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DISTRICTS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ON ONLINE CHARTER SCHOOL. PAGE 2

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An online charter school is being considered in several Kane County school districts. The districts worry it would divert tax dollars from public schools to a for-profit company with a shaky record.

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Looking for more answers School districts skeptical about online charter

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

and STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com Mary Stith said she is an advocate for online education.

But the Geneva School District 304 Board member is among many local school officials with questions about a proposed online charter school.

Formed in February, the nonprofit Illinois Virtual Learning Solutions wants to open the Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley. It is seeking approval from 18 school districts in Kane, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties to enroll their students.

Local districts’ funds – estimated at up to $8,000 a student – would be siphoned off for each pupil who leaves his or her brick-and-mortar school to attend the virtual school.

Those districts, statewide government watchdogs and education associations fear the proposed online school would divert precious tax dollars from public schools to a for-profit, out-of-state company with a shaky track record of managing similar schools in more than 20 states.

While Illinois Virtual Learning Solutions would govern the charter school, it has said day-to-day administrative and curriculum responsibilities would be handled by K12 Inc. The Virginia company is under investigation by the Florida Department of Education. The National Collegiate Athletic Association will no longer accept certain credits offered by K12. And, in Tennessee, students enrolled in K12’s online program scored the lowest in the state’s assessment system.

Officials for K12 and Virtual Learning Solutions did not respond to numerous requests for comment regarding various criticisms.

Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

(Left to right) Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 board Vice President Elmer Gramley, President Cheryl Krauspe and Superintendent Jeff Schuler show the binder with materials regarding the proposed charter school from Virtual Learning Solutions.

Related League of Women Voters opposes online charter school. PAGE 6

And they also didn’t satisfactorily answer many questions at the public hearings those 18 districts held last month on the proposal. Stith’s couldn’t be answered because the online school’s representatives were absent from the Geneva hearing. They later said no one had told them there was a hearing.

District officials said for a company purporting to do all of its teaching online, its officials should have been looking at the district’s website for information.

Stith went to three other public hearings after K12 did not attend Geneva’s.

“The biggest problem is, they don’t provide answers,” Stith said.

The numerous unanswered questions are one reason the Illinois Education Association, which advocates for nearly 133,000 public education employees, is contacting teachers throughout the area to warn them about the charter school.

“The people in schools today are there because they care about the kids,” IEA spokesman Charlie McBarron said. “If you are a for-profit enterprise, your focus is profit and what’s good for the shareholders.”

K12’s performance K12 Inc. was founded in 2000 by former banker Ronald J. Packard and promises an engaging, individualized education for students whose needs are not met by traditional education models.

Virtual Learning Solutions and K12 have said all teachers for the Fox Valley charter would be credentialed and live in Illinois, and that students would spend at least six hours a day on coursework and have a learning coach who keeps track of attendance and progress.

But national media and academic researchers have routinely scrutinized K12 Inc. as putting shareholders first while producing subpar student achievement and high attrition rates using taxpayer dollars.

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K12 had revenues of $708.4 million in its 2012 fiscal year, and expenses of $679.4 million, according to the company’s annual report and filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The previous year, revenue was at $522.4 million and expenses at $498.2 million.

K12 students have not performed as well as other students – a 2012 study from the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado found that only 27.7 percent of K12’s schools made adequately yearly progress in 2010-11, versus 52 percent of public schools.

AYP measures whether schools are meeting state education standards.

The metric has been criticized for its unreliability, but K12 Inc.’s inferior academic results warrants further attention rather than excuses, NEPC researchers noted in their study.

The Chicago Virtual Charter School – started in 2008 with students from Chicago Public Schools – is part of the 73 percent of K12 Inc.’s schools that did not meet AYP. The state’s meet-and-exceed average has been 81 and 82 percent from 2010 to 2012, respectively.

In that time, the Chicago virtual charter had 71 percent, 77 percent and 79 percent of students meet or exceed state standards, according to the Illinois Interactive Report Card.

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Where did you grow up?

Ruskin, Fla. Who would play you in the movie of your life? Rocky – Sylvester Stallone. I don’t mean that in any biased way, I just loved his heart.

First job? I was a pool man for my father’s pool maintenance company.

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A baseball player. I became a pastor instead.

We planted this church, but we

also planted another church in Wheaton, called Life Church.

A book or movie you’d recommend? “Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend” by Andy Stanley and the movie is “Parental Guidance” Favorite charity? Making Waves Hobbies? Guitar player in The Well Worship Team. I love football and basketball, too.

Favorite local restaurant? Tusk Thai in Batavia What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I literally ran into Mike Tyson at a mall, walked right into him. We bumped shoulders walking past each other. I turned around to talk to him, but one of his bodyguards stopped me.

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‘An Evening of Short Stories’ at Vero Voce WHAT: Vero Voce School of Performing Arts presents its Youth Theatre’s production of “An Evening of Short Stories.”

WHEN: Performances Saturday and April 13 are at 6 p.m. Shows on Sunday and April 14 are at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Vero Voce Black Box Theatre, 951 State Ave., suite F, in St. Charles INFO: Tickets are $9 and available for sale through www.verovoce.com.

Card show set at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark WHAT: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, home of the Kane County Cougars, will host the “Take Me Out to the Card Show” trading card and sports memorabilia event. The event, being directed by DanCamCom and Autograph Authentics Plus, will be held inside Fifth Third Bank Ballpark’s upper-deck level and include local hobby shops and sports memorabilia retailers. Admission is $3 for adults, with $1 from each admission being donated to Ozzie’s Outreach, the Cougars’ charitable foundation. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Youth baseball

and softball players wearing their team uniform will receive a special door prize.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27. Chicago Blackhawks legend Denis Savard is scheduled to sign autographs from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Also, former Chicago Cub Randy Hundley will sign autographs from noon to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: 34W002 Cherry Lane, Geneva INFO: For information on the event or to reserve dealer space, contact event organizer Dan Campana at dan@dancamcom.biz.

Elburn Lions planning free eye screening WHAT: The Elburn Lions Club will expand its monthly free spaghetti dinner this month, as it offers a free eye screening for diabetic retinopathy.

WHEN: Noon to 7 p.m. April 23 WHERE: Elburn Lions Park, 500 Filmore St., Elburn INFO: For information, call 630-365-6315.

St. Charles Rowing Club plans open house WHAT: The St. Charles Rowing Club has planned an open house for anyone wanting

to learn how to row on the Fox River or those who used to row and want to get back into it. The club will offer classes for people ages 14 and older. There is no cost.

WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. April 20 WHERE: Pottawatomie Park, 8 North Ave., St. Charles. Look for the very large boat trailer in the parking lot.

INFO: For information, visit www.saint charlesrowing.com.

STC Lacrosse Club plans barbecue fundraiser WHAT: The St. Charles Lacrosse Club has planned its first Fay’s Pork Chop BBQ fundraiser. Meals are $12 and will include a choice of two pork chops, half-chicken or a combo of both as well as baked beans, apple sauce, coleslaw and rolls with butter. The food will be delivered directly to participants’ cars.

WHEN: 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Parking lot of Pottawatomie Park at 8 North Ave., St. Charles INFO: To purchase tickets or for questions, call Linda at 630-715-6310.

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K12 Inc. students in Tenn. did poorly in school’s 1st year • CHARTER Continued from page 2 McBarron, the IEA spokesman, said a number of students have left K12’s 36 online charter schools after only a couple of years. In its own 2013 academic report, K12 reported more than half of parents with a child in a K12-managed school planned to keep their child there for fewer than two years.

The Florida Department of Education is investigating K12 for reportedly using uncertified teachers and falsifying records to show teachers had taught students when they had not. A draft of that investigation has been sent to K12 and Seminole County Schools for review and response by April 11, according to spokeswoman Cheryl Etters.

As of July 2012, the NCAA no longer accepts Aventa Learning credits, a K12 online unit, spokesman Chris Radford said in an email. K12 is in an “extended evaluation”

to determine whether those courses meet “the academic requirements for NCAA cleared status,” according to Radford’s email.

And, in Tennessee, K12’s students tested in the bottom 11 percent of that state’s students and scored 1 out of 5 in annual growth assessments.

Kelli Gauthier, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Education commissioner, said scores for students who attended the Tennessee Virtual Academy, K12’s online charter, “were the lowest in the state” in the company’s first academic year.

“It’s not specifically that we think virtual schools are bad, but it is a reflection of how these schools are performing – at a low level,” Gauthier said.

Gauthier said the Tennessee Legislature could impose restrictions on the virtual school, possibly requiring it to achieve a certain threshold of student growth before being allowed to increase enrollment.

What’s next Illinois Virtual Learning Solutions will seek approval from 18 school districts in Kane, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties to enroll their students.

The Geneva and Kaneland school boards will vote on the issue Monday night. Such votes have not yet been scheduled in St. Charles and Batavia.

“At the end of day, our kids have to be learning more every year,” Gauthier said.

Potential loss of funding Beyond the concerns about academics and accountability, the potential loss of significant state funding is distressing, officials say.

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and the Illinois Education Association argue that the combined millions the 18 local school districts could lose would not be better spent by the proposed charter school.

CTBA Executive Director

Ralph Martire said charter schools have proven incapable of providing a better education than public schools increasingly constrained by shrinking resources.

Illinois lawmakers consistently have underfunded the state’s foundation level, set at $6,119 per student since 2010 – resulting in nearly $1 billion in funding cuts to public schools.

“Charter schools take money out of the public school system that is woefully underfunded to fund alternative schools that don’t have a proven track record of academic success,” Martire said.

The 18 school districts are set to vote on the proposal this month; Virtual Learning Solutions has said it plans to appeal denials to the Illinois Charter School Commission as applicable.

It seems likely that some local districts will not approve it. Kaneland District 302 Superintendent Jeff Schuler did not think the virtual charter school stood much of a chance of acceptance.

“My guess – based on the number of hearings that have taken place and what I’ve read – they have not been very responsive in addressing the questions asked,” he said.

At Batavia District 101’s hearing, board president Ron Link lamented, “We’re being asked to make a decision on something we haven’t got any data on,” when representatives could not answer questions.

Geneva’s board is set to vote on the proposal Monday.

“Our board has not decided, and I want to give these people every opportunity and show me data that this is a good choice,” Stith said.

“Show us you are going to give us a great product. Give us student data and a success rate. Why would we defer taxpayer money to an organization that does not produce results? For me, it’s about having a good choice.”

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League opposes K12 online charter plan

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com As 18 school districts in the Fox River Valley are poised to either accept or reject a proposal for an online virtual charter school, the League of Women Voters of Illinois will urge them to reject the application.

Geneva resident Jean Pierce – a league member, retired professor and chair of the Faculty of Educational Psychology at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb – helped draft the league’s position letter.

“Perhaps a virtual school will work for very motivated students,” Pierce said.

“The only way is, if they are being home-schooled. Then we’re taking public school money and using it to finance home-schooling. The other thing is that it’s a privatization. K12 exists for the primary purpose of making money for its [stockholders]. So the

league does not support privatization of public schooling.”

Pierce also said a virtual school for young children “is totally beyond the pale” because elementary-aged students are not mature enough to self-regulate online learning and require parental supervision.

“It’s a transfer of public money to private coffers – that’s what they’re trying to do to all of these school districts – it’s really a crime what they’re trying to pull off,” Pierce said.

According to the league’s position letter, issued March 18, it also opposes a for-profit virtual charter school – which is what K12 Inc. is – as the company that would be providing the online content for a nonprofit called Virtual Learning Solutions.

Mike Skarr, vice president of the Virtual Learning Solutions board of directors, did not respond to a request to review the league’s position letter and respond to it.

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Candidates discuss charter 4 attending forum oppose proposal for online school

By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Five of the eight St. Charles school board candidates on Wednesday night addressed topics such as declining enrollment and virtual schools during a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County.

Tuesday, voters will elect four of them into office.

Incumbents are Corinne Pierog, Steve Spurling, Mike Vyzral and Jim Gaffney; their challengers are Jim Conro, Edward McNally, Nancy Muzzey and Rick Leidig.

Gaffney, Vyzral and Leidig did not attend the forum, which was held at the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles. Gaffney and Leidig did not submit photos to the Kane County Chronicle. As with many other school districts in the Fox Valley, St.

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Charles School District 303 must vote this month on a proposed virtual school.

Pierog, Spurling, Conro and McNally said they oppose it. Pierog said the company is for-proft and noted its

To learn more about the candidates in Tuesday’s consolidated election, visit the Kane County Chronicle Election Central website at www.kcchronicle. com/election.

low test results. Spurling said such a proposal should be more localized, Conro noted financial concerns, and McNally said there are too many unanswered questions.

Muzzey didn’t comment on the specific proposal but said she supports competition in schools and school choice. She would support parents wanting a virtual school choice for their children, she said.

Spurling, Conro and McNally said they were open to the concept of virtual schools.

Looking ahead, Spurling said declining enrollment will likely be the district’s biggest issue in the next four years. Knowing whether these are temporary dips or

longterm declines will drive decisions about the district’s facilities, he said. While districtwide redistricting should be avoided, he said, redistricting a few schools could be possible.

Pierog, who described the population shifts as a direct result of a poor economy, said last year’s Summit 303 indicated people want to support their neighborhood schools.

Thus, she said, she doesn’t foresee redistricting.

McNally said any realignment of schools should be done cautiously. Also, he said, the district shouldn’t increase the burden on taxpayers should the tax base also decline.

Muzzey seconded McNally’s comments about cautious redistricting. She also noted new housing developments, such as Lexington Club, might bring more students to the district.

Conro said declining enrollment could be an opportunity to decrease class sizes and to have schools more equally sized. He doesn’t foresee redistricting in the next few years, he said.

Skilling at center of tornado seminar

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – While the cool spring has helped to hold off any severe weather in the area, WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling said he is worried that could change in a hurry as temperatures start to warm up.

“This might come on rather vigorously when it gets going,” Skilling said Wednesday. “And in fact the cool weather may actually contribute to strengthening jet streams that help produce these strong storms. My fear is that when this season gets going, it could be an active one because we’ve got a very active jet stream.”

Skilling will host his 33rd annual tornado and severe weather seminar Saturday

at Fermilab in Ramsey Auditorium. Two sessions will be presented, at noon and 6 p.m.

WGN-TV will stream the entire seminar starting at noon on www.wgntv.com.

Visitors should enter the Fermilab grounds via the Pine Street entrance off Kirk Road.

Tom Skilling Attendees are advised to get there early because of the sessions’ popularity. The event attracts thousands every year.

“I think there is an interest because in this area, we are vulnerable to tornadoes,” said Skilling, who grew up in Aurora.

Skilling started the sem-

inar in 1981 with Brian Smith, a Geneva native who is now the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service.

As part of Saturday’s seminar, National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini will talk about Superstorm Sandy and the damage it caused to the East Coast last year.

“It even affected our area with high winds and huge waves on Lake Michigan,” Skilling said. “Sandy is an example of how the changing climate is impacting severe weather occurrences around the country.”

Also part of the seminar will be Don Wuebbles, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who will discuss the correlation between climate

change and severe weather.

“He was a moving force behind the Montreal Protocol,” Skilling said. “That was the international agreement that banned chlorofluorocarbons as propellants in aerosol cans, and as a result of that work, the ozone layer is on the mend.”

Other speakers will include: • Russ Schneider, the director of the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center at Norman, Okla.

• Ed Fenelon, head of the National Weather Service’s Chicago Forecast Office, and Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jim Allsopp, who will talk about the 50th anniversary of a devastating tornado which smashed into Kankakee.

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ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – Girls don’t need to be in Girl Scouts to participate in an anti-bullying workshop the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois has planned for Saturday in St. Charles Township.

“We really want to encourage non-Girl Scouts to come to the event,” organizer Brooke Radford-Knight said. “We really want it to be a community event.”

Anti-bullying programming is not new for the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, Radford-Knight said, noting she coordinates self-esteem programs for the council. One program, aMAZE Journey, targets middle school girls and addresses getting along, dealing with bullies and self-esteem, she said.

Teaching girls about self-esteem and ways to communicate with each other can “help avoid bullying before it starts,” she said.

Saturday, activities include making a peacemaker box, learning self-defense skills and a screening of “I Am the Music: A Rock Operetta,” an anti-bullying movie featuring more than 35 Girl Scouts from northern Illinois.

The movie’s star, a girl from South Elgin, plans to attend the event, as does a high school senior who will share her experience of being bullied, Radford-Knight said. The activities for adults will mirror what the girls are doing.

ST. CHARLES SCHOOL DISTRICT 303

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8OBITUARIES Born: Aug. 27, 1928; in Princeton Died: March 29, 2013

FAYE E. CHESLEY LEFFELMAN Born: Aug. 7, 1944; in Amboy Died: April 2, 2013; in Sublette SUBLETTE – Faye E. Chesley Leffelman, 68, of Sublette, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in her home. She

8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Linda Cudworth: A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N. Fifth Ave., St. Charles. Burial will be private.

George N. (Bud) Hoffer: A memorial service and reception honoring Bud Hoffer’s life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Baker Memorial Methodist Church in St. Charles.

Donald “Harvey” McClurg: There will be a celebration of life service at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Portage United Methodist Church in Portage, Wis. Rosette M. Motto: Family and friends will gather for the memorial visitation at 2 p.m. until the service at 6 p.m. Thursday,

April 4, at DuPage Memorial Chapel, 951 W. Washington St., West Chicago.

Douglas E. Porter Jr.: Funeral prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Malone Funeral Home, 324 E. State St. (Route 38) in Geneva, proceeding to St. Peter Catholic Church, 1891 Kaneville Road, Geneva, for celebration of funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m., with Father Martins Emeh as celebrant. Entombment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Geneva. The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Malone Funeral Home.

