on pit road during qualifying for a NASCAR Nationwide race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Patrick and Stenhouse are dating.

NASCAR MEDIA DAY

Speed dating Danica, Stenhouse discuss romantic relationship By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Danica Patrick slid into her chair at NASCAR media day Thursday and promptly informed her audience it would be race questions only. Yeah, right. The ensuing 20-plus minutes consisted mostly of questions about her relationship with fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Patrick dutifully answered them all. She and Stenhouse better get used to this, at least in the early going. Patrick and Stenhouse confirmed in January they are dating, and the duo will be competing against each other this year for Sprint Cup rookie of the year. “Initially, it was a little bit of a mental hurdle of like, ‘We compete against each other,’ ” Patrick said of the relationship, which she likened to Romeo and Juliet. “It’s like the Capulets and Montagues with (me in) Chevy and (him in) Ford, this just doesn’t work. But you can’t tell your heart who to like or not like. And so in the end, it ended up being something that I just didn’t think was a big deal at all.” The two spent the past two seasons racing in the Nationwide Series, and Patrick leaned on Stenhouse, the two-time Nationwide champion, for friendship and advice after her move to NASCAR. She said the relationship grew deeper, and they went public after she filed

“It makes me smile to talk about him. I feel like I’m on ‘The Bachelorette.’ ” Danica Patrick On fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

for divorce in early January from her husband, Paul Hospenthal. She and Hospenthal announced in November they were splitting up after seven years of marriage. Patrick, 30, rarely talked about her personal life while married to Hospenthal, but she was open Thursday about the 25-year-old Stenhouse. “I’m just relaxed,” Patrick said. “I feel happy. I feel like I am enjoying my life. It makes me smile to talk about him. I feel like I’m on ‘The Bachelorette.’ ” Stenhouse was equally as open, saying “she’s hot!” when asked what attracted him to Patrick before adding “she loves to cook, and I love to eat.” He admitted he’d never heard of the Capulets and Montagues, and refused to say who he would push on the last lap of a race at Daytona if Patrick was battling for the win with one of his Roush Fenway Racing teammates. “I’m going three-wide,” he smiled. “There’s enough room at Daytona.” Although the two did not publicly interact Thursday, they are

clearly content with their relationship. And because Patrick, who leads all celebrities with 12 Super Bowl ads, is used to being under the media spotlight, Stenhouse said he can lean on his girlfriend for guidance as he finds himself suddenly scrutinized. “I’m fine. The headlines don’t say anything about me,” he said. “I’m taking this seriously. But if I win a race, it might be ‘Danica’s boyfriend won a race.’ ” The relationship is fodder for endless jokes and razzing from fellow competitors, and most were eager to dive into the topic Thursday. “Pat on the back for him,” said Ty Dillon. “We can come up with plenty of jokes and how humorous it could be on the track and what each of them are thinking – we’ll all be watching with great curiosity, for sure,” said Jimmie Johnson. But if the two have an incident on the track? “That would be one heck of a show,” Johnson said. “I’m sure ratings would go up quite a bit. You never know. Danica has shown she can get quite upset at times, so there could be something going on.” Patrick was ready for all the ribbing, and even joked about what would happen if Stenhouse wrecked her on the track. “He better have a really good, ‘I’m sorry,’ ” Patrick said with a wink.

OKLAHOMA CITY – LeBron James had 39 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and the Miami Heat trampled the Oklahoma City Thunder, 110-100, in a Thursday night showcase before the AllStar break. Chris Bosh chipped in 20 points and 12 rebounds as the Heat won their sixth straight against the Thunder dating to last year’s NBA Finals. James was in position to continue his NBA-record run of games with at least 30 points and 60 percent shooting to seven, but he missed from a couple of steps beyond the 3-point line as the shot clock ran down with just over a minute left. That dropped him to 14 for 24 in the game, or 58 percent. Kevin Durant had 40 points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma City.

Refreshed Kuchar takes 1st-round lead at Riviera LOS ANGELES – Coming off a three-week break, Matt Kuchar might not remember golf feeling this easy. He opened with three straight birdies, all of the putts inside 3 feet. He made back-to-back birdies late in his first round at Riviera. He made seven birdies, the longest putt from 8 feet, on his way to a 7-under-par 64 for a one-shot lead over Sergio Garcia on Thursday in the PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open. Garcia, making his PGA Tour debut after two tournaments in the Middle East, finished with two birdies over the last three holes even though he could barely see. Fog dropped in at Riviera over the final two hours. – Wire reports

BEARS NOTES

Urlacher’s future with Bears remains cloudy By TOM MUSICK tmusick@shawmedia.com LAKE FOREST – In addition to drawing up plays and hiring a team of assistants, Marc Trestman has spent plenty of time on the phone in the past few weeks. One of those chats was with Brian Urlacher, who is working out in Arizona. “[We] had probably a 30- to 40minute discussion,” Trestman said Thursday at the Walter Payton Center, where he introduced his new coaching staff. “He was great. We talked generally about the team, not specifically about his situation. “I asked him about the team and our locker room and tried to gather as much information as I can.” Trying to gather information from Trestman was not so simple.

The Bears’ first-year coach dodged questions about whether he expected Urlacher to return next season. Urlacher, who will turn 35 years old in May, is an unrestricted free agent who is coming off of a difficult season in which he battled knee and hamstring injuries. Urlacher has said he would like Brian to return to the Urlacher Bears, but it’s not clear whether the feeling is mutual. “To talk about where that thing is going would be premature at this time,” Trestman said. Apparently, Trestman’s assistants also received the memo. “I’m not going to talk about individual personnel right now,” defen-

sive coordinator Mel Tucker said when asked specifically about how Urlacher might fit into his scheme. “We’re still in the evaluation process, and we’ll go through that. At some point, we’ll cross that bridge, but not today.” Big project: Trestman said he and his assistant coaches expected to install the Bears’ new offense before organized team activities take place in the late spring. As for now, Jay Cutler and his teammates do not have a playbook to study. “We had a meet-and-greet, and he went back to Nashville,” Trestman said of his starting quarterback. “We’re allowed to give him a playbook. We don’t have one in place as of yet. “It’s in the process as we move through the other things that are happening. That’s one of the things we’re doing is putting our playbook

together in hard copy.” Familiar face: As one of two assistant-coach holdovers from the Lovie Smith era, defensive backs coach Jon Hoke is available to Trestman or Tucker if they need advice on a player. However, Hoke said, the new coaches spent more time talking to those players directly. “Have they asked, ‘Hey, what about this guy?’ ” Hoke said. “Yeah, at times. But it hasn’t been nearly as much as you think. I think they do a great job of reaching out to [the players].” Bears bits: Trestman said he was “close” to hiring a wide receivers coach, which represents the final vacancy on his coaching staff. … Trestman also said he met briefly with embattled wide receiver Devin Hester, “but we didn’t get specific on anything.”

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG TEN ROUNDUP

No. 13 Ohio St. holds off Northwestern with late run The ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio – Deshaun Thomas scored 22 points, and No. 13 Ohio State used a late 12-0 run to beat Northwestern, 69-59, on Thursday night, the Buckeyes’ 32nd consecutive home win against the Wildcats. Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 12 points – all in the first half – with Sam Thompson adding 11 and Amir Williams a career-high 10 for the Buckeyes (18-6 overall, 8-4 Big Ten). Pesky Northwestern (13-12, 4-8) led throughout the second half despite having only seven

scholarship players because of injuries. Tre Demps led the Wildcats with 16 points, Reggie Hearn had 12 and Dave Sobolewski 10. The last time a Northwestern team had won in Columbus was Feb. 24, 1977.

Minnesota 58, No. 20 Wisconsin 53 (OT): At Minneapolis, Andre Hollins hit the go-ahead 3-pointer midway through overtime to finish with 21 points and lead Minnesota over Wisconsin. It was the third straight game Wisconsin went to overtime. Austin Hollins added 11 points for the Gophers (18-7,

6-6), who held the Badgers without a basket for about 11 minutes until Jared Berggren’s putback with 10 seconds left in the extra period. Hollins went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line over the final 18 seconds of overtime to seal it. Sam Dekker scored 14 points and Ben Brust added 11 for the Badgers (17-8, 8-4). Iowa 74, Penn St. 72: At State College, Pa., Devyn Marble scored 22 points, and Melsahn AP photo Basabe blocked a potential tyOhio State’s Aaron Craft (left) and Northwesting layup with 21 seconds left to help Iowa (16-9, 5-7) hold off ern’s Nikola Cerina reach for a rebound during the first half Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. Penn State (8-16, 0-12).

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PREP ROUNDUP

Fifteen local wrestlers win openers at state NORTHWEST HERALD Local wrestlers won 15 of 36 first-round matches Thursday in the state finals at Assembly Hall in Champaign. In Class 1A, Harvard’s Anthony Luis (106 pounds) and Irvin Pena (120) advanced to the quarterfinals with pins. Crystal Lake Central advanced four wrestlers in Class 2A. Kyle Fugiel (145) and Mike Zelasco (160) won decisions, Andrew Marsden (170) had a third-period pin, and Darwin Stone (220) won by major decision. Richmond-Burton’s Cameron Kennedy (126) won by major decision and Garrett Sutton (152) won by technical fall. Also in 2A, Marian Central’s Nick Remke (138) won by pin, Johnsburg’s Christian Nugent (195) won a decision, and Marengo’s John Lesiak was pushed to the limit but won in an ultimate tiebreaker. In Class 3A, Prairie Ridge’s Travis Piotrowski (106), CaryGrove’s Michael Cullen (113) and Crystal Lake South’s Nick Gil (126) won by decision. Also in 3A, McHenry’s Wade Lardy (145) won by pin

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Prairie Ridge co-op gymnasts Riley Mahoney (left) and Rachael Underwood serve themselves mint chocolate chip ice cream Wednesday at Mahoney’s home in Cary.

PR had state’s top regional, sectional scores “Whenever you have two people like that it’s an inner rivalry,” he said. “They may not talk about it a lot. Inside of them, it’s a rivalry. Prairie Ridge, which has They push each other subconcompetitors from C-G, Crystal sciously, they might bring it off Lake Central and Prairie Ridge, that they are good friends, but has recorded the highest scores they’re out there each and every in the state this year (149.525 at meet trying to beat each other.” the Fremd Sectional and 150 at If the Wolves can follow their the Lake Forest Invitational). The plan and just hit their routines and Wolves have Jada Berkland in limit any falls, they should bring the all-around with Mahoney and home the first-place trophy to go Underwood, and will have Maddie with last year’s third-place finish. Solka, Dylann Perrone, Savanna Their depth is critical, but so is Mensching, Danielle Dyra and having Mahoney and Underwood Sarah Kremer competing at state. putting up such high scores. Underwood was third in the “Riley has always worked very, all-around last year, while Mavery, very hard for me,” Battaglia honey was sixth. As best they can said. “Rachael has always been an remember, they met when they individual with a ton of talent. I were 3 at Crystal Lake Gymnascompare them to two male gymtics Training Center, which is nasts I coached, Bart Conner and owned by Prairie Ridge coach Lee Kurt Thomas. Bart was so talented Battaglia. and so good, and Kurt was just a They became really close real hard worker. They’re similar around the time they were 7 when to them. That’s why they’ve stood Mahoney’s parents, Pat and Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com out among everybody else to this Tracy, bought a house on Bell Rachael Underwood competes in balance beam during the point.” Drive, a few houses away from Mahoney and Underwood will Jeff and Patti Underwood. A year Fremd Regional Feb. 4. try to land their best routines, later, the Underwoods, with six cheer one another on, and when children, needed more space and friends and always there to motivate each the all-around is finished tonight, share moved. Still, the girls are together most of other through the hard times.” a hug. the time at school, practice and meets. Battaglia believes having each other “I do what I’m doing and I always “We get on each other’s cases somethere helped Mahoney and Underwood want the best for her because she’s going times,” Mahoney said. “We’re with each become so good. They often take turns to help our team out,” Mahoney said, other four hours a day, so what do you winning the top all-around honors at “and because she’s my best friend.” expect? But most of the time we’re good meets.

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COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

CLC’s Logan headed for Platteville By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com Crystal Lake Central defensive tackle Kyle Logan (6-foot-1, 240 pounds) has committed to NCAA Division III WisconsinPlatteville to play football next season, Tigers coach Matt Fralick said Thursday. Logan was a Northwest Herald All-Area first-team selection as a senior when he helped the Tigers to the Class 6A playoff quarterfinals. Fralick also said punter Garrett Gusakow, who averaged 37 yards a kick, will play at NAIA St. Ambrose. Gusakow will join teammate Isaiah

Mosher, the Tigers’ leading receiver, at St. Ambrose. Mosher plans to play football and compete in track and field for the Bees. Another area player, Woodstock North’s two-way lineman Rich Lucke, is headed to Platteville and will be teammates with Logan. In volleyball, two area girls have accepted scholarship offers from NCAA D-II schools. Jacobs’ Hailey Vitacco, a 6-0 middle hitter, will play at Illinois-Springfield. Johnsburg’s Alicia Stokes, a 5-10 right-side hitter, will play at Davis & Elkins (W. Va.). Here are more commit-

ments from area players: Crystal Lake South: Andrew Webster, football, Robert Morris (NAIA). Huntley: C r y s t a l H o f f man, soccer, St. Francis, Ind. (NAIA); Josh Perkins, baseball, Benedictine (D-III). Prairie Ridge: Becca Hoklas, soccer, Indiana Tech (NAIA); Jordan Reitz, soccer, Milwaukee School of Engineering (DIII). Woodstock North: Josh Neely, baseball, Concordia University Chicago (NAIA). Westminster Christian: Cara Tyrell, who lives in Algonquin, volleyball, Judson University (NAIA).

Hinkle hopes for 1 more bus ride • PREP ZONE Continued from page C1 “I looked it up and we only scored 70 four times in the three previous years,” Hinkle said. “I thought, ‘I’ll give the kids a big goal and we’ll have fun with it.’ Shoot! They’ve already done it four times, and it costs me about $400 every time.” Golden Eagles forward Will Schwerdtmann said the players appreciated the food offer and took advantage. “We knew we were going to be able to run on teams because that’s what we’ve done in the past with this group,” Schwerdtmann said. “It’s his last year, and he’s trying to make the best out of it and have fun with it.” In one game, the Eagles would have hit 70, but referee Jim Dinkheller called traveling on the Jacobs player who

hit the buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end, saving Hinkle another big tab. HInkle is not certain what he will do with all his free time. He will spend time at Arlington Park and at the Grand Victoria Casino. He will occupy some time writing on the “coachhink” blog he started last month. His first blog entry was a priceless gem about a game his teams used to play called “Free Throw Strip.” It was just like it sounds. If you missed a free throw, you removed an item of clothing. Hinkle said players would come in wearing all kinds of extra clothing. The first to run out of clothes ran a lap around the gym to cheers from the rest of the team. Hinkle estimates that through the years he has been on a school bus somewhere close to 2,000 times. He will not miss those rides at all.

“I will never get on a school bus again in my life,” he said. Unless … See, Jacobs’ schedule has three more home games, starting with today’s 7 p.m. tipoff with Prairie Ridge, which will be played in the old gymnasium at Hinkle’s request. There are two more home dates next week, then Jacobs hosts a Class 4A regional that starts Feb. 25. If the third-seeded Eagles can pull off an upset and win their own regional, Hinkle would have to board that bus for another time. “I’d be perfectly happy on that bus,” he said. “I’m hoping for that storybook ending, you know?” • Northwest Herald senior sports reporter Joe Stevenson can be reached at joestevenson@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @NWH_JoePrepZone.

in 36 seconds. Wrestlers who lost in the first round will have to wait to find out if they are eligible for the consolation wrestlebacks. A first-round loser advances to the back draw only if the wrestler who beat him reaches the semifinals.

BOYS BASKETBALL Faith Lutheran 48, Harvest Christian 45: At Elgin, Andrew Tieman hit a pair of free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining as the Saints (7-19) knocked off the Lions (16-10) in a nonconference game. Harvest had defeated Faith in two previous meetings and led most of the game, but the Saints kept it close and took the lead in the final 3:30. Harvest led, 45-44, in the final minute, but Ben Boyer scored in a 4-footer from the left baseline for a 46-45 lead. Boyer logged a doubledouble with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Matt VanAntwerp led the Saints with 13 points and Jake Larson added 12. The Saints hit 9 of 10 free throws. • Rob Smith and Joe Ste-

venson contributed to this report.

Sam Andrews scores 21 • HUNTLEY Continued from page C1 Belvidere North had solid interior passing, but Ali Andrews led a defense that had its rotations down perfectly. “Defensively, we did a really nice job stopping their dribble-drive and dribble-penetration,” Raethz said. “Collectively our defensive effort was really solid, we did a great job of plugging up gaps and offensively we moved the basketball really well.” Ali and Sam Andrews kicked off the scoring for Huntley, helping the Red Raiders get off to a 7-0 start before the first timeout at 5:37. Then Haley Ream hit a 3-pointer followed by a layup that pushed the score to 12-2 as Belvidere North called another timeout. “We all believe in each other,” Sam Andrews said after scoring a game-high 21 points, 18 of which came in the first

half. “It’s really exciting when we can play like that. We knew they were a good team and we had to come out strong. We knew nothing was going to be handed to us so we had to take it.” The Red Raiders scored no less than 13 points in a quarter. The Blue Thunder gave Huntley a scare with foul trouble late in the first half. Belvidere North went on a little run and crawled back to a 18-10 deficit but that was as close as they got. Sam Andrews kept the Red Raiders on task as she continued to hit big shot after big shot all while scoring 13 points before her first miss. The senior hit back-to-back 3s to push the lead back to 14 and her sister Ali put on a post-move clinic underneath the basket as she scored six points in less than two minutes to further the lead.

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Marmol still with Cubs, but for how long? Closer expected to be trade bait The ASSOCIATED PRESS MESA, Ariz. – Cubs closer Carlos Marmol thought he was headed to the Los Angeles Angels. That was three months ago, when the Cubs asked Marmol to waive his limited no-trade clause because they were close to finalizing a deal to acquire Dan Haren from the Angels. “They told me I was traded,” he said. “The next day I was told, ‘No, you’re not going there.’” Marmol is still with the Cubs, and his status remains unclear. Marmol is entering the final year of a three-year, $9.8 million contract. The 2008 All-Star is certain to be trade bait for the rebuilding organization near the July 31 trade deadline if the Cubs are out of contention.

“He’s our closer,” Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. But for how long? Since the effort to trade him, the Cubs signed former Japanese All-Star closer Kyuji Fujikawa to a two-year deal and installed him in the eighth-inning setup role. Still, Marmol, who was given a monthlong demotion from the closer role after a rough start last year, is not looking over his shoulder. “I still believe in myself,” he said. Marmol had 114 saves for the Cubs over the past five years. Yet he lost his job as the team’s closer several times because of ineffectiveness and a lack of control. The Cubs are banking on Marmol’s strong finish – 2.09 ERA, converting 18 of 19 save chances over the final 3½ months of the season – to carry over into 2013. But nothing ever seems that easy for the often-erratic righthander, especially in recent

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The White Sox’s John Danks pitches last season against the Cubs on May 19 at Wrigley Field. Danks, who had season-ending shoulder surgery in August, pitched Thursday in a bullpen session during spring training in Glendale, Ariz.