Dorothy L. Reinert: A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at St.

followed by a luncheon at the church hall. Burial of cremains will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery in Amboy (Immediate family only).

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the church and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.

A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

Arrangements were made by the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy. Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.

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tation at 12 p.m., with interment at Blackberry Township Cemetery in Elburn.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name to benefit her favorite charities. Memorials may be made to the “Elsie Ottens Memorial” and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119. Tributes may be forwarded to the same address or made at www.conleycare.com.

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ARNOLD E. RHODES Died: April 1, 2013; in Elgin

ELSIE OTTENS Died: April 2, 2013; in Aurora AURORA – Elsie Ottens, 91, of Aurora, passed away suddenly following a brief illness at Provena Mercy Center Hospital in Aurora in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2, 2013, and is now free to live eternally in Heaven.

She is survived by one sister, Ann I. Lambert of Lily Lake; many nieces and nephews; and a community of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clark Greene and Barbara Moulding; her husband, Harry; her only son, Kevin Ottens; three brothers, Clyde “Norman” Greene, Clark Greene and Wilbur Peterman; and one sister, Pearl McCann.

The visitation will be from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, April 5, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St. in Elburn. A funeral service to celebrate her life will follow visi-

ST. CHARLES – Arnold E. Rhodes, 87, of St. Charles, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Sherman Hospital, surrounded by family.

He is survived by his sons, Donald E. (Kimberly), Jerry D. (Laurie), Stacy and Cleatus (Tonya) Rhodes; nine grandchildren, Amber, Shiloh, Corey, Cassandra, Troy, Carly, Krystal, Adkin and Mason; six great-grandchildren, Austin, Jenna, Alexis, Maddox, Harper and Ezekiel; a sister, Darles Skinner of Arkansas; and many nieces and nephews.

He was proceeded in death by his loving wife of 57 years, Charline; a son, Ronald; and a brother, Elmo of Arkansas.

Arnold was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a 52-year member of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge #117 of Elgin. A Masonic graveside memorial service will be private.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS Thomas More Catholic Church in Elgin.

Arsenio G. Sala: A memorial celebration of Arsenio’s life will be Memorial Day weekend at Garfield Farm Museum.

Arthur Gordon Simonson: The visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave. in Batavia. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, April 5, at Moss Family Funeral Home. Interment will be at Lincoln Memorial Park in Aurora.

Jared R. Snyder: Interment will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Midland Municipal Cemetery in Midland, Mich.

Reboot Illinois meetup today at Batavia library BATAVIA – Reboot Illinois will have a meet-up event at 7 p.m. today at the Batavia Public Library meeting room A, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.

Register at www.rebootillinois.com/events2013.

STC Park Foundation seeking board trustees ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Park Foundation is accepting nominations to fill openings on its board of trustees. Letters of interest should be sent to St. Charles Park Foundation, 101

S. Second St., St. Charles, IL 60174.

Trustees volunteer to make a difference on issues related to parks and open spaces.

They provide direction, motivation and guidance. They may be called upon to initiate and carry out fundraising campaigns.

St. Charles Park Foundation business meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.

Contact Erika Young at 630513-4319 or eyoung@stcparks. org for information.

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BATAVIA – Judelle E. Kaar, 84, of Batavia, formerly of LaGrange and Oak Lawn, died March 29, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 27, 1928. She is endearingly remembered as a remarkable, gracious, kind, thoughtful, compassionate and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, who possessed a quick mind, generous nature and clever sense of humor.

Throughout her lifetime, she volunteered for and financially supported many worthy causes, including her Baptist church, PTA, literacy, fighting hunger and easing poverty. She was a lifelong avid reader, well read on many topics, and an enthusiastic patron of libraries through the years. She also enjoyed gardening and had a notable green thumb, which beautified communities and homes wherever she lived.

In addition, later in life she directed her skills and savvy to a second career as an office manager for engineering and accounting businesses.

Judelle is survived by her devoted husband of 63 years, Thomas; four sons, David, Steven (Kristina), Timothy and Jeffrey (Pamela); three daughters, Patricia (Andrew) Dahlberg, Kathryn and Jennifer (Robert) Butcher; and 14 grandchildren, Brendan (Jolyne), Elizabeth and Nathaniel (Beth) Kaar, Anne

was born on Aug. 7, 1944, in Amboy, the daughter of William and Irma Grace (Petticrew) Laws. She married Ronald G. Chesley on Feb. 8, 1964, in Amboy and he preceded her in death Nov. 7, 1995. She married Eugene A. Leffelman on Jan. 30, 1998, in Amboy.

Faye had been a barber with her husband Ron, who owned and operated the RC Flair barber shop in Amboy. She had also worked at Sensient Flavors in Amboy prior to her retirement in 2007.

She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sublette.

She is survived by her husband Gene; sons Randall S. Chesley of Rochelle, Rodney K. (Jennifer) Chesley of North Aurora and Raymond A. (Erin) Chesley of Dixon; stepchildren Shawn (Nancy Heller) Leffelman and Scott (Amy) Leffelman both of Sublette, Stacey (Rich) Wertz of LaSalle and Sarah Leffelman of California; 11 grandchildren, Megan and Nathan Chesley, Samantha Chesley, Madelyn and Sydney Chesley, Whitney (Brandon) Miller, Tyler and Ryan Leffelman, Abby O’Malley, and Andy and Max Wertz; and one great-granddaughter, Emersyn Miller. She is also survived by a brother, Ronald (Sharon) Laws of Belvidere; and a sister, Lanita (John) Stiles of Dixon.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sublette with the Rev. Max Lasrado officiating,

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9 and Irene Kaar, Emily, Thomas and Faith Kaar, Brian, Adam and Andrew Dahlberg, and Samuel, Jessica and Michael Butcher; and a great-grandson, Aidan Kaar. She also was a beloved sister of James (Sandy) Elliott and wonderful aunt to many.

She was born to Harold and Pearl Elliott of Princeton, where she lived throughout her childhood, attending Princeton High School and graduating in 1947 in the top of her class. She earned a merit scholarship and pursued her goal of becoming an English teacher at Illinois State Normal Teacher’s College (now Illinois State University) in Normal.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, with family visitation at the United Methodist Church of Geneva, and services at 11 a.m. immediately following.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christian Appalachian Project or the Salvation Army Food Pantry.

For additional information, contact Moss Family Funeral Home at 630-879-7900 or www.mossfuneral.com.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS April 17 celebration set to honor St. Charles mayor ST. CHARLES – A celebration to honor St. Charles Mayor Don DeWitte is set for 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles.

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend. Questions should be directed to Tina Nilles at 630-377-4422.

encourages the community to read the book and attend events scheduled over a three-week period in April.

All programs are open to the public and free to attend.

Reservations are not required.

For information, call 630-5840076, ext. 246, or visit www. stcharleslibrary.org.

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Holocaust remembrance ‘Brief History of the Dead’ planned Sunday in Aurora is community book choice AURORA – The Temple B’nai ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Public Library and Elgin Community College are cosponsoring this year’s Our Community Reads book, “The Brief History of the Dead” by Kevin Brockmeier.

The program invites and

Israel’s Annual Yom Hashoah/ Holocaust Commemoration will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the temple, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora.

For information, contact the temple at 630-892-2450.

– Kane County Chronicle

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STC resident pleaded guilty to attack on developmentally disabled woman

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles man who pleaded guilty in February to sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison.

Gary R. Kluber, 67, of St. Charles, faced four to 15 years in prison for one count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.

The victim had been visiting her boyfriend at Kluber’s home on June 2, where Kluber also was present. When the victim’s boyfriend went upstairs, Kluber forced sexual contact on the victim despite repeated requests from the victim to stop. The victim told her family about the as-

sault, and Kluber admitted to the assault when he was interviewed by St. Charles police.

Citing Kluber’s past convictions, including his being a registered child sex offender, Kane County State’s Attorney Pam Monaco asked Judge John A. Barsanti to consider the “high range” of the maximum 15-year penalty.

Public defender Kim Bilbrey, who represented Kluber, asked the judge to consider Kluber’s age, his good relationship with his son, Troy Kluber, who has cerebral palsy, and his mental state after the death of his wife in 2005. She also asked the judge to consider that Kluber’s cognitive functioning may be low.

When given a chance to address the court before sentencing, Kluber broke down in tears as he recounted several hardships he has endured in the past few years, including the death of his wife of more than 30 years, and stated that he felt depressed.

Lisa Thompson, a case worker with DayOneNetwork in Geneva who testified on behalf of the state, said the victim’s overall independence was equivalent to that of an 8-year-old.

Bilbrey called three witnesses to the stand, including Kluber’s son, who told the court about Kluber’s involvement with the religious organization Knights of Columbus and his volunteer work with other social clubs.

All three witnesses said they were either “shocked” or “surprised” to learn about Kluber’s actions.

Monaco said the victim had trusted Kluber, and while on the stand Kluber said the victim “may have” called him Uncle Kluber. She said Kluber’s actions were not a result of his depression and loneliness because he had been convicted of sexually abusing girls between the ages of 13 and 16 back in the mid-1980s.

“He took advantage of [the victim]. There are no medications to compensate for those actions,” Monaco said.

Kluber is required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence, and he will be given credit for 300 days served in Kane County Jail.

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BATAVIA – A former employee at Heritage Woods of Batavia assisted-living community who had been charged with forging checks from residents received probation after pleading guilty to reduced charges.

Teejana S. Perry, 19, of Warrenville, pleaded guilty last month to theft, a misdemeanor.

Perry received 24 months and 200 hours of Teejana S. community Perry service. She also must pay a $1,185 fine and make restitution. She previously had faced 17 charges.

Heritage Woods administrator Marcy LoDolce previously said Perry was fired but did not indicate when that happened. She said Perry passed background checks before she was hired.

Heritage Woods is at 1079 E. Wilson St. on the city’s east side.

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4 seeking 3 seats in Campton Hills Election

By ASHLEY RHODEBECK

Election Central

arhodebeck@shawmedia.com CAMPTON HILLS – Village residents will have two choices Tuesday regarding the leadership of Campton Hills: They can re-elect incumbents Al Lenkaitis Jr., Mike Millette and John Strauss, or they can replace one incumbent with Harry Blecker.

Blecker is a 66-year-old small-business owner who supports low-impact development that neither puts a strain on nor changes the feel of the community.

He said Kiva Recovery – the alcohol and substance abuse facility once proposed for the former Glenwood School site – sparked his interest in running for village trustee. He criticized Strauss, who voted for Kiva, for letting financial considerations influence his decision.

“I’m going to hear what [residents are] saying,” Blecker said. “I’m going to fight for what they want. I’m not going

Harry Blecker

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to put money ahead of them and their safety.”

Strauss, a retired design engineer and corporate executive, said the millions Kiva agreed to provide the village could have paid for the new position of village administrator and would have provided a cushion if state funding changes.

“They were willing to give the village a huge amount of money,” Strauss, 68, said.

To learn more about the candidates in Tuesday’s election, visit the Kane County Chronicle Election Central website at www. kcchronicle.com/election.

“The fact that we don’t have it, I think, will hurt us financially.”

Strauss would like another term to see through the process of hiring a village administrator, he said. He said the village is beginning to budget for the next fiscal year, and the finance committee is trying to figure out the consequences of creating the administrative position.

Lenkaitis, a dairy farmer turning 40 this year, said he wants to maintain a balanced budget and continue to grow the village’s reserve fund so Campton Hills can weather potential changes to state funding. He is also looking

forward to hiring a village administrator if it’s financially feasible, he said.

Noting the gas station that opened last year along Route 64, Lenkaitis said he is open to considering any business that wants to join the village.

“I think business development in the area would be a good thing,” said Lenkaitis, specifically mentioning manufacturing opportunities.

Millette, public works director of Clarendon Hills, said he provides a moderating voice, thinks in practical terms and has an engineering background.

If he is re-elected, the 48-year-old said, he would work to protect the village’s interests regarding Kane County’s roundabout project at Route 47 and Burlington Road.

He said he also wants to complete the implementation of the comprehensive plan, the village’s biggest accomplishment in the past year.

“We’re not done just because we adopted it,” he said.

Designer explains scope of township work Cost also included map for seminar, website application

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – When industrial designer June Maher created an invitation and map for a 2011 seminar and luncheon for Geneva Township Highway Commissioner Mark Wissing, she said she was hired to design a professional-looking missive.

She charged the highway department for 9.8 hours of work at $55 an hour, a significant discount from her usual fee of $70 to $100 an hour. Working from her second-floor office at her home in Geneva Township, Maher charged $539.25 for her time and materials.

“Mr. Wissing contracted me – because I am a professional designer – to work on

many projects for him,” Maher said. “I worked on permits. I worked on the website, and I worked on this document for the luncheon.”

The invitations have become an issue in Tuesday’s consolidated election, as Michael Abts, Wissing’s challenger for township road commissioner, charged that the incumbent spent too much money on 20 invitations as it appears on her invoice.

But Maher said it was more work than that. Most of her time, Maher said, was spent designing an inset map so the county’s highway commissioners and others could find the office. Although its address is 400 Wheeler Drive, the way it is tucked into Wheeler Park requires some knowledge of how to get there.

“You can’t Google it,” Maher said. “It does not come up on MapQuest. I had to create the map because it did not exist.”

Fifty invitations were sent via email, fax and mail to all

of Kane County’s township highway commissioners, a half-dozen County Board members and the county’s transportation division staff.

The seminar was on the new Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, federally mandated requirements for signage and striping.

According to invoices Abts received through a Freedom of Information Act request, the luncheon itself cost $700 – $500 for 50 fried chicken dinners from The Little Owl in Geneva and $200 for the catering labor.

“My understanding is, the other road commissioners have meetings, too,” Abts said. “They have people come in and give a talk for 20 minutes and bring in sandwiches at no cost. If the other road commissioners could not find it [Geneva Township], they should have been able to Google it … and save taxpayers’ money.”

But Wissing said that the money spent was budgeted.

“There was a lot of information and handouts,” Wissing said. “Every year, I budget for seminars ... and never spent a nickel on any except that one.”

The guest speaker was Matthew Gauntt, currently a candidate for Geneva Park Board.

Gauntt, a traffic engineer, said the manual is updated every five years, and he gives several seminars to various groups. Gauntt said he did not charge for the seminar.

Wissing said Maher’s invoice included other professional services, such as designing and implementing a downloadable permit application for the website. Maher’s work is also known in the area, because she designed the Tri-Cities Soccer Association logo, the new logo for Wiliamsburg school – The Patriots – and the terrazzo floors in that school and Fabyan.

Except for a small fee for the Fabyan terrazzo, Maher said she donated the other work.

hotline in place Tuesday

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com

ST. CHARLES – An election hotline will be in service during voting hours Tuesday, providing a means of reporting problems or illegal voting activities.

The Election Complaint Line, 630-208-5328, will be available from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Tuesday’s election.

Voters in the county who witness any possible illegal activity – such as illegally placed campaign signs, denial of voting rights or electioneering – can report it.

Joe McMahon, Kane County state’s attorney, said his office will also offer help to election judges Tuesday.

“A team will be making site visits at multiple polling places,” he said. “As in the past, we’ll be ready to assist polling place judges.”

Should complaints come in, McMahon said assistant state’s attorneys are prepared to travel to polling places to make sure they are complying with election laws.

The county has 228 voting precincts, and many municipal, township, library, park and school board races are contested in the election, so McMahon said he expects polling places to be busy.

McMahon said in a news release that a separate phone line has been set up for those who have general questions about the election, such as location of polling places and voting hours.

Anyone looking for information about the election can call the Kane County Clerk’s Election Help Line at 630-232-5990.

8LOCAL BRIEF Home-school families are invited to come explore the Kane County forest preserves during a monthly nature program series.

Naturalists from the Forest Preserve District of Kane County lead a “Homeschool Explorations” program series,

designed specifically for homeschool families. Activities focus on ages 5 to 10, but all ages are welcome.

On April 17, the “Homeschool Explorations” program meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve, 5S660 Bliss Road, Sugar Grove.

From 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 30, the series is at Jon J. Duerr

Forest Preserve, 35W003 Route 31, South Elgin.

Registration for each session of “Homeschool Explorations” is $2 per person, or $8 for a family of four or more. Advance registration is required.

Call 847-741-8350 or email programs@kaneforest.com to register.

– Kane County Chronicle

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OPINIONS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Honest and fair To the Editor: Let me start out by saying I do not live in St. Charles. My wife and I live just outside the city limits. We go to the St. Charles Public Library. We shop and frequent restaurants in St. Charles, and our children’s lives have evolved around friends living in town.

Being recently retired, there is time to pursue the many things one cannot seem to find the time for when both in a marriage work. One of those things has been to attend some of the local political events. So, we have attended one of the mayoral forums recently held. It struck me you have two sides to one coin: candidates of a nonbusiness background, and those with a business background. For too long our government bodies – local, state and federal – have been run by those without business experience. It shows. Look at our

problems. It seems, to me, that being a mayor is about business, not lesson plans, not having a brand.

St. Charles needs new direction. That being said, the field narrows. The candidate I support is one I know personally, Jotham Stein. Since I know Jotham, I can recommend him as family-oriented, hardworking, honest and fair. His character and values drive his insistence on keeping the mayoral office free of conflict of interest. Life is seldom black and white, not only about money, and not always fair. Dealing with all that is right up Jotham’s alley.

He is a successful attorney and author, with several offices representing clients and businesses all over the country. St. Charles would do well in electing him the next mayor.