WHITE SOX NOTES

Danks looks strong in bullpen session By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO mmontemurro@shawmedia.com GLENDALE, Ariz. – A healthy John Danks can make the White Sox’s strength even stronger. Pitching coach Don Cooper and the Sox are cautiously optimistic after Danks’ first bullpen session Thursday at Camelback Ranch. The session lasted about 10 minutes with Danks using four pitches. Danks said he felt good during and after the bullpen, which had Cooper, manager Robin Ventura, general manager Rick Hahn and executive vice president Ken Williams watching. “At this point it’s just trying to get back to where you’re completely healthy,” Danks said. “I felt good, and the next step will be to start worrying about pitches. But right now it’s still proving to everybody that I’m 100 percent healthy.” Danks, who had season-ending shoulder surgery in August, will take two days off before throwing again Sunday. Cooper wasn’t sure what to expect when Danks took the mound, but he threw better than expected. Danks’ changeup stood out in particular, Cooper said. “If you lined up 10 pitchers on the mounds out there and said pick out the guy who had surgery, you couldn’t have did it,” Cooper said. “So that in itself is telling you something.” Rios confident: The Sox don’t care about any preseason predictions. They proved plenty of people wrong last year by leading the AL Central for most of the season before coming up short

of the playoffs. Outfielder Alex Rios is ready to do it again this season. “Expectations in this game are kind of weird,” Rios said. “Look what happened to us last year. Nobody knew we were going to do what we did, and we came through.” Rios dismissed the notion of facing tougher divisional opponents even though the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians made notable offseason upgrades. He reiterated that a positive attitude will work wonders for the Sox. Keppinger ready: Third baseman Jeff Keppinger takes pride in getting on base and hitting for contact. For the first time in his career, Keppinger was allowed to hit instead of being asked to bunt or move base runners with the Tampa Bay Rays. The result: some of the best numbers of Keppinger’s career. He hit .325 with nine home runs and 40 RBIs in 115 games. Keppinger expects the same success this year with the Sox, likely as the No. 2 hitter. “When I was a little kid I used to cry when I struck out,” Keppinger said. “I hated walking back to the dugout knowing I couldn’t run to first base. I felt like everyone was looking at me and upset with me that I didn’t hit the ball. So it’s something that has carried with me throughout my life and career.” • Meghan Montemurro cov-

ers the White Sox and Cubs for Shaw Media. Write to her at mmontemurro@shawmedia. com. Follow her on Twitter: @M_Montemurro.

months. Soon after learning he wasn’t being traded, a 24-year-old woman filed a civil suit against him in a Dominican court, accusing him of domestic assault when he drove her home from a party in late October. Marmol vehemently denies the allegation, and team officials have expressed strong support after looking into the case. A police investigation resulted in no criminal charges, and Marmol’s attorneys in the Dominican have filed a countersuit claiming extortion and are seeking jail time for his accuser. But the case has advanced in civil proceedings, and a local court sent it to the country’s high court in the capital city of Santo Domingo – leaving Marmol to wonder if he’ll have to leave AP photo camp at some point to attend a Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol loses his grip on a ball during a spring training workout Thursday hearing. “It’s very frustrating,” he said. in Mesa, Ariz. Marmol, who almost was traded to the Los Angeles Angels three months ago, is “I didn’t do anything.” expected to be trade bait near the July 31 trade deadline if the Cubs are out of contention.

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MLB NOTES

Cardinals extend GM’s deal, exercise option on Matheny The ASSOCIATED PRESS JUPITER, Fla. – The St. Louis Cardinals announced a three-year contract extension with general manager John Mozeliak on Thursday and exercised the 2014 option for manager Mike Matheny, hoping the pair will keep the team contending for the World Series. The 44-year-old Mozeliak will be with the Cardinals

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FIVE-DAY PLANNER

BULLS AT THE BREAK

Getting by without Rose

TEAM

TODAY

SAN JOSE 7:30 p.m. CSN AM-720

The Associated Press

CLASS 4A PLAYOFFS CL South Regional Wednesday Game 3: No. 1 Cary-Grove 47, No. 5 CL Central 24 Game 4: No. 2 CL South 42, No. 3 Prairie Ridge 36 Today Game 5: No. 1 Cary-Grove vs. No. 2 CL South, 7:30 p.m. (championship) Belvidere North Regional Tuesday Game 2: No. 1 Belvidere North 72, No. 4 Rockford East 38 Game 3: No. 3 Huntley 50, No. 2 DeKalb 46 Thursday Game 4: No. 3 Huntley 60, No. 1 Belvidere North 41 (championship)

HUNTLEY 60, BELVIDERE NORTH 41 HUNTLEY (60) Ream 5-0-0-12, Zornow 3-4-4-11, S. Andrews 6-6-7-21, A. ANdrews 7-0-1-14, Sabie 1-0-0-2. Totals: 22-10-12-60. BELVIDERE NORTH (41) Dodson 3-5-5-12, larson 2-0-0-6, Grana 2-2-2-8, Martensen 4-1-2-11, Rosendahl 2-0-0-4. Totals: 13-8-9-41. Huntley Belvidere North

14 19 13 14 - 60 5 15 11 10 - 41

Three-point goals: Huntley 6 (S. Andrews 3, Ream 2, Zornow), Belvidere North 6 (Larson 2, Grana 2, Martensen 2.) Total fouls: Huntley 14, Belvidere North 14. Rockford East Sectional Feb. 18 Game 1: Streamwood vs. Winner CL South Regional, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 Game 2: Harlem vs. Huntley, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS Woodstock Regional Monday Game 1: No. 5 Marengo 54, No. 4 Woodstock 45 Game 2: No. 3 Richmond-Burton 51, No. 6 Genoa-Kingston 18 Wednesday Game 3: No. 1 Woodstock North 54, No. 5 Marengo 40 Game 4: No. 2 Marian Central 56, No. 3 Richmond-Burton 45 Today Game 5: No. 1 Woodstock North vs. No. 2 Marian Central, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

WRESTLING STATE FINALS Class 1A 106: Anthony Luis (Harvard) p. Jevon Hey (Belleville Althoff), 1:43 120: Irvin Pena (Harvard) p. Dalton Brito (Roxana), 2:17 132: Nate Jozsa (Argenta-Oreana) maj. dec. Chance Shelton (Harvard), 16-4 Class 2A 113: Cory Wilson (Chicago Bowen) p. Corey Graham (Marengo), 3:06 120: B.J. McGhee (Rock Island) dec. Grant Sutton (Richmond-Burton), 6-3 120: Hunter Grau (Geneseo) dec. Branden Peshek (Johnsburg), 11-9 OT 126: Alex Butler (Boylan) dec. Brian McKay (Johnsburg), 12-11 126: Cameron Kennedy (Richmond-

TUESDAY

VANCOUVER 7:30 p.m. CSN AM-720

SAN ANTONIO 3 p.m. CN100

ON TAP TODAY 5:30 p.m.: Champions Tour, ACE Group Classic, irst round, at Naples, Fla. (same-day tape), TGC

TV/Radio NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m.: San Jose at Blackhawks, CSN, AM-720

AUTO RACING 4 p.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for The Sprint Unlimited, at Daytona Beach, Fla., Speed 5:30 p.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, “Happy Hour Series,” inal practice for The Sprint Unlimited, at Daytona Beach, Fla., Speed

NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m.: Exhibition, Rising Stars Challenge, at Houston, TNT

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP file photo

8 p.m.: Georgetown at Cincinnati, ESPN

The Bulls’ Derrick Rose works out before a game against the Atlanta Hawks on GOLF Jan. 14 at the United Center. Rose has not played since last season’s playoffs. when asked if he thinks he’ll play this season. “I’m feeling good, but like I said, if it’s to where it’s taking me a long time and I’m still not feeling right, I don’t mind missing this year.” He said he would “love” to play this season. “But if I have anything lingering on, there’s no point.” The Bulls have never revealed a target date for Rose to return. They’ve said all along that they’re going to take a cautious approach with the former MVP. He has not played this season, but he has been practicing and traveling with the team. He said he hasn’t experienced any setbacks, and he is expected to participate in five-on-five drills after the break, another hurdle as he tries to work his way back from an injury that sent the top-seeded Bulls toward a first-round exit last spring and cast a big cloud over this season. The Bulls have shown some spark, beating New York three times and winning at Miami, but along with those eye-popping wins there were hard-to-explain losses to Charlotte and New Orleans. Maybe Rose could have bailed them out in those games. Rose said he still hasn’t taken any hits to the knee in practice, but he’s not worried about that. His big-

gest concern at the moment involves one of the biggest parts of his game – dunking. He said he can’t dunk “off stride.” Once he can, he’ll know he’s ready. Rose’s injury isn’t the only one the Bulls have had to cope with. Just about all their top players have been banged up at some point, with Noah battling plantar fasciitis in his right foot and Kirk Hinrich sidelined by an infection in his right elbow. “We’re short-handed,” forward Taj Gibson said. “We’ve got to come out and play every night like it’s our last night playing.” All that might explain some of the choppy play. The Bulls continue to rank among the best defensively, as they have since Thibodeau took over three years ago. They’re holding opponents to 43.3-percent shooting, third-lowest in the league, and rank third with a plus-2.88 rebounding margin. But they’ve had trouble protecting the ball lately, with a seasonhigh 22 turnovers while falling 7169 at Boston after coughing it up 19 times in a loss to San Antonio. The 69 points against the Celtics were also a season low. So there are certainly issues to address in the short term. And then, there’s the big one – Rose.

GOLF

Burton) maj. dec. Casey McWhirter (East Peoria), 13-2 138: Nick Remke (Marian Central) p. Gage Overton (Civic Memorial), 2:16 145: Kyle Fugiel (Crystal Lake Central) dec. Brendan Shilney (Chicago De La Salle), 5-2 152: Bobby O’Banner (Chicago Bowen) dec. Damon Cloe (Marengo), 6-4 152: Garrett Sutton (Richmond-Burton) d. Patrick Kristin (Oak Forest) by tech. fall, 4:17 19-2 160: Mike Zelasco (Crystal Lake Central) dec. Jim Kluk (Oak Forest), 6-4 170: Michael Cole (Rock Island) maj. dec. Travis Keeling (Hampshire), 11-0 170: Andrew Marsden (Crystal Lake Central) p. Martez Cox (Peoria), 4:17 182: Brock Letcher (Taylorville) dec. Anton Krocko (Hampshire), 9-4 182: Alex Lynch (Urbana) dec. Justin Ellman (Crystal Lake Central), 6-2 195: Christian Nugent (Johnsburg) dec. Anthony McInerney (Joliet Catholic Academy), 7-1 195: Pat Vitek (Nazareth Academy) dec. Brent Pfaff (Crystal Lake Central), 4-3 195: Roy Hickman (Rich South) p. Cody Barnes (Woodstock North), 5:02 220: Darwin Stone, Crystal Lake (Central), def. Shelton Pippen, Cahokia (H.S.), M-Dec 19-10 220: John Lesiak (Marengo) dec. Alex Gelber (Springfield), 5-4 UTB 285: Curtis Lilly (Sterling) dec. Brandon Boyle (Johnsburg), 2-0 Class 3A 106: Travis Piotrowski (Prairie Ridge) dec. Santo Marciano (Shepard), 3-2 106: Anthony Bosco (Marmion) dec. Austin Ryan (Jacobs), 7-5 113: Michael Cullen (Cary-Grove) dec. Anfernee Rodgers (Glenbard East), 11-4 120: Naquan Hardy (Romeoville) dec. Logan Hanselmann (Cary-Grove), 3-1 126: Nick Gil (Crystal Lake South) maj. dec. Haydon Grammer (Edwardsville), 12-4 126: Nick Nasenbeny (Plainfield Central) maj. dec. Mike Infelise (McHenry), 9-0 132: Mario Leveille (Marist) dec. Eric Barone (Crystal Lake South), 3-2 138: Sean Murray (Wheaton North) dec. Michael Underwood (Cary-Grove), 2-1 OT 138: Sal Annoreno (Bartlett) maj. dec. Nick Peters (Crystal Lake South), 9-0 145: Wade Lardy (McHenry) p. Keone Derain (St. Charles East), :36 195: Blake Blair (Edwardsville) p. Brandon Mabry (Huntley), 1:35 220: Tom Howell (Marist) maj. dec. Ray Griggel (Dundee-Crown), 10-1

BOYS BASKETBALL FAITH LUTHERAN 48 HARVEST CHRISTIAN 45 FAITH LUTHERAN (48) VanAntwerp 13, Larson 12, Boyer 11, Tieman 8, Dykstra 2, M. Chapel 2, J. Chapel 0, Moffat 0. HARVEST CHRISTIAN (45) Wolff 18, Fox 11, Turpin 9, Fritz 4, Borst 3, Adams 0, Vislisel 0, Alston 0, Tohme 0. Faith Lutheran 9 16 Harvest Christian 15 15

9 14 – 48 7 8 – 45

Fouled out: J. Chapel.

SCHEDULE TODAY

Boys basketball: Keith School at Faith Lutheran, 6 p.m.; Crystal Lake Central at Grayslake North, Crystal Lake South at Dundee-Crown, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs, Woodstock at Hampshire, Grayslake Central at Woodstock North, Harvard at Richmond-Burton, Cary-Grove at Huntley, Faith Lutheran at Alden-Hebron, 7 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR SPRINT CUP

MONDAY

LOS ANGELES 2:30 p.m. NBC AM-720 LAKE ERIE 7 p.m. WPWR

PREPS GIRLS BASKETBALL

SUNDAY

at New Orleans 7 p.m. CSN+ AM-1000

By ANDREW SELIGMAN CHICAGO – Given all the gasps around Chicago after Derrick Rose indicated he might not play this season, the All-Star break appears to be coming at a good time for the Bulls. They can take a deep breath. They can hardly breathe easy, though. Until their sidelined superstar point guard is back to tying opponents in knots with that wicked crossover, they can forget about that. For now, the Bulls are doing what they can without him, and all things considered, they’re not in a bad spot even after dropping four of five. They’re fifth in the Eastern Conference at 30-22 and 11⁄2 games behind first-place Indiana in the Central Division. While few would expect them to challenge LeBron James and the Miami Heat, a playoff run doesn’t seem out of the question even without Rose. “We’ve got a long way to go,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “We have to grind. We have to do it collectively. We have to play with great intensity. We can’t take shortcuts. When we put the work into it, we give ourselves a chance.” They have a first-time All-Star in Joakim Noah. Luol Deng made it for the second straight year, and Carlos Boozer is having a solid season. What they don’t have is their centerpiece, their heart and soul, and the latest from Rose was a bit sobering for Bulls fans, to say the least. In one of the few interviews he’s granted since he tore the ACL in his left knee during last year’s playoff opener against Philadelphia, he told USA Today he would sit out the season rather than come back too soon. “I don’t have a set date,” he said. “I’m not coming back until I’m 110 percent. Who knows when that can be? It can be within a couple of weeks. It could be next year. It could be any day. It could be any time. It’s just that I’m not coming back until I’m ready.” He reiterated it to reporters after Thursday’s game in Boston. “I really don’t know,” he said

SATURDAY

NHRA DRAG RACING

THE SPRINT UNLIMITED

NHRA WINTERNATIONALS

Site: Daytona Beach. Fla. Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 4-6:30 p.m.), Saturday, race, 7:10 p.m. (FOX, 7-9 p.m.). Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles). Race distance: 187.5 miles, 75 laps. Last year: Kyle Busch won the nonpoints race, passing Tony Stewart at the finish. Busch won by 0.013 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the event. Fast facts: The exhibition race for 2012 pole winners and past event winners marks the Gen-6 car’s competitive debut.

Site: Pomona, Calif. Schedule: Today-Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 9-11 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 7-10 p.m.). Track: Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Last year: John Force raced to his 134th Funny Car victory, beating Mike Neff in the season-opening event. Spencer Massey won the Top Fuel competition, and Greg Anderson topped the Pro Stock field. Fast facts: Del Worsham, the 2011 Top Fuel season champion, is returning to racing after a year off, driving the Connie Kalittaowned Toyota in the Funny Car division.

PGA TOUR NORTHERN TRUST OPEN Thursday At Riviera Country Club Course Los Angeles Purse: $6.6 million Yardage: 7,349; Par: 71 (35-36) First Round Matt Kuchar 31-33—64 -7 Sergio Garcia 31-34—65 -6 Brandt Jobe 33-33—66 -5 David Lynn 33-34—67 -4 James Hahn 33-34—67 -4 Charlie Beljan 33-34—67 -4 Pat Perez 35-33—68 -3 Jim Furyk 34-34—68 -3 Lee Westwood 33-35—68 -3 Fred Couples 34-34—68 -3 Fredrik Jacobson 33-35—68 -3 Tim Herron 33-35—68 -3 Robert Streb 32-36—68 -3 John Merrick 33-35—68 -3 Sang-Moon Bae 35-33—68 -3 Bob Estes 33-35—68 -3 Ben Curtis 33-35—68 -3 John Rollins 35-34—69 -2 Michael Block 33-36—69 -2 Greg Chalmers 33-36—69 -2 Greg Owen 35-34—69 -2 Luke Donald 36-33—69 -2 Charl Schwartzel 35-34—69 -2 Peter Hanson 33-36—69 -2 Marc Leishman 35-34—69 -2 Angel Cabrera 32-37—69 -2 Ryan Moore 34-36—70 -1 Bill Haas 37-33—70 -1 Y.E. Yang 34-36—70 -1 Trevor Immelman 35-35—70 -1 Jimmy Walker 32-38—70 -1 Brian Davis 31-39—70 -1 Josh Teater 34-36—70 -1 Ricky Barnes 34-36—70 -1 Nicolas Colsaerts 35-35—70 -1 Matt Every 35-35—70 -1 Seung-Yul Noh 34-36—70 -1 Ernie Els 33-37—70 -1 Webb Simpson 37-33—70 -1 Hunter Mahan 34-36—70 -1 Justin Leonard 34-36—70 -1 Brendan Steele 36-34—70 -1 Bo Van Pelt 37-33—70 -1 Andres Romero 35-36—71 E Jason Kokrak 35-36—71 E David Mathis 35-36—71 E Casey Wittenberg 36-35—71 E Chad Campbell 33-38—71 E Phil Mickelson 34-37—71 E Keegan Bradley 33-38—71 E K.J. Choi 34-37—71 E George McNeill 35-36—71 E Stewart Cink 34-37—71 E Ted Potter, Jr. 35-36—71 E Jerry Kelly 34-37—71 E Rory Sabbatini 35-36—71 E Ryo Ishikawa 35-36—71 E John Mallinger 36-35—71 E Adam Scott 35-36—71 E Mark Wilson 37-34—71 E Retief Goosen 33-38—71 E Brendon de Jonge 37-34—71 E Graham DeLaet 36-36—72 +1 Kevin Stadler 36-36—72 +1 Zach Johnson 35-37—72 +1 Russell Henley 34-38—72 +1 Brian Gay 34-38—72 +1 Ross Fisher 34-38—72 +1 John Senden 35-37—72 +1 Colt Knost 35-37—72 +1 Scott Piercy 36-36—72 +1 J.J. Henry 37-35—72 +1 Jeff Overton 36-36—72 +1 Dicky Pride 36-37—73 +2 Charles Howell III 35-38—73 +2 Kevin Chappell 36-37—73 +2 Michael Bradley 37-36—73 +2 Gary Woodland 36-37—73 +2 Stuart Appleby 35-38—73 +2 Chris Kirk 34-39—73 +2 Kevin Streelman 36-37—73 +2 Patrick Reed 36-37—73 +2 Ryan Palmer 38-35—73 +2 Jason Bohn 37-36—73 +2 Harris English 38-35—73 +2 Graeme McDowell 35-38—73 +2 Johnson Wagner 37-36—73 +2 Jonas Blixt 36-38—74 +3 Martin Flores 36-38—74 +3 David Hearn 37-37—74 +3 Kevin Na 35-39—74 +3 Bryce Molder 39-35—74 +3 Martin Laird 35-39—74 +3 Roberto Castro 37-38—75 +4 Corey Pavin 36-39—75 +4 John Huh 38-37—75 +4 Vijay Singh 36-39—75 +4 D.A. Points 36-39—75 +4 Jeremiah Wooding 35-40—75 +4 Daniel Summerhays 38-37—75 +4 Charlie Wi 38-37—75 +4 Tim Clark 36-39—75 +4 Scott Verplank 37-38—75 +4 Mike Weir 36-39—75 +4 Geoff Ogilvy 37-39—76 +5 Robert Allenby 41-35—76 +5 Dustin Johnson 35-41—76 +5 Brian Harman 36-40—76 +5 Bubba Watson 40-37—77 +6 Arron Oberholser 40-37—77 +6 Lucas Glover 38-39—77 +6