WRITING TO US The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on public issues. Letters must include the author’s full name, home address and day and evening telephone numbers. We limit letters to 400 words. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor. Letters can be emailed to letters@kcchronicle.com, faxed to 630-444-1641 and mailed to Letters, Kane County Chronicle, 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.

Walter Slenn Campton Hills

Twitter an easy way to monitor what’s happening Recently, the social media website Twitter celebrated its seventh birthday. Twitter has around 500 million total users. While this might not be as impressive as social media giant Facebook’s billion users, Twitter still packs a punch. I would estimate that over half of the kids at my school have a Twitter account, even those who vehemently said, for years, “I will never, ever get a Twitter.”

I’ve been tweeting for over a year and a half now, and I really, really like this site. I have the mobile app on my phone, and I use it way more than I actually log onto a manual computer. Twitter is a site that makes it easy to use on a phone. The format is quite simple. People create accounts, and other people “follow” those accounts. But

following someone does not mean that they must follow you, like being their friend on Facebook.

This means that someone like Justin Bieber can have over 37 million followers, but only follow some 100,000. If those statistics seem high, that’s because they are. I hover around 200 followers and follow around 350. Of course, if I didn’t want anyone to be able to follow me and see all my tweets, I could put my account on private. The private account simply makes people request to follow you instead of being able to see everything immediately. Many teenagers, I know, put their accounts on private so that colleges or jobs they have recently applied to won’t snoop on their lives.

Personally, I don’t post anything on my Twitter that

VIEWS Courtney Phelan would make me lose a job or my college credibility, so my account is public. This means that my followers can also retweet something of mine, or post it again to their account.

Some accounts exist for the sole purpose of retweets, and are usually run by an anonymous person saying witty or useful tips. Some of those include @CuteEmergency, which posts pictures of adorable animals, or @FemalePains, which has someone who humorously compiles all the problems with being a girl.

Another major element of Twitter is the hashtag, or number sign. If I were to

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post “#puppies,” that word would appear as a link to any other public tweet in the world about puppies. Common hashtags of kids include words like “tired,” “school,” or “whensgraduation.”

(Punctuation doesn’t work in hashtags.) It’s what the little number sign at the bottom of nearly every TV show is today. When major world events happen, like the presidential debates in November or Kevin Ware’s recent, horrible knee injury, so many people tweet about them that they “trend.”

However, my favorite part about Twitter isn’t being retweeted by my full couple hundred followers, or seeing what other people think about #macandcheese. I like it because I can easily subscribe to newspapers and see what’s going on in the world by

scrolling through my phone.

It’s how I learn about more obscure things that I care about, or about other national news that I wouldn’t have had time to watch on TV or read in the paper. Some of my favorites include The Associated Press (@AP) Le Monde, a major French newspaper (@lemondefr) and of course, the Kane County Chronicle (@kcchronicle.)

Even my dad has a Twitter account to read up on his favorite celebrities. So, go ahead, create a Twitter account and retweet this column – which also will be posted online – as many times as you like.

• Courtney Phelan is a senior at Geneva High School.

She can be contacted at editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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‘There’s no surplus’ Lauzen points to Kane pension obligations, other expected costs

By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com GENEVA – A proposal to dedicate $7.6 million of money left over from this year’s Kane County budget to future expected needs continued to gain support from Kane County Board members Wednesday.

But Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen took time during a County Board committee meeting Wednesday to tell those in attendance that while the money will not be spent this year, it does not represent extra money.

“There’s no surplus,” Lauzen said. “We’re short, folks.”

Last week, a proposal backed by Lauzen advanced out of the County Board’s Finance Committee to direct $7.6 million from the county’s general fund for future goals.

The money was budgeted for the current fiscal year, but is not going to be spent, said Kane County Board member John Hoscheit, R-St. Charles, chairman of the Finance Committee.

Hoscheit noted that, when this has happened in previous years, the county shifted the money to its capital fund, to be set aside for future county building needs, such as new courtrooms or software.

The county will do so again this year, as the proposal would designate $4.4 million to the capital fund.

Hoscheit said the need is particularly pressing because the County Board last year opted to virtually eliminate a property tax levy that collected money for capital projects.

He said the fund needs to be filled to ensure the county has money in future years for

big-ticket projects that continued growth will demand, particularly at Kane’s courthouses.

This year, however, the county, under the finance proposal, also would set aside some of that money for helping the county deal with increases in union labor costs and to help the county “begin to chip away” at its pension obligations, Hoscheit said.

Under the proposal, the county will put $1.4 million this year toward pension obligations the county is required to pay the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, and $1.8 million, to be paid over the next three years, to pay an arbitration award mandated by a judge for county jail workers.

Some County Board members, during Wednesday’s meeting of the board’s Executive Committee, said they had been contacted by residents who wanted the county to refund the “surplus” to taxpayers.

But Lauzen stressed that the county money is not a “surplus,” as the county currently faces a pension funding shortfall of about $22 million, and needs to begin erasing that.

He also has noted that the county could face greater financial stress in the future, should the Illinois General Assembly go along with a proposal from Gov. Pat Quinn to reduce the amount of state income tax revenue doled out to local governments.

“Anytime anyone thinks we have excess money, look at IMRF,” Lauzen said.

The finance proposal was endorsed by the Executive Committee, and it is scheduled to go to the full County Board on Tuesday.

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Musician to share story with St. Patrick Parish Q&A

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Raising nine children has provided plenty of songwriting fodder for country music singer and songwriter Marie Bellet.

Bellet will come to St. Patrick Parish, 6N491 Crane Road, St. Charles, on April 13 and 14 for a weekend of concerts and conversation. At 7:30 p.m. April 13, she will participate in a couples retreat, which includes a full concert, conversation by Bellet and dancing.

The cost is $10 per couple, available by emailing MarieBellet2013@gmail.com or by calling Sister Betty Ann at 630-338-8041.

Bellet will return to the parish at 4 p.m. April 14 for a Family Day of Fun, which will include music and conversation. Free-will offerings will be taken for the event, and RSVP’s can be sent to MarieBellet2013@gmail.com. More information is available by going to www.StPatrickParish.org.

Kane County Chronicle reporter Eric Schelkopf had the chance to talk to Bellet about her music and ministry.

Eric Schelkopf: You will be part of a couples retreat at St. Patrick Parish. Why do you like being part of something like this?

Marie Bellet: It’s kind of a cute evening. It’s fun.

A lot of times husbands and wives don’t get to spend much time alone together. We set it up with candlelight, and some wine and cheese, and I sing songs about marriage and talk to them about marriage, and get a lot of laughs.

I just like it because you can see them a lot of times stiff coming in, and they really loosen up. It’s just a sweet evening.

I try to talk to people pretty honestly about what the struggles in marriage are, and get them to laugh at themselves, and realize that a lot of those things are pretty common. A lot of times people think their troubles are so unique.

Marie Bellet

ES: You must be used to a big family because you grew up in a family of five sisters and two brothers.

MB: I grew up in a big fam-

ES: Of course, you and your husband Bill have raised nine children. How do you find time to spend with each other?

MB: There were definitely years where you are just kind of swept up in trying to take care of everybody. But those were such fun years. It’s a great life having a big family, and I write a lot of songs about that, too.

I’ve loved being at home with a bunch of kids. I try to point out in my songs the good part of it, and a lot of difficulties, too, the frustrations.

It’s kind of a counter-cultural thing to do, and you get a lot of guff for it when you go out in public.

ES: I understand you started writing songs when you had five

kind of life. One of the very first songs I wrote was called, “What I Wanted To Say.” And it’s about trying to explain the beauty of children to people who give you a hard time in the checkout line at the grocery store.

In the song, I was imagining that I was speaking to other women right there in my kitchen. And I discovered there were a lot of other women like me. I got so much mail from women who said, “You are writing about my life, and I didn’t know anybody else had it like this either.” So it was tremendously rewarding to find out I wasn’t alone.

ily and I loved it. I think a lot of people don’t realize that it’s easier to raise kids when you have a lot of them.

First of all, they are not always on you looking for entertainment. They interact with each other quite a bit.

My first five are out of the house now. The house now is so calm I can’t stand it. I really miss the humor and energy of it.

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kids.

MB: I had five little boys, and I was expecting my only little girl. I was kind of isolated at the time, because it was really hard to get out the door.

And I didn’t know many

people who could identify with what I was doing. I found that I had so much to say, because I love this life and I felt like people were missing out.

I tried to write in response to people questioning that

ES: Do you see yourself as a musician or do you see yourself as part of a ministry, or both?

MB: To me, it’s just all about communicating, and I’m trying to communicate the really important things in life in my music.

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THEATER

8PLANIT KANE BRIEF Steel Beam Theatre to present Irish drama ST. CHARLES – Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is presenting Conor McPherson’s mysterious Irish drama “The Seafarer.”

Performances will take place at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 3 p.m. Sundays through April 28.

Tickets cost $25 for adults and $23 for seniors, and can

be purchased online at www.

SteelBeamTheatre.com The theater is located at 111 W. Main St. in St. Charles.

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(From left) Katie Das (Mrs. Mayor) Charlie Karner (Mr. Mayor) and Ben Cisco (The Grinch) of the Children’s Theatre of Elgin bring the musical “Suessical Jr.” to life.

Dr. Seuss stories to come to life on stage KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE planitkanenews@shawmedia.com ELGIN – The Children’s Theatre of Elgin will wrap up its 25th anniversary season with the musical “Seussical Jr.” from April 11 to 14 at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. The musical will bring Dr. Seuss stories to life with characters such as The Grinch, Yertle The Turtle, The Cat In The Hat and more.

The musical is directed by Jen Prise; the vocal direction is

by Bre Koll; and choreography is by Children’s Theatre of Elgin graduate Sarah Robertson.

In a news release, the show’s producer Leslie Gorkowski said, “It is a very fun show.”

Information and online reservations are available at CTEelgin.com. A special school show was added. The show will take place at noon Thursday, April 11.

Public performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14.

Tickets cost $11 for adults and $9 for students and seniors.

Purchase tickets online at CTEelgin.com or by calling 847-214-7550. Advanced ticket purchasing is recommended.

8PLANIT KANE BRIEF Fox Valley Rep to present ‘Forever Plaid’ musical ST. CHARLES – Pheasant Run’s Fox Valley Reperatory is presenting “Forever Plaid: The Heavenly Hit Musical” now through May 19. The musical tells the story of a doo-whopping boy band that dies on its way to a gig only to return to earth to fulfill its dreams and take the stage one last time. Dressed in plaid tuxedos, the band will perform ’50s favorites such as “Catch a Falling Star,” “Magic Moments,” “Three Coins in the Fountain” and more.

Shows will take place at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4; and 2 p.m. April 11, 25 and May 16.

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When ‘Jersey Boys’ were Chicago Boys A big part of the “fun” for me when I produce shows is being able to work with acts that I love. At 50 years of age, I am a classic rocker from the ’70s, with a deep appreciation for those musical acts that came before and paved the way.

One of those groups that I grew up really enjoying was one that nobody realized just how popular it actually was, until a musical about its ups and downs became one of the biggest shows in history.

The group was “The Four Seasons” and the show was “Jersey Boys.”

Producing Italian festivals since the mid-80s has allowed me to work with some of my early favorites, including Dion and The Belmonts, Nancy Sinatra, Julius LaRosa, Keely Smith, Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, and Bobby Rydell.

One such festival was Chicago’s Festa Italiana on the pre-renovated, practically condemned at the time, Navy

Pier.

It was my first experience with Frankie Valli. We had construction trailers backstage for dressing rooms that I outfitted with all of his “needs” on the rider. I brought in couches, mirrors, blow dryers, antipasto

trays, Italian wine, and a host of other things. It was OK, though, it WAS Frankie Valli!

About 20 minutes before his time to take the stage that was set with Lake Michigan as its backdrop, Frankie peeked his head out of the trailer door and motioned me to come over.

“Ron, you read my rider, right?” he asked. “Of course I did, I could barely fit you guys in there with all the stuff you wanted!” I teased.

“Well, if you did, you would

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see that I requested a bottle of Crown Royal on the list. I don’t see it here,” he said.

Now I know I bought it. I saw it on the table!

Sometimes things like that have a way of disappearing from “off-limits” backstage areas. Somewhere there was a maintenance guy pushing a broom with one hand and sipping a smooth shot of Crown with the other.

So, I summoned one of our Chicago police officer friends over and described my dilemma. “Hop in, let’s go find

a bottle,” he said.

As I mentioned earlier, this was happening at the pre-explosion of the Navy Pier area – not a lot of stores around, let alone those who sell upscale whisky in a cloth bag. So, I called a friend who lived at Lake Point Tower, the big building facing the lake, and he had one.

We pulled up to the building, I jumped out and grabbed the decorative bottle, and we sped away.

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to those great songs from the ’50s and ’60s entitled “The Doo Wop Project.” John Michael Coppola, a swing performer in the original cast, has his own show called “Sinatra to Springsteen and Everyone in Between” that we present at our Italian festivals.

It’s been an incredible run with the “Jersey Boys” since that hot day on Navy Pier. By the way, after that show was over and Frankie had “left the building,” I went in to clean his dressing room trailer. The salami was gone; the wine bottles were empty; and ashtrays were filled.

In the corner of the room, on a small table was an unopened bottle of Crown Royal.

I almost killed myself getting that bottle, all for nothing, but Frankie proved his point.

Maybe “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” but at that moment, I sure did.

• Ron Onesti is president and CEO of Onesti Entertainment Corp. and the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. He provides personal recollections of events and people that he has encountered over the years.

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Fine arts festival set for April 21 in Maple Park KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE planitkanenews@shawmedia.com MAPLE PARK – The Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 21, on the campus of Kaneland High School, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park.

This free event showcases more than 20 professional visual and performing artists and offers workshops and experiences with the arts for all ages.

This year, performers include the Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band, a square dance band, M&M Dance Company, Waubonsee Community College Steel Band, and the Maud Powell String Ensemble of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Art mediums represented at this year’s festival are glass fusing, jewelry, digital art, illustration, caricatures, silhouettes, acrylic miniatures, oil painting, and photography.

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The Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 21, on the campus of Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

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So, my police officer friend takes no chances, flips on the lights, turns on the siren, and we race back to the scene of the crime … the mystery of the vanishing Crown Royal.

He literally pulls up to the stage with lights flashing and sirens blaring, as if he was delivering a president or a king.

I delivered the package personally to Frankie, he nodded and said, “Thank you.” We got there with one minute to spare … the show commenced on time.

This may seem a bit extreme to most people, but sometimes vocalists use a shot of whisky to relax their throats before they sing, so I respected the request. As the years went on, we would always laugh about that day.

A few years later, I received an invitation to an opening of a show at the thencalled LaSalle Bank Theatre in Chicago. I had heard about this project from a couple of entertainer friends who were asked to invest in the show, but didn’t as Frankie himself was a little skeptical about a musical that told the story of his and fellow Four Seasons’ careers.

The show, of course, turned out to be amazing. Frankie had invited my wife and me to the private after party at the neighboring LaSalle Bank building. As I congratulated him and his lifelong musical partner and writing genius behind the group, Bob Gaudio, he offered to introduce me to the cast.

The next day I get a call from Michael Ingersoll, an incredibly talented performer who played the part of Seasons’ bass singer Nick Massi.

“Frankie speaks very highly of you and I have an idea I want to talk to you about,” he said.

For the next three years I worked with the cast coordinating private appearances and helping to develop what ultimately became Ingersoll’s current project, the PBS smash “Under The Streetlamp.” The guy really is a creative producer in his own right, with an amazing career ahead of him … I feel fortunate to have been a part of it in the beginning of this chapter.

It was amazing to have been part of the “behind-the-scenes” action of the blockbuster show.

Jarrod Spector, the original Frankie character in the Chicago cast who was so good that he became the lead on Broadway for two years, would pull his tongue for a half hour before the show.

John “Smitty” Smith, the musical director, would actually be playing the music with the rest of the live musicians not on stage, but in secret rooms downstairs. Racks and racks of shoes, flamboyant jackets and character costumes lined the hallways of dressing rooms.

Drew Gehling who played Bob Gaudio and Jeremy Kushnier who played Tommy DeVito would join Michael and Jarrod in their dressing rooms warming up before the show, Barbershop Quartet style. It was magical.

Today, I still see the guys every so often, and we just shake our heads and smile.

They carry the torch that fostered an appreciation of music classics passed to them from Frankie Valli.

Jarrod, with another former Chicago “Frankie,” Dominic Scaglione, are part of an incredible vocal tribute

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Award-winning group New York Voices coming to St. Charles North High School

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – For the fourth straight year, high school and college vocal jazz groups from around the country will converge on St. Charles North High School on Saturday for the New York Jazz Festival.

Several high schools and colleges, including St. Charles North High School, St. Charles East High School, Columbia College Chicago and Cal State University-Long Beach, will perform for each other and receive critiques by members of the Grammy Award-winning jazz vocal ensemble New York Voices.

New York Voices will also perform a concert that day at St. Charles North High School that is open to the public. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. with an opening set by the St. Charles Vocal Jazz Workshop.

Tickets are $20 for adults,

$15 for students, available at www.NYV2013.eventbrite. com.

St. Charles North High School student Hannah Ressinger said the event has helped her grow.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie between the schools,” she said. “You are connected by the music. The members of New York Voices always have awesome critiques to give. Their critiques change a lot of your approach to the song and your performance.”

New York Voices founding member Darmon Meader hopes their critiques help the students in many ways.

“Even for those who are not going on into music, I think that the skills and experiences they have at the high school level in getting to do these kinds of things help shape them as young adults and helps shape their sense of what is out there in the arts and provide a slightly more expanded view of what is going on in the world,” Meader

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said.

Meader, who also teaches at the Manhattan School of Music part time, said he has seen some of the students go on and perform professionally.

“A few of them are going on to performing, or a lot of them go on into music education, which we are also very supportive of,” he said.

New York Voices is celebrating its 25th anniversary amid a renewed interest in vocal groups. Meader attributed some of that renewed interest

to TV shows like “Glee.”

“I would certainly say that shows like ‘Glee’ and ‘The Sing Off’ probably have helped,” he said. “If you widen the genre to sort of include a capella groups and things like that and more pop-based groups, then definitely I would say that’s true.”

Meader, who also plays the saxophone, didn’t plan on forming a vocal group after graduating from college.

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Meet in the parking lot by the silo.

The public is invited. Contact leader Terry Murray with questions at 630-896-3219.

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BATAVIA – A free community class is set from 1 to 2:15 p.m.

April 7 at Shine, 5 N. River St., Batavia.

Participants will be introduced to the concepts and beginning poses of yoga.

Registration is not required.

For information, send an email to you@just-shine.com.

Library bring books, finger plays, songs and more for children and infants through age 5 to enjoy, along with their parents or caregivers.

Spring story times are from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays – April

Garfield Farm to host workshops CAMPTON HILLS – Garfield Farm Museum will host two mountain and hammered dulcimer workshops in April.

The April 7 workshop will serve as a basic introduction, and the April 21 workshop will cover more advanced techniques.

Musician Dona Benkert will provide the instruction.

During each workshop, there will be a 1 p.m. mountain dulcimer session and a 3 p.m. hammered dulcimer session.

A $25 donation is asked per session.

Reservations are required and can be made by contacting the museum at 630-5848485 or info@garfieldfarm. org. Garfield Farm Museum is five miles west of Geneva, off of Route 38 on Garfield Road.

Nature center story time is back for spring ST. CHARLES – Kane County Forest Preserve District’s “Story Time at the Nature Center” series is back for spring.

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Geneva Ale House entices with burgers and brews GENEVA – Craft beer abounds at the appropriately named Geneva Ale House located along downtown Geneva’s main drag. The theater marquee – which pokes out from the building’s facade – originally caught my interest, but what got me through the door was the word “Ale.” A lengthy craft beer list is one way to reel in thirsty customers and brew enthusiasts, but combining a foamy libation with a succulent bacon burger with grilled onions and a fried egg squeezed between a Turano pretzel roll … it’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

The Ale House’s menu is concise, but why clutter a menu with a lot of superfluous items that aren’t going to make the grade. If a menu with an overabundance of items is what you seek, be thankful it’s the craft beer list giving your eyes a workout.

The beer list includes more than 130 IPAs, Belgians, wheats, porters and stouts, as well as 12 brews on draft. Intimidated? Don’t be. To spare the strain on your retinas, the beers are categorized by variety. Looking for an amber/ red ale, a Stout or a Cider? No problem – just locate the appropriate category subhead.

Entering the restaurant around 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, the restaurant was busy, but not crowded. We sat ourselves – which seemed customary – at a high, six-top wood table along the wall.

A round of waters hit the table as my dining companion and I scanned the menus. Fish Tacos ($11.95), Sun-Dried Tomato Penne Pasta ($10.95) and a slew of sandwiches and burgers such as The Cubano panini ($9.95) and the aforementioned Ale House Burger ($11.95) graced the front and back of a single sheet of paper that served as the menu.

We put in an appetizer order of the Chicken Quesa-

VIEWS Mystery Diner dillas ($9.95) after seeing a hefty portion of beautifully plated tortilla triangles delivered to a nearby table. Eight corn tortilla wedges filled with mushrooms, onions, red peppers and chihuahua cheese came with a side of sour cream and guacamole.

The Quesadillas were pretty good, but on my next visit, I would be interested in tasting the slow-roasted pork belly tacos ($9.95) with jalapeño-maple barbecue glaze, shaved cabbage and grilled peaches on corn tortillas with guajillo pepper sauce.

Our waitress came around often. She was one of the best servers I’ve had in a while.

She was personable, friendly and attentive, which just added to the overall experience.

For our entrees, we both opted for orders from the “sandwich family.”

Having ordered The Cubano on a previous visit to the Ale House, I decided to go with a sandwich I nearly ordered the last time – The Artichoke Chicken Panini ($8.95) with roasted bell peppers and onions, provolone and pesto.

Of the two, I highly recommend The Cubano with its slow roasted pork shoulder, smoked ham, Swiss cheese, crunchy pickles and red onions lathered with whole grain mustard and garlic aioli. It’s every bit as good as it sounds. For a slight additional cost ($1.50), order a side of Sweet Potato Fries served with a generous dusting of Parmesan cheese.

But, my dining companion had it right. She ordered Just A Burger ($8.95), made to her liking. A well-done Angus beef patty topped

with melted cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, tomatoes, onions and lettuce atop a pickle-skewered pretzel roll.

Despite the fact that my dining companion ordered her burger well done, she said “it was still juicy.”

The bite I snagged didn’t even need condiments or sauces.

A couple other interesting burger options included a Grilled Cheese Burger ($11.95), which comes served on two grilled cheese sandwiches; and the Campfire Burger ($10.95) served topped with sharp cheddar cheese with maple-barbecue glazed pork belly, onion straws and spicy chipotle barbecue sauce.

All of the burgers are served on pretzel rolls and come with a choice of housemade potato chips, fries, onion straws or a small house salad.

Overall, the Geneva Ale House is just as much a restaurant as it is a bar.

Fit for families, couples, or singles out for a night on the town, The Geneva Ale House has managed to find a way to cater to all despite being a steadfast affiliate of the craft-beer niche.

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The Geneva Ale House in Geneva serves eight different burgers including the Ale House Burger, a Mushroom Swiss Burger and more. Every burger is served on a Turano pretzel roll.

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Peaceful Parlor plans organic herbal tea class GENEVA – Peaceful Parlor has planned a class on blending organic herbal teas. The session is set from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at 212 S. Third St., Geneva. Participants will leave with two ounces of their personal blend in a classic French canning jar. Reservations are required. The cost is $15 per person. To reserve a seat, call 630-232-6300.

Riverain Point Apartments to host annual bake sale BATAVIA – The annual bake sale at Riverain Point Apartments is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, at 200 N. Island Ave., Batavia. There will be limited, marked parking available for the bake sale.

GENEVA – An event, Grapes & Gals – a food and wine pairing event,

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Reservations can be made through Waubonsee Community College at 630-466-7900. Three courses will be served, each with a wine selected to enhance the culinary experience. Discussion of each wine will be presented.

Mall to host classes for Firin’ Up the Fox BBQ Contest ST. CHARLES – Firin’ Up the Fox BBQ Contest will host two introductory classes at Charlestowne Mall, 3800 E. Main St., St. Charles, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 27 and 28 in advance of the second annual contest set for July 5-7 in St. Charles.

The April 27 class will focus on ribs and chicken. The April 28 class will focus on pork and brisket. The cost is $110 per day. For information, call 630-233-4746.

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“When I came out of college, I thought I was going into instrumental jazz, primarily,” he said.

“I enjoyed singing, but I never really thought of it as a career direction.

“In college, I got interested in this genre of vocal jazz group singing. Probably one of the ones I listened to the most was the group Manhattan Transfer, which is still around, and other groups that go back a little further historically, such as The Singers Unlimited.”

Meader has fallen in love with the genre.

“I just love the sound and the way it blends and the fact that you are combining the harmony of instrumental jazz with the energy of lyrics and the voice,” he said.

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SAINTS’ COMEBACK BID FALLS SHORT IN LOSS TO SOUTH ELGIN. PAGE 33 Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

St. Charles East’s Tess Hupe chases after a ball in center field Wednesday during the Saints’ 5-3 loss to South Elgin.

On campus Former Batavia standout Melissa Norville is enjoying success with the Illinois College women’s track and ield team, winning three NCAA Division III indoor championships, writes Dennis D. Jacobs.

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MEET THE COUGARS

By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com The Cougars’ first season as a Class A affiliate of the Cubs begins at 6:30 p.m. today, when the club hosts Quad Cities at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark. The Cougars still must make a roster move to pare their POSITION REGULARS Chadd Krist, C Cal product headlines a three-catcher group, and recently was recognized as the Cubs’ organization’s top defensive backstop. That can’t hurt with manager Mark Johnson, a former big league catcher who debuted with the White Sox. Dan Vogelbach, 1B/DH Baseball America rates him as the organization’s No. 7 prospect.

Vogelbach says he wouldn’t know. He reads pitchers more than publications, and it shows; he smacked 17 homers in 61 games over two levels last season.

Gioskar Amaya, 2B Reigning Northwest League leader in triples and runs – 12 and 61, respectively, in 69 games – brings same explosiveness to his defense up the middle, which scouts rate as above average.

Jeimer Candelario, 3B One slot behind Vogelbach in Baseball America’s rankings, the Manhattanite might only be limited by the drink menu at the adjacent The Country House restaurant. He turned 19 in November and was the youngest Northwest League regular in 2012.

Marco Hernandez, SS Cubs brass likes his lefthanded bat at a position that doesn’t always offer that attribute. Vogelbach

lauded the keystone combination of Amaya and Hernandez as “solid all-around.”

Pin-Chieh Chen, LF Part of a glut of prospects in the outfield, the Taiwanese-born Chien initially projected to begin the season at Class A-Advanced Daytona (Fla.), but Johnson said there “was really nowhere for him to go.”

Trey Martin, CF Brings speed and range to Fifth Third’s occasionally tricky outfield, which sees its share of wind shifts this time of year. Has power, but also an adept bunter, which should serve him well in the tourney should he crack Cubs’ big league camp.

Bijan Rademacher, RF Moved between three levels after the Cubs drafted him in the 13th round in June and showed consistent range and a good left-handed bat throughout. Baby name websites say his first name means “hero,” which bodes well for the bottom of the ninth.

Oliver Zapata, RF Is among the names that should sound familiar to diehard Cougars fans after playing in 109 games for then-Cubs affiliate Peoria last season.

Rock Shoulders, IF/DH No doubt Chevy trucks admen are pulling for Shoulders – given name Roderick – to ascend the Cubs’ system. Another burly type,

roster to 25 players, but it’s likely the player sent elsewhere will see Geneva again before long. Here’s a glance at the young men who would be Cubs, including the Rock with big power numbers on paper: the 6-foot-2, 225-pounder will put on his share of BP spectacles alongside Vogelbach.

OFF THE BENCH Yaniel Cabezas, C Eager to get second crack at Midwest League after batting .197 in 58 games for Peoria last season.

Willson Contreras, C Early clubhouse leader as St. Charles North boys soccer coach Eric Willson’s favorite player improved from 23 errors in 2011 to eight last season.

David Bote, IF Cubs’ 18thround selection last season was member of 2012 JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team, representing Neosho County (Kan.).

BIG ARMS Jose Arias, RHP Reliable righty made 13 starts at Short-A Boise last season, and was part of nucleus that migrates east after helping the Hawks to the 2012 Northwest League championship series.

Lendy Castillo, RHP Former Rule 5 pick joined Cubs from the Phillies organization and made 13 appearances with the Cubs last season. He’ll be stretched out as a starter in Kane

County and, he hopes, beyond.

Michael Heesch, LHP Prairie Ridge High graduate attended a handful of Cougars games as a child, and easily recalls the days before Fifth Third’s covered concourse.

Reliever has worked to convert father, Fred, who grew up a White Sox fan.

Pierce Johnson, RHP Supplemental first-round pick in June is Baseball America’s sixth-best organizational prospect. He was drafted out of Missouri State and offers a curveball and cutter along with his mid-90s fastball.

Tayler Scott, RHP Born in South Africa, the right-hander was drafted as an Arizona high schooler in 2011 and had a 2.52 ERA in 15 starts at Boise last season.

PITCHING IN Justin Amlung, RHP Wonder who he likes in the Final Four. ...

Louisville product was Big East Pitcher of the Year last season, which sounds even better given his itch to quit baseball in favor of golf at age 10.

Jeff Antigua, LHP Elder statesman of roster – by minor league service time, anyway – entered organization in 2006 and reached

Double-A Tennessee for 20 games last season.

Ian Dickson, RHP Boise rotation regular is used to having a cat on his cap. He was drafted out of Lafayette College (Pa.), nicknamed the Leopards.

Nathan Dorris, LHP Another southpaw reliever from Illinois, the Carbondale native pitched for his hometown Salukis after beginning his collegiate career at nearby Rend Lake Community College.

Eddie Orozco, RHP This guy really likes exploiting hitters. He listed the Jose Canseco’s expose “Juiced” as his favorite book on his Cal-Riverside athletics profile page.

Felix Pena, RHP Contributed seven scoreless innings to boost Boise into the league championship series last season.

Stephen Perakslis, RHP Was a weekend starter for Maine in college after playing for father, Steve, in high school.

Brian Smith, LHP Power pitcher hits 92-93 mph on his fastball but knows the development of his other pitches will be biggest key.

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Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

Kane County Cougars outfielder Pin-Chieh Chen relaxes in the clubhouse during Tuesday’s media day at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva. speed at the top and power in the middle and a little of both at the end,” Johnson said. “And then speed again at the very end.

“Even the speed guys have got some power, too.

It’s going to be fun to watch.”

Take it from Heesch: Lefthander Michael Heesch, who grew up in Crystal Lake but now spends offseasons in

Bartlett after his parents’ recent move, tasks himself with versing his teammates on the basics of Cubs culture.

“He said fans are great and it’s cold around here,” was outfielder and Atlanta native Trey Martin’s summation.

Heesch admittedly was fuzzy on at least one matter,

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recalling how the commercial for the video game “MLB 12 The Show” nearly sent him into a frenzy.

Footage depicts the bedlam in Chicago after the Cubs win the World Series in the present day.

In real life, that feat hasn’t occurred since 1908.

“If we ever won a World Series, you would never have to pay for a meal ever again in the city,” Heesch said. “There would be a museum, there’d be statues.”

Et cetera: General manager Curtis Haug said separate templates for white Cubs “Cs,” to be stamped into the berm down the leftand right-field lines, are on order. Using a darker color, namely red, threatens the life of the grass. ... Quad Cit-

ies signed a two-year player-development contract with the Houston Astros in September, rekindling its Midwest League partnership from 1993-98. The River Bandits spent the past eight seasons as a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate. ... The Kansas City Royals, the Cougars’ parent club from 2011-12, shifted to the South Atlantic League, aligning with Lexington (Ky.). Buck Buchanan, who managed the Cougars last season, will fill the same role for the Legends. ... The Cougars play a home opener each spring, but 2006 marked the last time they began the season in Geneva. A crowd of 1,836 watched the Cougars defeat Quad Cities, 6-3. The club expects a much larger gathering tonight.

GIRLS SOCCER: ROSARY 2, WHEATON ACADEMY 1

Freshman scores last-minute winner for Rosary

By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com AURORA – For the first week of April, this was high drama.

Freshman Anna Sheen delivered the game-winning goal for the Rosary girls soccer team Wednesday with only 22 seconds to play in the match, lifting the Royals to a 2-1 win against Suburban Christian Conference nemesis Wheaton Academy.

Overtime was beckoning before Sheen’s medium-range shot caromed in off the far post.

“I was in shock,” Sheen said. “I almost started crying.”

Rosary coach Kristy Kane said she was unsure the last time the Royals have defeated Wheaton Academy, a Class 2A powerhouse that appears to be

in a rebuilding season.

“I think this was the most exciting end to a game I’ve had coaching, probably ever,” Kane said. “The girls said I was jumping really high and did a little weird dance or something. I don’t even know what I did.”

Kane said all the girls on her team “have that shot in them – it’s just at the right moment.”

Sheen, a St. Charles resident who primarily is a defender for the Royals, knew she didn’t have much time left to try and make something happen.

“I heard everyone yelling ‘A minute left,’ so I just took a chance,” Sheen said.

The match was scoreless for about 55 minutes before both teams scored in a span of less than 30 seconds.

The Royals (2-1-1, 1-0 SCC) struck first when sophomore standout Quincy Kellett found just enough space between defenders to deposit a left-footed shot just to the right of sprawling Wheaton Academy goalkeeper Julia McKee. “I knew there were runs coming down the side but I saw that they were Anna Sheen marked, so I tried to turn it and use my left foot,” Kellett said. “I’ve been trying to practice my left foot in practice but it hasn’t been working very well. It was nice to finally get a good strike with it.”

Before the Royals had much of a chance to enjoy their lead, Wheaton Academy’s Jamie

Netzley beat Rosary goalkeeper Lauren Frasca with a lofting shot from a sharp angle.

The goal, off a Kate Lindsay assist, came with 24:49 to play in the second half.

“That’s a great goalkeeper,” Wheaton Academy coach Dave Underwood said of Frasca, a DePaul recruit. “I think she’s probably the best goalkeeper in the conference if not for maybe [St. Francis’ Jenna DiTusa]. We knew we had to shoot a lot, just law of averages, and we didn’t get as many shots as we wanted, but I was glad that [Netzley] pulled the trigger on that.”

The Warriors (1-2-1, 1-1 SCC) are fielding a young team in the aftermath of the graduations of standouts Crystal Thomas and Ally Witt, who combined for 61 goals last season.

Rosary, though, has its own challenges to worry about, including the absence of Michigan State recruit Kaitlin Johnson. Johnson, a standout senior midfielder, is likely sidelined for at least another week after recently suffering a concussion, Kane said.

Kane credited senior midfielders Taylor Gibson and Haley Kilbride for stabilizing the Royals in Johnson’s absence.