Bud Cauley 39-38—77 Carl Pettersson 42-35—77 Tommy Gainey 40-37—77 Padraig Harrington 37-40—77 Troy Kelly 38-40—78 Michael Thompson 39-39—78 Will Claxton 40-38—78 Aaron Baddeley 38-40—78 Wes Short, Jr. 38-40—78 Cameron Beckman 38-42—80 Ben Crane 38-42—80 Did Not Finish Blayne Barber Jesper Parnevik Luke Guthrie Patrick Cantlay Jeff Maggert Charley Hoffman Cameron Tringale J.B. Holmes Tom Gillis William McGirt Kevin Sutherland Jeff Klauk D.H. Lee James Driscoll Scott Harrington Ken Duke Troy Matteson Steve LeBrun

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LPGA AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S OPEN Thursday At Royal Canberra Golf Club course Canberra, Australia Purse: $1.2 million Yardage: 6,672; Par: 73 (37-36) First Round a-amateur a-Lydia Ko 33-30—63 -10 Mariajo Uribe 32-32—64 -9 Jiyai Shin 34-31—65 -8 Mi Hyang Lee 32-34—66 -7 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 34-32—66 -7 Ayako Uehara 35-31—66 -7 Giulia Sergas 34-33—67 -6 Katherine Hull-Kirk 35-33—68 -5 Beatriz Recari 34-34—68 -5 Kristie Smith 35-33—68 -5 Sarah Jane Smith 35-33—68 -5 Angela Stanford 34-34—68 -5 Yani Tseng 37-31—68 -5 Becky Brewerton 34-35—69 -4 Austin Ernst 34-35—69 -4 Vicky Hurst 33-36—69 -4 Stacy Lewis 33-36—69 -4 Pernilla Lindberg 35-34—69 -4 Catriona Matthew 35-34—69 -4 Katelyn Must 32-37—69 -4 Lizette Salas 36-33—69 -4 Holly Aitchison 37-33—70 -3 Beth Allen 34-36—70 -3 Dori Carter 37-33—70 -3 Meaghan Francella 36-34—70 -3 Eun-Hee Ji 34-36—70 -3 Moriya Jutanugarn 34-36—70 -3 Jessica Korda 38-32—70 -3 a-Minjee Lee 32-38—70 -3 Courtney Massey 36-34—70 -3 Jane Park 34-36—70 -3 Stacy Prammanasudh 36-34—70 -3 Dewi Claire Schreefel 37-33—70 -3 Rachel Bailey 37-34—71 -2 Nikki Campbell 37-34—71 -2 Carlota Ciganda 34-37—71 -2 Laura Davies 32-39—71 -2 Laura Diaz 35-36—71 -2 Kathleen Ekey 36-35—71 -2 Veronica Felibert 34-37—71 -2 Nikki Garrett 35-36—71 -2 Julieta Granada 35-36—71 -2 Mi Jung Hur 36-35—71 -2 Danielle Kang 36-35—71 -2 Cindy LaCrosse 37-34—71 -2 Brittany Lincicome 34-37—71 -2 Belen Mozo 37-34—71 -2 Florentyna Parker 34-37—71 -2 Pornanong Phatlum 36-35—71 -2 Jenny Shin 37-34—71 -2 Jennifer Song 36-35—71 -2 Thidapa Suwannapura 36-35—71 -2 Alison Walshe 36-35—71 -2 Karrie Webb 35-36—71 -2 Cheyenne Woods 35-36—71 -2 Rebecca Artis 36-36—72 -1 Christel Boeljon 33-39—72 -1 Hannah Burke 37-35—72 -1 Lauren Doughtie 36-36—72 -1 Caroline Hedwall 37-35—72 -1 Maria Hernandez 37-35—72 -1 Amy Hung 36-36—72 -1 Karine Icher 36-36—72 -1 Nicole Jeray 36-36—72 -1 a-Yan Jing 36-36—72 -1 Taylore Karle 35-37—72 -1 Sarah Kemp 35-37—72 -1 Christina Kim 38-34—72 -1 Mo Martin 37-35—72 -1 Caroline Masson 36-36—72 -1 Lisa McCloskey 35-37—72 -1 Becky Morgan 34-38—72 -1 Azahara Munoz 37-35—72 -1 Anna Nordqvist 36-36—72 -1 Gerina Piller 36-36—72 -1 Pamela Pretswell 33-39—72 -1 Jane Rah 37-35—72 -1 So Yeon Ryu 35-37—72 -1 Karin Sjodin 36-36—72 -1

BOXING

8 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Africa Open, second round, at East London, South Africa (same-day tape), TGC 11:30 a.m.: LPGA, Women’s Australian Open, second round, at Canberra, Australia (same-day tape), TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, second round, at Los Angeles, TGC

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 13 10 0 3 23 44 Nashville 14 7 3 4 18 28 Detroit 13 7 4 2 16 36 St. Louis 13 7 5 1 15 43 Columbus 13 4 7 2 10 30 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 12 8 2 2 18 35 Minnesota 14 6 6 2 14 30 Edmonton 13 5 5 3 13 29 Calgary 11 4 4 3 11 33 Colorado 12 5 6 1 11 27 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 12 9 2 1 19 42 San Jose 13 7 3 3 17 36 Dallas 14 7 6 1 15 34 Phoenix 14 6 6 2 14 35 Los Angeles 11 4 5 2 10 26 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 13 8 2 3 19 35 Pittsburgh 14 9 5 0 18 45 N.Y. Rangers 13 7 5 1 15 36 Philadelphia 14 6 7 1 13 34 N.Y. Islanders 13 5 7 1 11 40 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 11 8 1 2 18 32 Montreal 13 8 4 1 17 36 Ottawa 14 7 5 2 16 35 Toronto 14 8 6 0 16 40 Buffalo 14 5 8 1 11 39 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Carolina 13 8 4 1 17 41 Tampa Bay 13 6 6 1 13 49 Florida 13 4 6 3 11 30 Washington 14 5 8 1 11 40 Winnipeg 12 5 6 1 11 32

GA 28 26 36 43 41 GA 25 36 34 39 32 GA 33 29 36 38 32 GA 28 34 34 40 46 GA 25 33 27 36 48 GA 37 40 47 49 40

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO Colorado 4, Minnesota 3, SO Carolina 3, Toronto 1 Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3 Montreal 1, Florida 0, OT Nashville 3, Phoenix 0 Today’s Games San Jose at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 8 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

GA 131 122 129 149 155 GA 108 133 147 125 149 GA 124 130 133 156 129 GA 137 125 130 130 148 GA 111 134 114 117 139 GA 111 152 149 129 135

Thursday’s Games Charlotte 4, Wolves 3, OT Today’s Games Albany at Adirondack, 6 p.m. Portland at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Lake Erie at Grand Rapids, 6 p.m. St. John’s at Manchester, 6 p.m. Worcester at Springfield, 6 p.m. Bridgeport at Providence, 6:05 p.m. Houston at Rochester, 6:05 p.m. Syracuse at Binghamton, 6:05 p.m. Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 6:05 p.m. Hershey at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. San Antonio at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Abbotsford at Peoria, 7:05 p.m. Oklahoma City at Texas, 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday 1. Indiana (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. Purdue, Saturday. 2. Duke (22-2) did not play. Next: at Maryland, Saturday. 3. Miami (20-3) did not play. Next: at Clemson, Sunday. 4. Michigan (21-4) did not play. Next: vs. Penn State, Sunday. 5. Gonzaga (23-2) at Saint Mary’s (Cal). Next: at San Francisco, Saturday. 6. Syracuse (20-4) did not play. Next: at Seton Hall, Saturday. 7. Florida (20-3) did not play. Next: at Auburn, Saturday. 8. Michigan State (21-4) did not play. Next: at Nebraska, Saturday. 9. Arizona (20-3) at Colorado. Next: at Utah, Sunday. 10. Kansas State (19-5) did not play. Next: vs. Baylor, Saturday. 11. Butler (20-5) did not play. Next: at Fordham, Saturday. 12. Louisville (20-5) beat St. John’s 7258. Next: at South Florida, Sunday. 13. Ohio State (18-6) beat Northwestern 69-59. Next: at No. 20 Wisconsin, Sunday. 14. Kansas (20-4) did not play. Next: vs. Texas, Saturday. 15. Georgetown (18-4) did not play. Next: at Cincinnati, Today. 16. Pittsburgh (20-5) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Marquette, Saturday. 17. Oklahoma State (18-5) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma, Saturday. 18. Marquette (17-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh, Saturday. 19. New Mexico (21-4) did not play. Next: vs. Boise State, Saturday. 20. Wisconsin (17-8) lost to Minnesota 58-53, OT. Next: vs. No. 13 Ohio State, Sunday. 21. Notre Dame (20-5) did not play. Next: at Providence, Saturday. 22. Memphis (21-3) did not play. Next: at Marshall, Saturday. 23. Oregon (20-5) did not play. Next: at Washington State, Saturday. 24. Colorado State (20-4) did not play. Next: at Air Force, Saturday. 25. Kentucky (17-7) did not play. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE AP TOP 25 FARED Thursday 1. Baylor (23-1) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. 2. Notre Dame (23-1) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Sunday. 3. UConn (23-1) did not play. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday. 4. Stanford (22-2) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Today. 5. Duke (23-1) beat Virginia Tech 77-33. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Sunday. 6. California (21-2) did not play. Next: at No. 15 UCLA, Today. 7. Maryland (20-4) beat Clemson 75-45. Next: at Virginia, Sunday. 8. Penn State (21-3) beat Iowa 81-69. Next: vs. Illinois, Wednesday. 9. Kentucky (22-3) beat No. 16 South Carolina 78-74. Next: at No. 11 Texas A&M, Monday. 10. Louisville (20-5) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. 11. Texas A&M (20-5) beat Florida 7871. Next: vs. No. 9 Kentucky, Monday. 12. Tennessee (19-5) did not play. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Sunday. 13. Georgia (20-4) did not play. Next: at Florida, Sunday. 14. North Carolina (23-3) beat Wake Forest 76-56. Next: at No. 19 Florida State, Sunday. 15. UCLA (19-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 California, Today. 16. South Carolina (20-5) lost to No. 9 Kentucky 78-74. Next: at Mississippi, Sunday. 17. Dayton (21-1) did not play. Next: vs. Duquesne, Monday. 18. Purdue (19-5) beat Wisconsin 58-48. Next: vs. Iowa, Sunday. 19. Florida State (19-5) lost to N.C. State 76-69. Next: vs. No. 14 North Carolina, Sunday. 20. Delaware (21-3) beat Old Dominion 86-62. Next: at William & Mary, Sunday. 21. Colorado (18-5) did not play. Next: at Arizona, Today. 22. Oklahoma (18-6) lost to No. 24 Iowa State 72-68. Next: at Kansas, Sunday. 23. Syracuse (20-3) did not play. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Saturday. 24. Iowa State (18-5) beat No. 22 Oklahoma 72-68. Next: vs. West Virginia, Sunday. 25. Oklahoma State (17-6) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday.

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TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS-Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a minor league contract. SEATTLE MARINERS-Agreed to terms with LHP Charlie Furbush and RHP Hector Noesi on one-year contracts. National League CINCINNATI REDS-Named Miguel Cairo special assistant to the general manager. COLORADO ROCKIES-Acquired INF Reid Brignac from Tampa Bay for cash considerations and a player to be named. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Signed general manager John Mozeliak to a threeyear contract extension through 2016. Exercised the 2014 option on manager Mike Matheny. American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS-Traded LHP Alain Quijano to Gary SouthShore for RHP Marshall Schuler. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKSSigned RHP Paul Burnside. LINCOLN SALTDOGS-Signed INF Brad Payne. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES-Signed RHP Matt Rusch. Atlantic League SUGAR LAND SKEETERS-Signed RHP Julian Tavarez, RHP Greg Aquino, INF Josh Pressley and INF Ofilio Castro. Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES-Signed RHP Dustin Crensahw. Frontier League FRONTIER GREYS-Signed 1B Daniel Baptista. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES-Signed RHP Tim Brown to a contract extension. RIVER CITY RASCALS-Placed OF Jason Patton on the retired list. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMSSigned RHP Phil Brua. Placed 1B Jeff Flagg on the retired list. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS-Recalled F Terrence Jones and F Greg Smith from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS-Released CB Terrence McGee. Signed QB Aaron Corp and OL Hutch Eckerson. DETROIT LIONS-Named Marcus Robertson secondary coach. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES-Agreed to terms with QB Dennis Dixon on a two-year contract. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Re-signed S Rafael Bush, TE Michael Higgins and G Eric Olsen. HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS-Assigned D Jamie Oleksiak to Texas (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Returned C Andrei Loktionov to Albany (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Acquired G Cedrick Desjardins from Montreal for G Dustin Tokarski. Assigned F Pierre-Cedric Labrie and D Brendan Mikkelson to Syracuse (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Placed F Manny Malhotra on injured reserve. American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS-Announced RW Andrej Nestrasil was reassigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL). NORFOLK ADMIRALS-Signed F Brayden Irwin to a professional tryout contract. PROVIDENCE BRUINS-Announced D Ryan Button was reassigned to the team from South Carolina (ECHL). SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE-Acquired D Zach Miskovic from Chicago. ECHL GWINNETT GLADIATORS-Announced G Mike Lee was reassigned to the team from Portland (AHL). LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS-Agreed to terms with G Scott Komer on a one-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA-Traded D James Riley to D.C. United for a 2015 second-round Supplemental Draft pick. Signed D Steve Purdy and D Carlos Borja.

COLLEGE ALABAMA-Named Kevin Steele as director of player personnel and Kerry Stevenson director of player development. IOWA-Named Bobby Kennedy wide receivers coach and Jim Reid defensive assistant. Announced the resignation of running backs coach Lester Erb. LA SALLE-Named Brad Kane men’s golf coach. NORTH CAROLINA-Named Ron West co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. PENN STATE-Named Anthony Midget safeties coach. WEBER STATE-Named Robin Pflugrad offensive coordinator, Steve Morton associate head coach and Eric Lewis defensive coordinator.

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Cemeteries’ peaceful repose Kidney damage a risk of diabetes is shattered by kids and dogs Dear Abby: Please use your wide reach to educate wellmeaning parents about how their children should behave when visiting cemeteries. I’m a funeral professional who takes pride in helping families honor their heritage and transition from grief to recovery. I especially enjoy helping to allay children’s fears about death and cemeteries. Often parents allow their children to roam the cemetery as if it were a playground or public park. I have seen kids pull up expensive flowers on other graves and “take them to Mommy.” Naturally, the family who bought the flowers come back a few days later and accuses US of trashing them. I have seen mourners leave precious personal mementos on their loved ones’ graves only for kids to take them as playthings. I have seen kids deface grave markers, entertain themselves by bouncing rocks off headstones or open up brass and bronze cameos, exposing the photos to the elements. The worst is unsupervised kids running off in packs and gathering up the little colored flags that are placed to assure a grave gets dug and set up in time for a pending service. Imagine flying in for the burial of a loved one and the grave isn’t ready because

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips some child grabbed the marking flag while the parents stood idly by. Cemetery employees have been fired for this. Parents, please teach your children their natural curiosity and playfulness should find their outlet in more appropriate settings. And please, keep your dogs at home. You wouldn’t want a stranger’s dog doing his business on your expensive marker or loved one’s grave, would you? – The Last Person

To Let You Down In California Dear Last Person To Let You Down: I’m happy to spread the word. Folks, if your children are too young to understand when you tell them the cemetery isn’t a playground, that they must remain quiet, respectful and not touch other people’s property, then they should not be present at the burial. When entering or leaving the cemetery, children and adults should refrain from walking on the graves. Ditto for using it as a dog park. The Golden Rule applies here: Don’t do unto others what you wouldn’t want them

to do ONTO you. Dear Abby: When I married, I moved away to another state and made some great new friends where I live now. My family visits every few months, and I recently started including some of my friends in my family gatherings and bringing some of them home with me when my husband and I go to visit. I recently found out my family has been inviting my friends for weekend getaways and camping trips. They even invited my friends to spend the last long holiday weekend with them – without inviting me. I was hurt and offended when I found out. I have nothing against my family and friends getting along, but I always thought I’d be included. Am I overreacting?

– Excluded In Rochester, N.Y. Dear Excluded: Perhaps. Not knowing your friends or family members, I can only guess that when you introduced them they may have found some interest in common that you don’t necessarily share. But don’t waste time on hurt feelings or pouting because you don’t own your friends, and what your relatives choose to do with their time is out of your control.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Dr. K: I have Type 2 diabetes. My doctor said kidney disease is a potential long-term complication of diabetes. What’s the connection between the two? Dear Reader: People with diabetes have elevated levels of blood sugar. Left untreated or poorly treated, diabetes can cause serious complications, such as eye, nerve and kidney damage. An important cause of all these complications is high blood sugar levels over many years. Other factors, such as high blood pressure, also contribute. But the long-term consequences of diabetes are not inevitable. They can be prevented through tight blood sugar control. High levels of blood sugar injure the walls of small blood vessels. They thicken and leak. The vessels may eventually clog, blocking blood flow to vital organs. You asked about kidney disease. The main function of the kidneys is to filter out toxic substances and waste matter from blood so they get flushed out of the body when we pass urine. And they keep important proteins and other useful substances inside the body. They also regulate fluid,

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salt and other minerals, so that just the right amounts of each remain in the body. The filtering work is done by glomeruli, delicate networks of tiny blood vessels. When the blood vessels that form the glomeruli – the filters – thicken, they begin to fail at their job. Protein leaks into the urine. Fluid, salt and some other minerals build up in the body. In addition, the damaged glomeruli stop filtering out wastes and toxins reliably. These wastes and toxins build up in the bloodstream, causing damage to tissues and organs throughout the body. (I’ve put an illustration on my website.) The best way to avoid diabetes complications is to keep your blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible. Adjust your therapy if your HbA1c level (which measures average blood sugar levels over a threemonth period) is 7 percent or higher. And keep your blood pressure under 130/80 mm Hg. This, too, helps prevent kidney damage.

Many years ago, I had a patient, Jane, with diabetes who was showing early signs of kidney disease. She was not very careful about measuring her blood sugar, nor about taking her diabetes medicines. Since early kidney disease generally doesn’t cause symptoms, she felt fine. I introduced her to another patient of mine, Barbara, who also had not been careful about her treatment, and who went on to develop end-stage kidney failure. She required kidney dialysis treatments three times a week to keep her alive. Barbara told Jane: “These dialysis treatments are keeping me alive. But it’s still a pain in the *** to lie here three times a week for several hours while the machine works on my blood. And I don’t feel all that good. I’m alive, but that’s about it.” Jane started to get more serious about her diabetes and never developed kidney failure. She was glad I’d introduced her to Barbara.