On Wednesday, though, it was a freshman who set off the raucous early-season celebration.

“I feel like if anyone deserves to have that goal at that point of the game based on how they’ve done the first part of the season, it’s Anna,” Kane said. “Because she’s a freshman and we’ve asked a lot of her, and she’s really stepped up.”

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GENEVA – Cougars manager Mark Johnson already has guided many of the same players who’ll suit up for tonight’s season opener against Quad Cities.

Johnson spent the past two seasons managing the parent Cubs’ Class A-Short Season affiliate in Boise, Idaho.

In 2012, the Hawks advanced to the Northwest League championship series.

Johnson realizes fans have heard good things about highly-touted hitters such as former Boise regulars Dan Vogelbach (first base) and Jeimer Candelario (third base), and were intrigued by the prospect of seeing outfielder Albert Almora until he suffered a spring training injury last month.

There’ll be some mixing and matching, but whatever the lineup’s configuration, expect some runs, Johnson said. Trust him.

“If you look at the roster and the lineup, you’ve got

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Norville shines at Illinois College Melissa Norville has never let any barriers get in her way.

As a child, one of her favorite things to do was to hurdle the concrete barriers frequently used during traffic construction projects.

“I used to run and jump over those all the time,” the Batavia graduate said. “It was just always fun.”

Norville is still having fun running and jumping over things as a senior at Illinois College in Jacksonville. At the recent NCAA Division III national indoor track and field championships at North Central College in Naperville, she won three events – the long jump, the triple jump, and the 60-meter hurdles.

Norville won the long jump with a best effort of 19 feet, 8 inches, more than eight inches farther than her closest competitor. Her winning triple jump of 41¼ feet was almost two feet longer than the best effort of the second-place finisher.

In the hurdles, Norville blazed to victory in 8.52 seconds, the fastest mark in NCAA Division III indoor history.

“In order for me to win all three I had to PR in hurdles,” Norville said. “Everyone always steps up their game in nationals.”

Norville holds the Divisoin III indoor record for the long jump and the second-longest triple jump (41-7) in Division III. Her efforts during the season made her an easy choice for the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division

ON CAMPUS Dennis D. Jacobs III Indoor Track and Field Women’s Field Athlete of the Year.

The outdoor season is now under way, giving Norville a chance to shine in even more events.

“My favorite is the 100 hurdles,” she says. “I enjoy running and jumping, so I guess putting those together is just a lot of fun for me.”

Norville won the 100 hurdles at the Washington University Invitational last weekend in St. Louis in 14.19 seconds.

She also took first in the long jump (19-2½) and triple jump (39-8½).

“If I could win all three in the outdoor [championships], that would be great,” Norville said.

She also could be a factor in the 200 dash, but she’s downplaying any speculation about a possible fourth championship.

“The 200 finals will be the last event after I do two hurdle races and 12 jumps,” she said.

“I don’t want to get anything less than All-American [finishing eighth or better].”

During a successful prep career at Batavia, Norville was recruited by larger universities like Wisconsin and Grand Valley State (Mich.), but there was little doubt she would wind up at Illinois College. Her parents and multiple siblings preceded her at the school.

Norville doesn’t regret not being able to compete at a higher level.

“I think one things that’s a positive going to a Division III school is I was able to play volleyball,” she points out. “I want to do what I enjoy and I’m happy that I get the choice here.”

A middle blocker, the 6-foot Norville ranked third on the team in kills with 180 and first in blocks with 72 in 25 matches for the Lady Blues, who finished the season 12-13.

Norville’s sister Tamar is a freshman at Illinois College and also a member of the track squad.

“That’s exciting,” the elder Norville says. “I hadn’t seen her compete since she was a freshman in high school. … I can help her as much as I can before I graduate.”

That graduation will be coming soon, and Norville is not sure about her plans after that. A psychology major, she has applied to five grad schools and hopes to eventually go into sports psychology or marriage and family counseling.

In the meantime, she hopes to continue her track career, observing that her best jumping efforts are close to U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying standards.

“I’m going to train and see how far I can go with it,” Norville says.

It’s just another barrier she’ll enjoy clearing.

• Dennis D. Jacobs writes the On Campus column for the Kane County Chronicle. To suggest local college athletes to be featured in future columns, email him at mngeditor@ yahoo.com.

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Saints chip away, fall short

TODAY Baseball: Waubonsie Valley at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.; Metea Valley at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; South Elgin at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.; East Aurora at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; Kaneland at Hononegah, 4:30 p.m.; Marmion at Maryville Daily Times Baseball Classic (at Maryville, Tenn.); Wheaton Academy at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Christian at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington Central at Marengo, 4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at Chicago Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Wheaton Warrenville South at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; Kaneland at Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.; West Aurora at Rosary, 4:30 p.m.; Marengo at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Geneva vs.

Schaumburg at STCE Invite, 5 p.m; St. Charles East vs.

Naperville Central at STCE Invite, 7 p.m.; Kaneland at West Aurora, 6:30 p.m.; Rosary vs. East Aurora, 4:30 p.m. (at West Aurora) Aurora Central Catholic at Montini, 4:30 p.m.; Marengo at Burlington Central, 6 p.m.

Boys track and field: Marmion, Burlington Central at Huntley Invitational, 4 p.m.; Aurora Christian at Seneca Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track and field: Aurora Christian at Seneca Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: Batavia at St. Charles North, 4:15 p.m.; Geneva at Streamwood, 4:15 p.m.; Bartlett at St. Charles East, 4:15 p.m.; Marmion at Montini, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic at Walther Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball: Metea Valley at Geneva, 6 p.m.; South Elgin at Wheaton Academy, 5:30 p.m.

Girls badminton: Geneva at Streamwood, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles East at Glenbard West, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at Larkin, 4:30 p.m.

Boys water polo: St. Charles East at Maine West, 6 p.m.; Neuqua Valley at St. Charles North, 6 p.m.

Girls water polo: St. Charles East at Waubonsie Valley, 5:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at Neuqua Valley, 6 p.m.

East had tying run at plate in 7th inning

By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com SOUTH ELGIN – Squandering a sizable lead a day earlier inspired St. Charles East softball players when Wednesday’s game at South Elgin swiftly took a sour turn.

A five-run deficit after three innings gradually shrank until the Saints brought the tying run to the plate with one out in the seventh inning.

East came no closer as Katie Kolb’s outfield liner became a game-ending double play, leaving for home with a 5-3 loss in an Upstate Eight Conference crossover. With a scowl, the Saints broke their postgame huddle before the Storm, but at least they emerged with a lesson.

“Things can flip so easily, so that’s why you have to keep chipping away every chance you get,” senior shortstop Lexi Perez said. “Every opportunity, just go out there and do the best you can.”

Waubonsie Valley showed the Saints (3-3, 0-2 UEC River) the other side of that sentiment Tuesday, rallying to win, 5-4, in eight innings after East held a 4-0 lead after five.

South Elgin (6-2, 2-0) seized early control behind junior right-hander Katie Koss (4-0) while capitalizing on East’s shaky defense and base-running mistakes.

Storm catcher Alyssa Buddle, a James Madison recruit, threw out two would-be base stealers from her knees.

Storm senior shortstop Kara Rodriguez provided the big blow with a two-run home run in a three-run second.

South Elgin led, 4-0, after Rodriguez struck, but ultimately had to hold on after a trio Storm errors fueled East’s two-run fourth. South Elgin had six errors overall.

“We told ourselves we

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St. Charles East second baseman Olivia Cheatham chases down South Elgin base runner Victoria Watt on Wednesday during the Saints’ 5-3 loss at South Elgin.

“I fully expected to take some lumps early in the season. I’ll be really honest with you, I’m trying to figure out who my kids are and where they’re going to be best played at.”

Kelly Horan St. Charles East softball coach

had to come out strong. This was a good team, and for us to beat them, we had to come out strong and just stay on top of it,” Rodriguez said.

“And I think we did for a little bit. We had a little down time, but we kept it up.”

East coach Kelly Horan credited junior right-hander Haley Beno for stabilizing the Saints.

Entering with two outs in the second after Alex Latoria (2-1) started the game, Beno settled down in tandem with her teammates.

She limited the Storm to one run and three hits in 4⅓

innings while striking out eight.

“At the beginning, our defense, we kind of were back on our heels and we kind of gave them too much momentum going on,” Perez said.

“As soon as we started hitting, that’s when we started getting back the momentum and kind of slowing things down a little bit.”

Sarah Collalti and Olivia Lorenzini collected two hits apiece for East, while No. 9 hitter Olivia Cheatham scored two runs.

Although the Saints return a pair of four-year

varsity pillars in Perez and Lorenzini, a right fielder, newcomers such as Kolb and first baseman Kelly Rinker – both freshmen – still are getting acclimated. Cheatham is a sophomore, and junior catcher Mackenzie Meadows is new to the varsity, too.

East drew to within the final margin when Tess Hupe’s dribbler ricocheted off Koss’ glove toward second baseman Victoria Watt, who threw wildly to first base, allowing Cheatham to score.

Paige Allen relieved Koss in the seventh to earn the save, facing the minimum after the double play.

Horan joked that the only thing that might have kept her warm on a chilly day was a win. She still took the result in stride.

“I fully expected to take some lumps early in the season,” Horan said. “I’ll be really honest with you, I’m trying to figure out who my kids are and where they’re going to be best played at.”

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Ryan Anderson pitched five scoreless innings in a nonS T . C H A R L E S – T h e conference win for Central St. Charles East girls soc- (2-1). cer team scored all three of its goals in the second half SOFTBALL St. Charles North 7, WauWednesday to defeat Schaumburg, 3-2, in the first round of bonsie Valley 5: At Aurora, the Augsburg-Drach Invita- winning pitcher Sabrina Rabin stayed hot with her tional.

East trailed, 1-0, at half- bat, supplying three hits, and Delaney Olinger homtime.

Saints coach Paul Jen- ered and drove in two to help nison said the Saxons were North (3-0, 2-0 UEC River) to “without a doubt the most a crossover win.

Geneva 16, East Aurora 1 (5 physical team we’ve seen,” and said Schaumburg out- inn.): At Aurora, Natalie Erbe muscled East early in the pitched five innings of onehit ball and Kirsten Searcy match.

“We found a little bit with- doubled twice as Geneva (3in ourselves,” Jennison said. 2, 1-1 UEC River) dominated “I think the biggest thing was we decided we were going to have to fight to win the game because they were not giving us an inch. We weren’t going to get through on skill alone.”

Allie Arvizu, Amanda Hilton and Hannah Rawson scored for the Saints (5-1), who withstood a late goal from the Saxons to cut East’s lead to the final margin.

In other first-round tournament action at East, Geneva (3-3) allowed a goal off a corner kick with about 8 minutes to play and fell to Naperville Central, 1-0.

Vikings midfielder Molly Axen left the game with an apparent ankle injury and is due for an X-ray today, coach Megan Owens said.

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St. Charles North 8, Elgin 0: At St. Charles, Sophie Pohl scored two goals and had an assist and Kelly Manski scored a goal and added two assists as North (6-1, 2-0 UEC River) won a conference game by an 8-0 score for the second straight day.

BASEBALL Kaneland 6, Plano 5: At Maple Park, freshman Anthony Holubeckl pitched 6⅓ innings for his first career win as Kaneland (2-5) survived Plano’s five-run seventh inning.

Matt Limbrunner and Dan Miller each drove in a pair of runs for the Knights.

Burlington Central 12, Yorkville 2: At Yorkville, Alex Bell had three hits and four RBIs, including a three-run home run, and sophomore

the conference crossover.

The Vikings scored nine runs in the top of the first.

Neuqua Valley 10, Batavia 3: At Naperville, Batavia’s Selena Kweder had three hits and a double and Alicia Mueller went 2 for 3 with a double but the Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2 UEC River) lost the conference crossover.

Newark 12, Rosary 11: At Aurora, Rosary’s Kates Groom and Sam Phelps notched three hits apiece and Groom and Cara Smoczynski both homered for Rosary (1-1) but the Royals fell after being outscored 5-1 in the final two innings.

St. Francis 9, Timothy

Christian 0: At Elmhurst, St. Francis surged to 6-0 on the season by thumping Timothy Christian in Suburban Christian Conference action.

Wheaton Academy 16, Walther Lutheran 4 (5 inn.): At Melrose Park, Wheaton Academy romped in its season and SCC Gold opener behind Sarah McClain, who contributed three hits, four RBIs and three steals. Gina Graff drove in three runs for the Warriors.

BOYS TENNIS Oswego 4, Geneva 3: At Geneva, Nick McCarty scored a victory at No. 2 singles for Geneva, while the top dou-

bles pairing of Ryan Doeckel and John Potts won in three games.

GIRLS BADMINTON Geneva 12, Oswego 3: At Oswego, Ann Green, Melanie Burkhardt and Nicole Schneider each won in both singles and doubles to lead the Vikings.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL St. Francis 2, Streamwood 0 (25-13, 25-10): At Streamwood, Pat Flood (seven kills) and Jeff Jendryk (six kills, six blocks) shined at the net for 3-0 St. Francis.

Robert Smith added 14 assists.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Sometimes, we’re inclined to believe that it’s impossible to profit from anything we truly like, which is totally wrong. The year ahead is likely to change your thinking in this area.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Offering unsolicited advice is risky at best, so if you do so anyway, make sure the recipient knows that it’s just a suggestion. You don’t want to be held accountable for unpleasantness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You’re likely to have rigid ideas about how things should be done, so any input from a friend or associate could be disruptive. Try to keep an open mind.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – It isn’t always smart to try to do something the way another does, even if that person’s work is excellent. What’s viable for him or her might not be a good fit for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Try to avoid a risky financial arrangement that you know little about and have little control over.

Now is not the time to take chances.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – An old, unresolved disagreement between you and your special someone could rear its ugly head if you allow it. Letting outsiders into your business could make matters worse.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Labors of love are likely to be handled with remarkable skill, but, by the same token, you might not want to be identified with something that you dislike but are required to do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Even though your earning potential is excellent, the way you manage your affairs may not be up to snuff. Try to bring your “A-game” to everything you take on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – In order to complete what you start, you need to put limitations on how much you attempt to do. Work on one assignment at a time, and proceed slowly and cautiously.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Instead of trying to rectify another’s erroneous perception of you, you’re likely to let it go unchallenged and brood about the injustice being done to you. Why? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Be on guard, because there is reason to believe that you could be the target of an expert manipulator. Speak up and don’t be a victim.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Be careful not to do anything that could offend someone important to you. You may think your behavior is funny, but the person who pays your salary is likely to be ticked off.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – As always, you will have a choice of how you view developments: positively or negatively.

Don’t envision failure when it’s just as easy to see success.

Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ not as profound a film as it thinks it is

By ED SYMKUS GateHouse News Service A few months from now, when you visit Netflix, you’ll have a choice of two films titled “The Host.” There’ll be the excellent 2006 Korean horror film about a creature that comes out of a river and wreaks havoc on the populace, and there’ll be this one, an adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer novel – the one that she promised would be for “more mature” readers than those who gobbled up her “Twilight” books.

Make sure to pick the Korean one.

The new “Host” is a science-fiction film that features an intriguing idea.

Things are going pretty well in our world: Hunger has been eradicated, violence doesn’t exist, the environment is healed, everyone is nice. In fact, the only problem is that an alien race has invaded the planet and taken over everyone’s bodies.

Well, not everyone. There are some survivors who are on the run, or hiding out, who could at any time form a resistance and try to get the planet back.

It’s easy to differentiate between humans and the film’s blatant rip-off of the pod people from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

Humans have tempers and get jealous, and they’ll do anything to save their loved ones, even commit suicide if necessary. But there’s something odd about those occupiers or colonizers or whatever you want to call them.

Most of them just go about their business – work-

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Diane Kruger stars in the science-fiction film “The Host,” based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer who also penned the “Twilight” series books.

If you go Writer/director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, William Hurt, Max Irons, Jake Abel Rated: PG-13 ing jobs, raising families, giving their car to any stranger that might ask for it. But they all have icy blue eyes, and the ones that are in charge like to dress in natty white outfits and have a penchant for very shiny, very expensive vehicles (a mirror-coated Lotus is a favorite among them).

When we first meet the human, Melanie (Saoirse Ronan), she’s fleeing from those who would make her one of them.

To protect a couple of

other humans, she opts for death, leaping from a window. But the aliens have also worked wonders with medical procedures, and she’s revived, although her brown eyes are now icy blue, and she’s being questioned by a Seeker (Diane Kruger), who’s the equivalent of an alien FBI agent, determined to find out more about renegade humans, then hunt them down. Melanie, with an alien soul now living inside, is renamed Wanderer, later to be shortened to Wanda.

But Melanie’s own soul is also still in there. So begins a film-length inner conversation, or battle of voices, between Melanie and Wanda, that only Melanie-Wanda can hear.

Yes, for those of you wondering, this all gets very confusing. It’s sometimes hard to figure out which one

is talking, but you’ll eventually catch on that Melanie is either stronger-willed or just louder than Wanda.

Because this all comes from Stephenie Meyer, we also get a romance triangle.

Wanda runs across a scorching desert to find her laidback, gun-toting Uncle Jeb (William Hurt), who runs a refuge for other survivors in a mostly extinct volcano that also has a huge underground wheat field (Honest. I didn’t make that up.), and gets involved with Jared (Max Irons) and Ian (Jake Abel).

You want some drama?

OK, one of them wants to kill her, and one of them just wants her.

There’s too much talk in this movie, and too much of it consists of vapid, stilted dialogue.

I think it’s all supposed to be profound. But it’s not.

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Wife sees trouble in eyes of husband Smile when you Dear Abby: My husband, “Wade,” and I went into a convenience store near our home that we frequent regularly. A new employee – a pretty, much younger girl – stared at Wade with an expression of recognition and surprise on her face.

When I asked him what that was about, he laughed it off and said I was “imagining things.”

The next time we saw her, Wade acted nervous and started talking fast, as if trying to distract me. He seemed to be avoiding eye contact with her.

She ignored me while obviously trying to lock eyes with Wade.

The third time, she again ignored me but smirked and giggled while we were checking out. Then she shouted, “See ya later!” to my husband as we were walking out the door.

When I turned, I caught Wade glaring at her.

When I asked why he did it, he replied, “I looked at her like that because she was acting like an idiot.” When I asked why she’d be acting like an idiot if they didn’t know each oth-

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips er, he started screaming at me.

He called me crazy and threatened to leave me if I bring the subject up again.

Should I ask her why she seems so amused by my husband? And why is he angry at me? – Smells Something Fishy Dear Smells: By all means ask because I’ll bet she is dying to tell you. Your husband may have been seeing her or someone she knows. He attacked you because he felt guilty about something and didn’t want to discuss it.

It proves the truth of the adage, “The best defense is a strong offense.” Believe me, you have my sympathy, but you need to get to the bottom of this, so don’t put it off.

Dear Abby: What do you call additions to your family that result from second or third marriages? Our daughter died several years ago. I refer to

her widower as my son-in-law, but what term should I use when I introduce his new wife?

She has two daughters from a previous marriage – sweet girls who call me “Granddad.”

Technically, they are not my granddaughters – but what are they?

These are just two examples of modern relationships that seem to require a new vocabulary. I have tried searching the Internet for answers without luck. Any suggestions? – Family Man In Texas Dear Family Man: When introducing your late daughter’s husband and his wife, try this: “This is my son-in-law ‘Sam’ and his wife, ‘Virginia.’”

If you’re asked for clarification, which I doubt will happen, give more details. As to the woman’s daughters who are not blood related to you, because they call you “Granddad,” refer to them as your granddaughters and leave it at that.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Men, women can have different symptoms for problem Dear Doctor K: It’s obvious that there are some health problems that affect only women, and others that affect only men. But for the health problems that affect both women and men, are there differences in symptoms, or in reactions to treatments?

Dear Reader: That’s an interesting question. Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is yes.

Heart disease is a good example. Angina and heart attacks occur when too little blood flows to the heart through arteries. The classic symptom is chest pain or pressure that travels to the left arm, jaw or neck when you exert yourself.

But men are much more likely than women to have these typical symptoms. Instead, women can have shortness of breath, abdominal pain and fatigue.

In addition, misleading test results for heart disease are more common for women. An angiogram is considered to be the “gold standard” for checking for blockages in the coronary arteries (the main arteries of the heart). But the test may miss important narrowings in women.

That’s because women are more likely to have narrowing of small

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff coronary arteries that do not show up well with an angiogram.

These narrowings could cause angina or a heart attack.

There are other examples of how men and women respond differently to a disease or its treatment. Women tend to heal faster from injuries, and they recover better from strokes than men. Women also respond differently to medications; they tend to have more or different side effects from the same dose of medication, perhaps due to body size and hormones.

There are also conditions that are more common in one gender than the other: • Depression and certain autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, are more common among women.

Interestingly, most autoimmune diseases in animals also are more common in the females of the species.

• Sleep apnea is more common among men.

The danger is that people and their doctors may dismiss the possibility of a condition when it occurs in the gender that gets it less often. And that’s something that all doctors – male and female – should always bear in mind.

I’ve learned that lesson more than once. Once a man in his late 70s called me to say he was concerned about a lump under the skin on his chest. At least 99 times out of 100, such a little lump under the skin is one of two things: a little ball of fat called a lipoma, or a plugged-up gland called a sebaceous cyst. So, I knew that’s what it was going to be.

But when I examined his lump, it wasn’t soft and squishy as I had expected. It was rock hard and was sitting in the skin right over his breast. The biopsy showed that the man had breast cancer. I knew that, on rare occasion, men could get breast cancer, but I had never seen it in a male patient of mine – before or since.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to send questions and get additional information.

return the ring Dr. Wallace: Todd and I have been dating for more than two years, and we both planned that someday we would become husband and wife. I am now 20, and Todd is 22. Last Christmas, Todd gave me a rather expensive ring as a gift.

The ring had an emerald mounted on a 14-carat-gold base. It is beautiful, and I was thrilled to receive it.

But since receiving the ring, things between us have gone cold.

Todd has accepted a job in Atlanta. I begged him not to take it, but he said that he was going to take it, and if I wanted, I could move to Atlanta, and we could live together.

I told him that I wasn’t going to Atlanta and that the time had come that our relationship should end.

He agreed and then shocked me by asking me to return the ring he gave me. I told him it was a gift, and I need time to think about returning or keeping it.

He said that he wanted it back because the ring belonged to his mother, and he wanted to make sure his wife would eventually wear it.

It is now impossible that Todd and I will ever get married to each other. I can honestly say that at this very moment, I don’t like him one bit.

Now for my question: Should I keep the gift he gave me, or do you think I should return the ring to him?

If you say to return it, it doesn’t mean that I will take your advice.

I’m just curious about your decision. – Kelly, Boston, Mass.

Dear Kelly: Why

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace would you want to keep a ring given to you by someone you don’t like? Remember, every time you wear it, it will bring back unpleasant memories.

Return the ring with a smile, not a frown, on your face! Returning the ring will make your future more enjoyable.

Dr. Wallace: I’m in the 11th grade and 17 years old. I don’t like my first name at all and plan to have it legally changed before I graduate from high school so that my transcripts and diploma will have my new name instead of the one I despise.

My parents said they didn’t care if I changed my name, but my grandmother is adamant that she will disown me if I do this.

I was named Bertha, and I want it legally changed to Megan.

Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you that I was named after my grandmother.

– Bertha and Megan, Chicago

Dear Bertha and Megan: Change your name legally to Megan.

Grandma will be upset, but it’s not her call or her life.

My guess is that she’ll eventually get over her pique and accept your decision.

• Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg. net.

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

Emile-Auguste Chartier, a French philosopher and journalist who was commonly known as Alain, said: “We prove what we want to prove. The real difficulty is to know what we want to prove.”

At the bridge table, we know how many tricks we need to win. The real difficulty can be knowing how to do that. In this deal, for example, South needs 10 tricks to make four spades. But how should he play after West leads the club jack?

North’s three-spade rebid was game-forcing, announcing exactly three-card spade support.

He got two shortage points for his doubletons, making his hand worth 13 support points. (It also had only seven losers, which was the number for a game-force.)

South plowed on, hoping for the best. (South thought about suggesting three no-trump over three spades, but that contract would have failed after a club lead.)

Even if spades are breaking 3-2, South seems to have four losers: two spades, one heart and one club. And if he immediately plays on spades, he will lose those tricks. Declarer must find a different plan.

There is one realistic hope.

South should win the first trick with his club ace and lead a spade to the ace (not vital, but it will save an undertrick if spades are 4-1 and the defender with one spade has at most two diamonds). Then he plays on diamonds, starting with his queen, the honor from the shorter side first. On the third diamond, declarer discards his club loser.

Yes, West ruffs, but it costs one of his natural trump tricks. South loses only two spades and one heart.

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Get Fuzzy is on vacation. Please enjoy this strip from Jan. 27, 2011.

Crankshaft

The Pajama Diaries

Stone Soup

Pearls Before Swine

Dilbert

Rose Is Rose

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CONCRETE FINISHERS Must be exp'd. Taber Builders Call 630-761-1634 CONCRETE LABORER/ TRUCK DRIVE Experienced Concrete laborer and CDL truck driver wanted.

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COINS, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD, TOOL & MISC. MM “R” tractor, new rubber, clean & nice.

To be sold at 11:00 Sharp!

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OWNERS: K. KOWAL, D & B CAPUTO, J. JANSSEN, & J. SCHNEIDER Terms: Cash or checks w/proper I.D. Visa & Mastercard accepted. 9% Buyers Premium w/ 4% discount for cash or check. No property to be removed until settled for. All items sold “AS IS”. Number system will be used. Must have driver’s license for registration. Not responsible for accidents or items after purchase. Announcements day of sale prevail over written material.

Belvidere, IL 6 008 8 5 544-48 or 8 5-988-0249 cell AUCTIONEER: LYLE LEE State License #040.000200 & Roger Mackeben # 44 .000 360 CLERKS & CASHIERS: LEE AUCTION SERVICE Visit our web site at www.leeauctionservice.com

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More added daily.

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Sale will be located at 701 Wood Street, Rochelle, IL 61068. Watch for signs on Hwy 251 South of Rochelle at Veterans Parkway. Sterling silver pieces, gold jewelry, very clean line of furniture & like new 2009 Buick Lucerne CXL. Sale will be held inside for your comfort and convenience.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2013 2007 Nissan Sentra 60174 $9500 815-757-0336

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS FWD, 3.0L V6 engine, Sportstronic 6 speed auto trans. Pearl white with black cloth interior with leather accents. Bluetooth handsfree, 3 rd row seats, 6 disc CD/MP3, 29K miles.

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2008 Dodge Nitro SXT. 4WD. Low miles. Garage kept. All power.

Sun roof. 46K mi. $14,995 847-404-3873

Grease gun, Lincoln Brand 12V. TIRE - Single Goodyear Eagle RS-A Power Luber w/case like new $80 Car Tire. Size: P215/50R17, Driven 630-513-7599 8am-8pm about 20000 mi. Asking $20, Call 847-658-2338, pick up Algonquin

Canoe: “Chief”, fiberglass canoe, 16ft, VGC, $400 815-761-8961

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FURNITURE - GLASSWARE - COLLECTABLES - VEHICLE FURNITURE: Several matching walnut end tables w/marble tops; Walnut marble top bible table; Walnut marble top coffee table; Oak round coffee table w/claw feet; 2 - Matching Victorian chairs; Victorian style couch; Victorian love seat; 6 Pressed back cherry wood chairs; Walnut commode; Lighted curio cabinet; Painted gate leg table; Pie crust table; Ornate knick knack shelf; 2 pc Cherry bedroom set; 4 pc Maple bedroom set; Several couches; Swivel rocking chairs; Mahogany China cabinet; Oriental type cabinet; Wool area rug; Several knotted area rugs; Oriental wall art; Several prints; Gone With The Wind lamp; Cranberry Globe hanging lamp; Floor & table lamps; Seth Thomas clock; Samsung 32” Flat screen TV. COLLECTABLES/GLASSWARE: Sterling silver flatware set; Sterling serving pieces; Hummel figurines (22 m.o.c.); Lladro figurines (3); Royal Dalton & B & G Figurines; Wedgewood China (Country Side); Noritake China sets; 14K & 18K Gold pendant sets; 14K & 18K Gold diamond & stone rings; 14K Gold Bracelets & Neck chains; Other assorted jewelry; Hand painted bowls; GE award pins & badges; Vintage hats; Vintage furs; Consumers milk bottle, DeKalb, IL; Sponge ware pitcher; Cook books; Embroidered items; Assorted hand stitched quilts; Several GE Record players & radios; Several Miscellaneous items too numerous to mention.

GARAGE ITEMS: Hand tools; Long handle tools; Patio furniture; Lawn ornaments; Toro snow blower; Electric push mower; Set of aluminum ramps; Assorted fasteners; Usual garage items too numerous to mention.

VEHICLE: 2009 Buick Lucerne CXL; 3.9 Liter V6 SFI; 4 Door Sedan; Fully Loaded; Shows only 6400+ miles; VERY CLEAN!; GARAGE KEPT!

TRUST # 1215653101 NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. OF SYCAMORE, IL AMANDA BROWN, 815-895-2125 ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE; MATTHEW BROWN, BROWN LAW GROUP DEKALB, IL, 815-756-6320 Personal Property Terms and Conditions: Cash or checks with proper I.D. Bid numbers will be used. All items will be settled for before removal. Not responsible for accidents or items after sold. Announcements made at auction will take precedence over all prior advertising. Now accepting Visa & Mastercard (3% Service Charge). NO BUYERS PREMIUMS!

AUCTIONEERS: Joe Wegener, Auctioneer, Lisc. # 440.000375 Ph: 815-766-0756 Chris Wegener, Auctioneer, Lisc. #440.000267 Cell: 815-451-2820 Email: djwauctions@comcast.net

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FORECLOSURE SALE

PEPPER VALLEY PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVAPARTMENTS EN that pursuant to the Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above case on January 3, 2 BDRM ~ 2 BATH 2013, the Kane County Sheriff's Of$1020 - $1030 fice will be conducting a Sheriff's Sale at the Kane County Judicial Fireplace, heat, gas, water incl.

Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. A/C, D/W, disposal, microwave, Charles, IL 60175 on Thursday, blinds, patios, clubhouse, pool.

April 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Garages available, small pets OK. Court Room JC100. The Sheriff will sell the following described real 630-232-7226 property to the highest bidder for cash, commonly known as: 216 St. Charles - Newly Renovated Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119, 1BR $650 and 2BR $850. legally described as: NO PETS! 630-841-0590 P.I.N: 08-32-355-004

ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE!

BATAVIA NORTH AURORA FSBO $150K

1 BR starting at $800-$840 2 BR starting at $980-$1000 3 BR TH starting at $1275

630-879-8300

COUNTRY VIEW APARTMENTS 1 & 2 bd apts available. $550$625 Clean Quiet country setting, close to downtown Genoa. Lots of IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE updates. Call 815-784-4606 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY-GENEVA, ILLINOIS DEKALB ~ 2BR DUPLEX 1 bath, 1 car gar, W/D, C/A, deck.

AMERICAN BANK AND TRUST No pets/smoking. $825/mo + util.

COMPANY, N.A. v.

KIM I. Agent Owned 815-739-1888 DEKRUYFF, WALTER F. DEKRUYFF, ET AL ELBURN 2BR CONDO STYLE Appliances, W/D, A/C, extra storage.

CASE NO. 12 CH 3357 No pets, $875/mo, utilities incl.

815-375-0132 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S

PUBLIC NOTICE

LOT 3 OF HIGHLAND UNIT ONE, IN THE VILLAGE OF ELBURN, ILLINOIS. P.I.N: 08-32-355-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 216 Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119 The property consists of a single family home. The property will not be open for inspection.

Sale Terms: 10% down by certified funds, the balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. 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 the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The purchaser of any unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees, if any, required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act. 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.

Plaintiff reserves the right to credit bid up to the amount of the judgment; plus post-judgment interest, at the sale. Prospective bidders are advised to check the Court file to verify all information. For information call Mr. Roman Seckel, Plaintiff's Attorney, Drendel & Jansons Law Group, 111 Flinn Street, Batavia, Illinois 60510. Tel No. (630) 406-5440. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 216 $829/mo. Incl heat, water, cookLaverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119 ing gas, Appliances & laundry.

630-584-1685 The property consists of a single ST. CHARLES ~ 2 BEDROOM family home. The property will not be open for inspection.

Sale W/D in unit, all utilities and cable included.

No pets, no smoking.

Terms: 10% down by certified funds, the balance, by certified $1150/mo + sec. 630-232-7535 funds, within 24 hours. No re- ST. CHARLES, 2 bedroom, 1 funds. The subject property is sub- bath, laundry, air, heat incl. No ject to general real estate taxes, pets + security deposit. $875/mo. special assessments or special tax- Avail. now. 630-289-7484. es levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" ST. CHARLES NICE 2BR TH condition. The purchaser of any unit, other than a mortgagee, shall 1.5BA, fresh paint, new carpet.

Basement with W/D, 2 car garage. pay the assessments and the legal fees, if any, required by subdivi- $1,350/mo. 630-988-1200 sions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act. The sale is further subject to Sandwich. Spacious 3BR, 2.5BA, confirmation by the Court. Upon 2 car garage. Full bsmnt. Large payment in full of the amount bid, fenced yard. Close to town. the purchaser shall receive a Certifi- No pets. Avail now. $1200/mo. cate of Sale, which will entitle the 815-519-9585 purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Plaintiff reserves the right to credit bid up to the amount of the judgment; plus post-judgment interest, (Published in the Kane County at the sale. Prospective bidders are St. Charles Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, advised to check the Court file to 2013.) verify all information. For informaOff/Ware Space tion call Mr. Roman Seckel, Plain1,568sf - 19,000sf. tiff's Attorney, Drendel & Jansons Docks/Drive-Ins PUBLIC NOTICE Law Group, 111 Flinn Street, Aggressive Move-In Package Batavia, Illinois 60510. Tel No. 630-355-8094 (630) 406-5440. Plaintiff's attorIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE www.mustangconstruction.com ney is not required to provide addiSIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT tional information other than that KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS set forth in this notice of sale.

PSB CREDIT SERVICES, INC., (Published in the Kane County Plaintiff, Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, v.

2013.)

TOG KLIM, LLC, CONTRACTORS LIEN SERVICES, INC., successor to RICHARD THOMAS ARCHITECTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

PUBLIC NOTICE

3BR Tri-Level, all appliances stay.

Nice yard. Call 630-355-4456 M-F 8a-4p or cell, 630-201-0815

ly Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119, legally described as:

Case No. 13 CH 412 NOTICE OF THE PENDENCY OF FORECLOSURE ACTION AND OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NOTICE is hereby given to UN16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE KNOWN OWNERS and NONCOUNTY-GENEVA, ILLINOIS RECORD CLAIMANTS, of the Complaint to Foreclose filed in the AMERICAN BANK AND TRUST above-entitled case on February 8, COMPANY, N.A. v.