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Nearing 1 billion views on YouTube, “Sesame Street” is headed for Justin Bieber territory. The children’s program is closing in on the kind of rarified digital milestone usually reserved for the likes of pop stars and cat videos. “Sesame Street” will soon pass 1 billion views on YouTube and it’s celebrating the mark with a campaign to put itself over the hump. “Sesame Street” on Thursday posted a video featuring the character Telly Monster, urging viewers to click the show past the final 20 million views and unlock a “top secret video.” Naturally, for the nonprofit children’s series, it’s a teaching moment, too. Don’t be surprised if Count von Count shows up to ponder such a big number. For “Sesame Street,” the milestone – a first on YouTube for a nonprofit or U.S. children’s media outlet – reflects the increasingly multimedia nature of kid entertainment.

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ost people consume their music while on the go these days – in cars, while jogging, in between smartphone calls or while working at a desk. Thousands of our favorite songs are just a playlist away. But pumping your favorite tunes through common earbuds may not deliver quite the high fidelity you deserve. I took a look at a fleet of modern headphones, both on-ear and over-ear mod-

els. I found a handful that could greatly improve your listening experience, with style. You’d pay much more than the typical pair of earbuds – Apple sells it for $29 – but the investment is worth it considering how much better music sounds. The popular Beats by Dr. Dre aren’t the only stylish headphones on the streets. Here’s a look at a few others, branded by popular musicians, athletes and even a TV series.

BiGR Audio Jam Master Jay ($149) The outer earcups on these on-ear headphones boast a stylish woodcut design that pays homage to the late Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC fame. One side has his stage name and initials, while the other has a turntable-like arm gliding over the grooves in an LP. Under the hood of these light-duty, low-impedance headphones are 40-milllimeter drivers and a passable 20-hertz to 20-kilohertz frequency range – the same specification as the Realm headphones. There’s a lot more plastic here than on some higher-priced, metal models, but the sound doesn’t suffer terribly from the slight build. These are nice walk-around cans that don’t lose their grip as I go about my day on the town. The budding audiophile will want to seek out something more substantial to handle finely mastered recordings, but BiGR Audio has delivered a decent pair of all-purpose gear here.

V-Moda True Blood V-80 ($230) Supremely stylish, with a touch of the macabre, these brushed-metal, on-ear headphones boast branding from the HBO vampire series “True Blood.” Once you get past the blood-red color accents on the headband padding and on the finely braided cable, you’re still left with an excellent pair of headphones that perform as well as they look. Allow me a moment to explain a bit of headphone technology. Drivers are the combination of a magnetic element and a moving diaphragm that creates the sound that your ears hear while wearing the headphones. A low-impedance rating indicates that the headphones are primarily suited for low-voltage amplifiers found in small, portable music players. The V-80s have low impedance and 40-millimeter drivers. They offer a frequency range of 5 hertz to 30 kilohertz, which is a wide spectrum of frequency response. Jonas Starker’s cello solos, for instance, felt crisp and alive. Purists will differ on how much the human ear can hear beyond 20 kilohertz. More important, I’ve often felt, is the quality of the recording you’re attempting to hear. The V-80s handle modern wall-of-sound type rock records nicely as well. Regular MP3s as well as high-definition lossless audio tracks sound sharp and true to the recordings. You’ll have few complaints with these.

Scosche Realm RH656md ($129.99) These attractively priced on-ear headphones are finished in black and metal. They also sport 40-millimeter drivers and have a low-impedance rating. This pair performs fine for modern pop music, but appears to lack the detail for the highresolution tracks that an additional $100 worth of improvements might give it. The soaring highs in John Coltrane’s “Blue Train” hold up well, with clarity, but the lower end suffers and gets a bit lost in the mix. The frequency range on the Realms is a touch tighter at 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz, which may explain why I have to massage the equalizer settings on my player when switching musical genres.

Soul by Ludacris SL300JAM Usain Bolt Signature Series ($349.95) Something about me didn’t want to like these brightly colored over-ear headphones, emblazoned with a silhouette of preening Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on each ear cup. They’re a bit ostentatious, like Bolt himself. And they are expensive. But after I put them on, I surrendered to the most comfortable pair of headphones I’ve ever worn. My jaw dropped after I cued up Coltrane. I give up. These are wonderful headphones. Of the ones I tried, the Bolt headphones are the only ones with noise cancellation, which is the introduction of a discrete signal to eliminate surrounding environmental noise. Whether I had that feature turned on or off, the Bolt signature headphones stood up to each test of each genre I threw at it. I heard range and separation in Coltrane’s jazz, precise power in Metallica’s metal and the intricacy of latticed percussion in Simon & Garfunkel’s “Cecilia.” As far as specs go, these headphones sport 40-millimeter drivers and weigh 252 grams, heavier than the others even without the two small AAA batteries. Soul would not provide additional specifications, such as the frequency range, claiming it is proprietary and patented technology, which is an unfortunate bit of nondisclosure. But in the end, I don’t care what’s in Soul’s audio sausage. I just know that’s it sounds delicious. The interior headband is smartly quilted and Bolt series headphones are collapsible for nice portability in their sturdy black case. If you’re OK with the Jamaican flag color palette (black, green and gold) and a bit of sticker shock, these headphones are bound to win you over. Otherwise, for lighter duty and a less garish look, I’d have to say the V-Moda True Blood headphones should make the budding audiophile quite happy for less than $250.

‘Safe Haven’ another routine romantic thriller By STEPHEN FARBER The Hollywood Reporter It’s easy to understand why Hollywood loves doing business with author Nicholas Sparks. His books are huge best-sellers, and several of the films adapted from his novels – “Message in a Bottle,” ‘’The Notebook,” and “Dear John” – have achieved impressive box office grosses. The latest Sparks adaptation, “Safe Haven,” will probably continue his winning streak, especially with its Valentine’s Day opening pegged to lure female fans. A thriller element that has not been present in earlier Sparks movies is designed to draw reluctant male viewers to see the picture, but they won’t respond with the same enthusiasm as his core audience of woozy romantics. The mystery plot recalls a 1991 Julia Roberts movie, Sleeping with the Enemy, in which the heroine fled an abusive husband and tried to re-invent herself in a brand new community. In this case our heroine, Katie (Julianne Hough), runs away from a toxic marriage in Boston, boards a bus, and on a whim gets off in a small seaside

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Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel star in “Safe Haven.”

community in North Carolina. There she meets a sensitive widower, Alex (Josh Duhamel), raising two young children on his own. Because of their troubled histories, they approach each other warily, but there’s little doubt about where their relationship is headed. Before long, however, a nasty blast from Katie’s past arrives to threaten her newfound bliss. The first problem with the film is that the burgeoning romance is too flat to generate intense audience empathy. Alex’s daughter,

who barely remembers her mother, warms to Katie immediately, but her older brother has a harder time with his father’s new relationship. Still, this complication isn’t especially well developed in the screenplay by Dana Stevens and Gage Lansky. In addition, the two main characters are such paragons that there are no real psychological impediments to their union. To jack up the tension, director Lasse Hallstrom (who also helmed the film “Dear John”) keeps intercutting scenes of a grim, harddrinking Boston cop (David Lyons) determined to track Katie down. But the gauzy romantic interludes prove

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to be something of a yawn. When her nemesis finally arrives in North Carolina, the film does develop some effectively suspenseful moments. But the drama is a long time coming. A related problem is the casting. The best Sparks movie, “The Notebook,” had the strongest cast, with talented newcomers Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams balancing seasoned veterans James Garner and Gena Rowlands. To put it as charitably as possible, the actors in “Safe Haven” are not in the same league. Hough, better known as a singer and dancer than a dramatic actress, is likably spunky, but Duhamel fades

into the background, and there are no lively supporting players in the ensemble. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is that Hallstrom, who burst into prominence with his fine direction of child actors in the Swedish film “My Life as a Dog,” fails to draw vivid performances from the two actors cast as Alex’s children. Hallstrom’s direction is generally lackluster. The picture is certainly competent, but a dozen other journeyman directors could have executed this piece just as efficiently. It’s hard to see much evidence of the talent that brightened “My Life as a Dog,” ‘’The Cider House Rules,” or even “Chocolat.” The seaside locations are tenderly evoked by cinematographer Terry Stacey and production designer Kara Lindstrom, but the film isn’t visually memorable or dramatically vibrant. It does, however, have one sentimental surprise at the end that testifies to Sparks’ storytelling shrewdness. This last-minute twist is shameless and stupefying, but it demonstrates why Sparks has an army of fervent readers. His fans will no doubt swoon over this tear-jerking finale, even while critics stare at the screen with jaws open in disbelief.

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Eagles document complicated history in HBO doc By DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press Consider how unusual it is for the exact breaking point of a big-time rock band to be chronicled on film. The Beatles’ “Let it Be” showed a slow disintegration. For the Eagles, the end came abruptly at a political fundraiser in 1980. Don Felder didn’t want to be there. Glenn Frey didn’t like his attitude. Add years of simmering resentment and, as they performed, threats exchanged under the music. Fists didn’t fly, but by the time each stalked into separate limousines, the Eagles were toast for 14 years. It’s one of the fascinating moments in “History of the Eagles,” a documentary that airs on Showtime today and Saturday. The film has two parts just like the band, which has been together again since 1994. Frey, 64, said it was time to get the story on film while the health and memories of everyone involved were intact. The Eagles courted filmmaker Alex Gibney, who won an Academy Award for his 2007 documentary on torture, “Taxi to the Dark Side,” after being underwhelmed by the work of some specialists in music documentaries. Gibney expressed interest if he was free to tell a real story, not just an authorized one, and the Eagles agreed. He talked to each former member and associates like David Geffen, whose business relationship with the band ended badly. Another key for Gibney was having enough footage to make the story come alive. Here he got lucky; although Frey and co-leader Don Henley were suspicious of outsiders during the height of the Eagles’ fame, they had the foresight to allow some

filming, including extensive interview and concert footage from 1977, and that ill-fated 1980 benefit. Film was found of Frey and Henley playing in Linda Ronstadt’s backup band at Los Angeles’ Troubadour nightclub before the Eagles were born. “Theirs is the classic rock ‘n’ roll story – scruffy kids hook up in L.A., form a band and have enormous success and at the height of their success they break up,” Gibney said. “It’s a rock ‘n’ roll fable.” It also details a fertile time and place for music. Frey describes in the film learning how to write songs through the floorboards of his apartment: Jackson Browne lived downstairs and Frey would hear him methodically work on songs until the lyrics and melody were just right. Frey and Henley prove gifted storytellers for “History of the Eagles.” It was different back in the 1970s, when they kept such talk to a minimum. “We sort of felt that it was time to open the door a little wider,” Frey said. “With the Eagles, we had opened the door a crack and let people look in. Let’s just call it effective mystique management. When you’re an artist, one of the greatest allies you can have is the imagination of your audience. It’s better to paint a picture than explain things.” He hopes the film clears up misconceptions, primarily that the band’s time was dominated by squabbling. They worked hard and had a lot of fun, Frey said. Oh, but they could fight with the best of them. Those stories enliven the film: Bernie Leadon exiting after pouring a can of beer over Frey’s head; Meisner leaving when he became reluctant to sing “Take it To the Limit,”

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Alison Ellwood (center), director of “History of The Eagles Part 1,” poses with Eagles band members (from left) Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit at the premiere of the film Jan. 19 at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. his signature song; Felder ending his association with the reunion after getting a brutal business ultimatum from Frey. Frey’s reasons for dissatisfaction with Felder are quite clear and although Felder is interviewed, his side of the story is murkier. The film’s most poignant moment comes when Felder breaks down and walks away from the camera when talking about it. “It just broke my heart,” he said. Frey said there were never any serious problems between him and Henley. “We just grew tired together,” he said. “That’s the way it played out. The Eagles became such a burden. I think Don and I just sort of

succumbed to the weight that we felt after ‘Hotel California’ went through the roof. You know, it could have ended there. Instead for us, we were able to, as Don said, have a second act.” Since the Eagles famously said they wouldn’t reform “until hell freezes over,” their reunion was cheekily called the “Hell Freezes Over Tour.” “The time off did everyone good,” Frey said. “I know when I came back to play in the band in 1994 I was a much better musician and I was a much more confident player and singer. I was more grounded as a person. When we all came back together, we had all sort of grown up, dragged kicking and screaming into adulthood.”

The meat of the Eagles’ story is in the documentary’s first part, but the band didn’t want their “second act” shortchanged, Gibney said. The Eagles are less a creative force now than a business colossus that tours all around the world. The most interesting segment in the second part is the journey of Joe Walsh, the former court jester who learned hotel room trashing from that art’s Picasso, Keith Moon. For his survival, as a person and an Eagle, Walsh needed to clean himself up and has succeeded. After devoting much of its attention to the documentary the past year or so, the Eagles are mulling the future, perhaps incorporating some

of the film’s visual elements into a live show that revisits some songs that haven’t gotten much attention lately, Frey said. “What happened when we got back together is we realized that the Eagles is this mothership that makes everybody’s life better,” he said. “I think we all understand what a unique position we’re in, individually and collectively, and it’s nice to be able to keep the Eagles going. We always say that as long as we’re able to go out onstage physically and perform at a high level, we’ll continue to perform. “Obviously it’s not going to last forever,” he said. “But I think we still have a few more miles.”

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and Jason Keller’s script may be the hastily wedged-in father-son feel-goodery that occurs in the midst of all this madness. You see, Willis’ unstoppable New York cop has traveled to Moscow to track down his bitter, estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), whom he believes to be in some sort of criminal trouble. It turns out Jack is actually a spy working undercover to protect a government whistleblower named Komarov (Sebastian Koch), and dad has arrived just in time to ruin his mission. So now the two McClanes must team up to keep Komarov from being kidnapped by generically menacing Russian bad guys; Komarov’s heavily lipsticked daughter, Irina (Yuliya Snigir), is also involved somehow, with wavering alliances. They all want Komarov to lead them to a hidden file – it sounds so Cold War, it may as well have been microfilm – but of course the file is the MacGuffin. It probably isn’t even really a file. McClane picks up whatever weapon is nearby and solves every problem that comes their way but he also finds time to nag his son for calling him “John” instead of “dad.” Whether this is intended as comic relief in the heat of the moment or genuine sentiment, it clangs

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Tamagotchi returns: Electronic pet reborn The ASSOCIATED PRESS Tamagotchi is re-hatching as an app. Bandai America Inc. and Sync Beatz Entertainment are hoping to revive the electronic pet craze of the 1990s with a new mobile app launching Thursday for Android devices. The app duplicates the egg-shaped plastic toy that became a must-own sensation like Beanie Babies, Tickle Me Elmo and Furby after it was first released in 1996 in Japan. Sync Beatz, which has licensed Tamagotchi from Bandai, is calling the app “Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.” – with “L.i.f.e” standing for “love is fun everywhere.” Much like the original doodad, the app tasks users with taking care of a virtual pet by pressing buttons that simulate feeding, disciplining and playing with the critter on screen. If a Tamagotchi is neglected, it dies. “The idea was to base the gameplay on the original Tamagotchi that everyone knows and loves,” said Shin Ueno, chief marketing officer at Sync Beatz. “As we move along, every two months, we’ll refresh the app, and it will evolve.” The colorful app, which Ueno said will later be available for Apple devices, features unlockable characters, backgrounds and shells. It’s split between two modes: an old-school one that works like the original – right down to three buttons on the shell – and an app mode that

utilizes the touchscreen and allows users to play rock, paper, scissors with their pets. The “Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.” app is free, and a version without ads costs 99 cents. While there have been a few Tamagotchi clones available for mobile devices, this marks the first official Tamagotchi app to come from Bandai, which has released updated versions of the toy since the first Tamagotchi hatched 16 years ago. Sales of the toy have cracked the 78 million mark, and Tamagotchi paved the way for such virtual obsessions as “The Sims,” “FarmVille” and “Skylanders.” The executives at Sync Beatz think Tamagotchi’s “sweet 16” is the prime time to relaunch Tamagotchi for nostalgic twenty- and thirtysomethings, as well as a new generation. “It’s like comfort food,” said Barry Stagg, chief communications officer at Sync Beatz. “I think Tamagotchi brings back good memories. When we were at the Licensing Expo last year, the first thing that people who came up to us and saw what we were doing tended to do was smile. I think there’s an openness to build on Tamagotchi’s brand equity.” That means Sync Beatz plans to leverage “Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.” as more than simply a sentimental app. The company plans to launch a “Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.” product line later this year with clothing, furnishings and accessories slathered with Tamagotchi imagery.

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On screen now “Beautiful Creatures” HHH STARRING: Alice Englert, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Alden Ehrenreich PLOT: Ethan longs to escape his small Southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. RATING: PG-13 for violence, scary images and some sexual material TIME: 2 hours, 3 minutes VERDICT: The genders have been reversed but the supernatural, star-crossed teen angst remains firmly intact in this drama that clearly aims to pick up where the “Twilight” franchise left off. Writer-director Richard LaGravenese’s film, based on the first novel in the young adult series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, oozes Southern Gothic eccentricity and some amusing if inconsistent touches of camp. But a strong cast of likable and, yes, beautiful actors can only do so much with the formula in which they’re forced to work. And, like the “Twilight” movies, the special effects are all too often distractingly cheesy. The setup breathes some new life into such familiar material, though, as co-stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert feel like actual awkward teens enjoying the fraught thrills of first love. Once the plot machinations start grinding in the second half, though, “Beautiful Creatures” as a whole grinds to a halt. Spells and scenery-chewing can be a hoot; watching other people sitting around scouring ancient tomes for clues, not so much. Ehrenreich plays a restless teen in small-town South Carolina who’s smitten by Englert’s mysterious new girl. Turns out she’s a witch – and she’s probably doomed – but could true love with a mortal save her? Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum and Viola Davis co-star. PG-13 for violence, scary images and some sexual material. 123 minutes. Two stars out of four.. – Christy Lemire,

The Associated Press

“Broken City” HH STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright PLOT: During a tight election, New York City’s mayor (Crowe) hires an ex-cop turned private eye (Wahlberg) to investigate his wife (Zeta-Jones) for infidelity. Once he completes his assignment, Wahlberg discovers the corrupt mayor has set him up. RATING: R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence TIME: 1 hour, 49 minutes VERDICT: Although set in presentday New York, this is a throwback to the classic hard-boiled detective stories of Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett. The look of the film is competent, and the performances are strong. Unfortunately, director Allen Hughes (making his first feature without his brother Albert) and writer Brian Tucker just take the detective genre’s clichés and put them in modern dress. A complicated plot is expected, but the script has enough double crosses and hidden motives to push it past riveting to absurd. – Jeffrey Westhoff, The

Northwest Herald

“Gangster Squad” H½ STARRING: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone PLOT: A chronicle of the LAPD’s fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and ’50s. RATING: R for strong violence and language TIME: 1 hour, 53 minutes VERDICT: “Gangster Squad,” a pulpy, violent tale of cops and mobsters in 1949 Los Angeles, rides an uncomfortable line between outlandishness and outright parody, and it’s difficult to tell which is director Ruben Fleischer’s intention. Which is a problem. While the film wallows in period detail and has some sporadic moments of amusing banter, it’s mostly flashy, empty and cacophonous, and it woefully wastes a strong cast led by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in barely developed, one-note roles. At its center is a performance from Sean Penn as mob king Mickey Cohen. With his mashed-up boxer’s mug, thick Brooklyn accent and volatile bursts of anger, he’s as cartoony as a Dick Tracy villain.