KIM I. 2013, and that they are named DEKRUYFF, WALTER F. DEKRUYFF, Defendants in the above-entitled ET AL cause, and that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now CASE NO. 12 CH 3357 pending in this Court and the date NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S on or after which a default may be FORECLOSURE SALE entered against UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- CLAIMANTS is April 26, 2013.The EN that pursuant to the Judgment following information applies to this of Foreclosure entered by the Court foreclosure proceeding: in the above case on January 3, 2013, the Kane County Sheriff's Of1. The title of the court and the fice will be conducting a Sheriff's title of the case in which the action Sale at the Kane County Judicial is brought are stated above.

Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. 2. The names of all the parties Charles, IL 60175 on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in and the number of the case are Court Room JC100. The Sheriff stated above. will sell the following described real 3. The name of the title holder of property to the highest bidder for cash, commonly known as: 216 record is: Tog Klim, LLC.

g 4. The legal description of the IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE real estate is: OF: MERLYN F. KADLEC Address: 212 Lilac Lane, North AuPARCEL 1: rora, IL 60542.

THE SOUTH 22 FEET (MEA- Date of Death: March 3, 2013 SURED ON THE EAST LINE THERE- Place of Death: Provena Mercy OF) OF THE FOLLOWING DE- Medical Center, Aurora, Illinois SCRIBED PREMISES: THAT PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 19 OF Case No. 13 P 155 THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF ELGIN, SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FOX PUBLICATION NOTICE RIVER, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST TO: CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF 1. Notice is hereby given of the SAID LOT 1, 66 FEET TO THE death of Merlyn F. Kadlec who died SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; on March 3, 2013, a resident of THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH North Aurora, Illinois.

LINE OF SAID LOT 2, 6.5 FEET; 2. The name and address of the THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES, 20 Representative of the estate is: TimMINUTES, 0 SECONDS WEST PAR- othy P. Kadlec, 212 Lilac Ln., ALLEL WITH THE EASTERLY LINE North Aurora, IL 60542.

OF NORTH GROVE AVENUE (FOR- 3. The Attorney for the estate: AtMERLY RIVER STREET) 33 FEET; ty. Cathy L. Searl, 150 Houston THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 30 FEET Street, PO Box 490, Batavia, IL TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF 60510.

SAID LOT 1, 44 FEET NORTH OF 4. Claims may be filed on or beTHE SOUTHWEST CORNER THERE- fore October 10, 2013. Claims OF; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH against the estate may be filed with THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1; the Clerk of the Circuit Court, P.O. 66 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF Box 112, Geneva, IL 60134, with SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTH the Representative or both. Any ALONG SAID EAST LINE 44 FEET claim not filed within that period is TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN barred. Copies of a claim filed with THE CITY OF ELG1N, KANE COUN- the Clerk must be mailed or delivTY, ILLINOIS. ered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it PARCEL 2: has been filed.

THE NORTH 22 FEET (MEASURED ON THE EAST LINE THERE/s/ Cathy L. Searl OF) OF THE FOLLOWING DEAttorney for Executor SCRIBED PREMISES: THAT PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 19 OF (Published in the Kane County THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF ELGIN, Chronicle, April 4, 11 & 18, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FOX 2013.)

RIVER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE PUBLIC NOTICE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 66 FEET TO THE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY – LINE OF SAID LOT 2, 6.5 FEET; ST. CHARLES ILLINOIS THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 20 MINUTES WEST PARALLEL WITH HSBC Bank USA, National AssociaTHE EASTERLY LINE OF NORTH tion, as Trustee of the First NLC GROVE AVENUE (FORMERLY RIVER Trust 2005-4, Mortgage-Backed STREET) 33 FEET; THENCE Certificates, Series 2005-4 NORTHEASTERLY 30 FEET TO A Plaintiff, POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID vs.

LOT 1, 44 FEET NORTH OF THE Maria Rangel Caracheo; Unknown SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; Owners and Non-Record THENCE EAST PARALLEL TO THE Claimants; SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 66 Defendants.

FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTH ALONG Case No. 2013 CH 456 SAID EAST LINE 44 FEET TO THE 1287 Pappas Court POINT OF BEGINNING, IN THE CITY Elgin, IL 60123 OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having PINS: 06-14-283-015 (Parcel been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS 1); and 06-14-283-014 (Parcel HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFEN2) DANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITTLED ACTION, that said action has been 5. The common address or de- commenced in said Court by the scription of the location of the real plaintiff(s), naming you as defenestate is: dant (s) therein and praying and 14-16 Douglas Avenue, Elgin, for other relief; that summons has Illinois 60120. been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, 6. The Mortgage sought to be and, that this action is still pending foreclosed is identified as follows: and undetermined in said Court.

Mortgage dated February 2, NOW, THEREFORE, unless you 2007, from Tog Klim, LLC, to file your answer or otherwise make CitiBank and recorded February your appearance in said action in 17, 2007, in the Office of the this Court, by filing the same in the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County, office of the Clerk of the Circuit Illinois, as Document No. Court on or before May 6, 2007K019252.

2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. Dated this 8th day of February, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have 2013. hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on March /s/ Thomas M. Hartwell 14, 2013.

Clerk of the Court /s/Thomas M. Hartwell (Published in the Kane County Clerk of the Circuit Court Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, (SEAL) 2013.) /s/ Alan S. Kaufman PUBLIC NOTICE One of Plainttiff's Attorney's Alan S. Kaufman IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE One of Plaintiff's Attorneys SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Attorneys for Plaintiff

Thursday, April 4, 2013 • Page 41 eys One East Wacker, Suite 1730 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6289893

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Christopher A. Minick Finance Director

(Published in the Kane County (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, Chronicle, April 4, 2013.)

2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE GENEVA TOWNSHIP ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID

CUSD #303 WILL RECEIVE SEALED BIDS FOR Ten New 71 Passenger School Buses until 9:00 A.M. on April 17th, 2013 at 901 South Peck Road, St. Charles, IL 60175 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Please contact Blanca Souders THE ANNUAL TOVVN MEETING 331-228-5185 for bid informaOF GENEVA TOVVNSHIP WILL TAKE tion.

PLACE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE GENE- (Published in the Kane County VA TOVVNSHIP MEETING ROOM Chronicle, April 4, 2013.)

LOCATED AT 400 WHEELER DRIVE, GENEVA, ILLINOIS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE LEGAL VOTERS, RESIDENTS OF GENEVA TOWNSHIP IN THE COUNTY OF KANE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS:

AGENDA PUBLIC NOTICE Clerk calls meeting to order Introduction of elected officials ASSUMED NAME Nominations for Moderator/ElecPUBLICATION NOTICE tion of Moderator (To conduct the Business Meeting) Public Notice is hereby given Administer Oath of Office to Mod- that on April 1, 2013 a certificate erator was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setORDER OF BUSINESS ting forth the names and addresses Pledge of Allegiance of all persons owning, conducting Set Moderator's Salary and transacting the business Read/Approve Minutes of April known as BILL THE BAKER located 10, 2012 Annual Town Meeting at 3905 Royal and Ancient Drive, Read/Approve Supervisor's Annu- St. Charles, IL 60174. al Statement Public Comment Dated: April 1, 2013. /s/ John A. Cunningham Call for motion to set date and Kane County Clerk time for 2014 Annual Town Meeting (Tuesday, April 8, 2014) Motion to close 2013 Annual (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, April 4, 11 & 18, Town Meeting 2013.)

DATED THIS 21ST DAY OF PUBLIC NOTICE MARCH, 2013 /s/ Barbara E. Olson ASSUMED NAME BARBARA E. OLSON TOWNSHIP CLERK PUBLICATION NOTICE (Published in the Kane County Public Notice is hereby given that on March 28, 2013 a certifiChronicle, April 4, 2013.) cate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, IlliPUBLIC NOTICE nois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, INVITATION TO BID conducting and transacting the business known as EDGEWOOD CUSD #303 WILL RECEIVE SEALED BIDS FOR Two (2) New PARTNERS CHICAGO located at Minivans with Low Floor Conver- 841 Edgewood Drive, Sugar sion for Wheelchair Passenger until Grove, IL 60554.

9:00 A.M. on April 17, 2013 at 901 South Peck Road, St. Charles, Dated: March 28, 2013.

IL 60175 at which time bids will be /s/ John A. Cunningham publicly opened and read aloud.

Kane County Clerk Call Blanca Souders 331-2285185 for information.

(Published in the Kane County (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, April 4, 11 & 18, 2013.)

Chronicle, April 4, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the City of St. Charles City Council will hold a Public Hearing at 6:55 p.m., April 15, 2013, in the Municipal Center, 2 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, to examine the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014. All persons will have an opportunity to ask questions about the overall budget and have the opportunity to comment on the budget as a whole both verbally and in writing.

Public Notice is hereby given that on March 11, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as FIRST CLASS TRANSPORTATION located at 1348 Evergreen Lane, Pingree Grove, IL 60140.

Dated: March 11, 2013.

/s/ John A. Cunningham The proposed budget is available Kane County Clerk for public inspection in the office of the City Administrator, Municipal (Published in the Kane County Center, 2 E. Main Street, St. Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, Charles, IL, between the hours of 2013.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as HAIR DESIGN BY JULIE located at 2316 Esplanade Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102.

Public Notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as WILDFIRE BASKETBALL located at 4N542 Campton Crossings Drive, St. Charles, IL 60175.

Dated: April 2, 2013. /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

Dated: April 2, 2013. /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane County (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, April 4, 11 & 18, Chronicle, April 4, 11 & 18, 2013.)

2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 26, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as J & R SERVICES located at 1024 Oak Ridge Road, Carpentersville, IL 60110.

Dated: March 26, 2013. /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

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Curb appeal: design the driveway of your dreams

By BOB VILA Zillow The driveway does more than lead your car from the garage to the curb and back again.

Whether it’s a straight shot paved with asphalt or a curved course laid in brick, a visitor’s positive first impression of your home depends on smart driveway design.

Plan ahead

Unlike some other “curb appeal” elements – outdoor lighting, for instance – the driveway is a long-term investment that deserves careful consideration and thoughtful planning.

Soil type, drainage and local climate must all be taken into account, no matter what type of driveway you plan to install – be it brick, gravel, pea stone or concrete pavers.

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It may be tempting to choose a driveway material on the basis of aesthetics alone, or with your eye only on the price tag. But since you’ll be living with your decision for years, it’s wise to compare different materials’ maintenance requirements. For example, asphalt, poured concrete and concrete pavers must be resealed every couple of years to protect the driveway’s color and finish.

The look of gravel driveways, by comparison, remains consistent over time, though every five years or so their stones must be replenished. My

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More and more popular are paver driveways. These carry a relatively high upfront cost of installation, but maintenance demands and costs are relatively low. Composed of interlocking cement pavers, a driveway of this type typically performs better than asphalt or concrete under cold and wet conditions.

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Nowadays you can get versions of these materials that are permeable and less vulnerable to cracking in areas with tough winters.

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No matter what material you choose, minimizing your driveway’s area and designing it thoughtfully can help control issues of pollution, erosion and flash flooding. Crown the surface and plant rain gardens in low areas to catch and filter water runoff. Avoid draining gutters into your driveway and to keep your basement dry – be sure to slope any paved areas away from the house.

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Brick is beautiful but expensive, so many homeowners don’t consider it.

Of all those mentioned here, however, a brick driveway is the option most likely

to improve a home’s resale value.

So, when designing your new driveway, consider not only immediate factors – looks and cost – but also lasting concerns, such as maintenance, the environment and the question of when or if you’ll move.

Once you’ve found your new home, hire a licensed home inspector to make sure it’s in tip-top shape.

Most home inspections take place after you’ve negotiated a purchase contract (an offer), but in some situations, you should consider having the home inspected before you draft a real estate contract.

If the home has been vacant, in foreclosure or has some visible material defects, such as cracked foundation walls, get the property inspected before drafting the contract.

What you discover in a precontract inspection on a distressed property may change your mind on what you’re willing to pay for the home.

All real estate contracts contain a contingency clause allowing the buyer to do a property inspection within five to 10 business days after written acceptance.

Do not waive this contingency; it gives you the opportunity to get a home’s true condition from the sharp eye of an experienced professional who has inspected hundreds of homes.

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Get the most out of open houses

By MARK NASH GateHouse News Service There are only so many home photos and descriptions that you can view online. Eventually, you’ll want to go out to see some properties in person. Open houses are a fun way to check out a variety of homes while giving you an up-close look at neighborhoods.

When you go to an open house, pick up the property-information sheet and take notes on what you like and dislike. After seeing several homes, those notes will help you remember specific property details. And don’t be afraid to take pictures, but ask the hosting real estate agent first if it’s OK. It’s standard procedure at an open house to sign in with some basic contact information.

However, if you wish not to be contacted by the agent, be sure to indicate that next to your name. Also, if you already have an agent who sends you to an open house unaccompanied by him, you should tell this to the open house host and add your agent’s name next to yours on the sign-in sheet.

Some agents like to hover over you as you tour a house or speak to you about all its features and benefits.

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It’s perfectly fine to open closets and cabinets, but respect the owner’s personal property.

Feel free to inquire about local schools or the community, but don’t ask about the profile of the neighborhood’s residents or if the area is safe.

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Sugar Grove

$479,900

SPECTACULAR 4 BDR, 4.1 BATH CAPE COD STYLE HOME with grand front porch located in Black Walnut Trails. 1st floor master suite features vaulted ceiling, bayed window, luxurious whirlpool tub.

Gourmet kitchen w/HW flooring, center island, granite countertops, breakfast bar, SS appliances, Bosch stove, double oven, walk-in pantry. Extra features are double French doors, crown molding, tray ceiling, solid six panel doors.

Amazing finished basement features media room/rec room, exercise room, bar, office, full bath. Exterior is just as beautiful as interior. Home backs to natural wooded area, professional landscaped, Flagstone walkway w/patio.

BETTY THEISEN-PLACEK, GRI, WCR Broker, Certified Relocation Specialist cell (630) 460-9268 direct line (630) 587-4691 View these homes on my website: www.bettytheisen.com

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• INSPECTING But unless a major structural defect is discovered, you can ask the seller to repair problems before closing.

Communities have varying ordinances and building codes that mandate correcting violations discovered during an inspection.

An inspector will:

What lies beneath

Keep in mind that inspectors can’t check out things they can’t see, like the inside of walls or underneath floors.

If they think there’s a problem inside a wall, such as mold, asbestos or radon, they will add it to the report and suggest that you hire a specialized inspector who is familiar with these problems.

Home inspectors are not allowed to damage a home while they are inspecting the area.

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A home inspector will offer a final report of all structural elements, mechanical systems and rooms, and will list all the defects he or she discovers, which should be shown to the home seller when requesting repairs.

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Certified Relocation Specialist

Direct: 630•587•4656 Cell: 630•643•3602

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Approx 2 Acres On Pond!

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Former Model Home!

The ultimate home for the executive entertainer! Old world distinctive fine finishes at every turn with the latest in today’s technology!

Volume ceilings! 3 fireplaces! 5 full baths 2 half baths!

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$599,000 Vacation At Home!

Electronic gated entrance estate nestled on 3 manicured fenced lavish acres in prestigious Army Trail area! Circular drive! 4800 sf!

Newer granite kitchen & baths!

Finished basement! Private office!

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$650,000 Full Finished Walkout & Pool! $600,000 St Charles Schools!

Gorgeous private lot on tranquil pond in popular 3 Lakes subdivision! All the bells & whistles with this classic Sebern built home!

Dramatic 2 story & vaulted ceilings! Finished English basement!

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Culdesac lot with 5000 sf of living!

Stunning 2 story entry & family room! Large island kitchen & adjacent sun room! Executive den has built ins! Full finished basement! 2 private paver patios!

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Pristine Abigail built Catalina model! Hardwood floors & custom millwork! Dual staircase! All granite baths! Rough in bath in 9’ ceiling basement! Subdivision grade school! 3 car garage!

Elegant 3000 sf townhome duplex in prestigious Willowgate on the Fox River! Vaulted ceilings!

Hardwood floors! 2 fireplaces!

Wet bar! Newer kitchen! Vaulted master quarters!

Attractive 2400 sf brick front ranch.

Bright open floor plan in model like condition! Stone fireplace!

Hardwood floors! Granite cherry kitchen! Finished basement! Huge seated deck!

$375,000 Adjacent to Park!

Wonderful acre lot on culdesac setting! Custom ranch has dramatic wide open floor plan & volume ceilings! Maple hardwood floors!

Wrap around deck has wide vista views! Handicap accessible!

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$237,000 Classy End Unit!

2900 sf of quality on a acre plus!

Unique floor plan with size in all the right places! Huge maple island kitchen & first floor master suite! 2 fireplaces! Oversized 3 car garage with workshop!!

$375,000

Large 5 bedroom in town home offers the perfect location for the growing family! Fenced yard backing to common area! Hardwood floors! Updated island kitchen!

Finished English basement!

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St Charles Schools! Serenity at its finest! 2.5 acres backing to tree line! Spectacular inground pool & yard! 2 story family rm! 1st floor Master! 2nd floor bonus rm!

Finished walkout basement!

$369,900 Like New! Upgrades Galore! $350,000 Walking Dis to Town/River! $335,000 Golf Views! Minutes to Metra! $314,900 Builders Own Home!

3200 sf brings stately curb appeal & well designed floor plan! Large maple cab island kitchen w/ walk in pantry! Vaulted fam room! 1st floor den & full bath! Spacious master! 9’ ceiling basement!

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$225,000 B2 Zoning!

Walking distance to mall & schools! True 3 bedroom! Open & airy floorplan! 2 story living room! Maple kitchen! Cherry flooring! Finished basement w/4th bed & rec!