– Christy Lemire, The Associated Press

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“A Good Day To Die Hard” H STARRING: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch and Mary Elizabeth Winstead PLOT: John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. RATING: R for violence and language TIME: 1 hour, 37 minutes VERDICT: It’s supposed to be a parody of itself, right? That’s the only way to explain this ridiculously over-the-top, repetitively numbing fifth film in the “Die Hard” franchise. John McClane used to be a cowboy. Now, he’s a cartoon character — specifically, Wile E. Coyote, given how many times he should be seriously injured and/or killed in this movie. The most he suffers is a scratch here and there, and then he’s ready to pop back up again with a bemused twinkle in his eye and a wry quip. Part of the charm of this career-defining Bruce Willis’ character was the regular-guy, Reagan-era resourcefulness he represented; now, he’s weirdly superhuman. But as charismatic as Willis ordinarily is, even he can’t fool us into thinking he’s enjoying himself this time. “A Good Day to Die Hard” is pointless and joyless, a barrage of noise and chaos, an onslaught of destruction without the slightest mention of consequence. Director John Moore mistakes shaky-cam and dizzying zooms for artistic finesse in his action sequences. But the most obnoxious element of all may be the father-son feel-goodery that occurs in the midst of all this madness. You see, Willis’ unstoppable New York cop has traveled to Moscow to track down his bitter, estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), whom he believes to be in criminal trouble. Jack is actually a spy working undercover to protect a government whistleblower (Sebastian Koch), and dad has arrived just in time to ruin his mission. Now they must work together – and bond.

– Christy Lemire, The Associated Press

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” HHH STARRING: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis PLOT: The hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) joins Gandalf the wizard (McKellen) and a company of 13 dwarves in a quest to reclaim the dwarves’ homeland from an invading dragon. They encounter monstrous obstacles in the first leg of their journey. RATING: PG-13 for frightening images and extended sequences of intense fantasy action and violence TIME: 2 hours, 49 minutes VERDICT: From the opening frames we are back in Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth, and it’s a comfortable place to be. So comfortable, it is easy to overlook many of the film’s flaws. The idea that Jackson would turn J.R.R. Tolkien’s slim children’s novel into a three-film epic is nuts, but the first of these films is

entertaining enough, even when the padding shows in a narrative nearly three hours long. Bilbo’s encounter with Gollum (Andy Serkis) is a showstopper. Avoid seeing the 3-D version shown at 48 frames per second, because it makes an expensive movie look as cheap as a 1970s BBC production. – Jeffrey

Westhoff, Northwest Herald

“Identity Thief” HH STARRING: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet, Robert Patrick PLOT: When a Denver businessman (Bateman) discovers that a Florida woman has stolen his identity and destroyed his credit record, he travels to the Sunshine State to confront her. RATING: R for sexual content and language TIME: 1 hour, 52 minutes VERDICT: After a lengthy setup, this turns out to be a road comedy patterned after the “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” formula of forcing a family man to travel with a weirdo. The attempt is misguided, because McCarthy is an unrepentant crook who doesn’t earn the sympathy that John Candy did. Many other clichés are visited along the way. Despite the script’s slippery grasp on morality, Bateman and McCarthy still find ways to be funny and charming. – Jeffrey Westhoff, The

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“The Last Stand” HHH STARRING: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville PLOT: The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff. RATING: R for strong, bloody violence throughout and language TIME: 1 hour, 47 minutes VERDICT: ”The Last Stand” is the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie you didn’t even realize you wanted to see. This is the action superstar’s first leading role in a decade, having left acting to serve as the governor of California and whatnot, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it’s still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again. He is not exactly pushing himself here. Korean director Kim Jee-woon’s American filmmaking debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. He may look a little creaky (and facially freaky) these days, but Arnold proves he’s still game for the mayhem as he fires off rounds and tosses off one-liners, and the movie at least has the decency to acknowledge that it knows that you know that he’s old. – Christy

Lemire, The Associated Press

“Les Misérables” HH½ STARRING: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfreid PLOT: Years after ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Jackman) breaks his parole to become a virtuous man, fanatical policeman Javert (Crowe) continues to hunt him. While avoiding Javert, Valjean helps a dying prostitute (Hathaway) and, years later, her daughter (Seyfried). RATING: PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements TIME: 2 hours, 37 minutes VERDICT: Director Tom Hooper’s interpretation of the blockbuster stage show is a musical in closeup. With his actors singing their roles “live,” Hooper can push his camera’s right into their faces. This is riveting for the first hour, then becomes repetitive. Jackman, Crowe and Hathaway are electrifying. This film was made for fans of the stage show. Others who don’t know the story going in will be lucky if they know it going out. –

Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald

“Safe Haven” HH

STARRING: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders PLOT: A young woman with a myste-

rious past lands in Southport, N.C., where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. RATING: PG-13 for thematic material involving threatening behavior, and for violence and sexuality TIME: 1 hour, 55 minutes VERDICT: It’s easy to understand why Hollywood loves doing business with author Nicholas Sparks. His books are huge best-sellers, and several of the films adapted from his novels – “Message in a Bottle,” ‘’The Notebook,” and “Dear John” – have achieved impressive box office grosses. The latest Sparks adaptation, “Safe Haven,” will probably continue his winning streak, especially with its Valentine’s Day opening pegged to lure female fans. A thriller element that has not been present in earlier Sparks movies is designed to draw reluctant male viewers to see the picture, but they won’t respond with the same enthusiasm as his core audience of woozy romantics. The first problem with the film is that the burgeoning romance is too flat to generate intense audience empathy. Alex’s daughter, who barely remembers her mother, warms to Katie immediately, but her older brother has a harder time with his father’s new relationship. Still, this complication isn’t especially well developed in the screenplay by Dana Stevens and Gage Lansky. A related problem is the casting. The best Sparks movie, “The Notebook,” had the strongest cast, with talented newcomers Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams balancing seasoned veterans James Garner and Gena Rowlands. To put it as charitably as possible, the actors in “Safe Haven” are not in the same league. Hough, better known as a singer and dancer than a dramatic actress, is likably spunky, but Duhamel fades into the background, and there are no lively supporting players in the ensemble.– By Stephen Farber, The

Hollywood Reporter

STARRING: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law PLOT: Emily and Martin are a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily’s psychiatrist – intended to treat anxiety – has unexpected side effects. RATING: R for sexuality, nudity, violence and language TIME: 1 hour, 46 minutes VERDICT: If “Side Effects” is indeed Steven Soderbergh’s final film, as he’s said it will be after toying with the notion of retirement for a couple of years now, then intriguingly it feels like he’s coming full circle in some ways to the film that put him on the map: the trailblazing, 1989 indie “sex, lies and videotape.” Both are lurid genre exercises, laid bare. Both focus on the intertwined lives of four central figures, including a scene in which one of the men interviews one of the women on video, hoping to unearth a hidden truth. Both movies are about danger, secrets and manipulation, filled with characters who aren’t what they initially seem, all of which Soderbergh depicts with his typically cool detachment. The complexity of emotion, confusion and loss at the film’s start gives way to some acrobatic trickery by the end, but “Side Effects” is never less than gripping or entertaining. Mara, who showed such fierce intelligence in David Fincher’s “The Social Network” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” is quietly chilling here. With her waiflike frame, chiseled facial features and steely eyes that reveal nothing, she’s like a mysterious child’s doll come to life. – Christy Lemire, The Associ-

“Warm Bodies” HHH STARRING: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Rob Corddry PLOT: A zombie boy (Hoult) who retains a vestige of his soul meets “C” You At The Movies - McHenry Downtown Theatre

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Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:20, 4:40 p.m.

“A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD” Friday, Feb. 15 AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:50 a.m., 11:20a, 1:30, 2:00, 4:30, 4:45, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 1:00, 2:15, 3:15, 4:30, 5:30, 6:45, 7:45, 9:00, 10:00 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:00, 12:50, 1:40, 2:40, 3:30, 4:20, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:05, 10:50 p.m.

“HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS” Friday, Feb. 15 AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:45 a.m., 8:00, 10:20 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 1:00, 3:05, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 2D: 12:40, 3:00, 7:55 p.m.; 3D: 5:30, 10:15 p.m.

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“SAFE HAVEN” Friday, Feb. 15 AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 12:45, 1:10, 3:45, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:45, 10:00 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 p.m. McHenry Downtown Theatre – 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:20, 1:10, 3:10, 4:00, 7:00, 7:40, 9:45, 10:30 p.m.

“SIDE EFFECTS” Friday, Feb. 15 AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 4:50, 7:50, 10:20 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25 p.m.

“SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” Friday, Feb. 15 AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 12:45, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 1:30, 4:40, 7:50, 10:40 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15

“WARM BODIES”

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:00 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:30, 1:20, 3:40, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 9:40, 10:20 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15 AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:20 a.m., 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:45, 3:25, 6:00, 8:30, 11:00 p.m.

“ZERO DARK THIRTY”

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Friday, Feb. 15

Friday, Feb. 15 Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 9:50 p.m.

AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:15, 3:45, 7:15, 10:45 p.m.

a human girl (Palmer) and falls in love. Eventually she returns his affections, but her father (Malkovich) is the zombie-hating leader of the local militia. RATING: PG-13 for zombie violence and some language TIME: 1 hour, 37 minutes VERDICT: Not only is this the first zombie romantic comedy, but also the first movie told from a zombie’s point of view (Hoult’s character narrates). In a low key way, the various story elements – romance, comedy, horror and suspense – work, but not always at the same time. Yet writer-director Jonathan Levine (“50/50”) pulls it all together with a sense of good cheer and, yes, heart. Hoult’s sympathetic and humorous performance provides much of the weird charm. – Jeffrey

Westhoff, Northwest Herald

“Zero Dark Thirty” HHH½ STARRING: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini PLOT: A CIA officer (Chastain) leads an eight-year hunt for Osama bin

Laden, which climaxes with a daring nighttime raid in Pakistan. RATING: R for language and strong violence including brutal disturbing images TIME: 2 hours, 37 minutes VERDICT: Much like her Oscarwinning “The Hurt Locker,” director Kathryn Bigelow’s account of the CIA’s search for Osama bin Laden is compelling filmmaking that can be difficult to watch at times, as it should be. Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal (who also wrote “Hurt Locker”) have been criticized for glamorizing torture. While they do not glamorize it (the torture scenes are horrifying), they should have been more critical of it rather than present it as a necessary evil. That said, this still is a hypnotic procedural that chronicles nearly a decade of frustrations and setbacks before the Navy Seal’s celebrated raid on bin Laden’s compound. Chastain is dynamite as the flinty professional who remains focused on her mission even as her superiors begin to give up. Even though we know the outcome, the story is charged with suspense. –

Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald

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With both of these great races happening in the middle of winter, I got to thinking about past races and cars that raced in those two huge, association presentations. I thought about car buddy Larry Zidek who lives in McHenry and is everyone’s all-time go-to guy when it comes to question about Pontiacs. He also owns a car that at one time was powered by a famous engine that made both NHRA Winternationals and NASCAR 500 history back in 1960 – an ultra-rare factory motor that went on to become a true icon and legend in the ’60s. See RACING, page E10

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Clean, simple and elegant, the 1960 Pontiac Catalina convertible is without a doubt one of the best looking cars ever designed.

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Larry Zidek of McHenry sits behind the wheel of his 1960 Pontiac Catalina convertible.

Grooved harmonic balancer, generator pulleys unique to these beasts • RACING Continued from page E1 Larry is of those true, dyed-inthe-wool car guys. He eats and sleeps cars, especially Pontiacs. He was bitten by the car bug when he was just a kid living in Niles. As soon as he had his driver’s license, he joined a car club, Satan’s Chauffeurs, one of the first rod and custom clubs in the Chicago area. He now belongs to the “Streeters” of Northern Illinois. He also has served on the PontiacOakland Club International board of directors for 15 years and once was the club’s vice president. Larry also owns a number of very cool and collectible Ponchos (Pontiacs), but the one I relish the most is his ’60 convertible. It is the only one to have been powered by a 389-cubicinch V-8 Super Duty engine, of which only four are known to exist. Pontiac started its “Super Duty” era in 1960, and not much is known about the program from that time. A very limited amount of highperformance parts were made for serious high-horsepower mills by the factory. The parts would take a stock block number 425A 389-cubicinch V-8 engine and make it into a rip-roaring, barely street legal race engine. There were huge differences between the regular street high-performance motor and the super go-fast version. First, the engine block itself was of high nickel content and came with a forged steel four-bolt main crankshaft. It also featured bore chamfers for improved intake breathing. Also, to help make this motor breathe even better, new cylinder heads were designed just for use with this engine that only had 1.92-inch intake valves and 1.60 inch exhaust valves that used 1.65:1 rocker arms. Other goodies unique to these mega-horsepower beasts included a deep-grooved harmonic balancer, water pump and generator pulleys. A special number 7 McKellar (named for Pontiac engineer Malcolm R. “Mac” McKellar) solid lifter camshaft was fitted, as well as streamlined high flow NASCAR exhaust manifolds (headers). To finish things off, a clutch fan and dual-point 12volt distributor were added. Depending on where the engines were to be raced, two very different intake setups were used. First was a beautiful two-plane aluminum intake manifold that carried a single Carter AFB four-barrel carburetor that was used in NASCAR roundy round applications. Second was a highly regarded tri-power (three each of Rochester two-barrel carburetors) system that was fashioned for NHRA drag racing assaults of the quarter mile. In the late ’50s and early ’60s, both associations had racing classes based on street legal automobiles available to the general public. Today, the cars are built for the purpose of racing. Larry told me he found his drop top in 1988 in York, Pa. He previously had owned that model – in fact, it was his first new car (sans the Super Duty engine) – and he was always

1960 Pontiac Catalina Convertible fast facts Drive-train Transmission: Automatic/Heavy Duty four speed GM Hydra-Matic Shifter: Column mounted Differential: Safe-T-Track (Posi-Traction) 10-Bolt-limited slip Rear Axle Ratio: Stock (3.42:1); Super Duty (4.56)

Chassis Wheelbase: 123 Inches Frame: X-Layout Front Suspension: Independent/coil springs Rear Suspension: Hi-performance solid axle/coil springs Steering: Power Brakes: Heavy duty drum with power assist Wheels: Aluminum 8 Lug Rear Sway Bar: Yes Tires: 8:50 x 14-B F Goodrich Bias Ply white walls

Body Manufacture: Pontiac Style: Two door convertible Paint Color: Coronado red metallic with white fabric top

High-performance three deuce (three each two barrel carbs) carburetors grace the top of the Pontiac’s Super Duty 389-cubicinch V-8 engine.

Interior Dash: Safety/Crash Steering Wheel: Deluxe two spoke Gauges: Full instrumentation Seats: Bench style (front split six way power) Rear (full bench) Upholstery: Coronado Red-Duco #4066H vinyl

Cost New: $4,676.21 sorry he had sold it. Later, he bought a 1960 Pontiac Bonneville convertible but said the car just seemed too big. He liked the smaller and lighter Catalina model, so he sold the Bonneville and started his hunt for a truly low-mileage and pampered 1960 Catalina. Larry found a Catalina that was owned by a fellow Pontiac lover who had passed away. The car had been sitting in his garage unused for almost three years when his wife decided it was time to sell the car. It was a difficult decision, but it was time. After learning the car was for sale, Larry arrived with cash in hand. A deal was made, and the beauty with 68,000 original miles was his. Larry said from the very first time he saw the car he knew it would be the basis for his future Super Duty dream machine. Two friends accompanied Larry on the road trip, car buddies Jim and Ray Simms. On their way back to Illinois, it was time to stop and refuel both the Pontiac and their backup vehicle, Ray’s Mustang, and Larry turned the driving chores of his new ride over to Jim to show him first-hand what a great car it was. In a short time, Jim was getting out of sight, and Ray had to step on it to catch up to the 348-horsepower tin Indian. As they pulled alongside, Larry motioned for Jim to slow down.

LEFT: The underside of Larry Zidek’s 1960 Pontiac convertible is as clean and shiny as the top portion of the car. Seen here are the car’s X-frame with dual exhausts and Safe-T-Track rear end. TOP RIGHT: The interior of this car is pure 1960’s spacious, with plenty of room for three abreast adult seating both front and rear. BOTTOM RIGHT: A detachable luggage lamp is a rare accessory that graces the underside of the Pontiac’s trunk lid. Later at a rest stop, Jim explained he just flat out did not realize he was pushing 90 mph. He said the Pontiac ran so smoothly and strong he felt as though he as was doing only 60 mph. It felt just like a “cloud in the sky” he said. Once home with his new pride and joy, Larry started the long search for the ultra-rare Super Duty 389 V-8 engine, and the equally rare internal parts needed to rebuild it. The restoration process on the vehicle started around 1990. The Super Duty engine Larry installed once was owned and raced by famous NASCAR champion Junior Johnson. Larry took the stock tri-power intake set-up that came on the car when he first bought it in 1988 and reinstalled it on the newly finished Super Duty engine he put in the car, making it what would have been a legal entry in the NHRA stock classes of 1960. I asked Larry what the horsepower of the Super Duty V-8 was after it was built. He said it was in

the 425 to 450 range. He said Pontiac Corp. ran their horsepower numbers on the light side back in the 1960s to stay competitive in the NHRA drag racing classes, so a Super Duty V-8 with a factory tri-power triple carbs set-up was rated at 368 horse power. Enthusiast magazine stories of the time rated the engines in various tests to be at least 400 horsepower. Larry has won top show awards at both local and national events, in addition to vintage drag race trophies over the years with his very unique one-off Super Duty setup. A few years ago, he decided it was time to take his big red poncho back to bone stock factory original. He had won just about every award there was to win with the Super Duty setup, and since the car rode on a trailer to most of the shows, he felt he just wanted to get behind the wheel once again and enjoy driving the car. Since reinstalling the factory 389-cubic-inch engine that came in the car when he bought it in 1988, he

has been driving it to local McHenry County cruise nights and car shows all over, including the 2012 40th annual Pontiac-Oakland International convention in July in St. Charles, where the car was awarded 390 points out of a possible 400 in its class. Larry told me to get the final 10 points, the judges said he would have to replace the shocks that were on the car with period-correct spiral style units and install two outside rearview mirrors. He was able to find the shocks and will be installing them soon. The mirrors, however, are another story. They mount on the outside of each door. Because the car came from the factory without the mirrors (they were a dealerinstalled option) he cannot bring himself to drill mounting holes in the car’s unmolested sheet metal just to obtain those last few points to reach 400. Now that is one very special and classy car enthusiast.

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Computer reset often cures odd problems The 4.0-liter engine in my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo idles rough, and the check engine light is on. This has been going on for about a month. I took the vehicle to a repair shop, where a technician replaced an oxygen sensor. When I picked up the vehicle, the check engine light was off but the engine still idled rough. I drove about three blocks, and the light turned back on. I returned to the shop, where the technician replaced another oxygen sensor and turned off the light. When I returned, the light was off, but the engine did not run any better. The technician told me to drive for a week and the engine should start to run better. It didn’t, but the light remained off. I went to another repair shop. I explained what had happened at the first repair shop. A technician found a code that indicates the engine computer is faulty. After doing several tests and checks, he does not think this is the trouble. He does not want to install a new computer unless he is absolutely sure this is the cause. So far, he has checked the spark plugs, coils, fuel mixture, road tests and did a number or visual exams of wiring connections plus more, but the code for the engine computer keeps popping up. I don’t want him to replace the computer if he is not sure it is the cause of the trouble. What are your suggestions? – R.H., email

glues, sealants and upholstery are monitored in an enclosure specifically designed for this purpose. Engine exhaust emissions and fuel economy are measured in a laboratory specifically designed for these tests. The EPA sets standards, and carmakers design vehicles to meet them. The fuel economy in real world daily use on the road typically is less than the estimated fuel economy by about 10 percent listed on the vehicle’s window sticker. This is a marked improvement over testing methods used a few years ago. To learn more, there is a wealth of information on the Environmental Protection Agency’s website at www. epa.gov/fueleconomy. I don’t know what engine is in your friend’s Escape, but according to the EPA, the average estimated fuel economy is about 25 or 26 miles per gallon, depending on the size of the engine. It seems your friend’s vehicle is pretty close to their fuel economy estimates.

DR. GIZMO Phil Arendt request. Also, it appears your technician is convinced the engine control module is not the cause of the rough idle condition and is not in parts replacement mode. Sometimes, resetting values in the engine control module cures unusual symptoms. Because it appears your technician has the tools to do the work, ask him to step back, take a breath and consider this suggestion. It might resolve the issue.

Doctor, I have a friend who is very unhappy with the mileage he is getting on his 2013 Escape. It’s 21 miles per gallon with lots of rural driving. This brought up a question. Who is responsible for calculating the mpg numbers that the manufacturers advertise? – S.L., email Manufacturers have laboratories that are certified and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency. Tests are conducted by technicians and engineers employed by the carmaker under the watchful eyes of an EPA engineer. Evaporative emissions such as vapors from plastic, paint, gasoline, other fluids,

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My 1998 Altima SE with 30,000 miles is said to be in showroom condition. Since 2000, the car is driven less than 1,000 miles a year. It was bought new at the dealership, where I take it every year for service. Recently, the supervisor reported a leak from the speed sensor at the manual

transmission. He said because the car is seldom driven, it is not critical I have this replaced. It would cost more than $200 to fix. What is your opinion? Would the check engine indicator show if it were a problem? – K.W.S., email At this time, it is not a critical issue. If the sensor fails, the check engine light should illuminate. Additionally, more than likely the speedometer will go bonkers. Also, because there is a leak of gear oil from the transmission drips may appear on surfaces where the vehicle is parked. If this happens, have the issue repaired as a loss of lubricant in the transmission could cause excessive wear resulting in major work on the unit.

My 2005 Toyota RAV4 stalled. I had it towed to my local garage, where a mechanic found the coil failed. He also found a failed engine temperature sensor and had to replace the radiator cap because it was leaking. He needed to add nearly a gallon of antifreeze, too. My RAV has 110,000 miles. Up until now I haven’t had a bit of trouble with it. I bought it new with the idea of keeping it for 10 or 15 years. Now I am afraid a lot more is going fail in the near future. I don’t want to be stranded somewhere. What else will go wrong? Should I

keep it or get rid of it? – M.G., email I’m sorry your car is giving you trouble. You have been blessed with 110,000 trouble-free miles. This is unusual. I’m also sorry about the performance of my automotive diagnostic crystal ball. It says it is impossible to determine exactly what will fail in the future. It does say your car is getting older and parts will fail. It also says, along its journey, parts will fail more often as it ages. It clearly says that if the engine and transmission have received regularly scheduled and frequent preventive maintenance, these major parts will perform for many years to come without major repair. However, it says parts such as sensors, ignition coils and gaskets might fail because of age and mileage. It also says parts in the suspension and steering will need replacement and eventually wear will take over the engine and transmission. It does not say whether you should get rid of the vehicle or whether you should hang on to it. It leaves this decision up to you.

Note to readers: This week the column is shorter than usual because I’m doing something I haven’t done in probably 30 years.

On Feb. 24, I’m going bowling. This time it’s for something special and not to win a beer frame or bowl a perfect game. That would be a miracle. This time, I’m helping Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County on team “Master Bowlers.” None of us is master bowler, but we believe helping a child makes a big impact on him or her. Help can make a change that ripples through a family, school, and more importantly, throughout our community. I hope you’ll join me in my efforts to give a child the resources he or she needs to be successful. Please open up your automotive hearts and consider donating or participating. A donation of any amount can start a child on the path to academic achievement. Visit my personal donation page for more information at www.kintera.org/faf/ donorReg/donorPledge.asp ?ievent=1044474&supid=375 133209.

• Phil Arendt is a columnist, consultant and A.S.E.certified master technician. Readers may send questions to Dr. Gizmo at P.O. Box 548, Cary, IL 60013 or drgizmo@ drgizmo.ws. Information is available on his website, http://drgizmo89.blogspot. com.

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No gaffes, but no zingers for Nissan Pursuit of moderation compromises Altima’s potential for aggressive, exciting performance By WARREN BROWN The Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama should have studied the development of the 2013 Nissan Altima 3.5 SV sedan before taking the stage against Mitt Romney in October’s televised debate. Had the president done that research, he might have avoided a mostly lackluster performance. Here’s the problem: In both the car business and politics, it’s not enough to be passionate in pursuit of moderation. Something hotter can come along and knock you out of the box. That is the risk Nissan is taking with its completely reworked but oh-so-compromised new Altima. Don’t get me wrong. I like the new Altima. But it has a frustrating habit of pulling punches when you yearn for it to go for the knockout. I was excited when I saw a concept version of Nissan’s new Altima, the fifth generation of that midsize family sedan, on display earlier this year at the New York International Auto Show. It was stunning – radically angled front end with counter-opposed, arrowshaped headlamps; muscular front fenders and side panels flowing nicely toward the rear end; a nice finish in the end with rear lamps complementing those up front. Interior materials were substantially better than any I had seen in previous Altima models. I knew some compromise was necessary, such as Nissan’s carry-over use of a

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The 2013 Nissan Altima 3.5 SV, the fifth generation of the family sedan introduced in 1993 as a compact car, is a worthy entry in the affordablefamily-sedan market. It has all of the comfort, safety, utility and economy most families are looking for. 2.5-liter in-line four-cylinder engine (182 horsepower, 180 foot-pounds of torque) in base Altima models. That engine, in combination with Nissan’s continuously variable transmission, would be nothing to get giddy about in terms of driving performance. But it would be decent enough with a bonus of 27 miles per gallon in the city and 38 on the highway burning regular-grade gasoline. Besides, the new Altima also would be offered with

I wanted something more aggressive, although increased aggressiveness might not have made much sense. This is what is equally confusing in the current state of politics and the automobile business. road was as frustrating as Obama’s in that first debate. I found a wonderfully clear patch of highway in central Virginia – free of traffic and construction obstacles, a road that invites you to push the accelerator pedal just a little harder than usual.

Nissan’s 3.5-liter V-6 (270 horsepower, 258 foot-pounds of torque). That is the one I was waiting for with the anticipation of a high-stakes presidential debate. But the Nissan Altima 3.5 SV’s performance on the

This I did, expecting the Altima 3.5 SV to leap to life – stupidly forgetting that I was driving a car equipped with a sample of Nissan’s continued experimentation with continuously variable transmissions. An aside: CVTs are engineered to automatically transfer power to the drive wheels, the front wheels in the case of the Altima, using a system of pulleys. Fixed gears, as in traditional automatic transmissions, have been eliminated to reduce mechanical

friction and improve fuel economy. Technically, this is a good thing. And, yes, it makes perfect sense – when I’m not in search of the visceral thrill of the feel of a car’s response to a firm smack on the accelerator pedal. The Nissan Altima 3.5 SV’s response to extra accelerator pressure was the mechanical equivalent of “On the one hand . . . on the other ... ” I wanted something more aggressive, although increased aggressiveness might not have made much sense. This is what is equally confusing in the current state of politics and the automobile business. We want our national politicians to be uncompromising, smackdown warriors in taking on opponents. But we also want them to have the finesse and common sense to compromise, to play nice, if doing so is in the best interest of the country. It’s the same thing with cars, especially among those of us who love driving: We like sharp looks. We want cars to drive as well as, or even better than, they look. But we also want them to avoid and, failing that, survive horrific crashes. We want them to deliver maximum fuel economy and to do it all at an affordable price which, I suppose, makes wanting a car such as the 2013 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV OK. It delivers on all those wants and needs. But the inner, deeply flawed me longs for other things – a car with zoom, a president less given to politesse and more inclined to call it as he sees it.

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The interior of the 2013 Buick Enclave is genuinely sumptuous, the author says. The colors are rich. The materials are premium and superbly stitched and put together.

2013 Buick Enclave: Something worth striving for By WARREN BROWN The Washington Post

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The Enclave, a front-engine “entry-level luxury” crossover-utility vehicle, is one of the best people-stuff haulers available anywhere at any price, the author says. It also rates an “excellent” head-turning quotient rating.

CORNWALL, N.Y. – I never believed that Shaquille O’Neal or Tiger Woods, or any other hot-shot celebrity, regularly drove Buicks. That automotive nameplate does not carry the prestigious oomph those people usually demand. Does BMW do it? Yes. What about Mercedes-Benz and Lexus? Yes. Does Cadillac do it? It certainly did it for Tiger Woods. It did him in, too. He crashed a Cadillac Escalade trying to escape his wife in a domestic disupute. But you’ll notice that Tiger did not crash a Buick in that image-altering embarrassment. He, like Shaq, did national TV commercials for Buick. But I’m betting neither

of them drove Buicks in their daily lives. Buick is a brand for hardworking people, wage earners and family people. They have aspirations for something better. And Buick, since 1903, has been one of their favorite brands. That explains this column’s subject vehicle, the Buick Enclave Premium all-wheel-drive. It is a full-size crossover-utility vehicle, also available with front-wheel drive – a station wagon masquerading as a minivan and sport-utility vehicle. It is what the automobile industry calls “entry-level luxury” in demeanor and overall presentation. “Entry-level luxury” means a vehicle is so affordable that a truly rich person,

someone like Shaq or Tiger, probably wouldn’t buy it. They’ve long exceeded their financial, and probably their social, aspirations. But a middle-class striver will find the Buick Enclave, especially the premium allwheel-drive version driven for this column, super-attractive. The Enclave’s always beautiful exterior has been made even more so for 2013, probably the last year for the current generation of the Enclave model, which soon will be completely revamped. The 2013 model is sleeker than its predecessor, accented by light-emitting diodes enclosing the headlamps. In conjunction with Buick’s famed waterfall grille, this makes for one of the most attractive front ends on any crossover-

utility vehicle. The interior is sumptuous, genuinely sumptuous. The colors are rich. The materials are premium and superbly stitched and put together. It is a comfortable space with seats for seven or eight adults. It all explains Buick’s popularity in global markets, especially in places such as China, where an emerging middle class puts special emphasis on what they term “face” – dignity, pride and honor. The vehicle they drive must be endowed with “face.” The Buick Enclave, sold in the United States and China, offers loads of “face” and space. Equipped with a 3.6-liter gasoline V-6, a refined six-speed automatic transmission and a reworked suspension, it drives quite well, too.

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The Lexus CT200h is noted for a curvaceous exterior. The hybrid is powered by a 1.8-liter, 134-horsepower four-cylinder engine in concert with an electric motor and nickel metal hydride battery.

Lexus entices entry luxury buyers Auto manufacturers are concentrating on the $30,000 to $40,000 entry luxury market. With vehicle prices rising, the belief is buyers are entering this market in droves. These are buyers who prefer a Cadillac or Lexus in the garage, rather than a Ford or Chevrolet. Cars in this market must be stylish and loaded with technology and amenities. Also, they must have a nameplate traditionally associated with luxury. Suzuki will not do. Neither will Ford, Chevrolet or Dodge. Too many members of the buying public associate Ford with Focus, Chevy with Malibu and Dodge with Dart. Suzuki? At the moment, they are going out of business in the United States. Traditional luxury nameplates, such as Cadillac, BMW, Infiniti, Acura, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Infiniti and Lexus, will do, and there are smaller variants of larger luxury models offered. There is a Cadillac ATS instead of a CTS, an Audi A4 and not an A6, an Acura TSX and not a TL or RL, a BMW 1 and not a BMW 3-Series. Lexus is part of the $30,000 club excitement. The Lexus variant is a CT200h, which is a smaller and less expensive car than an ES, IS, GS or LS. It is priced from a base $32,050 but can rise to $33,540 for a Premium model, which has 10 instead of six speakers for the sound system, automatic dimming rearview mirror, six instead of one compact disc changer, power passenger as well as driver’s seat and heated front seats. Prices can rise to almost $38,000 by adding F Sport ($1,000), Navigation ($3,365) and Leather ($1,330) packages as well as upgrade floor mats ($280) and a cargo net ($75). It was the 2013 Premium model with all the three packages and assorted extras that arrived in the driveway for a week of test driving. This car is an oddity in this entry level of the luxury market. It comes as a hybrid and a hatchback, and that is it. The 2013 CT200h is the same as the 2012 model, which copied the 2011 introductory edition. It is sharp and economical. Economy comes from the hybrid powerplant. During the test week, the hatchback averaged 41.8 miles per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. The Environmental Protection Agency rates the hatchback at 43 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. It has been described as the sharpest-looking hatchback on the U.S. automotive market today. Redolent with curves and ridges in front, on sides and the rear, this front-wheel-drive hybrid has a certain flashy appeal. It also exhibits fog lights in front and a spoiler on the hatch, plus edgy wing windows that curve around the rear. Bulbous wing windows can obstruct a view to the rear. Even so, sight lines are fairly good. The CT200h is one of the more

REVIEWS Jerry Kuyper politically correct vehicles on the road. A lot of interior materials come from recycled products and can be recycled again. The two trims include one of bamboo. No animal hides are necessary either because Lexus seats are a leatherlike material the company calls NuLuxe. Leather can be ordered in a $1,330 package. This is a front-wheel-drive hybrid vehicle, which means an electric motor works in concert with a gasoline engine to provide the power. The more the electric end of the powerplant works, the less gas is needed. Hence, less reliance on a need of drilling for unrefined oil in unspoiled waters or lands of the world. Although it shares a hybrid powertrain with the Toyota Prius, that is about the extent of likeness. The welded-steel unibody CT200h is toughened in suspension and frame to compete on a racetrack. It is more commodious inside and, as a hatchback, offers more interior storage space. The 14.3 cubic feet of storage expands into the 30 cubic foot range when the rear split bench seats are folded flat. Performance and economy relies on a 98-horsepower 1.8-liter Atkinson-cycle, dual cam, four-cylinder engine combining with the hybrid’s electric motor to produce 134 horsepower. The power source, which is mated to a continuously variable transmission, results in allows the car to go from 0 to 60 mph of 9.8 seconds, according to the factory. Acceleration on the highway is no problem because 650 volts provide a sufficient jolt when merging or passing on the interstate. The CVT means seamless travels up and down the torque spectrum. A CVT has no gear shifts, which might disappoint sportminded drivers. The CT200h can be driven a mile via battery alone up to 23 mph. After that, the gasoline engine kicks in. Regenerative braking, deceleration, and stopstart driving help on fuel economy and recharging the battery. An eco-meter keeps track of driving efficiency. Power steering, an exhaust gas recirculation system and the water pump operate electrically and not by belts taking energy from the gasoline engine. With an essentially beltless engine, fuel usage is diminished. Drag has been reduced by a more streamlined flow of air over, around and under the 3,130-pound hatchback. One sees it by checking out underbody apertures and panels. Less drag means less fuel usage. During the test week, the CT200h averaged 41.8 miles per

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ABOVE: The Lexus CT200h rides on 17-inch alloy wheels and all-terrain tires. TOP: The cabin controls are sensibly laid out. gallon on 89-octane gasoline. Most of the driving was with one person aboard in city and on the highway. An independent suspension system is damped to maintain balance on sharp corners. The suspension includes double wishbone with coil springs and a stabilizer in front and the same in the rear. The 215 radial tires are mounted on 17-inch, 10-spoke alloy wheels. Brakes are 10-inch ventilated discs in front and 10.9-in solid discs in the rear. There are four driving modes and drivers can activate one or the other via fingertip-operated controls. The modes are EV, Eco, Normal or Sport. Eco means less air conditioning to cut fuel consumption in stop and go traffic. EV lets the vehicle operate by electric only at speeds of 23 mph or less. Normal shares battery and gas power. Sport means more use of throttle and gasoline (regular 87 or 89 octane OK). Efficiency can be measured via an Eco-meter. Inside, the cabin is quiet. This vehicle is well-insulated. Front seats offer more than 42 inches of leg room, which is comparable to that of a full-sized sedan. Rear seat legroom is confining. On board is the usual array of

power equipment such as door locks, express windows (up/down on all four with anti-pinch protection), exterior heated and foldable mirrors and Smart Key with pushbutton start. Standard amenities include air conditioning, sound system for AM-FM and satellite radio, MP3 and compact disc players, USB port and Bluetooth, remote lighted entry, cruise control, tilt and telescoping steering wheel, dual sun visors with vanity mirrors and a host of beverage and coin storage bins. A cargo cover and floor mats are included in the tested $32,050 Premium model. Standard safety equipment includes airbags (depends on who is counting, but they are there for front, sides, overhead and driver’s knee), antilock braking system, stability and traction controls, brake force distribution, brake assist, child safety door locks, child seat anchors and tethers and seatbelts with headrests for five. Warranty coverage is three years or 36,000 miles with 24-hour roadside assistance and six years or 70,000 miles on the powertrain. First and second scheduled maintenance service is free. For information, visit www. lexus.com.

Vehicle: Premium hybrid model of 2013 Lexus CT200 Type: Compact, fivepassenger, four-door, front-wheel-drive luxury hatchback Price: $32,050 Delivery: $895 Options: $5,580 Engine: 1.8-liter, 134horsepower, inline four-cylinder, electric motor and nickel metal hydride battery Transmission: Continuously variable Wheelbase: 102.4 inches Length: 170.1 inches Width: 69.5 inches Height: 56.7 inches Weight: 3,130 pounds Cargo: 30 cubic feet when rear split seats are flattened Legroom: 42.1 inches front, 32.9 inches rear Ground clearance: 5.9 inches Turning circle: 34.2 feet Ground clearance: 5.7 inches Fuel: Regular unleaded Fuel tank: 11.9 gallons Mileage: 43 miles per gallon city, 40 mpg highway Warranty: Four years or 50,000 miles, six years or 70,000 miles powertrain, free first and second scheduled maintenance, 24-hour roadside assistance and courtesy lodging if breakdown more than 100 miles from home Assembly: Japan Hybrid hatchback steers Lexus to new buyers

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This undated picture made available by Cadillac shows the 2013 Cadillac XTS.