$128,000

In-town! New paint inside, newer roof and furnace. Generous room sizes. Heated front porch. 2 Parcels. Lot next door is included in sale. Great office with parking lot potential! Many uses possible.

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• Check the home’s exterior, including roof, chimney, porch, deck and soil gradation away from the property.

• Look for structural cracks in foundation walls and floor problems.

• Check water pressure, plumbing for leaks and proper venting of waste lines.

• Test wiring, electrical outlets and circuit-breaker switches or fuses, and make sure that the electrical system is adequate for the home’s power needs.

• Run all major appliances in the kitchen and laundry rooms.

• Turn on the furnace and

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air conditioning and note their age.

• Check all cabinets, doors, windows and screens.

• Make sure the fireplace or wood-burning stove is clean and in good working order, and meet local building codes.

The inspector will give you a final report of all structural elements, mechanical systems and rooms, and will list all the defects he or she discovers, which you should show the home seller when requesting repairs.

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Real Estate Transfers Batavia

101 S Barton Trl: Sold on or before 022813 by Milton Kolzon to Kolzon Trust; $233,000.00 1165 Concord Ct: Sold on or before 022813 by Jeffrey Brown to Timothy P Kroeger & Sara R Kroeger; $178,000.00 1187 Landfield Rd: Sold on or before 022713 by Victoria P Mchenry to Jonathan R Schweighardt; $288,000.00 1431 Clybourne St: Sold on or before 022613 by John A Mccook to John L Ritchie & Ann E Ritchie; $115,000.00 46 Spuhler Dr: Sold on or before 022713 by Oman Trust to Gary Martin; $120,000.00 796 N Forest Ave: Sold on or before 022813 by Fannie Mae to Francisco J Romero Hernandez & Roberto Romero Hernandez; $103,000.00

Elburn

701 Independence Ave:

Sold on or before 022613 by William D Sweeny to Dennis R Peeler & Rella J Peeler; $320,000.00 966 Veteran Ave: Sold on or before 022713 by Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee to Kyle M Zimmerman & Brittney K Ksepka; $218,000.00

Geneva

38W562 Mcquire Pl: Sold on or before 022713 by Shodeen Trust to Sho Deen Inc; $89,000.00 38W599 Mcquire Pl: Sold on or before 022713 by Chad J Burford to Chester A Ciesielski & Kerry Ciesielski; $455,000.00 39W127 Herrington Blvd: Sold on or before 022713 by Thomas P Sorbo to Christopher Rocke; $288,000.00

North Aurora

32 Silver Trl: Sold on or before 022813 by Mer-

chants National Bank Ttee to George J Motyka & Iola J Motyka; $82,000.00 367 Lake Run Ln: Sold on or before 022813 by George Roy Kell to Steve M Mandat & Linda A Mandat; $285,000.00 375 Wildwood Dr: Sold on or before 022713 by Us Bank Na Nd to James A Snyder & Sue A Snyder; $134,000.00 406 Pheasant Hill Dr: Sold on or before 022813 by Wells Fargo Bank Trustee to Adam Turnell & Andrea Turnell; $300,000.00

St. Charles

1035 N 3rd Ave: Sold on or before 022713 by Katherine K Knapke to Christopher J Barone & Patrizia Barone; $327,500.00 1290 Fox Chase Blvd: Sold on or before 022713 by John T Neil to Gregory D Dellafranco & Susan B Dellafranco;

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$440,000.00 1725 Patricia Ln: Sold on or before 022613 by Marilyn V Michaud to Ronald J Schroeder; $175,000.00 2804 Royal Lytham Dr: Sold on or before 022813 by Gary F Kaleta to David Raday; $650,000.00 4N164 Thornly Rd: Sold on or before 022713 by Smith Trust to Michael P Tannenbaum; $250,000.00 4N166 Pioneer Ct: Sold on or before 022813 by David S Bodley to Keith S Flowers & Mary Jo Flowers; $340,000.00 501 S 13th Ave: Sold on or before 022613 by Jason Doran to Eric J Wolf & Kelly Dee Wolf; $160,000.00 5N321 Harvest Ln: Sold on or before 022713 by Denardo Trust to Mastrangelo Trust; $20,000.00 901 Prairie St: Sold on or before 022813 by Daniel

Smith to Sean A Demarre & Leanna K Demarre; $186,500.00

South Elgin

526 Lowell Dr 4: Sold on or before 022813 by Federal National Mortgage Assn to Kin Chan; $65,000.00 636 Lucille St: Sold on or before 022613 by Gertrude M Stevens to Brant L Jones; $125,000.00 97 W Lynn St: Sold on or before 022713 by Alan J Tomaszewski to Mark A Zbylut & Cynthia J Zbylut; $300,000.00

Sugar Grove

146 Maple St: Sold on or before 022713 by Storck Trust to Jarred A Hopkinson; $140,000.00 265 Capitol Dr B: Sold on or before 022613 by William Martin to Kenneth M Strohm Jr; $125,000.00

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Gorgeous and Elegant Home

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Perfect and Charming In Town!

Fabulous End Unit! Bright and sunny, open floor plan with hardwood Hickory floors!

Kitchen with breakfast bar and includes all appliances. Two bedrooms plus a spacious loft. Loft could be converted into a 3rd bedroom. Large Master bedroom with private bath and large walk in closet! Two full bathrooms plus half bath! Lots of closets plus two large walk in closets for storage! 2 Minute walk to park. Close to shopping and dining.

On the BEST lot in Carrington Reserve backing to open space! PRIVATE and stunning yard! You’ll love this Designer model-like home with extensive millwork thru out! Tons of hardwood flooring, upgraded lighting, 2 story family room with custom built-ins! Gourmet kitchen with custom cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. Super luxurious master suite!

Finished basement to-die-for with 2nd kitchen, full bath and recreation. AMAZING!

Incredible Home in Bowes Creek Golf Course Community. Grand foyer, 2-story family room, double staircases. Gourmet Dream kitchen with tons of cabinets, granite, tile backsplash, walk in pantry and stainless steel appliances. Master Suite with private sitting area and huge mirrored dressing area with 4 walk in closets! Full finished basement with wet bar, granite and bath. Large paver patio on 1/2 acre and full paver driveway!

The cheery enclosed front porch welcomes you to this stylish cottage. Spacious living room and dining room with an inviting window seat. Original refinished Oak floors throughout. Incredible new kitchen with stainless steel appliances, glass tile backsplash and travertine floor. Private back yard. New in 2010 Garage, Drive, Roof andTrexdecking!Professionallylandscaped.

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2929 CALDWELL COURT GENEVA $179,900

2763 CONNOLLY ROAD ST. CHARLES $389,900

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Eight ideas: Must-see color trends for spring

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302 Tower Hill Road St. Charles $179,000 Bright open floor plan, new carpet and flooring throughout.

Neutral décor. Move in ready. Very private location and backs up to wooded area. Large master bedroom with full bath, his & her closets. First floor laundry. Great location near parks, recreation and shopping.

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Use flowers to give a room a bold pop of color.

6. Welcome nature into the bedroom with a soft green. It has a calming effect.

7. Bring light into your room with a yellow paired with gray.

8. Neutrals don’t have to be just cream, white or tan. You could use a deep-green wall color as a neutral backdrop.

• Courtesy of Chelsey Bowen from hgtv.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.

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Wayne

5N133 Kaelin Road

$399,000

Value is in the land. Gorgeous mature trees border this 2.78 acre lot all the way around. Beautiful, private & peaceful setting. Horses allowed.

Brick ranch on property has many possibilities, just needs a little TLC. Unfinished basement with fireplace & rough-in for 3rd bath, professional boiler, 40-gal. water heater. No disclosures. Buyer responsible for any/all inspections/tests. Property being sold “as-is”.

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30W481 Army Trail Rd, Lot 4 Wayne $299,000 Beautiful tree-lined lot located in Lysle Estates, just east of the historic village of Wayne. Property is zoned for horses (1 horse per acre) and currently has a 30 X 60 horse barn and fence all the way around. Horse barn has electric and water. 2.78 acres.

Lot 1 Barlow Drive St. Charles $245,000 Last available lot in Barlow Woods Subdivision. Great opportunity to build your custom dream home on this 2 acre wooded lot in the country, just west of St. Charles. Gorgeous mature trees creates a private setting. Convenient access to shopping, entertainment, and close to LaFox and Elburn Metro Train Station. 2.03 acres.

• Thursday, April 4, 2013

Spring is the perfect time to give your home a fresh look. From serene shades to vivid hues, here are eight color schemes to consider this season.

1. Liven up traditional design with the hottest spring colors.

Try brightly colored wallpaper in a formal dining room featuring turquoise and tomato red.

2. Pair classic red with hot pink for a bold bedroom design. Use gold and cream in the bedding and wallpaper to keep the vibrant shades from overpowering the space.

3. Spring hues are ideal for a girl’s bedroom. Damask fabric in apple green would complement a vivid pink wall.

4. One of the most appealing shades of spring is deep blue.

Combine it with tomato red, turquoise and apple green, to create an energetic and bright design.

5. A classic blue-and-yellow combo is always a favorite.

White is often paired with this palette to keep it light and airy.

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• 117 Homes Sold YTD • #1 Team in the Fox Valley • #2 RE/MAX Team in Illinois

Elburn

$1,125,000

Montgomery

$205,000

Batavia

$375,000

Elgin

$89,900

Unbelievable 25-acre Foxwood Farm! Dates back to the Civil War! Home very livable and many farm buildings could support equestrian operationseither hunter/jumpers, dressage, etc. One of the best properties available!

41W847Beith.com

Fabulous curb appeal w/front porch & fenced yard. 3BR/2.5BA Two Story w/full bsmt. Family room w/cozy fireplace, spacious eat-in kitchen, vaulted master suite. Huge new deck, club house, pool and nearby playground!

2838Brian.com

Beautiful home in every season! 4BR/2.1BA Colonial nestled on half-acre cul-de-sac lot!

Peaceful secluded location backing to Big Woods park. Total private setting w/paver patio & 4 season porch!

851Burnham.com

Great Buy! Build your dream home on this mature wooded lot in a very sought after subdivision. You won’t be able to find a better lot in this area at this price!

Elburn

Geneva

St Charles

Batavia

$329,900

Well appointed 4BR/2.1BA Blackberry Creek home! Hardwood floors, soaring 2-story ceilings, detailed trim work & more! Formal dining room, gourmet eat-in kitchen, huge family room w/fp.

Master suite w/deluxe bath, 3-car garage.

1323Corrigan.com

South Elgin

$189,900

$324,975

Immaculate 4BR/3BA Shodeen Home in Mill Creek! Gourmet kitchen w/granite & stainless, hdwd floors, Trex deck & front porch. Finished bsmt w/rec room, bedroom & full bath. Golf, trails, close to Metra!

DooleyDr.com

Sugar Grove

$449,000

Quality built 3BR/3.1BA Cambridge end unit townhome! Close to I20, I90 & Fox River. Open floorplan, private balcony, gourmet kitchen, security system, finished basement & much more!

290Hickory.com

Stunning 5BR/4BA Traditional, finished bsmt w/2nd kitchen, bar, fp & 5th bedroom. Impeccably maintained, gourmet kitchen, high-end trim, TREX deck, HardiePlank siding & brick front. So much for the money!

993Jennifer.com

South Elgin

St Charles

$135,000

Mint condition 3BR/2.1BA Thornwood Townhouse, St Charles Schools! Adjacent to park & bike trails.

2-story foyer & living room. Open floor plan, family room w/fireplace. Vaulted master w/private bath, 2nd floor laundry, 2-car garage.

290Nicole.com

$130,000

Perfect for the nature lover! Secluded 2BR/1.1BA Villa in The Windings of Ferson Creek. End unit, front porch, side patio, backyard deck, wooded lot.

Vaulted living/dining room. Master w/shared bath.

Finished basement w/family room!

5N456Redbud.com

$449,968

Quality built 4BR/3.1BA new construction in Silver Glen Meadows. 1.25-acre lot, gourmet kitchen w/ granite & stainless, 1st floor den. Master w/His & Her walk-in closets, luxury bath. Lookout bsmt w/ rough-in for 3/4 bath.

41W629FoxBend.com

St Charles

$2,995,000

One-of-a-kind 6BR/4.3BA luxury estate on secluded lot offering privacy & views of mature woods & Ferson Creek! Custom quality craftsmanship by Frank Laurie w/exquisite design & amenities.

KnollcreekDr.com

Elburn

$318,900

Custom built 3BR/2BA brick & cedar ranch home on landscaped lot. Light & bright dÈcor, open floorplan, eat-in kitchen, cathedral ceilings, master suite w/private bath. Finished bsmt, 2-car garage, deck & more!

712RidgeDr.com

Kombrink.com

$369,900

Sugar Grove

$79,000

Look out lot backs to dedicated open space and is close to bike path. Upscale subdivision with many custom homes. Beautiful views, rolling terrain and awaiting your dream home. This could be a steal for someone!

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Geneva

$519,900

Stunning 4BR/2.1BA Fox Trail North home on quiet cul-de-sac. 1st flr den, detailed trim work, vaulted ceilings. Gourmet eat-in kitchen w/granite & stainless. Family room w/floor-to-ceiling brick fp. Master w/deluxe bath & more!

423Grove.com

New business zoning, this legal, non-conforming two flat ready for the right investor to convert to higher yielding office or retail. Double lot in heart of downtown Geneva. 2,737 sq feet, updated electric, new roof & HVAC. kombrink.com

Batavia

South Elgin

$437,500

$499,900

Elgin

$279,900

Spotless 4BR/3BA home in Davey Farm! Large landscaped lot w/deck. Newer roof, siding & more. 2 story family room, eat-in kitchen, master suite w/luxury bath. Open floor plan & neutral decor. Walk to park! Must see!

924Knox.com

Dwyer Homes proposed construction on one of the last remaining lots in desirable Thornwood subdivision. Huge corner lot, also available to purchase just lot and bring your own builder and plans. Exceptional value! kombrink.com

7.7 acre parcel of land, for your estate AND your horses! Enjoy peaceful country living, highly rated BURLINGTON SCHOOLS, less than 10 minutes to Randall Rd. Envision country living, still near all the conveniences. kombrink.com

St Charles

Campton Hills

Geneva

$650,000

Executive 4BR/3.1BA all brick Georgian w/only the finest upgrades & amenities! Stone mosaic floors, claw foot tub, crystal knobs & chandelier, deck & patio. 4 flat screen TV’s included!

RoyalFoxDr.com

$499,900

Impeccably maintained cedar & stacked stone home on private 1.3-acre lot! 4BR/3.1BA with room for 2 more bedrooms. Full finished bsmt, newer furnace, new tankless water heater, gourmet kitchen.

SaddlebrookDr.com

$59,900

Come build your dream home on this gorgeous .3-acre lot in popular Brentwoods Ponds! Geneva schools, walking distance to Peck Farm Rec Center, minutes from Randall Rd corridor. Bring your own builder!

Kombrink.com

Aurora

$179,900

Spacious 4BR/2BA ranch home in excellent location close to shopping & highway. Batavia schools, home warranty included! Wooded lot w/ shed. Light & bright kitchen, huge living room & dining room. Master w/private bath.

2340Nan.com

Batavia

$350,000

Huge move-in ready 5BR/3.1BA Fox Trail 2 story on large corner lot! Covered porch, paver patio & walks, extra-deep 3 car garage. 1st floor bedroom w/bath. Master suite w/luxury bath, full basement, close to park & more!

100Sauk.com

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$39,000

Located in the Blackberry Creek subdivision with elementary school and close to new Elburn train station! Bring your own floor plans - Cressida Builders can build to suit or use your own builder!

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Elburn

$750,000

Privacy abounds on this peaceful 1.9 acre lot nature at its best! Builders-bring your small projects, or build your own estate in a wooded area. There is the possibility to subdivide into 4 lots. St Charles schools!

Kombrink.com

St Charles

$299,900

Roomy & neutral 4BR/2.1BA Renaux Manor two story. 9’ ceilings, large eat-in kitchen, 2-story living room & formal dining room. Huge family room & laundry room addition. Master suite w/ private bath, finished bsmt & more!

3527Voltaire.com

St Charles

$219,900

Great homesite available in desirable Silver Glen Estates! 1.29 acres on this large corner lot.

Community well and sewer. Don’t pass up this great investment!

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Batavia

$459,900

Gorgeous 4BR/2.1BA home on quiet cul-de-sac lot surrounded by open space! Large sunny bkyd w/patio. Lots of attention to detail & quality. 1st flr master suite w/luxury bath. 2-story living room, vaulted family room & so much more!

2542Williams.com

Elgin

$174,900

Spacious 3BR/1.1BA home in Heartland Meadows.

Numerous updates include brand new AC, newer furnace, new roof & gutters being installed.

Gourmet eat-in kitchen, shared master bath, new paver patio, full basement!

1015WillowBay.com

Batavia

$479,000

Over 4,500 sq ft of luxury living in this 4BR/2.2BA Weaver Landing ranch home! Fenced yard, pro landscaping, sprinkler. Volume ceilings, detailed trim, luxury master w/bath, gourmet kitchen, finished bsmt & more!

2806Wilson.com

Great American North Each office independently owned and operated.

40W160 Campton Crossing Drive, St. Charles IL 60175

Batavia

$279,900

Spacious 4BR/2.1BA Colonial on large fenced lot!

Newer roof & siding. New hardwood floors & updated powder room. Vaulted ceilings & skylights, eat-in kitchen. Master suite w/vaulted ceiling & luxury bath. Finished basement!

1165Winnebago.com

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