XTS a different kind of Cadillac By ANN M. JOB The Associated Press Don’t let the words “large, luxury sedan” fool you. The largest sedan in Cadillac’s lineup, the 2013 XTS, handles with the poise and competence of a smaller car and with a smoothness not typically found in high-end, sporty sedans. The modern, top-notch interior design of the XTS – complete with front seats that can have some of the biggest thigh support extenders in the business – is the best to come from Cadillac in years. But it takes practice to use the new Cue information display with touchscreen. And even reaching over to pick up a purse that falls on the passenger-side floor can cause the radio to change channels, if only because the driver’s hair accidentally brushes a display screen. The XTS exterior is pleasing, as years of Cadillac’s sharp-edge styling is smoothed for more graceful lines. The XTS earned five out of five stars across the board in federal government frontal, side and overall crash test ratings. This rating didn’t take into account the fact the XTS is first with a safety alert seat that vibrates the driver’s bottom if the system senses the car may be backing into an obstacle or moving into an adjacent lane that’s already occupied. Perhaps best of all, the new-for-2013, five-passenger XTS has a starting retail price of $44,995 with frontwheel drive and $51,835 with all-wheel drive. All models come with a 304-horsepower, directinjection V-6 and six-speed automatic transmission. Competitors include the large 2013 Lincoln MKS sedan, which has a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price, including destination charge, of $43,685 with front-wheel drive, 304-horsepower V-6 and six-speed automatic. The 2013 all-wheel drive MKS has a starting retail price of $45,680. The 2013 Audi A6 with supercharged, 310-horsepower V-6, eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive has a starting retail price of $51,295. At nearly 17 feet long, from bumper to bumper, the XTS is about the same length as a Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle. But the XTS is longer than Cadillac’s other sedans. It’s 10 inches longer than a 2013 CTS sedan and some 19 inches longer than the Cadillac ATS sedan. The XTS back seat is roomy, with a full 40 inches of legroom. In the test XTS, a 5-foot-4 passenger stretched her legs easily, and a 6-footer rested comfortably. This is typically the kind of legroom found in the front seats of some sedans. But the XTS front seats offer even more legroom – a full 45.8 inches. Seat travel fore and aft is long enough to accommodate lanky fellows as well as petite women, and thanks to a steering wheel that telescopes as well as tilts up and down, anyone can settle into the driver’s seat nicely. The XTS seats, themselves, were eminently supportive for long drives in the

Cadillac XTS AWD Premium Collection Base price: $44,075 for FWD Standard; $48,690 for FWD Luxury; $50,915 for AWD Luxury; $53,585 for FWD Premium; $55,810 for AWD Premium Price as tested: $56,730. Type: Front engine, all-wheeldrive, five-passenger, large, luxury sedan Engine: 3.6-liter, double overhead cam, direct-injection V-6 with continuously variable valve timing. Mileage: 17 mpg (city), 26 mpg (highway) Top speed: 130 mph Length: 202 inches Wheelbase: 111.7 inches Curb weight: 4,215 pounds Built at: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Options: None Destination charge: $920 test car but didn’t feel hard or overly firm. Front-seat thigh extenders are generously sized in this car, and the test Premium trim model car included heated seats in both front and back. Front seats also had fans for keeping bodies cool. All versions of XTS have leather-trimmed seats Fitted with Magnetic Ride Control suspension that keeps the XTS composed and the car body well managed, this sedan responds to a driver’s inputs and handles with poise and grace without sending road bumps through to passengers harshly. Some auto enthusiasts, accustomed to V-8 power, quibble whether a 3.6-liter, double overhead cam V-6 is enough for the XTS. But the test XTS performed so well on city streets and highways, with power coming on so smoothly, transmission shifts weren’t noticed. Neither was the lack of a V-8. Torque in the XTS doesn’t peak to 264 foot-pounds until 5,200 rpm, so low-end grunt isn’t sports car-like. But the direct gasoline injection of the engine gave the test XTS energetic power, and 0 to 60 mph is estimated at a decent 6.5 seconds. Thanks to all-wheel drive on the test car, engine power got to the wheels and readily got the car going, even during rainy downpours. The V-6 resulted in surprisingly good gasoline mileage. On a 700-mile, mostly highway trip, this large sedan averaged 24.9 miles per gallon. Note the 4,215-pound, allwheel drive XTS is rated by the federal government at 17 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway while a frontwheel drive XTS is rated at 17/28 mpg. In contrast, the 2013 Lincoln MKS is rated at a similar 18/27 mpg as a frontwheel drive car. A nice perk for the XTS owner: The car uses regular unleaded, not the more pricey premium gasoline that many luxury cars require. A couple of nits: The 18-cubic-foot trunk looks impressive, but the opening is pinched by the sloping back window and much of the space is under this rear window, so upright items can be problematic. At least Cadillac provides 60/40 split folding rear seatbacks so tall things can slide through on their sides.

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Local folk focus Vintage meets modern at D Christine’s shop By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com MARENGO – On top of repurposed barn doors, or pickup slats made into a kitchen island, are locally made candles, purses, dishes, coffee mugs and earrings – among other things. The items for sale and the furniture they sit on are made by local artists with local materials, which is the staple of D Christine’s. Christine Evitts, and her daughter, Danielle, opened D Christine’s in October. The 49-year-old Marengo resident loves modern art. The 23-year-old daughter lives in Hampshire and is a photographer who enjoys vintage art. “We promote local artists in the area,” Christine said. “We focus on the art here. We live in a community that has great, talented people.” About 20 artists have items for sale in the 1,200-square-foot shop. Most of the items take anywhere from a day to a week to make. There are soaps, candles, purses, pottery and furniture made from local artists, from mainly Marengo, Union, Harvard, Woodstock, and Rockford. “We try not to go too far, we try to mainly focus here,” Christine said. “A lot of their materials come locally, also.” On Sundays and Mondays the shop is closed as the Evitts look for artists, treasures and whatever they can find for their shop. The mother and daughter insist the materials artists use come from American made material, such as wool for wool items coming from local farms. “That’s very important to us,” Christine said. “We wanted things you can’t find at

AP Airlines Writer DALLAS – American Airlines and US Airways agreed Thursday to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world’s biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and be based in Fort Worth. It expects to have $40 billion in annual revenue and offer more than 6,700 daily flights to 336 destinations in 56 countries. Travelers on American and US Airways won’t notice immediate changes. It likely will be months before the frequent-flier programs are combined and years before the two airlines are fully integrated. The deal is a coup for smaller US Airways Group Inc., and was driven by the persistence of its CEO, Doug Parker, who will run the combined airline. Parker sought a merger al-

8BIZ BUZZ

FORECLOSURE STARTS DOWN 28 PCT. iN U.S. The number of U.S. homes entering the foreclosure process fell in January to a level not seen since the peak of the housing boom. So-called foreclosure starts – when a home with a mortgage gone unpaid is placed on a countdown clock to possible foreclosure – declined 28 percent nationally last month from January 2012, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday. Foreclosure starts also fell 11 percent from December, the firm said. The last time fewer homes entered the foreclosure process in a single month was June 2006, when the U.S. housing market was roaring and home values were rising – trends that helped homeowners avoid foreclosure. Foreclosure starts in January totaled 193 in McHenry County, compared to 188 in December and 206 in January 2012. Kane County foreclosure starts were 265 in January, 284 in December and 299 in January 2012; and Lake County foreclosure starts were 356 in January, 318 in December, and 327 in January 2012. All told, 64,773 homes nationwide were placed on the path to foreclosure in January, compared to 72,511 in December and 89,467 in January 2012, RealtyTrac said. Illinois foreclosure starts totaled 4,633, up from 4,265 in December. January 2012 foreclosure starts totaled 5,339 in the state.

8BUSINESS ROUNDUP Unemployment benefit applications fall by 27K

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Christine Evitts of Marengo co-owns D Christine’s with her daughter, Danielle.

About D Christine’s What: Shop featuring handcrafted goods and art from local artisans. Where: 127 S. State St. Marengo information: Call 815-568-4034, or visit www.facebook.com/dchristines.theshop

a big store,” Danielle added. “Nothing in a retail concept that is mass produced. We’re trying to keep it small and shop locally.” They want artists’ materials to come from northern Illinois or from just over the border in Wisconsin. “Our first question ... when people bring things in, is ‘where did you get your materials from?’” Christine said. “We want to keep everything in our community. The money stays here, and the support stays here,” Christine added. The owners want people to know they’re not a craft store, even though

their items are handmade. The products are made by artisans. “I’ve always loved galleries, and there’s not enough here,” Danielle said. “I started talking about eventually opening my own gallery and supporting the local talent and the local artists. .. There are a lot of amateur photographers or painters.” Among the items for sale are ornaments made out of empty eggs with a ribbon and mini flowers attached. They both have made things. Christine’s husband builds furniture. They’re always thrifting. Their current space had been empty for seven years. The spot in the past was a pharmacy, auto parts store, grocery store and a frame shop. Before opening in time for Settlers’ Days, they cleaned, painted and set up their shop in three weeks. They did all the work themselves. “We look forward to being here for a long time,” Christine said. “We’re hoping to grow.”

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most as soon as American parent AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011. As Parker pushed ahead, creditors forced AMR’s management to consider the value of a merger compared with a plan for an independent American. Eventually they concluded that the best return for stakeholders, and the best chance to compete with bigger rivals United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, came from a merger. The deal also caps turbulent decade of bankruptcies and consolidation for the U.S. airline industry. Since 2008, Delta gobbled up Northwest, United absorbed Continental and Southwest bought AirTran Airways. If this latest merger goes through, American, United, Delta and Southwest will control about three-quarters of U.S. airline traffic. The rapid consolidation has al-

lowed the surviving airlines to offer bigger route networks that appeal to high-paying business travelers. And it has allowed them to limit the supply of seats, which helps prop up fares and airline profits. That concerns some consumer advocates, but Parker sought to assure travelers that the merger helps them too – by creating a bigger rival to United and Delta. “There are two very large airlines right now and this creates a third,” Parker said in an interview. “It provides good competition to those two.” Most airline mergers have resulted in a reduction of flights and shrinkage at some hubs, but Parker said this deal will be different because US Airways and American overlap on just 12 routes.

See MERGER, page F2

WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell by 27,000 last week, an indication that hiring could improve. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dropped to a seasonally adjusted 341,000, the lowest level in three weeks. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, ticked up to 352,500 from a five-year low of 351,000 the previous week. Applications have declined slowly but steadily in recent months. The four-week average has fallen 5 percent since November. Applications are a proxy for layoffs. As they fall, net hiring typically rises.

30-year mortgage rate holds steady at 3.53 pct. WASHINGTON – The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was unchanged for a second week, remaining near historic lows. The average rate on the 15-year mortgage also stayed the same. Low mortgage rates are helping to strengthen the housing recovery. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says that the rate on the 30-year low stayed at 3.53 percent. That’s near the 3.31 percent reached in November, which was the lowest on record going back to 1971. The rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage stayed at 2.77 percent for a second week. The record low is 2.63 percent. The one-year adjustable mortgage was the only rate to change this week. It averaged 2.61 percent, up from 2.53 percent last week. Cheap mortgages are giving a boost to the slowly improving housing market.

– From wire services

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Your webcam can be used against you

General Motors posts $898M 4Q net profit DETROIT – General Motors made money in North America and Asia and lost a bundle in Europe as it nearly doubled last year’s fourth-quarter profit. The biggest U.S. automaker reported net income of $898 million, or 54 cents per share, compared with $468 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue grew 3 percent to $39.3 billion. The fourth-quarter profit included billions in one-time accounting gains and losses that ended up being a $100 million increase. Without the gain, the company earned 48 cents per share, falling short of Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 51 cents. During the quarter, GM continued its recent pattern of making money in the U.S. and Asia but posting big losses in Europe as the economy there continues to cut into auto sales.

Buffett part of group to buy Heinz in $23B deal NEW YORK – H.J. Heinz Co. has agreed to be acquired by an investment group including billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a deal valued at $23.3 billion. The ketchup company says it’s the largest deal ever in the food industry. Heinz shareholders will receive $72.50 in cash for each share of common stock they own. The transaction value includes the assumption of Heinz’s debt. Based on Heinz’s number of shares outstanding, the deal is worth $23.3 billion excluding debt. “It’s our kind of company,” Buffett said in an interview on CNBC, noting its signature ketchup has been around for more than a century. “I’ve sampled it many times.” In addition to its ketchup, Heinz makes Classico spaghetti sauces, Ore-Ida potatoes and Smart Ones frozen meals.

– From wire services

Smile! Your private life might be streaming live on the Internet! Whether we realize it or not, we carry around the means by which strangers can secretly record us. Nearly all mobile devices today have multiple cameras and a microphone. Think about all the places you take your phone or tablet, then ask yourself how you’d feel if those cameras were activated without your permission. It’s not just your devices, but those of the people around you, as well. Chances are, you’ve had a phone or tablet nearby during a private conversation with a lawyer, a doctor, a friend. What if someone else was watching and listening through that device? Cameras can be hijacked in a number of ways. Cybercriminals can commandeer them with viruses, then extort you by demanding money for the deletion of potentially embarrassing photos and videos. Sometimes they have the nerve to imitate law enforcement, claiming that you have

TECH TALK Triona Guidry illegal content on your computer and will go to jail if you don’t pay their fee. If you happen to have Internetconnected security cameras for your home or business, these can be hacked via your network. Don’t say it can’t happen, it already is. Camera- and microphoneactivating viruses are in the wild as we speak. PCs, Macs, smartphones, tablets, video game consoles – everything with a webcam is vulnerable. There’s one easy way to make sure your cameras can’t capture your private moments without permission: tape a tiny piece of paper over the lens. If this isn’t convenient (for example, if you use your phone camera a lot), keep the device in your pocket or purse where it can’t record anything but lint.

Microphones on computers can typically be disabled, but this is harder with a phone or tablet. When in doubt, leave the device out of earshot. And you might want to reconsider allowing the kids to have computers or game consoles in their bedrooms. Keep your computer’s antivirus updated. You also need to update all other programs on the computer especially Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, and Flash. Watch for social media apps which may “helpfully” upload your photos and videos to the Internet with little warning. How do you know if your camera has been hijacked? Webcams often make sounds or display a recording light when active, which can serve as a warning. You might even get a pop-up on your screen, complete with a picture of yourself sitting at your computer! If hackers demand a ransom for your videos and photos, don’t respond. Take your computer to a qualified tech support professional and see

if they can remove any camera-activating viruses. You may also want to contact your local police department to find out the procedures for reporting cybercrime. You can turn the tables on criminals with the help of your camera. Many security apps now include the option to take photos of whoever’s got their mitts on your phone, if it’s stolen or misplaced. The photos are emailed to you along with geolocation info so you can help police catch the thief. With the prevalence of mobile devices these days, it’s wise to take a few moments to consider the impact of unintentional surveillance.

• Triona Guidry is a freelance writer and IT specialist. Her Tech Tips blog (http://www.guidryconsulting. com/techtips) offers computer help and social media advice. She can be reached at info@guidryconsulting. com or via Twitter @trionaguidry.

What an American-US Airways merger means for you

• MERGER Continued from page F1 He said the new airline will keep all of American’s hubs — Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles — and those of US Airways, in Phoenix, Charlotte and Philadelphia. Many airline mergers have resulted in some hubs being downgraded, as happened to Cincinnati after Delta bought Northwest. “Hopefully the service will be better with two airlines united to do what one hasn’t successfully done so far,” said Mary Gorman, 63, who was at Miami International Airport on Thursday for a flight home to Virginia Beach after a cruise with her husband. “If the service is better, I don’t mind paying more for a ticket.” While Parker becomes CEO of the combined company, AMR CEO Tom Horton will serve as chairman until its first shareholder meeting, likely in mid-2014. Parker becomes chairman after Horton leaves. The boards of both companies approved the deal Wednesday. Executives said they were confident that antitrust regulators would approve the merger. It also needs approval by AMR’s bankruptcy judge. The deal is expected to close in this year’s third quarter as part of American’s emergence from Chapter 11 protection. Shares of US Airways fell 67 cents, or 5 percent, to $13.99 in Thursday trading. AMR creditors will own 72 percent of the new company, with the remaining 28 percent will going to US Airways shareholders. The creditors’ portion includes

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A woman waits in line with luggage to check in for an American Airlines flight at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. a 23.6 percent share for American employees and unions, plus a small stake for existing shareholders of American’s parent AMR Corp. The airlines said they expect $1.05 billion in combined benefits from the merger. They expect the bigger airline to lure corporate travelers away from competitors, contributing to $900 million in additional revenue. They also anticipate cost savings of roughly $150 million. The savings would have been higher, but the company expects to pay out $400 million per year in raises for workers. Unionized workers at both airlines have seen their pay languish, with some US Airways pilots still flying under a contract signed when that carrier was in bankruptcy protection in 2005. The combined airline also expects to spend $1.2 billion on one-time transition costs over the next three years. It will stay in the “oneworld” airline alliance, where it is partners with British Airways and other overseas airlines.

NEW YORK – While American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge Thursday, it will be several months — if not years – before passengers see any significant impact. Passengers with existing tickets on American or US Airways – and members of both frequent flier programs – shouldn’t fret. No changes will come anytime soon. American’s parent company, AMR Corp., is still under bankruptcy protection and will need the court to approve the deal. US Airways shareholders will also have to vote for a merger. Then the Department of Transportation and the Justice Department must sign off. Finally, once a deal closes, the new company could operate two separate airlines for a number of years. When the airlines finally do merge, here’s what passengers can expect: • AIRFARE: During the past five years, the airline industry has seen the combinations of Delta with Northwest, United with Continental and Southwest Airlines Co. with AirTran. Further consolidation is likely to raise airfares. The price of a domestic round-trip flight has climbed more than 11 percent since 2009, when adjusted for inflation, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. • FREQUENT FLIER MILES: Your miles will be safe. After the merge is approved, the two airlines will likely combine the miles into one program and elite status from one airline will likely be honored

on the other. That puts the occasional traveler closer to rewards. • DESTINATIONS: A key reason for merging is to link both airlines’ networks, creating a system on par with Delta Air Lines and United, part of United Continental Holdings Inc. There is little overlap between the two airlines’ existing routes. The combined carrier will offer more than 6,700 daily flights to 336 destinations in 56 countries, making it more attractive to companies seeking to fly employees around the globe with few connections. US Airways passengers will gain access to American’s international destinations, particularly London and Latin America. American’s passengers will be able to better connect to smaller U.S. cities that US Airways serves. • PASSENGER CONFUSION: The merger of two airlines often means confusion and hassle for customers. Which terminal or ticket counter do they go to for check in? If there is a problem with a ticket, which company should they call? For a while, United and Continental were issuing two confirmation numbers for each ticket so either airline’s staff could make changes. Problems with the integration of their frequent flier programs angered many loyal road warriors and computer glitches caused repeated flight delays. It could be months, if not years, until all American and US Airways planes get a uniform paint job.

– The Associated Press

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Ann Landers offered the advice that if you want to catch a trout, don’t fish in a herring barrel. The segue from that to this deal is thin. But South is in four hearts. West leads the club queen. How should declarer plan the play? What were West’s more effective opening leads? North’s rebid was a double negative, showing a very weak hand, choosing either two no-trump or three clubs, according to partnership preference. Here, South would have done better to sign off in three no-trump. South starts with four potential losers: two spades and two diamonds. He has only nine winners: six hearts, one diamond and two clubs. Probably there is an instinct to play a heart to dummy’s nine, followed by a diamond to the queen. However, when the finesse loses, if West now returns his remaining trump (or shifts to spades and East leads a trump in time), South’s contract is, as the British phrase it, kippered (from the noun “kipper,” a smoked herring). The diamond queen is a red-card herring. After South takes the first trick, he should cash his diamond

ace and play another diamond. The defenders can win, cash two spades and shift to a trump, but declarer takes that in his hand, ruffs the diamond queen with dummy’s heart nine (getting a seventh trump trick), crosses back to hand with a spade ruff or a club, draws trumps and claims. The contract can be defeated if West leads a trump, or if he starts with a spade and East switches to a trump at trick two or three. Then, when South concedes a diamond, the defense plays a second trump to deny dummy a ruff.

Contact Phillip Alder at pdabridge@prodigy.net.

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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 5, 2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 18-25-329-005. Commonly known as 250 PRESTWICKE BOULEVARD, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0914848. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I507606 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff, Vs. Victor J. Melesio Defendants, 09 CH 1121 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 5212 W. Dartmoor Drive, McHenry, IL 60052 PIN:09-33-426-010 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 -

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, Vs. Ines Osorio a/k/a Inez Osorio; et. al. Defendants, 09 CH 2308 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on NOVEMBER 26, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 3809 W. Orleans Street, McHenry, IL 60050 PIN:09-26-128-042 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-0935874 I508261 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JOHN KRZYZANOWSKI, et al Defendant 09 CH 2650 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 3, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 6, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 120 LAKEWOOD DRIVE, Cary, IL 60013 Property Index No. 14-36-454018 AND 14-36-454-019. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $139,355.72. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028.

(312) Please refer to file number 090342. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Attorney File No. 09-0342 Case Number: 09 CH 2650 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I506893 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 0938007 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. JOSE BANUELOS AKA JOSE I BANUELOS; ARACELI BANUELOS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 01167 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 15, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 11-25-362-010. Commonly known as 419 2ND AVENUE, MARENGO, IL 60152. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0938007. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I507610 (Published in the Northwest Herald, January February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MCHENRY AND STATE OF ILLINOIS; LOT 2 IN BLOCK 7 IN LAKE IN THE HILLS ESTATES UNIT NO. 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 29 TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 2, 1947 AS DOCUMENT NO. 206733, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS The common address of said real estate is: 203 Indian Trail, Lake In The Hills, IL 60156 PIN:19-29-207-006 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1018520 I508274 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff, Vs. Maria F. McReynolds; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 1399 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on FEBRUARY 27, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 2610 Cherry Drive, Wonder Lake, IL 60097 PIN:09-19-154-013 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1113561 I508270 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, Vs. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Scott A. Falnes; et. al. Defendants, 10 CH 1835 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on MAY 9, 2012

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1107173 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff, vs. JANET ANGEL A/K/A JANET M. ARETOS-ANGEL A/K/A JANET ARETOS; L. GENE MUELLER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JANET ANGEL,

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, Vs. Michael D. Cochrane; et. al., Defendants, 10 CH 1209 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 20, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 3015 Racoon Cove, Island Lake, IL 60042 PIN:15-17-476-037 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-10-11157 I506604 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

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IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1430 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 13, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-35-178-010. Commonly known as 1040 FOX RUN LANE, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1107173. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I507614 (Published in the Northwest Herald, January February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE W11-1684 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN J. BUCKLEY A/K/A JOHN BUCKLEY; CITY OF MCHENRY; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN J. BUCKLEY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1580 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 10, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 3009 Miller Drive, McHenry, IL 60050. P.I.N. 14-01-307-017. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-1684. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I507615 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Wachovia Loan Trust, Series 2006-AMN1 Plaintiff, Vs. Giedre Ramanauskaite; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 1704 NOTICE OF SALE UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on NOVEMBER 13, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 2030 Brittany Bend a/k/a 2030 Brittany Bnd, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 PIN:18-23-327-007 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 1411-12482 I508250 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff, Vs. Hyung II Chung a/k/a Hyun I Chung a/k/a Hyun IL Chung a/k/a Hyung IL Chung; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 1812 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 6, 2011 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 3324 York Lane, Island Lake, IL 60042 PIN:15-19-283-005 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002 (630) 794 - 5300, (630) 7949876 ex # 1320, File No: 14-1114487 I508276 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com pon paym amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 11IL00644-1. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 Attorney File No. 11IL00644-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I509940 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association , as successor by merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC Plaintiff, Vs. Michael J. Deacon; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 305 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 10, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 1384 Cunat Court, Unit #2D, Lake In The Hills, IL 60156 PIN:19-21-179-008, (19-21100-065, 19-21-100-069, 1921-300-041 underlying) Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1102890 I508281 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

ope y pality Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-11-06332 I506581 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.) McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as successor by merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC Plaintiff, Vs. Luis C. Ramirez; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 576 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on JUNE 26, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 365 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 PIN:19-05-308-025 (underlying- 19-05-308-017) Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300 File No 14-11-

ey ( ) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1102917 I508251 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS US Bank, National Association as Trustee, successor-in-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A. dated as of November 1, 2004. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-WWF1, Plaintiff, Vs. Frank Calabrese a/k/a Frank J. Calabrese; et. al., Defendants, 11 CH 734 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on OCTOBER 18, 2011 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 4831 Highwood Lane, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 PIN:18-14-328-003 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002 (630) 794 - 5300, (630) 7949876 ex # 1320, File No: 14-1039238 I506626 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as Trustee as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset Backed- Certificates, Series 2005HE1O, Plaintiff, Vs. Louis Hagl a/k/a Louis Alex Hagl a/k/a Louis A. Hagl; et. al., Defendants, 12 CH 1026 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 17, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 608 W. Main Street, Cary, IL 60013 PIN:19-13-103-032 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HARRIS N.A., as successor by merger to Harris Bank Barrington, N.A., Plaintiff, v. CARLISLE PROPERTIES, LLC a/k/a CARLISLE PROPERTIES, L.L.C., THOAS G. SWISS, EVA M. SWISS, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Notice of Sheriff's Sale Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on October 4, 2012, Keith Nygren, Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, will on March 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 262 at the McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common address: 970 S. McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014. Permanent Index Number: 19-07-451-038. Sale shall be under the following terms: Cash or certified funds of not less than ten (10%) percent at the time of sale, and the balance to be paid within twenty-four hours thereafter, plus interest at the statutory rate from the date of sale to the date of payment. Sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied, if any and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff, and in an “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Premises will not be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after the confirmation of the sale. For information contact Mia D. D'Andrea, Chapman and Cutler LLP, Plaintiff's Attorney, 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Tel. No. 312.845.3000.

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/s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois

Mia D. D'Andrea CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP 111 West Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 845-3000 (312) 516-1925 (Fax) (Published in the Northwest Herald February 15, 22 and March 1, 2013)

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com ope y pality Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1207538, I506602 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY - WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, Vs. Scott William Hanks a/k/a Scott W. Hanks; et. al., Defendants, 12 CH 1310 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 18, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 1319 N. State Street, Marengo, IL 60152 PIN:11-25-301-002 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1206800 I506559 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

y reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-12-12584 I506562 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, Vs. Michael L. Sifers; et. al. Defendants, 12 CH 1573 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 19, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 303 2nd Avenue, Marengo, IL 60152 PIN:11-25-361-001 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1214795 I506568 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22, 2013.)

by gi that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 4, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 2708 Michael Street, Wonder Lake, IL 60097 PIN:09-19-176-003 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1223024 I508264 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, Vs. Javier Garcia; et. al. Defendants, 12 CH 210 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 653 Alida Drive, Cary, IL 60013 PIN:19-13-128-006 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1114704 I509927 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY - WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff, Vs. Constantino A. Taruc; et. al., Defendants, 12 CH 2121 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 18, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property. The common address of said real estate is: 4362 Princeton Lane, Lake In The Hills, IL 60156

PIN:18-14-430-004 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1200995 I506561 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, Vs. William C. Williams a/k/a William Williams; et. al. Defendants, 12 CH 2122 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on NOVEMBER 21, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 1016 Whitehall Way, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 PIN:18-13-204-025 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-12-23550 I506557 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, Vs. Jeffrey Cuca a/k/a Jon Cuca; et. al., Defendants, 12 CH 2135 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 18, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 4109 Hale Lane, Island Lake, IL 60042 PIN:15-30-228-006 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and with-

quality quan ty out recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-12-16520, I506566 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, Vs. Javier Miranda Bahena; et. al. Defendants, 12 CH 2136 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on NOVEMBER 21, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 4102 W. Solon Road, Richmond, IL 60071 PIN:04-27-232-009 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1224890 I508258 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, Vs. Ignacio Cruz a/k/a Ignacio M. Cruz; et. al., Defendants, 12 CH 2145 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 18, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 976 Camelot Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 PIN:19-07-305-006 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condomini-

Friday, February 15, 2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Page F5 prope y um, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-12-24778 I506570 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PLAZA BANK, Plaintiff, -v.ANDY KERES, et al, Defendant 12 CH 82 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 25, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 6, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4621 W. ELM ST., McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-27-331-003, 09-27-331-004. The real estate is improved with a commercial property. The judgment amount was $914,780.60. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD., 161 North Clark Street - Suite 550, CHICAGO, IL 60601, (312) 3324550. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD. 161 North Clark Street - Suite 550 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312) 3324550 Case Number: 12 CH 82 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I506892 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

subj ge special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028. Please refer to file number 11-1603. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Attorney File No. 11-1603 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I509899 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 0914848 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-FF1; Plaintiff, vs. EVANGELINA RENTERIA-NICOLL AKA EVANGELINA NICOLL; BANK OF AMERICA; PRESTWICKE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION; MICHAEL E. RYAN, PC; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EVANGELINA RENTERIA-NICOLL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 09 CH 1021 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 5, 2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 79 IN PRESTWICKE PHASE 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 26, 1996 AS DOCUMENT NO. 96R060068, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.. P.I.N. 18-25-329-005. Commonly known as 250 PRESTWICKE BOULEVARD, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0914848. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I507606 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

2010 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 45 IN BOONE VALLEY PLAT NO. 12, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 33 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 15, 1978 AS DOCUMENT 726222, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 5212 W. Dartmoor Drive, McHenry, IL 60052 PIN:09-33-426-010 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, (630) 794-9876 ex # 1320, File No: 14-09-16814 I509953 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, Vs. Ines Osorio a/k/a Inez Osorio; et. al. Defendants, 09 CH 2308 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on NOVEMBER 26, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 81 IN MCHENRY LAKES ESTATES UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 1979 AS DOCUMENT NO. 786685, AND RE-RECORDED JULY 22, 1980 AS DOCUMENT NO. 798135, AND RE-RECORDED JUNE 8, 1987 AS DOCUMENT NO. 988243, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 3809 W. Orleans Street, McHenry, IL 60050 PIN:09-26-128-042 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-0935874 I508261 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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Page F6â&#x20AC;˘ Friday, February 15, 2013 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JOHN KRZYZANOWSKI, et al Defendant 09 CH 2650 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 3, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 6, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 18 AND 19 IN BLOCK 11 IN SILVER LAKES OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; ALSO AND PART OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 9, 1950 AS DOCUMENT NO. 231189, IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS, PAGE 130, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 120 LAKEWOOD DRIVE, Cary, IL 60013 Property Index No. 14-36-454018 AND 14-36-454-019. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $139,355.72. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028. Please refer to file number 090342. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Attorney File No. 09-0342 Case Number: 09 CH 2650 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I506893 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 0938007 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. JOSE BANUELOS AKA JOSE I BANUELOS; ARACELI BANUELOS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 01167 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 15, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 5 IN SYNDICATE ADDITION TO MARENGO, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 12, 1892 AS DOCUMENT NO. 7413, IN BOOK 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 28, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-25-362-010. Commonly known as 419 2ND AVENUE, MARENGO, IL 60152. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

p. p. y. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0938007. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I507610 (Published in the Northwest Herald, January February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, Vs. Michael D. Cochrane; et. al., Defendants, 10 CH 1209 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 20, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 2 IN REARDON' S RESUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 9, 2000 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2000R0023509 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 24-A AND LOT 24-B IN ROLLING OAKS WEST PHASE 2 OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 3, 1994 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1994R0034717 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND ALSO AMENDED BY THE SURVEYOR'S LETTER OF CORRECTION RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 1995 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1995R0050140 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 3015 Racoon Cove, Island Lake, IL 60042 PIN:15-17-476-037 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-10-11157 I506604 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, Vs. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Scott A. Falnes; et. al. Defendants, 10 CH 1835 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on MAY 9, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MCHENRY AND STATE OF ILLINOIS; LOT 2 IN BLOCK 7 IN LAKE IN THE HILLS ESTATES UNIT NO. 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 29 TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 2, 1947 AS DOCUMENT NO. 206733, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS The common address of said real estate is: 203 Indian Trail, Lake In The Hills, IL 60156 PIN:19-29-207-006 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser

posit paid. shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1018520 I508274 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT - McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff vs BARBARA A. CALCESE, IRISH PRAIRIE MANORS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION No. 1, BOARD OF MANAGER OF IRISH PRAIRIE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE UMBRELLA ASSOCIATION FOR IRISH PRAIRIE MANORS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants 10 CH 2971 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, BARBARA A. CALCESE, IRISH PRAIRIE MANORS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION No. 1, BOARD OF MANAGER OF IRISH PRAIRIE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE UMBRELLA ASSOCIATION FOR IRISH PRAIRIE MANORS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: UNIT 4408-2G IN IRISH PRAIRIE MANORS CONDOMINIUM NO. 1, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER IF SECTION 3, (SAID SURVEY BEING ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT C TO SUPPLEMENT NO 1 TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED AUGUST 29, 1991 AS DOCUMENT NO. 91R032863, SAID DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED SEPTEMBER 10,1990 AS DOCUMENT NO. 90R033552, TOGETHER WITH A PERCENTAGE OF OWNERSHIP IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT TO SAID UNIT, AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT D ATTACHED TO SUPPLEMENT NO., WHICH AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE WITH THE RECORDING OF ANY SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION THEREAFTER), ALL IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4408 W SHAMROCK LN, #2G, MCHENRY, IL 60050 Permanent Index No. 14-03452-012 and which said Mortgage was made by BARBARA A. CALCESE, Mortgagor, to, CITIMORTGAGE, INC as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois as Document No. 2005R0066312. And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Twenty-second Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant(s), file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit Court, at the Courthouse, in the City of Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, on or before March 18, 2013, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 HAUSELMAN & RAPPIN, LTD. Attorney for Plaintiff 39 South La Salle Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 312 372 2020 I508506 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS OneWest Bank, FSB (d/b/a Financial Freedom, a division of OneWest Bank, FSB) PLAINTIFF Vs. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Terese C Lindsey; Pamela Lindsey; Patsy Benson; Susan Grigas; Carmen Walling; Ronald Lindsey; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Anthony Carev; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Dick Kuhn as Personal Representative for Terese C. Lindsey (Deceased); Peggy Carev a/k/a Terese Carev; Cory Hooper; Anthony S. Carev; Connie T. Carev DEFENDANTS 11 CH 02676 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Peggy Carev a/k/a Terese Carev, Cory Hooper, Connie T. Carev; 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, towit: TRACT I: THAT PART OF SECTIONS 25 AND 36, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION, 275.88 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 279.84 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 58 OF DEEDS, PAGE 451. TO THE CENTER LINE OF ROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, 200 FEET: THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 570 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT 300 FEET WEST, AND

1000 FEET NORTH OF THE EAST LINE AND SOUTH LINE, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION; THENCE WEST 350 FEET TO A POINT 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 450 FEET TO A POINT 650 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION; THENCE EAST 650 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION WHICH IS 550 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION; THENCE NORTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TRACT II: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF TRYON GROVE ROAD, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF DOCUMENT NO. 522184; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID DOCUMENT, A DISTANCE OF 35.99 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TRYON GROVE ROAD; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE TO A POINT 300 FEET WEST AND 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE EAST LINE AND SOUTH LINE, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION; THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER QUARTER SECTION, 296.95 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 439.11 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ALL SITUATED IN MCHENRY COUNTY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 8907 Tryon Grove Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097 and which said Mortgage was made by: Terese C. Lindsey executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit 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 McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2008R0004503; 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. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before March 5, 2013, 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. 14-11-31800 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector. I504705 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 1, 8 & 15, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Plaintiff, Vs. Maria F. McReynolds; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 1399 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on FEBRUARY 27, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 25 IN BLOCK 14 IN WONDER VIEW UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 66 FEET OF GOVERNMENT LOT 2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19; ALSO GOVERNMENT LOT 2 IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALSO THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 885 FEET THEREOF), IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 11, 1952 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 251543 IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 44, AND AS AMENDED BY DOCUMENTS 254535 AND 268736, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 2610 Cherry Drive, Wonder Lake, IL 60097 PIN:09-19-154-013 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community,

unity purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1113561 I508270 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1107173 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff, vs. JANET ANGEL A/K/A JANET M. ARETOS-ANGEL A/K/A JANET ARETOS; L. GENE MUELLER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JANET ANGEL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1430 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 13, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 54 IN SPRING CREEK FARMS UNIT NO. 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1980 AS DOCUMENT NO. 804017, AND AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED NOVEMBER 26, 1985 AS DOCUMENT NO. 924472, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-35-178-010. Commonly known as 1040 FOX RUN LANE, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1107173. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I507614 (Published in the Northwest Herald, January February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE W11-1684 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN J. BUCKLEY A/K/A JOHN BUCKLEY; CITY OF MCHENRY; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN J. BUCKLEY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1580 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 10, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOTS 5 AND 6 IN BLOCK 9 IN MCHENRY SHORES UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, LYING ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF FOX RIVER, ALSO PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 17, 1954 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 278461, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 111, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3009 Miller Drive, McHenry, IL 60050. P.I.N. 14-01-307-017. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-1684. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 4441122 I507615 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 8, 15, 22 2013.)

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Wachovia Loan Trust, Series 2006-AMN1 Plaintiff, Vs. Giedre Ramanauskaite; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 1704 NOTICE OF SALE UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on NOVEMBER 13, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 36 IN HAMPTON WEST UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 14, 1994 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 94R59288 AND CERTIFICATES OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBERS 95R000962, SSRO 11359 AND 95R028322, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 2030 Brittany Bend a/k/a 2030 Brittany Bnd, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 PIN:18-23-327-007 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 1411-12482 I508250 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff, Vs. Hyung II Chung a/k/a Hyun I Chung a/k/a Hyun IL Chung a/k/a Hyung IL Chung; et. al. Defendants, 11 CH 1812 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 6, 2011 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: PARCEL 1: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 17 IN UNIT TWO SOUTHPORT VILLAGE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 1, 1988 AS DOCUMENT NO. 88R38603, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 90R22608, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS APPURTENANT TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1, AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR SOUTHPORT VILLAGE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION RECORDED APRIL 15, 1988 AS DOCUMENT NO. 88R10150, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 3324 York Lane, Island Lake, IL 60042 PIN:15-19-283-005 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, Attorney Number 0468002 (630) 794 - 5300, (630) 7949876 ex # 1320, File No: 14-1114487 I508276 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-HE3, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.LUIS PEREZ, et al Defendant 11 CH 2019 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 24, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lot 7 in Cornelia D. Hill's Subdivision of Part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 46 North Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian, According to the Plat Thereof Recorded April 30, 1895, As Document 15125, in Book 1 of Plats, Page 26, in McHenry County, Illinois. Commonly known as 600 NORTH HOWARD STREET, Harvard, IL 60033 Property Index No. 01-35-151006. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $79,889.93. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 11IL00644-1. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 Attorney File No. 11IL00644-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I509940 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.)

LLC will on APRIL 1, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: PARCEL ONE: UNIT NO. 13842D IN THE OAKS OF PRAIRIE POINT CONDOMINIUMS AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF CHDASECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "C" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2003R160893, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. PARCEL TWO: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 OVER THE "DEVELOPMENT AREA" AND "THE LOOP ROAD" AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED ON DECEMBER 2, 2003 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2003R160893. The common address of said real estate is: 1384 Cunat Court, Unit #2D, Lake In The Hills, IL 60156 PIN:19-21-179-008, (19-21100-065, 19-21-100-069, 1921-300-041 underlying) Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 - 5300, File No: 14-1102890 I508281 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 15, 22 & March 1, 2013.) McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company, Plaintiff, Vs. Steven A Crnkovich, et. al., Defendants, 11 CH 574 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on DECEMBER 17, 2012 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on MARCH 25, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 26 IN ROBERT BARTLETT'S FOREST HILLS SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 16, 1960, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 370883, IN BOOK 14 OF PLATS, PAGE 56, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 5816 S. Willow Court, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 PIN:13-35-476-003 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney, 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illi-

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